It was a relatively busy Sunday afternoon. I sat at the bar and they have what appears to be everyone of the staff working together. So no -one waiter, everyone works together to take care of you which is nice (at least at the sushi bar). Everything was fresh and cooked to perfection. Shrimp tempura sushi was good, pretty simple. Ginger salad dressing was different, not your typical taste but still different. Prices were very reasonable. Ambiance was casual read more

Sushi Avenue on Ponce - Shrimp tempura - Japanese Near Me - Decatur, Georgia

This is my favorite sushi spot in Atlanta. The fish is fresh and the food well priced. Also, this place is owned and run by Japanese people, it's authentic. I don't know why such low rating. This place is a 5 out of 5. It's where you go with your family for some good food. It's not fancy or upscale by any means but it more than gets the job done. read more

My husband and I came in for a nice Monday date night, and the restaurant had just the right amount of bustle. We were first offered a comfy seat in the middle of the restaurant, but I asked if we could have a cozy corner table instead. The staff gladly accommodated us. After just a few minutes, they let us know a table in the back had opened up, and we immediately agreed. It ended up being the perfect, quaint spot for our dinner date. I had my usual seafood mix along with edamame, soup, and salad, everything was fresh and delicious. My husband enjoyed a beautiful assortment of sushi, which he absolutely loved. Sushi Avenue is simply amazing and continues to impress us even after four years of being loyal customers. Sushi Avenue is a beautiful gem! We want to thank the wonderful staff for their hard work and the talented chefs for consistently creating such delicious sushi. read more

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This is our go-to local sushi spot. Off to the side of Decatur Square, this restaurant is located with a few other restaurants. They offer some outside tables which are a nice touch especially on days when it is beautiful outside. Inside they have booths a tables upstairs and then down the 2 stairs, you have the sushi bar that is always fun to sit at, as well as some tables in the back. While I could write all about our amazing dining experiences in house, I'm going to make this a "to-go" review because most of the time, I am picking food up from here to eat at home or elsewhere. Bento Box lunch deal- BEST DEAL ever! This lunch deal comes with soup or salad, rice, edename, broccoli, and an orange Slice. You choose 2 of the following: California roll, gyoza (veg, chicken, or pork), tempura (shrimp and veg), or teriyaki chicken or salmon. The portion is so filling! My order is the veg gyoza and the teriyaki salmon. Both are super flavorful and I usually don't finish it all. My teens go for the sushi of course! The other items that we love is the Octopus salad (which they only offer in the evening when available), eel roll, spicy crunchy tuna roll, super veg roll (for me!), north roll, scorpion roll, miso soup, and the green salad with ginger dressing. Honestly, everything here is great! This is a true "locals" spot. We usually pick this up and bring it to the park to eat it. read more

Give the great reviews I was shocked by our experience. The fish didn't look or taste fresh, the katsu was mostly rice with a tiny piece of pork and the gravy was all off. Maybe just an off night? read more

This place is SOLID!! It's such delicious sushi for such a reasonable price. Been here twice, outside once with my pup and once inside with friends. Good service. Good sushi. read more

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I actually have no complaints. We came in on a Saturday afternoon and got seated right away. The person who seated us acknowledged our two young children which we appreciated and they brought us a high chair. Our server, Zin, was very welcoming and professional and friendly. The food was good and it came out in a timely fashion and the restaurant was clean and quiet. The managers came by and checked on us as well. I would be willing to come back for sure. It's on a very walkable block and just a few minutes walk from Toy Park read more

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Would give 5 starts, but they forgot one of my orders. I really enjoyed the food here. All the rolls were good and fresh. But the thing that was the icing on the top was the desert. I had a fried cheesecake with mango Sherbet, it was soooooo good. I could lick the plate. We went on a Friday night, it was crowded. But I had a very pleasant experience and will be back ! read more

