It's a strange mix of Chinese mall food and what tastes like frozen thawed fish. Certainly popular but I'm having trouble figuring out if this is a fusion restaurant or a pan Asian one. Whatever. It's just ok. Stick to the simple stuff. Wonton soup. Maybe a chow mein. Like prep school or country club food. Good but only once. read more

I work nearby so I sometimes buy lunch. Salad is fresh and the dressing is delicious and miso soup. I'd like to recommend the lunch box. It's so well- balanced and delicious. read more

Walked in last night with a reservation. Sat down at a table for 4. Hostess/manager came over and said "That table is reserved." There was no sign on the table to that effect. The place was almost empty. I told the hostess that we HAD a reservation and that I was sitting there. She said "Would you like to sit by the window?" I said, "No. I'm sitting here." She stormed away. It was not a good way to start a meal. One appetizer never came and then the waitress said the chef messed it up and it came with the entrees. One appetizer was cold noodles with sesame sauce. My daughter found a piece of aluminum foil in it. The waitress came by and we showed it to her. She said, "That's a scallion." It wasn't. I would never go back to this place again. Total disaster. read more

Ordered a phone order dinner takeout. The Good: Easy ordering and my order was ready within the 15 minutes as promised. Pleasant front of the house staff and owner. The Chicken Teriyaki Box was pretty decent and freshly prepared. The Bad and Ugly. The Assorted Tempura Appetizer I ordered was really outright terrible. My order of tempura was old, cold and not fit to be consumed. The shrimp inside was hard and totally dried out. The vegetable tempura was soggy and not even warm on the inside. It is a shame that this restaurant owner / manager would allow such practice to warm and serve recycled old food... this is no joke, this was an insult to me as a paying customer. Never never again here. read more

Great food adore the starters every one of them from the soups,egg rolls, the boneless spareribs, the dumplings all of it. The shrimp with salt and pepper are crispy and large. The chicken dishes have large pieces of goodness the pork dishes u really enjoy and the fried rice is my go to. Am ordering for take out so I can drive to Virginia with it for tonite dinner. All great,glad it's in the neighborhood read more

I am so glad to have this place back! The restaurant was closed for almost a year due to a fire in the shopping center, but recently returned. As the local Chinese / Japanese restaurant, we order from here quite a bit. While the prices reflect it to some degree, the food quality is a large step above a typical Chinese restaurant. You can really taste it in the meat - both the chicken and the beef. Our go to dishes are the Beef with Peanuts (really excellent sauce), chicken with broccoli and the moo shu pork. And we will always add an order of the House Special Soup for 2 (or as the kids call it, Family Soup). Great broth and mix of shrimp, chicken, beef, and vegetables. The sushi is also very good quality. Have had more luck sticking to the traditional rolls (salmon avocado, spicy salmon, yellowtail scallion) than venturing into the larger, more unique rolls - have found those very hit or miss and a bit overpriced. Also, have to mention how friendly the staff is here. They are so nice to the kids when we dine in and will always ask about them when I get take out. All in all, a great operation that is an essential part of the Mendham dining scene as one of the only non- Italian options. read more

Tasty food, unusual sushi, nice decor,and good service. Hawaiian sushi is recommended.

I went for lunch Sunday 3/12/2023 and ordered the special and Thai iced tea. The food was bland. The restaurant was empty except for 1 couple with a very noisy kid. I thought the kid would calm down when his food arrived, but He did not. I grew up in Mendham in 1964 and stayed until 1990. I will never go back to that place again.I was looking for a quiet place to host a meeting for 12 people,so that experience cost them more than they will ever be aware. read more

We have been eating here (dine in and takeout) since moving to the area about two years ago. The food and service has been consistently good. Everyone is pleasant and takes great care of their customers. The sushi chef is creative and his food shows it in presentation and taste. The cooked food is comforting. It's all around great. read more

