I haven't had a full experience here yet but popped in for some take out. I ordered the Mary roll and a house salad with ginger dressing. My order came out really quickly (past the dinner rush). The only reason I am giving this 4 stars instead of 5 is because the salad was literally only wilted lettuce and the sushi (while delicious) was not cut all the way through so would break apart when I tried to eat it. I am looking forward to trying a few more rolls and dining in! read more

Mizu - Mary Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

I love this place. Great staff and wonderful food. Try the sushi. I have not had anything bad at this restaurant. I've been going there since it opened. Try the food. You won't be disappointed. read more

Mizu is our go to sushi place for many years and they never disappoint! Highly recommend! The red ronin martini is a great starter, lol! Sweet dream roll is our favorite but everything is great. Enjoy! read more

Good - run of the mill. Miso soup was very good, sushi was alright. Wouldn't order the fried rolls again, they had a weird texture. Server was great! Would come back but not the best sushi you'll ever have. read more

Best sushi bento box in town... BUT bring back paper menus ( some of us don't want our phones and dinner to mix... and put PRICES on all of your menus. Money matters (to most of us, at least) read more

I came here for 2 reasons: 1) because I wanted to try a new place for Sushi, 2) I wanted to add to my UPromise account. I brought my bride, my daughter and the in-laws. The rest of my party didn't care much for the place, but I thought it to be a pretty solid find for sushi. We had a table in the corner and I watched as a train pulled color coded sushi dishes around the sushi bar. The place seemed to cater to young adults moreso than families but that wasn't an issue for me. The staff was taking care of us and that was all that mattered. I ordered a variety of rolls (my favorite being yellow tuna), of course, and the sushi was good, not great, but pretty daggone good. My bride ordered chicken and while she thought it was okay, she made it clear to me it wouldn't hurt her feelings if we never came back to the place. My in-laws had the same sentiment, and I'm not sure what the turn off was for any of them. read more

Man do I feel guilty been going to this places for years before they remodeled and expanded and failed to post a review all this time. It should say enough that we go here once a week"at least". It has always been great, the diverse roll selection is the true appeal, not just your average rolls a full page of creative house rolls. Must try : Samurai spider, geisha roll, danger roll, sweet dream! Pro tip: Ask for Tui as your server, she is a superstar! read more

Mizu - Sushi Bars Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Best sushi in the area! Really tasty and definitely worth the money. Does get busy though so come early!

HANDS DOWN BEST SUSHI AROUND!!! I recently moved to Brier Creek area (from wake forest) and we still make the drive to Mizu. Sweet dream roll is the bomb diggity. read more

Our favorite sushi restaurant! The best in the triangle. We go out of our way to here over any other sushi restaurant.

Food and service is great!!!! A bit pricey but Sushi is amazing will continue to come back

Great sushi and they have specials sometimes. Close to the movie theatre so good dinner and movie night. read more

Mizu - Lollipop roll is the best - Sushi Bars Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

Went there on a Wednesday, sat for a hour and half got our soup then 45 mins later got my bf food. Then told sorry it's still being made. Then after being there for a hour and half, we left and no sorry here is for next time a gift card or something just sorry bye. read more

Some of the best Japanese I've had in a long time. Ordered a Golden Geisha martini (had apple vodka, champagne, and elderberry liquer, I think...) which was strong and flavorful. The spicy beef basil (tender and juicy with delicious vegetables) and miso soup were both on point. Our server Vonny was fantastic - prompt and knowledgeable about the menu, as well as shared information about great specials on drinks and sushi throughout the week. Was a bit of a trip from downtown to north Raleigh, but well worth it. Oh, and did I mention that I loved the sushi train that went around the bar? I really did :) read more

Mizu - Golden Geisha. Delicious! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

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No prices on QR menu so you are surprised at how overpriced the mediocre sushi is. Small portion. Two check mark spicy roll is not hot at all.... read more

We just had dinner at Mizu and both service and food were great! They went above and beyond for us, with almost no wait time! Ambiance is also great! read more

