Have come here many times and enjoy the food. Owner is a good guy and knows his stuff. Was disappointed when I came today at opening time and was told I could not have omakase ad an individual. Restaurant was empty, not a single other person there. I don't understand... read more

Overall enjoyable dining with a comfy ambiance. I ordered the deluxe chirashi bowl and I really like it. Service was attentive. A solid sushi spot with a good variety of options. read more

Heard really things about this place and been recommended by a lot of friends. Finally came in for lunch after a friend suggested this place. Location is located in a small plaza with Tancca and Ding Tea. What I dislike about the plaza is that a lot of spaces are marked for 5 minutes or 30 minutes. There are also street parking. We were seated right away and they provide an ipad along with their menu to show you what the food items looked like! Pictures really tell you a lot so we both opt for the deluxe sashimi platter and for a rice on the side. All the fish were really fresh, quality and size were very ample for the price spent. Definitely came with my favorites: ikura, uni, and sweet shrimp! You also get a side of miso soup that was seasoned just right. It was very filling and worth the money. Would definitely come back! read more

Opus reopened last week April 2021 and it is as good as ever. The owner Ken is looking forward to welcoming all customers new and old back. The sushi is incredible. I really enjoy the charshi bowl. It has so much fresh fish to enjoy in it. read more

How did this place pass the hygienic inspection?? This "chef" talks non-stop with people at the bar and bursts out laughters since I came in. How can he not spit to every dish he makes. No one calls him out and he's even drinking...yes. So he touches the wine glass and the bottle and then back at my fish. Shame. read more

Opus Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Arcadia, California

After living around the area for so long, I can't believe I haven't tried Opus Sushi until recently! Food: I have gotten their Chirashi and Salmon Ikura Bowl a total of 3 times, and each time their fish is just as fresh! The chefs cut their sashimi into the perfect thickness, and they just melt in your mouth. A huge plus is that they're so generous with their portion! I would highly recommend going for lunch. For that price, the quality of the food is truly worth it. Atmosphere: Like many Japanese restaurants, Opus Sushi is a dimmed lighting. It is spacious and although there are quite a number of customers there every time I go, I never find it too noisy or crowded. Service: Service is good. Waiters are always helpful and eager. Food comes quickly as well! Parking: The parking lot there is very small, but there is always street parking on the street by the plaza! There are always plenty of spaces there! read more

Opus Sushi - Salmon Ikura Bowl - Japanese Near Me - Arcadia, California

First off, this place isn't terrible in the least. It's a small Japanese restaurant in the SGV in a strip mall. The staff is friendly. Parking is pretty easy to score in the mall lot. And the decor is decent if nothing special. The big problems are with the portions and prices. I had the beef teriyaki dinner. For the San Gabriel Valley, prices were high at 16 bucks. If you pay higher than any other local joint, you expect to get one of two things if not both - better quality meat or bigger portions. The meat was fine, but there was so little of it, and it was not some kind of super high quality meat. It was just a handful of slices. Usually, at any other Japanese place in the SGV, you usually get at least twice as much meat as this for about 25% less cost. So, it felt like a double sting to pay higher and get so little meat I left hungry. The lady had the seafood udon and said it was extremely fishy. She wasn't feeling well, but I don't think she got really sick. Still, she didn't like the taste at all and was terrified how it would play out. The gyoza were fine if nothing unique. Of course, like almost all restaurants in Los Angeles, the gyoza came out after the entrees. I'm sorry, but someone has to go to every restaurant in Los Angeles and explain that an appetizer comes BEFORE an entree. I can't take this anymore. It really gets me angry. In every other city, if the appetizers take long to make, they ask if you want them first or to bring things out as they are ready. Then again, a proper chef can drop the appetizer and then know when to drop the entree after the appetizers are sent. I doubt I'll be back. I guess the lunch bento wouldn't be such a bad deal, as it is much cheaper than the dinner and you can get two items in a bento for 13 bucks. I knew dinner would be a possible bust and, price and portion wise, it was. read more

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The service is very bad Food is just ok The waitress has very bad attitude Right after we seated, she told us this is last call. She could told us before we coming read more

