Seriously, one of the best Omakase experiences I've had! Chef Tom is amazing and I would love to come back and eat here again. I was very fortunate to come here with a very good friend as an invited guest. Such a great selection of sushi and sashimi. It was superb. Also, my favorite was King Crab. Since it was Omakase, I can't tell you what the regular menu is, but I can definitely tell you what was prepared for me was perfect! read more

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Out of Uni and out of Toro. This place offers japanese, Chinese and Thai cuisine. It's a mix of everything. I suspect they output more Chinese dishes than anything. A bit disappointed in them being out of two staple items on a Saturday, when the place was pretty empty. Oh well. Not bad. Not great. Only ordered sushi. Seems like we should have ordered some cooked dishes. I regret not trying a Chinese dish. As far as sushi goes, this wouldn't be my go to, with some awesome choices very close by. Service was OK. They decided to give us wine that had been opened at least the day before, if not longer. We sent it back. At least they acknowledged it was opened previously. The interior is dated. In the winter, when people come in or out, there is a massive blast of cold air. read more

Sono Asian - Asian Fusion Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

Interesting first experience at the neighborhood sushi spot. Inside quite dated and could use some new paint. Got a broken spoon for the miso soup, splintered chopsticks, and sushi was just alright. With so much great sushi around hard to stand out. Will give it another go given recent reviews. read more

Great hot and sour soup, got their sushi w/ maki roll and the fried rock shrimp. Each item was excellent.

Best sushi place in Arlington, I never really *loved* sushi until I started coming here. Love their maki roll lunch special!

I come here for lunch and find the lunch specials to be a great deal. Miso soup, salad, main dish, Maki, etc..

Sono is my go-to sushi spot in Arlington. It's off the beaten path (on Summer Street rather than Mass Ave), and not easy to get to on public transportation, but it's pretty close to the bike path as it's across the street from the Skating Rink. There is off street parking in the lot behind the restaurant if you drive (which I do). In my opinion, Sono is second to Toraya for Sushi in Arlington, but I only go to Toraya when I am willing to wait in line on date night. I've never had a problem sitting immediately at Sono. It's never crowded. I get the sense that they had more sit down traffic before the pandemic. Service has always been fast and friendly when I've dined in. The interior is well designed, but a bit worn out in some areas (this doesn't bother me, but would not be impressive on a first date). There are four or five seats at the sushi bar, and there's a full bar if you're into drinking alcohol. I order takeout sushi from Sono rather than other places in Arlington, since there's a kitchen and my daughter won't eat sushi. If some people in your party want sushi and others don't, then Sono is your answer! read more

We take out from Sonos almost every week for many years. People are nice. Food is very good. We have sushi mostly and they have the best ginger dressing on earth :-) read more

We continue recommending this place after trying different dishes in the menu. We would have to say it is a hidden gem at Arlington. In particular, the lunch special has good cost and quality ratio. Our only complaint was that the staff were sometimes too busy to handle the takeout/cleaning/greeting..... it happened a couple of times that one or two things on our order were left out and not packed in the takeout bag..... read more

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I wanted to try this place since it had good reviews. First off, this place did not seem to be clean from the floors to the walls. The service was OK since I was the only one there. I ordered an entree with tempura which was basically flavorless without the dipping sauce. Secondly, the veggie slices were cut so large, they were extremely difficult to eat. Lastly, I was given miso soup with my meal, but it just tasted like warm water, so it was basically inedible. I will not be back! read more

Thank you, Sono -- the boat was a big hit at our Super Bowl party! The rolls were made with obvious care; our guests enjoyed everything. read more

Sono Asian - Sushi boat - Asian Fusion Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

Good, solid, fresh sushi rolls. Reliably good, for an inexpensive, local choice. Not my preferred place for sashimi but good for rolls, dumplings, etc. read more

Nice place in Arlington, spacious and friendly. I just had the shrimp pad Thai and LOVED it. It was not over cooked, not over sauced, had just enough to make it the perfect dish. It has been a long time since someone has made me a pad Thai dish worthy of discussion, and this was it! Will be back for sure read more

This place is totally underrated. First, the food is delicious. Second, the portions are huge! Third, the staff is very friendly and cheerful. Great ambiance for eating in. Highly recommended! read more

This is actually the first time I came here. I'm staying over with my sis in Arlington for a while and they told me Sono is a good place to go for fresh fish and sushi. Now, I wouldn't say the service is the best, but the food definitely is!!!!! I ordered shrimp tempura maki, uni sushi and salmon sashimi! They are all great!!!! The uni sushi got me flying.... And the price is so cheap I can't even believe it!! The boss himself is so kind cuz the waitress ordered something wrong with me, and he didn't even blame her. I will definitely come back on Thursday cuz they say they are getting fat tuna lol! read more

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Our go to place for sushi. Consistently good food. We usually get takeout or delivery.