Mizu always has great service and fresh tasting innovative sushi. I enjoy that a percentage of their sushi roll menu changes and updated with new items to try. The sushi isn't BOGO, but I find the price per roll is cheaper and the quality better. Every time we eat here the service is always fast, friendly, and accurate. If you're driving around North Raleigh and hungry for affordable great tasting sushi, stop in at Mizu they won't disappoint. read more

Went for lunch today. I had a cucumber roll and spicy tuna hand roll. Both were good. I meant to take a picture but I inhaled the food too quickly. My daughter had the chicken kids hibachi. Great kid portion and it came with a soup! Everyone wore mask, paper menus, and they poured the soy sauce for you. I would of given 5 stars but the hostess wasn't the nicest and we sat by the front door (we froze during out meal). read more

I was pleasantly surprised when we ordered our food. I don't tend to like sushi but of the two rolls we ordered I quite liked the one. We also got the hibachi chicken which never disappoints. Both the chicken and the veggies were cooked very well. I do wish there was a little more food for the price, but in terms of quality they definitely delivered. I would absolutely go back and try something new! read more

The dinner portion of the hibachi steak plate resembled a skimpy lunch portion and was certainly overpriced and underwelming. read more

Mizu - Little portions for dinner - Sushi Bars Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

This place is (not anymore) my regular on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Recently it has been getting super crowded. I asked the hostess how for the wait and she said 25 minutes so I put my name in. I walk in half an hour later and she said 30 minutes. Absolutely unacceptable and a waste of my time. Go to Hiyashi, the food is on par with Mizu and much cheaper, also no wait. read more

Delicious sushi. Service is typically good. We had a slow server one day and the owner ended up coming to take care of it when she noticed what was going on. read more

Love this place. excellent every time. Great food and various options. servers have always been nice. read more

No more sushi train here which is disappointing. Also they do so much take out that it will be priority over sit downs. You can see your prepared sushi waiting while the wait staff preps take out orders. read more

When we want sushi but don't want to go all the way into Raleigh this is most definitely our spot! Kids love the sushi train and I love the sushi! Hubby loves the hibachi chicken since he's not a full sushi lover, which is fine, more for me! Their presentation for their sushi is seriously on point and the freshness is too. read more

Mizu - Sushi heaven - Sushi Bars Near Me - Raleigh, North Carolina

We loved this place! We sat at the bar on a Tuesday and it was surprisingly busy. We had Vonny as our server and she was seriously the SWEETEST lady in the world and offered the best recommendations. Everything came out pretty quickly, the sushi was great and the wine was awesome as well. We will definitely be back soon! Thanks vonny! read more

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By far our favorite sushi place! Love the food, the atmosphere and the service. I go for lunch and dinner often and it's always amazing quality. read more

Sushi is not really my thing so my opinion will automatically be biased, but this place is decent. They have a sushi train that's pretty awesome but you don't know what you're getting. I can't eat shellfish so for me, it was a gamble. The "dynamite" roll I ordered was quite delicious, just as spicy as I needed. My entree was hibachi chicken. It wasn't anything special, but it was cooked to perfection with the veggies. Dessert was pretty good. I tried the strawberry shortcake cheesecake and the fried cheesecake with ice cream. Overall a good restaurant but I've definitely had better. read more

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I ordered sushi regular and my husband got shrimp tempura. For shrimp tempura, tempura wasn't crunch at all and shrimp was dried out. Sushi was too thick and some of them had seaweed smudged on it. While I was eating, I was hoping that I don't get sick. Also ginger edges were brown as if it's going bad.. this was 23 dollar dish and I think any food court sushi would have better quality. read more

