Excellent meal here. The miso sea bass was delicious, and the nigiri in the seasonal omakase was great. Wagyu nigiri was a standout. Our waitress/server was fantastic also! one of the best sushi/omakases in san mateo in my opinion! pricing is absolutely reasonable too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Harry Elliott
Incredible sushi in a gorgeous setting with wonderful staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jeffrey Shen
First, the good:
Sushi was very good quality. The fish was fresh, and the way they presented their omakase set (which is pretty good value @63$ for 8 pieces) was creative and tasty. Highlights were the bluefin tuna with truffle/caviar, and the ora king salmon with truffle.
Next, the less good:
We felt rushed during our time here. We were one of the only people in the restaurant at the time, but the chef continued looking at our dishes between each course, and immediately moved us to the next course as we picked up each piece of sushi. There also wasn’t any introduction to each course, so I had to keep up myself/ask the chef. For the 8 courses (plus the extra hand roll and soup we got), our dining time was ~35 minutes, which felt a bit fast.
The lack of introduction to dishes is what brings me to my next con. During our 8 courses, I had noticed the chef skipped over one (the mackerel). I asked him if this was the mackerel, and he said it was the striped jack (the next course). I assumed he was just going out of order and would serve it later, but in the end he actually only served us 7 of the 8 courses! I asked him about this, and he said he was out of mackerel and gave me another fish instead, which I knew was not true as I had been counting/had pictures. The chef was nice about it, and gave us a piece to compensate, but I would have appreciated a bit more accountability on his end instead of playing it off as if he had served me another fish. 8 courses is already not many, so I expected more attention to detail here (especially at $8/course).
We ate at the restaurant at 8pm, and closing time was at 9pm, so this may have played a factor. I recommend coming earlier, so you can feel less rushed.
Overall the food was delicious, but service and lack of attention to detail makes me rate this 3/5.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Tuna
Lani X
Food: got the omakase and hot sake. Everything was fresh and good but there were def a few items that were stand out delicious. Sadly, I didn't note down the names! We did not order any additional dishes and I while I wasn't hungry at the end of the meal, I wasn't fully satiated either. Recommend getting an appetizer or additional dish if you're very hungry.
Service: friendly and relatively quick.
Atmosphere: somewhat smaller location and busy so this isn't a restaurant where you can sit and chat for hours and hours. They did hint that it was time to go when their next reservation arrived. (We had been there just about 2 hours at that point, so still plenty of time to eat at chat).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Monique Le Tran
Super sweet and attentive staff. The fish was delicious. We had the anago and tons of toro and it was amazing every time. We even got some dessert on the house. Highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amy Cheng
Had omakase set at the table. Loved the scallop/uni, toro, yellowtail, and the castella. Super yummy.
We also had the tofu which was very creamy and interesting, but not to my taste. Takowasa was addicting. My parents really liked the king salmon hand roll.
Good service. I appreciate they give baskets to put your purse under the table.
I would like to come back and sit at the bar for omakase next time, and try more uni!
Tiffany Chang
Amazing spot!! Very affordable and fresh omakase with a huge selection of seafood. The menu is always changing but I loooved the ankimo and barracuda here, which are rarer dishes to find in the US.
It’s always packed so make sure you make a reservation ahead of time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Fred Xia
Everything is high quality. But also very expensive
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Forest m.
Super small portion for everything but $20-40/ea. food grade is 3.5stars. So expect to spend >$150-200/person and still leaving the restaurant hungry
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Adrian Caballero
Favorite Japanese restaurant in the Peninsula (and probably Bay Area).
Food is incredible and the service is great. Theres a reason it’s so hard to get reservations here. Been going for 5 years now and it has been consistent every time.
Food is always consistently delicious there. There serve some seasonal specials. The creamy tofu appetizer is out of this world.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anjera C
The Omakase is always great there, my favorite from the 8 course was the anago. They always update the menu based on seasonal availability of the fish, so its very good. It’s more of an eclectic style of sushi but still enjoyable if that is your style. We also had these fried greeneyed fishes that were stellar. They were incredibly well seasoned and perfectly crispy. The wagyu-tacos are also a must get everytime I go. I got a snow crab handroll that wasn’t quite what I expected but the salmon truffle handroll is amazing. We got the green tea ice cream for dessert and they also gave us a yuzu cheesecake that was delicious. It somehow tasted like passionfruit and yuzu. I’d go back again for that cheesecake!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bobby Van
I enjoyed the Omasake here. We had uni , scallops , and Toro. Great spot in San Mateo
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kit Cheng
The food were good. I tried the extra fatty tuna and that was great, melt in your mouth. Unfort6they don't have fatty salmon. I was only able to try mostly a piece of each of the sashimi because I would have ordered $200 worth of fish myself if I ordered enough for myself. Overall, I would recommend this place if you're not that hungry.
