A very cute spot with beautiful decor and it almost feels like you're not even in Chestertown. The outside of the building does not reflect the inside at all. Pros: The ambiance, french fries and lemongrass soup. I think because we got there an hour before closing, they were ready to go. The service was extremely slow and we were barely checked on by our waitress. My grandmother order a burger (well done), I had the pad Thai and Lemongrass seafood soup. The burger came out and was bleeding in the middle so we flagged down the host to have another made. My pad Thai was more on the sweeter side and really saucy. Different than I've had before but not too bad, it was better the next day for lunch lol. Id come back to try their sushi, I just wasn't fond of the service provided to us. read more

Went here last summer and the food was stellar. Also love the building it's in. I'm in town now made me think of it .. im hungry

Our first time here. The location was nice. It's tucked away inside of small business building. Atmosphere was very cool. The waitress was good. The food was very good and fresh. The curry shrimp and rice was to die for. The sushi was very tasty. read more

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Came with my wife on a busy Sunday--first challenge was the tiny, packed parking lot (that random speed bump didn't help). We expected a long wait but were seated faster than expected. The host was warm and personable, juggling everyone with ease, and our server Cathy was a total sweetheart--attentive without hovering. The staff worked well together, though the sticky tables and floors stood out. Food was excellent: sushi was worth the short wait, and the Pad Thai was flavorful with the perfect peanut crunch. The buy one roll, and get one roll for free deal is a steal! Overall, chaotic parking and sticky floors aside, the staff and food made it a great experience. Cathy deserves a shoutout from us personally--we'll be back for those shrimp tempura rolls! read more

Came here because I was craving sushi and the reviews were good. They are definitely known for their BOGO but the rolls are small and don't have a lot of meat. I wish I almost paid more but got more meat in the rolls. My husband and I were still hungry after our lunch and stopped somewhere else for a bit more food. The service was good and quick I just wish the actual portions were bigger. read more

Cafe Sado - Sushi - Thai Near Me - Chestertown, Maryland

We discovered this restaurant on a whim tonight. We were blown away, it was absolutely amazing. The best Thai food we have ever had in the region, for sure. We are often in DC, Philly and NYC and have not had food this good in these cities. From appetizers to entrees to drinks, it was all incredible. I HIGHLY recommend this fantastic Pan Asian restaurant to anyone visiting or living in Chestertown, Maryland. Who knew there was such a delightful surprise here! read more

Amazing place for ramen and sushi! Our waiter was very nice and the decor was beautiful! Highly recommend!

Just made a simple phone call to ask about their vegetable tempura and got a rude worker answering. I asked her how many pieces of tempura came in the dish for 13$ and she asked her other co worker and I heard her other coworker say "I don't know." The girl that answered then told me "about ten pieces." I said "okay, thank you." But before she hung up she said "I don't know why she would call." Food is always amazing here but be aware of a rude worker answering the phone. read more

Food is always creative and delicious, prices reasonable especially if you go for the bogo sushi. Service is professional and friendly

Not well marked from the street, so tough to find if you're not from the area but delicious sushi. Ample parking.

The food was great best calamari I've ever had. The sushi taste fresh and the server we had both times my girlfriend and I went there was fantastic. We had the same host both times and she was so rude. She was rude on the phone over the phone and rude when we got there. I can't remember the name of her but she had blonder hair with black at the end and had glasses. She was giving us a hard time about sitting at a booth when the restaurant was empty. Cafe Sado needs to get rid of her then I'll give it 5 stars. I'm not the only one who has complained about her before the table next to us was complaining about her too. read more

Great food and the tuna tartar served with quail egg was a delight as was the eggplant in chili sauce. I also really enjoyed the Lemongrass soup with seafood. Staff was not very friendly but maybe they were shorthanded. All in all, a nice meal. read more

Cafe Sado - Tuna tartar with Quail egg - Thai Near Me - Chestertown, Maryland

My wife got HORRIBLY sick from food poisoning after recently picking up carry out. She was the only one in our family who got a Rainbow Roll which has tuna, salmon, and white fish on it. She was sick enough we contemplated taking her to the emergency room. I reached out via their "contact us" form on their website with no response. They must not care. After this event we have had friends report similar horror stories to us. Never. Ever. Again. read more

