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Ru-San's Sushi And Seafood is located in North Carolina. This Japanese restaurant is known for its sushi. It's been awarded the Best of Sushi award. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice a family atmosphere. This restaurant is inexpensive. This place is good for groups.
4.0 of 5 stars.
Practically an institution, I've been to Ru-San's at least a dozen times, always for lunch. The self-serve buffet of sushi isn't the absolute best quality, but there are usually a few good finds. They...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Despite the pumping techno throughout dinner, I thoroughly enjoyed my meal. The lobster tempura with mango roll on special was one of the best I've ever had. The prices are ridiculously low, service...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
went to Ru Sans for the first time yesterday for dinner with a friend. I was starving.He's asian, I'm not, he said the place was really good, and I've heard mixed reviews. All the typical 'it's...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have been here twice for dinner and I like the place a lot. Maybe it's not the best sushi, but the value you get on the price is amazing. Don't fall for their Titanic roll. Supposedly you can...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Like others have said in their reviews, don't come here expectings the most traditional sushi or even the best quality sushi - come here expecting funky rolls you won't find anywhere else, and you'll...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love Ru Sans! The prices are good and the dishes are tasty! Definitely go for lunch, because there is a buffet and it's discounted if you go later. I've been about 5 times and have always had good...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I am a huge sushi fan and for my birthday, that's what I wanted. I got my best girlfriends together and told them all that I had heard great things about Ru San's. We were all expecting a great meal...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Love the buffet! If you want really traditional, expensive sushi - move on. If you want a fun experience to share with friends and get some serious rolls with crazy names and some sake cocktails...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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citysearch.com - user review - 03/19/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
8.50 sushi buffet, your expectations can't be that high.But! The sushi is actually pretty good, and they even have sashimi. You can tell not all the sushi/sashimi's not fresh, but I guess that's why...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I waited a while to write this review, so that I could at least try it more than once before giving my opinion.Many people rave about Ru San, but I'm afraid I don't share the same enthusiasm about...
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The only reason to go here is if you want cheap sushi, in both price and quality.The service is absolutely appalling, to the point that I don't know anybody who's gone there who hasn't complained...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I was very unimpressed with this place. Its cheap sushi which is red flag number one and they also have an all you can eat sushi buffet red flag number two. My fiance and I went here during the all...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2009
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I have been to RuSans about four times, and every time the food is phenomenal. However, I have had problems with getting what I ordered and getting it in a timely manner, I believe due to language barriers....
citysearch.com - user review - 02/06/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place seems overrated by yelpers because the food is very Americanized. They try to stuff you up by deep frying the sushi and stuffing it with cream cheese. The service had no room to be terrible...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ru San's Ru San's Ru San's.....Go for the food, not for the service. I'll give them the shadow of a doubt since it was a busy Saturday night when we went which is why they still get 4 stars. I was a...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2009
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My wife and I just went for the first time. We didn't know what to expect with the reviews since it had come so highly recommended by friends. It felt like walking into a rave (in a good way - they played some...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is not only a good sushi joint, but nonstop fun as well. In the 4 years I lived in CLT this was one of those places I kept coming back to. You have a great dollar sushi menu (try the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wonderful place with a great environment - The food is like the decor - bold and graphic with much love. Extra plus is the banter between the Japanese waiters and the Mexican cooks.
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2008
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very good sushi for a very good price... has an expansive menu of both sushi and cooked meals all within an affordable price range... have eaten at many of the more expensive sushi places in town and find...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/04/2008
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Lunch buffet looks nice but they don't seem concerned about your health, so get there early if you want food that hasn't been sitting out for 2 hours. And, worst website ever for a multi-state restaurant...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/24/2008
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I hesitated to go back to this restaurant after such a terrible dining experience the first time. And I should have listened to myself. Two times in a row now I have had inexcusably bad service at this place....
citysearch.com - user review - 11/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you're looking to dine in a high-energy environment, go to Ru San's, where the chefs are often yelling and greeting you when you walk in. Ru San's has good sushi and Japanese food. Plus, it's...
