Nakama Sushi Restaurant & Lounge

The service was alright, but it seemed empty. The kitchen was pungent, and smelled vaguely of rotten fish. It took nearly 30 minutes for 3 rolls, and most of it didn’t seem like it was meant to be cooked. Or maybe it was, either way, it wasn’t pleasant. Almost immediately after eating, I felt sick. I ended up finishing my roll out of peer pressure I guess, or hoping I wouldn’t offend the workers too much. Honestly, we should’ve just gone to our usual sushi place. Won’t be returning, questioning the safety of the food.

Visited 6 months ago

Super mids. Nothing was gross but our table was wobbly, service was very slow and unnatentive, and the place wasn't quite dirty but it didn't feel clean either.

The sashimi was cut poorly, and presented even worse. A real sushi chef would never just throw all the fish on top of each other with such rough cuts.

The rolls were either overpacked with mayo or empty containing nothing. Probably won't come back.

Visited 10 months ago

Food was not good. Chicken wings tasted frozen. My eel roll had bones in it. Dammed was so yummy. Not a place I would go again. Drinks were good price..alcohol wise. The tea was not good. Service was excellent.

Visited a year ago

I called in an order 4 hours before pickup and they had no record of the called in order. And this isn’t the first time … last time we were dining in and waited over 1 hour just for appetizers and drinks .. had to cancel the rest of the meal. This use to be one of my favorite places … now I would not recommend this place if you want a good and organize meal.

Visited 5 months ago

The staff was friendly. The food was pleasing to the eyes and taste buds. My son really enjoyed the caterpillar roll. The Marilyn Mon Roll was really good too and funny to order. I chose the Typhoon which is a beautiful tower. Each layer was tasty in itself, but was a nice surprise when taking a bite containing all layers. This place is a cozy spot to have an intimate meal. The only downside that I wish they would have prioritized is cleanliness and safety. Our drinks were spilled when setting on our table that luckily did not get on us, but was on our table side our entire meal time. I was worried for not only the staff walking by so much, but everyone and ourselves who could have slipped. I did not want to move around my table to avoid stepping on it. They attempted to clean it, but still left a lot of liquid puddled up. I would recommend either a better mop to clean with one attempt or better effort. With cleanliness, this place would be a five star.

Visited 2 years ago

This was a great experience for me and my family. Are first time here clean greeted right away are server was very nice fast also knowledgeable about the food. Food was great we loved it. Mixed drinks was a little strong overall food and drinks it's a 4.5 stars out 5. Costumer service was 5 stars out of 5. We are definitely coming back overall its a 5 stars out 5 stars for us
Thanks Tommy for the great experience

Visited 4 years ago

We have made this our new Sushi place! After trying everything in the area this was the best quality+price+service combination, the sushi is always great, everything we have ordered from the bar (mixed drinks and beer) were perfect. We are always greeted with kind words and great wait staff, they have a pretty wide variety of rolls going from about $5-$14 ish range. Overall, haven’t had a bad experience yet!

Visited 4 years ago

We tried this place on a wimb. The restaurant had beautiful decorations. We were seated immediately. The waitress did offer to seat us closer to the TV if we wanted to see the game. We kindly declined. She immediately asked us our drink order and gave us menus. Speedy service is always a plus w this AZ sun. With in five minutes of us being there we had drinks and had our appetizers ordered. We unknowingly went in during happy hour and seen they had alot of rolls on special for that time.
We ordered a spicy salmon roll, a Philly roll & a Las Vegas roll. We also had 2 orders of salmon nigiri & an order of veggie spring rolls. The food took about 10 minutes to start coming out. We got the salmon nigiri & spring rolls first. The salmon was VERY thickly cut & it was Delicious! The ginger was fresh and rice was seasoned well. I will definitely be back for that. The spring rolls on the other hand, we both were not fans of. They definitely tasted like old grease and the inside was grey. I put that down after bite 1. We recieved the platter of sushi after another 5 minutes. Our Philly, spicy salmon & las vegas were on there. They are heavy w the rice on all 3 rolls. We started w the spicy salmon. The roll was great! The sauce on the salmon w the amount of rice was perfectly paired. It coated the rice in your mouth and spreads the spicy goodness all over. Every bite a new blend of flavors with a crispy crunch & snap of the seaweed. The Philly roll was ok to me. My husband loved the fact that they use a huge block of cream cheese in it but it honestly over took the entire flavor of the roll for myself. Our least favorite was the Las Vegas roll. The batter used was way too sweet for that type of a roll. We honestly took one out of the 8 rolls each and did not eat the rest. It almost tasted like a sweet corn dog batter but instead of a thick batter it's really thin. Either way, I did not enjoy the sweetness w the fish. We asked for our check shortly after and our total was $51 and change. Not to bad. We would try this place again in the future. I decided to give 4 stars because we had a great server and they were fast. Worth a shot. I definitely reccomend the salmon nigiri!!