Opus consistently offers fresh, great tasting food along with excellent service. We've been coming at least once a month for their blue fin toro and tuna bowl, uni and oysters! read more

Love this sushi place!!! Only visited this restaurant twice and still worth the ratings of 5 stars! I love thee freshness of their fish - it is what everyone should be looking forward to when eating sushi! SUSHI: - Charishi Bowl $26.99: the regular bowl is definitely a good size if one is hungry but not toooo hungry. Like you want some but not a lot. I believe it comes with 3-4 different kinds of fishes and about 3-4 slices of each since there are less varieties of the fish (as compared to the deluxe bowl). My mom ordered this and she knew she wasn't too hungry but definitely needed to eat something. She also ordered less rice so she didn't get too full and can enjoy the fish. She finished the entire bowl but had a few slices of salmon left along with the rice underneath. Definitely took that home for later!!! I'd recommend eating it the next day only. - Deluxe Charishi Bowl $46.99: oooh boy, this is a big bowl!!! I ordered this one, honestly, to get all of the different fishes!!! I think it was worth the price. I also ordered less rice, but it still came with a good amount since it is a bigger bowl. I want to say this bowl came with almost 10 different fishes, and about 2-3 slices each!! Even with some uni sashimi and ikura! This was sooo yummy and fresh. So much fish and I barely cracked into the rice as well. I got so full! I had a few leftover and I took that home! - Uni Sushi: (not sure of price) this was super yummy and creamy/sweet how uni is supposed to be! It wasn't a dark color either, therefore, showed no signs of being old. Super fresh!!! I will be coming here more often when I get the chance! read more

Opus Sushi - Deluxe chirashi bowl + miso soup (comes with bowl) + order of uni sushi - Japanese Near Me - Arcadia, California

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Walked in on a Thursday at noon for lunch. Had a table for three and were quickly seated. Menus for lunch specials were provided and a tablet was given for more menu options. It was 95 degrees outside and the restaurant did not have air conditioning on. Not even a fan! We were extremely hot during the meal and the chirashi bowls and spicy tuna bowls arrived with warm rice and sweating fish. Overall, the food quality was alright but there was no way we can enjoy the meal with the heat and quality it was served. Service was alright. read more

Opus Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Arcadia, California

Located across from Din Tai Fung. Parking is very tight in this plaza, but there's parking next door and parking across the street too. Salmon Teriyaki - I love the dressing on the lettuce. The salmon was crispy, which adds a nice touch. Chirashi Bowl - Friend really loved the sashimi. I'd say this is a better deal than the sashimi deluxe because it's 10 dollars less and you get everything except the sweet shrimp and uni. Sashimi Deluxe - Just get the chirashi bowl. This may look like more because it's placed on a bigger plate, but it really doesn't have much more than the chirashi bowl. Don't let the plate size fool you. Check in for free miso soup! read more

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Good little Japanese restaurant; I come here rather relatively and find all of the fish to be very fresh. My go-to order is always the Shrimp Tempura Roll and the Udon Noodles. However, recently, the prices have been going up, while serving sizes have been decreasing proportionally. read more

Opus Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Arcadia, California

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I used to come here all the time when it was Maru Maru (different owner). I'm glad it's a sushi place again. One thing I loved about Maru Maru was the lunch special and Opus has continued that great value along with its resurrection. I might add that Opus has a better lunch special, with the exception of lacking BEEF! Anyway, the server said beef teriyaki is on its way! Some items on the lunch special come with salad and miso soup. The chicken teriyaki (~$8/9) and the Chilean sea bass (~$13) were decent, though the sea bass was too sweet and glazy instead of buttery. Most recently, I got the Nabeyaki udon, which came out blazing hot and fantastic. Opus is having a pretty sweet promotion this (dec) month: with purchase of anything on the menu, each table gets free salmon. The salmon can be sashimi or grilled. AWESOME! Love this place. Not to mention free hot tea! read more

