All-you-can-eat is a sight to behold when the place is packed with 20- and 30-something year-olds at lunch time. The rules of the competi - I mean, lunch - are clearly posted. But the sushi. It's good. And pretty cheap. My tempura shrimp roll with crab and avocado was super, and the yellowtail roll is great too. The chefs wear fun Japanese outfits and seem to know everyone who walks in the door, which makes for a jovial atmosphere. I would not recommend a romantic dinner here, but it is a great and reliable spot for lunch. read more

Sushi Ya - All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Rules - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

Jason was awesome! Super friendly! Great conversation! I loved the AYCE! Nice place super quiet and good music playing. Love the selection of fresh fish and great chicken too! I will be coming back for sure! So glad they offer delivery too! read more

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I ordered for delivery and got a fire cracker roll, a crunch dragon roll and a calamari tempura roll. I did the delivery through eat 24 and it arrived very quickly. Fire cracker roll - top: spicy tuna inside: crab, scallop, avocado This roll had very yummy ingredients inside. it has too much sauce for my liking, it saturates the rest of the roll. Also, for being called the firecracker, it's not very spicy. Crunch dragon roll - it is like your typical dragon roll at any sushi restaurant, but they used quality ingredients. No complaints. Calamari tempura roll- it was good, the Calamari was cooked perfectly, only complaint is that it had a bit too much batter. All in all, I like this sushi restaurant more than others in the area (kabuki, ichima). Will come here again when craving sushi near-by. read more

Sushi Ya - Fire cracker roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

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Really really fish everything tasted fresh yummy sushi only spot for Sushi are here (close to home) The owner works the bar, he's owned it 15 years, nice and friendly. Check them out ! read more

I like this place. So far I've been here twice, even though I'm very against the whole "you have 1 hour to eat" scare tactic. This place actually doesn't abide by that rule, well, I haven't experienced it yet. The sushi is really good for a buffet and the selection is wide. The heart attack left my tongue numb and bitter XD I think there were seeds in that one o.O The first time I went there, they said they were out of teriyaki and most other non-sushi foods. That made me sad because that's what I wanted at the time. Jason is the senior of the chefs and it was good when he was fixing our sushi at the very beginning. Then the rookie came in and well, the rice balls were huge and warm o.o;; One of these days, the crabby old lady might start a fuss about me taking over an hour and when that time comes, I'll just head on over to Fuji. Though, the crabby old lady is soooo cute X)!!! She's so tiny! read more

Great little hole-in-the-wall sushi joint for good and cheap sushi. It's a pretty small place, so there is a chance you might not be able to be seated right away. There is about 3 tables in there, and the rest is all counter seating. Oh, and parking is a hassle. This place shares a small parking lot with about 5 other businesses. I'd say there are probably only about 12 spots available? Luckily, I haven't had any issues with parking yet. Service is okay. Sushi is okay. My favorite roll is the Golden Philly. (deep-fried Philadelphia roll) Me and one of my BFF's always get it whenever we come. I've also done AYCE here with my Dad. I don't think it was too expensive. Maybe like $20? I'm not too sure. But they have a good selection of appetizers and rolls that you can choose from. read more

This sushi spot by far is the best. The hospitality was great here. The rolls are big and very tasty. Overall I give this place a five star. I highly recommend it to everyone. Price is reasonable and the service is great Plus they also have a delivery service now. Happy tummy read more

Sushi Ya - Once again sushi is amazing here. Great service from the cutest little lady!! I highland recommend everyone to come - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

Ewwww! If you like candied sushi, I guess this is the place to go. Everything was so sweet - even my kids didn't like it! The fish did not taste fresh or flavorful. We threw away a lot of food. Seriously yuck. read more

Small, cozy spot. From the outside seems a bit old, but inside is nice! They have AYCE option for $25.95. The owner is super friendly and funny. She's Japanese and likes to chat.. Like other people said! I really suggest you the rolls. Especially the Jasmine roll and the crunchy! They were tasty. Sushi is good, but not outstanding. I think they put too much rice. But I prefer rolls, so... :) The food came out fresh.. and fast. Try the tempura!! Parking is available. I will come back! Thanks again yelpers for letting me find this place! read more

