The food here is pretty good. I've eaten here a dozen or so times. It's definitely cheaper than your average sushi. We've had good and bad experiences where you can get non fresh ingredients such as, bitter cucumber, extra chewy, or spoiled fish. But normally it's good here. I recommend the crunchy spicy rolls, the Rakuzen roll, spider roll, and Philadelphia roll. If you're looking for basic rolls, you can go for the salmon, yellowtail, California, or eel roll. read more

The service alone deserves 5 stars. I can't believe how busy it was on a Tuesday night. So here's the scoop: -Recently opened (formly Rocco's Calamari) -Very nice decor, clean, modern -Hostess is very on top of things and accomodating. -Wait staff very attentive and helpful. -Food: Mango kani salad: delicious, fresh, a must have Chicken Pad Thai: delicious and not greasy Edamame: perfectly steamed, not over salted Cheese Rangoon: This is delicious creamy, cheesy, gooey greatness Mozzerrella Sticks: Tasty and hot Rock shrimp: delicious, a must have Cheese Ravioli: delicious and not salty so that's a good thing Shrimp Tempura: perfectly cooked and crunchy Fried banana: oh my, this was better than I thought it would be: crunchy sweet goodness, not greasy Harumaki: Veggie spring roll, good but it's a fairly big piece so share this plate Sweet potato roll, spider roll,ayame roll, golden mango roll: all delicious, seaweed was fresh, all contents were perfectly prepared, absolutely delicious. -Price: $21.99 after 3:30 pm and $13.99 11:30-3:30 ; In my opinion, I think this is fair, afterall this is NY. Best quality AYCE Sushi in Brooklyn. As crazy busy as they were, the staff was welcoming, accomodating, & helpful. I will definitely go back. read more

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Don't even have any taste. All sushi come with a huge rice ball and a tiny piece of fish in a super thin size. And only five pieces of sashimi per person. We come here randomly. I hope I don't even come. Sad. read more

My husband and I came here for our first date in a long time. We've been told this place was supposed to be good and fresh. WHAT A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT!! The appetizers were okay.. but sushi and sashimi were nasty! We felt ill right after we had salmon rolls and sashimi. We couldn't force ourselves to continue to eat those disgusting food, so we called for the check, the waiter told us that she had to charge $10 for the leftover, we said okay, but we just wanted to let her know that we weren't satisfied with the quality of the food and it made our stomachs felt ill. She told her manager, and the manager came to us and said either we finish the food or pay $10 with an attitude! No apology, no nothing! $70 + tips for 2 ppl for poor quality, farm raised fish is ridiculous!! My husband has gone to the bathroom 4 times with the run! And he is laying in bed with PAIN!!! Never again I would ever return to this place or eat at any AYCE! read more

Better than Sake on 86th street!! Great all you can eat sushi, they do not fill up the sushi with rice. Great selection of sushi as well as veggie/vegan options. The waitresses were nice in helping me with my dietary restrictions. Food came out really fast and the place is really modern and clean, even the bathrooms. Would definitely come back again read more

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Just aight. My friends and I couldn't resist an ACYE sushi place that only charges $22. However there are quite a few restrictions to what you can order such as only 2 pieces of uni per person and ONE sashimi appetizer per person. Thus, you can't eat any more sashimi at this AYCE sushi joint. The Sushi is TINY. The appetizers are TINY. The only thing they weren't cheap on was the handrolls but obviously because they want to fill you up on rice so you don't eat all their fish. however, I was determined to eat my $22 and definitely ate to the point of nausea. Some of the kitchen food that was good were the rock shrimp, shrimp tempura, seaweed salad and kalbi. I don't see myself really coming back here. I'd rather pay $22 for a quality sushi meal than for this poor quality AYCE. Also and FYI, there is free soda with your dinner and a 2 hour limit at the table. read more

I'm not really a fan of "all you can eat" anything but this place was actually better than I expected. Quality of the food was good and it's fun to kind of sample a little of everything off the menu. Staff was friendly, definitely worth a try if you are in the neighborhood. read more