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Chicken with garlic sauce was decent. Aoyama normally always has the best Chinese food. The restaurant is cute inside. Service was ok. read more

Aoyama - Pork Gyoza - Japanese Near Me - Mendham, New Jersey

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completely incompetency with delivery. My food never arrived, was delivered to the wrong address and no one will reverse the charges on my card. I will never order from here again. read more

Great to have a local sushi joint in town. Pretty standard sushi fare, but that's ok. They also do online take-out orders via their website. I've only done sushi take-out, so can't comment on dine in. But if you do, it's BYOB. read more

I was here before and the food was fairly reasonable. The staff are very nice and try to be accommodating. I am therefore reluctant to give a negative review. However, I found the quality of the food to be sorely lacking. My first salad had brown lettuce. It was replaced. I've never had an udon soup I didn't like until today. The noodles were gluey, hardly any vegetables and the broth had a smoky flavor that was reminiscent of the scent of a fireplace that needed cleaning. The staff offered a replacement meal, but I had lost my appetite by then. There are so many great Asian restaurants in Morris county. Sorry to say this is not one of them. read more

Okish. Decent for a desert of good restaurants. Food was great when they opened but time and familiarity has made them complacent and really, it's generic street mall Chinese food. With the increase in prices of food, the prices have gone up and quality has inversely gone down. I wish there was a better place close to home but alas, this is it read more

I'm surprised nobody has reviewed this place yet since it was pretty packed when we came in for lunch on Black Friday. Very tasteful interior with a 6-8 person room sectioned off towards the back. Our party of four had the sashimi boat for two, a baked ika (squid), and the black sea bass done in Chinese style with julienned green onions and ginger. Their fish is really good - thick cuts of sashimi and plenty of variety on the boat. Try the butter fish. It literally melts in your mouth. I HIGHLY recommend the ika for an appetizer. Our squid was imported from Japan and was of the smaller variety. Super tender and drizzled with a teriyaki sauce topped with ground black pepper. The black sea bass didn't really go with the rest of our Japanese meal, but as a stand-alone dish, it was solid. You can tell this place really focuses on delivering quality fish. read more

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You're not really expecting amazing sushi in North Jersey, but every once in a while, someplace like Aoyama comes along and totally surprises you. They've got all the staples, prepared very well, rice is perfectly prepared. The portions are a little on the larger side than some other places, sushi menu is updated nightly. One crazy roll you must try, the Caribbean Role: banana, avocada and tuna...one of those crazy combinations that sounds like it'll be gross but ends up being good enough to want to come back just for that again! read more

Aoyama - Caribbean role is amazing - Japanese Near Me - Mendham, New Jersey

Moved to Mendham during Covid so haven't eating in yet. We have been taking out quite a bit, Chinese cuisine, and have been very happy with the service and the food. Especially like the chicken and corn soup and the Green Jade Chicken which has shaved ginger in a light sauce. Online ordering is easy. Will try the sushi soon, but great to have reliable Chinese cuisine in the area read more

Came just for sushi, though the Chinese food also looks excellent. Portions were very generous (and include Chinese noodles and duck sauce). The Aoyama roll is HUGE and included salmon, yellowtail, and tuna in rice paper. They also have some unique rolls that feature ingredients like banana, pineapple, and cashew powder. The combinations are unexpected, but delicious. Overall, a good place for a nice dinner (2 can have a very filling meal for $50). read more

Aoyama - Aoyama roll - Japanese Near Me - Mendham, New Jersey

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Nice place. Good food. I'm glad they recovered from the fire a couple of years back. Definitely a solid sushi restaurant.

Ordered take out from this restaurant last night. Pretty disappointing to be quite honest. Have lived in the area my entire life, and one thing Mendham lacks is quality restaurants. That will probably never change. Anyway, I digress. Ordered the Pan fried dumplings, which as the menu reflects, comes with 6 dumplings. Well, I received 5. NOT a huge mistake, but it would have been, had the dumplings been amazing. They weren't. No real flavor. Also ordered the General Tso's Chicken which was also bland. The sushi roll (T.S.Y Roll) was good, so there's that. Nonetheless, better efforts would be spent driving out of town, however if you are low on gas, this place will work I guess. read more

Amazing sweet potato sushi and vegetable dumplings, a little overpriced but good was pretty good.

