Tucked away in a alley off 2nd Street in downtown Macon. Tokyo Alley feels like one of those "if you know, you know" kind of spots. Thankfully, it's just a short stroll down the alley and you're greeted by a quaint exterior that already sets the tone. We were in the area on a Saturday night, and decided to give this place a try. The restaurant was packed. Inside, the ambiance is intimate and cozy, perfect for date night or a low-key evening out. Despite its small size, they've managed to make great use of the space and accommodate a solid crowd without it feeling overwhelming. We didn't make reservations, and although the wait wasn't bad at all, we decided to order to go instead. The woman at the front was friendly, professional, and kept things moving smoothly while a constant stream of customers walked in as others were checking out. The menu is refreshingly simple. We started with the crispy shrimp roll appetizer, which was a hit. The sauce it came with tasted house made and paired beautifully. For our entrées, we both went with the stir fried veggies with shrimp in garlic sauce. I got mine with noodles and fried rice, while my husband went all in with double rice. The portions were generous, and the veggies were fresh and cooked just right. The garlic sauce, it didn't quite hit the flavor note I was hoping for. And the fried rice? A bit on the bland side. However, the cold noodles that came with my dish was surprisingly tasty (think angel hair pasta tossed in a creamy sauce that somehow just works). Unexpected star of the show. Overall, the prices were reasonable, the portions were solid, and the customer service was great. While everything didn't completely wow me, there's definitely enough potential here to bring me back. Next time, we'll come prepared, make reservations, dine in, and explore more of the menu. read more

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100% would recommend. Great food, great service. Super cool vibe. Loved it. I'd come back again and again.

Stopped in for lunch. It was about 5 minutes' wait even though they were pretty busy. I ordered the Bangkok chicken with double rice no noodle salad. The checkerboard was crispy, and the sauce had nice flavor and a good kick. Overall, decent lunch. read more

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This place is amazing!!! Simple menu, affordable, and awesome flavors! Coming back for sure!!! - update: came back the very next day - just as amazing! Favorite spot in Macon. Host/owner are extremely friendly too! read more

Tokyo Alley - Sesame chicken and curry chicken - Japanese Near Me - Macon, Georgia

Finally got to come back after years. I would recommend placing a reservation, which was easy enough to do via call, since the restaurant is small and popular. I tried the sweet and hot chicken and loved it! Though my BIL got the Bangkok chicken which was also amazing. My mom got the lemon chicken, sister the red curry chicken, and father the shrimp pad thai. The pad Thai is not listed on their menu at the restaurant so you do have to ask for it. We all enjoyed our meals as well as trying each others. For appetizers egg drop soup was provided first. We ordered a serving of gyoza as well as a cheese roll for each of us. Highly recommend the cheese roll. It's delicious! Service was quick and attentive. Seating was also quick since we had placed our reservation. While the restaurant is small it doesn't feel crowded. Can't wait to come back again! Hopefully sooner than last time! read more

Tokyo Alley - Shrimp pad thai - Japanese Near Me - Macon, Georgia

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Small menu with delicious options to choose from. Intimate dining space well decorated and well maintained. It was evident how fresh the veggie spring roll was tasting the flavors and texture, yum!! The shrimp rolls were perfectly fried with the most amazing dips included. The orange chicken looked like upscale chicken tenders and VERY good. The orange sauce was on the side. We loved the shrimp roll dip so much we used that instead. Wine (moscato) pour was generous and tasty. The staff was kind, professional, and worked like an amazing team. Look forward to another visit to try the curry. read more

Tokyo Alley - Japanese Near Me - Macon, Georgia

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Absolutely Fantastic , this includes service, atmosphere, food. Our experience was certainly memorable and will going back. Certainly top notch. read more

The food is so good we drove three hours (and escaped a natural disaster) just to eat here! I haven't been back in Macon at a time when they were open for the past two years, so it was a real treat to have their lemon chicken with chilled noodles. Absolutely delicious! My wife really enjoyed the orange chicken. The kitchen was quick and our waitress kept our drinks full. Because we arrived at opening, everything was empty, but a half hour later, as we were finishing up, most of the tables were filled. This looks like it is still quite popular. read more