Opus Sushi - Ipad menu! - Japanese Near Me - Arcadia, California

It is my assumption that this Opus Sushi restaurant has recently opened. I don't recall seeing it in the plaza in Arcadia. Anyhow, I came here one night with a friend to try out this place. My first impression was... what? this is a Japanese Sushi joint operated by Chinese? My second impression was... no wonder it doesn't look Japanese(y). But it's all good. I ordered the Premium Deluxe Sushi platter. It comes with a variety of sashimi on a plate. The sushi was very fresh, and easy to swallow. There was tuna, salmon, albacore, smelt egg (masago), and raw shrimp. It was delicious with or without the wasabi. It was all freshly sliced and served with a miso soup and a bowl of rice. Just by looking at the amount they server when they first brought the food over to the table, I didn't think I was going to get full. I thought I had to order something else to satisfy my big stomach. But surprisingly I was content at the end. The service here was excellent. The waiters/waitresses was very attentive. They kept coming over to check up on us, and filled our tea cups. Good service is a plus! My platter costs $31.00, and my tiny bottle of Sprite was $2.95. So overall, my sushi dinner was about $45.00 at a place without the fancy ambiance. So, in your mind... you could make the determination whether it's expensive or not. I have tried fancier places that costs a little more, and not so fancy places that are less expensive. But the most important thing is fresh sushi to make sure nobody becomes ill afterwards. I would give it 3-1/2 stars since my tiny bottled beverage was $2.95. Go figure. I also had a wonderful experience eating their golden sushi. 4 stars for sure if the numbers are adjusted for what is served, and if the parking situation improves in the evenings while the dining area gets remodeled. read more

Opus Sushi - Premium Delux Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Arcadia, California

We, a party of four, went to this restaurant around 5:40 pm this Sunday, 3/10, fairly early to avoid the crowd of diners. There was no other customer and we were seated rapidly. We looked at the digital menu and were impressed by the colorful and mouthwatering pictures of the dishes. What was disappointing was the messy female restroom. When I mentioned to the male server, he said that it would be cleaned the next morning! Plus, he could not enter the female restroom. When his female colleague went to check, she acknowledged the messiness. It was then he went to take a look, and minimized it by saying " just some paper on the floor". He repeated that it would be cleaned the next morning! If the attitude about a messy restroom is that the cleaning could wait till the next morning, it worried me of the quality of food. We ended up going to another nearby restaurant. I don't think I would want to come back again. read more

***Full disclosure up-front***: I find *ALL* dishes with raw fish to be completely unpalatable and unfit for un-coerced human consumption, so if you're looking for a useful assessment of the sushi or sashimi served here, you should probably stop reading my review right now, because I didn't order or eat any (unless you count the California roll). This review is mostly a critique of their *cooked* food. I initially ordered a tempura set, which was neither spectacular nor disappointing when compared to the tempura I've eaten at other Japanese restaurants - in other words, fairly average. The miso soup that accompanied the tempura set was somewhat disappointing, I've had MUCH better tasting miso soup elsewhere. I had also ordered a house salad, which was fairly decent for the most part, except I couldn't help but notice the lettuce was already turning black in some spots (see the pics accompanying this review). Due to the somewhat small portion sizes here, I was still hungry after finishing the tempura set, so I went ahead and ordered some more food: a cut California roll ($5/8 pieces), and 2 pork yakitori sticks ($1.95/each). The California roll was fairly average - they did not sprinkle the exterior with roe, which I would have preferred. The pork yakitori was edible, but very plain. The service was largely satisfactory - the servers were friendly and reasonably attentive without being overbearing, so no complaints there. I would also give above-average marks to the ambiance provided by the blue neon lighting, which I actually enjoyed and thought was pretty neat. Parking in the lot can historically be tricky to obtain depending on the day and the hour, but I was lucky enough to get a spot right in front of the restaurant. Overall, I was not particularly impressed by this place, and felt that the food was a somewhat ovepriced for the quality and quantity I received. I think the inhabitants of Arcadia were much better off when this place was a Liang Mama restaurant (which I still sorely miss). Having said that, the food was not terrible either, and I have a feeling that perhaps I would have a slightly better dining experience if I sampled some of the other items on their menu, so I would not rule out returning and giving them another try. read more

