The portions are huge, the prices are super affordable, and everything tastes great. Whether it’s Gyu Don, or a Chirashi deluxe bowl, you’ll leave full and happy. Perfect for a chill meal that’s easy on the wallet!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Marcello Miranda
Pretty good, though a bit pricey for the quality. Service was next to nonexistent.
Jian Lu
+ For casual dining it is hard to beat the quality. Very fresh ingredients. Huge portion. + Great variety in Chirash bowl. Specifically recommend the Uni, sweet and refreshing. + Tempuras. Exactly right level of crispness and not oily at all compared to tempura dishes in other Japanese restaurants in Bay Area. + Bento boxes: good variety again, perfect amount of sauces.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ivana Ro
Owada has been our go-to for sushi and a bento meal in San Carlos for years now. We’re always greeted with a smile and appreciate the hard working staff here! The chirashi bowl is also incredible bang for your buck.
Pavel Vodenski
Vibes are off at Owada. Lighting is painfully bright like at a hospital. Tables are not cleared of food waste even on a slow Tuesday. Pickup order ETA: 35 mins. Actually ready in: 60 mins. Kazoku is much better quality with better prices and service and only two blocks down Laurel St. Kazoku has two chefs working, Owada tries to save money with just one chef. Save your time, save your money, life is too short to eat mid-quality food served with no consideration.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Patti Nanney
Traveling for business, picked another restaurant based on reviews but this one looked so appealing and sweet! Best decision. My food was delicious, gyoza and a specialty roll. Tall Asahi cold beer. Sweet waitress. Def recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Don Gibson
Delicious, everything was delicious. Service was great. Felt like I was in a hospital though. No atmosphere. So it is a great place for sushi and service, zero on atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salmon Lover Roll, Tempura Roll
Paula Kempe
Food was delicious! Very clean and the fish is fresh. I highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Aloha Crunch Roll, Sunomono
Trevor Hrubecky
Honestly the most fresh and well prepared sushi I have ever had and I eat sushi like it's my job. Get one of the special sushi dinners, you will not be disappointed! 10/10 would
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ken Stratton
My family loved Ozuma, too, but Owada consistently serves some of the most flavorful sushi anywhere on the SF Peninsula. A little pricy, but absolutely worth it!! Owada’s Chirashi Combo bowl is one of the better dishes I’ve had, with lots of variety in bite-sized pieces.
My family goes here all the time. Food is delicious and we love it’s family owned and operated.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ashlee Huff
Ordered takeout. I think the food was ready well before our pickup time because it was cold after the 5 minute drive home. Once we warmed it up it was pretty good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
R R
When Ozuma left, they said they gave the new owners all their recipes and that everything would be the same; no way, the quality of food here has gone way way down. Also the service is very poor, even if you are the only customers there. I used to eat at Ozuma once a week but I wont' be going back to Owada ever again - too bad they didn't save the original recipes and follow them! Time to find a new sushi place. I still grieve the loss of Ozuma, and yet another excellent San Carlos restaurant replaced by a mediocre imposter. NOT GOOD SUSHI AT ALL.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
sophie liu
Went here with my partner the other day. Service was a tad slow but the chirashi bowl was fresh and a very large portion. The chicken teriyaki was also delicious, not overly salted like some other places and very tender! We even had dessert on the house which was a sweet gesture. I am hoping to come back very soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wild Dog
YIKES! Used to go to Ozuma regularly since I was a little kid. Was so happy when a new place took over their spot and hoped Owada would be just as good. Not even close! I ordered them on doordash (normally not an issue). Got a bento with tempura and terriyaki beef and then a rainbow roll (both for my partner and I to split) first thing we noticed was the sushi was put on top of the hot food (food safety 101 dont put raw sushi on top of hot food. Lukewarm fish is not safe to eat. Right there food poisoning can happen so quickly). Next the mayo inside the rainbow rolls was sour and had gone bad. Strike 2. Nwxt, the terriyaki beef was severely undercooked, almost raw and it was all fatty/dtringy pieces. Strike three. The tempura was mushy, bland and the sauces from the terriyaki leaked all over it (it was in a plastic box in separate compartments. This could only have happened if it was all just haphazardly thrown in there). The last blow which was just ridiculous and shows that whoever their chef is, has no clue how to actually COOK was the rice. How do you mess up rice that bad?! It was severely overcooked and a big ball of mush! I can excuse using instant miso soup (cuz most people wont notice but people who grew eating the stuff will notice based on the tofu), i can excuse the salad being just lettuce and store bought dressing (again easy to soot and easy to pardin its not something to really focus on). But when a sushi chef messes up rice then you failed as a restaurant. Holy cow you cant be that bad! The foods that werent even the restaurant's products but were served as sides, the fact those were better than all the stuff the chef made themself! Id be embarrassed if I were the owner and Id really think about making changes so the business doesnt flop before its truly started.
