Momotaro Sushi

Great sushi! Fresh tasting and stimulating flavors! The plating presentation was very good as well. The eatery is a very charming place on West Cary Street. I loved the flying dragon artwork too!

Visited a year ago

Daughter and I love to try new sushi restaurants. We wanted to go down to Cary Street on a Saturday night to be able to walk around and check out some of the other stores. We had never been to Momotaro, so we thought we would give it a try. We were a tad worried since it was like 7pm on a Saturday night and we were the only people in the place and only ones the whole time we were there. We did see quite a bit of to go orders to go though. We ordered a Eel Dragon roll, eel roll, spicy tuna and tempura shrimp roll. The gentleman that waited on us was super nice and quick to help us out. Our order didn't take overly long to get made why we're waiting though they have a pretty cool saltwater fish tank setup for my daughter and I watch the fish for a while which was kind of fun. The decor is pretty cool, not a very large place maybe 10 tables or so and they had 1 table set up out on the sidewalk. Both my daughter and I thought the sushi was really good. I thought the quality was pretty top-notch and the size of the rules we're pretty filling. Don't know if it was a fluke and just a time and when we went with no one there but this place should definitely be much busier. When we venture back down to Cary Street again for sushi, I'm sure we would be stopping in.

Visited 3 years ago

My husband and I discovered Momotaro while walking around Carytown, and we decided to try it a couple of weeks ago. He's from NYC, so he's had a lot of good Japanese food over the years.

We tried the miso soup first, and we immediately knew we'd found a gem of a place. Next we tried their Angie roll and Double Rainbow roll - perfection. The shumai was literally the best we've ever had. We also got a pot of hot green tea, which normally I'm not a fan of. Theirs was SO good we finished the whole pot together. We ordered shrimp hibachi next, and it was just as delicious as everything else. We had strawberry mochi with ice cream for dessert (honestly the best mochi I've had).

Service was great - prompt and polite. The chef came out to check on everything a few times and he was super polite and grateful.

We both agree this is one of our new favorite restaurants we've ever eaten at. We went back again tonight and ordered the miso soup, Angie roll, shumai, green tea, and mochi ice cream again, and tried their shrimp curry bowl. Of course we loved that too! I can't recommend Momotaro enough!!

Visited a year ago

Ordered via GrubHub:

Got two simple spicy rolls ($6.50 each) and a Kani salad ($7.50).

Did not get what I paid for, and the taste isn't lacking, it is just missing. Rice tasted funky, and no flavors in the tuna/salmon. The spicy wasn't even there. The salad was mainly a leaf of lettuce with very little fake crab meat as it was. It was flavorful, but wasn't much so definitely a loss on almost $30. I did save $3 since it was my first, and last, time ordering from this restaurant.

Visited 2 years ago

Small. Local. Not whitewashed like so many others. What else could you ask for in ambience? The food is delicious, the people friendly, and the atmosphere is quiet. I’ve had no problems with portions (and neither have my friends).

You have to try the plum wine!

Visited 4 years ago

This was the worst food I’ve ever paid for. I got medium rare steak hibatchi. This is what came. It was $21. Over cooked to the point of resembling jerky and absolutely horrible. $4 salad. Just lettuce. $3 soup, looked and tasted like dishwater. I am flabbergasted that this place is even allowed to serve food. Spoke to someone on the phone and they blamed the Uber driver for “eating my food”. Disgusting place that hires an equally disgusting staff. These people are shameless and have no quality— food or service.

Visited 3 years ago

Ordered via Uber Eats. Supposedly 10 pieces come with the Carytown. Only 9 pieces came. Sushi is ok. If judging on taste alone I’d give a 3.5. But uncalled for to not have the entire meal included.

Visited 4 years ago

I came to this restaurant and ordered the crazy dragon rolls which were really good by the way and a steak hibachi well done. I asked the waiter if they had yum yum sauce and his response to me was "yes we do but I'm going to have to charge you extra because we're running low on it" and My steak was not cooked well done it was very much red in the inside so I sent it back. They brought me the dish back with my steak still red in the inside so I sent it back again. When the waiter returned with my plate he said that the chef said "this is the best they could do". I would never recommend this restaurant to anyone. The customer service was horrible.

Visited 9 months ago

Friendly service, great food. We were pleased, and it was worth it. We will be back.

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Visited 5 months ago

Best sushi I've had in a long time

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Visited 6 months ago

I came to this restaurant and ordered the crazy dragon rolls which were really good by the way and a steak hibachi well done. I asked the waiter if they had yum yum sauce and his response to me was "yes we do but I'm going to have to charge you extra because we're running low on it" and My steak was not cooked well done it was very much red in the inside so I sent it back. They brought me the dish back with my steak still red in the inside so I sent it back again. When the waiter returned with my plate he said that the chef said "this is the best they could do". I would never recommend this restaurant to anyone. The customer service was horrible.

