So cute and delish! Will definitely be going back here again to try more our waiter was so sweet…read morehaha

As of right now, this is my favorite restaurant in the entire Bay Area. My favorite food is…read moreJapanese pasta. I had it in Japan and it changed my understanding of how delicious food could be. I'll always dream about a particular pasta dish I had near Kyoto Station...but I digress. If you've never had Japanese pasta, it's sort of difficult to describe. Think of Italian pasta, but if the sauce were less thick and there were a greater variety of flavors and textures. I think it's an overall cleaner and more varied experience. I prefer it. When done well, it has a certain quality that keeps you addicted. You can keep eating it and savoring every bite without feeling weighed down. I just love it. La Casa Mia does it well. In fact, out of every restaurant I've tried that attempts Japanese pasta, this place comes the closest by far. It might even match it. During my most recent visit, I tried the uni (sea urchin) pasta. Amazing. But the standout menu item, everyone, is the Salmon Shimeji. Oh, I love it so much. So savory. Little chunks of salmon, with roe, dainty little mushrooms, and all kinds of other ingredients perfectly cooked blended. A sauce that warms your soul and makes you want to keep eating. I honestly wish I could describe it better, but ironically, my favorite dish in the entire Bay Area is so good that I can't describe it. You'll just have to try it yourself. If they ever take the Salmon Shimeji off the menu, I will probably literally cry. I need this. When things in life get rough, I go for this dish. I have not found anything in the U.S. that matches it. Oh, and the service was fantastic. The lady who helped us most recently was very attentive, thanked us profusely, and was unfailingly polite. Gosh, I felt so taken care of. Yeah. La Casa Mia. My actual favorite restaurant. Love it.

Food: Ume Bowl with Ochazuke Set Price: $26 + $4.5…read moreOverall: I came here with my boyfriend to celebrate our anniversary back in April! It is in the general area with Cere Tea and Koi Palace. We arrived around 6PM and were seated immediately. We came for the seafood don and both got the UME with an addition of the ochazuke set. For $26 + 4.5 for the set, I think it's really worth the price and you get a good amount of fresh fish. Each bite felt like I was transported to Japan and eating a Kaisendon. Although we had to wait for a bit for the dashi soup to arrive , it was a delicious end to our meal. So comforting and hearty.

Cute little space in a very Asian-centric strip near that McCarthy Ranch area, right below Koi…read morePalace iykyk. Loved the quaint atmo, dark colors with zen vibes and the small space made me feel like I found a gem in an alley in Japan. Unique menu where they'll do a few fried apps, udon soups where they told me the noodles are homemade. And this rice seafood bowl where minced up tuna and other sushi ingredients are all in one bowl. I've had chirashi hundreds of times but I've never had a bowl quite like this...so I had to give it a whirl. Take Bowl ($33/4*) So this gets presented in a very Japanese fashion. On a tray with a decorative ceramic bowl containing the seafood and rice, a matching ceramic bottle of homemade soy sauce, a pickled cabbage side and a nice big wooden spoon. In that bowl is a base of warm plain short grain rice, topped with a generous mound of minced raw tuna, a little snow crab, a few chunks of raw scallop and this particular version has a ton of salmon roe. It is garnished with a small nori sheet, some scallions, pickled ginger and wasabi. So very familiar ingredients if you're a fan of sushi, but the experience is one I can say I've never done. Menu says to first make your own hand roll with that nori sheet, stuff it to your hearts content. Once that's done you can eat the bowl as you wish. Hopefully with a dousing of the soy/wasabi combo as the minced fish is completely plain, no seasoning. I kinda mixed the seafood mixture into the rice a bit, not sure if that's the move. Now here's my take on this new way to eat sushi ingredients. I liked it but I didn't love it. I think I would much rather just eat a chirashi or a tartare prep from a sushi chef, as those have texture and flavor added by a chef. Here you have to do everything yourself and often there can be a learning curve to the new experience. Like I had to add the soy/wasabi mix several times, as I just couldn't figure out the right amount as their soy sauce is much less salty than commercial versions. And I was too concerned on not going overboard and ruining my bowl, so I was doing it in a very cautious but cumbersome manner. Also since everything was so minced up, the overall texture is very one note, soft and mushy. At least with a chirashi you can sense each fish's firmness and unique texture. Here the chopped tuna, chopped scallop and shredded crab are all soft, and with the soft rice, was just a mush fest for me. There were small hunks of cucumber and pickled lotus root that gave little hits of crunch, but still not enough for me. I will say the seafood is very fresh and in good portioning. Fried Squid Legs ($4.50/4*) Very small skewer of trimmed up calamari tentacles fried tempura style. The fry is very light. The tentacles remain quite tender yet with a slight chew. But the crispness was minimized by the light fry. Still decent with the cold seafood bowl, to go back and forth on the bites. I'd still come back to try those homemade udon noodles, now that I've knocked out their seafood bowl. Give me an adventure and I'll delve right in. Thanks Yaichi for providing such an adventure.

