Niyo

They are consistent. I order online and they have consistently delivered the right thing. Garlic shrimp is good, the sushi, sesame chicken is yummy too. Usually about 45 min– a few times they have delivered in 20 min again. Can’t go wrong with crab ragoon yummy!

Sushi is pretty good. I tried the lobster salad roll and a deep fried roll that I don’t remember, they seemed average on freshness but tasted pretty good. The wait takes forever, and there is a slight language barrier, or maybe rather indifference, with the staff. Will try again, but next I’ll order 30 minutes in advance instead of waiting so long (both times slow, although only two tables were filled).

Absolutely the WORST service ever!!! Ordered scallion chicken, sesame chicken and beef and broccoli with white rice (all lunch combos). When we got the food instead of the beef and broccoli, we received general tso’s chicken combo. Called them back, as the driver had left, and he said he was sorry he placed the beef and broccoli in the wrong bag (another person ordered from our job as well). He first asked if we could find the person that had our order to switch it ourselves. Absolutely not! I was not going to eat food that had been in the hands of a stranger! He then said ok we will cook a new one. I asked about a discount and he said you can keep the general tso’s and we will bring a new beef and broccoli. So the driver comes and i go to get the beef and broccoli and he asks me for the general tso’s back. I said, no that wasn’t the agreement and they store said we can keep it. The driver was nice ans said ok. The store calls me back and says he received a call from the driver and they need the general tso’s back. I told him that wasn’t what he told me not 30 minutes ago. He started yelling at me and said I will give the food back. Why, so they can reheat it and serve it to another customer??? I told him we would never order from there again and he said yes you will and hung up on me. Absolutely the worst customer experience ever!!! Please, please, please don’t order from them. At your own risk!

Slow, small, mediocre.
Do you want incredibly slow service in a nearly empty restaurant? Me neither. You can expect that here at Niyo.
Are you hungry? Then why are you at a restaurant such as Niyo? The portions will not satiate your hunger.
You want some Japanese cuisine? You can settle for Japanese food, it isn’t bad but it certainly isn’t good. You want some sushi? Prepare to hope for mediocre sushi because you might not even get that much here.
Never returning.

I got takeout on one of my first nights in Charlotte. THe Dragon & Phoenix roll is awesome! Delivery was quick and my roll was still nice and hot. Just found out they are less than 2 miles from my office. I will defnitely be in for lunch soon!

I went in to this place to order my food and while waiting on my order an employee came right in from the parking lot and started fixing food w/​out washing her hands. So if you are a person who don’t mine people NOT WASHING THERE HANDS than this is the place for you.

Waitress has a language barrier. I have been waiting at least 15 min for her to take our order. They are slow with only one other table with one person at it. Giving the crazy I am ready eyes.
When we got to order she walked away and then came back to confirm the order. Hopefully the order comes out as expected.
Salad is minimal but not uncommon for this type of place. The dressing was thick which is how it should be.
We ordered the lunch, one Sashimi and a Hibachi steak. A fair spread of the Japanese fare.
The hibachi was as expected, a fair but slightly meager portion.
The sushi was up and down. The yellowtail was of low quality. The salmon and tuna were just fine. What made the yellowtail so poor was that it was cut way too close to the bloodline of the fish, parts that higher end places wouldn’t serve.

This is the only sushi place around where I live that delivers. Delivery is almost always 30 – 45 minutes. Not a bad wait time.
Appetizers–
The tempura vegetable appetizer is good, but from getting it to go, it ends up being soggy from the steam.
Won-​ton soup noodles are very thin and smaller than most other restaurants that I have gotten it at.
Crab rangoon is okay, but not the best I have had. I think they they use a much thinner noodle/​pastry dough than what I am used to (and prefer).
Probably my favorite dish from here is the shrimp fried rice. Very good price for how much food you receive. I always order shrimp sauce with it (other Japanese restaurants include it on the side).
The sushi is okay at best. I have gotten some rolls that were acceptable, but I have also had others that did not hit the mark for me. I sometimes worry about the freshness of the ingredients. Also, I think the prices are a bit high for the quality of food. I would much rather go to a nicer sushi restaurant where the rolls are the same price (but when I don’t want to leave the comfort of the couch this place will do).

Love this place! Sushi is great! They are light on their sauces compared to other Chinese places, it seems fresher!

Hibachi is not as good as other places but their sushi tastes alright.
Service was good though. I would go to Toyama or Yoshi’s as they are just few miles away.

