SUSHIYA (Pasadena)

I came here for the first time. The food is pretty good. The fish tastes fresh no fishy smell at all. The presentation though could be improved. The rice was slightly hard. Roll tatsed good so no biggie but it would be better if the rice was as it supposed to be. Prices are ok for what you get. Restaurant itself needs a remodel. But overall food was pretty good.

Oh my goodness, I admit that I did not have high expectations, but within the same time, I did not know this place could be this bad. Ordered 5 items from Sushiya through DoorDash and it cost us $150+. Pricy? No big deal. As long as it is tasty, we don’t mind paying more for the better quality. However, it turned out to be the worst sushi I’ve ever had (I’m not exaggerating) Nothing is authentic, they basically used the same fish for all the dishes, and some sashimi tasted so fishy. Rice was not the standard sushi vinegar rice, plus the tempura plate was soft and chicken teriyaki was basically boiled chicken breast with some cheap teriyaki sauce. The entire order was just very disappointing! Would avoid this place at all cost. A hard pass!

Good food, great quantity for reasonable price. The sushi are very… Americanized, with lots of sauce and toppings, far removed from the Japanese experience. Nonetheless, they tasted good and the quantity of food - and in particular- fish was impressive for the price. I wish that the edamame were a little salted but the seaweed salad was perfect. I was not super impressed but could go back sometime.

Cute sushi place for a date night. Open late and the servers are so sweet. The sushi tastes super fresh and everything comes out quickly. Definitely recommend the Jasmine Roll, Yellowtail rolls, mixed sashimi plate, and udon.

Not worth the money. The fish doesn’t taste fresh and the California roll with baked salmon didn’t actually have a California roll inside. I also got miso soup and seaweed salad but everything tasted mid. Their website says 50% off if you order pick up online between a certain time frame which I did, but it didn’t actually apply. The inside of the place is really small and the vibes are weird. Go somewhere else.

Horrible! I ordered on Ubereats, asked them to include gluten free soy sauce and ensure nigiri is gluten free. When I called the restaurant to confirm they saw my request they said they couldn’t do either and they were unable to cancel my order on Uber eats (LIES) and I had to. Of course when I cancelled the order on my end I was still charged the full amount. Uber eats customer service said the restaurant could have done it and I wouldn’t have been charged. This place is a joke. Shitty food and service.

Came with my wife for a little sunday date night and it did not disappoint! Parking is easy, and the interior is intimate. The fish was very fresh, especially enjoyed the yellowtail!! Service was good and the workers were all very friendly and attentive. Would recommend highly!

I think 3/5 is an accurate score for this restaurant. Sushi was "ok", half of the scallop roll was actually imitation crab meat, spider roll tasted a bit burnt. Service is meh, atmosphere is meh. The the actual prices were 20% higher than those that Google Maps lists under its Menu section.

Super picky eater here! The quality matched with their 50% off their normal menu. You just can't beat it. This is my go to spot for lunch or if i'm craving sushi. Fast service!

Decent sushi and reasonably priced. Good salmon skin salad especially the ponzu (I think) based dressing, very light and tangy. The caterpillar roll was good, eel with avocado on top. Overall a good place and fast service, will definitely order again

Really delicious Philadelphia roll at a great price, I called the restaurant and ordered one roll for lunch to try it out. Good ratio of fish to cream cheese and avocado. This place is really close to me, I'll definitely go back. The chef was very friendly and made sure my food was ready quickly and showed me that my charge was only $7 and some change. I look forward to trying their yellowtail and spicy tuna rolls. You can't beat the 50% off carry out price!

Yeah mid sushi place because it's your typical Korean owned sushi shop. The quality of fish for my chirashi bowl wasn't too bad. Will be ordering from here again for casual sushi

My family and I order delivery/takeout from Sushiya every quarter or so. Keep in mind, I like sushi that's baked and saucy.... so I'm definitely not your typical sushi aficionado. Our typical order is: * Yellowtail * Volcano * Nabeyaki Udon * BSCR This place hits the spot every time. I've been going for the last 3 years at least and have always had a good experience. Based on their website and my previous visits, they are takeout only so the inside of the restaurant is set up primarily for quick pickups (not much of an ambiance). You should expect the service of a typical takeout place - focused on getting you in and out as quickly as possible.