I didn't have to wait long for a table of 2. I prefer this AYCE than the other ones in Brooklyn. I HIGHLY recommend you to eat here for dinner, NOT lunch. The waitresses are very kind and attentive. They are always making sure you have the best experience in Rakuzen. I come here almost every week because, in my opinion, this is the best AYCE in Brooklyn. Let's first talk about their dinner: Their dinner menu is more expensive than their lunch menu because they have a lot more options for you to choose from. Not only they have a lot of more options, their fish is fresher. I always get multiple of pieces of their salmon al carte (forgot what they are called), and they taste so amazing during dinner. Their kimchi fried rice has no kimchi pieces however, you can taste that they made it with kimchi juice and chili flakes. It's actually pretty good if you like not too spicy food. Even though it's a sushi restaurant, don't be skeptical about their pad thai! It's actually really good and tastes like the real deal! I really can't complain about any of their food. I tried almost everything and they all seem to satisfy me and my tummy. This may seem odd to say but... Their french fries are so amazing. It's slightly crispy on the outside and the inside is so soft. It's better than McDonald's french fries! Lunch Menu: I tried the salmon al carte from both lunch and dinner menu and I realized... Their salmon for their lunch menu is disgusting. Last time I went, the salmon had a weird "bubbly" and rough texture. They still served it to the customers so I'll assume there's nothing bad about it? I only ate some of them. They didn't charge me for the extra pieces because I explained that the salmon was disgusting. That's my only complaint. Please serve fresh salmon for lunch as well! I can't always stop by for dinner to satisfy my salmon cravings! read more

I thought about coming here vs going to Moon and Flower House 8 in Sheepshead Bay. After seeing their selections of available items in the buffet, I chose to come here. When I arrived, I felt it was too early, so I hang out at the Rite Aid across the street. After hanging out at the pharmacy for 15 mins, I went back to the restaurant. A group of three entered first. When I entered, I realize that the special drinks and desserts are not part of the buffet and the special rolls are available for dinner only. I choose some of their new items like Indonesian fried rice and their grilled pork chop. During my time having lunch, there were five other parties at the restaurant. The place have two TVs with ABC7 on. When I tried to order their sushi, I was almost full. I didn't finish all of the hand rolls I ordered. read more

One of my new favorite spots ! After trying the chain in queens boyfriend and I came here . Everything was pretty much the same . I love that it comes with free unlimited soda. A new add on for this location were the beef empanadas. They were pretty good but on the spicy side. The Kalbi beef and tako yaki were my favorite ! Everything is super fresh. The Naruto roll was very good in a house sauce. Got a few rolls forget what they were but everything was great! Will definitely be coming back! Yum! read more

I recently had lunch here with a co worker. Our first time coming here since the place open. The lunch special all you can eat for about $13 a person is great. However the quality of the food was not all that, I'm a huge sushi fan and unfortunately this did not do it for me. I'm sorry but I wouldn't come here again. Don't get me wrong, the staff was friendly and always available to serve, the restaurant was clean and organized. The chicken pad Thai had an order that was not normal, and the spicy salmon roll was not what I'm used to. Over all the price and staff is great, but the quality of food is not. Maybe in time they will change, I hope. read more

The place is alright. Since I don't eat fish, my choice of sushi were a little limited. My usual Boston roll had 99%lettuce and barely shrimp with tons of mayo. Even California roll didn't have cucumbers :( and shrimp tempura were cold. Soups were weird. Evrything else were okay and waitresses were very attentive. Only other good thing is that the place is brighter and much bigger than the other AYCE sushi places so good for pics of food but can get really loud when it's packed like when I went on a rainy day. read more

Rakuzen - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

There was a hair in my daughter's ' food. It was long grey. Workers denied it. Asked for certain items to have no sauce. It came with sauce. read more

The food is decent nothing amazing or stands out. It is an all you can eat spot for an hour and a half time limit. The prices keep going up. When I first started coming here, a couple of months ago the price was 24.99 and now it's 29.99 which I think is ridiculous for the quality of the food. They have been progressively upping the prices and it's disappointing especially considering they haven't made any improvements to the establishment or the quality of the food. read more

Very great deal with the quality of the food!!!!! I would recommend to everybody around this area. Best ayce in this neighborhood read more

Rakuzen - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Avoid this place. It is A SCAM. If you love AYCE, go elsewhere: 1. Tiny pieces of fish with AYCE rice 2. I came hungry with another person and ordered 54 pieces of sushi with 5 appetizers my first round. And while waiting, I decided to get started on my order for the second round because I came for ALL YOU CAN EAT AND I AM HUNGRY. Unfortunately tonight I learned that one of the tactics a kitchen gets back at you for being a maverick AYCE eater is by very s-l-o-w-l-y bringing out your appetizers (not your sushi) and then forgetting more than half of what you checked off. As I saw people that were seated after me getting their trays of sushi, I flagged down a waitress to check on my order. To which she said, I'll check. After another 10 mins of waiting and receiving another appetizer, I asked another server again where my compete sushi orders are. Soon, I saw the chefs winding down and clean up, I realize I was not going to be receiving my order. And to make things worse, one of the waitresses though that yelling and bullying me to put in another last minute order before the kitchen closes will solve the fact that I waited an hour to receive all the food I initially wanted. 3. What was comedic is after telling the manager the problems and telling her I'm not paying the AYCE price, the waitresses I was previously flagging all come from the woodwork with shreds of pieces paper (my original orders!) trying to make my now itemized bill higher. Hahaha! It was so funny I couldn't believe it. Where was this when I originally asked where my orders were. And now that I'm paying, the items show up, just not on a plate, but on the piece of paper I marked. 4. When I was seated, I expected the food to come out 15 mins perhaps even 20, but not 1 hour later, and at the expense of me being yelled at by the waitress to "hurry up and order all the things I intended to originally receive with my first two rounds." What a sad sad sad experience. I'm not even mad, I just want to help people who come hungry to give their business elsewhere. Because they definitely don't want to feed you, they just don't want to work too hard for people hungry. read more

