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Seeing as how SUSHI is one of the most delightful dishes in the whole world it only seemed apropos to devote an entire list to it. I may not be sushi connoisseur but I am a pro at eating really good food. That should be enough.
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Ts 5-Sterne-Beitrag: After having been here many times now I can, in full confidence, give them a full 2 star upgrade! I have always had a great experience there. The staff is excellent, funny and attentive. The sushi is consistently delicious and fresh. Regular sushi is so good and the specialty rolls stand out. The tiger prawns roll is like heaven. On Mondays and Tuesdays they have buy 2 get 1 free. It saves tons of money! Strongly recommended. Bring it!! -
Ts 3-Sterne-Beitrag: I was sad to see all the negative reviews of Origami but I also sort of understand. It's a bit hit and miss with this place and you really have to have been here a few times. My joy in this restaurant/bar does not stem from the food. Ted and I usually bike down here, meet tons of friends, have a great time, get sloppy drunk and then bike our intoxicated butts home. It's all in good fun. My favorite drink is the wedding cake martini. Incredible! The martini list itself is creative, extensive and interesting. By the time we are hungry we are also too far in the cups to care that much about the sushi. (which is not amazing but isn't nearly as bad as everyone has been saying). The staff (or those I have dealt with) are amazing. They often remember me and always partake in pleasant conversation. Origami has dropped in popularity simultaneous to the decline in the economy but it's still a fun place to relax and drink with friends. Plus the last time I went they had introduced a new burger menu that while totally bizarre is still really intriguing. I ate a dragon burger (think dragon roll on a burger) beef, unagi, avocado. Sounds weird but is actually super awesome. I feel bad for Origami. I hope they can turn things back to the way they used to be. -
Ts 3-Sterne-Beitrag: If you need to eat at Love, eat at the Canyon Country location. The service is better there. And if you are going to eat at the Newhall location don't go when you are in a time crunch. The sushi is good, the food is not. Poor Ted left this restaurant very hungry. I enjoyed the rolls I ordered but there weren't remarkable. I was totally let down by the special Lakers Roll. It sounded soo good and was not good at all. There are definitely better places to eat sushi at. -
Ts 3-Sterne-Beitrag: This place does not have the best sushi. But for quick service you are right on the money here because of the carousel. When I come here it's usually because I'm strapped for cash. It's REALLY cheap. So that is nice. I've never had to wait and I like that. But I rarely order any sushi maki. The fish isn't over the top delicious. I tend to stick to the rolls which are much safer. My favorite roll is the Alex Special. It's awesome and I pretty much stick to that. If you need a sushi fix but can't afford the price tag then Yamato is totally the place to be. -
Ts 4-Sterne-Beitrag: I would like to up them a star because I have been there four times in the last week. I know that's a little excessive but their Lotus roll is downright addictive. I've noticed that the service has gotten significantly better. I have gotten my water and Ted's food all in reasonable amounts of time. Jackie, the sushi chef, is very friendly and on top of his rolls. I have not had to wait long and that's very nice! And seriously... the Lotus Roll. add spicy mayo and you are in some serious heaven. So. darn. good!!!!!!! It's still a chain and still not a-f*ing-mazing sushi but with their convenient location and hours, plus my fancy kabuki card, and their super awesome lotus roll, I don't really want for too much. It's definitely worth a stop of five. -
Ts 5-Sterne-Beitrag: I have come back here over and over again. Usually once a week (sometimes twice). It is always awesome and always great. The service is quick. The staff is beyond amazing and super personable. They remember us by name and by sushi preference. They often times talk with us over the meal. Though a few of our favorite sushi chefs have moved to different restaurants, Sushi World is still our top pick for sushi in the whole wide world! (and I've done a lot of sushi ;) -
Ts 3-Sterne-Beitrag: I come to the Farmers Market a lot! And I have never felt comfortable with the whole eating-sushi-from-a-stand-business. It seems concerning. But last time we were there I saw the "People on Yelp love us" sticker and I thought, "well okay" I got a large spread. I don't remember what it was cold but it ran my like $18. For what I got it was pretty reasonable but I wouldn't order that again because there were many pieces that I don't normally partake in (ie smelt egg and roe sushi). There are so many delicious places to eat at the farmers market that I might not get back to eating here any time soon. But I will go back. -