Visited 9 months ago

Not sure what the other reviewers had issue with but I had a decent meal here. The food was decent and I had a couple fun rolls, service was great, obviously a prime location. Worth a revisit for sure, nothing turned me off from coming back.

Visited a year ago

Great sushi! Fresh tasting and stimulating flavors! The plating presentation was very good as well. The eatery is a very charming place on West Cary Street. I loved the flying dragon artwork too!

Visited a year ago

Bad taste bad service.

Visited a year ago

Love visiting this place and happy it’s close! Great sake and handmade rolls! Always quiet and love that it’s tucked at the end of Carytown. We appreciate all you do when we visit, and always make the effort to stop by for a quick bite if we are in the area!

Visited a year ago

Good service, good food, good price

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Visited a year ago

Not a cool place.

Visited a year ago

This is me and my boyfriend’s FAVORITE sushi spot in RVA the staff are so sweet and the sushi and sashimi is sooo good!! And don’t get me started on that GINGER SALAD it’s so refreshing and delicious!!! If you’re going here on a date I definitely recommend the Love Boat

Visited a year ago

The rolls they have available are interesting, but the sushi itself lacks any sort of punch and the flavors are underwhelming. By no means bad sushi, but also does not elevate to the level of some other sushi restaurants in the city. If someone put this in front of me, I would absolutely eat it, but I don't see myself going out of my way to have another meal here.

Visited a year ago

Delicious!

Visited a year ago

Hospitable and delicious

Visited a year ago

My wife and I first ate at Momotaro about a week ago and we immediately fell in love with it! I've had a lot of Japanese food over the years and I still love all the food I've ordered so far. I don't frequently come across good miso soup, but their miso was so good that I was excited to try everything else. And it didn't disappoint! Their shumai is like nothing else I've ever tried--light, sweet, and savory all at the same time. Their Angie Roll and Double Rainbow Rolls were all the way across--I mean *delicious*. We tried their hibachi and curry bowl, which were both so flavorful. I loved their green tea and their dessert as well. The atmosphere was great, the service was quick, and the quality and amount of food you get for the price is simply amazing. We'll be going back a lot!

Visited a year ago

My husband and I discovered Momotaro while walking around Carytown, and we decided to try it a couple of weeks ago. He's from NYC, so he's had a lot of good Japanese food over the years.

We tried the miso soup first, and we immediately knew we'd found a gem of a place. Next we tried their Angie roll and Double Rainbow roll - perfection. The shumai was literally the best we've ever had. We also got a pot of hot green tea, which normally I'm not a fan of. Theirs was SO good we finished the whole pot together. We ordered shrimp hibachi next, and it was just as delicious as everything else. We had strawberry mochi with ice cream for dessert (honestly the best mochi I've had).

Service was great - prompt and polite. The chef came out to check on everything a few times and he was super polite and grateful.

We both agree this is one of our new favorite restaurants we've ever eaten at. We went back again tonight and ordered the miso soup, Angie roll, shumai, green tea, and mochi ice cream again, and tried their shrimp curry bowl. Of course we loved that too! I can't recommend Momotaro enough!!

Visited a year ago

Visited 2 years ago

Came in at 630 on a Monday and grabbed appetizers (miso soup and ginger salad) which were great and then ordered a crazy dragon roll along with a volcano roll. Both came out in orderly time and tasted amazing. The service was quick and polite, never pushing to order or leave. Would come back anytime!

Visited 2 years ago

Ordered via GrubHub:

Got two simple spicy rolls ($6.50 each) and a Kani salad ($7.50).

Did not get what I paid for, and the taste isn't lacking, it is just missing. Rice tasted funky, and no flavors in the tuna/salmon. The spicy wasn't even there. The salad was mainly a leaf of lettuce with very little fake crab meat as it was. It was flavorful, but wasn't much so definitely a loss on almost $30. I did save $3 since it was my first, and last, time ordering from this restaurant.

Visited 2 years ago

Yall becareful, this is the second time in a row where I closed out my ticket and y’all still charged me. 1.00 tip. Not only that the last time I came with my cousin we had noodles and it wasn’t even alot it was very little . If yall don’t close out your ticket she will try to charge

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Stopped in for a quick bite, very tasty and the staff was courteous.

