I have been ordering from Maru for a while and it did not disappoint. However, the most recent…read moreorder what much smaller in portion size and also, not what was shown on the visual menu. I will think twice.

I love this restaurant!! The food is outstanding! The omakase is one of the best I have had…read more Fabulous service. Being a BYOB is also a big plus. There is parking right in front with ease-that's tough to find in Ridgewood. Truly, an "experience." My only small recommendation is-if you have any allergies-don't wait for them to ask you-let them know. My friend has an avocado allergy and told them after the dish was presented. They didn't replace the dish. I was disappointed in that. I felt they should have. However, the allergy was not disclosed prior.

I am not the type of person to normally leave reviews on restaurants, but my experience here has…read morebeen so consistently good that I felt the need to. Blu Sushi is the perfect mix of deliciousness, affordability, and fantastic service. I've gone there for my lunch around three times these past two weeks and each time I've had a wonderful experience. Their lunch special is super affordable. You can get 2 rolls for the less than I spend for one at many of the other restaurants in Ridgewood. However, despite that, it honestly tastes the best out of many of the places I've gone to. Also, if you are up for spending more, they have a fantastic selection of appetizers and special rolls that you can try again (I recommend the dynamite shrimp). When I go, I normally get the 2 roll option from the lunch menu. Typically, I have the spicy salmon and the spicy tuna rolls when I order that. Regarding those rolls, they are first and foremost delicious. You can tell that fresh their fish is and how much time and dedication they put into their sushi with each bite. Furthermore, they are spicy--but not too spicy. When you have them you are able to enjoy every aspect of the roll without being completely overwhelmed by the spice. Additionally, they add something crunchy to the rolls which take them from just a tasty lunch to a full experience. Most importantly though, the service and ambiance is fantastic. Every time I've been there I've only been treated with kindness and consideration. They are very willing to talk with you about their dishes, share some interesting facts about it (like how they came up with the dynamite shrimp), and more. But the best part about it is that they remember you. That honestly meant a lot to me. I know that this whole review was a lot of me ranting, but I honestly mean it. If you are looking for a nice, quaint, delicious, affordable, and hospitable meal--Blu Sushi is the place for you.

THE FOOD ----------------…read more+ Fried Pork Gyoza - 6 pieces came lightly fried and were good. Definitely could have eaten 10 of these ... myself! + Nabe Yaki Udon Soup Noodle - Solid noodle soup. Lots of ingredients and the broth was just the right level of flavor. = Sushi Regular - Good sushi overall, but the rice was a litttttle too soft to the point that the sushi was falling apart. Fish was very fresh though and presentation was excellent. + Spicy Salmon, Spicy Yellowtail, Spicy Cooked White Fish - Shocked at how good the rolls actually were. There was only 1-2 layers of rice, at most, around the sushi and there was a lot of fish filling for the rolls. Fish was very fresh and delicious. Also, once again, presentation of the entree was excellent. THE SERVICE ------------------- + Friendly waitresses throughout the staff. + Food came out fairly quickly. THE SURROUNDINGS ------------------------------- + Not a huge restaurant, but spacious enough with a few tables for 4 and a few tables for 6. RANDOM OBSERVATIONS -------------------------------------- = Came in at around 5:45 PM on a summer Friday evening and it was busy already. We didn't have resys, but some groups did. Assuming they were able to squeeze us in before the dinner resy groups filed in because the restaurant was at capacity by the time we left at 7ish.

Shumi Leonea has gone NYC upscale, providing an innovative and unique omakase dining experience in…read moreNJ. In April 2025, we stumbled on the "soft opening" of their new omakase offering, presented in a dedicated, elegant, 8 seat bar room off of the main dining area. We were lucky enough to be served by both Master Chef Aikasa and his now Sensei, David Seo. I'll not try to explain the many courses that were created, explained and presented by the chefs, but each was striking, across a well-paced evening sitting. I'd add Shumi Leonea Omakase to your special dining bucket list.

Everything here is exceptional and they prepare well to impress you and make sure you enjoyed…read more Excellent fresh seafood and so delicious. Good service, place is beautiful and friendly.

