Hanari Cafe
Hanari Cafe
S21. Snowflake Roll
Mix poke bowl
Combo
S7. Sweet Temptation Roll
a plate of chicken, rice, and vegetables
a plate of sushi with a stuffed animal in the background
ribs, food
a plate of sushi rolls
A10. Tiger Eyes
food
L1. Las Vegas Roll
food
Combination udon
food
non-spicy salmon and spicy tuna temaki
a plate of cucumbers with a doll in the background
Sushi Rolls
food, sushi, sushi and sashimi, sashimi
White scorpions roll
D1. Mixed Poke Bowl Plate L11. Ultimate Dragon Roll J2. Seared Salmon Sashimi Unagi sashimi
Hanari roll
Richard M.
Mar 27, 2024
I can't say for certain that Hanari Cafe is the worst sushi that I've had, but it's certainly in the running. Tl;dr - If you told me my sushi was prepared at the Fred Meyer down the road, I could've been talked into believing you. We showed up about an hour before close and it was pretty slow. Not a lot of people. I made eye contact with the sushi chef upon entry. He made no physical acknowledgment of my existence, just looked past me as though I weren't even there. He probably was shocked to see me there, because he definitely didn't hear me with his AirPods in. We were instructed to sit anywhere by the hostess, which was exciting because there were about a dozen empty tables. We both ordered sushi combos. Mistake. And two hand rolls. The hand rolls was okay. It was tuna cut into a few strips wrapped in Nori. There were no garnishes or sauces. Pretty mild. I've ordered a lot of sushi, nigiri, sashimi, etc. and I've never been served imitation crab on nigiri. At $30+ I would expect to get 12 pieces of real fish, not imitation crab and watery tamago, but you know what. I was locked in. Honestly, all of the fish except the salmon, had a bite to them. It wasn't the smooth, buttery textures I'm accustomed too. There was a bite to most of the pieces, like it was previously frozen or just not great quality - it's not going to make you sick, but just went super fresh or high quality. Aside from the food, which was bad. Again, won't make you sick, but I would never suggest anyone try this for sushi. There's about a half-dozen other places within 5/10 minutes that are much better. The atmosphere was just... different (?) there was music coming from a single source that I couldn't see. So there wasn't a lot of music/noise throughout the restaurant, so you could pretty much hear everyone's conversations because the ambient noise just wasn't there. Strange experience. The waitresses/servers were nice. Sushi chef is still probably staring off into the ether. When I left, I gave him a nod (to say goodbye) and he and his AirPods just were in another space/time that wasn't where I was. No acknowledgement. I don't want to yuck someone's yum, but I won't be back.
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Tom B.
Mar 18, 2024
In shortSolid new addition to the sushi world around here. Great service, good fish, very diverse menu. Stick with the basics and the value is excellent, but branching out is worth it too.In longThis hasn't always been the most beckoning parking lot along 196th, but it's all cleaned up and open for business lately. Good chicken spot next door, where there used to be a grotty mini-mart. Just enough parking.Inside, you immediately forget you're on a main road. It's quiet, clean, well lit, well organized. You walk around past the fish case and into the dining room. Several lightweight matching tables and chairs. You immediately have menus and water. It's a neighborhoody spot rather than a specialty destination, and your first hint is that you already have both sticks and a fork on your napkin. The menu goes on for days, tightly spaced and almost every line is another item. Sashimi, maki, nigiri, teriyaki, ramen. Traditional rolls, modern ones, some creative spins from the kitchen, too. Easily 200+ items. Not much sake selection, but the prices are crazy good.TakoyakiServed very hot, plenty of filling, good flavor, nice mild dipping sauce. Good value. Tuna TatakiGreat peppery flavor, served cold, nice sauce. Would love to get this again but kind of expensive ($16) for the serving size. Tiger EyesLots of cream cheese flavor, not much smoked salmon showing. Tasty but not super interesting. Jade rollCucumber-wrapped rolls always sound like a nice change of pace but it's hard to get enough cuke in place to hold it together without dominating the flavors of the fish. White Scorpion rollBeautiful to look at, falls apart easily, very mild flavors.Small sashimi omakaseTasted pretty good. $20 for 8 pieces. Ironically cheaper per piece than the bigger platters. This place is neither overcharging nor offering a crazy value, at least for the dinner menu. The service was SO nice, so friendly and organized, that I'd probably come back and order more carefully. For 3 people we were out the door for $215, which is more than I'd really want to spend usually at a neighborhood spot. Having said that, I probably could have dropped $60 worth of appetizers and filled up on an extra $3 bowl of miso.
