Ok, I absolutely love this place. Great food, made to order. Specialty rolls can be made, if you ask nicely.

Had a nice takeout experience here last weekend while in town for my uncle's memorial. They are five mins from the HIlton and I needed a quick and healthy dinner- They did the trick with one roll (escaraole with cilantro, very fresh) and 3 orders each nigiri salmon and hamachi. Quality of fish was fresh, portions were generous. Total bill $43 before tip - these folks made a good meal, I'd go back- thank you! read more

Sushi and hibachi food was pretty good. The only thing that kinda threw me off was my table was right next to a window inside of the building with a pretty busy hallway. Seeing people peer their fugly faces in on you while you eat is not something I enjoy. That is more of a preference thing for me though, maybe some people like that. read more

I came here with my Dad before we went to see the Virginia Symphony play at the park right near the restaurant. We left plenty of time for dinner, but still missed the beginning of the concert. Here's why: We ordered by checking off the sushi rolls we wanted on the slip of paper they gave us. We gave it to our waitress and it seemed like a great way for no mistakes to happen with our order. Not so. The waitress lost our order and only told us about it around an hour after we placed our order. She didn't seem apologetic or ashamed at all and didn't say sorry once. About a half hour after this incident, we finally got our sushi. The reason it took so long? They had one person making sushi for the entire restaurant. When we did eventually get our food, it was nothing special. Instead of coming here, go to Fuji Yama. They have a better atmosphere, better prices, better food, and you get your food really soon (although come early. Your food comes really fast around 5-8, but after that it gets crowded). Even if you don't go to Fuji Yama, go somewhere else. Just don't come here. read more

Soya is good spot for quick sushi while in Virginia Beach. I came for the lunch special. You get a miso soup, salad, California Roll, choice of meat, and an ice cream. I chose the shrimp tempura. The soup and salad were standard fare, the California Roll was tasty. The shrimp tempura was not what I was expecting. Before I go on I must apologize for my lack of fish knowledge. The shrimp was the curled variety, not the straight and long kind. Even though the shrimp was good, it made it difficult to eat. The ambience here is nice. It is a modern take with some hip elements. I imagine at night it can get packed here. Service was very friendly and patient while I made my selection. All in all a good place to go for some quick eats. read more

We had wonderful "late lunch" service from a friendly young man (studying to be an architect) at about 3 PM on a random August Friday. Our 10 year old devoured her salmon nigiri (not well cut, sorry) and Shrimp Tempura roll as well as a good portion of my panko-crusted fish (what kind of fish? White fish? Flounder? Cod? Who knows, Who cares, it was delish.) and some gyoza (frozen? but good.). We enjoyed our lunch here immensely and would definitely return. A full bar with lots of flavors of Absolut vodka including Cilantro and Hibiscus. N.B. Many of the pricey "specialty" rolls are not worth it - just a sauced version of a standard maki . Skip those and get a "regular roll" and ask for sauce on the side if you must have sauce (or crunchies.) Oh - and Asian Sodas (Ramune) are $3.50 a pop. YOUCH!!!! (My kid is sooooooo spoiled.) Also - you can park for 2 hours free at the Hilton if you are dining here. read more

My favorite sushi joint. I swear every time I go in there, they remember who I am and I almost always sit at the same table. The decor is very fitting - it's right on the strip at the oceanfront so there are lots of fish tanks and the whole place is quite blue. The owner used to have his motorcycle on display, but I haven't seen in a while. Oh, and the bathroom is soo neat. Everything is operated by a sensor. Even the trashcan. Anyway, onto the food - I've had their Shumai, Gyoza, Yakitori, Shrimp Tempura, Negimaki, Beef Tataki appetizers. All flavored and cooked well. I always get their house salad because, though I will never know for certain, I don't think they preset them and the dressing is just on point. A lot of sushi places I've been to have inedible salad due to their "homemade" dressing. As far as sushi goes, I've had their Cali, Crunchy Cali, Dragon, Philly, and Seattle rolls. Yes, I only eat cooked sushi.. for now. I've also had their Chicken Katsu & Steak and Scallops hibachi. YUMMM. I love coming here. I've celebrated birthdays, anniversaries, girls' night out, and reunions here. You should definitely come in for a roll or two next time you're at the strip. read more