One of the most consistently fresh, tasty, and convenient go to spots for sushi in the Bay Area for…read moreme! Whenever there is a craving for sushi - Sen Dai automatically pops in my mind. All the other places that I have eaten for quick sushi fixes pale in comparison due to several factors - fish seems not as fresh, fish portion is small, prices are higher and not a bang for your buck. The rolls here are great and their chefs nigiri sets always hit and are on point.

Will start off with the positive:…read more For the garlic edamame and spicy tuna hand roll alone would give the place 3 stars, but too many variables that downgrade my review: Strike 1 place closes at 8pm on a Friday night so was rushed to order fast coming in at 7:30 so environment was not very welcoming being given the check as soon as my food arrived. Strike 2 only restaurant I have been to in my life when I asked for a hot water they charge. Hot tea is understandable, but charging for hot water is wild. Strike 3 was we ordered the treasure box and 3 out of the 4 sushi items were not fresh and ended up only eating the salmon and left the rest. Didn't bother taking pictures of it, but the teriyaki chicken was also burnt and not seasoned good at all and barely edible. If you want garlic edamame or hand rolls or basic rolls those options are actually better than average for the most part. I advise to stay away from sashimi options as it is below standards.

My first time eating Katsu Gin with my friend for late lunch. Overall, the food was amazing! They…read morehave more variety on the menu. The service went well and not too crowded. This used to be the Starbucks, but aye! The background inside is chill and very peaceful. My rating 10/10 . The staff did a fantastic job with their service! Thank you for all you do! I'm definitely coming back again!

Yes, that makes it sound more like your voice. Here's the updated version:…read more Katsu Gin was okay overall. I love this kind of Japanese set lunch, where everything comes together with rice, miso soup, cabbage, pickles, and sauces. It always feels comforting and complete. The set was nicely presented, and the breading on the katsu was crispy, but the meat itself was a little on the dry side for my preference. The sauces and cabbage helped balance it out, but I was hoping the katsu would be a bit more tender and juicy.

The Golden Philly was amazing and very worth it for the price, as well as the Bay. Everything is…read morereasonably priced and the restaurant looks very clean.

Awesome food. Great service. We got the all you can eat dinner. Good quality sushi and good variety.read more

I love this place! I've been here many times and is one of my go to spots when I'm craving ramen…read more My recent favorite dish is the Niku spicy ramen. This is your traditional ramen with a broth. When I want to eat ramen, this is exactly what I imagine a bowl of ramen looking like. The spice is perfect and the broth is so flavorful. The only issue is you can't really drink the broth after you finish the noodles because it is a bit spicy and salty too. The noodles are the perfect consistency and the fixings are also so good such as the egg and the seaweed. I've also gotten the Tsukemen before and I love that you can get the broth added at the end to drink the dipping bowl. The service is good here but if you come at a popular time there may be a wait.

4.5 stars! Our first visit to Taishoken in Milpitas was a really good experience. We were seated…read morequickly, and the space was clean and bright. I also appreciated being able to see into the kitchen and watch how the food was being handled. We ordered the kids' ramen, Tokusei Ramen, Tokusei Tsukemen, karaage don bowl, and takoyaki. The kids' ramen was a generous portion! The broth was flavorful without being too salty, the meat was tender, and the noodles had just the right texture. Service was excellent. Since it was our first time, the staff took the time to explain the menu and walk us through it. One item from our order was missed, which was the only thing keeping this from a full five stars, but they handled it well and brought it out right away. Good food, generous portions, and a team that took care of us. We'd come back!

This is a sushi place in the old marina grocery store area. I haven't been and was surprised to…read morefind the strip mall nearly dead. The new ranch 99 is fancy and hard to compete with. Upon reaching the restaurant, there are pictures of the food on the outside window. This is a dead giveaway that its not a Japanese owned restaurant especially since the pictures were made using fantuan. In the restaurant they have a code for the menu as a lot of fantuan restaurants use. The service is very good here.