Ordered three rolls and the heart attack and they were SO GOOD oh my The century roll was my favorite, they put a generous amount of salmon on too unlike other sushi restaurants. The heart attack was spicy for me but my friends loved it, there's jalapeño in there and it's deep fried. Owners were very friendly and nice; cozy and clean vibes in the restaurant. Will definitely come back!

A lot of sushi places request that you pay when you're at the restaurant. They do not allow app or online payment. I am so glad that this place allow you to pay thru Uber eats and let you pick up the order yourself. The sushi was very fresh. I really enjoyed every pieces of it. Yelpers were absolutely right about the Jasmine roll. I am not really a fan of tuna but the Jasmine roll was amazingly delicious. I would order it over and over it. The fatty yellowtail was so fresh!!!! Seriously can't get enough...I finished that one all by myself hehhe the uni was okay...I believe it could be more fresh but overall, it was not bad. The other sushi was very good as well. It was very tasty. The rice, the avocado, the sauce and the seaweed were all fresh. I would definitely come back. Service was great as well!! I sat at the donut shop since it was closed already hehhe

Don't know what the low reviews are about but I love this place!! I've probably been coming here off and on for years and stopped by recently to pick up take out. Their fish quality is amazing (probably one of my top 5 sushi places). It looks like they've switched to take out only due to Covid concerns. If you are looking for a new sushi take out place in the area, come here! Support your small businesses!!!

Great job when packaging takeout orders. The containers are very sturdy and my food was still very fresh by the time it was delivered to my house. The food is reasonably priced and you get the quality you pay for. If you're craving some sashimi, they have the best Chirashi Bowl I've had since ordering delivery. Great portions, decent selection of fish, very fresh, and the sushi rice is good too. We also had the Rainbow Roll and some sushi, which were great as well. Overall, we had a good experience and will definitely be ordering delivery from them again.

I ordered through this place via Postmares and noticed that the selections here are smaller but just a tad bit cheaper than the other place I ordered from previously. I ordered 2x tuna nigiri, 2x salmon nigiri, baked mussels, and 1x baked scallop roll. The nigiris had a good rice to fish ratio but it had that weird after taste that lingers for awhile. The salmon seemed fresher than the tuna pieces. The baked scallops were okay as well, it was kind of dry and didn't have a lot of meat to it. Maybe it would've been fine if I were to eat at the restaurant instead. The baked scallop rolls were coated in so much sauce the entire thing would crumble apart because of how soggy it was. It overpowered every thing but they were generous with the scallops. Thanks for the 2 Milkia candys though. I'll probably try something else for the menu to give them another chance.

I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who is craving sushi (or Japanese food in general), for the following reasons: 1) The food is decent - my dining companion and I both enjoyed our meal. 2) It's open until midnight (most nights). 3) The service is friendly, yet not overbearing. 4) Despite the small parking lot, I have always been able to find an available space here when I visited the other businesses at this strip mall. 5) They supply you with a menu that appears to have a photo of (more or less) every single item you can order - I appreciate this touch, as it helps me make more informed ordering decisions. 6) Their main outdoor sign (with emojis) gives me chuckles every time I see it. 7) The prices seem (more or less) reasonable for what you get. If the seats here were cushioned and comfortable (it was neither during my visit, unfortunately), I would have definitely given this place 5 stars.

excellent authentic fresh sushi. Highly recommend a hand roll. Hole in the wall vibe but do not be fooled, the food is superb Service was great too, sushi chef was very friendly. Would give 100 stars if I could for the quality of the fish.

I ordered Tempura Udon along with a few other dishes for delivery. Not only did they get our order incorrect with one of the rolls (this part is fine, it happens).. when I opened the udon, I found just a bloated sludge. They had not only dumped the noodles in the soup, but also stuffed all the fried tempura in as well. For delivery. Nothing was separated, so the noodles were bloated, and the tempura was completely drenched... the soggy batter just fell off onto the table when I picked up the tempura. One brain cell used to package our meal. These are just basics.. So lazy, so dumb. If this is their attitude towards their customer experience I'm afraid to spend money on any thing else they have to offer. 0/5 if I could.

