I can't say for certain that Hanari Cafe is the worst sushi that I've had, but it's certainly in the running. Tl;dr - If you told me my sushi was prepared at the Fred Meyer down the road, I could've been talked into believing you. We showed up about an hour before close and it was pretty slow. Not a lot of people. I made eye contact with the sushi chef upon entry. He made no physical acknowledgment of my existence, just looked past me as though I weren't even there. He probably was shocked to see me there, because he definitely didn't hear me with his AirPods in. We were instructed to sit anywhere by the hostess, which was exciting because there were about a dozen empty tables. We both ordered sushi combos. Mistake. And two hand rolls. The hand rolls was okay. It was tuna cut into a few strips wrapped in Nori. There were no garnishes or sauces. Pretty mild. I've ordered a lot of sushi, nigiri, sashimi, etc. and I've never been served imitation crab on nigiri. At $30+ I would expect to get 12 pieces of real fish, not imitation crab and watery tamago, but you know what. I was locked in. Honestly, all of the fish except the salmon, had a bite to them. It wasn't the smooth, buttery textures I'm accustomed too. There was a bite to most of the pieces, like it was previously frozen or just not great quality - it's not going to make you sick, but just went super fresh or high quality. Aside from the food, which was bad. Again, won't make you sick, but I would never suggest anyone try this for sushi. There's about a half-dozen other places within 5/10 minutes that are much better. The atmosphere was just... different (?) there was music coming from a single source that I couldn't see. So there wasn't a lot of music/noise throughout the restaurant, so you could pretty much hear everyone's conversations because the ambient noise just wasn't there. Strange experience. The waitresses/servers were nice. Sushi chef is still probably staring off into the ether. When I left, I gave him a nod (to say goodbye) and he and his AirPods just were in another space/time that wasn't where I was. No acknowledgement. I don't want to yuck someone's yum, but I won't be back.
Rachel O.
this place is super good! i definitely will be back, customer service is phenomenal, sushi burrito was delicious and they have SO many different options of food and rolls!
Micaela Chávez
Very cute little restaurant with great food and service! The Salmon Lovers’ Roll is especially good! Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Myko Yeomans
Wonderful little place! Great food, good prices and excellent customer service! They have an extensive menu too! We will defiantly be coming back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Rice, Sushi Deluxe
Tom B.
In short Solid new addition to the sushi world around here. Great service, good fish, very diverse menu. Stick with the basics and the value is excellent, but branching out is worth it too. In long This hasn't always been the most beckoning parking lot along 196th, but it's all cleaned up and open for business lately. Good chicken spot next door, where there used to be a grotty mini-mart. Just enough parking. Inside, you immediately forget you're on a main road. It's quiet, clean, well lit, well organized. You walk around past the fish case and into the dining room. Several lightweight matching tables and chairs. You immediately have menus and water. It's a neighborhoody spot rather than a specialty destination, and your first hint is that you already have both sticks and a fork on your napkin. The menu goes on for days, tightly spaced and almost every line is another item. Sashimi, maki, nigiri, teriyaki, ramen. Traditional rolls, modern ones, some creative spins from the kitchen, too. Easily 200+ items. Not much sake selection, but the prices are crazy good. Takoyaki Served very hot, plenty of filling, good flavor, nice mild dipping sauce. Good value. Tuna Tataki Great peppery flavor, served cold, nice sauce. Would love to get this again but kind of expensive ($16) for the serving size. Tiger Eyes Lots of cream cheese flavor, not much smoked salmon showing. Tasty but not super interesting. Jade roll Cucumber-wrapped rolls always sound like a nice change of pace but it's hard to get enough cuke in place to hold it together without dominating the flavors of the fish. White Scorpion roll Beautiful to look at, falls apart easily, very mild flavors. Small sashimi omakase Tasted pretty good. $20 for 8 pieces. Ironically cheaper per piece than the bigger platters. This place is neither overcharging nor offering a crazy value, at least for the dinner menu. The service was SO nice, so friendly and organized, that I'd probably come back and order more carefully. For 3 people we were out the door for $215, which is more than I'd really want to spend usually at a neighborhood spot. Having said that, I probably could have dropped $60 worth of appetizers and filled up on an extra $3 bowl of miso.
