I moved from Hawaii with my family about 2 years ago. And because there's a huge population of Japanese on the Aloha State, it's not surprising that this restaurant reminds me of the mom and pop places that you find on the island. It's a small restaurant but the nostalgia of the interior cannot be denied. And it turned out some of the staff are from Hawaii too so it just adds to the warm, friendly atmosphere you can expect from a place like this. As for the food, just as good and impressive. My dad and I had their chirashi or rice with different seafood varieties and my mom had one of their teishoku or combination plates. They said it's a sushi restaurant but I guarantee they have more than that at Tanaka. If you decide to try it, which I recommend you do, call and make a reservation because unfortunately you can't do it online and it's a small restaurant so it's better to call ahead of time anyway. Once you try this terrific restaurant, it's worth it! read more

Don't judge this place by its exterior. The inside is absolutely beautiful--homey, welcoming, and surprisingly refined. There are so many thoughtful little details in the décor that make it feel special. Every server and staff member was genuinely kind and impressively hospitable, offering a level of service that honestly surpasses some higher-end restaurants I've been to. Now, the food. Their ginger salad might be the best I've ever had. They use romaine and green leaf lettuce instead of the typical iceberg, which gives it far more flavor and texture. The dressing was smooth and creamy--not broken, watery, or overly acidic like so many ginger dressings tend to be. The miso soup also had more depth of flavor than most versions I've tried. A bonus surprise: they have more lunch options than what's listed online, and the in-person prices are actually cheaper. So don't rely on the website--come in and look for yourself. I ordered the chicken teriyaki and sushi roll combo. They offer a generous selection of rolls to choose from, and I went with the Alaskan roll. The filling was plentiful and well-balanced. The rice on the outside was slightly thin in a few bites where the seaweed peeked through, but the overall flavor was excellent. The chicken teriyaki was outstanding--juicy, tender, perfectly seared, and full of rich teriyaki flavor. I also appreciated the unexpected cold bean sprout salad on the side, which added a nice contrast to the meal. Overall, this was a wonderful lunch at a very fair price--only $15. I'd happily return and highly recommend stopping in rather than making assumptions based on appearances or online listings. read more

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Traditional Japanese Cuisine. Great food and service. I have been eating there for over 20 years.

Always a treat. This unassuming spot is a perennial favorite. Always fresh and delicious and for the jazz lover, terrific ambience music.

I do like this spot, decent food and decent price. However, similar to many other small Japanese Restaurant, they do not want more business. They do not have online ordering, they don't have enough people to even pick up the damn phone. read more

Our absolute favorite sushi spot! The fish is incredibly fresh and literally everything on their menu is amazing. Definitely support this mom and shop sushi spot over the crazy franchises. And you can't beat the price - so affordable to enjoy amazing sushi. read more

Tanaka Japanese Restaurant - Japanese Near Me - Roswell, Georgia

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I've been going to this restaurant for 27 years. The quality of food and service is excellent. I would venture to say it is the best Japanese restaurant in the immediate area. read more

Once again, this is the best sushi in Atlanta. I grew up in Japan and this is very authentic japanese food. Great service. I would recommend reservations as it is a small restaurant. The service is excellent. read more

Tanaka Japanese Restaurant - Agedashi tofu - Japanese Near Me - Roswell, Georgia

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As always an awesome lunch, everything is always super fresh. Sushi/sashimi is amazing, super fresh and never disappoints. Their tempura can't be beat, I've lived all over this country and I continue to crave their food. Have eaten here many times and their quality and standards of what they serve has never changed Owned by the same family for years, tucked back in the corner of an older strip shopping center, 1125 Alpharetta Highway Roswell Fiesta, just north of the Honda dealership. There's a Jerusalem Bakery in there now too Please patronize small businesses. . read more

Definitely more authentic Japanese style (and owned) sushi restaurant. I really enjoyed the sashimi and everything was quite tasty and fresh. I would love to come back and try more! I thoroughly enjoyed each piece and especially like the maki they had with fish and avocado (no rice)! read more

Tanaka Japanese Restaurant - Japanese Near Me - Roswell, Georgia

Delicious food, excellent service, great ambience very chill and lovely to be eating with Tommo and we will be back again tonight. Can't wait. thank you thank you thank you!!!!! read more

We came back to try some different items and while we didn't have as great of a selection this time, I would still recommend Tanaka! The shumai tasted like a frozen snack you would get at a grocery store and the nigiri was not impressive. I would stick to the spicy tuna crunch roll with toro and their small plates. read more

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Ok I hate to do this review because it's a hidden gem, but this is hands down one of the best sushi places around. The quality is amazing, the place unassuming and unpretentious and the staff not only is friendly but they remember you over and over again. Give it a try if you are in the area. You won't be disappointed read more

this place is by far one of the best I've had in GA/north GA. Definitely the best Japanese restaurant. Good price, good portions, super clean. Only thing better than the food was our server, Makiko. read more

Food is delicious and fresh. The service is not intrusive and accommodating. The whole dining experience is excellent.

