If i could give zero stars i would, horrible delivery experience and horrible customer service...food was mediocre at best after a two hour wait. read more

I swear by, and I mean SWEAR BY this restaurant. The staff is always friendly. The food is out of this world. I am in love with the Salmon Lover's dinner. The roll that comes with that is to die for. I am such a fan of this restaurant, sometimes I find myself browsing through pictures of their menu items for recreational purposes.. read more

Great food but service was slacking. Took us about 20 after getting out menu to get our order taken. Ambiance was impressive/classy. I love places that serve sushi and normal dishes just because i go with people who do AND dont enjoy sushi. Had a good time though read more

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Super fresh, great service! BYOB. Had the rock shrimp to start, very good! Ordered the filet mignon roll, shrimp tempura, and avocado roll. All excellent! Highly recommend! read more

Aozora - Japanese Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

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Hawaiian Tuna is the best tasting and best looking appetizer ever!!! Great service and very well priced!

Ordered salmon sushi, tuna avocado, spicy salmon. All were VERY delicious! Also when I checked in on Yelp they gave me a free desert! How fun! It's a little bit fancier than what I'm dressed for, but all is very delicious. I'm quite pleased. Plus the rolls are quiet large. Also the music is very relaxing. I enjoy it here a lot. read more

Aozora - What an adorable dessert! (Not sure how to eat it though) - Japanese Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

I will not be dining here. I came to o'clock up a take out order. There was a problem with the credit card reader. The lady there was very rude. Unacceptable. read more

"Pink" king salmon, tough "sirloin steak" , trash. I am not sure if the crab was tuna or not. The restaurant destroyed my friends opening. The sushi chef could not have been slower.... at.... all. We held on to our plates 7-10 minutes after each course. When you are eating 7 courses, it's an immediate switch not a delayed swap. Ok. 45 minutes later. It gets worse. And worse. I had to go get my own fork. Incredible. The service here is AMAZING. read more

I tried their sushi lunch, steak lunch, dinner with a few dishes and all are surprisingly fresh and delicious. The lunch portion is huge like a dinner but dinner serving can be small. The menu is diverse and the chef put effort to cook, with quality. It's not crowded during lunch time, probably Americans are more use to diner type of lunch. I certainly will go more often when I have time. The chef execute his cuisine with thoughts. read more

Pretty good and nice size portions on the entrees. Very attentive staff. Definitely coming back. read more

Aozora - Japanese Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

This was an awesome place! It is great for groups, there was six of us and they accommodated my table, the ambiance was great and the food was excellent! No doubt I would definitely come back. I was there on a Sunday night so there was not a lot of people bug regardless great service and great food. Loved the rock and roll roll... Had excellent appetizers, the tuna tartare was amazing! And the shrimp rock's sauce was delish !! Wish they had more specials or menus with the specials to pass around. My table only got one and some people missed out on the specials bc they didn't see the menu. This is a Byob so it was great for a big group. read more

Aozora - Rock and roll roll... Yum! - Japanese Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

Food is Amazing and service is superb! A northern NJ must! The zen salad with mango is fantastic. Everything we ordered was great. read more

Chilean bass was decent. The appetizer left something to be desired. Service was good .

Mike is great! Sit at the sushi bar and experience a wonderful and magical ride of flavors on your tongue! He gave me and my mom samples of sashimi which were out of this world (I believe we had Mackerel). Everything here is made with love and the sushi artists as I call them take their craft very seriously. Fresh ingredients, fun items on the menu, beyond tasty! ALERT: BYOB!!!!!!! (Aozora DOES NOT serve any alcohol so please be prepared to bring a bottle in with you if enjoying a drink with your meal is up your alley. NO charge for corking so that's great! My sushi roll recommendations: "Gavin" roll (Salmon) "Tuna Amazing" "Eel Amazing" (not on menu- ask Mike to prepare this roll) "Eel & avocado" Their miso soup could use a bit more flavor or spice but overall their service and food is exceptional! I absolutely love it here. The staff always remembers me and greets me with such great hospitality. superb food!!!!!! read more

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Gavin roll, vegetable spring rolls and gyoza were amazing. Free cheesecake with Yelp check in was great! Unfortunately, only one free dessert per table though. Clean indoor dining experience with good distancing. Definitely would come back. read more

Top notch Japaneese cuisine. Generous cuts and servings of sashimi! High level of expertise and great service! Communication over the phone is great and just $2 for out of town delivery. Food that was supposed to come hot was hot. Cold food was cold. Very delicious, easy, and enjoyable experience! Definitely going back!!! read more

My favorite sushi spot in the area. This place has great everything. I have yet to be disappointed. The fusion side of the restaurant is impressive too. They have some unbelievable entrees. Definitely try the sexy girl roll and the rock and roll roll. The lobster bisque is a great starter. The staff is very helpful and friendly as well. They have amazing deserts if you have any room left. I love the fried ice cream and chocolate cake. I highly recommend Aozora. Great for dining in or take out read more

