Yuzu Japanese Sushi Bar
103 E 17th St STE 3, Costa Mesa
(949) 200-9576
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We had mixed feelings about this place. The customer service was excellent—friendly and attentive staff. However, the drinks were not that good, except for the yuzu martini, which was the only standout. The corkage fee was steep at $35, and the food was just okay—not bad, but nothing special. The most terrible dish we had was the Habachi filet mignon - chewy and gamey.
Food was good. Ambiance was good. Unfortunately, service was subpar. We came the day after Valentines which was justifiably busy, but they either were not staffed appropriately or were not organized well enough to service the extra visitors. Our food came out later than other parties that sat after us and the poor waitress was servicing so many tables that we often had to flag down other servers and runners to ask what we needed. We wouldn't have minded the additional wait, but we had babysitters to return to and couldn't afford the long wait times. We believe one of our rolls was mistakenly given to another table, but the staff was not aware until we inquired about the dish. A waitress also attempted to give us a dish we did not order. Overall, I don't blame it on a specific staff member. Everyone was nice and was doing their best, but I felt like it was very disorganized. I wish that wasn't our experience because the food itself was delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Trust, Snowflake Roll
Had Pretty in Pink cocktails, calamari, and a couple of specialty rolls for dinner. The presentation and quality of the food are delicious. The service seemed a bit unorganized, and the rolls came out 15 minutes apart, so we were stuck waiting till we both got our food to eat. Overall, it was a decent experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 2
not going back!!!!!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
The experience at this restaurant was beyond unacceptable. The Asian server with dirty blonde hair was outrageously disrespectful and unprofessional. She blatantly rushed us through the ordering process, openly saying she had a party to go to. Instead of providing any semblance of decent service, she pressured us into ordering two cheesecakes when we only wanted one. Her attitude was appalling—this was, without a doubt, the WORST service I have ever experienced.
To make matters worse, I am severely allergic to sesame seeds and made it very clear from the start to not include sesame seeds in anything. Despite this, we were served crispy tuna rice, and only after it arrived at the table did someone inform me that I couldn’t eat it because it had sesame seeds. Why wasn’t I told this when ordering? This is a basic standard of care for food allergies! If that wasn’t enough, another dish came out with sesame seeds as well, proving they were either negligent or outright careless. It’s unacceptable to disregard something as serious as food allergies.
The food was decent at best, but the overall experience was so awful that it overshadowed everything else. I would NEVER recommend this place to anyone. I truly hope the management takes action to train their staff—or better yet, fire that server—because this kind of service is absolutely disgraceful.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 1
Decent place, not as good as the previous owner. one star because they left out half of my order for my takeout. when I tried to call them to get my food. They wouldn't answer the phone terrible customer service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Spicy Tuna
Solid 3 star sushi place. Food is not bad, but, I had to wait for 45 minutes for my order. They weren’t particularly busy either. When I inquired about it twice (once every 20 mins or so), the server had an attitude… 🥲
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
It was lunch time and I wanted something tasty and light. I found this sushi spot in a shopping center. There was a lot of parking and I came in to get a to go order. The place looked nice inside, trendy, and clean. There were sushi bar chefs making the food fresh on the spot. I ordered the ponzu roll for myself and crunchy roll for my fiancé. The host was nice he took my order and gave me the extra sauces I asked for. It was a 10-15 minute wait. They were both good rolls, I really liked the ponzu roll with the sauce. The crunch roll was basic. Although these 2 rolls were good, I don’t think it should be $20/roll. That’s pretty pricey for rolls I can get just as good somewhere else. But besides the price, everything else was good!
Parking: A lot of parking
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
It’s not the best but it’s ok
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Yellowtail Carpaccio
We were craving sushi and decided to try this place since it was conveniently located near where we were staying. The food quality did not disappoint; all the fish was fresh, and we enjoyed each dish we tried. However, the service was another story. We had to remind our server about a missing item in our order, which was frustrating. One of the servers, in particular, seemed to have a negative attitude—perhaps she was having a rough day, but every time we requested something, like extra ginger or lemon for water, she displayed clear signs of annoyance.
It also would have been nice if one person consistently attended to our table, but instead, multiple servers came and went, resulting in poor communication and a lack of follow-up on our orders. This disorganization affected the experience, making it feel like the staff wasn't as attentive or friendly as one would hope for in a dining setting. While the food was good, I’ll likely skip this place on future visits due to the uncoordinated and somewhat unfriendly service.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
Loud,trendy place serving good if somewhat overpriced sushi. Don't order the soft shell crab.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Cucumber Salad, Salmon Sashimi
Decent atmosphere. The prices don't justify the quality of the rolls in my opinion, they taste the same as the cheap ones you can get anywhere. The nigiri is the best option. Cocktails were limited and honestly subpar
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Hands down the best sushi place in town!
Taste was 100% there and the fish was fresshhh ?
Atmosphere was inviting, clean and modern!
Service was great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Millionaire roll and fried tofu w/spicy tuna starter were tasty!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Extremely average sushi….no traditional chef service at the sushi bar and the service at the table was nonexistent……service was friendly they were just never around to serve us.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 1
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