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Casual option with ample sushi bar seating for creative rolls & Japanese dishes, plus a full bar.
Address and Contact Information
Address: 440 E Clayton St, Athens, GA 30601
Phone: (706) 227-9339
Website: https://utagesushibar.restaurant/
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Reviews
Jânika Young
This is a decent place for sushi. We ordered a variety of rolls and sashimi and enjoyed all of it. It wasn’t over the top delicious, but it was good. The only dish I couldn’t eat was the salad. I love salad and ginger dressing but this looked so unappealing. The lettuce was not fresh and looked wilted and was drowned in dressing. Ginger dressing is normally a bit thick but this was thin and runny. I didn’t eat it. The service was good, which was a plus.
… moreC. Bucks
The five stars isn’t for the food or the horrible hostess. She’s rude AF, she doesn’t know how to communicate to her colleagues without sounding condescending.
First the food: so we decided to take our celebration of my grandsons 11th birthday because he wanted ramen so badly for his birthday dinner ( ).
Well we ordered several dishes, ramen bowls, sushi, tempura and cold sake.
Ramen: flavorless noodles I mean flavorless broth everything lacked flavor and seasonings. I ordered the Karaage chicken ramen bowl, if I’m not mistaken Karaage is supposed to be crispy fried chicken mine was lightly flowered dusted deep fried chicken chunks. My grandson had the grilled chicken version, he wasn’t happy either my daughter ordered the veggie option. Again NO NO FLAVOR.
Sushi: are you kidding me, they looked good but that’s as far as it went.
Tempura: came to the table hit and crispy and again no seasoning or flavor.
Mango cold Sake: that was actually actually amazingly great.
Our server Bryan!!!!!! OMG excellent friendly prompt service. He made sure we were not waiting on anything. He always asked if we needed anything, he asked how is everything ( we lied and said all was good).
But he actually saved Utage downtown Athens from loosing out on a $135.00 tab.
Utage is very lucky to have his energy and customer service.
… moreFirst the food: so we decided to take our celebration of my grandsons 11th birthday because he wanted ramen so badly for his birthday dinner ( ).
Well we ordered several dishes, ramen bowls, sushi, tempura and cold sake.
Ramen: flavorless noodles I mean flavorless broth everything lacked flavor and seasonings. I ordered the Karaage chicken ramen bowl, if I’m not mistaken Karaage is supposed to be crispy fried chicken mine was lightly flowered dusted deep fried chicken chunks. My grandson had the grilled chicken version, he wasn’t happy either my daughter ordered the veggie option. Again NO NO FLAVOR.
Sushi: are you kidding me, they looked good but that’s as far as it went.
Tempura: came to the table hit and crispy and again no seasoning or flavor.
Mango cold Sake: that was actually actually amazingly great.
Our server Bryan!!!!!! OMG excellent friendly prompt service. He made sure we were not waiting on anything. He always asked if we needed anything, he asked how is everything ( we lied and said all was good).
But he actually saved Utage downtown Athens from loosing out on a $135.00 tab.
Utage is very lucky to have his energy and customer service.
Lisa “LaylaRay” Davis
Excellent food! We like to order not only our favorites, like the Georgia Crunch Roll and Salmon Roe Nigiri. We also like to try new items as well, like the Rainbow Roll and the Tiger Crunch Roll!
… moreJames Neuhaus, jr
I’m not quite mad, but I am a little disappointed
Quick service, loved the waitress – prompt and funny and brought everything great.
Food was not good though. Tuna rolls we’re more like tuna paste (look at the pic?).
Ramen was a giant bowl of ramen noodles in a bland pork broth. Meh.
Won’t try it again, sorry.
… moreQuick service, loved the waitress – prompt and funny and brought everything great.
Food was not good though. Tuna rolls we’re more like tuna paste (look at the pic?).
Ramen was a giant bowl of ramen noodles in a bland pork broth. Meh.
Won’t try it again, sorry.
Dustin Schmitt
Ok first off M-Thur AYCE all-you-can-eat is made fresh to order. The sushi is fresh and great taste combinations. The service to start may be slower but once you get rolling the sushi keeps flowing. I suggest to try rice cake ice cream afterwards it’s a small sweet treat with just the right amount of chocolate sweet. Great roll names that fot this college town. This is definitely worth the stop.
… moreLuck P
Server was really nice: however, this was unable to save us from the food. Ordered the domo plate, veggie tempura plate, bagel roll, and a chicken karaage ramen with tonkotsu broth. The tuna sashimi tasted frozen and bland. The octopus was really chewy and rubbery. The saving grace for me was the salmon pieces that were somewhat decent.
I really enjoyed how nice the server was. He was genuine and very helpful. If you’re looking for good sushi, this place would not be it.
… moreI really enjoyed how nice the server was. He was genuine and very helpful. If you’re looking for good sushi, this place would not be it.
Mechelle Chen
I’m a HUGE sushi lover and this place did not disappoint. The sushi was delicious and super affordable! We ordered the eel crunch roll and the gatorhater which were both super filling and incredible!
There were tons of other options on the menu and i’ll definitely be back to try some of the other chef special rolls they have!
… moreThere were tons of other options on the menu and i’ll definitely be back to try some of the other chef special rolls they have!
Cony Ming-Shen Ho
Raman is not good, and taste like instant noodles. American sushi are not bad. Sashimi are not so fresh, so you won’t think it’s good….
… moreGrace Upon Grace Productions
The food and customer service was amazing here and the environment was warm and welcoming. John Isaac was our server and he was such a pleasure to be around. We got seated right away and got our food so fast! My husband and I ordered ramen and the serving sizes were HUGE. Well worth the price! We love ramen and this is definitely the best ramen place in Athens that we’ve found. We will definitely be back here to try the sushi and other ramen!
… moreproseph 5
Utagi is in my opinion the best Asian cuisine in town and I’m picky with Asian… their ingredients are just at that level of high quality .. the portions are ok.. I’m a fatty so I like to fill up but taste wise it’s very good , and reasonably priced . Now on to sushi , I’m no professional in that aspect , it’s just not my thing and iv only tried a few types of sushi..but within my experience it was fine .. I stuck to California rolls so I’m in no place to judge their sushi really … from here on out though utagi will be only choice for Asian
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