I've read some of the older reviews and clearly this place has made a 180 degree turn. It's like they are talking about a different place. The sushi is second to none. Actually I eat here about once per week and have never had a bad meal or experience. The ginger tea cures whatever ails me. It is worth the drive from wherever you are. Don't be put off by the sad shopping center, I feel like it's Ashland's best kept secret. read more

We got the Yokozuna boat and it was really good and fresh. It gets pretty busy so I suggest coming at opening. Recommended this place if you're driving through Ashland! read more

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Great friendly fast service! Delicious rolls and dinners. Our favorite Japanese restaurant by far! A+

We stopped here on our way from DC to Yorktown and decided to stop here for dinner. My husband had the dynamite roll and sashimi - I had the chicken fried rice. We were both impressed with the food and service. I highly recommend versus fast food. Turnaround is quick and it did not disappoint. read more

Friendly staff, convenient strip mall location with ample parking, FRESH good quality raw fish. I love their ginger dressing. More of a ginger kick than other ginger dressings. Loved the house salad--field greens, not iceberg. Just dark green leafy vegetables; no other veggies in my serving. Tuna and salmon sushi were perfect. Tasted like authentic sushi rice; not plain rice which many restaurants think they can get away with. Didnt give 5th star because i found the hard wooden chair uncomfortable and because the menu didnt excite me. Menu seemed traditional; i wonder if the owners are actual japanese. read more

The best, fresh sushi! Highly recommend trying the premium rolls, lobster hand roll and the heart attack appetizer. Family owned and operated, and always hits the spot. read more

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My good friend, who lives in Ashland, are regulars of tgis restaurant The Maine Yokozuna roll is an absolute delight. If you are looking for good sushi in the Richmond area, this is the spot! read more

Ordered takeout and delicious! I arrived on time and was told my order would be ready in a couple of minutes. It was very good and we will certainly be back again. The dining area wasn't anything special but if you wanted a place to sit and eat it's there. read more

I ordered the miso soup, house salad along with the shrimp tempera roll and everything tasted amazing! The miso soup was full flavor along with tofu and seaweed. The salad was fresh however the ginger dressing was over the top delicious. The shrimp tempera roll was fresh and tasty. . read more

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Food is always great. We would NEVER come here if the food was not so good because the service has sucked EVERY time we have come during the past year. It's pathetic! read more

I am a frequent customer who started coming here in college. The food is always 10/10

I ordered several items for take out. I waited for over an hour before I finally asked to cancel my order. not an issue as they had not even started on it. people came in after I had ordered.... and were then seated and served. I would not recommend this restaurabt to anyone. read more

We always get take out and usually always the same order. Love having good sushi so close to home and orders are ready quickly. Have nothing bad to say, delicious as always! read more

The sushi here was very good and the creativity level was very high on their premium rolls. Ambiance was ok. The price seemed quite high. I have had sushi of equal quality but much cheaper in the area. But nothing like that flaming Dragon roll. That thing was next level. Definitely overall a very good experience. Premium rolls are definitely where it's at here but be prepared to pay if you want to try them. Service...kind server but extremely forgetful unfortunately. read more

Hands down the best and most unique sushi menu in central VA. The is nothing in the Richmond area even close to the quality sushi, worth the drive up to Ashland from Richmond or even Chesterfield read more

My favorite sushi restaurant! Truly an Ashland treasure. The Maine Yokozuna is a family favorite. Prices are a little high but 100% worth it every single time. Servers are always super friendly and helpful. read more

Fantastic little sushi in the Center Of The Universe! We've been coming here for years! The food is fresh and the spring roll is the best around! read more

Amazing sushi! We are in from NC for the dog show and we decided we needed to try!! It did not disappoint! Great service! read more

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Really wanted to find a good local sushi place. My husband and I went at dinner, it was moderately busy. We were seated and drink order taken by one server. The other server took our food order. Four rolls. We waited as appetizing food made it to other tables. At one point the chef served the table behind us where a single customer sat. My husband noted the amount of food and similarity to our order. We continued to wait. I noticed a discussion between the servers, who looked at our table, then talked to the chef. Moments later, the chef appeared to explain he had given our order to the man behind us(who knew it wasn't what he ordered) and that due to a lack of rice would be unable to make our order. We like sushi with rice so chose to leave. We sat about an hour to leave with an empty stomach. The man gleefully scarfing down our meal, as we walked out the door. I can only assume by his reaction the sushi was great. Unfortunately, we were not able to taste it ourselves. Seriously disappointed. UPDATE!! Returned the next evening to try again. We ordered the same four rolls. Spicy tuna, Tiger Roll, Crunch roll, and another roll the name escapes me. The rolls were good sized, ingredients were fresh and we enjoyed our meal. The staff remembered us and gave us an appetizer of dumplings. All in all the sushi was good and the service was attentive. We will be back again. read more

A noisy and delicious little spot with absolutely A+ fish. Waitstaff is friendly but important to note it was not speedy when we were there on a Saturday night if you're in a rush. read more

