I really loved the food. The fish was very fresh. Our Waiter Ethan was very helpful with his recommendations. The place was very busy, but they were pretty on top of getting everything out. When the water ran out the girl (Samantha) who was trying to cover everyone made sure our glasses were full. They do need a little better decor, but the food and service was very good. Oh almost forgot, they do have low sodium soy sauce if you ask. read more

All you can eat sushi in the south suburbs. The sushi is consistent and always fresh. The wait staff attentive and on top of things. We've been eating here for about a year now and love it. read more

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Always fresh and delicious food and fast and friendly service. It seems like it gets better every time we go. read more

Sushi Ya - Beautiful! - Japanese Near Me - Joliet, Illinois

Very good and close to my work! I was surprised how fresh the fish was. I got the Spider roll and Volcano roll. I ordered out of the box, as I really like the sashimi, but I'm glad I went with the more filling choices. The Volcano roll was the perfect amount of crunch and spice. The Spider roll was crunchy and delicious! read more

The service was very good. Nice size portions and a fair price. Be sure to go with an appetite since it's all you can eat! read more

This place hits a home run with the AYCE. You can get all of your standard rolls here as well as a great selection of special rolls. I love the Godzilla and Joliet rolls. The chicken tempura is another one of my favorites. The appetizers are a nice addition although I've never tried them. There are always a good amount of sushi chefs working so there is never really a horrible wait. They recently remodeled and it has a nice ambience now. Where this place loses a star is between the owner and the wait staff. The owner is never friendly. She just has a look of perpetual disgust on her face. When you ask her a question it is like you are burdening her. The wait staff is hit or miss. Some are really good while others will forget everything you ask for. If you are looking for quality sushi that won't break the bank this is a great spot. read more

It was ok I paid the all you can eat price they are kind of ridiculous they write if you don't finish the sushi you order you have to pay for it. Good service but the sushi is bland. It all tasted he same to me so I didn't really like it all that much. read more

Very impressed with this little spot a friend turned me onto. Love the all you can eat deals. Very sizable selection and quality of sushi is amazing. I've eaten at all you can eat in Chicago before and the roll size/quality doesn't compare. I've had great service the many times I have been to this location. Clean establishment. If you like wasabi and ginger.. they will definitely give you more than enough for your whole table. For the couple extra bucks between dinner and lunch, if you can wait, I'd def recommend the dinner menu, so many more rolls. Large selection of appetizers, overall quite impressed with what I've had. read more

Everything is great here. The sushi, the atmosphere, the staff. Couldn't have been better. Well worth the all you can eat lunch. Will definitely one again. read more

Have you ever had a restaurant try to kill you? Tonight my coworker and I went to sushi ya. I am an unfortunate man who has a shellfish allergy a rather extreme shellfish allergy. Which I made very clear to my server that any of my food needed to be segregated from any shellfish. I love my sushi but really don't want to die as a result of eating it. When my plate arrived it contained two portions of surf clam that I definitely did not order. I contacted my server and had her remove the plate as the order needed to be remade if I was to enjoy sushi that night. She apologized and went to speak to the sushi chefs. While she was gone I marked each individual piece of sushi on the current plate with a drop of soy sauce or a poke through the individual nigiri pieces of sushi. The plate was removed from the table and I was told that the order would be remade. The owner / Hostess / manager, not quite sure who she was, came by to apologize half-heartedly and informed me that it may take a few minutes to remake my order. After waiting almost 20 minutes my new plate arrived. And lo and behold the same pieces that I marked on the plate were still present. All they did was rearrange the plate, wait a suitable amount of time and served me the same contaminated food. I have to ask the owners of sushi ya what in the world is wrong with you?!? You literally could have killed me. It's fortunate that I can readily identify most sushi on sight. Or I may have eaten the clam which would have been a trip to the hospital with or without my EpiPen. Needless to say I didn't pay for anything on my tab on my side of the table. I did still tip Gwen, our server, because I knew it was not her fault and she was very attentive. Folks can say that maybe I shouldn't be in a sushi bar with a shellfish allergy but I am in a different city every week dining invarious sushi restaurants and when I tell them of my extreme possibly fatal allergy they bend over backwards to accommodate. Sushi ya is fortunate they're not looking down the long barrel of a short lawsuit. read more

This place is so good. The all you can eat special is great. It usually has a long wait because the food is so good! My fiancé likes it there as well because he can get the hibachi and I can eat all the sushi I want. Definitely recommend for a date night! read more

The service definitely needs work. They don't greet you when you enter the establishment. You have to continue to remind the wait staff what you ordered. They have tunnel vision when it comes to their service. More worried about cleaning up a table than servicing the customers already seated. read more