We've eaten here many times and it's usually good... We stop in when we're passing through on our way to Delaware. Honestly I don't know why in the description it says it's not good for kids. This is perfect place to take kids and I have seen kids dining here before and enjoying it. The food was as good as it always is. One thing that was just concerting is that everybody on the staff is wearing a mask except the guy who makes your sushi. Isn't there some kind of requirement in Maryland since we're still going through a pandemic that food workers have to wear a mask? He didn't put it on one time while we were there! The desserts are large so plan to split one instead of getting one for each person. read more

Food was tasty, excellent selection. Menu had sake, beer and wine. We had ramen, pad Thai, and green curry. Service was friendly. Had low expectations based on the Yelp reviews but we really enjoyed it for dinner and would return. read more

The ambience is great and we were seated immediately, with service on-point. The Thai tea was very weak, would not recommend. Our table had two rolls (good), two orders of chicken Pad Thai (tough and over-cooked chicken) and the flavor was meh. I had Panang Chicken Curry. The chicken looked like frozen, pre-cooked filets with embedded peanuts on the surface. The chicken was served in very large hunks and very over-cooked. The flavor of the sauce was good, though. Rice was fantastic. My husband found a piece of soft plastic from perhaps a noodle bag in his dish. The only offer was 10% off the entree. Strange way to handle it. He didn't finish his meal after the plastic discovery. read more

Let's start with the good. We had two orders of sushi that were pretty good - incredibly small rolls but tasted good. Also ordered summer rolls (spring roll on menu) the rice paper outsides were tough and inedible and the mango inside was hard and flavorless. Basil beef was tough with no basil and very beefy tasting. Fried rice was not made like any Asian fried rice I've ever had - not good. The dinner just made me sad. read more

Excellent lunch specials. BOGO on certain rolls. Fish was fresh and the rolls were excellent. Plenty of flavor but not just sauce covering up the fish. Great spot. read more

Cafe Sado - Thai Near Me - Chestertown, Maryland

The food and atmosphere were superb as always. However, I had an absolutely horrible dinner at your Chestertown location this evening. My waitress, katelyn, was one of the most rudest people I have ever met. Other reviews on different sites say she's great only because those people are her friends. This is why I feel the need to leave only a 1 star review. She degraded and belittled me infront of my friends. We requested separate checks. I ordered sushi and so did my friends, on seperate Sushi order forms. She brought it to us all mixed up and together on one plate. When I asked who's was which, she said "What? You don't know what you ordered? and Our machine is old, it makes mistakes."in a very demeaning manner. When I asked if she could correct the error, she very angrily said "Well, I'll take it back and have the Sushi people separate it for you." When she brought it back, she was extremely patronizing, describing every single section of Sushi on my plate. One friend had made a comment about having a relaxing dinner with each other to which your waitress interrupted our conversation and stated "Yeah, you should concentrate more on having a good time with your friends instead of worrying about this Sushi." I have been coming to this location for a long time and have never had any issues or problems until this evening. I was so distraught by her behavior that I couldn't even eat my food. I had to box it all up and take it home with me. In addition to this review, I will also be contacting the owner personally about the horrible treatment I received this evening. read more

Great environmental and food for a small town!! Highly recommend! Staff is attentive and my families go to place to eat when in Chestertown

We've been going to Cafe Sado for years & have had nothing but great experiences. Their food & sushi is always delicious and the wait staff are amazing. read more

I find it difficult to give this level of review to anyone but I LOVE Sushi and if you do too, avoid this place like the plague. Sorry. I like to try new Miso soup everywhere I go for Sushi. I had to send mine back 3 times because, while my GF received a good bowl, mine was lacking the in the soy paste (thats what makes it cloudy looking). It wasn't until the manager showed up that they finally understood my clear soup was missing the soy. By the time I got the correct soup, the Sushi arrived. We should have left at that point. The tuna was a blood red color I've never seen before. The rolls were not tightly bound. The cooked shrimp was the only thing correct but we're just talking simple boiled shrimp. I tried one of almost everything in my combo platter and extra rolls. My whitefish tasted like they had just bleached the cutting counter and then put the fish directly there to cut. I gagged. I strongly suggest you don't take a chance on this place. I had GI issues for the rest of the evening. I see some folks have given this place a good review. I spoke to the owner of the Inn I was staying at. I was told this place had a high turnover of employees. My server was hispanic. Thats fine. But he didn't understand the food. Bad. I've never left so much food behind in a Sushi restaurant. I understand there is another one in the chain. 20 miles further out. Perhaps they have it right. Perhaps read more

