Menu for Ai Japanese Restaurant in South Pasadena, CA
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Closed:5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
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Cuisines:
Japanese Asian
Japanese Asian
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Features:
Takeout , Delivery
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Known for:
Quick bite, Beer, Cocktails, Comfort food, Happy hour drinks, Happy hour food, Healthy options, Small plates, Great tea selection, Wine, Casual, Cozy, Popular with Tourists, Alcohol, Dessert, Dine-in, Dinner, Popular Dinner, Hard liquor, Lunch, Popular Lunch, Staff required to disinfect surfaces between visits, Mask required, Accepts reservations, Good for groups, Solo dining, Bar onsite, Fast service, High chairs, Restroom, Seating, Outdoor seating, Wheelchair accessible entrance, Wheelchair accessible parking lot, Wheelchair accessible restroom, Wheelchair accessible seating, NFC mobile payments,Read more
Ai Japanese Restaurant in South Pasadena, CA, is a Japanese restaurant with an overall average rating of 3.6 stars. Check out what other diners have said about Ai Japanese Restaurant. Make sure to visit Ai Japanese Restaurant, where they will be open from 5:00 PM to 9:30 PM. Don’t wait until it’s too late or too busy. Call ahead and book your table on (626) 799-0534.
On top of the amazing dishes, other attributes include: comfort food.
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Yum-Yum 'n Dem-Sum!! Had the Beef Teriyaki 'Tempura', friend had the 'Sushi Special' and both were served by the vivacious... 'Karen' (she's bringing class and elegance back to that most historic name). Didn't think the portions would fill me up butthey certainly did. This place has been around for just over 40 years and still going strong due to the fine cooking &preparation skills of Fumito (or Fumi for short) brings fresh seafood, fish, produce, and various other tasty items every day. Great meals at a modesty fair price! Right next to the 'Ol Rialto Theater in South Pasadena. Read more
I decided to try this place on a whim. I just picked it via Google search. Here is my take? Pros: There is ample parking in the... back. Parking is shared with other restaurants next to it. Wait staff was nice. The sushi chef came by my table to say hi. Theambiance is pretty nice. I had the green beans in garlic sauce appetizer and it was really good. Cons: I hate to say it, butthe nigiri sushi was some of the worst I have had in my life. It was cut very thick and sloppy. Pieces were inconsistent. Itwas fresh. It won?t get you sick, but the presentation is bad as though there is little care taken. Sushi is an art. This wasnot art. When I ordered, the waiter did say they do not have a sushi menu, but they are happy to make it. Maybe that was a redflag, I dunno. So maybe this is a great place if you want combination plates with teriyaki and tempura, etc. Maybe even theirspecialty rolls are good. Not sure. I wanted traditional sushi though. This is just not the place for it. Hope this helps. Read more
It use to be really good, but the last three times I went their California rolls have this huge chunk of cucumber where that's... all I taste, also they use too much rice vinegar...now I go across the street, miss the old cooks at Ai though. Read more
Nice place, good prices and very friendly. Fish was fresh and tasty. Lunch specials are hard to beat and more food than I could... eat. Delicious. Read more
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When is Ai Japanese Restaurant open?
Ai Japanese Restaurant is open on the following days:
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday: 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Thursday: 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday: 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday: 11:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Sunday: 05:00 PM - 09:30 PM
What forms of payment are accepted at Ai Japanese Restaurant?
They accept Apple Pay and Google Pay at Ai Japanese Restaurant.
Does Ai Japanese Restaurant offer delivery?
Yes, Ai Japanese Restaurant offers delivery.
Food is excellent, service was slow but not overly so, more staff is needed in these hard times of shortages. This is a very... established Japanese restaurant that I have enjoyed for years. Read more