Sono Japanese Restaurant
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Popular dishes
Sushi Trio* **
6 pcs Nigiri, 8 pcs of Sashimi, and Your Choice of a Roll
34 reviews
Nigiri & Sashimi* **
6 pcs Chef's Choice Nigiri & 6 pcs chef's choice sashimi
4 reviews
Firecracker Shrimp
White Shrimp, Spicy Crab, Cream Cheese, Jalapeno
4 reviews
Highly Recommend! Great Appetizers, Great Ramen, Great Sushi and Great Service!!!
Thank you Nick for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the food and service. Please see us again soon!
We had an amazing time at your restaurant on Wednesday! Service was spot on!
Thank you so much for coming to Sono and sharing your experience with us. We hope to see you again soon!
Service was slow but I think they were just really busy with carry out orders. Food was amazing!
Thank you Kristin for coming to Sono. I do apologize for the service being a little slower that day. I hope we can provide the 5 star experience for you on your next visit. See us again soon!
Good flavor small portions.. Try it for yourself.
Thanks Elliott for your recent visit. We appreciate the feedback and hope you will see us again soon!
We went for Valentine’s Day and it was our first time. Food was excellent! Real busy and our server was overwhelmed. Will definitely go again.
Thank you for coming into Sono. I'm glad you enjoyed the food and we really appreciate your patience! We hope you will see us again soon!
We had the miso soup, salad and salmon roll. Dessert was an amazing moche with a soft almost gooey coating. I will definitely go there again.
Thank you for coming into Sono. I'm glad you enjoyed your experience and we hope you will see us again soon!
Sent my parents and the absolutely loved it!
Our server Zoe was awesome! We will definitely return to Sono
Thank you for coming to Sono. I'm glad you enjoyed your most recent experience. We hope you will see us again soon!
Phenomenal service, food and beverage experience. Sushi and noodle bowls were wonderful as was spicy Korean chicken appetizer.
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Great service!
Food good but not over the top. For ex the fatty tuna very fibrous so not the best cut. Nicely presented and overall well prepared. Place is a bit impersonal and cold could use a bit more ambiance.
Thank you Paul for coming by Sono. We appreciate you sharing your experience with us. We hope you will see us again soon.
Best sushi I have had in NC
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They have delicious cocktails, ramen and sushi. Their firecracker shrimp are amazing!
Thanks Bianca for the great review! We look forward to seeing you again soon!
Everyone and everything was amazing. Very knowledgeable on everything asked about food or the drinks. Recommend to anyone looking for a great sushi experience.
Thank you Jason for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the food and service. We hope you will see us again soon!
Food was wonderful!! Ginger dressing was the bomb!! Crunchy Diablo was the best :)
Thank you for your most recent visit to Sono. I'm glad you enjoyed the food and we look forward to seeing you again soon!
Fantastic sushi and excellent service
Thank you for coming into Sono. We appreciate the 5 star review and hope to see you again soon!
The food was good and the service was okay. Unfortunately we sat down at 8:30pm and apparently the kitchen closes at 9pm. We were not told that when we sat down so we ordered a few things with the idea that we would order some more if we were still hungry. at 9:06 we tried to order more food to find out the kitchen was closed. It would be nice to be told that the kitchen closes at a certain time to make sure everyone gets their order in.
Thank you!
Thank you for coming into Sono. I'm glad you enjoyed the food but we do apologize if our staff did not notify you ahead of time that our kitchen was closing. This information should have been clearly communicated with all our guests. I hope you will see us again to try some of the other dishes on our menu.
overall experience was fantastic! Celebrating my daughter's birthday, staff brought a cake over to share, what a nice surprise! All staff very friendly and accomodating, will definitely return!
Absolutely delicious!!
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Food was delicious. We had the tonkatsu ramen and 2 sushi rolls. Both items were yummy and the service was great!
Thank you Bianca for coming to Sono. I'm glad you enjoyed your experience. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
Good food, good service. Food comes very quickly to the table. Atmosphere is OK, not good for a romantic dinner or quiet couples night out. Good cocktail less but mediocre wine list. Mochi taste like it was store bought frozen.
Good sushi and nice night out. Thanks!
Thank you Tim for your most recent visit. We hope you will see us again soon!
Fun place, wonderful food and great staff. Really enjoyed the experience.
Thank you Philip for coming into Sono. I'm glad you enjoyed your most recent experience. We hope to see you again soon!
The sushi was amazing! There was a good selection of food and sake. The Grand Piano roll lives up to its popular reputation.
Thank you Holly for sharing your experience with us. I'm glad you enjoyed the food. We hope you will see us again soon!
I loved this place! Took my husband and aunt for their birthday and they both REALLY enjoyed the ramen! It was very authentic and quiet which we liked! We will DEFINITELY without a doubt be frequenting this dining spot.
