Little Ari's Japanese Kitchen

The Little Ari's Japanese Kitchen Experience (Take-out Edition).
I saw that Little Ari's opened and heard good reviews about their Greensboro, NC, location. So I wanted to try it out. I placed an order online that went smoothly. I ordered salmon and shrimp, broccoli, fried rice, and zucchini and onions. I also ordered their ginger and hot sauce.

After placing my order, I arrived at the restaurant, and my food was ready. The establishment looked clean, and the individual who grabbed my bag was pleasant. Once home and eating, the food tasted good. Although the prices were reasonable, the amount of food given was slim. I would have preferred a higher price range for more food.

Nevertheless, the food and the sauces were excellent. Also, the food had no "express Japanese" taste. Some local take-out Japanese restaurants have a bland and quick, fast-made taste. However, Little Ari's does not, which makes me feel like they invest in purchasing high-quality meats and vegetables.

Would I return to Little Ari's? Yes, I would return. The food was good, and the taste was spot on. If you want the taste of Arigatos on a budget, this is the place for you.

If you want to have a quick bite of Asian food, this is a good Japanese restaurant. They maintained a consistent quality in Beef and Chicken Curry with Rice. Salmon Onigiri and Nikki-Mhan are not too bad.

Little Ari is an offshoot of Arigato, same food except they don’t cook in front of you. The menu board is on the wall with items numbered, so you order in the proper sequence. My sister has eaten here before, so she knew the ordering drill. At the counter, you order your main & size (regular or light), then your rice choice, a veggie and 2 sauces. Here’s what she ordered: Hibachi Shrimp Light, fried rice, zucchini/onions but no onions and 2 white sauces. I think he was new but he was stumped at shrimp “light”. He called a girl over and she asked her if by “light” she meant the appetizer? She said no and pointed to the menu board that had the size choices. The girl said, ok and told him what to press. He then asked her if she wanted broccoli. Broccoli isn’t even a veggie choice and she said no, she wanted the zucchini/onions but no onions. He said so you want double zucchini, that’s a dollar extra? No, just no onions. He called the girl over again and she said it couldn’t be ordered that way because the zucchini and onions were together. My sister mentioned she had ordered it that way a week ago with no problem. They insisted she couldn’t. I wanted to point out that they aren’t mixed because you can get double zucchini. My sister was a really good sport and just let it go and got double zucchini and paid the dollar. I ordered the Hibachi Shrimp Light, which again seemed to stump him. He explained that if we didn’t say what we wanted in the proper order, the computer was confusing so he would just ask me questions. Fine with me. Broccoli? I asked does it come with broccoli? Only if you want it. So I said sure. Rice? Fried. Veggie? Zucchini/onions. Sauce? 1 ginger and 1 white. Drink? Yes. Tea or soda? (They are self serve but I guess it’s an inventory thing so I said tea. You get a buzzer, sit down and then go back up to get your food. The food was good but it should be noted that in the combined zucchini/onions I got a pile of onions and literally 1 strip and 1 piece of zucchini. Again, the food was good but some serious training needs to be done. The manager was standing there but he never got involved. I doubt I’ll go back.

I have been there few times I also ordered to go. The food is tasty and the staff was friendly! The order was correct! There are few thing that I wish they do like adding more vegetables! It is Asian style restaurant but fast! Overall will be back again!

The food was ready 10 minutes after ordering. The flavors were good, but the dish was cold at time of serving. The service could have been better. I approached the counter for a to go box and was not acknowledged until I announced myself.