I do not recommend Wasabi on 82nd... there was a hair in our ginger, they had the air on and they didn't accept my Groupon bc they had it blacked out Nov 21-26... even though it expired the 28th :( one server for the entire place (it wasn't too busy), rice was kinda mushy (never happened at a sushi restaurant in the 10 years I've ate sushi)and over sauced sushi (sadly, very common). As much as you pay for the rolls, you'd think you'd want to taste the flavors that play on each other in the rolls?
The server was not concerned with the hair that was in the ginger and didn't offer any sort of exchange of food or discount...Just all around bad experience for $40 (2 waters, 2 salads, 3 rolls and a soup)
One of the worst dining experiences I have ever had. Â After our food arrived, the sushi tasted borderline rotten. When the server asked how everything tasted, we explained one of the dishes did not taste right. He proceeded to argue with us trying to convince us we ordered a very strong tasting fish (which we did not). My companion and i split the bill, and she paid the tip. When I received my bank statement on line, I noticed they added an extra tip on my bill. Not only is their food terrible, the wait staff was very rude, and they are unethical. Â I have never taken the time to write a review before, but this experience was so bad that I wanted to share to make sure others are aware.
Review Source:Wasabi is one of my favorite places to eat around Indianapolis when it comes to sushi.
While it is not the absolute best I've ever had, their flavors and attention to detail are what keep bringing me and my wife back. I make a point to try a different roll whenever possible, and have yet to be disappointed in the flavors, though as many others have said, the Mistake Roll is one of the best on the menu.
In short, the freshness, flavor, and care they take when making food is superb, and I would (and have) recommended it to everyone nearby to at least try once.
Also, if you're interested. Sign up for their sushi making classes on a Sunday. While I haven't tried it yet, I plan to. I'm sure I'll see at least one of you there.
I do enjoy the food at Wasabi, but the owner is lacking in tact and professionalism. My husband went to meet friends there one night, so we requested a table for 4. The other couple were waiting on got stuck in some very heavy traffic so they decided turn back and told us to eat without them. We enjoyed a few rolls and some edamame before finishing up and heading out. The owner ran out after us when we were in our car and started yelling and asking where we thought we were going. We told her we were leaving and she yelled some more about how we tried to not pay. My husband told her we paid and were leaving, and she was mad because she thought we were dining and dashing since the other couple never showed and we ate without them. She did not apologize or feel embarrassed about her wrongful accusations, and just stomped back inside. Â She is an unfriendly, stingy and uptight woman, and she has made our experience unpleasant more than once. Typically, we just order our food to go if we are in the mood for sushi to try to avoid most of her unpleasantness.
The asparagus tempura roll is great, I also recommend trying some of their other basics like the Philly.
As far as sushi goes, this is pretty much as good as it gets. Â The fish is always fresh, and the service is beyond good. Â I would say that it is on the expensive side of sushi, but sushi isn't really cheap to begin with. Â I also wont eat cheap sushi because I don't want someone serving me bargain fish. Â This is a must try. Â My two favorite rolls are the MISTAKE and the COLTS!
Review Source:Oh Wasabi... Â How I WISH I was leaving a different review of you. Â You were my favorite sushi place in Indianapolis and I'm now disappointed, hurt, and most of all hungry... Â to find a different place. Â I was too excited when Groupon came out with a fantastic sounding deal of $15 for $30 and waited until I couldn't stand it any longer. Â I usually get a middle of the road roll that ends up delicious but wanted to treat myself to a more expensive roll that I was SURE would keep me awake at night thinking about when you opened again. Â In fact, I would have spent so much more... (Think of the scene in Pretty Woman when the hoity toity store wouldn't help Julia Roberts and then she comes back and shows them how much they lost out on.). Â However... when I arrived salivating and starving, and waving my Groupon around, I was told they wouldn't honor the Groupon... because they would only accept it if there were two people at the table (They also wouldn't serve me wine outside). Â Say what??? So, I looked at the fine print and rules of the Groupon and couldn't find that requirement anywhere. Â I asked the server to point me in the right direction so I could clearly understand the Groupon and he advised it was an agreement the owner had with Groupon, but it wasn't written anywhere. Â He said there was nothing he could do and wouldn't accept my Groupon. Â So, I left... Â I"m so sad, I'll never return. Â Groupon agreed with me and refunded my money immediately. Â I've brought a lot of business to this establishment and now have a foul and fishy taste in my mouth. Â See ya Wasabi... There are plenty of other fish in sea...
Review Source:have never experienced service this poor. The waitress added an item that I did not order to my bill. Then told me that I did order it. LIES! Then one of the managers told me she would not accept my GroupOn because it was a holiday. There was no precedence for that at all! The food was bad, and I left with a stomach ache. LIES AND BAD FOOD! I have eaten there before, but I will never go back. No tip! No tip for them!
