Sushi Nabe was a very pleasant surprise. I ordered the Super Paitan Ramen, the Crazy Roll, and the vegetable gyoza. The ramen was excellent. The broth was rich, deeply flavored, and had the kind of body you hope for in a good paitan. The chashu was outstanding--tender, flavorful, and generous--and the bowl included thoughtful touches like shishito peppers that complemented the richness rather than competing with it. The Crazy Roll was another surprise. Too many American specialty rolls rely on cream cheese and heavy sauces. This one was balanced, with tamago adding sweetness and texture without overwhelming the other ingredients. It was creative without being overdone. The vegetable gyoza were clearly handmade and exceptional. What impressed me most wasn't any single dish--it was the consistency. Every component felt intentional. You get the sense that someone in the kitchen genuinely cares about the food they're serving. This isn't a flashy or trendy place. It's a comfortable neighborhood Japanese restaurant that quietly delivers thoughtful, well-executed food. I'll definitely be back. read more

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I came in on a whim on my night off tonight - was blown away! After hearing great things from multiple chef friends about this place/ Nabe himself, I decided I'd walk in, get a table for one, and order myself multiple items. I started with the fried squid and squid salad, both were fantastic, and I especially loved the ponzu with the baby squid! Next I ordered miso and the sashimi appetizer - miso can be surprisingly easy for some places to mess up but this was exactly what I needed. The fish was insanely fresh, although I could've used more wasabi. Also got my partner a signal roll to go which looks delicious as well. You can tell they care about preparation and plating here ! On top of that, my server was attentive and very nice! Will definitely be back! read more

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I had such a good time here that I forgot to take pictures until I was boxing up my leftovers. The server was nice and sushi chefs were friendly as well. I liked the decor and it was just a cozy vibe. read more

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Best sushi in town We have been coming here since 1997 Good ramen also MR NABE IS THE BEST read more

Everyone was very polite, the food was amazing. I think I will come back once a week. read more

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This is Chatt's best sushi place. The owners are wonderful and sushi is great!! Also as a local having your own chopsticks for each visit is the best! read more

Watching Mr. Nabe himself make sushi. Casual place, good food. Seems a bit expensive for the portion sizes, in my opinion. If we could reorder, we would've split the boat of sushi. Seemed just right for two people. Great date spot! Right by the river. Parking is easy. read more

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Great service and great food as always. It is a relaxing environment with friendly staff.

Service was great! We went when there was barely anybody so we got our food quickly and our waitress was super attentive and kind. The food however was some of the worst sushi I've ever had and I consume it regularly. We were served a sushi boat that was advertised as having crab, salmon, shrimp and a California roll. The crab was actually surimi, the California roll only had surimi and avocado-no cucumber and barely actually contained anything but rice. And the salmon was the saddest because it was actually smoke salmon, not true, raw, sushi grade salmon. Would not recommend to anyone. read more

Sushi Nabe - California roll with barely any insides :/ - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Since moving to Chattanooga I always wanted to give this place a shot and I'm glad I did! The restaurant has a very fun atmosphere and a cozy feel to it. Michael, the sushi chef, was very kind and I can tell he takes pride in his work also just has great customer service! I had the Blue Ridge roll and I will say it was hands down one of the best sushi rolls I've had! You definitely get a bang for your buck with it because it is massive!! Highly recommend! Will for sure be making this a regular place to eat now! Excited to try their other rolls! read more

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service was absolutely terrible. food took 45 minutes there was no one there and server never checked up on us. only time she checked up was to leave the check and check her tip. read more

First visit on date night before Cirque show Ovo. Stopped by around 4:30pm and was immediately seated. Nice cozy dining room for a family owned business. Waitress was very friendly and helpful with what to select. We didn't order a appetizer, but chose the City Boat. This is a great meal for 2. You better be hungry. You get a fresh greens salad, not just lettuce and a bowl of Miso soup. Next is a large bowl of chicken teriyaki and a bowl of shrimp and vegetable tempura. All excellent!! Then the boat showed up. 3 large rolls are on board. Did we make a mistake... So much food !!! The 3 rolls are the Blue Ridge, Dragon and Pink rolls shown in picture. Definitely going to return. Both the man and wife owners were working and stopped by to see our reaction. read more

Sushi Nabe - City Boat, just part of such a large meal for Two. Blue Ridge, Dragon and Pink Rolls . FANTASTIC! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Went for lunch...ordered the volcano roll and a salad and some sake. The sake was not cold, the salad dressing was essentially syrup-way too sweet, and the roll was equivalent to crab salad wrapped in rice stacked like a "volcano." The roll was really disappointing and sweet too. I won't be back. read more

