Ninki

4530 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205, United States

Ninki
About This Sushi Bar

Casual, contemporary Japanese restaurant featuring a full-service sushi bar & live hibachi grill.

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Sushi Experience №1

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Sushi Experience №3

Love love love this place! Night crew is way better than the day crew.
Ask for Jackie she is the best and makes an amazing lemon drop

Visited 2 months ago

Sushi Experience №4

They are relocating to Bellevue One area by the AMC theater ! The host said probably early summer but the current Belle Meade location is still OPEN but idk how long.

Great spot for casually eating regularly and also special occasions. I've even recommend people to eat here. It's fun hibachi show
Ninki is go-to spot for this area for sure but it's not a fancy restaurant But I've seen even a famous celebrity eat here as well and the locals love this place, decent prices and good food & people. And free parking lot!

Visited 2 months ago

Sushi Experience №5

I've been coming here for 3 years and it's usually good, but this last time was very disappointing. My ice water had one piece of ice in it and when I asked for a glass of ice, they just filled my glass up with more water. The waitress said they don't give out lemons or limes anymore and then i saw another customer with a lemon in her drink!! The salad dressing was so watery. The dressing and soup were like flavored water. Even the yum yum sauce was watered down. I was here with 3 other people and all of our food came to us at room temperature, like it had been sitting out for 15 minutes. Just disappointing all around when we spent $150 before tip.

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Sushi Experience №9

Me and my daughter and my stepdad went there for my 47th birthday and it was a great time

Visited 2 months ago

Sushi Experience №10

price, quality, and service all really nice. Pretty casual spot, plenty of parking, great hibachi entertainment!! When me and my friends think about Asian food or what restaurant to celebrate a birthday, Ninki always comes to mind and the sushi is not crazy expensive like other places closer to downtown.
And especially for lunch, the prices are really good. I really like this place as a regular. I both dine-in and get take-out which is always accurate! 😁

Visited 2 months ago

Sushi Experience №11

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Sushi Experience №12

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Sushi Experience №13

Terrible. Next time will.sit at hibachi grill

Visited 3 months ago

Sushi Experience №14

Called for pickup & got an order of the Steak(Beef)Fried Rice & the Chicken Fried Rice. It was ready quickly (15min.),& when we picked it up the people out front handling the order were nice & had everything together packed well. I realized b4 ordering the cost would be more on the pricey side,which I didn't/don't mind paying occasionally when the food & portions are good. Although the food we got was both & probably a fair price for the size & ingredients,I was just kinda disappointed that the Fried rice only had meat,bits of fried egg,some sauce on the side,& nothing else(everywhere I've gotten fried rice from b4 has had more than just meat in it-like peas,onion,carrots,& egg,or some kinds of veggies in the mix). The food tasted good, portions were big,& I loved the sauce they gave on the side. It was kinda disappointing 2 get home & find out how their rice comes,upon opening the boxes since we expected 2 get something more substantial/well balanced! If their menus online had a description of main ingredients in ea.item,it would help a lot because they have a nice variety/a lot 2 choose from,but nothing 2 help people know what is what,& what to expect to get if ordering from their websites. Also,I feel I should add this to be a little more fair- I've dined in at their 1 of their grill tables before. The food & experience was very good on that occasion. I ordered a full course meal w/Sushi 4 starters(good),then Filet Mignon & Chicken +shrimp,also came w/salad,soup,tea,sorbet). The portions were huge & the service was great/all employees were very polite & my party enjoyed everthing!! I think they charge about the same or even less than other Hibatchi grill & Japanese places in town,so even though it may be a tad expensive,I feel like the quality,amts.,& the whole dining in experience that night was well worth the cost!

Visited 3 months ago

Sushi Experience №15

Ordered sushi from Uber eats. Some of the worst sushi I ever had. I tried the salmon, shrimp, red snapper, and egg nigiri. I also ordered the kiss of eel roll. Nothing had flavor which is crazy, how does fish not have flavor? The kiss of eel was also disappointing because they gave me the smallest piece of eel in each piece of sushi, why even add it in then? Each piece of eel was tiny and hard, couldn’t even chew it and spat it out. The sushi/nigiri smelled weird and immediately gave me an upset stomach - I even spat out a few pieces because it just didn’t taste good and the texture felt off (esp the salmon).

Will not order here again. Literally leaving this comment so future me doesn’t forget this experience and doesn’t attempt to try again because it isn’t worth the money.

