Blue Fin Japanese Restaurant

1625 Hilltop West Shopping Center, Virginia Beach - 23451
119 reviews
Japanese Sushi Bar Korean
(757) 422-2021

This is an amazing place to eat at or pick up and eat at home. The staff is nice and the food is amazing! The one thing that makes me get it again other than the food is the bag with the smile face, it makes me smile. Overall this is a great place to go and eat too because of the decor. If you don’t know how to use chopsticks they will teach you and that for me makes the experience!

Fantastic sushi restaurant located at Hilltop Shops near the ocean. We really enjoyed the bluefin soup and superman salad, in addition to a couple of sushi rolls. Very creative and very fresh, good for a date night!

We gave this place a shot, as it was recommended by acquaintances. First thing i noticed was the dim atmosphere, dirty dishes, water stains on the ceiling panels, cheap decore and the atrocious carpet. The seating was awful - we had a corner booth and the bench was too tall for the table so, we had to practically bend over to eat. Service speed was mediocre, as there were only 2 people running the floor. Cooked food was palatable. The gyoza were definitely machine made, age tofu was spot-on. Everything from the sushi bar was less than satisfactory. Many items weren't available and what we could order, had the appearance that it was made by someone who was a self taught. Nori was chewy, rolls were tiny, fish looked like it had been sitting out for a while. Specialty rolls looked horrendous, like some kind of abomination. Skill was lacking and with sushi, sashimi, nigiri appearance/presentation is everything. The sashimi was poorly cut, the tuna was off-colored and falling apart at the muscle fibers. Overall, not worth the drive or the overly inflated prices.

Best sushi I've had in the 757 for sure! I feel a little bad for not knowing they existed before ... Excited to come back and try other stuff on the menu. I will say that they are a tad understaffed, but they are very upfront about it. Plus, we were there when it wasn't too busy and had no problems with our service. Great spot for a date.

Best lunch special I've seen in years. Hope to come back often. Highly recommend. Great service, great food, great prices.

Exceptional Menu! Fresh, beautiful sushi. Tako was very delicate. Lina our waitress suggested a great octopus appetizer. She is a gem. We will definitely be back. Well done Blue Fin!

Leena, the Belarusian waitress, was fantastic. Great food, really great fish quality and fair prices. Was delicious and we'll absolutely be coming back. Wonderful service.

Been going here off and on for 5 years. Consistently good food, nice atmosphere, and friendly staff.

The food is amazing, the chef is a master with the sushi ? ,And a warm comfortable atmosphere....

I went in there Christmas Eve, and the waitress asked if we wanted to start off with some water, and we said yes. She gave us water and menus. We told her this was our first time, so we wanted to look at the menu. She gave us some time, but then, after a while, my friend was trying to get her attention by raising his finger and saying," Excuse me." All she did was look at him and continued to ignore him. I was going to try to get her attention, but she was so busy, so I didn't. I also thought she was going to come when my friend called, but we were wrong. We waited a little longer, thinking she was going to check on us to see what we wanted to order, but was wrong again. My friend got tired of waiting so we decided to leave. We understand that they were short staff, but we shouldn't have to wait a whole hour and be ignored. She could have come back to us and asked if we were ready to order. My friend said he would not be returning, but I might come back.