Sushi District is the first sushi place in California that I genuinely enjoy. I visit Japan almost every year, and honestly, one of the main reasons I go is to eat sushi. The difference in quality and flavor is usually very noticeable. When I asked the staff why their sushi tastes so similar to what I get in Japan, they explained that they make "real sushi" using a blend of red vinegar, apricot, and French salt in their rice. The flavor is so well balanced that you don't even need soy sauce to enjoy the sushi. They also receive fresh fish almost every day, and the quality was honestly unreal. Every piece tasted incredibly fresh and carefully prepared. What made the experience even better was the service. Everyone was warm, friendly, and genuinely welcoming, which made us feel right at home from the moment we walked in. What's even more surprising is the price. Sushi starts at just $1.92 per piece, which feels crazy for the level of quality they're serving. It's rare to find sushi this authentic in California, especially at such an affordable price. I honestly don't know where else you can get this level of quality without spending significantly more. 10/10. Highly recommended. read more

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Dear chef, please reduce the vinegar in the rice. First time in the restaurant yesterday. I ordered the variety of nigiri. The fish and rice ratio is perfect. You can taste the freshness and quality of the fish. The only thing off is the ratio of vinegar the chef cooks the sushi rice which is too overpowering. The first bite is very impressive but all I can remember is the sour taste from the rice even with the unagi piece. Other than that, service is great. read more

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The kid asked for sushi, so we decided to try something new. Reviews looked promising, and I'm always a fan of a place I can grab a last minute reservation at. There were definitely some highs. The place itself is super cute, the veggie tempura was spot on, and we loved the "nuclear bomb" and the yaya roll was the favorite of the night. That's where the standouts and though and overall it was a bit hit and miss for us. Service was mid at best. A table that was seated after us was able to order and get their food before we were even given the chance to order, and we had to flag someone down multiple times just for the basics. For the other food we ordered, the golden dragon roll was just okay and honestly had way too many toppings. The three item bento box was a lot of food, but the teriyaki chicken and beef were not enjoyable and I wouldn't order them again. The spicy pork had good flavor, but was way too greasy and barely had any actual pork. Glad we tried it, but I don't see us coming back. read more

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We had dinner here the other night. There is a small parking lot available. The restaurant itself is quite small and can fill up quickly. This is easily one of my favorite restaurants and sushi restaurants in the OC. The quality here is unbelievable. They get fresh fish deliveries 6 days a week. We let Chef Chris create whatever he wanted for us. It might be my go-to order on my next visit. We started with ceviche. They take nori and deep fry it into a chip. The shrimp, octopus and vegetables piled on top were not only generous but absolutely delicious. A great and refreshing way to start off the meal. Then came the nigiri. The Toro melted in our mouths. The sushi rice uses a red vinegar that makes you just want to enjoy the nigiri as is. Do not add any shoyu to it. That would be a huge injustice to the nigiri. The jumbo scallops, the A5 wagyu, the Saba, the red snapper, yes everything we got was unreal. The freshness and the flavors were incredible. We also got some rolls. The A5 wagyy roll was so good. The toro roll just reminded me that you can never have roo much toro. The blue crab roll was a rice-less roll and just stuffed with blue crab. One of the best sushi meals I have ever had. The prices are really reasonable for the quality that you get. The service was also fantastic. I cannot wait to go again. read more

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Yum found this place off of a random tik tok and I'm so glad I did. It's perfect because it's right across from my lash place. You can taste the quality of the fish and you can't beat the prices. Each nigiri was so delicious, the rolls are huge, and the sushi chefs were so cool. I'm surprised it wasn't more packed on a Friday night. We will definitely be back! read more

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Came here for lunch on a Friday and it wasn't too bad. This place is located in a corner plaza so parking can get tight and of course people can't drive for shit. The ambiance is a very cozy feel and the service is good. The cool part is seeing the chefs cook in front of you when they make the rolls. The matcha drink is trash don't get it. 0/5. The peach tea is lit. 5/5. The Wagyu roll was amazing. Lots of flavors and I almost got full off one roll. The Wagyu literally just melts in your mouth. 5/5. The geisha roll wasn't bad. I don't think I was a fan of the cream cheese. But overall it was good. 3.9/5. The coolest is seeing the nigiri all 50% off. We got a bunch. It was great. Fresh seafood too. 5/5. Def a spot to come check out read more

