Came here for a quick dinner and the sushi was delicious. Friendly service, I recommend this spot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jon Porter
My wife and I came here and shared the omakase. It was excellent. The service was really great as well, both the sushi chef and host were great to interact with. We will be coming back here on a regular basis.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Omakase Sushi Set
Albert Kim
Delicious sashimi and sushi! Very professional, highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sashimi Omakase, Omakase Sushi Set
Cortni Mishal
If you like wasabi on everything, then this is your place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Thaison Tran
$42 for 9 piece omakase consisting of 9 piece nigiri, miso soup, salad, AND hand roll sounds insane even if the food was mediocre, but it isn’t mediocre—fish tastes fresh and not “fishy” at all. Sure some may come with frills such as plum sauce, or yuzu salt, but nothing overpowering. Honestly everything from that set is pretty damn good and for $42, it’s a steal. Not much else needs to be said.Pro tip, for the hand roll, it asks for yellowtail or tuna but you can also request for blue crab which we opted for as we’ve had that in the past!
Really good restaurant, came in with my dad and autistic brother and one of the waiters was so Friendly and Awesome (interactive) with my autistic brother which I lovedName of the waitress is Andrew; 5/5 service from Andrew, he recommended some delicious plates for my dad I and WE LOVED IT.We ordered 2 hand rolls, omakase, green crunch roll and more! Also green tee is good!Everything was GREAT!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sallie Hansen
This place is a hidden gem! Their Omakase is outstanding! The staff is also outstanding! Give this place a try and you'll be hooked as well! I forgot to take pictures so I will next visit and add them!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Omakase Sushi Set
Robert Miller
Try the omakase. Amazing service and very fresh sashimi.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Omakase Sashimi
Robert M.
I showed up to try their omakase. They had just opened for the evening. The service was very fast and very friendly. I had the sashimi omakase, although they made a mistake and brought the sushi omakase for the first few dishes. They made it right, however. This place doesn't look like much from the outside - it's in a standard small strip mall. They tend to get busy on certain nights however, and you'll have a wait during certain times. The fish was very fresh. The presentation (see photos) was attractive, and the chef choices were delicious. They know their stuff here. No disappointments. I'd easily come back again. Omakase was a great tasting adventure for me.
Mindy Le
Absolutely wonderful quality, service, and ambiance! Probably the best place in the area for great-quality omakase sushi at a great price. Tempura and shiso peppers were also very yummy. This is a restaurant I am happy to support!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Omakase Sashimi, Omakase Sushi Set
Went for my birthday dinner and ordered the omakase. Sat at the bar and for a weekday night the restaurant was busy. The service was great as well as the sushi chef. I believe the restaurant is Korean owned. The music was a weird mix and pretty loud. The experience would be better with softer music. I found it super distracting and hard to talk even though we were sitting next to each other. The fish itself was good. Some fish were seasoned perfectly and tasted fantastic. Others weren't as good quality as you can see the veins in the fish which I normally do not get at other omakase serving restaurants. Overall not bad for the price and what we got. We ordered extra pieces on top of the omakase as it wasn't enough to get us full. So one star off for annoying music and some ok quality fish.
Deb H.
I'd had Kaigen bookmarked in case I was ever in this area of Orange County. Kaigen is located in an unassuming strip center but inside is nice with plenty of booths and a large sushi bar. I ordered the Sushi lunch for my daughter which comes with 5 pieces of nigiri, a roll (CA, tuna), miso soup and salad. At $20 it's not great value but the quality of the sushi makes it worth it. I ordered myself the omakase which came with 9 pieces of premium nigiri, hand roll (I chose yellowtail), salad and miso soup. At $42 I felt this was a bit overpriced. Especially compared to the $20 sushi lunch. However, the quality of the nigiri was outstanding! The fish is super high quality and very fresh tasting. I also really appreciated all of the special toppings on the nigiri. Overall Kaigen is a solid 5 stars (due to the quality of the fish and delicious flavor combinations) and I'd return for sure if I'm in this area again. The service was also outstanding.
Brandon S.
I've been wanting to try this place for awhile and finally got the opportunity to while being in the area. There was no wait time at 5pm on a Sunday. I ordered a baked salmon roll, halibut sushi, sea bream sushi, and their omakase nigiri sushi. The orders came one by one starting with the halibut and sea bream.All of their sushi was fresh and delicious. My favorite was the halibut sushi with its already slightly smoky taste. I loved the addition of blue crab rolls in the omakase nigiri sushi. The chef's choices for the omakase was very nice too, given most if not all were in season. The baked salmon roll wasn't anything special but was a nice hot plate filling for the meal.Overall, the sushi quality lived up to my expectations. The pricing was honestly cheaper than I was expecting. This is a place I'd recommend to my friends.
Megan H.
Came in on a Friday night with no reservation and waited for about 15 minutes. Our servers were great to talk to and very helpful! OMAKSASE -9 pieces for $42-black cod was our favorite!-the octopus was a bit chewy-all the pieces were super fresh and had their own flavorFor good quality omakase, this spot is definitely a steal for $42!
Shari Reed
Food was decent but service was terrible. Two employees working but refills took forever, anytime I asked for something it took forever and then the check took forever to get back.