Aozora - Sexy girl roll and spicy tuna roll - Japanese Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

Went to Aozora for the first time in a while because, a while back, the wait was long, but extremely glad that I gave this place another chance. Montclair has plenty of places that offer sushi, but Aozora serves both the freshiest and classiest in town. And this time the service was both prompt and courteous. The starters are excellent, from the miso soup, delicately made with white miso and mushrooms rather than red with tofu cubes, to the yellowtail salad, which was fresh fresh fresh. The same holds true for the fish in the entrees, whether it's the rolls or what I had, omakase, where the chef served up everything from fluke to tuna and a specialty roll with shrimp, all so clean-tasting that they beat the spots off certain other places in Montclair that I won't name. For dessert, we had poached pear, more French than Japanese but probably included in the fusion label. I'd recommend this place to anyone. read more

I live/work in the Washington D.C. area but everytime I come to NJ, I come to Aozora. It is one of my all-time favorite restaurants but for sure my very favorite for sushi, especially sashimi (in DC/VA and NJ). The fish here is the freshest and the tastiest I've ever had. Before Aozora all I ever had was chemically treated, artifically colored fish, which was fine until I tasted the fish at Aozora and then realized how bland other fish has been; and you can't beat the variety at Aozora. I've also had the chance to have the cooked fare which is great as well: lamb chops, chilean sea bass, cream of scallop soup, duck udon .... all good -- but I have to admit, the sushi is my favorite hands-down. read more

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The sushi is amazing. The staff is nice , friendly and attentive. This is my favorite Sushi restaurant. read more

Aozora - Japanese Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

Place is sooo delicious. Has tons of variety and kids can eat chicken rice if they don't eat sushi

The sushi here is fresh and the menu has some unique items that are worth exploring. Their Tuna Appetizer is incredible and comes with a delicious citric dressing. I do not know the exact name but is was outstanding.The Peach Dessert is glazed in a wine sauce and is certainly worth trying. read more

This is not the ordinary Japanese / sushi restaurant. It's a fusion flare. OMG the food is amazing. The service is superb. read more

Aozora - Japanese Near Me - Montclair, New Jersey

The sushi and the modern environment was great! I like to eat a places where the decoration looks pleasant and clean and this place was great had both. The only reason I am not giving 5 is because the kitchen was a little slow but other than that we were super happy. The noodles were so good, we ordered 2 additional plates. read more

By far my favorite sushi spot in NJ! Don't be discouraged by the small space to enjoy a meal here. I came in during peak hours (after making a phone reservation an hour earlier), and was seated within minutes. We ordered the duck rolls and the fushion yellowtail(?) appetizer to start off with. The duck rolls were perfect to share for 2 people, and the sushi appetizer was on the spicy side. If you have a low tolerance for spice, definitely take off the jalapeño! It packed a punch, and my tolerance is pretty high. Despite the spice, the yellowtail was impeccable. They gave a generous amount, and the sauce was perfection. The duck was very soft and flavorful, and the semi-sweet sauce that accompanied the rolls complimented the dish very well. For our main course we got the Aozora, sexy girl, and fire dragon roll. They were all so fresh and delicious, I'm salivating just thinking about them. The rolls were all surprisingly big, and was too much for us to finish. The quality of the fish is high. Now I know why it's always packed. We saved just enough room to redeem our free dessert (with check in), and got ice cream served with light shortbread layers. The service was a little on the slower side, but I have no complaints. We came at a peak time, and all of the staff was kind and apologetic for the wait. Overall, I cannot wait for my return -- Aozora has the finest quality of food. read more

The froie gras was old and disgusting. This place used to be great...not anymore! The service was good, but the waiter said he thought it was old too, but he didn't do anything about it. Everything else was just ok. read more

We came in around 6 today and ordered at 6:30. We had a show to see at 8 pm and the food was not ready for us by the time we had to leave. How long does it take to make sushi? So the food may be good but I will never know because I would never come back here. The staff was not apologetic at all and we never got to speak to manager either. If I could give 0 stars I would. read more

Aozora is a very interesting restaurant that I went to this past Friday night. I can't really put my finger on it, but it was a weird mix of sushi/Japanese cuisine with a contemporary vibe. It seemed like it was trying a BIT too hard to be "modern," but had a fusion touch to it. It wasn't really buzzing too much when my girlfriend and I went Friday night. However, it still took quite a while for the waiter to even get us waters (led alone take our orders). The sushi was OK -- BC Roll, Yellowtail, and Spicy Tuna was had, but it was very forgettable. It's got a great presentation, but it didn't do anything out of the ordinary for me to really SHOUT AND SCREAM about. The food took a while to come out to us, but the staff did apologize for the extra long wait (still for only 4 people in the joint, 20 minutes? for SUSHI? A bit odd). I really don't have much else to say. Aozora is a cool place to try out, and maybe you SHOULD, but it didn't do anything special at all for me. read more