Review Source:Out of all of the sushi bars I have visited, this is by far my least favorite. The service here is not too bad, but it does not make up for the low quality food and the high prices. I got a lunch plate that contained a california roll, a shrimp tempura roll, and an eel roll. Except for the eel roll, these are all very tame rolls and are not easy to mess up. The california was not bad and not anything special at the same time. The tempura roll was extrememly flavorless and the eel roll was just nasty. I am a big fan of eel, but this roll had a bad flavor and the eel was full of bones. After all was said and done, my bill was about $18. I usually attend Tomo for lunch because of their great lunch deal, but thought I would try something new....... bad idea!
Review Source:I have tried quite a few sushi places in Indy, but I think Wasabi is my favorite so far. Â
Our plan was to take advantage of the more reasonably priced lunch menu, and the bento boxes looked good, but we ended up ordering sushi a la carte because sometimes you just want what you want! Â Am I right?! Â
The Shumai we had for an appetizer was good. Â We went all out and ordered some specialty rolls like the Rainbow Roll and Dragon Roll with a few old standbys, the Philly Roll, Eel Roll, and Spicy Salmon Roll. Â
Needless to say, the specialty rolls were my favorite. Â The Rainbow Roll is a great pick if you want a roll that will let you appreciate the flavor of the fish, which seems to be very high quality here. Â The Dragon Roll was a delicious flavor bomb. Â If I remember right, it was topped with two kinds of different sauces and fish roe. Â Yum! Â I will definitely be back here! Â Hopefully sooner, rather than later!
Whenever I'm visiting from L.A., we go no further than Wasabi for our sushi fix (after trying a few other places to my disappointment).
This is the best quality sushi I've had in Indy so far. If you tend to order the more traditional sushi -- as opposed to specialty rolls with fried/tempura parts and dressed in mayo/sauces -- this is the place to go. (Though their specialty rolls are good, they pale when compared to the straightforward nigiri sushi.)
Wasabi may not give as much food for the money as other Indy sushi spots, but it's a great value considering the quantity is far from stingy and the quality is decent.
My wife isnt an adventurous diner, so sushi places have always been a no go for her but one time my Son uinsisted on having his birthday dinner here and the rest is history- she even suggests the place when we are driving around castleton figuring out where to go. Â We love the atmosphere, Mistake Roll, and the amazing variety of mix and match combos they have.
Review Source:The extra star is for the service but the food is just not good. Â I ordered a combo plate and boy was I disappointed. Â If you spend 80 dollars on a meal (including 20% tip of course) you should expect some good sushi!! Â My eel was cold, the rolls had too much rice and the tempura was soft and mushy...how do you mess up tempura?
Review Source:I have been to Wasabi more than any other sushi place in town - we keep coming back to it because it's consistently good sushi. As others have mentioned, the Mistake roll is great if you like fried rolls. Typically, I would recommend the Beef Negimaki appetizer as well, but last time I was there, the beef was bit overcooked. However, the special appetizer, which included salmon, tuna, and scallops with tropical fruits, was delicious. Their tuna rolls are also consistently fresh and tasty.
I do recommend that you stick to the sushi menu, though. I've only tried venturing onto the dinner menu once, and the Katsudon  I ordered was WAY overcooked. So order a dinner at your own risk!
I have to disagree with reviewers who have said they get bad service. We typically get fantastic service, and the hostess always remembers us and greats us enthusiastically when we arrive, which makes you feel a little like a celebrity.
The only other downside I feel obligated to mention is that the parking lot there can be really crowded. It's in a strip mall, and apparently, that is a really popular strip around dinner time.
I recently frequented this sushi restaurant in northern Indianapolis. I was pleasantly surprised by the selection and quality of the rolls we received. Also, the sushi was very affordable with rolls ranging from $4-$15.
We attended during dinner hours but the lunch specials seemed extremely affordable for the amount of sushi you received.
Overall, this is a great place to get high quality sushi in Indianapolis.
They totally phoned in a 22-piece veggie combo plate. I don't know why I keep hoping for interesting veggie rolls in Indy because it never happens. However, the menu at Wasabi advertised that one of the rolls had squash, which gave me hope. It was a false alarm, though. There were no rolls with squash, no interesting sauces (or sauces at all), no unexpected combinations, nor even a veggie dipped in tempura batter on this absolutely snore-worthy combo plate. This was not a cheap lunch either.
The atmosphere and service were good, but I'll probably go to Marsh next time I am craving plain cucumber or avocado rolls.
