Wanted to try out this new addition to the Pasadena scene so my friend and I stopped by during the lunch hour. It was somewhat busy but thankfully there was an empty table, and we were seated right away. Edamame was complementary during our visit, which was appreciated since it is $4.95 on the regular menu. We ordered the Chicken Katsu + Tempura + California Roll bento box (lunch special, $17.50), a Tonkatsu + Tempura + Sashimi bento box (lunch special, $18.50), with and an Uni chawanmushi. The chawanmushi was simply delightful, silky, soft with just enough firmness, and the uni on top was perfect to add the extra texture and flavor. The bento boxes were sizable, with each including a salad, fruit, rice and depending on which bento, the tempura, protein and sushi/sashimi. The tempura included two shrimps and various vegetables. This can satisfy your hunger with the amount of food you get. The chicken katsu and tonkatsu had the perfect crispiness while making sure that the protein wasn't dry. The interior was a bit classy, with table clothes and elegant settings. Service was on point and attentive. There's a parking lot behind (second floor) but street parking also available, if you can snatch one of those. Looking forward to returning to try other items on their extensive menu! read more

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I come here almost every time I visit Pasadena. I never thought there would be a sushi spot with prices this affordable. Their lunch menu even has items starting at just $13. Ambience: 4/5 Service: 5/5 Food: 4/5 read more

Kyushu Sushi - Sushi set - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Food is absolutely first rate. Service mirrors the food. You cannot obtain better sushi than here.

This was a nice small cute spot. Food tasted pretty good and the vibe was nice and cozy. Definitely gave late night small sushi restaurant vibes and it was chill. Green tea cheesecake was surprisingly a lot better than I thought it would be. Service was a little iffy due to some payment issues (charging the wrong table with our bill). read more

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This is a quaint small sushi restaurant with high-quality fish I am very pleased with the thick slices of fish and variety of seafood in the chirashi! Reasonably priced Japanese beer too. The chefs are very friendly. Waiting service was just a little confused today but still pleasant! read more

Kyushu Sushi - Chirashi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

This place is FAB. The staff are super friendly, the quality of the food is really good, and the ambiance of the restaurant is really nice and relaxing. My partner and I stay at the hotel across the street every year for our anniversary, and this restaurant is in our rotation no.w read more

Everything is Amazing, Fresh, incredibly flavorful. I instantly had a Mark Wiens facial expression!! We have found our new Pasadena Favorite sushi spot . We had fun joking with the waiter. Compliments to the chef!! read more

Kyushu Sushi - Ebi/sweet shrimp with fried head to perfection. Beautiful presentation - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

More people need to know about this place! It's definitely a hidden gem. Everything was so fresh, and you wouldn't expect such high-quality food. The uni was great, and the toro really stood out. They even added gold flakes! Overall, this place really impressed me. Service was great, food was even better. Can't wait to return! Highly recommend it! read more

Kyushu Sushi - Otoro - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

Great lunch specials. Good choices and good food at very reasonable prices. Free parking in the back too.

We love this place so much, we went two weeks in a row! FOOD: Delicious! The presentation of their rolls/dishes are top notch, even better than we're used to seeing. The complimentary edamame and hot tea makes this place stand out from the rest. AMBIANCE: Relaxing, intimate, warm, and welcoming. We love the videos of Tokyo playing in the background. SERVICE: Excellent. We had two different waiters/waitresses each time and they were both so quick and courteous. COST: I'd say this place is $$, not $$$ as noted currently. Please don't let that deter you like it did for me at first! Catch us coming back a third week in a row! They're that good. read more

Kyushu Sushi - Spicy Tuna Roll, Salmon Roll, and Salmon Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

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This is a hole in the wall. Everybody must try their sushi here. All the fish that we tried is very fresh and delicious. The server is very knowledgeable. All the dishes have great value. They're huge! read more

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This recently opened sushi restaurant is good! It took over the storefront occupied by the Korean fried chicken spot. The interior looks newly redone and the restaurant makes a great use of all usable space, and they serve fresh food. read more

Absolutely love this place, I am very glad a great sushi spot like this one opened up nearby. I have never had a bad experience here and have quickly become a regular. First the food is really amazing, everything tastes really fresh and well prepared, the presentation on some of the dishes can be really great too. My favorite rolls here are probably the spicy albacore and the spicy tuna roll. All the sushi I've tried here so far has been great and the same can be said for the non-sushi dishes. I personally love the Katsu curry they serve here, and the portions you get are really good. I would actually consider this place one of the cheaper sushi spots in Pasadena but it still has really great high quality sushi. Their lunch specials make it all the more worth it as well. The service here is also great, and the owners are really nice! They are attentive and friendly and make you feel at home for sure. The vibe inside is really calm and quiet even when it's busier which is great if you're just trying to relax and eat your food. I would highly recommend this place if you're in the area and not sure which of many sushi spots to pick in the city. Also parking is really easy with a lot directly behind it. read more

I should have noticed the health score 92 out of 100 posted on yelp. Although a relatively high score, the concerns show raw/undercooked food and unsanitary packaging. I ordered their lunch special with chicken teriyaki, tempura and California roll. The food may not have been cooked thoroughly or was cooked in an unsanitary environment. Within 3 hours of consuming, I was not feeling well. read more

