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    Izumi Japanese Restaurant

    3.4 (536 reviews)
    Open • 4:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Worst dry Hamachi Kama ever.
    Karen E.

    Honestly when I go out to eat I just want good food, adequate service. I don't think that's too much to ask. Cute little restaurant, clean inside. Located in the mixed use area of crescent village. I love Japanese food and eat it all the time. I ordered simple cooked food because when I don't know the restaurant I don't order raw fish on the first visit. I ordered Hamachi Kama-you know- delicious, tender, juicy NOT HERE!! Literally the worst hamachi Kama I've ever been served anywhere! Extremely dry, so dry in fact it was inedible. I also ordered nabeyaki udon. A simple dish- it also tasted terrible. The broth was off. Maybe it was old. Or the fish cake was also. The noodles were fine, chewy. The egg cooked well. Every other part tasted awful. I couldn't eat much of it. The service-quick to take my order, bad food came out pretty quickly but the server NEVER checked back with me. Otherwise I would have returned my food to try again. Also, after my meal when I let her know how overcooked, dry, inedible the hamachi was she said "sorry" but no offer to remove it from my bill. I personally will never eat here again. I hope you all would hesitate to also, particularly raw fish! But some good news-Tiger Mama is opening right across the street so if you are in this area and want Asian food try Tiger Mama it is so much better.

    Jailene C.

    Just decided to try out the happy hour here for my birthday, we sat at the bar. Service was friendly and very quick, drinks always full too, which is appreciated. I got some passionfruit lemon drop drink, the usual edamame and then we got just 2 sushi rolls to try out for happy hour. Great happy hour pricing, everything with 2 drinks was about $30 or so, drinks being more than the food.

    Cheyla L.

    My husband and I took our daughter out for dinner at Izumi a couple of nights ago and we had a great experience! It was our second time going here and the food was delicious and fresh, the service was wonderful and our drinks were kept refilled. My husband loves the quality and variety of the nigiri here and my daughter and I particularly love the Red Bull roll that has steak on the top! On our first visit, we had cash ready for our server, who was excellent btw, but another server came by and grabbed her cash tip and put it in her pocket. I'm not sure how they tip out here but that just really sat wrong with us. For that reason only, I'm not giving 5 stars.

    Yum!

    This will be our new go to place! We live in Springfield so frequent the conveyor sushi bar there but Izumi was amazing from the ambience to attentive service, to quality and pricing! We happened to go during happy hour and asked if portions were smaller. They were not! Spent $65 on 4 sushi rolls, shrimp fried rice, tea and left with half our food for later with bellies full!

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    Kirsten R.

    We stopped in for a quick bite during happy hour and the place was packed! We got there 15 minutes after they opened so get there early or be prepared to wait. The service was quick and our glasses were never without water. Our food also came out quickly and was delicious. We were in and out and off to the concert we were going to with no delay. It was a great Friday night choice. I would not hesitate to stop in again.

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    Sheila C.

    Great sushi place. Excellent service, good prices and yummy rolls. Went for a family lunch and was delighted at the experience. The fish was fresh and the combo of the rolls was amazing.

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    J J A.

    Unexpected find for late dinner. Looks like it's a local favorite. Food was good. Atmosphere was very upbeat. I would visit again if I am in the area.

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    Nikki F.

    I ordered several different rollls and they were all good. Food took a really long time to come out of the kitchen but other than that customer service was great!

    Ashley M.

    Happy hour at Izumi is seriously the best deal for some amazing sushi. I can't recommend Izumi enough. We love their traditional roles and the deep fried specials. Everything comes out super fast and fresh, and the staff is so great. I even got takeout sushi once and it was just as tasty! Always a great time at Izumi.

    Top to bottom:      Crunchy Monster Roll - 3.5/5      Go Duck Roll - 3/5      Albacore Delight Roll - 4.5/5
    Chris M.

    First things first: Happy hour is where it's at. I was trying to decide between 3 and 4 stars (the consensus according to the aggregated Yelp rating) and decided to give 4 stars because of the HH pricing. 3 rolls plus an appetizer for $35 is hard to beat. Coming from CA, my wife and I have been trying various sushi restaurants looking for the best balance between price and quality. Izumi's happy hour is a pretty good contender. We got there at 5:45pm (HH is 4-6), but our waitress was great and let us know that we should pick what we wanted so that we could get our order in before HH ended. We ended up choosing the Albacore Delight, the Crunchy Monster, and the Go Duck rolls with Agedashi Tofu as our appetizer. Agedashi Tofu is one of our favorite appetizers, and Izumi's didn't disappoint. The potato starch batter was just crunchy enough, and the sauce soaked in perfectly. Personally, I wish they had added a little bit more of the fried fish flakes on top, but that's mostly a me thing. 5/5 The fish and rolls are fairly good, but nothing outrageous. I'm sure that the chefs had a rush at the end of HH, so I'm willing to let it slide. The tempura shrimp in the Go Duck roll wasn't as fresh as it could have been, so the batter wasn't crunchy. The avocado, tuna, and salmon on top were good, but couldn't compensate for the lackluster tempura. 3/5 The Crunchy Monster surprised us, since it was only 5 pieces. It might have been indicated on the menu, but I didn't notice. It lived up to its name, though. This roll was thick and the crunchy topping was great. I probably would have given this a 4/5 if there had been more than 5 pieces. 3.5/5 The Albacore Delight roll was the best of the three. I'm not a huge albacore fan, but the fish was fresh and the flavors melded together nicely. 4.5/5 Of the three rolls, this is the only one I'd order again. Although the first two rolls were fine, I'd rather try some of their other rolls.

