21 Best Japanese Restaurants near Louisville

“My Go To place for the best lunch specials! 🍽️ MtFuji is my happy place🤗especially on difficult work days. 10/10 such a comfortable atmosphere and the staff is always amazing, so friendly and helpful. 😋The fried rice is my absolute favorite and I love that all the lunch specials come with the most delicious little salad and miso soup. 🥣 Their sushi 🍣 is also phenomenal and reasonably priced. Definitely a place you should check out if you’re up north!“

“I go here with my mom so much, and I know most of the employees and they know us. They are so nice, bring food quickly, and the sushi is AMAZING. Basically the only sushi restaurant I ever go to. Love this place. Agedashi tofu is out of this world“

“delicious and wonderful service“

“We love Bao in Louisville. We are so happy that this restaurant has survived the Louisville fire. This year our family ordered a Bao Christmas. We ordered sushi appetizers and dinners to go. All of the food was amazing. It was all hot fresh and high-quality. The manager is amazing and ensures every customer is taken care of. This is one restaurant that is always consistently excellent! We love you all and are so happy you are safe.“

“New favorite sushi place!
The service was absolutely amazing. The waitress was so upbeat, kind, informative. When she found out it was our anniversary she came out with a piece of red velvet cake! As soon as we were done with a plate it was immediately taken off of our table, and she was prompt with asking us if we needed a refill!
We ordered the pork katsu box and several rolls of sushi and a few pieces of nigiri. Everything tasted absolutely amazing. We loved it! We will definitely be back sooner rather than later!

Vegetarian options: Vegetable tempura and several options for veggie rolls. I tried the eggplant nigiri which was amazing!“

“Great food great service“

“Our first time dining at this place though we have wanted to go for a while after someone posted about it after they opened. Finally made it and glad we made reservations as it was packed since it was peak time Friday evening. Spoke with Koji-san, the owner, while we were waiting for our table and he also stopped by each table to check on them which we thought was great. We had the takoyaki, kaisen-mix okonomiyaki and the spicy miso ramen. All came within a reasonable amount of time and were delicious! Koji-san explained the background of offering takoyaki, which was so interesting and great for him to share. We will definitely be back to try the other menu items, esp their sushi, which looked delicious! Great to see a business busy and doing well!“

“This is such an excellent restaurant, and a very special family-owned business that warms my heart every time I go in. There's no other restaurant in the Boulder-Denver area that compares for its quality of ingredients, perfect execution of the hot and cold traditional dishes, great sake selection, and friendly ambiance. They do the best salt-grilled mackerel I've ever had, the best agedashi mochi, the best nigiri sushi--and the miso-simmered dishes are amazing and hard to find elsewhere. The prices are fair and the food beats more expensive places in Denver. Yes, sometimes a dish will be sold out--but that's because they do everything fresh! I always feel taken care of there, and I always leave happy and well-fed, and thinking about my next visit.“

“A hidden gem!! Also serves the best vegetarian udon and ramen in the area. Consistently fresh. Highly recommend this cute little place for takeout or sit in. The service is excellent and the food is delicious as well as reasonably priced. I am picky as hell and this restaurant never ever disappoints. Thank you Udon Kaisha for taking such good care of our family.“

“Start with the bad , fried rice was bland . Other than that everything was great . Server Jamaica was excellent, and even stopped me from cleaning up after my toddler . Got beef and broccoli 🥦 which was piping hot and delicious. Sauce was not too salty and not too sweet . Carrots and Broccoli were cooked perfectly, not mooshy , right shade of green and still a touch crunchy which is how I like my veggies . Pan fried Gyoza 🥟 were perfectly crispy , mouth watering and a crazy good price for happy hour $6.00 what ! Happy Hour Saki also fantastic deal . Great flavor , great staff !“

“The owner’s fun character The art of the owner’s sushi and quality Sushi rice is the best“

“Good value on yummy food with large portions. The staff is friendly. Family fav“

“😋😋 good eating experience“

“went for the first time yesterday. got that curry soup which was good (well order again not too sweet like coconut curt can be sometimes) but I asked for my rice on the side since it was to- go. rice was left off :( also, there was a little piece if eggshell in my soup. I was so glad that was at the end bc my feelings would have been hurt if I found it before I was just about finished eating. my daughter had a Cali roll that she said was good. and a kid's bento box. the Ramen was a bit dry IMO but everyone liked it fine. good mango lemonade. I did an Arnold Palmer with mine.“

“This is one of our go to sushi spots in the area. Great sushi and drink selection. Really love their lunch specials, especially the bento box. It typically comes with shrimp and vegetable tempura, rice, soup or salad (both if you get the salmon bento), and 4 pieces of either tuna roll or California roll.

Also love that there is hardly ever a long wait, that there are lots of table options, and that the vibe is casual. Service is also awesome.“

“Went to Benihana today. Spent close to $200. Service was horrible! Food was okay but not great. Asked for a sushi appetizer which did not come until we had our meal. Server said they didn't have enough help to fix it. When the sushi came we did not have any sauce. We asked one of the helpers who was walking by and she told us we would have to ask our server. We literally had to get up and go ask someone. Ridiculous for the amount of money we paid.“

“Came here for my 21st birthday and it was so much fun!! Staff was so very sweet and friendly!! Amazing selection of games and very reasonable prices on drinks.“

“Ate inside with my 3 year old. was great!“

“Very fresh and tastes great. Appreciate the cucumber water!! Spicy aioli with salmon bowl is 🔥“

“this place is awesome!!!! not only do you get to watch art In motion... everything tastes fabulous!!“

“Very friendly and great service !! Loved it :) great sushi!“