Our new favorite Sushi place.  Moving to the Midwest from California, we are always looking for the best sushi.  Wasabi on 82nd fits the bill.  Prompt, friendly service and really really excellent rolls.  Everyone raves about the Mistake roll (Tempura Spicy Tuna Roll w/ house secret spicy sauce  6pc  $7.50) which we ordered and I have to say, was just OK, we really don't like deep fried rolls.  Our favorites were the Piano roll (Spicy shrimp, crunch inside, top super white tuna and black tobiko 8pc  $15) and the Rock n roll (Panko shrimp, avocado, sesame paper, spicy sauce  5pc  $6.50).  Prices are fair, you get good sized rolls for what you pay for.  Will definitely return, wish we didn't have to drive over an hour in order to enjoy this place.
Review Source:We made a 7:30 reservation on a Saturday night and when we showed up at 7:35, we expected to just get put at the front of the wait line...no no no...there was a reserved table waiting for us! I loved that they honored the reservation! You don't see that much anymore.
The ambiance isn't the best, but I love that you can see the sushi being prepared. Â
Lets talk about the food!!! Â The salad and peanut dressing is SO amazing. My only complaint is that it's rather small. I ordered two! Â The sushi rolls are out of this world and so fresh. Â I lean towards the cooked/fried ones because the crunch makes it mouthwatering. Please do yourself the favor of ordering both the "mistake roll" and the "volcano roll." Â The mistake roll is spicy tuna mix with a tempura shell, topped with a sweet & spicy sauce. I can't remember what's inside the volcano roll, but its topped with succulent lump crab meat and a sweet eel sauce. UNREAL!!!!!!! Â I get a side of the peanut dressing and dip all my sushi in it. I have converted all my friends and family to do the same because it's SOOOOO GOOD!
Also, the "sun roll" is a great salmon roll. You can't go wrong with these 3 rolls and the salad.
You're welcome in advance!
In my view this is one of the best sushi places in Indy.
I will admit it is a little pricey compared to other places but the sushi is fresh (ask what is the most fresh), they have an okay sake selection and many creative (and excellent) menu items and rolls.
I highly recommend the orange crush (if you like Salmon)
The only drawback here is the service is a bit spotty.
Generally easy to get a seat.
I just started easting sushi like 5 years ago, right when this place opened. I went back (after eating at numerous sushi places around the US) ... so anxious to see if it was still my happy place. ... It was.
I got the Mistake Roll, and the Crunchy Shrimp, Miso Soup and Green Tea. All just for me. I ate/drank all of it by myself at the bar and wanted more. Mistake roll is the best roll. I would probably ask them to go 'light' on the special sauce as I don't remember there being so much of it before.
There isnt anything special about this place as its just a few tables in a small space in a strip mall. You can sit at the sushi bar, or a table. Service is always young staff, that you feel like its their first day because they're nervous or rushing around. But have never once messed up an order. My guess is the owner keeps them on their toes!!
The rolls were $7-$9 each, soup $2.50.
Parking in that plaza can be a challenge at times, actually 82nd street can be congested too. Allow extra time for travel.
Under prior owners, this was my favorite sushi restaurant. Â The new owners started out well, then changed the recipes and lowered the quality of the ingredients. Â All of the rolls seems to have the same sweet sticky sauce instead of some of the spicy variations from before. Â The rice is low quality and the fish does not seem as fresh (scary for raw sushi).
Review Source:Quickly 82nd street's grass islands become endless swaths of wasabi. The streets are flooded with soy sauce. Cars turn into floating sushi rolls and 82nd street becomes a lazy river of tempura'd Hoosiers.
That's the creative utopia that this sushi joint creates. That's how creative their sushi rolls are. Make no mistake...the mistake roll is where it's at: a tempura'd tuna roll in a secret spicy sauce.
Healthy, uplifting sashimi.
Daily specials that branch out beyond traditional sushi. And, well, what really struck me as pretty righteous was their wild steak roll. Lose the rice, lose the seafood and find teriyaki'd thinly sliced steak wrapping 'round asparagus. They just turned blasphemy into something really attractive even for the avid sushi eaters.
A banquet room for large parties. A traditional sushi bar to watch the art form take shape. And plenty of chilled Sapporo to keep the beer aflowing.
After being told that P.F. Chang's had a 3 hour wait (!) my hubby and I decided to see what else was in the area. Wasabi on 82nd is just down the street from Keystone Crossing so we drove over to check it out. I am glad we did because we both really liked it.
AMBIENCE- The restaurant is in a strip mall location next to a cell phone place and a Cold Stone Creamery. Parking is ample. From the outside looking in the place seems small but once you get inside you realize that there is a lot more seating in the back, including a separate room that's almost hidden. (maybe it's for private parties?) The hostess is friendly and asked if we had reservations. We didn't but we were seated promptly anyways. Most of the tables are 4 tops and I don't think they have any booth seating. Tablecloths, cloth napkins, and a small candle on the table all add to the charm.
SERVICE- The waiter was great. Very attentive and prompt with refills. He checked on us a couple times throughout the dinner to make sure we were OK.
