I stopped here because of the ratings on Google and was a bit disappointed. The food tasted good but the rolls were overpriced for the amount, especially the signature rolls. Had the amigo and only got 5 pieces in a $16 roll. Typical I've seen upwards of 8 to 10 pieces where I'm from when it comes to flagship rolls. The other part that was disappointing was that the rolls were very loose and the filling was falling out of them. Maybe it was because I was solo but expected more.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
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I don’t normally write reviews but this place I just HAD to. I didn’t take pictures of all the food but we got the black truffle edamame, uni nigiri, sweet shrimp nigiri and the 20 pc sashimi. All of the food was too good! I was very very impressed, the sashimi melted in your mouth and perfect texture and the uni was just perfect. When I tried the edamame I was very impressed and it was very reasonably priced! I will say going into it I was definitely a little annoyed since we waited a lil long ngl and so was my mom due to being really hungry but the staff was still very sweet and accommodating, she even gave us free shots and tried to get us a table asap !! I will definitely be coming back and recommending this place to my friends :) it was raining really hard and super windy when we came as shown in the video but still definitely worth the meal.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mixed Sashimi
Rosemary
Obsessed with this place and can't wait to return (we live in San Diego). Ana is great and it's such a fun atmosphere. You'd be surprised that the food is of top notch quality given it feels more like a party vibe restaurant - but we love it!!!
Leonardo Moreno
The owners came to our table and personally greeted us with bottles of sake!! Best place ever!! Highly recommend!! Will and honyi are the best!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Knight Khiet (Vannie)
This is a Hidden gem restaurants! My husband and I love this place since they were soft opening few years ago. After two years I surprise they still provide quality sashimi and good customer service. If you are a sashimi lover. This is a good choice!! The reason keep us return all the time is the didn’t over charge you and the chef is very talented. Their sauces they made for the raw food like oyster, fish liver, wagyu beef, and toro is unique! Also, they are very generous. Sometime treat us free shot and surprises us with a special treat (no charge). Each time my husband and I are absolutely grateful after celebrating our anniversary or birthday in this restaurant. Thank you Chef!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nova Shah
Food was amazing - especially the small plates; service was even better; and their music was on point with the early 2000’s playlist. Definitely will be
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brett Snider
Found this place randomly while driving down el Camino and have never looked back. Best sushi joint I’ve ever been to. Quality of the fish, and rolls is next level, and the atmosphere is fun and lively. If your trying to have an intimate, romantic dinner this might not be the best place. But if your looking for high quality sushi and a fun atmosphere, then this is your place. Love it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Karen Huddleston
This is not traditional Japanese sushi at all. We liked the potato croquets appetizer. Then we ordered some rolls to share and I was not a fan. 2 of the 3 we ordered had spicy tuna and this was by far the spiciest tuna I have ever had. I was not expecting it and it was too intense. Looking over the menu around half of the rolls had spicy tuna, spicy crab, spicy aioli, or jalapeños and I would assume they are all very hot like the ones we had. I did like the amigos rolls that was not spicy. I would avoid the rolls in general.The music was also very loud and they seemed to try for a party atmosphere. We were celebrating a birthday in our group and the servers were very nice when then heard. They offered us free shots of sake to celebrate which was sweet but we turned them down since we don’t drink much. They were a bit too pushy trying to get us to take the shots anyways which I didn’t love.Overall the food was ok but way too spicy. I didn’t really enjoy the atmosphere. I don’t think I would come again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Wook Chung
