This place was incredibly cozy, staff are all friendly and welcoming and answered any questions we had. Our server was super attentive. The vibe and ambiance of the place was also very nice. Food: omakase had an amazing presentation and selection, you could either order nigiri or sashimi for the omakase. I especially recommend the lychee crème brulee for dessert. It's amazing how they infused lychee into crème brulee, the flavor of the lychee was hinted, not incredibly strong. Khatan roll is also really good, it wasn't spicy in the moment but the spice kinda lingers after so just beware. Overall, I loved the place and will be coming back! read more

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It's nice to see a great new option for sushi in Oakland. It's vey convenient to get to from BART. The interior is nice, and the seats are comfortable. Service was friendly when I was there. I tried the Lake Merritt roll and some ribeye skewers (a special that day). It hit the spot and I would definitely come here again for more sushi cravings. read more

Khatan Sushi - Ribeye skewers (special) - Japanese Near Me - Oakland, California

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Was craving sushi/omakase and found this spot on Yelp. Came on a weekday and was able to find parking on the same street. It wasn't busy during the time I came which was nice. Server and Chef were super friendly and welcoming. While I waited, the chef brought me a nice little sample to try. Really refreshing and delicious. I ordered a lychee lemonade and edamame to start. Both really good. I had to refrain from drinking and eating it all so I didn't get full before my food came. Would order both again. (Maybe add some liquor in the lemonade lol ) For my main dish, I went with the 10 piece nigiri omakase and upgraded $10 to include toro. Pieces of fish were huge and delicious. Surprisingly the toro wasn't my favorite but still was really good! The shrimp head was a nice treat! I ordered dessert even though I was stuffed cause I couldn't help myself: matcha tres leche (which I was told was their most popular dessert). It didn't disappoint! Restaurant was clean and well taken care of. They were updating the signs on the window as well which I'm sure is going to look great. If you're in the area, give them a try. Already looking forward to my next visit! read more

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Don't sleep on this spot!!! Small local corner shop with biiiiig flavor. My partner and I were lucky to find Khatan on Yelp while browsing Japanese spots we had yet to visit. The space is very cozy, quiet, almost unassuming. For a Saturday evening, there were only 3-4 parties around us. I was relieved as some of our favorite sushi spots in this area tend to require reservations. We were welcomed graciously and were happy to hear the staff's recommendations. SALMON SPECIAL: !!! Pretty unique! I loved the beet-marinated salmon, this was nice and sweet. The green curry was interesting, though outshone by the former. TUNA TATAKI: A LOT of topping for a tataki...! Like overflowing! I liked it ^_^ But a lot of onion and texture. I mainly was curious towards the ponzu soy mayo, which didn't fail to be bright and flavorful. BACON OF THE SEA: My partner is the BIGGEST fan of salmon skin so this was a must-have. SO good. Crispy outside, tender inside, plus all the fatty goodness throughout. SAKE DON: Supa fresh!! With thick cuts. The rice is seasoned well, not too sour. I could've done without the lemon slices, but it might be someone else's cup of tea. Overall, pretty solid sake don :3 We got lucky with parking and found a spot across the street... But I'd come a bit earlier to scout out the area if you've driving. read more

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Delicious! Truly excellent!!! I need to go back here immediately bc everything was so good! Hidden spot for sure read more

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I've been here a couple of times and just love the ambiance and unpretentious vibe in here. You know the sushi is good and legit here when the menu says they don't use imitation crab! Well done food and good sake and dessert options. I think it's a cute date spot for friends and lovers! read more

