My sister and I alway going here for sister date. I love all there rolls, and I miss going back. It was Delicious! Fresh!. I love service and close to my home or work area. read more

a true palo alto staple and for good reason! some people have been dining here for over 30 years and after visiting, i completely understand why. the sashimi cuts are thick and incredibly fresh, absolute star of the show! but everything else holds its own too. the specialty rolls, hamachi kama (huge portion for the price!), and soft shell crab were all outstanding. tucked inside town & country village, it's easy to miss but absolutely worth seeking out. if you're a student, don't sleep on their lunch student deal either. read more

Sushi House - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palo Alto, California

34 years! My family have been regular customers of Sushi House for that long. While the kids wee growing up, at least once a week this place was our go to. As time went on our kids got married and had their own kids and we all keep going back. The food is fresh and dependably good. That being said, we have tolerated the rising prices because it's been one of the staples in our family. Now the prices have become extreme and nickel and diming is the norm. It feels personal. Tonight I got an order to go. Dinner for one over $60. Two rolls, edamame and seaweed salad. In the box was one piece of ginger a large piece but two rolls and the tiniest amount of ginger possible. I asked for more ginger after the $68 bill and they actually charged me $.50 for more ginger. This upset me after my loyalty, this is my reward. I got home with my sushi and my rainbow roll has brown avocado. Not even fresh avocado. The edamame was dry and old. I'm heartbroken and I just can't do it. Paying these high prices and then Mediocre ingredients. Sad read more

Food is small portions. Food is ok. Certain fish no Price listed. Toro. Fatty tuna. Reason is they are not sure if they have it or not. Does not make sense not to put price. I told them they should still put a price and if they don't have it that day, then just tell the customer they don't have it. So simple. read more

I was at the hospital and needed to grab a bite close by. I found this sushi spot at the town center and placed a to-go order, expecting an average quick on-the-go lunch. I ended up being surprised at how good it was! The negihama roll was great value and both rolls were delicious. Super on par with how ideal rolls should be. Would definitely come back for more rolls! read more

Sushi House - Dragon roll, Negihama Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palo Alto, California

Stopped here for a quick dinner and had a great experience with the service--my wait staff were super attentive and friendly throughout. The sushi overall was good and tasted fresh, though I will say the portion-to-price ratio felt a bit on the higher side. The Honeymoon Roll was definitely the standout for me. One small thing--I'm not a huge fan of baked rolls still being served in foil, but it's not a dealbreaker. read more

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quality, service, ambiance remain the same for the last 15 yrs ive been going to this place! Kudos to management, staff and people

Literally the best service I've ever had at a restaurant. The food is very reasonably priced too especially being in the Palo Alto area. I really enjoyed their shrimp tempura, the chirashi, and their bento box combo. Plenty of parking as well and clean inside the restaurant. read more

I ordered online takeout tonight after having a pleasant experience ordering in person takeout from them for lunch once on a weekday a couple months back. Their prices are super reasonable, but I now realize why. The quality of the fish in my rolls was subpar. The hamachi rolls had pieces of hamachi smushed together. I am used to ordering hamachi rolls that have one large chunk of fish with some green onions wrapped in rice, then wrapped in seaweed. I really did not enjoy my sushi rolls tonight. I did like their seaweed salad and miso soup. The inari nigiri was good too. Maguro nigiri was okay. The sushi ginger they have is good - I ordered extra for 50 cents. I wish the fish was more comparable to the first time I had it. Now I'm not sure if I would order again. They have a whole setup for to go orders. Small indoor seating area. Efficient staff. read more

Sushi House - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palo Alto, California

Sushi House was so good! My sister and I ordered bento boxes to go and it was amazing! The food was so fresh! We for the mackerel that came with miso soup, salad and California rolls. read more

I enjoy Sushi House and am a regular here and order several times a month, however my last takeout order has really put me off from ever ordering from here again. My first bite of the Spider Roll contained something very tough and chewy - almost like a sponge. The thought of eating sponge remnants is absolutely disgusting with all of the bacteria. How did this even get into the roll?? Maybe it was fried up with part of the soft shell crab? Either way it's unsettling and disappointing. read more

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Good food. great service. fast. Nice and quiet as well. We ordered rolls and nigiri. All very good.

