The food is great, service is at times slow, and the place has an older feel. Service will be slower when it's rush hour/busy. So far the sushi has been very good every time I've been here. It's true that when you first walk in there is a musty smell but once you go to your table you don't notice it at all. It's a mom and pop place and their wait staff is limited so be forewarned. On this particular visit, my partner and I arrived at 4:30pm when they first opened for their evening shift. We were seated promptly and our orders were taken right away. Our sushi boat arrived at our table about 20 mins later (I timed it) and we had complimentary miso soup as well as a seaweed salad prior to that. The sushi boat was worth the $45 because you get a lot of sushi (good for 3 people...we ended up with leftovers) and we spend a bit more than that when we order rolls or a la carte. We were even provided with a free complimentary order of edamame (not usual). Everything was delicious and both our server and a woman who is either the owner or manager stopped by to check on us. We'll be coming back. read more

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Excellent options. Huge selection of sushi and rolls. Nice family owned business that deserves our support and patronize.

This place has AYCE, it has happy hour, it has a free birthday special!! Awesome right? They have it advertised on a little sidewalk sign! Great! Lets go in and see what these specials are all about :) Place was empty, no joke there was one other table the whole time we were there, granted it was a monday night, but still, that is not good sign, still they have specials!!! So we stayed, We received a menu and the standard piece of paper to check what you want. So I wondered where the AYCE menu was, or the happy hour info was, something that resembled the specials listed on the board! It wasn't my bday, so didn't look at that. There were some "instructions" on a board behind the sushi bar about the bday thing, bring a guest and make a reservation... too complicated to try and figure out. Since I was hungry, I just ordered some nigiri sushi and one roll that was $12 called the crazy horse. This totaled to about 26 dlls... and I questioned my decision to eat here. Yes, I am being cheap, but I know a guy named Pancho not too far from here that has better sushi... and better prices and better music but with crappier service if you don't sit at the bar. Crazy Horse roll, you may have gone on the biggest looser challenge and won, because you looked a lot smaller than the picture on the menu and boy did you have a lot less types of fish inside of you. You did taste good, but I think you need an updated picture. Service was friendly, but not fast. They gave us complimentary tempura veggies, which was a nice touch. My son had their chicken fried rice, because he is a teenager, and well, you know, he is negative nancy lately. He didn't care for this dish, and even though he's a teenager, I can't blame him, it was gross. Will I come back? Only if someone else is paying. read more

The Tiger Roll is my absolute favorite. I have been coming here since 2013 and I still love it. I'm so glad someone showed me this place!

This is my go-to sushi place. Food is great and my boyfriend and I are regulars there. It's a nice family owned place. The vibe really reminds me of the restaurants in Japan. We go there so often we get free rolls on the house whenever we order our food. I take my family and friends there all the time and we always leave satisfied. I highly recommend their special rolls. It's what I go there for read more

First time trying this restaurant and I will be going back! Prices: The prices for sushi rolls are anywhere between $3.45 - $13 I believe, which seems to be the price range for most Japanese restaurants nowadays. They have an ALL DAY happy hour sushi list for $3.45 and an all you can eat sushi for approx. $20/ person. Service: Their service was great! Each of us got a bowl of Miso soup, a complimentary bowl of edamame, and at the end of the meal we received a nice artisitc plate of fresh fruits. The waitress attentive and the food didn't take too long either. Taste: The fish was fresh and the sushi rolls were done nicely. No thick layer of rice and messy plating (for once I can taste the ingredients not just a huge lump of rice)....thank goodness! Overall, I would recommend this place to anyone, especially to those that enjoys a nice ambiance, delicious sushi, and great service. read more

Easily the best little Japanese restaurant I've found so far in Gilbert. The food is great and the service is excellent, sure the owners are actually Korean, but that doesn't mean they don't know how to make some mean rolls. The fried rice is delicious, the specialty rolls are unique and very yummy and they always give you goodies like orange or watermelon with the bill. Oh and the framed phrases in the bathroom are awesome. read more

It's definitely hole in the wall restaurant. I live nearby so I've seen the sign a few times. My fav was definitely the mountain roll. I love that they serve us watermelon after dinner...it's like cleaning our paletes. We didn't go during happy hour so it was a little pricey. The service was great. Would definitely come back again. read more

Sushi San - Mountain Roll is like eating "poke" in HI. Definitely my fav - Japanese Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Always the best food!!!! Always hooks it up! We always get the Apache roll and chicken yakisob! Family owned!

