*CELIAC / GLUTEN FREE REVIEW GF options are not marked on the menu, but the staff are very knowledgeable about what is GF and how options could be made GF. They also have GF soy sauce. I got the kimchi to start and a spicy yellowtail role, both were very good and I did not have a reaction! read more

I went to Red Ginger in Coralville for a late lunch / early dinner. I was welcomed with smiles and nods. My waiter was happy and helpful. Good service! I ordered the French Kiss Roll and it was pretty good. Inside was nearly empty but either way had a very relaxing and authentic atmosphere, with great decor. Prices were average. Overall, pretty good experience! read more

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Sushi rolls were great. Service was good. The place wasn't that packed on a Friday night but we went early (5:30P). Will come back.

Delicious food! I especially love their broccoli tempura roll, peanut avocado roll, and chicken teriyaki. I've only ever DoorDashed. I've never dined-in. read more

I ordered for pick up, I was there to get it at time they said it would be done, so I picked it up as soon as it was ready. I ordered Fire Phoenix Special Roll which has King crab meat, mango, cucumber, avocado inside topped with assorted fish, flame-torched with eel sauce, and Korean hot sauce. Soy paper wrapped. Also a Vegetable Roll, a Volcano Roll, a Philadelphia Roll. and 2 pieces of Salmon (sake) nigiri. Sounds great, doesn't it? All I can say is that I have had gas station sushi that was better than this. And I have also had gas station sushi that this tasted as bad as. The rice on rolls tasted terrible, like it was old, no worse than old, it tasted 'off' . The sake nigiri was old. It smelled fishy and It tasted fishy and it was soft and mushy, I spit out the one bite I took. Everything smelled fishy-old. I forced myself to try one piece of each roll trying to look past the fishy smell. Everything was terrible. Honestly this is the worst Japanese food I've ever eaten. read more

Red Ginger always has excellent service and great food. It's my go to sushi when I'm in Iowa city. They have a variety of options to please anybody as well. read more

Red Ginger is somewhat hidden in plain sight. It's right along a busy street, but I think many people forget it is there. If you are a new to sushi, Red Ginger is the perfect place to try. They have a huge selection of rolls with more non-traditional options popular with non-fish eaters. There are also a lot of great non-sushi items and specials. Bonus: they are open on many holidays! read more

Red Ginger - Sushi Bars Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

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Tonight we had sushi delivered. We had California, spicy tuna, Philly, and shrimp tempura rolls. They were delicious and delivered quickly! We also tried the kani salad which is very good. read more

Red Ginger - a tray of sushi with salmon and avocado - Sushi Bars Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

Ordered pick up for New Years Eve and it was great dinner! Definitely ordered way too much food and had lots of leftovers. I was so hungry I didn't even think to get a picture. We ordered the chicken fried rice which came with soup and salad. And two sushi rolls the New York and Las Vegas rolls. Both were delicious. Then to top it off we had the crab rangoons with are a fan favorite! Food was ready in time and all bagged up ready to go by the time I arrived. read more

Awful sushi. We Ordered takeout and I do not recommend. They had a bento box/ lunch special kind of thing- that was a great deal- but the quality was terrible. read more

My favorite sushi in the area! I've loved everything I've tried, but particularly love the rolls with mango in them. The crab rangoons are really fantastic and the dirty girl sushi roll is always a favorite. I've always just done pickup, and they are consistently prompt and accurate. I'll be back! read more

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A sushi haiku for you. Maki rolls galore. Clumsy chopstick skills pace me. Inhale. Repeat. Oh baby, do I Love me some maki rolls. Capitol L. It's a shame I live in Iowa. But we make due... thanks to gotta try spots like this. I ordered from Red Ginger one snowy Saturday for delivery, via CHOMP. The order was correct, on time and well executed. While I'm not sure I'd get the Coralville Roll again, personally. I did think the Shrimp Tempura Roll was divine. Their house salad and clear soup really hit the spot, as well. My kids inhaled their veggies (aka edamame) as well as chicken with noodles and rangoons. All in all, Red Ginger is a solid sushi option in the area. Their menu has all the essentials while also not being too overwhelmingly large. The staff is always so, so friendly. And pricing is on point. Parking is a non-issue, location is convenient and of course offering delivery is definitely appreciated! read more

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I have gotten vegetable fried rice from other Red Ginger Restaurants, but at this one it is not very good.

