Im going to ruin it for you, its pronounced Sushi tay (taé). I don't give 5's too often but this place deserves it. In short, best sushi for the price i. have ever had in the US. This is a small cozy place, if i had to guess id say less then 20 tables. Decent parking lot. The place is well lit with subtle decorations, not over the top. The staff is always quick and friendly. The food an the prices greatly come into play for my review and rating. I have eaten sushi in a number of places in the US. I will be clear, the quality of the sushi is among the best ever and the cost is so low its unbelievable. Other places are worse for much more $$$. The rice is perfectly fresh and the sushi is very distinct in flavoring. Their is nothing worse then flavorless sushi and hard or stale rice. I have never been let down by them. My faves are the Kani salad for appetizer and for dinner they make a killer rainbow roll. If the small environment is not your thing, get take out. Its 100% just as good and you can eat in the comfort of you own home. read more

Had a fabulous lunch here recently with Mrs The Crank, wherein we had very nicely prepared appetizer edamame, delicious Udon (fantastic broth, really lovely noodles), a reasonable sushi sampler (deftly prepared, even if it does suffer like all sushi around here from a lack of decent fresh fish), and some very indifferent salad. All in all, good enough to daub it with four stars without benefit of the usual repeat visit, wherein we will delve more deeply into the menu. Speaking of the menu, it's extensive - almost too big - and the preparation seems quite on the mark. As a hole in the wall and relatively reasonably priced, this little side-strip-mall joint is a great find, and beats the other Japanese places we've tried in the area (I think we're on our fifth or sixth) hands down. New agey piano music was a bit incongruous with the combination of drop ceiling and reasonable small-scale Japanese-traditional-restaurant decor, but the flawless service helped the ambiance meter back up. read more

Don't be fooled by the unassuming exterior. This place was bright and vibrant on the inside even on a weeknight! The shades are usually rolled down even when they're open, so don't drive off without tugging at the door first, or you'll regret it! Probe further and you'll find excellent Japanese fare. We've had the sushi, sashimi and the Donburi- all delicious. We've been here a few times and it's been consistently good. I've had the chicken Donburi and the Chicken Katsu-Don. Both variations on a deliciously flavorful theme. The Donburi is served as a bowl of rice with "special sauce " which is bursting with savory,onion-y flavors. The chicken is served on a bed of sautéed Onions nestled atop a mound of rice. If your mouth wasn't watering already... add an egg to this and you've got all your basic food groups in one hearty meal. Best part: you get to eat it twice! (As long as you're not a leftover snob). The katsu don is basically the same just with breaded chicken instead. My husband's had the beef Donburi and he orders it every time. I like to start with their clear soup, very flavorful- the mushroom and onion flavors meld together quite well. The place is small, but clean and the service is always great. Tucked away on the side of a western ave shopping plaza, zoom down western and you'll surely miss it. But it's definitely worth slowing down! Tips: $1 sushi/sashimi pieces in July! Don't pass this up, these usually run anywhere from $1.50-3 (my husband's glaring at me as I write this). They serve Ramen only on Tuesdays and Sunday's! read more

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Still go here from time to time, we absolutely love this place. Always great and always our go to sushi place. Last time we got the platter there was octopus sushi which is actually very rare for a sushi place to put that on a platter. The salmon is always fresh which is our favorite. read more

Sushi Tei - Drinks asahi and hot sake large - Japanese Near Me - Albany, New York

Had a great time enjoying sushi with my homegirl. Great things at Sushi Tei is the have so many options along with their tasty sushi rolls. The fried rice is legit the best fried rice you will ever eat. The sushi is awesome and the noodle and rice bowls looked delish. read more

Sushi Tei - Japanese Near Me - Albany, New York

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Wide selection of authentic Japanese dishes. Food is excellent. Nice mellow vibe. The "rolls" are obviously not authentic but that's what you have to do. Everything else is. Try the appetizer menus for a taste of katsu, gyoza, negimaki, and tempura. read more

