11 Best Japanese Restaurants near Granite City

“We have been blown away by the quality of the food and the friendliness of the staff. This is one of the best Japanese restaurants I have ever eaten at, and the quality rivals or surpasses the quality of Drunken Fish or Shogun.The sushi is delicious. The hibachi is delicious.It is great to see the old building they're located in getting used well.“

“Possibly the best sushi in Madison County. Always fresh. The rainbow roll is awesome if you really enjoy the fish part of sushi, I believe 3 different kinds of fish on the outside of the roll drizzled with a sauce. They have a chicken teriyaki roll for those that hate fish but don't want to be left out.“

“Edit..we have been back since my review.The rude guy at the door is gone. Everyone is friendly and the food is beyond amazing!!Make sure if you want to try this place out, you make reservations. My friend and I decided last minute to try the restaurant out because I had read about it on line. When we arrived, we were informed that there would be a wait. I asked about seating at the bar because most places it is open seating. Let me tell you the host was so condescending that it was uncomfortable. There is no waiting area and he acted alarmed that I was going to approach the bar to get a glass of wine. He then informed us it was a 2 hour wait. After driving around forever trying to find a place to park and having much anticipation of trying Sado we just left. I rarely leave a bad review anywhere but I realize this place is new and hope they work on their customer service. I am sure the food will be amazing“

“The Eggplant Katsu and Strawberry Sandos we had were great, but the Peach Boi was FANTASTIC. Amazingly tender and flavorful peaches with a bold cinnamon note, perfectly soothed by the generous portion of whipped cream. Thank you for the fun food IZUMI!“

“Had dinner this evening at Sen Thai. Sat at the bar. Bartender was friendly but didn't really ask me typical usually questions when ordering Thai food. I had the Tom yum soup, a crispy salmon hand roll ( as they have sushi as well) and crying tiger beef. I love my Thai food very spicy. With that I wasn't ever asked my spice level. My soup was good. The crying tiger salad was really good just wish it was spicier. I asked for Thai chilies in fish sauce to help bring more heat to it. Over all good food. Not super authentic but good. Would come back for sure.“

“Sushi KOI is my favorite dine-in sushi in St. Louis. The space is small and intimate--perfect for a friend date or romantic date--so don't be surprised if you have to cozy up at the counter. You order all your sushi at once on a checklist and they bring it all out on a beautiful, humongous platter. Be forewarned, the portions are huge (especially for the price!)--the sashimi pieces are 2-3x bigger than what you typically get. The roll options are plentiful, diverse, and delicious and the appetizers are also great - we recently tried the tuna tartare and loved it!“

“I have been here 2x, once for dine in and once for carry out and have had great experiences both times. The menu in the cwe is different from the chesterfield menu, and everything I have tried so far has been good. The 1st time, I tried the shrimp udon. It was delicious and the shrimp were huge. The 2nd time I do the spicy chicken wings, and even though the wings were small, they were very flavorful. Fries were just okay, but everything else was delicious! Service has been quick both times and they did a great job of packaging everything up when I did take out. Staff seem friendly . It's a decent space, and they have a large tv on. Cute decor overall. Per usual parking in the cwe is not my favorite, but I will def come back and try more!“

“Good food for a reasonable price. Had dinner here on a Friday night. It was quite busy and seemed to be a bit understaffed but they were attentive. The main reason the service is four stars rather than five is because the wrong food was delivered to our table, and the person who dropped it off did not know what it was so we couldn’t verify whether it was ours or not until a server walked past several minutes later.“

“I picked up an order for delivery for doordash, so I can't rate the food itself, but the service and atmosphere was great! The girl at the register/front area was prompt and very polite. And I love the set up and the seating up stairs! That's so cool! I can't wait to come and try the food!!!“

“Everything you need from a sushi bar, you can get at Kampai. Sushi roll served on fire? They have it. Can't decide and want the chef to surprise you with a meal? They'll do it. Don't know which sake or soju you like? They have flights.The wait staff were so courteous and attentive. The entire restaurant was clean and has a lot of natural lighting. We had several types of sushi rolls, green tea mochi ice cream, and sake flights. Everything was delicious and presented beautifully.“

“The service is amazing, we got all of our food so quickly! Appetizers came out not even 5 minutes after the order was placed and main course came soon after! Food tastes amazing and the atmosphere is perfect for dinner! Highly recommend if you’re in town!“