I went to this restaurant wanting Korean food. Unfortunately food was mediocre at best. I should have known based on the menu offering of various Asian food. Yes, it's good to have options but often place that is offering Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Vietnam...it fails to deliver and this place was no different. I ordered Yakimandu and Yukgaejang. Dumpling fillings had no flavor and Yukgaejang came in incorrect large soup bowl, way too much broth, and had bok choy in it, which is also wrong. Soup did resemble Yukgaejang flavor but was far short of being Korean dish. I would have gave 1-2 stars if it was based on Korean food that I eat. However, the place was nice. Service was excellent. And everything came out in lighting speed. Sushi that others were eating seems nice/good and who knows how other Chinese/Vietnam food tastes. I gave 3 stars for everything other than Korean food. It is unlikely that I'll ever come back here for Korean food. Perhaps I'll try sushi... read more

Sam Oh Jung - Yukgaejang - Sushi Bars Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

Comfy space, good A/C, simple nice customer service. Ordered a sunset roll and dolsot bibimbap stone bowl with beef. We just thought they were okay bc it seemed very much heavy on the rice. We came here since it was convenient to Detwilers in Bradenton. This was down from Fresca pizza and Vietnamese and we picked this place. We do like Korean food but this was meh. I kept asking my husband if he needed some sauce or something. That is what I thought it def needed something more in terms of flavor. read more

Service was good. Staff was friendly. Jajangmyeon was good, needs a bit more sugar for flavor. Will definitely return. read more

Sam Oh Jung - Jajangmyeon - Sushi Bars Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

The service and food is excellent , affordable and good as well . Very clean taste . I highly recommend you try this place out . read more

Friendly staff. Nice amount of serving. Food could add a little more flavor. But a good place to go if you are craving Asian food. Would still come back to this place. read more

Food was very good. Service was excellent and very authentic Korean food. I highly recommend.

the best chine food I've had in bradenton vegetables were fresh seasoning perfect had sweet and sour chicken and chicken lo mein was great. Service was friendly and very accommodating. Ambiance was pleasant read more

My husband and I were excited to try this for date night it had wonderful reviews! Sadly there was zero ambiance and we were the only people in on a Friday night. It's located in a small strip mall (not a problem but not exactly what we were hoping for on date night). But we still decided to eat here... we had several rolls and some salmon sashimi. We were not at all impressed with either. We've had sushi from all over the US and still can't find one in Bradenton we love, despite being in Florida! So strange to us but the staff was very kind and many people love this place so maybe it was just a bad night. read more

Super goodfood and super nice employees! Have never had less than a perfect experience. 1000000/10!!! read more

Sam Oh Jung - We ate every bite. K Roll Galbi Lunch - Sushi Bars Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

Service was great and the food was delicious. I got the kimchi soup and it came with a side of rice. read more

Sam Oh Jung - Kimchi Soup - Sushi Bars Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

I've been a loyal customer of Sam Oh Jung for more than 20years. The food is always excellent. Thecstaff has always been exceptional. My out of town family, from large cities always have to get their Sam Oh Jung fix when visiting despite having access to high level sushi in their home cities. Their new location is great. All in all, Sam Oh is an A+ 10/10. read more

Very small portions and very high prices. The food was halfway decent but nothing special. Definitely not worth the price. Recommend many other Chinese or Asian restaurants in the area. Much cheaper and way bigger portions. I posted a picture of a chicken teriyaki dinner. Look at this mess. Buyer beware! read more

Sam Oh Jung - This is a sloppy dinner that looks like crap that's supposed to be chicken teriyaki. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

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Excellent food excellent service very tasty. Clean and neat very tidy. Great lunch selections. Highly recommended. read more

Sam Oh Jung - Lunch box - Sushi Bars Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

The giant mirror on one side of the store makes it look bigger than it really is. It helps you feel a little less claustrophobic, because the space between tables is kind of small. Sam Oh Jung was able to accommodate a large group of us on a Saturday night, so I was appreciative of their service. The sushi boat is a good deal for us. It included three rolls and a couple nigiri. We also ordered a sashimi combo, and it had the white tuna that I like! The udon wasn't that good, in my opinion. It didn't have any garnish other than some flakes of seaweed. But, it comes with a serving of tempura. read more

