Ginko is a beautiful yet cozy restaurant. You don’t get any cell service which is an unexpected benefit to help disconnect and enjoy the company and food. Everything I have eaten here is delicious. When you leave here you will think about this meal for weeks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andreja Kovač
Best sushi in Cleveland? Definitely best sushi I've ever had.The subterranean restaurant tucked between houses is completely unassuming when one first walks in.The focus is on the ingredients: the most extensive list of fish and seafood with great vegetarian sushi options too. There are also fabulous cocktails, and amazing knowledgeable staff with perfect recommendations.We tried raw shrimp which was fabulous, as well as a good selection of fish: snapper, salmon, tuna, eel and more.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roll, Fish
Gaetano Roggia
This place is amazing! Food is great, super friendly staff, and a great atmosphere. There might be a bit of waiting to be seated but it's worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rogene
I don’t eat sushi but their wine selection was nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Best Sushi in Ohio! Not to mention the best service from our amazing server Mary! Not only is she passionate about her service but she's also passionate about the food and extremely knowledgeable in every aspect of preparation and ingredients!!! Thank you again for the amazing food and top notch service!!! We have been impressed twice now since moving from the west coast to Ohio that we book our next visit before we leave! See you again soon!
We dined at the bar and had a fantastic time. It was fun to see them make the different dishes and service was fantastic. Our server explained everything to us and everything we had was delicious. We particularly liked the yellowtail and scallion roll and the eye of the tiger roll! We will definitely be back!
svitlana kozyupa
My favorite sushi place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Suraya Haldeman
Wonderfully fresh oysters. We tried several specials and also ordered from the standard menu. Every lovely, beautiful item was carefully constructed with skill, care, and very high quality fish/seafood. Emily, our server, was friendly and attentive, she went above and beyond what is considered “good service.” Both of us were pleasantly impressed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Galina Dmitrieva
Great food and atmosphere! Best uni I've ever had!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The service was really great. You can tell the staff is well trained. Always someone around if you needed something but also weren't overbearing. Food was excellent. Aside from 2 more traditional raw rolls, which were perfect, we gambled on tempura shrimp and soft shell crab. Tempura shrimp stole the show! Soft shell crab was underwhelming. Overall great experience and good value.
Excellent sushi and excellent service. Only issue was we had a reservation for 7 and didn't get seated until almost 740. Very small place and one of the 4 top tables stayed quite a while after finishing their meal, thus resulting in our delay. We wound up going upstairs to have a cocktail. The upstairs bar was extremely packed so we wound up standing. Overall the experience was very good. Would definitely go back but will probably go on a weekday rather than a weekend.
Dorothy S.
favorite restaurant in cleveland. the flavors, ambience, and service is all top notch. the fish taste like it swam right out from the sea. sitting up at the bar gives you a perfect, and intimate, view of the action. all of the individuals that work there feel hand selected and recruited. everyone is incredible but special thanks to Joey, Emily, and chef Jake for their brilliance. This is my go to celebration restaurant. birthdays, anniversaries, passing the bar exam, and friends visiting from out of town it is a must visit. Ginko is the best of the best!!
Partho Chakrabartty
Delectable sushi sitting at the bar. The ingredients are incredible. Of course, the fish--the Toro especially--but even the avocadoes are incredible, fresh, flavorful, sweet. The prices are good too, and I'd argue that though it is not an inexpensive place, this is great value for money.Atmosphere was cheery and energetic, especially on a cold winter day. We made animated conversation and there was animated conversation all around. But really this place is about the food. I would go here even to eat in silence, maybe especially to eat in silence.Have loved Sushi in Cleveland in a few places thus far, but this, I think, is King.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Tuna, Sushi Rolls
Amazing experience at the bar. Did the Omakase chef special and was worth it. 6 course meal and the dessert to end was perfect. Server was was very polite and each course was perfect. Will definitely do again soon
Murr
GINKO always puts on a first class experience. We were dining with an experienced sushi lover and he raved about the selection and quality. He said it's by far the best experience he has had outside of Tokyo!
