The Slippery Mermaid

New favorite sushi joint in the burbs! All the rolls were awesome. Service was on spot. Strange theme going on but not a negative in any way.

Delicious, fresh & FAT rolls of sushi creatively constructed and served by fun, friendly staff. Love it here!

Great food and service.
Very convenient location, nice atmosphere.
One of my favorite restaurants in Sewickley.

My current favorite local sushi restaurant. The food is great, the service is always friendly, and they now even have a full bar. :-) They have cooked food in stuff that looks like sushi, too, so you can take people who aren’t a fan of sushi. Prices are reasonable and the sushi is great — if you like sushi and haven’t been to The Slippery Mermaid, you’re really missing out. Go now!

I have tried sushi twice in my life and both times I wasn’t a fan so when a friend suggested The Slippery Mermaid for lunch, I was wary. I ordered the crab roll and Steeler pleaser — and it was amazing! Our server briefly discussed the menu, pointed out local and personal favorites, and asked questions to steer us in the right direction. The menu is quite extensive and I had a hard time deciding what to order. I loved what I ordered, and will go back to try the other selections. I also ordered the pineapple mojito and it was fantastic — a perfect blend of fruit and mint.
Our server was friendly, quick and attentive. Overall, one of the best dining experience. Highly reccomend people check out The Slippery Mermaid, even if you aren’t keen on sushi like I was. This place will make you a sushi fan!

I have eaten at the Slippery Mermaid several times and dispute the fact that the sushi just glorified California Rolls, I have had a pleasant experience. However, after the way that we were treated by management tonight, I do not think we will EVER dine there again. Upon arrival, we did notice that the restaurant was slight full for a Thursday night, but with the local schools being on spring break, it was not unexpected. We were asked if we would mind sitting at the «sushi bar» (literally a small counter facing a wooden wall), since there «SEEMED» to be no other tables be available. We waited for almost 15 minutes before asking to be moved since no one had come over to take our order. One of the hostesses said it would be an hour wait despite the fact that their were tables being cleared and no one waiting to be seated. We even asked to sit at the Tiki Bar but were told they did not serve food on that side of the restaurant. Once we were finally seated at another table, our waitress quickly came and put in out order for drinks and food. She was very pleasant but could clearly tell that we were not happy with the way we had been treated thus far. We waiting over 30 minutes as sushi was run over to the Tiki Bar and served to customers who were seated after us. We finally asked our waitress to speak to the manager because we genuinely believed that we were being refused service. The manager, Kyle, then approached us on the defensive with a LOT of attitude. He rudely countered our complaints by pointing out that the menu clearly asks to allow time for the artful food to be created and even tried to blame our waitress for the bad service we were receiving. I understand that running a restaurant can be tedious, but it does not mean that your treat your customers with anything but kindness and a smile. He offered to comp our drinks as the food would be out soon, but we were tried of waiting and being treated poorly; we just wanted to pay for our drinks and leave. As we were leaving, the table next to us also asked to speak to the manager as they had been waiting over 45 minutes for their food.
If you really want decent sushi in Sewickley, I recommend the China Palace down the street who had a legitimate sushi chef and options other than a California role with garlic aoili.

Very extensive and creative sushi menu. I like the kitschy tiki/​beachy theme of the restaurant and its offerings. It can get pricey quickly once you start getting into those special rolls, but it’s very tasty and I’ve always left satisfied. One thing I’ve noticed consistently is that service can be slightly standoffish. I’m not sure how better to describe it – not rude, but not overly friendly. Overall, I’m glad to see something other than a café or high end new American/​Continental restaurant added to the Sewickley scene, and I will continue to be an occasional patron of the «Slippy Mermaid», as I like to call it.

Cute little gem in Sewickly. Great fresh sushi. Everything was delicious! Our server Melissa was great and friendly as well.

This place is excellent! The service is quick and friendly, the restaurant is clean and the décor is nice.
The food is delicious. We had sushi and sashimi.
We ordered several rolls and miso soup. Everything was fresh and tasted great. I will definitely be coming back.

Its probably the best place to get sushi in the Pittsburgh area. Prices aren’t too bad. I got the pineapple mojito and it was one of the best drinks I’ve ever had. Customer service was excellent. I would recommend more appetizers on the menu though since there wasn’t really any. I would definitely come back though the food was great.

Very cozy and friendly environment with self seating. Fun menu and reasonably priced sushi. We were very happy with our meal and our service. Would definitely try this place again or recommend it to a friend!

Very nice and cozy environment. Our sushi was pretty meh but they made up for it with impeccable service. Our waiter was really hot and extremely friendly. I will definitely be back.

Holy moly, this was the best sushi I’ve ever eaten! My BFF and I were on a mission to try this place although it was 40 minutes away from her house. We checked the website to be sure they wouldn’t close first. Upon arrival, the host had just turned someone away and then he told us that they were closed. But we had driven 40 minutes just to come HERE and the website said it closed at 10pm and it was 9:10pm! It was also my friends birthday, so he agreed to let us in if we ate in the bar area. Alright! We actually ended up eating outside because it was a nice night and they have a firepit and cool ambience out there. We were the only ones out there and we loved it. We ordered the singing mermaid, dragon roll, and the tuna reef roll. We were BLOWN AWAY by the flavors and freshness! AMAZING. I will be back for more!
Another plus, there’s wine ON TAP. Yep, that’s right. I had red blend and my friend had Prosecco. Sweet!
Oh, it’s also worth mentioning that the owner himself had let us stay after they were closed, our food was prepared very fast, and he was super friendly.