Called and ordered 4 rolls on a Friday night. Service was nice but a bit inattentive. Total came to around $27. Rolls were good but a bit small. Smaller portions of rice on the rolls but overall decent. 7.7/10 read more

We were told that one of the sushi chefs was leaving after getting married a while back, and that they would be finding a replacement. We went for our usual rolls on July 3, 2018 and were disappointed to find that the quality was not up to par this time. The rolls had ingredients included that do not usually come in them and were poorly constructed and irregular so they fell apart when you picked them up with chopsticks. The fish was fishy tasting which shocked me as that has never been the case. I hope this is just a fluke, as this has been our favorite place for years and I'd hate to have find a new spot. read more

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Truly had an amazing experience! Place was clean, the sushi was AMAZING!! The service was so generous, so kind, swift. They even gave complimentary fruit at the end, and the best part was the prices were also reasonable. I will be conjbf back, truly a 5 star dining experience. read more

Sushi Tei - Japanese Near Me - Albany, New York

Incredible service, food, and ambience! I ordered the dinner special and the portions were amazing, the spicy tuna roll was great, the tonkatsu was cooked to perfection, the sauce that they provided with the crushed sesame seeds and mustard mixed in gave it a great kick, and the tempura banana dessert really rounded out the meal well! Can't wait to come back and try the udon or the rice bowls next! read more

We come here quite often and I finally thought I would write a review. Their sushi is good, but you can get better slightly I think. They really shine in the kitchen. Their soups, douburi, katsu, and curries are probably the best in the area. The service is inconsistent. Never bad, but sometimes you are treated like royalty and sometimes it is barely passable. You never know, but it has never been bad for me. I think their iku mariaki and udon is the best in the area. I highly recommend. Prices are very comparable to most average places but the quality is a step above in every way. Note - They are good for kids and have the chairs, however the place is small so if this concerns you take note. read more

Sushi Tei - Neat and clean place - Japanese Near Me - Albany, New York

Sushi Tei is the best sushi and Japanese food in the Capital Region - very consistent quality, diverse menu with good rotating specials, and fair prices. In addition to their massive sushi, bento and teppanyaki menu, you can order gyuudon, oyakodon, and ramen on certain days of the week. A nice perk is that when you eat in, servers bring a plate of fresh fruit for dessert. read more

How did I not know about Sushi Tei? Why did I sleep on this place? New to the Guilderland neighborhood, the husband and I wanted to try a local-to-us sushi bar. While Hanna is perfectly fine, the service always seems rushed. Sometimes we just want to move at a slower pace. Sushi Tei let us linger over our dishes, and gave us plenty of time between courses. Everyone was friendly and the owner came over a few times to check on us. She did this with each table. We started with miso soup. This stuff was the stuff that cures you of your ailments - warm, earthy and a little salty. It was great. I then moved onto the age-dashi-dofu. This is one of my favorite things to eat but it's often not on the menus or well prepared. Here, this was the best I've had. Inside was silken tofu, outside the skin was lightly fried. The sauce was rich and salty. I could have ordered more, but my husband was anxious for his sushi. Trust me, I'll be back! Our sushi was fantastic! The avocado was really ripe. The fish was fresh. My husband said the wasabi was really spicy and fresh. But what I loved the most was that no slice of roll or piece of sushi was so big I had to bite in two. My Boston roll was one delicious bite. They also serve orange slices with your check. A really nice way to end a meal. read more

I ordered delivery, takoyaki , dinausaur roll they were so good, we will order again, delivery came fast too maybe i will dine in one day love this place i will recommend my friends read more

My boyfriend and I stopped here for lunch a few weeks ago while meeting up in the area. I looked up sushi places in the area and chose sushi tei because of the reviews. I wish I had been warned. We both arrived and everything was yummy delicious and fresh seemingly. However by the next day we both were very sick. He got better by the next day and I continued to have severe stomach pain among other food poisoning symptoms for an additional three days. I eventually ended up in the hospital from a bacterial infection in my stomach due to you guessed it bad sushi! I will never go here again and was severely upset about the outcome. Unless you want severe food poisoning stay far far away. read more

