Mr. Wasabi
“(though you get your bang for the buck) And this place is open for lunch unlike Mickey's Place or Sushi Yasu.”
“All the ingredients were fresh, chicken nice and warm, and tuna was blood red fresh, without the yesterday's fish smell or powder texture.”
“I always get the wasabi cheese roll with either the crab lovers roll, UFO, or Bayside roll..”
Mr. Wasabi
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Love this sushi spot.. I always get the wasabi cheese roll with either the crab lovers roll, UFO, or Bayside roll.. It never disappoints..The crab croquette that comes with the UFO roll is pure heaven..you must try it on its own if you are not willing to order the UFO roll (the crab croquette is also offered as an appetizer).. Very good kani salad as well
Bayside has a large Korean population – so it's not shocking to know that Mr. Wasabi served Japanese food – but is made and owned by Koreans. That's world peace for you. Forget about those wars.
Anyways we ordered carry out and followed the advice of many others and ordered the Volcano and Bayside rolls (and another but I can't remember which). One of those rolls was fantastic! I just wish I could remember which one. It had a bunch of crunch on top.
Would I go back to sit and dine? Probably not. I pretty much only go to Ki Sushi in Brooklyn for high-end sushi (the perfect trifecta of price point. quality. taste) OR Sushi Time in Forest Hills, Queens during work hours for mid-end sushi that comports with the trifecta.
Would I go back for takeout? Sure… when visiting my in-laws in Bayside, and when craving sushi. Bayside does not have a ton of sushi spots. Mickey's Place is "Just OK", though their avocado bomb is. the. bomb. Mr. Wasabi is definitely a notch above Mickey's overall, though a bit overpriced for what you get.
I think I am scarred from such awesome places like Sushi Village and Sushi Palace. Knowing that I can get all I can eat sushi and sashimi for $22 compared to paying per piece kills me! I also don't know how to order accordingly to my hunger when it comes to this either.
We came during lunch, and ordered spring rolls and a few pieces of tuna and rolls. The spring rolls were OK, they were small and barely had any vegetables in them. The rolls were good, and you can tell the fish is fresh. But the price in the end killed me for the minimal amount of food that we got.
I was disappointed when I asked what came with the sashimi deluxe and when I found out it had a piece of fish which I was allergic to, I asked if I can substitute it for something else and they said no. Really? You cant keep a piece of shrimp and give me an extra piece of salmon?
In the end, it was OK. I would rather try the other sushi places on bell, before I came back here.
This is my favorite sushi restaurant. It's not all you can eat, but you can instantly tell the quality of the fish is better. The rolls don't have a lot of rice like the other places and the portion of sushi they put in is very generous. The basic rolls are pretty small and they give you 6 pieces so one basic $5-$8 roll won't fill you up. But a specialty roll is pretty big and they top it off with lots of different toppings. Two of my favorites are the super crunch and volcano.
I've also tried the sushi special for two and as I said, the fish is fresh. You can even watch the chef prepare your dish or roll behind the glass counter where all the ingredients are stored for you to see.
I've heard a lot of horror bathroom stories the day after eating sushi at a buffet, but it has never been a problem for me. Mr wasabi is a legit sushi restaurant and I wouldn't get my sushi elsewhere. Not to mention, at the end when they bring out the check, they give you these tiny fruit candies which are SOO good. I don't know where they get them, but I've never seen them before and I love it.
I really wanted to like this small, what seemed like a family restaurant, but fell short in many ways.
Food – 3 roll lunch combo was $12 but the pieces were tiny. They give you 8 pieces per roll. It was okay.
Decor – seemed dirty and was dark. Could use a make over
Service – attentive.
It really fell short with its food and decor. I was not impressed.
The special rolls here are really good.. I always get the bayside roll with the crab lover roll. I recommend both you won't be disappointed.. The crab croquettes are a must have when you come here.
1 out of 2 sushi places I always eat at on bell! Well for Mr. Wasabi, I usually order take out, and one downside is that they don't deliver 🙁 AND they're closed on Mondays! Sometimes, on Mondays I crave specific sushi rolls that Mr. Wasabi makes really well but I can't satisfy that craving.
This place has never let me down! I usually get the chicken tempura roll (no avocado) and it's so so good. All other sushi places that I get chicken tempura roll is always meh, it's a huge roll, the chicken is always too fried and it's never appetizing. However, Mr. Wasabi's chicken tempura roll is small (like a regular california roll) and it's so much more tasty than any other one I've tried. I also always get the U.F.O roll which has deep fried salmon, kani, onion with avocado and masago (no avocado.) It also comes with two fried balls filled with kani and onions and not sure what else is in there but it is GOOD! This roll has a lot of flavors and I love that they give the two fried treats along with it! I also order the yaki udon, which has so much flavor! It's one of my favorite yaki udons ever.
The service is always great, they're super nice and friendly. I cannot eat avocado so I always have to say "no avocado please." Other restaurants have messed up and given me avocado but I've ordered from Mr. Wasabi countless times and they haven't messed up once!
I ate here once about 15 years ago and I can't remember it at all due to having a tad much to drink. Well 15 years later I came back and it was still standing which means it has to be halfway decent in an area that routinely chews restaurants up and spits them out.
The menu is fairly standard for your typical Japanese restaurant (sushi, assortment of noodles and cooked teriyaki based foods) and it seems like the lunch specials are a hit locally. You certainly get a lot for your money during lunch. I wasn't hungry so I opted for two small rolls but the family tried some other items to give me enough to base a review on. The spicy crunchy roll was decent and the salmon skin was good. The udon was in a well balanced broth and the yaki udon was pretty tasty.
The space is a bit cramped but it's clean. Service is decent and attentive. This place won't knock your socks off but its a very good option for a quality meal at a reasonable cost.