We went on Mom's Day. My son and I visit about once a year. In the past, the sushi's been good and this restaurant has been a reliable, neighborhood restaurant but not a standout. However, this time, I feel like things have improved. I ordered the miso soup, the Rio Grande Roll and salmon sushi. My husband ordered the Japanese Curry. He raved about his meal, loved it. My soup was steaming hot, pet peeve: I don't like lukewarm soup. It's like lukewarm tea: take it away. My roll was so good, melt in the mouth, mixed with the crunchy tempura green chile. My salmon: perfect. I don't like it when my salmon is tough. This sushi was so fresh and tender. The service was friendly and just the right amount of attentive. Nice job, Tamashi. We'll be back more than once a year. read more

I got there 49 minutes before closing because I didn't realize they closed at 9 so I thought I would be rushed but all the staff were super friendly and one of the chefs brought me a generous sample of the eel over rice. They did not rush me at all. The restaurant is always clean and they have the best spicy ramen ! read more

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Solid sushi spot!! Came with a large group (10) just after the lunch rush. Staff was very attentive and the food was great. Food came out in a timely manner and everyone was happy with what they got. I'll for sure come back!! read more

Tamashi Westside - Crunch Tempura Roll - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Great tea, servers were attendant, place was clean, nice ambiance. Would recommend as celebratory dinner.

We came before 7pm and waiting more than 45 and we still didn't have our order. I approach the employee because we never got our order not even our sushi. We kept seeing families after us get helped and have their order . It was very disappointing having to wait this long. I had to be the one approach the manager.(female )She asked what my order was and I her know and said they would rush our order which they did and the food was not cooked all the way. We ordered wagu and it was super chewy. The chicken bento box was not cooked well. We had asked for no jalapeño in one of our sushi and it came with the jalapeño. Overall it was a very disappointing experience read more

Husband was in the mood for sushi so we headed over to one of our favorites. Busy but not super busy tonight. Service was less than stellar (had to ask for small plates, soy sauce boat, napkins, I actually got up myself to get the low sodium soy sauce for my husband) BUT! The rolls were delicious as well as the chai tea. I highly recommend the OMG roll. Pieces were huge and difficult to maneuver but the ingredients came together perfectly. We will continue to come for the excellent sushi. Just hope the service is better next time. read more

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Great experience! Many gluten free options! New management, presentation and flavor very good. Recommend 100% read more

Tamashi Westside - Mochi variety- delicious! - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Had a great dinner at Tamashi. Probably the only thing that surpassed the freshness of the sushi was the awesome staff. Lauren and team were great. Not just the average sushi menu. The fresh wasabi is a must read more

Tamashi Westside - Spicy Chirashi - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Excellent service! Loved the wait staff. They were kind and helpful when they learned of my avocado allergy. The food was delicious if a bit sweet instead of umami. The atmosphere was calm and pleasant. I didn't find it pricey but felt it was reasonable. I would definitely recommend. read more

Man I never go to the Westside unless I really have to. The food was so yummy. The new management seems to go above and beyond. Nice to see people actually trying to make changes in the world for the better with the way the world is going. The space is so clean and it doesn't feel icky and sticky as some other restaurants. Air was clean. read more

I very regularly frequent this place as I would say I'm a sushi addict. The sushi is phenomenal fresh and made with care. The rolls are unique. Tonight I came in to pick up a quick to go order after a long day and it was fairly busy. Lucas was attentive and knowledgeable informing me of any wait times and following up. I will continue to be a frequent flyer read more

The food, service and ambiance was great - Lucas & Des were wonderful and both checked on us throughout the dinning experience! read more

Tamashi Westside - Flaming Shrimp On Fire - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Food and service was amazing! The manager was on top of everything! Will come back and bring family with me. Thank you Bou

Best sushi in New Mexico hands down. Don't deprive yourself of a great japonesa experience! I had the spicy Ramon noodles very delicious with the broth especially good and the egg, pork , noodles etc decadent no need to add extra pork...also the special rolls excellent read more

Excellent Japanese food! New Chef Buh has outstanding ideas that will be very well received on the west side. Sushi to sashimi to wonderful desserts you can't go wrong here. read more

Tamashi Westside - Green tea mochi dessert - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Sushi in Albuquerque don't go together, at least that was a thought until we found a spot. Great sushi, amazing customer service, and spectacular drinks. It's been a while since I have gone, but the combinations they had were so flavorful. There's just one where they put it in foil light in a fire that caught our attention and wasn't just for show. The flavor was on point. Plenty of parking and definitely plenty of seating inside. Just writing a review I think we're gonna be heading there this weekend. Probably a favorite or only good spot in Albuquerque for sushi. read more

