Aoi Japanese Restaurant
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 985-1838
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Between S Camac Street and S 12th Street
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 5pm-10:30pm , Sun 4:30pm-10pm
Editorial Review for Aoi Japanese Restaurant – by Abigail Marceluk
In Short
The entrance is slightly unnerving: a curtain depicting a sumo wrestler whose stomach you have to walk through. There's a neon-lit bar at the front of the restaurant, a more traditional dining room further back, with a bamboo sushi bar and bright murals on the dark walls. Miso soup contains plenty of tofu, seaweed, and scallion, and gyoza (dumplings) are well-stuffed. Sushi selection is good, and soft-shell crab spider roll has more crab than shell.
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Insider Tips
Save MoneyBe a sport and give the all-you-can-eat menu a shot. But watch out for the per-piece price if your eyes are bigger than your stomach
What to DrinkHouse hot sake is fairly smooth with some bite. There's also a small selection of chilled sake for about $15 a bottle.
When To GoTables are close together--arrive early to avoid elbowing too many people.
User Reviews for Aoi Japanese Restaurant
10/10/2008 Posted by danroth
Went to eat there last night (Thursday, October 9) and it was closed. The windows were filled with many weeks worth of dust and had a fallen-over paper sign which said "Will Reopen in October". I guess they didn't say when in October...
03/16/2008 Posted by seadawgscurvy
I had the sushi buffet and was disappointed. The fish is good but I'm a little bit insulted at the rice/meat ratio. They are pretty blunt about filling their customers up on rice in order to keep costs low. I respect this decision but it doesn't mean I plan on returning.
Pros: Lots of rice
Cons: Lots of rice
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