Yangtze Restaurant

08/13/08

Cheap sushi on the promenade

by AngelaKP

I always stop at Yangtze whenever I'm at the 3rd st. promenade. If you sit at the sushi bar, most rolls are half price. Every tastes great and the staff is very attentive.

05/27/08

Fresh fish served by attentive waiting staff

by doll83

I have been there with a Sushi-maven and in his opinion the fish was

exceptionally fresh. The inventive sushi creations were sublime--tender

taste, though a firm texture. Ginger and water was served by attentive service

as much as we liked alongside. A versed servant told us that "Yangatze"

is the name of a river in China. There was also a discount on our meal for

eating at the bar.

• Pros: Food, service
• Cons: Ambience, decoration

11/21/07

OK sushi for people who don't know any better

by marpop

A few weeks ago my fiance & I were looking for a quick bite before a movie and decided to give this place a try -- we figured it couldn't be that bad if they got an "A" grade and we were really in the mood for sushi. This place is huge -- we walked past the front outdoor patio and then thru the main dining area before being led to another eating area and then the far-back sushi bar (we later learned that sushi is 1/2 off when you eat at the sushi bar and good thing we did cos it totally was not worth full price). The fish was fresh but certainly far from the most buttery, flavorful sushi i've had -- the albacore nigiri was pretty tasteless and looked really boring -- no scallions, no nothing to make it look somewhat artful. The rainbow roll and shrimp tempura rolls were OK but nothing to write home about. I think what i remember most about that place is the customers next to us who kept sucking on their teeth -- when the clientele is gross, it kinda ruins the whole experience. Needless to say, we won't be back.

• Pros: Located on the Promenade
• Cons: Pretty much everything else

11/06/07

This place has went downhill...

by julianna1212

I live four blocks from Yangtze and work less than 2 miles away. Yangtze used to be my favorite sushi spot and I ordered food from there at least 3 to 4 times a week, but I don't think I will ever eat there again. I ordered food online for lunch one day for myself and some coworkers. After an hour and a half when it did not arrive, I called and was told the food was on its way. After another 30 minutes with no delivery, I called again and was told again my food was on its way. This time I asked for the manager because that wasn't possible since my office is less than a 10 minute drive from the restaurant. When the manager got on the phone, he told me they never received our order because the fax machine was broken. This is after I had been told twice that it was on its way! By now, the whole office is hungry. After I told the manager what happened, he did not offer anything except to redo our order. It was ridiculous! Instead of apologizing and giving us the food for free as any respectable restaurant would do after such a mishap on their part, he sent the delivery guy over with two free 50cent sodas. I can't believe this is how they would treat someone who is such a loyal customer to them.

And also, the last couple of times I ate at the restaurant, my boyfriend and I experienced horrible service. We sat in the back sushi bar area. Our waitress was horrible and it took her forever to bring us our check. I'm so over Yangtze and am looking for a new sushi spot in Santa Monica if anyone has any recommendations.

• Pros: Cheap sushi, friendly delivery guy
• Cons: Bad service, horrible management

06/10/07

Good for Promenade People Viewing - Can they charge for that?

by colinsilveira

My first time to CA and my husband's maiden return after 9 years. To sum it up...poor service, horrible food, over priced, below quality sushi. I love sushi and expected better from a coastal area. I also expected better prices than what we pay for it in Chicago. Boy, was I disappointed! My husband had the basil chicken. Is this dish REALLY supposed to be sweet? We've never had it on the sweeter side of the palette before, so that was a disappointment!

Sitting out on the street eating our lunch was about the only tout we can give this Promenade restaurant.