We really loved Teresa's and will be back again. Our party of 4 had the coconut shrimp appetizer. The shrimp were hot & very tasty with the mango salsa. Between the 4 of us we got the sesame chicken, lobster/shrimp hibachi dinner, Luigi roll & spicy Cuban roll. We all loved our meals. Two of the dishes came with soup & salad that were delicious. The chicken was hot, fresh, tasty as was the broccoli. The hibachi dinner was fantastic, the lobster tail was large, tasty & there was ample shrimp. Both sushi rolls were very fresh & excellent as was the side of hibachi fried rice. We also shared the fried ice cream & espresso tiramisu, both very good. The service was great, very friendly & quick. It wasn't too loud, we were able to have a conversation without yelling at each other. If I had to give any criticism, I would say the tables are very narrow & it would be nice if they were wider & it was a bit awkward how the busser & person who filled the water were constantly standing just a few feet from us, watching us, waiting for us to take the last bite before immediately walking over to take our plates. I could understand if it was busy but it was not. We will definitely be back. read more

First time visit. The service was very good. The decor and set up is fine. Enjoyed the Goyza and the fried oyster special as appetizers. Ordered the Sushi Dinner for 2. It was very good. I would come back again. read more

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One of our favorite restaurants! Always amazing food and service! The food is always fresh and delicious! Stephen is the best server! read more

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Relaxing, serene, upscale dining vibe without the high price. Our server was fantastic- making recommendations and providing the perfect balance of privacy while also checking in periodically for anything we needed. Food was delicious from start to finish, specials all sounded amazing and the hospitality was top notch. Very nice casual date night! read more

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When we lived in NJ this was our go to sushi place. We LOVED it. Since we were vacationing in NJ we decided to meet friends here for dinner. It ain't what it used to be. Our friends were running a bit late, so we ordered an appetizer while we waited. Twenty minutes later our friends arrived, but we had not yet seen any food. They too order appetizers and then we waited some more. The service was haphazard. We had to ask for soy sauce. Empty dishes piled up. Our friends asked for their saki (warming in the back), the waiter forgot, they asked again. We ordered several sushi rolls and waited some more. Like an hour more. While the food was good, the lousy service and the long waits have us saying we will not be going back. read more

Good food and good service. Good location and nice atmosphere. Chicken was excellent and waiystaff was very attentive

Amazing food. Amazing chef. Amazing owner. Cozy, warm and always a very welcoming place!! Service and food quality...top notch! The best of the best!! read more

Hubby and I have been eating here on and off for a few years, mostly when we are in the area and won't be making it in time to our neighborhood sushi spot. I have noticed the last few times, that the service is still good but the portions for the price are a little lacking, not a lot, but enough to notice. I really like seaweed salad and it a good portion here, enough to share a few bites. I often - especially in fall and winter season like hot appetizers, but most are a bit on the expensive side, stuffed oysters on the 1/2 shell are over $25.00 so I pass and just go with sushi rolls. Hibachi dinners are very good and well worth the money and you get a bit of everything oup, salad and rice. Give them a try, you will like it. read more

Food is great! Friendly owners and attentive staff, interesting range of menu, Photos do not do it justice! Very attractively done , convertible enclosed side porch, plenty of parking, open Mondays. We drive a half hour to get there! Relaxing! read more

Teresa's is not only a place for great food but a warm welcoming and the beginning of a friendship. Teresa and Alex are ever-present except when Teresa is back cooking up something special as only she can do. Teresa's is a place where you "run into" friends or make new ones ...or where you can just enjoy a quiet time having great food. read more

Ended up at Teresa's with a friend for dinner. We started with an order of steamed gyoza and two hot teas and then shared a "Love Boat" for two. The love boat came with miso soup and an excellent salad for each of us and was really great, with a super fresh selection of sushi, sashimi and two "chef choice" rolls. Over all a fantastic meal, as well as a solid value. The same dinner where I live would have easily been an additional $30-40. read more

Just went here for dinner w my buddy. The place has a cozy feel to it inside! Our server was attentive and friendly. The food was served promptly and was delicious. i Highly recommend this place! read more

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Food was delicious. Convenient drive and service was great. I'll definitely come back.

Food was just terrible. The spicy tuna roll tasted fishy and rice tasted like body odor! Completely overpriced. Small side of spicy Mayo was almost $3! Will never return read more

Excellent on all counts. The soft shell crab appitizer is truly amazing. Extremely pleasant atmosphere

Sushi & appetizers were good We ordered 2 halibut special dinners @ $40 each. Skimpy serving & not very tasty. Rip off. I'd stick to the sushi & apps. read more

I went back for sushi! And took family to try the ish Yaki. Still pleased. I tried the shrimp tempura and veggie appetizer, it was good. This is a byob place. They will chill your beverage on ice in a bucket and give you the glasses. If you want to expand your dining experience. read more

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Love going here, the owner's are so friendly. Waiter's attentive. The food is fresh, delicious, and always hot when it comes out. Highly recommend read more

Thank you Teresa for an amazing Birthday dinner for my 15 guests. Everyone was impressed with the platters of delicious and beautiful food. You outdid yourself! Thank you Bill read more

The service, food and presentation is excellent!! They have many items on the menu and always have great specials. I highly recommend 10/10 read more

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Food poisoned. This summer we have ordered take out sushi rolls from Teresa's several times, and generally they were good, but never again after yesterday. The shrimp tempura roll was not fresh and shortly after eating it I began to feel sick. A few hours later I became violently ill for 12-18 hours. There are no free passes on poisoning people. Update: on my way to ER because I've had a fever for nearly 24 hours. read more

