Tuna III

I'm a big fan of buying from small business whenever possible. THIS is a small business, and the product is our a high quality.

And the owner, Chef Wilson, is honorable. My family is in the region on vacation, and we left Liberty (an hour from Tuna III) fairly hungry. I called to make sure that they were open, and a man answered the phone and simply said, "hello, I will call you back in 15 minutes." I shouted an expletive and my wife yelled at me. She argued that "at least we know that they're open." We decided to give them a try.

Upon arrival, the "Closed" sign was at the door, but the door wasn't locked so I went in to inquire. Turns out, Chef Wilson was on his own, cleaning up the place by himself after a hectic evening. I explained that I called earlier but no one called me back. He felt badly, and while the place was closed, he took us in.

We had the place all to ourselves, and aside from our hunger, we were in no rush. The miso soup was small (but inexpensive, and really good). It had a very strong flavor and included some nice ingredients like enoki mushroom.

The house salad had a very nice carrot ginger dressing. I felt like my salmon avocado roll had a but too much rice on it, but the fish was fresh and I enjoyed it. I also realized that Wilson was on somewhat of a hurry to serve us, and being alone, I can't really know exactly what the good would have been like if he had his whole crew there. I enjoyed the sukiyaki... I've had better... it seemed like there was a strong taste of something like vinegar. Still, it was authentic, and I liked it. The only thing that was strange was this spoon shaped like a small ladle. It was hard to get the pieces of cabbage from within there, and I had to slurp, which really pisses off my daughter!

My wife and kid both got the Sea Dragon Roll. My wife said she had found her NEW FAVORITE ROLL of all time. They loved it. Great presentation and excellent sauce combo... too bad we can't come back for it regularly.

Wilson is a very genuine guy. I really appreciated his taking us in for to the circumstances. I would absolutely support this place if we were locals.

This place is a hidden gem. Doesn't look like much from the outside, or inside to be honest. I was ready to walk out. Then Chef Wilson came out and spoke to us about what we wanted to eat. Chef Wilson is extremely knowledgeable and his soft confidence won us over to the point where we just told him a few items we wanted and he created a delicious menu. The ribs were off the bone and spiced to perfection. The stir fry beef dish was melt-in-your mouth yummy. They just know what they are doing. He explained the pandemic almost took them down, but they kept going. The sushi chef, who's been working for him for years, was amazing. Please, don't let the decor or ambience get in the way of one of the best meals you'll have in the county. It was like we had our own personal chef for the evening. Amazing experience.

Wilson, the owner took great care of us. We just told him what we liked and he made suggestions that were the perfect taste and portion size for our group. The sushi was fresh and tasty, the beef in our cooked dish was the most tender beef I've had in a Chinese or Japanese restaurant, the salmon nabe was a hearty and light accompaniment to the other dishes. My friends loved the fall off the bone sparerib appetizer that was big enough to fit as a main (I don't eat pork). The sushi chef was very kind and clearly took great care and pride in her skills (all the thumbs up for a female sushi chef!).

Please don't let the decor or ambiance get in the way of your tastebuds (and then go across the street for some great soft serve for dessert)!

Tuna lll is really good! The udon and miso soup is amazing! The rice is good and staff are nice.

Walking around Delhi on a cold snowy day, I was getting hungry and I spotted Tuna III in the center of town. A Japanese & sushi restaurant in Delhi! This place wasn't here when I was going to school and I had to travel as far as Binghamton for good Japanese food. Now there are two Asian restaurants in Delhi, the other place is Ming Moon in the Price Chopper Plaza, which serves up Chinese food. I definitely had to stop in at Tuna III for lunch.

Enter the place through some hanging plastic curtains (similar to the ones used for walk-in coolers) and door. The atmosphere inside is casual, cozy, and unique. The finished wood walls, carpeting, and the Japanese decor gives this place a Japanese/country restaurant feel, very fitting for a small town in the mountains. This narrow space has table seating and a sushi bar in the back.

The menu offerings include sushi rolls, sashimi, appetizers, soups, salads,udon, yakitori, tempura, seafood, hibachi (cooked in kitchen), teriyaki dishes, and desserts (ice cream, mochis, banana frenzy, chocolate lava cake). Lunch specials (until 4PM) and dinner specials (all day) are offered including bento boxes. Starting at 9:30AM,a breakfast bento box ($5.75) is served with eggs and Vietnamese coffee. The prices here are fair, lunch ($8-$12) and dinner ($11-$18 for most entrees).

I could sit anywhere I'd like upon entering. I decided to order the L9: Salmon Teriyaki Lunch Bento Box ($9) which included miso soup. The miso soup served very hot in small cup was good, which had a tofu, seaweed, scallions, & rice noodle in a soothing miso broth. The bento box had grilled salmon teriyaki, salad, egg fried rice, and California roll. The salmon was very firm, only warm temperature-wise. The iceberg lettuce salad with tomato & ginger dressing was crunchy. The California roll was decent which had seastick, avocado, egg, & cucumber, sprinkled with roe on the outside. The light fried rice was difficult to eat with the provided chopsticks (I should have kept the soup spoon). The food overall was just okay to me, but being in Delhi, it was a nice relaxing Japanese lunch for under $10 before tip. The waiter was friendly and gracious and the service was pretty good.

On another note, another customer at the next table had a vehicle breakdown across the street. The waiter gladly offered his AAA card to the customer to call for a tow truck. That's thoughtful customer service!

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Came over from California for a trip through New York and stopped by this cozy little town on the way up to Niagara. For a sushi shop deep in the countryside, the food was simply amazing and delicious (and the salmon was especially marbled and tasty), especially for someone who's had loads of sushi all over SoCal. The service was super kind and far more sociable than my typical restaurant experiences. I would 110% recommend this place to anyone passing by Delhi!!

I was (still am) so surprised to find this level of quality in such a rural town.
Another of our "rare gems" that one finds when prowling around Delaware County. We love the owner and his staff!

Love this place! Came here for the first time on my birthday a couple years back and have been going as much as possible ever since. Delicious food and drinks, seasonal Japanese herbs, super nice staff. Can't wait to go back!

What a nice surprise to find a good sushi /Japanese restaurant in a small town in the Catskills. Stopped by after doing some shopping at tractor supply store, and ordered the chicken teriyaki menu. It came with a nice house salad and miso soup. Next time I plan on trying the sushi. This will definitely be my go to Japanese restaurant when I'm in the area. Ps. Decor is non existent, but you don't come here for ambiance.

The worst Japanese takeout I've ever had. Everything was poorly cooked, the tempura was soggy and greasy, paper was sticking to a lot of the cooked food, they included one thin envelope of soy sauce for 3 orders of sushi. An absolute ripoff.