The service was fine. The rice on the sushi itself was quite dry and the music that was playing was a bit too loud - I was having trouble hearing my friends conversation from across a small table.

Food was extremely good ordered like 10 plate of sushi plus appetizers and only came up to $90. Owners were super friendly and talkative. Highly recommended!! The inside was small but super clean and feels like home.

We finally decided to try this sushi spot after driving by there almost daily. We are so glad we did. Everything we tried was pretty good. Also, the price of their rolls were pretty reasonable compared to the other sushi restaurants nearby. We had the spicy tuna, yellow tail, salmon, spider and tempura shrimp rolls. We had two of each roll and our bill came out to $97. Not bad. They're not doing dine-in yet, but it was really easy to order through their website. Our order was ready in just 20 minutes. Sushi Ya will be on our rotation now!

For those of you wondering why there are so many bad reviews for this restaurant. I can describe this restaurant in one picture (see picture). This is the first time ordering from Sushi Ya and my last. There was an Unidentifiable bug in my ginger when I opened the sushi container; gross! Needless to say I didn't want my $$$ to go to waist and was brave to continue eating. The fish on top of the roll smelled fishy but was soft to the bite... not good but ok. The minced "mystery" fish in the middle of the role left me with a lump in my throat. Moments later I was hugging the toilet. Sooo... not only do we have to worry about getting sick from COVID, now we have to worry about Sushi Ya killing us with bad raw fish swimming in dangerous bacteria. Word of advice stay away from there disgusting food or you may wake up in a casket.

I was staying in Pasadena for a few days and and was hungry late night I think it was close to midnight and found this sushi place on Yelp that was open They had a couple of good reviews and a couple of bad reviews so I decided to give them a try I called ahead and place my order and drove over there it was easy to find parking was a little scarce it was a small parking lot I went inside was greeted with a smile I paid for my to go order I waited a few minutes thay gave me my food I took it back to my hotel. The food was as ordered. The edimomies were crisp, the rolls were firm and it was all Delicious . If I was in the area again and hungry late at night I would probably go there again.

Not sure why the low ratings, maybe because of the way the outside looks? Not sure, even I was skeptical when I saw the place. My first experience with Sushi Ya was through late night take out on a weekday. My bf did a search on Yelp and this location was one of the few sushi places that was open. He drove out and came back within 30 mins. I did not ask where he picked up the food bc it was one of those days that you just don't care and pray that the food will be good. To his and my relief, the salmon sashimi was fresh, soft, and buttery. The eel special roll was tasty - cold, warm, crispy at once. Sushi Ya saved the day that night. My bf took me to the place a week later, and was surprised to see how it looked, but everyone was so nice. They made me feel welcomed and at home. I recommend the plum wine. It is sweet, cold, and alcoholic. It is clear that this location is primarily for take out bc of the many orders we see being taken out by grubhub/postmates ppl. No complaints there! Now during covid-19, we have joined the order-to-go crowd by calling to order ahead and picking up. I do miss eating inside and will look forward to when we can resume our close to normal, pre-pandemic lives.

I've probably passed by this Hole-in-the-wall gem in an inconspicuous plaza adjacent from Goodwill a million times and never once thought to walk-in. But now we're not dining in and while looking for takeout sushi near us this family-owned, long-established restaurant seemed like a good choice. We ordered chef's special sushi, California roll, crunchy California roll, smelt egg sushi, and a bento box with teriyaki chicken and mixed tempura. It was definitely enough for our family of four. Called it in (because...no Grubhub) and it was ready within 15min--Awesome! Food was yum. Kids even liked the shrimp tempura (amazing!) so def will be back for it. The teriyaki chicken was authentically grilled and not too sweet. The only thing I didn't think was great was the crunchy California roll...I can't tell if it was because it's to-go and therefore "soft" or if it's pre-made and reheated, but it didn't tasty crunchy or fresh. :/

Ordered three rolls via doordash. The fish didnt taste fresh, but I managed to eat one of the rolls anyway as it came with a sweet sauce to mask the funk. Another roll, the Grand roll, arrived topped with partially cooked fish instead of the "fresh albacore" it was supposed to come with. Also, all the toppings were missing. Wont be ordering from this restaurant again.

