WARNING. WARNING. WARNING. **************HEALTH VIOLATION. HEALTH VIOLATION************* A friend and I decided to top by here because neither of us have been to this sushi place before. As we got there, its a small little restaurant next to Shoppers in Germantown. When we entered, as all reviews have noted, it was notable empty. The chefs were lounging on the chairs and over the tables and the cashier was as well; understandingly, it was slow and there as nothing to do. So as we entered, they didn't even really acknowledge us. I wasn't sure if we were supposed to sit at the teeny tiny table that had two setting set out but obviously could really only fit one person or the really big tables with 2 settings conspicuously placed out. I sat down at one but ended up moving to the other side with the bigger table because of the outlet to charge my phone and there was more lighting on the other side. As we sat, the cashier/waitress came over and asked us if we wanted anything to drink. We both selected water, which came out promptly but with no ice. She also gave us only one menu and walked away. I wasn't too sure what to do, so when she came back I asked for a second, which she then said was already at the table, but it was hidden standing up behind the plastic drink menu thing. We ordered the calamari appetizer (7.99) and the sushi boat (38.99 i believe). A little spoiled by the boat given at Yuraku, when it all came out on a plate and not a boat, I was a little disappointed but it wasn't much. The sashimi came out before the calamari did, but I didn't mind being it was only a few minutes in between. The sashimi tasted fine in pretty thick cuts. The calamari wasnt freshly cooked as I hoped, but it is what it is. The calamari was placed in a nice little oval plate. The lettuce and jalapenos were covered by the calamari. We continued to eat our food in peace. As we neared the end of our meal, we took a pause to just talk, and our waitress came over and began clearing our plates, but the calamari wasn't all done yet. We requested for her to leave which she did. But as I picked at the lettuce, I discovered it. ************In the dead center of the lettuce, beneath all the calamari, was EITHER a roasted/fried STINKBUG or a roasted/fried COCKROACH. It was disgusting. ******* (the only picture I took for the entire meal) To think, the bug could have been battered, and fried, and been even more hidden with the calamari or other food made me shutter. Initially I didn't believe that was really there, but my friend started picking at it and it definitely was a cooked stinkbug/cockroach. At this point in time, the waitress had left our check on the end of the table, and when I called her over, she then asked us if we wanted dessert, as if she hadn't printed out the check. I pointed out the fried bug. She picked up the plate, brought it over to the SUSHI CHEF (which had no part in cooking the calamari). He dug through the plate with his bare hands and I watched him pick up the bug. and put it back in. She continued to bring it to the back. She came out to the front seconds later, and took the calamari off our check, said "Sorry, this was the first time it has ever happened" and walked off. Understanding yes, I most definitely was not going to be paying for the calamari, but not offering anything off the rest of our check peeved me just a little. But I was too grossed out and wanted to leave ASAP. So we just paid and left. I assure you, I will NOT be ever coming back here again. read more

Rainbow Sushi - Roasted stink bug/cockroach in the calamari - Sushi Bars Near Me - Germantown, Maryland

Let me start off by saying I will never come here again!!! I chose this place because I've never had sushi here. So I went there to go try it out with a friend for lunch. Long story short we ordered the calamari appetizer and as we finished the plate my friend saw something really dark and pointed out there was a roach. I was so disgusted. We finished the whole plate then there it was a roach hiding in the lettuce leaves. At least the waiter took off the calamari off our check but half off the meal would of been better. But nonetheless I'm never going back there again. Go to yoyogi or yuraku this place is a no go! read more

Rainbow Sushi - A roach when i ate the calamari on 2/9 never again - Sushi Bars Near Me - Germantown, Maryland

Omg! Amazing! I called in for delivery...it's free delivery and it comes so fast! Granted I live so close, but still! Since there's a $20 min I ordered chirashi lunch special, unagi don, and a seaweed salad. Plus, don't forget to check if they have free coupons so I had one for a min of 20, you get gyoza. My food arrived n I was amazed at the potions, presentation considering its take out, and the taste! I got so much for just 25 bucks! read more

Rainbow Sushi - I ate from it already but this is one good meal! (Actually for 2) - Sushi Bars Near Me - Germantown, Maryland

This place is a small hidden gem. The sushi is always fresh and sliced well so you don't have to fight with the fish to enjoy it which seems to be a skill that many places lack. Especially with eel. The rolls are big and rolled tightly. Anyone else hate when the roll starts to come apart the minute you pick it up? The shrimp goya is really good too. The place appears to be really clean too. read more

Good takeout sushi, sashimi and curry. Quick service. Visiting the area and tried for the first time. Would return next time we're in the area. read more

