I completely forgot about this place for the longest time. I've since been back a couple times recently and it is so damn good. I'm definitely keeping Sushi Taro on my radar from now on. Yes, there's plenty of hibachi/sushi restaurants around the area in Mt P, but something about the hibachi here was particularly good... get the shrimp with garlic and soy mixed sauce! Honestly, everything from the rice, to the veggies, was all just a notch above the norm. They have great specials for lunch and I can't wait to come back for a bento box! The dinner prices aren't bad either and they always seem to hook you up with a little treat at the end. On my last two trips, one time we got free dessert and the next we got a roll up calendar! read more

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Continuing to serve a variety of delicious food, and fast take out! Also, dine-in service is exellent. Our water glasses were never empty, and it was no bother for a little extra wasabi and ginger for our fresh sushi. You just can't beat my staple tuna avacado maki roll, but I love to try different chef special rolls each time. So far I've loved the Taro, scam, SC crunch, rockey shrimp. The Philadelphia roll was a little overwhelmed by cream cheese so I recommend the salmon with Asian pear...the name is escaping me. And my friend who doesn't love sushi has plenty to choose from, from General Tso's to pad thai to hibachi. We were even served a delicious warm brownie and neopolitan ice cream scoop as a complimentary dessert. Love this place! read more

Sushi Taro - Japanese Near Me - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Excellent customer service. Sushi rolls were great...very fairly priced. Only disappointment was the Pad Thai. It was okay but not their best menu item. I wouldn't order it again. Will definitely come back but mainly for the sushi. read more

The food was absolutely delicious. The sashimi was fresh and eel was yum! Teriyaki filet and chicken was the best ever had. The filet was medium rare just like we asked for and so tender. Melt in your mouth steak and chicken. Now the Lychee Martinis were out of this world. I always drink dirty martinis and was very skeptical and ordered one to test drive. OMG so glad I did, sweeter, different than a dirty martini but oh so good. The service was even better, the entire staff was right on top of everything. No wait on anything. A total team working together to make everyone happy. I am so extremely giddy I went there. My new go to sushi palace. I am a sushi connoisseur and this place I recommend highly. The above was from my previous visit and still stand behind every word. It did not post. Just wanted to add the Angry Dragon is the ultimate best roll I ever had!!!!!! read more

Sushi Taro - Best sushi roll ever " Angry Dragon " Highly Recommend - Japanese Near Me - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

We moved from DC and had no luck finding a good sushi place in the Mt. Pleasant area until we found Sushi Taro. The food was incredible and the service outstanding. I will come back very soon. read more

We got take out from here last Saturday. They have an online ordering service, but it won't tell you when your food will be ready so you kin of just have to guess. Our took about 35 minutes, but they were clearly very busy. Sushi was good. Nothing amazing, but still decent, especially for being relatively cheap. My husband also got a huge portion of fried rice that was surprisingly good. Would definitely go back! read more

Simply amazing sushi. Best Chirashi I ever had. The rice was seasoned perfectly, the fish was fresh and amazing. Found myself a new go-to joint (By FAR the best sushi I've had in the Charleston area). The prices are very reasonable, and you won't leave hungry. Can't say enough good things about my experience here. Can't wait to go back. read more

Sushi Taro - Chirashi. Perfection on a plate. - Japanese Near Me - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

So, Sushi Taro...nice to meet you. Prompt service, 1/2 price bottles of wine M-W, and uhhhh freaking awesome sushi! Insanely tasty, large portions of fish and the prices are not too bad, at all! This is sushi, though, folks, so don't expect a $20 meal. JR C. is home for Veteran's Day and we couldn't have found a better way to celebrate our 15 year anniversary while the baby was at school! ALSO, the tunes are from my Pandora station...Massive Attack, Fc Kahuna (this was weird because JR C. goes..."if FC Kahuna comes on next, we need to see if your Pandora is somehow streaming at this restaurant"). Very chill/mellow atmosphere, small and well decorated. Definitely the best sushi I have had in the Charleston area, and for most of the other places I have lived, for that matter. read more

Sushi Taro - Lunch. - Japanese Near Me - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Food was very good. Service was excellent. Kids meals are very generous and well priced. The sushi was fresh. Looking forward to coming back. read more

Awesome service and amazing food! My wife and I have been going here for the past 4 years and have never had a bad experience yet. The food is always on point and we are always greeted with a smile! Pictured below is the Tako Su appetizer (refreshing on a summer day), yummy yummy roll and spicy tuna roll. read more

Sushi Taro - Tako Su Appetizer - Japanese Near Me - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

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I had the yummy yummy roll and dumplings. A few hours later I was SICK (THROWING UP). Either the food was BAD or they have UNCLEAN cooking habits. We not return bad experience read more

