Waza Japanese Cuisine

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6927 FM 1960 West
Houston, TX 77069

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(281) 580-8858
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Authentic Japanese cuisine, I love the maguro sashimi.

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Took several of my out of town guests to Waza based on the strength of reviews here and close location to my home. Unfortunately we were quite disappointed and I was left embarras...

Going downhill 4/20/2012

We have been searching for the best sushi in NW Houston....Something that is comparable to Uptown Sushi or Uchi. There really is nothing close but Waza was good for a short while. Now, the rolls are mostly rice with very little fish. The service is not very good....especially at the slowest times of the day. There can be only 3 tables in the restaurant and you will wait for someone to take your order, wait a long while for your drink and sushi and noone will be found when you are ready to leave. I took a picture of our rolls to show just how little fish they use but I don't see an option to upload photo's......I will upload if I see a way to do so. I am hoping that they will shape up, otherwise I will have to go back to Toro which is farther away but much better quality sushi...... Pros: null Cons: null more
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WAY OVERPRICED! IT'S NICE! BUT NOT THAT NICE!!!! 1/13/2012

Ridiculously OVERPRICED for sushi. Our tab was $90 for 2 glasses of wine, 1 bottle of beer, and 2 orders of sushi each for 3 people! It's sushi... And I've had better sushi. Sure it's a nice place, but that is all you're paying for. I will stick with Hido or Redfish....food is better at a more reasonable cost! WHAT A RIPOFF Pros: null Cons: null more
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OVERPRICED FOR JUST SUSHI!! 1/13/2012

Ridiculously OVERPRICED for sushi. Our tab was $90 for 2 glasses of wine, 1 bottle of beer, and 2 orders of sushi each for 3 people! It's sushi... And I've had better sushi. Sure it's a nice place, but that is all you're paying for. I will stick with Hido or Redfish....food is better at a more reasonable cost! WHAT A RIPOFF!! Pros: null Cons: null more
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Tasty 7/3/2011

Authentic Japanese cuisine, I love the maguro sashimi. more
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horrible smell. poor sushi quality. 10/25/2010

it has been a while since last time we visited WAZA, my husband and I decided to give it another shot. As soon as we entered with the smell of sewer, or is the toilet is. we sat in the bar, an older lady sitting in front while staring at us, it made us very uncomfortable. it's disappointing enough that the rolls tasted like supermarket quality (honestly I think sushi in HEB off Louetta st. taste much better!), the short lady jumped in and screamed at the bartender in Asian language, while we were having a nice conversation with the guy. this ruined our date night. more
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Excellent Experience! 5/22/2010

My friend and I went and were immediately pleasantly surprised by the decor. It is really nice inside. The sushi was amazing! I had the somo roll. I highly recommend it. And the service was good as well. I will definitely be going back! Pros: Amazing Sushi and Good Atmosphere Cons: None more
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LOVE WAZA 5/4/2010

The people with bad reviews are crazy! My Hubby and I love it here! The service rocks and the drinks are the bomb. Pros: Saki Mojito? Yes Please! Cons: none more
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Great Sushi 10/15/2009

Everytime I go to Waza, I leave satisfied. Their Kobe burger is excellent. They have some of the best salmon in town ! About the only complaint I could have about the menu would be the Fried Rice Beef Bowl. The beef is cut too small.. but that's really just my prefence I suppose. The hot rock is always a good treat when you bring a lady friend with you to add to the atmosphere, not that this place really needs much help. Pros: Location, Fresh Fish more
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Positive reviews have to be written by staff 6/2/2009

The positive reviews for this place must be written by the restaurants staff as a marketing ploy. There's no way anyone could honestly like this place. It looks neat, but that's about it. The second you get past the host you get a sudden smell of reeking fish. I tried to ignore it but then when I got my sushi it was not fresh at all and tasted horrible. I found myself sipping my drink just to down it and I am a veteran sushi eater. Service was also clueless at best. I asked my waiter if I could get another roll besides a California Roll with my lunch special and hes aid "no problem". Then when I got the bill they tagged $5 extra. I asked, "Why didn't you tell me about this before?" He replied, "I didn't do it. The manager did." The total for lunch was over $20. Some lunch "special"! This place is extremely expensive and has the absolutely worst sushi I've eaten since Todai (nicknamed in infamy as "To-die"). Pros: Looks cool Cons: Terrible food more
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FINALLY - A real fine dining Japanese restaurant! FRESH 3/13/2009