Sushi Tei - The toxic rolls! - Japanese Near Me - Albany, New York

This was the first time I dined in. I've previously ordered take out and enjoyed it. The restaurant has revamped and the ambiance, decor, and service are great. Our waitress was very attentive, answered our many questions, and provided some excellent guidance. The food was great. Enjoyed the fresh Shrimp Shumai and well-balanced Miso Soup for an appetizer. We then enjoyed a bowl of Chicken Katsu-Don, 007 Roll, Salmon Lover Roll, Hawaii Roll, and New England Roll. The meal was rounded off with a Green Tea ice cream tempura. Each of the rolls was well made and delicious. The 007 was a personal favorite as I enjoyed the contrasting textures of the soft inside and crispy outside. Two minor critiques - the fried oyster in the New England roll had a slight bitter taste, which probably came from oil that had been one or two too many times. The Green Tea flavor in the ice cream was a bit strong for our personal tastes, but that's entirely subjective. I look forward to coming back and introducing more people to the plethora of options Sushi Tei has to offer. read more

Amazing, beautiful sushi for a great price. The overall quality and quantity of the food was phenomenal. Attentive, wonderful sercive as well. The atmosphere is also A++. This is certainly our new favorite "sushi spot" read more

I agree with those who like this place. I had the lunch box with the two rolls. Also had salad, dumplings, etc. very fresh food, high quality. I also liked that the place was very clean. Service was excellent. Not too obtrusive, and quite prompt. This place is worth the visit. read more

This is a cozy and comfortable Japanese restaurant I've been frequenting for a while now. They have many appetizers including takoyaki, tempura, ika maruyaki, gyoza, shumai, edamame and more.. to entrees like ton katsu, udon, teriyaki, curry, don buri, sushi + sashimi ... it isn't your typical Japanese place in the CapReg and it doesnt have hibachi tables or seating for larger parties. Having tried a plethora of the menu items, I can say the dining experience from the service to the quality and quantity of the food is excellent. Hot green tea is also offered free of charge here which is nice. I have never been disappointed dining here. read more

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Sushi Tei is one of my favorite sushi places. The fish is so fresh and it consistently tastes great. We like to get the Sushi Tei platter for two. It comes with 20 pieces of sushi and the chef's special roll. It is a good value for $40 and comes with miso soup or salad. The only thing I do not like about Sushi Tei is that the seating gets cramped during popular dining hours. Other than that, it is a great place. read more

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Love this place!! Reasonable prices and very fresh sushi, the staff is very friendly and attentive. Highly recommend.

With recent expansion the place is buzzing even more on weekends. Every table full Friday night with staff of at least 8-10 working. So nice to see and great family run business. Happy for them - foods always been awesome but now they have a liquor license offering $3 cocktails for opening. Would like to see more sushi rolls on menu (been going for 10 years and menu doesn't change much). But you can't go wrong with any order. read more

Sushi Tei - Sake menu - Japanese Near Me - Albany, New York

You can never fail with your order here. The service in person is sometimes lacking but I think it's just when they are busy they get stressed. The food still never disappoints. read more

Was in the neighborhood picking up my lawn mower, which had been tuned up by Ace Hardware, and decided to stop in for lunch. I have been here twice before, for dinner, and liked it very much, so I was hoping lunch would also be good. I went with one of the lunch specials and was pleased. It included choice of two rolls - I picked spicy tuna and spicy salmon with crunch; 3 dumplings; salad; miso; hot tea and water, $12.50 plus tax and tip. I felt that this was a good value. There was a wide selection of lunch specials and I would go back and try them. Note- Sushi Tei is located in the back of a small strip mall off Western Avenue, and the sign in not very prominent. I had trouble finding it my first time here. Inferno Pizza, which is a bright blue, is right next door, just before it if you are east bound, heading toward Albany, on the south side of Western AVe. read more

