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    Aoi Japanese Restaurant

    4.1 (235 reviews)
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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Lunch Bento box - chicken & veggie tempura
    Marjorie P.

    Lunch at Aoi was wonderful. My husband & I both ordered the same thing: chicken & vegetable Bento box. It came with miso soup - very good, & a bento box with the chicken & veggie tempura, salad, 3 pieces of pineapple, rice & 3 avacado & cucumber rolls -for $13.95 Our server was really nice & took care of anything we asked for. The restaurant was clean & comfortable. The reason I put this as 4 stars vs 5 - the Diet Coke was a bit underflavered & the interior of the restaurant just needs a bit of an upgrade.

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    Barry L.

    3.5 stars I have read many great reviews for Aoi restaurant and decided to try it today for the first time I ordered the Aoi Bento box lunch 18.95 +1.00 for brown rice included miso soup The Bento box came with a section of iceberg lettuce with a little ginger sauce- I like a little more ginger sauce. Shrimp tempura (2) with sweet potato and broccoli tempura. Miso Salmon with green beans and broccoli- 3 pieces of avocado sushi and brown rice - Finally 3 pieces of pineapple Although everything looked good I found the miso salmon was on the dry side and the brown rice was pretty dry - I will try ordering something else on my next visit

    Seaweed Salad
    Annie B.

    I have been to AOI many times and the food has been top notch every experience. I've only done takeout so I can't speak too much about the ambiance or service but when I pickup my order the staff is quick and helpful! The sushi and sashimi pieces are very thick and tasty and their rolls are delicious as well. I would absolutely recommend this place for anyone looking for high quality sushi.

    Toro sashimi and 2 Pieces Ikura Nigiri
    Crystal C.

    Haven't been back here since 2022. So glad to come back and had lunch at Aoi. Same friendly owner greeted me at the door. Service was pleasant. Had three maki combo, toro sashimi, ikura sushi!!! They were all so delicious! Toro sashimi could be more fatty. Felt like the price was a bit high for the toro quality. They were Chu toro not the fattest toro (fatty toro) * see the pic Excellent ikura nigiri!!! Would definitely order that again! Everything else was great! Nice and friendly server! Ambiance is comfortable and clean.

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    Abhishek S.

    Lovely place. I had great time here. Ambience is superb and you will get calm feeling getting into restaurant. Everything is simple and clean. A little different atmosphere than normal restaurant in usa. Service was great. Our server helped us with our questions and suggested few options to try. She was patiently taking our questions and answered with smile. We ordered crabmeat Dumplings which was best among all other makis and we repeated this order in end. In maki we ordered rainbow maki, idaho maki (sweet potato) and Shrimp Tempura maki. Everything turned out to be great. We liked crabmeat Dumplings best though. Great place, highly recommended.

    Heather W.

    Japanese is the best choice of food for lunch hands down. I don't know about you, but there's something nice about the size of sushi rolls or sashimi that makes them just the perfect thing to have for lunch with a cup of tea. On a family visit, we tried this place for a lunch on a weekend where they were not doing lunch specials. Looking at the menu, the lunch specials they did have were not organized in a fashion that made me immediately interested anyways. The rolls and presentation were average for cost and taste,and definitely not exceeding expectation, The tea was a cup of hot water and a tea bag, disappointing. Warm saki was good! The staff was very nice and efficient, despite being short staffed. Would I eat here again? Yes, if I was visiting out here. But would I make a special trip to eat at this restaurant if I was out here again? Probably not.

    Fish Katsu with Curry Sauce
    Kristen K.

    It took a while before we had our order taken but they were busy and we were in a far corner. Large variety of items on the menu from noodle dishes, rice dishes to sushi and sashimi. Food was satisfying and portions were filling. The cut seemed interesting for some of the sashimi, but they were decently sized. Ambiance wise it is casual with parties ranging from families with babies to couples on dates. The place is decorated well and tables well spaced.

    Miso ramen
    Cindy L.

    Our family of 4 came for a late lunch on a Tuesday. We saw the amount of varieties on their menu and knew this would be a good place. We were greeted by a friendly staff. She sat us down immediately. The waitress we had was attentive and super friendly. My 2 kids love sushi so they got the 3 maki combo each. My husband enjoyed a katsu don (rice bowl) and I had the miso ramen soup. It was all so delicious and gave a homey feel. The owner later came over and told us about their boba tea shop just a plaza over (2 minutes walk) and we're excited to try that after. I highly recommend this place. The price is just right for a homey authentic Japanese restaurant.

    Dragon Maki
    Sarah B.

    Love this spot! The waitresses are so, so sweet and the sushi is always great. This is my neighborhood go to, so I've been there a lot. I almost always have the gyoza (steamed) and a couple rolls- they've all been yummy. I've also tried some of the sushi entrees, which were yummy too.

    Aoi Bento Box Lunch
    Alayna K.

    Aoi yelpers! This is a great establishment. Reasonably priced, delicious Japanese food. We got a chicken teriyaki and a salmon bento box - yum! Very tasty and authentic style. The fried ice cream was not on the menu from what I saw, but they do have it and I would definitely recommend it.

    X M.

    We came again for dinner but were disappointed with the slow service. There were two of us. The hot entree was served first. The sushi and sashimi dinner took forever to serve. Not sure why the two entrees were not served at the same time. In particular, the hot entree was served first and turned cold while waiting for the other to come... everything else was good. The server was nice and friendly and apologized for the serving speed.

    Spicy Crispy Pizza
    Amanda C.

    I loved this place! Came here on a Monday around 7:00 pm for my birthday and we were probably 3 out of 10 in the restaurant at the time. Our server was extremely kind, and I started off my meal with one of their mai tai's (had to, birthday). It was very tasty and packed that punch that most are looking for when they order a mai tai... I feel as though a lot of places mai tai's are strong, but terrible in taste, Aoi delivered both (yay!). For an appetizer we tried their spicy crispy pizza, which I've never heard of or seen on a Japanese menu. It was interesting... it is crispy sushi rice topped with spicy tuna and crunch. It had some heat to it. I did enjoy it, something new to try for sure. For the real deal, I got a volcano maki roll - spicy tuna, with grilled scallop, crab meat mixed on top with spicy mayo - HELLO. It was AWESOME, 13.95 which I feel like wasn't outrageous for the size of the roll and the quality of ingredients inside. Overall, CUTE spot, welcoming staff, and great food/drinks. Would certainly come back.

    Fresh and Yummy. The front desk lady was also helpful and nice. I would recommend.

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    Awesome food always delicious. Management and employees always very friendly and uplifting

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    Love everything I had so far! I would definitely recommend! People are also friendly!

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    Really good place. Their food is great and fair priced. They don't take reservations.

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    The best sushi experience in Framingham ! Everywhere else cannot compare ! Also the staff is lovely and friendly

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