I ordered from Red Ginger in Iowa City via Grubhub, but the food came from the Coralville Red Ginger. I've had no problems with the Iowa City one. This time the food was simply horrible. It arrived cold. The Teriyaki beef was swimming in oil, the Japanese spring rolls were soggy and tasteless. The same for the gyoza, which were tiny, tasteless, soggy and covered in iceberg lettuce. The onion soup was disgusting, probably made from a diabolical powder mix. On top of that, the Grubhub driver didn't leave the food in my porch as instructed. The idiot left it in front of my garage door in the back of the house. Since it was raining, the entire bag was soaking wet. NEVER AGAIN FOR EITHER COMPANY. read more

Great spot for lunch and dinner! Enjoyed Red Ginger for dinner one night and lunch the next day. Friendly service. Picked up to go both visits. Delicious! read more

Red Ginger - Squid salad, cucumber special, Tuna Tataki - Sushi Bars Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

I usually don't like three star reviews. Three stars means average. I find that typically to be a cop out. I prefer someone making a stand. It was amazing or it was terrible. When you pick three stars it doesn't help the person reading the review. Oh great. I can go to an average restaurant. Well. I chose three stars. Not because this restaurant was average but because the average of the two dishes we ate was three stars. The sushi was five stars. The Ramen was one star. Hence...3 stars. What can I say? I like math. Sorry. Not sorry. Had we just gotten the Soho roll and spicy tuna roll, this would be a five star review explaining that this sushi was some of the best we have had in the area. That soho roll was absolutely amazing! I am still thinking about it. However, I also chose to try the Ramen. Granted, the only Ramen I have ever had was your powdered stuff that cost $.75 and you add hot water to it. But, damn, that $.75 package of Ramen had more flavor than the $14 bowl of Ramen I got here. The broth had very little flavor. The vegetables and other ingredients in the bowl were also less than flavorful. Honestly, I felt like I spent $14 on a watered down bowl of broth. I finished about three force of the bowl and even though I was not remotely full, I just didn't want anymore of this. We actually ended up having a second dinner at a different restaurant because neither one of us was full. Sure, second dinner is always great but when you are dropping $50 on first dinner, having to go out and buy another dinner because your first dinner wasn't all that great, sucks. Basically, if you go here, stick to the sushi. The Ramen was a waste of money and lack of flavor. (also, the restaurant has a really funny smell which hits you as soon as you walk in the door) read more

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I come here at least once a month. I have only ordered take out from this location. I place my order over the phone & in 15-25 minutes it's ready to go. They're usually pretty good about getting my order right but there was 1 time they gave me the wrong item. The incorrect item ended up being delicious, so didn't really care too much. Place is very clean. I consider it the best sushi place in Coralville/Iowa City/Cedar Rapids area. They have a huge menu of different rolls you can try. Each roll is good & the sushi chef is very very good at making them. They know their stuff & I keep coming back. I would recommend the Tuna Tataki. It's not something I usually order but glad I tried it out. Super fresh fish & the toppings are delicious. read more

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My first time trying their food. We went on a Friday night around 7:30 after the dinner rush had died down. There were a few other diners. We were seated right away and drink orders were taken. I liked the variety of rolls. They also had non-sushi options like ramen, teriyaki and other items you expect from a Japanese restaurant. We started with a jalapeño appetizer that was essentially a fried popper without bacon and drizzled with eel sauce and spicy mayo. The dish wasn't spicy at all but had great flavor. I got the pink panther roll and I was a little disappointed that the filling was a little skimpy but I was glad the rice wasn't too thick. My dining partner got the pork katsu and really enjoyed the flavors. It came with a side of white rice. Overall, glad I gave them a try and will return and try more sushi items. read more

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I enjoy the quiet ambiance of this restaurant. The food has always been decent. I'm pretty sure the green tea is Genmaicha--it has that essenec of brunt rice that adds tons of flavor. On this visit, I only had a simple roll, the spicy shrimp w/cucumber. It also contained a little tobiko. This roll was well constructed and I have no complaint. The gyoza were fried slightly crisp, which I prefer. However, some people prefer the steamed variety, or the ones that are only lightly browned on the outside. Just a heads-up. I also had a bowl of the onion soup. Nicely flavored broth--not salty at all. Also contains mushrooms and scallions. All that would be good and seems like this would be higher than a 3-star rating. However... Service wasn't exactly attentive at the start of this visit. It took at least ten minutes for someone to come over and take our order for drinks. Fortunately, the long wait gave us plenty of time to figure out what we wanted to eat. I typically go to this restaurant with a person of non-Asian decent. I'm Asian myself, but don't speak any foreign languages, nor do I know how to use chopsticks. I feel as if there's bias against those who are not truly Oriental. read more