It could have been a two, if it's not because of the great service. Tonight my hubby suddenly craved for Japanese food but our favorite one was closed, so we quickly picked one that I saved from Yelp to try. When we first got in, we were warmly greeted and seated by a very friendly lady (since others say it's a family-owned restaurant, so I guess she's the mom?). We looked through the menu and ordered sushi pieces (sea urchin, oysters, tuna, scallop, spicy scallop, white fish, albacore, tamago), tofu and a miso soup. But because they said sea urchin and oysters might not be very fresh at that moment, so we replaced them with toro, and she was so kind to offer two miso soups for us for free. So, we were very happy waiting for our sushi, while drinking the hot tea just served. Then I noticed something. The hot tea was salty. Just like those tea that were brewed with tap water instead of drinking water (I'm not a 100% sure if that's the cause but sometimes you could taste that kind of salty tea in some Chinese restaurants in the valley. I think we all know tea shouldn't be salty, right?) Okay. I thought it's just the tea (and I had to pay for that), but later I found that the miso soup was very salty too, and I just couldn't finish it (even my hubby, who always likes adding a few pinches of salt to almost every meal said it's salty)! The sushi came fairly quickly, and I couldn't wait to try my toro (discounted to $11)!! My hubby hasn't tried toro before, so he said it's okay, but for me, I think there're way too many tendons in the fish! Toro should be something that will MELT in your mouth (and with this price!) and the aroma should linger in your mouth (from my better experience)! They also added too much vinegar in the rice so the sourness of the rice covered the taste and aroma of the fish. I'm quite disappointed but I thought I'll wait until I tried out everything to judge. Others weren't particularly bad but I won't say they're very fresh (I liked the albacore sushi though). As for the proportion of the fish and the rice (I know I'm super picky, sorry about that), I think I have to agree with Omar who reviewed before. The size of the fish is way too large compared to the rice. I remember the first time I read Omar's review, I laughed, "What? Isn't it a good thing to have a bigger piece of fish?" and "maybe he haven't tried other Japanese restaurants where they have large pieces of fish on top of the rice!"...but NOW I know. The fish was cut much larger and thicker than normal, and I just came to realize that it's not necessarily a good thing. Because the balance is lost. It's like placing a piece of sashimi on a tiny bit of rice, and you think you're eating sashimi instead of sushi. (I like sashimi too, but since I ordered sushi...) Om...and the spicy scallop sushi were super spicy (even my hubby who can eat comparatively quite spicy food wouldn't want to take the second piece). Thank goodness they gave us some fruit in the end and my tongue felt better (well I can't eat very spicy things in the first place haha, my bad) :p I hate to criticize like almost everything about the food, since the lady was so very nice!!! I guess if you're not too pampered by fine, authentic sushi before, and you don't care about salty miso soup and stuff, then you might give it a try :) read more

Holy Crap portion! Lol so if your a portion sushi eater, u been to authentic japanese place left angry and hungry, this place is more suited for u! Chinese owned so I wouldn't say authentic japanese dishes but sushi is good sashimi special for 16$ it's a bag for the bucks! Wow portion ! Quality is okay actually , due to them being all u can eat menu I think turn around for fish is good. Japanese warm dish is so so but omg their Chinese dish! So yummy ! And even the japanese dish like kAtsu portion is just unbelievable ! You won't leave here hungry ppl! 3 star japanese but 4 star for portion and chinese menu read more

What a great place! Great service even better food! Been to all the big name sushi places and this one is up there. Will definitely come back! read more