Ts 1-Stern-Beitrag: I see that this place has four stars and my first thought was "this is the wrong place." But it's not. The decor is the best part of the restaurant, followed closely by the fun name. But that is where I stopped enjoying this place. I felt like they were trying too hard to be creative with their sushi rolls. Sometimes it is okay to offer the same sushi rolls as everyone else. If not, at least have the rolls you offer be enjoyable. I thought I might try something out of the box but was horribly disappointed. There was nothing enjoyable about my roll that had some combination of salmon and macadamia nuts. I told the waiter that I was sorry but I simply couldn't eat this roll. He didn't really care, he didn't apologize and he didn't take it off my tab or offer me something else. I ended up paying $12 for something I had one bite of. To me, that is poor service. Ted's teriyaki chicken was in a red wine sauce that was hardly reminiscent of teriyaki. It seems that here they were trying too hard to impress people's palettes. But sometimes, less is more. If the service had been better we may have been willing to give them a two, but with no one in the restaurant but us, the waiter still managed to spent an exorbitant amount of time in the kitchen or away from our table. It was a very poor experience. -
Ts 2-Sterne-Beitrag: Let's be honest here, put it all on the proverbial table, sushi from a truck is probably not the best idea. I get that and pretty much believe that. BUT, in the interest of food and science and other important things it only seemed fair to give Fishlips a fighting chance. I mean really, sushi from a truck? what is this craziness!?!?!? So I did it, I jumped into the sushi. I had a basic dragon roll. And I survived. It was good, not great. But, in a pinch it would satisfy my cravings. As far as food trucks go though, it's not my favorite. Plus, the wait was longer than one might encounter at a regular sushi restaurant and the prices were just average. -
Ts 5-Sterne-Beitrag: Unlike some less fortunate Yelpers we had a great experience here. We were driving along the cost and Ted said, "It feels like a clam chowder day" And so I directed him to the nearest coastal town using my fancy phone and we crossed our fingers. Ted wanted to Yelp a restaurant but I insisted that sometimes it's better to leave things up to fate. And boy am I glad we did. I fear that we might have avoided this place because of the questionable reviews but it was so great we would have really missed out. The place is super casual, seat yourself and order at the counter. The food is brought out to you and then your table is bused. We ordered the clam chowder in a sourdough bread bowl, the SFG roll (sushi with salmon instead of tempura) and an oyster shooter and a side of sourdough toast (I had a hangover). All for about $22. !!! All of our food was brought out to us in about fifteen minutes. The nice guy who brought it to us was all smiles. Super nice and friendly. The clam chowder was in a bread bowl in a regular bowl. It was overflowing from the bread bowl. The clams and the potatoes in the chowder were cooked to perfection. The base was creamy and delicious. It was a little over peppered but still a stand up dish. I snuck many a bite with my side of toast. The roll was good. Quality fish and fresh. It was decently priced and portioned. Even though I modified the roll it still came out made to perfection. The shooter was heavy on the horseradish but still really great. If you are in Oxnard looking for a casual place for some great seafood, smiling faces and beautiful view of the water, Sea Fresh is the place for you! -
Ts 2-Sterne-Beitrag: Kisho's was the first sushi restaurant I remember coming to Santa Clarita. I had a birthday or two there. But as SCV has gained more and more and MORE sushi restaurants Kisho's all of a sudden has become the least amazing of the bunch. Granted, the menu has grown with the competition but it just never seems to stand up to the challenge. I will go to Kisho's if a friend recommends it but if I'm really looking for some good sushi the least likely place to find me is here. Cheers to them for being the SCV innovators. -
Ts 3-Sterne-Beitrag: Ate here last night. I actually really, really wanted to eat here even though I knew it would be really, really mediocre. It was exactly as I anticipated. Fine but not great. If I go back I will probably not order the same roll. And it definitely won't be in my regular sushi rotation. Our waitress Katie, however, was super nice and efficient. I ordered salmon sushi with avocado on top. The salmon was fresh, the avocado was ripe. It was good (better than other prominent chains in SCV) but as previously mentioned it didn't blow me away. I also had the late night party roll ($15). It was basically dynamite on a california roll. I wish it had been a little more creative with its flavors. I had some eel sauce on the side to add a bit of diversity to the flavors. The restaurant is clean. The staff is busy (clearly) and not used to it (also clear) so it usually comes out in their conversation and facial expression (save for Katie the waitress). For just the two items I paid $21. That seemed pretty steep to me and while I know that sushi is rarely good on the cheap end I can still have a delicious meal without paying that much. If I come back it's not going to be for a while. I'll wait for the newness to die down and then maybe give them another shot to really wow me. -