Yum! The hot food was hot and the cold food was cold. That's very important when dining out. The service was good. Some of the items came out at odd times and could have been coordinated better. Most importantly they had food I can eat with my special diet. They had an entirely whole Naruto roll menu. The food was delicious! The atmosphere was authentic and I would definitely come back! read more

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Food was excellent. Service was excellent. Owners were very accommodating & attentive. Restaurant is expensive. read more

The absolute best sushi and Asian food anywhere around. Anytime I try to go somewhere else for sushi, I wind up going here a few days later because the other place is never satisfying. The only problem is that I have a hard time deciding what to get! Every time I try something new it becomes another "must have" and that list is now very long. The quality is unmatched and the service is always so great and friendly. I have a gluten allergy and they are very knowledgeable about which menu items I can have and I feel very safe eating here. read more

Food ok. Service slow! 7pm reservation didn't get food till 845. First time there disappointed they should have comped appetizers for all that waiting read more

Very nice meal. Everything was good. Our server gave great recommendations and helped us choose from the Sushi roll menu items (there are quite a few choices). As some mentioned, the service was slightly slow, but nothing to worry about if you are not in a rush and can just relax and enjoy the nice atmosphere. Nice place to eat and we'll definitely come again. read more

Just had a great lunch here! The miso soup was perfect! The gyoza was excellent! My sushi was delightful!!! My server was very nice! I'll be back!!! read more

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Teresa Osaka's is the best Japanese restaurant I've been to a while other restaurants have been good this one is above all. The sushi is the freshest I ever had. I cannot tell you which kind I had because I was sharing some off the Love Boat that our friends were having. My brother and I had the seafood hibachi which was full delicious seafood. It came with soup. I chose miso and got to sample my brother's clear soup too. Both hot and yummy. The ambiance is elegant and really nice. Teresa and her husband Alex are warm hosts. Going above and beyond to ensure everything was to our liking. Their staff does the same. Love the food and the owners. Just to let you know it's BYOB and has a lovely outdoor patio too. Can't wait to go back. read more

Saturday night was a little empty--there were only a few other groups besides us there. We ordered the love boat for two, which was around $50, and more than enough. I actually wish we ordered the smaller set, which was around $40. The boat came with a bunch of sashimi, sushi and two specialty rolls, which the chef picks. Not the most fresh that I've ever had, but pretty good. What was great was the service. Super nice and I actually think that they're Japanese which is uncommon in this area. They gave us hot towels to start with and weren't overbearing, which I liked. read more

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Were greeted and seated on a busy Saturday night within 10 minutes with no resy. Food and service was excellent. Sushi was very good and fresh. Also had the Hibachi Fried rice with shrimp and also tried the oysters. Great BYOB. read more

One of the Best Asian Restaurants in Ocean County! The owner (Teresa) & her husband really appreciate their customer, often coming to the table and talking with customer - making it feel more like family. The Food - Excellent! The Sushi - Beyond Excellent!!! The Lemon Flutes (desert) are gone (Inside joke w/ Teresa) but there are many others to choose from. If you are into Asian Fusion - give this place a try - you will not be disappointed!!! read more

Be prepared to wait literally 2 hours for your food after being seated. It is really just excruciatingly slow. No one even came up and said anything about it. I feel bad for the waitstaff who have to deal with all of this, but the sushi/entrees were embarrassingly bad in spite of how hungry the wait made us. The gyoza wasn't bad though. read more

Good atmosphere and great food. Best sushi down the shore and BYOB. Service is always good and owners are very friendly and accommodating. They have an outside patio that is very nice. read more

Some of the best sushi you'll have in Ocean County! Not the cheapest but the Best quality! read more

Came to Theresa Osaka for the first time with family that frequents often. When we got there (a few minutes late) there was a crowd. We may have waited a few minutes. Once the hostess greeted us, we by past the crowd and was seated immediately. I guess it doesn't hurt that my cousin knew the owner, who btw, her and her staff were polite and pleasant. Once we were seated we were greeted with hot towels before ordering which I've never seen but was a nice touch. Our waiter Patrick took our bottles and brought them back in a bucket of ice...oh did I mentioned its BYOB. Boom! We ordered a couple of apps for the table: Dumplings, Chicken breast on skewers (2) and Mussels Our entrees were: Chilean Sea Bass, Seafood Combination (for two) Salmon & Scallops. My cousin and I order several types of specialty sushi rolls. What was nice is they had sushi wrapped with cucumber which is great so you're not so full from the rice. The place is small and quaint but comfortable enough that you don't feel like you're on top of others. The service was great. Our waiter Patrick was nice and continued to make sure our water glasses and wine glasses were full. read more

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The sushi was good the hibachi was okay. The restaurant was very nice. The waiter was very nice. However, it took 1:45 to get our food. This is just not acceptable. read more

I had dinner there last night. The avocado salad was excellent. We had shrimp taco appetizer. And their sushi rolls are the best. Our waitress Victoria was unbelievably great. Very prompt in her service beautiful smile and attitude. I recommend this place highly and I will be back again.. read more

Went here for my sisters birthday and it was our first visit to the restaurant. The waiter for the most part was nice and friendly. and the food was decent. A couple of issues, the dinner took almost an hour and 20 minutes to be served even though the restaurant was slow and though the food was nice and hot and tasty the sesame chicken was too salty. It was baffling how long the meals took as this was planned ahead of time with the restaurant since the party was to be a group of 10. I had thought maybe instead of having a mandatory 25% on gratuity that in this case 20% would have been more appropriate as a way to apologize for the slow service or if not that then even comping an appetizer would have felt satisfactory. read more

It's always delicious here! The short rib and the steak on stone are sooo good. The staff is beyond friendly and they always accommodate any food allergies/restrictions. read more

The ambiance of the restaurant is very calm and friendly. Our waiter, Steven, was extremely polite. Food was great and tasty. 10/10 will come back. read more