This is probably one of the best sushi places I've been to in the area. Not only is it inexpensive, it's just fucking great. You can also order any of the non-fried rolls as a hand roll. If you're sleeping on the spicy tuna hand roll, I feel bad for you. Get on it. Also, the shrimp shumai is top notch. I could eat that forever and not even feel bad about it. read more

I'm not a Sushi eater but my wife loved the Salmon/avocado roll and the yellow tail roll. She said the fish tasted fresh. I stuck with the safe play: chicken lo mein, which was excellent. Reasonable prices too. The have a $20 all you can eat sushi night, which I'm told is a good deal for quality sushi. read more

I did not love my dine in experience, however, I've recently gotten take out and it was really good! So, I'm chalking my couple dine in experiences to bad luck or maybe they've changed. Anyway, I was very happy with the food and prep time read more

Sushi Ai is a great little neighborhood place. The sushi presentations are standard and predictable, not cutting edge stuff, yet always fresh and tasty. And most of the time, that's all you really need. I really like the nigiri options; my wife enjoys the rolls; especially the shrimp roll. The AYCE option for lunch or dinner is a good deal, especially when we bring our 12 year old son, who loves sushi and can inhale it like nothing else. Octopus and squid nigiri at dinner are his favorites. Service usually pretty fast and friendly. read more

Way better than anticipated. Server was a bit hungover but it was actually a good part of the experience. Fresh sushi and seaweed salad was strong; not that it's complex but still good. read more

Excellent road trip sushi. Had the vegetarian party tray and served a family of four quite well.

I go here almost once a week for the all you can eat sushi. Reasonably priced and large selection. I moved here from Los Angeles where sushi is prolific and high quality. Though it may not measure up to the best sushi I've ever eaten, it still is really good! Great now I'm hungry for sushi. read more

This place is great. Chris the server and other staff are very courteous and professional. Amazing sushi and appetizers fair a good price for lunch and dinner. I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

I have been coming here for about 7 years. Every time it is excellent food and service. Prices are worth every bite. High recommend eat here. read more

They have amazing sushi and good prices unfortunately they have some of the worst service around town. If the service was better I would probably eat there once a week. One of the times the service was so bad that almost didn't come back but the sushi(once they finally get to your table) is some of the best sushi in town. read more

Great little sushi joint that makes up on quality with quantity. The all you can eat lunch deal is the way to go. Hopefully they will add the Chinese buffet that the downtown location has. read more

Great service, great food and rethinks and the atmosphere is so fun. I love the all you can eat options!

Good sushi, fast service! The inside must have been remodeled since the pictures of it on here. Simple bamboo decorations. I would definitely go back again! Ps. They have a $20 all you can eat sushi deal! read more

Cheap, casual and so so. I saw the all you can eat too late. I wanted a little more than sushi and order general tso (yes I know that is weird to order at a sushi place but it sounded good). It was the worst I've ever had. I also got a Spicy tuna roll and it was good. Stick to sushi and probably would be ok. They also have buy one get one on beers read more

If you need your sushi fix, this is a pretty simple fix that isn't Dierbergs. The wait staff was nice and food came out pretty quick. Only bumping down a star because my friend is allergic to avocado and the menu didn't say the roll she ordered had avocado. I know it would have been simple to ask, but consider including every ingredient on the menu. Your customers will thank you and you'll get less annoying questions. read more

Absolutely the best sushi I've ever had. Best crab rangoon. Everyone and everything is wonderful

This place is awful. They serve bad tuna that landed me in the hospital. If you let tuna sit out it converts histadine (which is inherent in tuna) to histamine (which causes the response of an allergic reaction to anyone...even if not allergic typically) from being in room temperature too long. It caused a severe reaction where I broke out in hives and my throat was closing. I had to go to the ER and get an epinephrine shot and am now left with an ER bill of over $200. I do not have any food allergies and often eat tuna elsewhere. This specific response is what the doctor said happens when tuna is bad, and he guessed I ate tuna before I even told him. Do yourself a favor and eat at a better sushi place. This place may seem like a bargain, but add the ER bill in and you're out quite a bit. Spend more money on better sushi and people that care about what they feed you and you'll save in the end. Never going back to any of these chains again. read more

