We tried Origami in Los Alamos and overall had a good experience. Considering it's the only sushi place in town, the food was actually good and definitely satisfied the sushi craving. We ordered the Agedashi Tofu, Ultimate Salmon Roll, and Shrimp Tempura Roll, and all were fresh and tasty. One thing to be aware of is that many of their rolls contain crab sticks, so we asked for those to be removed. I also ordered the Udon soup, but it was much spicier than expected with no warning on the menu, so I had to send it back. Service was just okay since no one checked on us after the food arrived and we had to flag someone down for the check. Overall, a decent spot if you need a quick sushi fix in the Los Alamos area. read more

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Incognito spot (thought it was art supply store). Sushi better than expected. Fried chicken perfection.

The restaurant is just beautifu! great parking and child friendly. But Very disappointe! My family dines at Osaka on Rt. 113 atleast 2X a month. When we heard Origami was owned by the same people we were excited to try it. My daughter went with her sister and children they had a lovely time but were not impressed with two of the chicken dishes. I called in my order today ordered very spicy shrimp, an eggroll, house lomein and fried pork dumplings.The dumplings were just OK, the eggroll for $4.00 was awful all cabbage NO flavor. the shrimp were not spicy at all! nice and fresh but no taste, The house lomein was delicious but the beef in it was tough. I will give this restaurant one more try for I know from experience how difficult this business is. I'm hoping the quality will improve and lives up to Osaka! Eggrolls should be stuffed with carrot. onions, string beans, bean sprouts a little cabbage and, pork, or shrimp! I don't mind their prices if the food is good. read more

Service - Check Fresh- Check Ambiance - Pretty great, this is Los Alamos The fish, which is paramount, was fresh, cut in front of me The service was excellent. My only complaint is that I could t finish my tray. Well done read more

The food is great with a large variety and vegan options available as well. The wait staff was very kind and helpful with answering any questions read more

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It's hard to believe that such a great sushi shop exist in this little town. The food is great and there is a good size menu. There is no outdoor seating and there is a decent amount of seating inside. The prices are good. Service is great. I have been very happy with every visit so far. My only complaint will be the limited hours of operation; however, that seems to be a Los Alamos thing in g read more

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I normally can't be bothered to write reviews but decided to write one for this place bc I would have passed up this place based on # of reviews if my husb had not chosen this. Once he did, I ordered based on other reviews I read and they're spot on, the sashimi was surprising quality and better than I expected, even given the reviews I had read before ordering. Honestly I would expect it to be pricier given how difficult it must be to import ingredients to this place. The agedashi tofu was done well, the thin skin was crispy and well fried, the sauce it came in light but not lacking in flavor. We also got a bento box and it was quite traditional with the ginger dressing for the salad, I've missed the flavor more than I knew. I don't care for California rolls so have nothing to say about that. The chicken katsu was well made and the katsu sauce was good. The shrimp tempura udon was probably the weakest of the things we ordered but I think the soup had togarashi in it so points for depth. The overall feel very much reminded me of an old favorite from my school days in Houston, a mom and pop shop where staff was literally the mom and pop, pop cooking in the back and mom doing everything else! The wait is long and the service is the best they can do given the understaffing but the food is bomb and that's all that counts to me. So I felt very much at home here. They were full when we arrived 45 min before closing, I was ready to order to go but they made an effort to seat us so I did not mind the wait for the table or the wait for anything else afterwards. I think they were trying to call in help when we arrived but not successful. Still, I would wait however long I need to. Staff was very friendly and even came to apologize for forgetting our waters which I didnt expect bc it was understandable given every table was filled and only 2 guys running back and forth. 10/10 would visit again next time we make a trip to the area! read more

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I was passing through Los Alamos and wanted a chill spot with good sushi. The rolls were fresh and service was great. Our waiter Sam was so kind and he made my experience even better than expected. I highly recommend this place because the food is good, location is great, parking is easy and friendly staff. read more

