These negative reviews are nonsense. Today is 9/26/25 I go every Friday night. The Sushi is great and free hot sake with your order. Prices are very reasonable and they get creative with dishes. A must try If you want glitz and glamour and high prices go to Fushmi. Nakata is all about the Sushi read more

Stay away from this place!!! They don't deserve your business!!!They don't deserve our money!!! My son called to order lunch about 10 minutes after lunch hours. He tryied to explain that traffic coming from Brooklyn is very bad and he needs another 10-15 min.The women who picked up the phone said no and hang up. Than My wife called - same woman picked up. My wife explained we regular customers, should be some kind of curtesy. respond -hang up. I called ask for manager and she hang up as well. It doesn't matter what food and atmosphere, as long as this woman is there-the service will be 1star. Stay away from this place!!! read more

They offer lunch specials so I ordered their salmon teriyaki bento box. It came with soup or salad, 6 pieces of california rolls, 3 pieces of shumai and steamed rice. The portions were pretty good. The food was fresh and delicious. Service was okay. The place was a bit dark inside. It is big enough to hold a big group. read more

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The food here is Fresh and Delicious! I've eaten here a few times and it has yet to disappoint me. You can walk up to the sushi bar and see that everything is well refrigerated with no worries of cross contamination. I live in Bayonne and crossing the bridge for these Unagi Rolls is worth it! Try the Dancing Eel Roll! The shrimp tempura is amazing and my husband gets the bento box with the Chicken Katsu, a cali roll, 3 pieces of shumi and a generous heaping of rice! Only $11.95 at lunch time! The Beef Negimaki at this location is some of the best I've ever had! The lunch specials are very reasonable, 3 house rolls and salad for only $11.95! We will definitely come back again! The service is great! The friendly waiter has been there each time we came and the TV is always playing something that brings us joy! Today was Tom and Jerry! If you enjoy a quiet meal and a few good laughs the ambiance here is for you. In a world that expects everything to be 'the experience of a life time' this place is not disappointing. If you want value come here. If you want to spend more money and take photos that make your co workers feel worse about their lives then you might as well look elsewhere. A good meal is more important to me. read more

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The restaurant wrote a statement, while not admitting guilt did rather politely invite me back in the future. I suffered from food poisoning for nearly 3 weeks because of their food. No sane person on Earth would ever return to the place that made them sick. read more

In the past I thought Nakata was pretty good. Now, wonder new ownership, I wouldn't go back. Sesame dressing was bland and too sweet. Soy and Wasabi were warm and tasteless. Tried several of the fish in the sashimi, sushi combo and found them off tasting and dry (probably old) and didn't eat half of the meal. Save your money and find another sushi place. My wife did like the shrimp tempura box. read more

Nakata is a great place to eat. They have a variety of sushi & cooked food. Tonight we had appetizer fried oysters. and then we ordered sushi. We had Dragon Ball roll , amazing roll & lobster Naruto roll , we also eat different types of sushi. The food is really good here. no atmosphere but Great Food! read more

We haven't had sushi for awhile so we found Nakata, which has a Buy 2 Special Rolls Get One Free offer. That was enough incentive for us to give it a try. Throughout our stay, the staff was terrific. They kept our tea cups filled and the lead waiter was comedic with us and other guests. Besides the special rolls, we tried the seafood soup and the kani salad. My partner enjoyed the soup, but we thought the kani salad was lacking flavor. The special rolls that we tried were decent, certainly not the best nor the worst. With a dab of wasabi and soy sauce, moreover, everything tastes good in my book. read more

Dear Nakata, Please revise your sign to say "We serve poke bowls" Served is in the past tense. You want to serve poke bowls everyday. I pass by your signs and feel the need to put a piece of paper to cover the d in served. Thanks for reading. Great poke bowls. read more

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Yum yum yum yum!!!!! Crazy how delicious this little spot was. While visiting one of my girlfriends in Staten Island, she told me we should get some delicious sushi and I didn't expect to get something as amazing as we did. Awesome quality, yummy rolls. They have a really good deal to get 2 specialty rolls and get one free and sushi always fills us up really quick so we each got a miso soup (~$2) and 3 rolls and it was PERFECT. Here are the rolls we got: Kukari (43) and another I don't remember the name. Both good! But the star of our evening was the Dragon Ball rolll!!!! It was spicy tuna and mango wrapped in avocado with no rice. Hiiiighly recommend that one! Definitely the highlight it was awesome. We will certainly be back! read more

Nakata - Japanese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

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I have been coming to Nakata for over seven years. They are reasonably priced decent quality and good service. Their special rolls are always a hit. A small place but no sitting sushi bar. Are usually order takeout/delivery but sometimes I'll go in and eat. read more

The food was delicious and very affordable. The dining space was open, well-spaced and relaxing. The salmon sashimi was some of the freshest I've ever had in my life. The owners greeted us and clearly took a lot of pride in their food and business. Highly recommend stopping in for lunch or dinner. For dessert, I recommend the green tea mochi. read more