Ts 2-Sterne-Beitrag: I feel similarly about this fusion experience as I do about the cheeseburger dumplings at Dim Sum. Unfortunately I was so confident in the Yatta! trucks version of cheeseburger sushi that I didn't even order anything else to maybe boost their star score. And that's really too bad for the Yatta! truck. I found the cheeseburger sushi to be just another example of fusion gone wrong. I'm really a fan of fusion! I swear. I just feel that it has to be done correctly and not just in the name of trying something new and crazy. I think that even if something is still totally unique and fun it should still taste good. And that's not what I walked away from this truck with. I only had a piece of the cheeseburger sushi before I passed it to someone else. I forced a smile so that they would eat it but ultimately only one person in our group thought that it was worth eating. It was just something that didn't work right. And I so wanted it too! Maybe I'm just a sushi brat, but I think I prefer the actual sushi business, you know, with fish. I may give this truck another chance but only if it involves sushi sushi not, "I'm really bored and I want people to have something really unique to try at my truck sushi" Till next time only two stars. -
Ts 4-Sterne-Beitrag: Having never gotten sick from food truck sushi I'm beginning to think more and more that this is a reasonable idea. What more can you expect from food truck sushi than to not get sick!? Well from the Temaki truck I will now expect a little more. From other food truck's I have only gotten grocery store quality sushi but from the Temaki truck there was actual joy in my sushi eating. I ordered the Temaki maki sushi for $5. The menu must have confused me because I expected something totally different than what I got. Also, of the sushi the menu offered about 70% of them were marked as out of and that seemed pretty excessive. If you are a food truck then you should probably have food and not just a truck. I received, in a short amount of time, a hand cone with yummy things inside. Things I can hardly identify but I believe consisted of spicy tuna, cucumber and krab. Whatever it was it was awesome. My brother took a bite and was super surprised at how awesome it was. If I'm presented with all of the sushi food trucks I would absolutely choose Temaki over all of them. -
Ts 1-Stern-Beitrag: Caught this truck at First Friday's and since I had had a not horrible experience with Fishlips I decided that I would be willing to give another sushi truck a chance. The word 'bomb' can go two ways. It can be used as in, "That shirt is the bomb!" This means that the shirt is cool. Or it can be used as in. "That movie totally bombed." This means the movie is bad. Unfortunately, the use of bomb in the truck name Sushi Sushi bomb is the latter. I had salmon sushi that, and this is not a hyperbole, I could literally squish through my teeth. It was beyond disturbing. It was warm and horrible. I almost cried with my sorrow. Unless someone has a bomb in my pants and is making horrible threats I will never visit Sushi Sushi bomb again. -
Ts 1-Stern-Beitrag: A while ago I was a pretty big fan of the all you can eat sushi here. When I'm really hungry I can eat a fair amount of sushi so ayce often pays off. I used to be such a big fan that I came here on my birthday more than once. But last time I came here I was hugely disappointed. Firstly the place can get crowded which isn't a problem. The problem is the acoustics in the restaurant. It's so weird but it gets insanely and uncomfortably loud in here. I feel like I can hear people whispering across the room. It's obnoxious. Secondly I was super disappointed in the quality to price ration. The sushi can be a little expensive but the quality is hugely lacking. The salmon sushi that I ordered last time was warm, the avocado I asked for on top was not ripe and it was all around a disgusting dish. I ended up leaving before I ordered anything else. That's how turned off I was with this place. Even in my most intense sushi craving moments I will totally steer clear of this restaurant. Too bad, because it used to be so great. -
Ts 5-Sterne-Beitrag: I was just going to update my review for Origami Bistro Bar but seeing as how it now has an entirely separate page for the burger revamp it only seems right to write here. I'm not ashamed to go for the full five stars here! You would too if you had seen what a wonderful time my dad was having!! I wanted sushi and my dad did not. I wanted sushi and Ted wanted a burger. Dad suggested Origami and I shrugged it off. I hemmed and hawed but left with so few options in SCV it seemed like as good idea as any. Especially with Dad paying. The place was plenty crowded when we went in this Friday night. This made me happy seeing as how the crowds had dipped dramatically early in the recession. But it was hoppin' (yeah I did that). Even though they were busy we were seated promptly. I ordered a samurai martini because I was feeling a little crazy. Dad had some wine and Ted had a coke (cheap date). The waiter was attentive, a little weird but all around pleasant. He filled our waters, kept me and Dad in the cups and never let Ted's coke dip too low. We ordered the blazing rainbow roll, the riceless tuna roll and another roll that escapes me now, plus salmon sushi and bluefin tuna sushi. Ted had a plain burger and Dad mooched off of me. Ted's burger was surprisingly stupendous. Many of their burger options are far more interesting than the regular burger but this was still a stand up base for any burger. It was huge and delicious. The sushi was better than I remember (that could be the strong drinks talking). It wasn't AMAZING!! But it was still good and totally satisfied me need for sushi yumminess. I finished the evening with my stand by and most perfect Wedding Cake Martini. As always it was a real dream! I just love, love, love that martini. Too damn deliciousssss. I stumbled full and happy to the car. -