Visited 2 years ago

Shellfish allergy warning: I think this is the only bad review I’ve ever written but I wanted to do it for other people with food allergies. I really wanted to love this place but honestly I was given a real scare and will not be coming back. I was searching for an appetizer with my friend and I asked the server if the Shumai (just shumai on menu) had shrimp. I know they traditionally contain shrimp but I’ve always seen “Shrimp Shumai” on menus and really wanted dumplings. The server replied that they did not have shrimp. I said that was fantastic, expressly mentioning that I have a shrimp allergy. Appetizer comes out I take a bite and immediately know it’s shrimp, slight taste of fish with pink and white meat. I pointed it out to the server who had to check with back-of-house themselves if the dumplings did or did not have shrimp. They comes back to apologize and explains that there were 2 varieties of dumpling—one with shrimp and one with pork.They said the shrimp shumai would not appear on the check, I asked if we could just have the pork dumplings as long as it’s a different recipe. I ended up calling my partner who was at our home a 5 minute walk away. If my partner wasn’t home and if I wasn’t familiar with the museum district and where the nearest drug store/corner store was-then I would have been in huge danger. I was already in danger but fortunately my allergy is not as deadly as it could be—still serious but my partner was able to deliver some antihistamines in time. Sushi was absolutely fine but perhaps a little low in quality for the price. Our server was completely absent the entire time but I’m not sure what their team was telling them to do so I won’t hold it against them. My friend and I joked that the most disappointing part of it all was that the dumplings weren’t even that good and they did not comp the pork dumplings. Please inform all staff of common allergens from day one. Not everyone will have the same luck as I did

Visited 2 years ago

Sushi is an art. It’s a rice dish as well. You absolutely have to get the rice right or it’s not good. The rice was so wet I couldn’t even tell if it was sushi grade rice. Fish was not fresh.

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Visited 2 years ago

Really good sushi. Great price

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Visited 2 years ago

The sushi was excellent, the staff was friendly, and the fish tanks were pretty.

Visited 2 years ago

Most expensive hibachi that came with no soup or salad. The tinest amount of plain brown rice and very questionable chicken. Should have gone to carytown sushi.

Visited 2 years ago

The people there were super nice and very friendly, the food was amazing. Great atmosphere. 10/10

Visited 2 years ago

Lots of special vegetarian rolls, Danielle roll is my favorite. Food always tastes fresh. Nice people

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Visited 2 years ago

my boyfriend and i shared four rolls and they were all so delicious! super affordable too, and the employees are sweet and gave great service. we will be back :)

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Visited 2 years ago

Rice was mushy, sushi was extremely bland and sloppy. Our miso soup had one giant piece of seaweed the size of a post-it note in it. Crab rangoon was mushy and tasted like store bought luke warm cream cheese paste.

Visited 2 years ago

I paid $22 for a sashimi meal and I get 3 peices of salmon and California rolls and small miso. Sashimi means at least a dozen pieces. Now I need to get other food.

Visited 2 years ago

Wow. I don't know what to say. My fiancee and I were strolling down Carytown. We passed by the restaurant at first and by the time we were ready to eat and walked back to the restaurant they were ten minutes past closing time for their lunch service. They saw us looking at their menu again and invited us inside. The atmosphere was warm and welcoming and the music was perfect for a date day. I started by ordering plum wine and salmon Nigiri and flying fish roe sashimi. I personally start with nigiri and sashimi at any new sushi place I visit to get a feel for how thier sushi will be. The salmon was perfectly prepared and the roe sashimi was a great transition to some special rolls. After that we had the carytown roll, volcano, and finally ordered the tornado roll to-go. I am terribly grateful that they opened their doors for us. It may have been the best sushi I've had Richmond, so far. The service was great, too. It wasn't till after we had our meal that I looked at the reviews; I can only go off my experience but I would 10/10 recommend people go here and will definitely be going back myself!

Visited 2 years ago

I’ve passed this spot a few times with my partner, but when we finally decided to go in and check it out it was when they were closed between service hours. The owner invited us in to dine anyway, and was super polite. We had the carytown and volcano rolls, along with the salmon and flying fish roe nigiri. We also had some plum wine. Everything tasted great, and the ambiance was nice too. Had a great meal and really enjoyed ourselves, 5 stars for sure!

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Awful sushi. Don’t waste your time or money. I wish I had read the reviews. Delivery was fast but now I know why. Rice was disgusting, completely mushed, more like a paste than actual rice. I’ve never seen sushi repel soy sauce like it did from this place. Rolls are sloppily covered in sauce. Fish is gross, rice is gross, the soy sauce they give you is unusually bad. I got a side salad and it was pathetic, it’s a simple salad but it should be 3x the size.

Visited 2 years ago

The gnats enjoyed the sushi way more than we did. There were so many gnats. Everything we ordered was bland. The rolls were cut way too big. The plates were dirty. The waitress was very friendly, but I cannot return just based on that.

