NOT LOBSTER ROLL: -I was extremely disappointed with Wasabi during my last visit. I ordered the $12 lobster roll only to discover that there "lobster" is crawfish! Those are two completely different flavors and you shouldn't call it a lobster roll if it's not Lobster. Wasabi is close to my house so I will be returning but not for this roll. I feel like sweet lobster meat would have worked with the avocado and mango but the muddy crawfish needs to be served with spicy mayo, sriracha, and/or vegetables. This was not a successful combination of flavors. read more

Wasabi - Wasabi Lobster (it's crawfish not lobster) Roll $11.95 - Sushi Bars Near Me - Amherst, New York

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Love the lunch specula is a great deal for sushi. Always quick service there. Very high quality sushi and not that expensive. Have tried many different special and regular rolls and never disappoint. My go to for lunch though. 3 rolls for 11 bucks you can't go wrong! read more

Wasabi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Amherst, New York

$9 for any two sushi rolls! What a steal! The service was excellent but the atmosphere was a bit dark. The fish-to-rice ratio was generous. The raw salmon melts in your mouth and tastes like straight out of the ocean. The only downside was the rice. It tasted like regular white rice instead of sushi rice, so it tasted more grainy than fluffy. read more

Wasabi - 2 roll lunch special! Salmon and spicy tuna - Sushi Bars Near Me - Amherst, New York

Granted it is Valentine's Day but I ordered online with a 2-hour advance for 7:15 p.m. it's 8:10 p.m. and still waiting for my order. No apologies, no nothing...just waiting. At this point I just want my money back. Never again on a holiday! read more

This is my go to Sushi Resturant. The service is friendly, fast and efficient. The food is delicious and always as ordered. Although the menu is relatively small it is enough as it covers all the choices I want and which are usually expected in a sushi restaurant. I think the Tom Yum soup is outstanding with crisp fresh vegetables and tender pieces of scallops and sweet shrimp. Although I try to be a vegetarian I make an exception for a bowl of it each time I go. My going off my intended way of eating is not for lack of vegetarian offerings as there is an ample choice of rolls without fish or meat which I appreciate; I especially enjoy the sweet potato roll and the avocado roll. I come here with friends and family whenever I can and I love that the server is remembering my order. Actually if I could I'd be here more often. read more

I love Fuji Grill, but I think I found my new favorite sushi restaurant here in Buffalo. Wasabi has a nice atmosphere and environment. The menu is small and the prices are reasonable. The taste of the fish is fresh and amazing. This is the closest sushi restaurant to the ones back in New York City! read more

Wasabi - Atmosphere - Sushi Bars Near Me - Amherst, New York

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I have been a customer at Wasabi for years. After placing a $80 takeout order I asked for a side of hot oil. They charged me an extra 50 cents. They made me walk out to my car to get the money instead of just giving me the 50 cent oil. Absolutely never coming back. read more

This is my favorite place to come for sushi! I usually come here with my coworkers for the lunch special. 2 or 3 rolls if i'm really hungry- always spicy tuna and spicy crab. Service is fast and friendly. The miso soup that comes with the special has a good flavor and the rolls are always fresh and flavorful. I've never had a bad meal here. When you feel like splurging, come for dinner and try the special rolls. They are incredible! read more

Got takeout tonight as we do once a week. Love the avocado rolls. I feel like i have to have them once a week (with leftovers for lunch the next day). We recently discovered their chicken rolls and are hooked. So good! It might sound weird to eat chicken sushi but try it out! read more

Wasabi - Takeout tonight - cucumber rolls, avocado rolls, and chicken teriyaki rolls. Yummmmm! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Amherst, New York

The food was great but our server Jun was even better! Highly recommend. Stellar service, lovely atmosphere and wonderful staff.

