Sakana Japanese Sushi & Steak (Vista)

Always a great experience with delicious and fresh sushi and caring staff. This is one of my frequent eateries in Boise.

Edit 12/21: service has gone downhill with every passing week. Had to leave 30 minutes after being seated because no one came. Sad to see because the food is good with a relaxing atmosphere.

Edit 3/25: Service seems to have gotten better. Could be from new ownership, but food is still as good as before.

I always have a great time at Sakana! The food is phenomenal! Lacey and Mai are are always so welcoming. This is my favorite sushi place in Boise.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My husband and I came to Boise on business-- we brought our appetites with us!

Awesome food; lots of options and you're guaranteed to leave full! Definitely will hit up HANA again the next time we are in the neighborhood!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Roll, Sushi, Sushi & Sashimi for 2

One of the best sushi bars in boise. We love this place!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Really good sushi and all the employees are so nice.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

My favorite Japanese restaurant! I've been back in Boise 4 months and have already eaten here 10 times, including Christmas Day!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried, Miso Soup, Sushi

Stopped in for a quick lunch. Good sushi and fast service.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Best sushi in Boise! FRESH ingredients, reasonable prices and the always amazing service by the owner and the staff. They have great lunch specials for take out or dine in. Note: They recently changed their name to Hana and was formally called Sakana.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I love the atmosphere here at Sakana and the service has been good. I’ve been several times with my friend and agree the window seating is just lovely. However, exactly every time we have been, the waitress who takes our order ( who I assume is the owner) always manages to NOT write the order down and sure enough we are brought items to our table that we didn’t order or brings the wrong sushi. I have tried giving them a few times before I reviewed them. I don’t think it’s a language barrier, I just wish I could go back but so far the exception has been the rule here. The rice is also pretty stiff that wraps the sushi rolls.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

As East Asian native, I usually don't have high expectations for Japanese restaurants in the US, but this one surpassed all my expectations . The tempura batter was done correctly - light, fluffy and crunchy, and I could tell that they took care not to activate the gluten in the batter. The oyako-don was perfectly balanced - the sauce was not overpowering and they had the correct proportions of chicken, egg and vegetables. The sashimi was cut properly and the donkatsu sauce was also excellent. Very impressed. Thank you for making my Christmas evening (and my first evening ever in Boise) exceptional.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This restaurant was very lovely. I went in the afternoon on a week day and it was very inviting. Not a lot of people which was perfect. The menu has so many options. I stuck with a simple roll and it was great. They were able to explain what was in each dish which was nice and the meal came out so fast. What a quick and comfortable place to stop at.
Bonus points because they didn’t mind supplying forks instead of chop stick.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Roll, Sashimi Deluxe

What an amazing place! Probably the best Sushi I have ever had, and the service was GREAT!!! I'll be back for sure!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sushi

I've been going here for years. The sushi is great and the staff is very welcoming.

Service was slow, and not very busy.
Hana roll is the best roll on the menu.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 2

Recommended dishes: Tuna, Miso Soup, Sushi

I love this place! They have a very diverse menu and the 🍣 sushi is amazing !