Daruma North Sarasota - Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Lounge

Brandon

We did hibachi dining. Service is great and restaurant is beautiful. Unfortunately that’s where is stops. Food is bland and lacks meaningful flavor. Portion sizes are fair but food is just very under seasoned. Yum yum sauce is very savory not much sweetness to it. I automatically deducted a star for charging for fried rice as I just find it annoying and unnecessary. Very disappointing for the cost.

Mike Gallardo

Went out for a dinner date. The food came out quickly as we went with the traditional dining to get a table for two instead of a big group setting with the hibachi. Server did well and was training another person and did good too. The fish was fresh on our roll which was great and my wife really enjoyed her drink as well. If your craving a bit higher end Japanese food then check this place out!

Aleksandra Fatic

Our overall experience was definitely only better thanks to the great server we had, Alex. He was super polite and attentive from the beginning to the end, top notch service. Thank you Alex! Hibachi itself was I would say good and chef put decent show, but would I come again in the next 6 months because of it or the food they prepare on the grill, probably no. Plus if you aren’t the only one at the hibachi grill and if sharing the space with somebody like bigger groups and families, it can be a little tight. But I would come back to try something different. Sushi I got as an appetizer was real good, so I would probably get it from here again sometime. Also really liked the soup and salad served with entrées, tuna steaks we got were fresh and prepared as we requested, I tried edamame for the first time and I wasn’t disappointed. I saw bunch of comments concerning the cleanliness of the place, I would say that the only thing I noticed when I was there was that the restroom could probably have been cleaner, it’s kinda rusty and in one of the three stalls toilet was broken. Everything else was good. Overall rate for the restaurant and the food 4\5.

Gerson Gomez

I went for our company's Christmas party, as they've hosted it here for 16 years now. The food was fresh, and the service is top-notch, the servers and cooks are on top of everything you need. From the sushi, drinks, to the actual main course meal.