Great attentive service and honestly the food surprised us with how fresh and yummy it was. The atmosphere is like your typical ayce sushi restaurant but less chaotic. Love that there's a good amount of cooked entree options as well. The sashimi was generous and the rolls did not have too much rice and were well made - nothing amazing but all tasty and better than your average ayce sushi spot. Awesome value for the price, would come back again. read more

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Sushi and the hibachi dishes were bland. The hibachi had a rubbery texture and we could hear a microwave going off to heat up the food. My partner did have an upset stomach after. read more

Amazing all you can eat! I wish they had a little piece of paper to set the orders but other than that is is amazing! The food is plenty, the choices are amazing and the freshness is definitely there! The dinner menu has sashimi, not the lunch menu so I go for dinner cause I love myself some sashimi. But regardless I would recommend any time! The menu is more limited in lunch time but is still great. For the roll lovers it really still is worth it. read more

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Those who give a good review to Ginza sushi place just do not how excellent sushi should look and taste like. Ginza's sushi are way too big that do not fit your mouth, they are totally loose and fall apart and has no taste, just blend. They are loose to the point that you can see through the wholesale between ingredients, impossible to pick up a piece with chop sticks because of the big size and because it falls apart. I tried eating with the folk, didn't help either. I had to eat with hands. Never ever have I had to eat sushi with hands. Bottom line, I will not go back there nor recommend to anyone. Spend your hard earned dollars elsewhere. read more

Ginza - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Was in town came here and decided to try this place out since it's all you can eat. The rolls and sushi is good here. Had California and spicy roll it was good.. Service was good as well no complaint. Ambience, here it gets busy at weekend long for a wait. It has a bar so you can sit and eat as well. Forgot to take a picture. read more

My favorite choice is the all -you-can-eat menu for the price and the food choices. There are plenty of choices on the menu and they all taste good. The eel sushi is my favorite, and the aged fried tofu, green tea ice cream, the fresh fried dough, and many more dishes. We brought our friends there, and they really liked the experience. The waitresses are good and very efficient. Only thing I think they should improve is the ladies' bathroom because the smell in there is bad, maybe due to the drainage problem? That's why I give 4 stars instead of 5. read more

As is true with most sushi restaurants, only a portion of my family was excited to eat at Ginza, as my son just isn't a sushi fan. But after careful consideration and time studying the menu, I was able to convince him that there would be plenty of items for him as well, and so we ventured out. He reluctantly agreed afterwards that it was a good choice. Ginza is a BIG restaurant - featuring both menu items or the all you can eat option, which of course we chose. I'm a picky sushi eater, and was worried that some rolls wouldn't cater to my special level of 'picky eater' but they were happy to modify upon request. In addition to the variety of sushi rolls, sashimi, hand rolls, etc. they also had numerous non-sushi items including soups, teriyaki combos, fried rice dishes, Chinese dishes, and more. Plenty of options, and luckily the portion sizes were small enough to allow room to try many things but not so small that they felt like a Tapas restaurant. Quality was terrific for an AYCE and the service was surprisingly quick. Sometimes the delays in ordering can be a problem, but at Ginza they were prompt to return for the next choices and food arrived quickly. Rolls were proportional - i.e. not 99% rice - and everything was fresh and delicious. We will definitely return next time we are in town! read more

Classic and really good all you can eat sushi. Lots of sushi places will charge you $20 for a 10 piece roll but you can get as many as you want here for $25-$30. Really good price lots of menu options. Last time I went my waiter was amazing, very attentive refilled everything took orders quick. Our table was a bit wobbly but we didn't say anything. He noticed on his own and fixed it immediately! Left a large tip. Food won't blow your mind but it's good sushi for an insane price. read more

Great spot! We were seated immediately and the person who took care of our table was so attentive throughout our meal. You can do AYCE for about $28 for an adult and $19 for a kid, and you can choose from AYCE appetizers, entrees (these are both mostly Chinese style), hibachi, sushi, sashimi, kid-friendly food for picky kids, teriyaki meats, and desserts. It was amazing. I don't like being threatened with food waste, but I assume that they need to do that for a reason. Nevertheless, we had a great meal. . . the quality of the food was really good, excellent service, amazing prices. Highly recommend. read more

The food was good. Instead of all you can eat sushi bar, you need to order them. The service was a bit slow because it was during lunch time and there were so many people. I like Eel and Salmon so I ordered Green Dragon Roll and Crazy Salmon Roll. Few of Eel Sushi, Seaweed Salad, Kani Salad, Miso Soup, Sesame Ball with red bean paste inside, and Green Tea Ice Cream. My Fave is Eel Sushi! They said the dinner menu has more options and you also can order 6pc of Sashimi. I might try this next time even it costs $10 more. read more