Sam Oh Jung - Sushi boat - Sushi Bars Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

Don't let your skepticism keep you from this place. The food was delicious and a big enough portion to take some home with you and as time went on we were happy that we got there early as the place filled up quickly! This place doesn't look like much but it surely packs a punch when it comes to taste and value! Great place! We will be back! read more

Very good food and service. Excellent golbi and fried rice. Have been numerous times and never dissatisfied.

While staying in Bradenton our house had a menu sitting around for this place. Ordered take out and was ready right on time. It doesn't look like much from the outside but when you go in it was very busy with a quaint Asian atmosphere. The rolls were delicious. No complaints and would eat here again. read more

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I have wanted to try this spot for awhile, and I typically will not review somewhere without actually eating the food, but I walked in to this location and was hit with an immediate horrible smell. I am not even sure what the smell was, maybe old fish or something, but it was so overbearing and unsettling that I knew I couldn't eat here. I got a sticky menu from the very nice waitress and sat down in a dark booth to a water with an off-putting taste and had to leave. Maybe it was just that day, but anytime you walk into a restaurant that has that bad of a smell, I can only imagine what is going on behind those kitchen doors. read more

We come here regularly and food is amazing . Great customer service and ambience . We will continue to dine here .

Unappealing spot to eat and unappetizing food. The menu suffers from a lack of focus and purpose. The staff is casual and friendly. I think they are moving. ... Perhaps to a nicer location. read more

An awesome spot for sushi! The fish always tastes fresh and service is friendly, it's easily one of my top 3 choices for sushi in the Sarasota/Bradenton area. read more

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Been a couple times and delicious every single time ! Staff is very friendly. The K roll is delicious best one yet . Sushis are just all good . The fries rice is the only blend food we tried there all the rest is great . read more

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Had sushi take out, which was pretty good. Salmon, tuna and raw scallop. They even made salmon/avocado roll just because I asked. Had a couple if their special rolls too - again, fine. Miso soup was not very good, but there was a lot of it :). The price was reasonable too. read more

I like the dark ambiance of the restaurant but it's not for everyone. I got their jamppong and it was so good, the seafood was fresh and the udon noodles were nice and tender. They give you a side of pickled radish (which were soooo good) and kimchi depending on the dish you get. The waitress was nice as well. I will say though that their Korean options are very slim and they are mostly a sushi restaurant but if you want to try some korean staples then you should definitely come here. read more

Lot's of stuff and lots of dishes in the menu. Asian cuisine. Fresh fish and good food. Also friendly and efficient service. I will be back. read more

Sorry to be a spoil sport but this place is just ok. Deep fried gyoza is great, dragon roll is very good but hot and sour soup, conch, spicy tuna roll and bagel roll are all just ok. Better at whole foods. I'll try them again and just eat Korrean food, which is probaby the right strategy. Owner and server are wonderful. read more

I love Korean food. And this place is so conveniently placed in the center of Bradenton. Our whole shop loves going. We order take out quite a bit. They have never messed up a single order. And they are very pleasant when you order or eat in the restaurant. Now I would love to see tabletop bbq added in the table but I'm a dreamer ;) I love some galbi! They serve pho, ramen, and sushi too. So it's a pretty wide selection of food at a very reasonable price. Only hard part is, you want to try everything!! Can't wait to go back. Mention them at our shop, and we all get hungry. Lol. Huge fans. Now go eat there! read more