Visited 3 years ago

Overpriced and mediocre

Visited 3 years ago

This was the worst food I’ve ever paid for. I got medium rare steak hibatchi. This is what came. It was $21. Over cooked to the point of resembling jerky and absolutely horrible. $4 salad. Just lettuce. $3 soup, looked and tasted like dishwater. I am flabbergasted that this place is even allowed to serve food. Spoke to someone on the phone and they blamed the Uber driver for “eating my food”. Disgusting place that hires an equally disgusting staff. These people are shameless and have no quality— food or service.

Visited 3 years ago

Okay it was my birthday and we wanted to come get sushi we wanted to go to another restaurant but it was closed until Tuesday so this was a Monday so we went into this place and it was nice enough clean so we thought so we sit down order drinks first order our food we get our drinks and there is a roach leg on my cup that was supposed to be chilled so I mentioned it and she said sorry and she will give me another glass but she brought me the same glass just rinsed off so we decided to go ahead and leave we pay for the drinks but I won't be going here again so just be careful with eating here she stated herself that she does have a bug problem

Visited 3 years ago

Good spread on the nigiri dinner, would recommend

Visited 3 years ago

I don't know what these people are talking about that didn't like it. It's friggin delicious! No I don't work for them or know anyone that works there I swear! I'm simply a customer that ordered off door dash and while reading bad reviews got nervous but I was beyond pleasantly surprised at how delicious it was. If I had to give one bad comment it would be that it was a little pricey but I can completely understand with all this inflation!

Visited 3 years ago

good sushi but a bit expensive.

Visited 3 years ago

Great place! Always friendly and welcoming with good selections.

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I absolutely love this place. Everyone I have ever brought here loves this place. Small staff that nails it every time.
Came here on Valentine’s day when it was much busier than usual and there was a short wait but ye quality of the food was still absolutely delicious.
10/10 would recommend!!

Visited 3 years ago

We just had the worst sushi experience ever!!!Ordered through Uber eats.Wrong sushi sets,no chop sticks, no spoons for the soup, ordered 2 soups and what they did-they put 2 orders of soup in one cup...Are you kidding me????????

Visited 3 years ago

Excellent variety, with an exquisite taste!

Visited 3 years ago

Worst sushi I’ve ever had in my life. Fish roe was an off color and tasted weird. Everything tasted weird. Rice looked like it had been smashed prior to being used for the rolls, you could see the seaweed through it. Rice also had a strange taste.

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Good food

Visited 3 years ago

I was there for lunch today. The staff was friendly, the food came out fast and I had a relatively good experience. I had what I thinks may have been a new item on their menu called miso ramen (the waiter also kept asking what I thought of the dish so I am sure that it is a new item on the menu). It's not ramen. It was stir fry noodles in miso soup with some broccoli and a boiled egg ( not soft boiled and seasoned but hard boiled). It was a cold day and it was a nice soup on its own but it most certainly was not ramen nor was it worth the $14 I spent on it (I would have paid maybe $6-8 for it). When I see ramen (which normally is sold between $10-12) with a $14 price tag I am expecting springy ramen noodles, thick creamy soft boiled egg, and a rich broth to go with it (or at least something that can be called ramen). Ramen takes a lot of time and effort, even if it isn't made with meat, so it was disappointing that I spent $14 on stir fry noodles with miso soup broth. I got tofu on my miso noodle soup (which is what it should be called) and I was delighted by it. It's battered and deep fried tofu cubes. They tasted sort of like chicken nuggets to me. If I come back I would order the fried tofu on its own as an appetizer and ask for some sweet and sour sauce to dip it in. Normally I tip but the $14 miso soup made me not want to so I didn't. Since this is namely a sushi place I may come back and try the sushi and give this place a better rating.

Visited 3 years ago

Sushi wasn't bad but wasn't great either. It could be partially to the take out containers. Rolls are pretty small for the price. Miso soup was great though!

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

The service was ok... Not stellar, but ok. The food was flavorful, but the sushi and sashimi was ... Anemic at best. It was, for the amount of food provided very expensive.

Visited 3 years ago

I brought my son here for his birthday where we enjoyed a quiet meal in a comfortable space. The atmosphere is wonderful and the food was incredible. I certainly ate more than my fair share tonight. If I could give it more stars I would.

Visited 3 years ago

Ambience is really great and peaceful but the food was alright. Nothing spectacular but on a scale of 1-10 I'd rate it 6.7. The plates that the food was served on were...icky. They were dusty and the small saucer on my table meant for the soy sauce was severely so. Miso was watery and ok, I had to pour some soy sauce in mine to make it less tasteless. I'm asian and have tried grocery sushi to $70+ sushi tastings and was disappointed that this was slightly comparable in taste to grocery sushi. I've grown up going to restaurants where the hygiene wasn't top-notch but the food was amazing- however this was not the case in my experience. I really wanted to enjoy this place more but the food falls short of expectations. The owner was very nice though

Visited 3 years ago

A waste of money. The sushi is worse than the sort you’d find at a gas station or grocery store.
Some pieces have almost nothing but rice in them. The rice was HORRIBLE. Like gummy-white-paste HORRIBLE.
This is the worst sushi I’ve had. Not just in Richmond. Anywhere. Ever.