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Walked in with a craving for sushi. Stood in the waiting area for about 5 min. Had at least 2-3 employees walk by and not even acknowledge us. I understand if you're busy. Just say "I'll be right there". We ended up leaving and went across the street and had sushi there instead. read more

We came at around 6pm and came across a dinner rush. So we waited about 30 minutes to be seated. The parking situation is a bit difficult due to the limited parking spots near the restaurant and most of them had a time limit of below an hour. We ended parking in the nearby neighborhood and walking in. The place was packed and they seemed to only have 2 servers for the whole restaurant at a time. We put in our order fairly quickly but then had to wait a whole hour to receive all of our rolls. We ordered the crunchy roll, the caterpillar roll and the hurricane roll and they all tasted amazing. In terms of the just the food, I would've given them 5 stars but along with the parking and long wait time, I couldn't give them full points. read more

This is my second visit here and having mentioned what was lacking from my first visit, I was so impressed by the improvement that was made to the food per my suggestions. It tasted infinitely better and as always, the servers were attentive even though it seemed like a fairly busy night. I initially took off a star because the tempura udon I ordered had water for soup instead of actual soup base, which made it unimpressively bland. I had to find ways to spruce it up myself, but this time around, soup base was used for the tempura udon and it had plenty of flavor, as it should be. I added an egg in there, which was the cherry on top for that meal. The beef tongue was delightful and chewy just like before, and tastes best with a spritz of lemon on top. I really appreciate the time and effort put in to make the experience better for their customers. This makes all the difference in the world with the impression of the entire food menu, since the sashimi is already so impressive. I will definitely be back. Thank you, Ken. read more

Highly recommend of course if you are a sashimi lover :D. Favorite item for me is Chirashi lunch special bowl see image below for yummmm. Considering restaurant increasing their price tags recently around area, a beautiful sashimi bowl for a lunch special price is just hard to resist. Just bring your girl/date if she's also a sashimi fan, and you know the food will handle the rest :) Thank me later lol. read more

Opus Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Arcadia, California

The first time I came here was 3-4 years ago and it sucked ass. I recently decided to give it another shot because I have heard they changed ownership. I got the Dobin Mushi soup and for the nigiri, I got: rosy seabass, white tuna, salmon, halibut, hamachi, kanpachi etc. Dobin Mushi: It's been awhile since I've had Dobin Mushi and they do it well here. The broth is light and the flavors are balanced and delicate. All the ingredients are fresh and the inherent flavors of the fish, scallops and shrimp are manifested naturally. Nigiri: The nigiri here is good in the sense the portions of the fish and rice are correct. All the fish are fresh and sauces are used sparingly so as to not overshadow the fishes' natural taste. The rice, as one holds it in mid-air with the chopsticks, it doesn't fall apart; this illustrates the right type of rice is used to make the nigiri (Japanese short-grain since it's sticky enough) and it has not been drenched by sauces. The only drawback of the nigiri here is the rice's not warm and when one eats the nigiri, some of the rice presents a mouthfeel that is somewhat hard and rough. Service: The service here is good: the staffs are all polite, helpful, pleasant and carry award-winning smiles. Ambiance: Fresh, spacious and contemporary in decor. Price: Depending on what you get here, it can be either reasonable or pricey: your choice. read more

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its not as used to be. service is bad. there was only 3 tables on a Saturday night and the waiter was rushing us. The sweet shrimp came without heads and when i asked why, she answered that a different shrimp. i have to find a new place. by this review i am helping so they can improve . read more

We came here with some friends for my boyfriend's birthday.. this place is amazing, and probably the last place that made me realize I could not ever go back to AYCE sushi places. My friend ordered an array of different sushi and everything was delicious. They also have the cutest contraption for keeping the sake cold (I really wanted to steal it, haha).. and the overall atmosphere was clean and kept. The servers were super nice and this would definitely be a place I would come back for. Fresh and delicious sushi! read more

Just come here. You will not regret it. Unless you have another spot you can recommend me, I will never forget this place. Lol I can't express how happy my taste buds are every time I come here. A HUGE shout out to the servers and kitchen staff, you guys are the reason this place rocks!!! read more