Tokyo Alley - Restaurant entrance - Japanese Near Me - Macon, Georgia

Small difficult to find restaurant with limited hours. We made a reservation and arrived around 5:06 after a local finally helped us locate the place. Then we stood waiting to be greeted and/or seated for another 8 minutes as several workers walked around the back and walked to the two tables that already had patrons. As I was getting ready to leave someone finally decided to greet and seat us. The menu is very limited with very few options. And it's missing many key Thai items. I decided upon the red curry with vegetables, it came with rice and cold noodles. The cold noodles were weird. They were cold spaghetti noodles with a white creamy slightly sweet sauce, they did not compliment the curry at all. The red curry itself was fine. I also ordered a spring roll as an appetizer. I received one under-seasoned roll with hard uncooked rice noodles inside it. Due to the limited options on the menu, the food quality and the service I would not return. read more

Tokyo Alley - Red curry with vegetables - Japanese Near Me - Macon, Georgia

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Loved the food, service and ambiance of this little gem! The red curry chicken was so yummy!

Small local place right next to our hotel. We had quite the wait but it wasn't too bad. The food was good but for the price and the wait.. not sure I'd return. read more

Tokyo Alley - Japanese Near Me - Macon, Georgia

My favorite place to eat. The service is excellent. The ambiance is great. I love the noodle salad and teriyaki steak. Also the lemon chicken. read more

Always my go to when in Macon for lunch, can't be beat! Recommend the Bangcok Shrimp & Cheese Rolls, double noodles!

I walked into Tokyo Alley for the first time on one of the darkest days of my life. I'd been staying at the Medical Center with a loved one who was very sick and this was my first real meal in days. Everything from the service to the food was great. The chicken was so crispy and the noodle salad had a one-of-a-kind flavor that you don't forget. A woman who I believe was the owner had such a positive spirit and made me feel so welcome. The whole experience fed my soul at a very difficult time. As they say, you never know what a person is going through, so a little kindness goes a long way. read more

I've been coming here over 10-15 years. What I love the most is that the service has always been friendly, fast, and the food is SO consistent. The noodle salad tastes exactly the same today as it did waaaaay back when I was in grad school. So does everything else. Bangkok shrimp is my favorite item. Rich with a little kick. With double noodle salad. I'm not sure if anyone with working taste buds is allowed to say the noodle salad is bad/weird. It's literally the perfect cool/creamy/slightly sweet counterpart to the more salty protein options. I've never had it anywhere else and it's absolutely addicting. Some people in reviews have also mentioned that they have a smaller menu, which I appreciate. Most places that have 500 options to choose from are serving you frozen, subpar food. The smaller menu also means I have literally never had to wait forever for my food to arrive. This place is a hidden gem in town. Great lunch spot and a nice, unpretentious place for a date night. My only wish is that they were open more nights for dinner! read more

We stopped by for lunch today as we were in the downtown area of Macon. It's a small restaurant open for lunch Mon-Fri and dinner Fri-Sat. The restaurant looks very nice inside and staff were extremely friendly and helpful! We ordered the pad Thai (chicken), chicken with noodle salad, shiu mai, and crispy shrimp rolls. Everything was very good! The pad Thai was made just the way I like it and my gf especially liked the noodle salad which was light, creamy, and perfect for a hot day. One of the employees (I think the owner) saw that the shiu mai was a little over cooked so she offered to not charge us for that. I would definitely come back, highly recommend! read more

Tokyo Alley - Pad Thai (chicken), chicken with noodle salad - Japanese Near Me - Macon, Georgia

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Meh.. it's not bad .. it's not great .. definitely not authentic by any stretch. I wouldn't call it Americanized Asian food but maybe Asianed American food? Super nice staff though and proprietor seemed very nice and dedicated read more

Perfectly good food, sushi, hibachi, can't really go wrong. Location is clutch if you work or live downtown. Not a large space and at times the service could be faster. Not going to find a better option for sushi downtown. Have a full bar so if you want beer, wine, saki or a cocktail they have you covered there too. read more

Food was very good. Atmosphere was delightful. And the wind was to die for. Was very clean and the staff was very helpful and respectful

Came here for Valentine's day with my boyfriend and this place seriously exceeded my expectations. Absolutely incredible food, great pricing and such a cozy and intimate spot!! The owners seem to know everyone and were so friendly. I will absolutely be back here and highly recommend this place if you're ever in the Macon area. **Please note the hours as they arent open too long each day, but you should absolutely make the time to come here! Mon. - Thurs. 11am - 3pm Fri. - Sat. 5pm - 9pm read more

