Came here after shopping at Ala Moana at the recommendation of the Prada sales associate. LOVE IT. Many locals seem to come and enjoy eating and drinking here and it wasn't filled with many tourists. The restaurant is a decent size and the ambiance is very calm. Service was amazing, our server gave us some great reccs. The food- AMAZING. I know it's crazy but the lamb lollipop and grilled corn were so flavorful. The Sashimi plate and the Chirashi were so fresh and the fish melts in your mouth. We got the spider, negi toro rolls and they were simple and tasty. highly recommend this spot!! read more

Sushi ii - Chirashi - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Food: It was very delicious! Everything had so much flavor, and their sushi ratio of fish to rice is fair. The mushroom medley was very tiny, and expensive in my opinion, but delicious. The spider roll was the best I've ever had! Plenty of crab meat as well. The salmon skin roll was also a delight because they give salmon meat too in the roll, not only the skin like most other places. The biggest Disappointment was the fried ika. there was absolutely nothing to it; no flavor! Service: Meh. We always had to ask for assistance. They were nice though. This is a place to have nice conversations and a nice dinner with friends. I would recommend this place to anyone looking to eat good pupus and sushi. read more

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Came for lunch on a Saturday (with a call ahead reservation). Started with Chirashi Bowl, ankimo (one of my favorites), sautéed abalone (highly recommend this). Shima aji (horse mackerel) was good. Everything was excellent and tasted delicious. Server was attentive and refilled waters and teas. Food came out quickly. We ended the meal with unagi and salmon skin salad. I would recommend this place and would definitely come back to try the omakase. read more

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Moving from LA to Hawaii.. I must confess that this establishments sushi is crazy good! Would recommend this to sushi lovers. The quality is there and taste as well. I always said LA sushi was better... but this place makes me change my mind! The service is also amazing here too. Nice for date night, casual dinner, or group outing. read more

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This place cost us about $165 with a 20% tip. I should've known this was not going to be up to our standards when I went to the restroom. We were the first ones in the door at 530 and the toilet lid was up as if it had not yet been used. Their was hair on the lid and pee sprinkles. I should've known to leave. The uni color was not fresh. I'm not even sure it is fresh. It could be canned. I would not order again. The salmon was ok and I would order that again. There is zero chance the hotate is fresh. This has to be frozen and already cut the way they serve it. I did enjoy the miso soup and my husband said his ama ebi was ok. Seemed like bagged miso soup tho, it's not fresh and homemade. The fried soft shell was the winner and I would recommend. All in all, no way I would come back and no way I would recommend this place. We did not get sick but I wouldn't have been surprised if we had gotten sick. Not the winning sushi you're looking for. read more

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CoViD 19 Review # 9= "New" Dine in Experience It's been a long time! I haven't been to Sushi ii in years. Now that the restaurants are opening, my dining partner and myself chose Sushi ii to grab lunch. What a great choice 1) Hand Sanitizers at the door and on the counters and dining tables. 2) A small restaurant is even smaller now due to the CoViD downsizing Food still great as I remember it to be. The fish is fresh and the kona abalone was still wiggling in its shell. Sushi ii has its Tsukiji Fish Market certification and yup! Garrett gets his fish flown in from Japan (at least pre CoViD) Sushi ii has a nice beer, wine and sake menu. There are daily side dishes you can order also. Validated parking Hmmm, not much more for me to say other than the food is fresh, the ambiance is very "sushi bar", and the price may seem on the high side BUT you get what you pay for and more!!! read more

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Good fabulous food and ambiance. service ( wait person) was not nice, I'm from Japan but she treated me like I don't know anything about sushi. I have been many places especially for high end OMAKASE places but never experienced , even sushi chef never treat customers. Very ignorance service. read more

I chose to celebrate Mother's Day at this place. Never disappoint, everything we ordered is good! Service is fast and staff are very attentive. One of the best sushi place with quality fish! read more

