Wasabi Sushi and Bar

I love this place because the fish is so fresh. I simply don’t know why it gets bad reviews sometimes! Order the salmon sushi. You won’t regret it. It’ll be the freshest salmon you ever had. The white fish sashimi is very good. It’s so flavorful on its own you won’t miss the rice. If you’re deciding which specialty roll to get, opt for the Frenchmen Roll. Not only does it pack eel and salmon into the same roll, but it’s crunchy and the rice paper on the outside is a welcome twist.

Given the lack of Sushi options in this area, Wasabi is A-​OK. More like a 2.5 star rating.
The quality is hit or miss. I guess it depends on what you order. Hard to mess up the dry microwavable packet of miso soup or a shrimp tempura roll.
The price is a bit high considering what you actually get though.
I will mention that it is painfully & consistently slow. Not sure why? It is rarely that busy in there.
For take out, I would call ahead. Like a week ahead. You will still have to wait for your order but maybe not as long as you would if you called an hour ahead.
Note: They will still forget something on your order. MAKE SURE TO CHECK IT BEFORE YOU GO.
«You forgot my salad» — «Oops»

What is going on. I eat here several times a month last night a friend and I went. We were the only customers. Both entrees were incorrect the waiter made no effort to correct the problem and it took forever to get the check.

Great sushi at a reasonable price. The sushi chef David never disappoints — always creative and will modify and create custom fun tasty rolls. Saki Tinis are always on point. Fun and friendly staff. If you like and appreciate good conversation, quirky weird movies, try sitting at the bar. Never a disappointment. Personal fav, tuna tataki sashimi which is an appetizer size — hint: ask to add fresh lemon slices.

Updating my review because I’ve been having a Wasabi summer this year. While perhaps not the most exciting food you’ll ever try, Wasabi has been overall consistent and good over the past few months. No weird odors anymore. It’s a solid bet when in the area.

Best Sushi place I’ve been to in New Orleans! Friendly and quick service which I love. The fish always tastes fresh. The fresh clams are to die for. Sashimi dinner is fairly priced and always worth my time. If they have the stuffed jalapeño appetizer while you are there, indulge. This is an all around great restaurant !

Well. I read the reviews before coming here and they weren’t great but thought I would check it out anyway. As soon as I walked in some very disgruntled customers (locals) were having an ‘F-​you’ argument with the owner about him screwing up their order again. Not exactly a good first impression and the owner (manager?) didn’t handle it in a professional manner at all. I was wanting to order a chicken dinner but with no veggies AND no possible substitutions it was going to be around $ 25 for what I really wanted so I thought value wise it was not worth it. I opted for 2 appetizers instead. Edamame and Shumai. Both decent but the Shumai could have been hotter. All in all I think its a good little spot with some management issues.

I ate here for dinner one night and the food was good. Howeer, the attitude I got from the staff was rude. When I entered the dining room it was ¾ empty. The waiter wanted to seat me at a two top against the wall, and I wanted to sit at a four top as they weren’t busy. He wasd not going to allow that! Then when I went to leae, I asked them to phone for a ab. The waiter asked the bartendeer to do this. She gae me all kinds of attitude een though she only had 2 or 3 people at the bar. The food is not good enough to put up with this really poor attitude!

Really good food but always closed at times a lot of people think they should be open. Why open for 4 hours and then close for another until dinner? Doesn’t make sense for people who get off of work or school at 3 and need to eat their delicious honey shrimp ‚(

I came in at 8pm on a Thursday night. The lounge was virtually empty and the restaurant was about half full, although most were already eating. I ordered the honey shrimp appy and some sushi rolls. The appy was good but after a 45 minute wait, the rolls were not quite as good as your average mall food court serves. If you want better, (and much faster), go to the deli section at your local grocery store! It will likely be better !!!

Sushi was OK. I kind of expected more from a restaurant right by the water, but it was not bad, and not too pricey. We also used a Groupon to order the Honey Shrimp, which was tasty but a little heavy.

Came here via Groupon for my first experience in sushi. I absolutely loved the tuna sashimi and the rolls. I have tried other sushi at other places but this has been the best I have had so far and will definitely come back again.

I have visited Wasabi Sushi and Bar several times, it has been consistent with quality and taste each visit.
The beef with asparagus maki appetizer is my favorite although at $ 10.95 it’s a little pricey. The menu has the «normal» Japanese restaurant items except for fried rice. Their dinners come with steamed white rice or a side of chicken rice.
There sushi selection has speciality rolls such as the LSU roll. The speciality rolls rotate and are posted on the neon board located above the sushi bar. A small card explaining the different types along with the ingredients are delivered to the table along with the entrée menu and wine menu. Another cool thing with the menu is with each dinner entrée a wine recommendation is included to take away the guessing game on which wine would compliment your meal.
Small touches such as hot towels to sanitize your hands and homemade dessert are a plus.
I would recommend this short walk from the French Quarter to enjoy good food.

Had a nice lunch there today. My coworker and I decided to splurge and we spent about $ 50 on 2x soups, 3 appetizers, and 2 rolls. there are 4 sushi places that deliver to us at work, and Wasabi is by far the most expensive choice of the four — but it’s also the best quality.
I used to live 2 blocks from Wasabi and in 3 years, ate their twice. It’s just too pricy for an everyday sushi fix, and too quiet & boring inside to enjoy an evening in the restaurant or bar. That said, Wasabi IS one of the best quality sushi options. You trade a boring experience for super fresh food, so it’s worth it. The answer to that? Get it delivered like we do.