NEXT UP AND COMING SUSHI RESTAURANT If you have not been to Khatan Sushi in Oakland, let me be the one to tell you that you should add it to your list immediately. This restaurant delivers an elevated yet comforting dining experience that feels both special and effortlessly cool at the same time. We started with the Mongolian Beef Dumplings and they were surprising in the best way possible. Perfectly pan fried, juicy, flavorful, and truly one of those dishes you instantly consider ordering again. It has some of those juices from an XLB dumpling The Wakame Salad was fresh and vibrant, and the chirasi Bowl was delicious. The layers of flavor and the mix of textures created something memorable that I would absolutely return for. The tuna tataki was ridiculous. It was tender in a way that felt almost unreal and the light smoky sear created the perfect balance without overwhelming the delicacy of the fish. We ordered the Catan Roll along with another roll that I unfortunately cannot remember the name of, but trust me when I say a new staple in your die. Each roll was beautifully presented, creative without being overly fussy, and packed with flavor in every bite. It felt healthy. The service truly elevated the night. The woman helping us carried herself with a posture of elegance and grace that matched the environment perfectly. She was warm, knowledgeable, and attentive without hovering. Her subtle presence made us feel comfortable and taken care of which contributed to the relaxed and beautiful dining experience. Khatan Sushi achieves that rare combination of impeccable food, serene ambiance, and outstanding service. Dining here felt like having exceptional food in a peaceful and inviting space that encourages you to slow down and enjoy the moment. Oakland has a gem and I will definitely be returning. read more

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Visiting town for work and was craving sushi. This place was not too far from my hotel. I decided to give it a try and really enjoyed it. My favorite was the Tuna Tataki and the rainbow roll, which was real crab and avocado topped with salmon, maguro and Hamachi. I made a reservation and was able to sit pretty quickly. It's not a big restaurant so a reservation is definitely recommended. They do have four seats at the sushi bar but mostly dining room seating. I plan to come back ! read more

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I really wanted to like this place but it just wasn't my favorite. Seating is comfortable but maybe cause it was hot outside, we had to keep swatting small flies away while we were eating. Other than that, it's solid if you want to crave your sushi craving but may not be the most prime sushi you've had. They do give you a good portion for the tempera. The sauce is good but also the fry was not my favorite either. read more

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This place is so cute!! I loved everything I ordered and the staff was super attentive. Will def come again(: Lychee lemonade - 10/10 i added iced tea to it also it's more on the tart side Mongolian dumpling - 10/10 it's almost like a big soup dumpling - chewier with more meat Chirashi bowl - 8/10 everything went well together and tasted fresh, three varieties of fish, rice was really good with a sauce Cherry blossom roll - 8/10 not your typical cherry blossom it had fried shallots and a sauce Spicy miso cucumber - 10/10 sauce was really tasty Brussels sprouts and karage - 9/10 it's a gigantic serving lol the chicken was super crispy read more

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Friendly service and cute decor! Yakitori- I really liked the sauce! Chicken wasn't overcooked and the veggies were lovely. Partner had the chirashi - he liked it~ Omakase had some fun pieces like the salmon marinated in beet juice! Quality was decent and cute serving spoons for the sashimi Matcha tres leche - not too sweet :) fun take on it but wasn't my thing but my partner really liked it. Bathrooms in the back to the left. Street parking in downtown, can be easy or hard depending on when you go. Reservations are welcome online~ read more

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We visited for our first time and we loved everything about it! The vibes are incredible. The fish is so fresh and we did not have a single dish we did not love. We loved all the small details. The owners are so sweet and kind. We will definitely bring our family and friends here. read more

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Holy moly the food here is good. Service was attentive without being intrusive. The music was interesting and just a hair too loud, but not so loud that we had to shout to hear ourselves. We had: - Khatan roll - Lake Merritt roll - the NA Heineken, which was better than I expected - the grilled Mackerel (the star of the show, though the rolls were good too) - the lychee crème brulee (also very good) Very reasonable prices for the quality and quantity of food. Will definitely go back. read more

Turns out there are now two great sushi spots downtown. Ordered the nigiri omakase with the added toro, had a spot of green tea on an exceptionally windy and wet day, and watched the people go by as I enjoyed my assortment of sushi. Rice was good, not dry, and the fish was fresh, flavorful, and appropriately tender. Service was nice, my server told me what everything on the platter was, some of which I retained! Presentation was lovely. Inside was nice, playlist was the usual "hip hop jams to study to" that seems to be pervasive everywhere. I'd come back and try some particularly enticing sounding rolls (bacon of the sea featuring salmon skin, cue Homer drool noise). read more