There's an order to things in the restaurant stratosphere. There are unwritten-- hell, they're probably written by now -- rules and procedures that should be performed that are expected when one goes to dine out and spend decreasingly valuable dollars. Let's start here: the flatware must match. This is a pet peeve... I refuse to spend one more minute on this earth in a situation where my dinner guest is eating with a salad fork and I with a dinner fork. While we're on the subject, when I use whatever random fork is put before me to consume an appetizer, TAKE THE FORK and bring me a fresh utensil to use. Especially in light of the fact that this is a Japanese/Chinese situation... Why is my capitalist inspired technologically advanced makers-of-the-efficient-hybrid-car appetizer mixing with what is destined to be a communist, under-cutting themed entree?? Not cool. I shouldn't have to ask for water. Just sayin'. That being said; I believe in you, Aoyama. I remember when you were a stodgy Chinese restaurant serving only stodgy customers in Mendham. I remember feeling as though I was in the cast of "A Christmas Story" as you served Sesame Chicken in a white shirt and bow tie with table cloths. I remember hearing stories of how cats would disappear in the dubious alley behind you. I never believed that, by the way. You, Aoyama, represent a new, hip alternative for the people of this region that must also become new and hip or it will die. You represent hope in the King's mall-- you're not just a restaurant, you're a symbol. But you MUST get your act together. I will be back, but give me a reason to re-visit this writing and give you the review that you deserve and that you can be. We are all counting on you. read more

Went in for dinner on a Monday night at 9:05 Nobody was in the restaurant, they told me they were closing. The door hrs say 9:30 I think that's wrong I will never go back read more

This is the best restaurant in Mendham, hands down. I live in New York City but I look forward to coming to Aoyama to eat their sushi. The food is so fresh and so delicious and the presentation is absolutely beautiful. Service couldn't be better. Everyone is very friendly and they remember me even though I've only been a handful of times. Mendham is really really lucky to have Aoyama. I write my first Yelp review for you, Aoyama. Never leave! read more

Aoyama - Japanese Near Me - Mendham, New Jersey

This is the best Chinese food in Northern New Jersey as far as I am concerned. I love their Szechuan dumplings!

I am so glad that this wonderful restaurant is back in business after being closed for about a year due to a fire, since my wife and I love Chinese food. This cuisine is unavailable where we live in Wisconsin, so we take full advantage of patronizing this restaurant when we are visiting our children in Chester. My wife said the Egg Drop soup was the best that she has ever had, and she also love the boiled pork dumplings. I loved both the egg rolls and the spring rolls, and the sesame shrimp was to die for. Our son loved the chicken with cashew nuts and our daughter-in-law enjoyed the steamed chicken with broccoli, a dish which I felt looked rather bland. In summary, if you need your Chinese fix to be satisfied, then please stop here in this Mendham restaurant for dine in or take out. read more

The food here is very good. I get the chicken lo-mien, teriyaki, or sushi. No matter what I get, I enjoy it very much. I must admit, I am a bit picky about their teriyaki, especially the beef and chicken teriyakis. The Chicken Lo-Mien is good, and the sushi is good as well! The atmosphere of the restaurant is great, and the place is very nice. It is right next to the coffee shop, and it is a very nice place. I love everything about this place, including the food and the atmosphere. Overall, I recommend going here as opposed to all the other places that are asian. Enjoy! read more

Totally over priced for the quality of the food. The veggie lo mien, were are the vegetables, other than a shred of carrot or something green? Never again will you receive an order from us. Sorry for the bad news! read more

