meiji japanese cuisine

it's the bestsushiin fayetteville, u must try it! everything is perfect: service, facility, and food. never had a dish i didn't like. fresh fish and original recipes.

average. don't be fooled by all the positive reviews, this place is nothing special. i had the miso, spicy tuna roll, alaska roll, and chicken teriyaki. all were mediocre quality. however, this place has a quaint modern atmosphere which when augmented by the great service and low prices makes meiji a great location for a romantic night out, as long as your date isn't asushiconnoisseur. feel like i should mention that there was a sign requesting positive reviews on urbanspoon in the front of the restaurant since the reason i tried meiji in the first place was the online reviews. i wonder how many urbanspoon accounts the owner has....all in all a good experience

first timesushidelicious!. i admit i haven't triedsushiaround the world because this is the first time i've hadsushiand it was wonderful. i have been in so many places where you can smell the fish when you walk in and i have generally avoided eating fish any place because it just smelled awful to me. this was delicious and their miso soup was great. i recommend them!

i've enjoyed meiji's a few times and thesushiis expertly prepared and delicious.  the onlysushijoint in nwa that actually serves real wasabi as far as i know. a good selection of sake on hand as well.

this is what happens when you have really good food with really bad service. i have been repeat customer for a while and the service has gotten worse with every visit. and my last trip made me no longer a customer. we sat in the lounge where we had to wait 15 minutes for our waitress to say she'll be with us soon( i won't say her name because she may have been having a really off night. i will say it rhymed with katie). after however long it took for to come back and get our order the bartender in the lounge starts losing his sh*t. he's throwing bar glasses on the ground, repeatedly slamming the cooler door, talking to customers about how the boss hasn't paid him and hes going to lose it. the lady next to us was begging he husband to leave because she felt the bartender wasn't to fond of her and her husband. i guess they knew the owner don't know don't care. i looked around at one point while he was telling the customers how badly he should "f*ck this place up" and there was no one other staff to be found. maybe they were all out back talking about how no one is doing anything about the bartender is losing his sh*t and how great it must be to not work for tips. i can't imagine that my waitress gets paid it tips at this point from how bad of a job she's doing. maybe it because the other guy was being an ass and she didn't want to check her sections anymore? who knows? who cares? i did tip her though. very well too. with the note lol lamo. i figured she would need the money because this place must be closing down. but when i drove by yesterday and saw it was still opened i decided to write this review.

when your employee's are breaking glass were people are eating and drinking and turning your restaurant into a shit hole something needs to be done immediately. i was blown away that she even brought us a check. in all the restaurants i've ever worked, if this would have gone on, i would apologize and tell them its on us for ruining your dinner. its not like we were able to get refills on anything! i would give you a zero score if i hadn't been there before when it was nice, and if the chefs hadn't did an great job making or order. whats the point of having that nice decor and the sweet projectors playing anime and godzilla movies if you are going to hire trash to work there.

before all this was my favorite play to getsushi , go on dates, chill and drink sake but now i haven't gone back in a few months don't know if i ever will.

my favoritesushiin nwa. just seems to always be fresh and they do a tremendous job with preparation and presentation. i just turn the chef loose and let him make me stuff. they also have really good miso. the beer and saki selection is top notch too. if you like goodsushithis is the place in nwa.

hidden gem!. this place is amazing. the price is only slightly higher than othersushiplaces and the quality is amazing! definitely worth the price!

not your mom's sushi. very unexpectedsushidinner in nwa this evening. some of the freshest, exotic and unassuming fish i've seen at asushirestaurant in a long time. excellent sashimi!

best in nwa. great place, bestsushiin nwa. great drinks, everything is fresh.

best in the business!. i followed chef darwin from his last restaurant...have eaten at meiji since the week they opened. they are, hands down, the freshestsushiin the area, and the steak teriyaki is to die for! delicious!

deliciousness!. upon my return from singapore, i craved a big bowl of real ramen and this brought me to meiji. since then, my fiance and i return regularly for ramen and other innovative fusion dishes. i am from the san francisco bay area and have traveled extensively in s.e. asia. i am not a huge fan of sashimi but love assortedsushirolls. below are my favorite meiji offerings:
pork nama ramen- i appreciate the rich broth and local veggies this ramen is comprised of. the chashu (braised pork) tantalizes my taste buds with soy and ginger. the noodles are the thinner ones; which i prefer.
spicy miso ramen- the kick of spice definitely warms me up and i love the lighter broth.
softshell crab tacos with shishito peppers and guacamole- 3 little tacos that were scrumptious.
fried rice is the best i've had in arkansas. the pieces of veggie are fresh and flavorful.
specialty rolls are lovely esp. bravo white, coral, and spider
char-grilled shishito peppers-slightly spicy char-grilled veggie deliciousness!
the fried apple dumplings for dessert are intensely decadent and good to share

not impressed.. i'm a bigsushiperson. i've had all kinds ofsushieverywhere. i read so many good reviews about this place and had high expectations. my boyfriend and i went there for dinner. the atmosphere was chill. but it was too dark lit for me. the waiter we had was good. we orderedsushiand i also ordered salmon teriyaki. thesushiwas good but it was small looking compared to other ones i've had before. the salmon teriyaki was delicious as well but it was smaller portion than what i'm used to when i order the same dish any where else. i thought thesushiand food was going to be top notch but it wasn't to me. i place it at the same level as any othersushirestaurant i've been too. the prices are super expensive and i expected the quality to be at that level and it wasn't. i could've gone to shogun's or fuji's or even k&j's and received the same type of quality ofsushibut paid less for the price. i feel like everyone just raved about how amazing this place was due to the fact that it's expensive and suppose to be a high class restaurant. if you're going to price your food top shelf, i'd expect the quality to be on the same level as well and it wasn't. i'm asian and i expected that thesushichef would be as well since it is a japanese restaurant but they weren't. if i'm going to a mexican restaurant, i would expect my chef to be mexican too. if i went to vietnamese restaurant, i would expect my chef to be as well. i'm sure a lot of people feel the same way. i'm not impressed by the food here. first and last time going here. not worth the bang like everyone else thinks.

bestsushiin fayetteville. had a great experience. my date ordered all our food since i'm stunted in the world ofsushi- but everything we had was fantastic. the wait staff was attentive without hovering. will be back!

my new favorite restaurant. had lunch at meiji yesterday and loved it! this was my 5th or 6th time to eat there, and i have yet to order anything that wasn't fantastic. meiji finally got me eatingsushi(something i swore i wouldn't do) and there is no bettersushiin nw ark than meiji. they make theirsushito order, so it may take a bit longer to get your order, if they are busy, but the quality is second to none in nw ark. have also had their teriyaki steak & chicken which are wonderful (and you can get everything on menu gluten free). bento boxes are a lot of food for very reasonable money, and you have to try their sorbets for dessert. i have recommended meiji to all my friends and most are now eating there as well. if you haven't been yet, don't wait. you won't be sorry.

what happened??. the first time i experienced meiji i fell in love. the place was tiny but the service & food were mind blowing. since the expansion quality of both have fallen. tonight our dinner was honestly compared to thesushiyou buy at harps pre-made. i'm honestly sad by how much i had talked about this place up to what we were served. sorry, won't be returning.