Suishaya is one of my go-to spots when I want a solid lunch without overpaying. The lunch specials are consistently worth it--good portions, quick service, and everything comes out hot and fresh. The fried rice and chicken combo hits exactly the way you want it to: flavorful, slightly indulgent, and satisfying without being overly heavy. What really keeps me coming back, though, is the bar. The cocktail prices are surprisingly reasonable, especially for the quality, and they do not hold back. The Suishaya Special in particular is strong--not just in a gimmicky way, but balanced enough that you actually enjoy drinking it while still feeling it. Overall, it's a reliable spot for a casual lunch with the added bonus of legit cocktails. Hard to beat that combination. read more

Suishaya - Bourbon chicken and Egg Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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Suishaya is VERY close to my house, but I think I'll stick to going way into downtown for dining. Pros: - Price is relatively fair - Sake was cheap and good Cons: - Rude Staff - Very Okay to poor food - Menu is MASSIVE. (Where's Gordon Ramsey to yell?!) There is easily 300 things to order on the menu - Food tasted bland Someone said it best in a review on here "the food was prepared like any other Chinese shop, just twice the price". That's about what I though too. It was really weird because we went at 4:30 PM and there was no one in the restaurant. It said to wait to be seated. We stood by the counter for about ten minutes waiting to be seated in a completely empty restaurant. The staff working just kind of looked at us like we were lost. Anyway, ordered spring rolls and they were $5.50 for two pretty small ones. Also, very greasy. I got the Singapore Noodles with chicken. It was okay. I kind of felt like I could make it at home. My girlfriend got Philadelphia Sushi and Shrimp. She said they all tasted like it came from a grocery store. I agreed. Columbia has a lot of Sushi restaurants. I'd skip this one. read more

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I recently tried Suishaya in Columbia, and this spot is so good. I really enjoyed everything I ordered. From the fresh, flavorful yellowtail appetizer topped with jalapeño and roe to the beautiful variety of sushi rolls, every dish was delicious and clearly made with care. The restaurant itself is a nice size--comfortable and spacious enough to work well for small groups without feeling crowded. Our server was friendly, attentive, and made sure we had a great experience from start to finish. I only wish I lived closer or that there was a location near me because I would definitely be a regular. I'll absolutely be back whenever I'm in the area again. read more

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Food was extremely good. Great cocktail menu. Bar atmosphere, definitely kind of on the loud side. Everyone was definitely having a great time. Really liked this place. read more

Suishaya - Orange chicken - Sushi Bars Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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I came in recently for the first time and had a great experience. I had the strawberry lemon drop to drink and it was fab. We ordered the crab rangoons as an appetizer and those were tasty. I had the general tap chicken with shrimp fried rice on the side. Amazing! Our server was attentive and friendly. We came in on a Friday night and it wasn't crowded at all. The tables were spacious and flatware was placed nicely. The food came out fast and piping hot. read more

Suishaya - General Tso's Chicken with shrimp fried rice - Sushi Bars Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

Suishaya is a great spot for lunch! Got there at 12, and it was pretty busy, but had no problem finding a table. Our waitress Torie was very nice, and even though it was busy, our food came out pretty quick. They have a lunch menu with plentiful options and reasonable prices. I ordered the bourbon chicken with fried rice. Except for a few pieces of chicken that were a little stringy, the food was delicious! Will be coming back! read more

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Quick takeout order. My order was ready in 15-20 min. I ordered chicken fried rice and house salad. The food was decent, rice was a bit hard but the house salad was fresh. I have to try the sushi options and come to update review. read more

Suishaya - Front of restaurant - Sushi Bars Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

I love Suishaya. This is my go to place for sushi or a quick lunch with a friend. It's always clean inside and the staff is always friendly and accommodating. I love the hot and sour soup with the crispy won ton strips. It does have a little kick! In addition to the soup, I'll usually order the jalapeño tempura which is AMAZING! It's a jalapeño stuffed with cream cheese and crab meat and fried--also not spicy. Another fav is the fried gyoza. The Columbia roll is great and said it be spicy but it's not spicy at all to me. The fresh jalapeño is very mild but I love crunch and the crab meat (it's fried!) For drinks, my favs are the lychee martini or green tea shot! Whatever you order, you can't go wrong! My only complaint is that items that are said to be spicy (per the menu or server) are not at all. read more

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Nice atmosphere. Bartender was super friendly and provided prompt service. Planning to return sooner rather than later. read more

Suishaya - White Spider Maki Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

The true review is 3.5 stars. Conveniently located next to the Hampton Inn where we stayed for 2 nights. The place was buzzing with dinners and carrying out orders. Lo Mein was good. The noodles were cooked perfectly al dente. I ate the whole roll, it was big. This first time having a roll wrapped in rice paper, pink rice paper. It was crunchy (crab tempura) and tasty. A bit much of the mayonnaise sauce and not enough spicy hot. Our server, Hannah, was a delight. Friendly and kind, deserves a raise. read more

