Not the same Kushiyu they reopened after the fire and the food does not taste the same. Quality down and service was a joke. Manager needs to be fired! So sad!!! Was one of my favorite places to eat now it's gone! read more

Horrible service!!!! We were waiting 20 minutes to get our miso soup!!! The fillet minion was cold We asked for spoon for the miso soup, we got it 5 minutes after. To get a new plate was probably a lot to ask for...never got it. Everything was delayed,even to get the check took 10 minutes. I'm really disappointed!!!! read more

Do not come here if you are hungry. You are paying fine dining prices for little ambiance and meh service/food. Food is gone in 15 seconds and the food is not groundbreaking whatsoever. I'd rather go to Nobu. Only left one star because our server was super sweet. read more

I am having such a hard time writing this review since I am filled with such anger and disappointment and the fact that I personally was not there to really let the manager/owner hear what I had to say to him!! We ordered food at 710pm as you will see on the receipt that i will post on my review, we were told our food would be ready at 830pm though such long time to wait for sushi dinner, we accepted the wait time as this was not our first time having food at Kushiyu. We had gone to Kushiyu since my son was like 10 yrs old! He now is 24:) My son and his friend got to the restaurant at 832pm, they waited for 30 or so minute and finally went inside, an asian man who looked like a sous-chef dressed in white and with a white hat came to them frazzled telling them to wait outside because of social distancing, by now there were additional 5-6 people beside 4 or 5 that were already standing outside and waiting, these additional people went inside but were not told to wait outside due to Covid as was told to my son, the sous-chef looking man along with another Hispanic man were running around and it was a complete chaos! 45 minutes had passed the sues-chef looking man came and asked my son his name and number, he then went inside and brought our food ticket back, took credit card and left, later as my son was waiting to sign the credit card slip, the sous-chef looking man came out helping others with no credit card slip, finally he came out and had my son sign the slip and mind you my son even left $30 (about 20% tip)! After another 25 min went by and at no point did anyone approached my son, to offer to help or ask if he had been helped , finally by then an hour had past, my son went back in and a young lady was by the podium and he asked her for help, she asked for his name and phone number, went to the back of the podium and moved tickets around to bring my son the food that had been sitting for an hour and told my son that was our food! The whole time my son had seen the food sitting in the same spot!!! He then asked as to why the food had sat there for over an hour and she simply said here you go and that there was mix up with ticket! At this point my son asked to speak to the manager and a man came saying hello and all, my son explained all that happened and he said ok there was miscommunication and apologized and just walked away! My son asked the young lady if the manager was coming back and she said no! My son asked to speak with him again and she went to get him, he came out smiling what can he do? My son told him their conversation was not over and he told my son how he was sorry that there had been miscommunication, my son told him the mistake was on part of his team, how the food was ordered at 710pm and by then it was 930pm! The manager said " you want ice cream?" My son said no!! The man asked " you want oranges?" By now people all around my son were laughing, my son calmly said no and that there somehow had to be some type of refund or credit, the man said "you want the tip back?!" My son said no that was for your staff who had been working so hard. By then my son asked for the owner and the man said he was the owner, my son told him never mind and just walked out! I wish I had been there because the manager/owner would have heard few choice words I have in mind for him which my son was too polite to say anything! 1- How dare you ridicule my son in front of a crowd?! 2- How cheap are you with amount of $$ your restaurant makes that you cannot hire more food runners, someone to receive guests as they come in so to make sure they get their food in timely manner! 3- What kind of a unprofessional with no manners of a so called restauranteur are you to offer an unsatisfied costumer who just spent over $200 in your restaurant an ice cream or an orange? 4- What a miserable person are you to offer to return the tip when you have your employees running crazy short staffed in a chaos! I can only imagine what your employees think of you and your way of treating them!! The 1 star is for the poor employees you have working for you!! We had dinner at 950 pm, the food that we had ordered at 710 pm!! Unbelievable, unacceptable, unprofessional, at times like this last thing you need is to loose clients and you definitely lost us and all friends and families I know who goes to your restaurant also I truly hope whoever reads this review to know you truly are the perfect portray of an asshole and not waste their $$ in your restaurant!! read more

