Nikki's Gourmet & Sushi Bar @ Independence Mall

Food Court, 3500 Oleander Dr Suite FC4, Wilmington, NC 28403, United States

Nikki's Gourmet & Sushi Bar @ Independence Mall
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Sushi, Japanese and Asian Food Restaurant located at Independence Mall in the Food Court, in Wilmington, NC.

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Diner Review β„–1

I cannot stop going to this place I had the first time here I had cucumber on avocado cream cheese one of my favorite sushi's and they did really well I thought that this was going to be like another mall sushi but this is way better the boba is super good The girl who works serious really nice overall good service good food and the atmosphere is the mall

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Honestly Sama is the best sushi chef I have ever had sushi from. I can’t wait to try some new rolls by her. 🀩

Diner Review β„–4

Waiting 27 minutes for one regular roll and no other orders in front of me or behind me is crazy……

Diner Review β„–5

Fast friendly service, clean and the food is good

Diner Review β„–6

Just read a few of the reviews and they are accurate. Mall closes at 8 on Saturdays and I stood in line at 7:30 for several minutes waiting for service. I was told it would just be a minute and waited a little longer. Iwas then asked if I was picking up and when I said togo, I was notified at 7:36 that they were no longer taking new orders. Though the cashier was polite, it was a waste of my time. I wanted 1 takeout sushi roll. Change the hours to 7:30 if you can serve anyone after that time.

Diner Review β„–7

I work at the mall and I was relying on Nikki's to be my dinner. I came into the food court at 6:10 and the mall closes at 7. They let me stand there for a few minutes while they chatted to each other and then when I looked ready to order they told me they were closed. Ummm the mall closes at 7 and that is the posted closing hours online as well. My store is on the exterior part of the mall and I don't get to go home until 9:30, I was relying on Nikkis to be my dinner. This is super disappointing. Nikkis is the only food in the food court that I like but after this visit and the behavior from staff I don't even know if I want to come back.

Diner Review β„–8

Ordered online and our order was exorbitantly 25 min late!!! So from time of order to the time we received our food (totaling about 40$) was 50 minutes and this is not okay. If you don't value customers who order online don't offer the service.

Diner Review β„–9

I normally run into the mall to grab Sushi on my lunch hour every couple of weeks. I order the same thing (Angel Hair Roll) and Sama, the young lady that normally runs the register is already ringing in my order when she see me coming. She’s always so sweet and the fact that she sees many people throughout the week, it brings a smile to my heart to know that she remembers little old me! My food is always on point and the service is always great. This is definitely my go to place for sushi.

Diner Review β„–10

I am new to sushi and the nice girl at the register was so patient with me. She helped me with the menu and was very polite. I ended up getting 3 sushi rolls and it was absolutely delicious. I will definitely be coming back !!

Diner Review β„–11

Worst sushi I've ever eaten

Diner Review β„–12

Sushi is fine, but wait is about 20 minutes even for one simple roll and no one waiting- doesn't quite fit in food court situation.

Diner Review β„–13

incredibly long wait for food with poor service. if you want a quick bite at the mall avoid this vendor.

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Terrible place every single time we give it another shot, never coming back. The sushi is not good and the service is really bad. We got two kinds of sushi rolls (I even left a tip) and WE WERE TOLD WE WILL BE CALLED when order is ready but that NEVER HAPPENED. The woman who took our order placed a brown bag after 10 minutes on the side of the counter which we thought were for online pickup orders. She looked right at me and my husband as she placed it there but didn’t say anything. We waited until we couldn’t anymore. When we approached the counter, my husband turned the brown bag to us to see if there is any label and yes it was our order. There was no way for us to know it was ours as as the label was not facing the counter. If you hate your job, quit! Don’t be rude to customers!

Diner Review β„–16

Sushi is good and deals are good when they decided to ring them up as the deal. I bought some sushi during my lunch break and asked for 3 regular rolls and they decided not to ring them up as the 3 for $14. When I brought it to their attention they said the didn’t bc I didn’t ask for it like that. That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard.

Diner Review β„–17

This is my favorite nikis location even though it’s in the food court now. I like the pick 3 lunch special

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Ehhh. It’s sushi in North Carolina. You don’t expect much but it gets the job done.

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Diner Review β„–22

Pieces of sushi were tiny and food was crazy overpriced. Ordered online and they didn’t even provide soy sauce. Beyond disappointing.

Diner Review β„–23

I absolutely love their salmon, avocado and cucumber sushi! Always fresh, always delicious!

Diner Review β„–24

Exceptional sushi, I'm lucky to have this place in town. So far the shrimp ones are my favorite.

Diner Review β„–25

I am by no means a sushi expert but this was some of the best I've personally ever had!