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Best Sushi in Mount Pleasant!!! It is our go to spot for family and friends. The sushi is so fresh and they have such an amazing selection of rolls that are a party in your mouth. If you are not a sushi lover the regular menu items are also very good and portions are amazing. We are treated as family each and every time...Thank you for such amazing service and even better food....Cindy and family!! read more

Meh. Came in for date night and was initially impressed with the decor and ambiance of the restaurant. I was not greeted when I walked in, so I made myself known and advised the young man behind the counter that I needed a table for two. I then waited another 5 minutes to be seated. Once seated I waited another 10 minutes to be greeted. I had about 3 different people touch the table, refill drinks, and take my food order but they were all nice, just very very slow. Opted for the Tom Yum soup which was mediocre at best. Tried Rainbow Roll and Buddah's Belly Roll and they were both tasty, fresh and delicious. I will give this place another go. read more

Great service and the food is always fresh and delicious. They also have gluten free soy sauce so although I don't utilize it, my mom and sister who need GF can eat here too! Always see people coming in for take out while I am sitting down. Change up my order each time and I'm never disappointed! read more

Sushi Taro - Japanese Near Me - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Ordered the general tsos extra spicy, and was definitely not spicy at all. The chicken tasted like it was old because it was very tough and "gristley". Girlfriend only had the onion soup which was good but I've had better general tsos at almost every "cheaper" place than this read more

I am sorry to say our meals were horrible. I picked up two meals, not sushi, brought it home. One bite and my husband and I looked at each other and said this is horrible. We basically tossed $40 worth of food in the trash. I am not a particularly picky eater so this is saying something. The meat was over cooked and tough. There was an odd smell that I think was the oil used in cooking. Definitely not good. read more

Love this place. The sushi is fresh and tasty. My favorite is the Yama hand roll with spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, cucumber and asparagus slices wrapped in soy paper. It is so yummy! The tuna amazing is also AMAZING! It's special sauce ties everything together and gives it a wonderful flavor! The owner is the sushi chef so everything is handled with such care and love. His wife is often there to help with the service. The atmosphere of the restaurant is very comfortable because they make you feel like family. If you are looking for a great sushi place, come on to Sushi Taro!! It's the place to be. read more

Sushi Taro - Sushi lunch special - Japanese Near Me - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Now open for inside dining! Sushi and shashimi lunch was great. Sushi is so much more enjoyable when properly prepared and presented. So much better than take out! Simply the best, go you won't be disappointed! read more

Sushi Taro - Sushi and shashmi lunch - Japanese Near Me - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

We recently moved and have been searching for a new sushi spot. The food was delicious and the presentation was beautiful. The service was top notch! I think we have found our new sushi spot! We will definitely be back. read more

Sushi Taro was very good. The fish was fresh. When we come back in town we will be back.

I ordered a take-out/to-go/pickup order from Sushi Taro. When speaking to the employee who answered the phone, I had to shout into the phone and repeat both my phone number and my order multiple times so that she could understand me. After completing my order, she told me that my order would be ready for pickup in 20 to 25 minutes. I arrived at Sushi Taro 35 minutes later and told them my phone number and order. I was told that the food would be right out. I politely and patiently stood by at the front hostess stand/counter for 15 minutes. During this time, the restaurant staff said nothing to be about my order being delayed or any other updates. Finally, after 15 minutes of standing there while the staff walked past me multiple times and ignored me, I asked for an update on my order and if it would be ready soon. The staff maintained their approach of the puzzled look and remained steadfast in their slow demeanor, and turned around and walked away to the kitchen. 5 minutes later, the staff came back from the kitchen with my brown bagged order and handed it to me. I was not offered any compensation or even an apology for my terrible to-go dining experience with Sushi Taro. Little did I know that my experience was about to get much, much worse. When I returned home from finally getting my order, I opened the bag and all over the outside of the containers and the inside of the bag was sauce - everything was drenched. Then, I tasted the food... (1) Shrimp Shu Mai Dumplings - The dumplings were doughy, raw, and undercooked and the "shrimp" filling tasted salty like it was made up of only pure fish paste. Worse than this, though, was the fact that every shu mai dumpling was soaked and covered in the dipping sauce. The sauce was in a dipping sauce to go cup with lid, but the lid was not fastened on the cup at all and merely draped over. This also caused the sauce to leak out of the container holding the shu mai and into the bottom of the bag that the rest of the items came in. (2) Chicken Lettuce Wraps- These wraps were also drenched in sauce, causing the lettuce wraps to be soggy and tasted like i was chewing on a wet paper towel. Although the chicken was swimming in sauce and soggy lettuce leafs, it was very dry and salty. It was so dry and chewy that it tasted like minced up rubbery pieces of microwaved mystery meat. So the soup of sauce, the sogginess of the lettuce, and the dryness of the chicken unfortunately made this dish completely inedible. This sauce also leaked all over the bottom of the bag like the shu mai did. (3) "Yummy Yummy" Sushi Roll: The undelectable tastes of this dish was the third strike out for the kitchen staff at this restaurant. It was deep fried and covered in a very thick batter (not light tempura style) which prevented the seaweed wrapper from being tasted. The middle of the roll had so much sauce and spices that the various fish as described on the menu were undetectable and just tasted like a spicy, mushy ball of a concoction of spices and sauce mashed up with some rice and covered in a thick batter. If the middle sauce wasn't enough, the outside of this roll was also covered in mayonnaise. This caused the batter to soak up the mayonnaise and made it taste even soggier than it was to begin with. This roll should be renamed the "Yucky Yucky" Sushi Roll. Overall, this place is not a good restaurant and not one I would recommend to anyone. Between the slow, nonchalant, and lackadaisical service in the front, to the terrible tastes of what is sold as "food" from the back kitchen, this place is severely lacking to say the least. The price of the food is also a concern, since Sushi Taro is in the same price range (or, in skme instances, more expensive even) than other competitive places also selling sushi, Japanese food, and other similar dishes to the ones here. The name of this "restaurant" should have been the first flag, since taro is nowhere on their menu and not served here. I won't be returning and I will make sure to recommend far superior sushi and Japanese restaurants in town to any and all who ask. Also, as of writing this review (12/12/19), this Yelp Page for Sushi Taro is listed by Yelp as unclaimed, which only furthers my point about the carelessness of this entire business. read more

