If you're not trying to spend a whole paycheck on fancy sushi , this place is just as good. No frills , good quality fish cuts at reasonable prices. I can order my favorite baked green mussel appetizer and some sashimi, sake , and a roll for about half the cost it would be up the road. Don't get me wrong , those places are delicious, but if you don't need the frills just come here to get the meal . [[HIGHLIGHT]]Just good food, no presumptuous social media vibe.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

We were greeted nicely when we arrived, but unfortunately the good service ended there. Our server was cold and unfriendly, but that wasn't even the main issue. The problem started when he made a mistake with our order and instead of owning it, he insisted he was right, made us feel like we were the ones who were confused, and charged us extra to fix HIS mistake. I was never refunded for that charge. It wasn't about the money, it was about how uncomfortable and frustrating the whole situation was. He only admitted he was wrong after we explained it several times, but even then he acted like it was somehow our fault. There was no apology or real attempt to make things right. I was just visiting the city, and I can honestly say I would never come back. I'm leaving this review so other tourists aren't misled by this place's "okay" rating and come here expecting a good experience like we did. read more

Should've listened to the reviews. Walked in at 2 PM on a Friday and the service was awful from the start. The guy working pointed at a table and said, "Sit there." That was basically the extent of his communication with us. Menus dropped off with no greeting. I said thank you, got nothing back. Water dropped off, no words. Meanwhile, a group that came in after us got smiles, conversation, and friendly service. After 10 minutes of being ignored and treated like an inconvenience, we walked out. If you work in hospitality, basic kindness and respect shouldn't be optional. Don't treat paying customers like they're bothering you. read more

Horrible experience and we had to walk out. Walked in and the greeter was scowling at us, and grumpily said "yeah". Whoa. Chilly. No smile, no hello. He just waved his hands and said "sit anywhere." We sat, and sat, and still no menu, so get up to get our own. After 10 minutes we have no waters, and no check in. After 15 minutes we get up to walk out and he said "what do you want". We reply with "can we start with some waters"? And he rudely said you want to start your order with that? We respond with, "enough, we are leaving" and he said "FINE!" And threw a utensil in the corner while shaking his head in anger. I proceeded to tell him he was being rude, and he turn towards me approaching with an expression of aggression and said "don't tell me what I am!" Folks, please avoid this place and enjoy Ponzu right down the street. Hands down the best Sushi in town and full of smiling greeting faces read more

We visited Happy Sushi on Sunday, August 16, around 6:30 PM. Unfortunately, there was nothing particularly "happy" about the experience. A friend who is visiting from out of town and I decided to go out for sushi and were looking forward to a nice dinner. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The moment we walked into the restaurant, however, I noticed a very strong and unpleasant odor that smelled like sewage, a drain, or something rotten.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I mentioned it to both my friend and our server as soon as we arrived. My friend didn't notice it immediately, so rather than make an issue out of it, we sat down and tried to give the restaurant a chance. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Within a few minutes, though, the smell became impossible for me to ignore. I had completely lost my appetite.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Shortly afterward, my friend noticed it too and commented on how bad the odor was. At that point, we decided we simply couldn't eat there and told our server we wanted to leave. Unfortunately, an appetizer had already been ordered. We asked if it could be canceled, explaining again that we were leaving specifically because of the odor, but were told that they had already started preparing it. Rather than argue, we paid for the appetizer and left without eating dinner. What was especially disappointing was that the manager appeared to be within earshot of the entire conversation and never came over to acknowledge the issue, apologize, ask what was wrong, or offer any solution. I'm not someone who enjoys complaining at restaurants, and we weren't looking for free food or special treatment. [[HIGHLIGHT]]We simply didn't want to eat sushi in a dining room that smelled strongly of sewage/drain odor.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Restaurants can have plumbing problems. Things happen. But when the smell is strong enough that customers lose their appetite and decide to leave, I would expect management to take the concern seriously rather than insist on completing and charging for an appetizer the customers no longer want because of the condition inside the restaurant. We paid, left, and found somewhere else to have dinner. Unfortunately, we won't be returning. read more

Happy Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palm Springs, California

Horrible service, gross food handling, and unauthorized charges! I placed a pickup order 20 minutes in advance, and 10 minutes later I got a text saying it was ready. When I arrived, the restaurant was completely empty. Despite being the only customer, the front staff asked for my name----three separate times, making me sit down and wait each time while my order was supposedly already finished. I only get a 30-minute lunch break, and I wasted 20 minutes standing there with zero updates or communication while the staff just chatted and took their sweet time. What made it infinitely worse was watching the person cutting fish openly sneeze directly over the fish while laughing with the front-of-house staff. They didn't change gloves, didn't wash their hands, wiped their nose right on their shirt sleeve, and kept cutting raw fish. It was completely unsanitary and repulsive. To top it off, I requested extra ginger and cucumber on the side for my baked salmon roll, assuming they would tell me if there was an additional fee. Instead, two hours after leaving, I noticed an extra charge hit my card without my authorization or consent. If I had been told it cost extra, I would have gladly declined it. Just because it's the slow season in Palm Springs doesn't mean you can treat the locals who live and work here with zero respect or basic courtesy. This place has seriously fallen off. Avoid! read more