My go to place for sushi in Staten Island. This place never fails me. I always get the buy 2 get 1 free special rolls. They have soooo many different varieties of specialty rolls! Dragonball roll is one of my favorites. The quality of the sushi is pretty good too! read more

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Well, this place is trash and I will NEVER ORDER FROM HERE AGAIN. I ordered a Poke Bowl with Nachos and guess what I received DORITOS NACHOS. (Please see picture) - Are you shocked? Yup. I was completely. In all my years ordering a poke bowl, I never received it with disgusting CHIPS. I called to change the order and the woman on the phone kept yelling at me, saying she is going to lose money. She then hung up the phone on me and issued the delivery guy to take ALL OUR FOOD BACK. What trash. I mean, how will we give the REST food back!? We are already eating it. I then called back to explain although she hung up on me, that I wanted an even exchange and they would not answer my call. I have never in my life received this type of treatment from a business. I will NEVER ORDERED from this trash place again. Save your self the energy and don't eat here. There are better places to spend your money. read more

Nakata - Japanese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

We ordered food for pick-up. When we got to the restaurant, the prices were different from the menu! Rude staff.

The sushi tastes stale and is not fresh. I would not recommend eating here. My opinion.

I thought the food was absolutely delicious. I ordered the bento box with chicken katsu and the chicken was deep fried to perfection. Nice and crispy. My daughter got the sushi sashimi lunch and the fish was fresh and big portions. We also got the Kani or crab salad which was yummy. My daughter ate it all and she is a picky eater. I would definitely go back. Service was fast and good. I liked the inside of the restaurant: clean and friendly decor. I saw they had some liquor, but I didn't order it since it was lunchtime but nice to know that they have that option. read more

We've been coming here consistently for a few years. Their rolls are outstanding! Buy 2 get one free and they have over 50 different rolls. Their kitchen food is good too. Try the chicken udon! read more

I don't really leave reviews but I got fed up with this place. This is used to be my to go to place for sushi but not anymore. My last two orders I waited over and an hour and fifteen. The sushi used to be fresh back in the day but now me and my wife noticed the sushi fell off and it's definitely not fresh. Very unfortunate that we have to find another sushi spot now. read more

Place use to be a pioneer for great service at affordable prices, unfortunately one of the original operating managers " Lee " has passed on god rest his soul. Service has dropped off since then , whoever the authoritarian female is who runs things needs to go , pretty sure a under age kid served me Saki last time I went which made me feel dirty inside read more

Great sushi and service. I ordered spicy tuna, spider roll, and fried California roll. Def coming back again read more

**I ordered take out. This place is okay. Not great! Take your date elsewhere if they like sushi.** This place is all right. I feel their sushi special "buy two get one free," is below average. Came here on a Wednesday's night to ordered take out. It wasn't busy, but they had six sushi chefs. About their food, their sushi is beyond mediocre. The fish wasn't fresh as I thought. I don't recommend their special rolls. Same size as their regular rolls. read more

Nakata - Special rolls, and regular rolls. Don't get their special rolls. - Japanese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

2 stars because the sushi isn't the worst! However, the staff is completely rude but over the phone. I called for the sushi special and they sent me something completely different lol. I called them and the guy who picked up the phone was rude. read more

This place never let me down. The service is polite, the food is awesome every time, and the price is right. Every single day, they have a 3 for the price of 2 special roll deal. I'm on the West/south shore of Staten Island, and I drive 25 minutes to go here despite living 5 minutes away from 2 other sushi bars. Love Nakata! read more

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We love Nakata, the whole family loves the food, and I mean from my very picky 10yo to my even pickier parents. I ordered delivery, take outs and large orders for parties, both pre and post covid. Everything was fresh, delivered timely, presented very nicely and... reasonably priced. A few things that we order most: lunch specials - salmon teriyaki, I add $1 for my favorite spicy tuna instead of California roll, no extra for brown rice. All regular (as in not special) rolls are fresh, my fave are all tuna rolls, eel rolls, and there is one with crab. Party plates are a must, they look so nice for any gathering, make the table look extra special, and sushi are gone before everything else, so popular. I never had a problem with the service, they've made a mistake with my delivery once, I called and they sent the correct item (and extra) within 15 min. read more

This is my new mitoushi! I was slightly angered when Mitoushi raised their prices and the quality diminished. I just ordered from Nakata yesterday and I was completely satisfied. Just wish that I ordered more!!! It was so cheap: $1 for sushi/sashimi, $2.50 for rolls/handrolls. Fresh too! DROOL. read more

I try to support small businesses and directly order from the restaurant so that they don't get slammed with third party delivery fees. This is not the restaurant to do this with. They prioritize all third party orders before phone. Very unprofessional setting in general. Attached is an example. read more

Nakata - Special roll - $17 - Japanese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

