Tokyo Express Hibachi and Sushi - Nicholasville - Japanese restaurant in Nicholasville - 200 Blueberry Ln, USA

Second time coming here and so far this place has been really warm and friendly, food is a little on the pricey side with $11.50 for some semi basic rolls (California was only $5.00). The hibachi was really healthy tasting, salmon was good and noodles were not dripping with grease! I would give the food and atmosphere a 5 star and the prices a 4. Great place to have a good dinner!

Since my y co-reviewer is a lover of sushi, we decided to check the place out on a recommendation of a friend. We ordered a few simple rolls and fried shrimp. The rolls were very good and the fried shrimp was excellent. However, I would recommend if you are planning on going to get one of the larger more complex roles like the crab rangoon roll. The larger rolls are worth the money even though they're a little extra. The larger rolls are much more of a sushi experience. If you're going to get one of the smaller rolls, you might as well go to Kroger. Follow us for more great reviews™

Excellent service and the food was great! Very affordable prices, as well. I highly recommend the eel roll. Delicious!

My family loves to eat here. Service is great, food is always fresh! Highly recommend!

I love Tokyo Express. I eat lunch there about once a week. I always get either the "two rolls" lunch special (I get spicy crab) and a gyoza, or I get the hibachi chicken lunch special and a gyoza. They are fast, fresh and super friendly. The food is delicious, and a healthier choice than any other fast food I can think of.

Beware of here if you are allergic to MSG. Apparently everything on the menu has it. At the suggestion of the waiter I had to order the salmon and white rice with vegs. The salmon was thin and looked like it was cooked like a hamburger on the grill. Did I mention it was a thin patty? Not much flavor. I did try a touch of the sauce that was brought out with it but was afraid to use it since the msg warning was there and I didn't know if that meant the sauce too. This is a small building in a small town. Probably the only Asian restaurant here. I noticed they were doing more business with the take out than the dine-in. I won't be going back.

First time customer. Always see Tokyo Express along the road when driving through Nicholasville and decided to try it out. Overall, good food and good quantity for the price. Ordered at the drive-through window after checking out their menu online beforehand and was told to park and wait in the parking lot. Service was pleasant and the food was delivered to my car in less than 10 minutes. -Spicy Tuna Poké Bowl If there's one thing you need to try here, it's their Poké bowl. Traditionally it's made with raw fish, but if that's not your thing, you can order it with cooked proteins as well. I had mine with spicy tuna and it was pretty amazing. It was the right combination of ingredients and the sauce brought everything together perfectly. If there was less sauce that could have ruined it. There was a good amount of tuna and it had good flavor. All sushi grade fish comes frozen for safety. I can tell it was well taken care of. It also comes with edamame, corn, avocado slices, carrots, cucumber, seaweed salad, salad, rice, a spicy mayo sauce, and garnished with white and black sesame seeds. This was very refreshing and flavorful to eat. I'm excited to try this again with salmon next time. -Chicken Bento Box w/ Fried Rice and a Drink If you want a hot meal with a lot of variety and a drink bundled into the price, this is a good choice. The sauteed vegetables have a sauce with a lot of good flavor. Because that part had so much flavor the rest was a little underwhelming. The fried rice was cooked well, but lacked depth. I moved some of the sauce from the vegetables and it was great after that. The chicken wasn't seared enough during cooking, but the flavor and texture were above average. The gyoza were nice and crispy still after a 25 minute drive home. Pretty good. The California roll was just okay. A California roll is a pretty simple roll, so the ingredients need to be on point. A hint of rice vinegar in the sushi rice for sweetness and crab meat mixed with mayo for creaminess and fattiness would go a long way. -Philly Roll Just like the california roll, a Philly roll is a pretty simple roll as well. And just like the California roll, the ingredients need to be on point. The sushi rice was lacking rice vinegar. The cream cheese needs to be Philadelphia brand cream cheese for the tanginess and less creamy texture. I understand it's more expensive than the other major brand of cream cheese that's commonly sold and wasn't used to keep margins up. Tokyo Express, you can use less of the Philadelphia cream cheese and have a better roll for the same price. I can't comment on the salmon because I forgot to focus on it. Based upon how their tuna was, I would like to think it was comparable to how I felt about their tuna. I would like to see Tokyo Express succeed because they offer something unique to Nicholasville. The flavors they bring are in a different strata from Wah Mei and Ichiban Buffet (come back soon!) and it's not something you can easily make at home. I see they have the potential to be something great. They have a big dining area that's clean. They need to fix their marquee. It's a bad first impression. There should be a promotion on it like free mountain dew or free crispy gyoza or free miso soup with a poké bowl. Restaurants are a tough business to be in. Make your menu simple to read and focus on what you do well. Keep improving, Tokyo. You're pretty good.

Best spring rolls EVER!! Inside is SPOTLESS and very nicely decorated!! Employees or owners are super nice people!! Will return !!!