Teru Japanese Cuisine

1305 State St, Santa Barbara
(805) 679-5835

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makhmal farhadian

. We had reservations and the short Asian lady kept ignoring us. I kept telling her that we are ready to Order and she kept ignoring us. I told you that my daughter was laying on my lap and it wasn’t just a jacket. I told you we are ready to order and you just smiled and turned away and helped other people. Even when I told you
That we were leaving , you just smiled and you didn’t even apologize.

VT B

Chef Teru is from Osaka and puts so much love into his food. Not only is this the most authentic sushi in Santa Barbara, but also some of the best sushi I’ve ever had. Highly recommend ordering omakase.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Omakase Sushi

Seiji Sasaki

Incredible food. I am born in Japan from a region known for their yellowtail and this place reminded me of the same quality fish I ate as a kid!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Caryn Sandoval

Suuuuper good food, kind and sweet service, great drink variety, and making a reservation had us sitting by the window! Highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

bella smeester

Such a cute, underrated sushi spot in sb. Its owned by the nicest people who are very passionate about the food. Such amazing and unique sushi rolls that you cant really find anywhere else. Love!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alex Foster

Bizarre service. Server is very inexperienced. Food was fine

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Tony Jamison

Favorite sushi spot in town! Always leave happy and satisfied.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Marisa Haskell

Great food and great service. Will be coming back soon! Went with a group of 8 and everyone loved the meal.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lane Bhutani

Best omakase in town!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Uni Sea Urchin, Omakase Sushi

Danny Zamir

Excellent quality sushi! They often have fresh Wasabi as a special, which I love. Everything is incredibly fresh and delicious and this place has become my favorite sushi restaurant in town.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mia

Unfortunately, I have to give my first negative review of a restaurant because my partner and I ordered the most expensive thing on their menu (the omakase) and were served fish with tendons and scales that did not taste fresh. Both of us found multiple pieces so difficult to chew that we could only swallow them whole or spit it out. The best fish were actually the cheaper cuts (salmon and yellow tail) that I’m sure they serve a lot more of. Based on the reviews I’m guessing their standard fare is good, but you should not offer omakase and then serve low quality, borderline inedible fish. It would have been better if they just said they couldn’t do omakase that evening. I lived in Japan for five years, so I know what sushi should be, and this is some of the worst I’ve ever had, and for a total bill of over $200 for two people.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Erica

Very fresh toro, uni and other things. Great combination and tastes for all things we ordered. Loved the toro hand roll trio, uni on toro and lots of other things.

We went on NYE. Like others mentioned, the restaurant seems to be a small family business (seemingly Japanese family), while they seem to be really nice and kind, it does seem a bit short on help when it gets crowded - you’d be patient. I will go again for their really authentic and delicious food!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 3

Nishina Yume mx

The worst karaage I have ever ate.. It's not delicious at all so I can't recommend it.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 4

Ann Levine

Sashimi was good but other items were not - flavors on eggplant, the cauliflower salad, and even the salmon crudo were not good. We ended up leaving and going for a pizza. Server was lovely though!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Subash Chellappan

Quality ingredients and tasty dishes. This is an amazing spot!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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