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Best all you can eat sushi ever. My friend almost choked because it was so good. If you have to chose between geckos and Ginza, go to Ginza. Top tier food. Best hibachi in the state. read more

Ginza - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

the interior is just what you'd expect for a sushi restaurant! we were seated quickly and our server was attentive. four of my group got the all-you-can-eat deal and the "rules" were explain clearly. i just wanted one roll, so i got the spider-man roll. i enjoyed it! reasonably priced for the size of the roll as well. others in my group LOVED the yellowtail, white tuna, and salmon sashimi. Apparently melt-in-your-mouth good! not an above and beyond experience, but still enjoyable :) read more

Ginza - S29. Spider Man Roll !! really good - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

This place is not it, avoid going here. Went for all you can eat, we got the "New York strip" (looked more like dog food) and shrimp hibachi, Kani salad, volcano roll, rainbow roll and edamame. The hibachi did not look like real food, very bland no flavor, our stomachs were in shambles as soon as we ate, this cannot be classified as food. All the food came out 2 minutes after ordering which is alarming. Only thing that was good was the Dr Pepper read more

Not what i expected at all, I didn't even finish my meal. The rice was horrible and I asked for friend rice but I tell you that it was probably white rice with some coloring.. not happy. The sesame chicken was soggy and not very flavorful. Not good just not good read more

Ginza - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

There is a fraudulent charge on my credit card from the same day I picked up my order. Additionally, the food was extremely salty and not very good. We threw the fried rice in the trash. read more

A great place to go for all you can eat sushi. Most of the rolls were pretty solid. The food was 5 stars, especially for the price; the portions were also solid. Would give 5 stars but the service was kind of slow. read more

Ginza - Ginza roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

I had one set of rolls and my stomach already hurts. I think there's worms. Don't come here if u wanna get sick and waste money

Went for lunch and was not disappointed. We had the AYCE and the service was excellent and the food came out quick and fresh. A fairly large restaurant with lots of seating in a clean and inviting atmosphere. We will definitely be coming back. read more

What an amazing experience. great service, great food! So much fun! Defiantly coming here again.

This is my go spot for lunch! The food is delicious, the services is quick, and for all you can get that gets brought to your table for $20. It's a no brainer. read more

I used to love this restaurant. I would come here for my birthday, family events, and more. But this past weekend I ordered some food from here, and it wasn't up to par. The avocado in the sushi was not fresh and sushi as well as sashimi was very fishy, also not fresh at all. The chicken in the hibachi was not cooked in the middle. My fiance ate the whole roll and had food poisoning from it! He literally had to be sent to the ER. The food quality has went down significantly over the years which is so disappointing because this was my go to spot but unfortunately never again. I called to let them know their food is making people sick but they didn't seem to care, they claimed they'd check the kitchen. read more

We have recommended and gone to Ginza for years. Today they lost our business. Going to DARUMA across the street from now on. We called in to place 4 orders of sushi rolls. I asked for a side of spicy mayo, she said it was included. So then I said "ok so only 1 is included for 4 orders of sushi?" She said "yeah" I was like okay, well then we will just do 1 order. My friend then separately made his order. Asked for a side of spicy mayo and they said they would include it, just like they said with mine. We pull up and my friend goes in to pick up his order and mine. Then the manager told him he was going to charge him 0.75 cents for my side of spicy mayo. My friend asked "why? We have two separate orders paying with our own two separate cards" and the Manager said "oh well I don't do it to everyone... just sometimes I give it for free." ????? So the manager picks and chooses who gets free sides of spicy mayo LOL. So then after my friend told him we were regulars the manager said "ok you can have your side for free" .... We get in the car and pictured below is a photo of our spicy mayo. Thank God we didn't pay 0.75 for barely even a single ounce of spicy mayo read more

Ginza - This is the 0.75 side of Spicy mayo. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

My favorite place for all things Asian and especially sushi! There is an all you can eat menu for lunch and dinner. Love the shumai and see weed salad for starters. Salmon Sashimi is my go to fave. Many of the servers have been here almost as long as I've been going - always pleasant and ready to fill your order. Never any hurry to rush the meal even when the place is full. You can't go wrong with anything you choose at Ginza. read more

If you are looking for a place to sit, relax, eat some great food that is ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT and cooked fresh to order......look no further. This is the place for you to eat. They have an AYCE menu that varies from dessert, appetizers, drinks, and of course sushi. So many items on the menu to keep you full when it gets to that point. As for the service, you definitely will get the best service hitting this place before rush hour. Once the restaurant is full, you will still get service but it will be mush slower. Recommend going at off times or before rush hour hits. Other than that, enjoy the ambience in this place. Kanpai! read more