Khatan Sushi - Omakase with added toro. Every bit as delicious as it looks. - Japanese Near Me - Oakland, California

Stahhhhp...omakase for under $50 and delectable rolls with fresh sushi atop rolls in bite sized perfection. Loved everything from the time we parked our car -- plenty of parking in the neighborhood, and we walked over and entered and the sweet melody of Jhene Aiko was coming through the speakers. I knew it was going to be a good night. The server did a great job of letting us know of tonight's specials. We opted for the omakase, rainbow roll, and Godzilla roll. I loved each morsel and was only disappointed in myself for not being able to fit anymore food in my stomach after a starter of sunomono salad and yakitori and the two rolls. My husband enjoyed the diversity of flavors. Arigato gozaimasu to the chef -- will tell our friends and family to come check yall out for sure! read more

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They have good night sushi. The rolls are Small and too saucy. The sirashi bowl is my favorite. read more

Khatan Sushi - Chirashi bowl. - Japanese Near Me - Oakland, California

Worst sushi I ever had in my life.. the toro was terrible hard to even chew. Smh. I wish I could get my Money back. read more

The place is super cute, ambiance was great, and the lady that helped us was really nice and very attentive. The food tho was a bit disappointing. We got the agedashi tofu was hard and not soft. Next we got the grilled mackerel and that was ok I just wished they didn't mix balsamic vinegar and fish. It didn't mix very well. The omakase set was a very good price, but the only one that tasted good was the tuna and the sake salmon. Everything else was interesting. The mackerel nigiri was the worst. I wasn't sure what was going on and the fish didn't seem ok. As it just mushed in my mouth. My partner and I love omakases so we were a bit disappointing. I would say if you're there for like an American style sushi I think you might enjoy it more, but as we are more into the omakase style it didn't suit our taste. We don't see ourselves coming back unfortunately. read more

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Happy that there's a sushi restaurant that serves affordable omakase walking distance from me in downtown Oakland. I ordered the 10pc omakase which was only $49, and came with some premium bites like hotate scallop and toro. The most unique bite for me was the beet cured salmon, vibrant color but you can actually taste the beet flavor as well. Highly recommend if you want to scratch that itch for some premium sushi on this side of the bay. read more

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Who boils cherry tomatoes? I bit into it expecting a refreshing touch to an otherwise hot dish. Instead, boiling hot tomato seeds and innards burnt my tongue. 0/10 would not come again. Also, the table was rocking. They attempted to fix it using shims. If they are willing to take shortcuts on customer experience, I'd hate to see how they conduct themselves with food handling. Furthermore, what was teriyaki sauce must have been the cheapest, most 2-dimensional sauce they could get their hands on. It overpowered everything texturally and flavorily with what could only be corn syrup and sugar. The broccoli was steamed within an inch of its life and lacked any flavor. It's a good restaurant for those who have never had sushi or Japanese food of any sort. If you fit the bill, enjoy your visit. read more

Khatan Sushi - salmon donburi - Japanese Near Me - Oakland, California

Khatan Sushi recently opened so we came to check it out on a Friday evening. There was no one else eating in, so the servers were very attentive. As for the food, I enjoyed their nigiris the most, they were very fresh. I wish we would have tried the omakase set. We ordered the Lake Merritt roll which was solid but not outstanding and then asked for a tuna maki which ended up being a regular roll. The Mongolian dumplings were not the most flavorful and a bit of an odd addition to the mostly Japanese menu. Lastly, they had decent sake offerings which were a good pairing to our meal. read more