Ts 2-Sterne-Beitrag: Rarely have I experienced as much stress at dinner as I did the night we ate at Midori. Dinner is not something that should be a stressful event. After the rapid fire ordering there was an onslaught of sushi to the table. Because of the one hour time restraint and the no food left behind law I was feeling some intense eating pressure. And I don't like eating under pressure. I basically hoovered the meal and that does not a happy Tai make. I knew going in that there was an all AYCE or all A la carte rule. That meant that everyone had to order AYCE even if they didn't want to. Two people left our party early on. And Ted would have left also if I hadn't made him stay. It did seem silly though that Ted should have to pay $26 for chicken teriyaki. I get the concept. I get that they don't want people taking advantage by sneaking sushi to non AYCE patrons but it's just too petty for tastes. Our waitress was super rude and a little crazy. I didn't like the sunrise roll that I had ordered so I spit my bite out into my napkin and passed it on (the roll not my napkin). I figured there would be someone at the table who would enjoy it. As the meal was coming to an end and the plates were being bussed the crazy waitress OPENED MY NAPKIN and told me that I was going to be charged for the bite in the napkin. Un-freakin'-believable. I have never seen something so gross. I told her that it wasn't my fault I didn't like the roll. She insists I should have sent it back if that was the case. But it seems obvious to me that I shouldn't rob everyone else of trying a roll just because it doesn't agree with me. Ridiculous. The only roll I really enjoyed was the BSC roll. That stood out above the rest in a big way. But other than that the sushi was not amazing in quality and definitely not worth the stress involved in the meal. Even with the AYCE, Ted was still charged almost $2 for a side of rice. He poignantly said that it was like ordering a combo meal at a hamburger place and then being charged for fries. So true, a staple of sushi cuisine is an add on? Luckily, Lucy Y. was assertive enough to talk to the manager and we got a 15% discount. But frankly, for a table of 12 people all paying $26 a piece, a few pieces of left over sushi shouldn't have been an issue. For sushi that just wasn't that great I would never pay $26 for attitude. -
Ts 2-Sterne-Beitrag: Desperate for sushi at 10pm on a Tuesday, we were strapped for options. We had had other evening plans that fell through and I couldn't be swayed from satisfying my hankering for raw fish. Sushi Ya it is. And how conveniently just down the street from his house! After we were welcomed politely I placed a prompt order with our wonderful/fun sushi chef Kay, lest my iron level drop too low and I pass out. I ordered the salmon sushi with avocado, white tuna sushi, volcano roll & UFO roll. Ted ordered chicken teriyaki. Our waitress brought our waters quickly and kept on top of them all night. 5 stars for service! Salmon sushi came out first. I like that they don't bother dirtying dishes when the can just place the sushi on your little wooden ginger/wasabi tray. Saves water & I dig that. The salmon was edible and that's the nicest way I can put it. It didn't taste bad but it definitely didn't taste good. There was none of that fatty/oily-ness that I so enjoy in my salmon sushi. And the avocado was bland. This made me a little frowny but I pushed on. White tuna landed next. This was definitely better than the salmon but it still was lacking that smooth almost creamy freshness I have come to expect in my white tuna. More frowns. Volcano roll next. It's essentially a california roll with baked scallops on top. I asked for some spicy mayo on the side and Kay made a cute face with it. Fun stuff! The volcano roll was good. Not great, just good. But truthfully, how can you mess up a california roll? There was a light sweet sauce on top and things with sauces generally mask any possible unpleasantries. That's fine with me. Then, something not so fine happened. There was a fly (small, possibly a fruit fly) on my shoulder. Meh, no big deal, flies happen, I get that. But then there was more. And Then, when I looked around and sort of drew out my focus, I could see many. This kind of gives me the heebs. I try not to be too critical of these sorts of things but really, it was too much. I asked Kay to cancel my order for the last roll. I don't have a weak stomach when it comes to these sorts of things but once I saw a few flies crawling on my spicy mayo plate I was done. I feel bad because the people working there were genuinely pleasant and we would have had fun coming here sometimes but no sushi craving was satisfied this night. Big frown.