Visited 3 months ago

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Visited 3 months ago

Sushi Experience №17

I ordered the shrimp fried rice.
It was very good. Should have gotten a double order. It was very good.

Visited 4 months ago

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Sushi Experience №20

Hands down the best hibachi I’ve had in Nashville in a while, from the soup to the sauces oh and of course the steak it’s all phenomenal, i won’t go anywhere else!

Visited 4 months ago

Sushi Experience №21

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Sushi Experience №22

All employees overall doing great job,,,,

Visited 4 months ago

Sushi Experience №23

Great food and fantastic service

Visited 4 months ago

Sushi Experience №24

Love the sushi and friendly staff! And lots of alcohol selection which is rare for local Japanese restaurant. Their house-made yum yum sauce and salad dressing is honestly the best I've had. My to-go orders are always accurate. It's a causal place for sure but the hibachi entertainment is really fun here. Great portions

Visited 4 months ago

Sushi Experience №25

Visited 4 months ago

Sushi Experience №26

Jackie and the whole staff at Ninki made tonight a pleasure for our party of MORE THAN 20 PEOPLE! Big thanks to the hostess, chefs, sushi chefs and servers. 💙💙💙💙💙

Visited 5 months ago

Sushi Experience №27

Great service, food and handling of our large group! Thank you!

Visited 5 months ago

Sushi Experience №28

If I could rate this less stars I would. What is sad is I have been going to this establishment for over 10 years, but will never return. Called today at 12pm for a party of 11 they said call 30 minutes before and we will have table ready. We called at 6:30 and arrived at 7. They did not have a table ready 1 hour after wait. We walked out of restaurant. Very rude front desk staff. Food is not good enough for that type of service.

Visited 5 months ago

Sushi Experience №29

Moved here few days ago a was searching for a job on indeed where I saw the company hiring for a host. Decided to apply and also walk in directly to enquire about the post.One girl went to the back to ask if they are hiring and one stayed and told me that “honestly I think they prefer females , but they should be hiring because we really need help”Nowhere on their website or job description where it said “we are looking for females only”. The other girl came out and with the manager and said no we’re not hiring. 2024 and we’re still Sex discriminating jobs based on the position. That was not cool man. Please train your staff to be professional and less sexist. (Also remove the post from indeed if you’re not hiring).

Visited 5 months ago

Sushi Experience №30

Ive been eating here for over 10 years. In that time the quality of food has slowly gone down. Sometimes they would give regular steak instead of the filet I paid for on to go orders, raw vegetables in the hibachi, etc. Little inconveniences or errors that I forgave as oversights because I did love this place.
Today that changed.

I ordered a sushi roll that I have ordered no less than 50 times. The VOLCANO ROLL, comprised of “inside: tune, asparagus, cream cheese, on top: avocado w/ baked spicy crab” per their website.

When I received my order there was mozzarella cheese on top of it, which I find extremely unappetizing, but to each their own. I called to confirm with the restaurant if the recipe had changed or if this was an error. The hostess goes to ask the chef and proceeds to tell me it has ALWAYS been made this way. After looking at their website and Uber eats to confirm the ingredients of the volcano, I see that the TITAN ROLL has mozzarella on top. So instead of owning their mistake and offering to make it right, they lied and tried to gaslight me into thinking I’m crazy and don’t know what I’ve been ordering for 10+ years.

Not worth the price or the trouble. The hibachi I ordered to go with it looked and tasted like it was made yesterday. Definitely lost a loyal, long time customer.

Visited 5 months ago

Sushi Experience №31

Hibachi was underseasoned and really bland, but the sushi, salad, and soup, were awesome as usual. Friendly server and cook. Overall, we will be back. I'll just ask for more of the seasoning juice on my filet next time.

Visited 5 months ago

Sushi Experience №32

Their food tasted mushy. It seemed like it was sitting out for hours. I ordered through uber eats but was so disappointed as I spent money craving sushi and it was just awful. I got a bento box and the chicken was chewy, the tempura was mushy, sushi was terrible too.

Visited 5 months ago

Sushi Experience №33

Excellent recommendations. Quiet atmosphere. Thoroughly enjoyed lunch. Great service. Bulgoki and Japanese green tea delicious.

Visited 5 months ago

Sushi Experience №34

Ninki has been my go-to sushi place for years. The food is consistently delicious, the staff is always friendly and their prices are reasonable. Please go any time you have the chance.

