Sushi Circle

First time visiting and we had a great experience. The sushi was made promptly, fresh and very tasty. The hostess/waitress was so friendly and on top of things. It is a great place for a quick bite to eat or a nice casual date night. BYOB for wine and beer with no cork fees- they also happily provide glasses for such things!

This is a review of the newer Hermitage location. It's pretty tiny with a small sushi bar, about 5 4-tops and a long family style table. It appears that the husband and wife team are the only people working. The husband rolls the sushi and the wife deals with the tables and soups. The menu is 99% sushi. They have a wide variety of rolls and the prices are very reasonable. You get a form and a pen and mark down what you want, and the woman comes and picks it up. There is also a separate menu that describes each roll. I heard the kimchi is delicious. It was $7.95 for an order of it. After living in South Korea, where kimchi is always sent to the table as a side at no cost, paying almost twice as much as the cost of the seaweed salad for a side of kimchi did not sit well with me. We didn't order the kimchi. The miso soup was good. The seafood salad was good. The taste of the rolls was solid, but execution needs some work. Most of the rolls were not sealed well so they unrolled as you picked them up. Also they were cut very unevenly. As in, one slice would be a half an inch, the next would be 1 inch tall. I've never seen such inconsistencies. There is a huge sign that says BYOB, but then on the menu there is a line item for byobing. $5. Is that per person? Per table? Per drink? I don't know- but if they don't have a license to serve alcohol- I'm not sure why they think customers should have to pay to drink that their restaurant. There was a man at the table next to us who had a few cans of beer on the table, and they didn't even offer to put the extras in the fridge. Seems like a verrrry lame claw to make profit off of them investing nothing in a liquor license. The worst part about this place is the way you leave smelling. They have a big pot of oil where they deep fry some rolls. I didn't particularly notice a smell when we walked in, but when I got home I noticed my clothes smelled like fry oil. That smell is so repulsive to me. I changed my clothes, and even the next morning my hair had that smell. For this reason alone I would not eat here again. There are a lot of great sushi restaurants in the area, but sadly this is not one of them in my opinion.

Nice people but it was not good rolls are snipped in half so they're like little bites each - fish was NOT good or fresh - we tried it but having eaten sushi all over the USA and a few other countries for 4 decades - I won't be back -- Maru - Mori Mori and even I love sushi restaurant downtown is better and that's mediocre sushi. Sorry :( for us one and done

Don't miss this place! Hard to see from road but The food is perfection. Sushi is fresh and delicious. Korean dishes are legit. The owners are the best. Can't recommend enough!

Food was good, not great but not bad. The restaurant is very basic and small. Service was good, fast, no frills.

They used to be located in East Nashville and much to our delight they moved to hermitage! Husband and wife own and run this little gem. She makes her own kimchi from her garden, and and its soooooo good! The sushi is absolutely delicious, so fresh and huge portions. One of the BEST sushi places in town. FYI-its BYOB, there's a liquor store conveniently located across the street (Vintage wine and spirits). A must especially if you live in the area.

This place is great all around. Very hole in the wall, authentic sushi -- run by a husband and wife duo. The husband is behind the sushi bar and the wife was running the rest of the show which doesn't equate for the best service and timing (along with them having to keep up with to go orders, as well). Although, Mrs. Lee was doing the best she could on a busy Friday night! We waited for about an hour and half for our food. I loved that we were able to bring our own wine and drinks in. The rolls were delicious, all the food was fresh and tasty! Rolls we had: Titan, Playboy, 007, Chef's Special, and Kentrucky. Cannot go wrong with any of them. My brother had the ramen and he said it was incredible. We enjoyed our meal, but we all agreed we would try and do takeout next time instead of eating inside just because of the wait. Great place to eat good and support local, though!

Terrific sushi with friendly owners tucked away in East Nashville. We'll definitely be back!

Way too overpriced and the rolls are soooo tiny. Too bad, because the sushi was actually very good.

Great low key stop! The owner and his wife are the *sweetest* hosts-- pushed this to 4.5. Miso soup is the best we have had in a long while, including some swanky spots in Miami and NYC-- it's richer, mushrooms, almost too hot which is the only way soup should be served Sushi was solid-- salmon was our favorite. Homemade Kim chi was spot on. Great evening and will return when in the area! Thank you!