This place had mediocre sushi and ramen, I wasn't expecting much but it was decent for a place where most the chefs and cooks were all seemingly inexperienced. But the service is horrible. I had multiple bad experiences with a cook here, he looked like a young kid (which isn't the issue) it's the fact he was rude every interaction I've had. He had denied us a birthday dessert, which alone isn't the issue, it was how he made one for a female colleague afterwards. Another time I asked for no avocado in my sushi, as I am allergic. He made it dispute my request, and when I asked for a new one, he rolled his eyes and told someone else to make it, and he left. Very unprofessional employee, if I am to return I would hope he is not there. read more

Service was awful they brought out our sushi all at different times and in 1 of the rolls we found a moving bug... They acted like it was no big deal, took it back and comped that 1 roll only. Totally unacceptable and won't be coming back here again. read more

Good rolls, good price. Location, 50/50. Centrally located in LBC's east arts village but also across from the grimiest Vons. Not their fault tho. Staff are super nice and they kick out the orders fast, fresh and to my standards. During COVID they, like many other businesses, opened up a parklet seating area. It was fab for us as we like to stop and eat while on evening walks with our dog. (Sadly, the city bureaucracy screwed. This one up for more than 100 businesses citywide in order to make an extra buck and due to the whining of the snooty OC housewives side of town). Now we only order takeout and bring it home but still solid offering for the price. Service staff is lovely and it makes my mouth happy. ;) Recommendations: Massive menu, give it all a try. But defs pick a few from the Mafia specialties section. Firecracker is yum and the Batman. read more

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The food was delicious, service was right on target, friendly atmosphere great vibe. The mochi desert was the best I have ever had, taste like real mango slices was perfect! Comes with a side of ice cream that my husband ate because I did not share the mochi, too delicious! read more

Yeah, this place knows what they're doing. It's not wild, crazy, pretentious, overpriced... but it's clean and it's cute enough. The servers, every one, were attentive but not hovering, friendly but not overly familiar. Our waitress made rockstar recommendations, I was feeling ambivalent so just told her to bring me the best two rolls... American Gangster and Syndicate, I think they were maybe called, and they were just awesome. Big rolls, fresh, flavorful. The shishito peppers were perfectly done too. Sake was cold and creamy. I've paid twice as much in LA for sushi not half this good. Writing the review, I'm craving it (but it's 75 minutes away)... it really is as good as the overall reviews speak to... read more

sushi mafia is on the corner of lime and broadway, across the street from Vons. Only street parking available. My boyfriend and I came for dinner and were greeted as soon as we entered. They let us pick our table and had lemon water and complimentary miso soup ready for us the moment we sat down. The menu was extensive but wasn't overwhelming. We got two handrolls yellow tail with scallions and salmon with avocado. We also got a couple orders of salmon and yellowtail nigiri. The handrolls were great. I really liked the yellow tail - scallions added a nice crunch. The nigiri was amazing!! The salmon was so rich yet smooth and the yellow tail had a buttery texture and delicate flavor. If you're looking for something quick and delicious. I would highly recommend! read more

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The food and service were amazing. I was in town for a work trip. I had carry-out the first day of my trip as they were closing at 3pm and I got to the restaurant at 2:50, they were nice enough to take my carry out order. The sushi was so delicious I wanted to come back for more. I came back the last day of my trip for in person dining. The restaurant was clean, great music, attentive service. The rolls were so so amazing with such deliciously salty, sweet and spicy flavors. The name says it all. It's a must if you are in the area. read more

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Had a big order I called in advance. Staff was friendly and was able to make a small adjustment on the fly and without hassle. Prices were fair and quality was outstanding. Food was packaged and labeled nicely and utensils and condiments were included without me having to ask. Thank you! read more

