I tried this spot because my "usual" spot was closed this particular day. And let this serve as a reminder to us all - it's good to get out of your normal rhythm and try new things! Off of Route 50 in South Lake Tahoe -- A short hop from Heavenly Village - this is a place I have seen before but never stopped. But in the mood for sushi -- I did a quick Yelp search for places open - and here we go! The restaurant was inviting. Quickly seated and served by really kind and attentive staff - we enjoy some sake sashimi, gyoza, tempura vegetables and a roll or two. I had a glass of Chardonnay - everything was quick, delicious, and just right. I give top marks for quality and freshness, staff attentiveness and all around experience. All for a very reasonable sushi price point. We will be back - maybe this is our new South Lake Tahoe #1 sushi spot??? read more

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Girl on the phone was extremely rude! 3 of my friends and I ordered separate orders online but one of my girls couldn't place her order in time. I then called the restaurant to ask if it was possible for them to accommodate 1 more small order since I didn't want my friend to starve and be left out. The young lady on the phone wasn't aware that she wasn't on mute and said "These 5 girls should've placed one fu**ing order instead of multiple". But logically, wouldn't one big order still take the same time as 5 separate ones? I understand that the restaurant was busy. I work in the industry myself. But this behavior was UNACCEPTABLE. She even asked my friend if she could order something easy such as a side of rice. Ok so if i wanted one bowl of rice why the hell would I even place a togo order for that? Once we got our order, I talked to the manager and he was shocked at what had happened. Please hold your employees to a higher expectation because as a paying customer, I wanted a refund but it was too late to ask. To the young girl on the phone if you're reading this, make sure you're on mute next time if you're going to talk sh*t! read more

Best fricken sushi in Tahoe in my optioning. Been going since they opened every time I visit and same high quality every time. Added bonus: my wife is a vegetarian and they have the most extensive options I have ever seen. Overall great everything! read more

tldr; Good service and excellent food. Parking plaza was decent. I arrived at about 8pm on a Saturday night, driving over from Stateline, NV. I wanted to try out a different Sushi place in Tahoe, and this place looked promising. The restaurant is first in a small shopping plaza, with a decent amount of parking present. i was able to find a spot, but I do think during peak hours parking might be somewhat of a problem. I was seated reasonably quickly at the Sushi bar, and a waiter came by reasonably quickly to attend to me. Otherwise, there was a decent amount of table seating available as well, but I don't think there were more than 5-6 tables. The waiter recommended the Shrimp Dynamite ($16) as a starter, which I took up along with the Sashimi Combo ($40) - but without the rice. Shrimp Dynamite - 5/5: This was excellent! They were perfectly breaded with a thin layer, with a delicious crunchy skin and some light spices. The prawns were fresh, and I had no trouble finishing this appetizer. Sashimi Combo - 5/5: Also excellent! Everything is fresh as you'd expect from sashimi, but I also appreciated the focus on the sashimi over the usual extras like shredded tapioca (which I like, but is mostly optional garnishing. I left really satisfied, and definitely looking forward to another visit in the future! read more

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This place is always a Lake Tahoe go-to. Their ingredients and flavor profiles are "off the hook"! The service is always excellent and they never leave you wanting for anything. The servers divide and conquer and stop by often; even when the restaurant is super busy to check on you. On a side note, we have family from coastal California in several areas that all claim they can't get sushi this good back home; and when in Tahoe, it's a must stop! From my experience and many travel days per year spent eating out, I can agree, they're absolutely correct! The place is not tiny but not huge either. This restaurant offers a very comfortable and nicely lit dining area; the room acoustics are decent too making it easy to communicate with friends & family. We regularly drive 45 minutes one way to eat here. I highly recommend this place if you find yourself near South Tahoe! read more

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The service was wonderful and sushi was amazing. We've tried just about every sushi restaurant in SLT and have never been impressed. This will be our go to!! The prices were very reasonable. Can't wait to go back for a date night soon! read more

