One of the coolest things about watching Fairview grow over the years has been seeing places like Isshin become part of the town's identity. Growing up around here, you get used to chain restaurants being the main options, so having a genuinely good Japanese steakhouse and sushi restaurant right in the middle of Fairview still feels special to me. Isshin has honestly become one of those places that locals are proud to show off when friends or family come into town. What I love most about Isshin is that it doesn't feel like some rushed corporate hibachi chain. It has its own personality and atmosphere. From the moment you walk in, there's this calm, welcoming environment that makes it feel comfortable whether you're there for a casual lunch, dinner with family, or celebrating something special. The restaurant has been serving Fairview since around 2013, and you can tell they've built a loyal customer base over the years because people genuinely keep coming back. The food is honestly some of the best you'll find in the area. For a small town like Fairview, having fresh sushi, hibachi, ramen-style dishes, and Japanese cuisine done this well is something a lot of people probably take for granted. Their hibachi dinners are always filling and flavorful, and the portions are generous enough that you definitely leave satisfied. The steak and chicken hibachi are consistently good, and the fried rice somehow tastes better every single time I go. Another thing that deserves recognition is how reliable they are. Everybody in Fairview has those restaurants where you never really question whether the food will be good because it always is, and Isshin has become one of those places. Whether you dine in, order takeout, or grab delivery after a long day, the quality stays consistent. That's honestly one of the hardest things for restaurants to maintain, especially in growing towns where business gets busier every year. The staff has always been friendly in my experience, and you can tell they work hard to keep things moving smoothly even during rushes. There's a good balance between quick service and still making customers feel welcomed. It feels like one of those places where the employees genuinely care about the experience people have when they come in. Honestly, Isshin represents something bigger than just good food. It represents Fairview continuing to grow while still keeping that hometown feeling alive. Watching our town slowly become more developed over the years has been bittersweet at times, but businesses like Isshin make that growth feel positive. It's one of those places that gives Fairview character and makes people proud of where they're from. At this point, Isshin isn't just "the Japanese restaurant in town." It's become a local staple. Whether it's after church on Sunday, dinner after a football game, date nights, family celebrations, or just grabbing sushi with friends, this restaurant has become part of so many people's routines and memories in Fairview. Places like this are what turn a growing town into an actual community, and Fairview is lucky to have it. read more

A decent option if you're looking for a casual, family-style meal, but don't expect anything remarkable. The food is fairly plain and uninspired compared to other hibachi restaurants in the area -- I'd place it on the lower end of the spectrum. Worth noting: there are no cooks preparing your food in front of you at the table. Your order is simply brought out to you. One thing that stood out negatively: when placing a takeout order, I was charged $4 for extra Yum Yum sauce. That felt excessive and a bit off-putting for what is typically a complimentary condiment. Overall, it's a mediocre dining experience. Since dining options in Fairview are limited, it may be your best bet if you're looking for something close to home -- but if you're willing to make the drive, there are better hibachi restaurants worth seeking out.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ read more

Amazing food and service. Always prompt and food is cooked to order. Great for families.

I went here with my kids for my birthday this year, as I heard it was a great hibachi joint. I was thinking serve at table, ala Benihana or similar, but no dice. I won't rate down for that, as I was not promised anything and I want to be fair. The atmosphere is rather small town Japanese, but that fits Fairview. They have a decent sized sushi bar to the left as you walk in, the seating is to the right. The service was prompt and she did a good job making sure everyone was taken care of. The food? From a hibachi standpoint, it is rather boring. I rarely salt my food and found it was necessary for the hibachi steak. A bit overcooked and a bit too lightly seared for my taste. The veggies were fine (see picture), but the hibachi rice was cooked way ahead of time and was completely underwhelming, to say the least. I find rice to be tricky anyway. Fortunately, they did not cook the sushi rice far ahead of service, as it would have made the sushi taste like a garbage can (aka, Supermarket sushi - and don't write me to say you know where there is good supermarket sushi in Nashville, as you are lying to yourself if you think so - LOL). If you order hibachi, you get a clear beef broth (miso soup with Bento boxes) and a ginger dressing salad. I think the salad dressing had a bit too much mayo, which ended up hiding the ginger. The girls loved their bento boxes and I got the chance to try a bit of the Udon, which was nicely done. And they brought me a bowl of ice cream for my birthday (no annoying singing). Would I return? If I had a friend in Fairview who wanted to, I would probably try again, but I would not order the hibachi. Otherwise, there are better hibachi restaurants in town where they actually cook in front of you, guaranteeing it is very hot when you get it. Plus, you get a show. Maybe "good enough for Fairview, but not worth the drive"? read more

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Me and my daughter order sushi from here, never had a bad order . We loved everything we have tried!! Definitely recommend!!

