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TJ Asian Bistro

4.3 (502 reviews)
ModerateJapanese, Sushi Bars
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Teresa S.

A friend and I met here for lunch and had a great time. We found street parking with no issues. However, I could see parking being an issue during busy hours. The staff were amazing, very attentive, and welcoming. I was shocked at how busy it was around 1:30pm, which was a good sign that the food was good. They have an extensive Asian/sushi menu, including a separate lunch special menu. We both ordered the lunch special that included a soup, small salad and option of meat, rice, and a sushi/California roll. I don't eat seafood, so I ordered the cucumber roll, and my friend had the avocado roll. This was my first time eating three cucumber rolls, and surprisingly, it was tasty. I enjoyed my entire meal, and it was fulfilling. I was able to take a small to go bag of my rice and teriyaki chicken. My friend ate all of hers and we were both satisfied with our meal and the service. We both enjoyed our refills of the hot tea throughout our meal, and you had the option of water as well. This is definitely a cool spot to check out, and I would definitely return to check out some other menu items.

Dinner Menu
Lonnie K.

My friend N and I always go for the lunch special (11am-3pm daily except they close on Mondays) at TJ Asian Bistro. N has been telling people about this place and going there with her friends and family for almost 30+ years now. That's how long the restaurant has been there. It's definitely a popular lunch/dinner spot + a neighborhood gem with the locals who live around the area since they've really great lunch and dinner deals. Exceptionally fast and attentive service from the staff as well, you'll get seated almost right away if not within 10-15 mins even when they're very busy during lunch and dinner hours. They'll come over to people's table and refill the tea if they see your cups are empty. It's nice when the staff recognizes you and your friend right away when you visit from time to time for being regular customers. N has brought me here for my birthday last year and the year before that. So, we start coming here pretty often and now this has totally become our regular lunch spot. It's just 3-4 mins away of walking distance after getting off the 7 train. You can just hop back on the subway afterwards. They accept credit/debit card and cash as forms of payment. Their bathroom is very clean and spotless every time. Ambiance wise is casual and comfy, they've both outdoor and indoor seating. We decide to come here during dinner time instead as a change tonight though, just to see how we might also like it for dinner. You can get either hot green tea or iced tap water after being seated by the staff. Then, you'll be given a menu and several mins to think about what you would wanna get. Staff comes back to take your order shortly afterwards. The lunch/dinner bento box that they offer is probably by far the best deal out of the entire menu because you get to try a little bit of everything depending on what kind of meat/vegetarian protein you decide to order. We ordered the teriyaki salmon and teriyaki beef as two choices for the dinner bento box. But, there're so many other options for proteins. To start off, every meal comes with a refreshing salad drenched in their ginger dressing and flavorful miso soup with seaweed and tiny tofu cubes. Then, after you're done, the waitress brings over the entree which is our bento box. The bento box isn't served in a typical bento box but rather on a platter separated into 4 sections. Talk about a great, colorful presentation for social media or just to show your friends! The big piece of teriyaki salmon is always cooked to perfection just the way we would prefer, soft and tender on the inside and crispy on the outside when starting to take a bite out of the deliciousness. The veggies (carrot, asparagus, broccoli onion plus seaweed salad) that come with the salmon are very fresh and crunchy too. The outer skin of the shumai is ever so crispy and soft on the inside. The 6 pieces of California rolls taste fresh with avocado and imitation crab inside. Rolls are served with a swab of wasabi and small pat of fresh ginger. Bowl of rice is served on the side. On the other hand, the teriyaki beef is kind of dry and not as tender as I originally had thought. The cooking skills of the beef can definitely be improved and worked on. Otherwise, it would've been a different story. We asked for extra teriyaki sauce on the side as well. A very fulfilling, nutritious, healthy and worthy meal indeed. We enjoyed it every time when we come here.

Pork gyoza
Chelsea A.

The food was absolutely delicious and beautifully prepared. It was much tastier than a lot of the options in Woodside I've had over the years and definitely gonna try to keep coming back to try more of their creative rolls. The service was attentive and accommodating, because we asked to be seated outside, and they moved around some tables for us. And since we ate outside, the ambience was really relaxing and pleasant to just eat sushi with. Love my experience here! and definitely recommend for anyone in the Queens area. Looking for a sushi spot with so many drink options!

Shari C.

TJ's is the best Asian/sushi spot around the area! The food has always been great, consistent and at reasonable prices. I've been here for indoor dining, outdoor dining, takeout/delivery and the food has never disappointed me. The rolls are fresh, the restaurant is clean, and the staff is always efficient/friendly. They are closed on Mondays. Highly recommend!

