I went there so much that the lady remembered me and my friends name. With that being said, I like Samurai Sushi. I have always enjoyed the Crunch Roll, Potato Roll, Mt. Sleeping Lady Roll. There were a few times that I found the freshness to be questionable, which is not okay by Alaskan standards. I know this doesn't help the lack of freshness from time to time, but the waitresses and chefs are always welcoming. The restaurant has a great atmosphere to it. read more

I enjoy good sushi and there a lot of choices here in Anchorage. I went here for lunch the other day with a friend. Overall - it was outstanding. really very good service. They were quick on the water refills and were very attentive without being obnoxious. The food was great. I had a combo meal where I got some sushi and some chicken and a little tempura. All were great. I also got a sashimi salad which was very good. It is a bit out of the way if you don't live on the East side of town, but worth the trip. Enjoy! read more

Excellent place! Staff is very friendly, service is great. You walk in and your treated like family. Whenever my husband and I go, June brings our usual Sapporo beer and edamame. Yummy! Then we order whatever we r in the mood for. I even ordered a boat for a party. Give them a shot. :-) read more

The kids meals rock - I want to order them myself but they're very strict about the age. The rolls are beautiful and mostly excellent. Sitting at the sushi bar often gets you complimentary items. The atmosphere is lovely. It's usually packed during peak hours. The service is great. Miso soup and salad is always tasty. Watch out for that dragon that's a bit low in some areas. People often duck around it v Take out is excellent as well. read more

I came to Samurai once, about a year and a half ago with someone who knows the chefs? That's the only explanation that I have for getting such a wonderful array of sashimi and side dishes. I was excited to take my boyfriend to this place, because I had such an amazing time the last time I was here. We went at around 6:30, and there was two tables in the restaurant. We ordered some sushi and sashimi box that came with 4pcs of a crunch roll, medium sashimi plate, and salmon skin rolls. Now, I've worked at sushi restaurants for about 10 years in the lower 48. I know good sushi. The tuna was fresh, real tuna. Not the frozen stuff that's colored with dye to make it look red. Nice thick slices. Salmon was fatty and soft, and the white tuna (escolar) was definitely not thawed all the way through before it was served. I got bits of cold spots when I bit into it. My biggest problem was that I paid $86 to eat only salmon, tuna and escolar. The nigiri in the box I ordered was tuna, salmon, escolar, ebi shrimp and tilapia aka "red snapper". The sashimi that came in that was 3 pieces of tuna, salmon and escolar. I saw in the sushi case there was octopus, yellowtail, and some halibut. Just the fact that I didn't get variety in my medium sashimi plate was disappointing. For the price point, I would've been better off going to Bernie's Bungalow lounge for their weekday sushi bar. At least there I'd get variety. The nori for the hand rolls didn't smell so great, and were a bit elastic when I bit into it. I would've understood if the rice was sitting in the roll for a while, which would make the seaweed soggy, but it was elastic. The salmon skin was cut too thinly, and deep fried so much I couldn't even taste the salmon skin. All they put in that hand roll was the over-fried salmon skin, and radish sprouts with eel sauce. I expected a bit more, and actually felt bad for my boyfriend who was trying to celebrate my birthday. Service was friendly, and attentive so I don't have any problems there, but if you want variety, I guess you'll have to order exactly what kind of variety you want instead of letting them take the wheel. read more

I have noticed with more experience in sushi restaurants that this sushi is not the absolute best. However, if you don't eat sushi everyday then you probably won't even notice! The sushi is still good and the staff are extremely friendly. I love the environment here read more

This place is down the street from my house which is wonderful for when I'm in the mood for sushi and I don't want to drive hella far. It's not bad sushi, although there was more than one time where the freshness of the nigiri was questionable. Which is unacceptable in ALASKA. It'd be nice if they had a bigger sushi menu, too. But I do like the Alaska Orgasm roll and Potato roll. If you want a la carte nigiri, you can ask for a menu from your server. read more

Seated our group of 7 no problem. Gave us the miso, on par with anywhere else. I was studying the menu for too long and my miso had separated, the waitress saw that and came and stirred it with my chopsticks. We had ice water which was refilled once. We ordered the Crunch Roll: meh, the Potato roll (has hashbrown type of stuff on the outside, fried): everyone else loved it, I thought it was ok. Basically fried fair food flavor. We also had the Crazy Scallop which was delish, Red Snow: yum, the Anchorage Roll: yum, and the Mt Sleeping Lady which was my favorite. One of us had the chicken fried rice which got shared around and seemed to be pretty well received. Came to about 85.00 plus tip. Expensive but tasty. Recommend. read more