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When we are in LA Must visit Opus Sushi Friendly fresh fishes we never disappoint on their foods read more

The hubby took me here a couple days ago for my birthday dinner. We were looking for a local sushi spot and saw that Opus Sushi had pretty good reviews so we decided to try it. We ordered a variety of sushi and yakitori and these were the highlights: Blue crab hand rolls - it was yummy, I liked the ratio of blue crab to rice. I could've eaten a few more of these! But wanted to save my appetite for the other dishes. O-toro sushi (premium tuna belly) - it was melt-in-your-mouth like butter. I loved the fattiness and it was served at just the right temperature (sushi isn't as good when it's served too cold or too warm). Deluxe sashimi set - all the fish tasted fresh, unlike other mediocre sushi spots where the fish sometimes taste frozen. The star of the set was the Toro (tuna belly). I wish the pieces of Toro were a little bigger! I was somewhat disappointed that they didn't have the sweet shrimp because it's not in season; they substituted it with scallops but I still enjoyed it. Fresh oysters - they were just ok. The sauce on the oysters was a little overpowering, especially since the oyster itself was really small. Lamb skewer - I don't normally eat lamb because of the gaminess but I figured I'd try it anyways. I like trying new things even if I think I might not like it because who knows, I might end up liking it! And I'm sure glad that I did because the lamb skewer was surprisingly really good! It was buttery, tender, and not too gamey. Beef tongue and bacon wrapped enoki - both had really great flavor. Overall, I think the quality of the sushi was good for it's price. I definitely want to come back to try more of their yakitori - it's one of the best yakitori I've had... flavors were on point! read more

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Soooo..... phone ordered and was told food will be ready in 15-20 minutes. Then we show up 25 minutes later and they couldn't find my order, and then said we ordered for pick up at 7pm. At no time did we say to pick up at 7pm. We placed the phone order at 5:30pm and food should have been ready for pick up at 5:50pm. This is a plain lie. Didn't even apologize. Then said they will make it now. My spouse returned and said to cancel the order and finally the owner/manager said "sorry." Now we go to Jazz Cat. read more

Came her for lunch during the week. I'm usually here for dinner so decided to try out their lunch. Surprisingly, they were pretty busy. I ordered the Deluxe sashimi lunch ($33.95), which came with miso soup and rice. I have to say, the quality of their sashimi has not disappointed me once. My sashimi plate was excellent, fish were really fresh and nicely presented. My hubby ordered the 3- item lunch combo ($18.95), also came with miso soup and rice. I was a bit disappointed with his meal. With his combo he chose the mixed tempura, sashimi and blue crab handroll. As I mentioned before the sashimi was good but the tempura and blue crab handroll were not worth ordering. The batter fir the tempura was not light le ist because restaurants, it had more of a beer battered onion ring type batter. The blue crab used for the handroll tasted like canned tuna. I would not recommend that particular handroll. You do get free ice cream with Yelp check-in. Overall, a great place for Japanese food, just have to figure out the good and not so good items. NOTE: Parking can be difficult during busy dining hours, located in a plaza with limited on site parking. read more

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Update: Normally, I would normally not take sushi to go, but after getting take out from this place I would not be going anywhere else. The engawa was extremely fresh, the blue crab roll was tasty and the skewers were perfectly seasoned. Don't need to look any further for the best Japanese place in town. Decided to try this place on a whim and while the outside did not look very promising, let me tell you how surprised I was at by the food. We decided to try the Omakase and I can tell you the sashimi was extremely fresh and even better than a lot of fine dining Japanese restaurants I've ever had. We normally have to drive to Koreatown or Beverly Hills for decent Japanese places and I'm glad we were able to find one closer to home. This place is definitely a must try and deserves Michelin stars!!! Highly recommended read more

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Service was ok, for only one waitress "Ka" was doing her best to attend to you as soon as possible. I ordered a chirashi (mixed raw fish with rice bowl) , quality ok The only regret was ordering a chicken skin yakitori, they deep fried instead of bbq on charcoal... Very oily and the texture is weird read more

Opus Sushi - That's the half grilled, half deep fried yakitori - Japanese Near Me - Arcadia, California