Great place to go for sushi! Located in a strip mall in the suburbs, the outside of the restaurant doesn't do it justice at all, however upon entering its a different story. Dim lights, nice ambiance, well spaced tables as well as booths available making it for an enjoyable meal. The rolls had a ton of flavor and were done just right. The edamame was not too salty which was nice. The seaweed salad texture was spot on and the dressing was bursting with a variety of amazing flavors. The hot sake was really smooth. We were extremely pleased with everything we had. The service was very attentive, almost to the point where it was a smidgen too much. The prices were very reasonable. I can't wait to go back when I'm in the mood for sushi! read more

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I love trying new sushi places, and so I had to give wasabi a go! I went on a Saturday during the day, it was pretty quiet and our service was quick ! We got their lunch special - 3 rolls for I believe it was around 10.95. Great deal, so couldn't pass it up. I got the shrimp tempura, grilled chicken, and spicy crunchy crab. They were all delicious, and the service was wonderful. I would definitely come back to try more of their sushi! read more

Wasabi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Amherst, New York

Wasabi is the first sushi restaurant that I tried in Buffalo, and it is the one that I consistently keep coming back to for two reasons - price and quality! Only one element keeps me from giving it a five star and that is the in-restaurant service (more on that shortly). Price - love it! You simply cannot beat the value of their $9.99 3 roll lunch special - 3 sashimi or sushi rolls (6 pieces per roll) and a miso soup. You can upgrade the soup to a salad for a small extra charge. Quality - amazing! I always get a spicy salmon roll, a spicy tuna roll and a yellow fin roll. The fish is always fresh, the spicy sauce zingy and the rolls firm and fresh. Service - mixed. If you order take out, rolls are ready within 20 minutes and ready for you when you come to pick them up. Yay! If you eat in, as I have started to do lately with my work colleagues, the service is painfully slow even when there are few other customers in the restaurant. They always seem to forget to refill your water and as how everything is, and the bill takes forever to make it to the table once you've asked for it. Not so yay. Enjoy Wasabi's awesome $9.99 3 roll sushi with soup special, but make it take out! read more

Wasabi - 3 roll lunch special - spicy tuna, spicy salmon and yellow tail, comes with miso soup. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Amherst, New York

The best sushi restaurant in Buffalo. As my good friend of 30 years (Kuni Sato) taught me... judge the sushi restaurant by the quality of their tomago (egg custard). Wasabi excels in everything that they do. The sushimi is wonderful, the non-fish dinners are worth driving for and their Tomago is perfect (layered, sweet, but not too much) and it is a must try on the menu. read more

I decided to try out wasabi's other location. The sushi tastes identical to their Elmwood location. Howeber their plate presentation is much better. Also the restaurant is much bigger, which for me is a huge plus because at their other location is wayyyy too cramped inside. I will definitely be back sometime soon. read more

Wasabi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Amherst, New York

Excellent local sushi spot. Great and attentive service. We ordered the Ocean which was amazing. Really different, really good! Then to some individual albacore tuna that was like butter. Finished with Chilean sea bass which was ridiculously good. I've had the Philadelphia roll and the chicken asparagus roll. All really good. They are very creative and go far beyond just sushi. read more

Wasabi - Hot sake on a cold October day- perfect! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Amherst, New York

I was in the area so I tried out Wasabi today. My first impression was not good. The floors needed to be vacuumed, and all the tables needed to be wiped down. My wine glass didn't seem particularly clean either. Service was a little slow, but otherwise okay. I had to wait a lot longer for my rolls than I have elsewhere, but I was the only customer at the time. That said, the rolls were great. I had the two roll lunch. They made my Philly rolls with avocado instead of cucumber. I also had the spicy salmon. They are very generous with the salmon and avocado, but a little stingy with the wasabi on the side. There's so many other sushi places in the area with comparable prices, but better service and ambiance that I doubt I'll go back. Maybe their other location is better. read more

I have always been a fan of Wasabi but it keeps going a little bit more down hill each time my final straw was our last take out! For over $50 our two appetizers was completely skimped! We love the salmon cappacio so much we buy two! When we got it this time it was half filled and for $10 each that's really ridiculous! One of the sushi rolls we got seems like it was rolled in a rush it wasn't tight. The Christmas roll was good and the crazy tuna was just ok. read more

