School Sushi

Sushi in Lexington, KY?? Isn't that state landlocked? My wife and I have been to Lexington several times to visit an Army buddy. Know for beef and bourbon, we never considered having sushi there. After all, we get pretty good sushi at home in Pittsburgh. Maybe it was too much bourbon (or tequila at Agave and Rye but that's a different review), but we decided to give this small sushi place a try. First we made sure they served hot sake just in case the food was not adequate. Wow were we blown away. The sashimi selection was none that I've ever seem before: fatty toro, fatty yellowtail, fatty tuna. We tried all of it and each piece was tasty, moist, soft, fresh, and the portion was generous. We learned the owner and sushi chef was Japanese and barely spoke English. He has been in the sushi business for decades before opening his own restaurant. The service here was top shelf. Ask for Joe. And if sushi isn't your desire, they have a large menu filled with cooked options. We will be regulars here whenever we are in Lexington. What a rare find!!

School has the best brunch in Lexington if you're craving some ramen or sushi! I love the cool venue and the staff is always quick and friendly. Load up that ramen because they are generous with toppings!

The restaurant & service were very good but the food not really.I ordered Curry with pork cutlet for to go, the curry sauce was very good! It's delicious!! But the pork cutlet :( ...... I can smell that pork was pretty old, I cook pork at home everyday and I know that smell when the pork is about to go bad. Also it's super super chewy! I never have the chewy pork cutlet like this before. I think they might cut the pork on the wrong line.If you're going to get curry with pork cutlet, please get chicken instead, I think it might be better.One more thing, it's expensive! Just for curry and pork it's $21!

I love sushi, so naturally this is is of the first things I search for when going to a new assignment. The reviews for School Sushi were positive and it was a short walk from my apartment. I've been here twice now.The first time I ordered a bento box combo along with "fatty amberjack" and "fatty yellowtail". I don't understand how these pieces can be considered fatty (and they are priced considerably higher than their non-fatty counterparts). I've honestly had fattier pieces at other restaurants when simply ordering amberjack or yellowtail. Also while I appreciate the generous portion, it's simply sliced too thick, making it unpleasant to chew/bite in to. The bento box was overall fine, with a nice variety of items. My only issue was the tempura being a little too greasy. The second time I ordered a Chirashi don. Once again the sashimi is cut too thick with a smaller variety of fish compared to other Japanese restaurants I've been to. My other issue is the pricing, it's just priced way too high considering all the issues. I was surprised to hear that they fly in fish from Japan and that their head chef is also from Japan. If I didn't know this I would have assumed this was an American Japanese fusion restaurant. Unfortunately the search for great sushi in Lexington continues!

I've never been inside the restaurant to eat there food but I noticed that the wife makes homemade Asian style cakes so we ordered one of my moms birthday. It was decorated really cute and it was good. I called ahead and she made it on time and I just went to the restaurant and paid.

My husband and I have tried nearly every sushi spot in Lexington, so I am surprised it has taken me this long to try School Sushi!My book club met here on a weekday for dinner and we were able to reserve the private room for the 6 of us which was nice. As with most downtown spots, parking can be a bit of a hassle. The service here is SPEEDY. Right after we were all seated, the waiter came to take our orders. We hadn't had that much time to look over the menu by that point, but everyone was able to make a game time decision. I ordered a spicy california roll with some edamame sauteed in garlic and chiles- both were pretty good! I look forward to trying one of their specialty rolls when I am able to eat raw fish again.

If anyone ever asks me where to eat downtown, I tell them to go here. Easily the best Japanese spot in the city. The menu is PACKED with authentic dishes that I have yet to see available anywhere else. One caveat though is the menu doesn't have many pictures so be ready to look up the dishes if you're not already familiar with them. The atmosphere is also extremely modern and in all honesty, just very cool. The building it's in used to be a bank so for larger parties you can sit in the vault! Additionally the owner is so sweet she greets us almost every time we're there. I love this place with all my heart I've been eating here consistently since I moved downtown.

This place is FAT TY!! Menu alert if you like fatty tuna maybe you should branch out and try their fatty, salmon, fatty yellowtail, fatty amberjack and fatty snapper!! Never thought in the middle of bourbon country would I find such a cool sushi spot. Oh and the bourbon menu is pretty fat too, if u like Weller 12 that is!!!

We made a reservation just in case it was busy, but we didn't really need to! There was no wait on arrival and the server had us sit wherever we wanted.The vibe was quiet, chill, and easy. Our sushi was pretty dang good... Which really, is what you should go for. It was reasonably priced and fresh! We also ordered the tonkotsu ramen, but meh - their strength is in the sushi (as far as what we ordered). If you're REALLY just jonesing for some noods, the ramen is just fine. All of the ingredients were just really bland and didn't really add anything to the bowl. Gonna give them five stars anyway because they're not a ramen shop and everything else was great. We got away with something like $40 for two people (including a generous tip)!

This is the second time I've been to this restaurant in a few years. The first time I was here the food was pretty good, good enough for me to bookmark it and come back and try it again. This time, I'm not sure if I'd go back. First I ordered the cold udon with the broth on the side and it was just mediocre and then I ordered the cold soba noodles with the broth on the side and that was less appealing. I also ordered a chicken appetizer, looked like fried chicken topped with tatar sauce served with lots of shredded cabbage and that was different. I don't think I'll be ordering that again.The bartender was was the waiter tonight and he did a great job taking care of everyone. I hate to say it but I don't think I'll be going back.