The outdoor dining at this location is amazing. A lot of chairs and tables set up and it was pretty busy when we were there. Food quality great as usual and wait staff all wear masks. Tables are distanced so we felt safe and we had a great time here today. read more

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We rather pay additional money of $8 (asked for a discount from $12) than finish the food. Won't come back.

My family and I have been coming here for years and we've always noticed how nasty the waitresses are. The service is horrible whenever you ask for something they give you attitude and don't seem happy with you. The manager is the worst thing about the restaurant. You expect the manager to be kind and welcoming to their customers but no she rather tell us if you can't eat all the rice then don't come again. How do you call yourself a manager and tell your customers don't come again if you can't finish all the food. The city also put a B rating on the outside of the door. read more

DO NOT COME HERE. I've been a loyal customer as this spot is super close by but I would no longer be eating here again. Last night my coworkers and I went to have a nice little post-work dinner. We called in the day before for reservations at 7:30. Upon arrival, the restaurant was fully packed (expected on a Saturday night). Nobody tended to us to ask us for our party size or if we had reservations. We had to scream "party of four" on top of other customers to be noticed after standing there for 10 mins. The boss lady didn't even ask for our names on the reservation or anything. We were seated outside, which was preferred compared to their overcrowded indoor dining (covid central) We ordered 7 rolls, which 2 were forgotten. We didn't even order that many raw rolls since it's Asian owned and we just don't trust raw fish in the hot summer. So we decided to get two spicy tuna rolls and the rest were cooked. Fast forward to 1.5 hours of immaculate vibes later, we get home and three out of the four of us had intense stomachaches and diarrhea. DO NOT COME HERE. read more

We came for lunch buffet and were seated immediately. The food and service was great. They served our appetizers and drinks immediately. It can get busy at times meaning the food takes longer to serve. The servers are very attentitive and come refill your drinks immediately. I've been here 5 times already and I'll be sure to come back again :). It's a great price for the amount of food you get. read more

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I Went for the buffet w/ my cousins during opening hours. The Food is delicious, presentation is basic, atmosphere was nice & clean, staff was kind & attentive. The only issue we had was that towards our 3rd order (we ordered 1-2 things max each time) they started hovering & asking if we were ready for the check sort of like they were cutting us off. We ordered once more & they brought the check out while we were mid meal.. as were were eating they kept hovering around us for the money & asking if were were ready (total of 4x within 10 minutes). We were annoyed at that point & just decided to cut our conversation short, & pay. Other than that one complaint everything else was great. We'll more than likely return. Hopefully there's no hovering or feeling rushed. read more

Rakuzen - Shrimp tempura - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Such a pleasnt experience on a chilly thursday afternoon. My friend and I came here after seeing then grand opening flags and noticing that its all you can eat (ayce) sushi! We ordered sooo much food such as - 2 special rolls with eel and avocado, shrimp and salmon tempura, French fries x.x dont ask....kimchi fried rice with beef, Indonesian fried rice with shrimp and a few regular rolls. the food is amazing! the fish and seafood are very fresh and the special rolls didn't have too much sauce on them. the Indonesian fried rice was a bit disappointing since it seems so exciting in the menu description. overall the food was very good at $14 for lunch special. The restaurant itself is very modern with somewhat high ceilings. the food is great and the dinner menu is even larger! come here hungry and you will not be disappointed! read more

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Yum! Unlimited sushi! Definitely a great new sushi restaurant in the neighborhood. Must try every item on the menu!!! read more

Rakuzen - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

I saw this place while passing by. Waited a few weeks for it to open. I'd say it's worth the price for lunch or dinner. I've eaten at a few AYCE sushi places in Brooklyn. However, this one has the best quality by far within Brooklyn. The service was excellent and on point. Everyone here is super friendly! I would recommend Rakuzen to anyone who is in need for a AYCE sushi fix :). read more

Rakuzen - Yuzu miso salmon - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Tried Rakuzen Friday night. Overall, very clean and friendly. $21.99 is a a bit on the high side in my opinion for AYCE dinner. Nice choices on the menu like fried bananas, mussels, pad Thai, crab Rangoon, etc.. Fried rice is a bit boring.. but liked their spicy tuna rolls, fried bananas, salmon skin salad, shumai.. Free soda is a plus.. but dessert is $3.00 extra. That needs to change. I may try again.. very pleasant people here and the decor is a nice modern touch. read more

