Sushi Yanagi

Great food, always fresh. Awesome staff and their prices are very reasonable. I would highly recommend this restaurant as I have only experienced the best quality at this business. It is off of the beaten path. I would have never found it without Unilocal

Sushi Yanagi is really good. It’s the best sushi I’ve had in the Chelmsford/​Lowell area by far. Typical rolls are tasty, freshly made, and reasonably priced. Their specialty roll offerings are not to be missed!
The Fantastic roll is amazing. Anything with eel is awesome. The yaki soba is on point. The drinks are tasty and strong. Go. You will not be disappointed.

Excellent service and quality well presented sushi. Started with the pork gyoza and followed with the chicken yakitori appetizers. The fantastic roll and sushi party platter (pictured) were tasty and fresh. The coppa raspberry and crème dessert was a tad frozen on the inside; however light and tasty.
Finally special kudos to our server Lisa. Thank you.

The best sushi around. We always get the Paradise Roll, Out of Control Roll, Fantastic Roll, and the Diamond Roll. So fresh. Excellent service. This restaurant is a weekly habit.

I had take out sushi rolls from here. They have a good menu of options with all the typical items you would expect (ie. spicy tuna roll, avocado roll, California roll) plus specialty rolls. The sushi rolls were good. Reasonable price for the area, too.

This has become my husband’s and I favorite Japanese restaurant. Their sushi is incredibly fresh, flavorful and creative. Their hot plates are also always incredible. We love everything we’ve had here. The service is also great, the sushi chefs and waiters are kind and fun. Don’t miss it!

Amazing fresh food! I was very skeptical at first by the location, but I’m so glad I pushed that feeling aside. Definitely going to be back very soon and frequently

We ordered takeout and it was great. Best sushi in the Lowell/​Chelmsford area. This hidden gem is tucked away in the back of the parking lot. The Ting Ting ($ 9), Volcano ($ 13), and Fantastic ($ 14) rolls were all excellent!

This place can definitely be off putting from the outside and makes you wonder, how can quality sushi come from a hidden Chelmsford strip mall? Once you get over that and don’t care that this place doesn’t have the typical sushi restaurant fancy décor, you can really focus on what matters– quality of food. I have been here a few times now and each time it has always been extremely fresh and flavorful sushi. They do have coupons on their site, which is amazing because sushi prices can really add up fast. They also have a promotion that if you check in on Facebook, you get a free edamame app. The service is usually ehh here though and the wait staff seem to be very disconnected. Luckily, the amazing sushi makes up for this and it is great to have a local place like this to accommodate your sushi needs.

Tasty strip mall sushi for your spontaneous suburban fix! It’s pretty easy to miss this place which is a shame. They really ought to improve their sign.
The interior is small and cozy, and lunch prices were pretty fair. I wish the rolls were a bit. fatter? More substantial? But maybe my eyes were bigger than my stomach because I was still sufficiently full by the time we finished.
They have a HUGE TV — maybe because we went for lunch during a weekday and it was kind of an off time, but it was a bit too loud which kind of killed the atmosphere.

GROSS, kinda. In a corner strip mall and hard to find. If this were the first sushi I ever had, it would be the last. I think the fact that they had a horror movie playing early afternoon with people getting eaten by a giant alligator didn’t help the so-​so flavored rolls (rice wasn’t that good). Small and modest, the food is ok in a pinch, and the waitstaff is aloof and slow. Not my favorite.

Great sushi, scallion pancakes and Thai lettuce wraps were excellent. Great customer service. My husband loves the spicy tuna roll and shrimp tempura roll. Tons of options for everyone.

One of my favorite Japanese restaurants! Tucked away at the far end of a small shopping plaza. Signs could be improved.
Been there many times, for lunch and dinner.
I would recommend going there for lunch. For dinner it’s a little expensive from what I recall.
The spicy seafood salad is a must! ($ 5, octopus, shrimp, crabmeat, tobiko).
Also, the lunch menu has 3 rolls for $ 12. Can’t beat that! (It’s even cheaper than Market Basket!). And it’s consistently delicious!!!
Service is usually very good, friendly. Usually.
I love this place. Although they now have fierce competition around! Seoul Kitchen (Westford), Nobo (Chelmsford) and 7Nana Japanese Steakhouse (Billerica) are equally good.
I will definitely keep Sushi Yanagi on my rotation list for sushis.

