Recently, while cruising as tourists around a quiet neighborhood of Virginia Beach, VA, and looking for a non-tourist kind of restaurant, we saw a big nice clean sign on a building that read: Daruma of Japan. Out of curiosity, we stopped by to check it out. Parking happened to be convenient. The spacious interior looked sparkling clean with relatively soft... more

We just returned from our trip to VB and wanted to get our review posted here to Trip Advisor. We had searched TA for Sushi places in the area, and found Daruma had an excellent rating, so we decided to give it a try. Daruma does not look like much from the outside, but upon entering, we were pleasantly surprised!... more

Kathy and Hiro are really sweet. They are obviously trying very hard to make a success of the restaurant business, but I have to wonder who wrote the rave reviews about great ambiance and the “more than I expected” Thai buffet, and the generously stuffed rolls. We arrived on a hot Wednesday afternoon and were the only patrons there for... more

We visited Daruma of Japan on one of our Virginia Beach trip weekend. We started our dinner with the seaweed salad and the avocado salad. They were exquisite. The seaweed salad had three types of seaweeds. One of them was a light purple seaweed that burst with flavors as I crunched on them. The other seaweeds were green and had... more

We were visiting family in the Virginia Beach area and got the urge for authentic Japanese food. Fortunately we found Daruma's Japanese Restaurant. Fabulous food, wonderful service and nice ambience. We enjoyed the sushi/sashimi combination dinner which included salad and miso soup. The owners Hiro and Kathy were very friendly and welcoming. The prices were reasonable, we will be back... more

This restaurant deserves a visit. Daruma features new ownership with an excellent Japanese sushi chef, Hiro, and his wife Kathy who prepares an excellent Thai menu. Where else in Virginia Beach can you enjoy nice atmosphere, excellent Japanese food, delicious Thai food, and the best sushi in town. Daruma's Thai buffet lunch with sushi appetizers is one of my favorites. more

I eat lunch a daruma's quite often. The service ambiance and the quality of food in always wonderful. If you like sushi this is a must try. Doug more

Superb dining atmosphere with the best customer service in the beach. Nice clean environment. I have been stationed in Japan for the past 5 years and this is the best sushi place outside of Japan!!! Note of advice. Pls. whatever u do, do not eat at "FUJI JAPAN" I got food poisoning there. more