I used to come here quite a bit when I lived down the way. Recently I came by the old haunt to get something familiar. Sadly, only the decor and one of the waitresses. Cleanliness seems to have taken a break while I was there, and the most disruptive unsupervised child was allowed to sit at the bar next to me. So you may go ahead and assume that my meal was all the better. (sarcasm) I will give it that it was that one time that was not up to par. Hopefully it is better next time and I can rewrite a review. read more

This is becoming one of our favorite sushi spots because of its location & because of their consistency. Some of our favorites include their volcano roll, crunch roll, the sashimi platter (3 different sizes i believe so depending on how hungry you are or how many people you are sharing with) and the Alaska oysters. Yum! Today we tried the hawaiian roll and it was really good. We went there with a big party today for my nephew's birthday and the service was great like always, they were good about refilling our drinks and everything was delicious. read more

This is one of my absolute favorite sushi places in town. I love to go here for a spicy fix. The service is great, atmosphere is comfortable and the sushi is great and fresh. Prices are good for sushi. I've never had a bad experience here and I have been often. read more

Their employees are always quick and ready to refill your drink or ask you if you need anything. They're not pushy and they usually try to remember their customers for the next time you go in. The food can get pricey on some dishes but it really is a must try. Me &&the husband always go for the udon soup and fried rice. They will always try to accommodate for any type of picky eater like my husband. read more

Samurai Sushi Garden - Their bogogee. It's an absolute must order. :) - Japanese Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Since I was with a large group for dinner, we got a boat, which provided healthy servings of some standard sushi favorites (California Roll, various kinds of Nigiri, seaweed salad, etc.) and was a great foundation for a larger party. My favorites would have to be the Alaskan Roll and the Rock n' Roll that we added to the boat. The servers were friendly and attentive and certainly did a good job of trying to upsell us with additional plates of sushi. I really liked some of the more unique names of their rolls and the large selection of different types of rolls...maybe it's just me, though, but I don't think I will be ordering a Viagra roll any time soon. Nothing particularly stood out to me about this place, but it was good. read more

Great food, awesome atmosphere, amazing service. Highly recommend this place if you've never been read more

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Love this place! My family loves every time we go here. Highly recommend! Red Snow Roll! OMG!

WOW! This place is great, awesome service, GREAT sushi and wonderful service. Try the potato roll, it was amazing! read more

My favorite sushi spot.. ever. the AK Orgasm roll... DROOLS, so good. Of course everything else on the menu is great as well. Their salad dressing is refreshing and I just really like their portions since I have a big.. appetite? haha! Not kidding.. What ever happened to their Kimchi Spaghetti?! That used to be my favorite........ read more

Went here for a late lunch today. Was seated promptly; the place had a good vibe. Unfortunately, the service fell flat. I ordered tea and it never came. I ordered a Monkey Brain appetizer (described as tuna and mushroom but tasted more like pork--a little odd) and it came out the same time as the roll I ordered (sun star moon roll). I felt like an idiot as a single person with an entire table of food in front of me. Kind of a bummer. The appetizer was served on a bed of dressed lettuce--which, as a sushi amateur, I wasn't sure if I was supposed to eat! I tried a little, but wasn't impressed with the taste, so just set it aside. The sun star moon roll was GREAT! Very fresh and tasty. Prices were on the high side--$31 for just the appetizer and roll with tip. I'm not sure the roll was enough to make me want to come back... read more

Samurai Sushi Garden - Sun Star Moon Roll - Japanese Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Good sushi and reasonably priced. Service was really great. We ordered 15 pieces of salmon sashimi and a few of them were not as fresh as the rest, but overall it was a great experience and I would recommend it to friends and would definitely go back again myself. read more

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OMG I can't believe I've found this gem. So they basically have my faves!!! SASHIMI//RAW OYSTERS//AMA EBI. So hard to find good places to eat in anchorage. Especially when I come from Hawaii where everywhere is awesome sauce. If you're looking for authentic sushi this is the pace to be. After all the sushi chefs are actually JAPANESE and not some random ethic group Trynna make a few dollars. I would've totally given 5 stars but the service is kinda so so. The waitress' aren't so friendly and never ask if you need anything. But the food is totally worth it. read more

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Since I first went to Samurai, I've had a hard time satisfying my craving for sushi anywhere else. Beware, the waitresses are typically not very helpful, don't understand when you talk about anything other than what you want to order. They usually slow and forget something when I go there (which is at least 2x a month). The service sucks most of the time, but the food is good. The samurai bomb was at one time my favorite, with spicy tuna inside and it's deepfried. I stopped ordering it after it's size shrunk and there became more rice than tuna. They have the best salad dressing on there house salad. I think they drug it. Try the sleeping lady roll. Tasty town. not a big fan of the cooked meals (like stir fry stuff) at Samurai. Just the sushi. read more