Diner Review β„–26

Foods great. Very very slow. I called the order in 40 minutes ahead and they still needs 10 more minutes.

Diner Review β„–27

Ate here while deployed to Wilmington during Hurricane Florence

Diner Review β„–28

The best sushi bar ever ❀️❀️❀️❀️

Diner Review β„–29

Horrible ownership!!! I heard they were involved with some illegal stuff over in china and thats why their stores come and go!!!

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Is this location closed for good?

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Good food, but I believe they changed names.

Diner Review β„–44

Food is great and we have a server we love.
I'm sad they're moving from Independence Mall..

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service was fantastic food was awesome and the waitress is so fckn hot

Diner Review β„–50

Delicious food, the happy hour apps a a great deal.

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Awesome Service and very inexpensive!!!

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Did not go here.

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My favorite sushi place.

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Great staff food great!

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Sushi that's what they specialize in and that's what they serve you. Great place for a first date, or a date. Not a lot of noise just you and who you came with. Very calming place.

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My favorite!

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Delicious food and great service!

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Gr8 food

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Yum

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So tasty, try the sushi! The dinosaur roll was my favorite.

Diner Review β„–77

Best sushi in Wilmington!

Diner Review β„–78

Great sushi, great specials, and friendly staff.

Diner Review β„–79

Took my daughter and her boyfriend there for a late lunch that's awesome sushi and sashimi. Everything was so fresh and delicious.

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Great priced and really good sushi

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Great place!

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One of my favorite places!

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Kind and attentive service. Not too busy but a comprehensive selection. You know what you're ordering and it comes out great. Definitely a primarily sushi spot. Nice little place.

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Good sushi

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I ordered the Chicken Pad Thai through DoorDash delivery and I was thoroughly disappointed. The DoorDash service was excellent and fast, but my food was terrible. It’s smelled and tasted like vomit and was disgusting. I couldn’t even eat it and through it out immediately. It wasn’t spicy or anything. The WORST Pad Thai I have EVER had.

Diner Review β„–95

Happy hour -- check site.

Diner Review β„–96

Wonderful place for lunch and a quick bite. Really good service and the food was amazing.

Diner Review β„–97

Not the best Nikki's but was ok

Diner Review β„–98

Always good and unique food!

Diner Review β„–99

Usually have good sevice but tonight for some reason the sevice was terrible. We usually eat here 2 to 3 times a month and have never has this type of sevice before. We will probably not be returning anytime soon.

Diner Review β„–100

Super busy but the food is worth the wait

Diner Review β„–101

This is the best Nikki's in town!

Diner Review β„–102

Great perfect clean

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Diner Review β„–104

I went with a group of seven yesterday. Three had the pad thai and two had the yaki soba and there were only onions as the vegetables. The menu stated "each meal contained Famous Thai noodles stir fried with cabbage, carrots, scallion and onion" I asked the waitress where the vegetables were and she stated that they were only in the vegetarian pad thai. So sad! These ingredients do not cost much and would make a huge difference. I took most of mine home, steamed some broccoli and carrots and enjoyed a healthy dinner.

Diner Review β„–105

They have really good water. Sushi entree and appetizers were bleh.

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Great food, great service and great drinks. Our server Gina was amazing!!!

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I'm a fan of pan fried oysters, and these oddly enough are the best in town.. however, there came is sushi, and I'm sadly disappointed I'd the fare. It's over priced for what you get, and there is nothing signature about it. I give 4 stars for the staff, who was great

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Great help picking my dinner. Nice personable wait staff

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sweet potato rolls!

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OUTSTANDING worth the price
Fresh fresh

Diner Review β„–117

Friendly staff and great food!

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Great place to eat

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Good place to get sushi

Diner Review β„–124

Ever since Nikki's opened the food has always been great. I frequent this location quite often. There are weeks when I visit two three times for lunch and dinner. The current owners are doing a great job with their service, food, and wait staff. If you want Sushi, Nikki's is one of the best local spots in Wilmington. Although Nikki's is somewhat connected to Independence Mall it is not rambunctious at all. It is in fact very quaint in its own right. A nice quiet place to grab your favorite kind of sushi and enjoy a nice tokkuri of warm Sake. Great spot for a date night.

Diner Review β„–125

Stopped in for lunch. While the waitstaff was attentive and perfectly fine, the food took an exceptionally long time, even for sushi, once ordered. My co-workers order was incomplete and my spicy salmon and avacado roll was over powered by the spicy mayo.

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Always good!

Diner Review β„–129

My favorite sushi place. Their spicy tuna and unagi rolls are delicious!

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Delicious noodle soup, just be aware of pictures falling from the walls

Diner Review β„–132

Exceptional food and Services!

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Great sushi excellent service

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Great food!