Sam Oh Jung - Sushi Bars Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

This would be a two star place in Annandale, VA, but since we're in Bradenton/Sarasota, it's as good as it gets for Korean and the sushi is fresh and well-prepared! Their galbi (beef short rib) is pretty darn good. Good marinade, decent amount of charred parts and it's not swimming in oil. The kimchi jigae (pickled cabbage soup with tofu and pork) was okay. They put way too much sesame oil in it in my opinion, but to each their own. It's a shame though b/c their kimchi is so perfectly ripe, flavorful, sweet and pungent. It would make the best soup, but the sesame taste overpowers it. Don't request brown rice unless you want the hardcore brown rice. I expected the typical fluffy light brown rice served at most restaurants, but their brown rice is uber healthy and not the best accompaniment to sushi. (see pic) Ban chan (small sides) were minimal but more than I expected in a Manasota restaurant. They served standard kimchi, radish kimchi, marinaded radish/carrot and bean sprouts. The other Korean restaurant in Bradenton only serves kimchi, so they are more than generous in comparison. Restaurants in Annandale fill the table with anywhere from 5-10 ban chan plates, but you take what you can get here. Oh, how I long for the Korean restaurants in VA, but I'm so grateful for Sam Oh Jung. Best Korean in the area for sure and service is fantastic. Highly recommended! read more

Sam Oh Jung - Seriously brown brown rice - Sushi Bars Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

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AMAZING food always! Great owners and staff. If you are in the area you must stop by or order out! You will be happy you did.

Rather bland nondescript dishes masquerading as Korean / Asian food. At least some of the staff seem to be Korean. I wonder how they themselves would rate their own restaurant. read more

First of all it's not a Japanese place. It's mainly Korean, and then whatever Chinese food they could add. The menu is a hodgepodge. Each type of food is what you'd expect from a restaurant opened by someone trying to satisfy everyone while satisfying no one. I went in at noon on a Monday, one person at the sushi bar, and a couple at a table. That was it. The waitress brought a menu fairly quickly but her command of English was very limited, so it was difficult to get questions like do you have cold green tea or do you have cold tofu answered. I'd have liked to know if they served the small plates of Korean vegetables one normally gets with a Korean meal. I waited... then moved to the sushi bar thinking the service might be quicker. The waitress brought my menu back and told me to place my order through her... I still assumed the sushi chef, who was staring down, would make it and hand it to me. He never, in the half hour I was there, looked up. Not when I said hello, not when I put my order in. About 15 minutes after I put my order in, again only two other patrons in the place, he disappeared for 10 minutes. I was just about to leave when he returned after the waitress went looking for him. He finally made my order, handed it over the counter without making any sort of eye contact or looking up. All of this might not have bothered me if the sushi were any good. It was a very simple order. Two pieces of ikura sushi and one order of salmon sashimi. One glass of club soda. Mind you, not Perrier but club soda. The ikura was someone tasteless, though edible. The wasabi was old enough that it had started to turn brown. The sashimi came on shredded daikon so old it was brown & limp. I ate a small piece of the sashimi and then left it because it was awful. Ask for the check, the waitress looked at my plate but didn't ask what was wrong, I paid $22 for this miserable experience and left. Very much do not recommend. 40 minutes I'll never get back. read more

Tempura shrimp and vegetables. Need to eat something before going to grocery store. This restaurant is next door. Was really good. Cooked to perfection. Will go there again. read more

Excellent sushi and customer service. Happy to have them in our neighborhood. You must try it.

Sushi is one of those situations like lawyers and chiropractors. You don't know if you have a good one or not until it's too late and you're in a lot of pain. Having said that, Sam Oh Jung is my go-to for reliably good sushi. I've never had a bad meal here and am constantly amazed by how good their custom rolls are! If you're in the area and reading this, STOP NOW AND ORDER!!! It's too good to pass up. read more

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Oh. My. Gosh. 5 stars is not enough!!! I am a huge sushi/Thai/Chinese person, and am mad at myself it took me so long to find Sam Oh Jung. I'll never drive into Sarasota for sushi again. The food and customer service here was top notch. I had the CS Roll and Carlson roll- both extremely fresh. The egg roll is one of the best I've had. And finally, we ordered the Kung Pao Chicken (mainly because I'm less familiar with the Korean style menu) and it was different than your typical Chinese KPC, but incredibly flavorful (a bit spicy which is great!) and a huge serving. I can't wait to go back and try the more Korean dishes. Very impressed. read more

