Great sushi and sashimi. Appetizers are what you would expect from a quality sushi bar. Good news is they will soon be licensed to serve saki etc. I would highly recommend dining here if you have a chance. The staff is also friendly and accommodating. read more

Asahi Sushi Bar - Specialty Roll Name: "Sweet Jesus!" haha but it was delicious - Japanese Near Me - Orem, Utah

Seriously one of the best sushi places I've ever been to, and I'm from Seattle originally. I always get either the Playboy or the Sweet Jesus roll, because aside from having great names, they're delicious. And the last time I went, the waitress recommended a dessert that was a version of deep-fried cheesecake -- my life has never been the same since a date and I shared that. Speaking of dates, the chill atmosphere is pretty much ideal if you want to have an in-depth conversation with someone. And for what you get, the price is fantastic. Asahi has now become one of my top food places to recommend in Orem/Provo! read more

What a surprise. I'd eaten at previous "restaurants" in this space. They were totally unlike what we found here. I expected a place done on the cheap. I didn't get any of that feeling here. It is a nice warm space. I'd hit the point of having given up on sushi and Japanese food in the area. The only places the wife and I had previously liked had all gone downhill to the point there was no reason to eat at them anymore. I didn't expect anything particularly authentic, and it wasn't. However, it is very good and has the right sensibilities. We started with the special prawn appetizer. Excellent. The miso soup is absolutely first rate. It was one of the really high points of the night. The tempura was a bit bland, but nice and crispy. It's just unfortunate the "vegetable" tempura was lots of starchy squash and starchy yams. Nothing else, just lots of squash and yams. The sushi itself was as good as I could have expected. The fish was reasonably fresh and the flavors were good. The rice was compressed far too much, but the ratio of rice to fish was good. We got one roll that had thinly sliced lemon around it. It didn't have any mayo, hot peppers or other goofy ingredients I just can't get myself to want to try. It was pretty darn tasty. There's a little sushi place way out n the Sunset in San Francisco that is about as good as it gets in SFO. I asked the chef there to make me something unusual and he did the thin sliced lemon. I've never seen it anywhere else. It's a great final roll to finish off a meal. The server was fairly clueless about some of the menu, but she was nice and efficient. The food was prepared promptly. They are also open Sunday and have a pretty good beer and sake selection for the area. That's a couple great options. We'll be adding Asahi to our regular rotation. --------------------- This section is for the ramen. Skip it if you don't eat Ramen. When I found out they had Ramen, I had to come back and give it a try. Like other places in Utah County, this is some undefined style of ramen. The noodles are a little doughy, the egg is hard boiled. At that point it can't be more than OK. The pork slices were better than average and the other accents were good. The broth was acceptable. All in all, a decent bowl, but not something I'd order again. That said, it's still the best I've had in Utah County. Broth - C Noodles - D Egg - D Pork - B Additions - C read more

I was so excited to see a Utah County sushi joint that had reviews comparable to some of the great locations in Salt Lake City, so we called up the babysitter and decided to try it out. Upon arrival, it took a few minutes trying to convince my wife to go inside - it is definitely not much to look at on the outside. I reminded her the reviews were great and let's give it a shot. The interior was much better, and the staff was somewhat friendly. We started off with some miso soup (pretty safe option) and it was your basic miso soup, but really heavy on the green onions. Not a big deal, because it's just the warm up to the sushi, right? Now it was on to the main course! Time to see what the hype was about!! My wife is very picky when it comes to sushi, so I started off with some of their signature rolls - the Sweet Jesus and the Dynamite. The Dynamite was more like a 4th of July sparkler, and Sweet Jesus must mean "three days in the tomb" Jesus. Wasn't really that great. So it was strike one and strike two, "but the reviews are great, honey! Let's just try another couple!" So we ordered a couple more. The Crunchy Ebi from Takashi is one of her favorites, so I had them make a roll to mimic that one (with the tempura crunches and all) and then also went with the Mesa. The "Crunchy Ebi" was a fail, and seemed like trying to have a burger joint make me a ribeye steak. The Mesa was a little better, and my wife would at least eat those two, but it was like watching my daughter eat her broccoli. It was not done out of enjoyment! Ok, so strike three...and...four? Or we'll say it's a new at bat and starting off with one strike! But SURELY we're going to get a home run next!....right?! Bring on the next! I decided to play it more safe and get a fried roll this time, so we got the Funky and then an order of tempura veggies (the ultimate safe bet, right?!). Well, the funky was funky, but by this point I think my wife would have just eaten the rug on the floor. It was probably our favorite? But that may be like saying, "well, I liked the punch in the gut much better than the kick in the groin." So we gave up and decided to just have the tempura appetizer. Sad to say that even THAT was a disappointment. The veggies were cut so thick that it was hard and crunchy in the middle and the tempura was thick and clumpy. So after being 0 for 6 and spending the whole car ride apologizing to my wife, I can safely say that this is NOWHERE CLOSE to the locations in SLC. To the reviewers who put this location in the same class as Takashi, I will be setting up a FundMe account to recoup the damages! ;) My top three for sushi in Utah are still Takashi, Sapa and Naked Fish (in that order). I've yet to find any place out of downtown SLC that can compare, and after my experience here, I'm not sure if I'll try again. read more

