where is a good japanese place...other than sakura on hillsborough or hibachi express in cary

4/27/2008 5:39:10 PM

there's a small place in that shopping center on the corner of oberlin and glenwood. it's not cheap, but i think it's pretty good.

[Edited on April 27, 2008 at 5:41 PM. Reason : they're closed on sunday, though.]

4/27/2008 5:40:58 PM

sushi tsune on hillsborough is decent

4/27/2008 5:41:13 PM

sakura and hibachi express are both pretty nasty

hit up fujiyama on kildaire farm or sushi thai (yes, they have japanese food) right down the road on kilmayne

4/27/2008 5:41:14 PM

China Town buffet in Cary has a huge sushi bar and a hibachi grill in addition to some pretty good chinese food.

Lunch is $10, dinner is $15 but you get all you can eat crab legs with it.

4/27/2008 5:42:52 PM

asuka in morrisville

Sushi Thai in Cary & Raleigh

Wasabi in Cary off Tryon.

4/27/2008 5:43:42 PM

there's also akari in mission valley. it's the americanized japanese food like sakura, but still tasty, and the owners and employees are cool guys. they do daily specials also.

try the geisha roll, it's great!

[Edited on April 27, 2008 at 5:47 PM. Reason : geisha]

4/27/2008 5:47:13 PM

shabashabu [/thread]

4/27/2008 5:48:17 PM

ive tried akari too...it was ok...the bf and i are slightly addicted to japanese food

there's a place in charlotte we go regularly but haven't found a place in raleigh for when he is up here

[Edited on April 27, 2008 at 5:51 PM. Reason : .]

4/27/2008 5:50:41 PM

An in Cary is great pan-Asian food, but it's pricey and a bit more formal.

4/27/2008 5:51:23 PM

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"An in Cary is great pan-Asian food, but it's pricey and a bit more formal."

and they give 50% off to SAS employees on monday for lunch mmm

4/27/2008 5:54:10 PM

Kashin in Crossroads is good, but I will second Akari. It's a very good restaurant and the owners are extremely nice.

4/27/2008 6:04:56 PM

kanki or kabuki


kabuki in cary is really good

4/27/2008 6:34:12 PM

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"there's a small place in that shopping center on the corner of oberlin and glenwood. it's not cheap, but i think it's pretty good."

they haven't been open long and arn't well staffed, both times ive been there we had to wait a considerable amount of time for our food but getting it to-go isn't bad


As for an, Ive been to an a couple of times but friday I took a girlfriend it was a total mess. Its a beautiful place , foods good, service is .... uh, not so much and unless your going for that sorta ambiance or a special occasion i would go somewhere else. For that kinda money its really irritating to leave unhappy


Nobody has said sushi-thai, its close and not bad for the price. They also do dollar sushi and $4 rolls i think at night. If you like traditional japanese food Waraji has alot of great dishes. Their sushi is super but if you order it on a weekend just know youll probably have to wait about 45 minues from the time you order it, well worth the wait though

4/27/2008 8:11:19 PM

^ actually I think 2 of us mentioned Sushi-thai, but another mention is deserved. I forgot about Waraji and An...which are both great!

4/27/2008 8:13:49 PM

If you think Sakura is good then don't bother spending money on real Japanese food.

4/27/2008 8:15:09 PM

Sushi-Thai
Kashin

And if you are near Wake Forest, Hayashi. I've only been there once and didn't have sushi, but what I had was awesome. A friend of mine claims it's the best Japanese food and the best sushi he's ever had.

4/27/2008 8:16:46 PM

neo china in cary

also neo china in durham -- my parents neighbors own that one and parts of their family own the cary one

4/27/2008 8:17:34 PM

little tokyo over off of where maynard and e. chatham intersect is really good. its really small though so if you go during the busy dinner hours you'll have a wait.

4/27/2008 8:18:40 PM

thats not japanese

4/27/2008 8:19:22 PM

^ lol I think they read the thread title and not the actual thread.

4/27/2008 8:19:58 PM

ah no, i did read the thread

but since it was the first thing that popped into my head it just came out

there is a place off tryon in the harris teeter shopping center toward the regency center office complex

its called tokyo something

4/27/2008 8:21:23 PM

Little Tokyo has some dank food in an unlikely hole in the wall.

