Truly a hidden gem hole in a wall, located on a main road and you probably have driven by it many times. It's a one man shop, they've had staff come and go to man their register but they don't stay long. I recommend calling ahead to place your order or you will be stick waiting for a long while. Around lunch time on a weekday expect a wait up to an hour or over. So worth! You can find them on Instagram for any updates and their menu (@ sushiongarfield). They may also close early if they sell out for the day. Salmon Sashimi Bowl is one of my favorites, salmon is so buttery and fresh. Great for a small lunch. Everything I've tried is always fresh and rice is perfect for their rolls. read more

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What a quaint place! It's a one-man operated sushi hole-in-the-wall near the 60 freeway in Monterey Park. I tried calling right at 9am but couldn't get through so I tried again at 10am. Cash is always better for small businesses but they do take credit card. I believe there is a surcharge of $2? Let's take about the food-- I called today and wanted the yellow tail and salmon bowl but no dice. So I just got salmon. Good quality cuts that are cut professionally. Not sure how to explain it. But sometimes places cut their fish weird. The California roll was great. You can tell it is freshly made. They also include a miso soup with the bowl. I'm looking forward to ordering party trays for get togethers from here. Overall a great find. Under $15 for a sashimi bowl is unheard of these days. The California roll was generous in portion 8 pieces and the price was nice on the pockets as well. They're closed Sunday and Monday. read more

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Always a treat to come here. The owner is honestly very kind and the food is always delicious and fresh. Would highly recommend anything on their menu! read more

Sushi On Garfield - Spicy tuna bowl, spicy tuna roll, salmon bowl - Japanese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

I had to bring something for a work potluck. Luckily I remembered Sushi on Garfield. I have driven by many times. There is a California Roll special, eight pieces for $4.99 I bought five orders and was all set . The sushi tasted pretty good and the service was good! read more

Sushi On Garfield - Japanese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

Good sushi spot! It used to be the cheap sushi spot but prices have gone up. It seems like it's just run by one man who takes orders and prepares all of them so you still have to order pretty far in advance and pick up at a later time. I like that the rolls are big, but otherwise everything tastes pretty standard. read more

Sushi On Garfield is a take-out only mom and pop style shop and this sushi shop perhaps runs the leanest operation I have ever seen. Why? * No physical laminated or paper menu as customers must scan QR code and the full menu with prices is posted only on ... Instagram @sushiongarfield. * Customers are HIGHLY recommended to call and place their orders ahead of time! Don't be like me!!! I came IN PERSON at 12:30 PM and I believe one person (most likely the owner) was handing ordering calls. I waited about 5 minutes and was able to place my order, but I was stunned to learn that the earliest time I can pick up my order is one hour later at 1:30 PM. See their Instagram page for the latest phone number. * No AC inside the building. * No restroom. * Credit card transactions require fee ... $1.17 per transaction. * I was wondering why no one is here ... that's because customers only come here to pick up their orders so they come & go pretty quickly. [Parking]: Mostly street parking, but there's a small parking lot behind the building with tight entrance. [Menu]: Large spicy tuna bowl, salmon sashimi bowl, and udon are available in a large bowl. Small spicy tuna bowl, salmon poki bowl, and salads are available in a small bowl. Combo comes with two pieces shrimp tempura, four pieces vegetable tempura, edamam, and green salad. Bento comes with shrimp and vegetable tempura, green salad, seaweed salad, squid salad, potsticker, cooked sweet egg, pork sausage, and potato croquette. Individual hand rolls and sushi rolls are also available to order. Various sashimi bowls include spicy tuna bowl, spicy tuna salmon bowl, salmon sashimi bowl, salmon & yellowtail bowl, salmon spicy tuna & yellowtail bowl, and yellowtail bowl. *** Spicy tuna bowl (small $7.99): It was a bit disappointed given that I had to wait for one hour. Portion was pretty small and spicy tuna tasted a bit mushy. California roll & chicken teriyaki bento ($14.79): I can see the appeal for this bento as this order has plenty of sides. Chicken was decent even without the teriyaki sauce and sides like potsticker, cooked sweet egg, pork sausage, and potato croquette were not half bad. California rolls were passable, but they weren't as good as California rolls from Yama Sushi Marketplace in San Gabriel. *** For anyone who's willing to (1) plan ahead and (2) want hot food like teriyaki chicken, then Sushi On Garfield deserves some consideration. Otherwise I would much prefer Yama Sushi Marketplace in San Gabriel for easy grab-and-go sushi rolls without having to schedule a pick-up. P.S. - Want to beat inflation? Customers can order 8 pieces of California rolls for $4.99 as of July 2024. read more