I've now eaten here probably 12+ times and figure I'll write a review for the non-sushi eaters since I'm the guy that goes with the sushi eater and orders something else. I lived in Japan for a couple of years and think I have a pretty good feel for Japanese food. The kitchen food is hit and miss. The food usually looks good but in general it is "just ok". - The teriyaki chicken and beef does not taste like teriyaki -- it's some other sauce that isn't teriyaki. It is drizzled over the sliced chicken. The teriyaki beef was really a steak sliced in thin-ish pieces and then drizzled with sauce. It's really a sliced steak and not what you think when you hear teriyaki beef (it's not a teriyaki steak either). - Miso is good. Dinner salad is good and pretty big. - Tonkatsu (Pork cutlet) is hit and miss on the tenderness. I've had it taste really good and other times be too tough to eat. - Portion sizes are decent. - Curry is a Japanese curry with mushrooms -- good flavor. It doesn't have other veggies that is common to Japanese curry (no potatoes, no carrots, etc). Generally speaking, I would rate their curry as "good" to "I'm happy I ordered that" depending on the day. Curry with tonkatsu isn't on the menu but they will make it (see comments about the tonkatsu). - Asahi doesn't really have any sushi choices without raw fish -- I say that because some sushi places have rolls with steak or shrimp or crab or something to give us non-fish eaters an option. - My sushi eater friend says the sushi is quite good and quality is consistently good. - I haven't had the slowness issues other reviewers have mentioned and I've eaten here quite a bit but mostly at lunch. Service has been good and food comes out at a reasonable speed. - Ambiance is nice -- the outside of the building is deceiving. - They are open late and on Sundays. If you need a Sushi fix late in the evening, you can get it here. I suspect this is because they sell Japanese beer and are serving that late evening, out for a drink crowd. I haven't been there late to see if that is true or not. Overall, I'll probably keep going back with my sushi eating friend. Hopefully the kitchen food takes a step up. read more

Excellent sushi! We have been coming here for a while, and they have high quality, great-tasting, decently-priced sushi rolls, and the chefs and waiters are awesome too! We like all the rolls here - you can't go wrong. read more

So I'm here at lunch with my wife this is the third time I've been here and its very fresh sushi it's a little pricey but the freshest kind of off sets that. It has a bar you can sit out if you want sushi quicker or you set a table it's very nice kind a green decker Tim read more

Asahi Sushi Bar - The starters menu - Japanese Near Me - Orem, Utah

The positive reviews drew me here but I still went to this place quite hesitantly expecting the worst. We went for an early dinner and were seated pretty quickly. The waitress was friendly and the service was great and quick. We got the Sundance ($11)-citrus/salmon, Xanax ($12)-mango/tempura shrimp, and Honeymoon ($9)-salmon/mango/jalapeño. All three were so stinkin good. I am a picky sushi goer and it was quite refreshing finding such a good sushi place in Utah valley. I would definitely come back. read more

