Samurai Japanese - Solana Beach

Samurai has been a staple in the community for many years. The warm Atmosphere always makes me feel at home. I love sitting at the bar and watching sports with Derek who always serves the best drinks and has awesome jokes. Their sushi bar is also amazing! Nacho and Antonio are the best. I love Samurai .

Came here for dinner with a friend. I liked the atmosphere, and the service was pretty good. We did come during the week around 6/7 pm so it wasn't as busy as I thought it.The food was a bit more expensive than I thought compared to other sushi places I have been to in Carlsbad or Oceanside but was fresh when we went.

This is our go-to Sushi restaurant. They have fresh and tasty sashimi and rolls, great atmosphere and good service. Vegetarian options: They have veggie rolls and avocado rolls and it’s possible to make requests. Dietary restrictions: They will make gluten free rolls on demand.

I eat sushi at least once a week and I like to be adventurous. I had the amaebi and the tempura chicken. I ate the sweet shrimp because I was hungry but they put way too much batter on everything. There was absolutely no seasoning to anything and the oil wasn’t hot enough so mixed with too much batter, it just made it soggy. They also put in a tempura banana with the veggies which in 20 years of eating sushi, I’ve never had that with dinner. On top of that, it was also over ripe, gross. I ate one bite of chicken and that was enough for me. I’m bummed because I used to work over here 11 years ago and went there all the time. Not worth the $70 I paid. I guess I’m just spoiled with SoCal Sushi in Normal Heights. Sad.

Top quality food and service! Looking forward to a returned visit soon.