Visited 2 years ago

Nakama is my go to sushi place. The staff is wonderful and the food is delicious.

Visited 4 months ago

Showed up on Sunday at 7pm and hostess informed us that they were not accepting any new customers as they were an 1 hour behind in service even though their website claims to be open until 8pm. This is a terrible business model and the management should be ashamed.

Visited 4 months ago

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Visited 5 months ago

I called in an order 4 hours before pickup and they had no record of the called in order. And this isn’t the first time … last time we were dining in and waited over 1 hour just for appetizers and drinks .. had to cancel the rest of the meal. This use to be one of my favorite places … now I would not recommend this place if you want a good and organize meal.

Visited 5 months ago

Visited 5 months ago

Everything was great!!!!

Visited 6 months ago

The service was alright, but it seemed empty. The kitchen was pungent, and smelled vaguely of rotten fish. It took nearly 30 minutes for 3 rolls, and most of it didn’t seem like it was meant to be cooked. Or maybe it was, either way, it wasn’t pleasant. Almost immediately after eating, I felt sick. I ended up finishing my roll out of peer pressure I guess, or hoping I wouldn’t offend the workers too much. Honestly, we should’ve just gone to our usual sushi place. Won’t be returning, questioning the safety of the food.

Visited 6 months ago

This is one of my goto places when I just want good food!

Visited 6 months ago

Great service and good deals in the happy hour daily until 6 pm! Got the Sapporo, sake and the Marilin Mon roll (spicy tuna).

Visited 6 months ago

Smelled of smoke,staff smokes right out front.
Sushi was of low quality
Teriyaki chicken bento meal,chicken was very dry,salad was just bag lettuce with no dressing on either persons meal.

Visited 7 months ago

Great service and food. Stopped in for lunch. Excellent presentation!

Visited 8 months ago

Honestly I should have left once I got cold miso soup 🍲 never coming back.i know I can only visit the sushi king downtown and that restaurant Is King Salomon go there if you want not only hot miso but top quality sushi. Very bad Nakama

Visited 8 months ago

Visited 8 months ago

My favorite low key place to eat at!! I love the sushi and miso soup. The prices are great, especially during happy hour and the atmosphere always makes me feel comfortable and relaxed. I’m able to take my child with no problem, and they have good food options for him too. I’m never disappointed.

Visited 9 months ago

Nakama is a classic place to go around the area. The sushi rolls are good, the regular food menu is good, and they've got happy hour all day Saturday. Sometimes it gets busy with social folks at the bar or families at the tables, sometimes it is dead quiet and you're just hangin' with the staff.

Visited 9 months ago

Visited 9 months ago

Awesome

Visited 9 months ago

Food was very good, coming here again.

Visited 10 months ago

Super mids. Nothing was gross but our table was wobbly, service was very slow and unnatentive, and the place wasn't quite dirty but it didn't feel clean either.

The sashimi was cut poorly, and presented even worse. A real sushi chef would never just throw all the fish on top of each other with such rough cuts.

The rolls were either overpacked with mayo or empty containing nothing. Probably won't come back.

Visited 10 months ago

Visited 10 months ago

My husband and I have been coming here for 4 years, and the food has always been great. Customer service is good. I definitely remond.

Visited 10 months ago

Really good food, amazing and very friendly service and very calm atmosphere!

Visited 10 months ago

Food was great! Service was excellent! And very pleasant atmosphere. Overall great experience.

Visited a year ago

Delicious! Very comparable to near by establishments .

Visited a year ago

This has become one of my favorite go to places for sushi. The food and service has been great.

Visited a year ago

Fantastic sushi, the Best around! We Love this place ❤️

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Went there for lunch on a Friday. The host was very attentive and helpful with the menu and sushi options. We ordered a salad with ginger dressing. It was home made and very fresh. Also ordered the lunch sushi special with a Las Vegas roll and added the crunchy roll. All were very nicely prepared and presented. We will be back.

Visited a year ago

Solid sushi for the price
Good atmosphere

Visited a year ago

Decent service. Decent sushi. Decent prices. That’s about it.

Visited a year ago

Had the Alaskan roll and it was good, just assuming not fresh. It messed my stomach up.

