Ai Sushi & Grill

The food is absolutely amazing! Service is pretty decent. I would heavily recommend only three orders of sushi first for two people. The Avalanche 1 – 3 are phenomenal.
The pricing is fair for the delicious sushi. I would hope for more of a drink option, as well as better explanation of the different sections to sit in. I felt embarrassed for trying to ask.
Overall, a great date spot and heavily recommended.

I’ve visited many sushi/​sashimi places here in colorado springs and denver also, but so far this place is the best i’ve ever been too! great quality and service for the money, not overpriced at all. i was there last saturday with friends and we were all amazed by the food. MUST visit if you’re sushi/​sashimi lover!

Went there last Friday and Saturday. Food was great, services was outstanding, i just had a great time in AI Sushi.

Went here a while back and cracked my tooth on a bone in a sushi roll. It was loud and painful. The waitress was rude and dismissive. I showed her the bone and she insisted it was a piece of uncooked rice. It was obviously not. Either way tho, I had a large dental bill and a lot of pain. More shocked by how poorly management and the waitress treated me. I didn’t even get an apology or a discount.

My husband and I love to come here when we are craving sushi. We do come across a rude hostess from time to time, but the atmosphere is nice and the food is delicious.

Firs time here and we are in love! Ordered 3 rolls, sexy girl, Avalanche 2 and monkey brain. They were all amazing! We’re definitely coming back again!

Try a different sushi place. We tried to set up a reservation but apparently you have to have 6 people or more in your party in order to create one. WTH? Being mindful of the dinner rush we arrived early but it took almost an hour to seat us. I kept asking why it was taking so long (others who arrived after us were seated before us) and was told that they had to find a large enough table to seat us. Mind you, the parties they were seating before ours were the same size. Once we were seated, the server was attentive, but the food left us unimpressed. Just couldn’t win with this place

Worst service ever– please don’t go here. There are far more sushi restaurants out here that will treat you better. I went in there to have dinner and my server was Kyong. Talk about lazy and rude. She probably came to our table once and that was to take our order. She never checked on us, and each time we asked her for something, she would always tell one of the other servers to go do it for her! The only thing I ever saw her do was chit chat with another woman server– multiple times. She wasn’t paying attention to the table next to us either… Pretty sad.

AI Sushi is a great, upscale sushi restaurant. They don’t do any happy hour specials, which is a bit of a bummer for me, but they do price their sushi very reasonably. We typically spend about $ 40 here for about 4 – 5 rolls. Extremely good quality fish. The rolls have thick cuts on top, and also thick cuts of fish in the rolls, which makes me happy since I love fresh fish over tempura/​deep fried stuff. The waiters are all friendly and miso soup comes in addition to your order. Good place, I would recommend for a classy date night, since its right next to the cinema as well.

Since its fairly close, I was hoping that this place would be my new sushi-​go-​to, but it looks like I’ll have to find another spot. I just moved to the Springs from San Diego, California and I heard some of my coworkers talking about AI and decided to go check it out on a Friday night. After a long day at work, we finally made it there at 8:45pm.
When my boyfriend walked in separate from me, he said no one acknowledged him for a good minute while two of the hostesses stood and talked about nothing important.
When I walked in later, no one acknowledged me for a while, so I just proceeded to go in and look for him. The restarant needs a face lift in my opinion. The service progressively improved over time, but as the evening progressed we were shooing away flies and having to wave down waitresses to ask for water.
The food was okay. The rolls fell apart but not bad. I’ve had better.
We will not be returning to AI sushi, (the one at this location anyway), because when my boyfriend was in the restroom, he said one of the chefs behind the sushi bar walked into the restroom stall, and then later left without washing his hands. What an abysmal first sushi experience in Colorado Springs.

It was an O-​K spot for a sushi place in Colorado Springs. I wasn’t impressed with the sushi and have had better. The price was ok so I guess you get what you pay for!
P. S. I had the crunch roll and it didn’t seem very crunchy.

I’ve never had an issue coming here before. Today was definitely a bad experience. I only give 3 stars because of no previous issues.
1. They ran out of fried rice and had to use yakisoba noodles instead, my husband goes there for the fried rice.
2. The chef forgot to add the eggs to the noodles and then ended up dropping them. He did not go back for more.
3. There was not much of a show, and the chef didn’t speak much. He was only there long enough to cook and didn’t seem to want to entertain us like the other tables were being entertained. Very disappointing.
4. The waitress brought a large sake and a large Sapporo when my husband specifically asked for small.
5. The sushi I got was good, but the eel sauce on top was WAY too sweet! I could barely taste the fish.

We came to Colorado Springs with a church group. Hubby and I decided to come to AI sushi. We showed up at 9:30 closing time is 10pm. We were allowed to order and were told that we couldn’t add anything to our order. I had the tekka tool and the heart attack roll and a jalapeño roll.
All of them were delicious. As soon as we were done eating the owner or manager came to our table told us we needed to hurry and pay and leave because they are closing.
We paid and left. I understand they want to get home too. But I thought they were so rude and could of at least waited a few minutes after being done with our food to tell us to leave. The little lady was hovering around just waiting for all of us to finish our food.