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Not great. Paid 14 dollars for a greasy roll, fried rice had tons of pepper and chicken was over cooked.

Went here for lunch. Not that many people on a Sunday noon. I ordered the Salmon nigiri, steak lunch bento, and for dessert the ice cream tempura. All were delicious. I will definitely be back. read more

We've had consistently great dishes at lunchtime. Service was good. Outdoor seating was enjoyable. Try eating the avocado salad (very good!!) with chopsticks. Can't agree on what to get? Get a chef's choice sushi boat! Small salads, miso, big boat, complimentary dessert. ST aims to please. Patio is dog friendly. (Still can't pick up avocado slices with chopsticks) read more

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Very nice and popular dining option. Seems to be mostly takeout orders during the daytime.note: tips are included in price.

This place is amazing. I love the food and the atmosphere. The parking is the worst part of it also it is a small restaurant so ensure you are ready for the wait but it is worth it. read more

A spot my husband and I loved in the past recently gone downhill. With no inside seating we ordered through the window and waited an hour for our food (no other customers there, just one pickup order.) Our disposable drink cups with dirty with dead bugs on them and de brew floating in our water. After finally receiving our $50 meal in a brown sack we unloaded it all to find it cold, unappetizing, and with dead fruit flies on the to-go boxes. I was honestly appalled that such a pricey meal required you to buss your own table & eat cold food out of dirty containers. This should have been a $20 meal for some sushi and fried rice. Unfortunately will not be returning. read more

We eat sushi a lot and I hate to leave bad reviews but, this place was awful. Nice sushi chef and staff but, the food was below par. The sushi chef pounded the toro? Why?? It was a so-so place and we wish that other people would give honest reviews because we would never have tried this place. read more

really calm atmosphere & super fresh sushi. my boyfriend & i came here for date night and it felt like it was just us in the restaurant. prompt service & super clean. high key recommend the lotus roll read more

Just love this restraunt, very fresh sashimies, great dish portion, a quiet eating environment.

Currently my favorite sushi place in town! I live on James Island but it's totally worth the drive. The Crab Rangoons and Brian's Roll are both must haves. Yummy yum yum!!! read more

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I don't know how this place has 4.5 stars. We walked in and all the staff is clearly very stressed out. Very uncomfortable to feel like an inconvenience but the important part is the sushi. The sushi was absolutely frozen. The piece were so big it was ridiculous and not fun to eat at all. Not sure if they just put the fish on ice or if it was frozen previously. Aka I don't think the food is fresh here. The gyoza tasted like they bought it in the store and heated it up... very worried about this place. Everything is clearly store bought and frozen. Yikes. DONT GO HERE!! read more

Has a nice ambience inside. Looks like a fine dining restaurant. Affordable pricing and the food is good! Highly recommend.

