Great spot for ramen in Sarasota. This was very convenient when leaving Siesta Key Village. We just…read morecraved ramen since the days are getting cooler. This was the place! We ordered a nabeyaki(seafood ramen) and tonkotsu with chicken instead of pork. All were quite flavorful and warm. Our servers were quite helpful. We asked for waters, limes, & extra sauce for my shrimp tempura. All were taken care of smoothly and quickly. There's many anime toys and decor around. Definitely a cool spot to check out with so many ramen options and apps!

By sheer luck, our original pick for lunch was not opened as advertised, so we wandered over to…read moreYokoso. We were super hyped with all the anime art and figures throughout the restaurant, that it took us awhile to finally sit and order. I liked the sauciness of the Takoyaki (not much meat inside, per usual), the chicken teriyaki was more or less the same. The Shoyu Ramen was good. Adding to that, there's Wagyu Ramen only on Friday/Saturday, so come on those days. In addition, come at night to see the Green Tea Ice Cream along with the flame to make it look like a Dragon Ball. All in all, I was more hyped with the theme than the food. I did ask if they had any food items with an anime theme/presentation and Dragon Ball was it, but we came during the day time. Did plan to come back again during our vacation, but got too busy, next time!

It is always a pleasure dining here. Whether for dinner or lunch, it's always been excellent. The…read morepeople & service are kind, the place is clean and comfy, & the food is great. I can get in & out during lunch break without rushing which is a big bonus for me.

Ordered Tonkotsu Ramen for delivery & I was amazed at how delicious the broth & noodles were. Only…read morereason I rated 4 stars instead of 5, was the ajitama didn't live up to my experience of what ajitama should be.

Really good and well portioned Fish and ingredients are high…read morequality Laid back atmosphere Friendly service

Such an easy humble delicious Little restaurant. Food so fresh. Service so amazing. And atmosphere…read moresuper chill. You order first. Then sit down anywhere. You can create your own poor bark commanded mine all vegetables and it was phenomenal. Then got spicy ramen with beef. And my friend ordered mushroom soup. With pork Very tasty. I shall return

OK, the best sushi spot in Sarasota, FL is no more... see my prior review history for location,…read moresadly it's gone forever. Now, moving up a slot, is Utamaro Sushi Bar located downtown Sarasota. Been going here for years, always exceptional, now 100% the go to place in SRQ for sushi. Note this review is for take-out, holiday party at the office, everyone but the CEO loves sushi, but he stepped up and tried Yellow Tail, LOL, and loved the cooked orders. You won't be disappointed, please GO. Check out this spread of delish photos! Here we have: SUSHI = Hamachi, Bluefin, Uni, Sake, Scallop, Fatty Tuna. The only thing missing was Saba... I requested but somehow the request was denied LOL by ordering party (private joke). ROLLS = Manhattan, Flamingo, Seakosho, Dragon, Emperor, Spicy Tuna, Bang-Bang, Mexican Roll, Triple Tail, Eel, California.

Amazing service, they were very attentive and mindful of any needs we might run into. Moreover, the…read morefood was wonderful! Highly recommend the madai appetizer especially, the yuzu & wasabi sauce works so well with it. Overall, this is going go be one of our go-to places for a date night out in Sarasota.

They truly stepped up the quality of their food. We have…read morebeen coming here regularly for three years, took a small break and now it's probably the best sushi and definitely the best mango sticky rice we've had around here. Service is good and the presentation of the food is exceptional. Ambiance is as good as it's gonna get in the Sarasota Commons.

Got seated right away and waited over an hour and a half for our food. Rolls were ok but nothing…read morespecial. Ramen was low grade. Automatic 20% gratuity was a shock after the bad service and mediocre food. 3 couples all let down. Priced too high for what you get. Find another place until this place figures it out.

We made an impulse visit to the Fork & Hen for dinner. We were able to get in without a…read morereservation and opted to sit inside, they also have outdoor seating. Interesting décor of stuff. I was seated facing a wall so I didn't get a good long look at my surroundings but between what I did see and looking at photos posted on Yelp the theme seems to be chickens. Our server was friendly and available to answer any questions as we spent time looking over the menu. I settled on The Hitman, a double patty smashed burger with American cheese, hen sauce, fried mozzarella, Nueske's bacon, with a side of garlic parm fries. It isn't listed on the online menu but there is a note the menu changes frequently so it may not match the day's offering. Let me start by saying that two of the people at my table got salads and were disappointed that there was too much lettuce and too little other stuff. With that out of the way, let me talk about The Hitman, which I loved. What is Nueske bacon? This is a special smoked flavorful bacon made by the Nueske family. Fork & Hen uses thick cut, and there were two slices on my burger. My burger towered so high there was no hope of picking it up, so I attacked it with knife and fork. Being made with Focaccia bread certainly added to the height, but so did a thick block of mozzzrella cheese. The cheese, melted on the inside and crispy on the outside, was substantial. I would be careful biting into a hot block of melted cheese, think pizza mouth. In my photo I broke into one corner to show that is cheese, so much cheese. The burger patty part topped with American cheese was by itself great, like you might find at a home cookout or Smashburgers. Other toppings were there but for me this was meat and a lot of cheese. And as much bread as you want. I loved my surprising good cheeseburger.

A disappointing experience. Walked in around 7pm and the restaurant was completely empty. That…read moreshould have been our first indication. Our table ordered a couple of dishes: chicken and waffles, southern fried chicken, shrimp fried rice, and the hitman. The water tasted like it came straight from the water fountain outside the restaurant. Chicken was overly breaded and salty, and the corn cake was sour. I also don't know how they managed to dry out dark meat. The waffle was semi burnt. The shrimp "fried rice" was soggy, vinegary, almost sushi rice like texture, and shrimp was heavily salted. The hitman smashed burger... the hitman probably killed people with the insane amount of salt on the plate. See the theme? Lighten up on the salt unless you're trying to give your customers clogged arteries. Extremely disappointing considering all the great reviews we saw before going.

I got their traditional pho, and chicken katsu w/ veggies curry for a delivery. I had low…read moreexpectations on noodles but more high hopes for katsu and curry; well, I was wrong. Obviously, pho came beautifully. And noodles were not over done or sticking to each other- none of that! Broth didn't have much depth it wasn't bad for the price with all the meat. I had enough meat for two days. Chicken katsu W/ veggies curry was let down. Katsu meat was so thin I thought I was seeing thin layer Japanese version egg parm w/ chicken. Curry's consistency was thin and flavor lacking so I ended up putting my own curry items I had to just thicken them. Maybe I chose the bad day to try.

My go to place to get some bubble tea in Sarasota. I am a big fan of the oolong tea, jasmine tea,…read morewith the aloe Vera and toppings. No line, easy place to come in and leave.

Comfortable restaurant with nice people cooking and serving…read more Although it looks like a cocktail bar from the outside, it's a quiet place on Washington Avenue The people were very nice. I am vegan and they offered me a number of different things and the food was excellent.

We are lunch here on June 5. The lunch specials of the spicy chicken bulgogi and the beef bulgogi…read morewere very tasty. The portions are huge and it comes with rice and vegetables. The service was great with very reasonable priced food options. We will be back soon.