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Albert L.
Jun 15, 2024
Came in on a Saturday afternoon and there were only a handful of other customers so we were seated immediately. My wife, daughter and I all ordered something different and we were all happy with our selections. I will say their beef chow fun and mongolian beef is one of the best I've had in the greater Edmonds/ Lynnwood area. We were also impressed by the portion sizes! We all had leftovers to go. Their menu is quite extensive, so I'll be back to try other items.
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Kim D.
Mar 11, 2024
This place serves lots of Japanese and Chinese dishes to choose from on their extensive menu. They have some dishes that are pretty unique compared to other places, which stood out to me.Food was great & the service was fast and attentive!They also have a very open space so lots of seatings. Cute decors around the restaurant too :)
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Helene L.
Feb 10, 2024
Opened Nov 2023Food- 3.5 stars, solid quality, homey- food you find in a typical Chinese Japanese Asian restaurant. Huge variety. *Hibachi Steak - plated cafeteria/deli food. I enjoyed their very straight forward food. * sunrise salmon- tasted good! * salmon maki- salmon tasted fresh. * udon soup chasui- 2.5-3 stars, the way the kids like it. Chasui not very tender. Service- friendly staff, attentive. Kid friendly. Warning- they Ambiance- clean, looks new. Kids loved the stickers all along the wall. Location- part of strip mall with 3 other businesses (T mobile, Ezell's Chicken and Fork Mediterranean Grill). Parking lot available. Value- fair for quality.Recommend- if I'm in the area looking for something casual or standard sushi.
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Rita W.
Dec 16, 2023
Hanari Cafe has been open since November. we finally made it on dec 3. the word "teriyaki" was NOT on the outside sign. it was a good "sign" for me. it's a bit of a challenge to get to it from 196th st sw unless you're driving east, but it's well worth the effort.the menu is sushi/sashimi focused with a strong showing for ramen. the appetizers are Japanese-focused. there is hibachi and katsu entrees and yes, you can have teriyaki too. although there is a cold case for the fish, there is no sushi bar.miso soup: as expected. the soup at our 2nd visit was less salty than the on our 1st visit.edamame: came with our sashimi omakase. prefectly cooked.Sashimi Omakase (small) : at $20 it is a great value these days. 8 pcs with rice, edamame, and miso soup. the accompanying piece of tamagoyaki seemed to have been frozen or in the case for too long. we were puzzled there was no tuna on the plate or in the case but, better none than old fish.tonkotsu ramen: there were plenty of goodies on top of the noodles-spinach, charsu, naruto, bamboo shoots, and perfect 1/2 soft egg. i'm not a super fan of tonkotsu broth, but i'm very tempted to order this bowl full of goodies.spicy tantan ramen: as expected with a generous serving of the ground pork. i wish there was a seasoned egg in the bowl. i asked for medium spicy. some folks may prefer more spicy.ramen noodles: very good. not too soft, not too al dente. i like that they serve different types of noodles for different types of ramen.regular maki combo: $14. although the price is right, it's probably better suited to be an appetizer for 2 or more diners. salmon, tuna, and negihama.hibachi steak and chicken: generous servings of fried rice, and fried noodles.the steak pieces were tender and the chicken pieces were not dry.lunch menu: decent pricing for selected entrees and selected sushi/rolls.the interior decor is minimalist with a few art pieces on the wall. the floor is polished concrete, women's restroom is spotless.the greeting is welcoming and polite. the servers check in regularly but are unobtrusive.next visit will be visit #3: tempura udon and more sushi.highly recommended.
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Philip P.
