At a glance
#4 of 5 Asian restaurants in Newark #2 of 3 Sushi restaurants in NewarkLocalGuideWorld score: 2.34
Rating breakdown
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5 ★20%
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4 ★7%
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3 ★5%
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2 ★14%
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1 ★54%
Quick facts
- What is the rating of Sora Sushi Bar?
- Sora Sushi Bar is rated 2.3 out of 5 based on 237 reviews.
- How does Sora Sushi Bar rank in Newark?
- Sora Sushi Bar is #4 of 5 Asian restaurants in Newark by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
- Where is Sora Sushi Bar located?
- 1 Newark Airport, Newark, NJ 07114 — 167.9 km from the center of Newark.
- How can I contact Sora Sushi Bar?
- Phone: (973) 242-0547
You kind of expect airport markup for food but the prices here are ridiculously high for very lackluster food. $10 (each) for simple tekka maki and sake maki. Although, it was hiway robbery, I could sit with it. But, charging $20 for that crunch roll, which looks nothing like a crunch roll, was just excessive. Basically, it's a California roll ($10 here) with large crunchy garlic chips on top and a flood of eel sauce for $10 more than the actual tuna or salmon roll. It looked like a $3 grocery store roll. It pretty much tasted like it, almost. Sorry, 99 Ranch, I didn't mean to insult you. We did not get water without asking multiple times and when we did, only two of us in the party was given a cup and then, it was never refilled. As we increased the order, the empty plates were never cleared from the table. In fact, even after we left, they still weren't cleared. There was an accidental spill that was never addressed even after the staff were alerted. And to top it all off, they forced a 20% service tip on top of our bill. I don't mind tipping but when the service is this bad, forcing 20% is just laughing in our faces.
We thought this place would be a refreshing change from the very limited options in this area of the airport but wow, it was a sorely felt disappointment.
We thought this place would be a refreshing change from the very limited options in this area of the airport but wow, it was a sorely felt disappointment.
Clean, open atmosphere. We ordered the miso ramen($19.80USD) and the chicken teriyaki($24.25USD). Portions were normal, however the food was not good. The ramen was completely overdone. The egg was hardboiled, the pork was tougher than a football. Do not get this. Service left much to be desired. Friendly for sure, however, seeing her a total of 2x over the course of an hour is not good enough. Would not recommend.
Rolls just fall apart from being assembled poorly, and the tuna has some weird preservative on it, giving it the texture of a gum drop. Really expensive; $20/roll.
The fare is good at decent prices. Full bar and friendly staff. Unless you pay $15 to Terminal B for high-speed internet during the mere 30 minutes before your flight, the free internet will be ridiculously slow, such that you'll be unable to load Sora Sushi's menu after scanning the QR code taped to the sticky tabletop. The waitress was nice enough to lend her private smartphone to me for the menu (as in reading the items and ordering them orally) since there is not ONE single copy of a printed menu! Other than that, great sushi and wide selection of bottled and canned beverages.
Stopped here for a quick lunch while waiting for boarding. No greeting upon entering and was told bluntly to scan their barcode before seating myself. After waiting a long time a waitress finally came to take my order. What ensued was even longer wait before my food was served. I order teriyaki chicken plate, which was slathered in syrup, with steamed vegetables. It was a good portion of food and I got to sit down at a table to wait for boarding.
4 stars for the food Not the service. If i had to rate the service of the server i would give 1 star. The food was good, small portions but good. I ordered Asahi beer edamame, kani salad and 4 pice’s of salmon sushi 🍣 . The fish was fresh and delicious. Kani salad had a bit of seaweed and avocado, (every place makes it a bit different) small portion but delicious with a spicy kick. Edamame was good I would add some salt to it but it was crisp not overcooked but cold it was served after the salad and sushi. Service on the other hand 🤯. The server was very occupied with his phone. What bothered me most was that he came and removed empty dishes from the table next to me, but did not bother removing empty plates from my table or even asking if i needed anything else. When I asked if there was anything sweet that was available, he told me that i can get up and go see ( i have a broken ankle very visible) I thanked him for that information got up and went to grab couple of things that i took on the plane with me. The lady that was at the front helped me out with my selection. After I brought everything to my table I collected my things and went by the bar waiting for my waiter to finish showing his pictures to other staff member in order to pay for my bill. I gave a bigger tip to the lady that help me.
I saw all the bad reviews, but honestly my experience with this place was pretty good. Maybe I got lucky?
I ordered a seaweed salad, a volcano roll and another roll of sushi for take out. I was only waiting about twenty minutes, and the cashier personally brought the food to me which was nice.
The food was pretty good. No complaints. I did expect the volcano roll to be spicy but it wasn't spicy at all. Other than that it was tasty and seemed fresh.
I ordered a seaweed salad, a volcano roll and another roll of sushi for take out. I was only waiting about twenty minutes, and the cashier personally brought the food to me which was nice.
The food was pretty good. No complaints. I did expect the volcano roll to be spicy but it wasn't spicy at all. Other than that it was tasty and seemed fresh.
Food was excellent especially for airport food and an airport restaurant. Took way too long to be seated or acknowledged. I’m standing there are the cafeteria style pay out with 4 employees around and talking, making eye contact, but not acknowledging me. That was really rude. I get changing of the guard or not quite your job but someone could have been a person and said hello, you’ll be addressed shortly. After 15 mins when someone did it was just take a seat and someone will help you. The person sent to , was a good waitress. The food was really tasty and I didn’t get sick. Sad to see other reviews didn’t experience the same deliciousness I did. I’d eat here again. Customer service could be a little better.
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