Visited 6 months ago

Sushi Experience №35

Amazing experience

Visited 6 months ago

Sushi Experience №36

The sashimi regular combo is an amazing deal and the whole meal was so FRESH! it's easy to tell if raw fish is off even slightly, and this wasn't at all. I wish they had a fresh-Wasabi option

Visited 6 months ago

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Visited 6 months ago

Sushi Experience №38

It was vibe enjoyed myself with my daughter and her friends and they prepare for another wonderful year at TSU!!!!

Visited 6 months ago

Sushi Experience №39

Our waiter was the only good thing here. The food was absolutely repulsive. The steak tasted like it came out of a can, the shrimp that the poop on its back, the rice was chewy. Please spend your hard earned money elsewhere.

Visited 6 months ago

Sushi Experience №40

Visited 6 months ago

Sushi Experience №41

Very middle of the road for the price. Sushi is very ok. Similar to what you’d get if you walked next door to Kroger and bought it from their little cooler. For the price I expected a little better but it’s edible. The ginger dressing on the salad though was the show stopper. They need to bottle that.

Visited 6 months ago

Sushi Experience №42

Visited 6 months ago

Sushi Experience №43

Don’t even bother. The food tastes like plastic and definitely not worth the price at all. The prices are crazy given how the food tastes. Also, the hostess is so rude like girl just get another job if you don’t like it.

Visited 6 months ago

Sushi Experience №44

Visited 6 months ago

Sushi Experience №45

Have been there several times, and it is AWESOME everyone there are super 👌 friendly

Visited 7 months ago

Sushi Experience №46

Definitely not worth the price. I didn’t ask for extra veggies and this salmon is ridiculous

Visited 7 months ago

Sushi Experience №47

Good service.
Nasty food

Visited 7 months ago

Sushi Experience №48

Low tier buffet food.

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Sushi Experience №49

Visited 7 months ago

Sushi Experience №50

Overall impressions - rude hostess, low quality food, BUT good service from waiter. I came here for lunch, and no one was at the entrance. After waiting a few minutes for someone to appear, we peeked around the hall just as the hostess was coming up and greeted us with “you’re not supposed to be back here”. She showed us to the table without another word. The food was bland and overcooked. The server we had was very friendly and provided great service. He was the only saving grace of the experience. The hostess didn’t even look at us or say goodbye as we left. We won’t be coming back.

Visited 7 months ago

Sushi Experience №51

Visited 7 months ago

Sushi Experience №52

Myself and 2 friends went to try it out at the habachi table. Absolutely delicious meal. We were seated quickly, and our experience soon began. The server was very quick to take our order. The chef was out shortly after the soup and salad arrived. He was entertaining and accurate while preparing the food. My only knock is that some of the time, he was difficult to hear.
We would definitely go back.

Visited 7 months ago

Sushi Experience №53

Ordered takeout Hibachi. It was pretty bland and hard to have an appetite for even though I was really hungry. Most of the to-go box (the entire big slot) was a dense mound of vegetables. The chicken reminded me of canned food, not bad quality (i hope) but wet and kind of flavorless. No yum yum sauce. Salad's ginger sauce was okay, but that's my favorite part of expensive hibachi. Expensive. Back home my local hibachi is $8, this was $24 ($23?). So for 3xs the price, I got considerably worse food. Really sad to have paid so much and had such an unappetizing meal. I don't remember the dine in hibachi tables tasting this sad.

Visited 7 months ago

Sushi Experience №54

Place was alright, got the hibachi, I don't personally recommend the shrimp, it wasn't bad but the chicken was better, met some cool people

Visited 7 months ago

Sushi Experience №55

Ninki is a family favorite, and has been for years. We always have a wonderful experience. Top favorites are the Bloody Mary sushi roll, the bento box, and the yum yum sauce. We asked for extra last time, and they gave us four bowls! Great experience!

Visited 7 months ago

Sushi Experience №56

Loved this place , I was visiting from out of town and I had my birthday here last Saturday. I brought cake and they were willing to help , brought plates and spoons out . Had a blast with family and friends . They made my day end with a blast . Thanks !!