I'm not sure where to start. 4.6 on Google reviews so went in with high hopes. We've driven by many times so it does look like a more progressive sushi joint but again, we didn't want to judge it by its name and facade.In summary, phenomenal sushi and nigiri. Phenomenal. Everything else is mediocre or worse with an absolute sense of confusion with the atmosphere and the music. Honestly, the sushi chef should consider opening up a proper Japanese restaurant.Service is dismal. There is constant chaos at the entrance, at the tables, and just everything is slow. 10 mins to get seated (even with a reservation). 10 mins to get the menu. 10 mins to take the order. The servers are either first-timers or they have no idea what table they are tending. Absolute chaos.Atmosphere is confusing. Tables and the settings look like a local small town sushi shop. Mid-upper range. Nothing wrong with this. And then you have guitars and rock n roll music blasting. Not sure if they're trying to go for a fusion feel or whether you want customers to take sake bombs with their sushi. But the caliber of sushi was simply out of place. And for that type of a beer and sake joint, their tapas and small plate game was weak. So is this an authentic sushi joint or not?And finally the food. There is no order of an appetizer or main course, etc. They just bring you random things done in random order. Our small tapas potato croquette arrived 30 mins after the sushi. Other than the nigiris, and I have to say, they are phenomenal, everything else was mediocre at best. Not worth mentioning much.The server also forgot a roll we ordered but by the time we realized the order wasn't even entered, we had lost the will power to last through in the restaurant.Will not be returning.Parking: No parking whatsoever. You can go around the corner and try parking on 25th St. And be warned - do not park at the Good Will. Those people do not share any good will with your non-Good Will car, even after the store is closed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Doug Loza
Friendly staff, great sushi and a happy hour also.Parking: No parking around restaurant, have to park on 25th Avenue.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mixed Sashimi, 49er
Dine in: Yes
Outdoor seating: No
Takeout: Yes
This place is the definition of a hidden gem. I recently went to two Michelin omakase sushi spots, and Sapporo was better by far. The fish is incredible. The 4 piece toro was one of the best dishes I’ve ever eaten.This humble restaurant has amazing service and feels cozy and inviting.10/10 would recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicole Masjedizadeh
The food was amazing. The service is top
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rock & Roll, Mixed Sashimi, Nigiri, Sapporo
Viktor Antonov
Best sushi place in San Mateo! We had so much of good things here, chefs and staff are the best!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Emmanuel Flores
My girlfriend and I came here after a massage from across the street, it’s the second time going, we really love the food, it is delicious, can’t go wrong ordering.The service was amazing, Will the sushi chef cordially invited us a few shots of cold sake, it was a private one that they don’t even pour for regular service. We felt special! And the ambiance is very much pop rock and roll hits from all the time. It’s like you’re having the best of everything I highly recommend this place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dirk Koehler
fun place with vibrant atmosphere and delicious sushi. if you look for a quiet spot, you might want to go somewhere else though!
I stopped here because of the ratings on Google and was a bit disappointed. The food tasted good but the rolls were overpriced for the amount, especially the signature rolls. Had the amigo and only got 5 pieces in a $16 roll. Typical I've seen upwards of 8 to 10 pieces where I'm from when it comes to flagship rolls. The other part that was disappointing was that the rolls were very loose and the filling was falling out of them. Maybe it was because I was solo but expected more.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
I don’t normally write reviews but this place I just HAD to. I didn’t take pictures of all the food but we got the black truffle edamame, uni nigiri, sweet shrimp nigiri and the 20 pc sashimi. All of the food was too good! I was very very impressed, the sashimi melted in your mouth and perfect texture and the uni was just perfect. When I tried the edamame I was very impressed and it was very reasonably priced! I will say going into it I was definitely a little annoyed since we waited a lil long ngl and so was my mom due to being really hungry but the staff was still very sweet and accommodating, she even gave us free shots and tried to get us a table asap !! I will definitely be coming back and recommending this place to my friends :) it was raining really hard and super windy when we came as shown in the video but still definitely worth the meal.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mixed Sashimi
Obsessed with this place and can't wait to return (we live in San Diego). Ana is great and it's such a fun atmosphere. You'd be surprised that the food is of top notch quality given it feels more like a party vibe restaurant - but we love it!!!