Bento Box ($20) chicken and salmon teriyaki, white rice Chicken and beef teriyaki, fried rice
Sol G.

I'm a Sunnyside local and TJs is a go to spot. The food is fresh and affordable and the service is good.The restaurant is small, intimate, and very dimly lit. It's great for a casual date. The sushi is good. I love their house Pinot Grigio (only $7 a glass) it's not extremely dry, gives you a buzz, and no headache after! Their red velvet cake is very good as well and I definitely recommend it if you like something sweet after a meal.

3 roll lunch special
Nicole K.

TJs is the best sushi spot in the area. The food is consistently good and always FRESH. It is so important for a sushi spot to be clean and fresh. TJs is just that. The lunch specials are affordable and offer great portions. The offer fast delivery within the area. No need to use third party delivery platforms. In addition to great food at a great value, they are friendly and welcoming. Always courteous with great service. Note: they are temporarily closed on Monday.

Seaweed salad
Brenda C.

Never judge a book by its cover....I have passed by here multiple times and just never had any interest in even trying their food.....epic mistake. Went for lunch Saturday and was beyond pleasantly surprised with everything. The service was great my server was friendly and very accommodating.....the sushi was so fresh and tasty and I loved the seaweed salad. I was able to sit outside on a beautiful sunny warm day and just take in the sights and consume some of the best sushi in Sunnyside. I won't go anywhere else now and can't wait to get my next meal. They have seats inside as well.

Welcome!
Nora F.

We ordered deliveries many times from TJ. This time we decided to dine in. It's a good-sized restaurant with at least 3-4 small tables outside and 6-7 tables for four inside the restaurant. They put a partition between each table. It looked perfect. The chairs were comfortable too. A small sushi bar is by the corner. Anyway, we had Yoki as our waitress. She was a terrific waitress, well trained too. We ordered double salmon for my bento which was served on a plate. Hubby had a sushi katsu combination. We also had salmon skin and seaweed salad for appetizer. Our dish came with a bowl of salad too. We both liked the finger dressing for the salad. One thing the place doesn't have is the yellow mustard. Hubby told Yoki to add that to the restaurant, or else he'll bring his own, haha! Maybe next time we can start cooking and making sushi there too. Overall, I prefer eating here rather than having it delivered. I loved my salmon, cooked to perfection. Hubby enjoyed his meal too. Nice place, great food, and service. Glad we have this in our neighborhood.

JiHae L.

I really liked this place. I was hoping it would be great based off of all the positive reviews. Im surprised that I never came here until recently. But glad that I did. First we ordered the peach flavored sparkling sake to start off with our appetizer which is called the amazing composition, and it was amazing (haha) in taste and the presentation as it is a chef special with salmon, tuna, jalapeño, and seaweed salad. Even the waitress asked if we minded if she took a picture of it. I thought it would be spicy, but it wasn't. Also, ordered Tuna Tartar which had tuna, scallion, masago with special sauce. The special sauce gave it a good kick. The waitress gave us great recommendations. For entrees I ordered the Sashimi deluxe off of the sushi bar entrees section and asked if I wanted a bowl of rice to go along with it which I accepted. I was craving sashimi so this definitely helped. My friend ordered the Spider Roll and Hidden Mango Roll. I did try the Spider roll, but didn't get a chance to try the other roll. But if you're a fan of mango, you should try it. We were at the tipping point between almost full to full so we wanted something else so we shared the Seafood Yaki Udon. This was okay, but it needed some spice. But great for seafood lovers as it has shrimp, scallop, squid, kani and fish cake. Since we finished the first sparkling sake bottle had to order another flavor which was Yuzu. All in all I will be going back as they have so many food items on the menu which I would like to try.

Sushi  lover for 2!
Meline V.

It's neighborhood sushi spot . Easy to order but you have to pick it up. Service is friendly and ambiance is lovely.

1) Dinner bento box 2) rainbow sushi with crunch inside 3) avocado bomb 4) King crab Naruto.

For the past 7 yrs, I have been ordering from TJ asian bistro. Their food is always super fresh, delicious with amazing textures& presentations and consistently top notch! It is affordable & reasonably priced with generous portions which I love & appreciate. they always put so much efforts and care into their food and it really shows even the ways how they pack their delivery food. It's like high end sushi restaurant level of care, taste& presentation for sure! I usually order deliveries from their website and even their delivery people are professional & always delivering with care. Their food is my comfort food and I can always count on them. I highly recommend all the food from here but here are some of my favorites in the photo 1) Dinner bento box 2) rainbow sushi with crunch inside 3) avocado bomb 4) King crab Naruto Enjoy!

Beef Fried Rice Malaysian Style
Sarah K.

