This is one of those places where everything on the menu is amazing and you can't order the wrong thing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kaylor Keltner
I love the hamapon. Come here expecting do spend some money, the food is worth it. Staff is super friendly. we got into a secret one sided wagyu eating competition.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Judd Merkel
The service and atmoshere were great. The food was only ok. We got 7 different things and 2 really hit the spot, everything else was ok and 1 roll i asked my wife to eat for me. I was looking forward to the waygu, but it disappointed with its burned rice flavor. The big teddy drink was great. I am glad we experienced it, because it was talked so highly, but for the pricing it you expect significantly better that other sushi places, but it just wasn't better. Also found it weird that the place was maybe 15% full and there were no reservations availible, so we went an hour earlier, and it never got any more full.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Laura Duncan
Excellent nigiri and Japanese fixings. Never had smacked cucumbers before...love them!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John DeVall
We were in Omaha today visiting to zoo and had a hankering for sushi. We found this cozy spot and were deeply impressed. Our waitress was very knowledgeable and prompt with her service. The menu was great and the food was even better! If you have an appetite for sushi, I highly recommend giving these folks your business.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wendy Greenwood
Excellent sushi. The restaurant is beautiful and intimate. We sat at the sushi bar so we could be entertained. We would have preferred more interaction with the chef(s), but did not get that. Perhaps because we were there at 3 pm and there were no other customers. Our server was very efficient and friendly. We will definitely go again in hopes of more entertainment from the chefs!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Tom Pedersen
Good rolls!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Melanie Hughes
Kind of a disappointment from the start, we called to ask if they had gluten free options and we were told they did and that they also had gluten free soy sauce. We arrived the restaurant and after we were seated I asked for a gluten free menu. Our server let me know there wasn’t one but he could highlight what was gluten free. He brought me a menu and while reviewing the options he gave to me I noticed the ingredients were not gluten free so while ordering I asked if they were omitting the ingredients to which he told me he wasn’t sure. He went to ask someone and came back to let me know it was an outdated update and that they didn’t have any gluten free options. I said okay… to which he said but since they were slow they would make them gluten free for me this time. I wanted to like this place but you shouldn’t tell people you have options if you don’t and you should not have people working in a restaurant that don’t understand allergies.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Susannah Kasik-Meng
The food here is incredible. The buns are an excellent appetizer, the sushi is top notch. Koji even offers delicious spirit free drinks as well. Perfect for a business meal, romantic dinner, or even a family night out. I only wish I had found this place sooner!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stephanie Dong
Coming from a perspective of a vegetarian, not many impressive vegetarian options to choose from - so this place would not likely be my first go to. My fellow table mates did seem to enjoy the food they got - for the very small portions they were. I did enjoy the vibe of this place. Very aesthetic! Perhaps a good place to try when you want an experience~ (but not necessarily plentiful food 😅).
Food was awesome. Try one of the Flamed rolls, one of the best Sushi items I have ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Tim Mccormick
Original flavors.sable fish, yellowtail orange!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Royale
Gale Hopping
I recently took a trip to Omaha with my grandsons, and they are constantly telling me how much they enjoy having grocery store sushi with their mom. So I thought I'd level them up a notch.
I did a local search on Google Maps, and I found Koji, so we decided to give it a shot. We went for a late lunch, and we found rockstar parking right out front.
The decor was very clean, contemporary Japanese. The host met us right inside the door and asked if we had a reservation; I had failed to do that. However, he did accommodate the three of us at the sushi bar, which was great for the boys so they could see how it's made.
Our server, Renee, was pleasant all the way around and was very attentive to our needs. I recommend being seated in her section if you can.
We started off with some edamame and the Koji Q smoked cucumber salad with soy sauce and chilies. My youngest grandson, who's only six, amazingly picked up on the chopsticks right away!
I started with the Hamapon plate, Hamachi (yellowtail) served on orange slices, topped with slices of serrano pepper and surrounded by a crab butter ponzu sauce. I'm a huge fan of Hamachi and ponzu both, so this was a great new way to have it for me. My oldest grandson is 11, and he wasn't shy to try it and thought it was delicious. I'll be ordering him some more sashimi in the future.