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

my favorite place to go and relax and have some sush

Visited a year ago

Ordered food to go and took 20 minutes to get home.
Yakisoba had an off taste to it.
All tempura was bland. Green pepper tempera was odd tasting.
The popcorn shrimp was bland.
Rib eye was supposed to have wasabi. I assumed this meant as a side to mix in with the potatoes and vegetables. However, it was mixed in with the vegetables and was extremely mild.
Lotus, Lemon, and Lotus rolls were not acceptable. Huge rolls, brown avocado, and proportions were off.
Obviously, it would have been better if we ate in. We order out many times for Japanese food with other restaurants and this was our worst experience.

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Delicious food! Bar menu looks great, will be back for sure!

Visited a year ago

Food was not good. Chicken wings tasted frozen. My eel roll had bones in it. Dammed was so yummy. Not a place I would go again. Drinks were good price..alcohol wise. The tea was not good. Service was excellent.

Visited a year ago

Didn't realize we came in close to closing time so the atmosphere was quiet as it was just us in the restaurant, but the sushi was outstanding!

Visited a year ago

I love the concept. The red seating, dimmed lighting, and light background music really set the tone... a great place for first dates and date nights. I was able to mellow out and relax. Full bar. Great happy hour! Try the stuffed mushrooms! The dish is dense but delicious! Accessible parking and entrance.

Visited a year ago

We love the Lotus Roll it comes literally flaming hot! Just tasty and such a large enough portion for a meal. The egg rolls are delicious and huge! The fried rice and tempura shrimp area must! Good and strong drinks! I enjoy going here for my birthday for the tempura cheese cake! We go here often for ordering to go!

Visited a year ago

I am a server myself, so I try to be understanding. However, I draw the line at COCKROACHES and bad service. Elizabeth was our server, and she really didn't bother with being nice. Waved us to sit wherever ( the place was EMPTY ).
Elizabeth was very much on her time and not our time. She walked away immediately after I said my first starter, I had to call out the rest of my order as she was at the ziosk already. She looked annoyed.
After our appetizers, I'm looking around, and I see a HUGE COCKROACH on the white wall near one of the tables. I tell Elizabeth about the cockroach. She goes over and looks at me like I'm making things up until she spots it and slams her foot down onto it. She looks at me and says, "Oh, I see it now." She proceeds to sweep it up and walk into the back without a backward glance at us. Needless to say, I've lost my appetite. She brings us our entrees, not asking us any question, no offer of apologies for the cockroach display. I couldn't eat my basic orange chicken, and my husband hardly touched his bento box. Meanwhile, we can hear laughing in the kitchen from our server. We are still the only ones in the restaurant. She finally returns to ask us if we wanted boxes. I told her I couldn't eat my orange chicken and we wouldn't be taking anything home. She charges me full price for EVERYTHING. I asked her to take the orange chicken off since I didn't eat it. She gave me a look that suggested this was all completely my fault.

I came here with my family several years back, and it was a regular spot for me and my parents. So, I was excited to bring my husband here. I left feeling embarrassed and sick.

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Visiting from out of town and stopped here on a whim. Very happy with the yellowtail kama, orange chicken, chicken katsu, miso, & edamame. Music wasn't our style but didn't detract too much.

Visited a year ago

Really slow service. Manager apologized that the sushi chefs got backed up but that wasn’t a big deal. Being left alone for 30 minutes was more frustrating. It wasn’t overly busy so checking in if we needed drinks or any appetizer since the sushi was taking so long would’ve been nice. The manager did come over to offer some free edamame about 8 minutes before the sushi arrived.

Visited a year ago

Love this place great food great service!!!

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Place was quiet. Workers nice and professional but, slow. Hardly anyone there and it took forever for food to arrive. Walked in and immediately seated, which was great. Food was decent. Not the best sushi I’ve had but, not bad. The rice was not as sticky or thick as I’m use to. First time I thought rolls were falling apart because they were wet (sauce) but, not the case. Today got 2 completely different rolls and each fell apart when dipped (basically crumbled). Again, I think it’s the type of rice used. Ordered a saketini that tasted like sugar water. This was the second time going this week by invitations from others and not sure when I’ll be back. So hard to find good sushi on the West side.

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Let me start by saying that the food here is always great! But the management and service is awful. Went to dinner and they left one girl to be by herself on a Friday dinner service. The manager is just walking around while we sat for over 10 minutes without someone taking our drink order. And then when we were done had to sit 20 minutes waiting for our check. 1.5 hours total for 3 rolls.. the waitress was nice and apologetic but had to run all of her own food to every table, while the manager, bussers, and host were standing doing literally nothing.

