Excellent dining experience! Food was fresh and quickly prepared. Beautifully presented. Wish we lived closer. Would definitely come every week!

A pearl hidden away.. The place Is surrounded in darkness from the outside but once you're inside the light engulfs the place and brings a cozy atmosphere to the room. The room itself has simple decor that gives it a nice feel. The waiter and waitress were patient and thoughtfull when presented with questions regarding the sushi. Shortly after I anticipated a long wait but to my dismay it was brought swiftly. It was presented beautifully on a gaint planter. Throughout the meal we were checked up multiple times. The food itself was heavenly, I got the Dragon roll and the shrimp tempura (deep fried). The presentation was neat and the taste was a whirlwind of flavors and textures. The shrimp tempura had a nice crunch to it and mouth full of flavor coexisting with one another. I only wish they would have drizzled more sauce upon the rolls as some needed more than others. Overall, I expect myself to come here again as my first time was a great experience.

This place wasn’t bad, but it also wasn’t extremely great. The service was slow cause they were short staffed but the restaurant was pretty clean. We got two sushi rolls for $23; idk if we would go again.

My favorite place to have sushi. Amazing hand rolls and the fish is always fresh. I recommend the cooked salmon skin hand roll. You will not be disappointed. If you are going out to sushi I 100 percent recommend this place.

They have the authentic and fresh sashimi in town, salmon, uni, and tuna.. They also have the best salmon skin hand roll compared to others. I also like to order combo tempura with vegi and shrimp. Quality is pretty consistent ever since I have been there more than 6 times!

We enjoyed the atmosphere. There was a calming ocean view on both televisions instead of noisy sports. The chirashi dinner was excellent and the jalapeño appetizer was really good. The staff was very polite and attentive.

Food was OK, pricey is an understatement. Take your check book!

Ordered Lion King Sushi Roll, salmon teriyaki bento box with veggies tempura, and udon noodle soup; ALL were of excellent quality. Service staff is not attentive. Good spot for everyday japanese food influenced by CA tastes.

Our first visit, the service was decent and the food was delicious. Most items were served quickly although the lion roll took quite a long time after everything else was served, even though the restaurant was relatively empty. I visit again

Treated my brother to dinner for his birthday. This was a great spot with outstanding service and delicious sushi. Also the tempura green tea ice cream was the best!!

My favorite Sushi place in Santa Cruz. Period!

The Mary roll was amazing and the staff was friendly and kind. Would recommend highly!

Theyre spicy mayo sucks! Its not even spicy and they use regular american mayo not japanese, but other than that sushi was pretty clean i only had the avocado an cucumber roll.

Great place! Can't go wrong. Everything is great!