Arrived around 5:45 weekday dinner and had no wait for 2 people. Menu is expansive with lots sushi,…read moreyakitori, noodle and rice options. Service was prompt and restaurant is bright and clean. Kaisen don was expected portion for the price and all the seafood was very fresh. Beef katsu was interactive and you could cook it to your liking on a hot plate and was accompanied by salt and two different sauces as well as salad and rice. Overall great experience and food was good

Creative and delicious,felt like I took a trip to Japan we will be back for sure.......read more

Soko Soko Japanese Cuisine 1541 Laurel Street, San Carlos,…read moreCA, 94070 Had a great dining experience at Soko Soko in San Carlos! Everything we ordered was absolutely scrumptious and worth the price. Our favorites were the Crunchy Lobster Roll, packed with lobster salad, salmon, avocado & cucumber, tobiko, and topped with crunchy flakes and house sauce (a fresh roll) and the Wagyu & Sea Roll, which combined shrimp tempura, cream cheese, avocado, and seared Kobe beef (a cooked roll)! Super rich and satisfying!! The Scallop Butter Yaki was also delicious, with very tender and naturally sweet scallops and seared mushrooms in house-made butter sauce. We also ordered Oyster Shooter, a good combination of oyster, ikura, quail egg, ponzu sauce, and sake. Shot was not too strong but very well combined! The highlight of our meal was definitely Beef Tongue Skewer (a daily special). We're very impressed, as the skewer was incredibly tender, fresh, and melted in our mouths. We paired everything with a Sho Chiku Bai Nigori sake, which is soooo warm and comforting, complemented our meal nicely. Service was very quick, and the staff was very attentive throughout our visit. Overall, a wonderful dining experience! This is my 2nd time here and and I'll definitely be back for more.

My friend and I came here for dinner on a Friday night to celebrate her birthday. Thank God we made…read morea reservation because the restaurant was PACKED. Even with a reservation, we still had to wait at least 20 mins which was a bummer. We ordered: -spoon tasting: uni, quail egg, ikura, ponzu sauce, green onion. SO GOOD! Super fresh and tasty. -lobster roll and toro roll: both rolls tasted great. Nothing too special but overall good. -omakase sashimi: this plating was beautifully presented! Lots of delicious sashimi and high quality. Overall, we both left full and satisfied! Service was excellent and attentive! Will definitely be coming back!

The sushi here was soooo good and fresh. Everything was cooked to perfection and melt in my mouth…read more The waitress was also super nice and was so friendly. She even gave me a free mango pudding that's just top tier service. The whole restaurant just gave Japanese vibes. Me walking in felt like walking into a restaurant in Japan! The food overall 10/10. The service 10/10. The Ambiance 10/10. Would highly HIGHLY recommend.

Sometimes restaurants get better after I've been there years earlier and Sometimes, well, they…read moredon't. This is a don't case. I haven't been here in over 5 years, so I feel a lot has changed. Let's get to it. Just wasn't as fresh as the sushi I had before. The cucumber salad was awful, the baked mussels were lukewarm, the sushi was just okay, not the best. The roll choices I felt were limited. The complimentary dessert was also awful. The shrimp tempura tasted and looked like it was from a Trader Joe's package at a 100% market up. Just disappointed, count me out.

A hidden gem! While not on the main DT San Carlos strip, Hakkai is a top spot to grab some sushi…read more I've had the pleasure of eating here several times and the staff is incredible and makes an effort to get to know you. Gaslie is always fun to chat it up with and clink a beer with, and he also has great recommendations on the menu. The best treat, by far, was a personalized tasting menu by Chef Dixon (reserved for slow nights). The fish is top quality, the chefs are experts, and the ambiance is perfect to forget the bustle of the bay.

Came here for lunch and there was a $25 nigiri combo chef's choice which is such a good deal. The…read moresushi portion is pretty small so it is enough for a small eater, but would probably need to double up for a hungry eater. The tuna lover roll and negotiate toro maki were just okay. The beef kushiyaki (skewers) were cooked well, very flavorful. Would recommend. The restaurant was pretty quiet on a Sunday around lunch time which is surprising. It was very quiet and service was decent.

