Low-key Japanese eatery offering sushi & house rolls, plus teriyaki, tempura & noodles. Based on 409 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.6 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Curbside pickup ✔️ No delivery
Address:
53 W Main St, Ramsey, NJ 07446
Phone: (201) 825-8712
Website: http://tawarajapaneserestaurant.com/
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Hours
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | 12–2:30 PM, 5–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 12–2:30 PM, 5–9 PM |
| Thursday | 12–2:30 PM, 5–10 PM |
| Friday | 12–2:30 PM, 5–10 PM |
| Saturday | 5–10 PM |
| Sunday | 5–9 PM |
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Reviews
Volunteer Me
Our go to sushi place. Love the quality of fish. Lots of authentic dishes as well as traditional Japanese vibe. Great prices. Be sure to make a reservation. Expect a little wait during busy times. All worth the wait!!!
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Trish Frisbie
Been going here since 1981. Food is so fresh and made well. Nice menu to eat in or take out. The Sunset roll is so good you may want to order 2!!
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DumbellDork X
I was really excited to try this place since it’s an authentic japanese restaurant (and store) in the area. We went here yesterday for early dinner and was disappointed with their ramen. My mom ordered miso ramen and i had the shoyu ramen. If you’re like me, and has been to other ramen places like kyuramen, tamashii gold, nipon cha, etc.. you’ll be quite disappointed. The broth was a little too salty, the bowl is too large and the spoon is too short that you’ll find yourself grabbing the spoon under the broth a couple of times. The bowl is also lacking in some key ingredients and presentation – no egg, no nori, no bean sprouts, no corn, the chashu pork is almost hidden underneath the broth, there’s not enough noodles, and the only other thing that could’ve made it look livelier (kamaboko), is also underneath the broth. It’s also overpriced for what you’re getting.
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S K
Attentive service and great food. Omakase was excellent. Surpassed my expectations. Tokyo style ramen was a hit. Sushi Deluxe was a collection of all my husband’s favorite. Definitely will come back again. Omakase needs to be pre-ordered for a busy night or weekend but was worth it. Menu is pretty extensive. Main rolls were my daughter’s favorite, which had lobster in it.
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Steven Deollas
Best Fresh fish sushi in the area very good , I recommend visiting and making prior reservations, many menu options beside sushi good personal ambiance .
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Bob K
Great family run spot with a traditional approach to sushi. Much respect to Tawara for focusing on quality and letting the fresh fish speak for itself. For those who seek Americanized sushi, this is not your spot – but…you should at least try it to see what the real deal is all about. Looking forward to checking out the adjoining Tawara Market next time. Also, bonus points due for a spot to get beer, wine, etc. just 2 doors down from them.
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Sue C.
In the 13 years I have lived in the area, I have no idea why I have never been here! My guess is I grossly underestimated what I might get simply because it sits in a sleepy strip mall next to a busy train station. To quote Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman – “HUGE mistake. HUGE!”
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Julieanne Castro
This shop and restaurant is super cute and definitely something to try if you’re not a local. Their food is always fresh and they have new things every week. Their shop has cute little nicknacks. What made me leave this review is when I tried their spicy veggie dumplings they are the best hot or cold and even if they don’t have them if you go often if you ask the counter person they can ask the kitchen to make them the next day. They are so respectful and really try to make their customers happy. I promise you’ll never be disappointed when you go. If you been to mitsuwa this is the next closest best thing to them.
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**K**
What an awful experience we went to eat tonight our server was rude, dismissive and extremely cavalier about how upset we were about our experience. We voiced how disappointing it was and didn’t even get an apology! We must’ve been seated in the time out table because literally no one payed attention to us at all. The only reason they got 2 stars for the food was because my entree (spider roll) was good. My sister had said let’s leave once we saw we were so unimportant to come take orders, to even put the settings on the table!! I had to get up to get my sister chop sticks and a napkin. We’ll never return so sad once upon a time this place was relatively good.
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John Atti
This place is amazing, and I’ve been going here for years. The service is wonderful, and the food is also very good. The sushi, especially, is quite fresh, but I recommend also trying out the other dishes in the menu, as well as the non-sushi specials, because everything here is amazing (the udon bowls changed my world). The way the booths are set up (small and cozy), along with the private back rooms, creates a cool environment. If you’ve never been here before, you should try it.
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