We felt a bit rushed this last time. Perhaps because it was a Friday night. But, there were not many other customers (dine-in) while we were there.
Alireza M
I have been to many Japanese sushi places and this place is one of the best. Amazing food, nice staff and good service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John
Pleasant professional and family like service. We did the chefs Choice sushi- and it was amazing.
Kevin Prakhao
Omakase was average. Nothing special in the Premium omakase.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Omakase
Megan Strickland
Really enjoyed the lemon pepper sushi roll. Can take a while to get food if a lot of people but really quick if no one there.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Kellie
We did the 13 course omakase experience and it was so delicious and unique. The chef, Peter, was great and the staff were very attentive and friendly.
Derek
The food was amazing as usual. The service is by far some of the most helpful and friendly staff.
Disade
Amazing food. Recommend doing the ohmakase experience at least once and enjoy the craft and skill of the chef. Service was equally amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Diego Tommasi
This place is foul, I run a restaurant for a living, I came with my girl and her mom not from the area I’m from Santa Monica, the tuna was oxidized and brown and the teen server tried to say it was the way it was cut and that other places grind their tuna as if that’s what makes it change colors - the tuna is brown because it’s either not stored correctly or old or both - I feel sick to my stomach, the blue crab looks like cat food and taste like it if I could imagine what that taste like- this place is straight dangerous- read other food poisoning reviews- I never write a review don’t care enough to write one I just never go back but this place is overpriced and disgustingly dangerous-COME and PAY for FOOD POISONING, one review saids they got food poisoning twice - written complaint to health department on its way- I have sympathy for restaurants as I know how hard it is to run it, this place is a disgrace, worst sushi of my life - belongs with the way I feel in the toilet.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jorge
Peter is just in other level. The best sushi 🍣 the i ever try. Peter the sushi chef give us the best of the best fish 🐟 and his way to explain how and why was preparing the sushi in certain way. The way they he combined the ingredients was amazing. We recommend this restaurant at 10000% we will go back for sure. Thank you Peter, thank you Maya ( Manager) and the serves you were great!!
Pricey but in Southern California everything is expensive
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Alexis Zepeda
Super disappointed with my visit to Shokunin. I was really looking forward to trying the sushi bombs I saw all over their Instagram and TikTok—they looked amazing online. But in person, it just didn’t live up to the hype. I placed my order at 8:00 PM for three sushi bombs/inari and didn’t get my food until 8:50 PM. Nearly an hour wait for something that should’ve been quick. I didn’t even complain—I just went up to ask for a water refill since it was really hot inside. That’s when they finally apologized for the delay. I mentioned that I saw two people who ordered after me get their food before me, and the guy said it was because another customer had a big order. That didn’t really make sense—why would that delay mine if I ordered first? He apologized again and offered an extra sauce for free, which honestly didn’t make up for the wait. What made it worse was that it wasn’t even busy. Just one person waiting and two people inside. Meanwhile, the cashier and one of the staff were just chatting and laughing while I sat there waiting. At one point, someone sitting near me actually asked if the food was good and mentioned they noticed how long I had been waiting—especially since my friend, who ordered at the same time, had already gotten their food way earlier. By the time my food finally came out, I honestly wasn’t even hungry anymore. I still gave it a try, but the presentation looked rushed. Overall, not worth the wait.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Kristin
Food was excellent and the chef explained all the dishes well to us. It was my boyfriends first time to eat omakase and he loved it! I just dont like the idea that theyre inside haven city market. I tried omakase before in nyc and what made the experience so much better is the ambience. If you love japanese food and want to try out omakase and you really dont care about the ambience, you should definitely try it out here. But if its your anniversary, you want to savor the food, and enjoy the moment, maybe try out their other location in redlands. Overall, excellent food! 🤩
Ana M
One of the places to have authentic Japanese food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Frank
My wife and I had a spectacular meal for our anniversary! Peter did a marvelous job and every course was delicious and each one had its own unique flavor and presentation. We were also served a delicious yuzu cheesecake gratis for our anniversary!
