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Sora Japanese

4.4 (189 reviews)
Open • 12:00 pm - 3:00 PM, 4:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Updated 3 months ago

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SORA JAPANESE ATMOSPHERE

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Moderate noise
Casual
Dogs allowed
Good for kids

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Sushi anyone.   Went in for their Crab Salad  which is awesome and had a little extra
Steve R.

Always on our list to eat at while visiting the area and enjoy the food. Service was excellent and although a smaller place it still has a Japanese ambiance

Wow!! I've only been in town for a couple of weeks, but this restaurant is INCREDIBLE!!! Affordable? Atmosphere? the dining room they have is the perfect size. And the food? Try it. I'm begging you. It's an experience you won't forget!

Sushi rolls and curry dishes

Traveling to Brevard on Father's Day 2025 with family. Stopped in at around 5 pm and the place was packed with people lined up outside to get tables. We were offered the choice to sit at sushi bar and gladly accepted. We ordered edimomme (appetizer), four different types of sushi rolls and three different types of panang curry... Wow !! Everything was amazing... Even with full house, food arrived quickly, looked great and tasted amazing..

Bill S.

Wow, we haven't written about Sora since 2009? Our bad. We've dined here multiple times since then and never had less than a very good experience. Sora's consistency is quite remarkable and definitely praiseworthy. The restaurant was and remains a high-quality establishment that we are always eager to return to. We focused mostly on sashimi on his latest visit: tuna, salmon, yellowtail, spicy yellowtail scallion roll, miso soup, tuna tatami. You get the idea. Every single bite was delicious, perfectly prepared and attractively served. Don't know how they manage to get such fresh raw fish, but do they ever! The servers are invariably pleasant and helpful (ours helped guide us from the giant Sapporo to a more modestly drinkable size). We believe the prices are more than fair based on the quality of the food. There's a busy, warm vibe in this small space that is also appealing, but we're here for that terrific sushi/sashimi.

Crunch crab salad
Morgan C.

The nicest staff and the most unassuming little hole in the wall! I'd venture to call it 'quaint.' We spoke to a group of people - young child, mom, dad, and grandmother (the only local) - who have all been going there for years and consider it their go-to. We were seated at the sushi bar (due to lack of logistical options for a high chair), and - fun fact - that means you get crunch crab salad upon seating. YUM! Even my 2 year old was devouring it. And speaking of her, the sushi staff were so kind and amused as they let her watch them at work. My MIL, FIL, and husband all had teriyaki something (one chicken, one shrimp, one steak) and I had the Pad Thai. The servings were HUGE and each dish was equally tasty. Two separate servers stopped to drop off mints and coo at our sweet girl. We aren't local but we do come down 1-2 times/year and will DEFINITELY be back!

California & Spider Roll
Annamarie A.

My daughters & I had dinner here last week after visiting sliding rock. We really lucked up, as it was a Friday evening, & they didn't have a wait. We all enjoyed our meals, & our server was really nice & attentive. I probably loved the shrimp shumai & the gyoza the most; they were both soo tasty & I loved the dipping sauce served with them both. We will definitely go back when we're in Brevard again.

Spicy Tuna Roll
Tori E.

Food: 9/10 Service: 10/10 Ambiance: 10/10 Overall, my whole experience here was top notch. It pays to have a server who not only cares about you and serving you, but is quick, thorough, friendly and helpful to a T. I didn't catch her name, but she was a pretty young woman who had a very nice personality. I watched as she laughed and giggled with her other tables & she was very spot on with her food orders and deliveries. The ambiance here is that of what you would expect from a genuine Japanese restaurant. It is a small space but it is utilized well. The whole place was clean and the staff does a great job tidying up and cleaning as they go. The food here was good! I ordered some steamed shrimp shumai to start, along with some white tuna sashimi and salmon nigiri. The shumai was not really the shumai I was expecting it to be, but I understand that the Cantonese dim sum siomai and Japanese shumai are different. To me, it lacked flavor so I'm left with the impression that it might come prepackaged because it didn't taste fresh. That's okay though! The salmon nigiri was very fresh and tasted amazing! It was one of the best cuts of sushi grade salmon I've ever had! The white tuna sashimi also tasted very good. It was served as two large chunks of fish, which I was not used to and it was a little cold, so I'm not sure if had thawed out completely, but it was delicious! The chunky style cut of the fish wasn't my favorite, but I was still satisfied. I then ordered a spicy tuna roll and to my surprise, the filling to rice ratio was perfect! They don't skimp on the filling and that made me VERY happy! Many times you order a simple sushi roll and the inside is less than the rice outside of the roll, but here, it was made the way it should always be made! My server didn't let it sit on the window for long either after it was made by the sushi chef, which I very much appreciated because sushi is supposed to be served fresh to order. The longer it sits, the worse. All the right textures and flavors begin to worsen. Also, to my surprise, we're little crunchy tempura flakes and balls that must have also been freshly made because they added a very lovely texture to the flavor of the spicy tuna chop chop. Not to mention, I ordered a cup of green tea and both my server the other older lady who worked here made sure to keep my tea hot. They even brought me an extra cup when my other cup got cold. It's the details like that which make a whole dining experience fantastic! All of this to say, I have a favorite place to eat here in this area! I may come back this afternoon for lunch!