For my son's birthday he chose Sushi Nabi to celebrate. We went for lunch on a Sunday afternoon. We found a spot around the restaurant and parking was free on Sunday (or at least the parking machine said it was closed +no ticket when we left so....) We arrived at 12:30 and there was already a wait. 15 minutes later we were seated. The birthday boy had the crabtackular pumpkin and the 3 special roll lunch (Dynamite, crunchy crab, and crunchy shrimp). I had the Bento box with spicy tuna roll (upcharge). Both lunch meals came with Miso soup. We also shared the New York roll and Charleston roll. Everything was delicious! Service was a bit slow but they were very busy, so understandable. read more

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My entire family got food poisoning from this restaurant. I never write reviews but was so disappointed in the way the owner handled the situation. We eat Japanese food all the time and the quality of sushi was horrible. We have been to Toto several times and recommend them for Japanese food. read more

I absolutely love coming here and splurging on the Chattanooga Boat. The meat is so fresh and the rice is to die for! The service was great and I love how simple the interior is! I am already dreaming about eating this again soon. read more

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Amazing Staff!! I can't express that enough. My son has a life threatening allergy and they were phenomenal with preparation and ingredients. Highly recommend!! read more

While in Chattanooga for the weekend, my husband and I decided to try a local sushi restaurant. We went on Sunday, Father's Day, and there was about a 30 minute wait. The wait didn't bother us as we knew it was Father's Day and lots of folks were eating out. We live in Hoover, AL, and we eat sushi/sashimi every Friday and Sunday. On Fridays we go to Nori Thai and on Sundays we go to Samurai Japan. Both are two of our favorites. While we were waiting on a table, one of the other patrons told us he has been going to Sushi Nabe for about 12 years. He said it was very good, so we were looking forward to our meal. I realize it was Father's Day, but we waited over 30 minutes for our beer. I do not think that is a reasonable wait time...holiday or no holiday. Our food was a long wait, also, and we didn't have anything that needed to be cooked...I had sushi and sashimi combination, and my husband had two rolls. My husband said his rolls were very small compared to what we get in Hoover. My sashimi was paper thin as well as a very small cut. I am used to getting nice big hunks of fish and was very disappointed. We travel to Chattanooga a few times a year, and we will not be going back to this restaurant. read more

This is probably the best sushi you can find in chattanooga. The service can be a little slow at times but I think it's worth it. I'd love for them to redo the inside, it's a little dated in my opinion, but it doesn't really matter because the food is always amazing. read more

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Went for a lunch, been craving sushi. Honestly, not at all impressed. Miso soup had only one tine piece of tofu and one nori. Then it qas full of some hard crunchies that added absolutley nothing. The 3 roll combo was tuna, salmon and yellowtail. Just wrapped in rice. No seeweed, no avacado or cucumber. The other roll was suppposed to be a Volcano roll. It was just a california roll, topped with ketchup, imitation crab and mayo with crunchies. Served ice cold, not baked as most places. The best ting about the meal, sadly, was the toothpick. read more

Updating my review: went to Nabe for lunch yesterday. Thank you for not charging extra this time for nori instead of soy paper this time. As someone who can't eat the soy paper, I appreciate it. read more

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The GOOD *outstanding Ginger dressing for the asian salad *tasty Edamame *friendly service *lots of choices on the menu The NOT SO GOOD *sweltering rear porch, poor air circulation *Maki Rolls were ok, no "wow" factor read more

I used to really enjoy this restaurant but the quality and value have really taken a turn for the worst. Food was way overpriced for the money. Baby octopus salad wasn't good. Tuna tataki and Gyoza weren't either. The beer that we were served was out of date and the hot sake was cold. Really disappointed. Toto sushi is better. I think Osaka is the best in town for now. Our server was very nice and service was pretty good so the stars are for her. read more

Food was good. We had entrees that came with miso soup and a small salad - these were good. Chicken teriyaki entree was a mix of dark and white meat. Fine if you like both. Tofu teriyaki was requested as not fried and was quite good this way. We also had edamame - fine, beef gyoza - fine, veggie spring rolls - mushy. Many restaurants in the south must buy from the same distributor as this is similar throughout the south. Although it was a rainy day and the restaurant was not especially busy, it was a 15 minute wait to be seated, but then everything rolled out nicely. We had an indoor table in the corner, one table between us and the door to the patio. This door slammed every time someone went through, shook the table. Very annoying. It would be easy enough to cushion the closing and improve the atmosphere read more

Service was sub par and un-attentive. We were waiting around 10 mins to see a server when the restaurant wasn't busy, and then when she came and talked to us she didn't introduce herself or say hi... just, "What can I get you to drink?" She gave much better and quicker service to the people that sat next to us. The food was okay. Soy sauce bowls were dirty with some sort of film from the dishwasher or something. Appreciated the vegetarian options. Would maybe order online at some point but will not be dining in again. read more