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I would avoid this place if I were you. I came here to have a good experience and the server simply ruined it. I asked for the Alaska roll which comes with salmon. When my order arrived it wasn't the Alaska roll, I asked the server and he "no, it is trust me, the Alaska doesn't come with salmon." If you look at the menu, there's a picture of the Alaska roll literally with salmon on top. I asked once more and then he said "my bad, I'll change it because I put the wrong roll on the system" Ok, then after I asked for my bill he simply said he couldn't change for the Alaska roll in the system and he would have to charge me 3 dollars extra. Mind you, the Alaska is $18. He said I would have to be charged $21 for his mistake and that "he got me next time with discounts." However, I am not from the area, I was here to have a good experience. Do you think he cared? He said "don't worry I'll remind your face, I got you" The amount of "I fucked up" I heard, no professionalism, nothing. No manager, no one came to talk to me. I paid my bill but tell me, how is that even fair to your customer? They simply don't care about customer service at all. Not worth it! read more

Happy Sushi - Bill - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palm Springs, California

Happy Sushi is conveniently located in the heart of downtown Palm Springs. It has become our favorite go-to place for take-out chicken teriyaki bowls ($14.00) and miso soup ($4.00). The chicken teriyaki bowl is a generous portion, always filled with plenty of chicken, always tasty and never disappoints. The miso soup is a small bowl but also always tasty. The food comes nicely packaged, hot, and is always ready when they say it will be. Take-out dinner for two was $36 for the food plus a 3% credit card surcharge ($1.08) and then tax of $3.44 for a total of $40.52, very reasonable price for dinner for two by Palm Springs standards. If you are looking for a savory chicken teriyaki bowl dinner for take-out, give Happy Sushi a try. read more

Happy Sushi - Chicken terriyaki bowl and miso soup as seen from above - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palm Springs, California

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Consistently delicious, family owned restaurant. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Great variety of food, great portions, tasty, friendly service and comfortable interior.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] A local favorite for sure. read more

Happy Sushi - Philly Roll!!! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palm Springs, California

It was okay, my date picked the oysters and the salmon roll. I choose the amigo roll and a scallop hand roll. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ambiance was okay as well not too fancy and not too bummy.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The service was also okay, they were not as attentive as I would have loved them to be. Overall okay if you want some quick sushi. read more

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This place is fabulous! No matter what time I come in, the service is fast and fresh and delicious. Get the truffle salmon sashimi as soon as you walk in. You will want to take a bath in that delicious truffle sauce. The baked salmon roll is delicious. Just a little bit of spice mixed with the eel sauce gives that pop of flavor. Everything else here I've tried is wonderful. I cannot say enough about this place and I'm so glad it's here. Also, there is a great big parking lot behind, so don't bother on the main drag out there. Happy Sushi equals happy me! read more

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First time! The sushi was good. I didn't have anything super "fresh fish" style, but the eel nigiri and the Philadelphia roll I had were very nice. The eel was wonderfully tender, and the roll was lovely. The roe was bright and flavorful, and the rolls had good structural integrity. The service was quick and friendly! We were waited on by a couple different people, and both were attentive and well mannered. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The restaurant itself is a bit dim & the ambiance is casual and comfortable.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]Space is a bit tight between tables and in the walking space, but it's manageable.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Happy Sushi - Eel nigiri - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palm Springs, California

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Came for dinner tonight and the service was atrocious. [[HIGHLIGHT]]When we arrived there were only a handful of tables.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We ordered two sashimis, two bowls of white rice, a sake and a Diet Coke. The waiter brings the rice and sake immediately. Except it's a cool night so it immediately starts going cold. We wait five mins. No food. Another waiter comes by. We mention the Diet Coke and the cooling rice. He takes the rice back and says he has no idea why his colleague brought it out before the food. Ten mins go by. One sashimi arrives. We wait five mins. The waiter brings the rice. Five more mins. No sign of the other sashimi. We flag the waiter down and he checks. The original waiter only placed an order for ONE sashimi. The second waiter places the order for the second sashimi, He says he's put it in as a rush order and it's on the way. Ten more mins go by. I tell my husband to eat. Ten more mins. My husband goes in to check. He speaks to the chef. He hasn't been given a sashimi order. We walk out. This place is a disorganized mess read more