Asahi is the best place to get Sushi in all of Utah! Its the only place I will go! You have to try the Roman roll created by Chef Alan! It's a Mexican/Japanese fusion! It's a flavor explosion in your mouth! The staff is here is top notch! Customer service here is impeccable! The food, the atmosphere, the people, it's all five stars! Come here and you won't be disappointed! read more

I have visited this sushi establishment a few different times around lunch, dinner, midweek and weekends. Each time I visit the service is very laid back but prompt and professional. It's a very chill place, we like to sit at the bar, and converse with the gentleman named "tigi" he's great. The sushi is always made with fresh ingredients, and their selection is pretty decent. Their sake isn't as good as their sushi, but not awful. Love to take friends and family here when they visit from out of town. read more

Asahi Sushi Bar - Came here on Halloween to have some sushi :) - Japanese Near Me - Orem, Utah

I really enjoy sushi but living in Utah County has its limitation. Fortunately Asahi is arguably the best sushi establishment in Utah County. I've tried a little over 15 different rolls and haven't been disappointed. They also have competitive prices. When I get sushi I prefer the purest in flavor. I DON'T want the freshest raw seafood deep fried and smothered in some mayo sauce and Sriracha. If you agree, I strongly recommend their geisha roll. It's an assortment of fresh fish rolled using cucumber and has lemon squeezed over top. No rice or seaweed. It's fantastic. Sure you can get all you can eat for $20 but remember, that's $20 for sub par raw meat and most of it will be rice. I'd rather spend $20 on a couple of decent rolls with some sashimi and not want to explode after. read more

This place was a big disappointment. I was in town visiting a friend and we wanted sushi. We saw this place had great reviews. After eating there I have no idea why. I'm guessing there's not many sushi options around that area. First I ordered the calamari. Bad choice. It was greasy and totally frozen from a bag. Not that I expect fresh in the middle of Utah but it was bland and rubbery. We couldn't even finish it and I've never done that before. Then we had miso soup and ordered the caterpillar roll. The soup was ok but the caterpillar roll was also bland and tasted warm. Like it had been sitting out for awhile. We couldn't even finish that either. Overall I felt guilty I had suggested the place but I was surprised by the high rating. Never again. Locals might want to travel a little further and get some good sushi. You'll be amazed. read more

Probably my favorite sushi place in Utah Co. Since I've started eating more and more sushi (and more, and more, and yet even more), I've found it harder to hit up my favorite SLC joints, meaning I've had to "settle" for some lower-quality fish, some overly sweet rolls, and some less-than-sanitary digs. One place I went to drenched their stuff in mayo. Another tasted like cat food. It was so bad, I figured I would never eat Utah Co. sushi again. So I was glad to find Asahi, which has been good both times I've tried it. I wouldn't say it was melt-in-your-mouth, blow-your-mind umami, but I was satisfied with their traditional maki rolls, their hamachi and tuna, their bento box, and their service (and ambiance). The fish seems good enough. The menu is large enough. The portions are generous and their tempura is fantastic. If I'm craving sushi and need a place down the street, I'll definitely come back. read more

Sushi was very good and lots of menu choices. Service was excellent and food was prepared quickly.

I get late night sushi here every Saturday and will continue to just because the sushi is quality and cheap after 10. The ambiance, decor, and music are always nice. Everything else is quite chaotic. The servers and managers are visibly agitated every single time i'm here. They're all extremely stressed even when it's not that busy which is confusing. If I don't come in a big group, I get forgotten about, never having my drink refilled or something wrong/forgotten about in my order and I'm assuming it's bc the frustration in the kitchen. read more

First visit- came here for lunch today (lunch special 11am-3pm). Ordered: shrimp and vegetable tempura appitizer, beef bento box, sushi combo lunch special (you choose 2 comfort rolls, we ordered a Philadelphia roll and crispy shrimp roll) and a honeymoon roll. The restaurant was busy and there was one waitress acting also as hostess and busy boy. We felt bad, she seemed to be pretty overwhelmed. I am not picky when it comes to water but it tasted like a filter needed to be changed, something wasn't quite right but it wasn't terrible. The miso soup was okay, a little bland. The tempura appetizer had shrimp, acorn squash and sweet potatoes, the batter flavor was different, not bad, had a bit of a sausage taste but the tempura sauce was flavorless. The beef of my beef bento box and pot sticker were very good, best part of the meal. The sushi was boring and small. We prefer oishii sushi in Orem for sushi and Yomato in Orem for bento boxes. read more

