J Kay
Azuma never disappoints! The only complaint is they make you wait until most of the seats are filled before they take your order. So if you don't want to wait, make sure you bring enough friends and family to fill the seats. THe food is great, and the atmosphere can be fun with the right people.
Mark Vigil
Typically our first thought for sushi. Service is hit and miss when it comes to frequency of attention but the staff is always super nice and helpful. Wait times for sushi to roll out is hit and miss aswell. Sometimes it's quick and sometimes your there awhile. But never had an issue with quality or taste.
Anna Pudelek
Seated immediately and the service was spot on! We enjoyed appetizers, entrees and desserts along with some happy hour beers! Our waiter gets a special nod because he was hustling, coming back to see if we needed anything. Really enjoyed our meal and the fabulous service!
Kristi Rhinehart
Best sushi in Albuquerque! This place never disappoints. The sushi is fresh and innovative. They also have a hibachi side that I'm sure is wonderful but the sushi is so good that I always go for the sushi. Their hottest is wonderful. I get the hot tea no matter what time of year it is. The freshwater eel is SUPERB. I do not miss the eel appetizer no matter what. The service staff is friendly and attentive. If you find this helpful please click "helpful" to let me know.
Tony T
The food is always good from sushi to teppan and the service is great. My favorite thing about this place is they open early you don't have to wait until 4:30pm. The teppan grill is entertaining for all ages especially kids. I would recommend this spot for lunch or dinner. Great local Asian food to have in New Mexico.
Becca
What a wonderful dinner for our anniversary!!! We sat the communal flattop table and the gentleman cooked everything right in front of us with style and great humor. Everything was delicious, my scallop and shrimp, and my partner's steak were cooked perfectly, and the garlic noodles were a lovely surprise.
V Lee
The food was good the server Nancy was very Nice. The atmosphere was great 👍. I was kind of disappointed in the chef but he did okay. Thank you Nancy for making my son's birthday 🎂 awesome. I would go back but hopefully not get the same chef.
Chelsea Law
Really enjoyed the service. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. I loved our chef on the hibachi grill, but he overcooked my shrimp which only takes 4 to 5 minutes to cook and was cooking all the steak before my shrimp which caused it to be rubbery. I also spent more money on my shrimp then the other customers. Hoping the chef corrects this for next time because I may as well have ordered the steak at that point.
John R Nelson
The last time I was at Azuma I took a date with me. We had fun here. I have been there several times. My date is was her first time. We sat on the grill side. We had a grill to our self. It was to busy that night. The cook was great. I forgot he's name but he was very good. He cooked our food properly. The waitress was very attentive to us. Everytime I go to Azuma I always have fun here. It's a great place to take ur date or family. I will definitely go back for dinner maybe lunch.
Celina Manuelita
The wait was over an hour but once we were eating, we forgot all about the wait! :) our cook was amazing & food was so good.
Amanda Griego
Always a 5 star restaurant in my book! We love Nancy's service, her smile and quick service is unbeatable! If only ALL the chef's had a sense of humor and cracked a few jokes.., there are few that are just plain boring! Ppl like to come to watch the excitement of the food cooking before thier eyes, it makes it even better when you make them laugh too. This is my favorite place to eat, going on 14 yrs!
Affordable!
Delicious!
Always enough to are extras home for leftovers!
Bring back the salad!!!!
Nancy, you rock girl!!!!!!!
Fill J
Super delicious! I came here with a bunch of friends and boy did we have a great time. The guy was super entertaining and friendly. He did things with my food I never thought we're possible. Spinning and balancing eggs like a champ. I do wonder if they by chance teach these sort of skills or does everybody applying already know how to spin an egg on a spatula. What other skills do they have I wonder, just probably performing under pressure is the big one I'd imagine. I'm sure some of these people have taken acting or improv classes but maybe the mystery must remain. if you eat there feel free to ask him these questions and let me know. Thanks.
Shawn Berend
Nice atmosphere, cool and somewhat muted lighting. Spider hand roll was great. Masago was off, didn't have the fresh brine taste I was expecting. I sat at the sushi bar, but had to order sushi through a floor waiter. Looks like a good place to try the Teppanyaki.
Berna Marie
Always thought I disliked Asian food.
I went in expecting to leave disappointed.
Had the AZUMA steak with rice and noodles.
Hands down. Some of the best food I have ever had.
Something about it being cooked in front of you makes a phenominal difference.
Service was good. Cooks were fantastic.
Definitely a new obsession of mine. Worth every penny.
Yvonne Sandoval Avila
One of my families favorite places to eat when we are in Albuquqerque! Highly recommend it. Took my Head Start class there for a field trip lunch. The kids enjoyed it and so did their families!