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2008
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Yeah I agree, if you want a subtle meal stick to your home or a back alley for all I'm concerned. I love the environment there, everyone is friendly and greets you with a warm welcome when you enter and exit....
citysearch.com - user review - 10/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Sushi Review Ru San'sDespite the fact that this secluded corner-style-deli type sushi restaurant Has become the trendy place to "see and be seen"; this spot is still hands down my favorite sushi...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to Ru Sans a few times, and I've always left stuffed. Although I don't eat fish, Ru Sans has a variety of vegetarian sushi options. The prices on their rolls are excellent, and the food is...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'll admit that when I first dined at Ru San's at few years ago, I left feeling as though I had an average sushi dinner. However, after returning there only recently a few times in the past year, my...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2008
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I have ate at many sushi resturants but this one tops them all! The food is prepared fast and fresh and is out of this world, the service is great, and the prices are pretty decent as well.
kudzu.com - user review - 09/16/2008
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Come here for a fun loud sushi experience. We come here for sushi rolls. Sit up at the sushi bar and enjoy the upbeat atmosphere. Don't expect to have a deep conversation...there is too much going on in the...
kudzu.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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Check the sanitation grade as this place often gets low scores. It's too loud and the sushi is only average.
kudzu.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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You can't beat the variety of sushi and the price. It's a little loud at dinner, but a great lunch joint!
kudzu.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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the food is great. But it lacks an all you can eat bar like most good Sushi resturants offer on their every day menu.
kudzu.com - user review - 08/19/2008
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Ru San's has the best sushi in Charlotte by far. The specialty rolls are huge but oh so good! A great place to meet friends for some sushi and a few drinks.
kudzu.com - user review - 08/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Walk through the sweltering heat of the parking lot, listening to the cicadas hissing, i pull open the glass doors and enter Ru San's. Seems like this place plopped down from the sky in the middle of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Voted 'Best Sushi' in 2007, and for good reason. They had such a variety of sushi, and it was very, very good. Unlike the normal California Roll like most sushi places (although this was on the menu,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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Rusan's is crowded. However, the waiter was very helpful. I wanted to branch out and he made some great recommendations.
kudzu.com - user review - 07/28/2008
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Ok listen. I have read a lot of the bad reviews on this site and all of them are ridiculous. I could go on forever with rebuttal after rebuttal to your ridiculous statements, but in the essence of time I have...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/17/2008
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We went there for my birthday and had a horrible time. The menu was confusing with all sorts of asian food jumbled together. It was hard to find a REAL sushi roll even offered. I was disappointed with all of...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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I heard about this place that had excellent Sushi, so I was excited. I was supposed to check it out on a Friday for lunch with co-workers, but I decided to check it out a day early. After work, I arrived at...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/05/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Go here if you plan to go deaf while eating terrible sushi. It is obnoxiously loud, the service is terrible and the food is on par with the service. Our waitress was running around like a jackrabbit...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
"A Night at the Roxbury" of Japanese restaurants. The music is so loud, unfortunately it's the main take-away. Perhaps it's not as bad on any night other than Friday or Saturday for dinner. It's a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
If you like your to eat your sushi in a trendy and LOUD spot then Ru San's is definitely your sushi spot.The atmosphere of this restaurant is more bar-like than anything with its overly loud music and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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food is just ok service is poor wont go back if your new to sushi and like your sushi cooked then it might be for you Lock your car and bring in your valuables the Bi-Low is next door and theft is common they...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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I understand this place has a lot of turnover, but forcing people to sit at the bar when there are booths available and the customer wants a booth is unacceptable. The manager actually refused to let me sit in...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Who knew North Carolina could have awesome sushi??The white tuna here is really FRESH! My friends & I got a plate full of it... literally.We also got what looked like a tuna martini (forgot the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ru-San's was my favorite Sushi spot in Charlotte, and the other day I went with a group of friends to give it a second chance, and well it was better than average. The night we were there it was very...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hip, industrial-chic sushi restaurant with oodles of choices on offer. The mood is young, fun-loving, and a little wacky--not at all uptight or pretentious. As my brother, a Charlotte sushi-lover,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2007
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Went there on sat, 5/26/07, atmosphere was awesome, all kinds of nice looking women and the place is upbeat, BUT, the sushi was nothing great, actually it was not good at all, if you want good sushi in...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/27/2007
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Menu-great. service, depends on server. I sat for over an hour waiting for my sushi, and watched as my server took shots with the table next to me. My sushi sat on the bar for 20 minutes before another server...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/09/2007
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I have heard so much about this place. I have heard it from Co-workers to friends. I am still trying to figure out what the hype is about. When you first walk in it looks like a generic Chinese place. Seated...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/15/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ru San's is a lot of fun -and noisy! Be prepared to be greeted by a lot of yelling when you walk in the door - and again when you leave! The lunch buffet hosts a fairly standard sushi line-up and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2007
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If you like sushi, try Ru-San's! True... it is a little loud. But they have added new seating so the restaurant feels more spacious. My favorite thing about this place is the variety. If you don't like fish,...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
As a young sushi eater i fell in love with Ru San's. There is a lot to love about this place- they have a huge and creative menu, they have a large selection of dollar rolls, and they have a high...