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    Consistently good sushi. Love the sashini combos. The tempura, miso and sushi/sashimi are fresh and well rolled. Try the Wakkiki roll!

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    I sat at the bar since there was a long wait list. The service and the sushi were good. Maybe not exceptional but it is a nice go to place.

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    There are no reservations at this restaurant, so it's first come first serve. Street parking was…read moreeasy to find, and we arrived around 7. The place was packed, but thankfully we were seated quite quickly with a 5-10 minute wait. The interior is cozy and welcoming. It's dimly lit with mood lighting on the tables. It felt lively since the tables were packed. We started by ordering the sake and shoyu flights and some fries with wasabi mayo while we explored the rest of their menu. We received the flights quickly. Both flights had 3 flavors and were tasty and fun to try. Each flight comes with a menu describing the flavor profile and how the drinks were made. The flavors of each flight were distinct and matched their descriptions. The fries with wasabi mayo were pretty basic fries. They were well seasoned, had a nice crunch, and the mayo had a subtle wasabi flavor without it being spicy. For our next round we ordered the salmon misoyaki, butternut squash, tofu kushiyaki, and steak kushiyaki. Unfortunately, our server forgot to bring our butternut squash, but we ended up being full with the rest of the food we ordered and just took it off our order. The salmon misoyaki was delicious - perfectly cooked, tender, and well seasoned. The mustard greens on the side added a nice sourness. The tofu kushiyaki was tender and flavorful. The steak kushiyaki was well-seasoned, but more well done than I preferred and a little tough. Next, we ordered the spinach goma ae and umeboshi unigiri. The spinach goma ae was such a pleasant surprise! It's a chilled spinach dish with a tamari/black sesame sauce that was refreshing mid-meal. Really good umami flavor! The umeboshi onigiri had the expected sharp salty/sour flavor that balanced well with the ratio of rice. Ended up dipping the umeboshi onigiri in the goma ae sauce to get every last drop. For dessert we ordered the basque cheesecake and créme brûlée. The cheesecake was just okay. The menu said there was sake and black sesame flavors, but apart from some black sesame dust on the plate we couldn't taste the sake/sesame. The texture was thick and not super smooth. It was a pretty heavy dessert and not very sweet. The créme brûlée was yummy. The custard was smooth and the crunchy caramelized sugar on top was a nice contrast in texture and flavor. The service itself was slow. We were waiting around 15 minutes between orders. Given, it was a busy night. However, we felt a bit forgotten as our server did forget to bring one of our dishes, we had to ask for our dessert menus twice, and we were accidentally served two basque cheesecakes instead of our order of cheesecake and créme brûlée. The staff were friendly, and quickly brought out the correct desserts at the end. I'd recommend ordering more dishes at once so you can enjoy more food in between orders. Would definitely come back again to try the rest of their menu. We wanted to try the Japanese sweet potato but they had sold out that night. The oysters, sashimi, and udon also looked quite good!

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    Came for dinner at 5p on a Friday without reservation and were seated right away downstairs at the…read morechef's bar area. The environment is lively, mostly because Taro is personable and we were able to see him create beautiful sushi dishes live while hearing him engage with the customers seated around him. It was actually really fun listening to his stories, and seeing how he is passionate about the food he makes. He was excited about the uni and was talking about how the fish he orders is from Spain and how he really wanted to order another great cut of fish. The food was delicious, even down to the house sodas they have. We ordered the summer margarita with fresh berries, lime soda, cold beet appetizer, veggie donburi, chef's choice spicy trio hand rolls, chocolate mochi blackberry cake - and at the end Taro gave us 2 nigiri on the house. The house lime soda - usually soda is nothing to blink an eye at, but the lime flavor was fresh and just the right amount of sweetness. We were surprised by how good it was. The summer margarita was a delight, the alcohol and fresh summer flavors balanced perfectly so that neither overpowered the other. The beet appetizer was fun to try. Beets can sometimes be too earthy/muddy in flavor, but the nutty dressing paired with the salty, crunchy puffed chip paired well with the soft bites of beet. The veggie donburi bowl was much bigger than expected, and everything on it was good. The tempura tofu was well executed - silken tofu encased in a thin/crispy layer that tasted light and not greasy. The overall flavor of the bowl is akin to teriyaki, but less sweet and more of a deep umami and more smoky flavor. The handrolls had a good amount of fish to rice/topping ratio. The wasabi actually has some real wasabi in it, and the pickled ginger and soy sauce made every bite flavorful. Very filling. The fish were all fresh and tasted great. My partner who almost never eats meat couldn't resist and ate a piece of nigiri and loved it. The mochi chocolate cake was very unique and definitely worth trying. I find most chocolate cake too sweet with a generic cocoa powder flavor and too heavy. The texture of the cake is not too dense, but has a nice mochi bite to it while tasting a deep cacao flavor without it feeling too heavy. The sweet/richness is just right paired with bites of fresh blackberries. Honestly, may be the best dessert I've eaten so far this year. The interior is well decorated and pays homage to Akira the anime. The hostess who greeted us seemed stressed and it definitely showed on her face the whole night. But, our server was kind and attentive. Despite the handrolls taking ~20 mins to show up, the food was delicious and worth the wait. There is so much more to try on the menu. Will gladly come back and support Taro and crew!

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