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Downtown Asheville
2.1 miles from Biltmore Village
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Reviewed October 8, 2023 via mobile

First time visiting. My husband and I live one hour away in Whittier and our friends visiting from Florida. I don’t eat sushi, but saw enough options on the menu that I could try. We went at 5PM and the restaurant was about half full....Seated promptly with service promptly with a smile 😀! Our friends ordered sushi. My husband and I had fried rice with smoked Salmon and rib-eye steak. ALL DELICIOUS!!!More

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed July 19, 2023

We went to Wasabi in Asheville for dinner. My husband ordered beef ramen soup - it was horrible. It had a white paste broth, overcooked noodles and not many vegetables. It was nothing like stated on menu. We told our waiter. He said yeah that’s...how we make it. My husband explained how it was stated differently on the menu and he could not eat this soup. The waiter took it away (only 3bites out of it) and charged us full price. The sushi was ok - not great - never again. Not even an apology or offer to replace - just charged us. Never never never again. They get no stars from us.More

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed March 28, 2023 via mobile

Food was great! My wife had the teriyaki chicken, I had the scorpion roll & philly roll. Daughter hat hibachi steak. All were great! I tried a bit of each. Meats were good wuality, favor was supurb, and especially the philly roll was generous and...delish! Service staff seemed a little scattered and confused, but they did fine.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed March 8, 2023 via mobile

Eddie Z here again.our first day in Asheville we stopped here for some a shrimp terryaki box and a chicken Katsu box.both were very good as was the Ice cold salad with that delicious ginger dressing.last but not least,the bride and I shared a fried...red bean tempura ice cream.outstanding!!!!!great prices and great food!More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed February 3, 2023 via mobile

I’ve been to wasabi several times and the servers are always friendly, and the sushi is very good. It’s quality sushi and delivered quickly, and the specials are interesting. When Oysters are in season, they are gorgeous! The shells are cleaned out so beautifully that...you can practically take them home and make a necklace out of them. And the flavors they use with the oysters are on point. The oysters on this visit were exceptional! This time, however, there was a bit of a misstep with my sushi order and the Toro. Let’s start with the sushi. It was the crawfish roll and there was mango on top. And the mango was not ripe. In fact, it was hard. And difficult to eat. I had to keep pulling the mango out of my mouth to aggressively chew it, because it was not ripe. And so the overall roll experience was disappointing. And I love Toro, but when this came, it didn’t seem like the usual Toro. It was cut in a square, which was unusual, and Toro normally is so soft that it just falls apart, and this just was not. It was good, but it wasn’t the typical gorgeous, very soft, toro that I’m accustomed to. I’m not saying that it was bad, or the flavor was bad, but it wasn’t excellent, and when I order Toro, I expect excellence. The price tag certainly demands excellence! I will be back, but this particular experience was just less than ideal due to the unripe mango and the Toro that was a bit more chewy than I am accustomed to.More

Date of visit: February 2023
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Reviewed September 3, 2022 via mobile

In town for our 20th wedding anniversary. Our server was friendly and took very good care of us. food was excellent and came out very fast. Will definitely be back.

Date of visit: September 2022
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Reviewed August 31, 2022 via mobile

Cute restaurant. Sushi was fresh. Waitress was friendly and efficient. No complaints about service. My only complaint was that you only get one piece of nigiri instead of the standard 2 for the same price at other places. Also, the roe is served on cucumber...instead of rice. First time we had it that way at any sushi house and we’ve visited many including time in Japan. Still giving a 5 rating because the quality of the food and service. Definitely worth a visit. We will return but will stick with rolls.More

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed July 9, 2022

This is a great 'Pitstop' for Lunch. Everyone there was super-friendly and helpful. I stopped for some Sashimi & Sushi and everything I ordered was excellent.Fresh and the right temp. Just not a fan of Wasabi sauce. The Service is Top Notch: friendly and Sincere....A large lunch for $28 , I recommend your visit highly.More

Date of visit: June 2022
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Reviewed May 14, 2022

My wife and I were in Ashville for the first time and happened across this restaurant on our walk around town. The food was great and the service was very fast and pleasant. The portions were generous and left no room for dessert. We had...the chicken teriyaki and steak teriyaki.More

Date of visit: May 2022
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Reviewed April 27, 2022

This restaurant has excellent lunch specials that are reasonably priced. I ordered take-out several times during my recent stay in Asheville.

Date of visit: April 2022
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Reviewed March 27, 2022

Saw reviews for this Sushi joint. All signs pointed to good..well maybe I came in too early for lunch ? The Miso soup tasted bitter .. the server could care less about anything (rather be on their phone) so I actually got up and asked...for water (had a diet coke but gave up on that) also I understand times are tough, but if I'm there spending money; maybe just be kind ? Also the tuna was trash not fresh.More

Date of visit: March 2022
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Reviewed February 19, 2022 via mobile

We were in the mood for sushi and started reading reviews and came across this place. So glad we did! It immediately reminded us of NYC, the way you walk in from the street to a small outdoor area that was heated, then further into...the restaurant which was small, crowded but quaint. The service was wonderful, very friendly, good timing on bringing out the various dishes we ordered. The menu had so many choices and it was a hard decision. I stuck to appetizers (4) and sushi. He got sushi and hibachi, so we shared everything. It was wonderful. Fresh, presented beautifully and the dishes were pretty as well. So glad we had leftovers! We went on a Saturday at an odd time like 2pm so we got right in. Parking is either on the street or in the public parking lot about 1 block away. There is nowhere inside to wait for a table so keep that in mind if you go during meal time. We can’t wait to go back!More

Date of visit: February 2022
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Reviewed December 29, 2021 via mobile

Tucked away in the bustling downtown area is this local favorite, and from the first bite you'll understand why. The mix of flavors definitely take you on a ride. Start off right with dumplings that wake-up the taste buds. Then move into the beginning of...Summer. The Summer roll is the perfect sushi starter with its fresh, crisp, clean flavor combinations. It has a fantastic balance and can be used as a palette cleanser between courses. When you're ready to move into the heat of summer order up the Firecracker. It is a delicious explosion of flavors that will have you smiling and begging for more. The little kick you get from the pepper isn't overpowering it just adds depth to the rolls wonderful flavor profile. If you're in the mood to step out of the sushi box do yourself a favor and order up some chicken fried rice. It is loaded with what is sure to be all your favorites.More

Date of visit: December 2021
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Reviewed December 25, 2021 via mobile

Great food and wonderful service We went in for dinner today Christmas Day. They were very busy but easily accommodated us though we didn’t have a reservation. Great service and wonderful suggestions by our server. He recommended fried cheese cake we thoroughly enjoyed it We...ordered miso soup, beef teriyaki, chicken teriyaki and wasabi shrimp along with tempura sushi rolls Wonderful experience Might go again when we visit AshevilleMore

Date of visit: December 2021
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Reviewed September 6, 2021 via mobile

Excellent sushi. Labor Day eve and every place is packed. We stopped at this place and they were able to seat us at the sushi bar. Miso soup was great so is the seaweed salad. We ordered 4 different rolls and they were amazing.

Date of visit: September 2021
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WASABI JAPANESE RESTAURANT & SUSHI BAR, Asheville - Downtown Asheville - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number - Tripadvisor

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Wasabi Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travelers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4