Soto Japanese Restaurant Sushi Bar

Brooke was fantastic! The food was delicious and the service was even better. Thank you for making my birthday so special!

The food and drinks were incredibly delicious and exceptional! The prices are very reasonable given the high quality of the meals! My husband and I discovered the Cedar Park location, and we must say that the quality closely rivals that of top-notch restaurants in Japan! We are truly in love with this place!

Looking to learn about sake (an area in which I'm quite uninformed)? Want some outstanding sushi? The answer to both is Soto's. I visited Austin to see family and the total solar eclipse, but honestly, Soto's ended up being the highlight of the trip. Sorry, Austin—while you have your charms, cloudy weather isn't great for viewing the eclipse. On the other hand, Soto's is fantastic for expertly crafted sushi and a sake education. Our server, who was also our sake sommelier, was fantastic. He had us sample three different sakes, each with its own unique flavor profile. One of them was absolutely outstanding. I loved it. So, sign me up: David ASS (A Sake Sampler).

Came in for my birthday dinner! We got a reservation at 7:45pm and technically didn't need it since there were some tables open. Our waiter was Sean, and he was so accommodating. We told him that we had 2 hard of hearing people, and he did his best to make sure we could hear him. Had to ask him to repeat things a couple of times because there were some very loud people near us. He was very patient with us! Loved everything about Sean. He was very energetic to talk about the food and the different alcohol they have. If he didn't know, he asked the bartenders. I ended up asking about 2 different wines. He was able to get samples of them for me. Whoopee!! The food was great. I basically took a bite out of everything. My favorite was the hon maguro flight and the katsu. The pork was soooo juicy! We all loved our desserts. They were unique in their own ways.

Wow, in rereading our review from almost seven years ago, we kind of have to say that we nailed it. This place has not changed one bit--except now there is more paint chipped off the walls and their omakase has increased in price. We came here for one reason and one reason only: we have friends who live in Cedar Park who wanted to go. The decor is still tacky (the lighting by the bar looks like in belongs on the Vegas strip . They do carry one of our favorite beers (Nest white ale , so that is a plus, and the apps were decent. The green salad was a basic bae, but she was good to get some veggies in. The brussels were also good even if we'll never understand the use Japanese-goat cheese connection. So were the shishito peppers. We tried the mushroom risotto, and we do have to say that it was genuinely delicious. The mushroom flavor really sang, the texture was just right, and the truffle was not overwhelming. Well done. Our three tuna rolls, though, were just OK. Most were overloaded with stuff, which makes is even weirder that they all tasted flat-noted. The tempura one was probably the best. We got that weird matcha tiramisu again (the glass is still floating in the green-looking algae! and a chocolate cake that tasted like it was microwaved, which it probably was. The irony is that one of us recently went to the south Lamar location with some friends, and it is seriously better in every possible way. It's like a night and day experience. Maybe they put all their resources there? We hope that we won't be back again for seven more years.