My first time here, my brother suggested a happy hour dinner I'll cut to the chase, WoW, everything was really delicious, service was outstanding.Here is what we enjoyed tonight, the starters were great Shrimp was dynamite, Gyozas with pork, Edamame, bbq Kalbi thin sliced short ribs Rolls, Slammin' Salmon, Crunchy Granola, the Joker, Caterpillar. Our Value for the money was high in my opinion. There are Sushi places throughout town this has been my favorite. Thank you, Foodguy-martin read more

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Went here with a big party (including kids). Food was good but not the best sushi I've had. Service was a bit lacking as well. I think they might have been short staffed though. So overall ok. Not sure if I'd go back my next Tahoe trip. Prices were decent though. read more

Great ambiance, service was amazing and food was very tasty. I recommend for date night, family night. Etc. It's has outside seating as well read more

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The doors opened at 4:30 and by 5:10 there was already a wait! We sampled a bit of everything off the happy hour menu (served from 4:30 - 6:00) and also enjoyed items from the regular menu as well. Our server was attentive and each bite as delicious as we remembered. This place is a must try while in South Lake Tahoe. read more

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We had dinner here a couple of weeks ago (4 of us). Granted this may be a bit biased as our expectations were that that high for sushi in Tahoe, but we all enjoyed the meal very much. The decor is typical "sushi restaurant" setting in a nice way. The service was very good. We ordered a variety of rolls and nigiri sushi and thought everything was good to very good. We would welcome the opportunity to go back. read more

Been coming here for over 20 years. Great sushi, great customer service and wonderful place to eat with friends or family. Best Sushi in South Lake Tahoe! read more

Server was very nice especially for how busy she was. Nice saki list in very helpful description. Good came out rocket fast. Problem was this sushi is not made to order. It's easily made 2-3 hours before and just played when ordered. You can taste the dryness of the sushi like it's been sitting for a while. Maybe next time skip the sushi and try something else read more

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Quality of sushi is pretty good, but the price for the size of the sushi makes this experience different. I came here on 12/23 in time for the happy hour timeframe, and the restaurant said that it was a holiday so there was no happy hour. Okay, no big deal. We ordered 2 rolls, and the total cost (after tax and tip) was $20. And this was an appetizer-like meal. I recommend getting the more complicated rolls as those ones are bigger. The simpler rolls are very very small yet still $18. Overall, I didn't enjoy my experience here, but hopefully others get to enjoy happy hour here! read more

Instantly walking in there was a decent size group. It looked busy from the outside but very spacious insides there was an outdoor patio option and a sushi bar as well. We were seated within 5 min of walking in with a small The menu had a lot of great options from noodle dishes to veggie rolls. We got the slammin' salmon, fire in the sky, rainbow , and the super star. All of which were good but nothing to write home about. The servers were friendly and very welcoming. And service was fast and efficient. read more

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Let's start off by stating that my girls and I had never experienced such terrible customer service! My girls and I decided we wanted sushi for takeout, so we all collectively agreed that we wanted to send in different orders for ourselves instead of as a group. 4/5 of us were able to send in our online order, one of us wasn't able to because the website stated "online orders were on hold", so we decided to call the restaurant directly to see if we could add our friends order to one of the preexisting ones! As we were explaining this situation to one of the employees, we were told we'd be put on a brief hold to see if our request would be put through, and as we waited, the employee assisting with our order had forgotten to mute themselves, and said "can't believe this group of 5 couldn't do one f***ing order" and ask my friend who couldn't send in her online order if she could "order something simply like a side of rice" instead of the meal she wanted -- proceeded to be completely unprofessional instead of simply telling us that our request couldn't be fulfilled, which we would've completely understood. My friends and I came into the restaurant to grab our food because it had been way too late to ask for a refund at this point, but we made sure to let the manager know just how unprofessional and disrespectful that employee had been! And to this employee if you're reading this, make sure you either mute yourself or get off the phone before you decide to talk shit about your paying customers who were nothing but respectful to you! read more

Off The Hook was recommended to us by a local who said "if you visit one restaurant in South Lake"...he was absolutely on point with the recommendation. The food was delicious with plenty of options for young kids, adults looking for new flavors, and a vegetarian. The service was great, very family feel. The prices were more than reasonable especially relative to the mountainside restaurants. read more