Tokyo Alley - Japanese Near Me - Macon, Georgia

This place is definitely a Diamond !! From customer service to food to wine selection Will recommend will return just yesss read more

Tokyo alley is definitely a hidden gem.. LITERALLY It's located in an alley in downtown Macon, GA. I first tried this place as a delivery order. I tried the Cheese Roll's and the Noodle Salad. Both of those items are very unique and different especially the Noodle Salad (Spaghettini, diced celery tossed in special light & creamy sauce, served cold) .. Imagine eating cold pasta with what taste like mayo and other ingredients including something sweet. It's definitely a different kind of dish, it's interesting but I would proceed with caution. I don't think everyone will like this dish some will and some won't. It depends on your unique taste. Did I like it? Well, sometimes I did and sometimes I thought it was weird. However, the Cheese Rolls (Crispy rolls filled with crabmeat & cream cheese, served with a sweet chili dipping sauce) are pretty good. They are one of the items that keep me coming back. They are pretty decent. They cost $2.50 a piece. I would definitely try these out if your in the area. Get at least 3-4 when you order. You definitely don't want to order just one. I've also tried the shrimp here. The shrimp were really good. The type of shrimp I ordered, I don't see on the menu anymore but they often have unique specials available for a limited time. The service here is decent, the lady at the desk is always nice and happy and the servers are always pleasant. The hours here are pretty crazy but they have seemed to make it work for them. They are open 11am-3pm M-F Friday they open again at 5pm-9:15p Saturday - They are open 5pm-9:15pm If I were you, I would always call before heading here. I have went here a few times and was disappointed because they were closed. I would recommend finding a park downtown and parking somewhere on the street. It's free but read the signs! The alley isn't really parking friendly unless your getting valet service and I don't think that's always available. I've never used it. By the way Tokyo Alley is one of many businesses located in this alley. Some of the restaraunts offer valet service, not all of them do. If you choose to go here, try not to go alone, especially not at night.. This is still an alley. read more

My bf and I just moved to Macon last week from NorCal and we stopped by here for lunch after running errands in downtown. The restaurant is small but had a nice ambiance. I loved the dim lighting and nice decor. We shared the shumai, crispy shrimp, chicken pad Thai, and lemon chicken. Everything was delicious! The cold noodles that came with the lemon chicken was light and refreshing. The pad Thai was very flavorful and the cabbage gave it a nice crunch. There aren't many Asian restaurants in the area that we currently live in so we were really pleased to have found some good food in downtown Macon. The service was excellent and the waiters were very attentive. We'll be back soon for sure. read more

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We ordered takeout from here for lunch and I have to say it was delicious! We ordered from across town and when we got the food back to our destination it was still good and hot. The Lemon Chicken with rice and noodle salad was amazing. I could eat a plate of just the noodle salad. Kind of reminds me of coleslaw but with spaghetti noodles instead of cabbage. The cheese rolls never disappoint and the chicken curry was top notch! Rating scale 10 being the best Service 10 Food taste 12 Food temp 10!! Ease of ordering take out 10 read more

Love Tokyo Alley! The service and food are always great. My personal favorite entrees are teriyaki steak, orange chicken or lemon chicken. You have to get the cold noodle salad as your side....it's delicious. For appetizers, I like the gyoza, cheese roll, and shumai. read more

Tokyo Alley - Teriyaki Steak with cold noodle salad and jasmine rice - Japanese Near Me - Macon, Georgia

Excellent food excellent service very clean. I've had both in the house and takeout. The servers are very knowledgeable about all the food choices and are able to make recommendations. Prices are very reasonable. You do not have to wait long for your orders. read more

Our family went together hoping for some good Asian food but no. This was not good. Who's ever heard of cold noodle salad? Cold sweet noodles with half a tomato. Gross. Great atmosphere. Terrible food. We had a variety of their signature dishes. Yuck. Will not go back. read more

Great good and great service Lemon chicken and Bangkok chicken were delicious. You gotta get a cheese roll too! Bathrooms are clean. read more