Visited a year ago

Absolute WORST!
Save your money and your time!
Thus place is horrible

Visited a year ago

Nice people good food. Love the monkey brains ( fried crab stuffed mushrooms, not ACTUAL monkey brains)

Visited 2 years ago

WOW. Usually go here and has good food. Recently I have seen a decline in service and their servers/waiters being slower. Additionally I ordered some tuna and it can rotten and sour. Horrible! horrible! Horrible! Stay away and put a bit more effort in to go to another restaurant. Not the servers fault by any means. Food isn’t turned around quick and fish bought off black market. 😂

Visited 2 years ago

Decent sushi joint. Seating is kinda weird. Staff was friendly. Cool trendy look. Give em a try.

Visited 2 years ago

Liked the food and service was good for some kiddos. Wasn't sure they were open with stacked chairs and a mountain bike in the front.

Visited 2 years ago

The food is perfect, the environment is friendly and the service is great.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

used to be my favorite sushi place, until I walked in and saw a huge cockroach crawling up the wall.

Visited 2 years ago

They couldn't get us our food for almost an hour and there was only 2 others in the restaurant..and it was not good at all and they supposedly close at 8pm but anyone who came in at 702 pm were sent away ...if I were the owner I would really pay attention to who I hire

Visited 2 years ago

Ate here tonight for the first time. Tanya was awesome! The service was excellent and the food was incredible. The stuffed mushrooms are a one-of-kind, must have. The sushi rolls were great, and the orange chicken was outstanding. Found a new local place!

Visited 2 years ago

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Visited 2 years ago

Excellent sushi place, highly recommend the lotus and sunburst rolls...Nakama is one of our favorite restaurants to eat out at.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

The food was delicious and the bartender was awesome

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

The food is delicious! The music in here is great old school vibe

Visited 2 years ago

We tried this place on a wimb. The restaurant had beautiful decorations. We were seated immediately. The waitress did offer to seat us closer to the TV if we wanted to see the game. We kindly declined. She immediately asked us our drink order and gave us menus. Speedy service is always a plus w this AZ sun. With in five minutes of us being there we had drinks and had our appetizers ordered. We unknowingly went in during happy hour and seen they had alot of rolls on special for that time.
We ordered a spicy salmon roll, a Philly roll & a Las Vegas roll. We also had 2 orders of salmon nigiri & an order of veggie spring rolls. The food took about 10 minutes to start coming out. We got the salmon nigiri & spring rolls first. The salmon was VERY thickly cut & it was Delicious! The ginger was fresh and rice was seasoned well. I will definitely be back for that. The spring rolls on the other hand, we both were not fans of. They definitely tasted like old grease and the inside was grey. I put that down after bite 1. We recieved the platter of sushi after another 5 minutes. Our Philly, spicy salmon & las vegas were on there. They are heavy w the rice on all 3 rolls. We started w the spicy salmon. The roll was great! The sauce on the salmon w the amount of rice was perfectly paired. It coated the rice in your mouth and spreads the spicy goodness all over. Every bite a new blend of flavors with a crispy crunch & snap of the seaweed. The Philly roll was ok to me. My husband loved the fact that they use a huge block of cream cheese in it but it honestly over took the entire flavor of the roll for myself. Our least favorite was the Las Vegas roll. The batter used was way too sweet for that type of a roll. We honestly took one out of the 8 rolls each and did not eat the rest. It almost tasted like a sweet corn dog batter but instead of a thick batter it's really thin. Either way, I did not enjoy the sweetness w the fish. We asked for our check shortly after and our total was $51 and change. Not to bad. We would try this place again in the future. I decided to give 4 stars because we had a great server and they were fast. Worth a shot. I definitely reccomend the salmon nigiri!!

Visited 2 years ago

Our order took for ever to come out, water tasted horrible as if the water filter was never changed.

Visited 2 years ago

Wonderful little sushi place near the Armadillo Antique Mall in Goodyear, AZ. Very personable waitress and the prices and food were good.

Visited 2 years ago

Super good and the staff is really friendly

Visited 2 years ago

Huge portions!

Visited 2 years ago

Great place for a quick meal when visiting my son in Avondale.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

This place is delicious. The monkey brains are my favorite. Definitely deserves a 5 star.
Only thing I don't like is it takes a bit for you to get your food. But I think most sushi places have this issue. So 5 stars

Visited 2 years ago

Locally owned high quality sushi with a hip modern vibe. Great food and service!

Visited 2 years ago

Awesome happy hour, great service and delicious sushi. Lotus roll was fire.

Visited 2 years ago

I love this place. We go about once a month, and every time the food, service, and atmosphere is awesome.