Tucked in the corner of a strip mall and very unassuming. Based on a recommendation from a yelp review, I had the crazy spicy crab roll. I really enjoyed it!! House salad was a great size and dressing was delicious. Not much for atmosphere, but food was great! read more

Loved it! Food was delicious. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars was the service. Was ok, but not great.

sushi is fresh which made it quite tasty...loved the eel sushi and spicy tuna hand roll...amazing! was not impressed with the rolls..for example, ordered a salmon, eel, avocado, cucumber roll...and it was all cucumber ..no joke! There was a sliver ..i mean SLIVER of salmon and eel and i could barely find the avocado. perhaps, because I ordered the all you eat lunch.....portion is less? I do not belive price should impact quantity when repeat service is a factor ....oh and the service is pretty bad. We had to wave them down a few times to get a refill on drinks ...and slow to serve food....been waiting 15 mins now for desert......first time here ...possibly the regular dinner menu is a little better and we actually get fish in the rolls? coming back to eat here is debatable. read more

Fresh food and great service. I am really picky about sushi, you really have to be unless you want to spend a fortune on getting ill. Their spicy tuna roll is probably one of my favorites. I tried the unagi for the first time a couple of days ago. I was surprised at how sweet it was. Not sure if that's how it is usually or just how it was prepared at Sushi Ai. read more

My fiance and I always meet up for there 2 rolls for 7.99 lunch special. Love there yummy roll!!! Try it all!!!

I have been to this Sushi AI a few times since it first opened. I am a huge fan of the sushi AI in Maryland Heights and this one is just as good! The atmosphere at this location is nicer then the Maryland Heights one and the prices are the same. The cuts of fish are not extremely high quality but they are not low quality either. Their ginger salad dressing is good for starting your meal. I normally also recommend the Gyoza and Shrimp Dumplings as appetizers as they are both very good. The rolls are generally very good but I find myself asking for no cucumber as they load the rolls up with cucumber. The White Tuna sushi is my favorite piece of sushi here and I will normally eat 4 or 5 pieces of it. I have gone here with friends of mine who I have not converted to sushi eating yet and they have enjoyed the Chicken Fried Rice, which tasted very good. Overall give this place a try you won't be disappointed. read more

Located in the Dierberg's plaza at the cross road of Zembehl and Veteran's Memorial Pkwy, Sushi Ai Japanese Restaurant is truly a gem. Opened on May 22nd, 2011, it has yet to become anchored into the St. Charles community. But with its high quality food, relaxing atmosphere, (not to mention raw fish to die for), it's sure to become a staple. The exterior of the place is ordinary enough. Once inside, you'll have the most wonderful experience of the tranquility and delicateness of the far-east. The walnut toned décor throughout is both elegant and trendy. The bamboos, purposefully positioned throughout the restaurant as screening, are pleasing to the eye and add a sense of peacefulness and exoticism at the same time. The Japanese dolls, the paper umbrellas hanging from the ceiling, the figurines dressed in traditional Japanese outfit (Kimono) on the window panes are a few details of this tastefully designed interior setting. Now the food. To say that the choices are plenty is almost an understatement. The menu is extensive, from soups & salads, appetizers, sushi & sashimi, to hibachi grills, party trays and desserts. It caters to your taste and cravings. If you prefer the traditional simple Japanese meal, there's the miso soup, seaweed salad and sushi. If you're a sushi lover, you'd be in heaven with the "all you can eat" sushi menu, where you can choose from 20+ different kinds of sushi & sushi rolls - the simple but time tested tuna, salmon, yellowtail, eel (onagi), the more sophisticated Maryland Rolls with dynamic sauce and fresh avocado, to name a few. The "all you can eat" menu comes with your choice of soup, salad and appetizer too! For non fish eaters, there is the succulent shrimp, juicy & tender beef, and chicken of course, all grilled to perfection according to your preference. All dishes, including raw fish, are made fresh from scratch with the finest quality while you wait, unlike at some other Japanese buffet places that are starting to pop up around town. Adding to the pleasure is the attentive staff. They greet you with courtesy and a smile, and will you give you a rundown of the menu and Japanese cuisine if you'd like. All these come at very reasonable prices, contrary to what many would believe about Japanese dine-out. The owner, Mr. Sun , has been seasoned Asian restaurant owners for more than ten years. This place is one of the five that are in service in the St. Louis & St. Charles area, all have been really successful. Mr. Sun attributes his success to great food, reasonable price and his passion to serve the community. The passion is reflected in the name of the restaurant, Ai means love. This place will surely become the love of local community as well. read more