This is why decent places can't stay open because people nitpick about things that literally don't matter about the restaurant. This is an amazing authentic Japanese restaurant that offers lunch and dinner-- the prices they have for lunch are unbeatable. The quality of food is always top-tier. I come here frequently and I never have an issue, if there is an issue and you bring it up they will immediately rectify it. As a matter of fact one time the music was really loud they turned it down and allowed us to switch seats! All you have to do is speak up, we're all human. All of the four star reviews with really no complaints are extremely annoying. This place is definitely a 4.5 and above do not let the reviews trick you because of unrealistic expectations. They have outside and inside seating and are family friendly. what more can you literally ask for? Keep it up I love this place so much! read more

One of our favorite and go-to spots for Sushi. We love Sushi Avenue and all of the food always tastes incredible! I'd highly recommend this spot for anyone in or near Decatur. read more

Sushi Avenue on Ponce - Japanese Near Me - Decatur, Georgia

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First things first-- food was great. Delicious, even. The timing (and ambiance) not so much. My family attends Sushi Avenue on Ponce fairly regularly, and have consistently been hit by long waits and awkward seating situations. This time was no different. While there wasn't a wait this time, they gave us the option between sitting in a 1) extremely cramped three table section in which your elbows are quite literally touching the other table or 2) outside. We chose the latter. I don't have an inherent issue with outside, but Sushi Avenue's outside area almost seems like an afterthought. A few haphazardly placed metal chairs and tables make up their outside dining with a dash of greenery put in to simulate coziness. Perhaps the biggest grievance was the speed that the food came out. Our appetizer of Gyoza took nearly 15 minutes to come up, while our entrée (four sushi rolls) took 40. Our server was extremely kind and attentive during the process and apologized profusely for the slowdown ("we have one fast sushi chef and one slow sushi chef-- you guys got the slow one"), but it did slow down our night a good bit. Overall the food and service was great, hence the 3 stars, but the rest was a bit lacking. I'd be happy to go back if the seating situation was better and the food came out at a reasonable time. read more

Sushi Avenue on Ponce - Presentation of the rolls (featuring the Claremont roll at the forefront) - Japanese Near Me - Decatur, Georgia

Amazing. Got a sashimi box and sashimi salad and they were both great. The staff we really nice too. read more

Sushi Avenue on Ponce - Japanese Near Me - Decatur, Georgia

The sushi is incredible! The service is really kind and nice at the bar and also at a table. The ambience is cute and quaint. They need to work a little bit on their seating customers. I have been broken in front of by other customers, several times and they don't really follow the list because they don't make everyone sign up on the list. They just expect the customers to do it. But I love it here ! read more

Great run of the mill sushi spot. Nothing too fancy but def a step above say a "Rusans". Great for dinner with friends or a casual date night. Their menu is massive and has a big selection of both cooked and raw rolls and sashimi. I was pregnant so got cooked rolls but our friends got a whole sashimi plate which they had nothing but good things to say about. During COVID seating is sparse and only a few indoor and sushi bar seats with some outdoor seats too. Would def come back here. read more

Sushi Avenue on Ponce - Volcano Roll** --- California Roll topped with lots of goodness. A great cooked option - Japanese Near Me - Decatur, Georgia

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Sushi Avenue was really great! Arrived at 1 pm & we waited about 5 minutes before being seated. Lobby is clean, staff super friendly & sushi was really fresh & tasty!! But... service was very slow & not many tables were full. Took a while to get initial water, then menus we had to ask for & finally drinks came..z then orders taken & food came. Seemed very slow, even for a normal sushi restaurant that takes time to make great sushi. Will be back, absolutely!! Just won't be in a hurry. We recommend!!!!! A little sloppily made, but tasty tasty... don't care about what it looks like. read more

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Sushi Avenue on Ponce never fails! I've been coming here for years and the service and ambiance is welcomed. I love sitting at the chefs table when I visit just to have amazing conversation as they prepare different rolls. If you're going to take the time to visit, make sure you check the hours because they do close and open back up for dinner. read more

Sushi ave is definitely a hidden gem, you see it and go inside and everyone welcomes you with a smile and it's a great experience and the food is equally as amazing. the staff was so nice and the atmosphere is really a vibe read more

Sushi Avenue on Ponce - the pictures don't do the place justice, it has a very cozy atmosphere that is welcoming and warm - Japanese Near Me - Decatur, Georgia

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Awesome sushi/bento box lunch specials. Nice staff. There is a sushi bar. Restaurant is bigger inside that it appears.

