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    Chikuyo Tei

    4.0 (145 reviews)
    Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Casual
    Quiet
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Erin D.

    We were in Nashville visiting some friends and decided to go out for some sushi. We found this place and it was obviously busy and short handed but our waitress hustled and got everyone taken care of. We ordered their large sushi combo and some rolls and appetizers on the side. They were busy so it was a bit of a wait but the sushi was wonderful and the presentation was on point. If you're in the hermitage area and looking for some sushi, give this place a shot.

    Top left - Chicken & Shrimp Hibachi Combination , 6 Crab Rangoon, Mushroom & Scallion Soup, House Salad, and Crunchy Crabmeat Roll
    April P.

    This is a hidden gem of Hermitage! The crab rangoon is one of my favorite. They are crispy savory-sweet delicious treats! My GF and I go-to is the Chicken and Shrimp Hibachi it serves 2-3 people. It's full of chicken and veggies and a few shrimp. The house salad dressings are the bomb! We had to order extra because it's so good! Highly recommend ordering extra ginger salad dressing to go. Nothing beats summer eat than s fresh refreshing salad.

    Kami F.

    Needed a sushi fix and they had a great selection of signature rolls. The star of the show was the Spicy Trio. This place has reasonable prices and fresh sushi. They also offer traditional Asian entrees and hibachi. Decent selection of draft beers and attentive service.

    Charity C.

    What a gem! We received the best service here, and the sushi and hibachi were delicious! The scallops were large and not overcooked, and you get plenty of food on the lunch specials. The sashimi was fresh, I can't remember the name of the roll we had, but it was so freaking good! I will definitely return here, the prices are so fair for the amount of good food you receive.

    Baked mussels appetizer. Delicious.
    Susan L.

    Our food was excellent. We had the baked mussels as an appetizer and shrimp egg foo young. Service was great.

    We had the casino roll, Rock lobster roll and fire dragon roll. All three were amazing!
    Jim B.

    This place is one of my favorites in Nashville. Very clean restaurant and the presentation and food are awesome.

    Bento box!

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    This is one of our favorites! The food and service is always so good! We have done both takeout and dine-in.

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    Great food. I have been a return customer for a while now and it's always the same high quality.

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    Good food, good service, good prices, and best of all great servings definitely recommend

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    Food and service was great. Sushi was fresh and very tasteful. Tempura was hot and crispy. Miso soup was great. Definitely will be back.

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    My husband and I have been in search of good sushi and we finally found it and bonus points it's…read moreright around the corner from our house! We had the Bulgogi roll, Double Dragon, Spicy Yellowtail, Sunday Morning and Crunch Munch. Every bite was heaven!! Quality, flavorful and friendly service! We will definitely be back!!

    Our first visit to Sushi Circle was one of those dining experiences that reminds you why great…read morehospitality matters just as much as great food. We stopped in on a rainy Saturday afternoon a little before 4:00 PM after reading the Yelp reviews. We hadn't eaten all day and honestly weren't paying much attention to the time. When we walked in, we were the only customers in the restaurant. What we didn't realize until we were nearly finished with our meal was that the restaurant didn't actually open until 4:00 PM. Mr. Lee, the owner, never mentioned it once. Instead, he greeted us with a warm smile and welcomed us as if we were longtime regulars. That kind of genuine hospitality is rare and immediately set the tone for an exceptional experience. The food absolutely lived up to the reviews. The kimchi was outstanding--fresh, flavorful, with just the right amount of spice. Every sushi roll we ordered was beautifully prepared and incredibly tasty. Hint don't skip the brown sauce! But the star of the meal was the Bulgogi Roll. I had never tried one before, and now I can't imagine visiting Sushi Circle without ordering it. The combination of tender, well marinated beef and other flavors was unforgettable and unlike anything I've had at other sushi restaurants. Between the outstanding food and Mr. Lee's kindness, it's easy to see why Sushi Circle has built such a loyal following. Our first visit felt less like dining at a restaurant and more like being welcomed into someone's home. We'll definitely be back, and next time I'll be ordering the Bulgogi Roll first.

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    So the Food was very good. I went with my Daughter when we were going to Knoxville for the UT vs…read moreUT Football game. The Pad Se Ew was very good...authentic taste with chicken, not too sweet. The Pad Karpow Shrimp was very nice also, as well as the sushi roll...we didn't get that much sushi but it looked too notch. This is a smaller place...but has a great feel...for such a small footprint, it felt great in there. The service was excellent, the food came pretty quick...and the quality of the plates was extremely high for Thai. Thai is one of our favorite cuisines, and this was well done.