I've eaten at Sushi Ai over the past year and in my opinion, the service is really bad. After my last visit, I can easily say that I will never be returning. We walked in and our host brought us to a table close to the kitchen, since we didn't like the smell, we asked our server to change us to another table and her answer was "no" right away (without any explanation and being very rude). It wasn't the greatest start. However, I went with my cousins and two of them don't eat any type of sushi so they ordered different dishes, since my sister and I ordered the all you can eat special, our server (being rude as before) told us that we couldn't share the food, we explained her that the other girls didn't like the sushi, but still.. she kept staring at us while we were eating. It was very uncomfortable since she kept going to our table just to check who was eating the all you can eat meal. We ordered water at least 4 times, and the server never brought them. We were so upset that we didn't leave any tip and we wrote a note saying how bad the service was. I give 2 stars just for the food, but that's it! read more

Got a coupon for buy one get one half price all you can eat, but with the requirements you have to meet to use the coupon expecting to save some money, with tax, having to purchase a drink, and a tip you pay the same amount or more. The sushi is not the best would not recommend read more

I think this is one of the best AYCE lunch specials around! It's a great deal and the quality of sushi is well worth the price. You don't get to choose everything off of their normal menu, but the variety is good enough and you will definitely leave happy and full after AYCE here. read more

Service tends to be hit or miss, food is decent for sushi in the midwest. Great value for the price. The rolls could be a little better rolled so to speak, they often fall apart when picking them up. I would also reccommend deciding what you want fairly quickly as they tend to be a little slow even with appetizers. read more

This sushi hits the spot! It's totally affordable and delicious. I think my favorite was the St Louis roll. Going there for the all you can eat sushi was a little piece of heaven on earth. read more

Price is right for below average sushi...if you're looking for quantity and not quality...this place works.

Sushi Ai was one of my favorite go-to's for sushi. I loved going for the AYCE deals both at lunch or at dinner at both the Dorsett and St. Charles locations. I moved to D.C. a year ago, and there are definitely no places that can match the price to quality here! The AYCE option is made to order, and you do have to eat it all (or they can charge you full price for the roll), but the sushi is delicious! The service is particularly nice at the St. Charles location, and the decorations are nicer too! Definitely a must whenever we make our trips back! read more

Worst service I ever had. Server named Ping was on her phone the whole time, never checked back. Won't be coming here again!!!

This is my first visit to this location and it has been wonderful. The service is nice and the sushi is fresh.

Super good. All you can is the best value...they had to lose money on me tonight. Volcano was the bomb.

I eat here once a week for lunch. It is amazing. I love the food and the service. The STL roll is my favorite, and I am always switching up what I order since it's all so good. I would definitely recommend. read more

A wonderful family eating place. All the workers are happy and helpful. The food is noticeably fresh and the presentation is colorful.

The waitress couldn't explain their All You Can Eat special. We ended up ordering the 12 Piece Deluxe with tuna roll, but only received 9 pieces of sushi which included 1 egg omelet & 1 avocado piece (I would never consider either of these sushi). After bringing it to her attention the waitress brought us 3 more pieces of "real" sushi. They were very stingy with the pickled ginger & wasabi. The rice was equivalent to Uncle Bens. And frankly the fish was tasteless. read more

Unexpected night out w/ out the children so I convinced my non-sushi eating husband to join me as I try out the sushi using a 'deal' I had found. He tried some new Japanese beer...which he enjoyed thoroughly...AND I just couldn't avoid the $17.99 all you can eat sushi. I can put away some sushi AND I did. It was fantastic. I'm not sure I've had white tuna before...but was my favorite. Everything was fresh and tasty. The sushi master was fun too! as was the staff. We sat at the sushi bar and enjoyed this new experience immensely. Will be going back for sure!!! read more

never had better sushi great exsperiance with the fam going again with a friend tonight hope she has a great time

We have yet to have a negative experience at this place! Any time we go in, they're always quick to greet and seat us. The sushi is always so fresh & delicious! Sometimes I wish I had a second stomach so I could eat more of it! Their all-you-can-eat deal is reasonably priced. This has been a favorite anniversary locale for us. read more