Fine Japanese dining - beats any other Japanese restaurant in the area. Prices were reasonable considering the quality food, sushi well rolled with fresh ingredients, tempura wonderful and fried rice with quality cuts of meat. We even tried the fried green tea ice cream, and while the tempura was a little heavy on that for my tastes, as with all their desserts it was made in house, and the ice cream had a wonderful floral note to it. Good service, not great but only becasue the wait staff was not as amazing as the chef and sushi expert obviously were. Pros: Low lighting, fresh food, versitle menu, food presentation Cons: located right off of two main roads and in target parking lo more
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worst meal ever 2/20/2009

just the worst ever . the service was the worst i have ever had. i asked for a double crown and coke in a tall glass they messed it up 3 times. the owner Patrick came over after Summer messed up he just said sorry. they say that alot Sorry . we ordered appetizers, sushi rolls and some combination things .the food comes and its the hot stuffed peppers and the combination s . I thought that appetizers come first then main then desert . then we wanted to get desert to go they said they can't it would fall apart. the worst place on 1960. will be closed in a year . you want a good sushi place go to fish or anyother place this place just flat out s*cks Pros: non Cons: just the worst ever . more
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Best Japanese Restaurant On North Side!!!! 1/13/2009

This restaurant must be the best in town. I dine out 2-3 times a week. I fell in love with this joint when I went in for the first time about a month ago. The zen ambience, posh decor is the best I have seen so far. The varieties on the menu surpassed any Japanese restaurant in town. The freshness of the fish is unbelievable. Try to avoid the weekend because the place gets too crowdy unless you like "people watching". I will highly recommended this place to other people. You can't go wrong when excellent food and great ambience come together in one place. Pros: Decor, Food, Parking Cons: Gets Too Crowdy On Weekends more
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Maybe we went on a bad night... but we were NOT impressed 1/4/2009

Took several of my out of town guests to Waza based on the strength of reviews here and close location to my home. Unfortunately we were quite disappointed and I was left embarrassed in front of my guests. Pros: Decor, ambience Cons: Unprompt seating, not as good as other Houston sushi more
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Best Sushi NW of Downtown 12/18/2008

If you don't want to drive downtown and you live in the Copperfield, 1960, or Cyfair area this is finally the answer to the problem of their being no good sushi places or late night eateries. Sushi is fresh and delicious. Hours are friendly to those of us that don't like to eat early. Prices are good for the quality of food you get. I usually go to Genji when I want Japanese food late at night, but now this offers me a closer to my side of town option. Wait staff is always friendly too. Decor is lovely. Pros: Good Food, Nice Decor, Late Night Dining Cons: Probably too far out for townies to want to drive more
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Must Have a Taste for This 12/17/2008

The food is overly ethnic and if you do not have a taste for it, then you will not like it. Even their salad has Japanese dressing, so I ate mine dry. Even if you do not like the food, however, you will like the atmosphere and the decor. The restaurant is beautiful and I give it a 5 for decor. The food is not to my liking so I give it a 1 because there is nothing on the menu I will eat. Pros: Ambiance, Parking, Decor Cons: Food more
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Best sushi in NW Houston 9/22/2008

This place was awesome! We went on a Saturday night. Easy parking and plenty of it! Great happy hour specials! We tried a few different kinds of sushi. My husbad liked the "Volcano". Its a Cali roll topped with spicy crawfish. VERY GOOD! The snow crab roll was also delicious. Some friends tried the "Shaggy Dog" and the "Spider", both excellent as well. Only con would have to be the service. The waiter knew about the menu and recommended the "Volcano". Service was a little slow, that would be our only complaint. Pros: Great food, drinks and atmosphere Cons: A little slow on the service more
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Better than it has to be.. 7/29/2008