Unfortunately I found a hair on my plate. I dismissed that and I proceeded to finish miso soup and then noticed a small dead bug clinging to the soup bowl. The staff were pleasant and embarrassed when this was brought to their attention and proceeded to give us two dollars back for the soup. The rolls we had weren’t the
greatest. And during our meal we were fearful of more unpleasant surprises. Thankfully, there were no more. We have decided not to go back again after spending about 30 bucks there. Definitely not the best sushi restaurant.

Niyo has great service. I have gone once and the food was good. The second most important thing is that they do not use MSG!!! yay! I will try to get back to Niyo one day. I went at the recommendation of my nail technician and appreciated the recommendation. The sushi was good and so was the shrimp and chicken hibachi!

This place wasn’t exactly what I was expecting when I heard it was a Japanese restaurant. Now granted I’ve eaten sushi at A LOT of Charlotte area restaurants, but none looked like this. It looks like a hot dog stand meets a corner Chinese restaurant. There are black tables and chairs to try to give the place some ambiance, but that doesn’t exactly work. Also, there aren’t any waiters, per se. You order at the front, pay, and then go sit down until they bring you your food. They don’t bring forks for those who aren’t skilled with chopsticks either (I am, so I wasn’t worried, but what if I wasn’t?) They give you styrofoam cups for you to get your drinks from a drink fountain (yes, exactly what you see in McDonald’s). Needless to say, I was completely taken aback by the whole scenery.
Now on to the food. The shrimp tempura roll I had was pretty good. I’ve had better at Ru San’s, but here is a close second. Overall, I wouldn’t go out of my way to come here again.

I work a couple of miles from Niyo and my coworkers and I order take out atleast once every 2 weeks. Their portions are nice and big and still tastes good. The people behind the counter vary every time I am go in there but they are always friendly and fast.
Bottom Line: Prices are reasonable and food is good.

My roommates and I have ordered food from Niyo several times, the food is always really good and it can easily last for a couple of meals. I typically order steak and chicken and it comes with lots of great vegetables, specifically a serving of what I would describe as sweet brown sugar carrots that taste amazing. They just opened up their full sushi bar menu which I’m looking forward to trying. Highly recommend this place to anyone!

Always leery of a menu in the mail box, but Niyo was worth the time. Sushi bar and full menu available at reasonable prices. Combo platters are generous enough for two. Soups are hot and tasty. Steam dumplings were delicious! Tempura veggies were fresh, tender and NOT oily. The staff welcomed us and were eager to please. I do believe we have a new favorite.

Nyoshi’s replacement Niyo has the great Japanese hibachi food you are used to with a new clean and updated look. The food, service and atmosphere were top noch.

Just tried Niyo a few nights ago & was pleasantly surprised. The previous resident, «Niyoshi,» wasn’t very palatable, and we didn’t have high expectations for this reincarnation. Going thru the whole «what-​do-​you-​want /​I-don’t-know-what-do-you-want» thing, we both agreed that we didn’t want anything greasy. That same day Niyo’s menu was placed in our mail box. Perfect timing. So around 8:30 PM on a weekday evening we called in our carryout order: 1 chicken+steak combo and 1 chicken+shrimp combo (only $ 9.25 each). Upon hearing the «ten minutes» closing, we kinda thought this may be money wasted.
Once home we began to dig in & were both pleasantly surprised with just how tasty our meals were. And plentiful. Having only eaten here once, I can’t attest to whether or not this is typical, but they certainly didn’t skimp on anything, which, for just under $ 10, was unexpected.
Each combo came with the standard rice and sweet carrots, and a side salad (see photos). Not sure if they have dressing options other than ginger since it was automatically included & weren’t asked if we would like anything different (the other half doesn’t like ginger & prefers Ranch).
If you’d rather have than noodles than rice, you can substitute those for $ 1 extra. They also have a nice selection of sides, which are all reasonably priced. I didn’t go in, but the other half said the employees were pretty friendly; not overly-​so, but in no way rude or indifferent.
Our total came to around $ 26. Not bad for two 2-​item entrée’s ($ 9.25 ea), two side orders of rice ($ 1.49 ea) and two side orders of broccoli ($ 1.79 ea). We’ll certainly be giving them another try! :)

This place just opened! Used to be Niyoshi… But it seems like the place has changed hands. It was very sad to see it go. But it allowed for a new place to open. Not as personable in décor, but just as good foodwise.
Glad we stopped by to try the new place out on its second day of business. The staff was friendly and the service was fast. Good Japanese lunch place is you work in the area.