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Our ROMEO group of 7 went here for the first time today. We had orders for General Tso Chicken (5), Broccoli Beef, and 2 Maki orders. The Chicken was very good, great fried rice along with it. The one order of beef said he had a couple of pieces of beef that were just so-so. The American Maki was great...and the Spicy Crab Maki also very good. .Nice atmosphere. Food came out quickly. Service was good. I had the Miso soup and we also had an order for the hot and spicy soup. Both of the soups were great. All in all the ratings varied from (2) 4.0s, (2) 5.0s, with (4) 4.5s. Average was 4.5, so I'll round it up to a 5. One of the better spots around the Northeast. read more

NOT WORTH YOUR TIME. Ambiance was nice. I didn't restaurant hidden behind both Chick-fil-A and a tree to be a serious dining establishment. Especially considering they are connected to a firehouse sub & a nail salon. Unfortunately that's the nicest thing I have to say. Rice was terrible. The food was prepared like any other Chinese takeout shop but twice the price. Everything drowned in gravy/sauce & plated with the rice in a difficult to eat from bowl along side a single faux flower- I guess to try and be fancy. Flavor was average, not bad at all. But the food is not made fresh; I know because everyone at my table received their main dish in less than 5 minutes of ordering. If your order is made wrong, please don't expect that it will be rectified without an up charge on your bill...even if the menu has clearly outlined in the description what's included with the meal. According to the owner "the menu company made them wrong and because there's so many items on the menu no one has time to go over them nor place a correction with the menu company. Okay honey? If you don't like how the meal is prepared then it will be an up charge to add/change it". One person literally received no broccoli with their meal that said "on a bed of broccoli". Then when we asked for it you could hear the staff arguing with the waitress over it which resulted in the arrival of literally 3 pieces of broccoli. And a nonsensical explanation after asking for more It's 2 stars instead of 1 because the waitress was nice and knowledgeable. She also gave a discount on the bill after us having to deal with the owner's rudeness. read more

I like the place overall. I keep more to the traditional Chinese menu than the sushi as a practice. The waitress actually asked me if I wanted a to go cup for my cocktail, which I politely declined. That's a great way to lose a liquor license or business license... Those DHEC health scores listed on yelp give me some pause.. Offering a to go cup for liquor drinks give me a lot more pause on their "best practices." This will be my only courtesy notice on the subject for them. If I see it again I will likely contact a higher power.. read more

The place is small. It's in a shopping center with some high traffic fast food so I never knew it was here. I got a suggestion from a friend so I stopped by. I had take out. The young lady up front was polite and quick to step up when I enter the door. They have a full bar. When you enter it looks smaller than it is but there is a little more seating in the back. Still not very big. I had the Godzilla roll and Philadelphia Maki. They were quick. I was told it would be about 15 minutes it was more like 7 or 8. The Godzilla was tasty. I like it a little more firm though, this one was a little mushy. If I worked close I may go back for lunch with coworkers but I'm not going out of my way to return. I still have not found my sushi spot. read more

Suishaya - Menu - Sushi Bars Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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A $20 Disaster: The Sushi That Ruined My Vacation I have eaten a lot of sushi in my life, but never have I encountered anything as offensively bad as what this place served me. For nearly $20 per roll, I was expecting something at least edible--instead, I was served rubbery, overcooked shrimp wrapped in revolting, flesh-toned soy bean paper that looked (and tasted) like it had been sitting in a damp storage closet for months. To make matters worse, every roll was doused in their so-called "chef's special sauce"--a vile, gloopy abomination that tasted like expired mayonnaise mixed with regret. But the real horror began hours later when the food poisoning kicked in, wrecking my vacation and stealing away precious time with my family that I will never get back. Instead of making memories, I was curled up in agony, regretting every dollar I wasted on this overpriced disaster of a meal. If you enjoy throwing money away on inedible sushi and spending your vacation in the bathroom, this is the place for you--otherwise, do yourself a favor and stay far, far away. read more

The vibe in this restaurant is elegant. They have cloth tablecloths and nice decorations. We ordered the Incredible and Dragon Maki rolls and enjoy them. They were freshly prepared and delicious. We also got plum wine to go with our meal and it was a beautiful compliment to our meal. We ordered the vanilla fried ice cream and was not impressed. It tasted as if the ice cream was old and frost bitten while the fried part of it tasted as if it was fried in the same oil as the shrimp and other entree items. We went during a weekday evening and it was not busy. We were seated immediately and our waitress came for our drink order shortly after we were seated. read more

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Terrible take out food at 2pm. Ordered fried rice and cut wings, rice was so greasy and wings were dried out, as if they were leftovers from the day before. Terrible food today. This is the first bad experience I have had with Suishaya. Probably won't be using them again. Food is too expensive to sell people garbage. If I didn't stay a good distance from them, I would have taken it back and asked for a refund. read more

One of our favorite sushi spots! Always fresh, always delicious! Great service and bartender (wish I knew her name) is so sweet and has great drink suggestions! My favorite roll is the Suishaya Roll. A must try! read more

Great food and great ambience ... enjoy after work or casual dinner. Never a disappointment .

