I lived in NYC for 5 years and have been to many many sushi restaurants, I’ve been looking for NYC omakase-quality sushi on Long Island for 2 years now…… This place is it. Highly recommend.
Julie Fiss
Second time visiting. Beautiful place amazing food ,really unique and fresh well made ! David was out servent and he was really nice . Service definitely improved since they open I highly recommend the crispy rice tuna and the hand rolls are all very yummy and unique.
Rachel
Came here for dinner with my friend and ordered a sushi roll and fried rice. I got the Black Dragon Roll and it was really good!! Not the best but definitely worth trying. Overall the service was really nice and friendly too which made me feel welcomed.
Dorothy
Perfection.
david rubinstein
A Total Joke of an Experience – Save Yourself the Headache
We placed an order from Dozo Dozo through DoorDash, and after waiting over an hour with zero updates, the order was just randomly canceled. No explanation, no apology, no food — just an hour of wasted time and growing frustration.
We contacted Dozo Dozo directly hoping to get some clarity or at least a basic apology, but they were completely clueless and unhelpful. They didn’t offer a solution, didn’t take any responsibility, and clearly couldn’t care less about the customer experience. The attitude was dismissive at best.
If this is how they handle business, it’s not a place worth giving your money or your time. Totally unprofessional and utterly disappointing.
Michael Graziosi
I had an amazing time at Dozo Dozo! Every dish was carefully crafted, and the flavors in each bite were incredible. The staff was friendly and helpful, though a bit understaffed. The crispy rice was absolutely to die for, and the Dozo special offers the perfect amount of sushi for the price it leaves you feeling just the right amount of full and thoroughly satisfied.
Joana Oktaviany
The BEST Sushi in town!!!! Pricey but worth it!!! Love this place ❤️
Lili Ricciardi
This is the best sushi in long island. The quality of the fish is superior, the presentation is flawless and the taste is incredible. The sushi for 2 is consistent every time, the flavors are unbelievably good. They pair each piece of fish with a sauce that will bring out an entire experience. They prepare the Uni (sea urchin) perfectly. It's a treat to be here. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi for Two
Laura Nadelman
Nice place but Terrible service! Our Server couldn’t understand the order and ruined the whole experience
James Thompson
American diners are spoiled. There, I said it. We're spoiled. We have too much to pick from - too much variety when it comes to eating out. Especially when it comes to Asian eateries. What's wrong with a Chinese place serving just Chinese dishes? Better yet, what's wrong with a Chinese restaurant specializing in just one or even two dishes? In today's Americanized food marketplace, restauranteurs have decided that they no longer want to identify as just one cuisine, because Americans like variety (and we're spoiled! There! I said it again!) As a result, your local Korean BBQ now also has to serve Vietnamese dishes, and the village Chinese restaurant must now serve Thai, and when it comes to Japanese - oh boy - the restaurant must serve a little bit of every dish that the Nipponese culture has to offer. Restaurants in Asia tend to focus on a handful of items that they specialize in and perfect; and nobody does it better than Japan. When you go to a sushi restaurant in Japan, you don't expect to find Chicken Teriyaki, Yakitori, Katsudon, or heaven forbid, Ramen, on the same menu. It just doesn't happen that way. Pick a specialty, master it, serve your customers and repeat. That's how it's done. If done otherwise, menu items become mediocre, boring and lacking. That's why so many Asian restaurants are just... well, boring. It's not that the food quality is bad, or the ingredients themselves are good - it's that they aren't utilized to achieve their fullest potential. In some instances, It takes an apprentice chef YEARS to master both a dish and the skills required to prepare it. That is why apprenticeships are so crucially important in restaurant culture in Asia. After all, you don't throw a bunch of ingredients into a pot of boiling water and call it soup... well, maybe some people do, but there is a SCIENCE to making GREAT soup! Anyway, I've gone a kilter off topic - but there is reason for it! Dozo Dozo suffers from this 'Culinarsus Americanitus' - they have too many things on their menu! Specifically, too many specialty items followed by too many mediocre things. This restaurant screams, literally SCREAMS, Japanese Omakase.
Hardcore. Japanese. Omakase.
