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    Blue Gingko

    3.7 (249 reviews)
    ModerateSushi Bars, Japanese
    Closed 11:30 am - 2:00 pm, 4:30 PM - 8:00 PM
    Updated 1 week ago

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating

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    Alex A.

    Small neighborhood place in a stripmall. Sushi was tasty and fresh. Portion size okay. Pricing is moderately high. Will try come back again to try a few more rolls. Friendly staff.

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    Annandstan W.

    We tried the chirashi and it did not disappoint. Everything was fresh and beautifully presented. It was the perfect lunch, thank you!

    Kai L.

    Not a bad option for sushi in Lafayette. This restaurant is run by the same people behind Sasa in Walnut Creek. This is one of your best options around Lafayette and we came on Friday at 5:30 and it was already busy. Service was friendly and the fish was decently fresh: can't expect stuff flown from Toyosu every day. Would come back again as a more casual option to Hanazen.

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    Naya S.

    Food was good- nothing crazy. Pretty affordable w good options. Waiters were nice and friendly :)

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    Tareq B.

    Great place for sushi and Japanese appetizers. Full bar. Amazing outdoor seating perfect for an sunny afternoon. The wine selection is excellent as well. Service was friend and not rushed. The ducks swimming in the pond adds to the experience.

    Ohana Roll was good - that sauce was amazing.  Crab and tempura shrimp inside and hamachi and shiso leaf on top.
    Rachel M.

    I was a little skeptical getting sushi here after seeing the ratings but I had a hankering for some after getting some Susie's Cakes so I decided to give it a go since it was close by. I came right when it opened and decided to sit outside. I opened the menu and immediately saw high prices for sushi- one roll was already $18.95. Yikes. The waitress offered some specials - one was the Ohana roll: shrimp tempura and crab inside and topped with hamachi and shiso leaf. Sounded yummy. It arrived and it looked pretty. Gotta admit - it was delicious. The components really went nicely together and that SAUCE on the side. It was a savory sweet unagi sauce that was addicting. It really added some nice umami flavors to the roll. I was tempted to get some salmon sashimi but 3 pieces was already $12.95. I opted for the bill, which was $21 with tax. The food is pretty good but not sure if it's worth the $$$. I have a really yummy place in WC I go to with rolls for $12.95. Maybe I'll be back if I get the same craving in the area but I wouldn't go out of my way.

    Philly and Lafayette rolls

    Had lunch here and things were semi-crowded (restaurant was about 60% full). Tables were clean and the ambiance was calm/quiet. Would be a great place for a casual sushi date. Service was excellent and attentive. My waitress was the only server working there, and she did a great job keeping my water glass full and making sure I was satisfied with my meal. The food was alright for the price. I ordered the Philly and Lafayette rolls. They came out promptly and as described in the menu. Even though each roll only came with 6 pieces, they were very thick (about 2x as thick as the ones you see in grocery stores). The bites are well-proportioned and tasty. I did spontaneously order some inari (not pictured unfortunately), and it was just okay. $5 for two pieces felt kind of like highway robbery, but for a place that has to pay Lafayette rent, I'm not going to condemn them for it.

    Maguro nigiri, Mita Spicy Roll, and Spider Roll (left to right).

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    2 months ago

    Best fish in town. The different rolls are over the top!!! Staff is super friendly.

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    2 months ago

    Delicious food, great service, I love their menu. Highly recommend. Seating inside or outside is always a great experience.

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    11 months ago

    Blue Ginko is back and better than ever! Jalapeño roll and Diablo roll will not disappoint.

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    Good food, fast and friendly service. The sushi's are always fresh. Glad to have Blue Gingko in our community.

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    1 year ago

    Best Japanese in the Bay!! Service is fantastic, food is great. Family and I have come here for years now

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    Our top two sushi place. Have been coming here over five years. Always fresh, friendly, amazingly prepared food

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    I love this place ! Fresh sushi and great service! Every time I was there always so fresh ...I'm highly recommend to go there

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    3 years ago

    Food was delicious! Very nice staff and quick service. Small restaurant has outdoor seating too.

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    2 years ago

    Best sushi in Lafayette! Fresh fish, consistent great service with diverse menu. Great ambiance centrally located in downtown Lafayette!

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    Very fresh and creative rolls. Good service and a nice and quiet place for a special meal.

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    4.3(189 reviews)
    0.3 mi
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    I found this cute sushi place, Kiki Sushi and Vegetarian, when I was practicing using the voice…read morecommands while using the full self driving feature in my 2018 Tesla Model 3, "find sushi"! (There button on the right steering wheel must be pressed down until it beeps, then you use your voice command.) The nearest sushi restaurant in my Tesla car screen was Kiku Sushi! This is a little gem of a restaurant with a cute interior dining area with television for people watching the FIFA games, a good bar selection of you imbibe, and a delightful patio where you can sit under a covered awning. The place has a small parking lot along the side of the restaurant located in the back. If you're shopping at Whole Foods or Mount Diablo Foods, this restaurant is located down the street from them on a side street on Lafayette Circle. I spoke to the owner, they only use the best quality sushi: Atlantic King salmon, bluefin tuna, the shrimp is cooked here, white tuna is from Korea, the onso hamachi is from Hokkaido. The onagi is high end, and ordered from Thailand. There are two other Kiku Sushi & Vegetarian locations, one is located in north Berkeley, 1416 Gilman Street, Berkeley, CA, and one is located at 538 Valencia Street, San Francisco. The food is absolutely delicious, nicely presented, and the sashimi is cut into very thick slices. I ordered my favorite go-to dish, chirashi sushi, and a specially ordered eel handroll with rice and veggies. The matcha tempura ice cream was delicious, too. You must absolutely come and try out this place, they play relaxing, nice jazz music in the background, it was good for a very nice before-the-250th-anniversary of our country, the 4th of July! Check out this place, you surely won't be disappointed!

    i love this restaurant!!! i love that they have super unique flavorful vegetarian and vegan sushi…read morerolls. i have tried the kiku roll, vegan spicy baked scallop roll, and the gogo roll. they're all so delicious!! the service is wonderful and everyone is so kind and welcoming. very clean restaurant as well with both indoor and outdoor seating.