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Looking for a sushi spot near the hotel my family was staying at. I asked for a recommendation from staff at the front desk at the hotel and they were no help. So I looked on Yelp and found this spot with 4 1/2 stars. Sushi District did not disappoint. Jay our server was kind & helpful. Jay explained that the Sushi pieces are 50% off and Sushi Rolls are 20% off. We ordered the following items: Salmon Sushi, Squid Sushi, Alaskan Roll, Spider Roll, Crispy Rice Spicy Tuna, Shrimp Tempura & Spicy Garlic Edamame. Everyone enjoyed what they ordered. The parking is packed. So we parked down the street by Chipotle and walked to Sushi District. read more

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I am soo happy I found this sushi spot, it is incredible! Great ambiance, amazing service, and the nigiri cuts are amazing! Their fish is so fresh, it melts in your mouth. I highly recommend anyone to come here you will not be disappointed! My wife and I ordered: Salmon Belly 5/5 Toro 5/5 Yellowtail belly 5/5 Aji 5/5 Wagyu 4/5 Jumbo scallop 5/5 Spicy Scallop 3/5 Halibut 5/5 Black snapper 5/5 Salmon avacado roll 5/5 Escolar 5/5 Their rice is amazing moist and fresh! Can't wait to be back :) read more

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I joined some friends that were visiting from out of town. We were here on a Monday night around 6pm and was immediately seated. There's more table vs sushi bar seating. Even though they didn't have salmon skin salad on the menu, they happily made it for us. Although I felt that it had too much dressing. Very reasonably priced sushi. The portion of the crispy rice spicy tuna was quite large where I thought it was too much rice for my liking. Near the end of our meal the chef gave us a bonus with a small bowl of mixed sashimi which was sweet of him read more

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Do NOT order the beef bulgogi -- it's 75% just onions for the price of beef. Sesame chicken though it's so good! read more

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Stopped by on a Friday night; they were packed and busy! I see this restaurant often passing through the area.Thought I finally give it a try! Lively and friendly atmosphere. I ended up ordering takeout instead. The wait was 30min for sushi. First impression-- the four rolls were nicely packaged. Overall, the sushi tasted fresh and tasty. They have a good amount of spicy rolls if you enjoy fiery flavors. Their sauces that accompanied the rolls were light, which is what I prefer over the deeper flavors of the dipping sauces. Rolls ordered: 1. Sexy Bluefin Tuna is my fav--I like the dipping sauce and the roll overall is unique. 2. Ya Ya Yellowtail- spicy on top of spicy on top of spicy haha ( I love it!). 3. Funky lemon salmon is light and citrusy light flavor. 4. Spicy tuna rainbow roll is a twist on regular rainbow roll, but the heat steps it up IMO. I'll definitely eat here again! read more

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If you live in the Costa Mesa, Newport area Sushi District has to become your go to sushi spot. The quality of fish is pronominal, unlike anything you can get elsewhere. Nobu Who??? Value is so good. They could charge me twice as much and I'd keep coming back for more. Staff is so friendly, and always on top of what you need. Try Sushi District and I promise it will not disappoint. read more

This spot has become our favorite go to sushi spot in OC. Every piece on nigiri melts in your mouth. The staff is great. Our waiter was friendly, helpful and attentive. This place is quickly becoming a weekly tradition. Must try for sushi lovers. read more

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My bf and I were craving sushi and stumbled upon this place randomly. This restaurant is located in the corner of busy, small parking plaza! It was easy to join the yelp waitlist. It's a pretty busy spot as it's pretty small, but there is both indoor and outdoor seating available. Parking is limited, but free in the parking lot. The food was delicious and a great price as well. Our bill was $50 for 3 rolls and 6 nigiri's. Servers were all welcoming and friendly. Great service. This is definitely a hidden gem and I will for sure be back! Food review: Nigiri: (5/5) The fish was sooo fresh and melted in my mouth. I tried the yellowtail, salmon, and bluefin tuna. I ended up ordering more. You also can't beat the price! Salmon avocado roll: (5/5) Presentation was ugly but the flavor was amazing. Good sized roll and salmon was very fresh. read more