The low rating given to this visit is based entirely on the poor / unacceptable customer service received on 5/6. Before I go into details, I'd like to say that I've experienced lower than acceptable service on more than one occasion prior to my latest visit but it's not always bad. On the flip side, the food has always been fantastic, typically 3-4 stars. Having said that, the latest visit makes me question whether I'll ever go back. I guess that will depend on whether or not the management wants to acknowledge they have an issue. As I've stated previously, I'm usually not a real big fan of take out sushi. However, we've had some good results with other similar restaurants so decided to give it another try at Sushi Taro. I called in an order on Sat night, nothing elaborate... a few sushi rolls and some sashimi. I was told it would be ready in 20 minutes so that's when I showed up. There were 3 people working not counting the kitchen staff; the three were clearly overwhelmed.... 1 of the 3 was at the register but wasn't speaking to patrons or answering the phone (which was ringing off the hook). Another seemed to be doing nothing but running food to tables, and the 3rd appeared to be trying to do everything,and failing. After a few minutes he acknowledged me and asked for my phone #. He couldn't find it in the system so he asked what I ordered... he seemed to have difficulty finding my order and got a little flustered and went off to help someone else. He came back several minutes later and asked again what I ordered. This time he found it in his system, told me the cost, took my credit card and gave me a slip to sign. This seemed like progress.... Not! Once I paid, he went on to serve other tables, take orders, and bring checks to tables. I don't think he even checked if my order was ready. 20 minutes of standing there goes by and it still doesn't appear he's checked on my order so I ask if he can check on it, only to be given a very abrupt "Not Yet!". Ok, you might be a little stressed but an attitude is unnecessary. However, I overlooked it and decided to be patient and wait a little longer. At least 3 other patrons came in to pickup to-go orders... one experienced the same issue I had (they couldn't find the phone number or the actual order). Another person actually had to re-order because his order simply was not in the system. 2 of the patrons were clearly becoming very frustrated. All throughout this time, the male seemed to be yelling (in his assumed Asian tongue) at the younger of the 2 women working there. Another 10 minutes goes by... now the lady that I thought was only running food asked for my phone number as if I just walked in. Once again, they couldn't find the number so she asked what I ordered. I told her, and off she went to check... she came back with a bag so I thought I was all set finally. She hands me the bag only to find out that it's clearly not mine. At this point, 1 of the other patrons waiting is getting really anxious so she asks if they could check on OUR orders. I didn't ask her to include me but ok, if she can get results, why not... She got the same rude response as I did previously... "Not Yet!". If I hadn't paid already I probably would have walked out. As we're waiting, it's clear they have completely lost all sense of organization as they were yelling at each other, shuffling receipts, and had to apologize to more than one table for either having the wrong receipt or for the delay. Still just standing there waiting, and even though they already acknowledged having my order and settled my bill, they again asked what I ordered. This time, they asked if they could see my receipt... Really? Do you need proof that I paid or are you that confused? I gave them my receipt, they appeared to shuffle through their online system, and finally it looked like someone was going to the kitchen to check on my order. They came back with it... As I accepted the bag, I kindly mentioned that maybe they need additional help to which I received a very rude "Sometimes Nobody.... Last night nobody, tonight different". All in all it was well over an hour to get some basic sushi take-out. It might have been okay had I received a simple apology for it taking so long or better yet a refund of some of the cost or coupon for future use, or even asked if I wanted a beer or something while a waited; I probably would have declined but it would have shown they cared. Instead, a long wait, a lot of aggravation, and very bad attitudes. Certainly not a customer service oriented experience! As I said previously, food is typically 3-4 stars, service is inconsistent but I'd say typically between 2-3 stars. This visit, the food was still in the 3-4 star range but the service is a big fat 0 star. I hope they take actions to improve on this, and welcome a response. read more

Food was great, service was amazing. We got sat as soon as we walked in. We enjoyed our entrees and appetizers. Best part was they were handing out complimentary deserts and calendars! Will be back. read more

Fine dining and Sushi all in one. We had beautiful presentations of food served to us. The rolls were delicious and served in such a beautiful way. The Uman noodles with shrimp was amazing! We had lovely quiet music in the background that set such a relaxing mood. We were very happy with the wine choices and will make sure to come at Happy Hour next time! read more

The restaurant has nice embiance with large windows. Lots of light is a very small venue. The sushi was fresh and average. The rice lump inside the sushi was too large and loose, such that the pieces of sushi would fall apart before you can get them to your mouth. The service was prompt and curteous. 3.5 stars read more

Sushi Taro - Sushi and sashimi for 2. Looks wonderful! - Japanese Near Me - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Everything roll just had so much sauce. Staff was great. Sashimi cuts were all over the place some huge some normal size. I just can't give this spot too many stars. Visiting from CA. read more

Disappointed. I ordered sushi for my birthday and was disappointed that the rice was significantly under done to the point it crunched when chewed. Sushi rice is a basic thing that even a bad sushi place should not get wrong. I was hopeful given the good reviews. Overall the taste was good, but the experience left my stomach hurting and my heart disappointed. read more

My boyfriend and I stopped in for a quick lunch and boy was it good! We each had miso soup and ordered two rolls. The restaurant is charming. Very well decorated and welcoming. We will be going back read more