I have been coming to happy sushi for over five years. I am a local. I love coming here and I love their Palm Springs roll and their hot sake. [[HIGHLIGHT]]However, today I was having lunch and there was a cockroach on the floor.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I notified the staff and they said that the owner has Pest Control and there's nothing they can do about it as it's in their walls and It's in their ceiling. They're everywhere but they're not "food or in the drinks". I showed my server and he did nothing to accommodate me and just went on to explain that this is normal. [[HIGHLIGHT]]It completely grossed me out and I could not eat anymore and I had to leave.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I paid the bill in full - was not comped or anything. And I got out of there. Very sad as I use to be a regular at this Palm Springs downtown restaurant. read more

Happy Sushi - Cockroach on floor - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palm Springs, California

The servers were really friendly here. The food came out within a good time. The food was good and as expected. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The restaurant was nice and clean.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

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I am baffled at the rating this sushi joint has because it's a false reflection! This place is amazing! So much that it's one of the few places I eat sushi from! This time I ordered a bulgogi bowl and while it was good, I found the food to taste dry, perhaps because the skillet dried it out? Not worth $20. Next time I'd like to try the chicken teriyaki option. The service is quick and pleasant! read more

Happy Sushi - Jalapeño Bomb and Deep Fried Philly - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palm Springs, California

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Came to visit Palm Springs for a visit and this sushi place did not disappoint. The staff was so kind and very helpful. The ambiance was nice and cozy. The food was delicious. We ordered lots of food and it was all so good. The sushi combo 2 I got yellowtail, salmon, and albacore instead of tuna and it was delicious. The scallop appetizer was yummy too but it's a little sweet for me. The fried green bean was yummy alongside with the jalepeno popper. Definitely will stop by again. read more

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I was surprised that the reviews of this place was pretty low, granted it's no fine dining but it definitely deserves more than average! The service was fast and friendly, [[HIGHLIGHT]]nestled in a busy area in downtown Palm Springs, it's a nice vibe.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The employees are very friendly and the food was yummy, no complaints! read more

Happy Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palm Springs, California

The main thing that could be improved was the taste and freshness of the sushi and fish. I know we live in the desert, however there are other restaurants that present better tasting food. [[HIGHLIGHT]]I think this place receives a lot of foot traffic because its in the heart of downtown Palm Springs.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The service was okay. I can't complain about that. I went once and that was enough for me. read more

This is one of my favorite spots especially on the Western part of the Coachella Valley. You can take a walk around in downtown Palm Springs, and have a nice stop here for dinner. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The service is good, it's always clean too, and a great spot to meetup with friends or family.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We had chicken Gyoza for an appetizer ($8). We also had 3 sushi rolls for a decent bill. The baked salmon roll was my favorite ($18) we also had a dragon roll ($18) and my sister's favorite the fire cracker roll ($17). FYI: There's a credit card charge of 3% so support our local businesses and use cash or a debit card to help keep their card processing fees down. read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Food, service and quality of fish, lovely place![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I did not know about Happy Sushi and came across it randomly looking for a lunch spot. read more

The service. And how fast they bring out your order. I got the ahi tuna roll and asked not to make it spicy. And it was very good. Went back twice while visiting Palm Springs. read more

Order a bake salmon and yellow tail hand roll at 9 pm take more then 40 mins to come out when there's only 2 people in the restaurant.

sushi is amazing but [[HIGHLIGHT]]service and atmosphere could've been better[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]. took a while for my sushi to arrive

We have eaten here at least five times and every time it is really, really tasty! We're always seated immediately, the service is SUPER fast and friendly. The beer is very cold and the sake is perfectly hot! Every single roll we've had from the simple sashimi to the specialty rolls. They have even made rolls upon request (spicy scallop!) We haven't tried the ramen / poke or some of the other ala cart items. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The atmosphere is fun and vibrant and the location is so easy to walk to in Palm Springs.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Happy Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palm Springs, California

wonderful great food friendly service. everyone took my order with care and made sure I was satisfied with my order. will come back for sure

EPIC!!! I've eaten here many many times. I keep forgetting to actually write a review. I usually default to sashimi here because everything is so good and fresh. I always get the fattest pieces of fish they have and they melt on your tongue like butter! If you don't get anything else though, make sure you get the blue crabhand roll! It is unbelievably rich and delicious read more

Happy Sushi - Blue Crab hand roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palm Springs, California

Great sushi, fresh and tasty. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Great spot for and afternoon lunch, located in downtown Palm Springs.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] We went right at opening and staff was super friendly and prompt with their service! read more

Happy Sushi - Salmon Bento Assorted Bento - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palm Springs, California

