Daruma Restaurant

The restaurant itself is beautiful, with authentic designs, and even a Koi pond. The service was quick and attentive throughout. All of the amazing waiters and waitresses were very kind and were always keeping our glasses filled. The food itself was spectacular. Truly amazing and authentic tasting dishes with American sized portions! Someone may argue that the pricing is a little high, but when you see the plate in front of you, you definitely know that you’ll be getting some leftovers. Overall, I highly recommend this place. I’m glad that they were able to maintain a high-level of quality staff and maintain the excellent atmosphere throughout the years.

The food was really good and fresh tasting, the experience really made me think about what I like about Japanese food, often there's little touches or subtlety in the flavors and food that you might miss if you don't take a second to appreciate. I highly recommend the spaghetti, I was going to go to the pizza place in this plaza for spaghetti but this place has many great reviews for their spaghetti for a reason, it's really delicious. The tempura set was good as well, the vegetables and shrimp were cooked perfectly and the sauce was a great compliment to the tempura. I def will be coming back for more. Please note there's a time game between lunch and dinner and both lunch and dinner have separate menus. Edit: I came back for the black garlic ramen and crab croquettes and they were amazing. I'm really looking forward to trying out the lunch menu but as a night shift worker, it's hard to make it there on time, they only have it 4 days a week and only 2.5 hours a day.

The food here is so authentic!! Everything tasted so great - we love the geso karaage, the yakitori, the seaweed salad, the yakiudon, the sashimi set. Everything was *chef's kiss* The service was so friendly and the tatami room was awesome!!! We will 100% be back and will be recommending this place to our friends!

Update: 12/15/23. I wanted to add 3 additional items that are worth ordering. Beef tataki, soft shell crab, and tonkatsu dinner. Tokatsu dinner you get a nice big piece of pork loin. It’s crunchy and moist. 5/5. Soft shell crab is not overly fried it’s just right. Tastes great with that ponzu sauce. 5/5. Beef tataki has great quality NY strip meat. Make sure you eat it with the garlic, green onions, and ponzu sauce. Those components will amplify the taste I love the design of the restaurant. When you first walk in, it’s like you’re transported to Japan. Service was great. They have a today’s special menu but unfortunately they may not have all of them available. I wasn’t able to get my first or second choice. Prices are typical. Ample parking. -Dashimaki tamago (egg omelet with baby silver fish and green onions) 4/5 -Kani cream croquette (deep fried snow crab meat) 5/5 -Black tonkatsu ramen 5/5 -Beef teriyaki combo 4/5

Went here for lunch and ordered tonkatsu don and softshell crab sushi. The portions were big for two of us. The food were delicious, service was great and the ambiance was nice. Love to go back and try other food on the menu. Definitely recommended!