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    Wasabi Daniel Island

    3.7 (186 reviews)
    Closed • 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 4:30 PM - 9:45 PM
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    Spicy tuna maki and California maki
    Briana T.

    We stopped here for a happy hour before a weekday event at Credit One and it was exactly what we had hoped for! We got there as soon as they opened at 4:30 and sat at the bar. Their happy hour prices can't be beat and they have beer, wine, and sake options. They also have very reasonably priced appetizers and sushi rolls- perfect for a solid HH experience. The gyoza dumplings were fine, but we ended up ordering 4 sushi rolls (really half rolls), which we enjoyed. They were all pretty solid and came out super fast. My husband ordered the Ichiban draft, which he really liked. I ordered a glass of the Chardonnay which was fine, but I wasn't expecting it to blow me away. We did leave full though! Service was great and there was plenty of bar seating, which we enjoyed as well. Solid DI happy hour with good sushi and great prices!

    Autumn C.

    This specific wasabi location is close to my heart. I love the way it is decorated, the ambience, and layout inside! Such a cozy, family feeling and like I stepped back into the 2000s. There is a fish tank!! And really cool seating. Service was attentive and fast and it seems like the workers all love being there. I ordered a spicy tuna roll and the salmon skin roll. The salmon skin roll at wasabi is the best I've ever had anywhere! It is out of this world good. I also tried my friends SC crunch roll which beat both of my rolls by a landslide. I never would have ordered that myself, but now I will! I recommend trying that roll.

    Max M.

    Walked by on our way to a concert at the stadium there on Daniel Island. My wife and I decided to go in and were seated quickly at the sushi bar although we had not requested sushi seating. As we indeed do like sushi we joined in and both had sushi. I had the Daniel Island sushi ($15) shown on my photo. I wish I could describe all the great tastes in it but frankly it was one of the best sushis I have ever had. Of course it had the requisite green wasabi paste and ginger on the plate but I have burned myself with wasabi before at other places, so I used it very sparingly. The ginger was fresh and tasty. My wife was pleased with her Rock Shrimp Roll, which I did not sample. The server Quinna (her name was on the printed receipt) was appropriately attentive and checked back a few times, and quickly brought our check to us. A great visit and meal, quickly delivered. When I am back on Daniel Island I expect to go by and have another sushi meal, there, although they do serve a variety of other Oriental meals there!

    Scam Roll
    Emma P.

    Charleston has a lot of great sushi, this sushi is just okay. It's in an easy to get to location. The venue has live music some nights which is a great addition and they have plenty of outdoor seating. The service from one bartender in particular really brought down the vibe. It was clear she wasn't happy to be there and hey I don't love going to work some days either but it was all too obvious she was unhappy when I had to go on the search for my own soy sauce and chop sticks. I got the scam, and honestly I would compare it to $5 sushi Wednesday's at Publix, and I love $5 sushi Wednesday but it wasn't Wednesday and it was $12. The plate could have used more ginger and wasabi (I mean the place is called wasabi). It had a great crunch to the roll and I love a crunch in my roll, I also love spice and it had the perfect amount.

    Jacqueline T.

    Plating perfection! The sushi artists are very creative and the rolls are excellent. They have an inexpensive happy hour, which I would highly recommend. Just a heads up that service can be slow during happy hour as the place can get quite jammed. They have a cute patio that I prefer to sit on during the cooler months in Charleston.

    Happy hour menu
    Laura P.

    We came on a Friday where they had live music during happy hour. Their happy hour menu is quite extensive and good prices! Sushi was decent but not my favorite sushi place - i stuck with their cooked appetizers which were pretty small (as was their happy hour wine pour). It's a laid back place so we will come back but it's just not one of the top places for us. The patio is dog friendly so that is a big positive for us! Service was really good this time- she definitely deserved a great tip!

    Nice weather to be on the patio.
    Marc P.

    Very good sushi restaurant on Daniel Island with a nice outside patio area. They have live music on weekends and a few covered outside seats due rain and umbrellas to help with the sun. Some of the happy hour bites felt a bit pre fabricated, but the other items were very fresh and good. Mix of traditional Japanese beers to go with the sushi and a basic wine selection in addition to sake. They also had a rolling ipa available, which I had for dessert after finishing the sushi.

    Vegetable Tempura Maki and Avocado Maki (Gluten Free) both delicious Kirin Draft
    Teresa F.