Came here to eat dinner on a weekend, waited for approximately 30 minutes before we were seated. Everything we ordered was good, especially the marinade on the Kura it was tasty! I loved it! Plenty of parking. Sushi chefs were so nice they gave us some complimentary sashimi!!! read more

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Absolutely the best hidden gem in Costa Mesa. The food is top quality and the staff treat you like family (the ones you like). I can't recommend this place enough read more

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This place is my go-to sushi spot. I've been coming here for like 3+ years now and even though it's super simple and not flashy, the sushi is always really fresh and solid. It's not one of those trendy places, but I actually prefer it that way. The rolls are fun and there's always something I end up ordering again. I have way too many pictures from here at this point because I keep going back. It's just one of those comfort spots for me!!! read more

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I think I found our new favorite sushi spot in Costa Mesa. I found it when we were driving in the area and noted to come back. I went for a solo date night and spent about $20 on 4 pieces of sushi and a roll which was not bad at all and I left full. I then took my partner a month later for him to try it and he loved it. We got the black dragon roll which we loved and the golden tiger roll. They don't skimp on the fish and overall it was delicious and affordable. The staff is great too. Definitely recommend this place if you're looking for yummy sushi! read more

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Oh this place is great! A friend brought me here for my first time recently and I've been back so many times after to show it to more friends. They have a great deal on nigiri and it is such fresh delicious quality fish. The place is pretty small but they fit a lot of tables into that space. For how crowded it can get the service is pretty good. Sitting at the bar is the best seat in the house. Chefs are kind and really attentive. Think this is our regular spot now. read more

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AMAZING food, ambiance, and even better service. A must-try in Costa Mesa. There are like 4-5 sushi spots in the area but this is hands down my favorite. If you go - definitely try the Toro! read more

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Dining while out of my home area this place dis not disappoint! Great food, I'd give it $$$ not $$ but the food was great service thoughtful and prompt so I have no issue paying more. For the diabetics I would have liked to see a non family sashimi plate on the menu. Something in the 13-15 price range with an included soup n salad for around 35-45$. I made do with the family plate and two extra no rice cucumber Philly rolls. Left happy and full. Will come back next year when I'm down for the expo and bring my family! Thank you guys great dinner and thank you for allowing me to get it a way that was as low carb to carb free as possible!!! Cheers! read more

Food was good, we enjoyed everything we ordered and service was excellent. Small cozy restaurant. Will be back! read more

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Been here for dinner for two times in total( one on last month and one time today). The workers here are smoking at the patio this doesnt help me to feel like the nice food environment. Moreover last time the chefs here have so much bad attitude.( both to customers and some workers who were there.)As a result I have to leave the tips good because i genuinely feel bad for that one guy who was serving me and my friend. Overall, food is okay but they need to work more on customer service and makes the patio cleaner. read more

Was invited here by a friend and it was great! Jay was also a wonderful server. I was able to also have my wonderful dog on the patio. read more

We are a Family of 4 from San Diego. My son got hungry went to Sushi District. We ordered a lot see photos. The food was awesome. Price inexpensive.The Uni and ikura were the best tasting.The spicy Salmon roll was good too but the rice was falling apart. The chef gave us a complimentary sashimi (see photo) that was good too. We want to comeback there again to try other food on the menu and eat more Uni :) read more

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Beautiful sashimi, good nigiri. Nice casual atmosphere, quiet, good service. Would love to go back.