This was my first time having sushi in New Mexico and it was decent. It's located in the heart of Los Alamos and open for dining in. When we arrived, we stood at the door for a few minutes before anyone came over to us, but other than that service was fine. I was a little afraid to try their nigiri and sashimi considering this restaurant is located 2 hours from the nearest major airport, so I stuck with their sushi rolls. Everything was drizzled in a lot of sauce and had a lot of rice, so it's definitely an Americanized sushi spot. My favorite was the Chile Relleno roll because I like cream cheese and green chile. The Santa Fe roll also had green chile in it, but was pretty plain. The pieces were also cut unevenly. I wouldn't recommend the Spider or Dynamite rolls because they were both a little fishy even with all the sauce. We also got an order of Monkey Brains and that is basically a thick layer of fried batter with a dollop of imitation crab and sauce. I didn't taste any mushrooms that it advertised. Overall it was worth a try since I've been craving sushi for months, but I wouldn't come here with high expectations if you've had sushi in bigger cities. We spent $100 for 4 rolls, an appetizer & 2 beers. read more

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Don't expect decent sushi high up in the mountains. Be forewarned of minuscule ingredients hidden in an inordinate amount of sriracha!

Not the best service our waitress would get our orders wrong and forget orders. I don't understand how she didn't notice that not everyone at the table got their plates. It was not a busy night and lots of mistakes were made. Food on the other hand was ok a bit pricey for the quality of food. Also if you want fried rice instead they charge you an extra $5. The price was a bit surprising but it came out in a big bowl that could have possibly been shared with the table. We should have been warned about the size before ordering it. We were served the miso soup and salad with our dinner entrees which came out quickly and were good. Once our main dishes came out they were ok too nothing special or great to brag about. For the service I would prefer to go somewhere else or order take out. read more

Sushi was good. It is pricey. Sushi falls apart, so could use better chef skills. They do not give wasabi in my to go order. They expect a tip on to go orders. read more

This is a nice sushi place for a small town. Service is good and food is tasty. I love the nigiri sushi and the miso soup. This is a good place for sushi. read more

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The ownership has changed, so they are waiting on their liquor license. Only a couple empty tables which was a good sign. Ordered spring rolls and shumai to start. Shumai was room temperature which they immediately replaced. Wife prefers cooked food so she ordered the bento bulgogi. Nice size portions but bulgogi was under seasoned. One concern; when I reviewed the menu, I realized my nigiri combo was short 2 pieces. It's chef's choice and several salmon pieces limited the experience. Overall, we will be back. read more

Went there with the my vegetarian friend and the dishes we got exceeds my expectation! I loved the veggie roll and the veggie gyoza. Not a huge fan for my salmon curry though. The meat is kinda dry. Keep in mind that they also have complimentary miso soup and salad, I was way too stuffed after dinner. Miso soup is a tad bit too salty and salad has a tad bit too much dressing on it. Other than that, I think I could use a bit more wasabi for the tempura veggie roll. read more

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Dancing Eel! Most amazing sushi roll we've ever had. Server attentive but they have a bit of trouble keeping up. We weren't too fond of the soft shell crab tempura read more

Great food but not professional sushi chef Yesterday I and other friends dine in Origami Restaurant at lunchtime, our waitress seated us down got drinks and took order from us. She was very nice and kindly we haven't seen at any restaurant in around this town. We did order few sushi rolls and some appetizers. Then we saw and heard our waitress asked the sushi man on what table to go, but he wasn't respond to her justed face down with his duties. We felt very bad, unhappy the way he treated waitress, is this attitude was he?. I requested who in charge there to stand out organization your chef to be gentleman with ladies and give word sorry to her. He should be respond to waitress or waiter when she/he ask. We come in to eat and hurry to go due to enough time our lunch only 45 minutes, please understand. read more

