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    Sushi Suyu

    4.6 (115 reviews)
    Open 11:30 am - 2:00 pm, 4:30 PM - 9:30 PM

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    Drinks 11/2025
    Will M.

    The food is best sushi in the triangle. There is an amazing menu with a lot of options. The cucumber roll is my second favorite thing to eat. The other option is the pork dumpling. Excellent taste. The attention is always top notch. They're always available for your requests and are very polite. The hot sake is on special on Thursdays! And it is a very good pre-meal drink.

    Salmon Dynamite, Spicy Tuna, Eel, and their take on a rainbow roll
    Nick C.

    Amazing service, cozy atmosphere, and top notch sushi. So many great options and no issues with too much rice and not enough fish. Highly recommend any of the nigiri as well, huge chunks of fresh fish.

    Chicken, rice & sushi
    Mali B.

    We sat at the bar and the customer service was quick. The restaurant had a nice vibe to it. I forgot the name of the dishes but they were really good. I think the portion size was great. I'd come back.

    Outside. Storefront. Plenty of free parking, both paved dedicated lots and street parking, available in the immediate area. Front door.
    Daniel B.

    I give Sushi Suyu 3.5 stars rounded up to 4. If this restaurant was located in a bigger metropolitan area, like Atlanta, I'd give it a solid 3 ("OK"). For the Triangle, it's good, but not great like M Sushi in Durham and Sushi Mon in Raleigh. That said, I don't regret making the 25-minute drive from Chapel Hill to Apex to try it. Sushi Suyu is located in historic downtown Apex. The town is lucky to have this place. If it wasn't for this restaurant, I'm not sure my wife, friend, and I would've ever "gone out" in Apex. My friend, who's lived in Raleigh for many years, had never been to Apex until we dined here. The downtown area is small and quaint, what you'd expect of an old North Carolina town. The commercial part spans only a couple blocks. It's nice to walk around. Sushi Suyu shares a building and small parking lot with other businesses. The lot only has nine spaces. There is, however, plenty of free parking down adjacent Templeton St and around the corner, in the back, on Temple St. We parked for free in the public parking lot across the street, at N Salem St and Seaboard St, next to the fire station. We visited on a Monday around 6:15pm. The place was busy when we arrived. At one point, I think every table was taken and one or two parties had to wait. At the time of our visit, the restaurant catered to walk-ins and accepted a very limited number of reservations. We were walk-ins and were seated immediately. The restaurant isn't huge, but it's spacious enough. An outdoor, umbrella-covered, string-lit patio is available when weather permits. Inside, there's a small five-seat sushi bar in the back. The dining room is partitioned into a few different spaces. The interior design is simple and clean-looking. Tables are placed closely together. The atmosphere is casual. I found out about Sushi Suyu after seeing one of my Instagram friends' stories with the restaurant's "sushi ladder." "Sushi ladder" is how it was described to me. They're actually more like "sushi stairs." It's gimmicky, but it works for the business because it looks great on social media and draws new people in (like me). On the menu, it's called the Nigiri Moriawase (assorted nigiri) 10-piece chef's choice platter ($32). The 10 pieces I got were tuna, salmon, beet salmon, yellowtail, red snapper, amberjack, scallop, squid, surf clam, and eel. Surf clam was the only thing I didn't see on the regular menu. Unfortunately, I was underwhelmed with my 10-piece because it didn't look as good as the other platters I'd seen on Instagram and Yelp. First, my platter only had five steps instead of six or even 10. Yeah, I know, a trivial thing, but it's part of the fun of ordering this dish. More importantly, the pieces of nigiri I received weren't as high-quality as the ones I'd seen online. For example, most of the pieces I got were plain while the ones I'd seen online had been cut and/or dressed up in particular ways, with way more care and attention to detail. I'm fine with getting "plain" nigiri, but even these plain nigiri - such as the most basic kinds, like tuna and salmon - were simply cheaper quality. Finally, the accouterments I received were less than I expected. Online, I saw wasabi paste, pickled ginger, kizami wasabi, and lime or lemon. All I got was the standard wasabi paste and pickled ginger. Based on pictures I'd seen, including on Sushi Suyu's official Instagram page, I expected the nigiri to be higher-end, but what I actually received was more run-of-the-mill quality. Maybe the night of our visit, the B team was in or maybe the restaurant has changed to using cheaper-quality sushi, I don't know. Anyway, I don't mean to criticize too much. I still enjoyed it. For Apex, this is good. My wife and friend also enjoyed a variety of nigiri, which included a-la-carte orders (e.g., red snapper and amberjack, 2 pieces for $9) and the 6-piece chef's choice platter ($20). If you're wondering what "beet salmon" is, it's beetroot-cured salmon. I was told they cure it in-house. Other items we ordered included Truffle Salmon Carpaccio (seared salmon, fried onions, tobiko, truffle oil, soy mustard, apple aioli; $15), a Trio Plate (tuna, salmon, yellowtail, fried onions, tobiko, apple aioli, soy mustard; $18), Tempura Shrimp ($11) with assorted tempura vegetables, Sweet Spicy Edamame ($6), pan-fried pork Dumplings (6 for $9), a Spicy Tuna Classic Roll ($7), and a Hamachi Fever roll (shrimp tempura, avocado on the inside, seared yellowtail, microgreens, garlic chips, Sriracha aioli, sweet soy on top; $16). Overall, everything was tasty and beautifully presented. They generally do a nice job with the presentation here. Of these other items we ordered, my favorites were the Truffle Salmon Carpaccio and the Trio Plate, both of which were very similar. We also got a K-Pancake with Ice Cream ($9) for dessert. I highly recommend it. It was delicious. Our server was Jess and she was fantastic. Nolan was great too. Sushi Suyu opened in May 2022.

