Starting to understand the hype on this happy hour! I recommend arriving at least 10 minutes before opening to ensure you get a seat! If you love sashimi, this is the place to go (between 5 to 6 pm specifically). Soooo affordable and good quality sashimi. 20 thicc cuts of fish for $27? Pretty great deal! The rest of the happy hour is decent, but honestly not a crazy discount. Most items are just a dollar or $2 off from the original prices.+ Black Truffle Edamame: HUGE PORTION! The truffle oil is full of umami and this dish comes out piping hot. Freshly stir fried in that black truffle goodness. This is definitely enough edamame for a group of people to share.+ Hokkaido Roll: Pretty decent! I think there's a bit too much going on to really enjoy all the good quality ingredients. The shrimp tempura and potato bits were delicious and crunchy, but definitely overpower the flavor the fresh crab and hokkaido scallops.+ 20 Piece Mixed Sashimi Plate: All of the sashimi was excellent quality! I was really excited to see some fatty tuna in the mix too. The walu, yellowtail belly, and hotate scallops were definitely my favorites though. I was so tempted to eat the entire sashimi plate by myself since it was so good. My only complaint is that the cuts of fish were a bit uneven.+ Hawaii Roll: Those macadamia nuts are a bit distracting! It gives the roll a distinct crunch, but it actually pairs really well with the lean tuna and fresh avocado overall.+ Japanese "tater tot" Croquettes: My friends and I had a good laugh deciding if we wanted some potatoes as an appetizer, but it was actually very enjoyable! Good portion. They came out very fresh and piping hot too. It's paired with a spicy mayo border.+ 49er Roll: Probably my least favorite. This yellowtail wasn't as fresh as the one in the sashimi plate, but it was still a good portion of avocado and fish. Decent, but wouldn't recommend it.
Articles said the intent of moving to Saffron was to be more casual: however, cocktails are now $19 (up from $18) and everything else is just as pricey as it was.
Great sushi, good staff who always give a warm welcome, and even more special with celebratory Sake tonight for the Warriors win!
Had an amazing time again at Sapporo highly recommend for a fun spot to get dinner with friends and eat some amazing quality sushi!
The food is very good however the noise level is very loud. They should probably tune down the music a couple of notches.
Fresh sushi, but we didn't care for the fried chicken.
The food was fine but service was not good at all. No utensils and had to ask them to refill water and tea multiple times. Perhaps they need more wait staff. Very chaotic.
Fish and rice where fresh and great. The rest of the food felt heavy, oily and had a lot of mayonnaise. It was not to my taste.
Really good vibes and good food. There's happy hour from 5-6 and there's also a secret menu as well. They have a more modern take on sushi which I think makes it different than other spots in San Mateo
Came here for happy hour on Friday at 5pm - amazing service and really tasty food for such great value!We got the 10pc sashimi (and regretted not getting the 20!!!) - all the fish was so fresh, juicy and flavorful, the karaage (so juicy and crispy! The sauce was delicious as well), the hamachi kama (juicy and fresh <3 but~ I would say the sashimi is a better use of stomach space just because that was so good ), and the 49er roll (same story- good but the sashimi was the star!)The staff was nice enough to give us 2 shots of sake on the house too ?!Don't miss it!!