Very clean and great service. I would definitely recommend to anyone wanting to try out an amazing ayce sushi. Albert gave great attention to our table. read more

X-Fish Izakaya - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brea, California

Went in alone on a Wednesday cause I decided to try this place out . I got the cheapest tier of AYCE. I ordered peppered salmon nigiri, salmon skin cut roll, fresh salmon nigiri, spicy Udon, shrimp tempura and garlic edamame. The seared salmon was too salty to my taste because they sprinkled flaky salt on top of the fish. Overdid the salt. The fresh fish was okay not amazing. My highlight of my meal was actually the spicy Udon. I noticed that their portions are bigger . One order of shrimp tempura has 4 pieces of it while other AYCE places usually gives 2 pieces per order. The bigger portions per order is both good and bad. I would suggest going with a group to share the orders. For me all the things that I ordered was too much for me alone . I feel like for the price of $30 , i would get more options with appetizers like Chicken karage. There are better AYCE out there that I have tried that doesn't have 3 different ridiculous tiered AYCE. I wanted to try more but I couldn't justify their price . Service was fast though on a weekday. Not sure about weekends read more

X-Fish Izakaya - Spicy Udon - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brea, California

Okay... this place is SO good. We finally tried it and everything we ordered was honestly a hit. The fish tasted super fresh, the quality was definitely there, and the presentation was beautiful without feeling over the top. The menu has so many options, so it's a fun spot to share a bunch of dishes with your table. We didn't realize this place is AYCE which WE LOVE! Service was friendly, our food came out pretty quickly, and the whole vibe inside is really nice for a date night or dinner with friends. Definitely one of those spots we'd come back to when we're craving good sushi and Japanese bites. read more

X-Fish Izakaya - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brea, California

TLDR; Fresh fish, friendly service, and lots of options. Walk-in or reserve on Yelp. Order the pepper salmon and the yuzu yellowtail. Recommend trying all the limited options (carpaccio, jumbo scallop, roe, bluefin, smoked salmon)! SERVICE Great service, delicious fresh fish, and a spacious clean dining area. Shout out to the wonderful hosts! The food did take a little bit longer to come out, but there is no limit to the amount of rounds you can have. You can order up to 50 pieces per round on their paper menu and then order rolls and apps with their QR code. PARKING Free plaza parking or street parking! Located in a beautiful plaza with lots of eateries including boba, Thai food, coffee shop, desserts, and more. RESERVATIONS Join the waitlist on Yelp or walk-in. COST Around $40 pp and well worth. There's also a more expensive premium option. FOOD The rice to fish ratio was PERF, a slight bite of rice with tender fish. The pepper salmon was my favorite. Sadly you can only get some premium items once so make sure you get those! I also really liked spicy scallop and yellowtail. The eel also surprisingly wasn't boney and delicious. Their rolls were also really good but super filling. Def recommend trying their baked scallop or crawfish rolls. APPS Their miso soup and garlic edamame were perfect to refresh your palettes. Also really liked the mussels! I'd pass on the sweet tamago, it didn't really taste like a typical sweet egg. OVERALL A great place to get your sushi fix! Clean, spacious, and quick to get seated during off hours. Friendly servers and lots of sushi options include sashimi, apps, ramen, skewers, and rolls. Would have liked some kind of dessert like fruit or icecream at the end but that's just me being phat :-) . read more