So happy to find this fantastic sushi spot right in Pasadena. Japanese food is my favorite cuisine, but I am a vegetarian. I have been to a popular restaurant in town that didn't have anything I could eat. Not the case here. This restaurant is on the corner with a nice open sushi bar and comfortable seating. They bring you edamame to start which was very nice. Then I ordered a house salad, which was topped with a deliciously refreshing ginger dressing. I ordered two avocado rolls which were garnished with sesame seeds. The rolls here are huge! You really get very generous portions and I couldn't even finish both of my rolls. I also highly recommend the plum wine. I am not a big drinker and only like certain brands of plum wine. This local brand was new to me and absolutely delicious! Sweet and refreshing. Plus I have to say the service was great and our waiter has a great personality. Plus this is a short walk to the movie theater so a perfect dinner spot for a dinner & movie date night. Will be frequenting this place now that I know I can get great food, great service and a great value walking distance from my home! read more

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Sometimes when you sit in a restaurant because of the location, the decor, the general vibe, you can be transported to another place. We visited Kyushu Sushi and sat at the two seater looking out at Colorado Blvd and it felt like we were in a small sushi spot in San Francisco or Hells Kitchen or Seattle...it was fun. It seems a family affair in Kyushu Sushi between the chef, the waiter the lady preparing the tables. The sushi was delicious. The waiter is a unique cat like your younger brother or cousin, but he's helpful if you let him. We enjoyed it and will stop in again read more

Kyushu Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

I had the White Dragon Roll and a spicy hamachi roll. The white dragon roll was good. The fish tasted fresh, but was overwhelmed by the sauce. I scraped off the excess sauce and it was better. The spicy hamachi roll was perfect. read more

Got the mixed sashimi $80 and some other items. Best pieces were the salmon and kanpachi. The tunas were a tad fishy for my taste... the uni tasted ever so slightly old...didn't taste quite fresh... might have been a few days old due to its gonad-ness... salmon was fatty and buttery... not to be a Negative Nancy but I personally did not find the combination of the uni and hokkaido scallop satisfying. It felt like they were both competing for my taste buds. Because each of these pieces are typically such rich and premium items, they really deserve to shine on their own... but that's just my opinion. I think combining them kind of dilutes their uniqueness in addition to it confusing my taste buds. The caviar touch was nice and pretty but not really necessary. The Hamachi or yellowtail carpaccio cilantro jalapeno wasn't bad... I wouldn't get it again but it wasn't bad. The rising yellowtail roll was probably one of the most decent dishes of what we had ordered. Really enjoyed the sauce on the rim. In my personal opinion there's a bit too much cilantro garnish.. and the jalapeno slices should be wider... I do like the thinness of the cut, just wish it was a wider cut. The small cuts are a bit inconvenient because I have to pick up the pieces several times with my chopstick versus just picking it up once if it was a wider cut. And I think by slicing the jalapenos in to so many little pieces it kind of takes away from its potency. Also they served 2 types of wasabi, the generic puddy bright green one and then a darker one with thick consistency (doesn't pack as much heat but very tasty). Customer service was very good. They're very nice people so please be nice in return. As Americans, we don't have the best reputation in terms of patrons - we are stereotyped as entitled, self-centered and impatient. This permeates the overall business sector and can affect quality of service received. As such, when we do get customer service that is nice, professional, and patient it is our duty to also reciprocate if we want this type of service to continue. Like the good ol golden rule that seems forgotten in the American fabric... treat others like how you want to be treated. Subscribing to this can go a long way in our society. That said, they're not the best sushi restaurant in town and I probably won't return just because there's a lot of other sushi options to pick from esp in this region. Nonetheless, it was a pleasant experience. read more

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Literally the best salmon sushi I've ever had. So fresh and yummy! Also my food came out very fast even though the restaurant was busy. Will definitely be coming back read more

Kyushu Sushi - Spicy tuna handroll and salmon sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

What a great place! Super attentive and nice servers, they gave free edamame (I think for the new opening). The food all tasted good and was fresh and was plated very beautifully. It feels like a solid Japanese restaurant and the TV playing videos of Japan reminds me so much of my trip there, it was wonderful. I can see this being a great date place. My friend got a lot of things, including a toro with gold flakes! Too fancy for me. I got the dinner chicken teriyaki and for $20 the amount of chicken they gave was insane! The salad was so good that my friend ordered her own. I definitely want to try it again next time I'm in Pasadena. It looks like their lunch special bento boxes are a super deal. read more

Good food and portions and very affordable as well. Only thing I didn't enjoy was the miso soup as it was a bit too watered down. Service was great, greeted upon entrance and orders/drinks were taken care of immediately. Will come back again to try their other items. read more

Food and service were fine. The portions are really generous so it made a nice take out meal to snack on the leftovers

Understated .... Amazing food....everything was fresh and fantastic don't pass it up if you're in the neighborhood