In moving here from Seattle, one of the hardest culture shocks for me was to lose the amazing variety of restaurants that Seattle offers. But slowly over time I have found the hidden gems that do exist here in Utah, and in Utah County. And as a restaurant owner myself (Espresso Yourself, located in Pleasant Grove, UT), I have high standards of what makes a great restaurant. And so on both accounts, finding hidden gems and meeting my standards as a fellow restaurant owner, I highly recommend Asahi. You will get amazing sushi, with amazing service. All in all, I am excited to see Utah changing, with adding more culture for those of us that enjoy and appreciate the finer dining experience... read more

I really enjoy this restaurant! The sushi is some of the best that you will find in Utah County. You DO need to be aware of what you are ordering though. I am not a fan of everything on the sushi menu (and I have tried every single one), but there is plenty on it that I do enjoy. For those with less of an acquired taste for sushi, might I suggest the classics - Vegas Roll and the Playboy. For those with a developed pallet for fish, this restaurant offers sashimi! This and the Geisha roll are by far two of my favorite things to order. The quality of the fish is probably the best you will find in Utah county. Definitely better than the other "All you can eat" options. The service is great, the setting is pretty nice, and the employees are a fun bunch if you get the chance to chat with them. Lastly: If you are looking for a place to eat sushi late at night, they are open until 1 am on Friday and Saturday nights and have a "Late-night discount" sushi menu that you can order from if you want to save some $. That starts at 10 pm and people seem to flock in soon after. Might be best to get there right at 10 or wait until 11:30ish when things have died down a little. read more

Super-Fresh, Friendly, Tasty, Big Portions. That is a big compliment, Asahi, coming from a California coast sushi-loving native. Portions of fish were big, fish was very high quality, and prepared well. The two rolls I ordered were nicely balanced and well executed. Fish so fresh I though it was going to jump off the plate and into my water. This is definitely a favorite! read more

First timer here, I love it. Came here on a Saturday around 11:00am with my hubby. I was surprised that the interior was much more upscale than I thought it would be. It's one of those "don't judge a book by it's cover" situations. There are about 4 or 5 booths, 6 tables, and 8 bar seats. They seemed a little understaffed that night, but it may have just been due to the 3 parties and load of other guests. The service was great though. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. We decided to sit at the bar. I'm still getting use to the whole "sushi roll" thing that Utah seems to have going on. We ordered the "Playboy" and "Vegas" rolls and Ikura nigiri . I loved the Playboy roll. No part of the roll was overpowering or too saucy, and the fish was fresh and light. I wish I could say I loved the Vegas roll just as much. I love cream cheese and salmon in my sushi, which in this case, I loved the flavor and the innards of the roll. The only thing I didn't care for was the tempura outer shell, it seemed too crunchy and a bit hard in certain areas. That being said, the flavor was great and presentation was amazing, especially sitting at the bar being able to see the rolls being made. The best best thing about this place that will have my heart forever is they had IKURA. It was sooo delicious. I would probably come back next time and just order that. The rolls run about $10-14 and the nigiri is $5 for 2 pieces or $11 for 5 pieces. They have happy hour half off sushi rolls Sun-Thurs 3:00pm-Close. read more

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Awesome service, great ambiance and good food! The GM greeted us with a huge smile and all the staff were extremely friendly!

my husband and i LOVE asahi! the only problem we've experienced is you need to wait in a little alcove at the entrance for a hostess to seat you, but more often than not, you're there for a bit bc they can't see you through the wall. other than that, service is spectacular. food is amazing. we always order a super dragon roll each time we go in. haven't been disappointed yet:) read more

We've been regulars for years ... the food is always great. They are under a new general manager now as of Feb 2022, and everything seems to have been stepped up a notch. Keep up the good work! read more