Khatan Sushi - Nigiri - Japanese Near Me - Oakland, California

New sushi spot that replaced Elephant Sushi on the corner of 14th and Webster! I came in with my partner on a Monday night and was immediately sat. The interior was dimly lit and pretty intimate which made it an ideal weekday date night spot. Service was okay - had to ask for our waters to be refilled despite being the only ones dining later in the evening. We ordered the Khatan Roll, Lake Merritt Roll, and Omakase to share. I preferred the Khatan roll over the Lake Merritt roll - it was a light balance of sweet and umami with the mango and unagi sauce. The Lake Merritt roll was just a bit too sour for me. Omakase was a decent size with 10 pieces. Nothing stand out, but sushi was fresh. Heads up - they do charge a ~5% "convenience fee" applied to the subtotal before tax is applied. read more

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Totally enjoyed the food and atmosphere at Khatan Sushi. My first time trying Sushi was a win there! We celebrated a birthday and enjoyed their dessert menu as well! read more

Lovely staff. House sake was right in the middle of dry and sweet. Hard to mess up miso soup and this hit the spot. Got the California roll and the Sake Maki roll. Both hit the spot. GF soy sauce. read more

Khatan Sushi - Sake Maki roll California roll House sake Miso soup - Japanese Near Me - Oakland, California

I went to Khatan on a Sunday night on the strength of good reviews, and wow did it not live up to them. The restaurant itself is perfectly okay, and service was fairly quick and fine. We ordered the chicken karaage and Brussels sprouts to start, and this was okay. The karaage had too much batter, but no biggie. But the sushi was simply terrible, for sure the worst I've had in a long, long time. The rice was stale to the point of being worse than the sushi you grab from the refrigerator at the supermarket. The grains were dry, sharp, and tough, instead of plump and tender. Even worse was the fish, every single piece of which had started to go off. I'm guessing it was fresh on like Thursday, and here we were eating it on Sunday, by which time it had definitely acquired that distinctively bad fishy smell. I got a few standard nigiri and they were all off in thjs way. I also ordered the Alameda roll, which was atrocious: drowned in vinegar to the point of almost inedible bitterness, then showered in shitty Sysco crispy onion bits. While the puddles of vinegar almost made the roll fall apart, they weren't enough to hide the bad fish smell, unfortunately. The sushi here was simply a disgrace. read more

I'm shocked this restaurant isn't fully booked with a line out the door when we came on a Friday night. It far surpassed my expectations in both ambience and food quality + reasonably priced for the amount of food! Inside it is lovely decorations, beautiful Mongolian art - our waitress was the daughter of the owner and she said "Khatan" means queen in Mongolian. By default the sushi rolls come with real crab, and both the rolls (King and Lake Merritt) we got were so delicious with balanced flavors. We had to get the Mongolian dumplings and they were soooo juicy, great balance of meat filling and wrapper and came with a amazing aioli-type sauce. Even the soy garlic edamame had one of the best flavors of sauce. The miso soup was chock full of tofu, seaweed and scallion. What a surprise find in the heart of downtown Oakland, near BART. Definitely recommend and will definitely be back!!!! read more

Best sushi we've had in a while! Good portions, good vibes, fresh fish, and friendly service. The tempura is a must, a little outside the norm in terms of breading and spices, but in the best way. The lake Merritt roll had good quality hamachi and was delicious. Lion king was drowning a little bit in all the sauce but still tasty. Sake nigiri was fresh. All that, plus a small bottle of sake and a soda, came out to just $100 before tip. These days I think that's a decent price to leave fully satisfied! read more

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This is a really awesome spot. Staff is friendly and the ambiance is great - very low key date vibe. Food was surprisingly fantastic. read more

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Was just okay, ordered the veggie tempura and the chicken teriyaki. The veggie tempura tastes not fresh and oil tasted burnt. The chicken teriyaki was nothing special. The dinners do not come with miso soup or salad. Not a lot of options for non seafood/fish eaters. The service was nice and the place was clean. read more

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Recommended: Godzilla, Cherry Blossom, Tuna Tataki, Agedashi, House Sake. Good music. Beautiful decor and ambience. Attentive and sweet staff. Perfect for date night. End it with lychee crème brûlée and raspberry/strawberry sorbet. read more