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Ts 5-Sterne-Beitrag: Please know, going into this review, that I am NOT racist. It's important that you remember that as I say that Harney Sushi is the only place in my long sushi life that I have ever seen a Caucasian sushi chef. It's not a bad thing, just a thing, that most sushi chefs are Asian OR Mexican. Not white. It took me by surprise. Our chefs name was Kaelo (I think that's how it's spelled) and yes, I think he was white. (Although some people think I'm white and what do they know!?) Regardless, Sushi Chef K was super helpful, friendly, very funny and made this sushi lunch all that more awesome. At first Ted and I thought this place was closed because it looks so dark from the outside. Thankfully, it wasn't. We sat down at the bar in the far corner, jackets on because we were by an opening door. A waitress was with us quickly and took our drink orders. (water) Ted ordered a chicken teriyaki plate. I asked K for some salmon sushi with avocado on top to get my meal going. It was up promptly and I smiled as I enjoyed this perfect, buttery salmon love. Next up was the Tater Todds. They are rice balls with albacore (I think) wrapped around them, spicy mayo on top and then seared. This seemed like a bit of a different sort of sushi than I normally try so I was looking forward to it. The Todds didn't disappoint. They were very yummy and fun. A little sweet and spicy. My only qualm was the searing had done some serious heating to the spicy sauce on top. It was essentially a little pocket of lava. I wasn't warned about this when it was handed to me and though I knew it was seared, seared sushi isn't normally that hot. I seriously burned the roof of my mouth. It was peeling off by the end of the meal. Blech. My last roll was the Dank roll. K recommended that we order the Dank Roll combo because it is $3 cheaper. We did so but asked that they keep the remainder of the combo. A Dank Roll combo sans the combo please. The Dank came up quickly. It was very yummy with crunchies on top and tons of fresh fish. Plus eel sauce. Color my happy! Ted's teriyaki was beautiful in presentation. The chicken was spread across a mound of white rice. There was a stirfry of mushrooms and asparagus on top. Ted said the teriyaki sauce wasn't as sweet as he normally likes it but it was still very yummy. The mushrooms and asparagus were very tasty and perfectly cooked/seasoned. Even though I spilled my water all over the counter before we left, our service was never without a smile. It was a wonderful kick off to a wonderful day! (even with a white chef. ;D ) -
Ts 4-Sterne-Beitrag: When I saw this cute little van in the distance practically hidden behind the 5 other full sized trucks I knew what was awaiting me. "Ted! It's the sushi van!! Bill C. loved it!" I love sushi, and I love trucks (vans count too). Since I have recently had plenty of good sushi off of trucks, AND Bill C. really did love this truck, I was very excited to try this cute little sushi van. I was the only person in line for the van. I checked the menu quickly but as soon as I saw the Lobster Roll ($10) I knew that was what I was getting. I love lobster rolls. They are probably my favorite roll. I paid and the nice man in the truck told me it would be a bit of a wait because they make them fresh. That's fine with me. I'm used to my lobster rolls taking a little bit longer (because of all the baking that happens). The wait was about 8 minutes, which was plenty of time to check out the menus on the other trucks. Ted picked up my sushi on the little tray and I immediately started eating. It was a huge roll, even for $10 it was huge. I think there were more than 8 pieces of CA roll underneath the lobster. It was very yummy. I loved the sweet sauce on top. I should have gone back and asked them to add spicy mayo and smelt egg. That's my favorite way to have lobster roll goodness in my mouth. But even without those additions this was still a very delicious roll. And I appreciated that I didn't see any lone scallops pretending to be lobster to fill up the space. Three cheers for sushi on the go! Fresh sushi, Fast sushi, F-ing Good Sushi! -
Ts 4-Sterne-Beitrag: Wednesday night is date night for my parents. Every Wednesday since I can remember, since I was five. That's a long standing, super cute tradition. Since the wonderful SCV only offers so many options when it comes to delicious eats they often end up at Maru. It's not a chain and it's not lame. It is expensive. That's why I almost never come here. It's very expensive. A few nights ago my mom was busy so my dad put it to my brother to choose the dinner place. Davis chose Maru. Because it's expensive and he knew my dad would pay. Tricky. When we got there there was no room at the sushi bar so we had to settle for a table. No big deal, it was Friday so that's expected. Our waitress was super friendly and efficient. She didn't even snarl in disgust when my brother's creepy friend kept shamelessly picking up on her. What a trooper! I ordered salmon with avocado, unagi, seared albacore (they were out of white tuna), and yellowtail. My tray came out quickly but the order had been doubled. I told the waitress that I had meant two pieces not two orders and she was super apologetic. She offered to take it back but my dad said that he would eat the other pieces. She said if we didn't want to finish anything that she would take it back and not charge us. We, of course, finished every