Authentic Japanese sushi place. Been around for over 25-30 years. And it's still very popularread more

Too bad i didn't take any pics this time because the moment we entered everything was wrong. We…read morehave a reservation but they didn't have table available at the moment. Food took so long and we keep asking for it and the lady was kind of annoyed to us. Sushi was okay nothing like a big deal. The biggest problem begins when the person next to us get up and the waitress came to clean the table with such a strong bleach smell so I'm very allergic to strong odors and specifically bleach so my nightmare began there. I started coughing went out for fresh air couple times but it wasn't enough left the place with such a bad asthma. The worst experience!!!! not being able to enjoy the food who came very late because of the reaction I was having. Not fun at all and very incompetent.

Delicious, quaint little restaurant! The service, ambiance and food was perfect!…read more We had the Korean fried chicken which was delicious and crunchy! The ramen with chicken was also delicious!

THE FOOD ----------------…read more+ Beef Gyoza - 5 crispy gyozas were full of meat and had very good flavor. Dipping sauce was light and perfect for the gyozas + Tonkotsu, Shio and Shoyu Ramens - Perfectly cooked thin straight noodle/ramen and all of the broths were all very, very flavorful, but yet not salty at all. Go figure??? We preferred the Shio and Shoyu chicken broths more than the Tonkotsu though. The marinated pork slices were huge and so tender in all of the ramens. Also, each ramen was topped with lots of scallions, onions and bamboo shoots, while the Tonkotsu also had wood ear mushrooms and the Shoyu had a sheet of dried seaweed. + Menu consisted of many other ramen bowls, traditional Japanese appetizers, fried chicken and donburi (rice bowls). THE SERVICE ------------------- + ONLY 1 waitress and she was on point with her service despite it being very busy. She was friendly, quick, came back to check on us and remembered every request we made. Major kudos to her for handling the evening so well. + Food arrived very quickly, literally within a few minutes of us ordering. THE SURROUNDINGS ------------------------------- + Small, quaint restaurant with about 6-8 tables, depending on group sizes. In addition, there are about 8 counter high chairs by the windows. + Private parking lot is large, but shared with other businesses/restaurants within the same strip. RANDOM OBSERVATIONS -------------------------------------- = Never seen the restaurant busy, but, SOMEHOW, on the October Friday evening that we visited, the restaurant was buzzzzing. Every table was occupied inside and even some of the counter seats! It was quite surprising considering we never saw people in here whenever we passed by. There were also multiple folks taking out to boot. CONCLUSION -------------------- + Ramen was super simple, but so good. The ONE waitress was fantastic and handled the evening like a pro despite the restaurant being at capacity. DEFINITELY will be back.

Cute town with lots of options and things to try. Parking is def on a tricky side but there is a…read morebig parking area a few blocks away. Def suggest coming early before the dinner rush to get a spot. With that being said, I LOVE Tori Ramen! The workers are super friendly and quick to refill water and send out our dishes. The wings are to die for! Jammed packed with flavor! There's also boneless wings for those not a fan of the bones (which ya are nuts haha) The ramen broth is thick and flavorful, I tried a rice dish this time and it did not disappoint one bit. Only thing missing was spice but that's my preference and I'm sure I could have asked for hot sauce. BTW It's a BYOB so grab a bottle of soju and sip on some ramen and enjoy!

We stopped here for lunch and the place seemed very popular with lots of table already taken…read more I got the chicken wings ( asked them no to add any salt or sauce to it) and they were really good. Crunchy and flavorful. My nieces got the ramen and they found the dishes very salty. The broth of all of them was overly seasoned. The tempura shrimp as crunchy and tasty. The staff was attentive, but not too friendly.

My coworker and I picked up takeout for lunch from Masago Japanese Restaurant on Thursday…read more For my lunch order, I went with: -- Sweet Potato Tempura Roll -- Spicy Tuna Roll -- Masago Roll I think the sushi is fresh, well made, and set at good prices. We placed our orders online and then paid at the restaurant. We found nearby parking and it was easy to pick up. Masago will definitely be a repeat lunch spot!

Back again here at one of our favorites for lunch pickup today. Always delicious. Always in point…read more Food is great. Fresh. Service great.

It was a year ago when we posted our last review of this place. Unfortunately the culture of…read morespotty service seems to remain embedded. It seems more prevalent with the male servers than the females. Our order was made very clear as we actually pointed out our choices. All this was written down in a paper notepad. My wife had a salad to start, and I hade the miso soup. I received my soup quickly, but once again no salad arrived for my wife. We had to remind our server of the ordered salad. He appeared totally confused, but the salad finally arrived after I was long finished with my soup. Then came the entree. My full entree came on time, nicely presented. After a couple of minutes it became uncomfortable obvious that my wife's dinner was not going to arrive. Sure enough we had to remind our waiter that my wife's order was missing. Again he was totally confused and brought over the menu for her to make a selection of her sushi roll. It was like they thought that I was the only one who came there to eat, and my wife was going to sit there and drink tea. The place was not that busy, and the two waiters had nothing to do but look at us. No refills on tea were offered, and we had to ask. No recommendation for dessert was made. The whole thing was like Deja vu all over again from last year. BTW, the place could use a couple of fresh coats of paint. It looks like no money was put into the place in 25 years.

