Samurai Restaurant

Pathetic excuse for Japanese Tempura. I received about ½ ounce of chicken Tempura and a bunch of no taste, no identifying feature vegetables.
Will not make the mistake of eating here again.

Absolutely love this place. We drive over am hour just to go here. Even have a favorite server. They are always super kind to us and food is always on point :)

Miso soup was hot and flavorful. Hot green tea was very pleasant. Both very good on a cloudy, cool day.
Service was good but it wasn’t very busy at 12:30 on a Sunday.
Shrimp Fried Rice was super but no hot/​red pepper infused oil, bummer. They found some hot oil, great.

Excellent food! (Btw, Im Asian I hope that gives me a little bit of credibility;) they could even make good Pad Thai! I loved their sushi –best and freshest I’ve had so far! Love their tempura ice cream and Mochi desserts! See picture.

The main dishes and sushi are alright, nothing to write home about though. I’ve been there twice and the service was sub par both times.

Food was terrible. I ordered Sushi and it was fully frozen like a rock or ice cube. The Japanese Udon noodle soup was terrible and nowhere like what they mentioned or shown in the menu. It was just a higher version of Tom Yum Soup. The experience was terrible and I mostly will not be visiting it again.

Good service and delicious food. Was served promptly and food was all out quickly and fresh, ginger was like candy and a great pallette cleaner. Would definetly stop again.

Sushi is one of the best you’ll find in Fargo, but it loses stars for poor service. I recommend the specialty rolls and the kana salad.

Best spicy tuna roll I’ve ever had! The staff is so friendly and helpful. Clean place as well.

First, the squid salad is always amazing. I don’t think I ever go to Samurai without getting it… and it never fails to disappoint. The rolls are usually equally amazing. My only issue is that they are different every time I get them! My recent obsession is the Rainbow Sashimi Roll. This time they put sweet Eel sauce on it. Maybe it was always supposed to be on there? I don’t know. I’ll definitely go back and get it again. Next time I’ll just make sure to ask for no sauce.

Honestly, the best sushi you’ll find in this town. The chef, while a little difficult to understand (much like the rest of the staff), consistantly goes above and beyond by asking you what you like to eat and suggesting new options for you based on what you tell him. You owe it to yourself to sit at the sushi bar at least once to have this conversation with him.
The staff is also extremely friendly and they are very attentive but not checking up on you at an obnoxious frequency.
I will be coming back here for a very long time. This week alone I’ve eaten here three times.
Pros: Excellent food, staff and a nice casual atmosphere
Cons: Tables can get a little small if two people order more than on roll.

Came here again and was happy with the generous portions for the chicken katsu and the chicken pad thai. Both tasted good and were big enough to share between two people, with some leftovers. We also ordered the Chicken Tom Yum soup, which I thought tasted off. It came with some fresh veggies and some slices of chicken, but the broth tasted strange and so we only had one or two sips before leaving the rest.

Incredible. General Tso was delicious. Cream Cheese Wonton were the best ever. We had a Love Boat and it was pretty good. Overall it was very a very nice experience because Huhot was packed.

So-​so sushi — I stopped here about a half hour before closing time on a Friday night; ordered the Fargo roll and a glass of wine. The wine tasted stale. The sushi was ok — I love my wasabi and ginger — but the wasabi was a grey-​green which seemed a little odd to me. Service was quite good — attentive and friendly staff — even though they were mopping the floor next to me and others while we were there. I was fed and I was satisfied but I can’t give this restaurant any more than three stars.

Samurai recently hired a new sushi chef a couple of months ago now. He is simply the best! Do yourself a favor and sit at the sushi bar, talk to him and tell him to make you something off the menu. We have done that the last several times we have been in and it has been, by FAR, the best sushi experience in Fargo. Plus he is super friendly and fun to talk to. Just tell him what you know you like or don’t like. Just be a little open minded (usually a tough thing to do in this city).
Of course he told us the names of all the things he has made but I can’t remember. I never liked salmon sushi before he made us this salmon appetizer with orange and this garlicky, gingery sauce. It was unbelievable! For rolls he has made us a fairly simple salmon or tuna roll with a little something extra, but they have been so much better than I could have imagined I could get in Fargo.
If you have never sat at the sushi bar, take a chance and do it! Or at least go and just ask that he make something unique for you. No way you will regret it!
The restaurant itself isn’t the best or classiest place, but the chef and the way he treats us will keep us coming back as long as he works there!!!

We tried the Burning man, Philadelphia roll, sake the sake was my first time and it was pretty darn good long with our food. I would definitely recommend this place to others.

I’m a self admitted sushi snob also… I’m very picky on my sushi. The first test is always the Philadelphia roll… it was quite good. The Sake was really good. And then I got the burning man roll which is a bunch of raw stuff I love… it was outstanding, see my picture. This is now on my super short list of good sushi places.

I’m a regular here and the food has been great. I usually go with the Magic Roll, Fargo Roll, or New York Sashimi. You can’t go wrong with any of them.

Sushi in Fargo, North Dakota? Sounds risky, but at this point I’m a full blown sushi addict so I’m willing to chance it.
And I’m glad I did! The sashimi was solid and the Nigiri tasty enough for me to happily get my fix. I was also impressed with the presentation.
Service was good and able to answer several questions we had about the menu. Definitely worth the visit.

Samurai has quite a few common dishes you find at Thai or Japanese restaurants.
Nothing wowed me but my friend was really impressed with Salmon. She said it was not dry at all and cooked perfectly and moist inside. Softshell crab was surprisingly good but a bit sweet for my taste.
Chirashi sushi was far better than Sashimi Deluxe.
Tempura comes with 2 shrimp and about 4 – 5 kinds of vegetable.
The best part is the portion size. All dishes are pretty big. I suggest you get a couple of dishes for 3 people and share.
Price was a bit high for the area and Asian dishes but well… the portion size might compensate for that.
I would avoid Fried ice cream though.
PS: Often they are out of some ingredients so if you are in for a certain dish, call first to make sure they have ingredient to prepare.