4/27/2008 9:42:45 PM

Japanesse food or even Vietnamese food both PWN chinese food imho.

I don't get why the later 2 are not more popular. Chinesse food just always has the overly greasy sesame oil taste.

4/28/2008 12:16:37 AM

i really like akari express

4/28/2008 12:31:20 AM

^^tailor-made for Amerifags.

4/28/2008 12:48:25 AM

isnt their a shitload of Chinese places because there are a lot of Chinese people?

4/28/2008 1:15:34 AM

nah, or you'd see KFCs in every block.

4/28/2008 1:37:12 AM

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"I don't get why the later 2 are not more popular."

Go to Seattle. There's a Japanese and/or Vietnamese restaurant on every street corner.

Also, I can't believe no one has mentioned Waraji yet. They have some pretty damn good donburi.

[Edited on April 28, 2008 at 1:59 AM. Reason : Waraji]

4/28/2008 1:58:16 AM

^

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"If you like traditional japanese food Waraji has alot of great dishes."

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"I forgot about Waraji and An...which are both great!"

I love some Asahi in Gboro if you're ever around there

[Edited on April 28, 2008 at 2:24 AM. Reason : .]

4/28/2008 2:23:52 AM

By good I assume you mean cheap?

4/28/2008 2:27:10 AM

i can't believe "good japanese" and "sakura on hillsborough" were used in the same sentence.

also i second sushi thai. there was also a sushi place in durham i went to last year that was really good (near the tobacco district stuff -- kinda near that oyster bar place) but i can't remember the name.

[Edited on April 28, 2008 at 2:33 AM. Reason : .]

4/28/2008 2:33:24 AM

YoHo in Cary

4/28/2008 2:37:41 AM

^^^^ lol I should have looked closer

^^ and yes, I can't believe they were used in the same sentence either.

4/28/2008 2:45:59 AM

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"Japanesse food or even Vietnamese food both PWN chinese food imho"

there is a good place for pho over on capital

4/28/2008 6:49:47 AM

Bukkake Buffet in Chapel Hill

4/28/2008 2:11:45 PM

^ EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww

4/28/2008 2:12:17 PM

Waraji on Duraleigh

4/28/2008 2:16:28 PM

kanki ftw

4/28/2008 2:18:09 PM

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"Bukkake Buffet in Chapel Hill"

10/10

lolz

4/28/2008 2:21:10 PM

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"ittle Tokyo has some dank food in an unlikely hole in the wall."

Why would anyone want to eat food that is cold and musty?

4/28/2008 2:33:30 PM

do you want good or just japanese in general? I'm confused because you mentioned good and hibachi express in the same sentence.

4/28/2008 2:34:03 PM

THE JAPANESE SPOT IN THE MALL BY THE HAT STORE ALL THE WAY IN THE CORNER IN GOOD AS FUCK

4/28/2008 2:34:20 PM

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"there's a small place in that shopping center on the corner of oberlin and glenwood."

Red Dragon? That's also one of my favorites if so.

[Edited on April 28, 2008 at 2:36 PM. Reason : ...]

4/28/2008 2:35:07 PM

i want good japanese...thats why i said don't suggest somewhere like hibachi express or sakura...can be a little nicer restaurant or just somewhere to get take-out...just good quality

4/28/2008 2:46:34 PM

If you want Sushi, go to Waraji or Shabu Shabu. I prefer the former, but you can also get Thai at Shabu Shabu. I've heard Sushi Thai in Cary is decent. The one in Raleigh has cool decorations, but they come with a terrible sanitation grade.

4/28/2008 2:51:42 PM

We need more places for korean barbecue...Guruhchee?

4/28/2008 9:55:43 PM

Mura in north hills is the medicine.

4/28/2008 10:00:48 PM

opps

[Edited on April 28, 2008 at 10:08 PM. Reason : ]

4/28/2008 10:07:45 PM

hibachi express is just about the worst japanese food i've ever had.

4/28/2008 10:08:26 PM