The atmosphere is less to be desired, the restaurant itself could use a makeover. The wait staff is no where near enthusiastic. The food is good, that's the only saving this place. read more

Sushi Ai - Sushi Bars Near Me - Ballwin, Missouri

*this is a great review just read to the end* We went here about 2.5 years ago and having a bad experience and left (we did not eat anything) But last night we decided to try again. We decided to order take out and I just wanna say. It got done super fast. The food was BEYOND AMAZING! And they even gave us a little free treat!! We are sooo beyond happy we gave it a try again because we filled our bellies and we're beyond happy with the outcome! We will definitely be getting sushi from here more often and recommending this to everyone! Thank you guys so much for the amazing food and great service! We can't wait to enjoy and try more from you guys! read more

Sushi Ai - Sushi Bars Near Me - Ballwin, Missouri

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I've been going to sushi so for awhile and I think it has some very high quality sushi. It's delicious and the staff is all so kind. A welcoming atmosphere and well made food. Love Sushi Ai A sushi loving Teacher (Katie) read more

Not many reviews on the udon here (makes sense! it is a sushi joint), but as someone who just wants to enjoy some noodles, the vegetable udon was very good, and more than enough for two meals (i ordered it to go). Ordered crab rangoon as well - a little sweet for my tastes, but also very generously sized rangoons. Order was ready when I came to pick it up! Vegetable udon included cucumber, mushrooms, carrots, broccoli, and white onion (i think..). Udon was cooked well, and the broth was delicious. Only improvement would be the addition of tofu! I'm embarrassed that I've been living next to sushi ai and craving some simple udon for a long time, and only just now discovered it. Will def be coming back for more. Def plan on ordering miso and edamame next time for a light lunch. read more

More rice then sushi. Made me feel sick after going here. I have had some pretty good sushi but after this place I have to take a long break from ever getting sushi! Took me over a week to feel better. Will never be going back to this place again. Over priced Rice not sushi read more

Consistently good. We've been doing carry out only for months and it's always good quality and ready on time. If you get crab rangoon, know that it's pretty sweet here. read more

I'm a server there, I love almost everything on our very large menu and highly recommend you try it out.

Oh my, a very terrible experience. This was our first time here. I got AYCE sushi because I like the variety. I always get AYCE when it's an option but I do not feel I order excessively. The appetizers were not very good (the tempura was some of the worst I've had) but I was hopeful for the sushi. I got a rainbow roll, something I've had easily 20+ times other places. The fish on top honestly tasted rotten. I immediately got sick, went to the bathroom and threw up. I then needed to leave because I felt so sick and couldn't stomach eating anything else. They made us pay for all the food I didn't eat, which felt like a slap in the face. I get their policy but given the circumstances, it was just a frustrating snd surprising experience. Also, we ordered the kids noodles or ramen. When asked to describe it, the waiter showed us a photo of ramen noodles on the menu which clearly showed vegetables. What came looked and tasted identical to the Top Ramen noodles you get from the store for .50 and no vegetables. I believe it is 6 or 7$ on their menu. It was really terrible. Lastly, my husbands meal (he got a dinner plate off the menu) never came. When he asked about it, easily 10 minutes after everyone else had received their food, they said it would be another 20 minutes because (we are assuming) they didn't put the food order in. read more

Was fine. But avoid delivery bc yelp makes it cost 2x. Food was good. I had a spicy tuna roll

I have eaten here several time and have always been happy with the product. The service is slow. I do believe that is due to there being 1 server for the whole place. They have been sprucing up the place so it looks a lot better than it used to. Cant wait to see what they do read more

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Our second visit and we won't be returning. We visited a couple of months ago and had no issues. We ordered 1 All you can Eat sushi to share. Not planning to order any further Sushi rolls. Plus we ordered 2 salads. Along with an alcoholic beverage. We visited in July and did the same thing. The server told us if we ate inside we would have to buy 2 All you can eat dinners at $23.98 each. He told us things have changed since we were there last. You can't share 1 All you can eat dinner. But we can take it to go. So we told him we'd take it home instead. There was under 10 customers inside while we were there. Driving 30 minutes to get To Go from this place was Not planned on. So we will eat at other Sushi places that appreciate our business. The price went up from $21.98 to $23.98. Not worth paying that for this place. We won't be recommending this location to anyone. Sorry. read more

Best all you can eat menu and restaurant is a good environment. All the workers work together to bring you your food and take orders- which makes everything fast and helpful! Awesome sushi read more

I ordered dinner from Sushi AI for my wife and I through GrubHub. I placed the order at 4:52 pm, it was projected to arrive at 5:22, but we got it at 5:10! It was fast, it was correct, it was hot, and it was good. This was our first time getting food from here, but now we think we need to make it a point to go sometime. read more

I used my 15% off vip card. Total went from roughly $25 to $21 then after I signed and left they charged my card for the higher amount. Yummy roll had way too much rice. read more

Love the sushi here. Tried their other food item too and they were delicious. Highly recommend them.

