Ninja Sushi And Hibachi

A+. This place is great. Some of the better fish I’ve had off the coasts. Very good service and amazing deserts. If you haven’t been, you like sushi and you live within driving distance. Go!

Family owned business. Great Sushi! The best Sushi I have found in Lake County. Diverse Sushi menu. I plan to come back again for the Hibachi steak dishes. If you love Japanese food you need to give them a try.

Wow, this is really good sushi– it’s a shame it’s all the way out in Mentor on the Lake where most of the hipsters don’t live to enjoy it, but hey it’s not THAT far!
After hearing so many rave reviews about this place, we took off on a Saturday afternoon to go grab lunch (along with fellow Unilocalers too).
And boy, was it worth it. This sushi is by far the best sushi I have had in CLE. And seriously, that’s a big statement.
It’s a rather small restaurant, located on a random strip plaza. I was really hesitant at first to go here– I mean, it’s not in the downtown area at all, not in an area of hipsters… but mentor on the lake.
It’s a pretty small restaurant– with a group of 9 + one baby, we nearly took up most of their restaurant.
However, the food was amazinggggggg.
The prices for the sushi are quite fair– I mean, for the amount of FRESH fish you get, the quantity, the presentation– it knocks the other sushi joints in CLE out of the water.
We ordered the sashimi deluxe– a beautiful arrangement (and I mean, the presentation is pretty insane), of super fresh fish and a rather large amount– for only twenty some bucks. Jeez, that’s a good deal!
The fatty tuna was delicious. And then we ordered the omakase– whoaaaaa that was really really good.
And once again, the presentation of everything was great– it was super impressive. I was not expecting it, given it’s location!
We also ordered the crêpe cake for dessert– and yes, it’s like a Lady M cake– I was super duper impressed.
Delicious fish– I mean, it’s not like Tokyo quality, but it’s pretty good ESPECIALLY for CLE!!! I give it a solid five stars.
GO GO GO!!! If you crave sushi, don’t go anywhere else in CLE (believe me, you’ll be pretty disappointed) — take the drive and RUN TO THIS PLACE!!! It’s good!
I’ll be back when it’s warmer to try the rest of the menu– it’s worth the drive. :)

After finding this on Unilocal last week, my son and I decided to give this a try before a movie. I have to say that everything was really good! This is the best sushi in lake county right now IMO. Very well presented, fresh fish and great service, what else can you ask for? Not inexpensive, but good quality. I recommend you give this place a try!

As far as sushi goes this place is absolutely tops but they don’t have a liquor license so no sake or anything can be enjoyed with the meal. Lots of attention to detail on the sushi. They treat their dine in guests to a visual masterpiece if you order one of the sushi entrees. The décor is also spartan but really it’s all about the sushi. It’s all substance over style except for the sushi presentation.

I can’t properly express how much I wanted this place to be good! I live close by, and good hibachi style food and sushi is a dream come true!
A dream unfulfilled sadly. I’ve been back over and over since they opened hoping things would change but no luck.
Three times I’ve dined in but the experience is always the same. The food quality is the same whether I’m dining in or doing take out (more on that in a second). The biggest issue I’ve had when dining in is that there have always been kids (obviously belonging to a member of the staff) watching the only TV in the restaurant. The channel is never changed for guests, and its very uncomfortable bringing friends and business clients here with Blue’s Clues or Nickelodeon blasting full volume through the otherwise very nice restaurant. I understand needing to keep your kids with you at work, and they have always been very well behaved, but can they not do without TV for forty minutes? I would rather have no TV at all than have to talk business over cartoons.
My other issue with dining in stems from the one time I asked the hostess/​cashier/​waitress if they shared the wifi password. She held out her hand for my phone and said «Let me.» I said no thank you, it wasn’t that important, and she proceeded to to take my phone out of my hand and type the password in herself. I’m sorry… for one thing, I don’t want anyone grabbing my phone away from me, for two, is your wifi password that much of a prized secret?
Sadly, on to the food. The hibachi style entrees have never been bad. Nothing special, but not bad. The sushi however I could never recommend. I once ordered a tuna roll, and the raw tuna inside was black… black. I don’t mean dark red, I am very familiar with raw tuna, this was BLACK. That shouldn’t have been served to a guest. I once tried the salmon skin roll. Salmon skin should be light and puffy, not the construction paper like confetti that I received. Clearly it had been fried long ago and was very very old, not something I want to see from people I’m trusting with sometimes raw seafood.
I wanted them to do well, but after a year in business, they haven’t improved at all.

Christmas eve at Ninja Sushi… the best Christmas eve dinner ever. They went out of their way to prepare us a spectacular platter complete with volcanic «smoke». Everything was beautifully prepared… a combination of sushi and sashimi… the freshest fish ever. We are so lucky to have a restaurant of this caliber in Mentor Ohio!

Fantastic sushi and definitely a sleeper. Don’t let the location or outside area scare you away.:)
Enjoyed the tuna tataki for an app and it was a nice portion for the price and was in a delicious sauce. Also had the Red Dragon and the Super Maki and they were delicious. Second round was the Tiger Crunch (average but mostly bc it didn’t have much to it and that was my husband’s preference) and an order of wasabi shumai. Wasabi shumai definitely had a kick (we were warned), but would probably not order again. Everything else worth every penny! They weren’t crowded, but service was fast. Also saw two people in and out quickly for carry-​out. If you’re looking for good sushi without all the frills of getting dressed up and hitting the town — this is worth the visit!