Red Ginger - Spicy shrimp and cucumber roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

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This location has a lot of potential. 1. The restaurant interior is much nicer than I thought it would be! Very spacious and clean. Looks like a nice date place. 2. Large menu selection. Various appetizers, salads, soups, ramen, sushi rolls etc. It was hard to know where to begin but it was nice to have some options. 3. Soup and salad to start (may have came with lunch special?). Soup was miso soup with tofu. Salad was light and refreshing, but a bit watery. Lunch Bento - You can chose 1 thing from each lettered category (A, B, C, D). I got the shumai, fried rice, spicy crab roll, and chicken teriyaki. This comes on a rather large plate. Food was pretty good and it was nice to have some variety. Volcano Roll - I was torn between getting the regular volcano roll and the super volcano roll. I decided to test out the waters first. This was a decent roll, but had a bit too much cream cheese for my liking. I just popped out some of it an it tasted fine. Overall this is a pretty decent place to grab some lunch. I'm interested in trying out their ramen since there are rarely any places to go in Coralville/Iowa City to get it. read more

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Yum!! Great rolls, fast service. Did not dine in but the restaurant looked welcoming.

What a great lunch value. So much comes with their Bento box I can believe it! All good, all the time. Great presentation and everything is so fresh! read more

Red Ginger - Tastes even better than it looks! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

Red Ginger has become one of my staples in Iowa City since we discovered it a year ago. Fresh yellowtail, tuna, and salmon? Check. Well-made rolls containing every variety of fish you could want? Yep. Unagi don that doesn't make me laugh/cry and question why the heck this Californian is living in the Midwest? Yes. Options for the non-raw-fish-eater? Definitely. It's Iowa City, after all. It's the ONLY place in the area that has passable ramen. It's their version of tonkotsu, with generous tender pork belly slices and broth halfway between pork bone and shoyu. It can be a little bland at times (and what's bok choy doing in ramen?) but I've gotten it maybe 10 times already out of sheer desperation. On a side note, one of my future goals is to petition for a specialty ramen restaurant to open in Iowa City because I wholeheartedly believe it will improve everyone's lives exponentially. If you don't know what I'm talking about or think I'm talking about cup of noodles, you're missing out. read more

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Doesn't look like much on the outside. Found it on google maps. For a Sunday afternoon the place was dead. My wife had a chocolate martini off the $7 menu( tasty!). We had the "Christmas tree", "pinky lady", and the "red ginger". All num num in the tum tum!! The "calamari" was not what we usually get. It's more of a tempura sampler but still very good. Great service and quiet atmosphere. read more

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**FOR NEW LOCATION NEXT TO BIG GROVE** Staff was very friendly, helpful, and attentive. The shrimp tempura ramen was delicious, server mentioned how good the broth was and he was correct. Crab Rangoons were warm and tasty. My friend enjoyed her peanut avocado roll and the miso. Overall we had an amazing visit, and were not only impressed by the food but the staff as well! Highly recommend visiting the new location! read more

Red Ginger - Shrimp tempura ramen. Crab Rangoons in background - Sushi Bars Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

This is my first visit to a restaurant with this type of cuisine. I was super impressed and would definitely come back if I lived closer. The waitress/hostess was very attentive and friendly. Definitely 5 star service. I was seated immediately. There were several seats available at 6:30 on a Monday night. I would say the restaurant was 1/2 full. I really wanted to try the sushi but I've never had sushi before and had no idea what to order. So I went with safe choices. I ordered a red ginger pear mojito as a cocktail. It was so good. It was $6.95. I ordered the shumai for appetizer which is shrimp and veggie dumplings. I ordered pork belly ramen for my main coarse. With my meal I got a salad. It was ice burg lettuce, cucumbers and a light and refreshing yellow dressing that I've never had anything like it before. But it was really good. I can't even figure out how to describe the taste. The shumai dumplings were good. They didn't have much texture. I probably looked like a fool with my chopsticks because I don't know how to use them. So I stabbed them and that worked. Loved the pork belly ramen. The broth was so flavorful. The pork belly added just the right flavor and texture without being overwhelming. I ate almost the entire bowl. Excellent. My food experience was great and so was the service. I definitely recommend. read more

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This place is delicious! The service was attentive and fast. I'm originally from the east coast so I'm picky about sushi. This tasted very fresh. I definitely recommend this for a sushi night out with friends! read more

Red Ginger - Salmon sashimi, Philadelphia roll, and Alaska roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