Great sushi spot! Really good rolls. Fast service and the fish was really fresh. We had the jolly green, a seared roll that was a special and the miso soup! read more

Great service and the food was tasty! Our waiter Patience was wonderful, even on a busy night. read more

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Always great food and service! We always make sure we go here when in SLT! Definitely recommended.. read more

Great sushi! Sashimi was really fresh. Amazing service. We will be back when we go to Tahoe again

There was a bit of a wait (30 minutes) for a table for 7 of us - we didn't mind terribly waiting, but it would have been nicer if the Yelp waitlist function had worked properly. But we finally were seated at a table outside. We'd already looked at the menu and had a good idea of what we wanted to order. Everyone was very pleased with what they ordered. I was happy that there were a couple of veggie rolls that had tofu in them, and one that was vegan without the sauce and was probably one of the best "sushi" rolls I've ever eaten in my life. It was called the Earthworm (contains organic baked tofu, basil, garlic, cucumber & broccoli topped with avocado, macadamia nuts and dynamite sauce) and the combination of the basil and garlic was AMAZING. The Bhodi (organic baked tofu, spinach, garlic and shiitake mushroom) was also very good. Service was excellent and very helpful. They took our order efficiently but we didn't feel rushed, and it wasn't a terribly long wait to get the food. Everything looked gorgeous and the consensus seemed to be that everything was delicious. They were unfortunately out of the lava cake that several people in our group wanted to split, but they got to split the tempura cheesecake, and they really enjoyed that as well. We will likely come back next year when we're back for our yearly vacation! read more

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We went back last night for the third time and everything is still amazing! Best sushi in El Dorado County. We drive from Pollock Pines to eat dinner here. Juan is an awesome sushi chef and his Love Machine roll is out of this world!! Can't wait to go back!! read more

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Employee here was very rude. Made my group feel so uncomfortable and upset. We regret paying our money to this establishment.

Thank you Yelpers for your reviews here. First time here and won't be the last. Parking can be tight because of the shared parking lot with the whisky bar and Mexican restaurant down the strip. We were seated right away and needed some time to look at the extensive rolls menu. We landed on the coconut prawns, the gambler, the Royal flush, house salad and gyoza. The prawn salad was excellent. Crunchy shrimp topped with fried garlic over mixed greens. The house salad was flat and had some bad leaves of greens. A pass on this next time. Loved both of the rolls. We have never had basil in sushi. Different. Gyozas were okay. Overall, service was great and it's a nice casual place that looks to be mostly locals. I'd be happy to come back to try other rolls because there are plenty. Support your local businesses! read more

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I liked some of the rolls, but I didn't enjoy the flame crunch one that I got. Couldn't really taste the fish in it. The macadamia nuts on top on the other rolls I got surprised me though. Nice service and friendly staff. It's about what you expect from sushi in Tahoe, so nothing too crazy. My expectations were higher because it said on Yelp that this restaurant was pretty popular, but coming as a sushi lover don't expect be too impressed. It wasn't too loud, but bring a jacket since it can get a little chilly read more

Tried a new sushi spot recently and unfortunately had a disappointing experience. We ordered five different plates to sample a variety, but none of them sat well with us -- both my wife and I ended up with stomach aches afterward. The quality just wasn't there. If you're in the area, I recommend going to Samurai Sushi instead ,it's just down the street and the food is much fresher and better overall. read more

Ambience was amazing it felt very fun even though it was just dinner. The place is so cute and cozy. Sushi was amazing, their sashimi was so soft and buttery I would so come back if I lived here haha. Service was great even though it was busy, food came out very fast. Loved their tempura ice cream read more

Our favorite!! Always so so good, the best happy hour and always friendly, awesome people. Highly recommended!!