This your girl Kai Daniell coming back w. Another review. So if you have been following my reviews, I have been in the gym all Spring putting in work! After I burned 1700 calories on the elliptical machine, I was looking forward to a good filling meal. Since I was craving oriental food (my favorite) and have not been to this spot. I decided to try it out. I decided to sit outside on the patio since it was the perfect time of day (5p) and it was so nice out. There was enough chairs and tables outside to sit. I had to go inside to let the host/waitress know I was sitting outside. The waitress was nice and she went over the menu w. Me since it was my first time. Everything on the menu just about had a picture w. A description. All the food looked so yummy. After playing any, many mighty, mo, I finally decided and ordered the Fried Oyster with Rice and Curry. It came with Miso. Soup and Ginger Salad. The wait time was under 15mins. Everything was delicious! 4 out of 5 rating because it took them a lil while to get back to me. People started coming in and I felt like I was forgot about for a minute. She did not come back to fill my glass up w. More water. Not even once. Overall, my first experience wasn't too bad here. At the end, she did ask me how was everything. And we shared small talk before she hurried away to the next table. I will definitely come back to try out other items on the menu and possibly bring a group of friends or a date! read more

Love this place! Their food is always delicious and fresh. I love getting rolls and nigiri!

One of my top spots for sushi because of their very reasonably priced rolls, great service, and cozy interior seating. The couple times I've eaten here there's been a short wait to be seated but totally worth it. The Alaskan roll is my go-to and it always hits the spot. I'll definitely be back soon!! read more

Sushi Avenue on Ponce - Alaskan Salmon Roll* - Japanese Near Me - Decatur, Georgia

Ordered the shrimp tempura and the egg rolls. The egg rolls tasted and look like they were something from the freezer in a grocery store and were extremely disappointing for $5.50. After 2 bites and seeing and tasting them, it was clear that I could not eat them. Management was unresponsive to my request to send them back and to order a sushi roll as a replacement (of course I would pay the difference in price). The shrimp tempura was a huge disappointment. Though the shrimp part of the tempura was nicely cooked, it appeared that they took a long shrimp and cut long pieces off of it to save money and put tons of breading on not only on the sides, but also an extra inch of breading top and of the tempura. It was so much breading that I had to pull a lot of it off just to be able to eat the shrimp. They used to have really good shrimp tempura a number of years ago, I don't know what happened but clearly corners are being cut with cost. And shrimp tempura was $20 so when would hope to get a decent portion of shrimp on each tempura. I'm hoping there will be a way that I can post the photos somewhere here so you can see what I'm referring to. The actual shrimp itself was about the width of the chopstick or in my case just a little more narrow than my baby finger and I'm under 5 feet tall and have very small fingers... Anyway clearly I was very disappointed in my entire meal though the ginger dressing was good but also watered down. The soup that came with my meal wasn't terrible but it had barely had a couple of little scraps of tofu in it and the Miso was also watered down. As far as the ambience goes, that was not bad it's a nice little restaurant physically, and was very busy though Im still trying to figure out why? read more

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A very eh spot for sushi, should have figure with the name. We wanted to go to this French restaurant nearby but it was closed, so we figured we'd get some sushi. We ordered the seaweed salad, the miso soup, the agadashi tofu, the yellowtail poke bowl with rice and two rolls - the crispy salmon roll and an albacore roll. The seaweed salad was ok - didn't taste super fresh but was decent. Miso soup was good, and the agadashi tofu was probably the best thing we ate. The rolls and yellowtail bowl were okay but the fish was not fresh. The yellowtail especially, was actually pretty fishy, we didn't even finish it. Staff was nice but this felt very touristy. Not a fan, will not be back on the avenue... read more