Remains one of my favorite local Japanese restaurants in the peninsula area. Plenty of outdoor seats and indoor also. It is located right next to the Palmetto superfoods (for acai bowls that are super good but pricey), Roost and Roast restaurant and Oren's Hummus. There are now FOUR FANTASTIC RESTAURANTS all located in the back corner of Town and Country Village shopping center! One thing that is rea great about Sushi House is they can do large orders for events--we have ordered from here, Noelani's in San Carlos and Takahashi Market in San Mateo. All have been close in price and produce a ton of very good food for parties. read more

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Great service and a friendly staff. Got a few rolls to share with the kids. Yum. Negitoro was the favorite and the spicy scallop

I didn't expect much but the maguro sashimi served with my lunch bento yesterday was pretty amazing. The sashimi wasn't thinly sliced or lean. It was somewhat fatty and the slices were thick so it was pretty satisfying. Price is decent and portions were generous. Palo Alto is never cheap but I thought the value was pretty good. read more

Love this place. It's not so nice to sit in -- they could do a little bit to make it less barren, cold, and uncomfortable -- but the food is great and the staff is lovely. I like the bento boxes. I won't say which ones because I don't want them to run out. Sushi is fresh and serviceable, it's quite Japanese other than not giving pickles with meals, and we'll go again and again. It's really important to support local businesses that try so hard in our crazy town. read more

Great taste and value on the combos meals. Service was incredible. Maybe because we were eating around the end of lunch hour, and there wasn't that many customers left. As soon as one of our kids dropped a spoon, they brought another right away! Cozy and clean inside. read more

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A convenient location for sushi and bentos, Sushi House caters to the nearby high school and university by providing an optimal takeout experience. I've been twice now, both times ordering takeout. Both times featured good service, though I would say the food is not anything special, especially considering the price. That is not to diminish the quality, in which each item I received felt and tasted fresh - tricky perhaps in a bento with many different items. Anyways, it's worth coming back because of the convenience and the wide range of menu options. read more

Sushi House - Tonkatsu Bento: Tonkatsu, white rice, salad, miso soup, california roll (2 pieces), orange slice - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palo Alto, California

wow, What a total disappointment! Have been coming here for 20 plus years and tonight was the worst quality and quantity we have ever seen!!! We ordered a sakura roll which is a shrimp tempura with crab and tobiko on top and a shrimp tempura roll. First of all the TINY amount of crab (less than a tablespoon worth) and the size of the 2 rolls were ridiculously small! For 17.00 the additional crab was DEFINITELY NOT WORTH IT! We have been coming here for years, but this was our last time coming here. SAD to see how awful it has become! read more

The food here was all right, I wouldn't say that the sushi is super fresh, but it is edible, and I didn't have any stomach issues with it. The service is also just okay, nothing super special. The restaurant itself is not too big with an outside seating area. Not sure if I would come here again because it was a little bit overpriced with nothing super special. read more

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My wife ordered sushi house for dinner last night. One of the food she ordered was assorted tempura appetizer with 4 pieces of shrimps and vegetables. When I opened the box, it was not assorted tempura but vegetables tempura appetizer. My wife called sushi house to tell them they gave us the wrong order, they said they would refund us the money the next day. So next day, someone from sushi house called me saying they would refund us $2 for the price difference. I told them we wanted 4 shrimps not all vegetables and we didn't even eat half of the order but they still insisted to charge us for the food we didn't order. This is a very bad customer service to charge us for their mistake!!! read more

It's a good place if you have the craving, but the food itself is mediocre. The service is nice but the ambiance is just a normal regular place to have a dinner, nothing too fancy or too fast food like. The sushi was just regular sushi but the bento box was good though! read more