Visited 8 months ago

Sushi Experience №57

Nice place but I have other good hibachi food . It was just ok to me

Visited 8 months ago

Sushi Experience №58

Visited 8 months ago

Sushi Experience №59

Excellent hibachi! Great and entertaining service! 10/10

Visited 8 months ago

Sushi Experience №60

1st and, sadly, last time. Service was great. Food (bento box for 2 of 3 people) came in HUGE quantities; way too much for anyone to eat. Miso soup, Unagi and fried rice were the best and it rapidly went downhill from there...teriyaki salmon (for 2 of 3) was smothered in overwhelming sauce which rendered it inedible. Shrimp as an option (for 1) in the bento box was not fresh and essentially inedible. By way of background, we have lived in Calif for 50+ years and have traveled to Japan, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia and have eaten in literally 100's of Asian restaurants. Sorry but Ninki needs a LOT of work

Visited 8 months ago

Sushi Experience №61

Visited 9 months ago

Sushi Experience №62

Delicious food. Has vegetarian options. Warmed friendly and entertaining. It is perfect for a large group. Please be courteous and call ahead and when all of yourwhole party arrives you will be seated.

Visited 9 months ago

Sushi Experience №63

Wonderful place. Excellent service and staff!! Love this place

Visited 9 months ago

Sushi Experience №64

Visited 9 months ago

Sushi Experience №65

Great place to visit, especially with multiple people. Easy parking and the food and service is great. I do recommend asking for double steak for a good portion. Salad with a special dressing is really good and you can buy by the bottle to take home. They offer bottled beer as well as some draft. Definitely. Recommend going on a empty stomach portion can be big when it comes to the rice.

Visited 9 months ago

Sushi Experience №66

Great experience! Food was good!

Visited 9 months ago

Sushi Experience №67

The chef was great and he was very funny and entertaining. Seriously, the best steak I've ever eaten at a hibachi place. Will definitely be back.

Visited 9 months ago

Sushi Experience №68

Must go place. Especially on birthday 😂

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Sushi Experience №73

Another good hibachi restaurant that I never knew about. And it's only 10 minutes from my home.

Visited 10 months ago

Sushi Experience №74

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Sushi Experience №75

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Sushi Experience №76

It was awlful! We waited for an hour and a half. We were treated poorly. The person that seated wad barking orders at us. We were totally disrespected. I will NEVER eat there again and would advise others not to go either!

Visited 10 months ago

Sushi Experience №77

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Sushi Experience №78

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Sushi Experience №79

Visited 10 months ago

Sushi Experience №80

Sushi was very good. The space has seen better days and is showing it's age, but the whole property has been sold and will be torn down, and they will be relocating. As it is a Japanese Steak House, it's a little loud due to the chefs striking the cooktop with their spatulas

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №81

Loved our food and our server! Our server really added a level of hospitality and charm to our experience, very friendly.
We shared a Special Sushi Roll, the lobster roll, a bottle of the Cabernet, and hibachi. All were delicious, and I enjoyed getting the hibachi at our table, so we did not experience the actual hibachi "show". But we had the scallops, steak and shrimp and it was delicious. The "spicy" red sauce (I didn't find it to be spicy though) really enjoyed that! The ginger salad was perfect and the roll was just right too... Pro on the roll, was flavor, less impressed with the presentation, pretty basic.
As for the restaurant itself is what I'll call unpretentious and pretty typical, but it's probably this place's weakest point, atmosphere.
All in all, I would totally eat here all the time, can't speak to the rest of the menu but definitely going to be eating at Ninki again.

Included photo, we sat at a table.

I recommend for the food and service.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №82

The food was great

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №83

Love Hibachi for a gathering of friends. They do an incredible job, everyone has fun. I love the filet

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №84

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Sushi Experience №85

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Sushi Experience №86

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Sushi Experience №87

Ninki is a really good hibachi restaurant with reasonable prices and large portions.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №88

Been here a few times and usually have a decent time first we were with a large birthday party and I call in advance to make sure they had a bartender now bc we have been told numerous times they do not well this time was told yes they do so we went ahead with the birthday party… from the get go the process of taking our order was extremely disorganized and then were told yet again no bartender but the wait staff could make basic drinks ordered a margarita which I’m pretty sure was a whole lime cut up and tequila it also didn’t come until I was 1/2 way through with my dinner (this was ordered shortly after first being seated) the cook was great no complaints with him he did a great job but apparently the way the guy took our orders was incorrect bc there were more problems with that the servings were really skimpy for Hibachi all this to say we probably won’t be back and will find a diffrent location for hibachi I’m not sure what has happened here bc I used to really enjoy it but it seems it had gone downhill for over $100 I would have expected better

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №89

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №90

Excellent experience with party of 8!portions were nice size on the larger size, Chef really put on a show for birthday celebration and birthday song was best ever in hibachi restaurant. Unforgettable celebration. Highly recommend.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №91

All foods are so delicious!
I go often to Eat from Ninki.