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After this pandemic I've been itching to eat out. since Hawaii allowed resturant's to dine in, we waited a week and then made our reservation for Omakase. I haven't been here yet but have been wanting to try. When making reservation they had a minimum of $100 spending per person just because they can't fill their place to max capacity. We agreed on that. We did omakase and ordered a few ala carte items like bone marrow, soft shell crab, hamachi carpaccio, tobiko. In the omakase there were a few items I didn't enjoy but there was also a few I loved!!! The foie gras was OMG sooooooo good!! I have also adapted into bringing my own metal straws to dine in places which has been great until I suddenly forget and leave them at the resturant. Hah let's hope that doesn't happen. Overall service was wonderful and food was amazing. read more

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The new normal, eating out during COVID19. This week we decided to treat ourselves and splurge on sushi :] We called in our order at 6pm, they said it will be ready for pickup by 7pm. They packaged everything nicely for us. We ordered the Omakase Nigiri Set ($84.50) and the Large Hamachi Kama ($28). The nigiri set came with beautiful slices of fish and arranged so nicely. Everything tasted delicious and fresh. The Hamachi Kama, WAS HUGE. It was cooked perfect and crispy. I was seriously surprised when I saw how big the kama was. Highly recommend! A huge MAHALO to Sushi ii for operating during this pandemic. read more

Sushi ii - Sushi Omakase Set $84.50 (COVID19 Takeout) - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Thank you Nadine C. for your recommendation as this truly was "fabulously exotic!" We've seen a lot of great reviews and the birthday girl wanted to try it. Just like Sherrie K.'s birthday sushi :) very nice picture BTW! We ordered the large sashimi moriawase and their sushi combo. The sashimi was just as Peter C. described....fatty, buttery, and savory. We sincerely enjoyed this platter! Yurika N. said it nicely too in her review of the generously cut fish. Last but certainly not least, it is about the toro. Frank A. described it as "melt in your mouth" and I promise you, it was truly worth the market price LOL anything for birthday girl right! Thanks again to all the sushi chefs preparing very detailed cuts of fresh seafood. We enjoyed this and even earned a badge! read more

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Always a great experience here. Really hard to find a true omakase experience where the restaurant has enough variety of fish to keep providing quality pieces until you've had enough and finally throw in the towel. You won't find the regular salmon, hamachi, tuna here... instead you'll get pieces like otoro, snow crab topped with kani miso, and deep sea black sea perch. I always love when the foie is on the menu and that is always what I'll request for my final piece if available. Fish is flown in from Japan, every piece is amazing, and while you'll drop more than a pretty penny here, it is well worth the experience and food provided. Even though the area can look a little shady and parking can get tight, this place is worth it! read more

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This place was amazing!!! My eyes were definitely bigger than my stomach. The staff was super friendly and they helped us with the menu and how to order. You can't go wrong with what you pick, it's delicious read more

Lookin' fo' a great place to eat sushi and money isn't too much of an issue... come to Sushi ii... this place is sugoi! Located in the old Sam Sung Plaza on Keeamoku, across from Walmart. Situated on the right hand side, towards the back as you enter the lot. The lot does have a parking attendant and not sure what the fee is, for I usually park else where and walk over. ;) Inside, they have both bar seating and tabling seating, but the place is kinda small so call ahead to see if got seats and make a reservation. Staff here is no ka 'oi! If you're not sure what to order, the staff is very well trained and know what they have. Your server can make recommendations for you if you're doing ala carte, or if you're like me and love to sit at the bar and let the chef decide your meal then go get'um! Rarely, do I start a review with service, but this needs to be done first. I totally love a well trained staff member who doesn't have to say, "Oh I'm not sure, let me get back to you." Being honest is perfectly fine, but if you already have the answer, you have won half of me already. The other half of me is based on the food. Any restaurant can pick up fresh fish, but what they do with the fish is the difference. My fav here is really the King Salmon. They can do this in many ways, but is always tasty and 'melt-in-da-mouth' kine fatty... ugh, sooo ono! Another fav I found here is Kani with seared Kani Miso on top... yeah you! If you dab in spirits, they also have a neat selection of alcohol and non-alcoholic beverages. Since I don't drink, I can only tell you of the ice water and hot green tea here are perfect. ;) Of course, something this good does come with a price, and as I mentioned at the top, you should expect to pay a decent price. You can do whatever with your own money, but if the experience isn't to as you read here, make sure you let Chef Garret or Chef Steve know your dislikes, otherwise till my next visit, Grind On! Pau! read more