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I had high hopes for this place! However this place is good from far and far from good. First thing no one greeted us or explain how things work and server just left us to order and figure out things ourselves. Servers always don't pay attention to customers, often just focus on 1 table and walk away, never look around when we tried to flag them down, simple task like refilling water isn't automatic and for the 90 mins we were there, we only got 1 time of water refill, most of the time I pour my water from my car to my son's so that they can have water. The layout of the tables being so tight together I doubt this was fire department approved seating numbers. The atmosphere is trendy vibe but the ugly disgusting cement floor is dirty and even more dirty!! The restaurant goes with semi upscale theme but yet they use McDonald's cheap large roll of thin and narrow toilet paper!! OMG Put something better in there!! Onto the actual food, fish quality is a joke, it's borderline crappy Ayce Chinese buffet sushi quality. Unagi falls apart in pieces, surf clam is harder than any erasers, anything not as fresh is covered by large amount of peppers flakes or spicy sauce. The only good thing is small amount of rice on the negiri but often falls off plenty of times. They worried so much about waste but yet they won't let you order half a roll . Middle of our dinner when we wanted to order more food via website, we got the bill, it got messed up and took 10 minutes or so to fix . My son ordered their ramen, both their picture and item description said it came with an egg but actual item showed up without, when we asked waiter said we need to update menu, you can't let us know ahead of time ?? The pass around menu is a total scam!! Only 1 time chicken skewers showed up and that was it! Once they fixed the website ordering problem, we asked for extra time cos they messed up, they completely ignored us and pretend they've gone deaf !! No one came by to tell us last call on website ordering we did manage to squeeze in our 3rd round of negiri. Some were more nasty than others. The hamachi Kama was okay, not as big as YouTuber's review video( should have known YouTuber can't be trusted !!) Often they collab with restaurants to advertise their place. Conclusion: I don't recommend this place, don't know how they manage to get 4 stars on Yelp. Aburi and Osen sushi in Bruena Park are way way better !!! I would rather drive and go there instead.. 1 star is all I can give them on a good day. read more

Got seated right away on Thursday 2:30pm! Lots of seating available and staffs were friendly and attentive. Went for the omakase option and was left STUFFED and satisfied. My favorite was the scallop, salmon sushi, and omakase set! i love how there's also finger foods, tempura and ramen included in the AYCE! read more

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I came here and had AYCE for an early dinner date. I didn't have to wait for seating. The taste of everything was good. My favorites were some of the sushi rolls. I also had the edamame, cheese balls, and ramen. The staff were helpful. I was stuffed and there were still plenty of more options to try. Previously, I came to this same location a few years ago for someone's birthday dinner and it was probably one of the worst service I've ever had, so I was hesitant to come back. I'm glad to say I had a positive experience this 2nd time, and I would be open to returning again. read more

X-Fish Izakaya - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brea, California

We took advantage of their lunch price on a weekday. For a table of seven, we waited about 20 to 30 minutes to be seated. We all opted for the all you can eat menu, but I believe that X-fish also offers an Omakase option or just à la carte. The server provided us with a paper where you'll order all of your nigiri. There's a limit of 10 nigiri pieces per individual per round, but there's unlimited number of rounds within the 90 minute eating period. To order the other items, you scan a QR code and place your order using the website for your table. Just note that if there's multiple people placing orders on phones, there's a five minute wait. before each order can be submitted. I loved the rice to fish ratio for all the nigiri. The fish quality was superb. I also really enjoyed all of the rolls that we got, especially the no rice ones. The ramen and the udon were equally phenomenal. Overall fantastic experience at X-fish. Be prepared to wait because they don't take reservations unless the party is 15+. read more

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X-Fish Izakaya is one of the better AYCE sushi spots I've been to in SoCal. Their service, food, and ambiance all hit the mark. I dined here recently with my husband and his cousin. We wanted to take his cousin out for his birthday. He'd never been here so it was a great introduction to this establishment. This is located in Downtown Brea. There is a parking garage near it. We arrived around 6:30pm on a Friday and the garage was getting full. We checked in on their kiosk and waited for 30 mins, not bad. The restaurant is spacious. They offer table and bar seating. This is great for casual dining. I love the neutral tone paired with the warm lighting throughout. My husband and I have been here before two years ago. The food is just as we remembered! The sushi was fresh, S I L K Y, and packed with flavor. It's the time and effort put into their dishes that I appreciated. We ordered some of the same pieces in the second round and they were consistent. Even when the restaurant was filling up, the quality and customer service stayed the same. We also ordered two beers to share among us: Sapporo and Kirin. The Sapporo was especially smooth and crisp. It made the ingredients of the sushi pop more for me. The Kirin didn't compare, but did the job. The servers would check on us periodically. If you can't find yours at the moment, there is always someone available that you can flag over. We requested to have more ginger and that did not take long to fulfill. By the end of the third round, I asked our cousin if he would come back. He undoubtedly said yes! We were happy to hear he had a great time. Thank you, X-Fish Izakaya, for being a dependable AYCE spot even after two years since our last visit. I can't wait to return! read more

