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Heiwa Shokudo

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Heiwa has been a staple of ours for years. The large menu makes it possible to satisfy a wide variety of palates. Even when the kids were little, we could find something that they would like while also satisfying my sushi cravings.

Until recently, this was our favorite ramen in town, but a few new places have knocked it down a spot. Still solid ramen though. And again, the menu also has rice dishes and sushi, and bento boxes and noodles, and really it’s quite a large offering.

Heiwa crafts my favorite sushi roll. I am usually a bit of a purist, and even with their Hamachi freak roll, I have them remove the avocado. And I have to tell them, “Yes, I just want Hamachi with seaweed and rice around it, and then more Hamachi on top.” So I usually dispense with the crunch and the sauce, and all of the other elements that make some sushi a bit more western. All that said, they create a roll called ‘salmon mayo’, not something I would normally order, but my daughter ordered it once, and I’m hooked! The salmon is just seared on top, and inside the roll you will find tomato and spinach, with a little bit of spicy mayo on top. It sounds weird, but the combination is sublime!

Their bento boxes are generous as well. And come with sprouts and a lot of different sides.

Atmosphere Is interesting. I’m a bit torn here. I love their outdoor porch, and it’s just shaded enough in certain spots to have a wonderful summer meal outside. It was wonderful to eat outside during the height of Covid as well, when we did not feel comfortable eating indoors. They also have a wonderful private room that my Book Club would often reserve. Just enough for eight of us. But, and this is a small complaint, the bathroom always feels a little dirty, and has a funny smell. Updating the bathrooms would be amazing!

Location: I love the fact that it is a few doors down from the bookstore where I used to host a quarterly reading series. So we would go to Heiwa, and I would bring my big box of wine and the author bios, and take the curators of the reading series out to a nice meal before we descended upon the bookstore for the quarterly reading. The servers knew us, and it was nice to be recognized, and to be wished good luck for the reading. The downside is that it really is in the middle of downtown, and so finding a park can be a bit stressful!

So overall, definitely a favorite place for so many reasons. Don’t neglect to check out their specials board! I’ve seen everything from special mushroom dishes to special trout rolls, to special sakes!

Large menu with some great bento boxes and interesting specials

Asheville, North Carolina

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The food was mediocre, the service was awful.    My grandson was not served until I alerted the waitress that he had not gotten his food.   That was my third time there…I will not return in the future.

Lunch with Family.

Weaverville, North Carolina

We ate here twice, wanting to give the place another chance since the avocado rolls were decent. The service was just as bad as the first time, and the food was so-so, at best. We had to ask the server 3 times for more water (she never did bring it), had to chase her down to get our check because she just never checked on our table, then we gave up and just walked inside to hand her the payment. We also had to wait about 7 minutes just to see the menu. Eating out is supposed to be a relaxing experience. Here, however, it gets very annoying. We will never be back. The food isn't nearly good enough to make the service experience worth it.

Food is so-so, the service is TERRIBLE

Nice location , not in the middle of all the crowds. Sat on patio, very pleasant and not right on sidewalk.
We had ramen and sushi. Sushi was very good but ramen was excellent. Owner was very friendly and explained menu very well.

Really Good

good service and great lunch.  Ginger honey tea was excellent.  They were using an outdoor patio propane heater inside so just be careful

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