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A hole in the wall on Garfield. You have to call ahead at least an hour before as it is one man show. There is credit card is $1.15 charge so suggest paying in cash. If you get there early, suggest waiting in the car since there's little seating inside, just a grab and go. The sashimi was fresh and not fishy for the price of $13.50 is pretty good - I don't think you can find that low of a price for fish in SGV. Highly recommend supporting the owner, he was nice and was working on orders to ensure meeting pick up times. read more

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One of my favorite take out sushi places! The sushi is so fresh! My go to is the spicy tuna bowl and california rolls or shrimp tempura rolls. This place is made to order so call in advance to place your order. No room for seating, strictly takeout. The prices are also amazing. They offer party platters and offer a small discount if ordered 1 or 2 day in advance. Pay in cash to avoid any credit card service fees. You can park in front on the street for a quick pick up. Go on Instagram to see their most current menu. This is a one man show. The chef is also the owner and the cashier operating his own business so show him your support! read more

Thank you for the delicious meals throughout the years. The food was consistently high quality and well-priced. I will never find another spicy tuna bowl like it again. I hope the owner has a restful retirement. read more

Ordered the salmon sashimi bowl and the spicy tuna roll Phone order ahead recommended, which we did. Food quality is amazing! Do not let the exterior nor restaurant fool you, food taste amazing! Rice is the key feature in a japanese restaurant, and the rice here is great! Fish is also fresh. Will definitely come back to eat here again read more

Honest review. I really love their fish quality and our go to meal is the spicy tuna bowl. That's an amazing meal right there. Second would be their tasty CA rolls. One major complaint and flaw of this restaurant would be that they're so busy that they didn't care if some customers didn't reach them for phone orders. What I mean by it is that they have a non working phone number on both yelp and Google. I love their food so much that I even go out of my way to drive there to place an order but to only find out they asked if I was willing to come back 3 hours later. That defeats the purpose of trying to come back for dinner to order food for lunch. So food wise I would say 5 star. Trying to get your food though is mid. I give it 2 star. If you do get your food, you'll be happy with it. I think since this is a small mom and pop, they probably would do better hiring a little more help. read more

Very good take-out sushi. I ordered a salmon bowl-- took about 30 min to prepare but it was pretty good. Just a heads up to call ahead to order if you don't want to wait as the place is run by one person when I stopped by today. read more

Sushi On Garfield - Japanese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

i got the large spicy tuna salmon bowl and it was so fresh for a solid price of $13.50. the presentation was beautiful as well. my cousin and i called on a saturday around lunch time and it was about an hour wait, so i do suggest calling ahead to place your order. the restaurant is ran by one man so it will take some time, but it's so worth it! there is no seating besides a bench to wait, so you'll have to take it to-go. as for parking, it might be a challenge since it's on a busy street but we luckily found one immediately read more

Sushi On Garfield - spicy tuna salmon bowl - Japanese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

Damn I'm really going to miss this place. So sad to see it's permanently closed. They had really good everything for a great price.

Spicy tuna is no good I got sick eating it. You order your food and get like 3 hours later it sucks they cut the menu

We love Sushi on Garfield! We live within a 7 min driving distance, and so it works for us to call first thing in the morning to schedule a lunch order pick up. We usually get the salmon bowl and an order of nigiri and California rolls. It's not the best sushi we've ever had, but for the price and local distance, you can't go wrong with it. It's a small, no frills mom and pop type of shop, so make sure you know what you're getting into. If you pay with cash, you save some money. And note that their hours have changed and they aren't open for dinner hours anymore (unless you eat dinner before 5pm). read more

4 stars This is definitely a small, take-out restaurant that could use a facelift. So small that I passed the storefront the first time around. Then, on my second go-round, parked 400 ft too far according to Google. But no biggie! I just walked right on over. Earlier, I had phoned in my order and the lady on the phone said I could pick up same day at 1:30pm. The food is good and the price reasonable. I only got 2 items on the menu - Salmon Sashimi Bowl ($12.99) & California Roll ($4.99). The rice in the Salmon Sashimi Bowl was perfection! It was perfectly cooked with just the right amount of stickiness. The salmon was fresh and tasty, too. But the star of that dish belonged 1,000% to the white rice. The California Roll was tasty, but the rice was noticeably different. Not sure why they chose to use different rice, but it doesn't matter because it was still good. The only thing I didn't like about the place was the the $1.17 card charge. I will definitely come back for the Salmon Sashimi Bowl. I might try a bento next time. read more

