This place is slept on. Their Happy Hour is a good deal if you haven't been--I'm talking $3 sapporos and kirin. Solid priced nigiri and appetizers. They extended their HH hours until close. Unfortunately it does look like they got rid of their all you can eat, but honestly, their pricing is pretty reasonable for the quality. I always enjoy my time here! read more

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We enjoyed the $2 nigiri, sushi rolls, and udon! Service was friendly and food came out fast. Everything was pretty tasty. The Brussel sprouts were a bit too saucy. My lychee coconut mojito was light but tasty. Recommended! read more

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Great nicer sushi restaurant! Sometimes has live music on the weekends and also has a great happy hour menu. Quick service and is usually not too busy. read more

Ebisu Japanese Restaurant - Cocktails - Sushi Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

Ok so came for their happy hour because it seemed like a really good deal. The tofu and crudo were hits! Great and for a really good price! The wagyu tacos were not happy hour and they were ok- to be honest couldn't taste the wagyu but they had a good flavor! Tried some different nigiri and was a pretty good price! Overall good for happy hour-not sure if i would pay full price but for the discount it's worth it! read more

I came with a friend and her parents to do the all you can eat sushi. We had considered bringing our kids but I'm so glad we didn't. If one person at the table does AYCE, then everyone has to. My children are picky and eat like birds, so it wouldn't be worth it for them. They did just start AYCE sushi, so there was a bit of confusion with ordering. Our waitress was very nice but they were out of a couple things we tried to order. We realized pretty quickly that we did not like their batter as we didn't like most of the fried items. The fried items also came with very large portions, which was unfortunate because we were supposed to eat it all. My friends parents didn't really like raw things as much, so I think they were pretty disappointed. The rolls that we ordered were okay, nothing too memorable. I don't see us coming back as we didn't enjoy the food that much. read more

Made a reservation, and we were able to get a private room, and had such a great time at Ebisu! The servers were quick and so friendly. And the food was delicious! read more

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I've been going to Ebisu since they opened. Their sushi selections just keep getting better and better and now they have an all you can eat sushi option. They have great cocktails. Must try their lychee coconut mojito. Delish! read more

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So YUMMMY highly recommend, service is always great and food always comes out in a timely manor. Always willing to make changes to your order if you ask them. Very kind!!! Restaurant very clean and looks pretty read more

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Okay guys you see the pictures the quality of sushi is undeniable it's delicious . I've ordered uber eats from them twice now I think . Now I say that to say if you love wasabi ........idk what's going on with the wasabi here but it's bland like no spice no kick nothing I put the entire tablespoon in my soy sauce and literally tased nothing . The sushi isn't cheap so tbh if you're particular on your meals it can ruin the experience a bit . read more

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Food was delicious and staff were great. Great for dates and would higly recomend it. The happy hour deal is great too. Buy 3 rolls get 1 free. read more

Ebisu Japanese Restaurant - Sushi Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

First time dining here and we had made reservations through yelp but the restaurant were unable to locate our reservation. Luckily I had saved and screen shot the reservations made so the hostess still honor it to seat us. The service was really fast and our waitress took care of us. I must say the low star rating is not the service because it was definitely a 5 star service. My rating is based on the food quality. Presentation was great but the sushi fish were fishy or tasteless. Which is an indicator that the fish quality is subpar or old. We had ordered the following: * 3 scallop nigiri -- 1/5 the scallop was thick but there was so much wasabi that it literally burned all of my nose hair and I had to close my eyes to bare the chew to swallow. I am a fan of wasabi but my lawd that was fire in the hole type of wasabi. So over powering that I couldn't enjoy the bit and the scallop taste was blown away. * mango tango roll - 4/5 the best roll there. I didn't think I would like the mango but. It came out to be the best roll. Unique * Cherry blossom roll - 1/5: I don't know how sushi can taste bland but this roll was. * Philadelphia roll - 1/5: fishy smell and bland * sunshine roll : 1/5 chunks of fish and looked nothing like the picture. Fishy sushi and was not good. This was the worst roll I've ever had. * 2 bluefin tuna nigiri - fishy 1/5 * 2 salmon nigiri - fishy 1/5 * coconut lychee mojito 5/5: best ever. Never had one before and it's their signature drink. So good and refreshing. Crisp and well balanced. Loved it! Do I recommend this place? Sadly no, the sushi was not good quality. If you decided to, definitely order the coconut lychee mojito because that was fire ! read more