I must say thank you yelp and fellow yelpers. You helped us find a fabulous sushi place in the Provo area. My brother was stuck on going into downtown Provo for sushi but it appeared on Yelp that the best sushi reviews were in Oren Utah. And thanks to Yelp we found Asahi sushi. The sushi was very fresh. Presentation was fabulous. The salmon, escolar, and sashimi was delectable. You've got to try the baked mussels - a great surprise and the summer roll with salmon, escolar, mango and kiwi is not to be missed. Must try sweet Jesus roll too. Sushi chefs and service was great. Sit at bar for a great show. If you want the freshest sushi a great selection and nice atmosphere you will be happy you chose Ashai. read more

Didn't even make it to the table. This place is not following COVID guidelines. While waiting for a table I noted a waiter with mask around his chin, exposed mouth and nose. He's hugging and chatting with a table. I stopped, hesitant to eat there, but wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. ANOTHER waiter came out with a tray of food and his mask was also around his chin! We left before being served. How can I trust that the restaurant follows basic Heath guidelines if they can't even wear masks correctly? Very sad because the food looked fabulous. read more

I've only had a few things on the menu here. I've had a couple of different sushi rolls, calamari, and ramen. I absolutely loved their ramen! It was delicious and filling. I'm pretty bummed about how expensive the ramen is though. I struggle to justify paying that much for a bowl of soup, no matter how fancy. The calamari was good. I'd never had calamari before, though, so I'm not the best judge. The sushi rolls were all pretty good! I thought they were pretty tasty. My only complaint is that I do not like mayo AT ALL and it wasn't listed as being in/on the sushi roll on the menu. I was extremely bummed out when my sushi roll was given to me covered in spicy mayo. Without mayo, though, it was delicious :) read more

Normally I love this place, food is delicious but we tried to go here to eat Sunday September 6 and waited 20 minutes before anyone came to see how many people in our party. The hostess was also the only waitress and the bus boy. We decided to leave after 25 min of waiting . 3 people seated before us also left because no one came to offer them water or a menu. The last time we ate here service was really slow as well. Maybe there is a problem with management. We left and went to Shoga instead. Walked in and was seated immediately. The waitress was friendly and the food was delicious....just saying. I should clarify, there was not a line when we got to Asahi, only the 3 people waiting that actually left after they were seated. read more

Such a great sushi place in Orem, I love it. Not only the food but I also like the atmosphere, and the service has always been good and quick. Definitely worth it! read more

Asahi Sushi Bar - Japanese Near Me - Orem, Utah

Presentation of food was great. Playboy and Vegas rolls were good. The sushi chef was super friendly. Service was just okay. Japanese noodles were a let down. Overall... Not bad, not amazing. We will probably try somewhere new next time. May go here again someday and give it another try. read more

Lol. What a shit show. There were at least 10 empty tables and they gave us menus and had us look at them standing at the entrance for a good while. We were here for another 45 minutes without getting our food, and then they only brought out my husbands not mine. He literally ate his entire meal before mine was even brought out, with no one checking. When they finally walked by and asked if we were good, We said we were waiting for my food and the waitress asked what I ordered. She said "oh shoot" so they literally forgot my order after a super long wait. She came out two more times to ask what I had ordered, and still got it wrong! The waitress was not personable, and our drinking glasses were dirty. Definitely will NOT be coming here again. I get if places are short staffed with COVID but this was ridiculous. read more

Amazing! Great ambience and quick service. Best sushi in Utah county for sure. Don't know if it quite beats Takashi in downtown SLC, but it definitely put up a good fight. AND we went on a Monday night and they had buy one get one FREE on EVERY roll. I don't know if that is a usual thing, but it was wonderful. We got the Sundance, Playboy, dynamite and honeymoon-- if recommend all of them. We will definitely be back! read more

Asahi Sushi Bar - From left: Sundance, Playboy, Dynamite, Honeymoon - Japanese Near Me - Orem, Utah

This place used to be my favorite. Quality has gone down over the last year and it's pretty mediocre now. On my last visit all 3 of our rolls had almost no avacado and were mainly crab. Not impressed anymore. read more