I've been meaning to review this place because I had the most hilarious experience there with a friend. The food was definitely good, but not fantastic. we ordered the chicken fried rice and I got a salad and spicy tuna rolls. My friend had some rolls as well. But the service was so bad that it was actually funny. I was a waitress many summers and just recently left my job as a starbucks barista, so I know what it's like when the shoe is on the other foot. This was hysterical though. The waiter read our order back to us and we ordered no special rolls. Out comes a special roll (when our food was finally ready 40 mins later) and we say we didnt order it and the waiter literally says "yeah you did." The manager comes out, takes care of it and says "he's not very good at this" to us about the waiter. After that he essentially refused to check on us so much that I literally said loudly and jokingly in the empty restaurant "hey can we get some service over here?" As we were dying of thirst. No one acknowledged me. My friend had to get up and ask for water and then they remembered we existed. I got the pudding as my check in free dessert and it was good but I can't ever remember ignoring tables in my waiting days when it was empty like this crew... I think if I go back to Montclair I will venture elsewhere. But major lolz read more

The WORST service I have ever had. Had a reservation for Friday night, we were sat and no one ever came up to us. I had to ask for a server, and we still waited with no water for about 10-15 minutes and it wasn't packed. Finally ordered, appetizer came out - server never came back to check on the appetizer, refill waters of anything. 45 minutes goes by and we still hadn't received our 4 sushi rolls, ended up leaving and they asked if we wanted it to go since it was already on the bill. Not remotely apologetic or accommodating. There is plenty of other sushi restaurants in Montclair, I've never experienced anything like this. read more

Terrible service. Server never filled waters, long wait for food.

Service was horrible, and the "Chef's Signature Dish" was unimpressive and skimpy on variety, particularly on sashimi. More significantly, when I voiced my concern to the maitre d' he proceeded to argue with me and my expectations, as well as to point a finger at the waiter who had failed to point another Deluxe option which is really their select offering. He told me proudly, "Well, we have four stars!" as if that was a response to my dissatisfaction. read more

I had been a long term customer to Aozora since they opened. Recently I noticed the original Sushi Chef was gone, the food quality had been deterioated since. The sashimi tasted wired, especially the spicy tuna rolls tasted very strange. I definitely would not go back to this place again. read more

I know I give 5 stars a lot but this one really deserves it. Lets start with the hospitality, the waiter was quite kind and very patient with us. We had some sushi virgins with us and he was very accommodating to us knowing that fact. The food was delicious. The sashimi portions were quite large so you definitely get the right amount of bang for your buck. I can't think one negative thing to say to about the specialty roles. I would have no problem coming here and trying something completely new because I truly believe it would only be good instead of great. 10/10 would recommend. read more

This place is so insane good. I had the escargot in cream sauce it melts in your mouth!! Also had the salmon lovers, fish so fresh it was everything I wanted and more! BYOB with such unique combinations of dishes. I really can't wait to try the rest of the menu read more

Japanese and European-American food (but not fusion, in my oninion -- fusion can be found at http://www.yelp.com/biz/sushi-samba-new-york ). Outstanding presentation of the food; and very well prepared and good tasting. Environment is pleasant, and service was very good. BYOB!!! read more

This is probably my favorite sushi restaurant to go to in Montclair. If you're looking for a delicious meal that doesn't empty the wallet, this is the place. The servers are helpful and attentive. Whenever I go there, they give great suggestions on what else to try. I've been here numerous times and the quality of the visits never cease. My favorite dish would have to be the steak, every time I order its tender and full of flavor. It's obviously top-notch quality. Don't forget dessert. They serve out-of-this-world homemade flourless chocolate cake, so save room! read more

This place surprised me! Stopped by for a quick lunch. $11 for 2 rolls and choice of soup or salad. The salad was fresh spinach with cucumber cut into little circles and ginger dressing. Def a step above the usual house salad of iceberg and one tiny piece of tomato! The sushi was good too. Great, attentive service. read more

I do not wanna give more star. if u had visited japan(or even other asia country) U never satisfied this restaurant's quality. Their service was really slowwwwwwwww I guess i waited over 40min for 6 small roll!!!!!!! What happen in the kitchen? But udon and fried rice were quickly delivered. Huh?? And the tuna's taste was not fresh, the roll's rice was so thin. Plz, choose another place. read more

Food was good. Didn't like that I checked in for my free dessert only to be told it comes with an entree only. I didn't see that anywhere on the actual coupon read more