Sam Oh Jung - Left Carlson, right CS roll. I ordered extra sauce on CS. Both phenomenal. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

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Phenomenal! Sushi is amazing as well as the wonton soup! Love the Japanese egg roll. read more

Sam Oh Jung - Master roll and C S roll - amazingly delish - Sushi Bars Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

Sam Oh Jung is our go-to sushi spot. Located in an unassuming strip mall, the food is delicious and the service is top notch. My wife and I are crazy about their always fresh selection of amazing sashimi, maki & nigiri. The owners are great folks which adds to just how amazing Sam Oh Jung really is. read more

Sam Oh Jung - Assorted sashimi, nigiri & rolls. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

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This place is nestled into a shopping center next to a publix. I love Korean food and I eat it all over the country whenever I can. Me and my girlfriend wanted some Korean but didn't feel like driving to our usual spot in Tampa . We were both really surprised how great the food was. The kimchi Bokeum with pork was outstanding and we also ordered a few rolls of sushi which was equally impressive. Very fresh and delicious! We will be back many times I am sure. read more

I feel kind of strange writing this review. I've been going to Sam Oh Jung since I moved to the area back in the 90's. But never wrote a review. There was a period of time where I went there about once a month and then that tailed off when I got too big for my britches. But know what? This placed saved this poor west cost boy. Asian food in this area was really bad when I moved here and Sam Oh Jung was the only place that was good. So I lived there. I let them down a few years by not going often, but I've been going there for lunch recently as it is close to work. So I figured I better wite up a note and according to my criteria of being consistently good they need 5 stars. 14 years of good means here, how can they not be 5 stars? And they are still good, still friendly, still serving some very good sushi and Korean food. I'm a big fan the Gal bi and the Dolsot BiBimBap. My DC loves the eel as well. Always fresh tasty and yummy. The choice of Korean dishes aren't huge, but what they do are very nice. As for the sushi, it is always nicely prepared and very tasty. Try the sweat shrimp with the fried head for a nice treat. Service is always excellent and friendly. Actually more friendly now than they were all those years ago when I first stumbled upon them when I was shopping at the publix next door. Go, go now, and get some gal bi and some eel. Ignore the Chinese things they have on the menu, they have those for the crazy blue hairs that don't know any better and just get sushi and tasty Korean food. read more

This is a Korean restaurant that serves more sushi than it does Korean food. As if you could not tell from the name of the restaurant being "Sam Oh Jung" and the Hangul writing everywhere. It is a family owned restaurant that is kept insanely clean considering the wear and tear on the building. Note, this is right next to Publix and their sign just says "SUSHI," not Sam Oh Jung. Their sushi is very fresh and consistently good. Their house rolls on the special menu are their best, but will set you back at over ten bucks each. The most popular roll, which is my favorite, is the "K-roll" (cream cheese, fried shrimp, covered in shredded crab salad, Panko breadcrumbs, scallion, spicy mayo, and eel sauce). They also have an excellent Sake selection. Hands down, best sushi in Bradenton and a comfortable atmosphere. They also have a few Chinese American food options for those that are not into the good stuff. Sam Oh Jung's Korean food is alright if you are want a quick fix and do not have the time to drive all the way to Tampa. Not many Korean items to choose from. They only give 4 banchan (Korean side dishes) and the prices are average of $16.99-21.99 from Jigae (stew) to Bulgogi (beef BBQ). Warning, they do not have lettuce wraps with the BBQ, only rice and 4 banchan. My favorite is the Soon Dubu Jigae (veggie, tofu, and beef spicy stew) and their Dolsot BiBimBap (hot stone bowl w/ rice and veggie toppings). The only noodles that they have are Chap Chae (glass noodles with veggies and pork), no JaJangMyun or cold noodles. I wish that they had more Korean options, but there are really not that many people in Bradenton that would order it. Just so you know, they only serve food that they would eat personally, and feed to family and friends here. So, the quality of the ingredients is always excellent. read more

Sam Oh Jung - Exterior - Sushi Bars Near Me - Bradenton, Florida

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