THE GOOD ----------------…read more+ Solid sushi, nothing spectacular, but hits the spot. ++++ Sushi Regular fish was relatively fresh on the sushi pieces, 8 in total. It also came with a choice of a regular roll. ++++ Spicy Maki Combo, which consisted of any 3 spicy rolls, did not taste or look like spicy rolls. They just looked like regular rolls, but they were still decent. There were only 4 spicy rolls to choose from though, of which I chose the Spicy Tuna, Spicy Salmon and Spicy Yellowtail. ++++ Chicken Udon was surprisingly VERY good. Even though it was just a simple chicken udon, the chicken was quite flavorful and tender. Broth was your typical miso broth/soup. THE NOT SO GOOD ---------------------------- - Waiters can be a little bit more enthusiastic, but food arrived pretty quick. MIXED THOUGHTS --------------------------- = Nada. RANDOM OBSERVATIONS -------------------------------------- = Extremely busy on a Friday evening at 5:30 PM so make reservations! We were fortunate to have secured walk-in seats at the sushi bar since it was reserved for a party at 7:30 PM.

We went there on a early Friday evening and the sushi and sashimi were excellent. We also had 2…read morespecialty rolls the that were filling and delicious. We highly recommend Kumo.

Your average, run of the mill Japanese/sushi restaurant…read more We came by on a hot Friday evening at around 6 PM and, unlike some of the more popular restaurants in Ridgewood, this restaurant was pretty much empty when we walked in. However, it did get pretty busy around 7 PM, but there were still available seats. For a restaurant in this area, it was pretty big with quite a few tables inside. The menu was very typical of any local neighborhood Japanese restaurant - Japanese soups and salads, appetizers, entrees like teriyaki dishes, noodles/udons, rice entrees and lots of different sushi and sushi rolls. Nothing on the menu will blow you away or be surprising, but it'll satisfy your Japanese food craving if that's what you're seeking. Our family ordered Edamame and Fried Gyoza to start and both were good. The Gyoza was actually better than I anticipated, arriving at our table hot and crispy. For entrees, we ordered our kids the Salmon Teriyaki, which was solid. There was a lot of teriyaki sauce on the salmon and the salmon was not overly cooked or dry, so that was a plus. I ordered 3 regular sushi rolls - Spicy Crab, Spicy Yellowtail and Spicy Salmon - and all were good and pretty much what I expected. My wife ordered the Sushi Regular, which came with 8 pieces of sushi and a California Roll. Once again, all good. Nothing that was off about any of it. We also ordered a Nabeyaki Udon, but I didn't get to try any of it, however, our kids ate a lot of it, which was a good sign that it was good. Like I said, there was nothing that was bad here and everything was good, but nothing is spectacular either. If you're just seeking Japanese food/sushi and need to get your fix on, the food at Kumo will hit that spot.

My favorite poke spot in ridgewood. Always good quality and fresh and they have fruit options in…read moretheir poke!

Update to my earlier review from 2024…read more We dined in for the first time on a spring Friday evening at around 6 PM and we were pretty much were the only ones dining inside for a majority of our meal. However, they were plenty busy with takeout orders. Service was quick as the waiter took our order down and our food was out within MINUTES! I ordered the Shoyu Ramen, which was a pretty good ramen considering they weren't a restaurant that specialized in ramen. The ramen was very tasty and like any other I've ordered from legit ramen restaurants. My wife ordered a custom poke bowl, which we've ordered many times before for pickup. The bowl was MASSSIVE and seemingly much bigger than what they typically give for takeout orders, although their takeout poke bowls are very generous too. For our kids, we ordered the House Special Fried Rice, which came with eggs and Chinese sausage. It was a solid fried rice and we were quite surprised it came with Chinese sausage because it's an ingredient we rarely see used for fried rice entrees at restaurants. Overall, our dining experience here was good and we loved that it was nice and quiet. It never got super busy, but a few parties did come in after us. The bread and butter of their business is definitely takeout though.