bite. I enjoyed all my sushi. It was very fresh and tasty. The salmon belly was super yummy. Maru is the only place I have seen do this but they place a clear strip of something on top of the sushi. It reminds me of those melt in your mouth breath fresheners. It's not mint flavored, sort of tangy. I imagine it's meant to complement the fish but I don't care for it. I take it off. Maru is nigiri or sashimi heavy. They have your typical specialty rolls but nothing super unique. It's more fish focused which is very nice these days. Davis ordered the short ribs as a side and everyone enjoyed those. They are crazy tender and just fall of the bone. You can pick it clean with your fingers; no knife or fork necessary, and that's just the way I like my meat. If Maru weren't so expensive I might go here once a week. But, since it is, I will leave it to my parents to frequent this special sushi place. -
Ts 4-Sterne-Beitrag: What's a girl to do when her kitchen is in the throws of construction and her whole family is out of town?.... why stay in LA for sushi of course! It made no sense for me to sit in two hours of traffic to come home to an empty, kitchenless house so for a Friday evening treat I decided I should get some nearby sushi. Lucy Y., Daniel L. and Fia R. had just written reviews for Kiriko and it sounded super good. I was feeling a little adventurous so I thought I could handle a new sushi restaurant. With my equally sushi exuberant coworker in tow I was there for the 6 pm opening time. First customers of the evening. The staff was super on top of us the whole time. We never had a single empty plate/chopstick wrapper/warm face cloth on our table for more than a minute. Our waters were constantly refilled and everyone was very pleasant. We started off with a little salmon (we ended with salmon too). It was buttery and delicious (thanks Jesus for making salmon so yummy; good work). About an hour later we had eaten $90 worth of sushi. From what I can remember we each had some Albacore and Salmon. I had unagi and toro (good but not worth the MP). She had some Yellowtail and a shrimp tempura roll. There was a few other things on the table and it was all pretty good. Definitely a yummy sushi experience. One big problem though... one hour after leaving I was texting another friend to bring me a bean and cheese burrito before we sat down to watch our movie. Even after a ~45 dollar meal I was still hungry and that's just not copacetic. While I really enjoyed this sushi I think I will have to wait till I get a raise to come back. It was delicious but it hurts me to spend that much money and not feel satisfied. This was the first time I have ever seen the value in AYCE sushi dinners. -sigh-
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Ts 4-Sterne-Beitrag: What luck!! The sushi place that I had a groupon for was just one mile from my evening plans. I could always use a few rolls and who cares if I'm eating alone? I like to read. Kodoku was basically empty when I walked in. It has a super fun vibe that I've never seen in a sushi restaurant. At the sushi bar is almost bar top chairs that are springy like the chairs at the hair salon. Neat. In the back are in the ground seating that looks fun but a little difficult to get out of. My waitress was super friendly. She was constant with my water refills and clearing my plates. And she always asked if I needed anything else. I was eating leisurely since I had an hour and wanted to attempt to spend my $50 groupon alone. That's a lot of sushi. I started with some salmon sushi with avocado and this came out quickly. It was fresh and yummy. I didn't like that the rice was still warm from the cooker but I ignored it. The fish itself was cold which is super important! Next is the baked lobster roll. I added spicy mayo and eel sauce on top. I waited about ten minutes for this roll while the sushi chef messed with the DirectTV. That was a little annoying but ah well. While this wasn't my favorite lobster roll I've ever had it was still very good. I didn't like that they added peppers to the top. I thought that sort of messed with the whole lobster thing. I did however think the mushrooms were a good addition. Different but still complementary whereas the peppers were just different. Fia R. seemed pretty crazy for the Seattle's Best roll and since salmon is my favorite fish too I knew I had to get that. This roll came out quickly and had lovely presentation. It was very good. The sauce on the bottom was unique and tangy. Interesting but welcome combination with the buttery salmon and the creamy avocado. As much as I wanted to try more and more rolls I knew I was about to make myself sick. I finished off the meal with a light seaweed salad. The presentation was gorgeous and the seaweed was fresh and delicious. It was awesome and I devoured it. Since my bill only came to $29 my waitress was kind enough to offer me some take out to finish off my groupon. I was tempted but I knew I wouldn't eat it in a reasonable amount of time. I could definitely see adding a fifth star after another trip and a few more rolls. This place is fun(ky) and offers some delicious sushi rolls. It would be the great start to a night out with the girls (or guys)! Party! -