Sushi Tei - Japanese Near Me - Albany, New York

Let me start off by saying that I've never had good sushi in the Albany area, despite the Yelp ratings. I was hoping that this one would be different, but I was sadly disappointed. I started off with the seaweed salad and edamame. The edamame wasn't salted, but that wasn't entirely necessary. Otherwise, it was pretty good. The seaweed salad was too vinegar-y and sour. It was hard to eat. Also good to note that the portion sizes here are much bigger than normal sushi places, so keep that in mind! I then ordered a salmon avocado roll and some other roll (I don't remember which) along with two pieces of sashimi, which never came out? My friend also received the wrong special roll. The sushi we received did not taste fresh. It wasn't very tasty either. However, our waitress was very nice. Our busser was nice too. We ordered some hot saké and I highly recommend getting that if you come here. It was really good. Maybe we had just had a bad experience or they were having a bad night. The ambience was cool. I might try it again. I wouldn't say it was particularly a good or bad experience. read more

I usually don't review restaurants in other states but this was a refreshing experience from our usual sushi places to eat. We got to eat a tuna dumpling which was so tasty- no soy sauce needed. The whole squid was cooked just right and had a light teriyaki sauce with tobiko added to taste. The ginger was amazing and just how I remember it should be. We even had two different wasabis to use; one was hotter than the other and tasted great with my sashimi. I would recommend this place to anyone in Albany wanting to eat some good Japanese food. I don't know if this is usual in New York, but the one part that was surprising was paying for a refill on a soda. We will still come back if we are here in the east coast again. read more

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This is our go-to restaurant on a lazy weekend! The service is always great, they bring out tea in the beginning and little orange slices at the end. Reasonably priced and we're always seated immediately! read more

Placed an online order and once home realized they forgot the soup that was ordered and paid for but they remembered to charge extra for a tiny container of extra dressing. Priorities are in the wrong if they can ensure a customers order is correct. Live to far to make it worth a trip back just avoid if possible. Update: Management reached out apologized. I can understand mistakes can be made. Still doesnt explain no crunch on a roll that states it in its name and uneven number of rolls 4 from on and 8 on another with no indication of this on the menu... read more

I'm so glad I found this place, but at the same time, I'm a bit sad because I found this place so late during my business trip. You wouldn't think much of Sushi Tei just by looking at the outside, but it's quite nice on the inside. The restaurant was fairly busy and there was only one waitress. Later another waitress arrived on the scene and things started to pick up. Both of them were very nice. The sushi was delightful. I had gone to Ichiban a few days before hoping to get some sushi, but I decided against it since the place looked suspect. I wasn't sure if I would get quality sushi there. I didn't have any of these worries at Sushi Tei. The Tiger Roll, Lady in Red, and Spicy Girl were all pretty good. If you're looking for a nice sushi place with a great atmosphere, check out Sushi Tei. read more

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We all really liked this place. The ambiance was authentic Japanese, with the small exception that the tatami room had a recessed space for the legs. But the decorations and style were on target. The food was outstanding. We had chirashi, which was great. Awesome selection, generous cut, very fresh. The miso soup was particularly good. The agedashi tofu was also excellent. The hibachi steak was super tender and perfectly prepared. The seaweed salad had a perfect blend of oil and spices with the normal seaweed itself. Very good and healthy too. The unagi nigiri were on the smaller side, but super tasty and not excessively fatty. Service was quick and well done. Highly recommended. read more

Michelle extremely knowledgeable about the menu and was really nice to me. Brought gifts and was not weak sauce.