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This place has consistently good sushi. Favorite rolls (all gluten free): Bagel Roll, Clairmont Roll, White Roll. If they run out of parking in the small lot just outside the restaurant, there is metered parking across the street, on the other side of Ponce by the AT&T store. read more

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We have been visiting Sushi Avenue for decades. It had been a few years since we visited here and it did not disappoint! This place is soooo great! They have seating outside, a dining room and a sushi bar. We opted for an inside table. The staff is very attentive and tag team so you receive everything promptly. They have a good Japanese beer selection. I ordered an Asahi Light and my daughter ordered a bottled Sapporo. The ginger dressing on the house salad is amazing. They actually sell it by the bottle. How nice! They have a great selection of vegetarian sushi. We ordered an avocado & cucumber roll and a pumpkin & sweet potato tempura roll. They were both so amazing. The tempura roll was served warm, absolutely yummy. If you love sushi you have to try this place. It's so fabulous! Side note... the bathroom was very clean and they have toilet seat covers. read more

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Very delicious sushi. A ton of options and very flavorful. A little bit on the pricer side but worth it in my opinion.

Hidden sushi gem. Menu options are great, including bento boxes. Sushi is fresh, service is great, perfect place for lunch in a nice neighborhood. No complaints. read more

It's a decent spot if you're craving Japanese food. The tonkatsu and udon were okay, pretty good portion sizes on the noodles for the prices but the flavor overall was just alright. The sashimi was pretty fresh and there was great service. read more

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Would of given it a 4. But I ordered off the order sheet the spicy California which said it was cooked but it wasn't. Pregnant can't eat raw fish currently. So everything I ordered had to be cooked. Sushi were bland had to ask for eel sauce and drizzle it over the sushi ourselves. Service was cool very nice servers space is very small and intimate no loud conversations or talks. read more

As a vegetarian, finding well done vegetarian sushi can sometimes be a challenge. Sushi Avenue really delivered and I enjoyed sampling their many vegetarian spins on sushi bar classics on my recent takeout order there. I ordered by phone and picked up in person, which was a breeze, and gave me the opportunity to see their cute interior and exterior fine-in seating, located in a quiet shopping center just off Ponce. My order consisted of an unusual but delicious avocado tofu salad, crispy agedashi tofu, and a couple of great vegetarian rolls. I look forward to coming back when the mood strikes again. read more

As the first sushi offering in Decatur that has now spread to two locations in less than a mile radius, Sushi Avenue is a consistent local favorite. My favorite rolls that are typically fresh are the rainbow and clairmont rolls. The beef udon is simple and delicious, I've never been disappointed by it. This location has a small area for eating outside, though I'd recommend takeout before that as the seating is backed right up to the car street parking and doesn't offer much room for the sidewalk traffic. The inside is quaint and offers a couple varieties of seating at tables, booths and the sushi bar. The phone service is spotty-- as in they sometimes often won't pick up, though I always just assume they are too busy to accommodate additional orders. Online orders aren't an option, but I like this old school touch as IMO it leaves fewer opportunities for mistakes. **I always rate sushi restaurants keeping in mind their distance to the ocean, so while I've given Sushi Avenue 4 stars for an Atlanta sushi spot, if it had the same quality but was in my coastal hometown I'd give it 3 stars.** read more

The Sushi Avenue group of restaurants are always fantastic. Their fish for sushi are fresh and prepared properly always. The hot green tea is always topped up. The bento boxes and gyoza are good too. Service at this location is fast and efficient. Note: some other locations have slow service issues. read more

The crunchy salmon roll and veggie gyozas were pretty good. Sat at the bar, nice ambiance.

