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Sushi Sam's Edomata

Sushi Sam's Edomata

218 East 3rd Avenue, San Mateo, 94401, United States Of America, 94401-4040, San Andreas

Tea • Fish • Sushi • Noodles


"I went to Sushi Sam's with a few friends for dinner on a weekday. From what I've heard, you have to call them and make a reservation ahead of time. They don't have an online reservation system. The place was busy when we went there. My friend and I tried their omakase and also ordered some other dishes separately. Their omakase price is not mentioned on the menu, so you'll have to check the prices with the staff when you are there. The omakase includes 8 pieces of nigiri and a homemade dessert (you get to pick your desseet). If you have any allergies, then you can tell the staff, and they can substitute that for a different nigiri option for your omakase. Our omakase was $70 per person for 8 pieces of nigiri and a dessert. Each piece of nigiri came with a thick cut of fresh fish. Our omakase included 1. Rosy seabass 2. Wild yellow tail 3. Bonito 4. Smoked Spanish mackerel 5. Bluefin tuna 6. Black cod 7. Mackerel pike 8. Uni 9. Chestnut cream roll cake (season dessert) Every nigiri in the omakase was delicious, and I was pleasantly surprised by the dessert. I'm not a big chestnut fan, but this dessert was really good. The flavor of the chestnut wasn't overpowering, and the cake was light. I also tried their unagi, albacore, and hamachi nigiri. Albacore and hamachi nigiri were extra salty. A5 wagyu nigiri was good, but it came with a thin slice of wagyu beef. The chili dog (spicy tuna) was pretty good as well. Overall, it's a great sushi restaurant to try in the Bay area if you haven't already."

Jin Sho

Jin Sho

454 S California AveCA 94306, Palo Alto, United States

Wine • Asian • Japanese • Catering


"The sushi was some of the best I’ve ever had. The omakase selection was incredible and their rotating menu had some tasty and fun options.Since Google asks for more information than just the quality of the food, I’ll speak to what kept me from giving this place 5 stars. To start, the environment was incredibly loud. There was a massive birthday group seated next us and it made it difficult to sustain a conversation with my partner. You know it’s too loud inside when your waiter has to cup their ear and bend over the table to hear you.Speaking of waiters, we had an interesting experience. We had 4 separate waiters individually approach our table within 2-3 minutes of being seated. Each waiter asked us if we were ready to order drinks or food. This made it confusing to determine who our actual waiter was and made us feel like we needed to hurry up and rush (I’m not sure what the rush was since the restaurant was maybe 1/3 full). Ironically, the 4th person who came up to us asking for our drink/food order was not even able to take our order so they had to go back and grab one of the earlier waiters to take our order. The last strange service experience was having my phone knocked off the table by the waiter that took our order. Rather than pick up the menu off the table, the waiter swept/dragged the menu off our table and in that same motion swept my phone off the table. This same waiter made us anxious every time she brought us food or liquids for the rest of the night because everything was shaky/wobbly. In the end, the first waiter that greeted us eventually became our sole waiter and she was amazing! I wish she could’ve just been our waiter the whole time: it would’ve made everything less tense and rushed.Again, the food was amazing. I look forward to going back again soon."