Don't try their Omakase, they will sell you all the food especially when their business is not good. $489 for two female. We couldn't finish the food, they asked for Togo and kept making the food even though we said we were full. When people drink, they do Omakase this way. Pic is only uni part, serve whole pack of uni. read more

Opus Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Arcadia, California

Not sure why this place has such high ratings. There are flies in the restaurant. We were trying to deal with the flies throughout the entire dinner. The fish was not really fresh. The sea urchin from the sashimi deluxe plate was extremely fishy.. There are a lot of sushi/sashimi places that are much much better at a lower price point. read more

Wasn't wowed by anything at this place. My boyfriend and I came across their Yelp profile because we were looking for a good sushi spot in the area. We ordered both the salmon and salmon belly sushi, and three special rolls. It's also on the pricey side for average taste and quality. I'm not saying it was terrible, but I wouldn't recommend it or ever return either. Best thing out of the experience was the service. Nice, friendly peeps. read more

Opus Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Arcadia, California

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Came for lunch with a friend and their lunch menu had a good amount of items. Sashimi tasted yummy and good size too. Chicken teriyaki was also tasty and so wAs the agedashi tofu. Will come again read more

As a first time visit, What's the most outstanding is the ambience nice environment, a bit over price for the portions given, for $41.00 mix Tempura, crunchy roll, and Ca-Cutroll. 6 pieces of bite-size California rolls, for a take home order didn't make it home end up eating the whole thing in the parking lot. could've gone to the grocery store and get more. Sam's club has a better Sushi pac for half the price less(just saying). Disappointment. read more

Opus Sushi - $8. order California roll - Japanese Near Me - Arcadia, California

A solid, neighborhood Japanese restaurant, Opus offers up fresh sushi along with a wide selection of other Japanese classics, along with some unique dishes as well! Coming in for lunch, we were seated right away and ordered from their set lunch menu, which has some great deals! Starting off, the salmon skin salad consisted of some of the tastiest grilled salmon skin morsels on a bed of simple greens. I'm usually not even the biggest fan of salmon skin, but this salad really won me over! I also had some of the chirashi bowl, which came with plenty of fresh sashimi, as well as the seaweed salad, blue crab hand roll, and the juicy, tender grilled hamachi kama, all paired with miso soup and rice. Overall, an incredible selection and great value for what you get! I'm definitely a fan of this place for a casual, simple meal! read more

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My parents were craving some japanese food. We found this place since it's close to home and my parents loved it! Food: Since my mom and I don't really like raw fish we ordered edamame and tempura shrimp udon. My dad ordered the one of the sashimi platter combo. The udon was ok. The noodles weren't very chewy. Because I've had marugame udon, I have higher expectations for udon now. This one is just mediocre at best. wouldn't suggest getting it. My dad, however, loved his sashimi combo. He said for the price, it is very worth it. He finished the entire thing by himself and a bowl of rice! Service: The people were very nice and attentive to us. I have read that some people have experienced bad customer service here, but I did not have a problem with the wait staff. I didn't really like this place that much. It was just OK to me, but that's because I don't eat sushi. My dad really liked their sashimi combo platter here! So this review is from my dad's perspective and he really liked this place! read more

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Came here with my family for dinner Sunday night. It was pretty empty and the place smell like fish. Order a few rolls, baked mussels and udon. Let me start off by saying right after we order they sayed they ran out of rice and asked us to wait 10 mins. The food started coming out and the rolls looks like a glob of fish on running rices, you can't even pick it up without everything falling apart Felt like I eating glob of fish and rice all smash together. It was so smooshy I can barely swallow. You can't even taste what type of fish your eating. Udon was hard and the baked mussels was drenched in mayonnaise. Overpriced for the quality of food and services was terrible. Would not recommen or co.e back. read more

Waiter and waitress out of patience. The store operated by Chinese instead of Japanese. Worst service and never ask for fulliment on Tea or water. At the end the waiter is charging us 20% tips automatically & just added on the credit card Billings without prior to do so. This is totally ridiculous to us. We 200% not recommended anyone to this restaurant. No service at all but really knows how to add extra service charge to customer. read more