Best sushi in Mentor! We are always treated well and nothing beats a free sample of their crab salad. Love this place!

Came here on a whim in the 4 hours between a wedding and the reception. Amazing. Great food – we had the fire boat appetizer (spicy seafood salad topped with avocado), the ninja maki roll (lobster tempura, cream cheese, smoked salmon), chicken teriyaki, and unagi sashimi. The portions were generous without being excessive, the quality was wonderful, and the server was attentive.
The exterior is nothing to write home about – an old strip mall – but don’t be fooled. This place would be at home in Manhattan.

amazing, amazing sushi!!! nearly all of their fish comes straight from japan, multiple times a week. you can count on everything to be fresh.
dining room is small — in a cozy way. everybody there was super friendly & made good recommendations, and every single roll we ordered was perfect or near perfect.
as far as quality goes, this place is on par with or actually better than Otani. I don’t think Otani’s fish is quite as fresh :) oh and it’s cheaper too! pricing is super reasonable.
don’t let the cheesy name or outside appearance fool you. ninja sushi is the real deal.
also– lots of sashimi/​fish offered that isn’t on the menu. make sure you check the wall or ask about them!
the only thing they could improve upon is drink options, maybe get a liquor license to serve some sakes & offer a few juices in the meantime.

Pretty cool place. Wanna come back again to taste more sushi

Fantastic sushi and service. Best around. Can’t believe I used to eat at Fuji by the mall. Yuk. This place is the deal. We had a bunch of different rolls, raw and cooked. Only con is no beers or saki. Food makes up for it.

Great place. Everyone was so nice. Food was excellent. I would not have tried this place if not for the Unilocal reviews. The outside plaza does not look like a place for a restaurant of this quality.
Price seemed much better than other hibachi places.
Service was great. Inside is very clean. Food presentation excellent.
Give this place a try. Me and the wife found our new date place /​take out.

Best sushi that I’ve had so far in the Cleveland area.
For starters I will admit that I was hesitant to come in because of the number of all five stars. I was almost suspicious of how highly rated this restaurant was.
Uni was creamy and delicious.
Extremely fresh.
Aji (horse mackerel) great texture and flavor.
I wish I saved more room to try the special fish Ken had to offer.
Ken knows his craft. He is bringing high quality sushi to this area. I want this place to be filled with customers so that he can continue to offer top quality sushi.
I will definitely be back. Omikase next time :)

The menu here has the sushi right on the front page, not buried in the back, which told me up front they care about the sushi. This is a small place with great service, but the quality of the sushi is why I come back. Well done rolls with small amounts of rice, fresh fish, good selection, elegant presentation, and good serving sizes.

Did not disappoint, a hidden gem. Good sushi, good hibachi and a kid friendly menu. Prices are on par with similar places.

Sometimes you stumble across a complete SURPRISE. Ninja Sushi is just that in the most pleasant way. Sitting between a tattoo parlour and a pizza place next to a Convenient. I would drive past that place so easily it’s not funny. I came away TOTALLY IMPRESSED.
Presentation -. Absolutely GORGEOUS! we all know we eat with our eyes first and Ninja does a masterful job of presenting. DRAMATIC would be the best description.
Freshness — Its sushi so the fish needs to be fresh. The rolls we had were VERY FRESH. They keep their fish wrapped tight when they aren’t cutting them.
Flavors and textures — my biggest pet peeve with sushi is when it gets drowned in sauces. Makes me think you are trying to hide something. Not the case at Ninja. The rolls had an appropriate amount of sauces and textural enhancements to make them interesting while not taking away from the star of the show…
Service — Very pleasant and extremely quick. I feel like the staff there are very accommodating. Overall an A for our service
Cleanliness — Their Kitchen is in open view and there was nothing at all that made me worry. Everything appeared from the eye to be very clean.
I enjoyed my dinner at Ninja, if you are on the East Side give this place a shot, you won’t be disappointed. Try the Wasabi Skin Potstickers if you like spice. It was different but I thought very tasty.

Remember: You get what you pay for. Ninja is more expensive than Youngs and Fuji, but certainly better! My husband and I have been religious followers of Fuji’s half price sushi on Mondays/​Tuesdays. And while their sushi isn’t bad… it’s «half price»… so soy sauce and Wasabi required. But Ninja… even their plain tuna roll was flavorful. The seaweed was even tasty.
I had the Sushi Deluxe (9 pieces of fish with 1 tuna roll) and a side of fried rice. My hubby had a Spider roll and a side of lo mein. And every… single… bite was amazing! All of the sushi on my plate was great. They topped one of the white fish with a small slice of pepper and caviar — great flavor! Presentation was eter than Fuji has ever been. And our fried rice and lo mein sides were your standard hibachi restaurant flavor… which is fine as we both enjoy it. And we shared a shumai shrimp pot sticker style appetizer. The dumpling itself was okay, but the sweet teriyaki dipping sauce was the star.
So in the end, all of those items plus 2 Pepsis, cost us $ 50. And while the sticker shock set in at first… we stopped and thought about it and realized that everything was higher quality, better presented, and more flavorful. So a little higher price tag was no big deal. Plus fast lunch service with a smile. We will certainly be back soon.

Traveling through Mentor on business, trying to stick to my healthy diet and avoid all the cheeseburgers, this was about the only option with Unilocal reviews. I was not disappointed!
This place is a lovely if lonely outpost of something different, I hope they are patronized. My sushi sashimi combo was expertly prepared and really exquisite presentation. The fish they called white tuna was like butter. Miso and salad were meh but the fish shines!