Not impressed. Mediocre sushi. Awful crab Rangoon. They must have been deep fried in old oil. They were not fresh and delicious. The restaurant itself is really cute. Maybe I just had a bad experience here but I have to say I'm disappointed because it's a cute little neighborhood place and now I don't want to go back. read more

Sono Asian - Asian Fusion Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

Excellent local sushi place. I enjoyed lunch with my brother and his son-in-law on a quiet Thursday. We all enjoyed a fatty tuna sashimi starter followed by the maki special- a lot of maki for the money. Lots of choices of maki- I had the spicy tuna, spicy salmon and California. The sushi and sashimi was generous in quantity and very good, but just short of great. I've had fatty tuna which seemed to dissolve like butter in my mouth and this was just a bit better than normal tuna. The spicy tuna and salmon weren't as spicy as I like, but this is nit-picking because this place is really good and I will be back. Service was friendly and effficient. read more

Sono Asian - Asian Fusion Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

We are HUGE fans of Sono! Absolutely love coming here. My husband and I have been regulars since the first month they opened. They were spotty in the beginning so we didn't frequent it as much, but the last year and the half, they have improved to near perfection. I'll comment on service first. Absolutely top notch. The waitresses are friendly, efficient, and prompt without being intrusive. You really can't get much better than those attributes when it comes to customer service. The owner, Tom, is always there. I think he works 7 days a week. And he is so hands-on. Whether he's helping the front of the house, the back of the house, the sushi bar, or occasional deliveries....you're in good hands with Tom, and the people who work for him. Now the good stuff: SUSHI. Always fresh! How do I know they're fresh? We live right across from Sono. Literally a minute slow walk. Our front window faces the restaurant so I always know when their seafood deliveries come in. It's not just the freshness, although that is the deal breaker for sushi, but their cut is very generous. And I don't mean the rice part either, I mean they truly load you up with the good stuff. And the hot Sake! You can't do sushi without Sake. We usually order 4 carafes, but on occasions, we'll do 5. We walk back responsibly to our front door, looking left to right, to left again before crossing Summer St :-) We are lucky to live in such close proximity to Sono because these guys are awesome! Plenty of street parking, however they do have their own parking lot behind the restaurant. The bar counter gets pretty busy during the weekends. I guess people enjoy watching the chefs do their thing. We prefer the corner table.... read more

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Went here on a Monday night and it was completely empty, so the service was fantastic! We ordered a variety of drinks and menu items to share and they all turned out great, nothing spectacular. Would go here again and is in a convenient location for the Arlington residence. read more

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All around pretty average. Sushi was not great but the gyoza and kung pao was very good. Not crowded at all, we went on a Saturday night and only one other group was there. The seating needs to be reupholstered, but otherwise the restaurant was fairly clean. Probably skip it as a sit down restaurant. read more

Sono is my go-to sushi spot in Arlington. It's off the beaten path (on Summer Street rather than Mass Ave), and not easy to get to on public transportation, but it's pretty close to the bike path as it's across the street from the Skating Rink. There is off street parking in the lot behind the restaurant if you drive (which I do). In my opinion, Sono is second to Toraya for Sushi in Arlington, but I only go to Toraya when I am willing to wait in line on date night. I've never had a problem sitting immediately at Sono. It's never crowded. I get the sense that they had more sit down traffic before the pandemic. Service has always been fast and friendly when I've dined in. The interior is well designed, but a bit worn out in some areas (this doesn't bother me, but would not be impressive on a first date). There are four or five seats at the sushi bar, and there's a full bar if you're into drinking alcohol. I order takeout sushi from Sono rather than other places in Arlington, since there's a kitchen and my daughter won't eat sushi. If some people in your party want sushi and others don't, then Sono is your answer! read more