Visited 2 years ago

The service, food, and price are excellent.

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Visited 2 years ago

I missed this place. I don't live there any more but when I come back and visit this will be the spot great food, awesome atmosphere great staff and great owners.

Visited 2 years ago

Been going here for years one of the best sushi restaurants that I know of in the valley. Try the lotus roll it's the bomb bizzle fa shizzle 🤣🤣🤣 everything here is good Great appetizers as well.

Visited 2 years ago

Great sushi.
Hate eating there at sunset because the sun blinds you no matter where you are seated!

Visited 2 years ago

Went in at 7:30 for dinner and all the chairs were up and a server told me they were closed. Google and the door said they close at 8pm.

Visited 2 years ago

This place has charm for being a small place. There was a 20 min wait time for us but the people who came in after us were seated right away by a different hostess. Better communication between hostesses should be developed. Food was good and yes we would go back.

Visited 2 years ago

SO YUMMY. My 1st time there. Loved everything!

Visited 2 years ago

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Visited 2 years ago

First time there for my wife and I and the food was great! Friendly service and Gloria was great! I had garlic edamame, shrimp fried rice, stuffed jalapeños, fajitas, and sushi. I wanted to try a little of everything. I was told their steak is great also so I'll try that next time!

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Just got there to eat lunch ! Sat us down felt like we were being rushed . Ordered 4 different specialty rolls . Tasted nasty. Food wasn’t even pleasant . Made me sick . Never going back again!

Visited 2 years ago

The food was good. I ordered a 4 piece chicken strip with fries kids meal, a spicy California roll, and a crunch roll, and a noodle bowl. The chicken was surprisingly crunchy and delicious, my 3 year old ate most of it. I really enjoyed the crunch roll but the other roll lacked flavor.
My only concern was the wait for food. The waitress mentioned it was a busy night, but it looked empty in my opinion. We did go on a Wednesday night so maybe it isn't normally as busy on Wednesdays. We waited 30+ minutes on egg rolls that my nephew ordered for his bday. Which was going to be an appetizer. The kids meals were out first, then 5 min later any plates ordered. I felt it was about 10 or 15 min after that, that we got the sushi rolls.
In the end we had a good time and enjoyed our good, but was a long wait.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

First and sadly the last.
Nice place and the staff is very pleasant. There was a mistake with my order and the graciously fixed it. My problem started with the water. Tap. So i ordered a lemonade thinking that would be better and they also use tap water so the only taste i had was horrible. When we got the food all i tasted was the horrible water.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

The staff was friendly. The food was pleasing to the eyes and taste buds. My son really enjoyed the caterpillar roll. The Marilyn Mon Roll was really good too and funny to order. I chose the Typhoon which is a beautiful tower. Each layer was tasty in itself, but was a nice surprise when taking a bite containing all layers. This place is a cozy spot to have an intimate meal. The only downside that I wish they would have prioritized is cleanliness and safety. Our drinks were spilled when setting on our table that luckily did not get on us, but was on our table side our entire meal time. I was worried for not only the staff walking by so much, but everyone and ourselves who could have slipped. I did not want to move around my table to avoid stepping on it. They attempted to clean it, but still left a lot of liquid puddled up. I would recommend either a better mop to clean with one attempt or better effort. With cleanliness, this place would be a five star.

Visited 2 years ago

Our first time here and it’s delic! We loved the Crazy and Kamikaze roll. Definitely coming back!

Visited 2 years ago

Best sushi in Avondale

Visited 2 years ago

Got the apocalypse, crunch and the Philly roll today and they were excellent!! Service was great! Though the chips and salsa were very good, the portion for 2 people was inadequate. It was hardly enough for 1 person. If portion was better, this would have been a 5 star review.

Visited 2 years ago

Hands down the best sushi restaurant I have ever been to! I will only go here when I am in town! Service was amazing and the food is killer! Huge portions and expertly crafted!

Visited 2 years ago

My family are from Seattle WA and this is still one of the best tasting sushi we have had in a while. We went on a Sunday night, so service was a bit slow but it was not a deal breaker. The atmosphere was a little too dark for my taste, but it's large enough that it was not hard to hear each other over the rest of the customers. All-in-all, we will be back and it may be our new regular spot.

Visited 2 years ago

Good happy hour. Good saki bombs. And great food

Visited 3 years ago

Delicious sushi, and you can't beat the happy hour pricing!!

Visited 3 years ago

Very delicious very nice place to go with family friends

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Food quality has really gone down :(

Visited 3 years ago

This is my wife's favorite sushi restaurant. I have only been here three times, but every visit has been great. We both enjoy the sushi rolls. We met the owner and she was very nice and welcoming!