GREAT FOOD. BEST CALAMARI EVER!!! We come here almost every Saturday for lunch with the Family. read more

Rainbow Sushi - Fried Calamari - Sushi Bars Near Me - Germantown, Maryland

Sooo yummy!! A must check out! Customer service is great! The waitress that served me made me feel very welcome as if I was in her home for dinner. I will definitely be back! read more

Rainbow Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Germantown, Maryland

Food is good, but service is consistently poor. Every time I come here they get something wrong. Went here today, got the same thing I usually get, California Roll and shrimp tempura roll. I have never waited this long for sushi anywhere. After 20 minutes of waiting I got the server's attention, then he went to the sushi bar and said something and they started making my food; until then they were just standing around. The restaurant was not busy but somehow they never started making my food, meanwhile he's walking back and forth past me and ignoring me. Then he said they needed time to make the shrimp tempura, but if that was true he never bothered to tell me my food would be delayed. He then said he'd bring me some extra ginger which he also never did. Also, if you ask for water you get warm tap water with no ice. If you ask for ice you get a few small cubes which quickly melt in the warm water, so they also skimp on ice which is ridiculous. Plenty of better sushi restaurants. Will not be going back. read more

The food is always good. Try it, you will like it. I like the sushi, miso soup & calamari. It's my Friday evening go to meal. It's light and nutritious. read more

The first time I ever ate sushi was at this place five years ago, and it is still so good I keep coming back. I love the food as well as the calm, laid back atmosphere the shop has to offer. It is a great place to rewind and enjoy a nice relaxing meal after a day work or college. Normally when I come I have the spicy crunchy California roll which is beautifully served and tastes great!!!! I have tried other places in the past but this by far is my favorite and there is more than just sushi. There is chicken teriyaki, SUSHI BURRITO, and fried rice which are also some of my favorites, but I usually come for the lunch special which ends at 3:30 if anyone reading this wants to go and get two rolls. If anyone is new to trying sushi I highly recommend the spicy crunchy California roll I get one at least every time I go and it is fun to watch them make. Overall: Clean, great food, nice staff, and relaxing all at a good price. read more

Rainbow Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Germantown, Maryland

Food is always ready within the timeframe listed and so tasty. My girls love the fried rice and rolls!

During covid I would wonder if they stayed open, lucky they did! For the requirements to follow you would have to call ahead and order from their list, and pick up. I order mostly small rolls, but are so delicious that I always come back home and they wait isn't that long. I love it read more

Update - I decided to give this place another try, today. Maybe they've learned some customer service skills in the past month. First thing I noticed was that they removed the prompt on their website that tells you to call the restaurant to order food. Funny how that goes away when someone complains. No idea if it was due to me, or not, but it's kind of hilarious. read more

Rainbow Sushi - Funny how this prompt never showed up on the website until AFTER I got angry at the delivery guy for telling me to call. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Germantown, Maryland

I agree. It doesn't look like a fancy restaurant. But their sushi has grown on me and it actually is pretty good. I would highly recommend.

Ordered a salmon plate combo, yummy. Form & moist rice with sashimi. Perfect balance and nice portion. read more

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I ordered Chirashi lunch and CA Rolls and Shrimp Tempura Rolls to go. It was good as always. They offered online order now so it was convenient. read more

Rainbow Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Germantown, Maryland

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I spend more time ripping restaurants a new one than giving them compliments. First off, sushi is Japanese. I have been studying Japanese budo since 1957 (formally, since 1968) among arts from the Okinawan, Chinese, and Burmese systems. I have been the Assistant Chief Instructor of my own instructor's school since 1971. Master Nishida is a huge fan of sushi. Even one of his kendo students in the 1970s was a black belt in sushi (yes, they have dans for sushi chefs). He is really particular about how the sushi is crafted and, for him, it has to be Japanese. Rainbow Sushi is not Japanese. I won't be taking Master Nishida there. I just go there and load upon sashimi and Chinese beer. And of course, a brain blast of wasabi with soy sauce. I have never had any kind of a rice roll there. I just go for the sashimi. read more

This sushi restaurant never seems to disappoint me. Everything here is great! The service and food is great! The environment is very clean as well. They recently changed the menu and now have a larger selection! So yummy! read more

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Dude amazing! I used to come here for years but then it seemed like management changed. Just prefere again boa grub hub and super impressed! Fresh and horn shrimp shumai is a must! So are the dumplings! Def a must!!! read more

Always fresh & delicious sushi!! Been enjoying this sushi spot for years now! Tons of non sushi options as well. Golden Dragon Roll is 10/10! Waitress is also very attentive. First time I've dined in in awhile and I was pleasantly surprised at how clean it felt, usually I get grossed out easily. Only down side of some people might be that they do not offer alcoholic drinks but they do have some beer and Saki. read more

