I never even bother to review businesses, but eating here for lunch on Thursday, 2/19, made me very, very sick (it's been 6 days and I still live in the bathroom, so to speak). It was a nasty, nasty lunch. read more

I love the sushi. I love the Paradise Roll. The service is great, especially if you are a regular. The people who work monday evenings aren't as amazing, but if you come in at pretty much any other time, you should have an excellent experience. read more

I had been craving sushi for a long time but was worried about trying a new place since the last few sushi restaurants I tried were pretty mediocre but I was happy to find this place. I went there with my husband and we both loved the food and the service was excellent. We will definitely be going back. read more

This place is simply the best. Not fast because of the personal service. My sisters introduced me to this place now whenever I am in San Jose I stopped by and enjoy their awesome food. read more

Sendo Sushi is a great place to go. We have come here numerous occasions & always are greeted & the service is great! The vegetables, Shrimp, & Miso soup are always fresh & great. The place is cozy & the whole wait staff is friendly. read more

It's the closest Japanese resaturant in North San Jose, thus the crowds during lunch. However, the food wasn't very good. I had a bento with the saba (good size fish and the only thing I liked), sashimi (three pieces of tuna that was a bit stringy), and tempura (really soggy batter which was gross). I would not come back again. read more

We came to this place for dinner after we heard from our friend about this place. We order two sushi rolls, tofu and gyoza. Honestly, we were disappointed with the quality of the food. The fried tofu and gyoza both very greasy. The sushi rolls were both very salty. After taking a few bites, we feel so thirsty and the waitress was nowhere to be found to ask for refilling of our tea. The environment is very noisy with the sushi chefs kept yelling loudly about which tables' food is ready. Not at all a classy place. Not quite a fan read more

Food ok but woefully understaffed. Almost an hour wait for take out. Wouldn't recommend unless you have a lot of time on your hand.

Average food, mediocre quantity. I have had better Sushi at airports. I used to go to this place often but last visit reminded me why I stopped. read more

Great food and friendly staff! Portions were generous and the fish was very fresh. Highly recommended!

A solid 3.5 star joint. A big sign on the outside, but the door was hard to find. Go figure. Anyhow, I've been here a few times with clients since they are centrally located on N 1st St. Better than what I expected. The tempura is pretty good. Quality of fish is not bad, portions are good. The saba is actually very good - and good sized portion as well. Lunch bento box is about 13 - 14 bucks for the 3 item combo. For a quick lunch sitdown place, I recommend it. Not that it matters, but waitstaff is korean - not a japanese fyi. read more

Love this place! The fish tastes so fresh and the people are so nice! There is a lunch rush, but I live nearby, so my husband and I usually come for dinner, which is much more laid back. They remember us every time we come in and we have never had a bad meal there. I highly suggest this place for excellent sushi! read more

This is right near my office, so I sometimes get sushi to go. Service here is regularly really bad if you dine in. I like their specialty rolls and the miso soup (how can you screw up miso soup, right?). As the first reviewer said, decent for a strip-mall joint that caters to high tech lunch crowd. read more

Nothing special about this sushi place really. The availability of rolls, the taste and freshness of ingredients and the service were all meh. read more

Got the chirashi bowl for dinner and was very disappointed. The fish cuts weren't very fresh and were all very thin. It also didn't come with much variety, I probably only had 4 different kinds of mealy pieces of fish in my bowl. My friend got the sake sashimi plate and his cuts were very large, thick, and fresh. I don't expect on coming here again when there are so many other better options around. read more

This 2.5 star restaurant has decent service and decent quality food, but is somewhat pricey for the value. The raw fish is fresh and decent, and mostly just the standard types of fish. There is a wide selection of sushi rolls featuring various combinations of American-style sushi roll ingredients like mayo, avocado, jalapeno peppers, cream cheese, etc. Prices are on par for this type of restaurant - you will probably wind up spending about $12-15 on an average lunch. This is an OK lunch spot if you work in the area but not worth making a detour for. read more

Went for lunch today, beef+tempura bento box for $9.99. I liked everything, meat was good, soup and salad as well. $10 lunch bento is about middle of the road pricewise for a strip mall restaurant. Didn't like that they don't post a menu anywhere, you only know what you're up against when you get seated. read more

Fresh, fast and clean. I go here for lunch occasionally - yes, I frequent this place and I haven't been disappointed yet. Warning, this place is popular for lunch - expect a small wait. read more

Good neighborhood sushi spot. Good sushi for the price. Used to go here all the time when I lived in the area.

