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Ai Japanese Restaurant

4.2

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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

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WeekdayScheduleStatus
Mon9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tue9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Wed9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Thu9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Fri9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
SatClosed
SunClosed
4.2431 reviews
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2 years ago

Yummy Restaurant, I strongly recommended My family loves to eat at this restaurant. The quality of food is very good and tasty. The price is reasonable. The service is okay. The best time to go is really early or late because the service is kind of slow and the restaurant is quite busy. I love the lunch specials. The restaurant only open for dinner on the weekend. 

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Ashleigh O. 
15 years ago

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. 

patito d.'s profile image
15 years ago

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

Kangy L.'s profile image
15 years ago

Yummy Restaurant, I strongly recommended My family loves to eat at this restaurant. The quality of food is very good and tasty. The price is reasonable. The service is okay. The best time to go is really early or late because the service is kind of slow and the restaurant is quite busy. I love the lunch specials. The restaurant only open for dinner on the weekend. 

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Matthew B. 
15 years ago

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. 

Jacob R.'s profile image
16 years ago

"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

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matthew f. 
16 years ago

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

Ian C.'s profile image
17 years ago

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. 

Tamara P.'s profile image
18 years ago

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

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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 open now. It will close at 6:00 p.m.  

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