Wasabi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Amherst, New York

On Monday, Dec. 4th, 2023, I was bringing a few guests (it would have been 4 of us) to Wasabi for lunch in the Dash's plaza on Hopkins near Klein at around 12:30 p.m. It was obviously a very slow Monday, with only 3 other tables closer to the front of the restaurant. These tables didn't have a full view of the entire sushi bar like my friend & I did, as we were sitting in a booth directly opposite the sushi bar. While my friend & I waited for the rest of our party to arrive, we witnessed the one & only sushi 'chef' behind the sushi bar go over to the far left side of the sushi bar (Did he ignorantly think he was out of sight?) & without even looking around, stick a finger DEEP into BOTH nostrils, one after the other nostril, for a good 10 to 12 seconds each! He was twirling them & digging DEEP, like he was trying to locate his brain! It was obvious that he couldn't have cared less that what he was doing was DISGUSTING! My friend & I were absolutely STUNNED & DISGUSTED! When the rest of our party arrived, I told the others not to be seated but to wait for me. I wanted to go over to the sushi bar to see what that sushi 'chef' was now doing at his workstation. He hadn't left the sushi bar to wash his hands & I witnessed him preparing food behind the sushi bar with BARE HANDS! I went back over to my party & we all left, with everyone stating that they would never want to eat BOOGER SUSHI! I went back that evening to see the owner & explain what had happened & I was told the owner was in New York City. When I tried to explain to the person who said he was in charge (manager?) about what had happened, he tried to tell me that the person preparing sushi lunch usually wore gloves (whatever THAT meant!) & (get this!) that he himself couldn't have cared less! UNBELIEVABLE! While he was speaking to me, that person who said he was "in charge", that he "couldn't have cared less" & is also a server at both lunch & dinner, was sniffling a bit while pinching his nose from time to time the way people do to scratch an itch, as well as touching his mouth! As they say, you just can't make this stuff up! I can only assume the worst when it comes to hygiene at this 'restaurant', whether employees are working in the kitchen or wherever food is being handled &/or prepared! Are food preparation stations, counters, etc. properly cleaned??? Is food PROPERLY stored? Does the staff even wash their hands after they urinate &/or defecate??? This isn't just an incredibly & obviously unsafe, unhealthy place to eat, but it's absolutely RIPE for the spread of illness & disease! I certainly don't want COVID, flu, RSV & other contagious illnesses & diseases to be served up with what I'm eating! It makes me SICK to think of ALL of the disease & illness that could be spreading within & FROM this restaurant! Since the staff doesn't put the health of the customers first, I will never, EVER set foot in here again! Out of a sense of extreme humanitarian responsibility to our community (I consider it in a sense a part of R2P - A "Responsibility to Protect"), I've reported this to the Erie County Dept. of Health. Please note that this is NOT the Elmwood Ave. location. read more

This is a lunch special that can't be beat. Super clutch contactless delivery is avail via Grubhub. I love the 3 roll sushi special which comes with miso soup. We also tried the nigiri lunch which came with huge pieces of fresh fish. Everything was really fresh and yummy tasting. read more

Wasabi - Crunchy Spicy Tuna Classic Roll Shrimp Tempura Classic Roll 3 Roll Special Lunch - Sushi Bars Near Me - Amherst, New York

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Lunch specials here are amazing! My husband and I order their takeout sushi a lot, and they are very accommodating about putting any shellfish items in a separate container as he is allergic. Service is nice and fast. Only downside is that the last couple times we went the seaweed wrap seemed a little different; too tough? Not sure if they are using a different kind or what it may be. Either way, one of our favorite sushi places in Buffalo! read more

Went here on a Friday afternoon it was quiet inside, the waitress was really good. Quick service. read more

Wasabi - Spicy crunchy crab, shrimp tempura & grilled chicken asparagus roll. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Amherst, New York

Most Friday's we have a sushi lunch date at Wasabi. The food is always consistently yummy and fresh and their lunch specials are hard to beat. The staff is friendly and efficient with a nice calm atmosphere. I highly recommend them! read more

I ate here for the first time. I had a 2 roll sushi lunch special. I had the tempura shrimp and crispy spicy crab rolls. They were delicious, the rice was very fresh. There ginger was nice and po k with great flavor. I wish the wasabi was a little spicier, ironic given the name. Overall a great experience, I will be back soon. read more

Wasabi - Shrimp Tempura Combo - Sushi Bars Near Me - Amherst, New York

Best Sushi with Toro (Tuna belly) you know it's good when they have this expensive cut of fish. Staff very friendly.