There are so many sushi places in and around LA that it's hard to pick a place you know will be worth your time and money. Let me tell you, Kushiyu is the place to go. Their fish is ALWAYS fresh and absolutely delicious! Some of my favorites include the Lemon Roll, Lime Roll, Asian Roll, the Chilean Sea Bass Skewers, and an item that I recently tried, the Salmon Sashimi with Diced Vegetables. The most recent time I went to Kushiyu was for dinner. I did not have reservations, but I put my name on the list and I was timely seated. Our waitress, Malaika was an absolute delight. She checked on us often, made some amazing recommendations, and was an absolute pleasure to be in the presence of. Thank you Malaika and Kushiyu. See you soon! read more

I called and made a reservation and come to the restaurant and they told me I don't have any reservations. I showed them their phone number that I called and they said that is not a right phone number and I called them right back when I was standing there and they picked up and answered the same number. Manager was so rude and disrespectful. I've been a regular customer since 6 years ago and that's how they treat their customers. Eventually they decided to seat us and told us 45 min wait and the had us wait for more than an hour and had everyone seated who came after us. It's a shame to lie in your customer eyes. read more

Five words is all you really need here: Spicy tuna on rice cake. Try it. Love it. Never look back. Theirs is the best in the valley IMHO, hands down. You want few more words to go with it? Albacore special sashimi. Also the best in town. Crisp garlic pieces sprinkled on top with a load of onions (I could do without as many onions actually but still great.) Thinly sliced and well balanced acids. Try one of the reasonably priced lunch specials with this dish. The agedashi tofu - also a fave. Crispy texture outside, soft perfection inside and the broth has a lot of depth - perfect amount of salty flavor to counteract the fried tofu. Ok - so the price tag isn't cheap. But also not the most expensive in town. The atmosphere is upscale and the service is excellent. This place is hard to get a table at for good reason! read more

If you know me then you know I absolutely love places with lunch specials. Like you're getting the same meal that you would get for dinner (or any other time of the day) but for less money and the added soup + salad! I came in today for lunch around 1pm (lunch special ends at 2pm), and was seated immediately because the restaurant wasn't packed. The parking for this lot is horrible, there was absolutely no parking at all except the 30 minute spaces, and even the underground garage was packed. I ended up parking on the street where the meters were. The lunch menu went to really inexpensive to pretty pricey. I got the teriyaki chicken + tempura lunch special for $6.75 and it came with miso soup, salad, and rice! Definitely a bang for your buck. If you want all white meat opposed to the dark meat, it is $1 extra. The soup came out quickly, but the rest of the food took around 15 minutes to come out. For $6.75 I had little to complain about. The teriyaki chicken was a little bland for my taste but I just dipped it in the eel sauce and it tasted fine to me. The tempura vegetables was a little hard, but the tempura itself tasted great. I enjoyed the whole meal overall and it really filled me up! I came here before and wasn't the biggest fan of it because I ordered sushi and it was mediocre and expensive, so I was a little skeptical about returning. I'm glad my friend dragged me here again because the lunch special was well priced for the chicken teriyaki (the rest of the lunch menu was $16+). I would come here just for the chicken teriyaki lunch special because it was just so inexpensive and they give you so much! Customer service was also great. It took a little longer than expended to get the check, but the waitresses came to check up on us frequently. They were all sweet and very friendly. read more

Kushiyu - Chicken teriyaki + tempura lunch special (comes with miso soup also) - Sushi Bars Near Me - Tarzana, California

Food was excellent. Seating was challenging. The persons managing the front were not very good at their job. We were two people and they kept prioritizing groups over us. Even tho we arrived before many others, we were the last two people standing there at the end of the night and barely made last call. read more

Have been a patron of Kushiyu for over 10 years! This place is always packed, busy, and runs professionally. The food is consistently good...no great! Really it is great food, fun atmosphere and my family's favorite sushi restaurant in the SFV! There is something to please everyone...even non-sushi eating family members (sigh)! From oyster shooters, sashimi, sushi, rolls, grilled food and kitchen ordered foods, the quality is excellent always and the flavors, tastes, and textures phenomenal. Young and old, everyone has a great time at Kushiyu! Sean (owner/manager) is there most nights and he is a star when he walks the floor and manages his team. He is kind, professional, and runs a smooth running restaurant which is difficult to do at this caliber. I am always impressed with this restaurant! MUST try. read more