I have had the all you can eat sushi here a good amount of times now and its pretty good. It is much cheaper at lunch time and quite a good deal! With COVID, the all you can eat is not really "all you can eat" obviously. Instead, its just an appetizer, three rolls, and three nigiri. Sushi quality is not the best but for being in MO it's not bad. read more

This was going to be the first restaurant experience in over a year for myself and my friends due to the pandemonium. We arrived and hardly anyone was in the restaurant so we felt comfortable. All staff and patrons walking around with masks on so we felt good. UNTIL they sat a couple at the table right next to us. I went to the restroom to find out that the one half of the small restaurant was completely filled. As more people arrived they sat the rest of the tables around us. The thing that did us in was a table of six being seated right next to us that didn't even enter with masks on. The restaurant was literally at 100% capacity now with more people waiting to be seated INSIDE. We asked for our meal to go as we did not want to take the experience any further. We couldn't enjoy our meal once we finally got home as it was just all too much and all too disheartening. Always good food and good experiences and I understand wanting the business at this time but this total disregard for the current state of the world and patron safety was all too much. Please do better. read more

Wasn't impressed with quality or price. Had two rolls and chicken teriyaki lunch. The lunch literally just tasted so bland.. like boiled chicken with sauce on top. A bit of a bummer read more

Service was good, food was okay. The sushi and crab rangoon were good, but would not recommend the hibachi.

Wonderful service, fresh sushi. They were so very sweet and kind. Good lunch specials. I am more basic when it comes to my sushi choices, so I did not explore any chef's special rolls, but they did look good! read more

Sushi Ai - Complimentary tissues - Sushi Bars Near Me - Ballwin, Missouri

Always a treat when downtown. Always go for the all you can eat sushi. The honey cream cheese roll is odd but good.

Great food, outstanding service. We dine here every Friday and will continue into the foreseeable future.

Gross, save your money and go elsewhere. We ordered food that we never received, and the food we did receive wasn't how it was described on the menu. Aside from that, the food was bland and the service was the worst I've had in a very long time. read more

This place is fantastic! The service was great and the sushi was top notch. I will definitely be back and I suggest giving them a try! read more

Sushi Ai - 24. Las Vegas Special Roll & 13. Dynamite Chef's Special Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Ballwin, Missouri

Of all the sushi ai's this one is my favorite. Fresher, good service. The all you can eat is great price. Rangoons are awesome!

When you walk in, you get a weird vibe, the place is sooo small. Immediately everyone just looks at you. You seat your self, which just so happens to be very awkward. Prepare yourself, it may be a little before they attend to you. The waitress was very nice. She was as helpful as we needed her to be. We quickly ordered our food. It took longer, than other sushi restaurants, for the food to come out. The sushi was ok. The taste was fairly bland. I'd recommend driving the extra mile to somewhere else. read more

First time here for a lunch out with friends. Two ordered all you can eat sushi and two ordered single rolls/entrees. I chose the shrimp hibachi lunch special and a spicy tuna roll. The soup and salad came out quickly. The salad was small compared to other restaurants, but was good. Next, the spicy tuna roll arrived and I ate almost half of it before I remembered to take a picture. It was your standard, tasty sushi roll. It was around this time that the others received their all you can eat plates and my hibachi shrimp arrived. The hibachi lunch special is quite a bit of food. It includes your protein of choice, a heaping pile of vegetables, white rice, a spring roll, and crab rangoon (in addition to the previously mentioned soup and salad). The egg roll was crispy on the outside but mushy on the inside and the crab rangoon was a little runny for my taste. The vegetables and shrimp seemed to be primarily cooked with soy sauce so they were pretty salty, but still enjoyable. The major reason I'm giving 3 Stars is that they were suuuuuuuper slow with the second batch of all you can eat sushi. We waited and waited and waited some more. The waitress even seemed to be ignoring us. We finally flagged her down and asked for the check before the sushi arrived because we needed to leave (at this point we'd been in the restaurant 1.5 hours). They boxed it up to go even though the menu states this isn't allowed...makes me think maybe they'd forgotten about the order. Plan on staying a while if you order all you can eat. read more

Sure, it's sushi on the cheap, and while it might not be the greatest sushi the world has ever produced, it's good, extremely affordable with the all-you-can menu, it's quick,efficient, always friendly and always satisfying. I go at least twice a month and never remotely disappointed. And the same can be said for the location in Chesterfield Valley. read more

Sushi Ai has been a consistent favorite for my wife and I. They have always provided us with great food and service.

