Amori Sushi

We so surprised to find fantastic Japanese food on the second floor of the Steamtown mall in Scranton. Don't let the appearance fool you, they're surprisingly legitimate and delicious.

I judge a Japanese place by the quality of their eel and avocado hand roll. If the eel is chewy or fishy, if the sauce is too sweet, if the nori is too soft, if the sushi rice is indelicate, then that tells you everything you need to know about the restaurant. This place nailed it, though I had to order it off menu. I mean they NAILED it. It was as good as any non-Michelin Japanese hand roll I've ever had.

Their Ebi (shrimp) Tempura appetizer is large, fresh, and delicious, with an inventive sauce. This isn't a pure 100% Japanese influenced sauce, it's got Western stylings, but forget the sauce, the tempura itself was close to perfection.

The chicken ramen was again not classical or pure Japanese style, but that doesn't matter. The chicken, broth, and noodles were all perfect. The addition of broccoli and carrot was welcome and yummy, done in the way that I've had broccoli and carrot in other Japanese main courses in Manhattan and elsewhere. I highly recommend the chicken ramen.

Their Miso soup was on point. Perhaps a touch small in serving size, but delicate, fresh, and yummy.

Their spicy salmon cut roll was better than expected. Nice flavorful pieces of salmon, not the junky precut premixed stuff, and good portion size.

There's nothing special about their wasabi and ginger, except that there's nothing wrong with either. We've had a lot of sushi in PA where either one or both were just so wrong. Not here, here it's up to par.

The people running the place are nice, the chef is well spoken, they take special orders, and although it's not advertised, I'm calling this place BYOB since it shares a cafeteria space with a wine bar and doesn't have a liquor license as far as I could tell.

Just really great sushi. I have to give them five stars even though the menu is somewhat limited. We were legitimately astonished at how delicious everything was.

Food is always excellent; great flavor, great quality! On my last visit, I ordered the chicken lunch set with California rolls. It was delicious! The people are always so nice and get your food to you in a timely manner. Some suggestions to try here are there chicken ramen, and ebi(shrimp) tempura roll.

Let's keep it real, the sushi here is 1 step above gas station sushi. Terrible sushi roll cuts, low-grade sashimi, etc. I went here because of all of the 5-star reviews on Google. Well, whoever gave the 5-star reviews does not know what good Japanese food is, and neither do the people preparing it.

Stop ripping off Japanese culture and cuisine. You're doing Japan a HUGE disservice by misrepresenting their cuisine, and you will not find anything remotely close to this in Japan. They don't have chicken ramen, they don't put carrots, broccoli, etc in their ramen. It's quite shameful, as people in Japan dedicate their entire lives to perfecting these dishes with pride.

Excellent sushi. Best food in the mall. We were transiting through the town and were really happy to find it.

The best food in the mall to be honest. If you like sushi you will love this. Good food and not over priced. They probably see me 4x a week. Keep up the great work