Tried it for the first time and it exceeded my expectations. I felt like the service was very attentive and friendly, and the place was very neat and clean. Our order came out in a timely manner and they kept up with asking how we were doing. The food was delicious! read more

Tamashi Westside - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

It was not the best. We were the first person in and we didn't even get our food first. Mine was good but they added to much oil. I got the spicy ramen. The place was nice and they had music and TVs going. They gave my dad his food and then like 10 minutes later they finally gave me mine, but they gave a family their faster than our 3 orders. And the family got like 10 items. But it was better than some places I've gone. read more

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The food is excellent, but the service is pretty terrible--not what I expect when going out for an expensive dinner. We felt very rushed by the waitress, as if she couldn't be bothered to take our order. She would stick around for about three seconds before walking off. She also forgot all the silverware, napkins, and sides. This has happened on multiple occasions with the same waitress. read more

I'm so glad we found this place! After living in Albuquerque for the past year and trying a number of sushi restaurants, we've finally found a great one. The ingredient quality at Tamashi is exceptional. The rolls are delicious and come out quickly. Our drinks were quickly refilled without us having to ask and the service attentive. The Sex and the City roll, which Tamashi lists as their most popular, was crunchy and fresh. I loved the crunchy bits on top, which are a Tamashi proprietary recipe. This is officially my favorite sushi place in Albuquerque and I'm glad we tried it. The price tag on some of the specialty rolls put us off from trying it a bit ago, but it's filling and completely worth it. Go check it out! read more

Tamashi Westside - Sex in the City roll. - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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I was the only customer at the time and just feel like the service could have been better. My server was nice but I ordered the hot chai and I feel he could have been more attentive to the quality of the product. The chai was barely warm. Even my Tonkatsu soup was warm and not giving the impression of freshly hot or freshly made. There were no other customers but in between times of checking on me I noticed him just standing around playing on his cell phone. I think folks should put their cell phones away at work and find opportunities to be fully engaged with what they need to do and be aware of what's going on around them at work, hence keeping the hot beverages hot. Service and food here on this particular visit was just "ok" for me today. I left a little underwhelmed and feeling like I should have eaten somewhere else. read more

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Fish Taco appetizer was amazing. Excellent sushi, great service. Try this place, you'll like it.

We come here every Friday for date night. The first time we visited we felt at home. The service is excellent. The sushi chefs always greet us when we come in. All the servers have the best attitude and are always cheerful. The food is always on point and delicious. Kudos to the entire west side staff. read more

the food is so so so good and ugh dont get me started on the service !!! beyond amazing this server named lauren omg shes the best i got a shirley temple and she gave me so many cherries ! shes such a sweet waiter and the ambience is such a vibe the music is so good ugh just a 10/10 experience !!! read more

Tamashi Westside - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Great atmosphere, very new and updated feel. The wait staff was kind and attentive. As far as the food? The sushi is top notch! Absolutely delicious the other dishes were just okay. I thought they overdid the noodles compared to the amount of veggies in the beef yaki udon. The meat was mostly thin sliced fat with hardly any meat, if any at all. The spicy pork ramen had tasty broth. We recommend trying it. I'll admit that I was slightly disappointed but the sushi saved the day! I will be back some time for some more sushi and maybe try a bento box. read more

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We've been to Tamashi multiple times in the past few months, and the food has always been super yummy! It's our go-to place for sushi and sashimi. Service is always great as well. Shout out to Lauren and Lucas for making tonight's dinner fantastic! read more

Rating 2 stars after taking everything into account. Atmosphere is pleasant, I really enjoyed the music they were playing. Clean inside and well kept. The service was mediocre. My daughter and I were 1st in at opening. They seated us then a few minutes later a party of 3 came In and was seated and started their ordering first. Second, when the server brought my daughter her spicy ramen, the tip of her thumb was in the soup. Lastly, my food came out 10 minutes before my daughter's ramen, started to think they forgot hers. Finally came out (thumb in soup). Now the food, this is where it took an unfortunate turn.... We ordered the shrimp tempura which was so oily and greasy it was nearly inedible. My daughter ramen had so much sesame oil in it was all we could taste. I ordered the beef udon and it was ok, nothing to write home about. I didn't even box up what was left, which was a lot. Maybe the sushi is better but honestly may not come back. read more

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Hoping this restaurant sticks as this location has had a lot of turnover in the last 6 years. Pricing is average for a casual sushi restaurant. Food is fresh and staff is friendly. Good variety of drink options. Seems to be our go-to for birthdays and good-bye dinner for our visitors. read more