We had the salmon platter and black dragon roll. Ingredients are fresh and price is very reasonable. read more

Rainbow Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Germantown, Maryland

This is a great sushi restaurant. Staff are friendly and accommodating. Rolls are fresh and made fast. The sushi chefs sand staff can make any kind of roll you wish. read more

Discovered Rainbow Sushi by chance. From the first time, I've been hooked. Chef Ken is very inviting and the staff are very welcoming. That aside, the sushi is always fresh and if you're there at the right time, you may be able to get Hamachi Kama or even Uni fresh out of its shell; both not on the menu, so just ask. Being a frequent visitor, I'm lucky enough to sample these off-menu delicacies. I was even presented with a surprise; a salt and pepper lobster, very yummy. I will continue to frequent Rainbow Sushi on a very regular basis. Stop by and give it a try. NOT associated with or to be confused with Rainbow Sushi on Wisteria. There's no connection between these two restaurants. read more

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This place is sooo great and close to home, it's hard to not come here often! The service is quick when you sit inside and when you order pick up! I've never waited more than 10 minutes on a pick up order! I typically get the Cucumber and Eel Rolls and the Spicy Crunchy Tuna, which is a nice spin on spicy tuna rolls. The lunch special gets you 2 orders of 6 rolls for 7 dollars You can go with a friend and share a bottle of sake for under 5 dollars and get the special. A match made in sushi heaven! read more

I love Rainbow Sushi, they are the best sushi for the price in Germantown. I love that they deliver and always get the order right. My roommate and I order take out all the time. They even know her by name. They always have good coupons. I love the new menu that has sushi burrito its an amazing price for a HUGE piece of fish and amazing flavors. I highly recommend this place. read more

Rainbow Sushi - New burrito sushi!! It was so good! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Germantown, Maryland

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If I could give Rainbow Sushi a higher rating I would they have Amazing service and Fantastic food...I am giving this restaurant a 5 star rating, and here is why!!!! 1. I can get fantastic service even when I am getting carryout. 2. Rainbow Sushi is one of the safest restaurants, they are putting the needs of there clients first!!! (everyone have mask, gloves and they keep hand sanitizer for there patrons, and only one person can go in at a time to get food) As part of our front line, these people rock!! 3. Even with all that is going on with Covid the people at this restaurant manage to do there job with a smile. 4. The food is so good and they manage to keep the high quality food that we come to expect from them. (They make some of the best sushi in Germantown) read more

I am here at least once a week. Under the last owner it was dirty and poor quality and I stopped coming here. The new owner has cleaned the store up and demands excellent quality from the chefs and staff. They are all great. I've recommended this restaurant to many friends and all have excellent meals and experiences. This nonsense about race is absurd. They do pay more attention to their regulars which any establishment does. They have many pleased customers from all races. If you walk into any establishment with an agenda you can shoot holes in your experience. Foods great. Service impeccable. read more

It's delicious and clean. They have a wide variety of food, from sushi to bento boxes read more

I believe in fairness, so we went here seeing that the reviews had 3.5 stars out of 20 reviews which isn't bad. I'm always willing to give a place a try... And this place wouldn't be bad....if they had an actual sushi chef, wore hair nets or something to keep hair out of my sushi. The waitress doubles as the sushi chef which is not a horrible thing except that I did not see her wash her hands when she went to make our sushi or put on gloves. Especially since she was playing with a tablet beforehand. We found hair in my chirashi lunch special and in my sister's rolls. Kinda gross. The place was also empty at noon on a saturday while the popeye's next store was packed....won't be coming back here. read more

The food is Good but the service is horrible. Our office ordered lunch from Rainbow Sushi website but they did not want to honor the description of the lunch special shown online. Then when we went to pay with a $50 Visa card we were told by the cashier that we can not use the entire gif card amount towards our 79$ purchase. So we used $40 of the gift card at Rainbow Sushi and was told that we could prolly use the 10 dollar balance at the grocery store. Then the next week I placed a simple pick up order for 6ct Shrimp tempura, went in to pick up door dash order and was told to wait she then went to the back kitchen served a table with their food and then went back into the back then came out and asked the number of my order and said nope not here what's the name made her aware of the name she then put the order on the counter with head turned away no eye contact and left from front counter. Two bad encounters within 2wks, they need training on their customer service skills read more