Very good food and service. Intimate interior spaces and all sweetly tucked away inside a strip mall! Sushi offerings were interesting and well prepared. The unagi was excellent, along with the tobiko and Ikura! Did not try dessert, but did experience a delicious saki. Looking forward to a return trip soon! read more

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It's after you try other restaurants like- Tanaka that you learn to appreciate this place. I hope they stay in business for decades to come. This is the best traditional Japanese sushi and sashimi restaurant in the greater Atlanta/Sandy Springs/Roswell area! We have visited here at least 40+ times and have never came out hungry or disappointed. We try bishoku and circle sushi for the first time after thinking hmmm let's try something new. Nah, Tanaka is the place for us to eat sushi as long as we don't leave Georgia. read more

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Old school 1980's era of traditional Japanese restaurant with a small sushi bar. Restaurant appears to be actually owned & run by a Japanese family which is refreshing to see. I'm from CA most sushi places out there are not. I sat at the sushi bar & ordered nigiri. Service was very good. The food was decent. Sake was ok, toro was good, unagi was good. Ikura was good. I ordered amaebi along with the heads. The shrimp themselves were on the small side and the heads came out lightly deep fried with no tempura sauce. One of the heads was almost just a hollow shell. A little disappointed with the amaebi. Overall, a good experience & prices were reasonable. I like the old school interior as it's what I grew up with when first started eating sushi as a kid. read more

Great family run Japanese and sushi restaurant. They always have some tasty daily sushi specials. The uni with shiso leaf roll was one of the tastiest things I've had at a sushi restaurant. Service is always the best. read more

I have been coming here for years and this is one of my favorite authentic Japanese places. The restaurant is really small with limited seating, so take out is great right now! I always recommend the chirashi. Great selection of fresh fish, and their sushi rice is one of the best. Sushi rice is always warm with perfect flavor. Their fish is always amazing and the sushi chef is super knowledgeable. The miso soup and salad with ginger dressing is amazing too. Definitely recommend this place if you are in the area. read more

Tanaka Japanese Restaurant - Chirashi Take Out - Japanese Near Me - Roswell, Georgia

My favorite Japanese restaurant! The sushi bar is small and there are not many tables. It gets full quickly in the evening. Being half Japanese, when I am missing my mother, I go for dinner or get a carry out. It reminds me of my childhood. I have never been disappointed at this restaurant. read more

The food was prepared well. The sushi was very fresh and the atmosphere was nice. The prices were a little high for dinner. I would go back for lunch, but this won't be my first choice for a dinner. read more

Hidden Gems! True Japanese sushi/kitchen. Everything is delicious . Totally recommend! read more

Tanaka Japanese Restaurant - Unagi bento box. - Japanese Near Me - Roswell, Georgia

I took my daughter out for her birthday and realized it was a mistake as soon as I walked in but it was too late to go anywhere. The interior is like one of those shabby Chinese takeout joints. My daughter ordered a Matcha Iced Tea, and it had neither any flavor nor any taste.! Calamari were chewy and while they said it was deep-fried, it was not! I'm literally wondering how in the world they got 240+ 4-star ratings! POOR experience...I felt guilty for taking her out to this place for her birthday dinner!!! read more

Best Japanese food around, super fresh and tasty! Everyone here is super nice, and while a little small it's definitely worth it! The chirashi is the best, and oyakodon is great too! read more

Tanaka Japanese Restaurant - Chirashi, has egg, eel, salmon, tuna, mackerel, squid, octopus, ikura, red snapper, white fish, wakame, shiso, avocado - Japanese Near Me - Roswell, Georgia

Food is awesome Hamachi Kama is good, shumai is good, soup is good, everything is good Love this small cute place, authentic food! Definitely recommend, thumb up read more

I can't believe I haven't reviewed Tanaka before now; clearly I need to make up for lost time. Tanaka is located tucked back in the corner of a strip mall off of Hwy 9/Alpharetta Highway and until 2012, I had no idea it was there. My partner and I had our first lunch date there when he suggested it and it's become my favorite sushi place since then. It's a small restaurant with maybe 10-12 tables and a small sushi bar near the back. I believe as of right now they're only open for dinner, but they make a darned good lunch, too! The spicy tuna roll is always excellent. The dinner and lunch boxes are solid - I am a fan of the tempura one that comes with (dinner) 3 shrimp and a good selection of tempura veggies, seaweed salad, nigiri sushi, agedashi tofu (fried in a teriyaki sauce), and of course rice. The quality of the fish is excellent - fresh and crisp and clean tasting. And of course everything is served with the usual small salad with ginger dressing and a bowl of miso soup to start. I'm looking forward to their reopening for lunch, hopefully soon, so we can start enjoying our sushi lunches again! read more