Dec 9, 2023
Noticed this restaurant opened up a few months ago and finally decided to try it out for the first time. The place is a lot bigger than it looks from the outside. It's decorated with Japanese aesthetic in a clean space with lots of tables. The restaurant offers an assortment of items such as sushi, ramen, and hibachi without the performance. It's just stir fried in the kitchen, so don't expect anything like Benihana.The staff was friendly and helpful. They gave us a complimentary small salad which was very nice of them. It was pretty good.I ordered the agedashi tofu to start with and it was quite different from what I'm used to. The crisp on it was a lot lighter kind of like tempura. The sauce for it was alright, but not very memorable unfortunately.I ordered their Deluxe 12 piece sushi nigiri set. It took quite a while to come out. My friend got his ramen and finished it before I even got my sushi. I take it they only had one cook or something cause it's odd to me that it would take that long. The sushi was nicely plated though. Honestly would prefer having the sushi served out to me faster over a pretty plate. But definitely would like both if possible.I could tell there was a lot of care with each nigiri piece. Some pieces were seared, some were sauced, and some were garnished. I was really just expecting them to be dressed with nikiri sauce, but they were definitely trying to focus on presentation more than taste I feel like. I did not like what they did with the Tamago. Caramelizing the top and adding Japanese mayo on top felt a bit much. I was not expecting a crunch on that piece. The other pieces were okay. Some were pretty plain on flavoring, but some others were decent. Hard to mess up the salmon and the negitoro. Those were solid pieces.I definitely would like to go back and try their ramen and sushi burrito next. Those seem like good lunch options for me personally.I rarely see any new places open up around here, so this was very refreshing to try out. I'd be happy to come back despite some of the negatives I've mentioned since they're still new. Looking forward to my next visit.
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Ishmael I.
Jan 24, 2024
This was my first time here. I was in the area taking care of business at Walmart and needed some food to quell my "h"anger. I was familiar with this place due to yelp notifying me of a hot new spot a few weeks before so when it came up it was a no-brainer. Right on 196th off the freeway a couple blocks. Easy to find. Not the best parking but I had a spot right in front. Walked in. Mostly empty except for a couple who left shortly after I was sat. Very extensive menu , kinda surprising considering I thought it was just a sushi restaurant but the sign does say noodles so that was my bad for being inattentive. Regardless though very nice. Decent eating area which can get packed once the customers start rolling in to which they did towards the end of my stay. I had the whole place to myself for a while which was nice. Now the food. I first ordered the Medium Sashimi Omakase. I was first offered tea, water and asked if I wanted a soda. I first asked for tea and water. Tea was excellent and never had to ask for a refill my entire stay. I don't remember touching the water but it looked refreshing. I ordered a coke which was a can but came with a glass of ice. The sashimi was good. I mean really good. Fresh. Colorful. Great texture. No smell. Plated beautifully. The wasabi was decent. Not too spicy but not spicy like you'd normally expect. Maybe a little older or a different brand? But it got spicier on my next order. The waitresses were highly attentive. They were asking if everything was fresh. Was it good. Did I like it. I was kinda taken aback. They might've been curious or surprised at my person because of my order and how I went straight for the sashimi plus I was knowledgeable of my use of chopsticks. I'm not Asian. But they were great. Even started small talk with me. Asking if I'd ever been to Japan lol. I appreciated the attention and rapport. Plus they were cute hehehe. But it was innocent so thoroughly enjoyable. My second order was done a la carte nigiri. I ordered the ebi shrimp. The yellowtail. And eel aka unagi. She, my waitress, asked if I wanted wasabi underneath the fish or on the side. I said underneath because that's what im used to or believe is the traditional way. When I received my order everything looked great. I automatically knew the ebi was going to be just okay though it was just the tail minus the head, usually deep fried and served with. It was plated neatly in a small bowl which I thought was quite quaint. Everything tasted great though. The wasabi was explosive this time around. It opened me up. I was surprised. I don't know what the difference was but man I enjoyed it. My entire order was roughly 66$ which was kinda pricey but I really enjoyed myself. I will be back. I highly recommend this one. Take a date. Bring a friend. Have dinner with the family. Or just go by yourself like I did.
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A. G.
Mar 15, 2024
The best ramen in Snohomish county! We're exploring the menu but hard to not order the shoyu ramen every time. Have tried the sushi rolls and was very happy. Wish the tea was hotter but that's about the extent of my criticisms. Give them a try!
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Margareth R.
Apr 13, 2024
When we walked in we were the only diners (two other tables came in while waiting for food) We ordered salmon poke, pork katsu donburi, ramen, salmon teriyaki and tuna maki ($99 before tip) No drinks just water. I've had the salmon teriyaki. I had better elsewhere. The sauce was too heavy and it was served with steamed veggies that didn't have any flavor to it. The restaurant decor is interesting. They could do without the stickers plaster everywhere.
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