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Loved the sushi

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Nice place, nice music and the staff were accommodating.

Diner Review β„–143

Love it...half price sushi Monday through Thursday from 2 to 4

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The food there has so much flavore.

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This is a great place for lunch or dinner. Especially after walking the mall. There sushi is great and so is there soups and salads. So if you want to try something different, drop by for a bite to eat. You won't be disappointed.

Diner Review β„–150

I love the sushi here!!! The service is typically fast and friendly as well.

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Best Nikki's in town! Loved!

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OUTSTANDING sushi and pad Thai! Great service and atmosphere!

Diner Review β„–156

Great atmosphere and food is always wonderful

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Really like this place and I hope it will continue once the "redo" of the mall happens. Only moved here 2 years ago but thus far the best Japanese food.

Diner Review β„–159

This restaurant is a cornerstone of the essence of Wilmington. The food is always amazing and the atmosphere is cozy. I enjoy the veg gyoza the most. The dipping sauce is so good that I hide it from the waitress when she picks up the plate, so I can use it to dip my sushi. (I'm sure if I mentioned I wanted to keep it they wouldn't mind. Im just super shy.) I have almost never been disappointed (There was that time they were out of the veg gyoza : ( )

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Great place for some noodles and sushi, it can take a while though

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I had the Pad Thai and it wasn't that great. It came out cold and it didn't have a lot of flavor. But the atmosphere is awesome and enjoyable.

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Server was very polite and I enjoyed my sushi!

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Excellent sushi and service!

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Best sushi in town, with Fast service and Great prices!

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Great

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My son loves Nikki's, we know it's not super authentic sushi but it's always fresh and tasty

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The food is great and the prices are very reasonable! Check out the happy hour and lunch specials!

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Fresh and delicious

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Great sushi! Great lunch prices

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I'd rather buy grocery store sushi. It's about the same quality and I don't need to worry about dealing with the inadmissible service and waitstaff.

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A favorite of ours for quick lunch or romantic date night dinner. I highly recommend the fuji apple sake!

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The best sushi in town in my opinion.

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Always good food. Service could be better.

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Bento lunch box is delicious! All the sushi I've ever tried has been phenomenal as well. Try their Poke Bowl, that's my boyfriend's go to. He loves it!

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2-4 half off

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Great sushi! Try the "Vanilla Gorilla", it's amazing!

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Great customer aervice

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Good sushi, not a bad price. I eat here often, and have never been disappointed.

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Great food and price. Did a takeout order and waitress was very friendly. I ordered the lava and Godzilla roll. It was delicious! I highly recommend and it is one of my favorite spots now!

Details
  • 9 photos
  • 200 reviews
  • 4.2 Health Rating
  • Contact: +1 910-791-8887
  • Website: http://www.nikkisushimall.com/
  • Location: Food Court, 3500 Oleander Dr Suite FC4, Wilmington, NC 28403, United States
  • Map: 34.214006399999995, -77.9061126
Menu Highlights
  • Sushi restaurant
  • Asian restaurant
  • Chinese restaurant
  • Japanese restaurant
  • Restaurant
  • Rice restaurant
  • Thai restaurant
Opening Hours
  • Monday: 11β€―AM–7β€―PM
  • Tuesday: 11β€―AM–7β€―PM
  • Wednesday: 11β€―AM–7β€―PM
  • Thursday: 11β€―AM–7β€―PM
  • Friday: 11β€―AM–8β€―PM
  • Saturday: 11β€―AM–8β€―PM
  • Sunday: 11β€―AM–6β€―PM
Service options
  • Delivery: Available
  • Takeaway: Available
  • Dine-in: Available
Highlights
  • Fast service: Available
  • Great tea selection: Available
Popular for
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Solo dining: Available
Accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible car park: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible entrance: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible seating: Available
  • Wheelchair-accessible toilet: Available
Offerings
  • Alcohol: Available
  • Beer: Available
  • Happy-hour drinks: Available
  • Healthy options: Available
  • Quick bite: Available
  • Small plates: Available
  • Vegetarian options: Available
  • Wine: Available
Dining options
  • Lunch: Available
  • Dinner: Available
  • Catering: Available
  • Counter service: Available
  • Dessert: Available
  • Seating: Available
Amenities
  • Bar on site: Available
  • Toilet: Available
Atmosphere
  • Casual: Available
  • Cosy: Available
  • Trendy: Available
Crowd
  • Groups: Available
  • University students: Available
Planning
  • Accepts reservations: Available
Payments
  • Debit cards: Available
  • NFC mobile payments: Available
Children
  • Good for kids: Available
  • High chairs: Available
Parking
  • Free of charge street parking: Available
  • Free parking lot: Available