Thank you Jesica for the kind words! We appreciate the feedback and we definitely look forward to seeing you again soon!
Excellent food. Attentive service. A very chill spot to take a very special girl.
Thank you Maic for sharing your experience with us. I'm glad you enjoyed the food and service. We hope you will see us again soon!
Great food
Restaurant week's menu had Ramen, so I tried for the first time; I love Ramen! Spicy Miso it said. Yes, it was very spicy that I liked, but I tasted no Miso. I know what Miso tastes like because I use Miso at home all the time. Noodles were stuck together and mushy. Gyoza, I have no idea what kind of meat they used, but frozen Ajinomoto Gyoza tastes much better than what they had, and Hamachi carpaccio was room temperature...and very small portion. I am glad I went there during the restaurant week so that I could try. I won't be back.
The service was outstanding. Very attentive but allow us to converse after our meal without being interrupted. Very good place for date night and great sushi.
Thank you Eugene for your most recent visit to Sono. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed your experience and we look forward to seeing you again soon!
Food was great but table was a bit sticky felt like it should have been cleaned better
Thank you Jacob for coming into Sono and bringing this to our attention. We have addressed this issue as we take cleanliness of our restaurant very seriously. We hope you will see us again soon.
It was delicious! Highly recommend.
Thank you for the 5 star review! Please see us again soon!
When in Raleigh, don't miss this spot. Staff, service, ambiance all superb and the food is even better. Highly recommended.
Thanks Kevin for the great review! I'm glad you enjoyed the food and service. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
It was a great experience. I am very please with it all.
Thank you for coming into Sono. I'm glad you enjoyed your visit. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
Terrible smell right when we walked in. It was also uncomfortably loud, people yelling and cussing. It was my birthday dinner and I was dressed up for a nice evening and this was not it. We had a 7:30 reservation, they sat us about 10 minutes late. Then literally no one came over to take even our drink order for over 20 minutes! There were literally 10 tables, including us, sat. While sitting there irritated, I watched food come out and it didn’t didn’t look good. At about 8:05 we got up and left, having never gotten served! Terrible terrible, don’t go
Great service! The "Screaming O" was very good
Thank you Shelly for coming into Sono. I'm glad you got to try one of our Signature Rolls. The Screaming O is definitely a customer favorite. I hope you will see us again to try some of the other exciting rolls we have to offer!
Food was phenomenal and the bartender was working the entire restaurant and kept her cool the entire time. Great atmosphere as well. Definitely recommend the ishiyaki, just a cool experience
Thank you for coming into Sono. We appreciate your patience on your most recent visit. I'm glad you enjoyed your experience and we look forward to seeing you again soon!
Everything was amazing!! Can’t wait to go back!! Get the firecracker shrimp roll!
Thank you Heather for your most recent visit. I'm glad you enjoyed the food. We hope you will come back soon to try the other amazing rolls we have to offer!
Everything was great. Sushi was great and had interesting specialty rolls. Raman is great. I felt the speciality cocktail section a bit lacking but that doesn’t really affect my rating too much.
Thank you for your most recent visit to Sono. I'm glad you enjoyed the food and service. We appreciate your feedback and we definitely look forward to seeing you again soon!
So disappointing - I had not been here in so long, but it used to be very good. The roll selection is much smaller and the quality was not good. The fish did not taste super fresh and the roles that I have had in the past just were not the same. I had heard this was the case, but had hoped it would be different. The rolls are expensive, so the quality should be there.
Thank you for coming into Sono. I'm disappointed to hear about your experience. Our goal is to always surpass expectations by providing our customers with the freshest ingredients. We do feel our prices fairly reflect the quality of our food. Please feel free to send us an email (info@sonoraleigh) with the details of your most recent visit. We value the feedback from all our customers.
SERVICE WAS QUICK AND POLITE. DRINKS CAME OUT IN A TIMELY MANNER ALONG WITH OUT EDAMAME FIRST FOLLOWED BY OUR RAMEN. FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR FIRST TIME! WILL DEFINITELY BE BACK!
Thank you Kelsi for coming into Sono. I'm glad you enjoyed your most recent experience. We look forward to seeing you again soon!
Great sushi!! We were there shortly after the riots and someone had broken in twice and wiped out the bar, so drinks were limited. Not the restaurants fault at all. I would definitely recommend!
Thank you Jana for coming into Sono. We appreciate your patience and we hope you will see us again soon!
FAQs
Sono Japanese Restaurant offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (919) 521-5328.
Sono Japanese Restaurant is rated 4.7 stars by 953 OpenTable diners.
Sono Japanese Restaurant does offer gift cards which you can purchase here https://cleanplaterestaurants.cardfoundry.com/giftcards.php.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable. Due to local restrictions, this restaurant may not be accepting reservations at the moment.