I Love Sushi Teppan Grill - Albuquerque

We've been visiting this restaurant for years, and while they are facing competition from larger sushi places nearby, it's important to recognize their family-owned charm and delicious teppan sushi. Albuquerque should rally behind this long-standing establishment that serves excellent food. Tonight, I'm enjoying filet mignon and scallops on the teppan—so delicious!

This was my first visit to the restaurant, and while I enjoyed the small salad and miso soup served before the sushi, the sushi itself was just mediocre. I tried the New Mexico roll, which had the potential to be fantastic, but the green chile was overloaded with seeds, which really took away from the overall experience. I also ordered the tempura tuna roll, which was supposed to have cucumber inside, but unfortunately, it didn’t. Instead, it was simply a tempura-battered piece of tuna inside a basic rice roll. It really needed something more to enhance its flavor; it felt lacking in depth. On a positive note, the service was quick and friendly, which is always a plus. If I return, I plan to try completely different rolls.

This is the best sushi I've had in the 505 area. I typically choose sushi because it's always fresh and delicious. I've also enjoyed many great conversations with the staff here.

I haven't been here since it was just I Love Sushi, it's been quite some time too! That was when they only did sushi, I should mention that it is now called I Love Sushi and Teppan Grill. Seriou. It says so on the building. Tee hee. Came here on an impromptu girl's night outing looking for sushi because the ramen joint we tried to visit was closed. Upon entering we were surprised to see the teppan grills and when asked where we wanted to eat, I think we were conned into saying teppan! LOL! They pressure was on and they caught us off guard! Sheesh! Not to worry, we could still order sushi at the teppan table! Now, if you've ever eaten at any teppan grill eatery you know that it is like family seating. You may end up sitting with few different parties, until your table is filled. Then they bring the chef out and begin your meals. In our case, there were several other teppan grills filled and we were the first seated at our table. We placed an order for two sushi rolls and and they took our meal orders too. Alas, no one else came to join us. They closed our table and the chef came out. Maybe we shouldn't have ordered the rolls? We ended up with so much food! Not that I am complaining, but let me tell you! Their teppan dinners come with noodles, stir fried vegetables, fried rice and your meat of choice! We had mounds of food on our plates. Not to mention the soup and salad that you get before hand. The chef was very friendly and funny. Very entertaining and did a great job with our meals. We ordered a salmon, chicken and steak plate. All of which were cooked just right. They didn't get that last star for me because our waitress was bit on the slow side. Left us hanging a few times and seemed to be really disturbed my request for no rice and extra veggies. She basically came at me like, what kind of asian doesn't like rice? Don't get me wrong, I was thoroughly amused with the question, because I do love rice! I just choose not to eat it from time to time, due to dieting! Sheesh! All and all, a good first time back in what has been years. I'm glad to see them still around and doing well. Will have to come back soon to revisit the feast at the teppan grill, and make sure I am eating rice too.

I've been to sushi restaurants far and wide and believe it or not, I Love Sushi falls somewhere in my Top 10. Luckily, sushi hasn't been tainted by franchisees, it's still a niche for those of us who appreciate seafood. The service is always good, they check to see if everything's okay and serve in an appropriate time. Meals come with a tiny salad and miso soup. It's very very inexpensive and the rolls are pretty well-crafted. The salmon here is buttery and soft. The tuna tastes a little too raw for me, but my must-try is the lobster roll; it is superb. I know there are other places to choose in town, but somehow we always end up here. Be it for date night, girls night, or a major sushi craving, this restaurant is a cross of cozy and New Mexico hospitality. I Love Sushi. Period.