Sun Sushi and Izakaya

2001 NW 13th St, Gainesville
(352) 451-4821

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Allison Wakeland

We sampled lots of sushi between us this visit. All of us enjoyed the California rolls with lobster baked on top. The volcano and rainbow were some other fresh favorites. Beautiful restaurant and the owner and waitstaff were awesome. For the people in our group that didn’t like sushi, chi cken Katsu and Beef dish were also a hit. Highly recommend this sushi restaurant!!

Wei HE

Asian discrimination. Food is just regular. I cannot understand why no one welcomed me and led me to the table when I had to take the menu and find the table myself, while the same manager flattered to other white people when they came in. Also they didn’t give all the ingredients they listed on the menu for the pho. I cannot understand what happened and can just see it as racist or disrespectful actions due to discrimination. Be careful, Asian!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Sushi

James Linsley

It's no longer all you can eat. They did not have any ginger salad and no yum yum sauce. It's not that neither of them were out, but not available at all as a menu item. Only reason I'm giving it two stars is because the place is clean and a decent environment. The rolls were ok but not worth the price. Definitely not a place I'll come back too.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 5

Ho Yin Chan

As a longtime customer, I was saddened to find that this restaurant has moved away from its All-You-Can-Eat (AYCE) menu, yet it still advertises it on their website as of November 10, 2024. AYCE was what made this place unique and worth the trip, even if the quality was sometimes just acceptable. Without AYCE, the price simply doesn’t justify the a la carte offerings, as better options are available everywhere for similar prices.

It’s disappointing they chose to remove the AYCE option instead of simply raising the price. Although I haven’t tried their new Vietnamese menu, there are authentic spots nearby that specialize in Vietnamese cuisine. Sadly, this change means I’ll likely be looking everywhere else for sushi that’s worth both the quality and the cost.

To balance their previous 5-star reviews, I’m giving this a 1-star rating, as the quality no longer justifies the previous praise.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Heather Martin-Securo

Daniel was a wonderful waiter. He was enthusiastic & made wonderful suggestions on what to try.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salmon Sashimi, Takoyaki

Cleo Xiao

We tried the orange all you can eat. They have good sashimi and sushi. However, there’s a lot of restrictions on this ‘all you can eat’ and they were really slow to make each dish. Also, each dish was really small and we had to wait like 5 - 10 min just for 3 pieces of fish. They’re about to end this ‘all you can eat’ tho.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Salmon Sashimi

Dusty Deese

Don't waste your time. This is NOT all you can eat!! Multiple items you can only order once...wtf???

Food: 1

Shane Fitzpatrick

Surprisingly good, The Wife and I went for lunch. Food came out surprisingly fast. Good variety the menus a little confusing for Brittany our server was absolutely amazing.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Salmon Sashimi, Tempura, Fire Dragon Roll, Deep Fried Gyoza

Bryce Gillingham

It is just great and the food is amazing

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Rudy

No longer AYCE. Prices high. No longer worth imo.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Emily Krug

Loved the appetizer tempura and the pho they recently added to their menu!! They had high quality and awesome sushi, and now they serve high-quality pan Asian food with their own twist! The atmosphere and service were also amazing despite the first day (10/29) on the new menu.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Jonathan Crosby

We went for our first time today (10/30/24) and were disappointed to find out the all you can eat has ended (as of 10/27). That being said, we still gave it a try. The sushi was good, but we think for the price (a bit pricy), there are better a la carte options in town. I would come back if the all you can eat option were to return. Vegas and crunch tiger rolls were good

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 3

Cami Tyrone

DO NOT GO HERE. FOOD POISONING.
Came here hoping to enjoy all you can eat sushi. Took forever, we were limited by how much we could order at once and it took 45 minutes for us to even get any water. Long story short the place itself and the food quality was awful. But that’s not the worst part. it is now 5 am (10 hours after eating here) and both me and my boyfriend have not slept because we are extremely sick with food poisoning. I could not be paid to come back here.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 2

R. Michael Burns

Here's the skinny, so to speak: this isn't the best sushi in town, but it's solidly GOOD sushi. The nigiri pieces are small, but what would you expect at an all-you-can-eat place? And this isn't a buffet with mass-produced rolls, it's all made to order and served as it's ready (Japanese style). The rolls are creative and the fish is nicely cut and mild in flavor.

You can order ala carte, but the all-you-can-eat menus are the much better deal. There are two: the orange menu and the blue menu. Items on the menu are all color-coded. Items in black can be ordered as many times as you like (for 90 minutes). Items in blue are included if you order the blue AYCE. If you order the orange AYCE, blue AND orange items are included, though there are some you can only order once. If you have any sort of an appetite, you can quickly get your money's worth, even at $40 per person for the orange menu.

The atmosphere is nice and did remind me a bit of the izakayas (bar and grill) that I loved so much while living in Japan.

I especially liked the eel and the rainbow roll, but everything was somewhere between good and very good. The service was very friendly if not incredibly fast (they felt a bit understaffed) and of course the servers are constantly moving to take orders and deliver food.

So, while it's not the best sushi in town, I'm giving it a full five stars because there's no better sushi for the value that I know of. I'll definitely be back.

Steven Spitzer

The Una Apple is fantastic!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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