Ts 3-Sterne-Beitrag: Maybe I pumped up my Jogasaki experience in my head too much but when I finally had in my mouth an official sushi burrito I thought, "Yeah it's good but I'm not floored." Ever since Bill C.'s raving Jogasaki review I have been really looking forward to them. And who should I stumble upon last night at SCV's new street party Senses? Why Jogasaki themselves!! I was so thrilled I grabbed my mom's arm and jumped into the air! "Sushi Burrito!!" I shouted. At first I was all set to go on the lobster burrito but after a second look at the menu I chose Jogasaki #1. I paid my $8 and waited with baited breath!! Five minutes later out comes my monster burrito. Wrapped inside of soy paper was rice, eel, spicy tuna, avocado and cucumber, some of my favorite sushi items. I did enjoy eating this burrito. My brother /really/ enjoyed it. My mother did not. All of the items tasted very good together. And they were fresh. But, there was such an overwhelming amount of rice inside that I could hardly enjoy the other contents. In fact, there was so much rice I got a rice stomach ache. (I'm serious but I do have a sensitive stomach, especially to rice [and dairy] {and animal products of all kinds}) But yes, a rice stomach ache. It was as if the rice had expanded and come to life inside me and begun plotting my demise. Maybe I should have gone bold and had an actual burrito burrito (like with a tortilla) but I know that I would have really disliked that much rice inside a burrito. I have starch on starch issues. I would be willing to try other items from this truck. Their menu offered some pretty delicious looking non burrito items; I will for sure consider those in the future. All in all it was a worthy experiment but for me I think I'm going to stick to my standard sushi roll experiences. -
Ts 3-Sterne-Beitrag: Maybe I'm becoming snobby about my sushi or maybe I just had too high expectations about this place but my experience here was just okay. It's also possible that with such an overwhelming amount of exciting options I panicked and picked the wrong rolls. Fingers crossed that it's the last option because I will probably be coming back to find out. It's a super small place and I almost walked right by it. Luckily I was one of only 7 or so people inside and the only person at the sushi bar. The roll options are covering the walls. It took me a fair amount of time to make any decision. I settled on the Brigitte Roll, the Marty Roll and a salmon sushi. No joke, all the rolls were out in under 5 minutes. This place was lightning fast on food (though by the time my second roll was coming out I still hadn't been offered a drink). Service was friendly. Brigitte Roll consisted of spicy tuna (pretty mild), eel and avocado. These are some of the best sushi components so I figured this roll would be great. It was pretty good. I'd say a 4/5. It wasn't cut all the way through so a few times I had to use chopstick magic but I still ended up with a few rolls that just fell apart. Marty Roll was baked salmon, avocado and mayo. I thought it said smelt egg but my roll didn't have any and I forgot to check. No matter, I love salmon and avocado!! But this roll was so beyond bland I didn't even finish it. The salmon was super dry and though baked salmon can get like that it's usually complemented with something that can change that. Hypothetically that's what the mayo was for but there was none to be found. I left half this roll behind. Lastly I had one salmon of my two piece salmon. It was a big piece but the buttery perfection of a good salmon seemed to have been muted. It was a little tangy. The weirdest and most unpleasant part was that the rice on all my rolls was warm. On the brigitte I thought it was because the eel had been cooked. On the Marty I was too distracted with the dryness to notice. But when there's just tangy salmon the warm rice was hard to mask. I know that sushi rice is not supposed to be freezing cold from the refrigerator but I don't really want it to be warm either. Room temperature is good. But this warm rice business is not my bag. I don't know if that's the way it's really supposed to be served and I've just been eating some cooler Americanized sushi rice but if that's the case I'll take the Americanized version. Still, the first roll was good enough that I can see potentially really liking this place. I wish I had tried the Jeff and Emily because it sounds very yummy. As does the Picasso. I'll know for next time and get back to you. Grand total was only $27 with tip. So for the price point this is a pretty great sushi restaurant! On a side note the girl's bathroom was broken and the 3by3 boy's bathroom was pretty unpleasant to get changed in. -
Ts 2-Sterne-Beitrag: Honestly, I don't like writing reviews that are so dramatically contrary to everyone else's. It makes me feel mean. But I had such a sub par experience here I can't fake this. There's no sushi bar here so Ted and I just grabbed a table. The wait staff was friendly but they weren't super good at waiting. Just average. My dad used to own restaurants and he has one important rule: Never leave a table empty handed. More than once I had finished a plate and they came back to check on us but left the plate there. Meh, not horrible but not great. Ted ordered Oolong Tea and didn't like it and then ordered Green tea but didn't like it. I drank it and it was fine so he's just silly. The staff was super pleasant about bringing out a replacement. He also had chicken teriyaki and this was just bad (even I thought so). The chicken tasted like it had been cooked a long time ago and then reheated for his dish. It was hard in some places and pretty inedible. Which was disappointing because the flavor was not bad. I have a feeling if this dish had been prepared fresh it would have been good. I ordered the fever roll, salmon sushi with avocado and white tuna. The fever roll was fine. It wasn't great but it wasn't bad. I ate all of it with a side of (not really) spicy mayo. On top of the roll was fried onions in excess. They could have cut down on that a little. The salmon was fine but the white tuna was not. It wasn't very creamy as white tuna usually is. In fact, it was almost stringy tough. Blech. Orange sushi is pretty clearly a casual sushi place but the prices didn't really reflect that discounted experience. Each sushi is $3.25 and the roll I had was over $8 (some going as high as 11). For those prices I could eat at a more high end sushi place and get better quality. Next time I'll pass on Orange sushi. -