MENU- The menu has a nice selection of dinner combinations that include bento style 'a little bit of everything'. Salmon teriyaki, beef teriyaki, chicken teriyaki, shrimp tempura- all available in a mix n match combo that comes with Miso soup, salad, rice and a couple choices of sushi too. The prices are in the $18 range for these combos.
They also have udon and different soup choices as well. And this is on their main menu. They also have a separate Sushi menu with about 25 different rolls. The rolls range from $6 to $20. All in all, the menu is what you would expect for a Japanese place.
FOOD- YUM! The food was great. I can't complain about it at all. My husband got the Udon soup with Tempura and he said it was the best he has had since we moved to the Midwest. The soup is a meal in itself. It can get messy and 'slurpy' but that's half the fun! I ordered several different rolls off the sushi menu. I liked every single one but my fave was the Mistake Roll. They also have a rolls that's like a Jalapeno popper- what?! Yes, it's a cream cheese stuffed jalapeno fried and then rolled. All the sushi I got was very fresh and made well. So far, this is my favorite sushi place in Indy.
OVERALL- Thank you sir, may I have another? Oh yeah, we will be back to Wasabi on 82nd, no doubt. We've tried a couple other places and this place beat them all. So for now, I have no reason to go anywhere else for sushi or my husband's new craving, Tempura Udon. Yeah, you can complain that it isn't as good as that place in NY or that place in California, yadda yadda. This is Indiana and for being a land-locked state, this place does sushi right.
I have really enjoyed Wasabi the few times I have been here. Â The prices are very reasonable and they have a good selection of rolls. Â The beef roll appetizer is amazing and I don't even like beef very much. Â The seaweed salad is great, but I don't think I have ever had one that wasn't. Â I wish I lived closer so I could eat here more often.
Review Source:We went to Wasabi the other night & I really enjoyed it. Â We had a number of rolls and nigiri and all was very fresh and tasty. Â In addition, we both had the house salad that had a really yummy sweet peanut dressing on it. Â Delicious! Â We also had an order of the negiyaki which is teriyaki beef wrapped around scallions & grilled. Â Yum!
All in all, I don't think Wasabi is as good as Ocean World or Sakura, but they definitely hold their own. Â They are also reasonably priced and serve fresh fish.
The aforementioned tempura-fried, cream cheese-stuffed jalepeno roll is the Jolly Hot, which they finally put on the menu after being a secret option for far too long. Â Also good are the Sexy Girl (tempura-fried shrimp, pineapple, cucumber, and cream cheese), the asparagus tempura roll, and the Mistake roll (the entire spicy tuna roll is tempura-fried and then drenched in spicy mayo). Â Can you see a theme here? Â Wasabi does tempura well. Â (If you aren't totally sick of fried food by dessert, their fried-bananas-and-ice-cream-drizzled-with-honey dish is amazing.) Â I love that they have a box on the order form that you can check if you don't want roe on your rolls.
Review Source:This isn't the fanciest sushi place I've ever been to, but I don't know that I would describe it as "sub par" as Amanda D. did. Â
Everything was fresh and very tasty.  There was even one roll I really enjoyed that I wasn't expecting too  (I don't know the name, but it had cream cheese and jalapeno rolled in rice and seaweed).  The service was good as well.
Here's a tip for when you pay your bill by debit/credit card: Â
When paying with a debit/credit card they are nice enough to show you what the tip "should be" based upon the percentage you wish to pay (15%, 20%, etc). Â It's a nice gesture however, I noticed that they base these amounts on the after tax amount vs. the pretax amount. Â Since I was taught to calculate a servers tip based upon the pretax amount I was glad I looked at the bill prior to handing them the card. Â You should do the same! Â Other than that I had no problems with this sushi place.
The sushi at Wasabi On 82nd is definitely sub par. Â I ordered two different sushi rolls, a standard Alaskan and one of their signature rolls. Â I felt that neither rolls were very fresh. Â The fish could have been better and the rice seemed to be kind of hard. Â Overall, not impressed.
Review Source:I've said it before...will say it again...I really like Japanese food and I love, love, love sushi. Â But, I am a bit picky. I don't like restaurants that try to be too creative...and I prefer more traditional rolls. Â Am not a fan of "fusion" sushi places... Â
Wasabi on 82nd does a fab job! Â Their sushi is incredibly fresh and there is a large variety of choices. Â From the traditional rolls (their spicy tuna is divine) to a few "newbies" the owner/manager forced me to try. Â Overall, I loved everything. Â Â
Of special note: Â The Shrimp Tempura and Asparagus was divine...
The wait staff and the owner(s) were very attentive, but did not too much. Â Also, their prices were BEYOND reasonable! Â Most rolls were between $5 and $8 per roll and they had fab wine choices...
Too bad they aren't located in Chicago...I'd be here at least three times per week!
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