Sushi Amami is a convenient spot for me and consistently serves good-quality fish and ingredients…read more Their rolls are on the smaller side, but the quality and flavor still come through. The owner is very nice, and you can tell they genuinely try to cater to their customers and provide a good experience. My favorite thing to order is their oyster special appetizer. It's incredibly umami-packed, with a lot of different flavors that work really well together. I'd definitely recommend giving it a try if it's available. Their omakase is also worth trying, especially if you want to experience more of what they have to offer. Overall, a solid local sushi spot that I'm happy to have nearby.

Everything we ordered here was delicious! My favorite was the mushroom steak fried rice. It had…read moretruffle and was packed with flavor. Perfect rice consistency too! I also really liked the mint beef soup. It tasted like a Chinese take on pho. The spicy garlicky sauce it came with was super yummy too. The pork meatball sour clay pot's meatballs had a perfect supple texture and the sour broth was great with rice. The Dai-style mushrooms were good but not as good as the rest of the dishes. Total was about $115 for four dishes and two bowls of rice. My table of three had enough leftovers for dinner.

I loved all the dishes I tried, food was great and super flavorful and the dishes are pretty…read moreunique/I don't see it often. Would love to try other dishes. - Creamy Spaghetti w/ Spicy Beef Bone (Very Spicy) : They are not kidding when they say it is very spicy. It was good, but I def had to take breaks from the spice. The cream/cheese helped a little. Would be good if they can adjust the spice level. - Assorted Mushrooms Fried Rice w/ Salted Scallions Steak : Delicious. Would recommend. - I tried another dish but I don't remember the name and I don't see it on the menu currently, but it was refreshing when I wanted a break from the other dishes. I ordered to go and everything was packed nicely and pickup was smooth.

My boyfriend and I celebrated our anniversary here. My boyfriend reserved in advance for the…read morecourse, but the omakase bar experience has to be booked way in advance. After we were seated, we didn't need to order anything, but there was a QR code to see the menu or look at additional items (sake pairings etc) and drinks. For drinks: While the server brought complimentary champagne to celebrate, we had to try the cocktails. We ordered the lychee and the yuzu one and they were soo good! I prefered the yuzu and my boyfriend preferred the lychee martini. Set course was great, we didn't have to wait long between each item. The fish was really fresh, I loved the flavors and unique fish. The rice was seasoned very well. They give you ginger to cleanse your palette between nigiri. Mango dessert was really fun and unique. I liked it a lot.

Thought the place was really good. The chief was pretty engaging and funny too. We got the 16…read morecourse meal and compared to other places I thought that was great value. I know their menu does change depending on the season. As a sushi enjoyer though I've got experience fish I never go to try. I thought the openers and ending was just as good as the main course. We had 2 chief, and both of them were great. The servers were awesome too. They explained what each dish was which was p cool. Loved the japanese decor and bar going inside too. My personal favorite (outside of otaro and wagyu) was the red snapper. The shrimp opener was pretty awesome too, sweet and fresh tasting. Also the desert was great considering I do have a basis for mangos. Their sake flight, is something I'd recommend too. ONE thing I didn't enjoy was their scallop and uni dish. Normally I do like them but together it wasn't doing it for me. My friend did like it though. Great experience, would come again for a special occasion. Note: First time having Omakase

Came here for dinner a few weeks ago and wow. I loved it. The moment i walked it, the decor was…read morebreath taking. We got the tasting menu which was 128/person. Each dish was so delicious. The wagyu was one of my favorites. The presentation on the food too. omg. freakin' beautiful. Our server was so polite and sweet. He really made sure we were taken care of. I definitely am coming back. I want to try the brunch. but also wouldnt mind doing the tasting menu again. Just thinking about it right now is making my mouth water. lol

Have gone here for brunch twice. Each time I've been a huge fan of many of their small plates!…read more They are done very well. This most recent time, I tried the truffle mushroom, okonomiyaki tater tots, and Brussels sprouts. ALL of these were incredibly tasty. I also am not usually a fan of tater tots but boy, these ones were REALLY good! The Brussels sprouts leaves were also wonderfully flavored and had a lovely texture. The servers were also proactive checking in to see if we needed anything / if we had ordered, so I appreciated the excellent service as well. My friends all enjoyed their entrees and I loved mine as well (seared scallop with uni toast). They had to modify my entree since I'm allergic to eggs and they were kind ensuring they kept eggs off to the side (my husband wanted them) and leaving out the hollandaise sauce. Even without the sauce the toast was really delicious! I also like the decor - it's modern, clean, chic!