Sushi On Garfield - Salmon Sashimi Bowl ($12.99) & California Roll ($4.99) - July 2022 - Japanese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

Fresh and amazing sushi and other foods! Great customer service Always friendly too. read more

It's interesting when you go pick up your food it specially says it does not support google or Yelp. Not sure what that is all about. This is a solid take out spot located in a super non-descript location. My cousin introduced me to this place, I'm not really sure anyone would try it based on the way the location looks. Bento boxes are super solid, huge portions, nicely laid out, plenty of variety. I would say the bento could easily feed 2 people. They take credit card finally for only a $1.17 surcharge. A couple of tips: Call multiple times to place your order Expect at least an hour wait Closed on Tuesdays read more

Sushi On Garfield - Karage and shrimp tempura bento box - Japanese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

Great prices great service. Small biz excellence. He has a great attitude and biz. I love getting lunch there.

I never thought I'd ever get excited over California rolls but this place literally blew my mind. This place has literally the best California rolls I've ever had in my entire life. It's so soft that it just melts in your mouth. I love this place. They serve fresh fish (salmon and spicy tuna) with yummy sides (croquette and tempura!) and soft soft rice, plus the presentation is so perfect. The Spicy Tuna roll is also sooo soft like the California roll. The bentos are so skillfully prepared as you can see the detailed work they put in with the salad and tempura sides. Bonus is everything is such an affordable price! To-Go only, though they have two small tables outside. There is only one chef and lots of customers, which is why you usually need to call 45 minutes to an hour in advance of picking up your food but boy oh boy is it worth the wait. Their order list is usually full by 2pm so be sure to call early in the day to place your order. read more

Sushi On Garfield - Tempura Bento Combo and Sashimi Combo - Japanese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

If you're looking for simple sushi rolls, this is THE spot! According to the reviews, everyone said to call in your order ahead of time, so I did. I made a call at 4pm on a Saturday and the employee told me it will be ready around 6:30-7:40pm, but they will give me a call when it's ready. I ordered the Tsurukame Party Tray ($32.99), which included 8pcs Shrimp Tempura Crunchy Rolls, 16pcs California Roll, and 16pcs Spicy Tuna Roll. This is such an amazing deal for 40pcs. Plus, there's a discount if you place a 1 day advance order at only $29.99. Aside from the party trays, they've got everything from udon, bentos, rice bowls, and sashimi. When it comes to rolls, they mainly have the simple classics but luckily this is my mom's favorite kind since she doesn't eat raw. For this price, this is amazing sushi. Plus, each piece is pretty big and not skimpy at all. They really stuff the ingredients in each roll. If this place was any closer to me, I'd be here every single day. It's absolutely worth it! They're not fans of Yelp and Google, so be sure to check out their Instagram @sushiongarfield for the menu with prices. Also, note that they accept credit cards, but for a $1+ charge. read more

Sushi On Garfield - Tsurukame Party Tray. - Japanese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

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Still great after all these years!! Once you get passed the idea of having to plan and order ahead of time from this place, it's WORTH it in terms of food quality, freshness, and value. Ordered enough food for 2 families. Was given a 45 minute 'ready' time and a follow-up call 10 minutes prior to pick-up. Simple storefront where you walk up and pay/pick up your order to-go. Can't recommend enough!! read more

Got The spicy tuna bowl large and spicy tuna roll. So fresh and reasonably priced! The owner is an angel and I'm sure works very hard. He deserves more business tbh. So yummy! read more

A quaint little hole in the wall Japanese bento shop which only does take out orders.The food here is great and super affordable. The cook is friendly and a hard worker. Make sure to order early because their orders pile up fast. You might need to wait 45 minutes to get your food but it is worth the wait. There is a small service fee for card, so bring cash to avoid that. The phone lines get clogged up so if your first call doesn't go through, keep trying! read more

I see people giving this hidden gem only four stars. I'm going to give 5. I had a small spicy tuna bowl, mixed tempura, and miso soup. Everything. EVERYTHING. I mean everything, was of high quality. And absolutely delicious. The fish was fresh. No fishy odor. The rice was cooked perfectly. Portions are appropriate. My tempura was light and crispy. I haven't not one complaint. The miso soup was piping hot. Service was pretty fast and true to his estimation...as I was getting the car washed next door. I had always been weary of this spot due to being next to a car wash, though not adjacent. But close enough. I did not get sick or die an untimely death. The only thing I suffered was to have not become a regular sooner. read more

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Best sushi in town for best price you really can't beat the value. You have to call ahead long wait at times don't ever just show up you won't be served for hours possibly read more