LFG!!!!! Is how I'm feeling seeing a sushi restaurant walking distance from work. This building keeps cranking out some top notch restaurants and I'm happy to report another great addition. Absolutely stellar small mom and pop run business who truly care about customer experience. I know I don't usually post pictures on my reviews but this place warrants some. I got the katsu bento (that comes with way more food than I truly needed) and told chef to make me some chefs choice sushi. He must have read my mind somehow cause 3 of these are my favorite sushi ever. Congratulations on the opening chef and wishing you tons of success. read more

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Wife and I heard there was a new sushi place in town and decided to check this place out! Pretty neat. The waitresses and owner/manager were super attentive and sweet, while the sushi chef was doing his thing, but still able to be social. I got a double salmon tempura bomb roll while my wife got an unagi don. No complaints there. Not gonna knock off any points BUT ambiance wise the lighting wasn't the best. Felt a bit cold and sterile. Kind of hurt our eyes--it was a bluish/fluorescent light all around. I think the place would be perfect if the light was a bit warmer. Would make it feel more intimate. Overall though, check this place out! read more

Kyushu Sushi - Double salmon tempura bomb roll and unagi don - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

Food is always made fresh. Service was a bit slow. It overall worth the wait. Inside very clean and I lived the decor.

I had the chance to check out this new location as it's conveniently located next to my office. I came in for a solo lunch during break and the staff was so kind and welcoming and offered a seat at the bar. They have a wonderful menu and their bento box lunch special was fantastic. Both salmon and hamachi sashimi was fresh and delicious. Definitely coming back in when I have time to kill during a lunch break at work. read more

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They have a soft opening right now. Loved the ambience and interior design. Staff is friendly and plate ware was beautiful. They have a lunch special menu during lunch hour and prices were reasonable. Portions were appropriate and filling. It was nice that everything came with rice, a hefty salad, and miso soup. The sashimi was fresh, clean, and medium thickness. Saba shioyaki had crispy skin and wasnt dry. read more

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My daughter and I wandered in here for lunch. She ordered some sushi and I had a tonkatsu bento box with tempura. Her sushi was fresh and attractive. My bento was humongous. A huge tonkatsu, several large pieces of tempura, including 2 large shrimp, rice and salad. And miso soup, too. And tea. And edamame. Everything was fresh and delicious. Portions are huge. What a find! I felt like I was in Tokyo! read more

I gave Kyushu Sushi another shot after a bad experience with their tonkatsu ramen, and I'm so glad I did! I ordered the Salmon Don this time, and it was amazing. The salmon was super fresh and paired perfectly with the rice. Even the salad was better than last time--not drowning in dressing, which I really appreciated. As always, the customer service was great. The staff is super friendly and attentive, which makes the experience better every time. I'm still hesitant to try the tonkatsu ramen again, but I'm really happy with how good the sushi and sashimi are. I'll definitely be back to try more! Another great part was the ambience as always it is set up to feel like you are traveling in Japan. read more

Kyushu Sushi - Salmon Don - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

Absolutely delicious sushi. Great menu, great service. Ordered online from the PASADENA HOTEL across the street. Really great food. Highly recommend. read more

Excellent food with large portions. I had a bento box with beef teriyaki, mixed tempura, and California roll. My husband had salmon with gyoza. All of it was tasty. A drive here to eat is worth doing. We'll be back to try other dishes. read more

I'm LOVE the food here. Sashimi and sushi are fresh. The dash in the udon reminds of of being cooked for by my aunt in Japan.

It was my first visit to the restaurant on Colorado Blvd in the theater district of Pasadena. I had the salmon classic roll and the California roll and miso soup. The food was excellent and the service was quick. I loved on the tv's they played video of someone walking in Asian Cities. It added to the small atmosphere ambiance. read more

Really good food, the ambiance is cozy and the food is authentic, and really delicious. The service is great but the food is amazing and I usually do not post about restaurants since I make really good food. Game recognize game. This is my new favorite place in Pasadena read more

Kyushu Sushi - Baked lobster roll and blue crab with soy paper - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Top notch sushi bar with an excellent chef! Leave the extra soy sauce and wasabi alone--it's like pouring ketchup on a fine steak. The sushi is already perfectly prepared and should be enjoyed as is. read more

Best sushi place in Pasadena. I had the bento box lunch with salmon collar. The portions are generous and everything was fresh. I will definitely be going back. Prices are very reasonable. read more

The sushi is soooo fresh. The food was so good I forgot to take a picture of it. Very calm relaxed environment. Free parking in the back. 11/10 read more

At first glance, I was hesitant to try a non Japanese owned Japanese restaurant. But I was wrong! I'm glad we tried the lunch special. The salmon kama and California roll were amazing for what they are charging. Portion was generous and we left very satisfied. Definitely will be one of our go to lunch spots. read more

I tried this place a handful of times. Menu lists real crab for rolls but it's always imitation. That's hella bait and switch. Chicken and Pork Katsu is not seasoned.. doesn't seem marinated. I visited Japan and had gyukatsu and tonkatsu so I know what I'm talking about. Plain meat with batter.. no bueno. Prices are decent and the workers are friendly. I think Chinese owned though, so I question the authenticity. I think we're on a break now. Maybe i try again next year. read more