We felt a bit rushed this last time. Perhaps because it was a Friday night. But, there were not many other customers (dine-in) while we were there.
I have been to many Japanese sushi places and this place is one of the best. Amazing food, nice staff and good service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pleasant professional and family like service. We did the chefs Choice sushi- and it was amazing.
Omakase was average. Nothing special in the Premium omakase.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Omakase
Really enjoyed the lemon pepper sushi roll. Can take a while to get food if a lot of people but really quick if no one there.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
We did the 13 course omakase experience and it was so delicious and unique. The chef, Peter, was great and the staff were very attentive and friendly.
The food was amazing as usual. The service is by far some of the most helpful and friendly staff.
Amazing food. Recommend doing the ohmakase experience at least once and enjoy the craft and skill of the chef. Service was equally amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is foul, I run a restaurant for a living, I came with my girl and her mom not from the area I’m from Santa Monica, the tuna was oxidized and brown and the teen server tried to say it was the way it was cut and that other places grind their tuna as if that’s what makes it change colors - the tuna is brown because it’s either not stored correctly or old or both - I feel sick to my stomach, the blue crab looks like cat food and taste like it if I could imagine what that taste like- this place is straight dangerous- read other food poisoning reviews- I never write a review don’t care enough to write one I just never go back but this place is overpriced and disgustingly dangerous-COME and PAY for FOOD POISONING, one review saids they got food poisoning twice - written complaint to health department on its way- I have sympathy for restaurants as I know how hard it is to run it, this place is a disgrace, worst sushi of my life - belongs with the way I feel in the toilet.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Peter is just in other level. The best sushi 🍣 the i ever try. Peter the sushi chef give us the best of the best fish 🐟 and his way to explain how and why was preparing the sushi in certain way. The way they he combined the ingredients was amazing. We recommend this restaurant at 10000% we will go back for sure. Thank you Peter, thank you Maya ( Manager) and the serves you were great!!
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Pricey but in Southern California everything is expensive
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Super disappointed with my visit to Shokunin. I was really looking forward to trying the sushi bombs I saw all over their Instagram and TikTok—they looked amazing online. But in person, it just didn’t live up to the hype.
I placed my order at 8:00 PM for three sushi bombs/inari and didn’t get my food until 8:50 PM. Nearly an hour wait for something that should’ve been quick. I didn’t even complain—I just went up to ask for a water refill since it was really hot inside. That’s when they finally apologized for the delay.
I mentioned that I saw two people who ordered after me get their food before me, and the guy said it was because another customer had a big order. That didn’t really make sense—why would that delay mine if I ordered first? He apologized again and offered an extra sauce for free, which honestly didn’t make up for the wait.
What made it worse was that it wasn’t even busy. Just one person waiting and two people inside. Meanwhile, the cashier and one of the staff were just chatting and laughing while I sat there waiting.
At one point, someone sitting near me actually asked if the food was good and mentioned they noticed how long I had been waiting—especially since my friend, who ordered at the same time, had already gotten their food way earlier.
By the time my food finally came out, I honestly wasn’t even hungry anymore. I still gave it a try, but the presentation looked rushed.
Overall, not worth the wait.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Food was excellent and the chef explained all the dishes well to us. It was my boyfriends first time to eat omakase and he loved it! I just dont like the idea that theyre inside haven city market. I tried omakase before in nyc and what made the experience so much better is the ambience. If you love japanese food and want to try out omakase and you really dont care about the ambience, you should definitely try it out here. But if its your anniversary, you want to savor the food, and enjoy the moment, maybe try out their other location in redlands. Overall, excellent food! 🤩
One of the places to have authentic Japanese food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
My wife and I had a spectacular meal for our anniversary! Peter did a marvelous job and every course was delicious and each one had its own unique flavor and presentation. We were also served a delicious yuzu cheesecake gratis for our anniversary!
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