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Small and almost cozy. The owner (I think) was there and served the four of us. He was very attentive and was always spot on when taking our orders, never having to ask us twice what we ordered. All orders were made quickly and correctly. It is pricey for the AYCE sushi but you can't really find good AYCE sushi in the 626. The sushi here is not bad at all, considering. It's location is a bit strange, I almost passed the plaza it's in. It's sandwiched between a donut shop and a massage parlor. I will be back whenever I'm craving a massive amount of sushi. read more

Honestly, the all you can eat is pricey for the quality of sushi that you get. The restaurant is in a corner of a tiny plaza, a little run down. The all you can eat price is $27.95 per person. There are a couple of rules to the all you can eat: 1. You have an hour once you place your order 2. You have only two rounds of sushi to be placed 3. You must finish all of your sushi, including the rice or it will be charged as a la carte. 4. Each piece of sushi not eaten will be an extra 1.75. The quality of the sushi is one of the worst I've ever eaten. The rice is dry, the fish is not fresh, the sushi itself was falling apart when I picked it up from the dish. I ended up paying more than the price of just ordering it one by one. If you have $30+ dollars to spend, just go to a highly rated sushi place for actual sushi instead of here. read more

So I went here with a friend the other day to finally try this place out since everyone kept talking about how great the sushi here was. First off, parking was the biggest bitch ever. The restaurant is located in such a SMALL and BUSY plaza which made it incredibly difficult to find a good parking spot. On top of that, this place is definitely a hole in the wall. The pricing for AYCE sushi wasn't too bad, but it is more expensive than Asahi Sushi (one of my favorite AYCE sushi places in Riverside). The sushi here was definitely interesting. The raw sushi pieces, such as the Albacore, was definitely THICK-- for some people, it's a plus. Since I ordered three orders (not thinking that it was going to be SO THICK), the Albacore definitely grossed me out to the point where I lost my appetite. Additionally, they give you A LOT of rice in your sushi, which causes you to be full in a faster rate; Thus, the CONS to this place would be the small place that probably only fits 20 people MAX, THICK slices of raw fish meat, amount of rice in the sushi, the intimidating old waitress that seems to just hate her job being a waitress, and the rules to the AYCE sushi (such as only having an hour limit to order, two rounds of ordering, and charging for any unfinished left over pieces). However, the PROS to this sushi joint would be the cooked stuff. I think EVERYTHING, especially the Jasmine Roll, Spider Roll, Special Eel Roll, etc. were pretty legit. The tempuras were very hot, fresh, and crunchy, which made it the BEST AYCE tempura ever. But definitely beware of not being able to finish your food cause the rules said they'll charge you for any unfinished sushi. Overall, I definitely had a nice time here eating because it was by far the best COOKED AYCE sushi. I wouldn't mind coming here again with just ONE or TWO friends considering the fact that this is one of the smallest places ever. read more

The sushi is Very Good. We had the yellow tail & sashimi platter, an order of smelt eggs and their fish tacos. The fish was better than I expected. For a strip mall sushi joint they are doing pretty good. I have not had much luck with good sushi in San Pedro. read more

Sushi Ya - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

No seating. A whooping 2 tables and bar. Not a nice dining area. Dirty and run down. They give you the expensive menu first, you have to request the all You can eat menu. Which if course is subpar. Appetizers are not brought out first. No parking. Will not be coming here again. read more

Not sure what the restaurant or food is like since this is the second delivery order I've made and none arrived. I'm sure it's the delivery company they used but regardless, first time around deliverer can't find my location so I just cancelled it, second time around was partly my fault since I accidentally put the wrong city (an additional 10 minute drive) from the address I had placed. Deliverer called and confirmed and I corrected the address. 20 minutes later I get a phone call that the order is out of their 3 mile radius and had to be returned back to the restaurant. Just very inconvenient for the company to not deliver for a minor error. Again, I have yet to try the restaurant but their inhumane service is a no no. read more

My favorite sushi place hands down. I enjoy the small and cozy atmosphere. The chefs are friendly and prepare a variety of great rolls. Give it a try! read more

First time trying this place out and my last. Got sushi and ended up biting into plastic. The most disgusting thing I have ever tasted. Spend two dollars more per roll and go somewhere else. Also their eel sauce is watered down. read more

Sushi Ya - Got some plastic in my sushi. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

They have the thinnest/runniest eel sauce I have ever had, the sushi rice isn't really sticky and the sushi falls apart as you try to pick it up. It would be better to use a spoon to eat it. And I picked up a piece of my sushi and a big piece of PLASTIC fell from it. I don't plan on coming back... EVER. read more