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Make sure to join waitlist unless you like waiting in line!!! One of my favorite sushi places. I really liked the riceless rolls like the kiss me roll/tuna and shrimp tempura one and some of the peppered salmon sushi. Service was pretty fast. Inside was casual. A bit loud though so hard to talk. Would come back for more! read more

X-Fish Izakaya - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brea, California

Came in on a Saturday afternoon and were seated right away! The restaurant is all you can eat from what I understand, and they let you order three rounds during your time there! The sushi tasted great, my favorite ws the salmon carpaccio! The restaurant is quite large and its hard to hear each other, but still a great experience! read more

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Came here for their lunch time special all you can eat, which was $30 per person. Such a great deal! Their fish was super fresh and they had a great variety of fish, rolls, and other dishes to pick from. I would say the stand outs for me were the salmon nigiri and the kiss me roll. read more

X-Fish Izakaya - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brea, California

Honestly was pleasantly surprised how efficient they are with turning people around. There's always a line. I just wish they didn't limit how many things we can order in one go. Food was surprisingly good overall. Al the appetizers and cooked food were actually great. I think they can improve the fish quality a little bit more considering the price but it's still good quality fish. I thought it would be more quiet but it can get loud in there but I guess there's just so many people and it can feel kinda crowded inside. read more

X-Fish Izakaya - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brea, California

Sushi is very fresh and very little rice in every piece, make it taste even better. Service is super fast and friendly Ambience is a bit loud for me, may be because it is crowded, and they have I think techno music when i was there, but not an issue overall experience is great I will be back read more

X-Fish Izakaya - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brea, California

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I love AYCE sushi. This place is it! Fresh sushi all around. The price is reasonable $27.99 for weekday lunch. Service is fast. Once you asked it arrives. read more

X-Fish Izakaya - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brea, California

Really excited to try this location for the first time. We arrived around 5 p.m. on a Saturday and only had to wait about 15 minutes, which wasn't bad at all. Since we had a stroller, we did have to leave it at the entrance and were only able to bring the car seat to the table. We went with the omakase option because we wanted to try the chef's special sushi selections for each person. There were also so many other options to choose from like ramen. Everything was fresh and delicious. They cleared our plates quickly, which I really appreciated. read more

X-Fish Izakaya - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brea, California

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I came with my fiancé on a weekend 4 PM and there was no wait so we got immediately seated. Place is kind of huge and there are a lot of servers around. 3-4 chefs at night when it gets busy (trust me, they do). And food has been very consistent every time i come here. Appetizer from kitchen or sushi are all very consistent. My favorite is spicy garlic edamame and their tri pepper salmon. New thing I like is buttered shrimp! Lunch special has smaller menu (no yuzu yellowtail, no bluefin tuna, no jumbo scallop, no sashimi) but still worth the price since sashimi, bluefin tuna and jumbo scallop is limited quantity. read more

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This was my second time visiting this location, and I wanted to give it another chance before writing a review. My first visit was on a Friday around 1pm, and unfortunately it wasn't the best experience. There was about an hour wait, the service felt a bit lacking, and the fish didn't seem as fresh as I had expected. I'm glad I decided to come back! This time, I visited on a Tuesday shortly after opening, and it was a completely different experience. We were seated immediately, and our first round of food arrived within about 10 minutes. The staff was friendly, attentive, and made us feel welcome throughout our meal. Most importantly, the fish tasted fresh, which made a huge difference. Everything we ordered came out quickly and was well prepared. The pricing for AYCE felt fair for the quality and variety of food. The restaurant itself is clean, simple, and well maintained. I especially appreciated how cool they keep the dining room, it made for a much more comfortable meal. Even the bathrooms were clean, which is always a nice sign that the restaurant is well cared for. Overall, I'm really happy I gave this place a second chance. If you're planning to visit, I'd recommend going earlier on a weekday if your schedule allows. Based on my second experience, I'd definitely come back. read more

