Eel Lover Roll
Sushi Ninja

Sushi Ninja

887 E Bloomingdale Ave, 33511, Brandon, United States

Sushi • Asian • Salad • Japanese


"Sushi Ninja is one of my favorite sushi restaurants in the Brandon area. It's located in the Bloomingdale Square shopping center, and it's one of the few restaurants that has stayed in this plaza for many years. They moved to a larger space withinthe plaza and redesigned the interior a couple of years ago, which totally elevated the whole dining experience. It's so warmand inviting with lots of tropical décor. They have table, booth, and bar seating. They also have cocktails on the menu and notjust your standard wine, beer, and saké. I know, we have many great sushi restaurants in the Brandon/Riverview/Valrico area.They're all special in their own way. But this place is unique in that they also have boba milk teas and smoothies, as well as abuild your own poke bowl menu. There's a huge variety of sushi rolls. Most of them are specialty rolls. There are a lot withcream cheese (if that's your thing). One of my favorite rolls is the Ninja Lobster Roll. It was pretty awesome! The baked cheesylobster topping really takes it to the next level. The only negative to some people would be that the rolls are small, and mayberolled more tightly than other sushi rolls I've had in the past. It's not a bad thing in my opinion. I hate when they roll themtoo big. I have many other favorite rolls. The New York Yankee, Rising Sun, and Dancing Eel rolls are some of my favorites. I've also had the eel, scallop special, and salmon nigiri which are always great. Oh, and I almost forgot about the appetizer.The TNT Mussels are so yummy. It has a nice mixture of Japanese mayo, wasabi, and masago. Very tasty! Everything tastesgreat. I need to elaborate a little on the build your own poke and/or bibimbap bowl. The bowls are fresh and fantastic! I getthe bowls with a salad base when I feel like eating healthy. They have so many great toppings. I never can pass up their housepoke sauce. The bowl is perfect every time. Service can be hit or miss sometimes. Mostly a hit. I conti"

Deejai Noodle

Deejai Noodle

3629 N Davidson St Ste 103, 28205, Charlotte, United States

Thai • Full • Wine • Asian


"Parking is VERY limited and compact, and we almost couldn 't even get through the parking lot because one of the parked cars wasn 't pulled into their spot far enough. (You will definitely not be able to park a truck or full size SUV in there. Drinks were very disappointing, food was good (the sushi especially , service was...confused? There were a rotation of 3 or 4 different people stopping by throughout our meal. There did not seem to be much distinction between host/hostess, kitchen staff, cook, waiter, etc. Which would be fine, if they were on the same page. For example, we asked if they had hot oil (to add some flavor and spice to a dish and the woman (who was either hostess or waitress, still not sure told us they didn 't have that. We asked if they had hot sauce, like Sriracha, and she seemed unsure. So I said to just bring whatever was the spicy red sauce on top of the Kiss Of Fire roll . A minute later another person came out and said that for the dish in question, he thought hot oil would be better than Sriracha. We told him that 's what we asked for originally but she apparently didn 't know what it was or that they had it. He returned a minute later with some chili oil and warned us it was really spicy so use it sparingly. Several of us tasted it and it was not spicy at all. Not sure what happened there. The red sauce on the Kiss of Fire roll was way spicier than that chili oil. Also odd, the restroom is in the very back corner hallway that doubles as their storage it seems. To get to the restroom, I had to actually close the kitchen door which was standing open and completely blocking the hallway due to all the boxes piled up against the opposite wall. Service could be improved, but the food was good enough I would be willing to come back if it wasn 't so far away from us. (We were in the area for an event nearby this time. If we are ever already in the area again, maybe we 'll try again."