I tried to come here Friday night but there were people already waiting out the door so we didn't…read morewant to wait and went elsewhere. Today I was able to meet my friend here for lunch and since it was a weekday we got a table right away at noon. To our pleasant surprise there was a lunch special offered at the back of the menu. For $17 you can a item from column A then B. I went with teriyaki beef (+1) and gyoza. The lunch special came with rice, tea and miso soup. I order the yuzu drink too. Everything was so yummy! The decor is cute with many lucky cats near the entrance and around the sushi bar. Near the back there is a huge display kawaii, anime and robotech figures. I can see kids enjoying looking at them. Looks like they have a private room option that is narrow and long with many 2 seater table side by side, maybe they open it up when they get busy. They have a parking lot that can exit through the back is what my friend told me but I found street which has a 2 hour limit. I saw a car with a parking ticket so I'm guessing they do enforce it. I had got there early so I checked out the super cute Bird Garden store next door if you have time to kill

Good place. I tried:…read more 1. Edamame. This was good, as it usually is, since it's a pretty simple dish. 2. Bento box with sushi (5 nigiri of chef's choice) and avocado maki. The bento box comes with rice, salad, and miso soup. Everything was good. The sushi was fresh and tender, and they gave me cooked shrimp, salmon, and 3 that I couldn't identify. The salad was good, too, with a creamy dressing that maybe had some sesame paste in it. The amount of dressing was about right, maybe just a touch more than ideal for me, but they were pretty light-handed with it overall. The miso soup and avocado maki were good. The avocado maki had more avocado in proportion to rice than other places, so that was nice. 3. Mochi ice cream, strawberry. This was pretty good. About average, I guess. 4. Yuzu cheesecake. Nice citrus flavor. I know Japanese cheesecakes are airier/lighter than American cheesecakes, but I thought they are usually a bit more creamy than this one. This one was more like a regular cake. It was good, though. Overall a good, casual place I'd be glad to return to for Japanese food. Service was good, although there were only two servers while we were there, and so sometimes it could be a bit slow. There were two TV screen showing sports. There is a small parking lot, or you can park on a nearby street.

What a great surprise to find a great sushi spot in San Carlos. The quality of the sushi at Takumi…read morereally surprised me and my fiancé. The sashimi combo really was the superstar of our meal. Eat fish tasted incredibly fresh and tender. Of course we had to save the salmon for the last and it didn't disappoint. The San Carlos roll sounded like a lot when looking at the menu and I wasn't too sure about it. I'm glad we ordered it. It was sweet, salty and buttery from the avocado. The $10 hot sake was also delicious! Inside there's only a few tables that could sit roughly 4 people. Perfectly romantic for a date night or catching up with some friends.

If you're looking for the best sushi in San Carlos, Takumi is the place to be. I sat at the bar and…read morehad a front-row seat to the artistry--the sashimi and rolls are incredibly fresh and skillfully prepared with obvious care. The quality of the fish is outstanding, and the presentation is pure art. The atmosphere is cozy and the service is top-notch. I can't recommend this gem enough!

TL;DR: Such friendly staff, fun vibes, and good food! Pro-tip: avoid the end-of-quarter rush for…read morethe Resy credit vibes at all costs Came on a random weekday night and there was no crowd. Got some advice on crowd-favorite rolls and off-the-beaten-path choices. Happy we got to try everything we did and the staff let us shut down the restaurant just hanging out while they bussed down and we all watched the end of the Galaxy game on TV. Such a good relaxed vibe - ready to come back! Cheers, Sushi Monster!

My boyfriend and I typically order online but decided to stop by for lunch. We just had a baby so…read morewe were planning around his nap time. Staff was super sweet and didn't mind our fussy baby (restaurant was empty) they'll never know how much we appreciated them understanding our fussy/crying baby. Sushi is always delicious and fresh from here! We'll always choose sushi monster when we're in the mood for sushi!

The beef tongue was absolutely delicious! We ordered two servings, but the second one wasn't as…read moregood as the first--it was a bit tougher. The ramen and the beef rice bowl were both very tasty as well. However, the beef was a little too rare and had a strong bloody taste. We hope it can be cooked a bit more next time. Overall, we had a great dining experience and would definitely come back!

This place is amazing! It was worth the 30min wait. It's a small cozy Lille restaurant. Please make…read moresure you make a reservation!! We made the mistake of not making one and were glad they took us in. We ordered... Appetizers Chicken karaag- crispy, juicy. Shiitake tempura- lightly battered and dipping was sauce was Chien fritter- skip or ask do no sauce if you can't handle wasabi Quattro mushroom tempura- a must get!!! Entree Katsu Don - the pork was tender and the egg was so delicious. Wagyu Curry Rice with Tonkatsu- we thought the pork in the katsu Don was tender, the pork here was even more tender!!! Wagyu Steak with Garlic Rice- this dish was why caught my eye on IG. It's very flavorful but definitely really oily. All these dishes reminded my of Gonzalo Barin Tonkatsu in Hawaii and the Wagyu Steak Garlic Rice reminded me of Japan street food at the night market