X-Fish Izakaya - Shrimp Tempura; Garlic Edamame; Spicy Tuna Hand Roll; Waikiki Roll; Tri Peppered Salmon; Tri Peppered Tuna - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brea, California

Fantastic, fantabulous, wonderful! This was my first time coming here but the experience was great! The salmon was delicious. Every piece of sushi we tried was good and they didn't just load it down with rice. The meal also came with a good variety of other foods and the chicken skewers they periodically brought around were excellent. The restaurant was clean though a bit loud. The servers were attentive and swift, and they did a great job explaining how to order. read more

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You can't really beat a $30 AYCE lunch! The fish is amazing quality! It was super busy when I went but everything came out at a good pace. I only got nigiri and hand rolls, will try the rolls next time. The ambiance is nice and clean. read more

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Delicious, good food, nice service, fun with kids, good place to go with family!! My kids loved it. read more

X-Fish Izakaya - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brea, California

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Celebrated our wedding anniversary at X-Fish Izakaya and finally got to try the spot we've been hearing so much about. We came in with no expectations and waited about 30 minutes--not bad at all considering how busy they get. The ambiance was beautiful, with high open windows bringing in lots of natural light, giving the space a bright and airy feel. We decided to go with the omakase AYCE, but it came with a few surprises. It's not exactly a true all-you-can-eat experience--there's a limit of 20 pieces of nigiri per round (up to 3 rounds), plus only 2 hot items per order. It felt a bit restrictive and slightly misleading for AYCE, which was a little disappointing--especially since many AYCE spots have similar limits on premium items. That said, the highlight was definitely the bluefin tuna--fresh, flavorful, and worth it. The omakase option gives you access to more premium cuts compared to the regular AYCE, where you're limited to just a couple pieces. Overall, a mixed experience: great ambiance and quality fish, but just be aware of the limitations before you go in. Still a fun anniversary dinner and glad we finally tried it! read more

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a great ayce sushi spot. i've been to both brea and buena park locations and only the brea location is worth it imo regarding the wait time and quality all the fish is very fresh and fish to rice ratio is perfect. also like how they offer no rice rolls. even the ramen and skewers are all great quality service is ok. been to this location a handful of times and every time, the servers are mediocre and don't seem like they want to be there lots of free parking in the parking lot next door read more

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Our go to all you can eat sushi place. The food is very good and very fresh, and we always enjoy the quality. However, on the weekends, specifically Saturday nights, the service is awful. We usually end up waiting 30 plus minutes for our second round, and we've sometimes ordered appetizers that never arrive. The bathrooms are also consistently dirty. The food really is amazing, but the service and cleanliness on busy nights definitely bring the experience down. read more

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The nigiri options are pretty good and the yellowtail sushi with green sauce was very nice. The yellowtail and tuna rolls were also very fresh and packed with flavor. The inside is quite big with plenty of tables, but even then this place gets packed even early during lunch hours and we had to wait 45 minutes on the waitlist to get seated. It's a little annoying because their lunch AYCE ends at 2pm and we were sat at 2pm and they told us it was dinner menu only. The ambiance is simple yet modern. The service was pretty good. You basically get a QR code that you can and then you use your phone to make the selections and send it to the kitchen and it is brought to the table. Besides that, this was a great AYCE sushi option in Brea and the locals clearly know because the place is loud and packed the whole time we were dining there. There is plenty of parking all around the restaurant as it's located within a strip mall wedged between other restaurants and Ralphs. read more

X-Fish Izakaya - Yellowtail sushi, salmon sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brea, California