Great spot to have sushi/maki for lunch! It seems to be the common practice now for most sushi places to have lunch specials...not just one or two rolls on sale (like it would be for a typical happy hour), but having a variety pack of common, inexpensive fish and rolls prepared in different ways. It's a great opportunity to try a restaurant's menu, and if the quality of the fish is good, one can assume it gets carried over to their more expansive menu. Plus some of the restaurants will go a little further and include soup/salad/app....following the model that Chinese restaurants have done for the lunch crowd. Our initial choice for sushi fell through, so instead of going to our usual sushi chain (Kura) where prices are the same for lunch and dinner, we did a quick search and found sushi mafia close by. We found free street parking a block away. We were very happy to discover that Sushi Mafia had a well-defined lunch menu, and the prices were really good...one of the better choices for lunch we've found. It is only available from 12 - 3, M-F. The sushi lunch specials came with a satisfying bowl of miso soup (plenty of tofu and seaweed) and a side salad (very pretty) with house dressing. The vegetables were fresh (even had an orange slice)...and came with a fork without even asking. We shared the sushi & Roll lunch and the roll lunch (shrimp tempura, spicy salmon, and salmon avocado). The pictures will describe it better...but suffice it to say, all of it was good...and a steal for the price ($14 and $15). It did take a bit of time for the rolls to come out after placing the order, but as mentioned we had soup and salad to tidy us over. I'm pretty sure the 'Shrimp salad sushi' was really a seafood salad (made out of imitation crab/surimi)...maybe they added ground shrimp to it? In any case, it was probably the weakest piece out of all that we ate. The servers were super attentive, keeping our water always full and clearing our dishes. When we asked for the check, we were handled a table side register, where you can do everything yourself to pay. As long as the kitchen is able to deliver the sushi in a quick fashion, one could absolutely take their 1 hour lunch break to have a meal here. This being so close to where we are, it's definitely at the top of our list if friends are over and want affordable but good sushi. read more

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This spot is has the best sushi in Long Beach. And on top of it the customer service is great. read more

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The food here is incredible! It was our first time here tonight and we were thrilled, we can't wait to go back! Everything we had was a 10 out of 10! Daniel was our server and was attentive, polite and very helpful. This place shouldn't be missed. read more

Solid food with good, timely service at a fair price. Would definately recommend to anyone looking for a reliable sushi spot in downtown Long Beach read more

Really good & fresh sushi and good pricing. The wait staff knows their stuff and make recommendations for all appetites and preferences. They have so much more than traditional sushi rolls. When we dine in, I often find myself asking, "what do they have over there?" They do get busy, but the service is always good. They tend to staff well. Better than any other local place. read more

Food is good, but service is sub-par. Especially for delivery orders, they are consistently 15+ (sometimes 30+) minutes late to their order pickup estimates. I can understand needing more time, but not falsely promising a completely unrealistic amount of time that you never accurately deliver on. We won't be ordering from here again. Update: I watched a man leave the restaurant and then return a few minutes later and swap his bag of food. They put the bag they took from him behind the counter by a sous chef. A minute or two later, they handed us that same bag. I noticed because it was crinkled the exact same way as the bag that man handed them. We threw it out. That's not just unprofessional--it's unsafe and DISGUSTING. read more

This was superb. We had a few items including the Punk Roll. Everything was ultra-fresh. Prices were great. Recommended. These were what we had. All were delicious: Punk protein roll American gangster roll Special Salmon Sushi. read more

Amazing sushi that keeps well with take out as well! Highly recommend trying out the amazing roll, as well as the nigiri

Hands down my favorite sushi spot! I've been going here for years and will continue coming back for sushi cravings. The vibe is chill and honestly I think they are under rated... trust me... order take out... the sauce and toppings are fire! Sushi is fresh and their sashimi is to die for. Take my word if you haven't been here read more

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I recently stopped in here on a Monday night for dinner and was shocked at how busy they were! Clearly a popular spot. Thankfully we were able to snag a table and didn't have to wait. I was really intrigued by all of the positive Yelp reviews. They have a great menu selection- your standard sushi options and even some extras. There was a bit of confusion with the waiter when we wanted to order sake and initially asked for one option but then switched to another. They ended up bringing us both and it was way more than we needed, so quite a bit went to waste. The caterpillar roll was super tasty- highly recommend. read more

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Delicious! Get the Legendary roll I also got the tempura California roll. Good service and location. I don't like green tea, but idk, something about theirs was very refreshing and I didn't even add sweetener! read more

The staff and service are top shelf!!! I love the food and the music is GOOOOOD! Thank you sushi mafia!

