Sushi Tsushima
“I got a side of uni ($8) and a salmon don (salmon sashimi over a bowl of rice) $18.50- it comes with a salad, miso soup, and mochi for dessert.”
“We got the black pepper chicken wings– a bit overcooked but perfectly seasoned, and a number of sushi combinations.”
“$39 Chirashi is served bento box style with sashimi and rice in separate compartment.”
Sushi Tsushima
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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3.5. Lol, am I being an asshole here? I'm not. I swear.
Excuse my profanities, but I don't know exactly know how I feel about this place. Deliberating on whether I should 3 or 4 star it & really wishing that yelp at half stars here. I had a lot of food here and everything was good but nothing was explosively amazing. Everything was classic, good, fresh, and apparently/perhaps/maybe imported? But there are some cons along the way…
First things first. Interior is in the style of classic Japanese restaurant, with slightly closed off sitting tables on the outlines, which gave the middle area (where we sat) mysterious closed off rooms to look at.
My friend and I had the following:
Sea Urchin Chawan Muchi (essentially uni with egg custard. soft, yummy, clean)
Miso Soup (basic, flavorful broth but not much anything else)
Crab with Spicy Mayo Roll Wrapped with Avocado and Spicy Tuna, Tempura Crunch on Top (good and fresh roll, a bit overpriced)
Fried Oysters with Anchovy Sauce (good, crispy, nicely presented)
Beef Tartare (meat was good, though a bit chewy. the sauce was not flavorful.)
Salmon Tartare (basic tartare, very smoooth avocado topping, but seemed a bit lacking)
Hakodate Rice (fresh uni + seafood, but missing something…)
As I said, everything was generally good, but nothing was particularly memorable. Now, let's discuss the CON of this place. The service was god-awful! I felt like I was being nagged by my parents the whole night to hurry my meal and get out of the place. Every single time my friend or I placed a single spoon or utensil down, it was immediately taken out of our sight. At times…even when we weren't even finished with the dish yet! I understand efficiency, but I was particularly annoyed several times throughout the night, when the waiters asked us for the 100th time…"are you done yet?". No, I'm not done yet…I'm trying to reconnect and have a conversation here puhleaseeeeee.
They forgot to give me seared salmon with ponzu sauce, and after explaining multiple times, I became frustrated and asked for the check (as they had been pushing me to do so). I think the waiters should learn to be more patient and give the patrons more time to digest the menu + meal, as well as finding the particular medium where they come to the table less often.
Also, another factor of annoyance was the menus. I had 4 menus given to me, 2 drink menus and 2 food menus. Why were there so many pages? Flipping through the pages and holding all the menus while being constantly nagged to order was a bit tiring if i say so myself.
Final deliberation: Perhaps if you're rushing for lunch this is a good place for you.
Went to this place for lunch with my co-workers per her recommendation. They have happy hour pricing on their pre-set lunch specials if you got there before 12:15pm. I definitely would recommend getting here early for lunch to get seats, by the time we left at around 12:30pm, there's a line waiting for tables.
I like that they have an extensive lunch menu, if you didn't like the lunch specials, you could pick and choose from the create your own set menus with groups of options from menu A, B, and C. If you got items from menu A and menu B, I think that's enough food for lunch and for that, your lunch would come out to about $21 before tips. I picked the salmon avocado roll, salmon and eel with brown rice. It came with salad and soup.
This place also has private rooms for bigger groups.
The food was average. It reminds me of an upscale Asian Station. My friends and I got a stomachache after lunch so the seafood served here is probably not fresh. I wouldn't want to order sushi here as even the cooked fish (chosen for lunch) made us sick.
This sushi place is awesome.
First of all, it's a Michelin star rated restaurant, so if you try to come right after the gym, you'll get some looks…
That being said, we were still seated and served promptly. We had the grilled octopus and tuna tartar as an appetizer. The octopus was so fresh and you get to grill it yourself on a hot stone that they put in front of you, which is a lot of fun.
The tuna was on point! It was also amazingly fresh and they had it marinating in some kind of sauce, that was just delicious.
I had two rolls afterwards, that were also excellent. I wish I had noticed that on the back of their menu, there is a "specials" section that has some pretty good deals. Definitely will come back to try one of those specials.