Visited 3 years ago

Pretty good rolls!

Visited 3 years ago

This is my 3rd time here service is good . Sushi NIRGI 1star too fishy but the rolls are ok Happy hour is good draft beers very bargainable but the mixing up bills from other customers is not cool the 2x times paying here come on get it right last night I paid $7.00 extra wow . Other than that it’s a good atmosphere The 1 STAR is for mixing up bills . 4 Stars for service
THE GODZILLA ROLL WAS SO GOOD

Visited 3 years ago

Recommend getting the Typhoon with salmon instead of tuna... that is my go to dish... so yummy. And ceviche appetizer is really good too.

Visited 3 years ago

Decrepit. No food on any tables and they had a single server basically running the entire restaurant. Pay your servers more.

Visited 3 years ago

Food and service is always amazing !

Visited 3 years ago

Favorite sushi spot. Las Vegas rolls and crunchy rolls are the best. The only issue is the water always taste so bad. I don't know if it's their water system there but the ice and the water always has a funny taste like a fishy taste, but other then that saki bombs and sushi are the way to go, who needs water.

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Visited here on a Saturday night around 8pm, and it wasn't too busy. Music and other guests made the volume a little loud, but not too much you couldn't carry on a conversation. Food was pretty good. They have a good variety of sushi, and the Dan Dan Noodles were great, plenty of chicken and veggies. The noodles did take a little bit to come out, but not a big deal. Server was excellent, very polite and visited frequently. 3 stars only because this type of restaurant is not my thing, but nothing really wrong with it. Will probably be coming here again when my wife gets a craving for sushi.

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

We spent an hour driving around from hibachi place to hibachi place in the area , and we found this amazing place. I had the tuna poke bowl and highly recommend it !! Wife asked if they could switch chicken yakasoba to beef and boom.....no problem!! Great food, great atmosphere, and drinks to match. Thanks again for making our trip pleasant.

Visited 3 years ago

I can tell there was a chef change of some sort based on the variances in quality level, it was much better before. The lettuce wraps and fresh seaweed were phenomenal though. Try the santiago sauce for dippin your sushi. It was a little underwhelming the last time I had it, but I had it a week before that for my bday and it was fine.

Visited 3 years ago

The saddest thing is great food and horrible service we decided to dine in food was beautiful server was awful rude disrespectful didn't even get her name cuz that's how awful she was all I know is if I go back it would not be for dining the food is so amazing that I will order it for a takeout even though the ambience is great just that server who needs to find a new job that is not in customer service. Spoke to the owner nice man understood our concerns these are hard times and unfortunately it's not easy to rehire so we took our food to go still paid still tipped awful waitress I wish I knew her name I hope next time I go she's not there

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Waited a day to see if there would be stomach issues. Luckily, none.
Have eaten sushi for 50 years. Wife is Japanese. Lived in Japan. Have eaten sushi from CA to CT. Nakama was the worst sushi experience ever. Stay away.

Visited 3 years ago

Great place to eat if you like sushi good food and service

Visited 3 years ago

My husband and I come here for date night a couple of times a month and by far the best sushi and service especially Aida the receptionist/host is always nice and going beyond to make us feel comfortable, that is why we keep coming back. A BIG thanks to the staff.

Visited 3 years ago

Great service

Visited 3 years ago

The food is always excellent. Our waitress needed a little more training. She'll get there I'm sure.

Visited 3 years ago

Awful food!!! Not sure how this places has almost five stars?? Soggy food and not clean. I do not recommend this place. So many other better sushi places. Keep driving!

Visited 3 years ago

Food is good, they have gluten free soy sauce so that's good. I'm allergic to gluten so they have options. They have very good mixed drinks but they close way too early. I was there with friends on a Thursday night and they were closing at 8pm! If you want to sit down and chat a bit after dinner, just know you're going to be rushed out after 8pm.

Visited 3 years ago

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Visited 3 years ago

Great food! Esther is awesome!!!

Visited 3 years ago

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Visited 3 years ago

Great place and atmosphere. When you want good rolls, its a great place. Service is great.

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Visited 3 years ago

🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤 verrrry good 🍣

Visited 3 years ago

Staff very friendly! However I did not enjoy the apocalypse roll or las vegas roll. The steak was great though!

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Visited 3 years ago

Visited This Place Thursday afternoon to grab a quick bite and let the traffic die down a bit..
Very Nice atmosphere ,The Food is better than average The Carne asada Rolls.🔥 Has a bar for a lounge feal . Happy hour menu has real value and good deals... Our server Lana was Professional and very attentive . Not everything thing they do is FIVE STAR ,But as a whole the overall experience was .. Definitely recommend and will most definitely return...!