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Decided to try this place out since my usual go to place was closed and I am honestly so glad I checked this place out. Ordered 2 cali rolls for delivery with spicy mayo. The quality and quality were so good!!! Definitely will be ordering from here again. read more

Was craving sushi one day and Yelped to find this little gem. You can sit at the sushi bar or at a table. (Small area) For ayce, you grab a menu and mark down however many you want. You don't get to mark down more until you finish round one of whatever you've ordered. Their ayce menu has a wide selection. I would definitely recommend the jasmine hand roll. It is FANTASTIC. I took down two stars because of the restroom situation. I'm not sure for the male restroom, but in the female one, I see that's where they keep their box of tempura batter mix?... I noticed that and immediately thought "well I'm glad we only ordered one tempura sushi." Also, this place is a bit pricey so beware and don't assume the normal range of $15-$20 for ayce meals. It's also $1.50 apiece for every piece left over that you couldn't finish. They have an adorable Japanese lady waitressing and picking up your sushi plates as you finish and empty the rolls of yumminess. read more

Sushi Ya - The jasmine hand roll, my favorite from here. 100% recommend to start and end with. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

Sushiya on Colorado blvd is a small run of the mill sushi joint. The fish was okay. The presentation was nice. The nigiri and miso were adequate, but buyer Beware if you order the jasmine hand roll. It reminded me of Donald trump. Obnoxiously rich and it made me a little sick. Also, avoid any rolls with spicy tuna. Overall take: Way too expensive for what you get. read more

Sushi Ya - Jasmine hand roll is like trump - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pasadena, California

Ordered a Grubhub lunch for my coworker and I today after the ok reviews. We ordered the yellowtail roll, vegetable tempura and the Century roll. The tempura though cold was pretty tasty. But, things went downhill from there. First, the side of ginger appeared to be old. Upon closer examination we found a bug in it. Both rolls were "fishy" tasting with the first bite and both of us got sick an hour later. I understand COVID limitations, but I wouldn't have served any of that food to my worse enemy. Disgusted and just irritated because of the bad food and the $50 price tag after all the Grubhub fees and tip. Do not eat here. read more

My favorite sushi restaurant. The Jasmine hand roll is my all time favorite. Everything is good here. The restaurant is clean and they have excellent customer service. I would recommend anyone looking for a good sushi place to come here first. You won't retreat it. read more

I came to sushiya, and the food here is AMAZING!!! Jasmine, the girl that works at the front gave me good customer service, and she was very friendly. I would recommend the Jasmine roll, and yellowtail delight. Everything was packed well, gave extra napkins as well. WOULD RECOMMEND!!! read more

Fish smelled bad, baked salmon burned, dry and smelly... to top it all the couple bites i had made me real sick. Will never eat at this place again thats for sure. read more

The food and presentation was awful. It looked like they scooped our order from a buffet and slopped it on to the plate. The pictures online looked absolutely nothing like what we ordered. They forgot to top off the Grand Roll and my Spicy Crunch Roll looked like it was served upside down. My wife and I dared to take one bite and tossed the rest. Soooo many other amazing sushi places we've been to and this one is the Dennys of sushi. No offense to Dennys. read more

First time ordering and for sure i'll be ordering again! Nice portion, delicious salmon and well-packed for postmates delivery! Thank you

Just tried it for the first time today and I am hooked! Really fresh fish and the taste of the sushi is really really good! Will come back soon read more

This review is only for pick up , I have never actually eat there before but im sure its about the same. Anyways the food is great!! no doubt and service is good, i usually call ahead and make my order never had any issues what so ever. The price is fair. I reccommend to everyone in the area that like sushi to try this spot.just one little thing is that the drinks are pricey not sure why, but everything else is great! read more

First off, this place has one of those really cool Japanese toilets. Just wanted to put that it there in case that entices anyone, haha. But in all seriousness this place isn't so bad, the quality of the fish, especially the albacore nigiri was pretty good in my opinion and the rolls weren't that bad either. They did lack in variety, however, which was somewhat disappointing. They also didn't offer a lot of the items on their normal menu in the AYCE portion. I did appreciate the fact that we were the only people in the restaurant for a majority of the time, so it was a nice escape from the usual busy AYCE sushi restaurants. read more

