5 years in since my last review and I can confidently say that this place is still one of the best sushi restaurants in Raleigh. The intimate atmosphere and high quality fresh ingredients are unbeatable. It's clear the owner Chris puts a lot of care into this place, from the plating of the food all the way down to the unique dishes and cutlery. The rock salt seared salmon and toro are always divine. We go here every year, and would go every week if we could!

Wow. Just wow. I was so impressed by everything we ate tonight. I had been wanting to eat here for probably a year maybe longer and the day finally came. What a delight. I would say that this is easily the best Japanese food that I've had in the triangle. I've been to M sushi but Sushi Mon is where it's really at. We came here around 6pm without a reservation and sat in the lobby area indoors in front of the restaurant which is at the bottom of an office building. It is very much a hidden gem that had a huge queue by the time it was 7/7:30 so get here earlier if you can. We didn't actually try the gyoza because it was for my daughter but it looked and smelled amazing and apparently they put a little chili oil into the soy sauce which is *muah* chefs kiss. We also ordered the Kama which the waiter Kenny (I believe) warned would take a while to prepare but it actually came out super quick! It was fantastic. The skin was crispy and the meat was juicy and tender. It comes with match salt, two lemon slices to squeeze over the whole thing, and another delicious dipping sauce. I believe it came with 4 large pieces of fish head/maw (my husband rearranged it on the plate and I forgot how it looked beforehand haha). The rainbow roll was simply amazing and so beautiful as well. Definitely our favorite of the two rolls we ordered. We also ordered the crunch salmon roll which was nice, a bit on the sweeter side, but with a fun crunchy kataify dough topping. Our server also recommended the tuna truffle roll so we'll have to try that next time. The eel bun was nice but a little pricey for what is essentially two bites of food. It has a nice texture with the crunch of the Japanese pickle and the salmon skin atop the eel. Also, the water was really good?!?! Clearly filtered reverse osmosis or something. Unfortunately they ran out of the ricotta pistachio cake dessert!! Next time. There was a mixed crowd and a ton of Asians dining here which is a total green flag/testament to how tasty this restaurant is. The quality was absolutely there and on par with good restaurants back in ca. We will DEFINITELY be coming back. I would love to try the donburi and sashimi dishes. Run, don't walk, to Sushi Mon!!!

This is the best sushi we have ever had! The ingredients were so fresh, absolutely amazing! The highlight was the black cod appetizer and the king sushi sashimi. The service was wonderful, one of the best dining experiences we've had a long time. Very clean as well with a very pleasant ambiance

The restaurant was clean with cute decor. I enjoyed the ambiance a lot. Our server was friendly and attentive. I thought the sushi was fresh and presented well. We were in town for a wedding, but I would dine again for sure.

Excellent service and top quality sushi! I stopped by with some girlfriends for the first time and had such a hard time picking what I want because everything looked so good! I love a omakase so I got their Nigiri Omakase for $45 and it was worth it! Every piece was the perfect bite! I also tried my friends seaweed salad which is such a good portion and the miso which isn't your typical miso with the dry tofu and seaweed, this soup had salmon pieces in it with excellent umami flavor! Will definitely be back!

I am so disappointed I did not make it to sushi mon earlier. I recently went in for lunch and was so impressed. It definitely got busy for lunch, I arrived at 11:50 so that I could grab a table. The lunch specials are great! I wanted to try a few other things as well so I added on some apps. The gyoza was great and I really loved their rocksalt salmon. For lunch I could the bento box. Their miso soup is awesome and definitely elevated, it had great chunks of fish and cabbage in it. The bento box was tasty, but the chicken teriyaki was cold, but flavorful. The truffle tuna roll my favorite, loved the addition of the lemon zest. The salmon with it was great as well, I was just wayy too full. Parking is easy here either in the deck or in one the parking lots. When you pull into the main entrance of the plaza Sushi Mon is located as one of the first businesses on the left hand side.

This is the best sushi we have ever had! The ingredients were so fresh, absolutely amazing! The highlight was the black cod appetizer and the king sushi sashimi. The service was wonderful, one of the best dining experiences we've had a long time. Very clean as well with a very pleasant ambiance.

Omakase in context Is this top tier omakase? No. But is it good enough? Yes. Omakase in context. Not bad at all for the area. In the triangle, everyone knows msushi is king. Sushi mon is a new challenger. Their omakase is served all at once. The fish is pretty fresh and tender. Flavor is good THO it may be hard to tell given the amount of spice/sauce/wasabi they put on. One could argue that they are catering to local taste. Overall, you get what you pay for. This is the epitome of $45 omakase.