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Beautifully yet minimalistic decoration. Service was good, slightly slow due to the lunch rush at 1:15pm. Wait time at check in on the iPad stated 20-45 minutes. But we were seated within 15 minutes. So that was a total plus. Good was delicious. Some of the best miso soup I've had. Nice deep miso flavor. Didn't taste watery or bland. Would have loved more seaweed in the soup though. All of the nigiri were good. Loved the fish to rice ration. Bigger pieces of fish to smaller balls of rice. The tri peppered salmon was way better than the tri peppered tuna. Thought it a bit stingy that you could only order the eel once per person; 2 pieces max. Ordered the shrimp tempura and the vegetable tempura. The dipping sauce for the shrimp tempura was too light and bland for me. The vegetable tempura I found quite lacking. It literally only had 3 pieces of vegetables. Out of everything we ordered, we liked the Kiss You roll the best. I could DEVOUR that one. Lovely flavor and no guilt with the carbs. I could eat DOZENS of them in one sitting! 9/10 would recommend and would return. read more

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I've been to X Fish Izakaya a handful of times now, and it's definitely a bit hit-or-miss. When they are on, the food is really good! The service fluctuates, sometimes it's great, other times it's pretty bad. While the fish is usually consistent, I did have one visit where the quality wasn't up to par. Also, keep in mind it's an extremely noisy atmosphere with a constant buzz of talking, so it's not the place for a quiet conversation. read more

X-Fish Izakaya - Blue fin tuna, salmon, scallop - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brea, California

Came here on a Saturday at 5pm and the wait was about 1 hour. Checked in on the waitlist for a party of 2 in front of the restaurant and went for a quick drink across the street while we waited. I noticed not all tables were filled when we were seated, probably due to lack of staff that night? Not sure. Either way, you scan a QR code to order your food, including drinks. Service was very slow and the food came out slowly too. Our first round took about 25 mins before arriving - we immediately put our second order in when our food came. We ordered the standard Ayce for weekend, not the omakase. I will say the omakase is a good choice if you're really hungry or if you like bluefin tuna. My favorite nigiri of the night was the seared tuna, so fatty and delicious. Everything else was fresh as well. I will say their regular tuna tasted odd though. X fish is a good place in Brea for Ayce, I've come twice now. I'd say give it a shot if you're craving decent sushi, just make sure you have the time to spend waiting! Overall ambiance is calm, even with lots of people. Parking is easy if you park in the structure. Restrooms are located past the sushi bar. read more

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Food was great! Employees were kind, and service was pretty quick even when we ordered so much food! My friends and I tapped out after round 2, but we'll definitely go again and try to eat for all 3 rounds! read more

X-Fish Izakaya - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brea, California

Came here with my wife on a Wednesday dinner and had a decent experience. The vibe was nice, music wasn't too loud, and the restaurant didn't feel overly packed. Service was ok throughout the night. We tried a variety of their nigiri. My favorites were definitely the salmon, tuna tartare, jumbo scallop, yuzu yellowtail and carpaccio. Their ordering concept was interesting since kitchen items are limited to one order per section. It probably helps reduce food waste. For the price and variety, I'm not sure I'd come back. Glad I tried it though and I could see others enjoying it. read more

X-Fish Izakaya - Tuna Tartare; Hotate, Bay Scallop; Hokkaido Hotate, Jumbo Scallop; Tri Peppered Salmon; Tri Peppered Tuna; Butter Peppered Ebi Shrimp - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brea, California

Went here a few months ago, staff were rude and lacked empathy towards our group of 10. My son was 36" and naturally doesn't eat alot of raw seafood but they still charged half price despite under 39" is supposedly free. We did the signature menu, sushi was pretty good and surprisingly the fried rice was addicting but the mood was ruined upon seating. Plenty of parking in the structure nearby. read more

UPDATE: my family and I continue to come back every month or so. It's been a fantastic experience. We have found that arriving before 6pm seems the best for minimal wait times for our party of 4. We've come on busy weekends and also weekdays. If you can arrive before 6pm, the wait time hasn't been longer than 20-30 min. It might be more challenging if you have larger parties. But the staff are super friendly and efficient. The quality of the food has been consistent and it's a real pleasure to experience. The fish tastes clean and fresh, and always flavorful. The online ordering of the other non-sushi is easy and convenient to do. Turnaround times are fast despite how busy they get. Still super impressed by this restaurant and HIGHLY RECOMMEND! read more