Great food, nice change of pace although the sushi is good its not top notch but still very good Only negative was the wait time for food was about 45 mins. Worth the wait? Maybe not to some read more

Was craving some Japanese bento and found this place on Yelp. Called at 4:45 to order, was told food should be ready around 5:15-5:30 for pick. They also called 10 mins before to let me know food would be ready in 10 mins. Overall a good experience! The food was pretty good for the price. Bento was about $14 each and came with a a lot of variety. The croquette were great! The rolls tasted fresh. Would recommend it for affordable bento. read more

Sushi On Garfield - Karaage chicken with turtle bento, teriyaki chicken with crane bento - Japanese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

GYAT this was so damn good. We called in the order at 3pm, but they said they were too busy to take on anymore orders. We left our number and they called us back at around 4pm. We placed our order and asked us what time we would like the food ready. We said 530 and it was ready for us when we pulled up. Crane and Chicken teriyaki bento was so damn good. The chicken was tender and flavorful. Potato croquet was fried perfectly, california roll and tempura roll was on point. Like seriously the calfornia roll was so damn good. The sausage/salad/egg was delicious as well. Haven't had a good bento box since Japan, and this really hit the mark. The salmon/yellowtail sashimi bowl was also delicious. It just melted in our mouths. Everything was amazing, my only regret was we didn't order more. I live 5 min away from this place and wish I knew about this place earlier. Def will be hitting up this spot again Also check out their IG for the full menu. @sushiongarfield read more

Introduction: A friend of mine recommended this place and I decided to pay it a visit to see if it's as good as he says it is. Food: Salmon nigiri: The rice for the nigiri taste somewhat sharp and harder than I would like. The salmon, however, is simply melt-in-your-mouth delicious and is comparable to being of toro quality. Salmon sashimi bowl: What surprises me about the salmon sashimi bowl is the rice for the bowl taste more smooth and rounder in comparison to the rice that's used to make the nigiri; no complaint but just surprised. The salmon, as mentioned, is of superb quality and tastes satisfyingly smooth. The bowl offers neither bells nor whistles but one does get a good meal out of it. Miso soup: It's the best bowl of miso soup I've had to date; it has a depth that's missing in a majority of miso soups that's served at other eateries. Ambiance: Small mom and pop, casual Service: The staffs are polite and patient. Price: Affordable. read more

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Sushi on Garfield is my wife and I's go to take-out sushi joint. We've been here countless of times ever since they opened and they never disappoint! 5 star quality, fresh sushi and combos at an extremely affordable price!! So worth it, that you'll ask yourself, "we only paid that much for that?!" Here's our go to top picks: CA Roll (best in the area and such a steal) CA Roll and Mixed Tempura Combo Futomaki (super good, but sometimes they don't have it, but worth it to ask) Spicy Tuna Bowl Shrimp Tempura Crunchy Roll Beef Udon Pro Tips: Like other Yelpers have mentioned, we suggest calling at least 45 min to 1 hour prior to when you plan to eat since food is made to order and there's only 1 chef. When you call during really busy hours, you may get a busy signal cause the cashier is talking to other customers, but keep on trying and you'll eventually get in. Once placing the order, they will give you a pick up time, which can vary, but its worth the wait! read more

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Had a random sushi craving and wanted something that I can eat and work at the same time so I decided to give this place a try. It's within walkable distance from my work so it was great. Never seen this place as there is not signage up front other than a banner on their window. It's located RIGHT next door to the car wash. Parking is available on the street or on fernfield, they have a small lot. I had called in my order at 3:46pm thinking my order might be ready within 10-15 minutes but said my order wasn't ready until 4:30pm. I didn't think it was an accurate time so I decided to come early at 4pm and they definitely weren't ready. My order was 15 mins earlier than their quoted time. Expect to call in ahead before your lunch. Even a gentleman who walked in wanted veggie tempura and was quoted 20 mins so he even left. I ordered the salmon sashimi bowl and spicy tuna roll since I've heard their spicy tuna is really good. Their food definitely was made fresh. My spicy tuna was not the typical red color. It was a bright pink color that was abnormal from what I'm used to but it didn't stop me from devouring it. Texture is well minced and didn't have a fishy taste. I would say that it did not taste like spicy tuna. No spicy flavor what so ever for me so could explain the neon pink color. Rice to fish ratio was great and roll was quite big. I didn't even eat the roll with soysauce or wasabi which made it that good. Their salmon sashimi bowl was even better. Salmon nigiri was generously sliced. The rice definitely was different from the roll. The lemon slice complements the vinegar rice soo well. Overall would definitely try again. I will call in ahead next time to ensure my food will be ready in time. read more