This place is decent . Went in last night for seafood because of lent . I had shrimp and scallop hibachi . The scallops were really good . I like the ginger dressing on the salad . It's clean and nicely decorated. We also had a music city roll . Was good . read more

I love sushi! Isshin is a family owned business in Fairview that just astounds the palate! I've been to some chain sushi and steakhouses, and they are ok, but isshin is at the top of my list for Japanese food. I've been going there for years having both lunch and dinner. Only once have been disappointed in the wait staff, but that was corrected quickly and haven't had a poor experience since. Honestly the best sushi and sashimi in the country as far as I'm concerned. It's the closest thing to authentic food I've come across since I was in Japan. read more

Everything is awesome! Service, carryout, delivery dashed. It doesn't matter. It's great!

Sushi is great and the staff is friendly. It's a bit pricey, esp for Fairview, but I guess we will take what we can get! We keep it pretty simple and mostly get crunchy shrimp and California rolls, but everything we have tried so far has been great. read more

Ordered thru Door Dash. Arrived in good condition. Bento box was larger than expected. All items were good. Filled up this big eater. Companion ordered Chicken Bowl, didn't care for it. Not enough meat. Mine had grill chicken, big enough to share. read more

Pretty disappointing, sadly. I wanted to like this place but it lacked flavor, everything was pretty bland, I ordered the Bento box - the California sushi roll and ginger salad were decent, the miso was broth only with little to no green onion and no tofu, the fried rice is missing normal ingredients (no egg/veggies/spice) and is just plain brown rice, my chicken teriyaki was not at all what I expected - it was a thinly sliced chicken breast with a bit of bland teriyaki glaze on it over a bed of barely sautéed onions. The service was great and environment was nice as we were able to get in and seated quickly. Over priced for lack of quality. read more

Food was great as usual and sushi roll was great. The service was poor at best. The young boy that was our waiter could not stay off his phone and was very lazy and forgetful. This generation of kids is unreal. read more

The food is great, the service is awesome, the restaurant itself is very nice and it's way roomier inside than you think it might be! I'm so glad to have some cultural food variety in Fairview! read more

Let me start by saying that the inside of the restaurant is nice and clean. Definitely better in the inside than the outside looks like. As for appetizers, I ordered the miso soup and the squid salad. The soup wasn't good. It was extremely watered down and needed heavy salt and pepper just to add some flavor to it. The squid salad was just ok. Not bad but not one I'd order again. My friend ordered the crab rangoons and those were good. I also ordered two sushi rolls. The rock n roll one (pink wrapper) was delicious! I also tried their Nashville roll w the crab salad on top and it was ok. Not bad but not nearly as good as the rock n roll one. I'd come back and try other rolls, but skip the appetizers. Overall not a bad place but not a OMG to die for either. Nashville has better sushi options, but this isn't a bad substitute if you're wanting to stay closer to this area and not venture out to Nashville. Also, please note that I uploaded new menu photos, as the ones previously posted are very outdated-particularly the prices. read more

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The chicken and rice weren't bad. However, the sauces and the salad and the soup were all disgusting! The waitresses were not that great either. read more

Yum! This place is so tasty! One of my wife and my favorite places to grab some hibachi! Great service and the food is always excellent. The sushi is also delicious and we usually start with some of that!!! read more

Best Japanese restaurant close to Fairview !! Great staff and great food. Love supporting local businesses read more

praise the lord for this place. The best Asian​ cuisine we've had in Tennessee by far (hard to come by) and thankfully only minutes away. I've only gotten take out so far and it never dissapoints. I always order the steak hibachi and they cook it perfectly at my requested medium rare. It comes with rice (which isn't the gross yellow kind) and sauteed veggies. Soup and salad accompany it as well. The pork gyoza is decent, albeit not the best i've had, and I enjoy the dipping sauce it comes with. If you're new to the area, this is the place to get takeout from over Jade Wok. read more

A surprise it's in a strip mall should have it's own restaurant with its own and chain of restraints. Service was great with luxurious food with a ton of flavor.Hibachi Steak, Pink Dragon Roll, Hibachi Rice read more

I eat here every now and then. The servers are super friendly and the food is exceptional! Glad to Have this in Fairview read more

We are just passing through and this has great reviews so we tried it. First the good. We both had selections from the hibachi grill. The vegetables, fried rice, soup, and salad were all very good. The hibachi seasoning/sauce was very good. The fried ice cream we had for dessert was amazing. My (half-Asian) husband also ordered sushi, but because it was so busy, the sushi came after we finished our meal. He said it was good, no complaints. Now the bad. The hibachi meats were not cooked to order. We both had steak, one ordered medium and the other medium rare, but they were well done for both of us. The chicken, likewise, was overcooked - dry and tough. It was an acceptable dinner, but we're not likely to go back if we pass through again. read more

Great Sushi in Fairview! Salmon Hibachi is excellent! Service is good, and friendly staff. Highly recommend!