    This is one of the rare times the Yelp reviews don't live up to my expectations. I'm giving 4 stars…read morebecause the staff was so friendly and kind, and I don't want to trash a small business. This is a no-frills, smaller restaurant inside a strip of stores in a questionable-looking area of town. As I parked the car, I thought twice about actually going in, but based on the Yelp reviews, I decided to give it a try. It was clean inside, and, as I mentioned, the service and staff were 5-star! My food was where it went wrong for me. I started with the summer rolls (the ones in rice paper); they serve sushi and Thai food here. I have been craving summer rolls; I love the freshness of the mint and herbs, combined with crunchy peanuts and peanut sauce. However, that fell short for me here. The peanut sauce was reddish and tasted more like ketchup, so that was a letdown. No little peanuts anywhere in the sauce or on the plate. It was jam-packed with iceberg lettuce, which you would typically put on a Taco, so it wasn't very fresh-tasting, and it contained the tiniest piece of shrimp I've ever seen inside. Following my gut, I decided not to order my usual sushi selection, which is always raw, unfried, and unsauced. However, I decided to play it safe, so I opted for a Mexican roll instead. I asked for no eel sauce, but I should have also specified that I wanted spicy mayo on the side. It covered my roll, and I had to use a napkin to remove what I could. This is usually a roll that is around $6 to $10, but for some reason, they were charging $14. They made the rolls bigger, but not by filling them with more shrimp, avocado, etc.; instead, they added more rice. This may be someone's cup of tea, but it wasn't mine, and I won't be back, but wish them the best!

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    Smiley Thai and Sushi

    Smiley Thai and Sushi

    4.4(259 reviews)
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    If you walk into a restaurant at 7pm on a Wednesday night and the place is fully packed and there…read moreare people waiting behind you to be sat, you KNOW you made the right decision to go there. We were greeted nicely by the hostess and waited roughly 5 minutes for a table to open up. A family of five came in right after us and decided to sit at the bar to eat. I knew in my heart that this was the best place to go to for my husband's birthday dinner. We sat on some barstools while we waited, discussing the hockey game playing on the tv behind the bar. I loved the low ambient lighting that spread across the ceiling. Our waitress was nice but she never gave us her name so I unfortunately can't shout her out. She gave us recommendations so I ended up taking one of hers. Now, if you have read my Thai restaurant reviews, you know by now that I judge a Thai restaurant by ordering their Pad Thai the first visit, however, I broke that rule because I just KNEW this place was going to be good. We ordered the Tom Kha soup with chicken, Pad Kee Mao with chicken, I ordered the Khao Soi Gai (it comes with chicken, no substitutions), and one Thai iced tea. You guys. When the Tom Kha soup touched my lips, I was SO excited to get the main course! It was made PERFECTLY. I haven't had true Tom Kha since probably when I lived in California over a decade ago. The Thai tea was strong and delicious, exactly how it should be made. The Khao Soi Gai...that first sip of the curry broth nearly made me go Meg Ryan-mode in the restaurant. If you know, you know. "I'll have what she's having!" Our waitress recommended this dish and I'm so glad I was adventurous and tried something different outside of my "I'll judge you based off of your Pad Thai" attitude. It was perfect and when I say perfect, I didn't even add lime juice to it because I didn't want to mess anything up with the flavor profile. Sure, lime could have added another element to the dish but when I say it was perfect the way it was, it's true. The night at Smiley would have ended perfectly if it weren't for the miserable couple who sat beside us discussing how unhappy they were in their marriage and decided to accept the waitstaff into their broken marriage by being completely rude. But the staff remained professional and kind through it all and I give them HUGE props for that because I was a moment away from telling that wretched couple off. In short, the staff here are wonderful, and the food is memorable, delectable, delicious, perfect...it's HEAVEN. We will DEFINITELY be back to try other menu items!

    Came here by myself so I was given the option to sit at either the bar or sushi bar. The bartender…read morewas quick to make drinks and she still had time to check on me and take my orders. The miso soup was great and my 3 rolls came out not much longer after my soup! Everything was fresh and tasty. I will warn you if you get the spicy yellowtail roll it is actually hot unlike at other sushi restaurants. There is cucumber in the roll to combat the heat so it's still a tasty option!

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    4.4(27 reviews)
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    Love4Sushi&Pho has quickly become our favorite spot. The sushi is great and the pho is so…read morefantastic, with everything being consistently wonderful every time we visit. What really keeps us coming back is how welcoming Phillip and Syn are! Also, you HAVE to try their Thai tea. They use a lovely rich cream instead of condensed milk, and it is a total game-changer. It's so refreshing, I routinely order two glasses whenever it's hot out. 10/10!

    This place is not what I expected. There was another Asian restaurant that had poke bowls which is…read morewhat we wanted and was expecting. We decided to stay and give it a try as they offered pho too and who doesn't love a delicious bowl of pho (yes! In 100 degrees weather). The place is nothing fancy but it has the essentials. They do need to update the bathrooms asap. They smell funky and the sink feels like it could come on you at any moment. The place it's small with about 6 tables of 4 chairs each. The decor is plain and simple but decently clean. The parking is very tricky but it has access to the hotel and Taco Bell's parking if I remember correctly. The parking does wrap around the back to the front parking. The shopping center has other options for food as well like Mexican and gyros. It also has other stores with other services and products like a discount tobacco and martial arts club. The food is decent. We ordered we ordered their regular tuna roll, one of their specialty rolls and their beef pho. The sushi really needs more practice and better fish honestly. The tuna has too much hard parts and it was very hard to chew at some pieces to the point of having to gratuitously taking out of your mouth and put it in a napkin as you could not chew it up to swallow. The phone on the other hand was their Hail Mary. It was very good. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. There wasn't anyone before we came in so we had free range to choose any table we wanted. The service was fast. I'm not sure about the auxin but definitely pho is good and it's nice to have a good pho place near for this winter. Come check it out!!! Ps: no pictures of the pho because well, it was very good ...

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