The atmosphere was fairly depressed, there was almost no one there and I had a sinking feeling that we had made a mistake.
HOWEVER, the sushi rolls we got were delicious! The regular roll prices were also some of the best in the city. Will go back for more, if they could get their atmosphere a little more lively and train their waitstaff to be a little more outgoing, this place would be packed every night.

I’ve eaten here twice. The first was for dinner –meh. The second was for lunch and it was really good.
During dinner we started w a mussels appetizer — didn’t taste fresh and it was kind of expensive. Everything else was alright but I left thinking I wouldn’t go back until I had tried lots of other similar places in the city.
Today I went back for lunch. I got teriyaki chicken and tempura (yes I know boring order but the bento box style lunch specials aren’t that adventurous). It was good! Exactly what I expected. My dining partner got the wasabi shrimp and it was dank. We also split a crunchy salmon roll. Fresh n tasty. I bought the roll and my bento box and spent 21.75. I also had a bunch of leftover chicken and rice to eat later.
The atmosphere was weird… kinda smelly and with no music and only two other people in there at noon. BUT whatever the food came out fast and it was good.

³⁄₅ it is what it is… like really.
i wandered in here after my groupon expired, but i figured i might as well still use the paid value. it was just me so i cozied up at the bar (but didn’t have a drink). i ordered a couple rolls and some yakisoba. the timing was a little off, as there was a long bit before my rolls came out after the soba, but i’m guessing there was just a backlog of orders from the main dining hall. the sushi is ok… it’s pricey for what it is, and they are definitely more of the show-​ey than tasty. what i mean is the taste ends up masked under 5 other ingredients, and if one of them is mayonnaise then it’s all game over. for the price, i was expecting more fish and quality, but i think that’s a challenge at all sushi spots in the city. i’d skip the yakisoba next time, the mix of seafood had some overcooked/​rubbery mini scallops.
i appreciated the bartender though, he was very attentive even though i was a solitary diner, and to all the other folks sitting up there. the search for good sushi continues…

Having family in the Faubourg Marigny makes Wasabi a fairly frequent venture for me, especially since it’s only a 2 block walk and I never have to worry about parking; which can sometimes be challenging, especially when there is a special event in town.
The prices are a little higher than many sushi restaurants, as it’s located just a few blocks outside the French Quarter. But this place is always a solid choice and the food is consistently good and fresh.
Some of my favorites here that I can recommend are:
1. Beef & asparagus maki appetizer: Consists of asparagus wrapped in thinly sliced beef and is served on a sizzling platter and covered with teriyaki sauce. Even though it’s fully cooked, it’s one of the best items on the menu.
2. Crab asparagus soup: Chunks of crab meat and asparagus in a «velvety egg flour soup».
3. Seafood salad: Made with fresh seafood, sliced cucumber, smelt roe and a ponzu sauce dressing. Although the dressing is light, this is a filling salad as there is a lot of seafood in it.
4. Nabeyaki Udon: «Noodle soup with assorted seafood, vegetables, and egg with shrimp tempura». This is another dish that can stand alone as an entire meal.
5. Mt. Fuji roll: This is a «house special» crunchy roll with shrimp tempura, cream cheese, spicy sauce, snow crab and avocado (I think). All I know is that it is good.
6. The albacore and whitefish sushis both literally melt in your mouth and are my favorite raw offerings. (Best served with ponzu sauce IMHO).
7. Rice paper roll: No rice here. The tuna, avocado, snow crab, cucumber and carrots are wrapped in lettuce and then wrapped in rice paper. It’s served with an eel sauce that has a dab of sriracha sauce in the middle and is my favorite roll.
The service here is always good and the table service is almost as fast as sitting at the sushi bar.
My favorite waitress (Lucy Dinh) was in a category all her own. Although she no longer works there, and has not in a long time, she is by far and above the best waitress this restaurant has ever known. And it was she that initially made me the loyal customer that I am.
However, the current staff is good and they take good care of their customers. Give ‘em a try. I can almost guarantee you’ll like it.

Great food. We had a rainbow roll, a veggie roll, a cucumber roll, and we enjoyed their yokasoba! Oh wait we also had a tofu steak which was great!
Service was slow especially since they were not that packed. But our server did a great job answering our questions. At the end of the night he even put our saki in a to go cup! Who does that haha. Yes you will love this place so check it out.

Three stars is as three stars does!
The front bar area is more inviting than I’d expect in a Japanese restaurant. At first glance, kind of divey, but it’s actually rather nice, really dark, with metal accents and a long bar (empty the night we ventured in, which is not a problem for me. I love empty bars). The dining room is dominated by a long sushi bar and a good amount of tables in the open space. I like the ambiance just fine.
They have a good selection of sake cocktails and infused sakes, too. I do not drink sake, but if you do, you’ll be pretty happy here. My glass of red wine was drinkable, but it’s rare that I don’t order a second glass, so take that as you will.
To be honest, if they had even a couple more options for non fish/​meat eaters, I’d give ‘em four stars, because my vegetable roll was delish, but other than that roll, edamame, miso soup and a tofu steak app, there’s virtually nothing here for vegetarians (all soups are marked as having fish or chicken stock).
It’s walking distance from my house so anytime I’ve got a craving for a veg roll, I’ll hit ‘em up. But it’s not as good as Origami on Freret, nor Hoshun on St. Charles as far as options go for the veg set.