28 Best Japanese Restaurants near Homewood

“Every experience at this restaurant has been fantastic! My family has been dining there since they opened. Their customer service is unbeatable! I really think Linda could teach a course on how to run a business. As a vegetarian, they have delicious options. Our son and daughter who are not vegetarian both love the angel roll! Okinawa is a fabulous restaurant!“

“Food was amazing! Staff were wonderful! Definitely recommend!“

“Awesome service for fast food! Great amount for the lunch special. Good and fresh food!! Clean. Clean. Clean!“

“Ordered food delivery from here and the food was fantastic! It was still hot when I received it. My mom and I split a dinner and still had so much food left over. Miso was delicious and ginger dressing tastes like it’s supposed to. Would highly recommend!“

“Moved to the area not long ago from Nashville. We were concerned about finding a good sushi place and have tried several around Hoover with not finding the right place yet. Tonight we decided to try Unagi and we are so glad we did! Edamame was fresh, wife had the Hometown Roll and I had the Big Al with Soypaper. They were both delish! Service was just as good. Also had the house ginger salad to round out an overall GREAT experience and meal! We will be back for sure and the bonus is living withing 2 mins. Thanks for a great experience!“

“Masa is our absolute FAVORITE place to eat! Our kids LOVE it and the owners treat us like family with warm smiles and big hugs when we come! The food is always excellent with a HUGE sushi menu, we still haven’t tried it all yet but we have loved everything we have tried! Our 6 year olds ask for it all the time! Masa is like our home away from home when we need an excellent meal and don’t feel like cooking!“

“Our food was amazing, and the service was great! Even our picky kiddo loved it!“

“This is my absolute favorite restaurant, come here all the time they have the best customer service. There’s never a long wait food is super fresh and super good. If you like sushi or hibachi, I highly recommend. And it’s affordable unlike a lot of other restaurants in Birmingham“

“Everything was delicious! Fresh, quality ingredients, cooked perfectly! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“

“I pulled a non-Karen today and asked for the manager. I explained to her how amazed I was at their food and how utterly fantastic it is. I ordered an unagi poke bowl and a salmon Maki roll via GrubHub, then I went there in person and ordered the unagidon and salmon roll, and today I ordered the steak teppanyaki, salad, seaweed salad (OMG - seriously? BEST I'VE EVER HAD), and got the tonkotsu ramen with menma. She remembered me from my order today and when I was there last week. Let's talk about the salmon roll - absolutely fresh and filled with thick pieces of salmon and perfectly cooked sushi rice. The rice was a compliment rather than the main to the roll. The steak? Chef's kiss. perfectly seasoned and tender with amazing veggies. Serving size? Goodness, well deserved of the price. The seaweed salad? OMG. usually, I'll get a teensy bit for the same price. Here, you get a good chunk of it but it's served over romaine lettuce with chopped cucumbers. It's definitely a true salad. Now, let's talk about the tonkotsu. The chasu pork is seared perfectly and absolutely delectable. It's also served with green onions, an excellent half of a shoyu egg, and I added menma (bamboo shoots). The broth is excellent and you can tell it has been carefully taken care of (a tad garlicky, but that's fine with me), silky, and says "I'm your comfort food" over and over again. Lastly, the service shows how much they care about their food and their customers. Like I said, I pulled a Non-Karen and spoke to the manager and sang praises for their food and service. I now have my favorite Japanese spot now that I'm back in Birmingham. PS. their unagidon is on fire! Yum!“

“excellent food and service. highly recommend! food is fresh and well prepared and they offer a nice variety of dishes.“

“Got it as take out and I gotta say it was amazing. The dishes I got were very nice and whoever wrapped it up showed such care and diligence, the sushi had a rubber band on the takeout container to make sure it didn’t open up or leak, I got two fried dishes being calamari and the fried dumplings, they even cut a vent hole to make sure it didn’t get soggy. I also got the fried tempura cheesecake and it was delightful. Definitely a 10/10“

“This place was amazing just what I needed before some shopping“

“wonderful sushi burrito, salsa and fresh chips“

“Awesome food and service! We had a large party and everyone loved their food, including the vegan!“

“I’m in jinsei right now, fresh off one of the best food experiences I’ve had this year. Kevin was a helpful and attentive server, and the sushi was TOP NOTCH. Just play eeny-meeny-miney-moe with the Nigiri menu and you’ll have a great time.“

“Went here tonight with a couple friends and the food and service was terrible. Our waiter was very rude after we mentioned our food tasting funny.. the waiters comment was “have y’all ever eaten here before” Very disappointed to only be told sorry and charged $25 for my food that only a bite was ate. Very disappointed to say the least.“

“Went for lunch with a new friend today and the food was SO delish!! Our server, Payton, was super friendly and attentive! All around great lunch. We’ll be back!“

“. When I say everything I ate was so delicious. I ordered tons of different items. Haven’t ate food this good in a long time. And the uber eats took 1hr to get here (she has several stops) that’s normal when ordering food where I live. I wish I got pictures but I didn’t. But amazing food! Next time I will go in person.“

“We love eating here because of the great food, great service, and good prices...“

“Great food and a cozy atmosphere. The sushi was fresh and service was friendly......“

“Indoor shopping mall food courts usually have a hibachi styled one and this is exactly it. Been visiting for a few years now and the quality is still as good as it gets. Prices aren’t too bad and the serving portion is pretty big. Recently I tried their steak and it’s pretty good (medium rare). Their sauce is mostly on the sweet side so don’t ask them to put extra if you’re not a fan of that. Service is pretty quick but a queue builds during rush hour.“

“excellent Nigiri and Ramen! We will definitely be coming back!“

“This is an amazing location! Super convenient downtown and has the sweetest servers. We had Nicole and she is fabulous! Sashimi was fresh, thriller roll and unplugged 🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤 were 100/10!! Thank you guys for a great late lunch!“

“Fabulous! My only complaint used to be and I mean used to be is the food came out slow! Not anymore!! They have stepped their game up tremendously! Always great food and friendly service!“

“It was delicious food our family enjoyed. It was fresh and hot food. We will definitely be back.“

“Hostess service was extremely slow. So I was worried the rest of the experience would be bad too.
Once you get seated at the Hibachi grill everything was phenomenal!!
The Chicken and Scallops were perfectly cooked and the fried rice was second to none! Best rice I've ever had. Portion sizes were impressive. I haven't stopped craving Stix since I went. Definitely planning multiple trips back. Best restaurant in Hoover in my opinion“

“Our host was super kind. Service was pretty good cause I liked our server but she got my to go order wrong that I ordered for my mom and I didn’t know until we were home already. I tried to call next day but they were too busy to answer I guess. Not sure if I’ll be back to this location I usually go to the other one in Hoover.“