Decent sushi, for Iowa. But, super understaffed. Waited 20 min past the order ready time for over $100 or in sushi. This was not a busy time as it was a Wednesday afternoon. If there are other sushi restaurants in the area or other restaurants at all in the area, you would be better off eating there. Unless, you have three hours to kill. read more

I was impressed! Nice local Japanese restaurant. Great atmosphere, good service and the food I had was excellent. I had the Unagi-don, plenty of eel and great sticky rice, one of my staples. Very good! I also ordered the volcano roll. There was so much going on with this sushi roll. I think it had everything they offered in one seaweed and rice wrapped goodness. It may have been overload and a little too much sauce, but it was good. Very rich and heavy. Whenever I come through Iowa City, this will be a regular stop. read more

This review is based on what I ordered and experienced. Your experience may differ. Service: I didn't had a good service. My waiter seemed like she had a bad day. Most of the time seemed confused. She even got my order wrong, well just the wrong amount. When I told her that I order a certain amount, she seemed like she didn't want to be bothered. Overall, it wasn't a good service. Ramen: the sign in the front says "Sushi. Teriyaki. Ramen", in which I believe that their ramen should be good since it's their highlight. I'm going to start by say that this is not ramen. The broth does not resemble anything like ramen. I'm not going to say that they must make the exact same Ramen that Japan had, but the soup tasted like it was from another part of Asia. The noodle was alright, the egg wasn't have half-boiled and why is there celery in the ramen (First time I had that). I ordered the ramen with roasted pork belly, and it was actually pretty good. That's why I left a 2 star instead of 1. Tempura: The batter was too thick. It should be lighter. It's more like Ebi Furai, then Ebi tempura. And I just don't understand why broccoli is a part of tempura. The sauce tasted like soy sauce added water and a little bit of sake, not the right balance for me. read more

Red Ginger - Sushi Bars Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

There is no shortage of asian fusion or asian restaurants in the IC-Coralville area. This one has a steep competition and fails miserably at everything. We went there for dinner and were underwhelmed by the ambiance. It is certainly not bad but not great either. Miso soup had too much salt and edamame had not enough. They must have some dish that they make better than everyone else to stay open but we just didnt like anything on their menu that we tried. There are many better options in the city and they are not that far away from Red Ginger either. read more

Let me just start with I was really skeptical to eat here since I heard some pretty bad things about their opening weekend. The good news, there's absolutely nothing to be skeptical about! If you haven't tried this place out yet, or you haven't gone back since their opening, now's the time you should! Despite the fact that it's in a strip mall, the interior of this place is really trendy and modern. Definitely someplace that would make a good date night -- nice big chairs, comfy booths, ambient lighting, attractive wall decor. Don't judge this book by its cover! Our server was excellent and attentive. Easily one of the best servers I've had dining out in the Iowa City/Coralville area. Wish we would have gotten her name to give a shoutout. On to the food, they have a huge sushi list! Lots of specialty rolls made it hard to decide what to order. I ended up getting the Super Tuna (spicy tuna and avocado topped with red and white tuna) and a salmon skin roll. The Super Tuna was good, but I wasn't too crazy about the salmon skin roll here which is unfortunate because that's usually one of my favorite rolls. I thought the sauce on top was too sweet and the roll needed something else besides just salmon skin and cucumber. They have a really good rice to fish ratio, but I felt like the rice was just a tad under cooked. The sushi here is a reasonable price too. You can get the basic rolls for under $5 and the specialty rolls in the $10-$12 range. While the sushi was a good price, I felt like some of their other items were a little spendy for what they were (looking at you, ramen) but I'd still like to try them eventually, especially since as far as I know this is the only other place you can get ramen around here besides 3 Sam. With Sushiya and now Red Ginger, we are finally getting some good sushi in the area and there's no reason to have to eat sub-par sushi downtown (granted, if you don't have a car and live on campus it might be difficult to get to Coralville or North Liberty.) Overall, I had an extremely positive experience eating at Red Ginger and I will definitely be back soon! read more

Red Ginger - Super tuna roll and salmon skin roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

Excellent crab rangoons, probably in the top 3 I have EVER eaten. The sushi however was SO salty! We had 5 rolls and only one was not salty.