I love Cafe Sado and their buy two sushi rolls get one free ! Also their crab wontons are a must ! Pleasant atmosphere

Great experience! Wonderful sushi, specials, noodles, soups, ramen, appetizers, and saki! We ordered 2 edamame bowls, very generous serving and not too salty! Pop and crunch!! We ordered 2 orders of crab Rangoon which was full of crab meat, not just cheese!!! I had to order a third because the kids devoured them! We ordered sushi and sashimi. Lots of choices to order, just mark the menu slip and give it to the server. Excellent flavors and textures. I ordered red curry and shrimp, which was yummy, not too spicy... and the plumpest shrimp I have had in a curry... and they shelled the shrimp down to the littlest tail tips, just enough to hold and not fight for the yummy meat in the end. Steamed rice was moist and sticky (my favorite). The boys ordered Tso chicken served on lo mein and shrimp with soba noodles. Desserts are delicious and a good selection.... if you can possibly have room leftover. The hot saki was hot, sweet,and refreshing... perfect in this cold wet weather! The boss man worked everywhere there was a need! Very personable and friendly! Our server was awesome, attentive, and patient... she answered all our menu questions. Very knowledgeable. I initially contacted them via Facebook messenger since we had a party of 9. And I also called that day to book the time. I didn't know how often their Facebook was checked, but sure enough the manager notified the restaurant and made sure they called me back!!!! I was very happy with our visit!! We were celebrating 2 birthdays and an educational award!!! Shoutout to Washington College!!! read more

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Great Japanese fusion restaurant for the area. The BOGO sushi roll deal will always keep me coming back, definitely the best sushi prices I've seen in a while and pretty much the only place to get sushi within a 15 mile radius of Chestertown. You do get what you pay for so to speak, the quality of the fish seems to change day by day and sometimes it leaves more to be desired but still way better than any other sushi I've had in the area. One downside is that the restaurant seems to be a complete dead zone for cell-service and they don't have wifi, need to text or call the rest of your party to see when they'll be arriving? You'll have to walk outside and hope for the best. Service is always friendly but sometimes can be slow even when they don't appear busy. Still, the food is usually worth the wait! Definitely a great place to try if you are looking for a slightly more upscale dining experience in Chestertown without a huge price hike or dress code. If you are a college student looking for a reasonably priced date-night or place to take visiting parents/friends Sado's is perfect! read more

I have to start by saying that I love that Chestertown has a sushi restaurant! For years and years, the closest sushi was in Middletown, DE, but no more! Sadly, Sushi Yama in Middletown is still much better than Cafe Sado. True, Cafe Sado is not exclusively a sushi bar, so it should be judged with its other food as well. There are several Thai dishes which are decent, but I still haven't found them great. The pad Thai, a benchmark which I judge all Thai restaurants, was middle of the road, with decent flavor, but too much sauce. The Thai lemongrass soup is a good spicy seafood soup, but it is very spicy so watch out if you can't handle spice. The "special" sushi rolls weren't all that different from the regular sushi. I thought the fish tasted fairly fresh, but the presentation was rather bland. There just wasn't the same attention to detail and care that the chefs at other places (cough Sushi Yama cough) have. I really admire Cafe Sado's effort, and I'm very open to going back to see if they improve. Until then, I can't justify giving anything over 3 stars. read more

Cafe Sado - Pad Thai with chicken was meh. Kinda too much sauce. - Thai Near Me - Chestertown, Maryland

Nice restaurant in a beautiful historic mill and cute town. We sat in the back outdoor patio and tried 6 different rolls, including dragon, lobster, and eel rolls. My favorite was the shrimp tempura. They had a great buy one, get one special for the rolls. read more

Cafe Sado - Sushi rolls - Thai Near Me - Chestertown, Maryland

A little pricey. Good service and food Recommend for a nice night out. Make reservations