Glenn From Seattle D.
Very good food. Multiple visits. May I recommend Chicken Kaarage today. The staff and chef do an excellent presentation. I will go back again
Jerry Koh
Japanese restaurant with a Chinese twist? We got great Chinese food here! Wokhei was great, the skills of the Chinese cook really shines in their rendition of sweet and sour chicken, chow mien and fried rice. While the Chinese menu is just a small fraction of their Japanese sushi menu, it delivered! Ironically the roll we got was a meh... will be back for the Chinese menu!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Weiwei Yue
We find a great place to eat ! Great food,great service ! I do enjoy the lunch with my friends!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi Deluxe
Levi Higgins
Best sushi I have had in a long time! Their pick two lunch special is a great value!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Willie Womack
Excellent, personable service. Delicious food. Generous portions. Charming Japanese decor. Expansive menu. We ordered the honey garlic karaage Don and the tonkatsu ramen and loved both. Once people discover this nice restaurant it is going to be very busy! Thank you for the excellent service and
I've eaten a lot of Tonkotsu ramen from a variety of places, even a few in Japan. This is the best Tonkotsu ramen I've had, hands down. The broth had such a creamy richness to it that my wife kept having spoonfuls of it, despite having a delicious meal of her own. She had the spicy Arashi, and it was a delightful, light broth with a great burn in the back of the throat. They also have Takoyaki, which I absolutely love. I will be coming back, and I will be bringing friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Takoyaki 6
Naia Ōkami (Shadow Wolf)
This is the second time I've been to Hanari Cafe. The service is good and the food is decent quality and reasonably priced. I will definitely be returning.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
JD Reddaway
Food was tasty, in particular the crab rangoons were delicious. I was surprised how many options there were. They didn't have any alcohol, although they said they would be getting their license soon.Kid-friendliness: They had high chairs and the staff was friendly with our toddler
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
J.eliott
I've been here twice and it was excellent both times. The sushi was ? fresh and delicious. This time the devil's ramen was the best I've had. ? I will be back again and again and again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spider Roll
Joe Zurla
Lovely little quiet restaurant with lots of choices. Everything we ordered was delicious and fresh.
I can't say for certain that Hanari Cafe is the worst sushi that I've had, but it's certainly in the running. Tl;dr - If you told me my sushi was prepared at the Fred Meyer down the road, I could've been talked into believing you. We showed up about an hour before close and it was pretty slow. Not a lot of people. I made eye contact with the sushi chef upon entry. He made no physical acknowledgment of my existence, just looked past me as though I weren't even there. He probably was shocked to see me there, because he definitely didn't hear me with his AirPods in. We were instructed to sit anywhere by the hostess, which was exciting because there were about a dozen empty tables. We both ordered sushi combos. Mistake. And two hand rolls. The hand rolls was okay. It was tuna cut into a few strips wrapped in Nori. There were no garnishes or sauces. Pretty mild. I've ordered a lot of sushi, nigiri, sashimi, etc. and I've never been served imitation crab on nigiri. At $30+ I would expect to get 12 pieces of real fish, not imitation crab and watery tamago, but you know what. I was locked in. Honestly, all of the fish except the salmon, had a bite to them. It wasn't the smooth, buttery textures I'm accustomed too. There was a bite to most of the pieces, like it was previously frozen or just not great quality - it's not going to make you sick, but just went super fresh or high quality. Aside from the food, which was bad. Again, won't make you sick, but I would never suggest anyone try this for sushi. There's about a half-dozen other places within 5/10 minutes that are much better. The atmosphere was just... different (?) there was music coming from a single source that I couldn't see. So there wasn't a lot of music/noise throughout the restaurant, so you could pretty much hear everyone's conversations because the ambient noise just wasn't there. Strange experience. The waitresses/servers were nice. Sushi chef is still probably staring off into the ether. When I left, I gave him a nod (to say goodbye) and he and his AirPods just were in another space/time that wasn't where I was. No acknowledgement. I don't want to yuck someone's yum, but I won't be back.
this place is super good! i definitely will be back, customer service is phenomenal, sushi burrito was delicious and they have SO many different options of food and rolls!