We came to celebrate my dads birthday. I made reservations, which is probably the best idea just to be safe. Very hard to find parking in the lot, a lot of the spaces were superrrr tight. Nigiri Omakase: Our server told us we will continue to get sushi until we say stop or they run out of sushi to give us lol. Also we told our waitress that we didn't like ika, so she said they wouldn't include it, which was great:) I'm sure you can do that with any fish. The best nigiri we got (in my opinion) would have to be the hotate, horse mackerel, ikura, chutoro, akamutsu, otoro (aka the absolute best), hamachi, and salmon. All of these were sooo tender & had a great flavor. Of course the otoro was my all time fav, it just melts in your mouth...I'm still dreaming of it. However, there were some pieces that were not that good for some reason. The octopus & mirugai were really tough! When we ate the octopus it was literally the most difficult thing to chew! It was quite rubbery. I'm not quite sure what the consistency is supposed to be like, but I feel like it shouldn't be that hard to chew. Also, the mirugai/clam was very firm/hard. Again, I rarely eat it so I wouldn't know what the ideal texture is. That's just my opinion of the two. Once we finished the plate with otoro, I was ready to be done. That was the perfect stopping point for me. However, when we told our waitress we were done after this plate, she told us they already made two more plates & she was going to bring them out. We thought we could say stop whenever, but I guess we had to say it sooner? Seemed kind of odd if she told us we could say stop whenever, yet still brought out more plates. We weren't able to finish the foie gras, as we were too full. Then, once we thought we were done, she came back and asked us if we wanted the langoustine miso soup they made. I felt bad for wasting food, but we did say we were done after the otoro plate, so we declined. Besides the octopus & mirugai, the omakase was very delicious & I think it came out at a good pace. I think sitting at the bar would be the best spot for omakase, but we were a bigger party so that would've been difficult. I'll keep it in mind for next time though! read more

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Just another omakase that brings nothing new to the table nor is of the quality that matches the prices. That, and the chef himself being sort of 'neglectful' of his patrons. Nothing memorable at all with this omakase... but I can't say it was 'bad' either. Would've rather spent my money elsewhere. Duck dish was also overcooked. Also the uni was incredibly not fresh. The young waiter/waitress was nice though. 6/10, average sushi/experience at best. read more

Wanted to try this place out bc my two friend kept talking aout sushi ii, so my bf and I kinda came in with high expectations. We didnt get the omakase and just ordered things from the menu. -10 piece nigiri sushi combo for $45. This kinda disappointed me, the fish was ok and I feel like I could've gotten this elsewhere so it wasn't anything special. Also their tamago nigiri was really funny. The rice to egg ratio was crazy off, one huge slab of egg and a few grains of rice haha. -large sashimi moriawase $44: This was ok was well. Same thing as the nigiri bc they use the same fish. Not bad but not anything special. -Baked bone marrow with eggplant: This was yummy. I like how it came with nicely toasted bread. It was my first time having bone marrow and the flavor was good and surpassingly not too greasy for me. Overall, I feel like I would not back back here again. There are sushi places that I much prefer. Maybe I gotta get the omakase next time instead read more

