20 Best Japanese Restaurants in Boise

“I love everything about this sushi restaurant. The wait staff are always friendly and on top of it. It's all you can eat for a ridiculously reasonable price the food has always been fresh in the sushi is customizable when eating the all you can eat.

I also love that their names are based off of the pop culture movies and I always end up eating to the point where there is physical pain involved, but that's also never stop me from going back.“

“Highly recommend checking out Ginza - They’ve only been open a month, but everything was amazing from the sushi to our super friendly server. The patio is actually a great shaded patio for downtown Boise and we enjoyed sitting outside. Look forward to coming back for their lunch specials!“

“FINALLY, some non flash frozen ahi!
Food was absolutely amazing, the waitress was super nice and friendly, even rushed to get me a water due to the heat!
Will be returning prob once a week, since I found a new date spot with the wife ?
Excellent atmosphere and friendly staff. 10/10 HIGHLY recommended“

“Absolutely love this place. We’ve tried several of the buns and were impressed. They bake them fresh, and from scratch each day. The pork belly bun was my favorite. Also, the braised beef curry was delicious. Friendly, hard working staff.“

“I introduced my college-aged daughter to Sakana on Vista a few weeks ago because I LOVE it and she’d never been here. Imagine our delight when we were served our maki rolls on the deluxe wooden sushi boat, complete with dry-ice “steam” and frozen flowers ! It was a spectacular presentation to our superb dining experience! Thank you so much for singling us out for this special exquisite treat! You created yet another lifelong customer with your surprise spoiling! Thanks so much!“

“True mom and pop Chinese spot. The owners are working everyday. When someone comes to grasp that essentially all the fish and in Boise, Idaho is the same. You will then realize why the panda is such a gem. Portions are large price is very fair. Don’t judge a restaurant by the exterior!

Vegetarian options: Buddha delight“

“Have been dining at Season Wok for several years. The food is excellent and wait time minimal. The atmosphere is comfortable but utilitarian.

Vegetarian options: Vegetarian tofu. Mushroom egg soup. Salt and pepper shrimp. Stir fried noodles. Special order fish.“

“I'm still in the hunt for a good hot and sour soup! Decided to stop here for lunch day. Got the hot and sour soup and a lunch plate. The soup was hot, made to order. I appreciate this soup cause it came out with a rich color that a lot of the other Chinese restaurants lack in town. It also had more of an acidic taste to it vs. the sweet you get at other places. It has great amount of tofu, bamboo shoots, woodear mushrooms and spice. It was good but not the best. I think I would have it again. My lunch was the great treasures tofu with steamed rice. For the price point, I thought there would be more veggies to my lunch. It also comes with an egg roll. It was a little on the saltier side but it was balanced with the steamed rice. Service was basic. He took care of me. They did a good job converting this old Denny's into a bright area with a big sushi bar. I think I'll come back and try other items on the menu.“

“I can't believe I haven't rated this place already! I come here almost every week around Tuesday or Wednesday at lunchtime. It is my favorite place to get lunch. Super delicious! I recommend beef bento with ginger soy sauce on noodles! So good!“

“First time in Boise and our family took us here for lunch and it was BOMB!! Great food, atmosphere, friendly!“

“I was so lucky to get to try this place out during my visit to Boise. My uncle who’s lived in Japan is a complete sushi iceberg, and we go nowhere else. I had to have the Godzilla road now I had many other roles and my cousin, to the number of different items the service was incredible!!! The spicy dragon roll was my favorite, but Godzilla you have to try!!! OH NOOOO I SAY YOU HAVE TO GO AND TRY GODZILLA!!“

“It was my husband and I first time coming here . We went for date night . The food was amazing. I recommend this place.“

“was really good. 1st time having it I will be back“

“Zen Bento is one of our favorites! We order from them quite often for large group lunches in the office. They are always super quick and helpful...and the food is always delicious! Today, we had an order for 12 people and they had it done in 30 minutes plus put everyone's names on their orders so it was easy to sort through them. Highly recommend! :)“

“Friendly atmosphere, great sushi at a great price! Love this place!“

“The best experience for sushi in the entire Valley. Everyone here treats you like family. The food is without a doubt is on a higher level of flavors and you cannot beat the price for the quality at all!“

“Family owned business. Amazing service & Sushi. Hidden gem in Boise/Meridian. Note: Cleanest restaurant in Ada County“

“Happy Teriyaki ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ On 1/25/23, I had to work late and stopped at Happy Teriyaki on Federal Way in Boise for take-out. This was my first time visiting this business. I was a bit skeptical because I knew it was a franchise with 10 Idaho locations, but it was on my way back to the office and I always like to try new things.  I was pleasantly surprised. I ordered the Happy Noodles with Chicken ($12.95), which is Chicken on a bed of Yakisoba Noodles. Other protein options are beef or pork. I was drawn to this dish because Yakisoba isn’t on many menus in  Idaho. In fact, the first time I ever had it was before it was on any local menus, and I had to make it myself from scratch.  The service was excellenot. My order came out fast. It was steaming hot and I could tell from the heft of the bag that it was generously portioned. It made two meals for me. I like that it had a large portion of chicken. The noodles were deliciously, seasoned and perfectly cooked. This is my kind of “fast food.” My five star review is based solely on this dish because it’s the only one I’ve tried. It was excellent! And it’s the best Yakisoba I’ve had in Boise to date. Highly Recommended!!!“

“It was super fun and had amazing food“