This place is my favorite. I wish I could eat here everyday, but I know I can't afford to. The premium omakase has a course of delicious pieces made by the hands of very talented sushi curators. I absolutely love the chawanmushi during the course cause its just... really damn good. Chilean seabass mmmmmmmmm not going to spoil too much but everything is always great here and the staff is always friendly and make the experience better. Go and be happy while I enjoy once a year. read more

Their sushi for us seems to be better than other comparable places. We also experienced very attentive and friendly service. Place is clean with simplistic ambiance. read more

Food - 4 stars, very good for the price point. Simple nigiri as well as very delicious and well-portioned rolls. Ambiance - 3 stars, a bit loud and the tables feel too close together but overall not bad. Service - 2 stars. There's a gal that works as a waitress there and each time I've gone and sit at a table, she confuses the heck out of me. Service is everything to me when I eat out so I'm always so disappointed at how lacking the service is. read more

FOOD: If you're looking for a place to share large rolls with your friends or family, Sushi Enya is the place to try! - My friends and I love coming here to try different rolls because each one has 13-15 pieces. The Yuzu Roll ($21.80) and Chef #1 ($21.80) both have happy faces on the menu, and it makes sense because they are both so good; I would definitely get these if it's your first time coming. The shrimp tempura remains crispy, but the sauces are really what makes the dish stand out. - Tiger Crunch ($21.80) was also quite good with a nice spice from the tuna. I did notice that the prices increased about $2/dish within just the last year. SERVICE/AMBIANCE: I like how this restaurant has a large menu with a range of prices; they also offer omakase. It's not a super large restaurant, so there usually is a line especially around dinner time. I would try to make a reservation if you are going on a Friday or weekend, I have waited about 40 minutes at longest on a Friday. Service is always great, and the staff are more than happy to answer any questions about the menu. OVERALL: I love coming here to catch up with friends and try new rolls because of how quality their food is. Although the dishes are of higher-end, the interior vibes are more casual. I definitely want to come back and see what else they have to offer! read more

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We went on Saturday for our first ever omakase experience. It was one of the best meals I have ever had. The food, the atmosphere, the service...everything was great! There are 2 options: premium and regular. The premium is $250 and regular is $180. My husband got the premium and I got regular. He definitely had some great additions to his meal. Also the premium option is exclusive to Pasadena. All the pieces of the course was yummy but my fave had to be the otoro (fatty tuna). It was so rich and delicious. The first few pieces were nice and light then the flavors just build and get more richer as the course went on and one of the last pieces was also so so good. I forgot the name but its the only one that comes wrapped in sushi. All the pieces came with rice that held the flavor it needed so no soy sauce needed to dip! We were there for a little over 2 hours. We parked at the covered lot on raymond ($15 on a weekend). I highly recommend this place if you are looking to try omakase. We will definitely be back. read more

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Once upon a time a friend of mine that worked at a sushi restaurant told me that in order for sushi to be fresh ... it needs to be few of smell not and be firm ... well after eating at Sushi Enya ... I now understand what he meant . Their sushi is by far the best sushi I've tried in Pasadena! The waiters , the sushi chefs and the hostess are super friendly and very attentive. I don't recommend taking children as this a more of a upscale romantic sushi restaurant . I highly recommend date night ! read more

Good sushi and service. Everything is pretty fresh and prepared nicely. The sushi and rice were perfectly proportioned and the sushi chefs were very sweet . Cute location and conveniently located to parking structure , highly recommend especially in this area very tasty! read more

Consistently the best sushi in LA. I've been to both the Beverly Hills and Pasadena locations multiple times and the food is always amazing. It is expensive but the service is also quite good. The environment is also welcoming and not snooty. read more