Visited 3 years ago

Each roll was either incredibly bland or outright disgusting. I've never eaten sushi with ground fish instead of whole pieces or sushi that had what looked and tasted like Velveeta cheese drizzled over it before and I'll certainly never do so again. Additionally, the miso soup tasted like water that was shown a picture of real miso soup.
Honestly, I'm not sure whether I'm more disgusted with the quality of the food or with how much they charged for four rolls of pure disappointment and a cup of beige water.

Visited 3 years ago

Don’t eat here, it’s a zero star. Very bad sushi. No flavor (vinegar or anything) in the rice. very mush rice. Very little fish in the rolls or sushi. I would not recommend. Server was nice.

Visited 3 years ago

If I could give this a zero star I would. I received a LOAF of rice as you can tell from the picture. The tempura crisps were so stale. It is a 1:10 ratio of fish to rice. Really disappointed in this restaurant and have zero plans to go back and would not recommend.

Visited 3 years ago

Really NOT good sushi which is extremely disappointing considering it was rated 4 stars on google. I am unhappy to say it was by far the worst sushi I have ever had. The rice was complete mush and no seasoning and the fish had no flavor and looked as thought it had been blended up in a food processor. I usually don’t leave bad reviews but I was very disappointed. The seaweed salad was yummy and the green tea was good but those were the only 2 good things.

Visited 3 years ago

I love sushi, have tried a million different restaurants and used to work at a great sushi bar for four years. This is the worst sushi I’ve ever had. I mean, i would rather get sushi from the grocery store. The rice was super overcooked and mushy. The roll was also practically all rice, with little to no actual fish and the roll was drowned in sauces that further contributed to the mushiness of it all. I also ordered shumai which were super over cooked (wonton wrapping was practically falling off) and there wasn’t any sauce for it?? Not to be dramatic but I’ve never gotten dumplings without sauce ? lol. I can count on one hand how many reviews I’ve written but I’m pretty annoyed with the quality for what I spent. That’s another thing… their prices are the same as way better sushi joints. if I paid less I would be more understanding but I paid just as much as I have at other places. Sticking to Miyabi and sumo San!

Visited 3 years ago

Took myself on a little date here tonight, I sat by the window and watched a few K-pop videos on the television. I ordered the miso soup, shumai and sprite to start, all of which came out in a timely manner. I asked my server, Justin, to help me choose between two rolls and with his advice landed on the Wutang roll. It was tasty, a good sized roll, and had a good filling to rice ratio.

Overall the food was tasty and filling, the atmosphere was chill and the service was on point. I’ll have to start making trips here a regular thing.

Visited 3 years ago

Daughter and I love to try new sushi restaurants. We wanted to go down to Cary Street on a Saturday night to be able to walk around and check out some of the other stores. We had never been to Momotaro, so we thought we would give it a try. We were a tad worried since it was like 7pm on a Saturday night and we were the only people in the place and only ones the whole time we were there. We did see quite a bit of to go orders to go though. We ordered a Eel Dragon roll, eel roll, spicy tuna and tempura shrimp roll. The gentleman that waited on us was super nice and quick to help us out. Our order didn't take overly long to get made why we're waiting though they have a pretty cool saltwater fish tank setup for my daughter and I watch the fish for a while which was kind of fun. The decor is pretty cool, not a very large place maybe 10 tables or so and they had 1 table set up out on the sidewalk. Both my daughter and I thought the sushi was really good. I thought the quality was pretty top-notch and the size of the rules we're pretty filling. Don't know if it was a fluke and just a time and when we went with no one there but this place should definitely be much busier. When we venture back down to Cary Street again for sushi, I'm sure we would be stopping in.

Visited 3 years ago

Went there today with my friend, we were just stopping to eat somewhere and we landed on this place. The staff is WONDERFUL as well as the food! I never write reviews but I searched up the name to be able to write this review! 11/10!

Visited 4 years ago

I ordered via Postmates, and came to pick up. One of the items I ordered came with a salad and a soup, but neither were included. Sushi was very bland and did not look too great (some of it looked like canned tuna..) I ordered the nigiri dinner, and the fish was not super fresh either.

Visited 4 years ago

New to this establishment and sushi! Loved it. The recommendations were spot on and fresh too. Phenomenal!

Visited 4 years ago

Very bland and disappointing. Ordered delivery for our anniversary.