My daughter and I just had our mutual birthday dinner here. We've been looking for a good sushi place close by. We had read several good reviews of Yokozuna so we decided to give it a try. We had the shumai and the spring roll from the appetizer menu. I ordered ninja v samurai roll and my daughter had the scallop volcano. The shumai was delicious. We both decided on return visits that we each have our own order instead of splitting those. The spring roll, not so much. It wasn't what I expected. It was too large to begin with, and loosely rolled and covered with sauce. The problem with that is, it was way too big to pick up with the only utensils available to us, which were chopsticks, and picking it up with our hands left a sticky mess all over our fingers and palm. Also when you picked it up, it started to fall apart. The menu stated there was crab meat in it, it was actually some sort of crab meat salad that seemed to have a mayonnaise component. Not what I was expecting and not particularly pleasant. Neither one of us would be interested in ordering that again. Both of our sushi rolls were incredibly good. Not a big fan of the crab salad component in the California roll component of the ninja V samurai roll., but overall the roll was great. The scallop volcano was also quite good though a little over-sauced. The sauce was really nice and spicy, though. I hate to ding the service because I have a feeling that our server was new to the job, but she seemed a little confused about the menu, took our drink orders and then basically seemed to forget we had ordered drinks. She seemed flustered. Luckily the other server on duty stepped in and got us our glasses of wine and continued to help her through the rest of the evening. There were several other occupied tables, but the place didn't seem to be all that busy for a Friday night. The wait on the food and drinks seemed a little long, considering. However, both servers were friendly and accommodating, and I'd still come back regardless. read more

Service was immediate and excellent. Decor was top notch and clean. Food was tasty and hot and delivered quickly. Ambiance was high end Asian with a touch of rural Virginia. If that doesn't make sense, please visit and find out. You will not be disappointed. read more

I would've given zero stars if I could. I have been to this place one other time and the first time was great. Unfortunately the second time the owner was too busy sitting at the bar taking shots of liquor with a customer to tend to his other customers. Upon arrival I was told that they do not have any more sushi because the owner isn't making anymore. Mind you this was an hour before they close. I had a limited selection. I ordered a spring roll and a ginger salad and as the menu described fried shrimp with vegetables and rice. What I received was not this. I received literally fried vegetables with white rice. I would've gotten sick if I ate this. I advised the waiter respectfully that this is not what I ordered I wouldn't be able to eat it and asked for the check. Upon doing so the owner actually screamed across the restaurant you need to eat this this is a business. I am just so disgusted I can't even put it into words. NeedLess to say I will not ever be returning here. I do not recommend at all. This is exactly how businesses go under, not valuing customers and being disrespectful. read more

This is my favorite sushi place ever! My husband and I were so upset when they closed, but they're back and better than ever!! Ah-maze-ing!!! Try the in and out salmon and the Maine Yokozuna. Life changing. read more

Yokozuna rocked my sushi world!!! I could just leave it at that but I think that more details are needed. My wife wanted to go to the new sushi place in Ashland because one of her coworkers was raving about it. In my mind, I was thinking that Ashland had never been known as a sushi haven. Well, I'll tell you what... Boy was I wrong on that one! Yokozuna has some of the best sushi that I have ever had. I'm not going to claim to be a sushi connoisseur but I will claim that I know great flavor when I taste it. I have a very serious question for my readers... How many of you knew that a California Roll could be deep fried? Now, those of you with your hands up; why didn't you tell me? I had the California Dream Roll which is a deep fried California Roll with eel sauce on it. This roll blew my mind! It had flavor, it had fresh ingredients, and it had crunch without being greasy. I mean, who knew? My wife had the shrimp fried rice. I must say that the rice was simply amazing. The rice wasn't over-cooked, greasy, and dry like some places tend to cook it. It was moist, savory, and honestly didn't need any soy sauce. I honestly cannot wait to go back and try some of the other rolls that caught me eye. I may become a regular at Yokozuna and I'm thinking that after one meal that you'll do the same! read more

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This is one of the best sushi places (family run) I've ever been to. For appetizers get the "heart attack" so delicious (jalapeños with crab meat) The rolls are incredible and I recommend the kamikaze roll. If sushii isn't your thing they have a wonderful teriyaki salmon that's excellent. Sometimes they have nightly specials. Small and quaint and decorated nice. The family is great. Sore throat? Ask for them to make you a cup of ginger honey hot tea!!!! It'll cure what ails you!!! The service is polite and very welcoming. Don't miss out!!! Eat here!!! It's awesome!!! read more

Wonderful sushi. Great service. So happy to have an awesome restaurant in the Ashland community. I encourage all sushi lovers to give it a try. I love the heart attack appetizer. Menu has a lot of creative options. The tempura fried Oreos are also nice for dessert. read more

Wonder fresh sushi and shichimi, knowledgeable staff...makes for a lovely evening. Don't be swayed away by the shopping center appearance. Very good food. read more

the food is always amazing. no complaints there. however, there are two new waitressing and both of them are terrible. especially the blonde. it's honestly pathetic. I miss the tall girl who used to work there. read more

The staff was wonderful. The food as delicious! You can tell that their sushi is made with love and care. I recommend this place if you're looking for a dinner date night. read more

easily my favorite restaurant. it's outside of my usual price range but i always go here for special occasions. their salmon strip roll is one of the best things i've ever eaten. read more

This place is fantastic. Great sushi and wonderful ambience. The staff is friendly and helpful. Will definitely be returning.