Good food. Service is just ok. They would be a 5 - star but for service and they're randomly closed at normal open times occasionally. They're only open for a few hours even when they're open so........it's kind of a big deal....... read more

I spent an hour this afternoon looking for the best place to eat in Los Alamos and on another site, this has over 200 ratings of 4.6/5, so I thought, "Hmm? Sushi sounds pretty good!" We've been visiting the Santa Fe area for the last three days and have yet to find anything that is really delicious. We got to Origami just as it opened because the reviews said once it gets busy, the service gets slow. Our waiter brought us water and said he could bring a drink menu if we wanted but it only had beer and wine. We ordered the vegetable tempura appetizer, Chile Relleno roll and Santa Fe roll to start. The wait was longish, but not unreasonable. The Chile Relleno roll is HUGE. The pieces are so big and think it takes at least two bites per piece. The flavor was fine, but the rice was definitely uncooked to the point of chewy and the roll fell apart when I bit into it because the paper was so tough. The Santa Fe was ok, nothing special and totally un-memorable. The Vegetable tempura appetizer was nothing short of disappointing. One piece each of sliced potato, carrot, broccoli, green pepper (that looked like celery), an enormous green bean, and onion slice battered and fried. It was completely flavorless, it just tasted like fried. After we had our food, the waiter never came back, a refill of water would have been great, but it wasn't to be. We are from Nebraska, who would have thought that the sushi there is FAR SUPERIOR to the options available here? Honestly, I've come to the conclusion that the people of New Mexico are desperate for a great place to eat because every restaurant we've tried has had rave reviews, but the food is only "meh" at best. I would have given Origami only one star, but it seemed clean and family run, also obviously the locals like it since the take out orders were non-stop. But if you're not from around here, hit the McDonald's or Sonic and at least you'll know what kind of disappointment to expect. read more

Best sushi I've had in New Mexico so far and everybody is so nice and welcoming. I plan on being a regular ;) read more

The last time I was at Origami's was at the beginning of 2022 and it was a shock to see how much the menu had changed and not for the better. They mostly just had sushi and many of my favorite dishes were gone from the menu including Bimbimbop and a Yakisoba dish. Also, we were the last people eating in the restaurant and it almost felt like they were trying to scurry us out by 1:00pm. Today I wanted to have lunch with my son and family and got to the restaurant at 12:45pm and they said they were closed. What kind of restaurant stops serving lunch before 1pm? I was really disappointed and am not sure I will continue to eat there since I don't feel welcome there anymore and it doesn't feel like they really want to serve the public. read more

I wanted to love this place. We were in the area after hiking and I wanted sushi. It was meh but a few highlights. We got in early before lunch. Service was steady for us. They got bizzy-bizzu and I could see the one chef making rolls got way behind while the other sashimi chef stood around. They've got combo lunch specials but we ordered a lot of diff stuff to share. The stars : Chile releno role. Great! Unique to is. Great flavor. Orange blossom roll. Beautiful and yum. 1. Korean beef was good. Needed the usual sides and stuff that come with it. 2. Bento box veggie tempura was a star. 3. Firecracker app. No. Just no. I took advice here and it was bad. It had nooooo flavor. Textures off. Pepper was off. It lacked salt. A basic thing. Search harder for a sushi place. Oh. The sushi bar area is cluttered and dirty. Not impressed. read more

Origami - Orange blossom roll. - Japanese Near Me - Los Alamos, New Mexico

I came for lunch earlier today with a good friend who worked in Japan for several weeks out of the year back in the early 2000s. Him, before placing order: "Ooh. I havent had a bento box since Nasu." Him, after receiving order: "I still haven't had a bento box since Nasu." Of course, he meant it half-seriously and thoroughly enjoyed his food, as did I. The tempura batter was light and flaky with perfectly cooked vegetables (a peeve of mine is overly-battered tempura). The teriyaki beef was a bit overdone for my taste, but still edible. The California roll was, as Kramer so eloquently put it, "Like a circus in my mouth!" What can I say, I've been living on Smith's sushi for the past few months out of sheer convenience. The wasabi stood out as being tastier than foodcolored horseradish. The miso soup was tasty and the ginger salad dressing was incredible. This is about as good as Japanese gets in NM, and in Los Alamos, it is simply outstanding. I'll be back. read more