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I've been to Buena Park location before but decided to try this one since reviews seemed a bit better. We came on Valentine's Day, fully expecting it to be busy, but we ended up waiting about 2-3 hours and didn't get seated until 9:30pm. Service here is the same as the Buena Park location, you'd have to flag servers down to place orders. They don't really check in on you consistently like other restaurants do. What I do like about X-Fish is rice-to-fish ratio. Rice portions are small and fish cuts are generous. Peppered shrimp nigiri, salmon, and bluefin tuna were really good. Only item I would avoid is ikura. It didn't taste fresh at all and honestly had an off taste that made my stomach hurt. Appetizers are solid like croquettes, cheese balls, and edamame, but miso soup came out cold.. which was strange. If you're looking for an AYCE sushi spot with attentive service, I'm not sure this location or Buena Park one would be best choice. To be fair, host did try his best to seat us sooner, which I appreciated. Overall, servers could use more training in customer service since they seemed more engaged chatting with chefs than interacting with customers. read more

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Amazing. Everything about this visit was good. We came here right after they had opened. The service was good. The fish were clean and fresh. The restaurant was clean and well-lit. Ordering food was a breeze, and they had a lot of good stuff to choose from. Their premium items were delicious and just leaves you wanting more. I highly recommend trying this location, getting here at opening, and getting the premium set. read more

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TJ made our experience here wonderful. Quick and efficient and made sure everything was good. Shout out to his wonderful service!! Food was fresh and top notch and even the ramen was surprisingly good. Relaxing casual ambiance on a random Wednesday read more

X-Fish Izakaya - Fresh sushi for the kids and I - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brea, California

I have driven past this place several time and finally came in with the boyfriend on a Wednesday night. It wasn't too crazy busy we added our names to the Yelp waitlist and were seated within 10 minutes. We did the all you can eat, if you've never been here before you ordered everything through your phone by scanning a little barcode they give you on a piece of paper and you can also select certain Sushi from the list that they have. Restaurant is super clean, very well lit from what I can remember. The only complaint I would have is that the seats are wooden and hard on the butt to sit on. We decided to order a bunch of dishes to try mainly albacore, yellowtail, salmon, and tuna. Everything tasted very fresh, melted in our mouths. Parking can be a little tricky because if it gets packed, it's limited parking however it's still a big parking a lot but definitely worth it. We will definitely be coming back. read more

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i will always be a loyal customer to x-fish! my boyfriend and i LOVE food and x-fish is always one of the few AYCE spots that we thoroughly enjoy and come back to again and again. it really is hard to eat nigiri at other spots after coming here -- you truly get spoiled with the quality of the fish here. i've dined here during lunch and dinner, and i've enjoyed both experiences. the restaurant is always clean and is the perfect spot for date night! read more

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Price decent and quality was good. Went on a weekday lunch and no wait. So many options to choose from. Definitely top AYCE sushi in OC. read more

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Came out for lunch on a random weekday, got the lunch 29.99 special. Good quality fish for the price, especially the eel and the yellowtail! Rice was a little on the mushy side, but the ration of fish to rice was balanced. Also pleasantly surprised and satisfied with the ramen flavor and noodle texture on the ramen bar menu! Usually ramen is an afterthought item to AYCE places, but this was delicious and hit the spot on a chilly day. Thank you TJ for fantastic and attentive service. He carefully walked us through how to order and questions on menu. Would come again! read more

X-Fish Izakaya - Sushi Bars Near Me - Brea, California

Had X-Fish Izakaya lunch AYCE and it was delicious--definitely bang for your buck. The yellowtail, salmon, tuna, and eel were all fresh and tasty. Service is usually quick, but the sushi took longer to come out this time, and we had to ask for them to check on each round. The only downside was the yellowtail collar, which was a bit overcooked. Overall, still a great value for an AYCE lunch and worth checking out. Also, make sure you ask for the chicken skewers! read more

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