iSushi

I walked all the way to Reading Terminal only to discover I had forgotten my wallet at home. Bummer! So I ordered delivery from iSushi and it came in a mere 20 minutes, even though the projected wait time was an hour. What a nice surprise!
The spicy tuna roll… well, it was unfortunately not spicy and didn’t taste much like tuna. It also had tempura flakes, which I didn’t anticipate nor desire. For those of you who like a crunch in your sushi rolls, they didn’t add any crunch at all, so think about that when you’re ordering! The Philadelphia roll and the Alaska roll were quite tasty though, so they seem to know their way around Salmon at least. I was hungry and basically devoured my meal.
Will definitely try them again!

So let me start off by saying this is my first Unilocal review, Im not one to post things, I usually just read others and base my restaurant choices off of that. I posted it… Realized I didn’t confirm my email address so I went into my account to confirm it and I am now re-​typing it. My experience was so disturbing it’s honestly worth going through this trouble to maybe save a few other people from reading the very misleading ⁴⁄₅ star reviews.
Where do I start…
I went on a Friday night and it was empty. Literally one of 3 people in that restaurant. Should have been a red flag… But I gave it the benefit of the doubt.
The place looks dirty. It’s a small upstairs, not well kept place and it really skeeved me out.
I was seated next to one of the waitresses 2 kids. They were screaming while playing games, coughing and sneezing, and touching my table. I’ll be generous and say that ass strike 2.
They gave us wine glasses (the size of shot glasses) and they were FILTHY. Honestly I’ve never been more grossed out by a glass before.
The meat in my sushi was discolored. None of the rolls tasted like any of the normal rolls I get.
I was sick for 2 days after this and I eat sushi 4 times a week. I do not have a weak stomach, and I’m used to small hole in the wall places. This place is disgusting and to whomever is reading this please walk/​drive/​über .6 miles away to bleu sushi and get a real meal.

Do NOT order delivery from here. The food is good, prices are good, and there is no problem going there to eat in. But I ordered my food around 8:00pm, and now it’s almost 10. Around an hour after ordering I called, they said it would be another 20 minutes. 40 minutes later, I called again, and now they finally said it’s on its way. I’ve had this happen to me before, but that time it was about an hour and ten minutes. Waiting almost two hours for chinese food for 2 people is ridiculous. Again the food is good, it’s lovely to eat in, just don’t order delivery.

Ordered a few dishes for pick up here in NYE. They made the food quick, especially considering the holiday, and is the only reason I’d come back. The food itself was mediocre. The pepper steak, garlic chicken, and string beans I had lacked any interesting characteristics and the sauce these three supposedly distinct dishes were served in all seemed to be the same. The meat component of each dish also seemed skimpy to me.

Sushi was fast and fresh. They offer a wider variety of sushi to its competitors in the area. They also have a few different options regarding orders. Customer service was efficient. There are not a lot of frills, but the restaurant is cozy with comfortable lighting.

My go-​to spot for sushi delivery/​to go. Dined in on one occasion and don’t think I would again. It was a bit difficult to communicate with the waitresses and they weren’t very attentive. As far as the sushi goes though it’s the freshest in the area. They are always prompt for pick up orders and deliveries.

DO NOT EAT HERE. They have the WORST service in Philly. Ordered from them and was told it would be 45 minutes. Then we were told it would be 1 hour. It then was another hour until we finally canceled it ourselves. When we called the rude manager told us she was busy and basically that she couldn’t care less.
I would never order from here again.

The sushi is great here! I ordered three rolls and they are huge. The avocado salad is great too. The food is super reasonably priced and the staff is very friendly. This is a great place to grab a bite before seeing a show on Broad-​cheap, quick, and excellent.

I have been getting takeout here for several months and figured it’s time to post a review! I tried a bunch of different sushi places around Philly and none could live up to my old haunt in New York. However, iSushi comes very close. The Hawaiian roll is great (mango, shrimp tempura, spicy tuna). The house salad and gyoza are also excellent. My husband hates sushi and usually gets the General Tso’s chicken, which I’ve also tried and it’s great. They do free delivery and have been pretty fast (about 30 minutes). Would recommend if you’re looking for reliable sushi takeout.

It’s been over an hour and a half and my food STILL hasn’t arrived. The first time I ordered they forgot half of it and this time I don’t get anything. Annoyed.
Finally got my food, my roll was wrong –_–

I’ve eaten here a couple times and always enjoyed the food. I HAD to give a 5 star review today for 20 minute delivery! Thanks guys and keep doing what you’re doing.
Also, I’d be remiss not to mention they are one of the few places that does a 3 roll special during dinner time.

I ordered delivery and the food was delivered on time, fast and friendly delivery. The shrimp shumai and General tso’s chicken had a funny taste and the three rolls I ordered came apart easily and one was the wrong order. It would have been great had there not been that weird taste.

Got delivery tonight from iSushi. Arrived in a timely 38 minutes. Food was tasty however there were some negatives. My fiancé chose the 3 roll special where you get 3 rolls (not specialty) for $ 14 which also comes with a salad with ginger dressing. I ordered a few other rolls. His rolls that were part of the special were significantly smaller than mine. Also, our rolls were put together really loosely and almost each one fell apart as we ate.