We got takeout from here tonight and it was great! We ordered a bento box with chicken katsu, gyoza and chicken teriyaki, plus an order of Ave of Star sushi roll and salmon avocado roll. The prices were reasonable and the food was ready on time. I really liked that the bento box options included multiple servings of protein, so you could make it a hearty meal. The sushi itself tasted fresh and was on par with other sushi places I've gotten takeout from. read more

Incredible food, service, and atmosphere. The melt-in-your-mouth Toro is a must-have! read more

Super fresh delicious sushi. Fun friendly service. Sushi Chef Masters, Chris, Kevin, and server Jay are outstanding and make you feel like family. If you love Sushi this fish Haven is a must. read more

I've come here twice and both times Jay was our server. He's friendly and attentive. When we needed extra ginger, he brought it quickly! The items are reasonably priced but stop by for their HH Tues-Sat 2-5:30pm for some cheaper appetizers and cut rolls! We enjoyed the CA roll, Spicy Salmon and Spicy Yellowtail rolls that were on HH and then added the Ave of Star Roll. I'll be back next time I'm in town! read more

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Nice place, like the menu. They are fast serving and good tasting sushi. I really like their bento box which has a choice of three items and It did not disappoint read more

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Wanted decent sushi that was not overly priced for the evening and ended up here via Yelp. All tables were taken for dinner so had to wait about ten minutes for a table. You put your name on a clipboard that's hanging on the door. Korean owned sushi joint. They also offer Korean food such as bulgolgi etc. They have happy hour Tuesday to Saturday 2-530 pm, probably a packed house at this time, not sure. My water tasted very odd so I couldn't drink it. Comes in a metal cup with ice. Not sure if it was the ice that tasted funky or what but I couldn't stand the taste. They offer many varieties on their menu. Tried a bunch of rolls and their 3 item combo set which comes with salad and miso soup. The rice in the bento box was cold and hard. I've never eaten rice like that before. Overall it did the trick and glad we stopped by. read more

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One of my fave lil sushi spots. A really robust and authentic menu reasonably priced. The food is delicious and the atmosphere is wonderful.

Sushi district is great! Great employees, great customer service, great rolls, and great prices. I would highly recommend to anyone

Sushi District is a true find! My girlfriend and I stumbled into this restaurant because we were in the center nearby and were starting to get pretty hungry. The quality of the sushi, the sake, the beer, the wait staff and sushi chefs will make up for the 5-Stars I'm giving today. The sushi was incredibly fresh. We ordered hamachi, tuna, salmon, albacore, masago and ikura niguri... and we had some toro sashimi... wow, SO GOOD... Thank you, Sushi Chefs! ... and the cooked food was just as good as the sushi. We had the lobster roll that was beyond tasty! And the yellowtail collar was so delicious. I can't believe we had forgotten to take pictures! The food was as good as the fancy overrated sushi spots. The people working at Sushi District were hospitable and helpful; so professional and nice! I can't believe the bang for the buck here as well; these prices are so reasonable, and the food is top-notch! I will be back again very soon! What a great find! read more

This is a great little place . We went for happy hour but discovered they don't have it anymore but they did have sushi items 20% off . So we got some rolls and everything was just delicious and so fresh. Very generous size wise. Since this was our 1st time there we tried a little of everything. My favorite was the California tempura roll...heaven. They had lots of choices of fish . I had a mobility cart and even though it was a small place I had plenty of room.They also had outdoor seating. The staff was so nice and we will be returning soon. read more

Sushi is always very good! However, sometimes I feel it is a bit expensive (the specialty rolls). Happy hour is great if you love sashimi Staff is always friendly and service is very quick. Very small dining room room, but perfect for date night! read more

Honey Moon Roll * crabmeat, avocado, soy paper, variety of fish, smelt roe Tempura Vegetable Roll * deep fried mixed vegetables, avocado Pink Lady Roll * was not a fan of their pink sauce served on the side (maybe because of the color??) Funky Lemon Roll * topped with thin lemon slices * enjoyed every item ordered * standard sushi menu with great quality fish * restaurant is small and cozy * solid option and will definitely be back if I am in the area 8.5/10 read more

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Delicious! Sat at the sushi bar with my son and had a fun evening, great sushi and excellent service! The place is cute and nice, small so get there early! We will def be back! read more

Decided to try a new spot and it was AMAZING! Great fish, great vibes Definitely will be back. read more

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