It is painfully clear that the establishment wants so desperately to just serve sushi - and I'll tell you what - the sushi here is F*CKING AWESOME. The fish is aged beautifully, cut perfectly, served precisely chilled, and seasoned magnificently. The accompaniment ingredients are all top notch and selected expertly. Even the soy sauce on the table has been specially selected to add that slight extra saltiness should you want it, but it's not really necessary because it's already perfectly seasoned. And speaking of perfectly seasoned... the sushi rice. HALLELUJAH! It's SEASONED PROPERLY!!! Those of you who've followed my reviews know how much a stickler I am about seasoned rice. And those who know, know. It's the RICE that makes the sushi, well, sushi. If this place JUST SERVED SUSHI, I would tell you that this place would be impossible to get a table at. Here's where it goes wrong - the other dishes are just... meh. The presentation is beautiful (despite my Ramen being served with the spoon submerged in the soup. Tsk tsk - 10 points taken from Griffyndor). But the cooking quality is 'blah'. My dining partner (okay, FINE, my mother) ordered the Beef Teriyaki. It looked beautiful, but the seasoning was flat, and the beef was tough; overcooked. My order of Ramen had a chance to really shine, but it, too, was weakly seasoned. That is not to say that it wasn't flavorful - the tonkatsu bone broth had a nice flavor, but the salt seasoning and 'fatness' of the broth were lacking. The ingredients - i.e., the toppings - were just nonchalan
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Eel Roll, Sushi Sashimi Combo, Hokkaido Uni, Rainbow Roll, Sushi for Two, California Roll, Omakase Appetizer
Had a great experience doing the omakase at Dozo Dozo. The fish was fresh and delicious. The staff were attentive and knowledgeable. This is a gem to have on Long Island! Rivals some of the omakases in NYC. Would definitely go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Joey Bones 93
I will start by saying it is hard to find an omakase experience on Long Island. I found Dozo Dozo on yelp and it showcased a 5 star rating. I can say I agree with that rating.
I did not catch our chefs name however he was very knowledgeable having been a sushi chef for 19 years. He was an expert at blending textures and flavors and also educated us on the importance of how the fish is stored and prepared.
Although the experience was not as intimate as I had hoped (you are seated at the chef station of the main dining area) I can say that the friendly staff, chefs, and kitchen crew make you feel at home.
I would recommend this to anyone who has tried omakase, or has not. The food and experience is high quality (better than an experience I had in manhattan) and is well worth the $120 price tag for your meal. Included are 3 appetizers, 7-8 piece main course, and dessert. This meal is filling, and satisfying as you get to try a large variety of fish specially prepared for you by your own personal chef. I will definitely revisit this place in the future.
Thank you for your kind hospitality and delicious meal.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lindsie Alterkun
Nice staff and cute vibe but the quality of the fish is not great. The tuna tasted fishy and the ikura had a weird flavor. Based on the pricing, I had higher expectations for the quality of the fish. The miso cod was also fishy.
I lived in NYC for 5 years and have been to many many sushi restaurants, I’ve been looking for NYC omakase-quality sushi on Long Island for 2 years now…… This place is it. Highly recommend.
Second time visiting. Beautiful place amazing food ,really unique and fresh well made !
David was out servent and he was really nice .
Service definitely improved since they open
I highly recommend the crispy rice tuna and the hand rolls are all very yummy and unique.
Came here for dinner with my friend and ordered a sushi roll and fried rice. I got the Black Dragon Roll and it was really good!! Not the best but definitely worth trying. Overall the service was really nice and friendly too which made me feel welcomed.
Perfection.
A Total Joke of an Experience – Save Yourself the Headache
We placed an order from Dozo Dozo through DoorDash, and after waiting over an hour with zero updates, the order was just randomly canceled. No explanation, no apology, no food — just an hour of wasted time and growing frustration.
We contacted Dozo Dozo directly hoping to get some clarity or at least a basic apology, but they were completely clueless and unhelpful. They didn’t offer a solution, didn’t take any responsibility, and clearly couldn’t care less about the customer experience. The attitude was dismissive at best.
If this is how they handle business, it’s not a place worth giving your money or your time. Totally unprofessional and utterly disappointing.
I had an amazing time at Dozo Dozo! Every dish was carefully crafted, and the flavors in each bite were incredible. The staff was friendly and helpful, though a bit understaffed. The crispy rice was absolutely to die for, and the Dozo special offers the perfect amount of sushi for the price it leaves you feeling just the right amount of full and thoroughly satisfied.
The BEST Sushi in town!!!!
Pricey but worth it!!!
Love this place ❤️
This is the best sushi in long island. The quality of the fish is superior, the presentation is flawless and the taste is incredible. The sushi for 2 is consistent every time, the flavors are unbelievably good. They pair each piece of fish with a sauce that will bring out an entire experience. They prepare the Uni (sea urchin) perfectly. It's a treat to be here. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi for Two
Nice place but Terrible service! Our Server couldn’t understand the order and ruined the whole experience
American diners are spoiled.
There, I said it. We're spoiled.
We have too much to pick from - too much variety when it comes to eating out. Especially when it comes to Asian eateries.
