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    Daiwa Sushi

    3.3 (144 reviews)
    ModerateSushi Bars, Japanese
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    DAIWA SUSHI ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Classy
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids

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    8. Philly Roll

    best sushi ever had,best in town,Nice, spacious sushi restaurant ,Had all you could eat sushi for $27 and was well worth it. Had a couple pieces of sushi and sashimi and two rolls along with sake (they have many choices). Even had a little robot server which I had only seen in Japan previously. All of it was outstanding and well worth the price!

    (Top to Bottom)  Rock and Roll, Crazy Monkey, Volcano, Hawaii, Godzilla, Sunshine.
    Alexis C.

    So my brother had ordered DoorDash from here because it was late in the evening and I was just getting off of work. Daiwa is about a 30 minute drive from us and it was our first time trying a different sushi restaurant. We didn't expect the food to be good, especially sushi being delivered vs. eating it fresh. We ordered $90 worth of sushi and food and we'd probably order from here again... However, the Rock and Roll sushi with spicy tuna on top tasted like rotten fish/meat. It was as if they mashed a dead tuna sitting in the sun washed up on shore, the taste was awful. The smell of it was like something died and we immediately had to spit it out. Every other sushi was delicious though. I've definitely had better Volcano rolls but it was decent. Crazy Monkey caught me off guard and it had to be my favorite along side the Hawaii and Sunshine roll. I believe the Crazy Monkey one had banana somewhere in it and I wasn't too crazy, no pun intended, to try it but I'm really glad I did. I'd most likely order that on the regular. The tempura was also still pretty good even through the car ride and wasn't soggy at all or stale in a way. The only downside was just that Rock and Roll sushi. I have never tasted anything like that in any of the sushi restaurants I've been too. I hope no one else experiences that at Daiwa.

    Jonesha M.

    I'd give it 3.5 stars. This is mine and my coworkers go to spot when we want sushi. Food is good, not my favorite place but it gets the job done. The waiters are all pretty nice. Make sure to come when they open. It's fills up pretty quick. The food can take a little while to come out. With tax, the all you can eat comes to $19 and change. To sum it up this place is good and I would recommend it.

    6. Dragon Roll
    Leon S.

    This is my one off experience, but I have no intention of going back here based on this one experience. I ordered takeout via Yelp/GrubHub. Egg roll. It was cold. Not a good way to start a meal, and does not inspire confidence in the rest of the meal. I tried heating it up, but was obviously not fresh, tasted bad, and I couldn't eat it. Dragon Rolls. They don't look fresh, and didn't taste fresh either, and based on having a cold egg roll, not too far if a stretch to imagine that it wasn't. I couldn't finish this dish either. I don't like posting reviews that are this negative, so I don't imbelish, and just provide my experience. But I cannot recommend that you go here. A very bad experience.

    54. Philly Roll 88. Volcano Roll 62. Spicy Salmon Roll

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    The sushi wasn't that good. And gratuity was automatically included with no warning on the menu. I came with a table of 5 not 6.

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    Everything was amazing it was on time and service was great definitely coming back to this place again will be back soon.

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    I had the chicken hibachi it was very bland. I will not be trying that again. The sushi was ok, will try again

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    I think they're terrific people. Daiwa Sushi is now called Sky Key Sushi. I really enjoyed the food.

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    The food is amazing, nice vibes and good service! Recommend shu mai for appetizers, will be back for sure!

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    4 years ago

    First time at this place and met the new management. The food is very delicious and the staff is very welcoming. Definitely loved it!

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    Food was alright but the service was absolutely terrible. Took 25 minutes for us to get drinks and we never got refills.

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