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Our group of 6 came here after our dinela rsvp got canceled since the restaurant was having a power outage. Sugarfish was over 2 hour wait down the street. The wait was only about 20min for a 6pm on a Saturday night. This may have been a sign already. We got seated at the large table directly infront of the door. The interior has that super modern all wooden decor with open kitchen concept. There's another large dining area in the back. The menu is only available via the QR code on the table and changes often depending on whats available! So it didn't match what's on there website or whats on yelp now! The menu is divided into either omakase set, sushi, and rolls. Note the price ranges are also in the $$ range, $10-250 range The staff were super friendly but they seem to be slightly understaffed as we had to keep waving down a waiter to even order or get refills. They do seem to have waiter assigned per section with the hostess running as backup. We ordered a wide variety from every section of the menu. Starting with 700ml bottle of Heaven Sake. Yep its served in a ice bucket and they'll even pour for you with a towel wrapped. FANCY! For apps we started with shishito peppers: pretty standard fried shishito peppers with abit of salt. Very mild heat if you eat the seeds. We got 2 sashimi mix plates: it was a mix of chef's choice sashimi with 12 pieces each. So 2 of each type. They sashimi was sliced pretty thin, about 1/2cm but they were very fresh. We also had a few uni and fresh eel sushi ala carte that were pretty standard. Fresh and tasty. Real Crab Hand Rolls: Yes its real crab in these handrolls, but its more like a baked crab with mayo sauce inside not straight crab. This was very flavor and tasty but yeah if you're not a fan of mayo this may not be your thing. We also got 4 different rolls. Again they were all pretty thinly cut not like your typical Japanese restaurant roll. I guess they needed to fill the entire plate. Majority of the rolls were crab based. We had the lemon roll, yuzu roll, rainbow roll, cherry blossom roll. They were all more "modern/fusion" style then traditional. Ex. Cherry blossom is a riceless roll made from crab meat wrapped with salmon, yellowtail, tuna, spicy tuna, smelt egg, avocado, with a garlic sauce, chili oil topped. Yes they were flavorful and fresh but memorable not so sure especially for the price point. Overall dining experience was just OK i think the group would agree. For the total bill of slightly over $500 before tip not sure if it was worth price or worth returning. The quality of food was just OK, service was good besides having to literally wave down servers. Or the waiter asking for my friends phone number at the end of the meal... awkward. read more

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Great Sushi and great service , the entire staff was very friendly but the best part was the surprise deserts that are made by Yuri on Wednesday and Thursday's nights They are not what you would expect from a Japanese or sushi restaurant . Go on a Wednesday or Thursday and ask Yuri about what desert he made that day read more

Sushi Enya is a such a reliable go to spot for fresh, good quality sushi. The assorted sashimi felt like a small omakase course and the Santa Barbara uni melted in your mouth. I love coming here for a fulfilling and flavorful meal and leaving without feeling super bloated. The ice cream was a nice touch to the end the meal (not too sweet), and the service was great as always. They offer a $200 omakase service as well, looking forward to trying that soon! read more

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If you haven't been here you need to go if you're nearvy. The sushi is magnificent and the variety as we did not do the omekase, was outstanding. It is on a pricier point given that we didn't do the omekase and didn't get any particularly hard to find cuts of fish, and still broke over $150 each thus the 4 star. But definately delicious and worth coming. Our server was attentive, the ambience was perfect and the fish came out in a timely manner read more

I can not get enough of this place. What a way to handle the pandemic durring those outdoor times. I recently visited in Dec 2021. The staff is always awesome and the atmosphere is completly cozy. There's something about the experience here. You are welcomed and catered to as if they've known you for a while. These types of places are little gem spots now. Service is quick and the fish is amazing. This is literally my favorite spot and I will never give it up. Enya Pasadena, you embody what a sushi experience is supposed to be. A place to unwind, enjoy your company, celebrate and savor wonderful flavors. The effort they put out is tremendous and I value that. Keep up the fabulous work! LOVE LOVE LOVE read more

