Nice, quaint family run restaurant. Very friendly atmosphere. Great service and food was perfect!
Chris Fugate
Very reasonable price for quality and location.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi a La Carte
Laura B.
Food was great, friendly service and a great value. Restaurant was very clean. We will return and will add to our regular rotation. Wish we had found it sooner.
Jennifer G.
We enjoyed a fresh, delicious dinner in this cozy space. There are about 5 tables that sit 2 people each and a sushi bar that fits maybe 4 people. Definitely a place for locals. This place is run by a husband and wife team. The husband makes the sushi and the wife does EVERYTHING else (takes drink and food orders, refills drinks, cleans tables and cooks everything). Patience is key, as many others have noted. All in all, my sister and I were in there for a total of an hour and fifteen minutes. Truly not bad considering it was a Friday night dinner and we were not in any hurry. When we first arrived, the wife did tell us that she couldn't help us "for a long time." We still decided to wait it out. While we dined, she actually had to turn away two parties because she would not be able to get to them for a while. Basically if you show up and there are no available tables, don't plan to wait for one. It did take about 10-15 minutes to get our drink order taken, then another 10-15 to place our food order. But once the food order was in, our food started coming out at a steady pace. The miso soup was amazing! So flavorful with a generous amount of tofu. The meals also came with salad that was fresh and included seaweed. We ordered: Gyoza- a generous 12 piece portion that came out piping hot and was very flavorful. Tempura- came with 3 tempura shrimp, green beans, onion and sweet potato. Came out hot and crispy and again, a generous portion. Salmon roll- small 6 piece portion. The salmon was fresh and buttery. So good! Combination dinner- my sister chose the beef teriyaki (amazing sauce and flavor), white rice and a Philadelphia roll (small 6 pc roll and fish was super fresh). Including our drinks, the total was $65. Customer service was really great, the wife was very cheerful, even if overwhelmed. I would return if in the area and had time for a leisurely paced dinner.
Scott R.
What a clean, classic sushi restaurant! We often take food to go. The Agadshi Tofu is one of my favorite appetizers! I love the Unagi and the Hamachi rolls!
Patrick Ip
A little gem in the Monterey area. It's one of my favs.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tempura, Miso Soup
Don F.
The food was delicious and the portions were larger than you'd find in other sushi restaurants. The service was excellent as well.
Sean l
Food was good but very
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Jake Schmidt
Very good food recommend this place a 100% even if u don’t like Japanese food it’s really
The restaurant hours according to google was closing at 10 pm. We arrived at the restaurant for dinner at 9 pm and upon arrival he rudely told us that it was closed and for us to leave. In the restaurant there were free tables and also more people dining and they were bringing dishes out of the kitchen. people like that should not be face to face with the public.
1 woman cooking and serving! it’s 100% worth the wait the food has so much flavor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sam A
Great mom and pop sushi spot. A hard working couple that produce great food, in a quaint environment.Edit: Already 5 stars, but wanted to add that I left a sentimental item there and realized it after leaving town. Gave them a ring and they had held onto it for me. They ended up shipping it out to me. Appreciate these people!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Babak Haghpanah
BEST AUTHENTIC SUSHI IN TOWN!! We look forward to seeing Mafumi every week!
Fernanda C.
This review is solely based on the food. We absolutely loved it: fresh, authentic sushi! Would definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup
Amelia R.
I agree with the negative reviews here regarding customer service. I asked for a table for my family and the older gentleman said they had none left due to reservations. My kids had to use the bathroom so we stayed a few minutes. Another family came in after us and they were ushered to the small bar even though it was apparent they didn't have a reservation.
Nice, quaint family run restaurant. Very friendly atmosphere. Great service and food was perfect!
Very reasonable price for quality and location.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi a La Carte
Food was great, friendly service and a great value. Restaurant was very clean. We will return and will add to our regular rotation. Wish we had found it sooner.
We enjoyed a fresh, delicious dinner in this cozy space. There are about 5 tables that sit 2 people each and a sushi bar that fits maybe 4 people. Definitely a place for locals. This place is run by a husband and wife team. The husband makes the sushi and the wife does EVERYTHING else (takes drink and food orders, refills drinks, cleans tables and cooks everything). Patience is key, as many others have noted. All in all, my sister and I were in there for a total of an hour and fifteen minutes. Truly not bad considering it was a Friday night dinner and we were not in any hurry. When we first arrived, the wife did tell us that she couldn't help us "for a long time." We still decided to wait it out. While we dined, she actually had to turn away two parties because she would not be able to get to them for a while. Basically if you show up and there are no available tables, don't plan to wait for one. It did take about 10-15 minutes to get our drink order taken, then another 10-15 to place our food order. But once the food order was in, our food started coming out at a steady pace. The miso soup was amazing! So flavorful with a generous amount of tofu. The meals also came with salad that was fresh and included seaweed. We ordered: Gyoza- a generous 12 piece portion that came out piping hot and was very flavorful. Tempura- came with 3 tempura shrimp, green beans, onion and sweet potato. Came out hot and crispy and again, a generous portion. Salmon roll- small 6 piece portion. The salmon was fresh and buttery. So good! Combination dinner- my sister chose the beef teriyaki (amazing sauce and flavor), white rice and a Philadelphia roll (small 6 pc roll and fish was super fresh). Including our drinks, the total was $65. Customer service was really great, the wife was very cheerful, even if overwhelmed. I would return if in the area and had time for a leisurely paced dinner.
What a clean, classic sushi restaurant! We often take food to go. The Agadshi Tofu is one of my favorite appetizers! I love the Unagi and the Hamachi rolls!
A little gem in the Monterey area. It's one of my favs.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tempura, Miso Soup
The food was delicious and the portions were larger than you'd find in other sushi restaurants. The service was excellent as well.
Food was good but very
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Very good food recommend this place a 100% even if u don’t like Japanese food it’s really
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tempura, Beef Teriyaki, Miso Soup, Vegetable Tempura
The restaurant hours according to google was closing at 10 pm. We arrived at the restaurant for dinner at 9 pm and upon arrival he rudely told us that it was closed and for us to leave. In the restaurant there were free tables and also more people dining and they were bringing dishes out of the kitchen. people like that should not be face to face with the public.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
1 woman cooking and serving! it’s 100% worth the wait the food has so much flavor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great mom and pop sushi spot. A hard working couple that produce great food, in a quaint environment.Edit: Already 5 stars, but wanted to add that I left a sentimental item there and realized it after leaving town. Gave them a ring and they had held onto it for me. They ended up shipping it out to me. Appreciate these people!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
BEST AUTHENTIC SUSHI IN TOWN!! We look forward to seeing Mafumi every week!
This review is solely based on the food. We absolutely loved it: fresh, authentic sushi! Would definitely come back.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup
I agree with the negative reviews here regarding customer service. I asked for a table for my family and the older gentleman said they had none left due to reservations. My kids had to use the bathroom so we stayed a few minutes. Another family came in after us and they were ushered to the small bar even though it was apparent they didn't have a reservation.