NEW!!!! spicy basil beef lunch entree wonton soup wonton noodle soup dynamite shrimp mizu lettuce wraps creamy crab korokke Questions? send me a compliment, I'll be happy to answer. Ok, I will start off by saying that I am a waitress at mizu, and before you get mad and say I'm just trying to promote my restaurant, that is not the case, I was customer here well before I worked here. So to start off with, for all you nigiri/sashimi lovers, there's fresh fish for you, as well as an interesting list to choose from, including uni, baby octopus, king salmon (sometimes we run out), toro (also hard to keep in stock), and sometimes we have bluefin, bluefin toro, flounder, and other yummy varieties of fish for you to try. For specialty roll lovers we have several to choose from as well, from basic rainbow rolls and shrimp tempura rolls, to the fiery danger roll, we have something to suit your tastes as long as you don't want anything odd like filet mignon with your rolls. Vegetarian? No problem, we have the veggie roll combo-your choice of three rolls out of the following: avocado, kappa, inari, asparagus, and the yasai rolls. We also have a yummy specialty roll for you called the Bosslady(vegetable tempura inside, mango, tempura flakes, and eel sauce on top). If you love sushi, but can't decide, or are feeling adventurous and want to try something new, we have the sushi train! We try to keep it loaded with plates of half sushi rolls, and the kids love the entertainment. Not in the mood for sushi? We can tak care of that too, we have several entree options including filet mignon and sea bass, we also have udon and soba noodle soups and yakisoba with your choice of fried tofu, chicken, beef, or shrimp. And for sweet tooths there is a great choice of desserts, they always make me happy when I have them. In conclusion I am a waitress who works at a restaurant that serves food that I love, and I think they do a really good job of making it. So, stop by and check us out sometime soon! tue and thurs: $5 selected rolls wed: $20 any bottle of wine read more

Here is one of those restaurants that would get 4 stars all day long IF the service was even remotely good. It was terrible. Awful. Missing. Our service took forever for each step in the process and we were her only table or one of two. I think completing her side work and getting the heck out of there was her main concern. She forgot this and that and to bring us a box and never brought us a check. I appreciate the hostess being kind enough to step outside of her job and bring us what we needed. The food was pretty good. I had a bento box and it was more than enough food to take home for lunch the next day. We may try again, but will probably try to sit at the sushi bar or somewhere else. read more

Mizu is totally a good solid 3-star sushi restaurant. They're the only(?) place around that I've seen that has a sushi bar with the conveyor belt-type thing. You serve yourself and each plate is color coded as to it's price - which are easy to recognized based on the chart. The other cute thing is that the "conveyor belt" here isn't just a belt - it's a toy train! I thought it was totally cute. We didn't sit at the bar, but the other guests sitting there seemed to be enjoying themselves. I also can't comment on their food other than sushi, but I think they have tepanyaki (sp?) and other japanese selections. Anyway, here's how my rating breaks down: Service: 4 stars, if not 4.5. Our waitress was prompt and friendly. She didn't speak English that well, but we communicated just fine and she was peppy and very nice. Sushi: The sushi was good - the only thing I didn't like about the selection was that a lot of the rolls were baked or made with tempura-ed something. It kind of limited my selection because I was in the mood for raw, but I can see how someone who wanted sushi roll-style food but wasn't into the uncooked stuff would love it. Anyway, what I did have was good. Price/Value: 2 stars - the only real drawback to this place. My fiancee and I had 4 rolls (2 6-peice rolls and 2 8-peice rolls), 2 pieces of nigiri ebi and 2 sweet teas and the bill was around $45 before tip. The rolls were rather small over all and at other sushi places in our area you get a lot more bang for your buck in terms of rolls size and price. Also, both Fine and Sake House also have a least occasional BOGO free sushi roll specials, which Mizu doesn't have. At Sake House if you order 2 rolls, you get soup and salad for free. So comparatively, the value just isn't there even though it's not really that expensive and the sushi is ok. read more

This could be my new favorite sushi spot considering the distance from my home; it's closer than Waraji. I ordered the fatty tuna, yellow tail, and salmon sashimi; they were very fresh so fresh it literally melted in my mouth, I can't say that about Waraji's. The rainbow roll was just as fresh and tasty. The only thing I didn't like was the Toro, it was way too chewy and fishy even for a sashimi-lover like me. I also wasn't a big fan of the volcano roll, it's a mayonaise-baked roll, that didn't meet the standard. Other that those two gripes, I'll definitely be back for the fresh fish and tasty rolls. My friend and I thought our waiter was super attentive and pleasant. Also it's quite pricey and I hope that they will implement the BOGO deal soon so that would come back sooner. Next time I will try their tepanyaki or rice dishes. read more

