Watawa - Japanese restaurant in Bethpage - 164 Hicksville Rd, USA

Ultimately a very lack-luster experience, to say the least. This restaurant is certainly overhyped by the amount of praise that it gets. Food: wasn’t absolutely atrocious, but I’ve certainly had much better Japanese food for the fraction of the price. The options were limited with little variety. Many of the sushi rolls were really just variations of the same food, with slightly irrelevant changes. The portions were underwhelming as well, each “main dish” being served with kids-sized amounts of food. Service: the staff were polite, but that’s the most I can say about that. It’s takes an abnormally long time for the food to come out, if it comes out at all. We came in on a slow night, with maybe 1-2 other tables being occupied. Yet we found ourselves waiting arduously for food to come, and in certain cases the food would never come, and we’d be met with the excuse “the chef lost our orders” Atmosphere: the first red flag was approaching the restaurant. No lights, cars, or people. The surroundings were run down and the rain did not help. The inside was mediocre, nothing to write home about. However I will say that my table was sticky

I believe it was the seaweed salad and Kani salad that we got. I didn't like them much. They had literally no flavor. Beautiful presentation but I wouldn't suggest them. The fish overall was very fresh and nicely cut and I found all the rolls and sushi pieces nicely done but NOTHING special, nothing remarkable. Meh! The staff was not the friendliest either. We all noticed that. I guess it is ok for "all you can eat" and the pricepoint but nothing special.

We arrived an hour before closing, and they were still open for dining. The food here is always super tasty. It's on frequent rotation for me.

DO NOT let the outside of this place fool you!!!! It may be in a dingy strip mall, but I couldn't recommend more that you go inside for their AYCE sushi. It was $26.95 per person, their drinks were strong and fairly priced, but what impressed me most was the quality of the fish. I've been to both high and low end sushi restaurants, and I think this is some of the FRESHEST salmon I've ever had!!! They really had such great quality fish. The place was clean, service was attentive (but not overbearing) and the food was really delicious. I'm so incredibly impressed with the quality of their salmon. I couldn't recommend this place more!! My first time going was two days ago, and I'm already looking forward to coming back here.

I love their all you can say deals. Amazing is not a word that can describe it and such a great value of money. When I heard that it was $25 per person I was worried that Sushi may not be good but it was totally the apposite. It was delicious and at the end I couldn’t say another but it was so much and it wasn’t like an other buffet where you eat what they have, here you order what you want and they keep on giving you. Wow...

Update (07/24/2023): Question the outside look of the strip mall, but don't be afraid to enter and then indulge in the delicious food served in this sushi restaurant. The AYCE is the best way to enjoy it. Food is still exceptional. Great service and friendly staff. Price is still a great value and comparable to the other AYCE sushi nearby, but I'd say the sashimi/sushi here tastes better than others. The hot dishes like the Teriyaki salmon, soups, and tempuras were also very delicious. The fried Oreo dessert is delicious and not overly battered or greasy. The green tea ice cream tastes like actual ice cream with high quality green tea. Original: Several times I have driven through this vicinity, without knowing of this all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant. Enter the small parking lot just off of the busy street, driving upon this small old strip mall, then enter through the door, and be surprised by the huge and open modern industrial decor inside. Dining during a weekday lunch, the place was not busy with many diners, but orders were being picked up to go. Also, COVID is still causing some people to not venture to places. Greeted upon entry and directed towards our seats by the staff. Gave in our order with various selections. Food was served quickly, but were missing a couple items. Kindly told the waitress and she immediately rectified the situation. Sashimi, sushi rolls, appetizers, salads, and numerous soups that we tried were very delicious. The dessert fried Oreo cookie was very good too, not greasy or over-battered. Price is comparable to other AYCE sushi restaurants, but I think the overall quality was better than the others. Will definitely dine here again.

$29.95 AYCE is overpriced! Only a portion of the food from menu you can order from, and they are all cheap food. And you never a full portion of meal order. The serving size is only 20% of a regular meal. The service was horrible, took 40 minutes just for dessert!

Good place. I'd say the same as Sushi Village. Food was good. Appetizers all were on one plate instead of each app on their own plate. Price is still good @ $30/person for the AYCE. One suggestion is that you should put the Salads on the Appetizer menu slip. Why is it on the Sushi slip?