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

After hours of waiting at other places we ended up there which they got us right in! Quiet and dark, a real relaxing place to go. Great staff and even better food! Got a new favorite sushi place!! We will be back again!!

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

This was your typical sushi place. The staff was friendly and the food was good. Nothing exceptional and nothing bad. I'd go there again.

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Visited 3 years ago

Clean building. Attentive, knowledgeable staff, good timing on the food. Our meal was good.. we'll be back soon. Thank you

Visited 3 years ago

Very good food and would recommend.

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Visited 3 years ago

Love the food and friendly staff plus they never mess up with to go orders definitely recommend!

Visited 3 years ago

Incredibly nice staff and DELICIOUS food!!!! Thank you for providing great customer service late on a Saturday night... couldn't be any happier with our visit!!!!

Visited 3 years ago

Amazing, the Carne asada roll was amazing, (my husband's favorite was the chicken teriyaki), we used to go to other sushi restaurants, but we're now firmly Team Nakama. 😍🥰 (We usually do takeout. I like going in to order but you can probably call.)

Visited 3 years ago

Not the ideal place for food. Soggy egg rolls, mushy rice, no appetizer plates or cutlery. Semi over priced. Staff is attentive to making sure your drink is filled but the food you will wait on.

Don't order the egg rolls. I'm Chinese and these egg rolls are sacrilege to the word Egg Roll.

Visited 3 years ago

The service was great and the food was also pretty good. My one star deduction is because they were out of things. My husband wanted a mule and they were out of Ginger beer. Another person wanted a mojito and they were out if mint. There was a couple of other things they didn't have which was dispointing.

Visited 3 years ago

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Visited 3 years ago

Brought my dream girl here for happy hour. Everything was great!! Will be back!!

Visited 3 years ago

Food is too expensive for 2 star rated food quality

Visited 3 years ago

Waitress/bartender was amazing and very friendly/concerned with our experience&food. Me and the wife eat half our meal and save half for lunch the next day so our waitress thought we did not like any of the food, but we loved it all!!! The sad thing was, like everywhere right now, understaffed and not able to give you the "real deal". We look forward to returning and re giving that 5 star review!!

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

This is our favorite sushi spot!

Visited 3 years ago

My favorite sushi restaurant…I went out my way to post this review because they deserve the credit! My favorite is Las Vegas Rolls lol the only way I can eat Sushi is Fried & they Get a 10 hands down

Visited 3 years ago

Didn't bother trying the food. The staff is great but the website is a lie. It claims $6/roll. When in reality it's $17/roll. The place was empty during diner rush. Kinda speaks for itself

Visited 3 years ago

Awesome food (I’ve currently only had their sushi) and a pleasant serving staff. Recommend for any date nights

Visited 3 years ago

Staff was nice. It was sooooo slow. Food was okay, nothing fantastic. Felt a little old and run down. Too expensive for the quality.

Visited 3 years ago

Great food and great service. It is a must go to place.

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Yellow tail is divine

Visited 3 years ago

Worst sushi place I been to, wait is long and they don't acknowledge you, the place is disgusting you can see dirt, foot prints and liquid on the floor, the waitress was super rude and the food was super mushy and bland. The crab puff was served on wet Lettuce like its been under the heat lamp and the condensation. Just overall bad. I will never go back. Plus two sushi rolls, two miss soups, one thing of crab puffs and two green teas cost 65 dollars. The waitress never even came over to check on us a diffrent waiter did. He was amazing.

Visited 3 years ago

One of my favorite spots!!

Visited 3 years ago

It was okay the prices were good, but the place was a little dirty, and my sister who always eats California rules couldn't even stomach the California rolls. Our server was good.

Visited 3 years ago

Been going here for multiple years and am so impressed with their service everytime!!

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Friendly bartender and serving staff, also several friends were there. Great food!

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Visited 4 years ago

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Visited 4 years ago

Very good Sushi, I recommend Nakama

Visited 4 years ago

Called restaurant to place an order the woman who answered very rudely stated they are busy and not taking phone orders and hung up phone. I have been getting sushi here for years and have never received this type of customer service. Thanks Nakama

Visited 4 years ago

Rice has no flavor and sushi is falling apart when I got home. I'm only 5 min away.

Visited 4 years ago

Their food is good and their saketinis are the best! I love coming here, especially during happy hour :)
The staff is awesome as well, very attentive. I've been here a few times and have never had an issue. I wish I could go more often but it's a drive for me. Well worth the trip though!