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Came here for a night out with my friends and it was very good. The establishment is very small though and me and my friends can get loud so it's probably better for date night or just two or three people at the most. Very intimate setting with low lights and nice decor. They do not serve alcohol though, which was surprising considering it's a downtown restaurant. The food however was good I got the lemon chicken. At first I was kind of thrown off because I paid a fair amount of money for what was basically chicken strips tossed in a lemon sauce. However, everything tasted really good and the portions were huge! I was able to eat from the same plate for about two days. The cold noodle salad is slightly sweet and a little creamy. It was surprisingly good. I also had some appetizers. One was called shumai which was basically little fried pieces of crab meat wrapped in a rice paper. It was good! It came out super hot, which I appreciated because I like my food hot. I also got the cheese rolls, which were alright I probably wouldn't get them again. It reminded my of Crab Rangoon but it wasn't nearly as flavorful, just tasted like hot cream cheese. read more

Tokyo Alley - Lemon chicken, with steamed rice, and cold noodle salad. - Japanese Near Me - Macon, Georgia

I crave this place so much! I wish they would expand their hours to lunch on weekends. I'd definitely visit more! My favorites include cheese rolls, red curry, the cold noodles side, and lemon chicken. Yum! read more

Stopped by for lunch. Food was awesome, service was quick/friendly and great prices. I will be back. Make sure to try the noodles.

Sounds like Japanese restaurant but more of teriyaki and Thai. It was good enough but I don't need to go back.

This was our first trip to Tokyo Alley, but will not be our last. It was fantastic! The best Pad Thai I've ever had and the Lemon Chicken was on point too! Everyone was friendly and very welcoming! This will be one of my go to restaurants. read more

Tokyo Alley - Pad Thai - Japanese Near Me - Macon, Georgia

Someone said this place is "Westernized Thai food with no spice" and I want to second this. I've lived in Boston and Philly and had some amazing Thai food in Atlanta recently. And this...wow. I couldn't even finish my red curry. It was so disgustingly salty. I had 3 bites and set it down. The orange chicken was awful, too. The orange sauce tasted like orange juice and it tasted like I was eating chicken with a good ol' cup of OJ. The only plus of the meal was the spring roll. It wasn't the best spring roll in the roll, but at least it was edible. read more

We were visiting Macon GA and found Tokyo Alley online. It truly was in an alley and was an adorable and intimate restaurant. The owner had a smile that lit up the room and we immediately felt welcomed and at ease. My husband and I shared the Gyroza appetizer, and both ordered the Red Curry. I had mine with salmon, and he had his with shrimp. Everything was so delicious and well seasoned. We were especially intrigued with the tasty cold noodle salad served as a side. Our waiter, John, was very attentive, and we had an delightful evening and will definitely be returning when back in town. read more

Service was ok, the place is really trendy, but the food was just ok. It is like Westernized Thai food with no spice. When my husband and I asked for our meals to be extra spicy, we were told they make all of the food the same with the same spice, which means no spice. Not recommended for the true Thai food enthusiast. read more

One of my favorite lunch places in downtown Macon. Located in an alley off of Mulberry Street, it is a hidden gem. All the locals know about it because it is packed each day for lunch. I usually get the Orange Chicken with double noodles. Fantastic dish! Today I also got a Spring Roll and Diet Coke. Lunch was not cheap - $16 with tip, but definitely worth the price. The waitress was very good, too. read more

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This was a very cute building and restaurant. The staff was very nice as well. I ordered the crab roll, lemon chicken with noodle salad and veggies. The only thing that wasn't the best was the middle salad. It was cold and I didn't like the taste. I do recommend getting another side of the lemon sauce to dip your chicken into. Overall good food for a good price. I would recommend for a nice lunch! read more

Tokyo Alley - Crab Roll - Japanese Near Me - Macon, Georgia

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Food was good after we got it. There were three tables when we sat. One had food other was ordering. Just after them, we ordered. Dinning room filled up and we were the last to get our food, well two of us, mine came later after others were finished eating. Appetizers were forgotten and came after we reminded them. Then they were wrong and they had to remake. read more

Hands down one my favorite places in Macon! Tokyo Alley is literally in an alley so it might be easily overlooked by some. It took me two years to find this place and I'm so glad I did! I eat here at least once month now. I enjoy their cheese rolls as an appetizer. Their tempura shrimp and teriyaki chicken are also amazing! Highly recommend getting their cold noodles as a side. Definitely worth checking out! The owners are very personable as well! read more