    Sashimi
    Brian L.

    Sushi Suyu is a very solid sushi place with great ambiance and service. The food comes out quickly and the fish tastes very fresh. Parking is a bit more difficult so you might need to look around downtown Apex to find a spot. Ordered the sashimi and two specialty rolls. The sashimi was great, the selection was pretty standard aside from the beet-infused salmon. It had a subtle citric taste which was very interesting and different from your normal salmon taste. The specialty rolls were good, but I needed to take the jalapeno off in order to fully taste the roll. I felt like the spice was overwhelming the taste of the other ingredients. Overall great spot to come out to for a nice meal, will be back to try out heir other rolls.

    Dynamite salmon, yellow pepper
    Julia W.

    Wow, Sushi Suyu was a wonderful experience. Attentive staff, chill but upscale ambiance, and terrific sushi. We ordered the 16 piece sashimi and two spicy rolls: Dynamite salmon and the yellow pepper roll. The sashimi was some of the freshest sashimi I've tasted here in NC, and beautifully plated. The rolls were unique and delicious -- I do recommend only ordering one spicy roll though, as the spice became a bit overpowering at times. Looking forward to coming back and trying more rolls!

    10pc moriawase - hard to say it is fresh for raw/minimally processed ones
    Helen C.

    Visited Sushi Suyu on a Wednesday night, hoping this would turn into another sushi gem in triangle area, but the quality was on disappointing side. 10pc moriawase got a catching presentation, but half of them was not good, maybe fair comparing to grocery store quality, just not I would expect from a restaurant - namely the complete raw or minimally processed ones, salmon, amber jack, yellowtail, red snapper and scallop. The tuna (akami) was the only raw fish sushi that tasted ok. Eel, seared squid, seared salmon, surf clam that were processed were good. Made me wonder if Wednesday was the last day before restocked. The experience may be better if they decided to processed all raw fish. I then decided to give it another try ordering the amaebi (sweet shrimp) and salmon roe...yuzu soy on amaebi was overpowering but it helped masked undesired taste; salmon roe tasted ok, not plump. Overall I would not go back for traditional sushi, maybe its rolls and other dishes are good. The restaurant sits in the nice downtown and its wasabi was freshly made. If one is not picky, it may be a good choice. They charge 3% credit card fee, not sure if this is a standard for dinning in triangle now.

    Dumplings
    Spri J.

    I have had better sushi. But I haven't had a better dessert at a sushi place. Let's backtrack. When I told the guys at Common Grounds I was heading out to Osha for sushi, they instead recommended I try the Asian fusion spot down the street. Always down for a new experience, I took the bait. Sushi restaurant with a Korean spin. As they close early to prepare for dinner, I high-tailed it. Per the website, they still accept guests 20 minutes before closing, fyi. The entrance is the door off Salem Street. I spoke with the hostess and server at length and they were really cool. It's an average enough interior with a clean restroom. I ordered the Bulgogi Lunch Box, with dumplings and the ice cream pancake for dessert. The wait was about ten minutes. The Lunch Box was alright; with tempura, rice and the "fire meat." As I said, I've had better sushi. Not gonna dog them, just pointing it out. And I never blame Asian restaurants for calling horseradish "wasabi," because the real stuff is hard to come by. I do, however, judge them for pink ginger. That's because you don't know what you're getting - color via the pickling or just plain dyed. I would rather not have to wonder. Suyu made me wonder. The dumplings were flavorful and delicious. Suyu has a limited duo of dessert options. As I've had mochi thousands of times, I ordered the ice cream pancake. Once again, their choices are very limited. AND, SO WHAT?!?! Holy cats! When you've got the pancake, you don't need other desserts! This was fantastic. With some kind of chocolate glaze inside the pastry, it was mouth-pleasing culinary genius. Always get it. Always ignore the mochi. Always win. A.