Sushi rolls
Maddy Z.

This place is so great! We've only ever gotten takeout but we love the sushi here. Anytime we stay in Brevard this is a must get. The spicy salmon is my favorite but we haven't had anything that we didn't like.

Sushi! A special creation by the sushi chef.
Stacey R.

Excellent sushi! As a former restaurant inspector, I was always very impressed with how the staff at Sora handled their fish and this restaurant is one of the very few I order sushi from. The owners are extremely conscientious in maintaining food of excellent quality. Han is the main sushi chef and is always creating delicious combinations and special rolls. My husband loves both the beef and chicken basil. We've been dining here for almost 10 years and have always had excellent meals at Sora. We highly recommend it.

Rob D.

We were looking for something casual after a day of hiking and found Sora Japanese. I am really glad that we found this and it's a hidden gem. From the outside, it doesn't look like anything really special, but for the inside, it's an amazing restaurant. For our entrees, I got a few different sushi rolls and my wife got the hibachi shrimp. We both thought that the seafood was very fresh. Service was really good. Our server was on point with all of our needs. Overall we were happy with our experience and would recommend it to others.

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4.3(176 reviews)
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4.3(158 reviews)
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When I arrived at the restaurant, it was very slow, such as nobody else was in the restaurant. It…read morewas 3 o'clockl in the afternoon, which is to be expected. Ordered the miso soup, which was a nice size portion. There was plenty of tofu, and greens in the soup. Had a nice flavor, served warm to almost hot perfect where you could actually eat it and not burn your tongue. 7 out of 10 Beautiful, very lovely sushi, see photo. There was a nice size portion, the taste was delightful. The rice was cooked to perfection. 7 put of 10 Restaurant is very clean. Staff is friendly. 8 out of 10 I personally feel the best time to come into the restaurant is between three and five. It's not as busy. The food is still fresh and delicious. I rate the atmosphere 7. out of 10. The restaurant is right next to the gas station. Don't let that fool you this is a great little hole in the wall to visit, talk with the staff. Yes, there is a language barrier to a degree but they're so friendly and nice to take a minute how are you doing? I took the time to talk with the owner of the restaurant, I personally feel getting to know your local restaurant owners and staff is a good thing. It'll make your dining experience better. Zew, started creating sushi and cooking Japanese food back in 2001, Mr. Sushi opened in 2017, there was not very many sushi restaurants in the Asheville then. There's been many sushi restaurants come and go since then. There are Sushi/ Japanese/Hibachi restaurants in the area, however this one is truly a wonderful restaurant to visit it's quaint and down to earth-place, this is why I highly recommend this restaurant this is restaurant. with great personality. Zew is. Owners he is a delight to talk with, you see the passion in his face when he's talking about his food that he's created the original rolls that he makes. I recommend trying the Rangoon roll. There's no fish in it. It's there's imitation crab. It's a wonderful thing that he is doing here and he has truly traditional Japanese fried noodles. Which is very much a difference between the Chinese way of cooking the noodles. As much as I'd like to give five stars I cannot because I rarely give five stars. I love this place. I would return to this place and I hope that you will come to this place too and enjoy wonderful sushi and a little a hole in the wall from somebody that has compassion for the food he creates.

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Mr.Sushi - Interior plenty of space for dining, bringing team members Stephen have a little powwow at the location.

Interior plenty of space for dining, bringing team members Stephen have a little powwow at the location.

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