The best authentic Japanese food you will ever have outside of Japan. Get the eggplant or the real crab based California hand roll
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Linda Kwok
This place has very authentic sushi. Imported Japanese fish are fresh and flavorful. The other appetizers and rolls are excellent too. The only negative is they are very busy so our dinner felt a bit rushed. But if you are looking for good food, this place is one of the best Japanese restaurants on the peninsula.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Golden Eyes Snapper Nigiri, Rolls, Scallop, Spider Roll
Luis Schilling
We had a fantastic dinner, sat at the counter to watch the Masters do their magic. The food was just great, very good level of sushi, and a plus is that everyone is very welcoming. A big indicator that its great sushi is that the staff is from Japan and so were many of the guests dining. Luckily we found this place, we will return. Thank you so much!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bridgett
One of the best sushi places in town! Amazing quality and the service is fantastic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paul Nguyen (Dukie Travels)
I called & left a message early Sunday asking for a same day reservation. they called me back & got a reservation for 8:30p. we drove an 1hr to try this place out. 8pc Omakase for $54 just seemed like a great deal. it's really good, we also had blue fin sashimi with black truffle, fried scallop with black truffle, wagyu tacos with truffle aioli, hamachi kama, uni, blue fin o-toro handroll. everything was amazing. they also gave my daughter a complimentary dessert. it's a small place that seats maybe 30 people. reservations are recommend.
out of evening we ordered id highly recommend the omakase, wagyu tacos, o-toro handroll.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Barmak Heshmat
This is an exceptional sushi place sure best i have had in san mateo area. Scallop tempora and wag yu taco both really excellent. You have to book ahead though.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Kejiu Zhang
The food was decent and felt in line with the overall price point. The wasabi wasn’t particularly impressive, and the uni is bit bitter, compared to higher-end omakase spots.
What really bothered me was how the waitress rushed us out just minutes after we finished our dinner—likely around the one-hour mark. While I understand there’s a 90-minute dining limit, the way it was enforced felt unnecessarily abrupt and left a poor impression. After years of dining at Japanese restaurants across the Bay Area, I’ve never experienced anything like this, and I’m deeply disappointed.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Valor “Augustus” Jamieson
Having lived my life eating food cooked by my japanese mother and grandmother, I'm confident in saying this is the most authentic and delicious Japanese restaurant I've ever had the privilege of eating at.
Every single thing we ate, all the way through dessert, had such clear effort and care put into every single part, and it was clear that the chef loves what they cook. I don't think I reached for soy sauce or wasabi or anything the entire night, every bite I had was packed with just the right amount of flavor and texture.
I've been to a Michelin started sushi restaurant before, and im honestly shocked this place doesn't have one! I would pay triple the price for everything and leave with a smile, absolutely incredible!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Noah Jamieson
I do not understand how this place does not have a Michelin star. The texture of the chawanmushi alone is worthy of a Michelin star. This place is out of this world. I live in Philadelphia and I will be coming back to SF specifically for this place. My great grandmother would never waste her time at a restaurant, but if she ate here I believe whole heartedly she would say “thank you very much it was a pleasure”.
The sushi is amazing! I had the nigiri 8 piece special, and it was superb. Each piece was crafted with so much care, it felt like art. The fatty tuna toro just melted in my mouth. The staff is super friendly and welcoming as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tom Bottiglieri
So good! The service was phenomenal and the sushi was delicious for a not too expensive price
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
David Weiner
Outstanding nigiri and delightful staff.
Kristen Daley
Best sushi of our lives outside of Japan! Incredible team, stunning dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Clark Chan
The japanese tai snapper was pretty good. The snapper was very “freshly sweet”. It worked well with the seaweed wrap.
The soy marinated bluefin tuna was absolutely delicious. The truffle on top had a generous amount of truffle oil, which is necessary to bring out the aromatics in contrast with the tuna. The tuna and the truffle aromatics worked very well together. The tuna was fresh , and the sushi altogether was umami.
The Japanese butter fish had a little too much wasabi on mine. not that much of a fan of this piece. It was “too clean “ and had little taste.
The Hokkaido scallop was one of the absolute best! The uni was fresh and sweet. The scallops were too. The creaminess of the Uni combined with the crunchy texture of the scallops worked very well.
The Japanese striped jack was fresh. The garnishes worked well.
The Ora King salmon had a great soft texture. The fish eggs on top worked well with the flavor and packed a great punch of umami overall. The salmon was very fresh and had great taste.
The toro taku was perfectly fatty. It was fresh.
The Japanese freshwater eel was my least favorite. The eel was very lackluster. It needs something to wake it up. I did not quite understand the craft of this piece.
The egg Castella was pretty good. it was soft and sweet.. almost like a tomago, but better taste and texture.
The ora king, salmon with truffle hand roll was delicious! The aesthetics looked amazing. The daikon’s acidity definitely helped lift the salmon and enhanced the flavors.
The Japanese firefly squid with vinegar miso was pretty good! The squid was delicious and soft. The seaweed was clean and mellow. My only take is that the vinegar miso should not be that strong, as it will overpower the freshness of the squid and the dish.
Overall, the rice was well seasoned, and had great texture. For the most part, they put a good amount of wasabi and soy sauce into the rice, so there is no need for extra wasabi and soy sauce.