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Sushi Experience №92

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Sushi Experience №93

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Sushi Experience №94

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Sushi Experience №95

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Sushi Experience №96

Food and drinks where on point and affordable Lobster roll was amazing

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №97

Ordered the Hawaiian sushi roll and the chicken hibachi. Very tasty roll and of course, the hibach Che's entertainment was great along with the food.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №98

Good

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №99

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Sushi Experience №100

Please NEVER close the doors! I love this place!

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №101

Fantastic food and service! Staff was so polite and accommodating! There was a group with a birthday seated by the hibachi grill and staff made it fun by singing and making a big deal out of it! I had the veggie sushi roll, and it was delicious!

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №102

Thank you for such a fabulous meal and kind service, we had a great day!

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №103

Pretty good spot, the ginger dressing is amazing. Portion sizes for hibachi are enough for two!

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Sushi Experience №104

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Sushi Experience №105

The only place in town I've been able to find salmon belly nigiri. 10/10 amazing. Everything is so fresh and the staff is always very friendly.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №106

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Sushi Experience №107

Great experience if you never saw the live fire hibachi

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №108

I saw some polarized reviews of this place as of late so I was curious to see what it's actually like. From my experience tonight, I thought everything was pretty good. The service and food were good and the portions for hibachi were huge! They automatically add 18% as a tip for hibachi so make sure to take that into account when paying. Overall though, if you want good service and lots of hibachi and are ok with paying around $70 for two people, this place is solid.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №109

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №110

I've been going here for a decade, and the food has changed since then. In the last 2 visits, we were disappointed with our dishes. The rice wasn't done, and / our fillets had a different taste. We always get fillets and shrimp and / or shrimp. Just not as good as it use to be.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №111

Sushi is terribly underwhelming. Fish is not fresh. I could only eat the rice. I would not trust anything made here. The quality was just so bad. Better off getting sushi from Publix.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №112

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Sushi Experience №113

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Sushi Experience №114

Salmon was over cooked twice . It was our 31st anniversary. Never going Back

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №115

Great Habachi place. Food is good and fast. Would go to again.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №116

played me on my change

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №117

Went in for hibachi , wouldn't sit me unless others came in. So got a table and ordered hibachi shrimp, ended up with cold teriyaki shrimp. Waitress came by and tried to talk to her , she turned and walked away, brought my bill and again tried to talk to her buy she walked away. Then she come to pick up bill and asked if I wanted to go box, I said no I didn't want ...and she walked off again. Finally got up and went to counter to pay and they had to go get her because they couldn't help me. Sucky service ..and food.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №118

Used to love this place when I lived in Nashville, came back when I visited and I don’t know what changed. Our cook for Hibachi was so rude and kept insisting they never did spicy rice - which is ironic considering this was introduced to us by a cook in Ninki. The veggies were not fully cooked through and the meat was okay. It really felt like he was trying to kick us out of the restaurant.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №119

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №120

Favorite sushi place in Nashville. Great value for the money, friendly service. Thank you, Ninki!

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №121

Great GREAT FOOD AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. Absolutely loved dining here

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №122

Ninki is your go-to cheap (relatively) and delicious hibachi. I have been here about 8 or 9 times, mainly due to the price. The food is not going to knock your socks off but if you are looking for a well-made hibachi meal, this is the place to go. NY-strip is always cooked well. One ask would be to have noodles incorporated into the hibachi meal package, similar to other hibachi places.

The service depends on the waiter(ess), but overall I have had no problems. There was one time where we waited over an hour for a chef to come to our table, but most other times the speed of service was reasonable.

They don't accept reservations, so you might have to end up waiting 1-1.5 hours on peak nights.

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №123

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №124

I put my food in the refrigerator for one night!! OPENED IT UP AND THERE WAS MOLD! When I tried to pick up my food prior to this incident the customer was rude and hostile. I have pictures of the mold in my food. 0 out of 10

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №125

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Sushi Experience №126

Good place

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №127

Okey was awesome! Great waitress.

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Sushi Experience №128

Superb...

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №129

Visited a year ago

Sushi Experience №130

Great service. Delicious meal. Fresh sushi. Anthony is my favorite server!

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №131

Really dry Chicken, almost burnt. I really liked the rice.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №132

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Sushi Experience №133

Great first time. It was my birthday. Had a great time. Really loved the birthday song

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Sushi Experience №136

really good i got a california roll and crispy shrimp, if its ur bday expect a whole concert lol! yummy!