We came here for omakase on a Wednesday in mid April 2022. There's 90-min free parking in the public structures. Didn't expect too much but had a great time. The food was excellent. The omakase was about $180 each person for the smaller one. Because there were so many courses anyway, I didn't think we'd need the extra courses to get full. We were right, we were so bloated by the last couple of courses. Every dish that was brought out came pre-seasoned so you don't have to dip anything in ponzu or soy sauce. You're actually encouraged not to. The chef used a mix of lime juice, you, and other flavors of the sort to bring each dish to life. I would highly recommend this place if you like prefixe menus like Sugarfish. This place will not disappoint. We didn't even need to make a reservation, we just spontaneously decided to have dinner here. read more

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Wow !!! I am a decibel of NosawaSan .... many decades ago he taught me sushi ... even before his resturant in Studio City or his franchise Sugarfish This is the best I have had since!!! I was tempted to order chefs choice sashimi but I wanted to test the fish first and was pleasantly rewarded with tender melt in your mouth tasty sashimi. We had Blue fin, yellow tail & albacore to start. Then followed with a custom requested scallop smelt egg cucumber roll ....perfection! Then ended with soft shell crab I would not hesitate to have chefs choice and look forward to arranging an Omakase dining experience. You can find less cost & fancier places but this is the best and worth every cent. The serious wonderfully attentive service and timing the courses perfectly. Highly recommended and I will be back soon. Thank you!!! Lovett read more

Not the best sushi, not the worst. Very expensive for the quality though. Customer service is good, no complaints. Interior is clean and minimalist. Good ambience overall... but if you're a sushi connoisseur, this isn't it. This chain is moreso for the amateurs... inexperienced sushi eater types. read more

Sushi Enya - Pasadena - sweet shrimp & hokkaido scallop sushi. Yuzu roll... not bad.. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Service/ambiance: 5/5 Enya sits in old town Pasadena and it's a great spot for a date or hanging out with friends! The service is great and the overall theme is light wood. It has both bar and casual seating Food: 4/5 I love the special cut rolls at enya: 911- it has spicy tuna and avacado. The chili powder is the icing on the cake YUZU ROLL- if you love yuzu you have to try this roll! It's very unique egg, yellow tail, and tuna TORO SUSHI: very average. I think the fish quality could be better CRISPY RICE: a little disappointed because the crispy rice is over cooked I also got their house made sake and it was AMAZING! It's very fresh and it has a deep rice flavor read more

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Great sushi spot in old town. Highly Recommend Yuzu roll Seared salmon belly - Salmon Belly - Toro Ponzu - Black Cod - Scallop - Baked Salmon Roll - Wagyu We're good but not great: - Lemon Spicy Tuna - Blue Fin Tuna Hand Roll You Can Skip: - Albacore - Sweet Shrimp read more

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I got the garlic edamame and the lemon roll. Both were super delicious! The service was super fast! read more

Sushi Enya - Pasadena - Garlic edamame and Lemon Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

4 star because they don't allow you to order rolls at the counter and I really wanted to try their special roll. Fish was fresh. The special uni hand roll ($35) was really really small. Like one bite. I wouldn't consider it a hand roll, and it was just ok. The sushi nigiri was better. Kinmedai is my favorite read more

Last night, my fiancé and I attempted to try this place out for the second time. The first time was okay, the service wasn't anything to brag about. My fiancé mentioned he'd like to check it out again. We walked in, one of the male servers came over and asked us where we would like to sit we chose the two seats right in front of the window. We were seated for about 10-15 and still had not been addressed. My fiancé walks over to grab the attention of a female server who had taken orders for two other groups that came in after us. As he proceeds to ask her when will we be serviced, she goes to say "you guys walked away to use the restroom". Which in fact yes My fiancé left to wash his hands when we had first walked in, however I was still sitting waiting to be addressed, at least take our drink order. Nonetheless, I was hoping this time around the service would be better but unfortunately it was not. read more

I went there with friends . OVERPRICED AND NOT SO DELICIOUS Will not visit again A little bit annoying read more