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Wow, how did it take me 3 years to review a place I love? Some of the freshest sushi I've ever had was hear and the service is always on point everytime. The price is well worth the food here- and surprisingly my favorite thing is the lamp lollipops, a non sushi item! Parking is easy and they validate. There is only one thing I have a gripe about- they are frequently out of a few fan favorite things but I know it's been hard with the supply chain issues. And now they don't serve oysters! Just wanted to keep everyone up to date. I recommend calling to make a reservation- it's pretty busy and the place fills up quick! read more

Sushi ii - Large Sashimi order - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

We got the nigiri omakase and overall it was ok. I almost always order sushi this was. In my opinion it's the best way to test a restaurant. One or two of the pieces were amazing but most were right off the rack at Genki. Service was nice. The staff were pleasant and friendly. Worked to get us seated as quick as possible. I'd give them 5 stars if there was a button for that. Ambiance was casual and nice. Clean and inviting atmosphere overall. The price is what kills them. The level of food does not keep up with what they charge for a Honolulu restaurant. read more

Small no frills Japanese joint serving simple and fresh sushi. Located in Samsung plaza on ke'eaumoku Pros: - quality of fish was good, and there was also solid selection, including of premium fish and shellfish (fresh abalone, scallop, botan ebi) - some things on the menu have good value: sashimi combo - wait staff was patient and explained what was in the combos Cons - while some things on the menu have good value, most of the menu we feel was generally very pricy and overpriced in my opinion. (1 piece Uni for like 20$) - for the price, the menu could be more creative - have to pay for parking in the small mall - small, a little tight inside Tip: Park for free at the Walmart/Sam's club across the street read more

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When we're craving uni this is our favorite spot. Always fresh and their small plates are amazing.

Food is as good as before, I haven't been here for years. Chicken karage is quite different from other Japanese restaurants. Service is fine, we did get food and refilled tea . A little hidden restaurant read more

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Every time I come to Oahu for work for the past 10 years, this is my mandatory stop. Some of the BEST sushi on the island, especially compared to an even more pricey sushi restaurant people had recommended to me located near Honolulu airport. The location is so deceiving of the caliber of food you get. This place should be larger and ocean side for the ambience to match what your tastebuds experience! The actual location is near a Walmart and Ross in a rundown, alley strip mall. It's extremely small and the "decor" with a drink refrigerator in the restaurant and buckets on the floor are deceptive. Luckily, the high quality of food and experienced waitstaff transcend the subpar surroundings. This is not a sushi restaurant where you get edamame or seaweed salad; but they do give you packaged finger cloth towels that not only clean your hands, but leave them soft! I digress. Back to the food. Each sashimi we ordered was deliciously cut and would just melt in your mouth. I am embarrassed when I have to say I can only eat fish with scales and cannot eat shellfish, which is nearly ridiculous at a sushi restaurant, but they completely were cool and offered their seasonal fish in that category and all selections were AMAZING! The corn on the cob dish seemed like an odd menu item, but glad it was on there as it was absolutely delish. And they even made an avocado maki for attending kiddos that was so good, we ordered a roll just for the adults! If you love sushi, you ii must try this slice of ocean! read more

Overall this was a great little hole in the wall sushi place. I haven't been to many omakase spots on Oahu, maybe two others (Sasabune & Nobu) but this one would probably fall in line with my Sasabune experience a few years ago. We went on a Monday night so ambiance was light to moderate, when we arrived the place was packed. Good sake was flowing and the sushi pieces were good. They definitely were inconsistent with the rice portion under the fish. I noticed some had plenty rice, some had little balls. So wasn't sure if it was us showing up at 7pm on a Monday, maybe they used a lot of their rice before hand? Not sure...One last thing is if you can get bar seating for onakase, probably the best. We had a table in the side room and we waited too long for each new piece that people got full off of the appetizers versus the actual sushi. Overall my review of top omakase + appetizer: -Dashi Ikura (fckn A+...seriously good) -Kinmedai (probably one of the best nigiri pieces) -Hotate (was super plump, soft and ono) -langoustine (I actually liked it over the Ama Ebi) -Bone marrow (super ono, creamy, good garlic flavor) Paid $140 per person not including tip & drinks. read more

