Aji Sushi House
“Granted, I do think Watawa has great sushi—-they are not overrated—-but Aji Sushi has a larger menu and high quality food and ingredients.”
“I love the fact they provide you with warm towels when you get to your table.”
“The included miso soup and salad were larger than most and tested great.”
Aji Sushi House
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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2.75 stars.
Romantic interior with low lighting and commercial western music in the background. The service is very welcoming and professional. We got here around 9pm on a Saturday evening and the place was half full. We weren't very hungry, so we only ordered a couple of entrees.
Una don: I didn't like the eel sauce. It was a little too smoky… definitely a bit off putting. The eel itself was tasty, but the rice was too dry and chunky.
House sashimi: 19 pieces of fresh fish, but not particularly flavorful. Some pieces were better than others, but the tuna was a big disappointment. It was completely tasteless.
Green tea mochi icecream: good.
Overall, although the service and presentation of the dishes was great, the quality was not up there. Even though we only had two dishes, something was missing.
I would go back to order more, though, especially some items from their long list of appetizers.
So happy to have finally tried this place.. great sushi spot and great service.. the astoria autumn roll is so damn good I could have eaten a double order of it.. will definitely be coming back here soon
I came here the other day with my wife and her friends. As soon as we got there, the am staff was attentful and gave us hot towels. We then started with a free bottle of saki. We then proceeded to make out orders. We got calamari and rock shrimp. They were both great. The free saki wasn't the best but it was decent in its own manor. I got a couple of rolls that were just out of this world. Hands down on of the best sushi places I've been to in a while. I will definitely return.
Strong 3.5, rounded up for a menu gloriously more varied than their local competition, tremendously kind and friendly customer service (both in-house and delivery), obviously well prepared sushi rice, and generosity.
They were a bit slow getting to my order, but the woman who called to inform they were our of Sea Urchin was so genuinely nice, I couldn't be annoyed in the least. Once the order was confirmed, the sushi arrived quickly (though not frighteningly so).
Super adorable and friendly delivery guy. And the first thing I see when I open the bag is a complimentary order of Rock Shrimp Tempura, with a little sticker saying 'Free' on it (I presume due to the inconvenience of the replacement, lag in delivery time, and/or size of order). Only had three bites, as it was too salty for me. But so kind of them to offer.
Hong Kong Style Wonton Soup – solidly prepared. kinda like hot/sour broth had a fun night with wonton soup…….
Jumbo Shrimp Shumai – THE. BOMB!!!!!! Will order these EVERY time!!!
Aji Roll – The red pepper tuna is subtle but delightful! Roll was fine "naked", good with ginger, and came together with the sauces.
King Crab Roll – flavorful, actually spicy king crab. Though you don't get the awesome sweetness of king crab….sooo…..
Crispy Duck Roll – The duck was crispy and on point. Liked the sauces. Didn't like it as a whole….weird to eat….but a nice try.
Striped Bass/Black pepper Tuna/Scottish Salmon/Salmon Roe/Scallop single sushi – all good! VERY generous scallop. Tight roe.
I'll be back, and would actually be interested in dining in!
We came here after seeing Impractical Jokers in the city. We had originally planned to just go somewhere and get drinks but we realized we hadn't eaten since 3pm, and it was pushing 10pm now. So, stomachs must be appeased first.
I ordered the Spicy Girl roll and the shrimp mango crunch. They came together on 1 plate in the shape of a fish. That's meta if you ask me. The spicy girl roll was delicious, but it wasn't spicy. At least I have the Americanized wasabi to get some bite out of my food.
The restaurant is lovely, and the purple coloring and light fixtures are great touches. The restroom was also clean. The waitress brought out a bowl of edamame as she said our service was taking long, but in the end it didn't. We were grateful for it either way. They must put butter on their edamame, we got a strong taste of that, which was different.
