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!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Hibachi Steak and Chicken with Soup
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.
Food: 3
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 3
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.
Great little place, super clean, very friendly. Reasonable prices, especially for lunch. Hibachi options, ramen, and pork buns! Food was very tasty and quick, practically no wait at 12:15. Not a ton of options menu wise, but more than enough for quick Japanese style eating. Enjoy with confidence!
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Hibachi Steak and Chicken with Soup
Good service, nice dining area, and food was ready relatively quickly. I ordered the shoyu ramen with pork loin and paid an extra $1 for “spicy” and extra $1 for veggies. The soup came in a large bowl with two playing card slices of tender pork (that was good) and about a cup and a half of ramen noodles (not bad), bean sprouts and spring onions (standard, I hope; see below), and filled to the brim with soy sauce based broth (ok but nothing special). “Spicy” translated into a little side cup with about 1 teaspoon of minced hot pepper. Apparently “spicy” is a DIY upgrade, as opposed to the addition of a blend of tasty herbs and spices that you usually get in a ramen joint. And “veggies” translated in about a half cup of overcooked, boiled, unseasoned zucchini, mushrooms, carrots, and (mostly) cabbage. (I’m assuming that the bean sprouts and diced spring onions were part of the basic ramen bowl and not the veggie upgrade. I hope so.) Frankly, but for the pork (which was nice), I think the ramen overall was no better than you could make for yourself from ingredients from any grocery store for 1/3 the price. At least the fountain soda included free refills. Would probably not order ramen from here again. Would definitely not pay extra for spicy or veggies. I might return to try the hibachi since the service and environment was decent.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 2
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
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.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 4
Dinned in, and food came out at the temperature as if I did takeout. Service was sub-par, not friendly, not great. Prices were a little high for what it is. My visit it seemed as if Walmart shoppers came in after us. I might give them another try......we'll see. I guess overall, thumbs down 👎
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$30–50
Food: 3
Service: 1
Atmosphere: 3
Delicious place for keto/low carb soup. If you are craving pho, ordered the ramen soup no noodles, double pork belly, veggies, and made it spicy! First time trying it, and will definitely be back.
Service
Dine in
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Pleasantly surprised! Food was great, service was quick and friendly. Would definitely return & recommend.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$10–20
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Portions are large, got the kids meal and it was still too much. Flavor was great and the staff were friendly.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$1–10
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