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Love this lil spot. Good take home sushi at a good price. The owners are super nice and the employees are all very considerate and kind. I love there rolls and their soup. They are keeping their establishment very clean and wearing masks every time I go in. We love it to go but miss eating inside. Can't wait til this passes to go back and dine in. read more

My all time favorite sushi place!! Small whole in the wall type of place but they always have fresh sushi. Prices are great and the quality is consistent. I've been coming here for the past three years and will keep coming back! read more

Sushi Ya is definitely lacking in service and ambience. It is located in a strip mall with limited parking. There is only one waitress, an elderly Japanese lady whose service needs improvement. She treats her customers in an intimidating manner as if she were paying us for the meal. The sushi rolls were average in price just about as pricey as Yoshida, which has way better service, quality, and atmosphere. They have a lot of untraditional rolls that are deep fried; so if you like those you are in for a treat. However, STAY AWAY from the lunch specials. Even though they are relatively cheap about $8 for a combo, you will be disappointed with the dry beef teriyaki and salmon. Overall, come here for cheap sushi but the small messy restaurant sure won't impress your date! read more

I'm giving it 4 stars, in reality, I would say a 3.5 if we take everything into consideration. I don't know what others want from an AYCE, but here are my thoughts. I've had good, bad, and great sushi before. I've also had AYCE sushi and most are either good to decent. This lies a cut above good sushi. Went here for lunch on a Thursday with 6 people so the fish was pretty good. Pros: Huge pieces of sushi. Great rolls. Cons: Crab roll - made with fake crab that Asians use for hot pot. Price for lunch is $22, so you better get your money's worth!! - Good sushi: Ono, unagi, jasmine roll, spider roll, halibut, salmon - Great, especially for AYCE: red snapper (my fav), halibut, yellowtail, albacore, mackerel. Lobster roll (LOL I think they use crawfish meat) So take what you want out of it. I would repeat. read more

I'm not too sure about this place. I got the golden spicy tuna rolls and the salmon crunch roll which were good but kinda fishy & I ended up super sick after eating them. I'm not sure if it's because of the time I went and quality goes down but if I were you I'd avoid this place like the plague. read more

This place's quality is below the ground, the bento box was awful dry frozen chicken with cheap teriyaki sauce, the fish was awful and left me feeling sick. This place needs to get shut down, over priced rip off dishes that is nowhere near quality and premium fish. read more

I come to this place once in a while to get a quick fix for all you can eat sushi. While I can spend $100 on Sushi for lunch, I usually prefer spending about 20 something. As far as sushi quality I'll give it a high 2 to a low 3. 1 extra star for offering all you can eat on counter and being close to Pasadena. Yes the lady is a bit intimidating. This is a very small place and it's not good for a large group. read more

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Came here with my bf late at night since it was the only place I could find that closes after 10. Omg let me tell you, im so glad we came ! We ordered salmon sashimi and tuna , even though the owner accidentally gave us yellowtail instead of tuna but oh man . The fish was AMAZINGLY fresh and it was so thickly sliced that it felt like heaven ~ I think we have just found our little treasure spot for sushi and we will definitely come back a lot more often :))!!!! read more

First time I tried the place. The staff was friendly and helpful when I asked for any suggestions. Tried the Rainbow Roll, Jasmine Roll, and Vegetable Tempura, all of which were tasty. Definitely going to try again. read more

Salmon skin handroll, jasmine handroll, rolls rolls rolls. YUM YUM YUM. I've had the grilled yellow fin cheeks here, and other specials outside of the all you can eat menu. Don't let the decor or location fool you. This is a wonderful estabilishment where the sushi is fresh and the taste rivals anything you can find in Old Town Pasadena. Rather I believe it blows them away. I've been to Yoshida's, I've been to Roku. I'd rather spend my money here at Sushi Ya where my palette is appeased by the craftsmanship of the staff. Eat, Drink, and be merry Try the fried shrimp tempura or the baked mussels. Jason makes the most of the material he has there and it's just delicious. It's not Yamakase but it's a great place to have decent sushi without having to making a car payment and without stuffing your face with cheap cuts of watery frozen fish slapped with mayo and siracha sauce as if it was a Jack in the Box midnight snack. No this is real sushi with a sushi chef who happens to let you have the option of an hour of AYCE read more