Disappointing, would not waste my money here again. This place is close to me, so I finally tried it. The rolls are messy and do not taste good. If you know good sushi, you would not like this food.

Been ordering from this place for years, one of my regular go-to place for Japanese foods. My favorite is the Grilled Yellow Tail Collar appetizer, it tastes delicious and you get a big portion. Also like the Unagi Avocado roll and Baked mussels. Tried their sushi several times, the salmon and yellow tail sushi are good, but had problems with the tuna sushi, weren't fresh. Now when ordering sushi, I just skip the tuna. The teriyaki chicken is ok, but I think the teriyaki salmon is a much better choice. The Edamame's portion is very small, for over $5 would think it has a bigger portion. Overall, it's decent foods considering their reasonable price. I am usually satisfied with my orders. Of course there are better sushi, but it would probably cost you twice as much!

This is the worst sushi I ever had!!! Who tf puts soy sauce in their tempura sauce?! It's supposed to be sweet. The miso soup is gross and salty and dark, why? Yuck yuck yuck. Never again!

I think the highlights of this place are that it's open until midnight and the staff is very friendly! Sushi itself was ok, but it's also very affordable, which is nice. They were out of a bunch of things, but it was late at night when I went so that might explain that. Overall I would say it's an ok option if it's late at night, but there are definitely better places in the vicinity. Stay Cheerful ;)

Sushi is average, not horrible, but also not excellent. Prices are ok nothing outrageously priced, but for the price you can find much better sushi, better quality, and better service meaning you can actually sit down in a nice clean restaurant, enjoy your sushi, and especially in a clean environment. This place has no dining, it's a mess inside, always stuffy, and not that clean either. Only plus is it's open late... Go somewhere else... Unless it's late and your craving sushi...

Coworker and I ordered for lunch. I ordered both shrimp tempura roll and their crunchy shrimp tempura roll. The crunchy roll's presentation was a little unbelievable.... The entire roll was covered in about 2 inches of the crunchies. Didn't look appealing and tasted like how it looked. My coworker said her shrimp tempura roll was okay. For me, even the shrimp tempura roll was a little disappointing.

My family and I were at the Arboretum and decided to get some sushi via Ubereats. We chose this place based on proximity. Since neither of us eat seafood we were happy there were a few vegetarian options. I ordered vegetarian friendly rolls (avocado roll with cucumber and cream cheese). Solid vegetarian rolls, AND they offer soy paper! My husband hates the taste of seaweed so the sushi places we can eat at are few and far between. Order was ready super quick and they even gave us a bunch of yummy candies. Oh, and when I asked for extra ginger they weren't stingy with it which I appreciate it. Very good experience!

Not sure why this happened but I called to pick up an order. Guy tells me it'll take 10 mins. I get there and the place is closed, the number is disconnected. Please get your shit together

AMAZING SUSHI. If I had known this existed before I would have come all the time! I got the baked salmon roll and they really hit the spot! Next time I'm going to try the less fancy rolls. Also they put little Milkita candies in the bag. :)

Great family that was super friendly when I came in. Got the crazy roll and baked salmon and both were good quality. They pack the inside of the roll with lots of spicy tuna, will definitely be back to try their nigiri.

Ordered from this place off of Uber Eats and I would say the sushi is very mediocre. It seems like their service and food is a lot better when you are there in person. Yet they give no care to the people that are taking out. The avocado on my rolls have so many dark spots and the rolls aren't properly cut. Leaving just a long roll that I have to cut myself. It was my first time ordering online here and my last.

I have been coming here for years now, and hands down this is the BEST SUSHI RESTAURANT in Pasadena!!! Super fresh seafood and ingredients, and every bite is worth it. My favorite items are heart attack and the delicious rolls, which come in different ingredients, toppings, and sauces. I want to say that the best part about this restaurant is the amazing owner and staff, who not only put extra care to master delicious cooking, but also pours generosity and delight in customer service. 100/100!!! I feel so lucky that this restaurant is around here. Highly recommend!