    Pork dumplings
    Tania M.

    This was my 2nd time at Sushi Suyu. I really enjoyed it both times. The service is great! There are plenty of sake, wine, and beer options! We ordered the salmon carpaccio. It was delicious! We also ordered the Sassy Girl roll and a bunch of different nigiris. I really liked the roll, my husband was not a fan. We were hoping to get a roll with scallops in them but didn't see any. The nigiris were good- some pieces were a little dry, but still good. There is outdoor seating which we'll probably check out next time we stop by.

    David S.

    Best Sushi in the Apex Cary area! I would recommend getting there early when it first opens because it does fill up quickly. The inside is not very big. Also, I would say to park by scratch kitchen because it's a bigger lot and a really short walk over. The service is amazing and it's one of the few sushi places that pack the rolls with fish. Two rolls is definitely a full meal. They also have amazing lunch specials! There is no BOGO like other places but they have WAY better quality here.

    Korean pancake dessert
    Jenny P.

    I'm not sure if it's a blessing or a tragedy how far Sushi Suyu is from me- I didn't realize it had been a whole year since I last had it! (so probably a tragedy D:) But kudos for being exactly how I remembered it; absolutely amazing. The entire experience is great from the service to the food. To be honest I sometimes feel out of place at fancy sushi joints, but def not here. The staff is all so wonderful, they make you feel welcome and comfortable; they're fun too! And of course the food is *chef's kiss* We ordered mainly rolls this time and wow talk about perfectly proportioned rolls; I want to try all of the options off the menu! They've created the best rolls in terms of texture, flavor pairings, rice to ingredients proportions, all around. Don't forget to leave room for dessert because the Korean pancake dessert is out of this world. It's perfectly flaky and crispy, paired with the cold creamy vanilla ice cream that creates a wonderful experience in your mouth that you'll be thinking about for awhile.

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    Amazing place! Fresh sushi and the Korean fried chicken was absolutely delicious. I will definitely be back.

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    Food was great and the atmosphere was nice. We really enjoyed the Tuna Nachos and would definitely recommend.

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    Incredible sushi and friendly service. Very nice inside as well. Will definitely be the go to sushi place when in Apex.

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    Is there reservations or just walk-ins? I can't get a hold of the restaurant because it's closed for lunch on Saturdays.

    Thanks for reaching out. We do not take same day reservations on weekends. We also only take 1 reservation per hour so more than 90% of the tables are open for our walk in customers.

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    $$

    This is one of my favorite places to take people for sushi…read more Gas station sushi? Yes, please. Being completely honest, even my husband was skeptical when that's how I described it to him before our first visit, and now he shares in my joy in introducing people to this wonderful little spot. They do à la carte service, with some regular features, some specially curated; and some timed options. They close between lunch and dinner, to reset - but don't kick people out right at closing. I have seen other patrons tell people walking in as they are closing up, that they are closing up though, which is kind of cute, and helpful to the business.

    Grabbed lunch here recently and had a great time!…read more First, there were a handful of dedicated parking spots for Akami, so that was nice :) We came kind of near closing so there were a few openings, but I'm not sure what it'd look like during peak hours. We were seated immediately and ordered quickly because of the aforementioned closing :) I got a couple of specialty rolls (the phat boy and the voodoo rolls) while my wife got a sashimi appetizer platter. The food was prepared quickly, and oh man, I was not ready for the amount of food I received. Next time, I'll definitely get one roll and then a couple of pieces of sashimi or something. Anyway, the voodoo roll in particular was super tasty! Maybe the best sushi I've had in the state. The phat boy roll wasn't bad but I'll probably skip that one next time. My wife enjoyed her sashimi as well. Service was polite and efficient throughout. Overall, I really liked Akami and would definitely come back!

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    Akami Sushi Bar - Sushi counter with the specials highlighted

    Sushi counter with the specials highlighted

    Akami Sushi Bar - Spicy scallop hand roll

    Spicy scallop hand roll

    Akami Sushi Bar - Miso Soup

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    Sushi Suyu - japanese - Updated May 2026

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