Tamashi Westside - Sushi combo #1, $28. Not sure how to feel about the tomatoes but at least they add color to the plate. - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Went today to check our Tamashi on the Westside after loving the Heighta location. The space is very open and bright and the seating is super comfortable. Our service was also great- our server was very attentive, gave suggestions, and also would check in with updates while waiting on our food. We started with the avocado bomb- the combination of textures and flavor is spot on. We also had the OMG roll, tiger roll, and two individual sushi with yellow tail and squid. All of them were excellent! The squid was a little tough but the white tail melted in your mouth. We will definitely be back! read more

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One of the workers, Angel, was very accommodating to my requests. Great customer service on the phone and in person. The food presentation was satisfying and tasty as well. read more

This is a super cute place right off of Unser by the Sonic (and my dentist) next door to Neighbors. My hubby and I tend to go to Sakura for sushi but wanted to try a new spot. We walked in and it is cool and modern. The waitperson told us to pick a spot we wanted to sit and they followed. I loved this because my hubby and I were eyeing a seat at the bar. We arrived at 5pm and only two other tables were occupied. The person who sat us was also our waiter. Super friendly and attentive! We both got waters and shared a pot of hot lemon and ginger rooibos tea! Cute little pot and cups and the tea is from New Mexico Tea Company, which is downtown off Mountain and 12th across from Cocina Axum. Super delicious tea! We ordered the Red Rock appetizer which was fried rice with spicy tuna on top! YUM! We ordered our go to's: maki tuna roll, spicy tuna and avocado roll and we tried the Sesame Street specialty roll. Everything tasted fresh and really good. Spicy tuna was spot on, tuna maki was excellent and the Sesame Street was good with interesting flavors. It has spicy tuna, yellowtail and sesame seeds and a sesame sauce. For dessert we had fried banana ice cream. Which is tempura bananas and vanilla ice cream. Yummy again! The folks that work here are great! I overheard the sushi chef say he's been making sushi since he was 16!! It shows! Thanks Tamashi! We said we will be back and we definitely will!! read more

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Cool sushi restaurant on the Westside in a clean, bright modern type setting. The service was outstanding. They have an extensive cocktail and food menu. I started off with a Plum Fashioned cocktail which is their take on an Old Fashioned. It was very good. We started off with Spicy Tina Bites as an appetizer and it was very good. I had the Mr. Kim which is a Tamashi Signature Roll. It has spicy salmon in a roll topped with tuna and salmon. It also was very good. My wife had the Tamashi Bento Box which has an assortment of food including California roll, tempura, salad and a protein served over rice. Her chicken was average but everything else was delicious. read more

Tamashi Westside - Plum Fashioned cocktail with Spicy Tuna Bite on the side - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

After coming by here frequently and finding it still under construction it's finally open. So a trip here for lunch is in order. We got here the store was empty - having just emptied out from lunch. So we placed an order that was delivered quickly. Starting with the Spicy Scallops they are served marinaded & cold. The spiciness is in the dipping sauce. The scallops were extremely tender. We ordered 3 rolls, Gangster, Crispy Dragon and Mr Kim. Each was delicious, ingredients were fresh and tasty. Definitely worth the stop and deserving of a return trip! read more

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Generous portions in their hand rolls and unfiltered sake available. Service was quick and friendly. read more

Tamashi Westside - salmon hand roll, spicy tuna hand roll, shrimp tempura roll, unfiltered sake. - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Ordered items to go when arrived at requested time food not ready to double the time they said it would!!not worth it!!!

I had the spicy ramen and it had a lot of seaweed in it. That was not in the description and frankly was NOT good. It made the (pork) dish very fishy. So much so that I thought the mushrooms were mussels. If those are the correct ingredients, it should be listed in the description. Otherwise this a completely ruined dish that I could not eat. read more

We visited the west side location for the first time. Very relaxing atmosphere and attentive servers, Lauren & Jacob were spot on and made sure the visit was awesome! The mochi is yummy! Can we request red bean variety to the menu? read more

I'm sad to say, the quality of the sushi at the Westside Tamashi is nothing like the excellent quality of sushi at Tamashi on Paseo in the heights. First of all, I'm not a fan of cutting corners. All of the sushi rice was preformed, which yields a hard and dry ball of rice that the fish won't stick to. Sushi rice should be sticky, not crunchy and dry. The fish was NOT good...the consistency of the salmon was mushy, and the tuna and yellowtail were both sinewy and hard to chew; I had to spit it out. The pieces of fish were also tasteless. (Were they unloading their old stock before bringing out their fresher cuts?) The atmosphere is ok, but maybe for lunch, not a nice dinner vibe. It's too much like the Bon Chon the space used to be. It was a big turn off hearing rap music while we were trying to eat. The only positive thing I have to say, is that the entire wait staff were very friendly and our glasses were always full. read more

Fair tasting, smaller portions, kind of pricy. Not sure I'd return. I ordered a chicken bowl and miso soup

Love this place, all sorts of creative roles, sushi is very fresh, and great service!