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Nijo

83 Spring St Seattle, WA (206) 340-8880 http://www.nijosushi.com/ View the restaurant website's menu

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Nijo is a Sushi and Japanese restaurant where most Menuism users came for fun with friends, paid between $10 and $25, and tipped between 15% to 18%.

People describe this restaurant as Sushi, Japanese, Rolls, Romantic, Happy hour, and Sashimi [ tag it ]

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***1/4

3.3 avg. based on 7 ratings & 5 reviews

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5 reviews

Award_star_gold First reviewed by:  ichikoo
Apr 27, 2008 Link

nice and sloppy!

Came here for happy hour… Cheap rolls, nice decorations, a little noisy, but nice music/DJ…. Their cocktails and martinis tastes wayy tooo sweet or fruity (feels like you get ripped off with close to a drop of alcohol in it)....

The rolls tastes blend… just tastes too american…. yeeeukk.!

The only thing that tasted decent was their calamaris….

I won’t be coming back…

Extras:
I came here for
fun with friends
My meal cost
more than $50
I tipped
less than 15%
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Apr 22, 2008 Link

High-taste, high-priced rolls in a hidden spot

Nijo’s was initially tough to find, as it’s tucked away below 1st Ave next to an alley. At busy times, that would make parking pretty tough, but for a weeknight dinner there was plenty of parking within a 1-block radius.

The interior is small, dark and intimate. There’s a bar area with a giant tv playing anime, and then a more formal dining area with small tables. We got a nice window seat, but unfortunately there’s not much outside to look at besides pedestrians.

Given that there weren’t many other diners, the service was quick and attentive, and the waiter was good at refilling our waters before things got empty. Food quality was quite good – they have a great selection of varied and unique rolls, as well as some solid main entrees and appetizers. You’re gonna pay a decent amount for the food though, so be prepared.

Overall, I’d come back her again in the future to try out some of their other rolls, probably once every 2-3 months.

What I ate:
  • *****

    This roll was really fantastic – can’t go wrong with a combination of Unagi and Soft Shell Crab.

  • *****

    Not just a Something About Mary reference, this roll with tempura shrimp, spicy tuna and tobiko was covered with a tasty sauce that made it phenomenal. I’d get this again next time.

  • ***

    I was probably expecting more from this dish. The portion was nice and large, but the taste of the fish was just ok. The grilled vegetables and rice was decently tasty though.

  • ***

    Not bad tasting, but the accompanying sauces were both too strong, overpowering the taste of the oysters.

Extras:
I came here for
fun with friends
My meal cost
between $25 and $50
I tipped
between 15% to 18%
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Mar 18, 2008 Link

Nijo..another Sushi Joint

The atmosphere was nice, I went for dinner on a Friday. It was pretty packed. I thought the food was only average, it didn’t stand out much to me. I wouldn’t really recommend it.

Extras:
I came here for
fun with friends
My meal cost
between $10 and $25
I tipped
between 15% to 18%
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Sep 9, 2007 Link

by far the worst 'nice' restaurant i have ever...

by far the worst ‘nice’ restaurant i have ever been to. first the parking for it sucks. second their staff is not very friendly or accommodating. third its way over priced. forth the portions are small and not very tasty. fifth they supposedly lost our order and some people at the table got their food 2 hours after ordering it. i would not ever recommend this restaurant to anyone. the only thing they had going for them was the dark, semi formal atmosphere.

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Aug 28, 2007 Link

Very good sushi place that's tucked away

If a restaurant is located at a good location, just with the tourists, it may be able to sustain itself for a while even if the food is just mediocre. If it’s at a bad location and it’s mediocre, no way it’s going to survive. But even if a restaurant is at a bad place, as long as the food is good, people will come back, and bring others.

That’s the kind of restaurant this place is. It’s not cheap, by any means, but it’s very good. Intereting rolls for sure. I unfortunately didn’t have a chance to try their nigiris, but the rolls and few other items were very good. You should definitely check it out if you’re in a mood of good sushi (and are ok with paying a bit more).

What I ate:
  • *****

    Unagi…yum…very good!

  • ***

    Eh…not gross, but not eye-opening.

  • *****

    Very good. That’s it.

  • ****

    Spicy (for me)! But gooooood.

Extras:
I came here for
a business meeting
My meal cost
between $10 and $25
I tipped
between 15% to 18%
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