I love this restaurant. The food is amazing. Best beef teriyaki anywhere hands down. I don't eat sushi but I have gotten it for friends who have said this is some of the best sushi they have ever had. This place has great lunch specials and dinner portions are good too. If you like Japanese you should try this place at least once in your life. read more

Wasabi - Spicy mango chicken - Sushi Bars Near Me - Amherst, New York

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Great sushi, starters, lunch deals, soups, salads, and prices. You just can't go wrong here! My all time favorite order is the avocado tofu salad. It comes with a sweet dressing and it's like nothing else I've had. You definitely won't be disappointed when coming here! read more

Wasabi - Avocado tofu salad - Sushi Bars Near Me - Amherst, New York

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Had take out from here. Rolls and sashimi were fresh and tastey. Loved the edamame. Staff was very friendly.

Wasabi is my sons and my favorite sushi restaurant. We got the fish soup, avocado tofu salad, shrimp tempura, scorpion roll, spicy family...everything was delicious! We sat at the counter and were amazed by the chefs. The wait staff are also excellent and professional. read more

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Some people at the office ordered lunch from here and when we went to pick it up, we were informed that we ordered from the Elmwood Village location on accident. Without asking, the hostess immediately called the other location, wrote down our exact order from them, and had the kitchen start working on making our order at the Williamsville location so that we didn't have to drive all the way to Elmwood. They didn't charge us anything extra or give us a hard time, and they did all of this without us asking to. Our order was finished in about 10 minutes and was amazing! Excellent food and amazing service! Very impressed! read more

Sushi lovers unite!!! Uber good (what is uber anyway..lol) Fresh...creative...fresh....and yummy....oh..and I'm really glad they are close to home. I would probably drive a half hour to get some if I had to. But I don't...and this makes me happy. I'm not gonna describe the food, because its sushi...and if you like sushi...well...come here!! Very modern...sleek nyc ish read more

I've heard nothing but good things about Wasabi, so I was a bit disappointed. I have a preggers friend who was dying for sushi, and "cooked" items aren't really featured on Sea Bar's menu. So, off to Wasabi we went. I had crunchy spicy tuna roll--fairly mild and bland for the hyped description. That Man had an entree, Grilled beef short ribs, and they were terrible. Very thin, not much flavor and fatty. My shrimp tempura entree was FABOOO and huge and yummy and I was craving fried so it was v. good IMHO. Friends thoroughly enjoyed their sushi/roll selections. Crappy wines by the glass if you're not in the mood for sake. At least it's cheap crappy wine. read more

I'm a huge sushi fan. I've scoured Buffalo high and low sampling all of the different sushi establishments and wasabi takes the proverbial cake. I get the 3 roll lunch special just about every time that I'm here. You get to pick from probably 12 different rolls and your choice of a soup or salad. All of this will run you about $12 or so. I usually go to the one on Hopkins and Klein in Williamsville but the one on elmwood is just as good. If you are a sushi fan, this is the best place around. read more

Where have you been all my life? I lived in Buffalo for years praying and hoping for a good sushi place. Some came close to my meeting my expectations (Kuni's) but none quite met them. Of course, just as I moved to Roc. Wasabi opened. Best sushi I've had outside of NYC and Toronto. Always fresh, big portions and the service is very friendly. Try the Ocean Salad and ask them about their specials. They always have fish that's not on the menu available to try. I've eaten here dozens of times and it's been consistently spectacular. Considering they are in Buffalo I wish I could give them 6 starts but I can't. read more

this is my favorite sushi place in buffalo...i don't think i've had something there that i didn't like. they have a large selection of specialty rolls, and a small menu section for the non-sushi eaters. And of course, the tempura fried ice cream is superb. i am super excited that they opened a second location in the elmwood village, so a little closer for me :-) read more