Came here on Valentines evening without a reservation. They were able to seat us within an hour. However, your entire party must be preset and if the entire party isn't present within 10 minutes of your table being available, you lose your table. Each table has its own individual heaters, which is nice. The food wasn't bad, but not great either. Sushi was average but price slightly above average for the quality (about $18/roll, $13.50 for 5 pieces of shrimp tempura, $16 for 2 small pieces of Chilean sea bass, $14 for 2 small pieces of filet mignon). I wish they didn't douse all their speciality rolls with so much sauce. You could hardly taste the fish. Do not order dessert here. The chocolate cake was not good and neither was there banana flambé, but if you're in the mood for sushi, they have a large selection and will pretty much allow you to customize any roll. Beware, their sushi menu does not specificity what's inside each roll. You have to ask the server to describe each one. Extremely annoying and time consuming. Service is slow. Be prepared to sit here for several hours from the time you order to the time you pay your bill. read more

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Excellent service but food was underwhelming. I heard a lot of hype about this place...how celebrities come here all the time and how the sushi is to die for and although the food was good, it wasn't necessarily a wow factor for me. The Lobster Tail Robata was my favorite as it was cooked super well and was soft and tender. The nigiri's (yellowtail & hamachi) were good and tasted fresh. The fish that we got in the Robata however had a super fishy taste and as funny as that sounds it really bothered me and took away from the rest of the food. We ordered the crispy rice with spicy tuna on top but the rice was rather soft and not as crispy as I hoped! The roll options were very versatile but again just not the omg factor that I was hoping for. But....Our server was fantastic and the sake was good ;-) I'll give this place a second shot and try some of the other options read more

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OMG, I have been coming to this place for about 15 years. I love the food here but they hostess that checks everyone in might be the reason I decide to never eat here again. To say that this woman is disrespectful is the understatement of the century. Rude and disrespectful are just 2 of the nice words I would use to describe here. Frankly, I would say that this place is losing money every day because of this woman's poor attitude. There are ton of people in the restaurant business that are out of work and would love this woman's job. As good as the food is I don't think I want to eat here ever again. read more

Kushiyu - Albacore sashimi with crispy garlic - Sushi Bars Near Me - Tarzana, California

They have a very good food but the place is disgusting they are not clean at all the floor is sticky and they let you seat on a table they haven't even cleaned..., I wonder how the kit Was there again and they are so rude Will never come back read more

Kushiyu - Sushi Bars Near Me - Tarzana, California

What I'll say won't probably matter because it seems like people are coming to this place on regular basis and the place is almost always full. Personally I only go when one of our friends can ONLY eat at this sushi as they have kind of novelty rolls and dishes. I have to admit the good is good but I really don't the facility. The smell is bad right off the bat (like as soon as they open pm. The place was built long time ago and is not made for today's demands especially when competition is furious. It's always pretty noisy inside. Food is good though...sea bass skewers are great. read more

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I have been a loyal customer since this restaurant opened years ago, but I'm having second thoughts.... I ordered the Green Roll off of the menu. It is listed at $22 and consists of a sea bass roll topped with arugula. I was charged $32 for the roll. My receipt says I was charged $5 for the arugula??? It's called a green roll because of the arugula on top!! I didn't add it. The menu has become ridiculously restrictive and overpriced. There is no longer a lunch menu. I still tipped the waitress 20% because it's not her fault. If I'm going to spend $64 on lunch I may look elsewhere. Nobu has a better view . Sad to see a neighborhood gem change so dramatically. read more

The food was delicious! All their fish tastes fresh and rolls are pretty big. Spicy tuna cut roll was better than any other Restuarant and a good size. Lemon roll was also delicious- I love citrus, but the sauce made everything soggy I recommend getting on the side Spicy albacore special was pretty good, but my boyfriend cringed at the sauce And the rainbow roll was alright, though the crab in the center seemed a bit dry Other than the food being incredible, the service wasn't. Waters took 10 min and a reminder to the server that we were seated Something we ordered never showed up And there are rarely servers around to accommodate guests unless they're bringing out food. For a Tuesday night, they were pretty busy so the slow service is understandable. Overall, delicious. read more