Great place, great customer service, good food. This place is good for a sushi restaurant. Fast service and always have great smile. I would recommend to visit if you're in Lake Tahoe read more

Sit at the bar! The best Sushi in Town! Everyone at the restaurant is super nice, however sitting at the bar I think it's the best experience. read more

This was my first time here! Our Server Chloe was awesome and attentive, and our food came out fast even on a busy night. The food was awesome and we will definitely be coming back. Kudos to the sushi chefs for serving up some great fish. I think our chefs name was Jay Z? read more

Let me start off with, the service was INCREDIBLE. The host was kind and welcoming along with extremely helpful. The servers were all kind and polite when bringing the food. The food was incredible (as always) and eating here is always the highlight of my trip to Tahoe. Thank you guys for being amazing! (Also the restaurant is LOVELY) read more

I got the arty party and it was very good, 4/5, and the earthworm, 2.5/5. The prices were slightly high for an okay-sushi spot. My partner didn't like his rolls, but enjoyed the gyoza. read more

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We've been coming here for around almost as long as they've been open. At least once every year (which we lived closer) Everything is freshly prepared, delicious and of course we have our must-haves: shrimp dynamite, fire in the sky roll, and sugar mama.. everything else we've tried is amazing too but we always order so much food because it's amazing. They get extremely busy.. and they're not open every day, so make sure you plan ahead otherwise you'll be waiting in line read more

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Always a winner! We usually do a to go order. Sushi is high quality and very tasty. Tried one of their shrimp starters this time and it was outstanding! read more

Restaurant was small but had a nice set up. I'm still dabbling into sushi and prefer cooked items. I explained this to the waitress and asked to point me to the cooked items on the menu. The Stop Drop and Roll was under the list I was pointed to, so I ordered that. Upon receiving my food, I noticed the salmon in it was still raw. Also, the roll had a lot of cream cheese. Too much for my liking. The gyoza was nice and crispy, but the sauce that accompanied it was bland. read more

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Ok. Went out to SLT with my buddies and we wanted some sushi. Thought we'll how good can it be. This is not the Bay Area, wrong. Loved the fish and the rolls. I cannot remember all the rolls we ordered but the Fire and a Roll Called Wanda both were excellent. Definitely a recommendation. Went there on a Friday in August utilizing the waitlist function on Yelp to put your name in for a table. So if you are looking for consistently good sushi in SLT this is your spot. read more

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This restaurant is very popular, the place was packed when we arrived. Luckily, we had put our name down on the waitlist and even though we were late for our reservation, they were able to seat us quickly. The staff was friendly and courteous. The sushi was not to my liking. I'm an adventurous eater but the macadamia nuts in the Hula Girl gave it an odd flavor, and the sauces in the Crunchy Granola and Funky Roll Medina were not well paired with the other ingredients in the rolls. Sugar Mama was ok. We also found the Sunomono salad watered down, which is a shame, otherwise it might have been very nice. The sushi here didn't work out for me. But obviously, many other people like it! read more

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Uniqueness: Huge quantity rolls at a surprisingly cheap price even though we're in Tahoe! Wait Time: [x][x][x][x][x] Food Quality: [x][x][x][x][x] Service: [x][x][x][x][x] Setting: [x][x][x][x][ ] Cost: [x][x][x][x][x] Recommendation? Stick with the rolls here as the plates were alright. Lake Tahoe is a tourist hub so I was expecting a sushi spot located here must be a bit more pricier than usual but when I dined at Off the Hook Sushi, the prices were amazingly low for terrific quality! It almost felt like I was eating a steal to the rolls that I ordered here. Customer service was kind and friendly and I didn't have any problem barely waiting (since I came near the opening hours at dinner). Setting inside is a little small but they do have seating outside if you want to enjoy the outdoors while eating sushi as well. All the rolls that I ordered were plentiful and priced around ~13 dollars, which I just could not believe, and were all delectable with all sorts of salmon, tuna, and other fish. The chicken plate on the other hand was a bit of a miss as it was just rice, chicken, and mixed salad that seemed a bit off compared to a typical bento box. So in general when coming here, stick with just the rolls and you will be fine. If I'm ever back in Tahoe and craving sushi once more, I'll definitely be coming back to Off the Hook Sushi. Please give this place a try/visit and you won't be disappointed! read more