Came here for lunch and had a great, satisfying meal! The actual space itself here was super dark/dimly lit. It also smelled like burnt fish when we walked in, which almost made me want to walk out, but we stayed and I'm glad we did! I ordered the 3 roll special, my lunch guest ordered the chicken teriyaki combo. Both meals started out with miso soup. The miso was probably the best I've had. Nice and salty. Mmmm! The presentation of both plates was great, as is standard at Japanese restaurants. I had the shrimp tempura roll, crunchy tuna, and salmon and avocado hand roll. The fish was fresh and delicious in all rolls. Crunchy was just that! I tried the teriyaki chicken and it was delicious. Really good sauce, awesome veggies. Mmm! It was all so very good and I left full! Well priced too. Only $18 for 2 meals. An awesome price for Japanese, and especially sushi! Can't wait to come back here for more delicious eats! But watch your eyes on the way out... I was blinded by the light, after sitting in the dim dining room! 8) read more

This is our go to restaurant whenever we want sushi. We have ordered take out numerous times and the dine in experience is always nice. The fish is always fresh and I love their dynamite and short ribs appetizer. I think they have two different menu versions because the dynamite appetizer (which is squid and tobiko with mayo) is not always on the menu and it takes like 20 minutes to make. read more

Seriously disappointing. Went here a few years back after it opened and it was great. Was in town visiting my sister and figured we try it again. We went at lunch time on a Monday. The wait staff was inattentive. We had to track down our waitress to get our check. The green tea tasted burnt and when we sent it back, the waitress said, oh that's just how it tastes. Really? Not an apology or offer to make it again. I got several different sushi rolls and the fish was not fresh. I picked apart one roll and saw that rather than a nice slice of whole yellow tail, it was minced up with a smooth piece on top, to give the impression that it was one whole piece. Basically they mince all their fish to use in all rolls, spicy not. Disappointing and would not recommend. read more

Honestly, I come here almost once a week. When I am home in the B-lo, Wasabi is my overall, favorite restaurant to visit. I first became addicted to the sushi eatery when I tried the Super Dynamite Roll at the Elmwood Village location; this crunchy sushi roll, served hot (sounds strange, but you must try it!), is to die for. When I was then told of the WIlliamsville location - much closer to my house - I gave Wasabi my patronage and loyalty. The Williamsville location of Wasabi is fantastic for both casual and formal occasions. Rich, hard-wood floors and leather booth seating makes for both a comfortable and classy visit. The restaurant always has walk-in seating available, even at its busiest times. My only complaint is of the service, which can be somewhat poor at times. Occasionally there is a language barrier, which can make ordering a bit awkward and confusing; other times, you either have a server who is too observant of your water glass levels, or just the opposite. Nonetheless, the quality of food and presentation outshines all other aspects of Wasabi Restaurant. I have yet to be turned off by a questionable plate, and am always inspired to try new sushi dishes. Their lunch special deals are also a large part of why I eat there so often; relatively priced, you receive a decently large portion of food. The complimentary mint chocolate that is provided with the bill is the icing on the cake. Wasabi definitely wins my vote for the best sushi restaurant in town! read more

I've always had a good experience here, and tonight was no different. My husband and I decided to opt for sushi rather than cooking something at home. Wasabi is our go-to for good sushi at a good price. I got 3 rolls: crunchy spicy tuna, shrimp tempura, and the special Maui roll. Each roll was good, but the Maui roll was excellent! It had lobster, avocado, a touch of wasabi, a creamy mayo, and kiwi and mango on top. My husband had the nabeyaki sobi. It's a noodle soup that comes with vegetables and an egg in it. I did t try it, but he thought it was fantastic! It hit the spot on this cool, Buffalo night! read more