The owners came to our table and personally greeted us with bottles of sake!! Best place ever!! Highly recommend!! Will and honyi are the best!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is a Hidden gem restaurants! My husband and I love this place since they were soft opening few years ago. After two years I surprise they still provide quality sashimi and good customer service. If you are a sashimi lover. This is a good choice!! The reason keep us return all the time is the didn’t over charge you and the chef is very talented. Their sauces they made for the raw food like oyster, fish liver, wagyu beef, and toro is unique! Also, they are very generous. Sometime treat us free shot and surprises us with a special treat (no charge). Each time my husband and I are absolutely grateful after celebrating our anniversary or birthday in this restaurant. Thank you Chef!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was amazing - especially the small plates; service was even better; and their music was on point with the early 2000’s playlist. Definitely will be
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Found this place randomly while driving down el Camino and have never looked back. Best sushi joint I’ve ever been to. Quality of the fish, and rolls is next level, and the atmosphere is fun and lively. If your trying to have an intimate, romantic dinner this might not be the best place. But if your looking for high quality sushi and a fun atmosphere, then this is your place. Love it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is not traditional Japanese sushi at all. We liked the potato croquets appetizer. Then we ordered some rolls to share and I was not a fan. 2 of the 3 we ordered had spicy tuna and this was by far the spiciest tuna I have ever had. I was not expecting it and it was too intense. Looking over the menu around half of the rolls had spicy tuna, spicy crab, spicy aioli, or jalapeños and I would assume they are all very hot like the ones we had. I did like the amigos rolls that was not spicy. I would avoid the rolls in general.The music was also very loud and they seemed to try for a party atmosphere. We were celebrating a birthday in our group and the servers were very nice when then heard. They offered us free shots of sake to celebrate which was sweet but we turned them down since we don’t drink much. They were a bit too pushy trying to get us to take the shots anyways which I didn’t love.Overall the food was ok but way too spicy. I didn’t really enjoy the atmosphere. I don’t think I would come again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
I'm not sure where to start. 4.6 on Google reviews so went in with high hopes. We've driven by many times so it does look like a more progressive sushi joint but again, we didn't want to judge it by its name and facade.In summary, phenomenal sushi and nigiri. Phenomenal. Everything else is mediocre or worse with an absolute sense of confusion with the atmosphere and the music. Honestly, the sushi chef should consider opening up a proper Japanese restaurant.Service is dismal. There is constant chaos at the entrance, at the tables, and just everything is slow. 10 mins to get seated (even with a reservation). 10 mins to get the menu. 10 mins to take the order. The servers are either first-timers or they have no idea what table they are tending. Absolute chaos.Atmosphere is confusing. Tables and the settings look like a local small town sushi shop. Mid-upper range. Nothing wrong with this. And then you have guitars and rock n roll music blasting. Not sure if they're trying to go for a fusion feel or whether you want customers to take sake bombs with their sushi. But the caliber of sushi was simply out of place. And for that type of a beer and sake joint, their tapas and small plate game was weak. So is this an authentic sushi joint or not?And finally the food. There is no order of an appetizer or main course, etc. They just bring you random things done in random order. Our small tapas potato croquette arrived 30 mins after the sushi. Other than the nigiris, and I have to say, they are phenomenal, everything else was mediocre at best. Not worth mentioning much.The server also forgot a roll we ordered but by the time we realized the order wasn't even entered, we had lost the will power to last through in the restaurant.Will not be returning.Parking: No parking whatsoever. You can go around the corner and try parking on 25th St. And be warned - do not park at the Good Will. Those people do not share any good will with your non-Good Will car, even after the store is closed.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Friendly staff, great sushi and a happy hour also.Parking: No parking around restaurant, have to park on 25th Avenue.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mixed Sashimi, 49er Dine in: Yes Outdoor seating: No Takeout: Yes
Restaurantji Recommends
This place is the definition of a hidden gem. I recently went to two Michelin omakase sushi spots, and Sapporo was better by far. The fish is incredible. The 4 piece toro was one of the best dishes I’ve ever eaten.This humble restaurant has amazing service and feels cozy and inviting.10/10 would recommend.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was amazing. The service is top
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Rock & Roll, Mixed Sashimi, Nigiri, Sapporo
Best sushi place in San Mateo! We had so much of good things here, chefs and staff are the best!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My girlfriend and I came here after a massage from across the street, it’s the second time going, we really love the food, it is delicious, can’t go wrong ordering.The service was amazing, Will the sushi chef cordially invited us a few shots of cold sake, it was a private one that they don’t even pour for regular service. We felt special! And the ambiance is very much pop rock and roll hits from all the time. It’s like you’re having the best of everything I highly recommend this place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
fun place with vibrant atmosphere and delicious sushi. if you look for a quiet spot, you might want to go somewhere else though!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Nigiri