This is by far our favorite home-town sushi restaurant. We order take-out at least once every couple of weeks, and we visit the restaurant every month or so with the kids, and they love it as well. Surprised my wife on her birthday one year with a group of friends waiting for her in one of their "tatami" rooms. Rolls are tasty, sushi is always fresh, the jalapeno/yellowtail app is a favorite!
Review Source:Ariyoshi does have some good Japanese cuisine (Sushi, Noodles, Onigiri, etc.) but those prices put a bitter stab to my wallet! I got 3 sushi rolls, a Seaweed Salad and hot tea. All tasty but the cost...a whooping $19 dollars. One hour later, I was still hungry!
The atmosphere was alright though. beautiful Japanese decor  (Paper doors, Japanese lanterns, creepy-yet-cool looking fish), Relaxing Japanese music, and a friendly staff.
Ariyoshi...prices big, portions small
My fav Japanese restaurant. When I was introduced to this place I didn't eat Japanese now I eat sushi he salad with the ginger dressing is to die for and my fav entree is the Yaki udon. And jus love staring at the fish tank wondering if my food comes from there. Love it eat there a least twice a week.
Review Source:I came here for a birthday dinner, there was about 10 of us so we were seated in the side party room.
I don't really have much to say about it. Our waitress, April, was out of this world nice and very friendly. She kept checking in on us ( but not overwhelming ) and every once in a while would give us a laugh or a joke.
My food unfortunatly was really, really salty. I ordered the Teryaki combo ( chicken and salmon ) The sauce seemed thick (almost like a bbq sauce ) and I must have drank about 4 glasses of water just to finish it. I think everyone else thought their food was just ok too.
Some of us ordered sushi with extra spicy mayo or crunch on the side and I do appreciate that before she wrote it down, she let us know that it would cost extra.
The fish tank is always a pleasure to watch when you're there.
Went here because we were being lazy and didn't want to cook or walk a mile.
This place is very cozy, has nice decor, Â and a really large fish tank with a really large trapped fish.
I got the udon soup with tempura. The soup came out scalding hot in a pot.
It was really good and satisfying. However, when I got home I felt so bloated and my stomach cramped. I realized that the soup had so much sodium in it. Â Absolutely hate sodium.
My friend got the yaki soba and it tasted like lo mien from a cheap Chinese restaurant.
The sushi looks more appetizing though. I want to go back, get their sushi and follow up on the review.
Definitely the best of the three Japanese places in South Orange. Nice atmosphere, great service, and tasty food. Â Prices are on the mid-to-high end, but I think it's worth it here.
I had the seared sesame tuna appetizer, which was pretty good, and then the boyfriend and I split several rolls. They have a nice selection of vegetarian rolls, including a veggie phoenix roll with avocado on the outside, and the kampyo roll which was made with avocado, pickled gourd, and tempura crunchies and was surprisingly tasty.
We were there with a pretty big table of about 10 people, and they split the bill into three separate checks without blinking. Will definitely come here the next time I want sushi in S. Orange...
I trekked through the Lincoln Tunnel on a Friday night to meet my girls ( who are all Bridge & Tunnel girls now, except me) for dinner. We had our own private room which was great for the cackling that went on. The restaurant is a bring your own bottle. Which allowed us the oppty to go through three bottles. I had 1.5 since I was driving. I was hungry from the start and since it was nippy, opted for a Miso Soup to start off the eating. We also ordered shrimp and crab shumai. Which I have to say was nice and light but ohhhh so delish.
I ordered a shrimp tempura roll and a soft shell crab roll. Can u say stuffed, and pleasantly surprised for a  suburban restaurant across the river. ( Yes I have become a bit of a snob, in regards to good eats outside of the city. I always associate the burbs with Chain restaurants).  But I have to say this place pleasantly surprised me. My girls were all in a terriyaki mode. They had salmon, chicken and shrimp I believe. One of them, ventured out and had the bento box, which I believe she was happy with.
Ariyoshi has an attentive and patient staff. We did close the restaurant that night, and they were very courteous with our girl banter. I would definitely return.