Mmmmm love, love, love the sushi and miso soup here. The potato roll and crunch roll are my two favorites, though usually the husband and I try at least one new roll upon each visit. I have yet to try any other type of entree. Out of all the sushi places around town this is by far my favorite. read more

After a not-so-hot experience here a year ago, gave it another shot. SO glad we did! We really enjoyed the staff and their service was friendly. Good thing to know: they put unagi sauce and spicy mayo on almost every roll without mentioning it on the menu. My husband isn't into spicy mayo, so the sushi chef actually made us a half and half type roll, That's so nice and accommodating. Since Sushi & Sushi continues to raise their prices... This recently became the main competition for Ronnie 2 in my book. read more

We used to come here a lot when we were stationed here 5 years ago. Now the service was not friendly. We ordered a tempura halibut with a "ginger sauce" that was definitely just 1000 islands dressing. We ordered a rock n roll that tagged like dirt - literally. Some baked roll that was overpowering hot mayo. And the saving grace was a lobster roll that was decent. Not the same Samurai Sushi we remember. Won't be going back. read more

Completely refused us service becase they were closing in ten minutes. Now i understand it was cutting it close but they're page says quick bites and we just got of the road after a 7 hour drive and they didn't even try to help. They just told us to leave....... read more

This place is great. We were seated promptly and the service was great. We had a group of 5 who ordered various things and everybody was very pleased with their food. I tried bibimbap for the first time which I highly recommend. read more

Been eating here for a few years. Consistently very good food and service. Enjoy the sushi and other menu items. Highly recommend. read more

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Samurai Sushi is AMAZING! We are a Sushi / Sashimi loving family and have tried many different places around Anchorage due to time or where we were at the moment but...whenever time allows (because we dont care where we are theyre that good) we go to Samurai. As a family we eat there atleast once a month. Prices are very fair, Service is always smiling and friendly, the ambiance and setting is beautiful with Japanese artistry all around and the rolls (SO MANY) and dishes are literally works of art that make out mouths water just to say their names. Seriously. Definitely worth the drive to Muldoon & DeBarr. Definitely. read more

Service was fine by good wasn't great. The shrimp tempura in the kabuki roll was cold and tasted like it had sat there for a few hours (like bad grocery store sushi), there was way too much sauce on top and the spider roll has a weird taste to it - I think it was the roe/tobiko - tasted as if it was a little spoiled. The calamari tempura was not bad. read more

These are some of the freshest rolls I have ever had, and i know sushi. The people that work here provide excellent service, highly recommend their sashimi nom read more

The 'sushi rolls' are smothered in sauce - completely over kill, the 'salmon' and would be seafood within my roll tasted of preservatives, the service was poor and it wasn't clean. Need I say more? read more

good sushi... but even better service. Very pleasant and helpful wait staff who are not impatient. Excellent place to come with children as the staff are very patient with them. Always a pleasant experience. read more

I can't even think of the words to say how good this place was. It was the best sashimi I've ever had. Absolutely delicious fresh fish here. Unassuming place but the food is flat out amazing. read more

My wife and and I had a great time. Service is amazing here and they are extremely friendly and the rolls are amazing. Highly recommend the lobster roll!!! read more

Shrimp tempura was pretty on point. The crunch was good a lil too much sauce for my liking. Service was kinda slow.

I normally like this place, food is usually good. I finally went back recently and got take-out, the tempura was over cooked to the point where you couldn't bite into it, and the kalbi was very dried out i hope they improve. read more

Not much to say here. I used to love this place. It seems they have gone down hill a lot. They drench the fish in all kinds of sauce. Personally, I like the taste of the fish. It's one of the main reasons I go out for sushi. When all you can taste is spicy mayo it kind of loses its appeal. Maybe next time I will just ask for whatever sauce on the side. read more

As with most Japanese places I try, I always get the salmon teriyaki box. Samurai's version was delightful. The salmon and cali roll were flavorful. And the tempura wasn't oily. I'm happy the pepsi wasn't watered down. Thumbs up! read more

My absolute favorite sushi place in Anchorage. The food is always so good. The service is great. The place is very clean and great hours. My kids love coming here. The miso soup and salad are exactly how I like it. Yum. read more

I love this place. They have changed owners since I first began going there but the sushi is larger then most places, and consistently good. I always get the "Alaskan Orgasm Roll" it is so good, and comes with a small salad. I'm always full afterwards and never order anything else because I love that roll so much. Service is fast and polite. Be forwarned though, if you go close to closing and hang out, they will drop the heat in the building and turn up the music to drive you out. Still highly recommend this place though. They have a ton of special rolls, the "Hot nights roll" is very good too. read more