There's a reason this longtime Encinitas favorite has stuck around. The sushi and fish are consistently fresh, portions are GENEROUS (VERY!!), and the menu has a great mix of traditional favorites and creative specialty rolls. Service is always friendly, welcoming, and makes you feel like part of the neighborhood. The atmosphere is relaxed, lively, and family friendly, making it just as good for a casual dinner as a night out. A true small-business staple in the Encinitas community and still the go-to sushi spot for my family and I. read more

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The lunch deals here are crazy! We got 2 LARGE rolls + miso soup + salad for $19. I got the: - spider roll (6/10): we both got the spider roll but felt like there was very little soft shell crab and more batter - crunchy roll + fish on top (7/10): I tried the fish itself and it was decent nothing special I would come again for the value because you cannot find all of that food for less than $20 in this economy but if you're looking for amazing quality then this might not be the place. Service was 10/10! read more

Hooked On Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Encinitas, California

We were traveling to San Diego and stopped. The inside of the restaurant is very dark. The place smells stuffy. The staff was very nice and seated us in the back. The food came quickly. The sesame chicken was good, but kind of warm, not hot. The miso soup was very watery. The salad was simple. We ordered teriyaki chicken was room temperature. It was bland, and slightly tasteless. Small portions. The roll was okay, but not great. The whole experience was just Okay. The highest rating is three stars. read more

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We've been to several locations and this is our favorite location. Always come for the lunch combos (I.e. hand rolls, specialty rolls like the Carlsbad, Rainbow or Incredible roll, comes with salad and miso soup) and the kids menu (chicken nuggets, veggie tempura). The chicken teriyaki was too dry, maybe overcooked. Somehow the food seems a bit better and service seems quicker. Though I don't love that there's TVs everywhere as I feel like I'm eating by myself while the rest of the family is glued to the TVs. read more

Hooked On Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Encinitas, California

Ordered to-go since they aren't a dog friendly establishment. Everything was packaged separately which made it easy to tell what the rolls and sushi were. Everything tasted fresh, and the soft crab roll was very large. Was easy to pickup and use toast, and the timing estimate was accurate. read more

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Absolutely a 5-star experience. Everything was incredibly fresh and tasted amazing. The standout for me was the Encinitas Roll with three different kinds of fish. It was fresh, well balanced, and easily one of the best specialty rolls I've had. The service was friendly, and the quality of the food really speaks for itself. I'll definitely be back and would highly recommend this place to anyone who loves great sushi. read more

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Happy to say this place is consistently good! Have a great meal with good service. Love their gluten free options for those that need it. We will return! read more

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Another great meal at Hooked on Sushi. I stopped by today and, despite how busy they were, the service was still excellent. Everyone was friendly, attentive, and my food came out quickly. I ordered the Vitamin Roll, a yellowtail hand roll, and a side of chicken gyoza. Everything was fresh and tasted great. The fish was especially fresh, which is one of the reasons I keep coming back. I also thought it was sweet that they had Bluey on for the kids who were there eating with their families. Little things like that make a place feel welcoming. Good staff, fresh food, and a great atmosphere. Hooked on Sushi continues to be one of my favorite sushi spots in North County. Highly recommend. read more

Hooked On Sushi - Vitamin Roll (gluten free) Chicken Gyoza Yellowtail Hand Roll - Japanese Near Me - Encinitas, California

A decent family sushi place. First visit, lunch. Place was almost full, lots of very reasonably priced lunch specials and combos on menu. Service friendly. We ordered a fairly typical mix of standard stuff: hand and cut rolls, lunch combo. Food was all fairly good/standard for this price point. I went with the kids and happy they could each order the stuff they wanted without breaking the bank. In terms of atmosphere it's a bit darkened inside which was actually good on a hot summer day. Felt like we definitely got value for money in line with what was on offer. Would return. read more

The service was good. Prompt, friendly, quick to serve the food. Decor nice and clean in the restaurant. Sushi was not the greatest but not horrible. Maybe one step above grocery store sushi? The sushi rice was dry and you can tell the way the fish is sliced ragged the sushi isn't of the best quality. High end sushi restaurants take more care in the preparation and the way the fish is sliced/placed. This looked like they sawed pieces of fish from a serrated knife and slapped it on the rice. Overall it's passable if you're desperate for sushi and not picky about quality. They have some sushi or teriyaki combos for lunch (18.50-19.50) read more

Good service, fresh fish and ingredients and a variety of specials. Casual environment and ambiance is nice, you can have a great conversation without blasting music. Closed caption tv at the sushi bar as well. Great local spot! read more