What's wrong with a Chinese place serving just Chinese dishes? Better yet, what's wrong with a Chinese restaurant specializing in just one or even two dishes? In today's Americanized food marketplace, restauranteurs have decided that they no longer want to identify as just one cuisine, because Americans like variety (and we're spoiled! There! I said it again!)
As a result, your local Korean BBQ now also has to serve Vietnamese dishes, and the village Chinese restaurant must now serve Thai, and when it comes to Japanese - oh boy - the restaurant must serve a little bit of every dish that the Nipponese culture has to offer. Restaurants in Asia tend to focus on a handful of items that they specialize in and perfect; and nobody does it better than Japan.
When you go to a sushi restaurant in Japan, you don't expect to find Chicken Teriyaki, Yakitori, Katsudon, or heaven forbid, Ramen, on the same menu. It just doesn't happen that way.
Pick a specialty, master it, serve your customers and repeat. That's how it's done. If done otherwise, menu items become mediocre, boring and lacking. That's why so many Asian restaurants are just... well, boring. It's not that the food quality is bad, or the ingredients themselves are good - it's that they aren't utilized to achieve their fullest potential.
In some instances, It takes an apprentice chef YEARS to master both a dish and the skills required to prepare it. That is why apprenticeships are so crucially important in restaurant culture in Asia. After all, you don't throw a bunch of ingredients into a pot of boiling water and call it soup... well, maybe some people do, but there is a SCIENCE to making GREAT soup!
Anyway, I've gone a kilter off topic - but there is reason for it!
Dozo Dozo suffers from this 'Culinarsus Americanitus' - they have too many things on their menu! Specifically, too many specialty items followed by too many mediocre things.
This restaurant screams, literally SCREAMS, Japanese Omakase.
Hardcore. Japanese. Omakase.
It is painfully clear that the establishment wants so desperately to just serve sushi - and I'll tell you what - the sushi here is F*CKING AWESOME. The fish is aged beautifully, cut perfectly, served precisely chilled, and seasoned magnificently. The accompaniment ingredients are all top notch and selected expertly. Even the soy sauce on the table has been specially selected to add that slight extra saltiness should you want it, but it's not really necessary because it's already perfectly seasoned. And speaking of perfectly seasoned... the sushi rice. HALLELUJAH! It's SEASONED PROPERLY!!!
Those of you who've followed my reviews know how much a stickler I am about seasoned rice. And those who know, know. It's the RICE that makes the sushi, well, sushi.
If this place JUST SERVED SUSHI, I would tell you that this place would be impossible to get a table at.
Here's where it goes wrong - the other dishes are just... meh.
The presentation is beautiful (despite my Ramen being served with the spoon submerged in the soup. Tsk tsk - 10 points taken from Griffyndor). But the cooking quality is 'blah'. My dining partner (okay, FINE, my mother) ordered the Beef Teriyaki. It looked beautiful, but the seasoning was flat, and the beef was tough; overcooked.
My order of Ramen had a chance to really shine, but it, too, was weakly seasoned. That is not to say that it wasn't flavorful - the tonkatsu bone broth had a nice flavor, but the salt seasoning and 'fatness' of the broth were lacking. The ingredients - i.e., the toppings - were just nonchalan
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Eel Roll, Sushi Sashimi Combo, Hokkaido Uni, Rainbow Roll, Sushi for Two, California Roll, Omakase Appetizer
Restaurantji Recommends
Unbelievable quality. Highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food - 9/10 , Atmosphere - 9/10, Service 10/10
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had a great experience doing the omakase at Dozo Dozo. The fish was fresh and delicious. The staff were attentive and knowledgeable. This is a gem to have on Long Island! Rivals some of the omakases in NYC. Would definitely go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I will start by saying it is hard to find an omakase experience on Long Island. I found Dozo Dozo on yelp and it showcased a 5 star rating. I can say I agree with that rating.
I did not catch our chefs name however he was very knowledgeable having been a sushi chef for 19 years. He was an expert at blending textures and flavors and also educated us on the importance of how the fish is stored and prepared.
Although the experience was not as intimate as I had hoped (you are seated at the chef station of the main dining area) I can say that the friendly staff, chefs, and kitchen crew make you feel at home.
I would recommend this to anyone who has tried omakase, or has not. The food and experience is high quality (better than an experience I had in manhattan) and is well worth the $120 price tag for your meal. Included are 3 appetizers, 7-8 piece main course, and dessert. This meal is filling, and satisfying as you get to try a large variety of fish specially prepared for you by your own personal chef. I will definitely revisit this place in the future.
Thank you for your kind hospitality and delicious meal.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nice staff and cute vibe but the quality of the fish is not great. The tuna tasted fishy and the ikura had a weird flavor. Based on the pricing, I had higher expectations for the quality of the fish. The miso cod was also fishy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
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