Very cute little restaurant with great food and service! The Salmon Lovers’ Roll is especially good! Highly recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wonderful little place! Great food, good prices and excellent customer service! They have an extensive menu too! We will defiantly be coming back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Rice, Sushi Deluxe
In short Solid new addition to the sushi world around here. Great service, good fish, very diverse menu. Stick with the basics and the value is excellent, but branching out is worth it too. In long This hasn't always been the most beckoning parking lot along 196th, but it's all cleaned up and open for business lately. Good chicken spot next door, where there used to be a grotty mini-mart. Just enough parking. Inside, you immediately forget you're on a main road. It's quiet, clean, well lit, well organized. You walk around past the fish case and into the dining room. Several lightweight matching tables and chairs. You immediately have menus and water. It's a neighborhoody spot rather than a specialty destination, and your first hint is that you already have both sticks and a fork on your napkin. The menu goes on for days, tightly spaced and almost every line is another item. Sashimi, maki, nigiri, teriyaki, ramen. Traditional rolls, modern ones, some creative spins from the kitchen, too. Easily 200+ items. Not much sake selection, but the prices are crazy good. Takoyaki Served very hot, plenty of filling, good flavor, nice mild dipping sauce. Good value. Tuna Tataki Great peppery flavor, served cold, nice sauce. Would love to get this again but kind of expensive ($16) for the serving size. Tiger Eyes Lots of cream cheese flavor, not much smoked salmon showing. Tasty but not super interesting. Jade roll Cucumber-wrapped rolls always sound like a nice change of pace but it's hard to get enough cuke in place to hold it together without dominating the flavors of the fish. White Scorpion roll Beautiful to look at, falls apart easily, very mild flavors. Small sashimi omakase Tasted pretty good. $20 for 8 pieces. Ironically cheaper per piece than the bigger platters. This place is neither overcharging nor offering a crazy value, at least for the dinner menu. The service was SO nice, so friendly and organized, that I'd probably come back and order more carefully. For 3 people we were out the door for $215, which is more than I'd really want to spend usually at a neighborhood spot. Having said that, I probably could have dropped $60 worth of appetizers and filled up on an extra $3 bowl of miso.
Very good food. Multiple visits. May I recommend Chicken Kaarage today. The staff and chef do an excellent presentation. I will go back again
Japanese restaurant with a Chinese twist? We got great Chinese food here! Wokhei was great, the skills of the Chinese cook really shines in their rendition of sweet and sour chicken, chow mien and fried rice. While the Chinese menu is just a small fraction of their Japanese sushi menu, it delivered! Ironically the roll we got was a meh... will be back for the Chinese menu!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
We find a great place to eat ! Great food,great service ! I do enjoy the lunch with my friends!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi Deluxe
Best sushi I have had in a long time! Their pick two lunch special is a great value!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Excellent, personable service. Delicious food. Generous portions. Charming Japanese decor. Expansive menu. We ordered the honey garlic karaage Don and the tonkatsu ramen and loved both. Once people discover this nice restaurant it is going to be very busy! Thank you for the excellent service and
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
I've eaten a lot of Tonkotsu ramen from a variety of places, even a few in Japan. This is the best Tonkotsu ramen I've had, hands down. The broth had such a creamy richness to it that my wife kept having spoonfuls of it, despite having a delicious meal of her own. She had the spicy Arashi, and it was a delightful, light broth with a great burn in the back of the throat. They also have Takoyaki, which I absolutely love. I will be coming back, and I will be bringing friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Takoyaki 6
This is the second time I've been to Hanari Cafe. The service is good and the food is decent quality and reasonably priced. I will definitely be returning.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was tasty, in particular the crab rangoons were delicious. I was surprised how many options there were. They didn't have any alcohol, although they said they would be getting their license soon.Kid-friendliness: They had high chairs and the staff was friendly with our toddler
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've been here twice and it was excellent both times. The sushi was ? fresh and delicious. This time the devil's ramen was the best I've had. ? I will be back again and again and again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spider Roll
Lovely little quiet restaurant with lots of choices. Everything we ordered was delicious and fresh.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi Deluxe