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Amazing!!!! I have eaten here countless times and each time it has been a phenomenal experience. I usually consume 5-8 bowls of miso soup every time I go here. I would recommend their fried rice. Service was amazing, food always came quick, and the feeling/lighting inside the restaurant made the many experiences even better. (Come here with a large party for the best experience) read more

Love the aesthetic of the place and the service here is quite fast and friendly. I really do think that the quality of the food could be better, but that might just be me being very picky when it comes to sushi. It's hard to maintain quality if you're doing and all you can eat dinner. This place has been a fantastic spot to bring coworkers and friends to. It's almost a staple of Sarasota now. read more

Ginza - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

This is our go to sushi place especially when daughter and hubby wants to come a long. Both will order everything in the all you can eat menu and clean out every plate. To prevent food waste, there's a fee per left over sushi so better bring your empty stomach. If you don't mind subpar quality sushi then this is the place to be for lunch or dinner. They do serve Chinese dishes and hibachi with good flavors so that can be an option for non sushi lovers. Prices had gone up since our first visit. If bringing kids under 12 to all you can eat, state their ages or else they'll get billed as an adult. Service is very quick. read more

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Our go to spot for all you can eat sushi. Love that's they have noodles, fried rice and hibachi entrees for the non-sushi lovers or to add to the meal. You order your food and it's made for you so it can be customized - my family gets no avocado in rolls. read more

We used to come here all the time, but as of the past few months, the place has really really gone downhill. Even the place used to be packed, but now it's quite sparse. Here's the problem: their stingy-ness They pack the sushi with excessive portions of rice and tiny pieces of fish. And the fish is no longer fresh. We had to strip off extra amounts of rice from the sushi rolls because we felt like we were only eating rice. The most disappointing thing was the service of this one particular waiter. In our initial order, he commented rudely about us having too many rolls. In our opinion, it was our normal order amount, but we crossed one roll out and submitted the order. When we received our order, there was hardly any actual fish in the rolls. It was so obvious with the large amounts of rice and the micro portions of fish that I had to point it out to the waiter. With all the rice and hardly any fish, we were still hungry after the meal, so we ordered an additional Alaskan roll. He brought out another roll, again with tiny amounts of salmon. When we asked for yet another roll (still hungry), he brought another one out, but with old fish that made our stomachs hurt after. We ended up having to leave still feeling hungry and also a bit sick to the stomach. To be fair, up until a few months ago, this place used to have fresh and decent tasting portions, generous portions, good service (especially the woman with brown hair), and was packed every day or lunch. But, the past two times we've gone have been consistently disappointing. Hopefully things will get better, but for sure we will not be coming back for a very long time. read more

Ginza - Plenty of rice, hardly any fish. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Sarasota, Florida

Any Friday, Saturday, or Sunday- go sit at the bar and watch a master bartender with a personality and a brain - ya get that bartender experience form 30 years ago we all loved- and he's a Hoosier to boot- but not in that IU way- talk a little Harrys Chocolate Shop or Sgt Preston's of the North- and the bars on the levee in the late 90's early 00's- maybe the triple x Duane R Purvus burger- All the while enjoy delicious endless fresh handmade sushi and sashimi. 2 beers and piles of food- in and out with tip$55. Can't beat it. read more

I live across the street so this is my go to asian spot, i've had the shrimp hibachi, general tsos, shrimp lo mein, and krab rangoons abt 5-10x each, like any other food you get sick of it eventually which is where i'm at rn, but the portion sizes r good for the price and the quality is pretty consistent read more

5 stars for the value! All you can eat served tableside. Quality of fish is very nice and good variety of sashimi options. There is a limit of 6 pieces of sashimi per variety of fish but that is still more sashimi than I can eat! Rolls are really good quality, especially the green dragon roll and the tokyo roll. Great spot when you have a sushi craving but don't want to pay $$$$ for the same quality you can get at Ginza. read more

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Better off buying sushi from Sam's club! The tuna was not real tuna you could tell by the texture. Once again a Sarasota place coloring foods to make them more appealing. No taste, sloppy sushi in the plate. The reason for no taste is not using quality fish. Lots of fake crab sticks as crab salad. Service was great though! read more

All you can eat sushi that's not served on a buffet! Yay! Menu is massive and there's so much to choose from. They have a variety too: hibachi, sushi, desserts, other popular Chinese dishes, etc. sushi is pretty on par for what I expected for AYCE. They have some delicious fried sushi rolls (volcano and sumo rolls?) I call them more fried rice bombs bc they were bomb! At any rate, if you want to try a variety of sushi for a low cost, this is your place. Expect to wait a bit. It gets pretty busy during dinner. read more

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The service was good. The buffet is not walk though which is very comforting that it's not sitting there. You basically order the buffet of the menu and they will make it really quick and bring it out from the kitchen. There is a very good variety in the menu which is very nice because it's a buffet. read more

Absolute 0 stars. The food was complete garbage & wouldn't waste my money coming back here. Everything was so flavorless that even asking for extra sauce to give it some type of flavor did absolutely nothing. Chicken tasted like rubber & everything was so flavorless. Ended up not eating more than half of it because it was so hard to eat. Do yourself a favor & don't come here. read more

Food was gross. They use a ton of rice in the rolls. Bathroom was also gross. The appetizers were also bad. Don't go here.

