This is my first time to dine in Sugarfish. I walked in around 5 pm as they did not take reservation. I was told that I needed to wait for an hour. It turned out the sushi and sashimi were worth waiting for. I made my own combination to select 6 kinds of nigiri (most from limited availability), i.e., Kama Toro, Pink Lobster, Albacore Belly, Ankimo (monkfish liver), Shima Aji, Hokkaido Sea Scallops, and one hand roll of baby scallops. With Nozawa super dry sake, I had a blast!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bay Scallops, Tuna Sashimi, Lobster, Ankimo, Hand Rolls
Danielle L.
We came here on a Thursday night around 5:30PM for a table of 4. It was a rainy day so we got the last available table right away. How lucky of us! The restaurant is small and very dim. I wouldn't recommend sitting by the bar since it was so packed and people coming in and out throughout the night. I ordered the Nozawa Trust Me for $56 with a side of Hokkaido Sea Scallops for an extra $7.25. Pro tip: Sugarfish is a no tipping restaurant and the menu price already includes it. This makes Sugarfish a very affordable sushi restaurant for high quality sushi. The Nozawa Trust Me came with the following items: Edamame - This tasted different from other restaurants. It didn't taste frozen. Tuna Sashimi - So delicious and fresh Albacore Sushi Salmon Sushi New Zealand Sea Bream Sushi Toro Hand Roll - This was my favorite dish! The rice was warm and there was a lot of toro. It was recommended to eat the hand rolls right away. Japanese Yellowtail Bluefin Otoro Sushi Sea Bass Sushi Blue & Dungeness Crab Hand Roll I wouldn't recommend the Hokkaido Sea Scallops. It didn't taste very fresh and there was too much sauce that made the rice mushy. My friends ordered the Don't Think. Just Eat. Trust Me. for $72. The pieces were definitely higher quality and I thought that was better valued because it was only $16 more than the Nozawa Trust Me. There was toro sushi, lobster sushi, lobster hand roll and eel sushi. We also ordered an Nigori unfiltered sake for $14. It was refreshing and sweet, a perfect palette cleanser. The sushi pieces are bigger and the rice was more vinegary than other restaurants. The sets were so filling and a great bang for your buck. I will definitely come back to try the Don't Think. Just Eat. Trust Me. and one day to try it in LA!
Yur Mumz
Welcome to every basic B’s damp dream.Pros: consistency, no matter the location- it’s always the same. Including the ridiculous wait for mid level fish.Cons: tight seating, no reservations, $$$ for what it isPortion to $: 3/5Date spot: 4/5 if your date is… “that” girl.Zero bar vibes, at the bar.Social media hype. This is the type of spot that girls from the suburbs/ Midwest/Orange County love for loves sake.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bay Scallops, Don't Think Just Eat, Hand Rolls, Blue and Dungeness Crab Hand Roll, Edamame
Amber Renee
A sushi lover's dream come true. I stayed next door and waited until my last days to check SUGARFISH off my NYC bucket list meals. I was seated quickly at the bar, ordered the Trust Me menu, then decided to go with whatever my awesome server, Katie, suggested as add-ons with her genuine enthusiasm and top-notch recommendations. Her commitment to making my meal unforgettable, knowing how excited I was to be there, was so appreciated. Out of all the places I hit during my two weeks in the Big Apple (over 30 spots, RIP to my wallet and waistline), Katie's service was hands down the best, and I had many impressive experiences.It's next-level sushi master craftsmanship here. Every single piece was a fresh flavor explosion, worthy of the acclaim and any wait. No bookings, and no tips, because this chef pays his staff a living wage. It's a privilege to support that.If you're looking for an unforgettable experience led by a master chef of tradition and quality, this is the spot. Thank you again to Katie for making my experience so memorable, and acknowledgment to the sake for that too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
S T
The lady manager need to show a little more emphaty to new customers.We brought couple freinds to try out sugarfish for their first time.First, my wife and I ordered what we usually order and we gave our friends to try the fish from our plates.They loved it and decided to join our course as well and take the same one we took.The manager came and said "we are sorry since you already started your course they can not join you" ?!?!?!We told her we just started ours, and it's their first time trying it maybe we can make an exception?She just said no.It was very said looking at them watching us eating .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 2
Ana Maria Daniels
I had the $43 menu and it was all delicious.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Avivi W.
The fish at Sugarfish never disappoints!! I loved their Toro special! It was super fatty, very delicious and literally melted in my mouth! Everything else was great as per usual as well, always love their blue dungeness crab hand roll! The service here was also really good. Everything came pretty fast, and the environment is clean as per usual. However, the only thing was that the rice today was a bit on the soggy side, but other than that, everything else was great.
Mike P.
Terri's service and food. Love sugar fish every time. This place just as good as downtown so either would work out.
Amber C.
