Saisaki Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar - Chelsea, Alabama

Sherri B

I ordered the Treasue Island appetizer and a side of hibachi chicken. Both were delicious. The food tasted fresh and I didn't wait long at all. Staff is very friendly and the overall experience was a pleasure!

Ryan Warmack

Update 28June2024:My wife and I took my niece and a few of the kiddos up dinner. Had an amazing experience as always with an extraordinary caveat; my niece is allergic to mushrooms.
We informed our server Badrus (sp?) that she was allergic and asked not to have any mushrooms at the table when we were ordering our food. We didn't even think about saying something about the clear soup, but Badrus did! He came back by the table and said he'd take the mushrooms out of the soup and we told him that it wouldn't help. And he said that it's a garnish and he just wouldn't put them in there (which was happy news to me because like everything else, it's delicious). So thanks to Badrus, we had an entire meal sans mushrooms, which was delicious and loved by all!

Jan 2024: Another wonderful dining experience at the sushi bar. I did, apparently, spell Anang's name correctly and it was a pleasure to see him again. My wife and I received a proffered special (salmon with cucumber and spicy mayo). I'm NOT a huge fan of raw salmon but, with the cucumber and spicy mayo it was delectable, absolutely delicious.

I let Anang provide a suggestion for one of the rolls (he suggested the dancing dragon roll) and I ordered the trusty spicy yellowtail roll to accompany it. We also got gyoza to split and my wife ordered the chicken and shrimp hibachi.

As before, the portions and quality of the food made it a very good value. It's not cheap or even inexpensive however, it's worth every penny! Amazing experience WELL worth the price of admission.

Dec 2023: My wife and I sat at the sushi bar while Anang and Mardi (I'm sure I've spelled those incorrectly) were making sushi. They were easy to speak to and we chatted when they weren't busy.

We were seated immediately and our drink order was taken soon thereafter. It took a little long for our order to be taken, not obscenely long, just a little longer than I thought normal (probably appropriate for the number of customers).

We each ordered the chicken hibachi and a roll, one Alabama roll and one spicy yellowtail roll.

The food was amazing!

The soup and salada came out almost instantaneously. The soup was good and the salad with ginger dressing want bad at all (the ginger salad has a distinct sweet flavor, unique from any other I've had).

Mardi (sp) proffered us a pair of salmon (belly) nigiri. I am NOT a fan of uncooked salmon in general but I understand the customs of the sushi bar and was going to eat it anyways. I am glad I did. It was delicious. The spicy yellowtail roll came out first and looked awesome, followed shortly by the Alabama roll and the chicken hibachi. The Alabama roll was hot and fresh as was the spicy yellowtail roll. The chicken was expertly cooked, not dry or chewy at all. The noodles were flavorful and the fried rice was light and airy. My wife often passes on her vegetables but ate almost all of them.

Will return soon!

Francis Herring

The food is amazing. The service is top-notch, always making sure your area is clean and has plenty to drink. The cook was so entertaining. I highly recommend this place. My husband got chicken and steak, I got salmon, my kiddo's got chicken hibachi.

Michelle W

Came to eat here at lunch and the food was delicious! Staff is very friendly and helpful. Restaurant is clean and service was great! Highly recommend!

Sandy Tucker

We ordered out 23 Bento boxes for an event at our house. Got tons of compliments from guests and inquires on where we got the food. Also have had great dine-in experiences. My only suggestion is for such large-party to go orders is to allow option of catering-style packaging that allows larger containers to reduce individual plastic and Styrofoam use for your environmentally-conscious customers. For each meal we had the main plastic dish & two Styrofoam boxes.

jettt111

I’ve been waiting for saisaki to open and we went for our first time today. It is our new favorite Japanese hibachi restaurant. The salad dressing is creamy not gritty and a hint of ginger. The soup was good and I love the big plastic spoons for it. The fried rice was good and smoky like I like. I tried my wife’s noodles and they were the best I’ve had. Not too sweet. I got filet and shrimp. The shrimp were big and fresh. The filet was good. I dieted rate because the usually cook it too much and it was over some. The vegetables were great as well. I love ginger sauce for dipping , yum yum is good but too sweet for my taste. They have teriyaki dipping sauce over never seen at the other Japanese places and it’s a little thicker and sweeter just how I like the glaze on my shrimp. Rich eats was our cook but Charlie saw me come in and say high. We used to ask for home at Kobe’s. 15 or 20 years ago. He is an amazing cook. I can’t wait to go back. Friendly staff. It was 12 noon on a Saturday and they didn’t make us wait until someone else came in. We got to eat by ourselves. I’m so happy they are open close to me. We went again tonight 8-28-23 and it’s was perfect again. The portion sizes are better than anywhere else. The vegetables have an equal amount of everything , not all one thing. The shrimp are huge 2 biters I call them. The filet is good quality meat. Charlie was our cook. I asked for him. He gives an amazing funny show

Traveling Chiaturtle

Great salad, good clear soup, fabulous tempura ice cream. Sushi, sashimi, and chicken katsu was great as well. Hibachi chicken was a bit dry and the noodles were overloaded with pepper. Service was really good as well. It is a bit expensive compared to other Japanese restaurants in the area.

Magali S

Nice place in Chelsea.
Quick service and delicious food.
We had a great time and enjoyed our food. Thank you