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Sushi Experience №137

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Sushi Experience №138

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Sushi Experience №139

The yum yum sauce was very yummy and the steak is mighty delectable. The birthday performance was exquisite.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №140

Not very good. I ordered it via Uber eats. It was packaged well, was warm, and showed up on time. That was about the only good thing I could say about it, other than the fried rice which was still pretty average. That meat is not filet mignon, and if it is, you need to start getting different meat. There was no flavor, it was dry, and the presentation was gross. I can’t even explain the texture other than it felt crumbly, I know that sounds weird, ha! The whole to go box was filled with liquid. The vegetables, and “filet” were both sitting in marinades, but it was just wet and gross. The soup was unbelievably salty. At first I thought there was dressing already on the salad, just to realize that the brown/yellow coloring on the lettuce was due to it being wilted. The broccoli also looked like it was probably a little questionable before they cooked it. The gyoza was fine. I’ve had much better elsewhere, including the frozen ones in my freezer. I was really hesitant ordering due to the reviews, but had been in years past and it was good…. But am now really regretting it. I would urge you to listen to the reviews, as the quality has gone down significantly. I stopped eating my meal half way through as it was just gross. If you want to be let down though, and kick yourself for wasting money.. order from here!

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №141

Great sushi! Waitress was lovely!

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №142

Had a great experience here last weekend. The food was great. Atmosphere good … quintessential hibachi food. Sushi is good. Ordered yellow tail/hamachi nigiri. Portions were very generous for both hibachi and nigiri … enough for take home boxes. A little pricey, but understandable … considering the Belle Meade address. Hibachi is very tasty. Only negative was that our server sat her drinks tray right in my space rather abruptly, since my seat was on the end at the Chef’s entry point.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №143

Host was rude and dismissive. Both of them. The waitress was nice enough. And chef stove went out so he was so distracted by the stove not being hot. He just cooked best he could. We watched the other chef. Underwhelmed

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №144

Quality of food is horrible. Service if fine but the seafood was all smelly and bad. The filet minion was overcooked and clearly cheap grain fed garbage. DO NOT RECOMMEND!!

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №145

Went for a family celebration and everything was great especially the food. I will definitely be back.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №146

Crunch munch and unagi are delicious

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №147

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №148

Prices are outrageous for the quality of the food. A normal hibachi dinner will run you thirty dollars not even counting the tip. Lots of places in Nashville with better service.

Reply to the owner: I am not sure who Mary is, but your response is very unprofessional. I’ve never ordered a hibachi dinner that didn’t already include the rice. Your menu prices are deceiving, and your customer service doesn’t make up for it.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №149

Overpriced. Nickel and dime you for everything. My salad was wilted. Expect to be charged $4 for a tiny side of fried rice with your Hibachi and not even get normal rice. I would suggest going to a nicer establishment for what you pay for here.

Response to owner: I’m not going to let you gaslight me. The host never offered to void any charges. When I called to confront about my wilted salad and small portions of food, management hung up on me. If you want to be treated like a second class citizen, Ninki is the place for you.

Response to the owner 2: You NEVER offered to refund me for the fried rice. You only insulted me and said that it was a charge and I should have known that. If you were to actually offer a refund for the misunderstanding, why would I even leave a negative review? Either way, this thread shows your level of customer service. Or rather the lack there of. I wish you all the best, but I have never had such a rude experience with a restaurant.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №150

Wonderful

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №151

Slow for lunch--we had to take meal to go because lunch hour would be over by the time food came. Slow would be fine, often staff issues make it hard, but food was not so good. Lettuce in salad could have been fresher and salad dressing seemed off. I guess I could recommend. Other guests seemed happy.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №152

Mean server, actually believe she’s the owner who literally yelled at me in front of everyone

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №153

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №154

Ordered shrimp and scallop hibachi, sushi roll, and yakisoba. Shrimp was like rubber, the whopping 3 scallops were a disappointment to say the least. All bland was bland with no flavor. Don't waste your time, chinese buffets are better. Wish Tokyo was still open, will be glad when The Plaza is redeveloped, hopefully a better hibachi restaurant will open.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №155

This evening I took my family to this restaurant for a nice meal. We spend over $100 for the worst meal I have had in decades. We ate at the regular table, not the hibachi side of the restaurant. Our food was poor quality, lukewarm, and barely edible. In fact we left most of the food on our plates. We will never return to this restaurant.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №156

The service is mediocre at best- you have to beg for drinks and refills; however the food is AMAZING. The cooks are very interactive and talented. You cannot beat the lunch prices or portions for Hibachi!

