16 Best Japanese Restaurants in Riverside

“El mejor sabor el sushi que he probado, exelente servicio, la comida exquisita,👌“

“Found this gem when I fist moved here in march! Reasonable prices and quality of fish is good. I always sit at the sushi bar and the sushi chefs are always so nice and on top of it. Cajun salmon is delicious! Definitely recommend“

“My favorite restaurant in Riverside!
Today I had their A5 Wagyu
It comes with 4pcs for only $39
What a steal!

Cooked on a hot stone

(best thing ever! I need 2 more orders of this if I wasnt so full!

And winter roll is to die for!
Its so fresh! Its amazing

My son had chicken katsu dinner

And my brother had the Bento Dinner Salmon

For dessert we had the tempura ice cream
(Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry )

And matcha cheesecake that came with vanilla ice cream
It was presented so lovely
And tasted even better!
Love
Love
Love this place“

“the California rolls are awesome highly recommend it.“

“My wife loves the shrimp burrito. Plus the yakisoba chicken plate was too good to be true. I highly recommend this.“

“God Dang!!!! This Ramen is legit! Lived 5 years in Japan teaching English. (Ibaraki-ken/Tokai-mura) I can tell you this ramen is on par. Please come and support this place. I see a lot of sushi spots steering away from keeping ramen on their menus. On a cold day there is nothing better! Oh and that pork cutlet steals the show. Perfectly cooked! Check out the pics and look at that charr. That takes skill.“

“Food was excellent! My only complaint is the packaged Wasabi tasted weird. Also, the ginger was spicy?!?! Their garlic spicy edamame was delicious!! I’ll give it 4.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️“

“Great service and food 🥘👌💯“

“I haven’t had Saku Ramen in over 2 years and I’ve been craving the dip broth sooo bad, well I finally came in today and was a little disappointed to find out they no longer serve the dip broth!
PLEASE BRING IT BACKKK!!!

Needless to say I had the spicy miso brother and it was still oh so very delicious. 😋 I can say with confidence that Saku Ramen has some of the best ramen I’ve had in the IE.
(Although it is on the pricy side, 3 ramens came out to a total of $76)“

“of high quality imported fish
Their otoro was better than some I've had in Japan
Service is prompt and friendly. And their bar has a nice variety. Their Hand rolls are delicious.
I would definitely recommend sitting at the bar. Great conversations with that chefs
Great family owned restaurant that cares about what they put out.
Highly recommend“

“Sushi and food was great, 4 stars because music was much too loud.

Unfortunately we asked the staff to lower the music one time and less than five minutes later it came right back up.

It’s a little hard to have a conversation without yelling. Would be back for the food but not the music.“

“Honestly the poke here is amazing, I kinda looked down on it at first due to the price and comparing the portions to panda next door but the amount of fish/protein you get for a normal is amazing. Definitely a more healthy alternative to the more greasy food around. I would argue that its better than some poke places off campus. Like other reviews have said the line does get long around 12-1 pm so I have always gone around 11am or 2pm+. Depends on your schedule obv. Thank you to all the student workers!“

“if you are in the riverside area near the magnolia center and in the mood for sushi 🍣, you got to give this place a try. the food is fantastic and the drinks, wow! prices are fair, beer is cold, service is very good and lots of choices on menu. they got karaoke on Fridays atv6 and it's just a cool hole in the wall.“

“We went here for my brothers birthday for all you can eat and it was like 2 other people's birthday and they would turn off the lights and have disco lights and music play as they sung happy birthday with the flame spark thingy on the slice of cheesecake. The employees were great and tbh i didnt eat that much cause I got full quick all the rolls were great except the strawberry cheesecake which was horrible and I almost threw up but I expected to be horrible and I knew it would be so im not hating on that and idk what its called but the fried chicken slice things were dry and the terriaki beef was even drier but they were both great“

“It’s delicious and friendly staff.“

“Amazing restaurant in Riverside! The food was absolutely delicious, fresh, and full of flavor. The staff were incredibly friendly, welcoming, and attentive throughout the entire visit. You can really tell they care about their customers and take pride in what they do. The atmosphere was great, the service was excellent, and everything exceeded expectations. Highly recommend this place to anyone looking for great food and amazing people. I’ll definitely be coming back! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“