I’ve eaten a lot of sushi in my days. I am probably part of the reason fish are going extinct. But this may have turned me off of sushi for good. Our office ordered sushi, and we have all been reeling from food poisoning. Currently as i write this i am suffering the painful effects. Never again.

I’m glad we gave iSushi another shot! My fiancé and I ordered several rolls for delivery last night. All the food came very quickly and everything was absolutely delicious! They’ve definitely redeemed themselves, and I will happily order from them again!

I was in the sushi mood for lunch and decided to give iSushi a try. I ordered the lunch special, which includes three rolls and miso soup. I ordered shrimp tempura, salmon tempura and eel and avocado. The eel and avocado roll was pretty good. Both tempuras had a funny taste to it. Their version of tempura is very flaky. I think they used Shake’N Bake.
I’ll have to try the specialty rolls to truly determine if they should be on my list of go-​to spots for sushi.

My another visit, was in the neighborhood and wanted to grab quick sushi and Vic sushi was way too far and I was starving… Got chicken wing, salmon salad, banzi roll as usual, one night stand roll and tuna sashimi roll. We were too hungry so was in hurry to order. I didn’t have chicken wing but my hub enjoyed all. He said kinda taste like sesame chicken. My miso soup wasn’t salty and really hot. I liked it, was perfect for this cold night.
Banzi roll… could been better, too much cucumber than actual sashimi. I did miss my Vic sushi’s Naruto roll again.
One night stand roll and tuna sashimi roll were pretty good actually. Size is big and filled with crunchiness crabmeat with spicy mayo. I realized they just use same sauce for tuna sashimi as the dressing. I should’ve got tuna salad. Little lame. I did enjoyed one night and tuna rolls. But banzi roll and sashimi salad were little disappointing. Still solid 3 star place. But I will still go back there if I am in neighborhood. Just not gonna order banzi roll anymore.

Pretty decent place if you want something fast for take-​out. I always get General Tso’s chicken and have tried other things like garlic chicken. Spring rolls come with it. Crab rangoons could be better. I’ve never had sushi here though since I usually go here for Chinese take-​out!
Just the typical Americanized Chinese food that’s not mind-​blowing but definitely fulfills your Chinese food cravings. They also have 10% student discount if you bring your student ID, but you need to actively remember to bring it up or else you won’t get the discount once they process the payment. I’ve mentioned it a little late a few times and didn’t get the discount.

I came to iSushi on Sunday night, because I had a $ 40 Living Social deal. We were the only table in the resturant for quite some time, it was very empty during dinner (same deal as the prior resturant, Mikawa, was always empty as well). I saw no changes from Mikawa, except a few different rolls on the menu.
OK, now the good stuff. Despite the lack of business, I was impressed! Our waitress was very sweet, helpful, and talked to us about the menu and her favorites. We ordered 4 special rolls, and tuna dumpling appetizer. Everything was fantastic. The taste was fresh, the portions were large, and the presentation was superb! Our huge plate of sushi had kissy fish on them (I came here on a date with my boyfriend). The table next to us had a huge salt statue of a fish glowing with a candle in the middle of their plate. The presentations were clever, unique, and impressive!
Great service, great food, unique presentations. The dining room was clean, sushi bar is small and can take some time to prepare your meals, but once the artwork is sat on your table you will realize why the wait was a bit long. Also, even with my $ 40 off from Living Social, our bill was still $ 60! Its BYOB, so that was a slight shock of price for no booze, and $ 40 discount, which means $ 100 for 4 special rolls, tuna dumplings, and one a la carte sushi peice. Ouch. But, beautiful sushi! I will be back, I want to take advantage of their new opening 20% off all sushi dine-​in special (which I couldn’t use with my Living Social deal).

iSushi is a great addition to Broad Street; I was worried when Mikawa closed that my local Asian BYOB was forever lost. NOPE. iSushi has taken over the old Mikawa spot and still serves up amazing sushi and Asian cuisine; what is even better is that it kept its BYO status. There is nothing better than date night with inexpensive sushi paired with an inexpensive bottle of wine.
The menu features an eclectic mix of Asian cuisines, from Japanese to Chinese to Thai and each type of cuisine is executed perfectly. The sushi menu features typical hand rolls but also exhibits more complex rolls that are not only creative but indulgent. Sometimes they run sushi specials (last evening, sushi menu items were 20% off), and daily they have take out sushi specials that cannot be beaten. $ 8 for two rolls, $ 14 for three seems like a steal.
As for appetizers, I have tried the Summer Roll– a rice paper roll with cucumber, lettuce, shrimp and mango. The perfect appetizer for those who are longing for summer. The lightness and exotic flavors of the shrimp and mango will excite your taste buds, but wont fill you up too much before your main course. The steamed pork dumplings are paired with a special dumpling sauce which is also very light and not heavy on the sodium– but it is packed full of flavor.
This restaurant is attentive when trying to customize an order. If you want to add avocado to your plain tuna roll, they will accommodate. If you want to order something not on the menu, they will make it for you (within reason). Ex: I wanted a sesame dish, but sesame chicken was not making the cut for that evening. I called to see if they could make me sesame shrimp– they were more than happy to and the final product turned out great.
The only reason why this is not getting 5 stars is because of the sushi prices. The hand rolls are reasonably priced, but there are some sushi places that are less expensive for traditional rolls– especially vegetable rolls that don’t contain any protein. Overall this is a great find. So bring a bottle of wine and enjoy what iSushi has to offer.