Since moving to Arizona, I have not found a Sushi place that compares to Sushi San. I absolutely love their service. I talk this place up like you will crap gold nuggets after eating! You will have to eat there to see if it is true :) Sushi is fresh, the service is beyond spectacular and friendly. If I do not eat here at least once a month, I crave it. Sushi San is the best place to eat! read more

I would avoid. Arrived at 4:47p and let server know we will try the all u can eat. Ordered hot tea and made our selection. From a very limited offering for all u can eat. Only to be told kitchen not ready to serve until after 5p, even though they opened at 4p. Asked her why she would serve and charge for hot tea, when she knew they could serve no food. Had no answer, but charged nearly 6 bucks for a tea we did not drink. Terrible customer service, so we left. read more

This is my favorite sushi place EVER! And I love the staff! Me and my boyfriend try and come here at least a few times a month. I always order the tuna sashimi and they are very generous on the portion size! Fills me up every time! And he usually gets the Chandler roll and the Golden roll. They always give us complimentary meso soup as well which I'm always looking forward to. After our meals they also give us fruit slices of some sort and I love that. WOULD RECOMMEND TO ANY SUSHI LOVER or first time sushi place read more

We walked in around 9pm on 1/29 and or server didn't seem to care of the bat. I believe her name was Alice. She starts off with "drinks?" And that's it. The tone of voice was also just uninviting. My wife and I used to be servers as well. We were not ready to order as it was my first time here. She had to tell us they closed at 10 when it was 50 mins until close with a bad attitude. Never checked on us about our food. Left without saying anything. The other employees were nice and delivered our food and check. She just had a bad attitude the whole time she waited us. read more

My favorite place to get Sushi! You can't beat the quality of the food here or the ambiance. The service is intimate and polite. We have been in a few times and received free sushi! I have had two family birthday parties here. The Saba is the freshest I've had in the desert. They have a really good selection for the all you can eat menu. I was challenged however to get back our $20.00 per person cost as the price per roll/ nigiri is so good. read more

I have been here twice already and each time the service and the food have been great! The staff is always very friendly and helpful, and the restaurant is very clean. Many, many, many menu options. Beautiful presentation of the sushi and they bring you fresh cut fruit for desert. They offer all you can eat sushi for $20 per person, and if you join the chopstick club you will receive 10% off on all your future visits. I will definitely be making this my regular sushi spot! read more

Sushi San - All you can east sushi boat! Yummy! - Japanese Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Fantastic. My wife and I went on a Friday night. I knew right away when everyone coming in was a regular, that we were in for a treat. This place is right by our house in a non descript shipping center, that we've driven by hundreds of times. We found it on yelp tonight and saw the positive reviews. They deserve it. I could tell the owners were Korean, because they spoke it. I believe it's a family restaurant and they are very aware that positive reviews are return customers are driving their business. For a Friday night it wasn't really too busy, when we arrive we were seated right away and had the option of seating. At the risk of writing a positive review and their business improving so much that next time we have to wait. They deserve it. Beyond the basics they have an Extensive roll menu, some you've heard of and some house rolls. Food was fantastic. Rice seasons well and didn't fall apart. Fish is FRESH! Fish to rice ratio was perfect. We too, will soon be those regulars ;) That's it. Try it or don't, just my opinion ;) read more

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Yum! Went there today for the first time for lunch. We ordered a few different rolls and some seaweed salad and everything was soooo good. The all you can eat deal is a really good deal, will be back for dinner soon! read more

This place happens to be right around the corner from my house, so I went for the first time last week. I'll probably be back to give it one more chance because my first experience wasn't anything great. Went on a Friday night just after 6pm, wasn't too busy. Service was pretty fast, and friendly. We ordered two rolls and some fresh sushi, the fresh sushi was pretty good, nothing great, but the rolls were not that great. 75% of the rolls were just rice. They skimped on the toppings and the fillings for sure. read more