The miso soup had maybe three pieces of seaweed, almost entirely broth.

Visited 4 years ago

Small. Local. Not whitewashed like so many others. What else could you ask for in ambience? The food is delicious, the people friendly, and the atmosphere is quiet. I’ve had no problems with portions (and neither have my friends).

You have to try the plum wine!

Visited 4 years ago

Ordered via Uber Eats. Supposedly 10 pieces come with the Carytown. Only 9 pieces came. Sushi is ok. If judging on taste alone I’d give a 3.5. But uncalled for to not have the entire meal included.

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Visited 4 years ago

Absolutely Horrible! Ordered take out tonight and had it delivered door dash. Salads had brown edged lettuce and ginger dressing was like water. My rolls that contained cream cheese were no good as the cream cheese was spoiled. The entire meal was thrown away in fear of getting sick. I would like my money refunded as this was the worst experience I have had locally with a Sushi restaurant.

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Visited 4 years ago

Great service and ambiance. The yellowtail was excellent, but I would not recommend the eel.

Visited 4 years ago

Been coming here for years, and I'm never disappointed.

Visited 4 years ago

Small place with good service and great sushi. Love this place and will return soon.

Visited 4 years ago

Delicious sushi! Especially loved the RVA roll. And amazing service.

Visited 4 years ago

Food came late, but server was very apologetic.

Visited 4 years ago

I always order delivery through Ubereats. My go-to order is 2 orders of spicy shrimp roll (10pcs) and miso soup. They never disappoint 🤌🏻

Visited 4 years ago

All though I work here, the food is fresh and absolutly amazeing! I've personaly watched the owner hand make everything. It takes time so patience is needed as sushi is art! But it honestly dosent get better then that!

Visited 4 years ago

Didn't have the pleasure of dining here before the pandemic but I'm really glad they are still open!! Ordered pick-up and everything was perfect! The sweet potato roll was so good! Everything was fresh and prepared with care. This is my new favorite sushi spot in Carytown!

Visited 4 years ago

Quiet and comfortable atmosphere and always friendly wait staff. Worth a visit :)

Visited 4 years ago

Exceptionally fresh and delicious sushi, as well as miso soup.

Visited 4 years ago

I will not be ordering from here again. There was pieces of plastic in my kani salad & they did not follow prep instructions for my rolls.

Visited 4 years ago

hello this food was so good the waiter name cristen is so nice and the food was bomb

Visited 4 years ago

Small sushi dive, not bad

Visited 4 years ago

Great place

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Visited 4 years ago

The staff is nasty and the one time I ate from here food was sloppy and in prepared.. they also messed up my order and have yet to replace it or refund me.. do not risk your money here doing the covid-19.

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Visited 5 years ago

We’ve always had a wonderful time at Momotaro. Friendly staff, albeit slightly understaffed but with a business that size, you can’t justly blame them. Fresh food, delicious rolls, great atmosphere and the lead sushi chef/owner? is always there with a genuine smile. I recommend this place to everyone.

Visited 5 years ago

This was a bizarrely bad restaurant visit. Our waitress presented us with two torn paper menus that had been written on to order from. The bar and other table in the room we were in were empty, but dirty. When the waitress returned, she poured water all over the table when pouring water for us. She left the mess without acknowledging it for us to clean up. We ordered a pot of tea and were given a cold pot of tea. When she brought the replacement, it was less than half full. She brought the miso soup I ordered then asked several times in the span of 15 minutes if I ever got my soup. Meanwhile, an agitated family of 2 from the adjacent dining area left saying that they had been waiting for an hr and ten minutes for their food. There were 6 seated booths, including our party in the entire space, so the restaurant wasn’t packed. The service was so unnervingly bad that we paid for our tea and soup and left.

Visited 5 years ago

super slow

Visited 5 years ago

Best sushi place in Carytown! Great prices fresh delicious sushi and wonderful service everytime.

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Overall the food and service were good

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Stopped in here a couple times. First time I got some sushi which was ok, average at best and absolutely not worth the price per portion. The second time me and a friend decided to stop in and try the pork ramen advertised on their a frame out front-not only did the waitress not even know if they had ramen available but when she asked they didnt even have pork. As if to punish us for ignoring all the red flags up until the food arrived the ramen itself tasted like they threw maruchan noodles in their miso soup, the veggies were under cooked and the chicken tasted boiled. I was genuinely insulted they were charging almost $11 for it. The staff was fantastic and the only thing saving them from a one star.

Visited 5 years ago

Terrible dark space, poor food

Visited 5 years ago

Visited 5 years ago

First visit... we always test new places with ordering Chirashi. This was excellent here... but minimal fish/protein for this dish. It included miso soup and ginger salad which was expected. A bit pricey for so little fish... but we will most likely try this location again and explore a sashimi dish next time.

