Jaku Sushi & Grill

It is a rare but magical occasion when after dining on mouth wateringly flavorful food you still feel good and not lethargic and sleepy. Such is the reason that this lovely sushi bar gets a 5 star review. The creativity and overall plating of all dishes here is absolutely fantastic.
We started with the edamame which was nicely portioned and not overly salted like many restaurants in town do. We then moved on to tea, my wife and I both had the Korean citron tea which was basically hot water poured over lemon peel and honey. The flavor was fantastic and felt like you were drinking a warm glass of summer. The perfect drink on a cold night. You just couldn’t stop smiling while drinking it.
I then had the tuna roses which were thin but long pieces of tuna perfectly cut and wrapped with fruit into the shape of a rose. Seriously amazing Plating. The rose was flanked by tasty dipping sauces.
For our mains we both had burritos, the house specialities. I had the angry unagi which was spicy tuna based with a sea weed wrap, the flavor seriously knocked my socks off. The rice was perfectly sticky and tasty and the burrito had just enough crunch to balance the fish and light wrap of the sea weed.
My wife a non fish eater had the bulgogi (Korean Style beef) burrito wrapped with a sesame soy wrap. She loved it and ate every last bite. We also had the vegetable fried rice which was tasty and better than most other fried rice dishes that I have had in the past.
The service was fantastic despite how busy it was. The ambience is modern, clean and Fun. The place is small so get there early!

Just so everyone knows, Haru is now known as Jaku Sushi due to a trademark issue. Still the same owners, food and location, just a new name! (More info here:
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First time here! We were seated right away, and our server was very attentive. The rolls and nigiri sushi was excellent, with nice presentation and at a fair price. Only bad comment is we were seated by the door, so every time the door opened it was freezing!

Stopped in for lunch and got seated quickly. The sushi was very well presented and made quickly as well. The volcano roll and the creamy crunchy roll were both delicious. Great spot for a quick healthy lunch, would come back again and again.

Wonderful place. Affordable sushi in a great atmosphere that doesn’t sacrifce freshness or flavor.

First time here, quick check in…
Will come back with review about the food. Restaurant is clean and good atmosphere, modern theme.

Very slow service. Sushi was mediocre at best. The place is very small, too small for what they are doing. The kitchen and sushi bar were so small that they brought out our food 10 minutes apart, i.e. One person got their sushi then 10 minutes later the other person would. Also, the sushi seemed to be a little warm/​room temp warm where it had sat out of the cooler/​sushi fridge on counter.

Have been here several times now. Have tried well over 20 different specialty rolls and traditional rolls and haven’t had any complaints. Presentation has been great and this place has a cute little atmosphere, not much seating however which makes it crowded quick.

My family and I have always been on the hunt for an amazing sushi place in west Michigan and I truly believe that we’ve found it! The location is small and we lucked out by getting there a little later then the dinner crowd so we were seated right away. Our server was prompt made excellent suggestions and just had an overall very pleasant demeanor. Both my sister and I had tea and then proceed to order both sushi and noodles. Everything we ordered was fantastic and we were shocked by how fast we were served! I have already highly recommended Haru to my friends and family and I can’t wait to go back and try more

This restaurant is our «place to go» when we go out. We stumbled upon it because we lived so close, and now after moving, we make excuses to go to Haru Sushi! Great selections to choose from. And Love the atmosphere! Highly recommended!

First time here, everything was awesome! The Green tea ice cream dessert was different but fantastic too, ate way more than I should’ve which is typical for me with sushi. will be back for sure

Worth paying restaurant prices.
Tiger roll and dragon roll, both good. Nice modern ambience. Good place for dinner/​lunch with friends.

This is a very small place but the food was absolutely delicious. My boyfriend and I both got the Bento Box. The portion size of the bento box was big, and the sushi was huge as well. Everything was good, the price was reasonable for how big the food was, and the waiter was very nice.