Came here for my birthday. Had the omakase which was 18 different items. The sushi chef was really nice, made jokes, and told us which his favorite fishes were. He even asked if there was too much rice, which there wasnt. It was the perfect amount. I usually dislike slimey seafood like squid but the squid here was pretty amazing. The truffle was not overwhelming when we ate it. My favorite would be the otoro and the rosy seabass. For dessert, they even added a mochi ice cream and sang. Which made me embarrassed because I was just expecting the matcha Panna cotta. The chef even told us that the matcha pannacotta would be bitter. And he was right. With the whipped cream it tasted very good for the first few bites until I ate the mochi ice cream and the matcha became super bitter after. Would recommend not eating sweet stuff until you finish eating it. The staff here was all really nice and attentive. read more

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The standout was the Unagi Mascarpone. Utterly unexpected, so unctuous, perfectly sweet and delicious. I would come back here and order 15 more of them. We came here on a busy weekend night around 830pm and had to wait for our table. We were seated outside on the sidewalk tables. Service was excellent, attentive and knowledgeable. The menu is big and varied. So many interesting choices to be had here. We were looking for a light meal so we only got a few sashimi/sushi pieces, but they were all excellent. As stated, the standout was the unagi mascarpone and that was the thing we ordered just for the fun of it, not knowing whether we'd actually enjoy it and BOY howdy, it was amazing. Worth coming here for that alone! This place is pricey but it felt worth it for the exciting dishes you won't find most places. read more

Six slices of sashimi for nearly $20 were as thin as dried leaves. I've been to other authentic Japanese restaurants, but this is the first time I've encountered high-priced sashimi with such a poor quantity. It's clear they're trying to squeeze extra money out of customers. The atmosphere was more like fast food, and the price and portion size just don't match. Waiters and waitresses are friendly read more

I was totally mislead by these reviews. Just got take out from this place. Not worth it at all. We got 2 "special" rolls, 2 tiny basic rolls, 2 nigiri (4 pieces) for $114!! So overpriced for mediocre food. Sushi was just okay and was falling apart. They also have a 10% required gratuity for take out. The waiter was nice so two stars lmao. But seriously don't waste your time or money here. You're prob better off going to sushi stop a block away. read more

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This is a good quality sushi . Not heavy or overly loaded by sauces and rice . The prices are above average but decent considering the quality. We liked all the items. Service was lagging a bit , hence why, 4 stars. Though our server gave us some recommendations in the beginning , we had to ask 4 times for some ginger , and 3 times for napkin . They never brought the napkin ... I will go back if I'm in the area. We sat outside but the inside was ok too. Parking is street or parking structures around . read more

Sushi Enya - Pasadena - Albacore Fried Onion Roll (real crab added $4) Lemon roll with spicy tuna inside Yuzu roll All were delicious - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Parking: Free parking for 90 min with validation (on Raymond ave) Food: Overall, super delicious :) My second omakase ever. Made a reservation the day before for a Saturday night. Reservations are only allowed if you get agree to get omakase ($180 16-course, and $250 same course but with 5 extra premium items). First piece of sushi tastes great and it just gets better and better. Best item was the Otoro topped with Otoro. Literally melts in your mouth. And my second favorite was the hand roll with uni, toro, scallop topped with black truffle Service: Awesome service. Servers were nice and very quick. read more

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Delicious! Fast and friendly great portions love it here the beer is cold and the service is superb read more

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This place is great, you can't go wrong with anything you order. The cherryblossom roll is my favorite. The sauces added to the rolls are soo tasty! Service and setting are typical, good and inviting but nothing striking. I've never had such small pieces of sushi, I respect the idea but they're a tad too small imo which makes it hard to pick up as they fall apart easily. read more