Sit at the counter if you want the Omakase to be served to you piece by piece
wow, a hidden gem for authentic Japanese food
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best authentic Japanese food you will ever have outside of Japan. Get the eggplant or the real crab based California hand roll
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place has very authentic sushi. Imported Japanese fish are fresh and flavorful. The other appetizers and rolls are excellent too. The only negative is they are very busy so our dinner felt a bit rushed. But if you are looking for good food, this place is one of the best Japanese restaurants on the peninsula.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Golden Eyes Snapper Nigiri, Rolls, Scallop, Spider Roll
We had a fantastic dinner, sat at the counter to watch the Masters do their magic. The food was just great, very good level of sushi, and a plus is that everyone is very welcoming. A big indicator that its great sushi is that the staff is from Japan and so were many of the guests dining. Luckily we found this place, we will return. Thank you so much!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
One of the best sushi places in town! Amazing quality and the service is fantastic
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I called & left a message early Sunday asking for a same day reservation. they called me back & got a reservation for 8:30p. we drove an 1hr to try this place out. 8pc Omakase for $54 just seemed like a great deal. it's really good, we also had blue fin sashimi with black truffle, fried scallop with black truffle, wagyu tacos with truffle aioli, hamachi kama, uni, blue fin o-toro handroll. everything was amazing. they also gave my daughter a complimentary dessert. it's a small place that seats maybe 30 people. reservations are recommend.
out of evening we ordered id highly recommend the omakase, wagyu tacos, o-toro handroll.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is an exceptional sushi place sure best i have had in san mateo area. Scallop tempora and wag yu taco both really excellent. You have to book ahead though.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
The food was decent and felt in line with the overall price point. The wasabi wasn’t particularly impressive, and the uni is bit bitter, compared to higher-end omakase spots.
What really bothered me was how the waitress rushed us out just minutes after we finished our dinner—likely around the one-hour mark. While I understand there’s a 90-minute dining limit, the way it was enforced felt unnecessarily abrupt and left a poor impression. After years of dining at Japanese restaurants across the Bay Area, I’ve never experienced anything like this, and I’m deeply disappointed.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 2
Having lived my life eating food cooked by my japanese mother and grandmother, I'm confident in saying this is the most authentic and delicious Japanese restaurant I've ever had the privilege of eating at.
Every single thing we ate, all the way through dessert, had such clear effort and care put into every single part, and it was clear that the chef loves what they cook. I don't think I reached for soy sauce or wasabi or anything the entire night, every bite I had was packed with just the right amount of flavor and texture.
I've been to a Michelin started sushi restaurant before, and im honestly shocked this place doesn't have one! I would pay triple the price for everything and leave with a smile, absolutely incredible!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I do not understand how this place does not have a Michelin star.
The texture of the chawanmushi alone is worthy of a Michelin star. This place is out of this world. I live in Philadelphia and I will be coming back to SF specifically for this place. My great grandmother would never waste her time at a restaurant, but if she ate here I believe whole heartedly she would say “thank you very much it was a pleasure”.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The sushi is amazing! I had the nigiri 8 piece special, and it was superb. Each piece was crafted with so much care, it felt like art. The fatty tuna toro just melted in my mouth. The staff is super friendly and welcoming as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
So good! The service was phenomenal and the sushi was delicious for a not too expensive price
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Outstanding nigiri and delightful staff.
Best sushi of our lives outside of Japan! Incredible team, stunning dishes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The japanese tai snapper was pretty good. The snapper was very “freshly sweet”. It worked well with the seaweed wrap.
The soy marinated bluefin tuna was absolutely delicious. The truffle on top had a generous amount of truffle oil, which is necessary to bring out the aromatics in contrast with the tuna. The tuna and the truffle aromatics worked very well together. The tuna was fresh , and the sushi altogether was umami.
The Japanese butter fish had a little too much wasabi on mine. not that much of a fan of this piece. It was “too clean “ and had little taste.
The Hokkaido scallop was one of the absolute best! The uni was fresh and sweet. The scallops were too. The creaminess of the Uni combined with the crunchy texture of the scallops worked very well.
The Japanese striped jack was fresh. The garnishes worked well.
The Ora King salmon had a great soft texture. The fish eggs on top worked well with the flavor and packed a great punch of umami overall. The salmon was very fresh and had great taste.
The toro taku was perfectly fatty. It was fresh.
The Japanese freshwater eel was my least favorite. The eel was very lackluster. It needs something to wake it up. I did not quite understand the craft of this piece.
The egg Castella was pretty good. it was soft and sweet.. almost like a tomago, but better taste and texture.
The ora king, salmon with truffle hand roll was delicious! The aesthetics looked amazing. The daikon’s acidity definitely helped lift the salmon and enhanced the flavors.
The Japanese firefly squid with vinegar miso
was pretty good! The squid was delicious and soft. The seaweed was clean and mellow. My only take is that the vinegar miso should not be that strong, as it will overpower the freshness of the squid and the dish.
Overall, the rice was well seasoned, and had great texture. For the most part, they put a good amount of wasabi and soy sauce into the rice, so there is no need for extra wasabi and soy sauce.
Sit at the counter if you want the Omakase to be served to you piece by piece
Will definitely revisit and recommend!
Food: 5
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