Absolutely no complaints about this place. This is my go to sushi place when I'm home. The food is on point and the staff is super friendly! On my second visit the staff already recognized me and were so welcoming. I usually split a sushi/sashimi platter for 1 and 2 special rolls with my roommate and its the perfect amount. When you're leaving don't forget to grab a piece of candy at the register! They are these asian melon type of candy that is absolutely delicious!
First review of the New Year, and the first review in my tenure as a 2016 badge holder. Thank you powers that be, thank you Yelp, and thanks to our fearless leader (Jando, Queens CM extraordinaire). As seen with the most immediate preceding review, I have a tendency to look back on the past and reflect; while it is very important to push forward, being unshackled from the mistakes and folly from yesteryear, it is just as important to reminisce on such times so that such blunders can be avoided moving forward. Just such a transgression occurred the very last time I looked upon this place… and I feel it appropriate to start the New Year by taking a look on a night that ranks as one of the bigger personal failures, of yours truly, in the bygone year of 2015.
It was September 9, 2015. Our group, collective, "ministry", circle of sorts, etc., had plans to meet on this day. Alas, our numbers started to drop like flies until we were left but two persons strong who were still willing to adhere to the original schedule and not flake. It was but a he and a her, a guy and a girl, a "Me" and a "Miss." This was a miss who this particular writer had taken a shine to, and for all the patience and resilience that had been practiced for the better part of the past half decade, it was all for naught (despite any recent changes to status).
Prior to our rendezvous here, plenty of drinks were consumed at two venues that we had visited previously, within the vicinity, in rapid succession. This place ended up being the final staging ground for the demise of whatever things had been, and it was all too appropriate a place. Stepping in just a shade before ten o'clock in the P.M. (crippled by booze, damaged ego, in wanting for an expression of the truth held within)… it goes without saying that we (I) were (was) hungry. There was just another couple in the place, and we were seated at the far end, with the dim illumination, from the neon lighting adorning the top of the sushi bar in the back, being our main source of luminescence.
It was a quiet, atmospheric, and private place. An unplanned stroke of luck was what I thought… in the few moments that we were in the place, at least. Prior to any ordering of food, more libations were requested. Despite a skinny frame, it was impressive at how she kept up, drink for drink. The sake we ordered was served in a very ornamental vessel; t'was a delicate thing, but almost novel in how it chilled the liquid it held. And cold sake always pairs well with Japanese beer, and that pairing does a deceptively efficient job at whittling down inhibitions… Soon, discussions of future plans (even mutual outings between "Me" and "Miss") were discussed, and all suggested by/delivered/received on my dining partner's end very calmly… quite the far cry from her typically grumpy/prickly/awkward disposition which, to her credit, is packaged in a very cosmetically and aesthetically appealing "box."
It was as appropriate a time as any to order food at this point; for the life of me, I've not the most cogent recollection as to what we ate. I remember only feelings of a satisfied stomach, and tastiness (one of the rolls we had had shrimp tempura and spicy mayo drizzled on it… I was quite fond of that one).
Needless to say, our pleasant experience here was nothing more than a prelude to what was an almost-immediate destruction of any good will garnered from both parties over the course of years. A combination of decisive decision making, insensitivity (as to both sides), and honesty is to thank for this ruinous outcome. Even after the passage of time between then and now, the enjoyable dinner that two people once enjoyed here ultimately translates to nothing more but a shadowy reminder of that.
Looks like I'll just stick to ordering out from here going forward (refer to my previous review for this place for more on that) 😛
One of the best sushi spots I've been to in Astoria.. For appetizer I ordered the Rock shrimp..it was cooked perfectly not overbearing with sauce.. For entree I ordered the spicy girl roll that is made with deep-fried shrimp, avocado topped with spicy lobster, spicy mayo eel sauce. The Banzai Roll comes with spicy kani, avocado and is topped with black pepper tuna with wasabi mayo sauce. Both rolls were outstanding I'd recommend both..