Fantastic, large open space. Restaurant tables, sushi bar, and teppanyaki grills. The sushi was great! We had a 9 y/​o with us and she really enjoyed trying everything in her chicken teriyaki bento box. She tried sushi for the first time too and loved it! Thank you for being such a great first experience for her. We can’t wait to come back!
Tips: Very busy on a Saturday night, go early. In a strip mall with construction (when we were there). May have a little walk after finding a parking spot, but it’s worth it.

Woohoo, Ai Sushi is great!
I think the prices here are pretty decent and the food is amazing.
Food does take some time to come out, but it’s worth the wait.
Instead of the sushi, I recommend the bento boxes. They are just amazing.

Thought they had pretty decent sushi. Like any place, things can get expensive, but some of the rolls are HUGE!!! That’s a good thing.

Another good exp at AI sushi. Tasty sushi. Friendly service. Reasonable price. I sat at the bar as I usually do when I’m alone. I had my food and beer within minutes and out of there in 30 mins or so. Perfect for a «working dinner.»

For sushi, the family and I either go here or to Kura. Tastes fresh and delicious! Service has always been friendly and efficient.
Besides the sushi, I recommend the Tempura Udon. It comes with a huge bowl of udon noodles and a side of fried veggies (usually 1 piece of shrimp, some carrots and other veggies). It’s a great dish on a cold winter day!

My go-​to sushi restaurant close to home
So, I’m updating my review. This place has really stepped up their game in the quality of their food and their service. I don’t know if they made adjustments, but I do know they recently re-​did their menus. But I’d say this is one of my top three sushi places in the Springs now. And since it’s closest to my house, it’s been my go-​to.
Sushi: Most recently, I’ve been thoroughly impressed with their sashimi — nice, uniform thick cuts of fish. I always get salmon, and there is only one restaurant I’ve been to that has better salmon but this place has a better cut. It’s damn good. You can get a 6-​piece salmon sashimi for about $ 10, which is fantastic. I get their sashimi and a roll to-​go on nights I just can’t cook — probably about once a week or every other. And I get consistently good cuts and rolls. All their rolls are good. They cut back on how much rice they add and they don’t skimp on the good stuff — even in something like a Philly roll. It’s 80% salmon and 20% cream cheese (if that). And it’s only like $ 4. Their Cherry Blossom roll is great with nice thick cuts of salmon and tuna on top. Miso comes free with the meal. The dressing they use on their salad is creamy — I like it anyways. They serve my favorite seaweed salad — with a big scoop of the crab mix that’s used in California rolls on top. It’s kind of sweet and balances out the brinyness of the seaweed. SO good. Never met a roll here we didn’t like. And I haven’t had any nigiri lately, but I have in the past (various fish, uni, unagi, roe, quail eggs, and more) and it was always good. I will note that if you’re getting rolls for take out, and some have sauce and some don’t and you don’t want the ones w/​o sauce to get messed up, remind them to keep them separate. I’ve had a few of my «clean» rolls get «dirty» with sauces from my husband’s and was less than enthused.
Price: On point. My husband and I can walk out of here (if we don’t order drinks) with 2 soups (free), salads, a 6-​piece salmon sashimi and 3 rolls for under $ 40. Most of their house rolls are $ 4.50-$ 7. Their specialty rolls are $ 8-​$ 11. I think I counted there were five or fewer rolls more than $ 11. For a 6-​piece sashimi it ranges from $ 10.50-$ 11 for the basics and $ 12.50-$ 13 for something «fancy» (i.e., something with sauces, marinades, etc). Most of the nigri is around the $ 4 mark for 2 pieces — with a few in the $ 3s and a few in the $ 5s. Don’t know about the rest of their menu though. They do have bento boxes and sushi combos that are cost-​effective options, too.‘
Service: Better than previous experiences. The last few times we’ve dined in, we’ve had no complaints. Our drinks stayed full. And we never had to wait too long for anything. When I call in, my food is always ready by the time they promise. It’s never been longer than 20 minutes — and that was on a busy Friday night.
Ambiance: No complaints. Always clean. There are two sections — hibachi and dining. I’ve never been to hibachi, but the dining has a few booths, lots of tables and the sushi bar. It’s kind of that modern/​Asian décor style. It’s fitting. It wouldn’t be a bad place to take a date, if you’re not looking for something 5-​star. And the movie theater is right there. And you could always hit Coldstone for dessert after.
I’m excited this place has stepped up it’s game. I have no complaints. Hope it stays this way.

Ai Sushi & Grill doesn’t have that impressive reviews or ratings for a pretty decent Japanese grill and Sushi bar in The Springs. My experiences at this restaurant are a hibachi dinner with friends and a lunch meal that far exceeded my expectations, this review is more for the lunch experience as it was a marvelous meal with a tremendous amount of food for a particularly good lunch menu price. The bento boxes were a great deal with a sampling of sushi rolls, sashimi, rice, salad and soup. The seating arrangement is pretty typical but, the sushi bar is a really nice way to conversant with the guys making your food and if you are lucky some tasting samples as they prepare your sushi and sashimi.
I wasn’t expecting anything out of the ordinary lunch meal when I came in but, after the meal, conversation with the great staff, the delicious fish and miso soup I’ll definitely be back.