Hokkai Ramen & Sushi

I was so excited to try this place but left so disappointed. The amount of food for the price was a bit pricey. The chicken teriyaki platters could've passed as a child platter. The Chicken teriyaki ramen left a bad taste even hours after we left the restaurant. The flavor was just not it. The only thing I truly enjoyed were the gyozas and service. We were welcomed in right as we walked through the doors and seated right away. Our waitress was attentive and kind! The place is small but very calm and comfortable. Unfortunately though gyozas and good service are not sufficient reasons to return again.

Not the best. Husband got the hot mt Fuji and I got the tonkastu. The pork in ramen was extremely fatty with no flavor and pork bone broth has no flavor as well. The place was small and filled up relatively quickly after opening. There were two waitresses and they were constantly running around. There was one waitress who was more attentive than the other one. Would not go back.

The food was great and service was very quick and attentive. I love the space, it was very cozy. I think the vegetable tempura and sushi we got was what I liked most. We also got the to lotus with spicy sauce which was delicious!

With the possible exception of Fujisan in Fairhaven, which opens at 3pm & therefore is essentially a dinner place, Hokkai has the best sushi in town. I'd get there right when they open because within a short time they are full & you will have to wait for a table. I often just get food to go, avoiding that problem altogether. For such a small room, they have utilized every square inch of table space. The wait staff is incredibly efficient and friendly. Top notch cuisine!

We got the tempura assortment and a sushi rollThey were deliciousWe cant wait to go back

Unassuming little restaurant with amazing food! Enthusiastic greetings met is as we entered the restaurant and we were quickly seated. The Milk Tea is wonderful and we enjoyed the Chicken Teriyaki Ramen, Teriyaki Chicken Plate, and the Hot Fuji Mountain Ramen with the Smokey BBQ pork Every portion was plentiful, the dishes delicious, and the service was terrific!We will return.

Ok, so I am of two minds here. The ramen (my husband got the Tonkatsu) was delicious! The broth was complex and slightly creamy, the noodles perfectly al dente, and the pork was really tender. I may have stolen a few bites!! Now, I had their sushi, which was also really good, they have soy wrappers that look the color of lettuce leaves, they had great sticky rice and their soft shell crap tempura was delicious! My only cons, and really this is personal preference and wanting more than I would say a con, is they do not have spicy sushi with cooked fish, and they sushi was very loose and not packed tightly so it fell apart on occasion. Otherwise, yum!

My only complaint is that their sushi selection isn't as extensive as I want it to be. Given that this is primarily a ramen house though it is easily overlooked. The ramen is wonderful and easily the best you can get anywhere in the area in my opinion. You'd have to go up to Richmond in BC or down to the Seattle area to beat it and even then it'd be close. The staff is friendly, the restaurant is clean and the food is spectacular. What else is needed?

First visit to Hokkai on a busy Wednesday night (I was surprised!) Nearly every table was full when we arrived, we waited a couple of minutes for one to be cleared, then had a seat. There were two wait staff, they were running and running, I was impressed. It took a few minutes to be greeted, receive menus and waters, and to place our orders, but once we did, wow, I was more impressed. We ordered Milk Tea (like Thai Iced Tea) and a starter (Gyoza). Those arrived quick, then before we were done with our Gyoza, our entree choices arrived, so fast!The Gyoza were slightly overcooked (it was a pretty heavy sear on one side of the dumplings) but they were tasty, there was a scarce amount of dipping sauce, but it ended up being enough. The milk tea was tasty, no surprises.We ordered a Sushi selection/combo that included a California Roll, and two pieces each of salmon, tuna, hamachi, and albacore sushi. We also ordered a Spider Roll. The sushi was so good and so fresh, we were so impressed. We think this is the best sushi in Bellingham (we are purists and prefer simple sushi without a lot of fanfare or embellishment). Comments about the prices are not wrong, the prices are pretty proud, but the service is quick and the food is very high quality. Add to that the fact that restaurant was full from the minute we arrived until we left (and they were doing take-out, uber eats the whole time), the community likes this place, they're showing up to eat. I used to come to this space before when it was Teriyaki House and it has been cleaned up and improved since then. It has a more Japanese feel with the sushi chef front and center and the Noren (fabric banners) add to the authentic feel. We're looking forward to try the Ramen and other dishes on the menu.

Lovely place! All the food we ordered was delicious, had no issues with service as well. Not too salty, delicious!! We ordered the spicy tuna roll, crunchy roll and ramen. Well worth it!