I've been going here for years and it's the best sushi I've ever had. The service is slow, but what more can you expect with only 1 maybe 2 servers. I'll still go back with slow service because like I said, it's one of the best sushi places. Also, it's all you can eat sushi, salads, and appetizers for only $20! I recommend coming here, but probably only if your not in a rush. They also just got all new furniture and the place looks really nice now! read more

I've been coming here for years and I think this place has the best deal on sushi in St. Louis. All you can eat for $13 before 3:00 and $20 after 3:00. This includes miso soup, several different appetizers, and nigiri. There's a "premium option" for a few dollars more, but I think the standard has a lot of choices. If it's busy, the service can be a little slow, but that's expected. Other than that, everyone is super friendly and attentive. The sushi itself isn't the best I've had in St. Louis, but definitely better than a lot of other places. Also, they've remodeled several times since I've been going and it is pretty nice inside now. Overall, if you're looking for sushi and not trying to break the bank, this is the place to go. read more

Sushi Ai - Spicy crab, yamasa, shrimp tempura - Sushi Bars Near Me - Ballwin, Missouri

Been my favorite sushi shop for almost 8 years. Worked there for a brief stint too. Unfortunately I'll have to move away soon, but it'll remain my fiancé's and my favorite restaurant. Pro-tip: don't get cream cheese in your rolls when you're doing all you can eat and be nice to the employees. The pace of service is necessarily slower than most American restaurants and making yourself a problem can easily slow the whole restaurant down, including your own meal. read more

First time coming here and we got the all you can eat sushi premium side. Staff/owner was really nice! I liked her attitude because she wasn't rude at all! We circled what we wanted to try and got it maybe 15-20 minutes later. It wasn't that busy when we walked in. We ordered some sweet and sour chicken, crab Rangoon, chicken stick, fried Oreo, etc. We got a few rolls like the crazy crab, the honey, shrimp and fried philly roll, etc. The honey roll had hardly any meat at all, all I tasted was sweet cream cheese... now I've gotten this roll at a different restaurant and it tasted way better at the other restaurant than here, too much cream cheese not enough meat. The crazy crab was ok and it did have meat in it but very bland and I also got this before at a different restaurant and it tasted way better there too. The fried rolls were good. I got another roll that was gross I can't remember the name of it. The chicken stick was really good and had good flavor!!! Crab ragoon was also good. Sweet and sour chicken just like any other place, nothing bad or special. The fried Oreo was something I was excited about trying I ordered only 1. It was GROSS! It wasn't deep fried like it should of been, it was fried with the deep fried sushi batter and it tasted awful. No sweetness to the batter or anything! After eating our food our stomachs hurt almost immediately after leaving the sushi restaurant. So would I go back? No! Would I recommend them to others? No. I told already people to not go there. It was like $45 for 2 people. Not crazy pricey. Owner was super nice which I really appreciate but not enough to want to return unfortunately! read more

Great variety on menu and good desserts. The sushi was good but deserts were great. The service was fast and efficient and so kindhearted but a little too expensive for some rolls. But would like to come here again. read more

Sushi Ai has great lunch specials everyday. The crab rangoon is different than any other place I've been to. It is crispy and tastes like juicy fresh crab meat instead of cheap cream cheese with a hint of fish flavor. The sushi is classic and tasty. I haven't had any roll that blew my socks off, but I would order basically any of them again. A lot of reviews complain about wait times. This baffles me. It is probably speedy for a sushi place. I would suggest they go get a drive fish sandwich. This sushi is worth the wait. read more

BEST ALL YOU CAN EAT SUSHI because it includes (great quality) nigiri!!!! For $20 I get what would be well over $50 somewhere else. plus the crab Rangoon and shrimp shumai are 10/10 read more

Went there for dinner on a Friday and ordered four rolls. We waited over an hour until asking when it might be ready. People who came in 30 minutes after us were already served as well as multiple to go orders. They said they were making it then so we stayed. It took 5 minutes to make our rolls and once we got them, they were horrible. I was only able to eat one of each roll. So if you want to try their sushi, regardless of this opinion of how it is, I'd suggest doing take out. read more

We love this restaurant! Great sushi, fast and friendly service. Did I mention that they just did full dinning room renovation! All we can eat plus appetizers. Im picky with sushi and this is definitely the best sushi on west manchester. I've chosen this restaurant multiple times and can wait to go again! read more

The fish is spoiled. Absolutely revolting. I ordered the octopus off the all you can eat sushi menu. It looked limp, but I didn't think anything of it. When it was in my mouth it was horridly slimy, I've eaten sushi for 12+ years and never had an experience as horrible as that. The staff was ok, I never received the ginger I ordered, but they're human. read more

I happened into Sushi Japan for lunch and I was not impressed. Located in a west county strip mall that is chock full of restaurants, they have lots to compete with. The conveyor belt concept is good, but it isn't working here. Conveyor belt sushi bars usually have a sushi chef actively working the conveyor belt replacing old with new, keeping an eye on the customers and and making sure that things are rotated. This was not the case here. I came late lunch and everything on the conveyor belt tasted very old. I'm not even sure if it was made that day. Usually, the conveyor belt sushi experience is a social experience, but there was no one in the place. I was there by myself. The waitstaff seemed wrapped up in each other. Then, when I was getting ready to leave, I was approached by a guy who may have been a manager or owner. He wouldn't leave me alone talking about his personal life and seemed intoxicated. Overall, a very strange experience. I won't be back. read more