Sugarfish's quality is in between a NYC lower priced omakase and the sushi places you get at your local sushi restaurant. Sugarfish is great for those who want to step out of their California, Philadelphia or fried roll phase and try raw fish, but is not as intimidating as a chef's course at an omakase restaurant. I went during a Monday night at 5 PM, and it was completely empty. I recommend going to this place during an off hours to avoid the wait. I got the Nozawa Trust Me, and it was a great portion for the price ($56 without tax) and tip is already included in the price. They offered O-toro which is a great premium piece. Their pieces are different from other sushi restaurants as their pieces are more square, and thicker. The quality was not the freshest, but it wasn't too fishy and was bearable. The rice was falling apart which did annoy me a bit because I kept having to stuff the sushi piece in my mouth quickly and pick up the remaining rice. Overall, this is a good sushi training wheels spot but I would pay more for an omakase with better quality.
Jason Sanders
This is our go-to sushi spot in the City. We do the fixed "Trust-us" menu for $43, and that's usually plenty of delicious food. Great service and the warm rice with the cool fish makes for a nice treat.
Delicious food, love the convenience of just ordering a set and the gratuity already being included. It does feel like the staff is overworked, which has sometimes led to confusion in bringing items to the table but not a big issue. Staff is very welcoming and helpful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Taylor Cooley
I've been here a bunch of times and love it, however, this time was very disappointing. I sat at the bar and it wasn't busy during the daytime. I had no idea who my server was from the beginning, no introduction-- and there was soo many servers hanging out talking to one another that they weren't paying attention to anyone at the bar. I waited a long time for someone to take my order, however, the girl who took my order didn't even ask if Ive been there before, there was a lot of shift changes happening at this time, people coming on, lots of them on breaks so they sat at the bar as well chit chatting, laughing and gathering other servers around them which made it really hard to figure out who was serving you when my orginial server is sitting next to me eating on break!! So I'm basically, I'm siting around hoping someone will attend to me, check up on me, but instead I'm flagging everyone down and feeling bad about perhaps pulling certain servers away from tables. I had to ask for more water, it was empty for 20 mins, no one asked if I wanted more wine, no one asked if I wanted more food or if I'm done?! I asked for everything myself. Please do better. This is not the service I was hoping for. I was there way too long due to prolong waiting around. But the servers were way more into catching up with one another the customers at the bar. I'm sure I'm not the only one that felt that way.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Sarah G.
Amazing customer service, fresh & delicious sushi, and the restaurant vibes were great!
Rachel Bonifacio
Legit Japanese food! So fresh! No tipping here, too, and yet the service is fantastic! As an Asian, this makes me proud.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Eni Nini
just amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tuna Sashimi, Trust Me Toro Hand Roll
This is my first time to dine in Sugarfish. I walked in around 5 pm as they did not take reservation. I was told that I needed to wait for an hour. It turned out the sushi and sashimi were worth waiting for. I made my own combination to select 6 kinds of nigiri (most from limited availability), i.e., Kama Toro, Pink Lobster, Albacore Belly, Ankimo (monkfish liver), Shima Aji, Hokkaido Sea Scallops, and one hand roll of baby scallops. With Nozawa super dry sake, I had a blast!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Bay Scallops, Tuna Sashimi, Lobster, Ankimo, Hand Rolls
We came here on a Thursday night around 5:30PM for a table of 4. It was a rainy day so we got the last available table right away. How lucky of us! The restaurant is small and very dim. I wouldn't recommend sitting by the bar since it was so packed and people coming in and out throughout the night. I ordered the Nozawa Trust Me for $56 with a side of Hokkaido Sea Scallops for an extra $7.25. Pro tip: Sugarfish is a no tipping restaurant and the menu price already includes it. This makes Sugarfish a very affordable sushi restaurant for high quality sushi. The Nozawa Trust Me came with the following items: Edamame - This tasted different from other restaurants. It didn't taste frozen. Tuna Sashimi - So delicious and fresh Albacore Sushi Salmon Sushi New Zealand Sea Bream Sushi Toro Hand Roll - This was my favorite dish! The rice was warm and there was a lot of toro. It was recommended to eat the hand rolls right away. Japanese Yellowtail Bluefin Otoro Sushi Sea Bass Sushi Blue & Dungeness Crab Hand Roll I wouldn't recommend the Hokkaido Sea Scallops. It didn't taste very fresh and there was too much sauce that made the rice mushy. My friends ordered the Don't Think. Just Eat. Trust Me. for $72. The pieces were definitely higher quality and I thought that was better valued because it was only $16 more than the Nozawa Trust Me. There was toro sushi, lobster sushi, lobster hand roll and eel sushi. We also ordered an Nigori unfiltered sake for $14. It was refreshing and sweet, a perfect palette cleanser. The sushi pieces are bigger and the rice was more vinegary than other restaurants. The sets were so filling and a great bang for your buck. I will definitely come back to try the Don't Think. Just Eat. Trust Me. and one day to try it in LA!
