(210) 736-5471
819 W Hildebrand Ave
San Antonio,
TX
78212
29.4666
-98.5065
Neighborhoods: Edison, Central San Antonio
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The Scene – Slip off your shoes and take a seat on the floor for a true Japanese feast. Or sit at the sushi bar for a dazzling show as sushi chefs deftly handle quick-moving blades as they work. Long recognized as one of the premier sushi places in town, Niki's offers an extensive menu of Japanese specialties and knowledgeable waiters willing to come to a novice's aid. – – The Food – Since 1970, this little gem has been making old-fashioned Japanese food. Don't expect Americanized fare. The focus is on the sushi and sashimi. Begin with the lightly crisp vegetable or…
01/20/09
TERRIBLE FOOD AND SERVICE - COMPLAINING WONT HELP YOU.
by Yoshi69
This review is mainly for people who know good sushi and japanese food and have experience eating it. I am Japanese-American and grew up eating authentically prepared sushi and japanese meals.
I had read all the reviews here, including the bad ones, but I honestly thought the bad reviews maybe were from people that didn't know real authentic japanese food and so I would try this place anyways -Boy was I wrong, and I am very sorry to have doubted you reviewers.
It is no exageration when people say the building this restaurant is in looks like it should be tore down..it is absolutley horrible looking and in a VERY bad part of town with a lot of street people walking around begging for change. Once inside, your nose detects this really bad smell..kind of like mixing Lysol with the smell of old fish -I really should have left at that point but I was hungry and had driven a really long way for my dinner so I stayed. I ordered their Sushi combo plate, Yakitori and Tempura. The Yakitori was very tough and hard to chew, and it didn't taste very good. The Tempura was SUPER OILY and over fried to the point the veggies dripped oil on your chin -gross. The sushi combo plate was the biggest dissapointment in my life eating sushi -although calling this stuff sushi is really pushing it. First of all, the pieces were SUPER SMALL, and alot of the fish looked dry. The fish also smelled old and not fresh, and it was so warm they felt as though they had been under a heat lamp. Even the rice was dry and tasted old -they couldn't even get the rice right!
When I spoke to the owner Pat about this, he called me a LIAR, yelling at me in front of everybody and asked me to leave. This is no way to treat a customer & in Japan this man would lose his restaurant license for bad food & acting this way. To top it all off, when I walked towards my car there were two shady looking guys standing next to it waiting, and I had to turn my alarm on to scare them off. Stay away from this dump!
- Pros: Nothing - No Joke!
- Cons: Everything was awful: location, atmosphere, food, service, prices.
01/19/09
The freshest and highest quality Sushi, Sashimi and Chirasi in South Texas
by Uniboy
Located just minutes from downtown situated right between the oldest affluent neighborhoods and the old blue collar neighborhoods built in the 40's that have become more commercial. Nikkis has been around for many years and is a family run business. It is our favorite sushi restaurant because the food is delicious and the family running the restaurant are very attentive to their clients. If you are a sushi connoisseur or from Japan this is the place for you.
Kick back and enjoy a meal prepared for your enjoyment, where you can relax and take your time while speaking to other diners that enjoy authentic Japanese and good company. If you want to try some of the most delicate sushi, this is the place. I have a taste for several varieties of sushi that have to be only days old from their catch, and have virtually no shelf life. I have only been served the freshest and highest quality sushi. At times they are out of these specialties, because they won't serve it if it?s not the best, but the Chef has always offered new suggestions and introduced me to other delicacies.
Nikkis is all about the food and an authentic Japanese experience. As such, the outside of the restaurant and the decor are not meant to attract people driving buy. The place has been thriving for years based on referrals from knowing customers. Take of your shoes, listen to relaxing Japanese music, and enjoy the always fresh flowers selected by the head Chef. Relax and sip some warm Sake while you await your meal. It?s a place where you will have great food and a great conversation with whomever you take there.
Caution!! If you don't like authentic sushi and you are someone who likes cooked fish and americanized rolls with Philadelphia cream cheese, this is not what you will find at Nikkis.
- Pros: fresh and only the best cuts of sushi and sashimi - great value
- Cons: exterior of the restaurant is run down
12/30/08
Slightly Above Average Food - Bad Service & Odor Inside
by LAW62
To me, the food is 3-star & the place and location is 1-star. It is an old eplace & does smell bad inside but we knew that ahead of time and went anyway. The neighborhood is not good for taking a walk after dinner. My ramen was very good, the kids at chicken or pork katsu and we all got gyoza (which the kids remember as being too much black pepper to eat).
It was just a bad feeling to be in a smelly place eating average Japanese food. The menu offers some of things in places we had been into in Japan (lived there three years) that were old and small, but never smelled bad and the service always good. If I go back here, I plan to eat oden next time.
We had bad service but I did note that many people are regulars and and/or Japanese & were treated as such. We were first-timers and they were not out to impress us with seating or service. We were seated at the end of the room next to the wall and kind of forgotten about. That was a year ago.
I prefer to shop at their market next door (in the same parking lot) instead & make my own Japanese at home OR go to Sushi Zushi for clean and good (miso, udon and katsu) OR if we want excellent gyoza we will go to Godai. There are enough clean places w/good service to eat Japanese food in San Antonio. Maybe this place is inconsistent in it's quality but since it's been there for as long as it has, I think they must have something good going on for it's regulars or it would have closed long ago. It's just not a place we wanted to become regulars.
- Pros: Menu offers traditional dishes
- Cons: service, price and odor inside restaurant
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