Went to Waza late on a Monday night. Parking was easy. It is a very spacious restaurant with a nice drink bar as well as a sushi bar - very "cool-looking" place. The patrons were mostly under 30 when I went. They have a lot of menus. There's a sushi menu, a regular food menu and also a drinks menu. ISat at the sushi bar. I opted for some sake ("Mu") which was delicious - nicely balanced, not too dry. The sushi was the highlight of the evening though. The Hamichi and Escolar sushi were very fresh. The edamame was good and the portions generous. The spicy tuna roll was ok but not great that night. Pros: Great food, cool looking place, great sake Cons: ok service but could be better more
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great food, worth the wait 7/1/2008

The food here is awesome. We go at least once a week and have only been disappointed once ( they aren'tjoking about the spicy grouper-:( Not edible)I love the fact that there is so much variety even our friend who do not like sushi can find something they like. It does take a while, and the staff is not very well informed. I would like to see more variety in the wine list.Plus there needs to be a better way to serve my favorite crab parfait. Maybe some won tons or something.Also No kids menu so they have to order a ten dollar fried rice. Pros: parking. ambiance.variety.food quality Cons: no kids menu. takes forever. kinda pricey more
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Excellent Food and Atmosphere 6/4/2008

My husband and I tried the restaurant for the first time and were super impressed. The atmosphere is great with a modern asian look and floor to ceiling water walls lining the entrance. It took our waiter a few minutes to get to us but was helpful. We got the impression that he was new as he did not know the wine list and had no recommendations. The menu had so many great things we had a hard time choosing! Our food was a little slow in coming out and our appetizer was served at the same time as our meal. That being said, the food there is Amazing. Fresh sushi and sushimi with great flavors. My husband decided to order a few additional rolls, and they took a very long time in coming as well. My husband enjoyed his sake and I my wine very much. I had the banana foster for desert, also excellent, although I was disappointed in the lack of chocolate deserts. All in all, we willdefinately be back and will be bringing friends! Pros: great food, ambiance, Cons: service was not up to par more
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Finally . . . 4/30/2008

There is finally a nice sushi restaurant on this side of town. I had been waiting for this restaurant to open since the day they put the sign on. I used to go to southwest Houston just for some good sushi but now I can just go to Waza. If you already know sushi, there is no need for me o tell you what to order. Try out some of their special rolls like Green dragon, Sumo roll and the Hook'em roll. Waza has more than just sushi. Crispy calamari, coconut shrimp wonton wrap, steam black mussels are my favorite appt. For dinner, I like the new york strip, crispy grouper, even the Chilean Sea Bass. You get good amount of food for the price you pay for. . . .SWEET!!! While you are there, also try out their cocktails and the big selection of Sake. KEEP UP ALL THE GOOD WORK GUYS. I will be one of the frequent customer as long as I live in this side of town and I will keep bringing more friends. Pros: food, servise, even parking!!! Cons: music is kind of loud sometimes more
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  • Waza Japanese Cuisine, Houston's newest Sushi hot-spot, offers perfectly exquisite sushi and robata grill dishes. The esteemed Chef Chen prepares signature entrees such as the Hamachi Ceviche, Miso Chilean Sea Bass, and Tuna Tar Tar. This unique presentation and dynamic combination of ingredients delights the taste buds; while non-sushi lovers can enjoy the tantalizing Angus NY Garlic Steak, Hot Rock Beef with Certified Angus or Kobe Beef.

    With a decidedly modern ambiance and chic Japanese decor, Waza's flowing waterfalls provide a relaxing, yet elegant and warm atmosphere.

    Enjoy your party in one of the two exclusive party rooms: The private room seats up to 25 people and the Tatami (traditional Japanese style floor seating) seats 12.

    This increasingly popular Japanese Restaurant and Sushi bar is open until 2am on weekends. Please call for more details

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  • Hours: Mon-Wed 11a-10p Thu 11a-12a Fri 11a-2a Sat 12p-2a Sun 12p-10p
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