FAVORITE hibachi place in Nashville :)

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №157

Pick up.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №158

I order from here every once in a while because I do like their sushi. Well last night was my last time ever because I’ve never had such severe food positioning in my life. Safe to say i will never ever be eating here again.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №159

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Sushi Experience №160

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №161

Not gonna lie big disappointment with the rice. calamari and sushi was great though

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №162

The food is good and my server tonight was outstanding. However, there are a few things about this place that doesn’t make sense.

Why am I charged extra for fried rice when sitting at a normal table? That is just insane. It seems like sitting at a normal table is less work and expense than paying a chef to cook in front of you at the hibachi grill. They also had 0 sodas. It’s bad enough they serve Pepsi (gross!), but for some reason they had nothing but tea and water tonight. You’re literally right next door to Kroger. Go buy some 2 liters until your machine is fixed. Overall, I’ll probably come back but it’s just these little things that could be improved to make it more of a regular spot for me. The server was excellent which was a nice surprise as it can be hit or miss here sometimes.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №163

Very good Japanese restaurant. The hibachi experience is great, the food is delicious and unlike many other Japanese places they have a good selection of wine. The sushi is also excellent, and surprisingly well priced.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №164

My favorite hibachi in Nashville. Their ginger dressing is like no other!

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №165

This place goes above and beyond the traditional hibachi experience. They have added new moves, new jokes, and the Filet Mignon hibachi was so tasty! Some of the best hibachi we’ve had. If you’re in West Nashville find this hole in the wall hibachi for a treat. FYI - gratuity is included in the check.

Edit - changed overall review because we did get very ill later that night with symptoms of cross-contamination and/or food poisoning. Food was so delicious, hopefully they are a bit more careful and sanitary in the future.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №166

I ordered my usual soup from my neighborhood restaurant for lunch as a Togo order. Got there and my order was not ready. It was after lunch rush hour. 15 minutes later my order is ready. Why did I bother to call in ahead. Take it home and poured the soup into a bowl and tasted the broth. No flavor or seasoning. No mixed vegetables and certainly no mixed seafood. One lone shrimp.

I called and asked for my money back. They told me I had to bring it back so I take it back. The host goes to the back to discuss the issues with the chef and manager. Tone deaf!

I was hungry when I went to pick up my lunch. An hour later, I am hangry. I asked someone to get the host back. They need to resolve their internal problems not at my expense. I have already wasted an hour of my time

I asked for a receipt and they said they don’t print credit receipts. I lost it. Then she produces a credit receipt.

They should have told me that my soup was sold out. To have given me the tofu water as soup is just embarrassing and arrogant. Do they really think we are that stupid and won’t notice everything in the soup is missing? It demonstrates the state of that business. I will never go there again. When you start cutting key ingredients in the dishes you advertise, what happens to food safety?

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №167

Very good hibachi, but I hate when they run out of Yum-Yum sauce, they use the salad sauce instead. I told the chief it was salad sauce, and he completely gas-lighted me in saying it’s yum-yum if I can’t taste it? Also, he kinda of caught an attitude as well. I almost tweaked out on him, but it was a family with a child at my table, so I kept it cute…

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №168

None

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №169

Some of the best food I’ve ever eaten if you come here go to a hibachi table the customer service is immaculate ps. What ever you do don’t get the double rice for more than one person

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №170

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №171

Great hibachi

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №172

The sushi was pretty good here, and I liked the soup. The busy side had the actual hibachi grills, so we sat to the side. The hibachi we got was not very good, so I guess that might make a difference but shouldn't.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №173

I have been coming here on a very regular basis for a few years. We have spent thousands of dollars here over that time. The food is decent. My problem is with the service. I kindly asked for yum yum sauce To go with my To go boxes prior to my check being cashed out. Our server cashed out my check and brought small sauce containers empty. Our yum that we used at dinner had pieces of rice etc in it and I wanted to take fresh yum yum home. She then informed me that she would charge me for fresh. I told her run the card then. She wouldn’t charge it, she tried to upsell me on a bigger container. Even though our bill was over 200 dollars she thought the 50 cents was very important. So 2 dollars of yum yum vs thousands of dollars of future business. I will go elsewhere.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №174

The NY Strip was awesome and the food was flavorful.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №175

Not like it was. Cant get a lemon for your water. Didn’t understand why but daughter thought “covid”? Couldn’t omit soup and add extra salad, couldn’t get fried rice. All these were available with an extra charge. Most important, the yum yum sauce was not like any I had ever tasted. It was not good. Only a sliver of a carrot in my chicken hibachi and no zucchini. This place was one of my favorite places to eat while visiting my daughter. Not any more.
I asked if they had switched owners and sure enough, she said yes. Never again!