Excellent meal here. The miso sea bass was delicious, and the nigiri in the seasonal omakase was great. Wagyu nigiri was a standout. Our waitress/server was fantastic also! one of the best sushi/omakases in san mateo in my opinion! pricing is absolutely reasonable too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Incredible sushi in a gorgeous setting with wonderful staff.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
First, the good:
Sushi was very good quality. The fish was fresh, and the way they presented their omakase set (which is pretty good value @63$ for 8 pieces) was creative and tasty. Highlights were the bluefin tuna with truffle/caviar, and the ora king salmon with truffle.
Next, the less good:
We felt rushed during our time here. We were one of the only people in the restaurant at the time, but the chef continued looking at our dishes between each course, and immediately moved us to the next course as we picked up each piece of sushi. There also wasn’t any introduction to each course, so I had to keep up myself/ask the chef. For the 8 courses (plus the extra hand roll and soup we got), our dining time was ~35 minutes, which felt a bit fast.
The lack of introduction to dishes is what brings me to my next con. During our 8 courses, I had noticed the chef skipped over one (the mackerel). I asked him if this was the mackerel, and he said it was the striped jack (the next course). I assumed he was just going out of order and would serve it later, but in the end he actually only served us 7 of the 8 courses! I asked him about this, and he said he was out of mackerel and gave me another fish instead, which I knew was not true as I had been counting/had pictures. The chef was nice about it, and gave us a piece to compensate, but I would have appreciated a bit more accountability on his end instead of playing it off as if he had served me another fish. 8 courses is already not many, so I expected more attention to detail here (especially at $8/course).
We ate at the restaurant at 8pm, and closing time was at 9pm, so this may have played a factor. I recommend coming earlier, so you can feel less rushed.
Overall the food was delicious, but service and lack of attention to detail makes me rate this 3/5.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Tuna
Food: got the omakase and hot sake. Everything was fresh and good but there were def a few items that were stand out delicious. Sadly, I didn't note down the names! We did not order any additional dishes and I while I wasn't hungry at the end of the meal, I wasn't fully satiated either. Recommend getting an appetizer or additional dish if you're very hungry.
Service: friendly and relatively quick.
Atmosphere: somewhat smaller location and busy so this isn't a restaurant where you can sit and chat for hours and hours. They did hint that it was time to go when their next reservation arrived. (We had been there just about 2 hours at that point, so still plenty of time to eat at chat).
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Super sweet and attentive staff. The fish was delicious. We had the anago and tons of toro and it was amazing every time. We even got some dessert on the house. Highly recommend
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Had omakase set at the table. Loved the scallop/uni, toro, yellowtail, and the castella. Super yummy.
We also had the tofu which was very creamy and interesting, but not to my taste. Takowasa was addicting. My parents really liked the king salmon hand roll.
Good service. I appreciate they give baskets to put your purse under the table.
I would like to come back and sit at the bar for omakase next time, and try more uni!
Amazing spot!! Very affordable and fresh omakase with a huge selection of seafood. The menu is always changing but I loooved the ankimo and barracuda here, which are rarer dishes to find in the US.
It’s always packed so make sure you make a reservation ahead of time.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything is high quality. But also very expensive
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Super small portion for everything but $20-40/ea. food grade is 3.5stars. So expect to spend >$150-200/person and still leaving the restaurant hungry
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Favorite Japanese restaurant in the Peninsula (and probably Bay Area).
Food is incredible and the service is great. Theres a reason it’s so hard to get reservations here. Been going for 5 years now and it has been consistent every time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Best sushi on the peninsula
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is always consistently delicious there. There serve some seasonal specials. The creamy tofu appetizer is out of this world.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The Omakase is always great there, my favorite from the 8 course was the anago. They always update the menu based on seasonal availability of the fish, so its very good. It’s more of an eclectic style of sushi but still enjoyable if that is your style. We also had these fried greeneyed fishes that were stellar. They were incredibly well seasoned and perfectly crispy. The wagyu-tacos are also a must get everytime I go. I got a snow crab handroll that wasn’t quite what I expected but the salmon truffle handroll is amazing. We got the green tea ice cream for dessert and they also gave us a yuzu cheesecake that was delicious. It somehow tasted like passionfruit and yuzu. I’d go back again for that cheesecake!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I enjoyed the Omasake here. We had uni , scallops , and Toro. Great spot in San Mateo
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food were good. I tried the extra fatty tuna and that was great, melt in your mouth. Unfort6they don't have fatty salmon. I was only able to try mostly a piece of each of the sashimi because I would have ordered $200 worth of fish myself if I ordered enough for myself. Overall, I would recommend this place if you're not that hungry.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
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