Sushizo

Best food in town

by benjamin kross

Food is amazing. Every time I come here, I feel like I never want to leave. Very chic atmosphere with a relaxing mood.

The service is great and the staff really does a terrific job at taking care of you.

The appetizers are delicious.

Theres plenty of places to park: theres a parking lot across the street and a parkin garage up the street within walking distance.

Most of the time I find myself looking at my watch waiting for the food to come, but here I was so entertained with the fun atmosphere that I was pleasantly surprised when my food arrived

sushi at a price

by suken

the place reminded me of a "subway" chain. fish is of quality as at R23 , but not as good as at Nozawa,but with a price premium of almost +35%. the Omakase is as basic as it comes,nothing to compare to what you'll get at Matsuhisa, but you'll still pay the same prices as Matsuhisa . The ambiance is cold and sterile. tables wobble on the tiled floor and need to be adjusted every time you touch the edge of your table top. Waitresses are not well informed/versed in little talk,they rather serve you as if they were "robots". Sake selection is very limited and insignificant . All in all it is a place to "forget about"...

Mouth watering sushi for sushi purists

by foodieanh

If you like your standard sushi selections, large pieces of fish, and putting as much soy sauce on your sushi as you like, don't go here.

If you are family with children, don't go here.

If you only like sushi rolls, tempura, or chicken teriyaki, don't go here.

However, if you are a sushi purist, are adventurous, and like mouth watering morsels of fresh fish that melt in your mouth, go to Sushi Zo and trust Kazo-San with your ultimate dining experience.

What to expect when you get there:

* You will be asked to turn off your cell phones while you dine there.

* If you sit at the sushi bar, and it is a busy night, chef/owner Kazo-san will likely not speak much to you since he prepares almost every piece of fish that goes out to his customers. If you go on a slower night however, he can be quite friendly. We've been going there for years and he always remembers us.

* They only serve Omakase (chef selection) and you will not be given a menu. You can tell them if you have any dietary constraints, or don't like particular types of fish. I personally don't like Octopus so I always ask them to leave it off the menu.

* For each selection, you will get one small mouth-watering bite of food (mostly raw). Each piece they serve you is prepared exquisitely by the owner/sushi chef and is intended to be savored in and of itself. They will tell you whether or not to use soy sauce on the fish since some of the selections are already seasoned with special sauces or salt.

* They will serve you fish in a very specific order. You'll likely start with oyster, maybe an uni/squid dish, and sashimi, then move onto lighter sushi, sushi with textures (i.e. sweet shrimp, giant clam), a couple of cooked selections (butterfish, unagi) and finally the crab hand roll.

* You will be able to try 20-25 different types of food, and many fish that you never encounter in other sushi bars. For example, they will sometimes serve you pompono, ono, needle fish, a few variations of mackeral, and all of them will be good.

* You will need to tell them when you want to stop eating. Make sure to save some room for the blue crab hand roll when you are done eating sushi. It is a heavenly ending to top off the rest of the sushi.

* When you are done, they typically serve you a small mouth-cleansing dessert drink that tastes a bit like yuzu. It's a perfect way to finish your meal.

Your total bill will typically vary between $70 to $120 per person depending on when you tell them to stop feeding you. If you drink sake, your bill will be more than that. This place is definitely a splurge and caters to a specific type of clientele, but everything we eat here is head and shoulders better than any other sushi place I've ever been to, including Sasabune which has a very similar model.

I once sent two of my co-workers here for a splurge while they were in town for one night, and they could not stop thinking about the food for a week. It's that good.

Great

by pyram

who thought you'd get premium sushi in a strip mall

RUN AWAY!!!

by ZOOT

some of these rave reviews posted below MUST be planted by interested parties.

don't fall for this "it's tradition, don't disrespect the chefs"! that's bull. I have lived in Japan and it's THEY who show mutual respect to the customer, he and she who keep the business alive.

Never was i treated the way that i now know is the usual for this uppity WAY WAY overpriced strip mall sushi pit.

Like the rest of the REAL reviews, the sort of ok, but sort of unpleasant waiter asked us what we didn't like. We said we liked everything

So, he started bring these micro mini pieces of fish with a little rice stuck underneath...one slow and plodding piece at a time. And that ridiculous "soy sauce, no soy sauce" bull. At first we thought it was funny...but it got old fast. I know how much soy sauce i like. And believe me, when it was all said and done, i paid for every drop of soy that i used 1-thousand fold!

We ate what was put in front of us and it was "ok". nothing special.

Since the waiter didn't have the courtesy to explain their system...when we thought we were done and would pay for our pieces...we said so and they brought us a seaweed roll to finish up. We had no clue that these little pieces they were offering us were more than $100 per person!

When the $225.00 bill was presented to us, i was so shocked that I blurted it out loud! "2-hundred and twenty five dollars??"

I was thinking based on what we had..MAYBE $75...and that's stretching it. Again, there was no explanation...no "oh you ordered a pre fix menu". just a snitty little waiter with his snitty little turned up nose. blah.

I have been to many a sushi place and have never felt ripped off like this. they have a horrible attitude and serve "just ok" WILDLY overpriced food. how a place like th is stays in business...i'll never know. I should have figured something was up when he insisted on knowing if we had a reservation...when there was only 3 other people in the entire place!

DON"T GO THERE!!

Another "reviewer" says..."bring a fat wallet"? I say take your wallet to a place that appreciates your business and gives you something for your money.

I can understand stumbling backwards into this and feeling forced to pay the price...but go there again? NEVER!

And tell everyone what a collosal rip off it is? YES!! Anyone who will listen.

If I had wanted to treat my friend to the meal of his life...it certainly would not have been at that rat hole.

So, I give this restaurant a NEGATIVE 225...because that's all i was left with! Fortunately there were left overs from another meal at home, becasue thats what I ate when i got there!

As a former waiter, i have never tipped below 20%...never really had to...i've received decent service in my dining experiences. the ONLY good thing turns out to be that since this waiter left such a bad taste...although I felt compelled to tip him SOMETHING...i didn't feel that i needed to him anymore than 10%. Saved 20-bucks there...that was the highlight of the evening.

• Pros: nothing
• Cons: everything...I am NOT giving this ANY STAR