Established in 1975, Ginza Japanese Restaurant is a Houston staple offering traditional Japanese cuisine and sushi. Their menu features a variety of sushi and sashimi options alongside classic Japanese dishes like ramen and tempura. Diners can also enjoy a taste of Japan in the restaurant’s intimate setting, and anime dining setup.
This cozy eatery offers a variety of sushi & other Japanese dishes in a casual, bright setting.
Maggie Harding
Visiting for the weekend, we stopped in for lunch on a Saturday afternoon. We chose this restaurant because it was across the street from H.E.B., and I’m so glad we did!
From the start, our server, Anh, was super friendly, knowledgeable and attentive. I don’t like anything spicy, and she gave recommendations along with offering to put any spicy sauces on the side. (For the record, I could totally handle the spicy mayo!)
We ordered the tuna nachos cold dish, which I would definitely order again. It was a good portion size with a great sweet flavors to compliment the crunch of the wonton. We also shared the Falcon roll and I-10 roll. We asked them to skip the jalepeño in the I-10 roll, which I’m sure would have rounded out the flavor that was missing a little (my fault)! Then we ordered an assortment of nigiri. My favorite was the escolar and my partner loved the mackerel.
As a lover of sweet things, my mango iced tea was delicious to sip between bites. We enjoyed our meal so much, we talked about going back the next day, but they’re closed on Sundays.
… moreChih Hua Chi
Food is decent. I went there the first time and maybe return again in the future. For the price point they are not far off from other higher end place. The quality of the food is okay. I am very picky when comes to Japanese food and I know what’s good and high quality.
The curry dish I ordered was not all there but eatable. Salmons were good.
I spent over $74 for these few dishes by myself and price is okay since the location was in the good area.
… morePeter K
Pricy, but Excellent!
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Tons of excellent options; something for everyone, and no one will leave hungry. Try the appetizers for sure!
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Ended up here after a recommendation from Houston friends. So glad we came! Service was quick and pleasant, and the food was tremendous.
Sushi, fried rice, chicken, edamame… nothing we had was less than excellent. I don’t think you can go wrong.
If you are willing to risk a bit of spice in your life, try the Dynamo – excellent flavor combo!
… moreAryan Mobiny
My wife and I went to Ginza for our 5th anniversary and they made it a memorable one. I got Carpaccio which was some kind of raw Japanese fish with fish eggs and super tasty sweet and sour orange sauce. It was absolutely fascinating and fresh. I recommend it to whoever loves sea food. We also got fire cracker shrimps, edamame, and wild mushrooms. All three of them were super tasty but I recommend the fire cracker shrimps the most. It was fresh and tasty. The sake was also hot and tasty. Excellent service and ambiance. They renovated the restaurant. I liked their old style Japanese one, but the current more american style is also nice.
… moreAyman Mihjazi
Ordered veg. Spring roll, veg. Gyoza, Crunchy Takoyaki, beef stir fried noodle, shrimp Tempura, Chicken Teriyaki and Sashimi Deluxe. Thanks to our waiter, Henry, due to our restriction diet, he was very helpful and friendly by providing guidance and suggestions to what we can eat. The food presentation was excellent, the taste was beyond our expectations, we thought we ordered more than we could eat but the foods was so delicious….we left them with clean plates . The prices are reasonable, the service is excellent. I do recommend this restaurant and I give it 9 of 10.
… moreKuriko Wong
Chef Harold has the eye and taste buds to create unique, exquisite and winning flavor, texture and visual combinations. Enjoyed excellent omakase (tasting menu) to go dinner. Very friendly staff. In particular, his cold dishes and dressed nigiri pieces (i.e. no need to drown in soy sauce) are highly recommended.
… moreVictoria Vazquez
Went for HRW 2019 and will definitely be going back! The sushi is so fresh and the spices are just right!! My curry was most excellent and I’m a picky curry eater bc i live it so much! The staff is accommodating to whatever you ask, they are extremely friendly. There are 2 separate bar areas, the sushi bar and a drinking, fully stocked bar! It seemed like the younger crowd was hitting up the regular bar and the “older” (including me!) crowd was in the section by the sushi bar. The sake we ordered was out of this world smooth!! Very easy to drink and was perfect with our meals!! You can’t tell in the pictures but the amount of tuna on the nachos was much appreciated!! And abundance of tuna- so good! The lotus blossom drink was too sweet for my taste, but that’s my own fault, since I ordered a sweet drink. Ha! I love HRW for this reason, to be able to try so many different dishes and have them all taste so delicious- they have a new regular customer for sure! We went on a Friday and they told us that they concert one side into a karaoke bar until 2 am! So I’ll have to also go back with more friends!!!
… moreFarriya Bilquis Chowdhury
Great place to hang out with friends while having some good sushi and singing karaoke. They have good cocktails, the lychee martini was a popular drink there. Poke poke sushi roll was delicious. Definitely recommended to all.
… moreElvira Ramos
Place is good size for the location. The prices are reasonable. Happy hour specials are good. Fish was very good and fresh. Service was very fast and friendly. Will return to try different menu items.
… moreBe Present
A nice neighbourhood restaurant, friendly. Rolls have lots of mayo, jalapeño, avocado ingredients. If you like a fusion sushi, this is the place. Five stars on service. Staffs really care about your experience, which is always nice in any kind of restaurant.
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