    Love the happy hour and patio here. Tuna tataki is my must order. It's such a balance of flavor and texture. $4 avocado rolls are a great value and taste. Dumplings are tasty but average (and likely from frozen). On regular menu I enjoy the salmon hibachi, specialty rolls, and Pad Thai. Half priced wine on Wednesday and Saturday helps with the budget too. Atmosphere is upscale casual inside with horseshoe bar and modern dining room with huge fish tank.

    Kelly G.

    It's a solid restaurant...it just needs some updating . The interior looks dated and the lighting is way too bright during dinner hours . I love that they offer low carb sushi roll options like the sexy roll : Salmon, avocado, and asparagus with ponzu sauce wrapped in cucumber . It's delicious! I will definitely come here again to further explore their menu !

    Hanami roll
    Alexis P.

    Good sushi, not fantastic, not bad- nothing special really. A little heavy on the rice and skimpy in the center but overall still tasted good. We ordered carry out so not too much to say about the atmosphere or service but ordering online was easy! I will say I don't think the price is worth the amount of food when it comes to their sushi. $15 for a roll that didn't leave me full is kind of unfulfilling when I know I could get a massive poke bowl or burrito bowl for about $10 and be plenty full with leftovers. My red dragon roll had the tiniest piece of tempura inside and a ton of cucumber :( Overall, not bad but not great. Still on the hunt for good sushi in Charleston!

    Steak Hibachi
    Anne O.

    We had concert tickets at the Volvo Center, and as it happened our friends did too, so we decided to hook up for a pre-concert dinner and cocktails - and they chose this place. My husband looked at the menu and was pretty excited about a few things on the menu. We were seated right away, but the place was bustling, and handed a small menu. Little did we know there was a pri fix menu on concert nights. Makes sense, but hubby was bummed about his choices not being available. I was impressed with the hibachi and the variety of veggies offered. The salad was delicious. Two things to know if you go on an event night...no cocktails - just beer and wine and no dessert - not even a tiny scoop of ice cream....

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    Great food and great service! Go when they open before it gets busy, especially before an event at Credit One.

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    I do love the hibachi. Service is great. I've found my niche for this place. My kids love it

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    4.4(21 reviews)
    8.5 mi•West Ashley

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    The Sushi was disappointing…read more At the last second the wife decided to go to Maguro Sushi Bar for her birthday instead of one downtown on East Bas she had been looking forward to, and I am sorry to say it was disappointing. The first thing of note are the prices which are very reasonable. In fact the nigiri was so low I had to confirm it was for 2 pieces and not just one The restaurant is smallish but comfortable. They also share a hallway with their sister restaurants a taste of Thai, and as i understand it, you can order from both restaurants, regardless of which one you are eating at Regarding the Sushi itself there was some good, but there was also some average, and some very bad. I will go from worst to best. We started buy getting two orders of Tobiko. They had an option of Red, Green and Black. We have never had Black Tobiko (infused with squid ink), so we ordered Green and Black. The waitress got it wrong and gave us Red instead of Block . We should have sent it back, but we do like the red so we kept it. BIG MISTAKE. Normally a red Tobiko has a slight smokey flavor, but this was so over the top I wasn't sure if it was unique flavor to this restaurant or bad fish eggs. The wife thought so little of it she spit it out. The Green wasn't bad, but we were already on a downhill slide Next was two Eel handrolls which we normally love. Mine was OK, but The wife's Eel looked, and she said tasted raw and so this was another dish she could not eat. Next on the not so great list was the Ginger. Something else we normally love, but this Ginger was an odd darker shade pink to Red and had an funny taste to it. The Rainbow Roll was not bad, but I personally never had it with Shrimp. I am assuming they use Shrimp to lower the cost, but my preference isn't to have Shrimp as one of my fishes on a Rainbow roll. The spider roll we order was decent, but could have used some Eel Sauce on it. We tried something new for us which was the Salmon Tempura Roll. This consisted of Salmon tempura, crab, cucumber, avocado, masago, teriyaki. Neither of us have had Salmon tempura so it was not only unique but very good. We both loved the light crunch of the tempura fired Salmon. It has been many years since we ordered salmon skin, so we got 2 hand rolls. This was the star of the night. The roll was loaded with wonderful crispy salmon skin with Masago, scallion, spicy mayo. The wife usually does not like spicy mayo, but in this case, it paired really nice with the crunch of the skin. So yea some good, some medium, and some really bad.

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