Saji-Ya

Good sushi, excellent customer service - 4 stars.Saji-Ya was the latest stop in my on-going adventure to visit every sushi joint in the Twin Cities.DECOR: The first thing I noticed is the restaurant is beautiful. The accents are amazing. I particularly like the giant mosaic displays. The biggest one is behind the sushi bar. The bartender said these came from the original location. They were cut into smaller sections and restored by the original artist for the current spot. I also like the lighting, especially the giant UFO style, paper, umbrella type lights in the center of the dining room. Very cool.SERVICE: As expected, the customer service was great. But at Saji-Ya, the customer service is definitely a big step up and beyond the good service I usually experience at sushi joints. I sat at the bar and the bartender was particularly excellent. (Shout out to Kyle.)FOOD: The food was good. I ordered hot green tea and 3 tuna based sushi rolls. Every bite was wonderful and bursting with bright, fresh flavors. Yum!LOW CARBOHYDRATE: It's easy to eat low-carb, keto, carnivore style at Saji-Ya. They have a couple of soups and hot kitchen appetizers that are definitely keto friendly. I stuck with my usual tuna based sushi rolls, which have relatively modest amounts of plant material. I always avoid mountains of rice, mounds of noodles, and anything that might be hiding added sugar or vegetable seed oils. My insulin levels like it that way and it keeps my doctor happy too.I'd go back again any time. Thumbs up!-Maxx

Updating review to add pics after trying many more menu items. Service was consistently good. You're definitely paying extra for the amazing ambiance here, but it could be fitting for date night or a special occasion. My favs:Hamachi Kama appNo. 9 Sushi RollMochi dessertSkip these items:Chilean Sea BassGyoza app

Seen Saji-Ya on the morning news and ended up here for lunch. Such a darling location in St. Paul and truly had a lovely experience! I loved the ambiance and how welcoming it felt. Our service was exceptional. I enjoyed the warm towels for hand wiping and edamame to start. The sushi was fresh, fast, and delicious! They're open for the lunch hour and surprisingly, it wasn't too busy on a Saturday. Parking is on the street, so be prepared to walk a bit if it's busy on Grand. Will most definitely have this in my sushi rotation!

Came here for my son's birthday and thoroughly enjoyed it. The space is typical Japanese Sushi place. Service was excellent and very helpful. Good choice of cocktails. Typical appetizers like Edamame, Gyoza, and Wings were all really good. They also had a very good Bang Bang Shrimp (seems like I'm writing about this at every restaurant lately). But of course, we were there for the Sushi. The Maki rolls and Nigiri choices were plentiful, and everything was executed perfectly. We left full and happy.

Amazing sushi!The service was quick and never felt like we were waiting. I had an old fashioned, which tasted great. For an appetizer I got some potstickers and they did not disappoint! I got a variety of sushi and I have to say, you could get any sushi here and you would jot be disappointed!Had a great time and would definitely come back!

We loved dinner and our server was attentive and friendly. I ordered the truffle shuffle, which was so flavorful, my only complaint is there way wayyyy too much rice in the roll. The sashimi was the star of the show. Definitely the freshest fish we've had in the midwest. I also loved my lychee martini! It's clean with cute decor inside. Nice patio too.

We tried their Nice new digs. The service is friendly. The menu is varied much more than just sushi but many awesome sushi plates.Need to search for parking

New Saji-ya is so beautiful and modern! love the details of the designs. Their patio is facing to Grand Avenue and the Irish oak shape awning will give you a shade when the Sun is too bright, such a nice touch!! My friends and I shared a sashimi plater, their classic Atsuage and vegetable tempura as our appetizers. The Sashimi was so tasty, and Atsuage and Tempura were lightly battered and totally hit the spot. We finished our meal with delicious sushi follow with Negihama, No.9, Manny maki, Jurassic Marc 26, Truffle Shuffle, and some Nigiris. The GM Pat and our bartender made sure we were enjoying everything and they gave us such an amazing service. Thank you!! I can't wait to go back there and have a nice dinner at their new patio. And I'd love to try their next door Emmit's public house with my Irish husband. The owner Peter Kenefick did such a tremendous job for renewing both restaurants. Kanpai and Sláinte, team Saji-ya and Emmit's public house!!

I called for a takeout order and was told it'd be ready in 15 minutes and got there on the dot. The staff is very friendly and welcomed me in warmly, the downside is the food. I got the chicken katsu donburi, sukiyaki, and gyozas. The chicken katsu was so mushy and soggy I didn't even try it and they forgot the brown sauce. The sukiyaki was a bit bland and the rib eye tasted like brisket. Gyozas were average and the sauce honestly tasted like plain soy sauce. I've ordered chicken katsu to-go from other places and it's never been soggy so that sucked.

Initially was good but the quality is nosediving with time as is the service. My most recent to go order the rolls were only half completed and when I called to give feedback they just said "ok" and hung up. 100$ dollar order. Won't be back