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The place my mom and I wanted to go to had their power out so we quickly diverted. Nice place for reasonably priced sushi for area. Take out looked like their most popular option by far. The food came out very fast. read more

Hooked On Sushi - Tonkotsu Ramen - Japanese Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Good number of options. Good service. I ordred some take outs and I also dined in. Always tasted fresh and flavourful. Only one time the fried rolls in vegan options was bad oily. It seemed the oil was not good. But generally nice place to get sushi and rolls. read more

Hooked On Sushi - Veggies Rolls and Edamame - Japanese Near Me - Encinitas, California

5 star service, very friendly and accommodating! Ambiance is chill, family friendly, food is great! All dishes were good, my only critique is the sesame chicken was not very crispy because it was in the sauce and the veggies didn't taste as if they were fully cooked but flavor was good! Would gladly come back as they were very careful of my wife's peanut treenut and seafood allergies :) read more

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What a great local spot in Encinitas! In the neighborhood and off the beaten path of Encinitas. Always friendly service. Amazing choice of rolls. Yummy miso soup. Vegetarian and vegan options if you don't want fish but are craving veggie heavy options. Such as veggie hand rolls. Nice wine and sake list. Good for solo dining, date nights or a family meal. read more

Celebrating the wife's wonderful performance review so decided to go out for sushi. Parking was surprisingly busy on a Monday night, but were able to find a spot and be seated right away. Ordered a bottle of Sapporo which happened to be one of the few things on the happy hour menu. Also, looking at the beer menu and doing the math the big bottle of Sapporo is the best bang for your buck before the happy hour discount. They do happy hour wine on Tuesdays if you're a fan of the grape. We ordered the Monkey Brain, Black Dragon, and the Homie. The homie was our favorite, but none were bad. Would probably only order the homie again. They have a robust menu so can't wait to come back and try other items. read more

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Welcomed on entering by the hostess and seated promptly. It's a very nice open space with lots of seating and good amount of seating at the sushi bar. It has a nice ambiance with the music level and decor. It had a good clean feel inside. Sashimi combo comes with 6 piece sashimi a side salad and miso soup. Fish nicely sliced and good flavor! Soup could have been a touch hotter but it was pretty good overall on the flavor, nice pieces of seaweed and tofu chunks. Salad was a simple one but the dressing...SO GOOD!!!!!!! Nicely displayed Shrimp tempura appetizer was nicely cooked with shrimp to tempura ratio, dipping sauce was also really good 2 item combo with chicken katsu and crunch roll with rice, side salad and miso soup was really good. The katsu was nicely breaded and had good flavor alone, the dipping sauce was pretty good. Very tasty together. The crunch roll was huge and pretty tasty! Overall very good food and recommend for sushi! read more

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Tried and tested, amazing sushi place. Great ambience, fast service, and amazing selection and quality food.

Stumble upon this restaurant from a food delivery app. I was tired from playing pickle ball and I didn't want to be nice to anybody in public so I decided to order in. HAHA. I was craving sushi and didn't really know where to order from and the promotion from the app was compelling. I was starving so I ended up ordering the tempura appetizer some Nigiri and some specialty rolls and hand rolls. I didn't really have a high expectations because of it being delivered but holy moly did it impress me. The shrimp tempura was nicely battered. Not overly fried and the batter was nice and light. My hand rolls were nice and full. The seared albacore was actually my favorite one. All of the specialty roles that we had were pretty massive. We got El Fuego, the Homie and TNT. I probably ordered too much food, but it's OK because they were still good as leftovers the next day as well. Fish quality was good not like Omakase good but you know good good. I'm hoping to come back here in person when I'm feeling a little nicer and want to actually talk to people. All in all, the food was great and I'm looking forward to ordering this again or going into the restaurant. read more

We just love this place. The bento boxes are top notch. The Tempura, California rolls and chicken katsu are so good. The salad has the best dressing ever and the miso soup is great. A win for the whole house! read more

Excellent Bento Boxes. i had lunch there with my mom. she enjoys the place and so do i. i will definitely come back here.

The menu looked incredible, so many fun options. I was just killing time so I got their tofu which was good. The service was fast, the staff were very friendly. They had killer lunch specials. I will be back. Oh and I loved their water cantinas. read more

Easily our family's favorite restaurant. It's very kid friendly, great food that is fresh, well priced and vegetarian friendly menu! Staff is always so kind. We love it read more

Hooked On Sushi - Udon - Japanese Near Me - Encinitas, California

Fast and consistent. The food is good! I usually do pick up because it is convenient.