Asahi Sushi Bar - California roll. Where the heck is my avacado b. - Japanese Near Me - Orem, Utah

Asahi just may be my new favorite sushi bar in Utah County. A few reasons why I love Asahi: The atmosphere and ambiance of the restaurant contributes to a relaxing, almost romantic dining experience. It is clean, smaller setting, and all around really put together well. You don't really expect it to be as nice as it really is seeing as it is located in a small strip mall neighboring a sketchy Chinese restaurant and some other businesses. The service was perfect. Our server was so kind and facilitating. She was super friendly and gladly answered all of our questions about the menu. She kept our water glasses full which a prereq for perfect service in my opinion (especially when eating sushi). We ordered about 6 rolls for the two of us: 4 special rolls and 2 comfort rolls. Everything was delicious and unique in flavor. I guess, what I really loved and was appreciative of was that the fish was fresh and not "fishy." I seem to be running into that problem a lot lately with sushi bars around Utah and it is a bit of a let down. The price was just right in my opinion. We came during happy when all rolls are BOGO 50% off. I will be most likely only returning to Asahi to fulfill my sushi cravings from now on. read more

This review is painful to write because I really like the food at Asahi, but their service is terrible. Now, I know terrible service because I have been to many Chinese restaurants. But Asahi might be up there with Yamato in terrible service. It takes forever to be noticed by the waitress or hostess. Even if there are empty tables, you might have an awful wait. I'm not even sure if they have a hostess. Then it takes another fifteen minutes to get water followed by another 30 minutes for them to take your order. Once you get the food, then everything seems better but then you have to pay. Usually, people are pretty quick at taking the check, especially if they need to turn over your table. Unfortunately, that is not the case for Asahi. Even if you want to pay, they won't come back and get it unless you make awkward eye contact with a waiter for a solid five minutes. Asahi, please get decent service or some type of system that works. read more

Not sure where to go we ended up yelping what was close and once again yelp did not disappointed us. The small restaurant was full but had 2 amazingly fast and caring servers. Kandee greeted us at the door and after a short 3 min wait sat us. We started our meal with sea weed salad and poke. I always try poke anywhere available and this one was simply delicious. My husband has Ramen and hot sake. All delicious! Kandee was always on top of the table and had complete control of the room. The sushi rolls were buy one get one 1/2 so we had 4 rolls. All very tasty, fresh and good amount of ginger on the plate (personal favorite) the wasabi was not as hot as expected but the rolls were so good that we really did not mind that much. We will be back before leaving Salt Lake City. read more

Love the ambiance, great service and amazing quality sushi! Definitely worth the price.

I feel confident claiming this is the best sushi in Utah county. It's open late, it has night time sushi deals, and the sushi is fresh and has more fish than rice (unlike sushi ya). Asahi isn't busy or crowded like happy sumo, but the sushi is better and it's less pretentious. The ambiance is conducive to pretending like you live somewhere cool, which means trip hop music and dim lighting. Try the geisha roll for something new and refreshing. It's rolled in cucumber instead of seaweed and has a light citrus flavor. read more

I have tried all of the Sushi places in Orem, as well as many other places, and this ranks among the best. It is by far the best sushi in the Orem area. They have fantastic lunch deals, and delicious Sushi. We love to get the Vegas roll when we go. It is to die for! It is one of Orem's best kept secrets. It is chic, clean, the waiters and sushi chef are so kind, and the food is absolutely delicious!! Give it a try! You don't want to miss out on this place! read more

Asahi Sushi Bar - Mesa, Vegas, Tiger...and another roll I cannot remember the name of. Each one was ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!! Highly recommend this - Japanese Near Me - Orem, Utah

Best Janapese restaurant in Utah Valley. Went there for lunch and loved it! I got their Tempura Shrimp Bento Bowl and some Calamari, and it was amazing. read more

Asahi Sushi Bar - Amazing lunch special - Japanese Near Me - Orem, Utah

Best sushi in Utah county! Really love the options and the staff are always friendly and attentive. They have some awesome late night deals as well, but it can be pretty crowded then. read more