Updated review due to updated expectations. It is unheard of, that I need to order at least a day in advance for lunch. But hey.... I now just know that in advance and plan my meals accordingly. I also did not get a call during the expected time. But I happen to not need the food right away. I still took a star off for this. There is a small parking in the back. You can also park in front of the store. Their Rolls are really good. I like the California roll and spicy tuna roll. The spicy tuna is not that spicy (has a nice piece of fresh tuna) and I like that. The small spicy tuna bowl is really good value. My order of individual rolls did not come with wasabi, but the party tray has a big container of wasabi and ginger. read more

I have given this location a try several times and although the quality of the food is very nice, the rest of the operations are problematic. After my experience last weekend I won't return. First off if you haven't been here trying to reach someone on the phone is impossible it's a small one man show, paper ticketing system handwritten. You have to go in make an order and come back to pick it up later. I went in on Sunday wanting to order one handroll. Visibly I could see there were a few orders but after talking with the cashier he said it would be over an hour wait for one handroll. What's clear to me is this owner/chef is stuck in his ways doesn't know how to prioritize but I've seen this behavior before. Truthfully it's just stubbornness and aversion to change in modern times. Not having an efficient ticketing system or POS for that matter can make things challenging. That being said their bowls, rolls and tempura are quite good, but making an order to this place shouldn't have to be this much of a hassle especially given the other Japanese restaurant competitors in the area. There are better options. That being said I'm all for supporting small business not something this archaic. Such a shame. read more

Sushi and udon here is pretty good. Wait can be a bit long because there is only 1 chef and 1 cash register. But the food is fresh. Usually, I would call at least an hour before I want to pick up. They take credit cards but will be $1 something charge. Prices did go up since the pandemic but what hasn't. There's no sit down, only to-go orders. read more

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2nd attempt. Tried again. Called three times around 12:45 to 1:05. I get this might be lunch time, but you have to answer the phone, right? I tried to walk in the day before and was given a along wait, so I tried to call in the next day and was shit out again. Three strikes and your out! Which means my 3 star will change to 1 star if I get shut out again. Hopefully I can rate the food next time instead. ------- Call ahead or plan to wait 20-40 mins. I'm sure it's worth it, but wasted my first trip read more

Sushi On Garfield - Not easy to spot - next to car wash - Japanese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

The food here is delicious! I got the salmon and yellowtail sashimi bowl and ordered a CA party tray. Both were delicious! This place is small and there is no sit down. Order to go only. First time I called this place, the phone goes to busy many times. Then when the owner finally picked up, there was a lot of noise in the background. When I was finally able to order and taste the food, it was worth it. Tasty and price was reasonable!! read more

Awesome sushi and awesome, friendly staff!! My friend and I went here looking for a cheap place for sushi and found this one on Yelp! Parking was a little difficult to find since entrance to it is in between two stores in a little alleyway... we actually passed it the 1st time drove by.. Parked then headed onto the store. There's only 1 person working and one sushi chef in the back. Ordering is simple: look at menu, find what you wanted then order! Most people usually call-in the order since they only have one person working. SUSHI ROLLS AND ALL FOOD (basically) ON MENU WERE SO LOW IN PRICE and fresh! I ordered 2 orders of salmon nigiri rolls (@ $2.99 per order so a total of 4 pieces of salmon nigiri) and a California roll to share. My friend ordered the tempura roll. The total came out to be less than $20!! Talk about good sushi at a FANTASTIC PRICE. You can tell it's made fresh: sushi rice was NOT hard at all. Pieces of salmon seemed like it was just cut and freshly prepped/stored. California roll was just $3.50 for 8 pieces (unending sale as of 9/19/2019 on this btw!). The only thing about this place is that it's meant to be a takeout place; theres nowhere to sit other than a very short bench to the left RIGHT when you get into the store... and enjoy your sushi. I guess that's why the person at cash register highly suggested we call-in the order next time so we could enjoy it elsewhere... All in all, good sushi for a good price. Great and friendly service!If you're looking to have your sushi crave fixed (idk when I will EVER have my sushi cravings fulfilled :P), GO HERE! Will definitely come back! read more

Sushi On Garfield - 2 orders of salmon nigiri. THE BEST - Japanese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

Make sure to call ahead to place your order or else you will probably have to wait an hour or so. I usually don't like California rolls but these are so fresh! The party tray is a good deal and people love them. They always run out fast. This place even calls you a day before to confirm your order and pickup. read more

Sushi On Garfield - Garfield party platter - Japanese Near Me - Monterey Park, California