Jinsei - Homewood

I ordered edamame and four rolls: the Red Spider, Jinsei Special, Bubblegum, and Lobster. Unfortunately, all of them were just average at best. I’ve been ordering from Jinsei for years, so I was really disappointed with today’s meal. It was mediocre and lacked flavor.

To sum it up: the best food here is merely average, and some dishes are downright inedible. We ordered poke and a roll, which were just acceptable—not even particularly good. Then we decided to try two pieces of otoro, the finest cut of tuna, priced at $10 each. When it arrived, it was topped with several tiny shavings that resembled raw chicken and had an off-putting smell—definitely not what you want from fish. Just looking at it made me feel nauseous. The waiter took it back and offered us a replacement, but by that point, we were already done, and the new pieces still fell short of our expectations. On top of that, the waiter was rather snarky about our polite refusal of the bad otoro. Overall, I was very disappointed. I won’t be coming back; I recommend looking for a different sushi place—anywhere else would be a better choice and worth the price.

We stopped in for a quick beer and edamame. Aaron was our bartender and Jinsei should be thankful for his employment.

Jinsei Sushi very good place! Grilled edamame is so tasty, like smoky and salty, perfect! Sushi fresh and delicious, many different kinds. Staff friendly, service fast. Atmosphere nice and clean. I come back again for sure!

We absolutely love Jinsei! But most of all we love their customer service! Tonight our DoorDash driver likely took one of our dishes. We called Jinsei and they didn’t point blame but made another dish and personally delivered it to our door. They were apologetic and kind about the situation and made us feel well taken care of in a situation that was less than ideal. Thanks Diego, you are the man!! You went above and beyond and we appreciate that as it’s rare these days.