Came here for a quick dinner and the sushi was delicious. Friendly service, I recommend this spot.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My wife and I came here and shared the omakase. It was excellent. The service was really great as well, both the sushi chef and host were great to interact with. We will be coming back here on a regular basis.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Omakase Sushi Set
Delicious sashimi and sushi! Very professional, highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sashimi Omakase, Omakase Sushi Set
If you like wasabi on everything, then this is your place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
$42 for 9 piece omakase consisting of 9 piece nigiri, miso soup, salad, AND hand roll sounds insane even if the food was mediocre, but it isn’t mediocre—fish tastes fresh and not “fishy” at all. Sure some may come with frills such as plum sauce, or yuzu salt, but nothing overpowering. Honestly everything from that set is pretty damn good and for $42, it’s a steal. Not much else needs to be said.Pro tip, for the hand roll, it asks for yellowtail or tuna but you can also request for blue crab which we opted for as we’ve had that in the past!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mixed Tempura, Cherry Salmon, Omakase Sushi Set, Scallop
Really good restaurant, came in with my dad and autistic brother and one of the waiters was so Friendly and Awesome (interactive) with my autistic brother which I lovedName of the waitress is Andrew; 5/5 service from Andrew, he recommended some delicious plates for my dad I and WE LOVED IT.We ordered 2 hand rolls, omakase, green crunch roll and more! Also green tee is good!Everything was GREAT!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is a hidden gem! Their Omakase is outstanding! The staff is also outstanding! Give this place a try and you'll be hooked as well! I forgot to take pictures so I will next visit and add them!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Omakase Sushi Set
Try the omakase. Amazing service and very fresh sashimi.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Omakase Sashimi
I showed up to try their omakase. They had just opened for the evening. The service was very fast and very friendly. I had the sashimi omakase, although they made a mistake and brought the sushi omakase for the first few dishes. They made it right, however. This place doesn't look like much from the outside - it's in a standard small strip mall. They tend to get busy on certain nights however, and you'll have a wait during certain times. The fish was very fresh. The presentation (see photos) was attractive, and the chef choices were delicious. They know their stuff here. No disappointments. I'd easily come back again. Omakase was a great tasting adventure for me.
Absolutely wonderful quality, service, and ambiance! Probably the best place in the area for great-quality omakase sushi at a great price. Tempura and shiso peppers were also very yummy. This is a restaurant I am happy to support!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Omakase Sashimi, Omakase Sushi Set
Restaurantji Recommends
Went for my birthday dinner and ordered the omakase. Sat at the bar and for a weekday night the restaurant was busy. The service was great as well as the sushi chef. I believe the restaurant is Korean owned. The music was a weird mix and pretty loud. The experience would be better with softer music. I found it super distracting and hard to talk even though we were sitting next to each other. The fish itself was good. Some fish were seasoned perfectly and tasted fantastic. Others weren't as good quality as you can see the veins in the fish which I normally do not get at other omakase serving restaurants. Overall not bad for the price and what we got. We ordered extra pieces on top of the omakase as it wasn't enough to get us full. So one star off for annoying music and some ok quality fish.
I'd had Kaigen bookmarked in case I was ever in this area of Orange County. Kaigen is located in an unassuming strip center but inside is nice with plenty of booths and a large sushi bar. I ordered the Sushi lunch for my daughter which comes with 5 pieces of nigiri, a roll (CA, tuna), miso soup and salad. At $20 it's not great value but the quality of the sushi makes it worth it. I ordered myself the omakase which came with 9 pieces of premium nigiri, hand roll (I chose yellowtail), salad and miso soup. At $42 I felt this was a bit overpriced. Especially compared to the $20 sushi lunch. However, the quality of the nigiri was outstanding! The fish is super high quality and very fresh tasting. I also really appreciated all of the special toppings on the nigiri. Overall Kaigen is a solid 5 stars (due to the quality of the fish and delicious flavor combinations) and I'd return for sure if I'm in this area again. The service was also outstanding.
I've been wanting to try this place for awhile and finally got the opportunity to while being in the area. There was no wait time at 5pm on a Sunday. I ordered a baked salmon roll, halibut sushi, sea bream sushi, and their omakase nigiri sushi. The orders came one by one starting with the halibut and sea bream.All of their sushi was fresh and delicious. My favorite was the halibut sushi with its already slightly smoky taste. I loved the addition of blue crab rolls in the omakase nigiri sushi. The chef's choices for the omakase was very nice too, given most if not all were in season. The baked salmon roll wasn't anything special but was a nice hot plate filling for the meal.Overall, the sushi quality lived up to my expectations. The pricing was honestly cheaper than I was expecting. This is a place I'd recommend to my friends.
Came in on a Friday night with no reservation and waited for about 15 minutes. Our servers were great to talk to and very helpful! OMAKSASE -9 pieces for $42-black cod was our favorite!-the octopus was a bit chewy-all the pieces were super fresh and had their own flavorFor good quality omakase, this spot is definitely a steal for $42!
Food was decent but service was terrible. Two employees working but refills took forever, anytime I asked for something it took forever and then the check took forever to get back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1