Food was soso. Service was horrible. Server stood at desk eating and talking to why appeared to be her boyfriend while our rolls sat on the sushi counter for ten minutes while we sat looking at it. Restaurant was not busy at all and the roll which was deep fried was soggy upon delivery due to just sitting there. Don't go here and waste your money. Better off eating at Panda Express. read more

I always really enjoy my food here. I guess if I had to give a critique it would be that the price is the same as an actual hibachi restaurant where you also get that entertainment factor. On top of that they 75 cents for 2oz of yum yum sauce. We remedied that problem by buying some from the store and keeping it at home so it's not that big of a deal. The bento boxes are awesome as are the rice bowls! Will keep returning! read more

Really the biggest thing is their water and water glasses. The flavor and smell the last few times has been interesting to say the least. We enjoy dinning here and will continue. The food is good for the location. Staff is kind. read more

Isshin - Japanese Near Me - Fairview, Tennessee

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Great sushi, great service, reasonable prices!! I consider this a hidden gem in Fairview!

A hidden gem in small town America. Some of best sushi I've experience. Definitely going to make this one of mine favorites. Large menu of choices. read more

We had our doubts but went any way. Our hot sake was no where warm.... we ordered gyoza for an appetizer and it was about as warm as the sake. Managent didn't seem concerned at all.....we left before being tortured with dinner. read more

Best sushi in Fairview! Big fan of the crazy girl roll

Disgusting. My girlfriends chicken and rice bowl was fine. But my order of shrimp bento box and extra rice literally tastes like onions. I get the shrimp was cooked with onions. But they had literally no flavor whatsoever. Tasting like the onions they were sautéed in. By far the worst Japanese/Chinese place around. Do yourself a favor and go to Franklin. The one on 96 is great. read more

We were excited to take the kids to a "hibachi" spot...this is not that. We ordered hibachi and out came microwaved frozen meals...everything was room temp and cold in the center. For the price, and what you get...wasn't impressed and won't be back. We also ordered a sushi roll just to try something else, and that was the best park of the meal...Fairview Sushi. read more

Remember it's Fairview. Having said that food is good and prices reasonable. You can byo wine and beer. Waitresses are friendly. Soup a little salty Salads is same as any Japanese salad, ok Dumplings very good Isshin Roll and Firecracker very good Hibachi is not cooked at your table but good. 6.35pm Saturday and almost full. read more

So we are pretty frequent customers. The hibachi is good but it's not cooked in front of you which is fine. Sometimes your to go is cold okay that's reasonable. Here's the problem with this place and this is not just a one time issue !!! They hire high school age servers who work and bust their tails to make customers happy and they do a wonderful job. They make this restaurant... now anytime something goes wrong the owner feels the need to take these girls tip money or deduct their paychecks. This is illegal and disgusting! The restaurant has been the talk of the town on how rude they are yet the owners do not care !! I will never give them another dime ! read more

$$$ And worth it! Best Sushi I've had since eating at Iron Chef's Morimoto's in Philadelphia, at half the price! And got to say, the kids love their rice bowls! read more

This was my favorite Japanese restaurant until this past Sunday. I had scallops and about six hours later I was very sick. This is very disappointing as I normally eat there a couple of times per month. read more

Wow, what a wonderful and surprising find in Fairview. Our sushi was extremely fresh, well presented, with a good variety available. The staff was attentive, and very kind. We will be back! read more

My original review still stands, its a surprisingly good Japanese restaurant in tiny Fairview, TN. I just wanted to mention they seemed to have stopped playing the out of place CCM and gone with Japanese music, which just makes more sense for the ambiance, read more

I can't believe that you have to have a server seat you. There were two groups that entered the establishment after my group was seated that were served and no one came to the table that were we were seated at. we sat for a while chatting until we realized that the first group that came in after us was ordering desert that is when we got up and left. Needless to we went to the Mexican restaurant and enjoyed our meal. The next time that I have visitors I know that I will not take them to that establishment. read more

This little town we recently moved to is full of little surprises! Don't let the exterior of this place deceive you! Very good sushi, friendly staff and reasonable prices! read more

My wife and I decided to try this place for the first time on a Friday night. My wife ordered two sushi rolls, I ordered Chicken and Steak habachi, the soup and salads came out quickly, the clear soup was good, the miso soup has a very seaweed flavor, more than usual. My wife got her sushi in a decent time frame, I did not receive my meal for 24 minutes after my wife received hers. She went ahead and finished before mine was out. She said the sushi was decent. The waitress, who we saw literally twice, didn't seem to really be concerned other than a brief "sorry bout that"when bringing my food out after my wife had finished. My rice was warm but the rest of the food was very cold, vegetables, steak and chicken, all cold. Wife tasted it to make sure I wasn't crazy... sure enough cold. I ordered my steak medium and it was well done. I would've said something to my waitress but didn't see her until she brought the Bill. Still no concern. She is young, not her fault, this is on the owners. Long story short, they need quality control. It's a roll of the dice here apparently. Just expected it to be better. read more