Came here with my parents during their visit to my store, Balloon Emporium, next door... I'm surprised I haven't eaten here sooner! Love their Bento Box, had the Teriyaki Salmon, Beef, and California Roll... and enjoyed everything! Cannot wait to come back, and try everything on their menu!!!

I used to come here more often. I just recently came here for lunch, and it was okay. We were the only ones there at that time, so service was attentive. The fish is pretty fresh. It's not the best sushi I have had, but it wasn't also the worst. The fish on the nigiri is a good size, but they put way too much rice with it. I do love their jasmine roll, and I think that would mainly be the reason why I would come back. I've been to so many all you can eat sushi places and no one has a hand roll that is comparable to the jasmine. I'm a little torn when it comes to this place. The workers and sushi chefs are very nice. I only wish they would improve their menu and fish to rice ratio to keep up with other AYCE sushi joints.

This is one of the best sushi restaurants I've ordered from... ever. The fish is fresh, and packed very well in all of the to-go containers. I love the fact that they give you individual packets of ginger and wasabi too! The baked mussels are so yummy, and the baked salmon roll is excellent. Flavors are totally on point! I know that I'm going to be craving Sushi Ya all the time now that I've tried it.

AYCE! Yes! But ONE hour literally ONE hour time. They will time you like any other place but if they are busy oh well. And if they run out of rice and you have to wait for it to cook then oh well it goes into your hour!! Which is BS!! But oh yes I did let them know I was going to order more even tho it's not my fault they ran out of rice. OH and to even make it worse they only have one sushi chef!! So it took longer for him to make all those rolls and stuff for us and other guest.. YES! The sushi is GOOD! Don't get me wrong. But they do put way to much rice. Maybe that is the problem. You try to fill us up with rice so we don't order more but then it back fires and you run out of rice and you have nothing to do but stand there. I wonder how you guys are during Friday nights since you are open late. (Which I read on Yelp!) Everything was great service was great. I don't know if the waitress was their kid but she was on point!! And the delivery guy! A young boy maybe 13. Does he drive or what? Cause it is a 3 miles radius. But he is on point also. Getting the order and delivering it. The place is small can't really have a big group of more than ten or you will wait. Next door is the donut and massage place. Small Parking you share with La Estrella also.

I don't understand why the rating isn't high but this place is super delicious!!! I order to-go & delivery from this place due to COVID-19 and can't stop ordering from them. 1) yellowtail roll is 5 out of 5, super delicious and I always order it. 2) unagi avocado roll is 5 out of 5, perfect mix and sauce and it's really good. 3) fatty yellowtail sushi, 5 out of 5 and it's soo good and it melts in my mouth. 4) white tuna sushi, 5 out of 5, and it melts in the mouth. 5) tempura udon 5 out of 5, only wish they can wrap and udon noodle and the soup separate since to-go can make it soggy for being soak in soup too long. I love this place and wish it can serve fatty tuna roll or fatty tuna sushi. I'll keep on ordering from here for sure.

The main reason I come here is for the Jasmine Hand Rolls. They are the best! The All You Can Eat Sushi price is typical, but you have to note the 1 hour time limit. The parking lot is quite small and so is the restaurant itself. So I wouldn't recommend coming here with a large group (unless you want to take up the entire place)

Quarantine Review! Ordered from here about an hour before they closed. It was very simple, we called for pick up and it was ready within 20 minutes. You can definitely rack up a bill here but the portions are decent. They gave us a massive amount of soy sauce, wasabi, and ginger- we were cracking up when we opened the boxes cause there was so much. We ordered the Crunch Dragon Roll, Crunch Roll, and Philly Roll. It was definitely more than enough for 2 people (they cause us 4 sets of chopsticks LOL). The rolls are pretty big and have a decent rice to filling ratio. It also tasted great and definitely fulfilled my sushi cravings! I definitely recommend you guys drop by and visit to support this little shop!

Satisfied my sushi cravings! I ordered for Door dash delivery and choose them because they open at 11 earlier than the avg sushi restaurant, and their price was reasonable. That yellow tail belly was mouth watering!!! Probably should'nt order muscles for delivery tho... Just as expected, the travel time over cooked it a bit but the flavors are so delicious!!! Not overly spicy just a tiny kick. Happy Belly!!!