Some of the best sushi I've had. Easy to park, sushi and drinks have great prices, great service, and great ambiance. I ordered the Hawaiian Sunshine, Cherry Blossom, and Roe Nigiri, the fish was super fresh and the sushi didn't fall apart. Inside was very calm and friendly servers. Definitely coming back. read more

Second visit to Sono last night did not disappoint. We were happy to have a more private table in the corner by the window. Sono is a bit small and a few of the tables are a little too close together. Fortunately there is always some background music playing to help keeps conversations more private. There is also a bar with additional seating as well. The sushi was delicious and beautifully presented. Almost too pretty to eat so I just had to take a photo of my plate. Last night I enjoyed the Sono Maki which consists of tuna, salmon, yellowtail, crab, avocado and spicy mayo, served with soybean paper. The sushi is very fresh and tastes amazing! I have yet to try the non sushi menu items so cannot comment on those just yet. I am so glad to have a really good sushi restaurant so close to home. This place is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. read more

Sono Asian - Almost too pretty to eat - Asian Fusion Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

We got lunch bento boxes. Everything was delicious, they were very COVID safe for pick up. Loved our orange chicken and our curry!

Zero stars. Ordered online for pick up, waited a half hour, then went to Sono and let them know I was here. Guy at door confirmed my phone number and order, then said "a lot of people ordered sushi tonight" and it'd be another 25 mins (which is code for, oops, we didn't make your order yet and didn't have the courtesy to call you with a more accurate time). OK, fine. Took a little stroll, came back in another half hour, let the guy know I'm there. Fifteen minutes go by. Stick my head in again and ask him to come outside. Tells me my order still isn't made. He offers me some other order that was made (the person apparently canceled), but it wouldn't work for my eaters. Said "sorry" but clearly couldn't have cared less. I gave up and went to the place next door, which immediately took and made my order in the time it took me to write this. Don't know what's going on at Sono, but covid or not, it's a mess. read more

How can you get Lomein noodles wrong? Too sweet and black pepper. Sigh. At least service was fast.

I'm thrilled that a place with a bar has opened on Summer Street! My friend and I went to Sono last weekend for a late lunch. We ordered 1 order of the large sake, which was great. It came hot and we both got three "shots" each. Then for an appetizer we ordered the Money Bags. They were ADORABLE! They came in pastry pouches and were tied with a scallion ribbon, tasty, just like a Crab Rangoons. Now to sushi, we ordered the Caterpillar and Crazy Maki and shared them. I always order a Caterpillar roll at every sushi place I visit, so I was a little disappointed. The ratio of cucumber to eel was off, way too much cucumber. The Crazy maki was great, perfectly done. Our total was around 34 dollars so prices are fair. The owner is really friendly and helpful. He's been there every time I've gone by and he checked on us/was welcoming during our lunch. We will definitely be back again because it's right down the block from my friend's house. I'm planning on trying the noodle dishes and lunch specials soon! Update: the Red Sox roll is amazing!! read more

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Tom and the whole crew at Sono are outstanding. I have lived in Japan half Of my life and I have to confess that's the first place I have eaten outside Japan that the taste can mirror the hometown taste. Friendly environment and cooked to perfection. I strongly recommend to eat here. read more

Delicious sushi and noodles. We ordered the miso eggplant, kimchi udon with shrimp, shrimp pad thai, and crazy maki - all had great favors, fresh ingredients, and weren't too salty. The shrimp in the noodle dishes were large and plentiful. Delivery was fast (30 minutes from order to delivery on Friday night). We'll definitely be ordering from Sono again. read more

I tend to be very picky about my sushi, and I can wholeheartedly say that I LOVE Sono! Their sushi is consistently fresh and delicious, and service is always quick. My boyfriend and I eat here multiple times every month and have never had a bad experience. Hands down the best sushi I've ever eaten - highly recommend! read more

Sono Asian - Cherry blossom roll with seaweed salad at the bottom. At top, left to right: Phoenix, shrimp tempura, crazy maki, salmon, spicy tuna. - Asian Fusion Near Me - Arlington, Massachusetts