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This place is currently doing dine-in and most of the tables were spread apart. We were seated in the back where a barrier was placed between us and the table across from us. The waiters were all wearing masks and the service was excellent. We had a very interesting experience after a loud, drunk party across from us continued to come to our table to apologize for the noise. They ended up giving us one of their most expensive bottles of sake for free! For the food: The seared foie gras is a must! The portion is pretty large but very delicious. As for the sashimi and nigiri, the quality was good! Their toro nigiri and king salmon belly were the best out of the options we had. Lastly, they gave us free A5 wagyu topped with Uni for my birthday. Would definitely recommend trying this place! read more

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Obsessed. Haven't been back in a few years and definitely putting it on our regular hit list. Service was kind and fast and food was so unreal. We sat at the bar which is our fav vibe, def recommend! read more

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I had dinner here with a gf on a week night and was pleasantly surprised that they were filled!! That is truly great as I hope all business stay profitable during this pandemic. I got the last parking stall for my 6pm reservation and unfortunately, my gf had to find street parking. Can i say that the parking attendant was so nice and helpful!! Totally made me smile! Our dinner ended up being a 4 hour dining experience on the sushi bar and boy, we had a great time. The sushi guy, steve was by our seats and he made us laugh many times! Lots of laughter was just was the dr ordered and we enjoyed his banter. We ordered ala Carter and was very pleased with each dish we tried. I was so into our conversation that I didn't get all the food photos but here are some our dishes! Oh! I was so pleasantly surprised that they had warabi salad here! That is one of my favorite salads! We were very happy with iur experience and am happy to share that we will be back for sure! read more

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Sushi ii is one of the go-to sushi places for me, especially when I have out-of-town visitors. Last night I took my friends there for dinner. When I made the reservation, I specifically asked to sit at the original side of the restaurant but they sat us at the newer side outside of the bathroom which I tried to avoid. In any case, I didn't want to make a fuss on it. The food was very good as always. At the end of the dinner, my friends had to use the bathroom before we left. My friend was waiting outside the bathroom. The owner of the restaurant came out of the bathroom but did not wash his hands since the sink was right outside the bathroom. When we saw it, we were sick to our stomach because he often works as the sushi chef. Hygiene is so fundamental and we simply couldn't believe what we saw. I can't go back to this sushi restaurant nor recommend any of my friends to dine in this place. It is so unfortunate but I can't pass the fact that he didn't wash his hands after using the bathroom. read more

This is one of our fave place for sushi . Hubby got the omakase and escargots. I got the sashimi (5 kinds of fish ), baby love abalone and spicy tuna roll. Hubby ate a total of 21 nigiri sushi and ebi miso soup. Our sushi chef's name is Garrett. read more

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Great sushi. Got rez for Saturday nite on the same day. Located in Samsung plaza - easy parking. The space is quaint. Friendly staff. Ate at the bar. Had a lot of the specials which were all awesome. Sushi chef was cool at explaining and recommending different pieces to try. This place ain't cheap but great for a special meal. Recommend the toro, uni, sea scallop and salmon. Also can't go wrong w the specials though expect to pay 10-15 per piece of nigiri read more

The spider rolls were so yummy yum yum. I can't believe that the crab legs were so big compared to others. The butterfish was very yummy yum. The lobster was perfect for three people. We shared everything rn and it was cut into three. The spicy tuna was a hot spice. I don't know how to describe the hot but it is not shirachi taste. The nigiri was all fresh and so yummy. read more

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Really good quality sushi and great service. If you are near Ala Moana it's worth going. read more

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The best sushi place I've been to! I go to the restaurant next door to it but never did know about this place! I wish I've known earlier! Quality was beyond my expectations!! Service by waitress and sushi chefs were awesome! Definitely recommend this place if you want quality stuff!! Everything we ate was a 10!! This place won't disappoint you! Sorry I didn't take photos. I was just amazed on how things tasted I forgot. Lol read more