Best salmon I have ever had in my life. The quality is 10x better compared to Sake's which is however, very decent but does not come even remotely close to what they serve. Service was excellent but some of the sushi were just decent. I would higly recommend this place if you're a salmon connoisseur. read more

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We ordered takeout for lunch and it was disappointing to see what we got and ate. My sashimi avocado salad came with lettuce. Seriously!? You could have used mixed greens for that price. There was only 5 pieces of sashimi. Should have ordered from Tengu because their sashimi salad is goodddd! Oh and the tom yum noodle soup my sis in law ordered didn't even taste like Tom yum soup. From what I saw, it just looks like bland soup. I don't know how they got 3.5 stars but I definitely would not try again. read more

This is another AYCE sushi buffet owned by Daizen (which is located in 8th Avenue, Brooklyn). Everything here is good, just like Daizen. However, some staff are forgetful so if you ask for something and it takes a while for them to do what you asked, ask them again, they might have forgotten. Do not order the fried wonton. Although the filling is good,the wonton skin itself is too dry since it's fried and it tastes too oily. Besides that, order whatever you want. You also get unlimited refills for soda. read more

Went to this place with my friend, we shared the take out menu that we get from the front of the restaurant. Waiter, please give the regular menus since we were not all you can eat. The roll and not so good, the wasabi looks like powder and no taste. 3 stars for the Bendo box in that price. read more

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Came here to celebrate mother's day early and it was a total disappointment. I have heard and read good reviews but this place is tally lacking in service and quality. The service was slow! Really slow. We had placed our orders with appetizers and sushi at the same time. One mango kani salad came out of the eight appetizers we ordered came. The sushi came before the appetizers. Actually we had to ask the servers multiple times about the appetizers. We even put in a second order for the same ones and even then we had to ask several times before any of it came out. The sushi/ sashimi was not the greatest of quality. The salmon fell apart when you pick it up with your chopsticks. The red snapper was chewy. The size of the pieces was just right however the fish on the pieces were so thinly sliced that you can barely taste it. The one thing that we looked forward to was the uni and of course they're out of uni! Of all things..when you limit 2 pieces a person there should be a guarantee that it is available to all customers. I will not be going back. read more

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I feel like this is like another Daizen but slightly better. The price I would say is not worth it, i would rather go Sake for the price you pay but I do wonder how they make the sushi so fast. Once I ordered 5 minutes it's placed on my table and the place was pretty busy too. Compare to daizen they do have more choices and I think the meat is more fresh. read more

Service is among the worst. Charged us money for not finishing 4 pieces of sushi when we were coming every week and tipping close to 40% each time. It's petty and how you lose customers. read more

Not worth going ...the staff keep staring at ur dish and see if u have anything leftover , if so they will have extra charge for any leftover. Unlike other all u can eat buffet, they don't have much sashimi offers .Most likely are sushi roll and sushi and the rice is not good. Like I said before, there will b extra charge for leftover RICE... read more

Walked home one day and passed by this place decided to try it out with friends later. It's what you would expect from an all you can eat place. Quality was decent and staff was attentive. read more

Not bad. Came here for lunch with two other people. The fish is decently fresh, as you would expect with AYCE. Also, the quality / cut of the fish is about consistent with the rest of the AYCE places. I enjoyed some of their appetizers more than other places. With this place, the best fish quality was probably the Salmon. Also, what makes them a little different is the portion sizes of the fish/sushi. They are actually really small. The rice to fish portion is about the same as other places, but on a smaller scale, it definitely allows for you to have a wider variety of food. read more

This place is amazing, the food was delicious! This restaurant saved out Christmas Eve when we were discriminated against at Shokunin BBQ. Thank you Rakuzen! Better prices and food! We will definitely be back! read more

I had to try this when I heard this was better than Sake. It definitely isn't. Fried oysters - were drenched in oil Mozzarella sticks were cold Mango Kani Salad - had no mango, no cucumber and tasted like sriracha Fried rock shrimp - all batter Shrimp tempura was good but batter was thick Sushi - very tiny pieces and fish sliced real thin Kalbi - flavor was decent but very chewy Miso eggplant was good Uni didn't taste fresh Service was good Loved that they give free soda and even have root beer! Don't think I would be back though. Sake is def better even though they don't have fried oysters anymore. read more

Came for all you could eat during dinner. Service and price was good, sushi was ok at best. The real stars were the appetizers.

Food is just OK, the spicy pickles are good, salmon sashimi is good, but if you order salmon sushi, they will give give you Salmon belly, which may be a delicacy in Japan, but here just leaves a bad taste in your mouth. read more

Rakuzen - Salmon belly - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brooklyn, New York