Visited 5 years ago

Went on a Wednesday night for the happy hour with a group of 4. Took over an hour to get our rolls. Essentially no staff present.

Rice on rolls was cold, taste was bland, and the crunch was stale. Had to ask for water. Overall very sub par and won't be going back.

Visited 5 years ago

Lofi vibes

Visited 5 years ago

This might be the worst restaurant experience I have had in Richmond. May I suggest Sticky Rice, Foo Dog, anywhere instead.

It was expensive, portions were small, my friend had uncooked chicken in her ramen (because they were out of pork for the “Pork Ramen”??), and our waitress could have acted like she cared less that we were there. We were the only people in the entire restaurant on a busy Friday night, now I see why.

Visited 5 years ago

The rice that was used was one step below mushy and was bland. The flavor of the rolls was lacking; the only way I could get any flavor out of my meal was by pairing the rolls with soy sauce and ginger. Furthermore, the roll was not rolled well and consistently threatened to fall apart. I got the dinner special for one- the miso soup was lukewarm at best and the seaweed salad was excessively oily.
The laminated menus were edited with marker and falling apart. The wait staff was very friendly but was not able to clarify something on the menu for us. The atmosphere and music was really pleasant and the wait staff very attentive.
Overall, I would not come back to this restaurant and spend more money there.

Visited 5 years ago

Visited 5 years ago

Absolutely amazing. Great service and atmosphere is most enjoyable.

Visited 5 years ago

Visited 5 years ago

Best sushi in town! Even had sea urchin in stock.

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

Great sweet potato rolls. And the spicy tuna was awesome!

Visited 6 years ago

The food is good but the portions are very small and overpriced.

Visited 6 years ago

Great food, ok service

Visited 6 years ago

AMAZING!

Visited 6 years ago

The service was terrible and the food was sub par at best

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

Good rolls. Good miso soup. Look forward to going back.

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

Left because they served me lukewarm water that tasted like chlorine

Visited 6 years ago

I'm a driver for ubereats and I picked up a few orders from here. The staff was super friendly, even recommending a local bookstore around the corner. The food was ready when I arrived, so thanks for prompt and pleasant service!

Visited 6 years ago

This place has the best Sushi in Richmond.

Visited 6 years ago

Sushi was great, but the fish tank alone makes a visit worth it

Visited 6 years ago

We had a wonderful time. The sushi is excellent, the staff are very friendly. There is also an excellent fish tank!

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

Small menu but great food, nice vibe. They have good prices on their sushi and some nice specials to choose from. Their miso soup is a little plain, without any tofu, but nothing here I’ve tried has been anything less than good. A great sushi place to go to on a budget or even when you have some good spending money.

Visited 6 years ago

Good

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

Good sushi for my first time. Good service. Relaxed environment to sit down and eat your meal. Would recommend, and will be go back.

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

We popped in here for lunch on a Sunday. We were delighted with a relaxed atmosphere, friendly service and fantastic food. We ordered:
Tempura Chicken bites
Pepper Tuna Roll
Yellow Stone Roll
RVA Roll
And a few drinks!

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

A comida foi muito boa e o preços também achei baratos, comprei um dos combos que vendem e estava muito gostoso. O serviço não foi muito bom, demorou muito e achei a menina um pouco rude com as pessoas, tive que esperar quase 20min para comer e pessoas que chegaram depois de mim comeram primeiro.

Visited 6 years ago

Good food but relatively slow service

Visited 6 years ago

waitress was rude and only came over for our order with room temperature water. the food was just okay but the waitress counted our money in front of us when we paid the pill and walked away without a word.

Visited 6 years ago

Good sushi. The ramen special was amazingly good.

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

The sushi portions were the smallest I have ever scene and did not taste right. Quite possibly the worst sushi I have had. The miso soup was good and my delivery was fast.

Visited 6 years ago

Great sushi and a really amazing aquarium to stare at while you eat. It’s usually pretty quiet and zen compared with the other sushi place on Cary and the happy hour half off special on Wednesdays is pretty good. They’re also super friendly even when you have fussy baby.

Visited 6 years ago

Edit//
Bumping up to a 4 star, because again, I really do love the food here! the chef is good and friendly. They were out of the Hana Awaka saki again, but hopefully next time they will have it. Overall, if you live nearby, it's a good spot. It's always quiet and the fish are great to look at. We live a short walk away, so this is still likely to remain our sushi spot.

