11 Best Japanese Restaurants near Travelers Rest

“Friendly staff, good portions with more then expected meat. Quite tasty and affordable. Skip the fast food and go here instead. ���“

“Great sushi, excellent service , love the place !“

“Absolutely one of the best meals we had during our trip. The presentation was top notch, staff friendly and the food exceptional. Highly recommend!!“

“Great food with great prices!! Staff is always friendly and food is ready fast. Enough food for 3 meals. The steak is always tender, and the shrimp is very large. One of my favorites is the carrots!! I have my daughter and her husband driving from Powdersville to eat here, they own 2 restaurants and they loved Fuji!! Keep up the good food guys!!“

“Outstanding ramen, sushi and other goodies. The pork buns are tasty and the takoyaki was superb.“

“Small place with a very basic dining room. Nothing fancy, but they keep it nice and clean. Music was a bit too loud which made it hard to talk at our table. Young lady at the front was very nice, explained some things on the menu and gave us some good recommendations as this was our first time eating here.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The past reviews of this restaurant show sushi and several other dishes they no longer offer here; this restaurant is under new ownership as of November 2025. So be advised that this place no longer offers many things seen pictured in the older reviews. Refer to their CURRENT menu on their website for choices.
We got Hibachi chicken and hibachi shrimp. Teriyaki sauce was good and it came with some wonderfully crunchy veggies and a good portion of fried rice. I did not care for the fried rice, it has a strong fishy taste to me ( maybe a tad too much fish sauce?) But my husband liked it and gladly ate all mine, too. The chicken portion was small for the price, but tasty. Their Yum-Yum sauce is EXCELLENT! Not overly sweet or gloopy. The hibachi plates come with Miso soup or a mixed greens salad.
We got crab rangoon which was different than any we've had but quite tasty. It is a sweeter filling so if you lean more to savory in your filling, you may not like them. They come dusted with powdered sugar, as well.
Onigiri is served instead of sushi rolls. We had the California and Spicy Crab ones. You can get them deep fried if you like. We did not. They were both VERY tasty!
Egg rolls were crisp and loaded with the usual veggies and some pork. They were rather bland, having no sesame oil or garlic flavor to the filling. We also tried the Gyoza and they were delicious. Pork and veggie filled then steamed/pan fried to crispy perfection.
They do a brisk take out business and orders were being picked up the entire time we were there.
I think this is a delicious...and nutritious choice for anyone in the area looking for great Japanese food! We would go again if nearby.
My only suggestion would be to lower the volume of the music. Thanks for a great dinner!“

“The food was great but fair Warnings to you all, it has Rich People appetizers, so you pay like $10 for five two inch slivers of steak or seven dumplings. But the Raman itself is absolutely worth the price, it all tasted to fresh and hot and just makes you melt! Especially perfect for cold or rainy days, it's like a hug in a bowl.

The service I can't really rate fairly, our server was really polite and well mannered, it was kinda obviously her first day on the job. And with how busy it was she was kinda left on her own so with those two things combined everything took a really long time to get anywhere. I'd recommend going on a weekday.

The decorations were really good!! I'm a total weeb so I loved the posters and wall decor and the whole vibe was really nice
Small issue, tho', the way the place is built makes it loud... Really loud, I could hear conversations from three tables over so I was having a rough time, haha. But that likely won't be an issue for most people so take that rating with a grain of salt.

TL:DR
Appetizers are overpriced and underwhelming, Main course is to die for, service is new and slow but friendly and the place gets Loud when lunch rush hits.“

“Chirashi, Soft Shell Crab Salad, Dassai 45“

“I loved this place, will be back very soon“

“The Malaysian Ramen is amazing!“

“We eat here a few times a year. It’s always good. Staff is great also.“