Nonki Japanese Restaurant (Main - Mandaue) — Restaurant in Mandaue

A Japanese friend of my family introduced us to this place and called it the "closest thing to authentic Japanese cuisine".

Many years have passed since then, and Nonki still delivers that authentic Japanese feel.

The smell of tobacco and smoke sort of detaches a bit from the experience, but then again, they DO offer a non-smoker's area to address that if you wish.

As for the food, Nonki's selection is extensive and reflects a mastery of the Japanese cuisine. The taste varies between each dish, and it is a matter of carefully selecting which dish to order- a haphazardly chosen selection will ruin the appetite and the palate.

I personally would recommend this place for more experienced connoisseurs of the Japanese cuisine, rather than for...

All the fish were fresh, as the waitress constantly checked if they had fresh stock for their dishes, giving us the best sushi I've ever had.

Their salmon and tuna sashimi melt in the mouth, and their sushi package was good for more than five people. Pleasantly surprised that some of their sushi have wasabi mixed with their rice, so some customers may have to be wary of that.

We also had their tempura and steamed fish. The tempura was quite ordinary but the steamed fish was one of the best dishes of the night. Steamed just enough to produce a cooked tender fish bathing in a caramelized, soy-based sauce, this cooked dish is a must-try alongside their sushi.

Overall, one of the best sushi and sashimi places in...

On Sunday evening - actually, it was my birthday that day-3-26-2023 - I decided to have a meal at the store as a walk-in at around 5:30... I ordered a sashimi special set, sashimi chirashi rice bowl, grilled mackerel, etc... Almost 1 hour and 30 minutes after I ordered, the sashimi special didn't come out... Several follow-up employees didn't explain anything and I just had to wait... Later, I found out that the delivery orders were so crowded that all the customers in the store waited for over 1 hour and 30 minutes. He said he couldn't even get food... never wanted to eat...