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I ordered a sake ikura don (salmon and salmon roe rice), Ebisu roll, salmon roll, tuna roll, yellowtail roll, and a scallop roll. The fish had a noticeably fishy taste, which was a bit off-putting, and the rice on the rolls were mushy and lacked vinegar. The texture and flavor of my sushi was something I'd expect from a sushi buffet. For all my basic rolls, I was expecting a traditional maki roll, but the only one that fit that description was the tuna roll. The service and presentation were fine, but overall, the food quality didn't hit the mark for me. read more

Ebisu Japanese Restaurant - Salmon donburi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

I ordered online, and was shocked that the $4.50 unagi (eel) nigiri had less than half the amount of rice that's usually balled. This is a tiny morsel and definitely not worth the price to me considering how the ingredients don't seem fresh. I also ordered a Cherry Blossom roll. I won't pay $17 for a single sushi roll like this again either. Check out the photos attached. read more

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Brought my parents in for some sushi after Christmas Day. We ordered the sushi boat to share and the hot Stone A5 wagyu. You get about 8 pieces of wagyu for $40. You get to do quick sears on the hot stonea and cook to your liking. My favorite bites are still the uni nigiri and chutoro tuna. It was not super busy, but wasn't empty either. Our waiter was attentive and helpful considering he was running all the tables (seemed the case). Always an enjoyable experience and my parents had a good time. read more

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Good food and good service is so beautiful fish is so fastgoood. Good good fish good gooodgooodgoood read more

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The new owner or manager is horrible. They didn't give any wasabi and ginger with my sushi or sashimi. When I asked they just ignored. I specifically asked to not put hot chili on my the fish as garnishment. Guess what? They did and when I asked to change it she came over and wanted to know why! Seriously, because I rather have wasabi and ginger. read more

I've been coming here for the years. The food is fabulous! They've got great happy hour and I don't just mean the alcohol. I'm talking about the food options! Definitely should bring your families, girls, night out, etc.! You won't be disappointed! read more

Ebisu was good! I ordered sushi takeout from here, and I got one of their combos that came with a salmon sushi roll and a few pieces of nigiri. It was good, except I did not like that they included wasabi on the rice on their nigiri pieces. However, the salmon sushi roll pieces were large, and the fish tasted good for the most part. I did not got to the restaurant, so I cannot speak about the service or ambiance at the restaurant. 7/10, I might order it again and visit the spot in person. read more

Ordered through UberEats... it's was mid/but fresh. I would suggest getting eel sauce and or spicy mayo. Don't get me wrong it was delicious but it just lacked the kick that I was expecting and the 2pks of soy sauce wasn't enough and the "heart attack" did nothing but give me heart burn lol but you know cooked jalapeño really doesn't have much heat but it was good and I'd definitely order again. Reasonably priced as well. read more

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Fabulous food. Hit the mark++. Fresh fresh fresh. Pride in their food. Perfect service and "a little too accommodating" as all good service should be imo. Just nice folks and honestly great food, a treat, fair priced and worth every penny. Second time there. Had 4 rolls and misc. Will be back. read more

The best word to describe the experience is "okay". The service was great but the food was mediocre. Also, a bit of an appetite loss when I entered the women's restroom and the bathroom was very dirty as well as one of the stalls was disgustingly clogged if you catch my drift. We likely won't return read more

I was sucked into this place due to their new ads before realizing I've been here. This time, it really cemented my opinion of this place. A mediocre Korean-Japanese sushi spot that doesn't differ much from the random places to get a to-go roll. First, the table was a bit sticky. It's not uncommon for these casual places to not have everything in tip-top shape, but it started the dinner off quite unpleasantly. Not a place to take a date or celebration to. My server was quite slow with taking our order, plus she spoke at such a quiet decibel that after she left, my partner turned to me and said he didn't hear a thing she had said (to which I agreed). The wait between getting water and getting our order taken was just oddly long to the point where it was just awkward seeing her walk back and forth over and over when we sat right by the place to run food with our menus stacked for a good period of time. It was just that sort of awkwardness where you get once sentence out and she's gone off before you're able to finish your full request. It might've been because she had a 6-top, but considering that table was next to us, it was just also weird to be skipped over. Our crab croquettes were.... Creamy. I suppose the title is wasn't a lie, but the consistent of the croquette is less of mashed potatoes and more of potato purée. This place also has a habit of really laying on a ton of spicy mayo and eel sauce on a ton. The ramen was a big disappointment. It's just as pricey as dedicated ramen joints but without any of the good flavor. It comes with a good amount of chashu, but the vegetables are from frozen veggie bags you'd use with fried rice and there are what seemed like previously-canned bamboo shoots. The sushi is actually the redeeming part of this place, or just generally what comes from the sushi bar. My rolls were good, and the menu has a very generous selection of American style sushi. I was really craving some specialty rolls from a place like this, and even the beef options from the bar looked really good. Overall, I'd rather have considered this place as a to-go option (which they do) since dining in wasn't very enjoyable. read more

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My son is having surgery at Dell and I was looking forward to treating myself to some sushi through Uber Eats. The sushi arrived warm and sloppy, but I was willing to give it a chance anyway. I got the Yami Yami roll. I'm sorry, but it was so bad. The fish on the top had no flavor, the crabmeat was very fishy and the "spicy tuna" on the inside was so dry and fishy and honestly tasted (and looked) like canned tuna. I couldn't even eat it. read more

Ebisu Japanese Restaurant - Yamin Yami roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

There was a live band when I went. Service was great and the sushi was fabulous. I definitely will be back again soon.

