Little Tokyo Bistro

Little Tokyo on Carson serves up some excellent sushi. The quality for your money is on point. Our server was excellent and very friendly. She was put in the unfortunate position of having to let us know the food was going to be delayed. It was clear the Friday night takeout orders were overwhelming the sushi bar. We waited close to 40 mins for our food which was disappointing. They should look at adding staff for the rush. The restaurant itself is decent but clearly outdated and in need of renovations. The bathrooms desperately need to be updated. Despite some of the shortcomings the food is still excellent so we'll be returning for more. Perhaps we'll stick to takeout next time.

Went here for date night after there was long waits everywhere else! It was an awesome surprise! The sushi was so fresh and the speciality rolls were very filling! So many options and there is a sushi chef making the sushi in the front you can watch! Split a bottle of wine. They do not have a huge drink menu. The restaurant was nearly empty but the service was delightful. It felt like a private date night.

We've gotten only take out from here. Our orders are on time, correct and packaged well. I'd go back for the sushi rolls though they're on the pricier side. The first date roll was delicious. Makes sense it's a crowd favorite. The shrimp tempura is cooked well, and its crunch complements the spicy tuna. The dragon roll was my favorite - I love eel and the eel stole the show. We got shrimp balls as an appetizer, and will probably do without them next time. They were salty and not crisp like I thought they'd be.

Incredible sushi with a good variety. We got the edamame and miso soup to start. We ordered several specialty rolls and a few nigiri. Everyone was super friendly and the restaurant looked clean. We can't wait to go back!

First time visiting this cute place. We went on Friday night and it was pretty slow so we got seated right away. The setting is a little intimate with softer lighting but they should have played more melody music then trap music so it definitely threw me off a little bit. It was quiet so easy to hear each other. The waitress was super friendly and informative about the menu. We asked her what some of the rolls had in it and she knew them exactly what each contained! They only had 6 specialty rolls but did have tons of nigiri to choose from. They had tons just regular maki rolls to choose from. After reading reviews I decided to get the First Date Roll since that seem like the popular choice. It wasn't to spicy and it was a nice mouthful of spicy tuna. The tempura shrimp that was inside gave it a great crunch and it complimented it nicely. We liked it so much we order a side of shrimp tempura! The regular tuna roll was simple and the nigiri were all pretty fresh except the fatty tuna one. It was still kind of frozen when it came out and it had a grizzly texture. The wine list was big compared to other sushi restaurants I've looked at and wine pour was heavy which was wonderful. I also ordered a Crystal roll (not pictured) to go and it was a good combo of salmon and shrimp with a white sauce and it had cilantro in it. It was good. We also got the edamame and miso. There was also a older Japanese man (main sushi chef?) that was there and greeted us as we came in and when he walked by our talked stopped and asked how everything was and did the traditional bow, which I loved. He was so sweet and so was our waitress. I'm definitely a specialty roll kind of sushi eater so I wished there were more specialty rolls with sauces on it but there was only two with some kind of sauce on top. I will be back to try it again!

I enjoy the sushi from Little Tokyo very much but I ordered takeout with my husband from here and the $$$ was a bit steep. The yakimeshi is excellent and one of our favorite dishes but the shrimp this time was extremely salty. May consider another place for sushi in future. I find that the bistro quality is not as good as the main location in Mt Lebanon.

If you like small pieces of metal in your Udon, this is the place for you!I've always loved Udon, but when we went to Japan last month and had it literally every day (three bowls for 1500 yen, that's about $11.50 and you don't tip in Japan) we really missed it when we came back. We've been trying every Japanese restaurant's Udon to see whose most closely resembles that of the restaurant we went to in Chuo-ku and to find our go-to restaurant, and as you've likely guessed by now, this ain't it. We found the pictured metal sliver in my wife's udon, and that concluded our appetites for the evening. I might have withheld the review if the owner wasn't such a cheap bastard; he offered to remake it (not in the mood for more metal slivers, thanks!) or we could have a free one in the future (hard pass.) At the very minimum, you should have refunded what we paid for my wife's, but ideally, when its something like that in your food, you refund the entire order (Unless it's like a $500 order, but this was less than $50.) The search for spectacular Udon continues...

Absolutely the best sushi in Pittsburgh!Long time customer, always 10/10. Friendliest and most-professional service.First date roll and Discovery roll are personal favorites.

This is the first place I ever had sushi nearly 15 years ago. I had a California roll and I remember I got some free ice cream from the owner who was pleased I was trying sushi at his establishment. Sushi is now my absolute favorite food and I eat it all from uni to raw egg yolk on my gunkan and I think of this place often. It was clean and smelled nice inside with good atmosphere and comfortable seating.

"You ordered it, it's not our fault you didn't like it"Zero stars. Literally shaking from the anger as I type this. Came in because they were voted as second best Japanese food in Pittsburgh. I ordered the hibachi chicken which was a mistake. The chicken tasted like it was cooked plain and then a sauce was added as an after thought. Then there was the fried rice. As soon as we tried it we immediately lost our appetite. And the yum yum sauce that you can buy in bulk? Watery and flavorless. But the worst part? When I told the manager how I felt, she said I would still be charged for the meal because I ate the mushrooms (which I did eat before trying anything else). Without another word they brought the check. They wanted to charge me $14.95 for the 4 mushrooms I ate. I said "absolutely not you can take that off the bill completely". They said "no, you ordered it, it's not our fault you didn't like it. That's not how restaurants work". I said "okay cool then I'm leaving and I'm not paying for anything at all". Then they claimed they were going to call the police. "Great, call them!" I said. My fiance eventually settled with them on $7.95. I still can't believe what just happened. Craziest experience of my life.