Nice inside. Staff are friendly. Bathrooms are pretty (says my daughter). Food is okay. Cold sesame noodles and banana roll were better than orange beef and salmon and avocado roll. read more

Category should be Chinese / Japanese. Fix it. Thanks... We go to Aoyama a few times a month. The service is great and they are all very accommodating to our children. Every Chinese entree we have had is exceptional and the specialty sushi rolls are truly spectacular. The sushi is always very fresh and high grade. Priced very fairly. Take out is very quick too... read more

Love this place. Best sushi in the area. Try the Aoyama Roll and the Hawaiian Roll. I have nothing else to add so from here on out you're basically just getting filler content in a painful yet unavoidable effort to outsmart the Yelp minimum review length. And...done. read more

One of the finest Chinese restaurants. Extremely clean. Top quality food. Had the Sizzling Scallops which was delicious. Scallops were the size of a half dollar. The Chicken in garlic sauce was tender and very spicy. The Dancing Lobster Sushi Special was outstanding. Excellent service. Will definitely return. read more

What a treat to find this restaurant. Orders well taken and complete order competently prepared ( i.e. no items or condiments missing when you arrive home). . We loved the gyoza and tuna tacos, also the special three part presentation of shrimp. Other ' good enough' items included Gemini beef and house lo mein. We look forward to many other selections from this newly discovered restaurant. read more

Very nice atmosphere and attentive waitstaff, but 3 things bothered me about this place. First was that I ordered a chicken dish and the chicken was so tough and overcooked that I only ate about 1/4 of the meal. I did have it wrapped though, because the sauce was delicious. Second, the waitress tried to upsell us on appetizers, which I found annoying. She was a bit pushy about this appetizer special they were having, which we simply didn't want, as we had just told her what our appetizer choice was, but she was borderline insistent. Just kind of annoying. And third - the music. Loud and clubby, and then it was someone's birthday... which was celebrated by a recording blasted over the speakers. I felt like I was on a cruise ship for some reason. Weird. Not a terrible place by any means - as I said, the massaman curry was delicious and I really liked the idea that you are served papadum, which I've only ever been served in an Indian restaurant prior to this. read more

Got two special rolls for lunch today - the Garden State and the Tokyo. What an amazing Lenten Friday treat! The rolls are delicious, albeit a little out of my price range!! I will definitely go back when I am this neck of the woods again :) read more

Aoyama - Japanese Near Me - Mendham, New Jersey

My favorite restaurant in the area! The owners and staff are so friendly and generous, and the food is delicious. Beautiful interior, wide menu, clean bathrooms. Whether you're getting takeout or eating in, always a great experience! read more

Good service and Great Sushi ! Amazingly Fresh ingredients all around. You'll never be disappointed!! read more

Aoyama - Fabulous ! - Japanese Near Me - Mendham, New Jersey

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Review based on take out I ordered take out. Got a noodle dish, shrimp dumplings and a sushi roll (tune). Noodles and sushi were decent but nothing special. Dumpling were the prepackaged frozen kind. Not very good. All in all i was kinda disappointed because the meal was pretty expensive. Cant remember the price but it was high enough where i probly wont go back unless im really really craving Chinese/Japanese. On a positive note, the inside is pretty nice. Bunch of tables and a sushi bar that seats around 5. read more

We frequently order takeout from Aoyama. The food is great and although it is on the expensive side, I think it is well worth it. The Mexican roll is hands-down the best sushi I've ever eaten. It's just that good. Another reason I like ordering from this place is because some members of my family do not like sushi. They get great standard Chinese food, and I get great sushi. If you want to dine in, the decor is modern as it has been renovated in the past few years. I highly recommend it! read more

Aoyama - Japanese Near Me - Mendham, New Jersey

Order take out with chicken lo mein and chicken chow fun. The lo mein was order well done and no onions. It came with no chicken and onions. The chow fun had no taste. Called and establish did nothing. Will never eat here again. read more