Great sushi good sushi good sushi great drinks great noodles yum yum yummy yummyyyyyyyyyyyyyy read more

Suishaya - Fuji roll, Titanic roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

Good Asian place with good sushi. I think the name on Yelp is different than on google so beware. Anyway the sushi was pretty good and so were the crab Rangoon. Good drinks but the martinis are so sweet and always a little to much mixer (sweet and sour mainly). Cool servers too. read more

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Food was ok but placed the order on DoorDash when I was in town for work and there was a big disconnect. Restaurant said they didn't get the order so we went back and forth. It was supposed to be a 30 minute delivery and took over an hour. read more

Was traveling through SC and this was a block away from my hotel. Ordered take out so I can't speak on the inside of restaurant, food was ready right on time, they got the order completely right. The avocado, cucumber, and sweet potato from the maki rolls I ordered were fresh. The sauce was good and the cheesecake was so good that I ate it before I took the photo. At least I would recommend take out! read more

Suishaya - My order summary - Sushi Bars Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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Great food Drinks and service I have been here several times I have not been disappointed once since going here

Food was decent, probably should have ordered something other than the vegetable lo mein. The seafood was pretty good, same for the dumplings. Margarita was very strong. read more

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My brother and I found this place while in town for a Ft. Jackson graduation. This was after an alternate sushi restaurant was closed due to mislabeled hours on the website. Their loss was our gain. Suishaya served (5) great fresh maki / sushi with a friendly staff and great atmosphere. It was mid-afternoon on a Thursday and we were able to get in and out quickly and at a reasonable cost for what we ordered. read more

Suishaya - (3) of the (5) rolls we ordered - Sushi Bars Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

Food and service is outstanding. We ate outside with our well behaved therapy dog. It is a pleasant area to sit and enjoy.

The chicken looks disgusting. Definitely doesn't appear to be real chicken. I will not order from this place again. read more

Suishaya - Sushi Bars Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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I have gone here several times and I can genuinely say that the food is good and the service has been good. I do think the overall service could be better and they could do a better job of keeping the bathrooms clean. The service is fast but in my experience dining in has been better than take out. read more

lol this place isn't a sushi restaurant at all. When we first came here looking through Yelp I only looked at the stars and not the amount of reviews.. we were sat as soon as we came. Already felt off since they were selling keychains and gas station items on the counter.. the guy that serviced us was rude too.. just yelling at us like "what you want?" Just looking at the menu, it screamed out Chinese fast food. We ordered the sashimi combo platter, spicy tuna and cucumber maki rolls. Who puts sushi rice as a glue to put on top of the plate?! Haha not to mention the sushi was not fresh and clearly tell it was frozen before except the tuna sashimi. Ambiance of the place was okay just seemed a little empty.. anyways if your here attending your loved ones army graduation, go somewhere else and save your money. Edit: looking at the past reviews I think the owner of this place changed because the menu items looks totally different. read more

Suishaya - Sashimi combo platter - Sushi Bars Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

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Overall, variable quality. Hot and sour soup was quite good, the specialty sushi roll was also good; however, the sashimi was poor quality (inconsistent cuts, lower quality fish with threads of fat running through it) and the shumai was average. They have a very large menu and you need to find those menu items they do a great job with. Having eaten Japanese foods at many other restaurants around the country, I'd probably skip this one. read more

Everything is amazing! We indulged in the Huma Beef and Angry Dragon Suish our 1st visit. Our 2nd visit we had the Huma Beef, again. No need to fight perfection. I had the White fish and my mother had the Shimp and vegetables, large fish. The owner gave us two Fried Ice Creams, one green tea and the other banana. It was different, BUT GREAT!!!! Thanks for bringing Columbia an alternative to fast food!!!! read more

Suishaya - Owner - Sushi Bars Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

Flavorful food- we've tried lots of sushi rolls here. The spicy dragon and titanic have excellent flavor. Some of the rolls have proven to be disappointing and are wrapped with a pink outer casing that has an odd flavor and texture. Worth a try, but they were our least favorite. read more

Very fast service! All the food was great and hot!!! Nice environment as well. Highly recommend!!!

My husband and I went to Suishaya and received horrible service! First off the waitresses were being overly friendly with my husband which was highly disrespectful especially when we were there with our 6 month old baby! They had no respect for our marriage! I do not remember the second waitress's name but the one who was assigned to our table was Tori. They messed up our order twice inside the restaurant and when we ordered our to go order. We noticed our to go was not what we asked for when we got home, called in, and they were not listening to what we were saying because we had to correct them multiple times. They told us to bring the food back and they'll give us our correct order. We drive back way to the other side of town and we're told we have to pay an additional $7 because they're swapping out the plate! Their reason was because they had to make us an order that was not on the receipt! The waitress was so worried about my husband she did not put down the right order! They also said their reason was because they couldn't make the same USUAL RICE SERVED ALL DAY because "it was dinner time and the rice is different." My husband and I went at 1pm. Fried rice is fried rice! We told them that we shouldn't pay $7 because that is not right and doesn't make sense because they were at fault by messing up our order several times. Their response was "well that's because she's training you will still need to pay the $7." ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS! read more

This place is amazing. good service, and great atmosphere. not to mention delicious food my personal roll is the Idaho. would recommend this place to anyone looking for sushi in the Columbia Area. read more