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2006
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Great food and ok service. Last time I went it was kind of slow being seated and served, but the food was wonderful! Also, it can be very loud at times.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/11/2006
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After visiting and walking out when I saw how the sushi was being prepared I am not surprised that Ru Sans was featured on the Charlotte observer website as one of the low scoring restaurants for sanitation...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/12/2006
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I gave a review back in November of 2002 and I have been going to Ru-Sa's for several years. I have to say that the quality of the food remains the same however the customer service and service have declined...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/05/2006
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A combination of sensational food, fantastic prices, and a Cheer's-like feel (nice to be recognized each time you visit) makes this Sushi Experience like none other. Be prepared for lengthy waits as the word...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/03/2006
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i love this place! although always pack, this place has so many yummie foods! the sushi is excellent. i've been here several times and everytime, it never fails - leaving me happy. but service is kind of wishy...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/18/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Just take a look at the servers wearing the "Got Sushi" shirts (think "Got Milk") and you know that Ru San's is in the mix. With a 6-page sushi menu and reguarly-changing specials, ordering sushi can...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2006
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Exceptional place to eat any time of the day. After being in Charlotte for a year, had yet to find a suitable place to get quality sushi and miso soup. Yes, miso soup. I place a lot value on a restraurant's...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/03/2005
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I went to Ru-San's for lunch last Thursday after a dissapointing dinner at Nikko's the night before. I was absolutely blown away by the quality of Ru-San's as well as the value. They had an all-you-can-eat...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/31/2005
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The Sashimi Napolean is out of this world! I have never had better Sushi in my life, however, the atmosphere is noisy, it is always too cold, and the seats aren't comfy. . but it is worth the taste.
citysearch.com - user review - 10/27/2005
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RuSans is BY FAR the BEST Sushi Restaurant I've ever been to. I moved from Charlotte to CO last fall and I've realized RuSans has SPOILED me on normal sushi - I just can't eat it! But while being spoiled on...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/01/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Can be a bit busy, but really great food. Many types of sushi in this place's huge menu.
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2005
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in a city of 8 million people, and like 100,000 sushi restaurants, NO sushi restaurant in NYC compares to Rusans. I miss it. I miss it so bad I want to come home for a week just to eat there. If you are a...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/16/2005
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Simply the best environment & sushi you can get in Charlotte...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/31/2005
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... is probably the best way to describe my feelings for the place. The servers yell greetings to you (in some wierd attempt to be friendly), the place is always super noisy, and the last time I was there it...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/13/2005
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Ru-San's is the best japanese food I've ever had. Period. It's fresh and always delicious, and the portions are filling. One of the best things about this place is the friendly staff who always greet you when...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/25/2004
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Okay, if you really love great, fresh delicious sushi then this is the place to go. Ru-San's has an upbeat atmosphere that will put a smile on your face any day. Sit at the bar for great service and you can...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/22/2004
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Amazing Sushi! Definitely the best in Charlotte. I have visited Sushi Restaurants all over Charlotte and this is definitely the best.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/18/2002
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This place was recommended by Charlotte natives. It was a good choice! It really is a unique place, very diner-like, very LOUD, very casual, but also lots of fun. There were so many choices for different kinds...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/30/2002
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