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    Wako Japanese Restaurant

    4.2 (15 reviews)

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    Scot M.

    Chattanooga you got a real gem here! Hopefully you visit and keep them in business, and they continue to serve great sushi/sashimi, Japanese cuisine. I originally was opting for the Sashimi for One meal but for a few more dollars I could enjoy the ACYE dinner, with first alcoholic beverage included. Sign me up! My visit was an early Monday evening dinner. My server (Leon) was attentive and answered several questions about the menu, what was included, not included. Little communication error that the spicy shrimp skewers were fried but overall he provided a great service. The sashimi was good, very good. Gyoza and Katsu . Tempura Cheese Cake...how do I do that at home. Google search forthcoming... My 4-star...completely the beverage menu. No Sake or Wine available, Miller Lite and Coors Lite the only draft options, no Yuengling (or other numerous can options), settled for Sapporo bottle. Distribution issues? Doesn't matter, the food was solid, hopefully they get the beverage squared away and I'll visit again when on the area.

    Shelly F.

    We were hungry and forgot to take pictures of all of our sushi so here is their menu! We were a little early for the dinner rush so our sushi came out really quickly. We ordered the all you can eat so we were able to try a lot of different rolls. I think it was worth the money. The sushi was good. Not super high quality but good enough to come back again. Give it a try!

    Spicy Tuna Rolls and I believe Lover Roll
    Timothy S.

    Went to this new restaurant with part of the family, trying to take advantage of the lunch special, in addition to visiting this new spot. They deserve a solid 4.5, but this was lunch where it is a more limited menu, while being far superior to what any other Japanese restaurant in town offers for the same special period. I need to get back and try the dinner menu, but like I said, what was offered for lunch was outstanding. This is a truly beautiful restaurant, and it is huge. I actually wish it was closer to downtown, but that may be just a bit of the snob in me. The service was spot on, our orders arrived quickly as I believe we went thru four separate ordering cycles. The luncheon special is an incredible deal if you want to save a couple bucks, while giving you a sense for the potential Wako might offer you as your preferred Japanese restaurant here in Chattanooga.

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    Brand new place here, only been open 5 days. Ambience is very pretty, friendly staff, food all tasted very fresh and flavorful. We will definitely be back to try more items on the menu!

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    Beautiful restaurant, but for about $10 less I could go to Sake and have better quality food.

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    Sake Roll & Grill

    Sake Roll & Grill

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    I stopped here a few weeks ago with my co-driver before getting back on the road. I had been…read morecraving sushi for a while and found Sake Roll & Grill on Google Maps. To start with the positive, the sushi itself was actually solid for an all-you-can-eat spot. AYCE sushi can sometimes be hit or miss, but the rolls and sashimi here were better quality than I expected. We arrived around 8:30 PM on a Sunday. The restaurant closes at 10 PM and the place was still fairly busy with customers. We were greeted kindly by a host with pink hair and seated near the TV across from the sushi station. Service overall was friendly. Where the experience became frustrating was how early the sushi bar shut down. By around 9 PM, every sushi chef had already broken down their stations. I'm talking fully cleaned cases, wiped counters, and the sushi bar basically closed. There were around five to seven sushi chefs working, so it was surprising to see the entire sushi station shut down while customers were still dining. At the very least it would make sense to keep one or two sushi chefs working closer to closing time, or let customers know something like "last call for sushi is at 8:45." We weren't told anything when we walked in. I've spent about 17 years working in kitchens and culinary, and in most restaurants if something is about to be 86'd or is nearing last call, the staff communicates that clearly to the guests. To be fair, the sushi I did receive was good. What I ordered: Miso soup Two crab salads Avocado salad Snapper sashimi Tuna sashimi Tako sashimi Spicy California roll White Tiger roll Spicy tuna roll Crabmeat roll Cucumber roll And yes, I finished everything. My co-driver was honestly surprised I was going to eat all that, but I don't leave food behind. I even had room for another roll or two. The sashimi and rolls were good quality overall. A few pricing things were a little confusing though. Sashimi costs an extra fifty cents per piece while nigiri does not, even though the only difference is the rice. There is also an eighteen percent charge for wasted food plus fifty cents per uneaten piece. I understand discouraging waste, but the combination of those charges felt a bit excessive. The base AYCE price was around twenty-two to twenty-three dollars, which is fair. However the additional charges can stack up quickly. The miso soup was unfortunately the weakest part of the meal. It tasted extremely watered down, almost like plain broth. My total ended up being around thirty-three dollars after tax, which isn't terrible, but the early sushi bar shutdown and lack of communication made the experience more frustrating than it needed to be. Overall the sushi quality was solid and I'd still come back again. Just give customers a heads up about last call for sushi and this place would easily be a home run.

    Most sushi restaurants aim for quiet elegance. Sake Roll &…read moreGrill went with giant sports bar television and hoped the sushi would keep up. This place is a little off the beaten path, but the reviews looked promising, so we decided a small sushi road trip was in order. I walked in expecting the usual sushi restaurant vibe. Instead I was greeted by a television so large it could probably pick up signals from space. When I say massive, I mean it takes up an entire wall. Nothing pairs with delicate nigiri quite like a television the size of a drive-in movie screen. The all you can eat menu is a little limited when it comes to rolls, which was a bit surprising. But the nigiri selection was actually pretty strong and, more importantly, surprisingly fresh. Plenty of options and the fish held up well over multiple rounds. The cooked items were also plentiful, which helps if someone in your group is not fully committed to the raw fish lifestyle. Overall, I enjoyed the food. The service, however, moved at a pace that felt very... deliberate. Very, very slow. Slow enough that you start wondering if the rice is being strategically deployed to fill you up before your next order arrives. Still, the food was good and the experience enjoyable enough to land at a slightly above average four stars. Tip: come with extra time and patience. Settle in, watch a good sporting event on that enormous TV, and pack away some pretty solid sushi. Four stars. A little off the beaten path, a little slow on the service, but good sushi and possibly the biggest TV you will ever see in a sushi restaurant.

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    Wako Japanese Restaurant - japanese - Updated July 2026

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