Mino Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar, Lancaster Ave

I love this spot. Great food. Sweet specials. Friendly staff. Always looking forward to coming back.

Really great place for sushi and more! The all you can eat sushi is probably the best part though! I've done the all you can eat every year (besides during covid) and it's always worthwhile. The amount you spend per person can easily be made up with how much you eat, plus the food is so good! Great place, love coming here

Great lunch. Everyone seemed to be doing all you can eat and it was a good value. My coworker ordered it. He loved it and now it's a recurring lunch spot

Good sushi and good prices, had takeout and let me just say their shrimp tempura is my favorite along with their crispy spring rolls with duck sauce.

Mino is great! A nice little BYOB spot with a great variety of Japanese food. We had edamame and the tempura sampler, as well as a bunch of sushi. It was all great! I recommend the Spider hand roll, the crab tempura was fantastic.

Will definitely be back, maybe for takeout next time!

I come here frequently because my co-worker enjoys it but the sushi is gross. The miso soup is lukewarm. Eat at your own risk!

Went here with a group for all you can eat sushi dinner and it was a great experience. Service was so fast and extremely nice. They were very attentive and sang one of us happy birthday. Will definitely go back!

Did a togo order for the sashimi dinner, 2 special rolls and a hibachi
After tip/tax it was $85
Hm. Food quality was good
The rolls were a little disappointing but maybe I just chose the wrong ones.
But I do recommend trying it.

Quick lunch service. Extensive lunch menu plus various specials. Sashimi was fresh and flavorful. Teriyaki was slightly undercooked. They addressed the issue promptly when informed. Friendly staff.

I had tried this place once a few years ago and remembering it being pretty good for the AYCE so I wanted to try it once again. I have a usual AYCE sushi spot but wanted to give something else a try this time.

Food:
I am more of a sashimi/nigiri eater so keep that in mind. I thought the quality of the fish was actually good. I did not eat a fish that was not enjoyable. The salmon, yellowtail, and white tuna were nice and "buttery". The snapper and tuna were delicate and mild and the mackerel had a nice vinegared bite to it. I will say that they do cut the pieces rather small, so I ended up eating 2-3 pieces in eat bite as I like a thicker piece. No big deal and to be honest this may be better for most people who may not be as comfortable eating raw fish. I just ended up adjusting my ordering to compensate, which makes the pictures look more impressive anyway:) LOL.

I did give a few rolls a try as well. They, too, were very enjoyable. For me, the spicy rolls are too "heavy" as they contain tempura flakes, but I would think they are extremely enjoyable to the majority of customers, so I would definitely recommend. The rolls were filled very nicely as well and had good flavor.

Service:
I will say that the service is always something that discourages me from going to a new AYCE sushi place. I eat a lot of sashimi, so I never know how the experience will go (end up getting cut off). Most places say they are AYCE, but that is because they are accustomed to most people ordering a few rolls and leaving. I made sure to call ahead 2 times and make absolutely sure they were fine with someone ordering ALOT of sashimi. To which, both times, I was assured there would be no issue. And, to my delight, they gave me no trouble and the servers (who I suspect may also have been the owners) were very friendly and accommodating. Since I know there can sometimes be a language barrier, which can be difficult for both parties, I will say that the servers (owners in my mind) spoke English well, which is always a plus. They were very attentive and I had no issues with needing to "flag" anyone down. The time from placing order to receiving food was less than 20 minutes each time, which is great, but keep in mind it was also not too busy.

Ambience:
This is where I feel the establishment is lacking. First of all, they had the bar area closed, which I can't remember the reasoning, but I felt like it was COVID (come on). This is where I wanted to sit as I was solo and also like to watch the chefs in action. Anyway, the interior felt like it had potential, but it just wasn't quite there. It was next to a place that was busy, so when I walked in and it was completely empty I was shocked. Mind you this was a dinner service on a Wednesday (only have AYCE Tues - Thurs) so I was expecting it to be at least decently full, but I was very wrong. The whole time there was not more than 5 families in there at once. It may be kind of hard to put my finger on what it needed, but it had a "diner" layout/vibe to it that was off putting to me. If the owners were able to work on this, I feel it would draw in more people, at least in my opinion. Being in the "Philly" area I think it needed to be more modern.

Overall:
Overall, I would highly suggest checking this place out. Looking around the area there are not too many AYCE places and this one definitely has the quality to back it up. The menu is not too diverse, but has enough options to satisfy the majority of people. The couple next to me did not order AYCE (got 3 specialty rolls) and their rolls looked great too, incase your not in the mood for AYCE. Dinner was $40 (got an Ikura sushi - $2) which sounds fair for quality sushi.

The sushi here is so fresh and delicious! We had the all you can eat sushi. I have been here a few times and have enjoyed it each time. The restaurant is clean, the food is amazing and the staff is friendly. Looking forward to going back soon!

The best all you can eat sushi restaurants in the area.it's back! All you can eat sushi at Mini is finally back after the recent hiatus due to COVID. Excellent!

Have come here many times for all you can eat sushi nights. The food is delicious and fresh. Patrick is wonderful and always makes us feel welcome.

Wonderful sushi restaurant with a beautiful ambience and delicious dishes. An absolute MUST when it comes to trying new restaurants!

We loved coming here for the AYCE option, but ever since the pandemic, the place remove that option.the sushi is still good, but easily 5 star they bring AYCE back.

Great food and service. They have All you can eat sushi on Wednesdays. Best sushi place in Philly area. Definitely recommend it.

Best sushi place around. I recommend this place to everyone. They have all you can Sushi on wednesdays which is awesome.

This place used to be one of my favorite restaurants you could get sushi at. Unfortunately they went entirely downhill. Their former business model of “All you can eat” sushi is what made this place such great value. Until they bring back their normal lunch and dinner menu, I will have to leave this place a 1-star.

For the guy who answered the phone… I placed a DoorDash order and the restaurant forgot one roll. The man on the phone tried to argue with me that it was in the bag and after telling him 5 times that it was not in the bag, he tried blaming the DoorDash driver and said they stole it. This was very unprofessional in my opinion. He said he’s the one who packed my order so instead of admitting his error, he blamed someone else. Why would they steal one roll and leave 4 others?