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №176

Place is always fun. Food is good. Drinks are good.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №177

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №178

Food was excellent. Needs updated. Tell them it's your birthday!

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №179

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №180

Worst food I’ve ever had. Visiting Nashville from New York decided to try this places hibachi. Not even an hour after returning back to the hotel I got extremely sick from the food here. Worst food poisoning ever. I would avoid this place at all costs.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №181

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №182

Food is always good and price is too.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №183

The food was good, but the wait was long. I believe they must be short staffed. We sat down and waited for another 45 mins. Then I explained I didn't eat meat, I wanted extra veggies with my hibachi since I wasn't getting two proteins like everyone else (this is never a problem elsewhere) and they wanted to charge me extra so I declined, but another woman and the half of the table ended up getting extra. Before the meats were added, I switched my plate with my boyfriend. Other than that everything was ok.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №184

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №185

FRESH fish. No fishy smell or taste at all with the sashimi. Seriously some of the best I've had in Nashville. And whatever sauce they put on the side with the fried rice is addicting. One of my favorites!

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №186

Love their food great place

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №187

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №188

Best hibachi experience we've ever had! The sushi and entree were both excellent! The chef was brilliant and even amazing engaging with the kids. Awesome time and a great meal.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №189

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №190

This food is delicious!! I’ve done been at least two times and it good every time ! I did the combination shrimp and chicken and it was good!!

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №191

Food was excellent but only had 1 chef so we had to wait a while to eat.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №192

A great time at this place!!!! I enjoyed it and I also enjoyed the food.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №193

Our waiter was very attentive and sweet however, the food itself as in the sushi and Hibachi is mediocre at best. My husband had a hair in his food and my sushi was not fresh. The decor in the restaurant also needs a major face lift. Again everyone seems very nice and I hope they continue to thrive.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №194

Came here a the last minute and had great customer service the food was delicious, the waitress and chef was an awesome duo I will recommend this place a good night out.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №195

Friendly staff. Clean and well decorated, if a little dark. I got the NY strip hibachi. Onion soup was great. Food just wasn't very flavorful, and overpriced for the portion of protein.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №196

Worst fish ever. Ordered the sushi/sashimi and some of the fish was old, some tough and some spoiled ...ugh. Got to be a better experience anywhere else.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №197

The food and service was great!

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Sushi Experience №198

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Sushi Experience №199

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Experience №200

Fast but not rushed. Great Portions, Fair pricing. Good spot for kids birthday IMO.

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi Details
  • 9 sushi photos
  • 200 sushi reviews
  • 4.2 Sushi Rating
  • Reservations: +1 615-386-0072
  • Menu Website: http://ninkinashville.squarespace.com/
  • Sushi Address: 4530 Harding Pike, Nashville, TN 37205, United States
  • Sushi Map: 36.1247222, -86.8494444
Specialties
  • Japanese restaurant
  • Asian restaurant
  • Sushi restaurant
Sushi Hours
  • Monday: 11 AM–10 PM
  • Tuesday: 11 AM–10 PM
  • Wednesday: 11 AM–10 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM–10 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM–11 PM
  • Saturday: 11 AM–10:30 PM
  • Sunday: 11:30 AM–10 PM
From the business
  • Identifies as Asian-owned: Available
Service options
  • Delivery: Available
  • Takeaway: Available
  • Dine-in: Available
Highlights
  • Fast service: Available
  • Sport: Available
Popular for
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Solo dining: Available
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible seating: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible toilet: Available
Offerings
  • Alcohol: Available
  • Beer: Available
  • Cocktails: Available
  • Healthy options: Available
  • Small plates: Available
  • Spirits: Available
  • Vegan options: Available
  • Vegetarian options: Available
  • Wine: Available
Dining options
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Catering: Available
  • Seating: Available
Amenities
  • Bar on site: Available
  • Toilets: Available
Atmosphere
  • Casual: Available
  • Trendy: Available
Crowd
  • Family friendly: Available
  • Groups: Available
Planning
  • Accepts reservations: Available
Payments
  • Credit cards: Available
  • Debit cards: Available
  • NFC mobile payments: Available
Children
  • Good for kids: Available
  • High chairs: Available
  • Kids' menu: Available
Parking
  • Free of charge street parking: Available
  • Free parking lot: Available
  • Parking: Available