Phố Nhật Quán - Japanese restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City

This restaurant is tucked away down a small side street in a neighborhood full of local street vendors, and it has that same casual, local atmosphere. I wouldn't call it a hidden gem or a destination sushi spot—the sushi itself isn't anything extraordinary—but it's a unique experience for what it is. For around 200,000 VND per person, you get an all-you-can-eat buffet with friendly service and food that tastes surprisingly good for the price. I wasn't expecting much, especially given the location and buffet format, but I left pleasantly surprised. If you're looking for top-tier sushi, this probably isn't the place. However, if you want an affordable, local buffet experience with decent sushi and good value, it's definitely worth checking out.

hidden gem for sushi & grill lovers with student price. nice staffs

The place is decorated warmly, but also had a smaller space. The upstairs have air conditioning, and downstairs is open. The buffet deal is affordable with the option for sushi, Japanese food and bbq. I recommend sitting downstairs for bbq, because upstairs is smaller space and it can get stuffy from the smoke. The food all taste fine but my favorite is the shisamo tempura. The drinks didn’t taste that sweet, and I had a peach tea. Overall great experience and food for the price.

Our group of 8 tried a variety of food which included the beef udon, maki and sashimi sushi. Beef udon was good, sushi was pretty good, however, had a bit too much rice. Service was slow despite us dining as the first and only group immediately after the restaurant opened. In addition, no water is provided. Restaurant is covered in a grimy layer of grease, for example, I could scrape off this layer from the rim of the sake cup which was disturbing but the great news is that no one got sick from eating there.

The waiter is nice and atmosphere seems to be nice. But the food was terrible. I have been trying hundreds of buffet restaurants in four different countries and this has been the worst one so far. The sushi rice was hard, and the meat that comes with sushi is cold and hard. The meat marinade was very salty, so all the meat was salty due to the marinade. We had to leave there before finishing.