Visited 4 years ago

Visited 4 years ago

Service was terrible. Took a long time to sit us down and get our food. Everyone looked like they were so angry at the world. Definitely need more workers to help them out and maybe they wouldn’t be so stressed.

Visited 4 years ago

Visited 4 years ago

Waitress with dark long hair took forever to take our order forgot to give us our drinks, worst service ever and on top was giving us an attitude.

Visited 4 years ago

Food and service was terrible. My first water cup tasted like fish... The calamari tasted and looked like fish sticks. Then the sushi... all California roll based with different toppings. Every single roll fell apart. To top it all off, the owner was getting top tier service while we were getting ignored. I've had to ask for the server to come to our table to get assistance. She didn't come to check in or ask how everything was going.

Visited 4 years ago

Restaurants in 3rd world countries have better service. The calamari has the consistency of a tire that's been poorly breaded. The water taste likes it's from a pond. The seating is the most uncomfortable thing in existence. You would be better off grabbing a handful of dirt and shoveling it into your mouth than waiting the 4hrs here for food a stray animal wouldn't eat. This place is a embarrassment to the entire Japanese culture. It brings shame not only to itself but to Japan as a whole. The best thing this place could do is to close and give the space to the gym next door. They will clearly make better use of it than this place. Go eat gas station sushi before coming here. All of their rolls are Cali based rolls with different toppings. If you can't make actual sushi rolls or afford a chef from Japan to make your rolls then don't open a sushi restaurant.
They can't even find their silverware. They serve flatware. 80 dollars for food poisoning.

Visited 4 years ago

Best sushi rolls I have had on the westside! You will not be disappointed - great food all around. Service could be better but with every business short handed this is accepted nowadays.

Visited 4 years ago

Going to Nakama is always a treat!

We love the Lotus Roll which is served on 🔥, and the CMT roll - surf and turf sushi! The CMT takes a long time to make as they must grill it and then bake it, so I recommend ordering it right away. But the wait is worth it.

Tommy is THE BEST server anywhere and we are always happy to see him. He is super attentive and courteous every time! I swear, if he ever has bad days, you would never know it.

The only criticism I have, is that while the atmosphere is sleek and sexy, the place can use a little bit of sprucing up as it's showing signs of wear. But it doesn't really bother me as the food and the service is top notch! Definitely give this place a try.

Visited 4 years ago

We came here on a recommendation from my husband's friend, although I had been here previously in years past. Overall, not a great experience food wise. We started with the sampler platter which came with edamame, calamari sticks, egg rolls, monkey brains, and jalapeno poppers.

The calamari tasted... Off. A little sour. The egg rolls were a deep, dark brown and also tasted off. I'm not entirely sure of the filling, but they were far too greasy to have been tasty. The monkey brains had one mushroom. One button mushroom. There's are supposed to be mushrooms stuffed with crab mix. Not a button mushroom surrounded by crab mixed and battered in tempura. I'm not sure what the deal was with that. Overall, the edamame was the best part of this dish.

Once finished, our main dishes arrived. A sashimi salad for myself and beef yakisoba for my husband. Whatever spicy mayo based dressing the sashimi salad was in, it was swimming in it. Absolutely swimming in this dressing. It was a little impressive how much of it there was.

My husband's yakisoba was both impressively bland and dry while overly greasy at the same time. Again, not sure how that could be so bad.

We also ordered two sushi rolls. I ordered the Mechanic and he ordered a crunchy eel roll. Once they arrived we were excited as these two rolls looked impressive... Until the rice began to fall apart when we tried eating the Mechanic roll.

We go to sushi restaurants frequently and make them at home at least once a week. We wash and season our own sushi rice. This was just poorly executed all around. The crunchy eel roll was worse however, as the tempura coating on it was a deep brown and the rice inside a little too oily for our tastes.

In the end, we just asked for our check. After tip, it was an expensive $90+ experience we won't be repeating. I don't think I'd ever be able to recommend coming here to my friends.

Visited 4 years ago

Visited 4 years ago

After leaving a different sushi joint due to one of the rudest hosts I've met we landed here, and what a treat! We were immediately greeted by a couple friendly faces who seemed very happy to see us. The place was packed but obviously we'll managed as we were seated right away. The menu is a very unique mix of original dishes as well as the traditional sushi fare. We left after an amazing dinner extremely happy with our decision and will definitely be back! Thanks for your wonderful service and fantastic food!

Visited 4 years ago

Visited 4 years ago

Visited 4 years ago