I’ve been eating sushi since I was in a training bra. I’ve had some of the best and cheapest sushi in Los Angeles. It’s always fun to travel and try to find better. The Slippery Mermaid delivers. Menu variety should have something for everyone. The triple tuna role is pretty and yummy.
Décor is fun and colorful. Not Japanese cliché at all. And if you want to really trip out, the sushi chefs are white boys. A first for me.
Good times.

Variety & décor: round of applause to Slippery Mermaid! #letsrollafatone (genius decoration!)
Let me break down the evening for you…
Couples date night! Four of us arrived around 7:30 and since the place wasn’t busy, we were able to pick our own table. The bright colors and unique decorations on the walls give a feel like you’re near the beach. The attached bar has a palm tree and the outside seating attempts to mimic a beach town hot spot. It was too cold for outdoor seating so we opted for a corner table close to the kitchen… we were all very hungry… I am excited to go back during warmer weather to get the full experience! We were quickly greeted by our waitress and she explained that their wine is on tap. YES PLEASE! 3 of 4 ordered a different type of red and the 4^th ordered a gin & tonic. They are BYOB but now that they have their liquor license, they charge a $ 30 corking fee. You read that right, $ 30 DOLLARS! That’s a lot of bottles of wine in my book.
We ordered rolls from the gluten free menu. Spicy tuna, salmon but the most notable was the roll with toasted coconut on it! What a delightful twist! The rolls were fresh, decently sized and the display was excellent. We didn’t try the exotic rolls but let me tell you, Slippery Mermaid has superb selection if you like a modern twist on sushi.
Overall, I was very happy with our experience. I can’t wait to go back during the warmer months to experience the outdoor Tiki bar! It’s set up to simulate a beach front restaurant. Pittsburgh’s rivers don’t cut it ;)

I desperately wanted to love this place. On paper it looks creative and exciting and the place is cute. But in reality the sushi is an abusive and tasteless rice fest with barely anything inside. The sushi was very amateur looking, and the massive amount of rice waste was 4x bigger than the amount of sushi to actually eat. The wasabi had zero flavor and I couldn’t even find the cream cheese in my Philadelphia roll. Mind you, this was a takeout order, so I couldn’t ask for a redo. Not only that, but when I arrived I asked for a takeout menu. I was told to view the menu online because they like to «keep it green here.» Yet my takeout order was packed in 2 huge STYROFOAM containers.
The one thing I can give them credit for is that their spicy tuna is actually spicy, which is often a rarity in sushi restaurants. Nonetheless, I won’t be returning.

Really neat selection of rolls. Place had a nice vibe with hip selection of music. Indoor outdoor seating with pleasant Atmosphere. Rolls were tasty and neatly put together. The insane roll was delicious. Service was friendly but room for improvement.
Will be back as the restaurant is unique, privately owned, and family friendly.
Ignore the overly dramatic one star reviews and give this place a try.

The food was pretty good.
Prices a little high. Service was surprisingly slow for how few customers on a Thursday night.
Music was a little too loud, but the place is cool looking.
If I’m every in Sewickley again. I’ll stop back.

The sushi here was really fresh and good. We got 4 rolls, and were worried about being able to finish all of them, but then the next thing you know they were GONE! Prices are what you would expect for Sewickley and for sushi, so no surprises there. Overall, I will go back for sure!

The Sewickley branch of The Slippery Mermaid is just a few weeks old with the original location in Navarre, Florida. I’m grateful for another dining option in Sewickley. It’s BYOB with a $ 5 corkage fee per bottle. Hooray!
I gave them a few weeks since they opened before visiting and taking a stab at a review. I’ve even visited twice — once on a weekend dinner and again for a weekday lunch. I’m willing to chalk it up to inexperience in the very youthful looking sushi chefs that were working on both visits. There were three chefs behind the counter working and they still could not keep up with the pace. The first visit was a completely packed house — and it took 45+ minutes to get our food.
The second visit there were only three other tables that were occupied and it still took 45+ minutes to get our food. Something is not quite right here. Again, I’m willing to grant grace here since they might not have their groove since they opened.
Service is OK. No updates given by our server for the very long wait on both visits.
The food was tasty enough. But by the time the food arrived, I was just happy to have something to eat to take the edge off the very long wait times on both visits.
On our first visit, here’s what our family had:
California Roll from the kids menu — $ 6. My 7 year old was very pleased! 10 pieces in all for this and it was probably the best value on the menu.
Tempura shrimp roll — $ 9. The cream cheese in this is totally unnecessary but tasty enough.
Tropical Mermaid-​Shrimp Tempura Roll with toasted coconut both inside & out, finished with sweet thai chili sauce — $ 10. This thing is so sickly sweet between the thai chili sauce and the coconut. My wife loved it though!
The Dragon Roll-​Spicy Tuna Roll topped with yellowfin tuna, eel, avocado, tobiko, tempura crunchies, scallions and finished with three sauces; zesty aioli, sweet soy reduction, and sriracha — $ 12. This was tasty but the eel just didn’t seem to go on this. The crunch factor was good since there are a lot of mushy elements to this roll.
After corkage fee ($ 5 for one bottle of wine we brought) and drinks for the kids it came to $ 57 after tax and tip.
I’m willing to give this place another shot since the Asian food options nearby and on this side of the river are limited and not all that appetizing. There doesn’t seem to be a shortage of sushi chefs working at The Slippery Mermaid which makes me wonder why it took so long for food to be leaving the sushi counter.