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Ai Japanese Restaurant
- Japanese
- South Pasadena, CA
About this business
Please note: Reservations are only for groups of (7) or larger. Friendly and lively ambience at the sushi bar. Great for drinking premium sake and the freshest fish in town! Full bar with premium wines, sake, and special appetizers, and a large flatscreen HDTV for catching your favorite sporting events. Happy Hour ($4 well drinks and $4 draft beer; Tues-Sat: 4-8pm, Sun: 5-8pm)
Location details
1013 Fair Oaks Ave, South Pasadena, CA, 91030, United States
Get directions| Weekday | Schedule | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Tue | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Wed | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Thu | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Fri | 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. | |
| Sat | Closed | |
| Sun | Closed |
I strongly recommend Ai Ai has lovely service, and more than polite waiters and waitresses. The meals are in the average price rangeand always fresh, and the sushi is the absolute best.
"Ai", not kid friendly. Or is it racism? The minute my wife and I walked in with our two children ages 3 and 1, the owner of the restaurant started giving us dirty looks. When we requested a high chair, they told us they didn't have any. When we asked for a booth, that we saw was available, they told us they couldn't give us the booth because it was used to seat 5. So they sat us at a table, 2 chairs and a bench. Our 1 year old had to sit in a booster, which was challenging, but we got through it, our 3 year old sat in a cha... read more
BAD, BAD, BAD A very bad experience, I will never go there again. We went in a group of four. Three people ordered plates with sushi on the side, I ordered sushi only. The non-sushi dishes were served and after 45 minutes still no sushi, all of the wait staff had disappeared. After finally getting the hostess, she said she would check on it, she never returned. Finally getting a waiter's attention he returned to tell us the order was not placed. Food finally received, after another 15 minutes, with a hair! With a replaced su... read more
Nothing Good There is nothing good I can write about this restaurant. THe sushi was mediocre at best, with a rainbow roll being particularly awful, the miso soup was watery, with no flavor, the service less than professional (I was the only customer, but was not brought the generic wine I ordered) and the surroundings looked dirty.
Sushi. That's it, just average sushi. If you love sushi and get a hankerin' for it, and you're in South Pas and Ai is the closest place, it will fit the bill. The sushi is good. It is not fantastic, it is not bad, it is fresh enough, but we only went once and have not felt compelled to return. On the oter hand, if we were in that area, and feelin' fishy, we'd not be opposed to returning. It's just kind of not the place you go on a special trip. The servers were sweet and helpful. The atmosphere was fine. It is handy that it ... read more
Good restaurant If your going to Ai, try and get there early. This is a busy place in the evenings and the wait can be long. This is out local sushi place which we like. Most of the time however we dont really order sushi. The other foods tempura/teriyaki etc are very good and we've never had any problems. Yeah service is a little on the slow side but grab a saporro and relax it doesnt seem so bad.
NO Kids allowed and they sit u were ever they want WE use to go, not anymore, service so awful, they don"t like kids in fact it seems they hate them. When I said i wanted another table for kids sake they said "no No " Terrible we felt as if we were humiliated in front of others, They even said if i don't like it "Leave Now" So strongly he said. on the way out we talked to this man that he said they treat people different maybe racist, ?Why do some keep on going to such a place? Food is not the greatest, why feel uncomfortabl... read more
Sushi is the best, the service is lacking to say the least, although the sushi chefs are great if you are lucky enough to get seating at the bar. They can never quote a time accurately so dont try picking up a to-go order at your lunch time since you will spend most of it waiting for an order you called in and that was suppose to be ready 15 minutes prior. But never fear...Bristol Farms has already prerolled sushi, I was told but the front desk lady, if I couldnt wait for my call in order. Can we say...RUDE?
Longtime customer says bye bye Their service has always been spotty but the food was always worth the wait, especially for the price. But, its not worth cold food (the fried food was cold in the middle), the tempura was tough and cold. I always am willing to, especially after being a customer for 25 years, consider it was a bad day so I had it re-ordered. I didn't expect to see the tempura with a bite in it come back...just with a bit more oil...and alot more tough. Do you think I got it removed from my bill? Not without ask... read more
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How is Ai Japanese Restaurant rated?
Ai Japanese Restaurant has a 4.2 star rating with 431 reviews.
When is Ai Japanese Restaurant open?
Ai Japanese Restaurant is closed now. It will open at 9:00 a.m.
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