It's 4am and I've been up all night "eliminating" my veg sushi that I ordered for lunch Saturday 4 May 2013. I've had in the past,as I'm extremely wary of raw product, and I'm largely a vegetarian. I should have know something was definitely off kilter. One of the female servers (they're both pretty unfriendly--never seen either one crack a smile or initiate a greeting) was on the sushi table, rolling. Not sure why, but that was a red flag and I chose to ignore it. Bad bad idea. Upon consuming the rolls I stopped midway through. The avocado and celery in the roll were not at a cold temp. I spent the better part of the evening in the bathroom. At first I thought I might have botulism, but the cold sweats, weakness, throwing up eventually dissipated. I've had generally good "luck" there, thinking that the veg option is a much safer choice. I was wrong. I will not be taking my business there ever again. Forewarned is forearmed. read more

First time here. Perfect visit. Friendly service. Food was delicious. Our waitress recommended the chicken teriyaki roll. I was skeptical but the said it was her favorite. I got it and it was fabulous with the ginger and wasabi soy sauce. Love the light fixtures. They have coupons on their menu for free stuff at any price range spent. We got a ton of food for $30! read more

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Ah, when I want good cheap sushi i come here. At lunchtime, for $7-$8 you can get a chirashi -- a bowl with a generous 8-10 pieces of raw fish and some rice. They also have a sushi lunch with 8 pieces of raw fish, again only $7-$8. Definitely a couple of bucks cheaper than a lot of other places, very generous with the fish, and pretty darn good. They also have udon and hot bowls of home-made noodles. Bonus: Popeye's is right next door so if you feel your sushi lunch is too healthy, you can pop in to Popeye's and get a biscuit to get your daily intake of fat. Yummmm.... read more

So this place is right in the same complex as the Shoppers is. I ordered to go for a lunch chirashi bowl. It came with a bed of rice, wasabi and ginger plus a nice selection of 12 different types of sushi. I can't remember all that came in it but it had tuna, salmon, white tuna, crab, egg, and tobiko for sure. All of the fish were of large portions and the price of $9 was a total steal. The people are very kind, and I will likely be back. If you dine in for the lunch specials, it comes with miso soup as well. read more

It made my day when I found out this little spot was nearby! If you do not look closely, its easy to miss! The Kani Karaage (deep fried crab *tempura*) is amazing. All of the the rolls are amazing. I have had all the big maki rolls and they equally satisfy my palate. My most favorite if I had to choose are the First Sight of Love, White Fish Tempura, & the Snow Mountain Dragon Maki. This establishment also delivers & they are speedy! *ADDED BONUS* read more

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2 1/2 starts. Both the food and service are just ok. We ordered Japanese Stir-fried Udon (was not bad) with chicken, sushi specials (boston roll and spicy crunchy tuna) - I wouldn't order the Boston roll again, chicken pad thai (not very good), Chicken thai basil (not very good) and gyoza, which was complimentary and the best dish ordered. (maybe because it was free) (smile) It's like each time I go, the quality and taste decrease. Hmmmm , I wonder what the food will taste like the next time I go. read more

A sushi place on the way home, within walking distance to my apartment, and delivers? Why haven't I tried this place sooner? The reviews are very mixed..and like most state the look of this place is deceiving it is not decorated like many other sushi places in that modern clean look. It is very simple inside. The prices are great I got: -Spicy Crunchy Tuna Roll -Spicy Crunchy Yellow Tail Roll -Soft shell crab roll -Philly Roll -Ocean Roll -Edename -Shrimp and vegetable tempura meal -Japanese noodle soup with chicken All for $48, which compared to most places I feel is really well priced. This being my first time trying I knew it would be a learning experience, there are items I would order again and some I wouldn't. Spicy Crunchy Tuna Roll was almost shredded tuna like some places use which I am not a big fan of. The Spicy Crunchy Yellow tail was good and I will be getting that the Philly Roll, and the soft shell crab again. I wasn't overly impressed with the soup or any of the other rolls, just nothing special. I will however be trying Rainbow Sushi again I am sure due to the relative closeness to my apartment and my almost always inevitable laziness... read more

I'm still a fan, but the last 2 times we picked-up an order, we did not get miso soup. Apparently, it is only served when you eat-in. How much does miso soup cost that restaurants can't include with take-out orders? So strange! read more

Reasonable prices for sushi. Everytime i go there it always satisfies my stomach. We've been going here for about 4 years now and i love the sushi here. My favs are: Spider roll Shrimp tempura roll California roll Tuna roll Yellow tail roll These always are made to perfection! Love this place! read more

Been coming here since I was a kid! The sushi is always fresh and really good! The other cooked meals are also on point! The servers are kind and the chefs are also very good! They also have very good delivery service and a good lunch special deal. Highly recommend if you are in the area. read more