Good sushi place for casual dining. It is always packed around dinner time, and they only have limited reservations by phone. So you will likely be waiting for 15-30 minutes to get seated. Service is ok. I think because they get so busy the servers get annoyed with people. I asked for water a few times and after the 3rd time, the waiter was rolling his eye at me. The food is good though. the lemon roll is a must, the sea bass skewers are great, the spicy tuna on crispy rice is a hit or miss...the rice is not really crunchy but more plasticky and hard to chew. The jalepeno truffle roll is AMAZING. Good place for casual dinner. Dont expect much service though. read more

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Yakatori isn't something I generally chow down on when I go to sushi restaurants. If you've read my other sushi restaurant reviews before, you know it's all SALMON SKIN. That being said, I was feeling "adventurous" and... When I saw Chilean Sea Bass on the menu, I knew I MUST HAVE IT IN MY MOUTH... So here's what I ordered: - Grilled Asparagus Skewers: THE WHAT NOW?! How can simply grilled asparagus TASTE SO GOOD?! - Hamachi Kama/Collar: Moist and juicy... However, I think it would have been a tad better if cooked for an extra 2 minutes. - Yellowtail Belly Sashimi: I actually didn't order it, the sushi chef overheard my friend and I talking about it and he surprised us! Meaty, fatty, salty (he sprinkled salt on top), juicy... SUPERB and oh so fresh! - Chilean Sea Bass Skewers (1 order = 2): YA baby! These did not disappoint, although I wish I got them without the sauce because I really just wanted to get the flavor of the sea bass in my mouth, which to me, alone is phenomenal! My friend ordered some for herself too but wound up getting FULL, so I mean, what are friends for?! To help one another out, right?! Giving me your leftover Chilean Sea Bass is basically like giving me a Maserati. YES PLEASE! I totally could have ordered more (the salmon skewers sounded good and I definitely could have tried out their salmon skin) but I resisted because I don't like eating TOO MUCH at lunch, plus, my not eating EVERYTHING means I will most likely come back for more in the near future, even if it's a 25-30 minute drive for me, ha! read more

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Everything was good. The Asian role was very good. Nice atmosphere and good service. Reasonably priced

Horrible service, the manager is beyond disrespectful. My 4 years old son asked for water 5 times, and they completely ignored him. Meanwhile, COVID regulations are said that they can can sit 6 people at the table, he said no we can only sit 5 people meanwhile 3 out of 6 of us is kids. On top of that they sat us down then agreed to only have 5 chairs but quickly when we asked for a high chair they asked us to leave, I mean WOW!!! They are races and even though I loved this place and Im a dedicated customer I literally visit this place once a week. Will never return!!! Watch out on how you get treated here!!! read more

Katsu is the man. No, seriously, sit in front of him! Everything was spectacular! We ordered omakase and everything he prepared for us was amazing!!! If you know me, you know that I can eat uni until my teeth fall out. Well, the uni here is fresh...so delicious and buttery. It surely melted in my mouth with each bite. What blew me away (and GASP...more so than the uni that night) was the way he prepped the salmon. I am not one who enjoys salmon as much as others, but Katsu surely impressed us! I can't wait to go back, bring all my friends, and fight to sit in front of him at the bar. Thank you, Katsu, for a spectacular dining experience! read more

Kushiyu - Delicious omakase!!!! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Tarzana, California

I've been eating here for years but I will never return. The phones are busy for 20 minutes as I try to place an order, I drove to the restaurant. I waited 10 minutes outside to place an order. The older gentleman asked me if I'm picking up or ordering, I said ordering. Waited another 10 minutes. Then the girl came to me and asked if I'm picking up so I said I've been waiting twenty minutes to order am I going to wait longer? She looked at me and turned around. Waited another 5 minutes, asked the guy if he wants to take my order, he nodded "no" and waved his hand. When COVID was at its peak they were thanking me 10 times every order but now they don't mind losing customers. Customer service is the worse I've ever had. Goodbye read more

The best of the BEST. No matter where you are coming from, it is worth the trek! If I could eat it for every meal I would.

Kushiyu is one of my go to sushi spots in the valley. A lot of people may not agree but I love how the rolls are small but filled with so much flavor. My go to rolls are: lemon roll, spicy special albacore rolls, sea bass green roll, spicy tuna rice cakes, and Asian roll sub sea bass tempura. These are just a few of the delicious rolls they offer. read more

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Kushiyu is BACK!!! Food is incredible. Service is spectacular. My fam loves it (including kid).