Sushi San - Rolls had WAY too much rice, and not a whole lot of filler - Japanese Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

Wasn't sure about going here cuz of the last little sushi place I went to being awful. But this place is amazing! I can't even believe how amazing this little place is. I don't even have words for it!! I will add more later but all the food was so authentic and fresh. Unbelievable. I'm gonna be coming here so much they will get sick of me!! I got the lava roll, which was to DIE for. The white yellowtail nigiri, fresh and divine. The sushi go round is just epic. I can't stop ranting about this place plus the free miso soup with your meal! Soooooo good!!! Love love love! If you are a sushi lover like me this place blows all the others out of the water!!!! read more

Don't come here if you plan on eating all you can eat. Nigiri had very little fish on it and the rolls were average. It was pretty obvious that they wanted to fill us up with rice. The rolls were average. Definitely not worth coming here for. read more

We had a party of five and ordered 2 sushi boats. SO worth it. We left full and happy. Make sure you try their salmon nigiri, it's their best. read more

I was really craving sushi one night they were about to close but the lady was nice enough to still make me my pick up order. I love this place great customer service. they prepare it so Nicely. read more

Sushi San - Japanese Near Me - Gilbert, Arizona

I redownloaded Yelp just to leave a good review. I've ordered delivery 5 or so times and each time it's been so good and they even throw in a free roll or appetizer. Won't be ordering anywhere else! read more

This place is amazing I always order the same 3 rolls to go. They've never messed up an order and I always leave happy. The customer service and hospitality is great. They are a smaller sushi restaurant which gives it a very "homey" vibe. I haven't been there to dine in but I'm sure when I do, they will exceed my expectation per usual. Try the Tiger Roll & I love Salmon roll, those are my personal favorites! read more

I love this place. It's really close to me house, so we go here a lot. It's usually quiet, which we love. When we bring our kids, the waitress is always extra sweet to the kids and gets them whatever they need to keep busy while the food is being made. The food itself, OH MY GOODNESS. The sushi is SO fresh. We also like one of those rotating sushi bar places, but the difference in the freshness of the sushi is night and day. The regular entrees are really good, too. I've had several of their items and we never have any left overs. Try it! read more

I moved from Houston in January and have not been able to find a good sushi place. This is my first time here and I had order sushi bento combo for lunch. The portions was a good sized for $15.95, but they gave me a few more pieces which was unexpected. Although it was not busy when I was there only a few table at lunch time the sushi was fresh, waitress & sushi chef was really nice, and the decor is more traditional Japanese rather then modern. I will definitely be back!!! read more

The server and owners are racist. The server was rude from the beginning, right when my friend begin to order she was meet with. At the end of the meal they came and brought her watermelon "for dessert". She was the only black person in the establishment at the time and she was also the only one randomly presented with watermelon. I do not believe this was a mistake, when the owner was called they didn't offer any apologies or explanation. They refunded her money, which she never even asked for. read more

Went for our first time and I'm extremely impressed. Sushi was great, service was fantastic. We ordered the spicy scallops which was 2 in an order, there were 3 of us eating and they brought 3 in the order so we all could try. We didn't ask they just brought it, they really took the extra step to deliver great service. Will be back for sure and it will be very very soon!!! read more

This IS my favorite place, they had me the second time I came in. Cleanliness/décor: 5 star, This place is always spotless. The lighting gives a more upper scale restaurant though it blends surprisingly well with the more upbeat music. There are three flat screens which are nice when I dine alone. Service: 5 star, The service here is truly top notch. Talk about being treated like kings; I always get a bowl of the best miso I've tasted yet. Most nights they give me either some tempura or free rolls, which always taste just as good as the food that is paid for. I don't think I have been to a restaurant where more attention is giving to the patron, I don't think I have ever ran out of water in my glass and they never leave the pitcher. Food: 5 star, Every item I have eat here has always been worth the money. The fish in both roll and sashimi always tastes fresh. Fruits and vegetables are not different. My favorite roll is a custom roll they do and my other favorite (who ever had only one favorite?) is the white fish tempura. Price: 4 star, Prices here are decent. Then again there is only so little you can pay for an excellent product, though I am always willing to pay more for the excellent service. They do have a .99 cent sushi for happy hour which is a steal. This place has quickly become my weekly splurge dinner, following my example three of my friends and I now eat here often enough that they have even given us our own personal set of chopsticks when we dine there. For sushi lovers, I would say this is a must. They call raving fans raving for a reason. read more