I tried this place when I visited here for a conference. I had the grilled salmon steak which was pretty good. I didn't feel like trying sushi at the time since I was traveling. I have a thing against sushi when traveling since my ER experience in Taiwan the night before my flight back home. Well, this place pretty good and would recommend it to anyone who wanted to play it safe like me. read more

New to the area and looking for sushi with my boyfriend, we walked down to soya. I purchased a groupon which allowed us to get 40$ worth of food for only $20. We ordered the surf and turf (steak and asparagus), volcano roll, calamari roll, and spider roll. Each roll was SO delicious even the surf and turf and I don't like steak. I will definitely be returning because we stuffed our faces with so much sushi it was well worth it!! read more

We have been here in the past and knew it was a good restaurant but not usually too busy. We were a group of 7 from 3 households so we requested to have a second table 6 feet away to socially distance. We were told that since we came in together we needed to eat together. They gave us a table for 6 people with a group of 7. The manager refused to let us separate when the place only had two other groups eating and no sign of additional customers. I ended up eating by myself at the sushi bar while the other part of my group reluctantly ate together. I was shocked to see the staff not wearing masks (sushi chef and cook). My waiter was wearing his mask not covering his nose and one waitress did have a mask on. While we were there no more customers came into eat either. There was a true disregard for public health in this establishment. read more

The food was delicious! The service was terrific, also! We had hibachi grill and it was great!

Decent sushi and rolls. The place was busy, so we had to wait a bit longer than usual, but it was worth it. The service was a bit flat, I guess the entire personal was exhausted after busy season . We'll try them again next time . read more

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Delicious! The sushi rolls have a good portion size, the food is carefully prepared. The 31 Ocean roll has jalapeños on top (spicy!) and the Atkins roll has ponzu sauce instead of shoyu as a complement, and it's a perfect fit. We also had the green mussels with dynamite sauce as an appetizer and it was delicious. The reason for 4 stars is that accommodations for big parties is limited, the only have 2 big tables. Other than that, food is delicious and you won't be disappointed read more

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One on my favorite sushi places in Virginia Beach. Must try the Charlie Brown roll! Friendly staff and original food. The menu is somewhat limited but still a must try. read more

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We came with a large group for a quick dinner. The restaurant is small and we had a very awkward table by the front door behind a half wall. Our server had to lean over the wall and pass us plates and drinks to serve us. The food was wonderful though and the veggie noodles are a definite must. The sushi was very fresh, the portions were nice too. Our food came out at random times but the food was so good, we didn't mind too much. read more

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The service here is par. There seems to only be 1 waiter for lunch, so I am hoping that there would be more during dinner hours. The waiter also seemed to be the bartender as well. Being that there was only 1 waiter, the service was good, although it took a while before we were seated. Food wise, the different hibachi sauce was different from what I usually have and I didn't like it at all. The chicken teriyaki was pretty decent, but nothing great. Their fried rice needs more seasoning and the vegetable side was very sweet tangy and spicy (very Americanized). I can try their sushi next time I am in town, but not their rice entrees. read more

Had a nice lunch date here, nice and quiet atmosphere making it perfect for a date great customer service, and no wait . Defiantly will be coming back read more

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Fast and friendly service. I think that their sauces need a little tweaking like the eel sauce is questionably gelatinous. The spicy mayo was good though. I would recommend the Charlie Brown roll. The dragon roll was underwhelming. They definitely have a good selection on their menu, just order smart. read more

