Momotaro Sushi — Restaurant in Richmond

Edit// Bumping up to a 4 star, because again, I really do love the food here! the chef is good and friendly. They were out of the Hana Awaka saki again, but hopefully next time they will have it. Overall, if you live nearby, it's a good spot. It's always quiet and the fish are great to look at. We live a short walk away, so this is still likely to remain our sushi spot.

//old I love this place, and it's one of my favorites to be honest. I go here pretty often, but today I am leaving a three star review due to an odd experience I had there tonight. We had a fairly new seeming waiter, as I'd never seem him there before. I wanted to cut him some slack because he seemed like he was just new, but the man did not speak to us barely at all. Later I did catch on that he didn't seem too fluent in english so I just tried to dismiss not being greeted or spoken to in general. Ordered hana awaka saki like we always do but then he returned to tell us they were out. Ok, that's fine (they have never been out before) but I told him a coke would be fine instead. He leaves and then does not return for like 10 minutes. We decided what we wanted like, 2 minutes into sitting there. Did not return with my drink I ordered, but we just went ahead and ordered. Never got the coke btw but we ordered hot saki instead.

it takes another 10 minutes before our saki is brought out! and mind you, it's pouring rain outside and there is no one else in this place so not sure why these things are taking so long.

he returns 8 minutes after our order and tells my friend (this is her first time at this place with us after we suggested it) telling my friend she cannot order the snapper by saying- "The snapper is, not so good. Can i get you something else" was very confused by that, but she said "Oh, no thank you, i like Snapper" he replies "ahh i asked him (the chef) and not so good, you sure?" at this point my friend just decides to give into what ever coercing this is and decides on the tuna instead.

maybe they were out? or the fish was bad? I dunno. I'd have been ok if they had just said they were out of it but this seemed like an underhanded way to talk my friend out of the snapper. Mind you, the tuna was $2 more so....

Once we got our food we enjoyed it as we usually do, which is why it saddens me to make this review. People remember the bad experiences they have, and I recall once before my review for this place was a shining 5 stars. I hope next time I go to my fav place I can edit this review by saying this was a one time experience, but only...

Shellfish allergy warning: I think this is the only bad review I’ve ever written but I wanted to do it for other people with food allergies. I really wanted to love this place but honestly I was given a real scare and will not be coming back. I was searching for an appetizer with my friend and I asked the server if the Shumai (just shumai on menu) had shrimp. I know they traditionally contain shrimp but I’ve always seen “Shrimp Shumai” on menus and really wanted dumplings. The server replied that they did not have shrimp. I said that was fantastic, expressly mentioning that I have a shrimp allergy. Appetizer comes out I take a bite and immediately know it’s shrimp, slight taste of fish with pink and white meat. I pointed it out to the server who had to check with back-of-house themselves if the dumplings did or did not have shrimp. They comes back to apologize and explains that there were 2 varieties of dumpling—one with shrimp and one with pork.They said the shrimp shumai would not appear on the check, I asked if we could just have the pork dumplings as long as it’s a different recipe. I ended up calling my partner who was at our home a 5 minute walk away. If my partner wasn’t home and if I wasn’t familiar with the museum district and where the nearest drug store/corner store was-then I would have been in huge danger. I was already in danger but fortunately my allergy is not as deadly as it could be—still serious but my partner was able to deliver some antihistamines in time. Sushi was absolutely fine but perhaps a little low in quality for the price. Our server was completely absent the entire time but I’m not sure what their team was telling them to do so I won’t hold it against them. My friend and I joked that the most disappointing part of it all was that the dumplings weren’t even that good and they did not comp the pork dumplings. Please inform all staff of common allergens from day one. Not everyone will have the same...

I was there for lunch today. The staff was friendly, the food came out fast and I had a relatively good experience. I had what I thinks may have been a new item on their menu called miso ramen (the waiter also kept asking what I thought of the dish so I am sure that it is a new item on the menu). It's not ramen. It was stir fry noodles in miso soup with some broccoli and a boiled egg ( not soft boiled and seasoned but hard boiled). It was a cold day and it was a nice soup on its own but it most certainly was not ramen nor was it worth the $14 I spent on it (I would have paid maybe $6-8 for it). When I see ramen (which normally is sold between $10-12) with a $14 price tag I am expecting springy ramen noodles, thick creamy soft boiled egg, and a rich broth to go with it (or at least something that can be called ramen). Ramen takes a lot of time and effort, even if it isn't made with meat, so it was disappointing that I spent $14 on stir fry noodles with miso soup broth. I got tofu on my miso noodle soup (which is what it should be called) and I was delighted by it. It's battered and deep fried tofu cubes. They tasted sort of like chicken nuggets to me. If I come back I would order the fried tofu on its own as an appetizer and ask for some sweet and sour sauce to dip it in. Normally I tip but the $14 miso soup made me not want to so I didn't. Since this is namely a sushi place I may come back and try the sushi and give this place a...