Sushi House - Chicken Teriyaki Bento Box, Alaskan Roll, spicy tuna roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palo Alto, California

Never disappoints ! Just went to Sushi House for lunch and ordered the Chicken teriyaki bento box and Saba fish bento box. Both were delicious and reasonable. Service was as always friendly and good ! Indoor and outdoor dining but it can get full quickly. Kid friendly and dog friendly (outside only). This is my second review and been eating here for over 25 years. Never disappointed ! read more

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Ordered party trays for an event here, the sushi is absolutely delicious, fresh and I love their rice! The service was stellar this is so important and I was so impressed with the helpfulness and kindness from the staff. Great place! read more

Sushi House - Party tray - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palo Alto, California

I love this place. The employees working day shift (I work next door, so I am always there to pick up my sushi at 11-11:30am) are the nicest people ever. I have had better sushi in my life (only because I've been to Japan) but this business deserves 5 stars because of the service and the fact that they are a sweet family-owned business. My favorites are the spicy scallop maki (I don't know anywhere else that does this, and so good too!) and the Philadelpha roll, which I get almost all the time! ;) read more

Tasty food. Prompt and very polite service. We got the tempura udon, bento box with chicken karaage and a salmon roll. Nice little cozy seating. Happy to come back again read more

Sushi House - Bento box with karaage and tempura - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palo Alto, California

Love the food at Sushi House located in the Town and Country complex catty corner from the Stanford campus at Embarcadero's and El Camino. The sushi is always very good and there are lots of options for bento boxes. My wife's favorite is their chicken salad. Hint: a small is more than adequate for an average appetite. There is plenty of shredded chicken and the sesame dressing is light and fresh. I always order the Kaki (oysters) fry bento and even with my big appetite, I walk away quite satisfied. For $16.95 it comes with miso soup, a nice crisp salad with cucumbers and a slice of tomato, two slices of California rolls and a generous portion of rice. In addition to their chicken karaage which is excellent as well, we've ordered the large party platter of sushi which is always devoured by our guests. In addition to good food, the service is always excellent! read more

Perfect for a quick, casual bite. Also surprisingly fair prices! Definitely recommend :)

For a to-go order pickup this place was fantastic! I had a good friend recommend we try this place and I'm glad we did! The sushi was well prepared, full of flavor and pretty affordable for the area. The staff was friendly and kindly directed us to our pickup spot to make it hassle free. Back at the house we plated our food and ate it all! If I'm in the mood for sushi and am near this restaurant I'll definitely be back to try more! read more

Sushi House - Rainbow rolls along with other goodies - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palo Alto, California

Nestled in the corner of Palo Alto Town & Country shopping center is this delicious restaurant. Fantastic place to grab high quality and reasonably priced Japanese food. I'd highly recommend people visit here if you're craving some great Japanese food without the wait. Pros: - Staff is really friendly - Great tasting food - Affordable pricing Cons: - No indoor seating due to Covid, and limited outdoor seating (public tables) read more

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2.5/5 for food, +.5 for beloved local institution. TLDR, if you like sushi and have eaten at a range of sushi spots, Sushi House will feel solidly sub par. If you grew up in Palo Alto coming here for family dinner etc, your nostalgia and desire to support a long-running establishment may coat over some of the mediocre elements of the food here. The folks who work here are very nice and this spot is family friendly. The menu offerings are a good selection of sushi standards. Taste wise, the ingredients here seem ...not bad, but not great, and everything seemed sweetened to compensate. The mushrooms in the futomaki taste like candy. The sushi rice is soggy and sweet. Other ingredients seemed bland for sushi. The fish didn't taste "off" but rather was flavorless and lacked the springiness of higher quality fish - it's like it was defrosted poorly and now the texture is off. Nothing was objectively bad, but nothing tasted very satisfying either. I'd put it above supermarket sushi and on par with "decent airport sushi". Overall, the dishes look fine but the flavors miss the nuance that the "top 50%" of sushi spots tend to have. There are so many good-to-great sushi restaurants within a short drive of here, I'm not sure what niche a "meh" sushi spot fills (except for "Palo Alto nostalgia" and "restaurant with lots of high chairs"). Longtime locals and Paly high schoolers on lunch break love this spot. Those searching for satisfying sushi flavor should probably skip it. read more