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The food at this sushi restaurant is incredible, and the chefs are fantastic, but the host ruins the experience every time. He's rude, dismissive, and constantly lies about reservations, claiming tables are held for others--yet when you call he says the restaurant is walk ins only. When we offered to sit at the bar, he bizarrely said sushi rolls aren't allowed there. Today, we were told there was a one-hour wait, so we left. How is this acceptable? It's a shame such great food is overshadowed by such poor front-of-house service. read more

We really enjoyed it here. They did the best they could with outdoor seating on the sidewalk, they also have their indoor space looking sharp, as always. The akami (lean tuna) nogiri, toro, and the truffle halibut (with actual truffle shavings!) is a must try for truffle fans, intense but not over the top. They happily accommodated making 3 piece nigiri so all of us could have a piece. Great service, great sushi. Our favorite sushi in Pasadena these days. read more

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Wonderful service , love their menu my ultimate favorite is the cherry blossom and only because I don't do a lot of rice but seriously 10/10

I think it's good quality sushi, It has nice specials ranging from different nigiri to appetizers and sakes. I assume they're all determined by what they find at a fish market, but I can't be certain. Not sure if the $value is really worth it, but the sashimi platter we got was very diverse in snappers, tunas, etc... whereas it's often filled with salmon and yellowtail in other places. For the lemon roll, I wasn't too impressed by it... I can live without it. I think it's cause the roll was very fragile and would fall apart very easily making me think that it wasn't rolled as tightly as it should've been. For the quality of the fish, I would give this place 4 stars though, but we definitely had to order more than we thought to actually get full. Would recommend. read more

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If you want incredible sushi and have money lots of money in your pocket, this place is incredible. I just sit at the bar, chat with the chefs, and get whatever they recommend. Even when it's something I would never normally get, I have never been disappointed. For anyone who thinks all sushi is the same, they should come here and taste the difference. read more

Fresh fish for sushi. Ordered ala carte at a table. The sushi rice is a little on the sweet side for me but overall I can see the care and craftsmanship of the sushi. read more

Sushi Enya - Pasadena - Grilled Shishito Peppers & one of their beautiful rolls. Shrimp tempura on the inside. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

Came here on a Saturday about an hour before they actually opened , oops We ended up just waiting around since they don't take general reservations, we wanted to be first in line. It gets crowded super fast, so be wise about your arrival time. We ordered the tiger crunch, baked salmon, and rainbow rolls. I thought everything was really good and the customer service was great. It is a little pricey, but I think sushi is pricey in general. It was clean and not too loud, which I appreciated. I'll be back! read more

Sushi Enya - Pasadena - From top: Tiger Crunch Roll, Baked Salmon Roll, Rainbow Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

A lot more spacious than the Little Tokyo location, and that's already a plus! The service was great, our server shared with us a "secret" menu of rolls and we decided to give it a try! I'm glad I tried it because it was a delicious mix of crabs and shrimp, but it would've been best as our only roll. We over ordered and ended up taking food back home; luckily that roll was only cooked ingredients rather than your usual raw fish. The special hand roll with scallop, uni, and truffle was worth trying for the $26. I don't think I could eat more than one, and it was a great blend of flavors. For some, uni can make or break the taste of everything because of how "fishy" it tastes. I love uni, and I prefer the Hokkaido uni because it's a lot more mild than the Santa Barbara ones. The truffle helps to mask or neutralize the over-fishy taste, but it lingers a lot longer than any of the other sushi taste. A bit of a treat to come here. It's more expensive than the surrounding sushi restaurants, but you get quality with that price! read more

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Food was top notch! Nice variety of options and great ambiance. They always have my favourite black snapper!

Came here on a Saturday night without reservation. The restaurant was very busy. We asked if we (3 people) could sit at the bar for omakase. Fortunately they could accommodate us. The omakase was 16 courses and everything was delicious! Like amazing delicious! I don't know what else I would say other than I was very full and I enjoyed the whole 2 hour experience. The restaurant was nice and pretty big. The staff was very nice and attentive. read more

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