Uni, Scallop, Sweet Shrimp, Fresh Fish
First on the left is Captain's secret (my favorite)
Avocado Ball
shellfish, oysters, mussels, oysters and mussels, food
captain roll, roe roll, and pink lady
interior, sushi and sashimi
food
Nice atmosphere and great sushi!
Sapporo
A mix of 2 different rolls
Katsu
The sushi bar
ribs, food
Waiting area
Dining area and bar
Avocado Bomb: tuna inside
Squid salad
The bar
food, tacos
Teriyaki chicken at Maru
soup, soups and chowder, food, chowder
Oyster roll
Daniel T.
Feb 1, 2025
I've been to Maru Sushi & Grill several times now. I can confidently say that Murfreesboro should be lucky to have Maru because the sushi scene was pretty much nonexistent until Maru finally opened its doors. I can always count on Maru to deliver beautifully plated sushi that is fresh, well-balanced, and flavorful. I really appreciate that Maru offers not only the staple sushi/sushimi items that is on every sushi restaurant's menu, they also have some unique premium rolls. Some of my favorite rolls are hurricane, captain's secret, and the Baja Fresh. The Baja Fresh roll is a tuna-rich roll, but strikes a nice balance between the spiciness from the jalapeño and spicy tuna with the avocado and ponzu. The captain's secret roll is a bomb of flavors - everything from the rich eel sauce, the tangy ponzu sauce, creaminess of the avocado, and the marinated tuna blend well together. The only entrees I've had were the shrimp fried rice and the pork katsu. The fried rice was moist and had good ratio of shrimp to rice. The pork katsu was lightly breaded and tasted like any katsu I had before, but could definitely use more of that sauce. Service is always excellent when well-staffed. The server regularly checks on us and ensure everyone was satisfied. The tea and waters were routinely refilled and I was impressed with how fast the sushi usually comes out. Besides the quality sushi and service, I like the restaurant's Japandi's interior design. It's very clean and the lighting from the basket ceiling lamps and elegant sconces bring a nice warm ambience to the restaurant.
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Salina X.
Feb 25, 2025
I've been to the nashville location before and liked it but this was my first time at the new Murfreesboro location. I went a little later in the day on a Friday night. There was no wait. The place is very nice, open, spacious, and clean. We ordered the jalapeno bomb and crispy rice as apps. Both very enjoyable, especially the crispy rice. For rolls we got the Baja Fresh, tuna lover, smoky mountain, and shrimp supreme. The rolls were also very tasty. Can't wait to come back and try more things!
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Joe L.
Dec 17, 2024
Newly opened in Murfreesboro is Maru, a family owned Japanese Restaurant with some unusual offerings. I was seated quickly and Rita was my server who made me feel very welcome with her smile and happy personality. Sapporo on DRAFT...nice way to start an evening and I decided to go for some Sashimi and ordered Mackerel and Yellowtail. Loved the presentation and everything tasted so fresh. The Wasabi had one heck of a kick, the Yellowtail was very mild and firm, but the Mackerel was sooooo good. For dinner I finally decided on the Bulgogi which comes with a ginger salad and Miso Soup. Normally, the soup and salad you receive with an entrée lacks flavor, watery ginger dressing, weak Miso broth...but not here. The salad and ginger dressing is excellent and the Miso was some of the best I've had in a long time. The Bulgogi dish is impressive, the steak tender, onions and mushrooms nicely caramelized, and the Bulgogi sauce...perfect. It had a nice earthy flavor, not overly sweet, and I loved they serve sticky rice which is great for absorbing the sauce.I liked how the menu is varied and the dishes I saw come out of the kitchen looked great. Delicious food and excellent service...a nice addition to the Murfreesboro market.
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Katie N.
Mar 5, 2025
The atmosphere of this place is stunning. I felt like I was dining in a fancy restaurant in Nashville. They have a lunch special with really fresh food and you get a lot including miso soup, gyoza, fried rice, choice of meat or tofu and sushi. I'm not a huge fan of Japanese, but my friend invited me so it was decent for the price and the sushi was good. All the food was fresh and I would go here again.
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Diana S.
Feb 16, 2025
Trying new places in Murfreesboro is always a nice options to pick. The place was brand new modern clean inside. My dining experience was average. The appetizers were not spectacular kinda lukewarm. It was ok. My Baja rolls were pretty decent. Spouse had the bulgogi come with soup and salad. Enough for him to finish.
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Tea L.
Nov 30, 2024
The sushi was great even for just being opened for a couple days; I expected issues because most places have a ramp up time frame. The only issue I saw was that it wasn't that packed and the sushi took forever to get to the table. We finished our meal before the sushi came- took about 30-40 just to wait for a sushi plate. The other downside to being newly opened was the only alcohol was beer as they didn't hadn't gotten their liquor license at the time. The sushi presentation was awesome and the taste was just as good as it looked. The service was nice and attentive and was apologetic for the delay which was nice to know she just didn't ignore the fact it was delayed. It is a pretty minimalist trendy sushi bar and seems like it will likely be a hit here. I will be going back and giving it another chance because the sushi was good and worth the trip. Everyone who likes sushi should definitely give it a try!
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Soukny T.
Jan 3, 2025
Best Sushi in the Boro! Service was excellent. Food came out really fast. Interior design has lots of simplistic natural takes which I appreciate.
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Benito N.
Dec 11, 2024
Food was amazing. The Roe Problem Roll was so delicious. Very filling on fish instead of loaded with rice. The toro tartar was good. Of course, it is fish.. so not quite the bite of like a beef tartar, but it has crispy fried seaweed to give it some bite. Staff was kind and we had great customer service. Definitely recommend. Also, I do recommend that sashimi.. so good.I love the vibe here as well.
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Marisa H.
Feb 12, 2025
The sushi is very fresh and the miso soup is so flavorful! The service was great and the modern decor was lovely. We will be back.
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Donald F.
Feb 16, 2025
Here's my review of the Teriyaki Chicken at MARU in Murfreesboro. https://youtu.be/WaDJMHbYgoU?feature=shared
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