I live for Sushi Ya-I'm addicted. I admit I don't have the funds to go to very upscale sushi places, and I'm sure one might find higher quality sushi at other places, but one would also spend 10 times what they would spend for very, very good sushi and appetizers at Sushi Ya. I love their Rainbow, Volcano and Las Vegas rolls in particular. And their nigiri sushi is fantastic as well. The all you can eat menu is abundant, and the overall quality is excellent. How could you possibly beat this for $19.95 at dinner and $14.95 at lunch? An average quality and very overpriced Sushi place just opened closer to me, and I can eat what would cost me $75 there for $20 at Sushi Ya. My only concern about raving about Sushi Ya is I don't want it to get too crowded! Weeknights are very calm there, as of now. But please go to keep my favorite place in business! read more

I wish Sushiya would make their place bigger because they are great. Their sushi is out of this world delicious! The only downside is that they really are small, so make sure you call beforehand. I think my friends and I look insane when we go here because we order so much food. Haha! Great restaurant to order several rolls for the table and share. The staff is polite and eager to please. read more

Been here a several times and had bad experiences every visit. Service and food was ok, but it all comes down to the rude owner. The way she approaches, body languages and constant nasty stare down. My family and I love dinning out and we are always polite and tip between 18-20% (no matter what services we received), but this really bothered me. However, when we returned again, we were greatly disappointed when we experienced the same thing. Having bad server is one thing, but getting a nasty look from the owner is a big no-no. I can't continue to give her my business. Very disappointing. I recommend Aodake in Romeoville. Been there a few years and servers always friendly, even the management's friendly too. read more

Food is fresh and service was good. But the ladies washroom was unsettling. Stinky and no hand towels. Clean it and put in some auto spray room freshener. read more

Very disappointed. Ordered a sushi roll and started eating a piece when I starting chewing on a huge piece of plastic! When I complained the owner only said "if you saw them make it you would understand where the plastic came from". To be honest i don't care where it came from. My meal should have been comped and remade not me inspecting it the rest of the meal ..will start eating at EDO down the street. read more

I come here pretty regularly with family and friends and I always have a great time. The sushi is so delicious I was really shocked the first time I dined in. I ALWAYS do some sort of all you can eat menu whether it be for lunch or dinner because it is such a great deal. The place is a bit understaffed which is why it got a 4 star instead of 5. But the wait staff is always very friendly and my water is constantly being refilled by someone even if it isn't my original waiter or waitress. Also, this is not some fancy high and mighty sushi place so don't expect the most quality of "decoration" but the food is fresh and it is a wonderful place to hang out and eat sushi with your friends. read more

The sushi here is good and the prices are reasonable for all-you-can-eat non-premade sushi. I was in on a light night both times I went, and service was just off a little bit. I was served by a male (I'm blanking on his name at the moment), who kept reminding me that he was going to charge me for all of my non-eaten pieces of sushi. I knew this before I ordered, but it came off as rude and he made me feel as though I shouldn't be ordering as much as I did, which made the overall experience uncomfortable. Beyond that, I would go back and enjoy the food, just hopefully not get served by the same guy. read more

All you can eat for 20.99. Solid deal and there is some half decent sushi to be had here. They might put a bit too much rice on the rolls though. My favorite is the Las Vegas roll. Don't expect quick service on the weekend. But hey, you don't come here for the service. You come here to stuff yourself silly with sushi and not cry when the check finally comes. Would this be in my top 5 sushi choices? No. But when you got a big appetite this place is a great option in this neck of the woods. read more

Everything on the menu is so much cheaper now. They're SLASHING prices daily. Their food is really good. Just jokin' around about the pricing. read more

Still one of my "Gotta Go" places when I get to Joliet. Great sushi for the price. Recent renovations make it even nicer.

I have mixed feelings on this place. It's the best sushi you'll find in Joliet(although that's not saying much). The service leaves a lot to be desired though. My suggestion is to go if time isn't a concern. The all you can eat is a great deal! Just be aware they put a lot of rice in the maki rolls. Order slowly unless you have a huge appetite! I love the fact that lots of appetizers are included in the AYCE. read more

Just came across this place during lunch. All-You-Can-Eat for the Low-Low Price of Affordable!!! Very nice service and I was in and out quickly. For a decent quality sushi for a nice price, Sushi Ya is a good choice. read more

Great Sushi and can't beat the all you can eat special!

Always great tasting food but poorly understaffed. A full capacity restaurant with only 2 servers.....

I'm sorry but this is one of the worst "Asian" meals I've ever had. It's pretty bad... all you can eat sushi. I mean, I should have known better. Not much love there to be had... To finish the night, one of us was charged a fee for not finishing a bowl of rice... Besides that, not nearly enough servers, and very slow service. read more

Worst service ever! Couldn't substitute anything. Never got refills on the water. Brought my appetizer after my meal. Just a joke

I have been coming here a long time. The rice under the sushi on the all you can eat deal has grown by double or more. I did say something to the server which got my next plate dumped off by the owner with a smug look and not even have her question about the complaint. You can see by the pictures and a few previous reviews this is a trend. Its a shame because up until a few months ago, this was my go to place. Not only the feeling of being ripped off by the owner, after mentioning it getting the smug treatment. My money is better spent elsewhere. read more