Wow there are a lot of reviews on here! First off the people that work here are SOOOOOO incredibly friendly and nice =) To start the Miso soup was delicious, the edamame was yummy and salty (love my edamame salty). My husband and I ordered way TOO much food. The salmon skin handroll was delish too. We definitely love coming here. Fresh fish, large portions, nice people.. What more can you ask for? read more

I went here with my boss and a co-worker. The food was decent however the portions were rather small. I had the bento box but I don't think it was worth the price based on the portions that were given. The soup was bland and very ordinary. read more

We eat here several times a week (usually take out as we're on conference calls and this is our favourite 'stuck on the phone' food). Take out on weekday lunch: If you don't want to walk from blocks away, you need to pick up your order by 11:30am. Its a tiny strip mall with a lot of restaurants so no chance of parking. If you call in an order they will have your food ready in 10-15 mins max. Hugely convenient! The lunch entrees and bento boxes are great value. I love the potstickers (despite often being slightly freezer burnt). We've eaten in a few times. Plan ahead - tiny restaurant with not a lot of seating so any time between 12noon-1:15pm is a nightmare. Staff are really nice - very friendly and fast service. The lost star is for how much trying to get a table at lunch time sucks and the parking is brutal. read more

Yes, Korean owned Japanese food. It is right across the street from Samsung and it gets pretty busy during lunch hours. My friend and I went 2 days ago for lunch and we both ordered bento boxes. I thought it was a pretty standard place but the lunch boxes are just normal. (I ordered the saba and my friend ordered the pork katsu) read more

I have been coming here for many years and I have always loved their terriyaki chicken. The sauce isn't as sweet as other restaurants and the chicken is grilled perfectly with enough crunch and not dried. And not long ago did I discovered Super Sendo Roll. I LOVE IT!!! read more

Looking for a quick take-out meal while on a business trip I popped in and ordered a sushi roll and vegetable tempura. The restaurant was busy with a large party of Japanese people. This is a good sign, I thought. The waitress/hostess was friendly and efficient but didn't know what everything was on the menu. She went to the back to ask the sushi chef and he came out to answer my question. Unfortunately the specifics of the roll I wanted seemed confusing to him. I pointed to the item on the menu and asked what a specific ingredient was and he didn't know. That's kind of odd considering he is the sushi chef! Nevertheless, I ordered and took my to-go packages to the car. I realized the roll (cold) and the tempura (hot) were packaged together. Not wanting hot sushi I quickly separated the packages. The vegetable tempura was great. Not too greasy or heavy and a good portion. The sushi roll was huge and attractive but the fish was large chunks of chewy flavorless fish. Not horrible, but no better than grocery-store sushi. I ate the rice and left most of the fish. Overall, I would say it is decent but overpriced. read more

The sushi rolls are fresh as hell and the serving portion is more then you would see elsewhere. I am still searching for my go to sushi sushi place read more

So delish!!! Everything was so good!!!! The crunchy philly roll, and fantasy roll was fire!!!! So good but the service was so bad! I've never met a server so bad at listening! Every time we needed something we had to go get them. We didn't even finish our order and she just ran off. It was kind of comical. If that hadn't of happened 5 stars for sure. Good food and price the best so far.... read more

Ok for weekday lunch, although it's a small place to get there early or be prepared to wait a little. Service is consistently poor, but prices are decent and sushi is ok. I've been back several times when needed a sushi fix and was in the area. People I've been with seem to really like their bento box lunches. read more

Loved 49 roll and baked scallop roll. Great place for lunch. Service is super fast and friendly despite place getting packed. Price is reasonable, especially if one gets bento box. 4 stars, not 5, because chicken in the bento box wasn't perfect, although it wasn't so bad either. read more

Great flavor. Lots of food for the price. I get the Terriyaki beef bento and am pleased with the Miso soup as well as the Salad.

craving for sushi in the area, i found 3 restaurants and sendo was the one with the highest rating (even though it's only 3.5 star) so decided to give it a go. lunch hour at this tiny plaza is NOT a good idea if u cannot take an hour lunch, parking lot is too small for everyone and u'll either get lucky or find street parking. back to sendo, because it was only 3.5 star and i didnt bother to read what others said. 2 of us arrived around 12p and as soon as we got to the door it was super packed! luckily we got seated after 5mins of wait and the menu looks pretty good already. we ordered a regular teriyaki bento box and about 7 diff kinds of nigiri. just because they're super packed so food was kinda slow, i think the chef got so busy he didnt have time to make one whole order for each table, i keep getting plates after plates with 2 pieces of nigiri. overall, food quality is good, personally i like their salmon, hamachi and tako. this is a place that i'll go back to try more with a bigger crowd. read more