Origami - Tempura bento box! - Japanese Near Me - Los Alamos, New Mexico

Okay let me start off by saying I gave two stars because of service first then quality second. This is a very small restaurant maybe less than 15 tables a a table bar. We were seated and after patiently waiting 15-20 minutes for a waitress to take our order I finally had to stop the lady who seated us for our waitress. My dish the pork was very dry and tough... over cooked. The miso soup was probably the best thing of the whole meal. The California rolls were nm supermarket quality. The tempura was good but of course anything battered and deep fried is good. read more

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Their service is not good. Food orders were in correct. We had to flag servers down many time. Not very attentive to customers. The food was not what I would expect. The restaurant eating areas are being used as a storage space for the supplies. It feels like eating in a factory. read more

They are delicious! I go here with my family (vegan) on special ovcasions and we can always find something good to eat. I tried kimchi for the first time here but I'll often get a sushi or noodle dish. read more

I came here once about 7 years ago while at a meeting at LANL, I recall it being decently good. Time has evidently whitewashed that memory since. I went again recently and it was just not good. The service was super slow, almost non existent, starting from the moment I walked in the door and waited close to 5 minutes to be simply greeted (there was no line or anything). Granted it was during lunch hour, but it wasn't THAT busy at the time. On top of that, I overheard a patron at the neighboring table mention that she had some sort of allergy and subsequently observed the sushi chef walk up, give them a roll and ask "is this good enough" and then walk back and scoff and roll her eyes to another employee. The meat in the bento box was the only redeeming quality of this place, it was pretty good. The veggies were overly steamed. The California and Dragon rolls were a solid D on the sushi report card. The California has an overpowering imitation crab taste and the dragon roll was the same with just a razor thin sliver of eel on top. If it were half the price it would be a solid 4 star place to grab a bite, but alas this is not a reality. read more

Origami - Spicy pork- the "spicy" was just red chile powder but it was tasty - Japanese Near Me - Los Alamos, New Mexico

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As far as inland sushi goes, Origami is pretty solid. I had the Chile Relleno roll and I was thoroughly impressed. Service from our waitress was a bit subpar though. read more

Origami is a great sushi stop! A little pricey (comparable to Santa Fe not ABQ) but still good enough to be five star for being land locked and at the top of a mountain in a high earning county in New Mexico. Everytime you walk in, order the heart attack on sitting down! Tempura jalapeno with spicy sauce and cream cheese. I always recommend the bento box too as you get the best of both worlds with some sushi and some entrees. Salad topped with peanut sauce in the box, and tofu soup for sides come along with the experience. I got beef bulgogi the last time I went and the bento box comes at a price of $12-$14 bucks. Sarah roll ends up around $14 dollars. If you get a soda you only get a 12oz can. Get a beer instead! Best, read more

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Great food and a nicely decorated restaurant with awesome staff. We love the sushi! They have great service and it's a wonderful quaint setting. read more

I had lunch here last Friday with my husband and a lovely couple we just met. I would like to try other things on their menu, the prices were right and the location was good. I had two orders nigiri (salmon and hamachi), edemame, and a yummy cooked roll with hamachi on the outside. Our lunch was $52 with a tip for the two of us. I think hubby got the Bento box, now I can't remember... Our friends had some nigiri, a few rolls and veggie tempura app, which looked really good. The place was CROWDED, we were lucky we had a reservation as there was not a seat in the house at 1pm on Friday. They were understaffed for their volume, our server was working hard but unable to keep up. I think we got better service because our friends were regulars, otherwise I probably would have been unhappy with the service. More on this when I have time to explore what else they have to offer, we will be back here for sure, hopefully during a quieter time so we can sit at the bar and order omakase. The Chef will take good care of you if you let them..... 6/3 got quick takeout today, was hot and bothered and needed a light lunch...cali roll and one order each hamachi and sake (12 pcs total) = $16 -that's a good deal for a healthy and filling lunch! read more