We were excited to see a place that serves ramen so prominently that they've included it on their storefront's sign. While traveling, we always make a point of seeking out the most-raved-about sushi and ramen shops, so yes it is true that we've set the bar high. But there's really no reason we can't get just as delicious of dishes here in Iowa as on the East or West coasts. Seafood can't be as fresh here, agreed, but beyond that the flavors were simply out of whack and there's no reason for that. I ordered the Shrimp Tempura Ramen and my husband ordered the Beef Ramen. They came with all the right ingredients and the correct proportions of each, but the broth (the most important ingredient if you ask any ramen guru) had a chalky taste to it. It was the kind of mouth-feel you get from box-made broths. Good ramen broth should be borderline impossible to stop eating because it's so damn good. I hope I'm wrong, but I left feeling like I had just paid $15 for a "dump and whisk" ramen broth. Not cool. Also worth noting, my husband and I mentioned upon first walking in, that there was an odd smell. Well, the men's restroom was out of commission and when I walked past it to get to the women's restroom, there was an extremely foul sewage smell coming from the area. It was additionally hard to enjoy my meal after realizing that what we were smelling, was raw sewage. We did order an Alaskan Roll as our appetizer and that was quite good. A good size, well-rolled, and the salmon was decently flavorful. Perhaps I'll order sushi takeout in the future. read more

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We visited Red Ginger at lunch during the grand opening. I expected a divey hole-in-the-wall, but it boasts a gorgeous interior. The food was delicious. I ordered a chicken teriyaki lunch bento with a salmon roll and gyoza, an order of maguro (tuna) nigiri, and tamagoyaki (egg) nigiri. Any items ordered off the lunch menu also come with a salad and miso soup. Everything was very reasonably priced, and the kitchen kept pace fairly well. The salad came out first, quickly followed by the miso. The salad was very good, with a dressing good enough that my dining companion actually drank the rest from the bottom of the bowl. The miso, however, was a disappointment. It was fairly watered down, and there weren't many pieces in it. The bowl it was served in was beautiful, however. The sushi came out next, before we had even started on the soup. The tuna was a little underwhelming, but the sushi rice was honestly the best I've ever had. The tamago was delicious. It was a little sweeter than I'm used to, but still good. The bento came out last. So far as gyoza goes, I prefer to have mine steamed, but theirs was the best fried I've tasted. It wasn't at all oily, and it had a great crunch. The chicken teriyaki was fairly good. Mushroom haters be warned, however. They sneak some pretty big chunks in there. The salmon roll that came with the bento was absolutely scrumptious. It was easily the best thing I had while I was there. The bento also comes with fried rice. It has a good assortment of vegetables in it, but is a little heavy on onion. I loved it, but I know others sensitive to onion would not. As we got our checks, another table received an order of oreo tempura. It looked out of this world. I'll definitely be back to try that, and perhaps some ramen as well. read more

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Honestly it's shame that I haven't written a review for how often I get the 3 roll lunch special for $9.25. This includes soup and salad...STUPID good value. I repeat. STUPID good value. Sushi is pretty fresh. I've actually had better luck at the one in CR but both are good. I actually prefer the onion soup to the miso but i'm biased because i've never been a big miso guy. Even though miso (me so) hungry. Get it? Okay... I'll cut to the chase. Bento box: cheap, good value, tastes great, can't go wrong. Sushi for lunch is incredible good value and you get much more than what you pay for. Is it as good of sushi as some of the up scale places? probably not. For $9.25, is it better to get 3 rolls, soup, and salad as opposed to one roll at a higher end sushi place...probably so. I'll probably post photos at some point when I remember, but yeah..take it for what it is. read more

TLDR: solid food great decor. I ordered the chicken katsu ramen which was okay. I usually expect the broth to be a little heartier. The noodles and meat and toppings were all fine. My dinner partner ordered tuna tataki which wasn't the greatest however her salmon sashimi was delicious. Still need to eat more at this place to get a better handle on the food. One thing for sure is that the decor is gorgeous. It has an upscale Asian style theme which is one of the better decors I've seen in Iowa city. Will keep this place on my radar. read more

It's new. It's real nice. Cool atmosphere. Sushi is quite inventive and good variety. This place will be if not is the best sushi in Coralville/ IC. Happy hour is the best! Special rolls buy 2 get one free. Drinks of course are 2 for 1. Try it it will change your mind. read more

Red Ginger - Sushi Bars Near Me - Coralville, Iowa

Ate here twice and tried a few different things. Had the ramen which is very hard to find in the area and I was glad to find a place that offered it. It's decent enough, it's not the best I've had but it'll do. The nigiri sushi each time didn't taste all that great, wasn't something I will try again. The gyoza dumplings were very good, these were something I would get again. Lastly, the miso soup wasn't as good as other places, I could have caught them on a bad day on this item though, not sure. read more

The delivery man Jordan was so friendly and patient. The food was incredible! Every single thing we ate was AMAZING. After a six hour drive, this is exactly what we needed. Thank you! read more