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    4.4(123 reviews)
    4.7 mi
    $$
    Locally owned & operated
    Vegetarian friendly

    Had to leave some love on Ichiko's page after my experience yesterday. Had a last minute potluck…read morein Martinez and remembered this was next on my sushi list. Menu had several party tray options and I hurriedly placed the order online thinking I ordered a specific tray (D) with several raw fish rolls I liked but I had picked E which was mostly cooked. I called back asking if they can change it but they already made it so I decided to let it be. Upon pick up I saw that they had added a sashimi sampler on the house - wow what a nice and generous gesture! Very much appreciated that as well as the beautiful presentation of the tray. The cooked rolls were pretty good and I got to enjoy some of the sashimi with them. I'll definitely order from them again and this time will get the D tray. Thanks Ichiko for a great first time experience!

    I finally tried this place and it was actually very good. Super fresh and tasty. It was very clean…read morein there, not the nicest lighting/ambiance but more casual vibes. I like just being left alone to order at the kiosk and take my time if needed. The one star off is because my order was wrong, the protein was right on the poke bowl, but not all the toppings were there and some wrong toppings. Also, one of my sauces was missing. I would have brought it back, but it's a waste to remake. I really don't want the item that was added in so that sucks a little bit. I think the guy should slow down and make sure he pays attention to the order since it's listed out/doesn't seem too hard. It's better to wait a minute longer and get the order right. They should get that handled because I imagine some people will want it remade to remove toppings they don't want and that's a total waste of their food. The only other thing that freaked me out a little is their seaweed salad turned the rice bright green right away which makes it seem like weird quality/food dye. That being said, it was delicious and seemed very fresh overall and I'll be back. But I will tell them to please make sure to put the right toppings on there. Recommend you check your orders before you go.

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    4.1(955 reviews)
    6.5 mi
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    We sat at the sushi bar and the sushi chef (Dylan) was very helpful and made us delicious things…read morewithout us asking. The sushi and his picks were both exceptional and tasted amazing!!! The ambience of the restaurant was very nice as well. I definitely recommend coming here for both great food and for an amazing sushi experience. My Favorite rolls were the Pink Lady and the Golden Dragon roll.

    This sushi buffet was surprisingly good! I was surprised at the quality of this restaurant. We…read moreboth love the sashimi plates and we ordered it twice. We sat right next to the bar which made it easy to get into the line for the sashimi. Wednesday is probably the best day to go because the line was relatively small and fast. In fact, we were the first people in line before the actual restaurant opened. We had Yelp reservations but being first in line, they didn't even ask about the reservation. Everyone was friendly and even the customers were friendly too. One older lady walked right in front of the line and said that she went there every Wednesday for 3 years and they know her. It was very clean and being the first people in the restaurant probably made the place even cleaner for us. The sashimi was fresh. Loved the salmon, saba (makeral), hamachi and unagi (eel). We loved the salmon skin rolls too and ordered it twice. The aburi nigiri was good when I added a slice of fresh salmon sashimi on top. You get a big plastic cup of water. Order the appetizers from the waitress (sashimi and rolls are a separate line inside the restaurant in front of the buffet). The sesame balls were tiny and cute. The hamachi collar was small and fresh (husband said it was a bit bland). It's relatively healthy if you like cooked fish. There is no sauce and it's just probably dipped quickly in hot oil to cook. Flash fried. Took about 10 minutes to cook. 40 minutes into the end of our lunch, the waitress brought our check and it was around 63 dollars for lunch after tip and taxes. Best value ever. I liked this much better than the Japanese restaurant I spent almost 100 on lunch in Berkeley recently. Highly recommended!

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    Sushi Fighter

    3.7(260 reviews)
    2.3 mi
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    The mixed reviews tell the story. The restaurant is small but attractively decorated. Our food…read more(bento boxes and Lion King roll) were good, and the lunch prices were very reasonable for the area and portion sizes. The lunch menu is small but with enough variety, and the much larger regular menu includes lunch prices. However, they need to clean up their act a little, both figuratively and literally. I'm pretty sure the chalkboard sign in front showed closing times earlier than on their own website. The website online ordering page says the menus aren't available, though scrolling down did reveal them. On the literal side, the bathroom needs attention, as other reviewers have said. I wouldn't have quite called it dirty and didn't hesitate to use it, but it was definitely shabby. The tile floor was discolored around the edges, the sink could have used a deep clean, and the soap dispenser was empty--a bottle of hand soap was propped up on a rail. Overall, it's a good effort and I probably would eat there again, though I'd examine my food based on some of the negative reviews--food safety isn't something I want to mess around with, and especially not for sushi. But inattention to some details makes me cautious about possible inattention to others. Make your own decision.

    True score is 2.5 stars. I so want to like this place as a moraga local with limited food options…read more Service has always been poor to okay here but last few times the rice is dry and the fish doesn't seem as fresh as Golden palace. Bad service and mid food - bummer

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