The sushi is unique, fresh, and delicious. You can't beat the buy one get one deal! The crab wontons were a great place to start. We'll definitely be back next time we're in town! read more

I hate to give this review because I loved this place a year ago. I don't know what happened but I am very sad that one of the best restaurants around has gone so downhill. The spring rolls that were so delicious are now flavorless. Chicken dishes now seem to use bagged frozen chicken that is hard and tasteless. On our last visit, the service was horrible as well. done. read more

Ran out of Co2 for the soda and served them to us flat, sushi came with brown crab meat and bad spots on the ginger, and they used old avocado. The food wasn't even recognizable and the chicken in the fired rice was dry. We were the first people in the restaurant and waited 40 minutes for sushi... first and last time here. read more

Cafe Sado - Sushi at Cafe Sodo - Thai Near Me - Chestertown, Maryland

They are open until 8:00 on Mondays. We arrived at 7:40. Were finally greeted at 7:45, and the young man said he would have to check if the kitchen is still serving. He came back and said, "Yeah, sorry guys, the kitchen closed at 7:45". Sorry, Sado- This is the last straw for us. read more

Food is terrible! Cold bad food. Service is not good but not terrible. BAD sushi. The time that the food comes out it's too long. I do not what I ate today most all of left of food and take it home but mine is going in the trash can. The sauce taste like kept shut with water. read more

Mediocre food and nothing special. The way they make the Asian paella is different (super dry). I did not enjoy my food at all.

The sushi is great, we love ordering from here, but lately the service has been really bad. Twice, my husband and I went there 20'minutes before they closed and were told that they couldn't serve us. There was no manager present, and it was obvious to me that the staff just wanted to leave right at closing. Restaurants should either stay open until their advertised hours, or let people know that they will stop serving/seating at a certain time. read more

This was a quaint little restaurant my husband took me to for my birthday. He brought me to this cozy little bed and breakfast right down the street. This place was small but perfect for couples and could also handle a private party. The decor was sort of a modern rustic, but the place was very clean (including the restroom hold star). We ordered the sushi which was buy one get one free so that made it fantastic. But it was still tasty for the appetizer. My husband also started with chicken potsticker that he thought waa amazing. Our waitress was really great and very pleasing. For the main entree I ordered shrimp fried rice which was freshly cooked with big plump pieces of shrimp in it it was good but had a little too much salt for my taste I ate a good portion of this by adding some yum yum sauce. So if you like pepper you'll love this. Perhaps you could ask them to go easy on the pepper. My husband ordered this huge Kobe steak burger and fries that he loved. We definitely enjoyed our time together here with our food and and wine. read more

Cafe Sado - A quaint little Thai restaurant restaurant down from our bed and breakfast on my birthday weekend! Didn't visit the pyschotherapeutic place! - Thai Near Me - Chestertown, Maryland

Sado is a MUST stop if you're in chestertown. The sushi is excellent and with BOGO on practically all their rolls making it an excellent stop. I no longer live in the area, but any time I'm driving by I have to make a stop. I honestly felt like I was spoiled living in chestertown where I could get such quality sushi at such a good price. This place introduced me to Sushi and I'm so glad it did! Don't miss your chance to dine here. read more

Good sushi and quick service. The menu has numerous options for numerous kinds of people. It's easy for a vegan, vegetarian, or meat-eater to be able to find options that are right for them. It's also relatively fairly priced, with sushi being buy one get one free for most of their options. Would recommend making a reservation for large parties, but small groups can easily drop by and have a relatively quick and easy meal. read more

If busy leave! The host was very friendly. We waited about 20 minutes. Party of 3. The server was not good. Lobster bisque was bland. Edamame was cold with salt concentrated on top. They never mixed so we had to do it ourselves. My daughter ordered spicy tofu which was not that spicy. I ordered sweet potato dumplings and California roll with fresh crab. Neither arrived. My kids finished theirs and I ate some of my daughters. The server never came to check on us. When we finally got her attention we asked for check and told her to remove the two dishes as they never arrived. She just said ok and never apologized or offered to check on what happed. Very disappointing. read more

They were very disrespectful on the phone. When I asked the hours. Hey hung up on me without any goodbye type message. Over all the food is somewhat good. Just very rude and has no customer service at all read more