Dude, this is my favorite restaurant. The food never disappoints me. The staff also never disappoints me. They also play really good music. We've never had any issues here. read more

I VERY seldom give one star reviews, but this was one of the worst places I've ever eaten at IN MY LIFE!!! If you're thinking about eating here, just don't. Trust me, you'll thank me later! Brief Summary: Ginza is a Japanese restaurant that's most well known for their all you can eat sushi deal. Like anywhere, you either get quality, quantity, or something in between. At Ginza, you get quantity, and sadly, nothing more. Would I Recommend This Restaurant? No The Food: I've dined at Ginza twice now. Once to see if it was any good, and a second time with some friends that insisted on eating here. The first time I had the all you can eat sushi, and it was borderline inedible. The fish was not fresh at all, and the "Eel sauce" was nothing like any other eel sauce I've ever had, and not in a good way. The sushi was 70% rice, 20% vegetables, and 10% whatever meat is supposed to be in it. To add insult to injury, you get charged a fee, by the piece, if you leave any rice behind. I understand not wanting to waste food, but when you're being served a sushi roll that's made almost entirely out of rice, you really can't blame people for digging out the meat and leaving the rest behind. I tried a variety of rolls and I didn't find a single one that I liked. It just isn't quality sushi. There are other things included with the all you can eat sushi deal, but sadly, most everything else was disappointing as well. The highlight of the meal, was the fried dumplings I had. They were decent, but paying $28 for all you can eat dumpling certainly isn't worth it. My second visit I opted for the salmon bento box lunch special having known how bad the sushi quality is following my first visit. The piece of salmon I was served was absolutely appalling! That's a word I've never used in a review before. It was about the thickness of an Apple TV remote, and no, I'm not exaggerating. It was so dry that I couldn't even cut it with a knife. At restaurants, food quality is always extremely important. Sadly though, Ginza misses the quality mark by a long shot. Service and Staff: Staffing is something I always grade with a grain of salt. Given these difficult times to find workers, there isn't always much restaurants can do to be properly staffed. With that said, Ginza still disappoints with their service. I had to ask the waitress to speak up a few times due to not being able to hear her, and as a result, she was very clearly irritated the entire time. It was very apparent that she did not want to be there. After being served my horrifying piece of salmon, I had to go to the back area to find her to send it back because she never came back to check on us. No apology was given for the mess up in the order either, which is just common courtesy. When dining, service is always a key part of the experience. While sometimes there are excusable blunders in service, I found the poor service here to be inexcusable. Location and Interior: This restaurant is located in a VERY busy plaza. If you go at a busy time, you will have to park all the way in the back. Not a bad thing if you're doing the all you can eat though as it gives you a chance to burn some of it off. The restaurant is pretty spacious, so you're not on top of other people. The interior looks and feels cheap, and it was quite loud in there as well. So loud that I had issues hearing my friends at the end of my table. While Ginza doesn't have the best location or interior, it's certainly not the worst either. Sadly, it's the best thing this restaurant has going for it. Final Thoughts: I want to preface my final thoughts by saying, I'm always willing to give a restaurant another shot at redemption. A bad review should be a learning experience, not a death sentence. With that said, these are my final thoughts. While an all you can eat sushi place can be enticing, I urge you to strongly consider if you'd rather leave with a belly ache from over eating, or with a satisfied feeling from having a quality meal. If you want the latter of the two, Ginza is not for you. If you're looking for all you can eat rice and dumplings though, Ginza should do fine :p P.S. My apologies for not getting a picture of the piece of salmon. I think I was just in such shock with what was in front of me, that I didn't even think to snap a picture! Lol Final Scores: Food - 1/10 Service/Staff - 1/5 Location/Interior - 2.5/5 Total - 4.5/20 = 1 Star Stay fresh Mother Fooders! :p read more

service was horrible hostess was very rude and servers it took 30 minutes for my house salad and a extra 30 minutes for my sushi then proceeded to tell me I couldn't order more because they closed at 3o'clock for the lunch break mind you i tried order more at 2:45 read more