After reading all the reviews on here I have a feeling I may have come at a bad time, but who knows. I do happen to eat a lot of sushi and have high expectations - it's my favorite food and I have easy access to it since I live in Little Tokyo in Los Angeles. That being said, this review is based solely on the sushi and not their entrees. The salmon tasted stale and you don't get that buttery melt in your mouth feeling that normally ensues. I could immediately tell that the uni wasn't fresh due to its darker than usual appearance and sure enough it tasted as it looked. The other fish tasted fine, nothing spectacular. I also had a spicy tuna cut roll and all they did was roll up some tuna chunks with spicy mayo, whereas a real spicy tuna roll should be ground up tuna mixed up with the sauce/seasoning and sometimes scallions. I know I already mentioned that this review is based on the sushi alone, but someone at our table did order a scallop and something (I think it was shrimp) combo, and she said that the scallops didn't taste good at all. She showed me a piece that was already cut open and it looked like it was overdone and rubbery, and I'm very familiar with the way scallop should look when done properly because I make it almost every week at home. I would give this place a 2.5, but since Yelp won't allow it I'll bump it up to 3 because service was prompt and friendly. read more

Best Sushi place I've been to. There are so many options. The quality is great. The chef's are very nice. They worked with my salmon allergy. They have a sushi train. Very clean and great decor. read more

Let me start off by saying that I am not a sushi guy. I am a steak guy. And this place has both. I have been to Mizu multiple times and in the early days, I would only get steak. It was AWESOME. I finally decided to get "crazy" and try some of the sushi because a friend kept bugging me to do so. . .and guess what?!? I love it. Love it. Love it. But, I say that with a caveat. I don't have anything to compare it to. I have not ventured out and tried another sushi place anywhere. With that being said, I have taken other people who know sushi (lived in NYC and lived in Miami) and they LOVE this place as well. So, if you only like steak this place has a great steak. And if you like sushi, know that other people besides me like it as well!! read more

We visited 2 times. The management here is horrendous. We waited outside to be seated.... 40 minutes. No one came out for us, no one texted when they said they would. All while tables were open. When we finally got a server to set us she just said "sorry, its not my fault". This was our 2nd visit here. On our first visit we never even got seated. Instead, I watched a couple in front of us go through the EXACT same thing with their server. They had waited, been neglected, been ignored, and then told "oh that's too bad but it's not my fault" obviously Mizu has a management issue and not a single thing has or was offered to be done to fix it. These visits were over a month apart. These people haven't tried and they continue to fail. read more

My service was great and after eating here on date night a few days ago I found myself craving their sushi rolls again! I was in Raleigh, and I decided to try Red Bowls sushi. It just wasn't Mizu! I could actually taste the difference in how much fresher Mizu must be in comparison! I will definitely be eating here again soon!! read more

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Reservations for bday party of 9 made over a week ago: 20+ min for our drinks 45+ min for appetizer 1 hr + for sushi I understand a busy Saturday night but this was beyond ridiculous. Very disappointed. Won't be going back on the weekend again. read more

I don't write many reviews because my mama always said "if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all". A dining experience would have to be really really bad for me to write a bad one... like bugs in my food. On the other hand my dining experience would have to be really great for me to even write one. And this is a great one! I've probably eaten at every sushi joint in Raleigh. This is by far the best. Most sushi places put so much rice in the rolls making them huge and you can't taste anything else in the rolls but rice. They don't drench their rolls in that mayonnaise sauce either. If you like those mayonnaise rice rolls then this isn't the place for you. They have awesome specials every Tuesday and Thursdays, but it can bet a bit crowded on both of those nights. The rolls they offer on the special aren't just their cheap rolls, a good verity. I would have to say my fav roll is the Godzilla roll. Unfortunately it's not on the tues or thurs special, but get it anyway!! The service is always been great and I see the waitresses greet their regulars like they're their long lost friend. I don't have a single bad thing to say about Mizu. read more