samurai japanese cuisine & sushi bar

sushi. each sushi roll is filled with top perfection, with the up most fresh cuts of fish..topped with homemade sauces. never once disappointed. they never skimp on thier sushi roll ingredients, they are abuntly filled! these rolls are huge, and never skimped on. they top the rolls with special homemade sauces to die for! the hibachi is outstanding! they use top grade top of the line beef, and chicken. the vegetables i can tell are fresh cut, they don't use the frozen pre-cut vegetables here, all cut fresh. i know for a fact the sauces are all homemade. this is a family owned business who is very personable with the guest. times are very busy, but worth the waite. so much food on everything you order for the price. i love sitting, and having a few beers to which i can choose from their 130 different beers, wine, and sake while listening to thier great music, it's so different here, it's not like the run of the milljapaneseresturaunts in columbus, and decorated quite hip! the owners are so welcoming and kind when you talk with them. if i've ever had a problem, they are so kind to get it worked out, and very acomidateing to my special request when i was on a special diet! the servers are always helpful and always doing their best to make you satisfied. i've had serveral parties upstairs to which all was made so perfect with the food and service. this place goes above and beyond to please and make thier guest happy and satisfied! my most favorite place to eat downtown and my favoritejapaneserestaurant for superb sushi and hibachi!

very friendly service and amazing sushi! i've been 5 times this week. if you're new to sushi or just giving this place a try for the first time, go for the francisco roll at lunch, or thejapanesebagel roll at dinner. expect to wait a little bit, they take their time, and seem to be a little short handed, but it's well worth the wait.

this is my favoritejapaneseresturant in town. the food is awesome, the sushi is the best and the service is wonderful. i recommend it to anyone.

also....located in the heart of columbus, ga....the atmosphere is amazing!!


-----09 jan, 2014-----

this is the absolute most amazingjapanesecuisine i have ever eaten and this comes from someone with ajapanesegrandmother, who also has eaten at and loves this place. i was raised on authenticjapanesefood. so take it from me....samuraijapanesecuisine & sushi bar is fantastic!! very friendly, knowledgable staff and owners. this place is the real deal!!

good shushi. a greatjapaneserestaurant to stop at. we left very satisfied and full. they've got a pretty standard menu when it comes tojapanesefare (apps, entrees and sushi) all at very reasonable prices. the best part of it was the fish was all very fresh. while we were only in here for a late lunch, it left us very happy and wanting to come back for more.....we'll be back again soon. looks like a fair amount of combos to be had and many choices to satisfy your palette, no matter what you're in the mood for

i really wanted to like it.... as a downtown business owner, i really wanted this to be a great sushi restaurant. i was excited to see the neo-contemporary decor and the wide-open floor plan in our beautiful historic district.
the staff and management was friendly- no complaints at all in that department, and leniency is given for the tardiness of the food delivery as they are just opening and are likely working out the kinks.
the food quality, however, is the worst i've ever had in ajapaneserestaurant. (point of reference: while living in japan, i was a traditionally trained sushi apprentice and hibachi chef).
starting with the miso soup. flavor was instant miso and dehydrated (still crunchy) tofu, quite watered down and salty due to the abundance of wakame/kelp in the miso soup.

the tenpura appetizer was dripping with oil, the broccoli floret, sweet potato, and zucchini was still raw and cold in the middle.

we ordered the largest sushi/sashimi platter. the tuna, salmon, and hamachi quality was fine, however, the mackeral, yellowtail, and abalone was rubbery. the ebi was overcooked and dry. no eel or octopus was included and this was their best platter. the nigiri sushi was formed all wrong..3-1/2' slab of sashimi (all cuts) on a 1" ball of rice.

every sushi chef takes pride in making rice properly. i tasted very little mirin and only a slight hint of suu (rice vinegar) in otherwise dry and flavorless rice. the rolls included were philly roll and california roll. i've had better from publix.
the sashimi was cut into cubes and odd-sized pieces and thrown on the platter. perhaps the chef was trying to hurry and finish as i had already been waiting for half an hour.
my overview is this: the decor and atmosphere are great; i really do like it. the servers and staff were friendly and attentive, so no complaints there. the sushi chef however, was apparently not properly trained or just unskilled. no apparent knife skills, basic nigiri forming standards weren't followed. the sushi rice wasn't made/seasoned properly.
if this establishment hires a skilled sushi chef before everyone catches on, perhaps they'll survive here. if not, they'll be just another statistic.

i really hope that the owner will read this and take positive action; i would love to give them another chance, but not with the current sushi chef.

samuraijapanesecuisine and sushi bar. samurai is absolutely the bestjapaneserestaurant in town! the food was tasty, the atmosphere was lovely and the service was outstanding. i have a new favorite restaurant!

i do not know who rated this restaurant a 100%, but this should not be considered ajapaneserestaurant. whatjapaneserestaurant serves french fries? i do not know what kind of people own and operate thejapaneserestaurants in columbus georgia, but they really need to reconsider claiming to be ajapaneserestaurant, as someone who was born and raised in japan i feel very disappointed.