For some reason, whenever I'm sick, I tend to feel like either Chinese or sushi. I like having smaller pieces I can pick from, rather than an entire sit down type of meal and of course, soup. My husband recently got the flu, so I thought he may like the same idea, not having much of a full appetite and all. I ordered takeout and even from the time I called to make my order, I was greeted with such a friendly tone, it immediately put me in a good mood. I ordered him the vegetable teriyaki lunch box and I ordered myself the chicken teriyaki lunch box. Both of those are an amazing value for the amount of food you get and they come with a soup or salad. I also ordered the vegetable yaki soba noodles and shrimp gyoza to have as something to pick on throughout the night or save for the next day. The order was ready quickly and everything was packed neatly, which I always appreciate with takeout. The presentation is great as is the food itself. Even with feeling I'll and not having an appetite, my husband ate the whole vegetable teriyaki box in two sittings that afternoon. My chicken teriyaki was great, could have used a touch more sauce, but otherwise, super filling. I had also asked to switch out the shumai for vegetable dumplings which were delicious and the spring rolls were so nice and crispy, probably my favorite part. Even when I was completely full, I kept going back to pick at the order of shrimp gyoza, they were that amazing. Perfect flavor and with just a dab of soy sauce... over the moon. The yaki soba noodles were really yummy as well, but they did have a slightly overwhelming mushroom aftertaste to them. I'm not the hugest mushroom fan, so I do wish I'd noticed that it had mushrooms so I may have asked for those to be excluded. However, with some sriracha, that was so easily fixed. This is a really wonderful neighborhood gem with such a great staff and incredible food - all at a really decent price point as well. Highly recommend. When my husband was feeling better the week after, we actually just went to dine in. It was a great experience. Very friendly and attentive wait staff and quick service. The food had a lovely presentation, and I love the attention to small details. This time, my husband got the beef fried rice and I had the shrimp and vegetable tempura. Our appetizers were the chicken satay and shrimp gyoza. Nothing disappointed. I tried the fried rice myself even though I don't eat beef. I would say the rice itself was a touch oily and needed just a sprinkling more of salt, but the spicy kick aftertaste made up for it. That's just a personal preference though, it was still great. My shrimp and vegetable tempura was deliciously crispy and SO filling after the appetizers. It came with rice (which I didn't take) and a soup or salad, and of course, I went for the yummy miso soup. The chicken satay looked delicious and my husband devoured it. It has a nice turmeric/curry smell to it (but I was way too full from eating most of the shrimp gyoza... can never say no to those). For two of us dining in with me having a glass of wine and him having two ramune sodas, everything came out to about $59 which, considering how much food we had was a value, I'd say! Highly highly recommend this place!

Amazing SUSHI
Jenny T.

This place is amazing. Dinner reservations always grated. I always call ahead my table is ready. The waiters always is tentative and makes sure you always have water or if you need a drink he is ready to serve you. This is worth it. Delivery service is also great. They actually take the time to put every sushi roll in a different container so the flavor stays fresh. The sauce to each roll stay on the actual roll. Will come back and do it every Sunday.

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This place is a great neighborhood sushi spot. Fresh, tasty, priced well for the quality.

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Our team love the place. We work closer there at the Skillman. Chemist pharmacy. Price is right and reasonable so it was good to dine there.

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Quick and dirty Chinese made Japanese food. Good for quick lunch during work. Not your best option for family or date night.

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Tj's has been nothing but consistent throughout the years of me living in sunnyside. Best chicken katsu!

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Came for a table of 2. Got seated almost right away…read more The space is spacious and well maintained. Ordering off an iPad made things easier. AYCE sushi can only get so good. Their hot food is and sushi was relatively fresh. No complaints. I'd come back if it wasn't such a travel for me ‍ I was going to give it a solid 4, but the rice portion on the sushi was TINY. BABY. INFANT. I loved that. Fish to rice ratio 3:1 5 star.

Very solid sushi spot within a mile radius, and if you have a big appetite, their AYCE sushi deal…read morecould be the best bang for your buck. I've come here with groups of people with large appetites, and also people with small appetites, so I feel like I have a good comparison of the AYCE and the à la carte value by now. If AYCE deals are lucrative to you, the most important piece of information to know is that they have a strict policy on charging for leftovers. I have seen this firsthand, and it ends up not being worth it when you're charged an extra ~$20 just for nibbling on that last roll because you got too excited and overordered. Sometimes, à la carte is enough since their signature rolls are fairly heavy and their portions are generous. Nothing standoutish about the sushi or the food in general. It's just a nice, trendy spot since it's the only place you can get sushi within about a mile, since its surroundings are mostly noodles and rice. The service can be rushed at times since it's such a popular place, but they do a great job of getting orders right, especially with big groups doing AYCE.