I would give this one a fat zero if I could. My girlfriend who is sick ordered takeout. She's eaten there several times and the presentation of the food was what you would expect from a $14 roll. The Vons across the street has better sushi than what we received this evening and she paid $66. She decided to take the food back for a refund but one waitress said that they don't do refunds and took the food and receipt from her without any more explanation on how she can get a refund from Uber eats. I had to go over there after she came home with just an empty bag, we explain to the manager what happened and that we want our food and the receipt for that food back. He talked to the original waitress in the kitchen (who kept glaring at us). 5 minutes after we walk out with our food. read more

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Absolutely loved this place. The service was amazing. I always order a couple no rice rolls and Sushi Mafia has some of the best I've ever tasted. The rice rolls were just as good. We were in town for 4 days and we ate here twice. Can't wait to go back!! read more

I can see why Sushi Mafia is a favorite in DTLB. They have a pretty extensive menu offering hot appetizers from the kitchen, ramen, teriyaki, other noodle and rice dishes as well as sashimi and lots of rolls! I particularly love how they organize their rolls by type such as ones that are fried, baked, veggie, with shrimp tempura, fresh and no rice! It makes looking for what you want easy! Service is very welcoming and attentive. They won't turn you away 20 minutes before closing as long as you put in your order by closing time. I hate coming into a restaurant late, but we were close by, hungry and thought it wouldn't hurt to ask. As we waited for our drinks and food, they brought our setting, condiments and complimentary miso soup. I don't care for miso soup as it's more of a filler for me, but hubby does and happily slurped my complimentary serving. Spicy Triple Crunch $10 for two half pieces of sweet potato tempura topped with spicy tuna, shrimp and scallops. I've had this a couple times, and it wasn't really crunchy nor spicy. Big Boss $16 baked "baby lobster" or langostino with seared Cajun tuna and shrimp (actually was imitation crab) salad on top. I could tell the tuna was frozen, but to be fair, most average sushi places use frozen fish. American Gangster $17 of snow crab, which I didn't really taste, avocado, tuna, salmon, albacore, shrimp (atop like a Rainbow roll), tempura batter and various sauces drizzled over. Sounds like you're getting a lot based on the listed ingredients, but it's literally a bite of each. Overall, my mind hasn't been blown after trying their food a few times, but it still satisfies some common sushi and Japanese cuisine cravings. Kinda hard to take this place seriously with its gimmicky names too. read more

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Hello Kitty roll is cute and tasty. The Kirin draft was good. And the hamachi-kama or yellowtail collar was very good, although it takes 20 minutes. The uni shooter was a bad idea, as the ponzu overwhelms the delicate urchin flavor. The inside of the restaurant is nice enough, but unremarkable. I asked to see the menu again, but the server didn't return. So, overall pretty good, but room for improvement. read more

Called to get an order of wontons and the guy was disturbingly rude. Not only did he just answer the phone and say what can I get you? No 'hello!' No 'hi Sushi Mafia!' Nothing. He said that it would be an hour and a half wait for just an order of wontons. I think that's pretty absurd for an appetizer that take maybe 3 minutes to cook. It was also just the way he was speaking to us that made it even worse. It seemed as if he was being bothered by us. It was disappointing to say the least. read more

My partner and I LOVE sushi mafia! The fish is always fresh and the rolls are a work of art. The service is wonderful, even when you feel like you are forgotten, someone comes along and checks in on you or brings you your order at the perfect time. Chill vibes. Seating is tables and chairs with booths along the wall. Booth spots are typically busiest/taken up during lunch hour and people seem to stick around and chill after they are done with their food. I ain't mad at that! The vegetable tempura appetizer is so good! Not pictured but know it's flaky and cooked to perfection, not overcooked and perfectly crispy. The LB sun roll (pictured) is definitely shareable for two! It comes with 4 different types of fish. It tasted incredible. I usually need siracha and eel sauce with my sushi/sashimi but this was a star on its own. Y'all gotta give it a try. Hours vary so check their hours before going in! read more

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It is our family's new go to sushi spot in Long Beach. We love all the different sauces.

