I think the food is good, but it’s too expensive. The first time I came here, I told myself that I’d never come back because they made me pay for each bowl of rice. I forgot about that and went there recently again. I think I’ll remember now to never go there again if I’m even slightly hungry. I should go there if I’m not hungry and…oh wait, nah. Don’t go there.

Confucius says: Restaurant that charges for rice knows not the true Asian way.

I do not see how the food or the ambiance justifies the cost. If you are hungry, don’t come here.

I’ve lived in the building upstairs from this restaurant for two years and I have yet to eat there since I moved… until today. Now I know why.

Flo is a Japanese fusion place that tries to provide fresh and unique dishes for Bellevue-lites. After some careful tasting, Flo comes up a bit short on the creative side and some items on the menu should be avoided. I ordered the spicy calamari thinking it was going to be a more modern take on the broiled squid izakaya style dish but instead I got something that had been stirfried with carrots, onions and broccoli. It tasted like something you would get at a teriyaki place in a food court. Other dishes like the grilled chicken breast and vegetable tempura are overly plain to be featured on a fusion menu. Sushi rolls are generous in portion size but lack the attention to detail that a more traditional Japanese restaurant would provide. The standard spicy tuna roll here is large but I couldn’t shake the unrefined taste of flat tabasco flavor that are typical of bad rolls.

Even though there are items to avoid at Flo, there are some redeeming qualities. The atmosphere and the nigiri sushi here are actually pretty good. The atmosphere is a serene zen-like theme with soft lighting. The nigiri sushi here costs an average of six dollars for 2 pieces, cheaper than most premium Seattle places. In the winters, they ship great Toro (fatty tuna) from the east coast that deserves to be tried at least once. I recommend the Toro, Hamachi, Amaebi, and Mirugai (Giant Clam or Geoduck). They were all very fresh. The sushi cut is generous and rice is done pretty well. Be prepared to shell out the cash, however, as Flo was a pioneer in the high-price Downtown Bellevue foodscape that exists today.

The food here was good, but not for the price. Flo is one of those new “fusion” restaurants, and they definetely jack up the price just for the atmosphere (which wasn’t that great in my opinion) and “fusion” food. Go to Seattle if you want quality Japanese food. The Eastside doens’t haven’t many options – try Ginza instead.

I ate there tonight, the apps were good as per usual, wasn’t in the sushi mood so tried the chicken terrayki which was 18 dollars uh yeah i was feeling a bit ripped off. Dessert was good, chocolate fondue mmm!

When we first arrive this restaurant, we were greeted by everyone, but out of all the tables we were givent he table to the very bakck of the restaurant. This was not convenient, it took a while before we could get tea and order our food.

The toro was very fresh and very good. It came really quickly. However it is very expensive! 6 dollar for ONE toro sushi. Spent 12 dollar a plate.

We ordered 2 different rolls – It was a seared salmon roll and the scallop and crab roll.

Those two rolls took more than 45 minutes to make and be served to our table. When it arrived the seared salmon was not even warm. Everything taste like it was premade the night before.

We end up spend an hour and a half at the restaurant – mainly just waiting for the food to arrive.

Other comments…
The parking is very bad. Spots are very small, unless you park on the street…

Very expensive restaurant, very slow service (especially when there are only 5 group of customers in the restaurant).

Interior is clean. Not recommend to return.
I give it 3 stars only for cleanlness and the toro. otherwise it would be rated a 2.

this is not acceptable!