While visiting my BF during lunch hours we decided to go to Nakata. He ordered in many times from that place so I was excited to see how it is. Spot is big and empty as most of their work is deliveries, but I liked the space. We started with Mango Kani Salad with crab-meat and mayonnaise flying fish roe. It was very refreshing and light. I liked it a lot. They had promo "buy 2 get 1 for free" so we tried 3 of their rolls: 1. Naruto Roll with salmon, tuna and yellow-tail. What makes it special is that they were wrapped with cucumber. no rice. Very light and healthy. Good choice when you are on a diet. Happily I am not, but enjoyed it so much. 2. Love roll with shrimp, avocado topped with tuna & crunchy spicy mayo. They place is on your plate like little hearts. My BF's favorite. We like spicy rolls and that one was really good. 3. TNT - my favorite at Nakata. Spicy salmon, spicy tuna on top and avocado spicy mayo. Explosion of flavors. Staff is great, food is great and it's a great deal. What else do you need? read more

Nakata - Mango kani salad - Japanese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

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The food is not fresh, I ordered a salmon, there is still a parasite inside, the store manager came over and did not give an explanation, directly changed one for me, even no apology, advised everyone not to go, will eat you into the hospital . read more

Nakata - Japanese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

Not sure this place would hold up in Japan but if you are an American & like maki / special rolls, this is your place - I usually take advantage of the "Buy 2 get 1 free " deal. They have a nice assortment of rolls (now with pics on the menu) & the sushi is consistently good. Fan of the Mango Kani Salad & all 3 of the rolls we ordered (pictured) Naruto (No rice) Roll TNT Roll Love Roll read more

Nakata - The Sushi bar - Japanese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

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Nakata may not look like much, but their food is so so good. Their spicy tuna is the best I've had. They have such a wide range of options for special rolls and you can't go wrong with their buy two get one free rolls! Their dragon ball roll is so amazing, and it has no rice which is perfect for people avoiding carbs. The Kukari roll is also amazing. read more

Nakata - Japanese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

What I didn't like was the fact that servers stood watching me and two of my female companions eat, made me feel as if they thought that we were about to dash. Been there a while back, name is okay, location is a little off and sticky tables. 100 spent wasn't worth it Eel though impressed me! Keep it up on that. Costumer service! I understand it's the "hood", but you know... read more

PRICES ARE EXTREMELY HIGH BUT THE SIZE OF SUSHI AND ROLLS ARE TINY! SAVE YOUR MONEY AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR BETTER!!! I use to order from nakata very often but gradually this place was getting worse and worse. Rolls are extremely small and tiny now, including special rolls. Prices went up but all menus online remained the same. If you planning to order from there, add at least $2 for each roll plus order more as the size their pieces is totally ridiculous! Regular spicy scallop roll, which is at most $4 everywhere else is $7 in nakata!!! And it's not even special roll!!! Well, me, my friends and my family are done with them. read more

I met a friend here for lunch. The lunch special was a great deal, three rolls plus choice of soup or salad. The sushi was tasty and a little different. I would definitely return to try other menu items. read more

We have been going here for over 2 years , the food is always fresh , the service is great and the prices are the best . If you are in the mood for Sushi give them a try ,you will not be disappointed!!! read more

I've been going to Nakata since the day it opened. My family and I have been there since it changed ownership, it was first "Mama Sushi" then "Sushi John" and finally "Nakata" and to be honest I absolutely love this place. They are very friendly, they're service is impeccable and the boss usually comes by and offer us sake. I'm a regular and they try their best to remember my order (since I order the same thing every time.) They also tell us if the Uni is fresh or not which is a huge plus. We have big gathering there and I always have a great time! read more

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We ordered from Nakata tonight. They cut me short twice while placing the order and I had to keep calling back. They didn't give me a time for delivery or allow me to use my debit card. After waiting an hour I called to check on the food. They had the wrong address and they hung up on me again. The 5th time I called they said it was on the way, it had left. Then after 20 minutes (I'm only 5 minutes away) they said it JUST left. Good thing my husband checked outside, they were delivering to my neighbor across the street. One and a half hours to get our order which we wouldn't have if we didn't look outside. Never again. read more

Had dinner with my husband and mother in law here and we all loved it! Very good sushi and I have to note that the service was excellent. Servers are very attentive and don't forget about you which is great!! I'd say the only downside is that there's an overwhelming amount of special rolls they offer which all seem to be a combination of the same ingredients! Regardless, we are definitely coming back for more sushi! read more

Nakata - I can't remember what the names were except for Richmond roll which was amazing!! - Japanese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

Very good sushi, fresh and friendly staff. Had the pizza sushi as an app and it was delicious! Defiantly would recommend to sushi lovers! read more

Nakata - Japanese Near Me - Staten Island, New York

This is one of my go to sushi restaurants. The owners are very accommodating and the service is great. I usually like to order their special rolls because they have the special of buy two get one free. I especially love the Staten Island roll. read more