Our waiter was rude and had an attitude for some reason. There were a couple issues with our food, our rice was super salty, it was 4 of us and nobody liked it. We asked for white rice instead and he asked us to put the rice on a small plate and took it back to the kitchen. WEIRD. Scallops were a bit under cooked. When asked if we could have utensils for our left overs he looked at us as if we were asking for a million dollars, at the end of the dinner he had a nasty attitude towards us and we just wanted to get the heck out of there. There were flies flying around our table the whole time we were there. I mean for $30 dollars a plate of hibachi the experience was awful and I regretted spending my money there. read more

I visited Soya with two of my friends for lunch after a day at the beach. The location is great because it is only one street back from the beach. The restaurant was really clean, the staff was friendly, and the sushi was pretty delicious. My one complaint was how long it took for us to actually get our food. There was only one other table of people at the time we placed our orders and a very long time went by before we had our sushi rolls sitting in front of us. Point of story - a decent place to visit for your sushi fix, just don't expect it to be a very quick visit! read more

Got the chirashi here. It was fantastic! The dish is sashimi on top of rice. I didn't want to do the sashimi deluxe becuase I thought 25 to 30 pieces would be too much. There were still 25 pieces in the chirashi! Now the pieces are smaller than what I normal get from sashimi but still! Lots of fish! It was fresh and delicious. And there was octopus! The sushi rice was on point and the wasabi was solid. The meal came with miso soup and a salad, which were both good. All in all great place. read more

Nice location. The staff didn't seem motivated. The food was only ok...way too much rice for sushi rolls. We ordered 7 rolls and the only one that I can recommend is the Charlie Brown. We had high expectations for this place but it was a let down. read more

Dinner at Soya was disappointment. Sushi rolls were small. Supermarket's rolls are much better. Soft shell crabs were incredibly tiny. It was not worth the money. Most items on the menu were overpriced. I would NOT go back even with gift certificate from restaurant.com. (http://www.restaurant.com/microsite.asp?rid=376577&prti=4627) read more

This by far is the best sushi place in va. You must try the s.o.b roll.. Huge pieces and they are not afraid to throw meat in your sushi. The shrimp tempura!!!! Banging!!!!! read more

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We walked in on a very COLD, Saturday night, we had 7 in our party, 3 kids 5,9,13 who have all dined out in 2* to 5* restaurants. Meeting hostess/waiter was Frank as we walked in, first he looked at kids like they were aliens, we sit down, Frank is our waiter, we order drinks, 3 adults had cocktails, one had sake, we had a few appetizers served grudgingly by Frank, then we order many sushi rolls, tempura chicken, tempura shrimp, the food came in stages, by the time the sushi came others were done with their dinner. I inquired to our table if their drinks were also weak? Yes, we agreed all were weak, we asked Frank about it, he flipped out, verbatim from Frank "I knew you would say that we had to use wine glasses we are out of rocks glasses, there is so much mix, you can't taste the liquor" we could not smell the liquor we explained, very nicely! Our food arrived, we are a few sushi rolls light, we inquired to another server as Frank was in a hideout somewhere, our missing rolls were served, not by Frank. We did have another round of drinks, nothing had changed, very discouraged. So we are ready for the check we had a $40 off if you spent $250 or more, we were pushing $300. This is where it gets just weird, the person that brought us the bill, he told us he did not take any food our drinks off our bill for our inconvenience, (we never asked) but for all our problems he took the automatically added tip, off the bill as we had more than 5 people. So even though Frank was by far the best server we have had, it was the bartender and sushi chef that messed up our food and drinks, not Frank, even though he was not friendly, even a jerk, he did serve our food, we tipped 20% on the whole bill, not the bill with the discount. Some people hate to serve or have kids in a restaurant, our kids never left their seats until we were preparing to leave and they walked up to the fish tank to view the fish. They are not perfect but they know how to act dining out. Frank needs to go, in my opinion, read all your reviews and the biggest complaint is Frank. The sushi was good, fresh, and the tempura was good, but the attitude of Frank was not worth it if you gave food away. read more

Excellent Sushi and Rolls, my second visit. Clean place and nice plate presentation too. Atkins Roll was excellent with 3 types of fish. Went on a Friday night last week. Wait staff could be more attentive though. read more