There's only outside seating here for now but good thing it's starting to warm up. There's also no beer - only jars of table sake. Hardly the ideal situation for a fun night in. So Sushi House is ideal for meals on the go and I think that's what they are targeting for the time being. Hamachi Collar This is the highlight - big plump portions of soft white hunger-quieting fish. The outside is crispy and flaky and the meat just slides of the soft bones and cartilage. Highly recommend! Sashimi Hamachi and maguro cuts were in my opinion larger than average. A little sinewy but nonetheless very high quality. Chicken Karaage Below average - batter is not crispy and the chicken tastes like it was warmed up in a microwave. You can tell it was produced because all the pieces are the same size. Would not order again. Spicy Hamachi Roll Not bad - we'll decorated, not a fan of spicy rolls but it was okay. We also ordered Kaki fried oysters but they never were delivered. I didn't object since we had ordered enough already. That's all. read more

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Always quality food and service. Love to support small local businesses. The workers are always very nice read more

Sushi house is one of the best spots to eat at Town and Country in my opinion. I came here very frequently during highschool and have continued to come often after. My classic order is the teriyaki chicken bowl. I recently went here and got it, I was happy with the taste per usual, but I was astounded at the price rise in the Paly Meal. When I attended it was $7.50 for a chicken bowl with green onions and sauce, now it's a whopping $11.50. The service here is actually amazing, everyone is super friendly. I wouldn't say that there's too much to write home about regarding the atmosphere, it's a little small, but has both outdoor and indoor seating options. read more

My boyfriend and I stopped here for takeout recently and had a positive experience overall. This was my first time at Sushi House, but my boyfriend frequents this place very often and loves it every time. We ordered online and the food was ready a few minutes after we arrived at the restaurant. I got their chicken karaage bento box, which was a huge portion and came with salad, miso soup, rice, and two pieces of California roll. As I don't eat a ton for every meal, I had enough for leftovers the following day! In terms of the food itself, it was good but not anything mind-blowing or spectacular in my opinion. Some pieces of the chicken karaage were a bit tough and I wish it was a bit more crispy though that may have been because we took the food home to eat. The miso soup and salad were very standard fare (typical of what you would get at any Japanese restaurant). All in all, definitely a good local Japanese place with prices that aren't crazy for Palo Alto; I would want to come back and perhaps try their sushi in the future! read more

Sushi House - Chicken karaage bento box - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palo Alto, California

We just had dinner here. Party of 8. After our dinner my mom went to the bathroom and saw a giant rat. I informed the manager and she just said "we'll check" - no apologies or anything. Needless to say, I won't be coming back. read more

Very friendly service. Lots of families dining on a Sunday at 6 pm. The saba fish was fantastic. I like that they use only oil and vinegar for the salad. Simple, fresh, and delicious. read more

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Very good food, and good service the waiters are great! I've been going here for more than 10 years, and I'm never disappointed.

Jackpot! I've been searching for a sushi place that had the right balance of quality and portion size for the price. Sushi House fits the bill! For dinner I ordered a salmon hand roll, unagi hand roll, and fresh salmon roll via Door Dash. My order came in a large brown paper bag and I appreciated that they gave a generous amount of napkins and chopsticks in a separate plastic bag as well. The portions exceeded my expectations and the quality for the price was not bad either. I will be ordering from Sushi House again! read more

Sushi House - Unagi hand roll, salmon hand roll, salmon roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Palo Alto, California

Been going here since I was little, we love the owner and the staff they are awesome and so friendly!! Sushi is also great, great place!