This place used to be great! Wifey and I enjoyed all vegan offerings, but lately the food has gone way downhill. Our last order consisted of a tiny portion of vegan fried rice absolutely doused with kelp (never contained kelp before. I hate sea vegetables). Absolutely gross and oily. The only discernible flavor was from the kelp ick.. Vegan chicken and veg were ok (if you like kelp), for 14.00 there should have been more than a few slivers of protein. And, again, someone doused this dish with kelp. Yuck. spring rolls were good, and kelp free! meh, we're going back to Zhu's and Shanghi Village. read more

Oh, Sono. I really want to like you and support you (and we've been coming here for years, giving you many second chances since you opened in 2014), mostly because you're so conveniently located to my house - but tonight's dinner was just the worst! Nothing tasted fresh (in fact, I couldn't finish my Crazy Maki rolls because the crab tasted so fishy and awful I was worried it would make me sick). I kept checking with my kids if their food tasted okay, but when my daughter didn't finish her salmon entree, I knew something was wrong. And then the service. There were only two other tables with customers, but we were abandoned for about 20 minutes toward the end of our meal when we were eager to leave. I think we're done with this place because for what you get both in terms of the quality of the food and the service, it's just ridiculously overpriced. So long! read more

Nice local find! Quick service. The avocado roll and the the salmon roe were very fresh. The chicken pad Thai was also tasty. Asked for it spicy but it came mild. Oh well they probably spared me. Enjoy! read more

We decided to try a new place in Arlington as we dine out a lot, and saw that they have a raw bar - Oh guess what they don't - first strike. Tried the fried oysters - not fresh for sure - but asked for Fatty Tuna, they didn't have it. So we got regular tuna sashimi - it was good - maybe a 7 of 10. Ordered a second drink - asked if they could make a plum martini with vodka - made it with gin.... big gaff.... They should really take the raw bar off of the menu and off the website as it really was the only reason we decided to try this place. The service wasn't spectacular and we gave it a try, won't be going back. read more

We are 100% not going to be back here. I feel I shouldn't have tipped either. Let me start with atrocious service: Place wasn't slammed at all, so there is zero excuse for such crappy service. With us, there were only three total tables with customers. Yet you could see blue moon more often than the waitress. Appetizer shows up at our table... no plates. We had to go get them ourselves. Waitress brings tea... no water. We asked for waters. She sees us with a kid, gives us total of three napkins for all three of us to share. Really? Couple next to us had an accident, guy spilled the soup... he had to clean it up himself. All dishes came out at different times. This is all 101 basics. And this waitress failed every one of them. Food was mediocre. Sushi and sashimi just unremarkable. Wherever they get the fish from, I am not sure their fish monger likes them. Soba noodles... I have had a lot of those in many different places. What we were served wasn't soba, it was $1 ramen noodle at best. I gave them benefit of doubt to come home and research it. Yep. That wasn't soba noodles. BTW, green tea... should have just given us the teabags and hot water. Lipton crap. I regret leaving a tip. read more

I've now been to Sono Asian Cuisine twice and have been very pleased with both visits. Like many of the other reviewers I have been impressed with the high quality, friendly service from the owners down to all the waitstaff. They are really trying! The quality and wide selection of sushi and sashimi was excellent on both my visits. I asked for a an assortment of sashimi and left the choices up to Tom, the head chef. He made up a beautiful plate of about five different types of fish, each of which was very fresh and well sliced. The highlight of my most recent visit was the Hamachi Kama. This is one of my favorite Japanese dishes and the version at Sono Sushi was the best I have ever had in the Boston area. It was unusually thick, perfectly cooked, very moist, not overly salty and served with a nice ponzu dipping sauce. The Hamachi Kama was large enough for two people to split as an appetizer and at $10.95 I thought it was a bargain. I don't agree with some of the other reviewers that the prices are on the high side. For the level of quality and the portion sizes being offered I think Sono is in line with other Japanese places that are serving quality food. read more