2.5ish stars... I don't really know how to honestly rate this place since it's not really my style in general. It's definitely a place to dip your pinkie toe into VERY westernized Asian cuisine. Service is quick & kind & attentive. There's plenty of parking. The food is....edible. 5-Amazing, tell all your friends. 1-never again, rotten, inedible. Ebisu is a solid 2.5-edible, nothing remotely even amazing. Kinda like....a cucumber--nothing memorable, but totally edible. The kids soba is actually yakisoba. Soba=buckwheat noodles, usually with broth. Yakisoba=stir fry noodles in a sweet/tangy brown sauce with veggies. We ordered soba thinking we'd get noodles in broth. We instead got stir fry. I know everyone loves the HH & I will agree that it is a great value if you're just trying to scratch an itch for bland sushi. The sushi nigiri fish we ordered: tuna, yellowtail, & salmon. All the fish was fresh, no weird fishy taste. However it had also had no actual taste whatsoever. The rice was fine, cool, kinda mushy. We also ordered the spicy tuna roll which was also fine. It was spicy as described but also meh. High reviews from my 4 & 6yo nieces who loved the HH nigiris. read more

Service staff were great. I came here for a 7PM reservation on a saturday at the start of Austin's Restaurant week. So half of the table participated and the other half tried other items on the menu. as part of the $60 menu, you get 10 pieces of nigiri. The staff was able to name all of the fish. I was so sad that the rice was hard and really took away from the fish. So halfway through, i just ate the fish. I really liked everything but if the rice is not even good at a sushi restaurant, you're in trouble. I think next time if this happens to me, i'll say something so that the chefs have time to fix the issue. Because everyone eating after us, is getting a bad batch of rice. also, the menu stated that the snow maiden was $23 and we were charged $41. Please update your prices :) read more

We were surprised by the moody and upscale look of the dining room when we first walked in. The restaurant looks very nice and clean. I got the chirashi bowl and it was fine. My boyfriend got a few rolls and one of them was missing a component but we didn't bother to ask for a correction. This spot seems good for a celebration since it's nice looking but I wouldn't come here again for the food. read more

Ebisu Japanese Restaurant - Sushi Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

It was just ok, nothing special. They had just changed owners so we'll try again. Staff was very friendly.

This is my first time here so far I really like it because it's not crowded and I got here around 3pm I was seated alittle while after I arrived! The server greeted me immediately and let me know they have great sushi! I didn't order anything to drink because it seems like they only have bottle options for sake but the server could just be trying to up-sale so I received good ole tap water lol But I ordered 4 rolls one thing I really like about this place is it's very clean and quiet I wish I had my book with me! So I ordered the fried oyster roll, spider roll , red dragon roll and the crunchy roll Crunchy roll taste like a California roll just with shrimp tempura very delicious 10 out of 10 The spider roll has excellent flavor. I love the soft shell crab cooked to perfection 10 out of 10 The red Devil roll had a spice to it, fit perfectly with the Shrimp 10 out of 10 The fried oysters roll oysters were cooked to perfection, but I was surprise by a pickle vegetable inside so I give an 8 out of 10 it was still good I will be coming back to this place to try more rolls if you haven't been here go check it out! read more

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Came here with a Groupon certificate for late lunch. As we were the only ones in restaurant, service was wonderful, food was awesome: had sushi rolls and shared a tonkatsu. Will be back! read more

This spot is a hit or miss for me. Sometimes the food is well prepared and other times appears sloppy (too much sauce) so I can't say consistency is their strong suit. I've eaten here several times. One time the live music was so loud we left. My favorite is to sit at the bar and order one item at a time and savor the dish. Hopefully it's a "hit" night! read more

Food was decent. We ordered some hot sake and it wasn't hot. It was room temperature so we had to send it back. Service was good! Despite, they only had one server working on the Sunday afternoon we decided to go. Ambiance was nice. The restaurant was clean, well ventilated. Overall, it was a decent experience and I may return when I'm in the area. read more