I happened to be driving through north San Jose last night, and decided to stop at Sendo Sushi for dinner. I spotted it in Nicholson Mall, at the intersection of Nicholson Road and North First Street - conveniently located for some spur-of-the-moment feasting. As I hadn't ever eaten here before, I wasn't sure what to expect; in the end, my overall experience there was fairly good: Ambience; The restaurant itself is a bit small, but neatly decorated in a somewhat traditional, Japanese style. A wall of photos of its customers attests to its standing as a popular neighborhood restaurant; the restaurant seems to get many regulars, who are on a first name basis with the wait staff and the sushi chef. Service: Fast, efficient, and friendly. The waitresses smile when they receive your order and say "Thank you" as you leave. Not sure if the waitresses are friendly because the restaurant is a popular neighborhood hangout, or the restaurant is a popular neighborhood hangout because the waitresses are friendly. Either way, it's always nice to see. Food: Standard Japanese-American fare (teriyaki, tempura, udon, etc.), sushi (both the standard Japanese-American rolls and the new combination-type rolls), sashimi, and nigiri. Portions tend to be larger than typical for Japanese-American restaurants; however, the quality of the food is largely what you'd expect from one. This isn't really the place to go for culinary creativity. Last Night's Meal: I ordered a bento with chicken teriyaki and California rolls, along with a side order of Ebi (Shrimp) Nigiri. Here is what I got: * Miso Soup - Nothing unusual, but it did have a fresh, clean taste. * Salad - Iceberg lettuce (ugh), shredded red cabbage, and shredded carrots, with Thousand Island dressing (or something similar). Salad was underdressed and mostly tasteless. Definitely the low point of the meal. * California Rolls - About twice the size of what you normally get in Japanese- American restaurants. The filling consisted of the usual - surimi salad and a chunk of avocado; both of these ingredients tasted fresh. * Chicken Teriyaki - The grilling was expertly done, to the point where the chicken had a delightful, brownish "crust" to it that was quite flavorful. It helped that they used chicken thigh meat, which generally has more flavor than the chicken breast meat that is often used in most Japanese-American restaurants. The teriyaki sauce accompanying the chicken was not overly sweet (at least, not for my taste); the Chicken Teriyaki was definitely the high point of the meal. * Ebi IShrimp) Nigiri - Got two of these, with each nigiri consisting of a fresh, shelled, deveined and butterflied shrimp, laid out flat on top of a sushi rice ball. There was nothing remarkable about this nigiri, good or bad. Overall Assessment: If I were to judge Sendo Sushi by its food alone, I would give it 3.25/5 stars - slightly above average for its larger portions, and for the occasional flash of cooking skills shown by its kitchen staff. Because of the restaurant's fast and freindly service, I am bumpig up my overall assessment by another 0.5 points, to 3.75/5 stars. For yelping purposes, this rounds up to 4/5 stars. read more

Went for lunch with a couple co-workers. The service was so-so but the food was good.

Nice, big rolls and makis. Fish was fresh and delicious and service was responsive. No complaints.

Ive been here a couple times and every time the food has been really good. I don't eat seafood so all I get is the teriyaki chicken entree. The soup is good, the salad tastes fresh. The only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars is they're fast with getting your food but you literally have to chase them down to get your check at the end. It's like they forget you need your check to leave. read more

I wish I could give this place a 3 1/2 stars, but I'll give it the benefit of the doubt. Really it's exactly 3 1/2. Service was quick, the food was good, place was clean. Price was reasonable about $12 per person for lunch. Parking is read more

Lets see, the sushi was slightly bland and the portions were small. The service is OK, the people seem not to happy about working there. I was surprise to see they had a nice selection of Sake, which is a plus. This place is own and ran by non-Japanese, so I did not expect much. The prices overall where not comparable to the food. If you like all the flashy bay area invented names of sushi rolls. This place is for you. read more

I've eaten here a couple of times- both dine-in and carry-out. My experiences have been good both times. The rolls were fresh and sweet (not fishy). The quickness of the waitresses can leave a little to be desired, but they aren't pushy and the food is fairly priced. It's not "the best sushi ever," but it certainly hits the spot when I'm craving a quick roll. read more

I took my guests there and ordered a bunch of sushi rolls. Both food and services are awesome. Highly recommended. Dynamite was just that. Try Monkey brains; it was better than what we expected. All in all, awesome place to have Sushi. read more

This is a pretty good little place on the north side and it is my second most frequented sushi joint behind Truya. Like Truya, Sendo also offers a teriyaki beef upgrade to New York Strip instead of sirloin...which is a nice option. I generally get a dinner bento box at both places: NY strip teriyaki, vegetable tempura, gyoza, rice, salad, miso soup, and a coke...all under $20. Staff is nice and there's a TV if you like to watch and eat, but it is generally on low and not invasive. They do close down from 230-5, which sucks, and they are closed on the weekends, which also sucks...but you have until 9pm to grab dinner M-F. No review on sushi from me, you'll have to check my wife's reviews for that! read more