Ordered a sushi combo (California roll with 5 piece nigiri) to go, and omg it was delicious. The chefs really do not skimp on the cuts whatsoever, and I really appreciated the fish-​rice ratio. The California roll was tastier than expected, they put a layer of fish eggs on top which was nice. Also, the house salad dressing is my favorite! So glad this place is close to home :)

I was so excited to hear that Haru Sushi served sushi burritos. There was a decent amount of burritos to choose from and the portion was generous for the price. I ordered the Fire Crunch burrito and thought it could have used more spicy tuna. Overall, it was pretty good and I would order it again.
I also ordered one of their special rolls. I think it was called the Haru Roll which included bulbogi in it. The flavor was great. They cut their rolls in pretty big pieces. Wished it was in smaller pieces but it didn’t stop me from eating it.

There are some ‘authentic’ menu items, but most of the menu is based on pushing the envelope of Japanese sushi.
The service is good, as is the food. I found the salad to be delightful and the unagi was stellar. We will be back to try the other items, but haven’t found any thing to make this my top sushi joint for the Grand Rapids area.

Very modern, cozy restaurant with delicious sushi! We started with shrimp shumai which was a bit of a small portion– only 4 in the order. They were tasty, however, and came with a mildly spicy sauce. We had a roll with tempura shrimp, avocado, and crab salad, which was tasty and fresh. We also had the Fire Crunch roll, which had a nice portion of fresh, cubed spicy tuna along with eel and crunchy stuff (little pieces of tempura?) — this was also very good overall, although it was a touch salty for my taste. We shared one of the «burritos” — a large hand roll stuffed with fresh fish, avocado, tempura shrimp, lettuce and a spicy mayo. Sounds really busy, but it was well balanced and very hearty.
To drink my wife had got green tea and I had iced green tea, which was hand made with matcha in a tea steeper; really nice and very tasty. The service was also good, as I embarrassingly spilled a large glass of ice water all over and my waiter was there in an instant helping me clean up and replacing my soggy napkins, plates, and chop sticks! I was very appreciative.

The décor was modern and nice. Upon arrival the waiter was very friendly, but ordering process not explained and he wasn’t very tentative (never refilled water, rarely came near table to be flagged down, wasn’t clear when explaining things).
The food was good overall. Good variety on the menu. The chicken tempura and veggie tempura were delicious– light and crisp. One member of the party had a sushi burrito. They offered different flavored soy paper wraps. The size was bigger than Taco Bell burrito, smaller than chipotle burrito. Apparently it was very good.
Prices were pretty standard for the area and not overly expensive.
Aside from the lacking waiter, my only real complaint was the seaweed wrapping in the rolls. I eat sushi regularly and have had it at many sushi restaurants in the city. Never had a problem with the seaweed anywhere. At Haru the seaweed wrapping was so tough, it wasn’t easy to chew. I literally started choking on the first piece because of it’s toughness, and had to remove the seaweed wrapping from all other sushi. The soy paper on rolls were better, but when they weren’t cut to the exact size of the bite, they got chewy as well.

This restaurant was located in a strip mall near Panera and Applebees. It’s a very small restaurant which fits about 40 people. Interior is very modern and clean.
Price wise it’s a tad more expensive, but the food was delicious.
We ordered two spicy tuna handrolls with fried shrimp tempura — very good!
Dol sot bibimbop — ample amount of meat, veg and egg. Presentation of meal was excellent and you get a side of gochuchang sauce. Tip: leave rice in bowl for a few minutes to get extra crispy rice. This was $ 15…tad bit more expensive than Korean restaurants I have visited. I would definitely have it again.
Only negative was our server — he never seem to be around. We needed an additional spoon or refills on our drinks and we had to wave him down. He did apologized for it. We felt bad for the table who sat down by us and he had forgotten about them and were easy to order.

Very nice lunch spot. I got smoked salmon and tuna nigiri and the smoked salmon tempura roll.
Bill: $ 18 and change
Clean and casual
Nothing blew me away. It was a nice place with good sushi. Perhaps more trips will increase my opinion. One time is seldom enough to evaluate.