Sogo Japanese Restaurant

Sogo is hands down my FAVORITE restaurant to get sushi! I can eat in or dine out which is awesome. They have the best ginger dressing side salad and such flavorful miso soup. No other sushi restaurant measures up. If I can’t have Sogo, I don’t want it :)

Apparently «Sogo» is Japanese for «massive amounts of garlic». I’m not talking Olive Garden style futile attempts at Italian cooking amounts of garlic; way beyond that type of ham-​fisted usage, and into an entirely new dimension of garlic. Think of what would happen if you let a 5-​year old make dinner and there was a gallon jar of garlic on the bottom shelf, and with an easily opened lid. Take that thought, then add some more garlic. I didn’t know you could get a headache from garlic, but now I know this is possible.
Getting past the garlic issue, the server was challenged by simple requests, like «water» or «chopsticks please». Apparently this translates to «more garlic».
The yum yum sauce was ok, which was handy to help offset the damn garlic. Oddly the chef was cooking for two tables, which he only managed to do by botching orders, and of course, piling on the garlic.
The only thing I can add really to this garlic-​fueled debacle, is that all of this cost an arm and a leg. A garlic-​soaked arm and leg.

Amazing does not begin how to describe this place. The food is so good. Also come for lunch and get chicken hibachi for 9 dollars. It may not look like much from the outside, but the food is cheap and so good.

My family and I visit SoGo at least 3 – 4 times a week. We love the staff and the owner… Great people! The sushi is some of the best in Slidell and it’s quite reasonably priced. I do however think they need to do a complete overhaul on the building… Exterior, bathrooms, kitchen etc.

I’ve debated writing this for a few days. I won’t give all the details so message me if you want to know. I’ve had cleaner food in countries without any health standards. Health department should be notified. To be fair, they took the plate I ordered off my bill and offered to replace it. But after that experience, I could never take anything from their kitchen and never will again.

One of the best sushi restaurants ever. Friendly staff, good environment, and most importantly best sushi ever, always fresh and fast service for a good price. Love me some sogo! American dream roll is the best and if youre looking to eat cheap go in for happy hour!

Great hibachi! Very friendly staff. The location is not near many other restaurants and therefore it is almost never over crowded. I prefer the filet and scallops. I have had the sushi but prefer the hibachi at this location. The dinner portion is really big and usually gets taken home for next days lunch, which is even better.

We picked this restaurant to celebrate a family birthday based on other Unilocal reviews. We did the hibachi. The chef was friendly and put on a great show. The food was delicious with better than average portion sizes. We will be back!

We tried their sushi only. It was good. Waiter was nice. Bill is on average for what we expected.

Great place to have a great meal! The service is good, the atmosphere is chill, and the food is delicious. You can choose to sit on the side with hibachi or on the side to just order sushi; you’ll be pleased with either.

as one of the first japanese restaurants I’ve ever eaten at BESIDES at an all inclusive hotel in Mexico, this place was good. and I barely eat this kind of food, which I should eat more of because I’m pretty sure it’s healthier then Italian? lol.
anyway I will for sure be back one day! at least I hope so… next time in the area! and yummy drinks. the sushi was so good and I never eat sushi.

Tried the hibachi lunch. Service was ok, food was ok. Typical salad and broth soup. Veggies had WAY too much soy sauce-​very salty. Fried rice had a similar flavor as the broth, which actually was a little strange in the rice. The chicken and steak however, were perfect! Not the greatest hibachi I’ve had, but not the worst either.

First sushi in Slidell. Pretty good quality and the prices are also not terrible. I can’t wait to go back for more! I was so confused as to what a ‘sushi box’ could be. We ordered it hoping it was a bento box. But it ended up being a fat roll with your choice of meat on top the inside was imitation crab. Not the best but filling!
Happy hour is dine in only but a good deal. 3−6pm. I will be hitting it up soon.

We were driving back to New Orleans after a day at the beach and searched for hibachi grills in the area. SOGO was highly recommended by the reviews here so we decided to try it. Wow what a find. The hibachi was awesome — definitely the best we have had in the New Orleans area and only second best to the best ever! Service by Mr Wong was fun and friendly and his cooking was outstanding. Everything, including the restrooms (which to me is always a good sign), was clean. Thanks other reviewers — We will be back!

Comfortable clean atmosphere. Very reasonably priced & eclectic menu for a wide variety of taste. Sushi is very fresh & food from the kitchen has been above expected in all aspects. Waitstaff is very helpful & efficient. Ive always had a pleasurable experience here.

This place does not look like much on the outside, but the service and the food are amazing.

The outside of the building is nothing to brag about… very plain and boring. In fact, I passed up this place for almost a year because of how drab it looked on the outside. I finally decided to check it out after reading the reviews on Unilocal… so glad I did. The inside is clean, new-​looking, and beautifully decorated. The service is outstanding… fast and friendly, just how I like it. I come here weekly to get my fill on some of my favorites… Eel sushi, Unagi Don, American Dream roll, Fish Katsu, and the Shrimp tempura… the best you will find in Slidell.

The outside is plain and misleading. The inside is clean, fresh, healthy, and delicious. I was craving a healthy protein dish, and I found that in the Sashimi salad. My partner said that they made the best Yakisoba noodles he’s ever had, and he’s eaten a lot of Yakisoba.
Our waiter was a friendly Japanese man who appears to have acclimated very well to American customers. Nice guy, fast service. I must add that the hostess was courteous and had a beaming smile.
Another Asian Slidell favorite for a reasonable price ($ 25 for two people). I’m craving it as I write.

Slidell has seriously been lacking in good sushi restaurants. Seriously. But thanks to Sogo that’s a thing of the past.
You wouldn’t know it judging by the outside, but this sushi restaurant is totally legit. The owners are so sweet and genuinely love what they do. The service is always impeccable. Most importantly, the food is delicious. I recommend the hibachi chicken and shrimp for sure. I love all of the rolls I’ve ever tried here as well and the sashimi platter is truly a work of art.
If you have a hankering for some great Japanese cuisine look no further than Sogo.

This place surprised me for sure!!! Awesome service! The experience was amazing! Our server was funny and very entertaining the food was superb. They are very attentive and I will def. be making this place a regular!!!