Welcome to every basic B’s damp dream.Pros: consistency, no matter the location- it’s always the same. Including the ridiculous wait for mid level fish.Cons: tight seating, no reservations, $$$ for what it isPortion to $: 3/5Date spot: 4/5 if your date is… “that” girl.Zero bar vibes, at the bar.Social media hype. This is the type of spot that girls from the suburbs/ Midwest/Orange County love for loves sake.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bay Scallops, Don't Think Just Eat, Hand Rolls, Blue and Dungeness Crab Hand Roll, Edamame
A sushi lover's dream come true. I stayed next door and waited until my last days to check SUGARFISH off my NYC bucket list meals. I was seated quickly at the bar, ordered the Trust Me menu, then decided to go with whatever my awesome server, Katie, suggested as add-ons with her genuine enthusiasm and top-notch recommendations. Her commitment to making my meal unforgettable, knowing how excited I was to be there, was so appreciated. Out of all the places I hit during my two weeks in the Big Apple (over 30 spots, RIP to my wallet and waistline), Katie's service was hands down the best, and I had many impressive experiences.It's next-level sushi master craftsmanship here. Every single piece was a fresh flavor explosion, worthy of the acclaim and any wait. No bookings, and no tips, because this chef pays his staff a living wage. It's a privilege to support that.If you're looking for an unforgettable experience led by a master chef of tradition and quality, this is the spot. Thank you again to Katie for making my experience so memorable, and acknowledgment to the sake for that too.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The lady manager need to show a little more emphaty to new customers.We brought couple freinds to try out sugarfish for their first time.First, my wife and I ordered what we usually order and we gave our friends to try the fish from our plates.They loved it and decided to join our course as well and take the same one we took.The manager came and said "we are sorry since you already started your course they can not join you" ?!?!?!We told her we just started ours, and it's their first time trying it maybe we can make an exception?She just said no.It was very said looking at them watching us eating .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 2
I had the $43 menu and it was all delicious.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
The fish at Sugarfish never disappoints!! I loved their Toro special! It was super fatty, very delicious and literally melted in my mouth! Everything else was great as per usual as well, always love their blue dungeness crab hand roll! The service here was also really good. Everything came pretty fast, and the environment is clean as per usual. However, the only thing was that the rice today was a bit on the soggy side, but other than that, everything else was great.
Terri's service and food. Love sugar fish every time. This place just as good as downtown so either would work out.
Sugarfish's quality is in between a NYC lower priced omakase and the sushi places you get at your local sushi restaurant. Sugarfish is great for those who want to step out of their California, Philadelphia or fried roll phase and try raw fish, but is not as intimidating as a chef's course at an omakase restaurant. I went during a Monday night at 5 PM, and it was completely empty. I recommend going to this place during an off hours to avoid the wait. I got the Nozawa Trust Me, and it was a great portion for the price ($56 without tax) and tip is already included in the price. They offered O-toro which is a great premium piece. Their pieces are different from other sushi restaurants as their pieces are more square, and thicker. The quality was not the freshest, but it wasn't too fishy and was bearable. The rice was falling apart which did annoy me a bit because I kept having to stuff the sushi piece in my mouth quickly and pick up the remaining rice. Overall, this is a good sushi training wheels spot but I would pay more for an omakase with better quality.
This is our go-to sushi spot in the City. We do the fixed "Trust-us" menu for $43, and that's usually plenty of delicious food. Great service and the warm rice with the cool fish makes for a nice treat.
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Delicious food, love the convenience of just ordering a set and the gratuity already being included. It does feel like the staff is overworked, which has sometimes led to confusion in bringing items to the table but not a big issue. Staff is very welcoming and helpful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
I've been here a bunch of times and love it, however, this time was very disappointing. I sat at the bar and it wasn't busy during the daytime. I had no idea who my server was from the beginning, no introduction-- and there was soo many servers hanging out talking to one another that they weren't paying attention to anyone at the bar. I waited a long time for someone to take my order, however, the girl who took my order didn't even ask if Ive been there before, there was a lot of shift changes happening at this time, people coming on, lots of them on breaks so they sat at the bar as well chit chatting, laughing and gathering other servers around them which made it really hard to figure out who was serving you when my orginial server is sitting next to me eating on break!! So I'm basically, I'm siting around hoping someone will attend to me, check up on me, but instead I'm flagging everyone down and feeling bad about perhaps pulling certain servers away from tables. I had to ask for more water, it was empty for 20 mins, no one asked if I wanted more wine, no one asked if I wanted more food or if I'm done?! I asked for everything myself. Please do better. This is not the service I was hoping for. I was there way too long due to prolong waiting around. But the servers were way more into catching up with one another the customers at the bar. I'm sure I'm not the only one that felt that way.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Amazing customer service, fresh & delicious sushi, and the restaurant vibes were great!
Legit Japanese food! So fresh! No tipping here, too, and yet the service is fantastic! As an Asian, this makes me proud.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
just amazing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Tuna Sashimi, Trust Me Toro Hand Roll