I give Sushi Mon 4.5 stars rounded up to 5. No doubt, this was some of the best sushi we've had in the Triangle. However, we didn't walk away wowed with the overall experience like we have with other Japanese restaurants such as M Sushi in Durham. Where Sushi Mon has M beat, though, is in value. You can have an excellent sushi meal here without breaking the bank. This place is worth visiting and I recommend it if you like good sushi. Sushi Mon originally opened in December 2018 on Hillsborough Street near NC State. That location closed in November 2020, during the pandemic: https://bit.ly/44OioBd Sushi Mon reopened in February 2021 in its current location at the relatively-new Glenwood Place mixed-use development. It's situated on the ground floor inside an office building. You can't see it from the street. Free parking is available in the adjacent deck at 3705 National Drive. This is a small restaurant and at the time of our visit, they didn't take reservations. Not ideal. I guesstimate the dining room can seat about 30 people comfortably, including at the sushi bar. They had additional seating outside in the office building lobby, but that seating had a different, colder vibe. Instead of being seated outside, our group decided to wait for an inside table. We all thought the wait was worth it because the atmosphere inside was much better because it was an actual restaurant atmosphere. I made sure to add our party to Sushi Mon's waitlist via Yelp when we were on the way. Yelp provided live estimated wait times. Our full party (5) arrived and checked in by the time Yelp told us to. Despite using the waitlist feature, I was aware there still might be a wait. At the host stand, we were given an estimated wait time of 25-35 minutes. We asked if we could get drinks at the bar while we waited. We were told no and directed to The Iron Oaks around the corner (same building): https://bit.ly/3YguccO We got drinks and waited there until I got a text from Sushi Mon. Our actual wait time ended up being right around 25 minutes on a Saturday around 6:30pm. "Table is ALMOST ready" text came through at 6:32pm and we had 10 minutes to arrive. "Powered by Yelp Waitlist." Inside, the restaurant was modern, simple, and elegant. At dinner, the food and drink menus were pretty straightforward. They run a tight ship. No cocktails, only a few beers. One thing I noticed - that I was kind of expecting to see - was a full-blown omakase option. They didn't have one. It was "only" the eight-piece Nigiri Omakase option, which all five of us ended up ordering, along with some other dishes to share. That said, I do think this place is legit in terms of the dishes and ingredient quality. While some sushi aficionados may find the selection to be limited, I think it is decent for the area. Here's what we got: Sake * Sho Chiku Bai Nigori Unfiltered Sake (750 mL bottle, large, $33) - "silky mild" and creamy Wine * Rose Del Borro, Il Borro, Toscana, Italy (glass, $14) * Sauvignon Blanc, Roth Estate, Sonoma County (glass, $12) * Cabernet Sauvignon, Banshee Winery, Paso Robles (bottle, $48) Cold Dishes * Nigiri Omakase ($45) x5 - miso soup, chef's choice of 8 pieces nigiri, hand roll, tamago * Miso Black Cod ($18) - miso-marinated black cod, butter lettuce wrap, pickle radish, kataifi, sumiso Hot Dishes * Kama ($16) - grilled fish collars: yellowtail, salmon, and amberjack * Spicy Garlic Edamame ($8) - steamed soybean with kosher salt Special Rolls * Truffle Tuna ($16) - tuna, truffle oil, creamy ponzu, apple chip, pickle radish, spicy tuna The sushi rice was really good in terms of taste (seasoning) and texture. The nigiri was superb. If I heard our server correctly, the Nigiri Omakase consisted of Seabream with kosher salt and lemon juice, Ocean Trout with shallot chip, Shima-aji (striped jack, didn't see this one on the menu), Yellowtail with serrano pepper, Amberjack with scallion, Bluefin Tuna Toro with rice cracker, Negitoro (minced raw tuna) with wasabi and scallion inside and topped with scallion, and King Shrimp with garlic chip. Since I'm allergic to shrimp, I got a Salmon with Salmon Roe (ikura) on top. Most of the pieces came with soy sauce and wasabi, so there was no separate soy sauce and wasabi. I believe the King Shrimp came with garlic butter. The hand roll was fantastic. Apparently, the Tamago contained crustacean, so I was subbed in Eel (unagi) instead. It was yummy. The other dishes were good, but didn't shine like the Nigiri Omakase. The Kama wasn't among the best my wife and I have had, but we did like how there were three different types served in a single order. The drinks were par for the course. They could've been better. Service was great. Our server was Donna and she did a wonderful job. She was kind and attentive. Our entire order came out quick. Sushi Mon is owned by chef-owner Chris Lee. The aforementioned M Sushi is owned by chef-owner Michael Lee. Coincidentally, both have Korean heritage.