Top Best Japanese Restaurants in Ascension Parish

"What is it: After an early career as a commercial fisherman along the Louisiana coast and ten years as the chef at the reliable but not reinventing-the-wheel Hello Sushi, chef Cong Nguyen is finally serving exactly what he wants at Umami on the outskirts of LSU’s campus. Spring for the omakase for the full extent of Nguyen’s piscine know-how.Why go: Baton Rouge has Nguyen to thank for finally bringing ramen into the local spotlight. Try “The Hangover Bowl:” the juicy pork swimming in a spicy miso broth with seaweed, shiitakes and chili garlic oil is a cure for whatever ails you, even if your ailment didn’t spring up after Pint Night at The Bulldog.Price: Pricey"

"UMAMI Japanese Bistro brings the Japanese concept of umami to Baton Rouge diners, a word used to describe the fifth basic taste along with sweet, sour, bitter, and salty, which centers around pleasant, savory, comforting fare. The restaurant, which is helmed by executive chef Cong Nguyen, showcases creative interpretations of Japanese and Southeastern Asian cuisine at lunch and dinner seven days a week. Fresh, locally-sourced fare takes center stage in a wide variety of sushi and sashimi options, including nigiri options and house rolls stuffed with ingredients such as eel, snow crab, tempura shrimp, and spicy salmon."

"The food was good, but some of the flavor combinations didn't work well and seemed to be thrown together with whatever they had on hand."

"Very pleasing experience, nice clean place, happy courteous wait staff, ultra fast service, what more could you ask for?. Sushi came out less than 5 min af..."

"This is a hole in the wall I stumbled upon in one of my many visits to Baton Rouge. There was a small line so I expected this to be a great sushi spot."

"Mr. Ronnie’s not only serves up their delicious donuts 24/7, but they also will be launching their food truck on Friday as well!. They will also be having special pricing on dozens in honor of the holiday."

"Oreo crumbles, birthday cake toppings, and bits of bacon are a few of the wonderous ingredients you'll find in an innovative donut from Thee Heavenly Donut. The spread of available options includes Banana Pudding, Maple-N-Pecan, Oreo-N-Cream, plus Birthday Cake Crumble, and those are just from the gourmet list!. If you venture through the rest of the menu, other delights such as Apple Fritters and Eclairs will likely grab your attention."

"A long time staple in the Baton Rouge community they’ve been slinging their delicious donuts for years. This Friday if you order a dozen donuts you will get your next dozen for free."

"Their donuts and king cakes are awesome, but they didn’t post any signs on the door or on their site saying they’re closed Easter Sunday when their messa..."