Prescila B.
Yelp
Came in here before work, didn't realize it was right across the street from a jr college .. When college students are judging food and reviewing on yelp it's generally mediocre even if there's lots of stars, college students often base their reviews on cost and service only. If it's inexpensive they will let the quality of the food slide a bit because of the affordability. Anyways, I was already sketchy getting sushi that only gets 3 1/2 stars however my favorite sushi spot in all of Sacramento only has 3 1/2 stars which I find to be crazy. Kobe sushi in N. Natomas has the same quality as Mikuni, everything is cut fresh and they are almost always on point. But I digress, first and foremost I didn't look at prices because I assumed it would be comparable in cost to most other sushi restaurants. I was mistaken. Hamachi, was $14 which is on the higher end for the size of the portion served, my fresh salmon hand roll was $7- which is on the more expensive side and my Hamachi hand roll was $8. That's about $2-3 dollars more than most other sushi places. I thought, I better be in for a treat! I asked them for extra cabbage or greens under my Hamachi, as that is typical bedding they serve the fish on. I walk in and the server warned me that extra iceberg lettuce under my Hamachi Kama (cooked collarbone meat) would be an additional $5. Ummm..CRAZY.. NO THANKS. I wish I had gotten warned about everything LOL! Now if this had been top notch fish, it could justify the price. Well the Hamachi Kama was good, not overcooked, juicy, it was very expensive for such a small portion. The other fish however? It is my opinion that the fish was not high-quality. The salmon had a weird flavor that you only get from cheap places. It almost taste like a hint of chemicals or something, I ate it as it didn't have a sour or fishy taste which meant it was at least not old but I was definitely disappointed. The Fresh Hamachi hand roll? I couldn't even finish. First red flag is it was cut into tiny little pieces, not sick strips of meat. It should have been more than just tiny little tips cut off of the good stuff. That and The fish tasted a tiny bit sour, it should not taste that way. While this is all one person's opinion, I eat high-quality sushi very frequently. I am a sushi snob -there is no doubt, but I know fresh fish when I taste it and I did not feel that the hand rolls were very good. I ended up paying $30 for a small cooked piece of fish, on a bed of cheap iceberg salad mix that I didn't even eat, two fresh fish hand rolls and nothing else. I don't know how college students can afford to eat here, is it because it's Rocklin? I will absolutely never go back again, I don't care how hungry I am. Blue Nami in Roseville is much better in my opinion, and a lot cheaper with those 50% off rolls.