Visiting Palm Springs this weekend felt like sushi went to happy sushi in downtown Palm Springs. I highly recommend it. My wife had the rainbow roll in the picture. I had the teriyaki chicken bento box. Both of us were really impressed. Definitely make this a stop if you're in Palm Springs. read more

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Awesome sushi! Loved the Fire Cracker Roll! The shrimp tempura and spicy tuna are so delicious and the spicy mayo (and added extra eel sauce) really topped it off great. The Chicken Gyoza was nice an crispy on the outside and moist chicken on the inside. Great dish to share. I tried a little of the Assorted Tempura (shrimp & veggies), also a hit!! The service here was fantastic and friendly! The ambiance is nice, casual and clean. Can't wait to come back to try more of their tasty looking dishes!! read more

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What a great place! We arrived for a late lunch/early dinner on a Sunday and it wasn't very busy. We sat at the bar. The service, food and atmosphere were good. We ordered the ahí ahí roll, baked salmon roll, some spicy garlic edamame, and a flavor sake sampler. The rolls were fresh, flavorful and built beautifully. The edamame was cooked perfectly. The sake sampler was fun! I wanted to try a mild flavor sake and these paired nice with the rolls. read more

Happy Sushi - Ahí ahí roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palm Springs, California

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Probably a hidden gem in Palm Springs! I'm super impressed with the friendly and fast service and delicious sushi. I love love love the uni here and anything with scallops. Also try their spicy miso ramen! read more

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Am giving it 2 stars because the California roll was good. Ordered nigiri and the fish was sub-par, pre-frozen not fresh, and the only good nigiri was the squid and they added some spicy gunk on top that ruined it. The service was horrible - grumpy, grumbly staff (not the sushi chef) and then was presented with the bill on a tablet with giant TIP boxes that had the lowest option of 18%. And the order was to-go. If this place was good at one time it is not any longer. read more

This restaurant should be called Horrible Sushi.. 1. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The bathroom was very unsanitary and dirty, it smelled like new bleach chemicals and poop.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] 2. We got seated and brought water, one of my kids water cup was leaking a lot and had a hole on the bottom and once they were noticed, we didn't get another to replace it 3. We ordered a few stuff (party of 8) but ended up with only half of our order, assuming they forgot all about it. Pretty sure our server didn't write our order and had to go back to the kitchen to be reminded what was what on there menu. We reminded them that our order did not come completely and they said "I know", yet they didn't do anything. When they bring the check, it also included the food we ordered but they didn't serve. We had to tell them to remove those items . 4. Our server never checked in on us or anything, only when we called. 5. One of my kids ordered miso soup and their meat was very much uncooked. Another was very burnt 6. [[HIGHLIGHT]]There were ants and bugs on the floor[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] 100% would not recommend. We also got scammed as parties of 5 and above have to pay extra. If you see this restaurant, walk away. read more

Terrible food and slow service we left early cause the quality was poor. The ahi was old and false colors read more

Happy Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palm Springs, California

I'm a local and have known this place for years, but this was the worst experience yet. Paid over $100 for sushi that looked cheap and thrown together--mostly rice, barely any fish. The waiter in the red gym shorts yelled at me for talking while ordering. Totally disrespectful. Quality and service have gone downhill. Not coming back. read more

Happy Sushi - ..$18. Basic maki rolls with mostly rice, paper-thin fish, barely any filling--sloppily made and poorly presented. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palm Springs, California

WARNING! Do not go on valentine day. I'm giving them a tiny bit of the benefit of the doubt that maybe it was too many people BUT it was not organized I saw many people waiting for their order to be taken or to receive their food. I felt ignored, there was multiple times the waiters would pass by and turn their backs towards us. Never once did anyone ask for ours drinks, spent 40 minutes sitting with the menus closed on the table, till we finally had someone come towards us and asked if our order was taken yet. We just left at that point. read more

We wanted sushi and boom this place was right in front of us. So their sushi is a little different from every other place I've ever had sushi so we ordered the seaweed salad same as ever then we ordered the cucumber salad which had pepper in it so it gave it a little bit of a different flavor California roll, same as everywhere, or did the spider roll which was a little different it had Sriracha on top as well as lettuce inside the roll didn't really care for it. Also, we had salmon sushi that I wish was a little colder when it was served to me it was almost a hair off of room temperature. Anyway it's no different than belt sushi. Service was very good. read more

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Well ...we left happy sushi with a bit of a frown on our faces. The tempura was fine. But don't expect authentic like sushi ... think Americanized. That means for most of their specialty rolls, ...a lot less flavor and lots of fake crabmeat turned into a heavy mayo fish salad like texture. So keep that in mind and then you won't leave sad or disappointed. read more

Food was great, service was quick. Ample parking in front. We had soups and rolls and both were great.