Sushi Ya - Double the rice under the sushi on all you can eat. You can see the amount of rice I removed. - Japanese Near Me - Joliet, Illinois

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By far my favorite place for sushi. They have all you can eat for lunch and dinner that is priced very fair. On the menu there are plenty of appetizers like tempura scallops, soup and salad. There are many different types of sushi rolls and speciality rolls that tasty excellent and they taste very fresh. For dinner they have an expanded menu for the all you can eat option that almost seems double the size of the lunch menu. You can get as much deep fried calmari as you can eat, tempura shrimp and vegetables, and the list goes on. There are many more speciality rolls on the menu for dinner with my favorite of all being the Las Vegas. There was another favorite of mine that I forgot the name of that has tempura soft shell crab in it. The wait staff are very friendly and the sushi chefs are very fast. I go here with my family at least twice a month. Dinner during the weekend is very busy. We went friday night and got lucky getting a table right away, but we just missed the rush of people coming in. The restuarant is kept very clean, is decorated nice, and feels very open. They could put in another row of tables in the middle, still have an open feeling, and get in more customers. The only thing I would tell people is dont fill up too much on salad, soup, and appetizers. We barely had room for sushi and sometimes you are charged extra for what you dont eat. read more

Sushi Ya is good for the money. AYCE for $20 is a deal. They also have a non-AYCE lunch special that is 3 rolls and a salad for around $10. I love the crunch shrimp, las Vegas and the Godzilla. The place is pretty simple and could use a little decoration but is clean so for the money how can you expect fancy decor. This was the first place I ever went for sushi and the waiter was very helpful and polite pointing out some specialty items that were tasty. Now I go almost every week, I am addicted. read more

Rude owner! She is very disrespectful and has little-no business ethics ! I don't ask for much but making up prices every time I dine in with my children is unacceptable!! Will not be back! Also had a friend go in yesterday and their service was horrible and they waited three hrs for their food!! Won't be back! Plenty of other great sushi places!!! read more

The Sushi is excellent. I go for the food, and have a great time with a bunch of friends. We all get the "All you can eat", and just go crazy! The only issue I can fault them for, is that when they are really busy --- absolutely full --- the service drags in terms of timeliness. There is a very large choice of rolls, with a great selection of appetizers. My Favorite is the Vegas Roll! read more

I will give it 5, but it wouldn't be fair to the couture places I have been for sushi, however for $20 (diner time) you can eat all the sushi you want and that to me is awesome! I actually didn't expect it to be so good, but it was very good. Loved the dragon roll as the volcano roll, the noodles were very good too. read more

The sushi is fantastic, it is a little pricey though. Definitely worth going to, but it does get really busy which effects the timelines of the food. read more

I'm not a big sushi fan but after eating here once, i came back the next day, and then 2 days later. I ate here 3 times in a 4 day span. I guess its official, im addicted to sushi. My favorite rolls are the Volcano, Godzilla, Spicy Shrimp, and Dragon. I haven't had a roll that was just "OK". Everything is super fresh here. Im amazed its not packed out more. Can't beat all you can eat sushi for lunch 14.99 and dinner 19.99. read more

This place is ridiculous. The place wasn't even full, but I (and two other groups of people) waited for 5 min to get seated. It took another 15 min to get my hot tea. The waitress told me they couldn't give me hot tea because they ran out of cups. The service is just terrible. read more

Horrible, horrible service. The freshness of fish is ok at best, but the amount of rice they put on nigiri is rediculous. You can't even taste the fish if it's texture because there is like a pound of rice underneath. It's like ordering a bowl of rice w/ one piece of fish in it. Manager is an ugly Chinese woman with bad English and non existent knowledge of basic customer service is plainly rude. I suggest avoid this place at any cost, even if they offer free dinner cause there is a big chance you will get food POISONING. STAY AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Sushi Ya is an amazing place. My friends and I go there at least once a month. Why this place is special is there selection of sushi rolls and its 20 dollars all you can eat. But there is no sharing. Don't try to share sushi with your kids because they will charge you another 20. Make sure you come hungry so you can get most for your money. The only bad thing is when this place gets busy the service becomes super slow. read more

I've been eating here for about 5/6 years for the AYCE menu. After all these years and visits to other local AYCE sushi spots, we've realized there's no real reason for us to come back. The plus side to this place - the appetizers: calamari, katsu, teriyaki, hibachi fried rice. The rolls are nothing spectacular - but if I had to pick one: Las Vegas roll. The nigiris are not worth it - the fish is rubbery at times and they give double the serving of rice to get you full faster. The sushi rice is also spotty (tonight it was sour). Service needs improvement and depends on your servers mood that day. We've seen the owner throw a tantrum or two each visit. She has also yelled her employees in front of customers. Her attitude has clearly trickled down to her staff! After witnessing her mistreating her staff, terrible service and quality of food - we've come to our senses and will stick with other dependable AYCE sushi restaurants like Sakura in Naperville or Oishi in Willowbrook. read more