First of all the salmon sushi had a LOT of the silver layer on it where you know it was cut close to the skin but wasn't skilled enough to keep it off. I've never seen that before yet alone that much on salmon. I thought "ok, maybe this fish is super fresh or something and it doesn't matter"... nope. The salmon had this oddly firm texture to it and it was just bad quality.The tuna was ok, the toro was pretty good.Yes the service is still slow and it seems they are way understaffed with inexperienced people. Us and the table next to us didn't even get pens to sign our check like c'mon.Overall it's overrated and overpriced.
Food is amazing, only thing is the service was a little slow for only have maybe four or five table seated. The only reason why I didn't give it a five sart. But for the food I'd be back. Hopefully the service is a little better next time.
Way over priced for what's being served! That said, good quality sushi rolls. The Toro cut roll at $15.00 was very small. Seaweed paper on the outside was soggy. The diameter of the entire roll was comparable to a nickel. The California roll at $10.00 was a normal sized roll and one of the better ones I've eaten. Ordered hot tea, which tasted like a low grade matcha, giving "off" hints of fish smells. After tipping $5.00 I was in for a $35.00 lunch and I left hungry.Yes, very limited menu, unfortunately, I'm not wealthy enough to go back to try something else. Too bad.The fact that only two tables were seated at lunch time I guess has no bearing on making adjustments to appeal to a larger customer base for the owner.Perhaps this is just a hobby for him and he's not interested in having more patrons eat at his establishment.Too bad.
Sashimi quality was okay (consider fresh), ordered toro but got something that does not look like toro and sadly it was cut in the wrong direction. This is the first time I've seen someone who cut the sashimi alone the grain and not diagonally or horizontally.Most of the waitress is nice and polite except one who just rush over and take our plate away without asking if we're done or not.2 things combine, maybe most of the people doesn't care, but it should never happen in an authentic Japanese restaurant. Maybe the owner doesn't have time to proper train the chef & waitress. Hope there will be some improvement in the future.
The sushi here is universally outstanding. Just understand that you truly get what you pay for: it's not cheap, but if you like sushi, I think you'll be thrilled with your dinner!
Some of the best sushi. Yum. Limited menu but delicious. No fountain drink makes it feel a little downscale for the area and price. They need an actual menu not a scan menu that barely works due to prior customers spilling tea?
Hands down our favorite sushi restaurant. Have been going there for years and have never had a meal that wasn't incredible. My family from Japan agrees. Everything is outstanding!
I seriously can't understand how this place gets so many stars. I believe this is the worst sushi place I've ever been to. The name fits for sure because the sushi is really noguchi! I live close by so I was really hoping it was going to be great. We got the opposite. We walked in and weren't greeted, the place was super hot inside...no air conditioning in 85' weather. It took a while for the waiter to come to us even though there was nobody there but the sushi chefs. The menus don't have a variety. I asked for a Philly roll and they come out and say they don't have cream cheese...ever....I've never been to a sushi place that doesn't ever have cream cheese. I asked what vegetables they give as the tempura vegetables and the waiter gives me the menu and tells me to look there. I look thinking, ok he may not know. So, the menu will have the details...no...the menu said vegetable tempura. Lol! Finally, we order drinks...took them forever to bring the drinks! Remember now, we are the only ones there! Then, we asked for straws, nothing. We asked for straws again...they came way later. We asked for Siracha and eel sauce...they were so cheap and gave us one tiny container for each sauce. Honestly, we had our drinks, shared one roll, and went to Maki Yaki in Placentia. That place is so much better! We will definitely not ever be back here again. By the way, the one roll we ate...aye..the crunchy roll...it was gross! It didn't taste fresh at all. I give it 1 star for the miso soup. We did like the miso soup.
My wife and I did the Omakase and it was the coolest experience with the best sushi I've ever had.The food was absolutely fantastic, the presentation was beautiful, and the service was excellent.We didn't have any of the rolls, but I definitely can't wait to go back and try other things on the menu. With the Omakase we basically got to try all the fish and I can say it is all of excellent quality. My favorites were the bluefin toro, uni, scallop, golden snapper, and live shrimp. The shrimp was served with the tail and head. The tail was delicious and the head could be prepared fried or in a soup. My wife got the soup and I had the fried version. Both were very good, but the fried version was my favorite.Truly a fantastic experience that I won't soon forget. Thank you so much, Sushi Noguchi for one of the very best meals I've ever had!
Food was OK. Overrated. Overpriced. Portions were tiny compared to other sushi restaurants. After waitress brought the first sushi dish after a 40 min wait, my wife who is Japanese looked at me and whispered “are you kidding me?” It doesn’t help to hear sushi chefs speaking in Chinese…. There a way better authentic places.