//old
I love this place, and it's one of my favorites to be honest. I go here pretty often, but today I am leaving a three star review due to an odd experience I had there tonight. We had a fairly new seeming waiter, as I'd never seem him there before. I wanted to cut him some slack because he seemed like he was just new, but the man did not speak to us barely at all. Later I did catch on that he didn't seem too fluent in english so I just tried to dismiss not being greeted or spoken to in general. Ordered hana awaka saki like we always do but then he returned to tell us they were out. Ok, that's fine (they have never been out before) but I told him a coke would be fine instead. He leaves and then does not return for like 10 minutes. We decided what we wanted like, 2 minutes into sitting there. Did not return with my drink I ordered, but we just went ahead and ordered. Never got the coke btw but we ordered hot saki instead.

it takes another 10 minutes before our saki is brought out! and mind you, it's pouring rain outside and there is no one else in this place so not sure why these things are taking so long.

he returns 8 minutes after our order and tells my friend (this is her first time at this place with us after we suggested it) telling my friend she cannot order the snapper by saying- "The snapper is, not so good. Can i get you something else" was very confused by that, but she said "Oh, no thank you, i like Snapper" he replies "ahh i asked him (the chef) and not so good, you sure?" at this point my friend just decides to give into what ever coercing this is and decides on the tuna instead.

maybe they were out? or the fish was bad? I dunno. I'd have been ok if they had just said they were out of it but this seemed like an underhanded way to talk my friend out of the snapper. Mind you, the tuna was $2 more so....

Once we got our food we enjoyed it as we usually do, which is why it saddens me to make this review. People remember the bad experiences they have, and I recall once before my review for this place was a shining 5 stars. I hope next time I go to my fav place I can edit this review by saying this was a one time experience, but only time will tell.

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 6 years ago

Small portions, high prices, low quality fish and poor service. Our waitress gave us 4 dirty glasses with tons of water spots, and insisted since they were just washed she won't bring us new ones. I got the peppered tuna roll for $8.95 and it was tiny pieces, with rice in the center of the roll (hardly any fish, poor technique). Salmon roll didn't have any white strips of fat in the salmon.

First and last time going.

Visited 6 years ago

Visited 7 years ago

I have always really enjoyed Momotaro! Just ask the chef for recommendations and enjoy.

Visited 7 years ago

Will definitely eat here again. Good sushi!!!

Visited 7 years ago

Visited 7 years ago

The server warned us the food was bad. It was her first day, and she was right. Also onnoxuohs and kept telling us they were hiring. The meal sent me into a spiraling depression.

Visited 7 years ago

Waiting on a response as to why the total I was charged was not for my meal. All I had was a coke and shumai. 6 bucks tops and now have a charge for $24. Once I get this fixed I WILL NEVER BE BACK.

Visited 7 years ago

Visited 7 years ago

They are very friendly. The specialty rolls are where it's at. The Sushi chef is truly an artist. Great sushi for a reasonable price!

Visited 7 years ago

Visited 7 years ago

Visited 7 years ago

Visited 7 years ago

Surprised by the sushi quality

Visited 7 years ago

Love the wine and sake combo

Visited 7 years ago

Visited 7 years ago

Our server was an older lady with white hair, she was incredibly kind and very patient. Great customer service, good cheap options for all of their classic rolls, quick preparation, awesome chill house playlist. Only took 1 star off because the sushi rice was watery but the fish quality was awesome.

Visited 7 years ago

Ok

Visited 7 years ago

My favorite sushi spot in Richmond. I try to stop by here any time I'm in town.

Visited 7 years ago

My friend and I ate there on a Friday evening. The water was room temperature without even ice and the food was okay. When we went to pay, after being stared at by the waitress who came to check on us once, she came over and opened the black book we had put our cash in and counted the money in front of us after saying “everything there?” So rude and insulting. Won’t be going back

Visited 7 years ago

Visited 7 years ago

Service was terrible by the older blonde lady! She was so rude! The food was yummy, but the portions were minuscule for the price!

Visited 7 years ago

Visited 7 years ago

My favorite sushi spot in Richmond! The food here is fresh and delicious, and service is fast and friendly.

Visited 7 years ago

Visited 7 years ago

Visited 7 years ago

Visited 7 years ago

Visited 7 years ago

Excellent sushi. My wife and I shared an order of shumai and it was incredible. The only issue we had was unpeeled shrimp in one roll, easily remedied. Between us, we tried 6 different rolls, shumai and edamame. Absolutely a top notch place and one we intend to frequent.

Visited 7 years ago

My second favorite sushi spot in Richmond. The oshinko rolls and dank veggie roll are fabulous.

Visited 7 years ago

Good Thai food at reasonable price And nice ambiance.

Visited 7 years ago

Try the uni.

Visited 7 years ago

So friendly, so delicious. Sake and miso soup have become our go to on cold night and every time I try a new roll it becomes my favorite

Visited 7 years ago

Visited 7 years ago

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Visited 7 years ago