This is a must try sushi restaurant. The owners Choy and Sandy are fantastic chefs and gracious hosts. You must try one of the baked rolls, absolutely fantastic. Since they re-opened we have been there close to a dozen times. Everyone we have taken to Yokozuna have thoroughly enjoyed the food. read more

I tried here once before about 6 months ago. At that time I thought it would be best to try again before writing a review. As with my first visit this was for lunch. Yet again I was the second party there for lunch, obviously not a bustling hot spot. Not a good indicator for a business who's main objective is sell expensive fresh raw fish QUICKLY. Dining alone for this visit I sat at the bar. A typical Sushi bar with refrigerated display cases full of fresh & exotic fish. That's what most Sushi bars are like, not this one. There were (2) cases only (1) was running and it was only 1/2 full. Made me think of what the cases look like at my favorite Sushi place on a busy Saturday night when it's time to close! Tempting fate I ordered a deluxe roll, the Kamikaze Roll. The Chef (host, waiter, busboy) quickly made my roll, though with his back to me, and presented a very good looking roll! Pleasant surprise! A nice bug roll, well presented! Considering the location, it was surprisingly GOOD. Not fantastic but pretty good for a out of the way, hole in the wall, located in a "C" class strip center. Mind you it doesn't crack my top 5 for Sushi, but better than many others. Feel for the owner trying to maintain freshness without having the volume. I suggest you stick to cooked or fried roll, skip the sashimi. read more

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Wow, how is this a legit sushi joint and did the sushi chef/owner forget everything he learned in "10 years of training" in Japan? I ordered the sushi regular, a philly roll, a salmon skin roll, a spicy tuna roll, a chirashi, and a beef teriyaki. The sashimi looked like the chef hacked it off the fish with a cleaver. There was little taste in the fish and my chirashi bowl was 1/2 full of rice and 1/2 full of salad. The nigiri came out in huge filets. The rolls looked like they were put together by an amateur sushi apprentice. The price was high and not all entrees came with soup....nevermind salad. Most of the signature rolls on the menu are cooked...or, shall I say, deep fried. Trust me, my pics make the entrees look better than they are. The rice in the rolls reminded me of Safeway sushi. No vinegar taste and lumpy. Service was sweet and attentive though, although there was a delay in the kitchen in getting the beef teriyaki cooked b/c the chef's wife who moonlights as a cook was busy in the dining area flapping her gums with the customers. This sushi joint is located in a dumpy part of town (e.g. truck rest stops, motels, fast food, etc.) and the 1/2 deserted strip mall had drug dealers hanging out and selling drugs when I left. read more

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One of my new favorite sushi spots in the Richmond area! Stumbled upon this place while in Ashland but don't let the location and exterior fool you. It has a low lit but inviting atmosphere. I visited on a Saturday night around 7pm and was able to be seated immediately at a table of my choice. I had read that that sometimes had live music(there is a piano inside) but there was none during our visit. I had ordered the shrimp lovers roll and the person I was with order what I believed to be a tempura roll which was topped with tempura asparagus. Service was fast; both dishes were very delicious and the ingredients tasted fresh but unfortunately they were out of green tea ice cream that day. Definitely will be visiting again and again! read more

Yokozuna is our go-to spot for delicious sushi and friendly service. The atmosphere is cozy and the restaurant is family owned. I have been dining here for years and have never had a negative experience. The Fire Dragon Roll is served literally ON FIRE and is an absolute cornucopia of flavor. The Crusty Philly Salmon roll is another near and dear to my heart. Having tried nearly everything on the menu, I have many favorites, but it's all delicious. If you haven't been to Yokozuna, do yourself a favor and give it a try! read more

Best sushis in town. Must try their FireDragon sushi, its literally on fire. Service is good as well, owner is a humble and down to earth guy. Definitely returning again with friends :) read more

This is a hidden gem. It's run by a lovely elderly couple who took excellent care of us (and liked my Pikachu hoodie!), and the food is top notch. Every roll came out fresh and delicious, and I really enjoyed the fried appetizer I started off with. You can tell that these two put a lot of TLC into what they do, and it comes through the taste buds! read more

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I'll definitely need to go back and try this place but so far I'm a fan. The place is very small and quiet, but still remains welcoming. The staff is very friendly and stays away from you unless you need something, couldn't ask for better service. Typical of all sushi places though, they are very expensive. I had a Fire Dragon Roll for $13 that while it was D LISH was in no way filling. I'd order it again for sure, but not without a salad beforehand to help fill the void. I'll be venturing back soon to try more items. read more