Tokyo Sushi — Restaurant in Madison

Was super excited to try it out for the first time since I’ve seen it open for so long, quick glanced at the menu before coming and it looked good. We arrived and right away the lady was a little rude which was not a big deal but didn’t really add well to our experience, there was something on the menu that said sushi 5pcs for the appetizers and we asked if we could pick which meat went on the sushi assuming it was like crab or salmon over rice and it was sorta confusing but the waiter said something about not being able to do cooked meat though we kept saying we wanted raw, we just ended up having to get individual pieces which was more expensive, wish it could’ve been explained to us a bit more. I then order my sushi which on the menu said it had masago (fish eggs) on top of the roll which is my favorite part, I misread what was in it and didn’t realize there was eel which was dumb of me and not their problem but some other places with the same roll i got (dragon roll) usually has shrimp but I was fine with the eel, but when the order came and it had no masago on it, barely any drizzle of sauce and had mostly only cucumber and the smallest piece of eel! I could barely feel/taste it. I asked about the masago since that’s the main reason I got it and he sorta hesitated and said people don’t usually like it, but I was like ohh I love it and he came back with like a tiny pinch of masago in a dish I was just so disappointed and surprised cause it was my first meal of the day-I hadnt eaten till pretty late and I was just so excited about coming and for my order to not have a lot or none of the main factors of ordering it I was sad and felt like I wasted money. I also ordered the fried calamari and it had no seasoning or much flavor which sucked cause calamari is my favorite. Just super expensive food for not great quality which really sucks. I would’ve loved to keep coming back here since it’s in my area but there isn’t anything to come back for :/ our waiter also progressively started getting a bit short and quiet with us. Service wasn’t great but wasn’t horrible. Was hoping for more from this cute...

Very quaint sushi restaurant. Don't be deceived by the residential dwelling exterior- it is a beautifully decorated Japanese restaurant with a full menu of Japanese cuisine including a large variety of sushis, bento boxes, and more (see complete menu in attached photos). There are also a wide variety of wines including domestic, Wisconsin local, and imported (Japan).

The service was prompt and consistent througout our visit. The prices were very reasonable for the high quality of the food. The miso tasted fresh and was very flavorful. The spicy combo was a delicious selection of tuna, salmon and California rolls.

We had immediate seating when we visited but the restaurant is small with limited seating. The wait times and seat availability probably vary based on the day of the week and time you visit.

The restaurant offers take out orders as well as dine in options.

The restaurant is located on Willy (Williamson) street so parking is difficult especially on the weekends. There is street parking that has a two hour limit. There is also residential parking on the...

The food was delicious and we had no complaints about the service! Restaurant was gorgeous too. Will definitely be back!

The only thing that spoilt the experience a little bit was that voices carry very well inside the restaurant, so my husband and I were subject to our neighbouring table's very loud, long and graphic discussion (apparently a dentist showed one lady the nerves of her tooth after she had it out?? I didn't even know that was a thing! and another tooth rotted from the inside?). It was basically impossible not to listen. I guess it was fascinating in a way, but maybe not what we had in mind for a romantic night out! We at one point asked to switch tables, but our food had arrived by then so there wasn't anything to be done about it.

That said, I really don't know what the restaurant could have done about this issue so I'm hesitant to take stars off. It was a three-star date night, but the food was five stars. Next time we'll...