The restaurant is in a corner of a strip mall and barely noticeable if just driving by. I came here on a recommendation and after seeing the high rating that it had on Unilocal,thought we would give it a shot, especially since it is close to our house.
The interior was rather small and modest. We were seated immediately. While the food was good, the service was just mediocre. We were served by different servers and I felt like some were better than others. The waitress who took our order seemed a little impatient and rushed us. We ordered chicken yakitori and barbecue squid, and the sushi/​sashimi boat for two.
It was odd how they served the appetizers five minutes after the sushi boat came out. I was expecting to get the apps first. Not perfect, but whatever, we are not too finicky and can overlook that. The chicken yakitori came with two skewers and smothered in a succulent teriyaki sauce. The grilled bbq squid was tasty. Sushi was fresh and decent. Among the fish included were salmon, tuna, yellowtail, white fish (suzuki), white tuna, and possibly fluke (?) — that’s what I thought it was. It came with two rolls — eel and avocado, and another bigger roll that had spicy tuna as the base, but can’t remember what else is on it. Everything tasted fresh and delicious, including the green tea tempura ice cream that we had for dessert.
Yes, I would still return. They have some great deals that I saw on the lunch specials menu that I have yet to try, as well as the hibachi meals which looked good, and I’m also willing to give it a chance. Though one thing I am perplexed about is the high rating of this place on Unilocal.Yes it’s good, but not amazing and doesn’t warrant a four and half star rating. I would recommend if you are local and looking for a sushi place to satisfy a craving. This would be it.

Surprisingly great sushi! No matter what anyone says, when an establishment is located in a strip mall you tend to think, ehhhh I’m not sure if I want to eat sushi there. Well I feel like this place breaks the mold. I will go out on a limb and say that it’s by far the best sushi option in a 10 mile radius. However, there are some areas that need improvements: while the sushi quality and creativity is a five star experience, the service has always been a 3 star experience. And although it is a good looking interior a few updates and a little more vacuuming wouldn’t hurt to add to the overall experience. I am the type of diner that can look past a dingy carpet but some people may not be as accepting as I am. To sum it up: I want the best sushi that money can buy without going to far, sushi yanagi here I come!

Come here all the time. Today the server argued with me about something silly. Then we watched a patron sit at the bar, hand her sixty dollars for jewelry and then the server gave him three budweisers. Her name is Jume. Mass state law prohibits giving a single person more than two drinks at one time. Then my oysters came with no cocktail sauce, when last week we were handed a small bottle of cocktail sauce. She told me to wait ten minutes while they walk to hannafords. this place has always been great what happened! The oysters were not served on ice either.

Stopped here for lunch. Great menu options and quick service. The salmon bento box was delist. I will definitely be back.

What happened? Toro changed from MP to 7 $ and the quality shows. Little brother ordered curry… The texture was like curdled milk — probably overcooked potatoes. Taste was the same as the Golden House (mild) curry box from the supermarket. Waitress was somewhat passive aggressive. New owner or something? New chefs? This used to be my go-​to Japanese restaurant in greater Boston.

This is my favorite sushi place for lunch. Sushi is fresh and high quality over here. Service is friendly and tentative. Also price is great. I usually get salmon avocado, shrimp tempura and eel and avocado. I am never disappointed.

Typically, we get a few appetizers to go with our drinks. We are huge fans of gyoza, pan fried pork dumplings, so we get one to split. The beef negimaki was a gamble as I’ve never had it before nor did I know what it was. To my surprise, the broiled beef roll with teriyaki sauce and scallion was tasty!
I love their barbecue squid with yakitori sauce. It’s grilled to perfection and didn’t taste rubbery at all.
We ordered a combination of sashimi, handrolls and maki rolls along with delicious tempura udon noodle soup (not pictured). For the maki rolls, we got my absolute favorite; the Spider Roll (Tempura and fried soft shell crab), Philadelphia roll (salmon and cream cheese), Caterpillar to name a few.
Overall, it’s a great place for date night or even just a night out with friends. Service was great and the food was fresh and delicious.
Sushi Yangai is located in a small strip mall/​plaza on 83 Parkhurst Road in Chelmsford, Ma. Although I’ve never been there for lunch, I hear they have a good lunch special with a few $ 4.00 maki roll or combo specials.
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