I was so impressed by this small little sushi place downtown. This was my first time trying sushi in Long Beach and it was delicious! My friend and I shared 3 different rolls thinking we were starving and I was stuffed!! My favorite was probably The Godfather because of the different textures. The jalapeño also added a delicious kick to the roll but wasn't too overpowering. My second favorite was probably the yattsu roll. It was really unique as I've never had sushi without rice before. The fish was really fresh and perfect with some wasabi and soy sauce. The evil roll was also delicious but didn't stand out as much as the others. The menu of rolls is soooo ginormous, you are bound to find something you would like. I'll definitely have to come back to try some other options! read more

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We chose to go to Sushi Mafia based on the reviews and it was about 20 minute walk away from our hotel. The reviews did not disappoint. It was good busy on a Tuesday night, we found seating, and were serviced Miso soup right away. Our server was patient with us while we looked through our menu and I chose to go with the Tonkotsu ramen and my fiancé chose the chicken fried rice. We shared the shrimp tempura hand roll and wow it was delicious! The hand roll is an appetizer choice if you don't want to eat anything from the actual appetizer menu. The restaurant was a good busy and there were no complaints. The restaurant had amazing art decor on the walls and there were two TVs if you want to watch a game while eating. read more

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Service was great and always has been. I was a regular at this place during COVID, and they kept it solid throughout! I am picky about the temperature of my sushi, and it is always nice and chilled here. I am not always a big fan of "fancy" complicated rolls, but there are a few here that are very good, I really like the Gangster Roll and the Mafia Roll. Beer is cold and the standards like edamame and the crunchy tuna are very tasty. The inside of the restaurant could probably use a little attention, but everything is about this place is so good it doesn't really matter. I've never had to wait more that a few minutes to sit. read more

We have gone here for years. Tonight we went in ordered Katshu chicken and an Awesome roll. The woman server never brought the soup to us, the table that came after us got soup. I had to ask for soup. I got the chicken and my other half NEVER got the roll. People that came in after were getting their food. The server never came back to check on us and we had to ask where the roll was? It was never made and they tried to tell us they are working on it. We cancelled the roll and paid and left. Horrible service read more

Talk about service and quality. Everything we ordered was delicious. I'll be back soon.

The rolls were very good they were just very small. I ordered to go and they had my order ready when I got there. The restaurant is very busy I do think the prices are competitive and that might be the reason why. read more

This was such a great find. We were in town for visit the aquarium and walked here for dinner. After we were seated, complimentary miso soup (the best I've had) was served. My kids loved the chicken katsu, my middle order the Fantastic four sashimi platter which was so good- four types of salad with four types of sashimi. The American gangster and special rolls were so good. We fed a family of five four under $100!!! This was he cherry on top of a great cake. read more

Always a favortie, I have been living in Long Beach for 20 years and as a business owner and regular customer, this place knows how to run a business!! read more

I got too excited to eat the udon and forgot to take pictures of the best part, SUSHI. This place is great. My friend recommended this place so we decided to visit. It's street parking, not a fan, but I guess it's 4th st so basically everything here is street parking. We ordered the chirashi bowl, shrimp tempura udon, and the godfather roll. Everything we ordered was absolutely delicious. The roll and the chirashi was fresh, trust me, my friend is very picky about fresh seafood. Honestly, food was great, no complaint. Our waitress was great. The place was clean, even the bathrooms. Would visit again and highly recommend! read more

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Great place, amazing food and very good service, will go again and I recommend this place

*FOOD* I ordered the Mobster Roll - and the sauce made the roll! On its own the roll didn't have much flavor for me, but that sauce with it totally elevated the roll - I wouldn't have enjoyed it without it. This roll definitely filled me up for dinner - I had a hard time finishing it because I got so stuffed. Looking forward to returning to try out more rolls! *SERVICE* I ordered my roll to-go and it was ready in 25 minutes on an evening during the week. It came with all the goods - soy sauce, wasabi, ginger, chopsticks - and all were packed separately and neatly. *PARKING* They don't have a lot of their own, but there is ample street parking around the corner they are located on. read more

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Food was so fantastic here. We went and it was not busy at all, service was fantastic as well. Very fast and nice staff. It was a pretty small restaurant, but great music and cute windows to see the neighborhood. Food was really great, we had some sushi rolls and the fish was great quality. I even tried the oysters and they were so amazing! The chicken fried rice was also fantastic. Plus this place was genuinely not expensive! I definitely recommend!! read more

Just visited for the first time. Great first impression. The Service was fantastic. Servers brought water and miso soup upon being seated. We ordered various dishes, tempura, various rolls and I had the salmon teriyaki plate. Everything was delicious. Friendly service, clean interior and prices are reasonable. I highly recommend checking it out! read more