Ginko is a beautiful yet cozy restaurant. You don’t get any cell service which is an unexpected benefit to help disconnect and enjoy the company and food. Everything I have eaten here is delicious. When you leave here you will think about this meal for weeks.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best sushi in Cleveland? Definitely best sushi I've ever had.The subterranean restaurant tucked between houses is completely unassuming when one first walks in.The focus is on the ingredients: the most extensive list of fish and seafood with great vegetarian sushi options too. There are also fabulous cocktails, and amazing knowledgeable staff with perfect recommendations.We tried raw shrimp which was fabulous, as well as a good selection of fish: snapper, salmon, tuna, eel and more.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Roll, Fish
This place is amazing! Food is great, super friendly staff, and a great atmosphere. There might be a bit of waiting to be seated but it's worth it.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I don’t eat sushi but their wine selection was nice!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Best Sushi in Ohio! Not to mention the best service from our amazing server Mary! Not only is she passionate about her service but she's also passionate about the food and extremely knowledgeable in every aspect of preparation and ingredients!!! Thank you again for the amazing food and top notch service!!! We have been impressed twice now since moving from the west coast to Ohio that we book our next visit before we leave! See you again soon!
We dined at the bar and had a fantastic time. It was fun to see them make the different dishes and service was fantastic. Our server explained everything to us and everything we had was delicious. We particularly liked the yellowtail and scallion roll and the eye of the tiger roll! We will definitely be back!
My favorite sushi place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wonderfully fresh oysters. We tried several specials and also ordered from the standard menu. Every lovely, beautiful item was carefully constructed with skill, care, and very high quality fish/seafood. Emily, our server, was friendly and attentive, she went above and beyond what is considered “good service.” Both of us were pleasantly impressed.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food and atmosphere! Best uni I've ever had!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The service was really great. You can tell the staff is well trained. Always someone around if you needed something but also weren't overbearing. Food was excellent. Aside from 2 more traditional raw rolls, which were perfect, we gambled on tempura shrimp and soft shell crab. Tempura shrimp stole the show! Soft shell crab was underwhelming. Overall great experience and good value.
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Excellent sushi and excellent service. Only issue was we had a reservation for 7 and didn't get seated until almost 740. Very small place and one of the 4 top tables stayed quite a while after finishing their meal, thus resulting in our delay. We wound up going upstairs to have a cocktail. The upstairs bar was extremely packed so we wound up standing. Overall the experience was very good. Would definitely go back but will probably go on a weekday rather than a weekend.
favorite restaurant in cleveland. the flavors, ambience, and service is all top notch. the fish taste like it swam right out from the sea. sitting up at the bar gives you a perfect, and intimate, view of the action. all of the individuals that work there feel hand selected and recruited. everyone is incredible but special thanks to Joey, Emily, and chef Jake for their brilliance. This is my go to celebration restaurant. birthdays, anniversaries, passing the bar exam, and friends visiting from out of town it is a must visit. Ginko is the best of the best!!
Delectable sushi sitting at the bar. The ingredients are incredible. Of course, the fish--the Toro especially--but even the avocadoes are incredible, fresh, flavorful, sweet. The prices are good too, and I'd argue that though it is not an inexpensive place, this is great value for money.Atmosphere was cheery and energetic, especially on a cold winter day. We made animated conversation and there was animated conversation all around. But really this place is about the food. I would go here even to eat in silence, maybe especially to eat in silence.Have loved Sushi in Cleveland in a few places thus far, but this, I think, is King.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Spicy Tuna, Sushi Rolls
Amazing experience at the bar. Did the Omakase chef special and was worth it. 6 course meal and the dessert to end was perfect. Server was was very polite and each course was perfect. Will definitely do again soon
GINKO always puts on a first class experience. We were dining with an experienced sushi lover and he raved about the selection and quality. He said it's by far the best experience he has had outside of Tokyo!