The food was amazing! You can tell they use fresh ingredients. While we couldn't find it on the menu, our server confirmed that they have inari, which is our 4 year oldest favorite. The food also came out super quickly. TVs had bith a soccer game on as well as a kids show. read more

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Yummy. I am big fan of sushi for all meals. I am hooked on hooked. Their fish is so fresh and tasty. Staff are so on point. Manager is very nice. Ambiance: low key spot. You the best hooked read more

We love hooked on sushi. The service is always great, food comes out fast and is always fresh. Our son asks to eat her weekly. Lucky to have sushi so close to us. read more

Hooked On Sushi - Crunchy roll, north coast roll, redline and chicken katsu - Japanese Near Me - Encinitas, California

Delicious food and service. Lunch specials are the bomb! And ambience is great. My daughters love it. read more

Haven't been in a while. Had guests from WA in town. Did dinner. Combo meal three items with teriyaki beef , tempura and sashimi really good. Other one had a crunchy roll. Plus calamari app. All tasty. Definitely recommend. read more

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What sushi place packs up a to-go order without any wasabi. Not to mention I specifically asked for wasabi. Guaranteed I'll not go back there. read more

Ordered take-out here and it was quite an abundance of food when we unpacked all the goods at home! The order wasn't quite ready when I arrived and there were others waiting. Nonetheless, despite the delay, it's a solid spot and the food tasted good. read more

I'm definitely hooked on sushi. Came in for lunch and we all ordered bento boxes. I was really surprised with how much food you get! These bento boxes are massive. Each one comes with your choice of protein, salad, miso soup, rice, half a Cali roll, mixed tempura, and pork gyoza. All for just $15.50 per person. Such a great lunch deal and I wish I could have finished mine. The quality of everything was really great and love that they know how to cook rice properly. Service was friendly and very fast as well. Will be back for sure to try some sushi rolls next time. read more

Hooked On Sushi - Miso soup & salad. - Japanese Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Fav sushi place ever hands down super fast service & amazing food! I would recommend this place to anyone who visits or lives here! 10/10 read more

Hooked On Sushi - Dream Roll, Homie Roll - Japanese Near Me - Encinitas, California

SUPER DUPER YUMMY! they were also super duper nice! Very clean and pretty! :) would totally go again read more

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Wife was cravin sushi and we were recommended by one of our co workers to try this place. Walked in and was very busy, so we're thinking it will be really good. We were met at the front by the hostess and sat right away. We were looking around the restaurant and noticed there were saki bottles as decor which was a interesting design on the wall. We were looking at the menu there were a lot of different rolls (like 7-8 pages worth), I went with the tuna hand roll and the dragon roll. The sushi came out fairly quick and the first thing I noticed there was more rice and fish, which is something I nitpick when It comes to sushi. Sushi should be more of the fish than rice, so this is probably the only reason I would give 4 stars. The overall rolls still tasted good and they looked really big as well. I think you get your moneys worth if you do come here but it's probably because of how much rice they put in vs the amount of fish. I think if they fix their portions when it comes to their rolls I think it would make the taste of their sushi that much better. This is probably my only visit to this chain. read more

Hooked On Sushi - Dragon Roll - Japanese Near Me - Encinitas, California

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Great lunch deal! My server Camila was very warm and welcoming when I walked in and I was seated right away! Come here for great bento lunch and great service read more

Hooked On Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Encinitas, California

Surprisingly decent sushi for the price. I've paid more for less quality and taste. It's no Nobu (I was served by him once many years ago), but it's easily edible and their pricing is pretty easy on the wallet as far as sushi goes. I always get hand rolls, and they are consistent with the size, which is a pet peeve of mine at many other places, when I get rolls that aren't filled nicely. Also, their miso and other soups are very hot, which is the way it should be. You'd be surprised how many places can't even get that right. read more

Went to get some sushi and ramen today for lunch. It was my first time here. My wife and I arrived as soon as the places opened at 1130am. The staff was very welcoming. The inside was very pleasant. We had ordered the lunch two roll combo which included a choosing of a house and specialty roll. Thinking it wasn't going to be enough food, we also ordered miso and tonkotsu ramen. We didn't realize how big the bowl was and was not able to finish the ramen. All the sushi rolls were fresh. The ramen was amazing. read more

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Purchased about $200 takeout for a party last night with three combo platters and requested and paid for extra wasabi. Got home and barely any wasabi to go with all the sushi AND provided only one rice, soup and salad when I ordered three combos, not one. They were 15 minutes late for my pickup time AND haven't received any response from management in regards to my complaint that I sent them..... read more

Absolutely love hooked on sushi and Melissa! We order from here all the time and she is the most knowledgeable, nice and friendly person. The food is always delicious and great quality read more

Hooked On Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Encinitas, California