Next up was some nigiri unagi. The cooked eel and eel sauce is always pleasant to the palate of sushi beginners, and the boys loved it.
Next, we had the Rodeo Roll, with seared wagyu, panko, pickle, onion, Japanese mayo wrapped in a BBQ paper. The kids totally love this one. It tasted almost like a cheeseburger.
Our next choice of roll was the Omaha crunch, spicy crab with cilantro, rolled in panko, toasted lightly, and covered with some sesame seeds and some eel sauce, another great choice.
We still had a little room for more, so for the last roll of the afternoon, we tried something a little more advanced: the Osaka roll. Shrimp tempura, crab, with Japanese mayo, lightly torched, drizzled with tonkatsu sauce, and topped with shaved smoked bonito. The bonito adds a very strong fishy flavor, and the boys were not as big a fan of that as I was.
A great experience and meal overall. Highly recommended So if you're ever in Omaha... be sure to check out Koji sushi just off 87th and Pacific
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kat w
Food was good but small portions for the price. My chicken breast skewer the meat was raw right in the center by the stick but other than that no complaints.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Q Mx
This is going to be long, but I assure you it’s worth the Read, I can’t make this up. We came here this last week and our regulars… And are always leaving happy and full… Unfortunately, that did not happen this time and our friends and I will not be back ever again. I promise some of the servers seem drunk, including ours (her name was Sage). Stumbling. Very loud. Slurring words- and forgetting our orders/drinks. It was a bit embarrassing to say the least. The floors were dirty, cooks were making inappropriate jokes (it’s an open kitchen for those that have never been here). As well as the food was just not how it usually has been.. The cherry on top of all of this was the gm? Owner? Manager? I’m not sure who he is- but he was bragging to the servers about firing somebody. I promise you I cannot make this off and it is beyond unprofessional and subpar compared to what we are used from this establishment. The second hand embarrassment isn’t worth it. Save your money and time. We will never be back and we were regulars.
This is one of those places where everything on the menu is amazing and you can't order the wrong thing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love the hamapon. Come here expecting do spend some money, the food is worth it. Staff is super friendly. we got into a secret one sided wagyu eating competition.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The service and atmoshere were great. The food was only ok. We got 7 different things and 2 really hit the spot, everything else was ok and 1 roll i asked my wife to eat for me. I was looking forward to the waygu, but it disappointed with its burned rice flavor. The big teddy drink was great. I am glad we experienced it, because it was talked so highly, but for the pricing it you expect significantly better that other sushi places, but it just wasn't better. Also found it weird that the place was maybe 15% full and there were no reservations availible, so we went an hour earlier, and it never got any more full.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Excellent nigiri and Japanese fixings. Never had smacked cucumbers before...love them!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We were in Omaha today visiting to zoo and had a hankering for sushi. We found this cozy spot and were deeply impressed. Our waitress was very knowledgeable and prompt with her service. The menu was great and the food was even better! If you have an appetite for sushi, I highly recommend giving these folks your business.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent sushi. The restaurant is beautiful and intimate. We sat at the sushi bar so we could be entertained. We would have preferred more interaction with the chef(s), but did not get that. Perhaps because we were there at 3 pm and there were no other customers. Our server was very efficient and friendly. We will definitely go again in hopes of more entertainment from the chefs!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Good rolls!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
Kind of a disappointment from the start, we called to ask if they had gluten free options and we were told they did and that they also had gluten free soy sauce. We arrived the restaurant and after we were seated I asked for a gluten free menu. Our server let me know there wasn’t one but he could highlight what was gluten free. He brought me a menu and while reviewing the options he gave to me I noticed the ingredients were not gluten free so while ordering I asked if they were omitting the ingredients to which he told me he wasn’t sure. He went to ask someone and came back to let me know it was an outdated update and that they didn’t have any gluten free options. I said okay… to which he said but since they were slow they would make them gluten free for me this time. I wanted to like this place but you shouldn’t tell people you have options if you don’t and you should not have people working in a restaurant that don’t understand allergies.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
The food here is incredible. The buns are an excellent appetizer, the sushi is top notch. Koji even offers delicious spirit free drinks as well. Perfect for a business meal, romantic dinner, or even a family night out. I only wish I had found this place sooner!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Coming from a perspective of a vegetarian, not many impressive vegetarian options to choose from - so this place would not likely be my first go to. My fellow table mates did seem to enjoy the food they got - for the very small portions they were. I did enjoy the vibe of this place. Very aesthetic! Perhaps a good place to try when you want an experience~ (but not necessarily plentiful food 😅).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Food was awesome. Try one of the Flamed rolls, one of the best Sushi items I have ever had.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Original flavors.sable fish, yellowtail orange!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Royale
I recently took a trip to Omaha with my grandsons, and they are constantly telling me how much they enjoy having grocery store sushi with their mom. So I thought I'd level them up a notch.