Ts 4-Sterne-Beitrag: After hearing so many wonderful things about Sugarfish it was down right convenient that I was down in Santa Monica a few weeks ago and had nothing but time on my hands. Do you know what I do when I have free time? I eat me some sushi!!! Nomnom. I was dining alone so even though it was a busy lunch hour I was still able to get a quick seat at the bar. The staff seemed pretty harried and I feel like they should know better than to understaff such a popular restaurant during the busy time. I definitely had to wait a bit before I was served. Nevertheless I enjoyed my book and the light, relaxing decor. I ordered the Trust Me. It was very reasonably priced. I ate a decent amount of amazing sushi for under thirty bucks. This fish, and this is no exaggeration, literally melts in your mouth. I mean it is just so fresh and beautiful there are no words. I was dumbfounded and thrilled. Seriously, so good. Inside the menu they have a little explanation about Nozawa's way of preparing sushi. It discusses the preference for warm, loosely packed rice and why this is valuable. So at least I had a heads up that that was happening. But honestly, this rice was hot. And the loosely packed business makes it pretty difficult to pick it up. I see where they are coming with all this and I still INHALED all my fishies (especially the albacore) but it was still a bit annoying. Next time I may just stick to sashimi. Yum IV real! PS. tip is included. This is a little silly because I tip 20%. But alas they have to do what they have to do. -
Ts 2-Sterne-Beitrag: I've been to Santa Barbara countless times. Seriously, literally, countless (not even including the two months that I lived there). And I've never really felt inspired to try Something's Fishy. I walk by it on State Street day after day and nothing really calls me in. Well this time, with a rumbly tummy and little motivation to walk any farther than the door in front of me, I was seated at the bar before I even knew what happened. The waitstaff was a little difficult to flag down and we were seated at the farthest end of the sushi bar where it sort of tapers off. Not a lot of chef contact happening. frown face. We ordered three rolls, salmon sushi and unagi. Everything was made super fast and put all onto one big plate. I know this is a weird issue but I don't like all my rolls on one big plate. It makes it hard for me to distinguish what I'm eating. Just a weird pet peeve. Not only did the big plate keep me from separating the rolls but the rolls themselves were just plain. Everything was sort of the same. And extremely mediocre. The only thing that really stuck out to me as notably delicious was the unagi. I was tempted to order another one it was so good. Disregarding the nomnom unagi this entire experience was shockingly blase. Next time, I'll kick myself in the pants and walk a few doors down to any other restaurant on State St. -
Ts 3-Sterne-Beitrag: With SN in giant stilettos and me a little tired from a busy day fighting a parking ticket we couldn't muster the energy to go too far from the hotel for some sushi. Luckily Sushi Toni was right down the way (and reasonably close to a male strip club!) The staff was nice but a little absent minded. They always seemed to be standing right outside of us thinking, "Should I refill that water? When would be a good time to clear that plate? Are they ready to order?" It was like they wanted to help but weren't quite sure how. After taking a fair amount of time to study the menu I made some decisions. Their specialty rolls are very unique and exciting. They offer some combinations I have not yet heard of. I would return just for that. I ended up with some salmon sushi and a volcano roll (crab, avocado, spicy sauce, eel sauce, tobiko) and a rainbow roll. Sushi wise the salmon was pretty good. The rice wasn't warm (like I've experienced and not liked lately) and the fish was good quality. The rainbow roll was yummy too (though those are hard to mess up). The volcano roll (and I can't believe I'm going to say this) had just too much sauce. I love sauce. I love it all over things (and my face). But on this roll it overwhelmed anything that might have been happening. It still tasted good (as sauces often do) but it was pretty one noted. Next time I would like to try the Romeo and Juliet Roll. To top off the meal we tried to order the black sesame ice cream but they were out. Sad story. I have a good vibe from here and it's clear they are really trying. With their exciting roll combinations it could have been largely my fault I had a so-so experience. I would be interested in testing out some of their other neat rolls.