This is our go-to neighborhood sushi spot. Good food, family friendly and reasonable prices. Just know that the wait times can be long at peak hours! read more

It's a pretty summer Wednesday. The restaurant opened at 5, we sat down shortly after 6, and after ordering we were told our food would be up "quickly." After an hour we flagged down our "server" (who hadn't been back to our table at all after dropping off drinks 50 minutes prior) to ask if we might see food soon. She came back and started explaining that the chefs were short staffed and expected backup hadn't arrived but that our food was going to be next up. We almost took that as an answer, but asked her to give us a time estimate. She then came back and said the chef would be STARTING our order in 10 minutes. (Remember, SHE said initially it would be up quickly.) [While we had been waiting, the restaurant filled numerous to-go orders. They have built that into their service model, so sitting customers don't get served.] Then things got really fun. We were starving, so chose to leave and just pay for the alcohol one of us had. Our "server" said we were expressing a "sense of entitlement" with the way we were acting. I told her she was misusing that word, since she is the person who set the expectation of quick service. She then told me I was obviously having a bad day, and that's why I was behaving so poorly. I was having a GREAT day before this. I was out for a family dinner with three generations to celebrate our youngest going off to college. (She wanted sushi, and we made the mistake of trying someplace we hadn't been before.) Finally, the world's worst server told me I had obviously never been to a restaurant before. She really said that. Who says that to someone IN their restaurant? I told her that I've never been in restaurant where the server told me quick service then after 70 minutes told me I was "entitled" for wanting quick service. She said I was "allowed" to leave, but that I wouldn't be welcomed back. I told her I didn't need her permission to leave, and that there was no risk of me ever coming back. As long as this young woman is employed, this restaurant is worth avoiding. She feels she is doing you a big favor letting you waste your evening with no service. One day maybe she'll grow up. read more

This review is for Sushi Avenue's unwelcoming reception since we were so discouraged by the hostess and waitress that we left before sitting down to eat. Eight of us (4 adults and 4 kids) came in at lunchtime on a Saturday. That's a lot of people - I get it. But we were made to feel that we should have known better than to come in without a reservation. The waitress told us, scoldingly, that "this time" she would figure out a table for us, but next time, we would need a reservation. This review could have gone so differently if the same lady had just said, "I'm so sorry but unfortunately we don't have the capacity for a large group right now. But here's some options so we can accommodate you." A little hospitality could have made all the difference. read more

Got rolls for take out and was pretty happy with the food. We got the shrimp tempura roll, crunch eel roll, Decatur roll, Ponce de Leon roll, and Emory roll. We liked the shrimp tempura, crunchy eel and Ponce de Leon rolls mainly because we like crunch rolls. The Decatur roll has a variety of sushi in there and I thought the fish was pretty fresh. It is also one of the few rolls that come with masago on it. The Emory roll is not bad but not as good as the Ponce roll. Would recommend this place for its rolls! read more

Our go-to bento lunch restaurant ! Very consistent food quality and service . Nothing fancy but definitely good value for money Japanese meals. Japanese owners here serve customers when staff are busy so that explains my star rating! It's small local business like this I would continue to support ! Thank you Sushi Avenue on Ponce ! read more

This was our first visit to Sushi Avenue. We were impressed. One tip: the Ponce location doesn't open until 5:00 even though it's listed as noon in here. We went at 5:00 and sat at the bar to watch all the action. It's not a high bar mind you, just regular table & chair height. Feel free to talk to the preparers. The gentleman working in front of us said he has been preparing sushi for almost 20 years. We started with pork Gyoza (potstickers) and the were great! Perfect consistently, hot and tasty. We got a Nigiri combo platter so we could try several things. (Photo taken) It had 10 pieces plus 8 California Rolls and included the standard ginger pieces & wasabi. It also included one salad & one Miso soup. Everything was super fresh. My wife said it was the best tuna she has had. She actually got 2 more of them before we left! The eel was actually cooked and done in teriyaki glaze. It was delicious. The meal: The Gyoza appetizer, the Nigiri combo platter, two additional tuna nigiri & 2 sodas. Total time: 1 hour (we ate slow), appetizer arrived within 10 minutes, combo plate 5 minutes later) Cost: $34 + Tip We will definitely go back! read more

Sushi Avenue on Ponce - Our 10 piece Nigiri Combo Platter with California Rolls. - Japanese Near Me - Decatur, Georgia

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Has always been a favorite for our family! Super fresh, generous pieces of fish and a great selection of rolls. See you there.