The food is fine, but the chefs are completely not accommodating in the dumbest ways, we wanted a roll wrapped in cucumber instead of soy paper... how hard is that??? You would have thought we asked them to solve the climate change problem! Our lovely waitress had to beg them to do it AND they had the nerve to charge us an extra $5!!! For CUCUMBER!!!!! Needless to say, I will NOT be coming back. read more

All I can say is was my food filled with truffles- no. Did I order caviar and champagne-no. The prices are highway robbery. They have alot of nerve to charge $5 extra to wrap the roll in cucumber or $5.00 extra to fry the onions. It was pretty dead at lunch and I guess it's because paying these prices is offensive. They have lost my business. The food was fine, our waitress was lovely. read more

Wonderful dishes you won't see on typical menus: Lotus root with sweet ground chicken, grilled asparagus wrapped in thin sliced pork, Japanese eggplant grilled with sweet sauce. All delicious! read more

Lived here for 11 years - and when we come back to visit we MUST stop in for our most favorite sushi in the country!!! Honey Roll, Asian roll, Lemon roll, Sea Bass Green, and Tai Cilantro. Rolls with soy paper. THE. BEST. SUSHI. EVER. read more

Kushiyu - Honey Roll, Asian roll, Lemon roll - all with soy paper. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Tarzana, California

So glad they are back in action! Amazing sushi and staff been coming here for close to 18 years strongly recommend the Asian roll everything is always fresh and amazing read more

I love kushiyu's lunch special! They always have fresh fish, good service, and consistent taste. It is definitely one of my favorite places to go with my friends for lunch. read more

Kushiyu - Albacore Sashimi Salad lunch special - Sushi Bars Near Me - Tarzana, California

I miss this place sooooooo much can you please reopen or get a new location I would go every other week and host my husbands birthday dinner with the family every year ! read more

I was looking forward to come back and eat at Kushiyu. We were 8 and the rude hostess in front didn't want to accommodate us ! We even suggested to do 2 table of four and will wait and she didn't even want to be helpful and told us the seating will be an hour a part for each other . It was atleast 4 table of 6 empty , my point she didn't even tried to make us happy . We left to Taisho and got a table for 8 right away on Sunday evening . Won't be back to see her rude face . read more

One of my favorite sushi restaurants in the SF Valley. If you get the right sushi chef and order him sake, the service will improve. I thought the owner would treat me better since I have been coming here from the beginning. He should be grateful and appreciative of generous customer read more

I grew up with Kushiyu getting shrimp tempura rolls 25 years ago. But this place is just not the same after they reopened... you have to go for yourself and check it out instead of reading reviews. Speaking of, don't call to make a reservation, apparently it's impossible. Just walk in and you'll be seated within 15m. That being said, all night the place was half empty with reservation plaques on several tables. We practically closed the place down and these plaques were still there. They need better kids handling assignments of tables and reservations. Also I'd highly advise you not to waste your money on the Chilean sea bass, it's a completely different flavor and marinate. You'd expect kushiyu to come back swinging, packing a real punch out of the gates, having been closed for almost 2 years. Do they think we stopped eating sushi that entire time, for them? I hope they read some of these reviews and get their act together. I wish you good luck kushiyu... read more

I would give it 100 stars if it would let me. The service is the best and the Food is one of the best sushi's in la would go again

One best and tastiest Sushi I ever had. I was told it's been recently renovated, and the place looked slick and super comfy. One of the hostesses was a bit overwhelmed that day, but over all the service was good. read more

The atmosphere , the presentation, the quality is everything!! Never waited for a refil on water, because they are so on top of it! Their go to fish, is spicy tuna, that's why everything I got consists of it. The rolls melt in your mouth, and each piece is a perfect size for date vibes. Love the energy in the restaurant, and the SIMPLE tasty flavored sushiiiiii. spicy tuna on rice cakes is a must, and so is the princess roll, don't forget to add rice. read more

Kushiyu - spicy albacore special roll (tuna substitute) , princess roll with rice (not on menu), and jalapeño truffle roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Tarzana, California

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One of the best and my favorite sushi places in L.A. Always great quality of fish and meats. Bad thing is that many people have deserved it and the line to get a table is getting longer at peak hours. Great lunch specials too. Just had one today. read more

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