17 Best Japanese Restaurants in Lexington

“This is the best sushi place I have ever had, and my friend and I will only go to this restaurant for sushi! We come here often, and everything is always so fresh and delicious! The owner of Osaka is also very passionate about the food and cares a lot for his customers.

The selection here has a broad variety, and is affordable, and of high quality. For raw sushi choices, I highly recommend the oishi roll, truffle roll, and dragon fly roll! The sushi sandwich is also very good as well for people who enjoy smoked eel! The kalbi beef short ribs is my personal favorite, and I always get it along several dishes of sushi. By far, Osaka is my favorite restaurant ever!“

“Food always fresh and taste great“

“So good! Can't wait for the dining room to open back up, but can't beat 50% off carry out!“

“The best sushi I had in KY. Service and presentation were exquisite. A little gem in Lexington.“

“deep fried tofu is delicious
The fried shrimp tempura udon is also quite delicious, and the soup has a strong soy sauce flavor.
The eel rice is good, a bit prickly, the rice is average
The store clerk is enthusiastic, but the staff seems to be a bit short. We went there very early and there was no queue.

The fried rice has a very Taiwanese flavor, which is great, the fried shrimp set meal is also good, the chicken skin is not bad, and the clams are delicious?“

“the steak an shrimp an the crab Rangoons were fantastic service was good an fast good bang for the buck“

“listen the whole menu is all you can eat! it was delicious and I'm definitely coming back. it tasted fresh and the people are really nice and quick to get the food out to the tables“

“I moved here from Cincinnati, and I must say that their food was comparable to the delicious Benihana chain EXCEPT for the blah fried rice. The rice was tolerable, but was absolutely no comparison to Benihana and I was highly disappointed because a few Lexingtonians recommended this place. Tekka can get away with the blah rice here in Lexington because not much Hibachi competition. Their rice just doesn’t compare to Benihana and other popular Hibachi places in Cincinnati. The salad, steak and chicken were good though.“

“Such a an abundance of culinary offerings. all beautifully and masterfully prepared. Always an meal adventure. (Unfortunately, the owner has never addresses the fact that the 2016 bottles of Beuhler Chardonnay have started to turn. My friend and I each had a glass and I purchased the rest to take home. The glass at home confirmed the change in the wine which has been an all time favorite for years. Several month ago, I took the time and wrote to mention this fact. Even a 5 year old Chardonnay is pushing the limit. Sadly, I did not receive the respect of a response not to mention removing the stock that remained.“

“Staff and food were excellent!“

“I'm a literally still stuffing my face but I needed to leave a review... I was super excited to see this place was opening not even 2 minutes from my home and could not wait to try it. I have been griping that there wasn't any real good Asian food takeout restaurants around, imho.... anywho.... this is YUMMY and the price is great. I definitely recommend. Omg try the Spring Rolls!“

“I am long over due to review this great place.The chicken teriyaki is awesome.A great value for less than $7.If you are at the mall and want to get full then this is the place.Awesome service.Also they give you a stamp card to earn a free meal.“

“I can’t recommend this restaurant enough! GREAT food. GREAT service. Owner is super friendly and such a great environment. Best sushi in Lex!“

“Being a paramedic means eating whatever you can whenever you can. Sakura has great food at a great price and is a good way to break away from the monotony of overpriced hamburgers and every restaurant's "original" chicken sandwich. My truck partner and I make a habit of swinging through once or twice a week.“

“Update November 2024!

I went for lunch right after opening and had a superb lunch! Shisito peppers, cucumber salad, Black Ahi Tuna (squid ink and soy cured escolar), Hirame Tiradito
olive flounder topped with cucumber, red onion, cilantro, corn nuts, aji pepper purée, olive oil and maldon sea salt
Seaweed Salad
Sake flight

The waitress was fantastic with great discussion about sushi.

Old review:
I've been a fan of this place for years and I'm glad to see it survived COVID!

It looks like they got their grove back and are back to making delicious food again.

Cold sake by the carafe, black tuna, salmon, unagi, charred edamame, shishito peppers, seaweed salad all satisfying! This is and has always been a beautiful place with a comforting atmosphere. Highly recommend for anyone wanting a top notch meal. I found out that snow crab is now endangered while dining here, FYI.“

“I took there my family for birthday dinner. There were 11 of us and I liked that they give us one big table so we could be together. Also the most exciting thing was that they allowed to bring our bd cake.

Parking: It's big enough space in front of building. Never had problems to park even they share it with businesses next door.

Kid-friendliness: I have six kids every time we go there we didn't have any problems with kids. I feel like they like us there ???“

“School Sushi Lex is one of the best places for ramen + sushi in Lex! This is a great spot for a date night or just hanging out with friends. The atmosphere is wonderful, and the staff is super friendly! Definitely a great place to try something new on the menu!“