We get their teriyaki chicken and rice, the soup and BlueRidge sushi roll. My husband loves the chicken. My favorite is the BlueRidge sushi. I like the atmosphere of the restaurant. The music is calming. The restaurant's volume isn't loud like most restaurants. I feel the atmosphere and volume of the music plays a huge part in how much one enjoys their meal. read more

Nabe makes great sushi and always welcomes you with a smile. One of the first sushi bars that came to Chattanooga many years ago and never disappoints! read more

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Good food, really nice atmosphere. You do have to pay for parking, but it's $2 and under, so it's not bad. Only warning I have is that their spicy tuna roll has a "tomato based" (words of the server) spicy sauce drizzled over the top. It tastes like ketchup with a mix of the "old school" Sriracha sauce. Not my cup of tea. A huge plus is that they have UNI! I always look for sea urchin when I go to sushi places, and tonight, I scored!! read more

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Food is great as I am a returning customer, however there hours of operation are irritating as can be. Closed Monday and Tuesday and close midday for 2.5hrs Wednesday-Friday!?! Why be so all over the place with your time? Also, often won't take call in orders doesn't matter if you say you'll wait a while they still reject? Good food could be managed a lot better. read more

Was in Chattanooga Tennessee for work and was craving Asian food. Fortunately I found a hidden Japanese restaurant that was Japanese owned. The sashimi was fresh and the service was great. Parking can be a challenge. If you are in search of good sushi in Tennessee then this is the place to check out. read more

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Food is well prepared and outstanding. Locally owned. The Nabi Nachos and Agadeshi are my two favorite appetizers followed by the Godzilla which is wonderful. Great service, pleasant environment especially in the spring and fall in the outdoor eating area. When we are seated they bring our personalized chop sticks, sanitize them after dinner and keep them there until our next visit. read more

Excellent Mid-afternoon Lunch/dinner! Salmon-skin Roll was the best we've ever had and the Sake-Gin Martini was perfect! I had two! Alex served us and he was a perfect Gentleman making great suggestions! We live 30 minutes away and have now made this our regular place for sushi, sashimi, sake, and great service! read more

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Very good food with many vegetarian options. Service was spot on and relaxing- not rushed.

My new favorite sushi place in Chattanooga! It was recommended by a friend and it did not disappoint. It looks like a little hole in the wall inside but don't let that fool you... the sushi is incredible! So many options too that the menu is almost overwhelming as far as sushi. Has plenty of other options as well. We sat outside on a nice Saturday afternoon and it made for a great meal and relaxing time. Service was great... the waitress was very attentive. Will definitely be returning soon! read more

You will not find a better Sushi restaurant in Chattanooga. Through the difficulties of the pandemic, their quality and menu variety has not waivered. read more

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This is the first time trying this place. We get in for dinner and there is a wait so we sit at the bar where other guests are also waiting. Then the owner decides to tell her staff to tell us to move because she is using the bar space. I'm not sure why she couldn't tell us herself since we were all speaking English. The female hostess tells us we need to move. (If you had asked we might have received this better.) When they finally seat us I see there are several empty tables. That's disappointing since they had guests wait so long. So we order and my server completely forgets my tea. I never received it. My food was just ok. I ordered their teriyaki chicken and it was just over sauced and not very good. I am not sure why this place is popular but maybe the options in town are limited. I don't recommend this place when you visit there a lot of other good food in town. read more

Enjoyed dinner here on a sunny Sunday with some friends. Lots of sushi options available --large menu-- and fun ambience, although the place could use a facelift. We enjoyed a bottle of cold sake with our meal which was served prompt and was enjoyable. Nobody ordered a hot meal so can't speak to those options, but we liked our sushi! We were satisfied with the service and wouldn't mind coming back! read more

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SAVE YOUR MONEY. The Sushi was decent, but the "entrees" are absolutely disgusting. I ordered chicken and shrimp. The shrimp were those mini salad shrimp (tail on) that you see at cheap buffets. It tasted frozen and was severely overcooked. The vegetables appear to be canned. The meats were drowning in teriyaki sauce. The chicken had a weird texture which made me believe it wasn't chicken. The way the sushi chef demeaned the server when she asked a question led me to believe that if I sent my food back she would have to pay for it, or the "owner" would have given me a problem. Aggressive sushi chef, loudly telling the sever that if I CANT sub my order. I literally blew $70 on 2 nasty ass entrees and a California roll. I'll never go back again. Save your money. read more

Was not a very good first experience, my sushi roll was "warm", the fish wasn't particularly good either (being that is was warm and very mushy). My wife's bento box was pretty good though. But I have to say after all the accolades and awards this place has received I felt very let down by the experience, very disappointed.... read more

Sushi Nabe - The end of a wonderful roll! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chattanooga, Tennessee

This was our first visit and we were completely surprised. We went all out and got a sushi boat with all the fixings. I highly recommend the blue ridge roll. Also they had a limited menu item of tempura brussel sprouts that where out of this world. read more

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