Pretty good lunch specials. The place rushes you a little bit and is kind of loud, but overall the food is pretty good – espeically for the price. $25 for a spicy tuna roll, 4 pieces of tuna and salmon sashimi, gyoza, veggie tempura, salad and miso soup. A really great deal.
I may have found my new go-to sushi restaurant. Despite living so close to it, I was finally brought to Sushi Tsushima on a date, and I love everything about it! The decor is modern and inviting. Sitting at the sushi bar means omakase only, so we had reservations in the dining room. It's a great date spot because it's intimate and not too loud. We started with the Yellowtail Sashimi with Jalapeño, which was delicious. I'm not a chef but I think it would be even better with some ponzu sauce. We then shared spicy scallop, spicy tuna, and salmon avocado rolls. All the fish was insanely fresh and the rice was served at the perfect temperature and stickiness. Our drinks and service were also great! Overall a fantastic meal… Can't wait to come back and try more.
I eat a ton of sushi and initially, the idea of eating sushi at the table, as opposed to the bar, was somewhat uninteresting to me, I am so glad I was proved wrong. I really liked how Japanese the restaurant felt, from the staff to the clientele to the decor. It really felt like I was eating dinner in Japan and I been to Japan three times, there was even a Japanese toilet in the restroom. I really loved the decor, it was very simple aka very Japanese. They have private rooms on the side and they even have seating in the back where you remove your shoes and sit in a booth. Overall, I was very happy with the quality of the sushi, it was really great. The seafood was pristine, super fresh and super flavorful, the rice wasn't bad but could have been a smidge less mushy but that's just me nitpicking.
The food:
Sea Urchin Chawan Mushi- Steamed egg custard with Sea Urchin. I am a big Uni fan so this was something I wanted to try since it was so unique but I was a skeptic since Uni should be eaten raw. The Chawan Mushi was so light and delicate but kinda lacks flavor since it was heated. The Uni was very apparent in the dish but there wasn't really a distinguishable Uni flavor. On the bright side, the dish does come out very sexy looking, though. lol yelp.com/user_local_phot…
Hamachi Kama Shioyaki- Grilled Yellowtail Neck. I really love any kind of grilled fish collar. The one here was pretty good, I enjoyed the flavor but it was not as silky and fatty as I as expecting, maybe it was slightly overcooked but the flavors still really worked. I say this is worthy of a try. yelp.com/user_local_phot…
Edomae Nigiri- 9pcs of assorted Japanese fish sushi and 1 roll. I was very surprised how much I enjoyed this dish. The variety of seafood was very impressive and the preparation of the seafood was great. I really enjoyed the chutoro, hamachi, hotate, uni and the unagi. The roll I picked was the Spicy Scallop Roll which was actually really good, it had a little heat and I enjoyed the crunch inside the roll. yelp.com/user_local_phot…
Review only for the bar and the happy hour menu.
We stopped by here for happy hour and were really happy with the selection! Service was prompt and the deals are really quite good. The bar is pretty cozy and has an old-timey Japanese vibe to it. It is separated from the main dining room. It seems like they have a pretty solid set of regulars, and seems like they do bottle keep service here too.
The lady behind the counter was very nice, and service was lightening fast. The happy hour menu consists of a short drinks menu, and a menu of small bites/ bar nibbles. Sake for ~$5 and Sapporo draft beer for $2.50 (!!!!). Bar nibbles/food around ~$5 for the small plates. Overall, really impressed with the value of the happy hour. Ambiance is cozy and I can see the bar as a great place to catch up with a friend.
Loved the sushi here – v good quality and cuts of fish! We came here on a Friday night, after having made a reservation earlier that day. The restaurant was pretty full (especially for midtown) on a Friday, and we were glad to have made a reservation. To start, I tried the sea urchin chawa mushi (egg custard with uni on the top). The custard was so delicate and the sea urchin so flavorful. For dinner, I tried 10 pieces of sushi and the squid & cod roll. Most memorable was definitely the fatty tuna that just melts in your mouth. Everything really was good, and we left satisfied.
Four stars because the restaurant was a bit loud/noisy, and because the service was good but slower towards the end when the restaurant got busy. Perhaps next time we will stop here for lunch!