Outstanding authentic Japanese food. Excellent customer service, Decore very nice. We had bento boxes they were superb with no sauces and fresh sesame seed to grind. Every kind of sushi you could want very fresh. Reasonably priced read more

I came here last night for Sunday ramen and sushi a my friend. I had the Yaki mussels, aged tofu, sushi, and tonkatsu ramen. Everything was delicious. I ended up getting strawberry Mochi ice cream as well, I do not recommend that mochi ice cream though bc the mochi skin texture tasted kinda rough as if it's been in the fridge for while. Although the presentation looked nice. At the end of our meal, the bill came out to be cheaper than I thought after eating 3 appetizers(6 pieces of sushi, aged tofu, mussels) 2 entree(tonkatsu ramen), 1 dessert (mochi ice cream). Apparently sushi tei was celebrating their anniversary this month so each piece of sushi costs $1 per piece whereas normally it's around $1.5-1.75. Still very cheap sushi. I definitely recommend sushi tei for authentic Japanese ramen, sushi food in the capital region. Hands down it was cheap and delicious food. read more

Sushi Tei - Sushi tei anniversary celebrating w $1 per sushi!!! Aged tofu, yaki mussels (recommend), tonkatsu ramen and strawberry mochi ice cream - Japanese Near Me - Albany, New York

The manager at the community we live at recommended this place bc we're new to the area and love sushi. She was spot on. The spot is nice and cozy and feels away from everything although it's in a plaza not far from a shopping mall. The veggie gyozas were very tasty. The rolls pictured are The Take, Hawaii, Yummy and Mistletoe all of which were amazing to taste and well put together. For our first dine in experience in NY we have zero complaints and will continue to drive from Malta. read more

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Classy, beautiful interior but very pricy. They have a great sake selection and that is also very expensive Their nigiri and sashimi is a hit or miss. Their salmon was not fresh, but their tuna was great. Their hamachi was not flavorful buy tamago was good. I'll give it another try, it must be an off day for them read more

The food was tasty and fresh. HOWEVER, the 50-minute wait between appetizers and entrees for a later lunch with three tables seated in the restaurant was absurd. Not only was the wait annoying but the two servers working the room did everything possible to avoid our table during that time. Not one of them had the grace to offer an explanation let alone an apology. They could clearly overhear us making jokes about the wait time but offered no encouragement. As I said earlier, the food was tasty. It was fresh and well-prepared. It in no way merits that length of wait, however. We ordered a sushi box lunch and a ton-Katsu lunchbox. I have no idea what could have possibly delayed our order for 50 minutes considering the standard faire. This makes the restaurant simply not competitive in the market. Couple that reality to the lack of response to the wait time and there is absolutely no reason to return. read more

My family's go to sushi spot. We mostly do delivery which is always on time and correct. They used to be on Grubhub but it looks like now you have to order from their website directly. If you dine in the menu is much larger and includes a lot of ramen that isn't on their delivery menu. The food is good and flavorful and the sushi is always really fresh. Also, it's all so well priced. Highly recommend! read more

Excellent sushi and great customer service. One of my favorite restaurants for sushi in Guilderland!

Always the best sushi and food! Smaller portions but quality is clean and delicious And feels healthy. Definitely try the whole grilled squid! And the crab stuffed jalapeños so good! Their sushi is great too, not those oversized giant rolls some places have, but actual mouth sized pieces. read more

This is hands down the best Japanese restaurant in the capital region, after having lived here for 6 years. My wife and I love coming here sometimes more than once a week. These are some of our recommendations. For appetizers: Shrimp/vegetable tempura and takoyaki are excellent. For rolls (we order these almost every single time we go): 007 roll (or James Bond roll, which is 007 with cream cheese) Salmon Lover roll For meat/egg over rice dishes: Oyaku don Beef donburri For sushi/sashimi: Sake (fresh salmon) White tuna (try the white tuna sushi if you haven't. It melts in your mouth like butter) Sashimi does come with bigger chunks of fish Also, every July they do $1 sushi deals for appreciating the customers, which is an impressive and sweet gesture from the restaurant. On Sundays and Tuesdays you can order ramen (we usually get the tonkatsu ramen which comes with steamed pork). You can also have spicy sauce on the side if you're like me and don't like spicy. All in all, if you're 1) in the capital region and you 2) like Japanese food then you really owe yourself to check Sushi Tei out. Can't recommend this place enough. read more