Ordered through Doordash around 10pm and got our order just after 11pm. A little late, at no fault of the restaurant but the food was delicious so we couldn't even be mad. I loved the sushiya roll, which was two kinds of fish and shrimp tempura wrapped in soy paper. The escolar sushi was also bomb, super soft and fresh, which trust me, I would normally be a skeptic given my high standards for sushi. Bf loved his ichiban and golden spicy tuna rolls. I was impressed with the packaging for take out too. Only a star off because they didn't include any of the extra stuff bf wanted on the side (sliced jalapeños, ponzu sauce).

Ordered a bento box with spicy tuna and chicken teriyaki + scallop roll. The scallop roll was amazing, spicy tuna was ok and the chicken teriyaki was the worst. The chicken was rubbery and tasted like fake chicken. It was so bad I ended up rinsing it, boiling it and giving it to my dog. I do NOT recommend the chicken teriyaki. Also- the spicy tuna does not include the ingredients listed on their menu. In their picture, there is spicy tuna and cucumber but they included avocado and some mayo in it. Please update your menu!

Fresh , delicious and safe! The best sushi to my concept in the city of Pasadena. I feel safe eating from Sushiya. Jason the owner is very devote to his business and his customer offering great meal with all sanitation and health protocols in process. First option in delivery and take out. I have been eating at Sushiya since 2007

Ordered from here on Postmates tonight but my driver canceled due to the merchant taking longer than expected. My bf was so bummed out that there wasn't any sushi to order in the area so we decided to reorder again thru Postmates to pick up. Our pick up was for 11:25 and we got there at 11:20 and the first thing I did was check to see if my hot food was the same food I had ordered 40 mins before and sure enough IT WAS! My tempura was SOGGY as soon as I arrived. My edamame was like warm, and the avocado in the spicy tuna roll was already turning brown. I thought it was weird that my order said it was ready rather quickly and When I arrived the chef was on his phone and it was empty so why couldn't they have made me new food?

Great sushi, great people, and great service overall! Everyone is so nice and the sushi is really good! The Jasmine Roll is my favorite, being it's super yummy with a subtle crunch. Although it's extremely convenient for me to just grab and go (considering they only do take-out), it's too bad I can't stay long to see one of the really cute workers there :). Well, even more reason for me to come back!

I tried to eat more than half of each thing I ordered and each one of these items tasted nasty in there own way! The muscles are flavorless and simmering in a bunch of juice just tasted awful. The California roll simplest item I make it ten times better the rice has all the wrong flavors and the crab doesn't taste like anything. The heart attack were just nasty the tuna wasn't good flavorless all I tasted was tempura batter. Same goes for the golden spicy tuna roll not spicy and no flavor. I wish I had those $40 dollars I spent to get my self something else! Terrible terrible terrible.one more thing As soon as I opened the bag a fly came out how the hell does that happen!!!

I come to this place regularly. The sushi is always fresh, they have great lunch combos and even $25 all-you-can-eat if you're really hungry! I recommend the sushiya roll! It's my favorite here and I ALWAYS get it. It has shrimp tempura, tuna, salmon, avocado and crab, topped with a sweet sauce. The tempura is wonderful as well, light and crispy. The lunch/dinner combos are also a steal though, you can choose a meat and up to 2 or 3 sides that come with salad, miso soup and rice. It's very very filling and very worth the price. But you can't go wrong with most of the things on the menu, especially if you're looking for fresh fish! It seems to be a family-run restaurant and the staff is friendly. Park in the plaza lot! There usually are many spaces available because there isn't much else in that plaza.

Family owned and operated (Korean?). Above average quality. Below average prices. Customer service is very Spanish-European style... Meaning they serve you and leave you alone unless you ask for something. I like that!!! Very relaxed and slow vibe. I love that!!! No frills. No hassles. Just straight to the point.. good grubbin'. Honestly, if you read my other posts and have tried the restaurants I've tried, you'll know... I don't play games. also, I spent much time in Japan and I was the worst of the worst sushi Nazis ever! So for me to give this little joint props, is kinda a big deal. You'll see what I mean when you come. No frills. In most places you get what you pay for... In this place you pay less and get more! Not too many places like this anymore. I hope they continue to stay in business and never change their style.