I had to create a review for this place as me and company REALLY enjoyed it. We showed up around 2p on a Saturday and there was plenty of seating for us to sit down right away, so the wait was non existent to start (after eating here I totally would wait regardless). I also need to mention that it was SO CLEAN which is something I look at when I eat out so kudos! The vibe here was really great, a place where you could go on an intimate date, to eat out with family or celebratory lunches and dinners. I've posted the photos of the food that we got, two starters which were both excellent and unique with its flavors. (If you're into some spice the hamachi on the cold starter side of the menu is great, if you want to avoid the spice just don't eat it with a jalapeño, the flavor is still fantastic). The beef wagyu tacos were something I ordered out of my comfort zone but my gosh, I'd do it again the next time. Ended up getting the Philadelphia Roll and if you love fresh fish and cream cheese this is the roll for you! The Godzilla Roll had my eyes rolling to the back of my head, hahah. Tempura greatness and so creamy! We WILL be back. If you're reading this, give Ebisu a shot, you won't regret it! read more

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Arrived to Austin for a weekend trip and went to Ebisu at 9:30 pm. The food was amazing. We had rolls we had never had before and they were so light and fresh. The Waygu hot stone was so delicious! 512 roll and Sex on the Beach roll are a must! 10/10 recommend! read more

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almost $14 for ONE soft shell crab during happy hour is diabolical. we stopped ordering food after we got our appetizers/first round of hand rolls because the quality of the fish was of HEB standard and the rice unseasoned and mushy. service was not great either considering there was only one other table in the entire place (labor day) read more

Ebisu is easily my favorite sushi restaurant in Austin! Their happy hour menu is affordable and incredibly tasty. My husband and I have gone so many times and we have never waited for a table EVER, which is shocking!! The service is always quick and prompt, and we can't praise them enough for that! I also love that the ambiance is really quiet and nonchalant. Our favorite happy hour menu items include the Sake Mac & Cheese, the nigiri, and for the rolls we like the Alaskan roll (this one has salmon and lemon garnish on top so it's citrusy) and the Albacore Delight (this one is a little spicy). Off the regular menu the Cherry Blossom and Ebisu Roll are a 10/10 must try! read more

Ebisu Japanese Restaurant - Sushi Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

Ebisu is a great sushi restuarant that needs to find itself. The menu is over the top huge (which usually scares me)but the sushi/sashimi selection was excellent. The service was slow to start but once our waitress was engaged, she was right on. The atmosphere was quite and clean. We tried a variety of sashimi and nigiri, all of which was fresh and delicious. Our favorites were the o-toro, salmon belly, hamachi belly, and monk fish liver - a rare find!. If you're a sushi/sashimi purist, then you'll appreciate this place. read more

Had the pleasure of checking out Ebisu this weekend with some friends and was not disappointed! We shared 8 different rolls (the picture attached only has 5 of them) and everything was so delicious! Each roll was extremely fresh, well-made, and tasty, and service was attentive and quick. Plenty of parking available, too, and the actual ambiance is great. We had made a reservation and arrived a little late, but we called ahead of time and let Ebisu know and they were extremely accommodating, immediately seating us when we got there. All in all, a great experience, and I will definitely be back! read more

Ebisu Japanese Restaurant - Golden California Roll, 911 Roll, Mango Tango Roll, Cherry Blossom Roll, and Dragon Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Austin, Texas

Ratings by categories as following: Atmosphere - clean, spacious Service- it was so-so, very delayed, and waitress dropping food and other things right in front of us multiple times. Food - sushi rolls were blend no flavor, some of them the fish did not taste fresh at all; tonkatsu Ramen, portion was small, pork came, was super thick slice and was too chewy; sake don came with mostly pickled vegetable with only limited fish on top; be aware, shishito pepper, come with spicy sauce on top, and spicy edamame, came with a good amount of garlic in sauce, if you are not a garlic person, do not order spicy. And the hot tea we ordered came out not hot at all, worst tea ever, they tasted like warm tap water mix with muddy sods Our overall experience was not satisfied, not sure how this restaurant got such a high rating, since the quality of the foods served here is definitely not up to par compared to the east coast. I guess it's just different standard. read more

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Came here for happy hour to give this place a try for sushi. Previously came here for ramen. The sushi was good but they had a consistent crispy chili sauce on top of everything. Which works well for unagi nigiri and the mixed crude plate but it was awkward for sashimi. I feel like the crispy chili sauce is masking the flavors of the fish or masking the freshness of the fish. Lychee mojitos we're a drink to have with the sushi! Overall I'll probably stick to their ramen if I was to return. Since the sushi would be overpriced in my opinion if it was not at happy hour pricing. read more

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