I was so excited when this place opened near my house, and like another reviewer here, I really wanted to like it. Sadly, I cannot recommend this place. I've ordered a number of items on three occasions. A bento box of teriyaki chicken seemed overpriced but is sized to share, should there be anything there you want to inflict on a friend. Sweet, sticky teriyaki glaze on chicken is the centerpiece. It's accompanied by an over-dressed little salad. The dressing is good, or would be if there were a lot less of it. There were a couple of cold, starchy, memorably bad dumpling type things. There was miso soup, which was okay. The physically largest part of the Bento box was tempura. Lots and lots and lots of tempura. Greasy, plentiful tempura. There were three mammoth shrimps, and many, many vegetables. And much oil. The tempora was perfectly cooked, but it looks like they dumped some of the fryer oil in with the food. Gross. I also ordered the spicy maki combo. This was three types of fish, I don't remember what kinds but it doesn't matter. All three were revolting. There was a lot of mayo and panko filler, and it tasted neither spicy nor like fish. On our next visit, we ordered several types of sushi. They all tasted pretty much the same, not necessarily bad/old tasting, but the fish was sort of hard and not very fresh or nice. It's didn't make us sick, but it wasn't particularly pleasant either. Sadly, this was not just one of the types of fish. It was all of the ones we tried. In addition, we tried the special eggplant appetizer that the people at the next table were raving about. It tasted okay, but mostly it was in a slick of oil that was absolutely disgusting. If you were not careful to get all the ingredients in a bite, it tasted like eggplant and grease. Yum. The interior restaurant is sort of a sushi bar meets tacky bar amalgamation. Pendant lights, some of which were not working, and ambient light that changes color. It did not feel like a nice restaurant. My companion found the booth seating to be rather uncomfortable. The only saving grace for this restaurant is that the people are very friendly. Sadly, the food is remarkably poor. Happily there is another place for sushi in Arlington, and it is one of the best in the Boston area. That would be Toraya on Mass Ave. read more

Delicious. Lets go down the list... The chicken terriyaki dinner is great. The chicken was tender and seemed to be cooked in a light eggwash. Comes with rice, miso soup and salad. It came with a few veggies and my only issue is that the broccolli was not cut small enough to eat with chopsticks. The chicken tempura dinner was awesome. How often do you see chicken tempura on a menu??? The chicken is cut into long sticks and then given a temporah batter. Served with miso, rice, and salad. It was amazing and tender. I think there is an appetizer version as well. Beef negimaki is one of my favourite cooked japanese apps. Its beef rolled around scallion, cut like a maki roll and served with teriyaki sauce. Sono does an amazing job and its delicious. Its not the best execution that I've had but its very near the top. My only improvement would be the thickness of the beef layer... its very thin compared to the amount of scallion. It could be a litter more proportionate. Its still a top choice. They also have an asparagas verison which I haven't tried yet. The pork gyoza were good. The filling was a pinch on the salty side. The dipping sauce is nice because it isn't super salty. The scallion pancake was flawless and the sauce is delicious. I'm totally digging this place. There are at least 5 other things on the menu that I will be trying in the near future. read more

I'm raining on the 4.5 star parade, but here goes: I really want to like this place. I live very close by. I could eat here all the time if it merited it. First time there, ate at the restaurant. Food was good. Not amazing, but definitely good-sized portions, quality fish, etc. The server was completely rude. We can deal with that because the food was good, we just opted for take out the next time which was last night. Sushi was not good. We had a very simple order - tuna, spicy tuna, california rolls and a vegetable roll. The avocado in the first set of vegetable rolls was rotten. Like visibly black on the outside, wouldn't serve it to anyone. There were so many opportunities to fix this: first chef then expediter then take out manager who reviewed the order should have seen it. It was plain as day. We saw it instantly. Then I had a suspicion about the california rolls and pushed out the avocado in another roll. Completely, wretchedly, disgustingly black. This was so avoidable, and grossed us out a lot. One of us actually consumed two of the rolls and really could have gotten her sick. Before you think I'm whining, from the avocado producers themselves: Q: How do I know if my Avocado is too ripe to eat? A: We do not recommend eating "browned" or oxidized portions of the fruit. Overly ripe fruit can take on a rancid odor, it is best not to eat the fruit. If the fruit or guacamole has oxidized (turned brown) on the top layer and the underneath is green, simply discard the brown layer. We didn't call the restaurant. We were both dead tired, didn't want to wait another 45 minutes for an order and basically just chalked it up to a waste of money we won't repeat. Sadly, two strikes for Sono, a place I really was rooting for. Not enough attention to some very obvious details. read more