The portions are huge, the prices are super affordable, and everything tastes great. Whether it’s Gyu Don, or a Chirashi deluxe bowl, you’ll leave full and happy. Perfect for a chill meal that’s easy on the wallet!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pretty good, though a bit pricey for the quality. Service was next to nonexistent.
+ For casual dining it is hard to beat the quality. Very fresh ingredients. Huge portion.
+ Great variety in Chirash bowl. Specifically recommend the Uni, sweet and refreshing.
+ Tempuras. Exactly right level of crispness and not oily at all compared to tempura dishes in other Japanese restaurants in Bay Area.
+ Bento boxes: good variety again, perfect amount of sauces.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Owada has been our go-to for sushi and a bento meal in San Carlos for years now. We’re always greeted with a smile and appreciate the hard working staff here! The chirashi bowl is also incredible bang for your buck.
Vibes are off at Owada. Lighting is painfully bright like at a hospital. Tables are not cleared of food waste even on a slow Tuesday. Pickup order ETA: 35 mins. Actually ready in: 60 mins. Kazoku is much better quality with better prices and service and only two blocks down Laurel St. Kazoku has two chefs working, Owada tries to save money with just one chef. Save your time, save your money, life is too short to eat mid-quality food served with no consideration.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Traveling for business, picked another restaurant based on reviews but this one looked so appealing and sweet! Best decision. My food was delicious, gyoza and a specialty roll. Tall Asahi cold beer. Sweet waitress. Def recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious, everything was delicious. Service was great. Felt like I was in a hospital though. No atmosphere. So it is a great place for sushi and service, zero on atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salmon Lover Roll, Tempura Roll
Food was delicious! Very clean and the fish is fresh. I highly recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Aloha Crunch Roll, Sunomono
Honestly the most fresh and well prepared sushi I have ever had and I eat sushi like it's my job. Get one of the special sushi dinners, you will not be disappointed! 10/10 would
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My family loved Ozuma, too, but Owada consistently serves some of the most flavorful sushi anywhere on the SF Peninsula. A little pricy, but absolutely worth it!! Owada’s Chirashi Combo bowl is one of the better dishes I’ve had, with lots of variety in bite-sized pieces.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
My family goes here all the time. Food is delicious and we love it’s family owned and operated.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ordered takeout. I think the food was ready well before our pickup time because it was cold after the 5 minute drive home. Once we warmed it up it was pretty good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 4
When Ozuma left, they said they gave the new owners all their recipes and that everything would be the same; no way, the quality of food here has gone way way down. Also the service is very poor, even if you are the only customers there. I used to eat at Ozuma once a week but I wont' be going back to Owada ever again - too bad they didn't save the original recipes and follow them! Time to find a new sushi place. I still grieve the loss of Ozuma, and yet another excellent San Carlos restaurant replaced by a mediocre imposter. NOT GOOD SUSHI AT ALL.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Went here with my partner the other day. Service was a tad slow but the chirashi bowl was fresh and a very large portion. The chicken teriyaki was also delicious, not overly salted like some other places and very tender! We even had dessert on the house which was a sweet gesture. I am hoping to come back very soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
YIKES! Used to go to Ozuma regularly since I was a little kid. Was so happy when a new place took over their spot and hoped Owada would be just as good. Not even close! I ordered them on doordash (normally not an issue). Got a bento with tempura and terriyaki beef and then a rainbow roll (both for my partner and I to split) first thing we noticed was the sushi was put on top of the hot food (food safety 101 dont put raw sushi on top of hot food. Lukewarm fish is not safe to eat. Right there food poisoning can happen so quickly). Next the mayo inside the rainbow rolls was sour and had gone bad. Strike 2. Nwxt, the terriyaki beef was severely undercooked, almost raw and it was all fatty/dtringy pieces. Strike three. The tempura was mushy, bland and the sauces from the terriyaki leaked all over it (it was in a plastic box in separate compartments. This could only have happened if it was all just haphazardly thrown in there). The last blow which was just ridiculous and shows that whoever their chef is, has no clue how to actually COOK was the rice. How do you mess up rice that bad?! It was severely overcooked and a big ball of mush! I can excuse using instant miso soup (cuz most people wont notice but people who grew eating the stuff will notice based on the tofu), i can excuse the salad being just lettuce and store bought dressing (again easy to soot and easy to pardin its not something to really focus on). But when a sushi chef messes up rice then you failed as a restaurant. Holy cow you cant be that bad! The foods that werent even the restaurant's products but were served as sides, the fact those were better than all the stuff the chef made themself! Id be embarrassed if I were the owner and Id really think about making changes so the business doesnt flop before its truly started.
Food: 1
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