Sushi ii - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Came here for Omakase. One thing to note is that this isn't a prefixed, set number of pieces. The chefs will send you round by round until you request that they stop. You'll pay the same price per piece as the a la carte price. Most importantly, their quality of fish is amazing! We had their deep fried skate and karaage as well. The Skate was soooooo good! It was a nice jerky-like texture, and tasted amazing. The karaage had a breading that caught me by surprise. Still good, but not used to this flaky fried skin. The meat was yummy, tender, and juicy. We weren't able to sit at the sushi bar, so one thing to note is that they'll send out rounds SO fast! We literally had three or four rolls come out within minutes of each other. We wanted a slower experience to really enjoy each fish. Instead we were stressing about how fast things were moving. For folks worried about a budget, their velocity of bringing dishes might make the bill add up quite quickly - so beware!! Other than that, super great quality nigiri. Favourite: the foie gras nigiri. Wow!!! Did not expect to have something like this. The creamy, TASTY, BUTTERY amazingness was such a phenomenal piece. The texture and everything was just perfect. read more

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Great sushi and service Best sushi quality and the portion good sake selection not too expensive Also enjoy today's special Too read more

Sushi ii - Great Sake selection - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Never disappointed when going here! Absolutely love how intimate the atmosphere feels & probably one of my favorite places for date night. Food is spot on & food quality is OUTSTANDING. I am obsessed with the bone marrow on our most recent visit. Service wasn't too bad, honestly wish they came to check on us a bit more, but I completely understand that it was a little busy. read more

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Sushi ii is located towards in the Sam Sung Plaza on Keeaumoku Street, towards the back of the parking lot, ground floor level. I haven't been here in a while, but this place is still top notch and among my favorite sushi bars in Honolulu. They have a board listing their daily specials, as well as an extensive menu. Everything is very fresh, tasty, delicious! They offer nothing but the best cuts of sashimi and sushi, and the portions are very generous! If you are into sake, they have a very extensive selection of high quality sake, including Junmai Daiginjo and Junmai Ginjo, among others, as well as beer, wine and other cocktails. They are open daily for lunch from 11:00am to 1:30pm, then close and reopen for dinner from 5:30-11:00pm, except Sundays, they are only open for dinner. There is validated parking. They have a nice selection of small bites and larger plates. Keep in mind if you are ordering the Hamachi Kama or King Salmon Kama, best to order it first (or early) since it takes 40 minutes to cook. But hey, it's worth the wait! For starters, the Warabi Salad and Mushroom Medley are really good, just to tease your palate before the rest of your order arrives. Among my favorite array of hand rolls are the Spider Roll, Salmon Skin Roll, California Roll, Spicy Tuna Roll and Rainbow Roll. The Toro is very mouthwatering, just melts in your mouth. Other favorites include their Maguro, Hamachi, King Salmon, Unagi and Mirugai. Basically, everything here is really really good! Service, as always, is exceptional. The sushi chefs always a pleasure! read more

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At least once a year we eat here for our anniversary. Wish we could afford more times, bit it is a little pricy. Probably because we order the best items... lolzz. Whole fried sea bass, the best! Also must try the burdock root (gobo) maki. It's fresh and bussin! read more

Sushi ii - Whole fried sea bass - Japanese Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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One of the best Sushi places in town. The uni is always sweet and creamy (I think it's Santa Barbara uni). The great thing is if someone isn't a sushi lover they can get other items like lamb or steak. Most recently I went for the omakase and it's heavenly. You get what is the chefs choice of the day and everything tastes so fresh and delicious. There's lots of Japanese fish that is brought in that you may not get at other restaurants. If you order sake on top of dinner expect your bill to be hefty. But this is exceptional sushi so expect your omakase to be over $150 per person. read more

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Went for the first time this past week and it was delicious! The bone marrow with eggplant was fabulous. All the fish was so fresh and the sushi rice was amazing. Can't wait to go back. read more