Very good! I had a large bowl of fresh vegetable soup and the spicy California roll. My friend had sashimi. Everything was top notch! Service excellent. We spent $70 between the 2 of us including tip. read more

I really like Origami. For sushi all the way up on a mesa, it's pretty good. Also, their menu is more than just sushi, which makes it excellent if not everyone in your group wants sushi. The service is excellent and all the workers are really nice. The interior is nicely decorated and has a nice feel to it! Definitely would come back to Origami! read more

I have been eating here since they opened back in the early 2000s(?) I have had some amazing experiences here. Giant sushi boats, surprise this, surprise that. Yes, I paid more here at times but it was worth it. The owner is amazing and has always treated me like family (we have our own chopsticks). I have had sushi at many places and yet this will always be my favorite. I will say, however, that you might get a new waitress that needs to be spanked. Like any restaurant in Los Alamos, they suffer from the lack available good help. But I would not count off for that. Its just how it is up here. No help at the restaurants. read more

If you are a big fan of japanese food, especially sushi, this is the best place in town. As a local, it's my all time favorite place to go for lunch and/or dinner. Having very few choices in Los Alamos, Origami is a little expansive. But the food is worth the price. Besides sushi rolls and binto box, Bibimbab is my favorite. Great service too. read more

My adventurous grand daughter Emily was at it again! Last year she wanted to take us to the atomic city itself, and skate at the outdoor rink!! When I was younger I was a figure skater, Steve never got into it. After the icy fun, we were just going to go eat at the McDonalds. But she insisted we try somewhere new and local. At first I thought she meant to make the paper craft when she suggested origami. But no, it's a restaurant! It was yummy Japanese sushi and noodles I suggest the "udon" stir fry it is delicious. And an avocado roll for the veggittarians like my grand daughter Emily. We will be certainly coming back soon to the secret city and origami :) read more

Not bad if you like rolls instead of traditional sushi. Some of the rolls are pretty creative and the TNT preparation was quite a show! For Los Alamos, this is pretty good food, albeit not cheap. The "fancy" rolls run about $14 per order, which is comparable to Los Angeles prices, I just thought that New Mexico would be cheaper ... read more

Let's start out by saying I'm a sushi snob, whole learned a thing or two during time spend in Japan. The sushi quality is exactly what one would expect to find in a small town (low product turnover rate) in a land-locked state. I didn't think it was horrible or anything, but by no means was it good. The only item I actually really liked there were the baked green-lipped mussels, which arrive frozen to most places in this country - thus the 3 star rating rather than 2. read more

Small, nice establishment, Origami is accommodating to family style eating. Frequently, they even bring an extra miso soup free of charge, so that everyone can have one. The soup comes with the entrees, so it's nice of them to provide an extra if you have one less entree than person. Tempura is crisp, and not overwhelmed with batter. There's a nice variety of dishes, and combination plates in case you want a little of everything. The menu also contains a few Korean dishes. Dolsot bibimbap, a mixed rice dish comes in a scorching hot stone pot and cooks at the table. Some of their meat dishes are more Korean influenced than Japanese. Their Spicy BBQ Pork dish is essentially Korean daeji bulgogi. As a small restaurant in Los Alamos, you'd want to avoid the busiest hours. Service has always been fine, as we've stopped in during less frantic times. read more

Really good place to eat in LA, dine in or take out, everything is tasty, I really miss go there for in person, but during this past year all take out we're as delicious as before. The staff is so friendly and always ready to help. read more