Fantastic sushi and sashimi!!! They even created a roll for us with the ingredients we wanted. Definitely worth it and so close to our hotel. read more

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Food was awesome. Service very friendly and upbeat. Maybe a little to upbeat as i like my privacy. Had the sashimi, nigiri, and hibachi scallops and shrimp. Sushi was amazing and the hibachi was very average. But honestly great vibe and great service that ties it into a wonderful find if say. read more

Everything we ate was delicious. Can't give the staff enough props for being really polite and having the best picks for rolls. It's a pretty cool looking place too. I definitely recommend if you are in the mood for some sushi. read more

Food and service was good, but refused to honor Groupon for lunch even though not prohibited by the "fine print." NOT cool!

Great sushi, great sashimi/nigiri as well. Lots to choose from and the service is excellent. The sushi chefs are FAST and get food to you quick. We stopped in several times during out trip, one night when it was packed, and the food still made it to the table very expediently. It's not dirt cheap and it's not all-you-can-eat, but it's worth it! read more

I agree with a lot of the other reviewers on here. Sushi quality was great, I really enjoyed the food. But it took about 20-25 minutes to get 2 orders of Yellowtail (4 pieces of sushi) and even longer to get my sushi roll. The restaurant was fairly empty (maybe 2 other parties) and I came in alone. I can't really imagine how long it would have been if I came in with a large group and ordered several dishes. read more

My wife and I try to eat here as often as possible. The food is amazing and atmosphere is perfect. Excellent all the way around!!!! read more

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Update: On my second time here, the service was as slow as ever. I understand if it happens occassionally, but it just seems to be how this restaurant runs! The decor is cute and the sushi is alright, but I'm not really sure why we had to wait so long. The server was more preoccupied with talking to the table beside us, to the point where we waited 15 mins for our cards to be run. 1st visit: We stepped in after walking around the shops on our last day here in Virginia Beach! I tried the Calamari roll and my friend had two other rolls. The calamari roll was really big but good. I think it tasted a bit better without all the chili and avocado though. Our service was a bit slow but the sushi tasted really fresh! read more

Saw it on Groupon decided to eat here. There were so many fruit flys hovering over our food, we told the waiter and he just apologized and oh that's an ongoing issue here. The waiter than took a menu and started to fan it over us for a few seconds and the fruit flys came back. read more

I ate here three times in three days. What I discovered was that it was always good, but I had three different sushi chefs. One was a 5, one a 4 the other a 3. The three was really about texture, size of roll, didn't hold together.... The 5 was spot on - perfect and delicious. I think he was one of the owners. The green Clam -- Boom!! Atkins roll was a nice change of pace. The pace was nice and the servers attentive. read more

Yum! Came here based on a friends recommendation. Amazing! Fast and friendly service, our water glasses were kept topped off. And AMAZING food. Started off with their steamed dumplings which were very tasty and ordered a bunch of different sushi rolls - sorry I can't remember the names - but it was all amazing! We devoured the stuff. Very fairly priced as well. If you are a sushi fan you must stop by here. read more

Sushi was really good! Rolls were big and good flavor. Server was so so, funny but had to wait and ask for things a couple times. That's the only reason why not 5 star. read more

I'm torn between 2 and 3 stars here, the sushi wasn't terrible but nothing about it was particularly good either, both rolls I tried had too sweet of a sauce associated with them and lacked any real pazazz in the flavor or freshness departments. Considering this was the best rated sushi spot I saw in Virginia Beach I'm pretty shocked. I can only guess sushi isn't much of a thing in this area so the bar isn't quite as high as south Florida, California, NYC, or even Denver which has a great sushi scene. read more

Great sashimi! Good customer service! It's my newest ritual to come here and enjoy sashimi and a glass of wine here after I visit Salon at 31st next door. I love the atmosphere and wait staff! Always friendly and the sushi is amazing. Check it out!!! read more

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