I did a local search on Google Maps, and I found Koji, so we decided to give it a shot. We went for a late lunch, and we found rockstar parking right out front.
The decor was very clean, contemporary Japanese. The host met us right inside the door and asked if we had a reservation; I had failed to do that. However, he did accommodate the three of us at the sushi bar, which was great for the boys so they could see how it's made.
Our server, Renee, was pleasant all the way around and was very attentive to our needs. I recommend being seated in her section if you can.
We started off with some edamame and the Koji Q smoked cucumber salad with soy sauce and chilies. My youngest grandson, who's only six, amazingly picked up on the chopsticks right away!
I started with the Hamapon plate, Hamachi (yellowtail) served on orange slices, topped with slices of serrano pepper and surrounded by a crab butter ponzu sauce. I'm a huge fan of Hamachi and ponzu both, so this was a great new way to have it for me. My oldest grandson is 11, and he wasn't shy to try it and thought it was delicious. I'll be ordering him some more sashimi in the future.
Next up was some nigiri unagi. The cooked eel and eel sauce is always pleasant to the palate of sushi beginners, and the boys loved it.
Next, we had the Rodeo Roll, with seared wagyu, panko, pickle, onion, Japanese mayo wrapped in a BBQ paper. The kids totally love this one. It tasted almost like a cheeseburger.
Our next choice of roll was the Omaha crunch, spicy crab with cilantro, rolled in panko, toasted lightly, and covered with some sesame seeds and some eel sauce, another great choice.
We still had a little room for more, so for the last roll of the afternoon, we tried something a little more advanced: the Osaka roll. Shrimp tempura, crab, with Japanese mayo, lightly torched, drizzled with tonkatsu sauce, and topped with shaved smoked bonito. The bonito adds a very strong fishy flavor, and the boys were not as big a fan of that as I was.
A great experience and meal overall. Highly recommended
So if you're ever in Omaha... be sure to check out Koji sushi just off 87th and Pacific
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was good but small portions for the price. My chicken breast skewer the meat was raw right in the center by the stick but other than that no complaints.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
This is going to be long, but I assure you it’s worth the Read, I can’t make this up. We came here this last week and our regulars… And are always leaving happy and full… Unfortunately, that did not happen this time and our friends and I will not be back ever again. I promise some of the servers seem drunk, including ours (her name was Sage). Stumbling. Very loud. Slurring words- and forgetting our orders/drinks. It was a bit embarrassing to say the least. The floors were dirty, cooks were making inappropriate jokes (it’s an open kitchen for those that have never been here). As well as the food was just not how it usually has been.. The cherry on top of all of this was the gm? Owner? Manager? I’m not sure who he is- but he was bragging to the servers about firing somebody. I promise you I cannot make this off and it is beyond unprofessional and subpar compared to what we are used from this establishment. The second hand embarrassment isn’t worth it. Save your money and time. We will never be back and we were regulars.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 1
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