Arigato Sushi

1225 State St, Santa Barbara
(805) 965-6074

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Mike Linville

Just try it... Seared Toro... Zuke Hon Maguro... SB Uni. Expand your horizons! Cheers!

The Fluke and Crab was great tonight!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Michael Cornell

The magic mushrooms were ... magical!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Vincent Avila

Sushi, drinks and the atmosphere were great but the service was rather slow considering we had only ordered one roll and an appetizer.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

M Trimble

Delicious! 😋

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lioness X

Arigato Sushi never disappoints!

Huge thanks to Daryl, the maütre d’, who runs the front of house like a fabulous orchestra conductor—everything flows smoothly, effortlessly, and with genuine warmth. The service here consistently shines.

The food is outstanding across the board. Our favorite is the mushroom veggie roll, which is absolutely crave-worthy. They also offer an incredible tofu steak and a miso cod that even non-fish lovers rave about—truly something for every kind of eater.

The quality of the wasabi and ginger is exceptional and will honestly spoil you for most other sushi restaurants. It’s that good.

Be sure to make a reservation—they offer both indoor and outdoor seating, and the outdoor heaters keep things comfortable even on cooler evenings. The food is excellent, the staff are lovely, and the overall experience is consistently top-notch.

Highly recommend. 🍣✹

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Melissa Renga

Daryl is amazing. He got us a table right away when the restaurant was packed. Food is amazing and the staff is attentive and The staff is attentive and friendly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mike Renga

Best sushi in SB hands down! Thanks again Daryl :)

Brian Avakyan

I didn’t even get the chance to dine at Arigato Sushi because the manager, Darrel, flat-out refused to seat us. The restaurant had around 11 open tables, but he claimed every single one was “reserved.” His attitude was rude and dismissive, acting like we were a problem just for showing up as paying customers.

It’s ridiculous to be turned away from an almost empty restaurant with that kind of attitude. If this is how they treat people at the door, I can’t imagine how they treat actual guests. I won’t be coming back, and I wouldn’t recommend this place to anyone who values basic courtesy.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Mike Liu

Beautiful interior and beautiful hamachi. Their wine selection is also very tasty

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

AJ

We had dinner at Arigato Sushi, and every dish was fresh and delicious.
Both the rolls and grilled chicken skewers were great, and the service was friendly.
However, the chairs were quite dusty, so the cleanliness could be improved.
Still, it’s a nice place to enjoy good sushi in Santa Barbara.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

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Never been there for long time but still remember how good is it.
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Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Kundai Chikowero

Been here twice and the host was so happy to see us there again, service was amazing, food is CRAZY GOOD ! seriously nothing on this menu we didn’t love and amazing service all around, very nice staff too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Tanya Cummins

Delicious! Best service in SB by far! Reservations recommended.

Kristina C

My review is for the customer service. I don’t usually write reviews but our experience here was terrible. One of our sushi orders was taking over 45 min long to arrive. It was the last order for the night for my son. Our server said she checked on it and it was coming but it did not. After another follow up and seeing that the order went to the another table, they said they would “rush” it. The table next to us get the our sushi orders when I think it should have come to us since ours was taking forever. At this point it was at least 40 min long. They said they would put another rush out for it and at that point, we were over it. The kicker is at the time of paying, there was no price adjustment or offer to give us a dessert or another item from the menu. So no tip was left. I don’t like to do that but at this point I don’t feel like I had a choice.

Fix your customer service when things go wrong. The sushi was good but we will not be back because of the service.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Marie Moreau

We ate there Friday night and I have been sick ever since. I am absolutely horrified by this unsanitary and unpleasant experience. I ordered sashimi plate, plus two unis, and a kama. It's Sunday and I have not recovered fully from food poisoning! I will never go back to this place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 5

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