Asahi Japanese Restaurant

The food was pretty good, but it was seriously understaffed and we had to wait a long time for food and the check once we were done.

One of the best sushi places in town. Service was excellent. Wish the happy hour had a stronger draw. Overall wonderful experience.

¹¹⁄₂₄ Been back a couple times now, the place is awesome and consistent in great quality and deliciousness. Ask for the secret menu item the Asahi Roll.
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I loved this place! The owner also has a restaurant in Flowood called Osaka. I’m glad he opened this new place closer to my work and home. I’ve been a regular at Osaka for 10 years.
I first noticed the environment and feel inside. The warm purple and reds are complimented by a refreshing cool blue tone in lightening. This atmosphere is very fitting for a modern sushi restaurant. It reminds me of some of the great sushi places I’ve been in other big cities around the country.
Although new, the wait staff are very friendly, attentive to the needs of the patrons, and pleasant to interact with. They also were quick to serve and provided refills on drinks without having to ask. That shows great environmental awareness.
The owner even came to check on us and offered an appetizer of beef satay on the house. It was delicious.
Now for the food. I ordered pan fried Gyoza and sushi for appetizers. The Gyoza was the best my brother and I had ever eaten. I’d taste a little of the sauce before dousing the whole dumpling though because the chili oil hits you hard at first.
The sushi didn’t come out until after my entrée. This is one reason for the four stars. I didn’t want to eat my hibachi entrée and then be too full to eat sushi, but as I waited on my sushi my hibachi got cold. I think the only reason this happened is because the waiter was still learning. The owner assured next time sushi is supposed to come out with appetizers. I got the scallop gonkan, salmon roe, and a salmon roll on the house.
I wanted my salmon roe with quail egg but they were out. That’s okay, it happens because it’s a rare item on a sushi menu. The roe was perfectly chilled (it’s not suppose to be room temp) and so fresh! I didn’t order the salmon roll, I think they made it by mistake, but they let me keep it. It was also good.
My scallop gonkan was amazing. I always get mine with extra sauce. It’s cooked scallop mixed with Japanese mayo and masago, then baked and placed in a sushi roll. It was perfectly heated and overflowing with scallops – just how I like it. Osaka (same owner) also has this roll.
For my entrée I got Steak and Shrimp combination hibachi. Lunch price ($ 13) was exactly right for my expectation and the serving size. Actually the amount of fried rice was more than I expected. The steak was cooked my requested medium rare perfectly. The shrimp was huge but a tad over cooked for me. Still tasted good though. The veggies were mixed. Some like the zucchini was cooked just right and others like the broccoli and carrots were a tad under. Another reason for four stars this visit.
This place easily has potential for 5 stars. I recommend unique rolls, apps and entrees that can’t be found anywhere else, keep great staff and well trained, and a few tweaks on cooking prep. With these changes this could be the go-​to place in Greater Jackson for traditional Japanese and sushi.

This has been said already but Asahi is owned by same people as Osaka. I love Osaka but won’t be going to there anymore unless I want hibachi because of the convenience for me. Asahi is very close to me. The servers are occasionally hit or miss, but sushi chefs are always on point. Everything is really good.

After reading the good reviews and hearing from others how good the sushi was here we ordered some to go. Maybe they were off their game this night but we were not impressed at all, in fact it was the first time I have eaten sushi where I was spitting out fish scales and also a few bones. The rest was just bland with nothing really to say about it. We were excited that maybe there was somewhere close to get sushi. Looks like we will be sticking with Little Tokyo, which is hands down the best sushi in town.

My friends all know I love Osaka, it’s my favorite sushi spot in Jackson. Asahi is the same owner and it’s right by my house! I no longer have to drive to Lakeland to get my sushi fix.
My two favorite rolls are Angel and Tootsie roll, I order those two almost every time. I got to try the lightly seared white fish appetizer this time and now I can’t get it off of my mind haha. My new addiction.

I’ve been back several times, and it just gets better. The dinner hibachi is more than one person can eat, and the lunch portions are also larger. The hibachi is great. It can be a little pricey at dinner, but you will be taking a box home.
The sashimi, sushi, and rolls are all terrific. Everything from the tuna tataki appetizer, standard and exotic rolls, to the yellowtail sashimi, is all fresh and presented beautifully.
If you are on the Rankin county side of the rez, I recommend you try Asahi.

Asahi is a great restaurant for sushi and happy hour! Very modern and classy atmosphere. Love this place! Excellent staff and fresh fish. Highly recommend to everyone!

Just got back, and I will never return again. It took sitting down for 10 minutes before anyone came to get our drink order. We placed our orders, and my boyfriends sushi came out a few minutes later. After 40 minutes of waiting on my food (everyone else in the building had their sushi) the manager came by noticing I was mad. I informed him that the waiter had not been by and I had still not gotten my food. He told me he would take off my food and bring it out. 20 minutes later they brought out one roll and then brought out a wrong roll. I told him and a few minutes later I got the correct roll. When I got my ticket, they charged me the full amount for the food (this has been 1.30 hours at this point). I asked for the manager, and he informs me that he did not mean that he would take anything off my ticket. I spent almost 2 hours on a very slow Sunday waiting for food, and they gave me no discount, nothing free and barely a sorry from the manager. Horrible customer service.

Nice atmosphere. Friendly staff. The hibachi dinner was great. The fried rice had good flavor and the vegetables were cooked just right (not over cooked). I had several rolls. My favorite was the big easy. It was filled with big pieces of fish. Very fresh. For the cooked rolls, the Angel roll was good. The crunchy inside and the roe gave it nice texture. Great new addition to the reservoir area.