So far... amazing! Everyone was so kind. Would be such a cute date spot. We had the spicy miso cucumber and the karage with Brussels sprouts! Delicious. Highly recommend supporting this newer business read more

Khatan Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Oakland, California

The service was great, and the people were nice. Khatan roll was good, and the Chirashi bowl was Ok. It was a cozy little place, and I would come again. read more

Stopped by this place while on an Oakland date with my wife and it did not disappoint: she came home with me. We were thoroughly impressed by the quality of the food. Incredible! You have to try the Mongolian Dumplings and the Omakase. Splurge on the Uni and Toro--you got the money or credit card. The service was impeccable ... you'll never peck it. Incredible stuff, really. Go bring your wife here on a date! I guarantee she'll leave with you. read more

My friend and I came across this place because we were just around the area and deathly craving sushi. We got lucky that we chose such an amazing place! Our server was very welcoming and attentive. Food was also delicious and i LOVED the Brussel sprouts. Will definitely come back soon! read more

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The sushi is incredible, the base rolls are great value and delicious and the locally named rolls are a special treat, We love the Khatan and the Lake Merrit. the staff are so welcoming and friendly and the ambience is cute, quiet and clean: Love supporting local business and investing in a thriving 14th street. read more

Best sushi in the bay! Recently went back to Khatan Sushi and it was sooo amazing again. As an ex sushi server, the quality of the fish is really impressive, so fresh, smoked perfectly. Service is always amazing everyone at Khatan sushi is so kind. Thank you guys ! read more

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Great service on a relatively quiet night. Very generous portions. The karaage and Brussels sprouts were particularly good. Reasonable prices too. read more

The service was amazing. Food was amazing as well. Simple and delightful. Every place has their own perks, prices, and recipes so it was nice to explore that. 1. We had 2 Omakase Nigiri plates ($49 each) and it was so Delicious. Incredible flavors and just a nice experience of textures, toppings, seasonings, and different fresh fishes made by the chef's own recipes. Had to savor every single piece in one bite. It's simple but very well executed. 2. Stuffed jalapeños were warm and creamy($11). Not spicy at all but it had a nice subtle spicy mayo drizzle on top. Just wished there were more since it felt like we got 1 whole jalapeño cut in half and stuffed. I still enjoyed it regardless. 3. The dumplings were hot and juicy. (5 pieces $15) Also came with a creamy dipping sauce. It was an okay sauce. I just felt like it didn't compliment the dumplings as much. Felt greasy in a way, but it was still delicious on its own. Not salty so it was perfect to my tastebuds. Nice and chewy yet semi crunchy dumpling wrapper with a good amount of meat inside. Just be careful not to burn your mouth since it has a nice light and flavorful broth that could squeeze out from a bite. 4. Yakitori chicken was very tasty ($12 for 3). Tender and so juicy chicken covered in teriyaki sauce along with onions and red bell peppers. Each bite was so flavorful and I love the crunch from the veggies. Chicken was spot on! 5. The tofu skin and wakame salad was a pleasant surprise given to us. It was so unexpected but we're so thankful for the experience. It was so good! Loved the tofu skin and rice. I was never much fan of the seaweed salad but the one I had was so good. Citrusy but sweet and oceanic flavors with sesame oil/seeds. It was a great bite. Overall experience 5/5. read more

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Solid Sush, solid service. Everything was great, and prices were on point. It was stuffy, or trying to be anything it wasn't. Great spot for a good bite. It was pretty slow for a Saturday night, which is kind of a shame for the quality. I'll be back. read more

We went for a friends birthday dinner on a Sunday night. Our group was fairly large for a small spot but they accommodated us just fine. Everyone enjoyed their choices. We had a little bit of everything. the food came out quickly and the wait staff was very attentive. I peaked over at the sushi chef a few times. He was a man very much concentrating on his craft which I very much appreciated. The price was a little high but only slightly. We will be back read more

Khatan Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Oakland, California

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