Tanaka Japanese Restaurant - Lunch tempura box with sushi and rice. Spicy tuna roll in the background - Japanese Near Me - Roswell, Georgia

This place is good! If you're nearby and hungry, I'd go here. It's not the best sushi or someplace I'd drive an hour to go to, but it's worth going to if you're nearby. We had the sushi B which is 8 nigiri and 1 California roll. You can't get out of the California with the nigiri combos which kinda sucked. I don't really like to get California rolls when I'm at a sushi place. We also got the dynamite roll I think which had something crunchy and a good bit of fish for a smaller roll. They serve you a small plate of salad and soup with the combo meal. Salad wasn't my favorite. Just a few bites but the dressing was not very flavorful. Soup was standard, though. They gave scallops in their nigiri selection so I was super pleased with that. It was also nice sizes of fish so plus for that. Sushi rice didn't hold together well though so I made a bit of a mess picking it up. Overall, if I was within a few miles, I'd probably come back but there's a lot of nearby options so keep that in mind too. read more

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It was sooooo good and fresh. I had to order three rounds of nigiris. The uni melted in my mouth and my two year old ate 5 pieces of tamago nigiri. The spicy scallop roll was perfect! read more

Our favorite Sushi place for over 20 years Nothing fancy just great food and service at reasonable prices read more

To go sushi! One our fav Sushi restaurants! Ordered the Tanaka roll, super crunch. Bagel roll & Veggie roll. All packed up nicely & ready to go on pickup! Very tasty & fresh! Super nice server. Looking forward to when they can safely reopen! read more

The sushi tastes fine but the rolls were very poorly made. It looked like if I tried to make a sushi roll. I see sushi as art. And this didn't look like art to me. Or at least, not art that I want to buy. Like I said, the sushi tastes fine but it doesn't represent sushi I've had in Japan or any other respected place for sushi. read more

I might have been out of my mind the last time I reviewed Tanaka. It has been my favorite sushi restaurant for quite some time. I love the quaint and cozy interior. It's very small and tucked away with minimal decor in neutral, unoffensive palette. Could do with getting rid of the 80s speakers which never seem to be in use. ;) On warmer days, cold sushi hits the spot and equally udon for cold days. They have daily lunch specials for around $12 which give you quite a bit of food, including miso soup and a small salad. If you're going for udon, make sure you order early. They will run out. With such limited seating, you might hit a small queue if youre going at a popular time. read more

Tanaka Japanese Restaurant - udon - Japanese Near Me - Roswell, Georgia

Very good sushi. I usually order the chirashi bowl which is always fresh. Service is super too

Consistency is the name of the game here. Quality Japanese food that's always consistent in quality and service for many, many years now. After trying dozens of Japanese restaurants, this is the one for me! read more

Want good Sushi and some Traditional Dishes this is the place to go...small restaurant in a corner of strip mall of stores, you'll be pleased with the service and the meals...my favorites are the Chirashi (an assortment of raw and cooked fish on a bed of garnished Sushi Rice) and the Eel Una Don (broiled Eel on a bed of seasoned Sushi Rice garnished with seaweed flakes and Japanese fermented pickles) best ever. I've enjoyed this dish when I lived in New York back in 1987 was surprised to find it was made here at perfection the last several years I've visited Tanaka Japanese Restaurant. There only dinner item I ordered for lunch, Una Don Bento Box was fantastic! read more

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This place has shockingly good reviews. It looks cute from the outside, really tiny and cramped on the inside. It took forty-five minutes to get my sushi, with my poor coworker coming out of the wait with absolutely nothing because the sushi chef mixed up her order. To be fair, the prices are excellent for sushi. But to be honest, don't order the nigiri. My coworker and my boss both agreed that it was best not to eat it. The color of it was off. The spicy crunchy tuna roll was very meh. Go to JP Sushi. The staff there is attentive, and the quality of their food is superb. read more

If your in Atlanta and looking for authentic and quality Japanese food, you need to go to Tanaka. Service is very good too. My Japanese mother approves read more

Smaller place but super popular and I see why. First time trying it last night and it was delicious. Good quality sushi, great flavor, good service even though they were short staffed. Everything was tasty and I see why they were so packed with people waiting outside. Will definitely be back! read more

Best sushi in Roswell! This hidden gem has amazing sushi and service. I definitely recommend. Be sure to get there early as it gets super busy!! read more