Awesome service. Awesome sushi. The lady and I went here and loved every second of it. The Phoenix roll, salmon, and yellowtail were exceptional. PS: try the fresh wasabi. AMAZING. read more

This place is really good! It's clean, service was super friendly, and food was good. Can't get any better than that! They have an all you can eat sushi deal going on. My boyfriend loves the sushi. I ordered the udon and it was delicious. Broth was fish based. Might be our new sushi place. Will come again. read more

I've been coming here for some time now , we always get the all you can eat sushi . Food is good , service is really bad , I've been trying to give them a chance anyways knowing the food will be Good but the server will be rude and short with answers . This last time I went they seemed to be pretty busy , the waitress that was taking care of our table seemed to only be covering for the usual server. We arrived at 7 pm ordered immediately all you can eat ( 3 set of sushi ) they had them ready just waiting sitting at the bar around 7:20 .... the waitress did not bring them to us until exactly 7:45 , again she took out order again until 8:30 and asked us if we would be ordering more ? Seriously ?? We order all you can eat then I said yes of course we are , she made a face then took our order ... which didn't come out till almost 9 closing time so of course we didn't order more ... bad service , if your going to get all you can eat they take a very long time to take your orders, not sure if that is in purpose but that definitely don't allow you to order more fir what you paid . I left there paying over $200 with drinks and not full or satisfied at all. One of the owners is very nice so I wish the young guy who is the server would take a page out of her book. Probably won't be returning any time soon... read more

I dont think Ill be coming back here. I brought in a party of ELEVEN people. And called ahead of time to reserve the table. 5 of us ordered the all you can eat. Which came out to 15 rolls of sushi. This place has their underage CHILDREN running around taking orders. Our male "waiter" about 14 years old with glasses, served us alcohol (Which is against the law btw). And continued to question us about how many rolls we were ordered. Really? That only comes out to 3 rolls of sushi per person thats ordering sushi. Thats not alot. On top of that they skipped 4 rolls that we ordered. And we waited. And waited. Still didnt receive the order. Then the "waiter" finally made his way over and asked us if we found everything okay. Then we told him if he wasnt so busy fussing at us earlier for our order he couldve kept track on how many rolls we were missing! This place has always had great food. Always. But its no longer worth the low quality of service that people are receiving. read more

Nice looking place and staff were friendly. We had 3 rolls and some nigiri. Fish seemed fresh, but the seaweed they use is the most powerful tasting I've ever eaten. It over powered the overall flavor which is why the low rating. All 3 rolls we ordered all had a sweetness for some reason. My wife and I love spicy, and all 3 rolls were supposed to be spicy. We won't go back, but you may like it. read more

We LOVE this sushi restaurant! The atmosphere and food are pretty authentic. The service is friendly and prompt. There's plenty of space to watch the sushi get made at the sushi bar. And the sushi...is...delicious! No joke, we've never had a bad roll or sashimi and there are so many rolls to choose from that we can eat different ones every time we go. Eat at this restaurant, you won't regret it. read more

Great sushi and great service! The portions were much bigger than expected and the presentation was lovely! We will go back for sure! read more

Awesome restaurant. Server treated us like celebrities, bringing little extras to impress us throughout the meal. The sushi is great--served at the right temperature and tastes very fresh. Miso soup could use a little more tofu, but it's still great. Side salad's not my favorite, but I just have a thing against iceberg, so not their fault. ;) Tonkatsu (pork cutlet) is pretty good, and their edamame is fresh and bright. read more