Ran Zan Japanese Restaurant

1084 Hope St, Providence - 02906
110 reviews
Japanese Sushi Bar
(401) 276-7574

This my favorite sushi spots in Providence.We stopped by late on a Wednesday night, and got counter seats (my personal favorite spot).We tried:- age dashi tofu (friend tofu in a dashi broth)- hamachi (yellow tail) nigiri- sake (salmon) sashimi- unagi (eel) nigiri- spicy scallop roll (off menu)- rainbow rollYou get two pieces for nigiri and sushi, and 3 pieces for the salmon.The quality of the fish is incredible. The yellowtail was one of the best cuts of fish I’ve ever tasted. We went back for seconds! The pricing is incredibly affordable and the staff is the sweetest.

I will not return here again! Overpriced for "flute size" sushi in a foam tray. I am very disappointed that they have comprised quality.

Best sushi I've had since the Tokyo Fish Market 14 years ago!

We came here on a Sunday night. My wife and I have been looking for an authentic Japanese sushi spot around Providence for a while. We are so glad we found this place. This is a true authentic Japanese sushi restaurant. The owners are Japanese and you can taste the difference. From the selection of ingredients, the way you cut the fish, amount of wasabi to the temperature of the fish. I can tell the chef cares about his craft by these details. This is what makes them so delicious. This place reminded us the taste of delicious sushi we had when we were in Japan. At first I was a bit hesitant because of negative reviews of service provided by a particular waiter which Is probably no longer an issue since there is a “Help Wanted” sign outside. The owner lady was very nice and friendly. We received very good service even though the place was packed. She was very attentive all on her own. So if you want to know what authentic sushi taste like and lives in Rhode Island area I would definitely recommend for you to stop by and try for your self!

Behind the times and they don’t make it easy!! Love this place but their hours of operation suck and every time I call to try to place an order for pick up, no one ever answers the phone. They don’t have an online ordering system either. I don’t want to go to the restaurant wait possibly 30-40 minutes for my food to drive home and eat it.

It is the most authentic Japanese restaurant in providence. Unfortunately, the waiter is a absolutely racist. He never properly put my food on my table, always on the other end from where I sit and handled single handedly. I saw his finger dipping in my miso soup and hair falling on my sushi. I never know if he is taking the one I am ordering because he never checks w me. Expectedly, one of my dishes went wrong.His service was completely opposite to white customers. He was so passionate, polite, and talkative to them however he barely talked back to me when I try to communicate.Very disturbing to receive racist behavior from fellow Asian. Indeed shame, if you are opening an Japanese restaurant, this is the last thing you should do.

The waiter is absolutely a racist. Only talk to white people. If u are not white u will be waiting for you food for an hour and being ignored. I am saying this because I have being here 3 times and this happens every time. The food is good but 0 service here.The picture is the empty miso soup that I am staring at for the entire hour.By the way the food is good and the old chief is very nice,it's just the service...

Some of the best sushi I've ever had and such a great atmosphere and people that work there I would recommend this place to everybody

Came in at 5:30PM and had a 80 minute wait till even soup gets served, with only 5 guests besides up. They seriously need to figure out how to arrange dine in and take out orders. Terrible attitude too.

Absolute favorite Japanese restaurant in Providence. Completely authentic and the sushi is always so fresh and made with utmost skill. Service can be slow so don't go if you're starving.