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4.3(111 reviews)
4.3 mi•Downtown Flushing, Flushing

So update !!! Only coming here from now on. Lunch on the weekdays is cheap, $31. Their sushi is not…read moreoverstuffed with rice like majority of the other sushi buffet places. Another thing is that if you don't want crunch for any of your orders, just let the waitress know ahead of time and she will make sure the rest of your meals are crunch-less. I came last weekend for dinner and now I'm here for lunch. Last weekend , for this month's special we had one abalone for every person. It was so so good! Lunch is cheaper than eating across the street at Kura. We love akino so much !

This place is getting worse and worse. The quality of the fish has really gone downhill, and the…read morecustomer service was even more disappointing. I ordered a tuna avocado roll, and instead of getting whole pieces of tuna, the tuna was chopped up. I asked one of the servers about it, and he told me they were end pieces left over from sashimi cuts. When I asked why I wasn't given whole pieces of tuna, his response was basically that the fish was edible and, if I didn't want to eat the roll, then don't eat it. Then he just walked away. He never offered to replace the roll or asked if I wanted something else. As I was leaving, I spoke to the manager because there had been a small dog next to me sitting on a pillow on a chair and at the table. I mentioned that I didn't believe dogs were allowed inside restaurants unless they were service animals and that this clearly appeared to be a pet. Her response was, "All dogs are service dogs," and that it wasn't a big deal. That attitude bothered me more than anything else. When both the server and the manager dismiss a customer's concerns instead of trying to address them, it makes you question the overall standards of the restaurant. Poor food quality, poor customer service, and management that seems completely unconcerned about legitimate complaints. I used to enjoy coming here, but after this experience, I don't have much confidence in returning.

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4.6(40 reviews)
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This place is in one fulton square surrounded by top notch restaurants. They do a great job fitting…read morein with their neighbors. There are 18 seats at the sushi bar with a couple of sushi chefs and couple of wait staff. We lucked out and came in a time slot in which the three in my party had one chef all to ourselves. The food was excellent as expected and the sake was kept cold in a cool dispenser. We appreciated the banter with the sushi chef and had a fun time. We will be back to bring other people.

My husband and I enjoyed a remarkable dinner at OMI Omakase tonight. The quality of the fish and…read morethe artistry of the presentation were exceptional, with each course offering its own distinct character. From elaborate porcelain to understated dark ceramic plates, the tableware beautifully framed the chef's work. The crab course was a stunning opening: delicate flakes arranged inside the shell, crowned with golden uni, glistening caviar, and tiny purple blossoms. Set against an ornate plate, it was an exquisite miniature composition. The savory custard, served in a lovely lidded porcelain cup, offered a gentler elegance. Its silken surface, topped with generous morsels and bright accents of orange and green, provided a lovely contrast to the opening course. The sliced fish with lightly seared skin was equally striking. Pearlescent flesh, a bronzed edge, and a sculptural arrangement of sea greens created a beautiful interplay of color and texture above the amber sauce. Among the nigiri, the ruby-red tuna stood out for its jewel-like appearance, finished with a dark garnish and delicate shavings. The silver-skinned piece had a luminous sheen, its blush-colored flesh accented by a precise dab of green condiment. The richly marbled tuna crowned with caviar was pure visual indulgence: rose-colored folds beneath a generous mound of glossy pearls. Another piece, edged with red skin and topped with a golden garnish, brought a vibrant, almost painterly quality to the progression. The salmon nigiri with its seared medallion and colorful scattering of seeds was particularly dramatic, combining lustrous orange fish with a beautifully caramelized topping. The meticulously scored scallop displayed quieter craftsmanship, its ivory surface traced with glaze and finished with a golden accent. Finally, the translucent shrimp topped with radiant uni and a touch of green was a luxurious composition that reflected the care evident throughout the meal. Unfortunately, the service and rigid timing diminished the experience. From the moment you sit down, the clock starts ticking: dinner is allotted 80 minutes, and the staff made us feel that not a minute beyond that would be welcome. Servers approached approximately every five minutes to ask whether we wanted more tea, and their readiness to present the bill reinforced the impression that getting us out on schedule was a priority. We understand that an omakase restaurant may operate with scheduled seatings, but those arrangements should be managed with grace and discretion. Guests should be able to savor the craftsmanship, enjoy their conversation, and finish their meal without feeling continually reminded of a countdown. OMI's cuisine deserves considerable praise. The fish was outstanding, the presentation exquisite, and we loved sharing this dinner together. However, hospitality is as much a part of fine dining as what appears on the plate. A more relaxed, thoughtful approach to service would make the experience feel as exceptional as the food.

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