Janell Moore
We have been going for years never had a bad experience but last night the service was horrible and we waited for almost 2 hours before the cook even started our meal then the waited said they were sorry handed couldn't say that before they sat is at a table, then I spoke to the manager and he done care just said we are always busy no apology or anything then when we were playing they gave us a10% discount coupons give us a better discount ridiculous customer service waited wouldn't fill our drinks. I never wrote bad reviews but the manager really left a bad taste in my mouth and I doubt I will go back even though we go art least twice a month and always a big party. Very unsatisfied customer to top it off it was my nephews birthday and I had to miss the end and take my food with me because I had to be somewhere at a certain time.
Mario Przepiora
The hostess was rushing us a bit when it came to sitting, drinks and menu selection, but I've experienced that from many other oriental based restaurants, so I'll chuck it up to a cultural thing.
The food was plentiful, however our cook overcooked 6 steaks, and oversalted seafood to the point that 3 people could not eat any of it.
Daniela Valdez
It's a great place to enjoy great company, you really get what you pay its amazing. Plus entertainment. I'm a review before buy kinda girl and I promise you will not be disappointed. Tiger sushi is absolutely delicious. Hope this helps
Dan Hill
The new location on Paseo (as of this posting) is more convenient for us. The grill section was going to be 1.5 hours in wait time, but that is understandable on the weekend. We decided instead to sit at the regular table section and cut out the wait list. Waitress came by fairly quickly and took our drink order along with dropping off our soups. We ordered our food - an appetizer, two rolls of sushi, and two Azuma Teriyaki steaks (med rare), no vegetables, extra fried rice - and the sushi was surprisingly quick to arrive at our table. Two problems emerged afterwards though.
1. The waitress looked as though she was already having a bad day and understandable when they had a "Groupon" day. However, about 30 minutes after finishing the sushi, a male employee (assumed manager) and stated that the kitchen had screwed up our order and asked if we ordered something completely different than what was read back to us. Instead of trying to explain what actually happened, in short, our food was really NOT our food and a comment was made about it being a really busy day. The entrees are also served with 2 pieces of shrimp that did not come on the plate. I had to ask multiple times for them (otherwise I am sure that they would have never been added to our meal) and would have paid for something that I did not receive. - SERVICE RELATED ISSUE
2. The food itself after we received it: Steak was not cooked to order as we are accustomed to receiving when we sit at the grill; It was somewhat dry (not what we ordered) and portion sizes were small as well. Understood that the portion sizes are of discretion, but these were not what we have been accustomed to after eating at the San Mateo Azuma and similar other Japanese-sytle restaurants. In addition, the food was fairly bland and seemed to have been sitting out under a heat lamp because of the dryness surrounding the overall plated food. - FOOD RELATED ISSUE
The part that truly bugs about this particular visit was centered around a mistake that was not on us but was the overall lack of customer service by the "manager" and the hostess. I even had to write out the order on a receipt for the "manager" so that he could re-ring the order into the system so that our food would actually get to us. I usually am ok with the service slacking as long as either the food tastes truly amazing or that the check reflects the service received (in the form of a discount or similar customer satisfaction).
I would only go back to test the quality again thinking that this was a "perfect storm" of issues that we just so happen to be a part of.
Brenda Bennett
Azuma Sushi is so good! That was my first time ever trying sushi and it was truly amazing! I love sushi now and I highly recommend it!
Kristine Neuman
My favorite date place! Love the hibachi side and for the sushi side I recommend the tiger tear roll!
Holly Daphine Gallegos
This Place Had A Beautiful Atmosphere And We Had A Great Experience Watching Not Only Our Chef But The Around At Tge Other Tables As Well! The Food Is Beyond Delicious! The Noodles Were Perfect, The Rice Was Plump Yet Tender, And The Meats Were Juicy, Tender Abd Cooked Just Right. This Was My First Experience Eating At A Japanese Restaurant And I Am Hooked Now! Unfortunately, I Will Always Compare Every Other Japanese Restaurant To Azuma Sushi And Teppan ABQ And That Will Not Be Fair To The Other Restaurants Out There. Thank You For Making My First Experience So Enjoyable! ♡ Enjoy!!!
Dew Gallagher
Sake!!! No Im kidding. My sister's fave place as long as we call to make reservations! You all are so wonderful at what you do!
Lisette A. Trujillo
Tony was our grill cook he was hilarious serves and food great.... this coming from a Server......#tonytonytony
Christopher Whitney
Great service and great food I recommend this to everyone.
Gabe Valenzuela
Found a cockroach in the food and will never go back
Kathy Coalson Rivera
What a nice experience and the service and food were excellent!!
Carlos Gallegos
Don't waste your money. Go to Love sushi instead...
Abigail McCabe
The service was slow, took over 5 min for anyone to bring us water. Had to keep asking for items such as soup and refills. The service has really gone down hill over the past few years and the food seems overpriced for what you get.
Cherry Reid
Great food, great cooks, good times and memories are made
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