Carefully prepared sushi rolls & grand omakase meals in a simple, modern Japanese restaurant.
Chris S
This is a great, underrated omakase spot in OC and has been around a long time. It is traditional, unpretentious, and almost nostalgic in a way compared to the many overpriced trend-chasing omakase restaurants that have cropped up in recent years. I found the quality and freshness of the fish to be excellent, and I enjoyed their effective use of torching to get a nice savory charred flavor on some of the pieces. The garnishes and seasonings used were fresh and flavorful without overpowering the delicate seafood — scallion soy oil, ginger paste, seasoned salt, and of course the fancier caviar and shaved truffle featured on our 12-piece omakase, complementing each item without overdoing it. The accompanying puffed rice soup (served in a teacup) had no business being as good as it was. Prices were reasonable given the quality, beer and sake selection was good, and service was attentive and friendly. Parking was plentiful. Overall, a classic and comfy omakase experience worth experiencing — these folks deserve your support.
… moreThanh Nguyen
Great place to get some high quality sushi Omakase style. The price is good for the quality that you get. The appetizers are excellent as well. We got the salmon skin salad, fried octopus and the highlight would be the soft shell crab.
… moreBlu Gummy
Hi BluGummites!
You know this little gummy bear doesn’t like to have to do this…
but Sushi Murasaki was a big disappointment
why didn’t I leave when I walked in?
why didn’t I leave when the two male chefs –
(who I believe are the owners from the quick BG research BG conducted)
– gave off an unwelcoming, judgmental vibes?
quite literally looking a bear up and down
why didn’t I leave when salmon sashimi wasn’t on the menu?
…at a SUSHI restaurant?
The only welcoming thing about the joint was the kind female server
thank you, madame
thank you for your light in an otherwise dark pit of ego, pretentiousness, and VERY average sushi
your target was eclectic-ness and uniqueness – I get it
but you missed
now, this lil bear wouldn’t have been so harsh just now if those two behind the sushi bar were kind
if they gave off even an iota of warmth or gratitude that I spent my time and money in their establishment
(also… WAY too expensive)
Anyways – please do better.
Get over yourselves.
and so I’ve gotta give a 4 out of 10 blue gummies
… moreJonathan Severson
I’ve had one other place for omakasae and this experience was enough to make me not remember the first at all. Delicious food, fantastic service, the owner came over and spoke with us to check on how we were doing. All around great time, worth what was paid, and would definitely recommend and come back!
… moreAdrian Bailey
I love their food, I have been eating there for ages. Unfortunately the service, ambience and their prices are beyond.
I stopped going there around a year ago but miss their food so went again there this week and it was still the same and got worse
You pay $450 for 2 people for such a silent weird awkward ambience and 9 pcs omakase
… moreFaith
Same day, every year, annual tradition, happy anniversary go to place. Omakase, sake, beer,nato hand roll, spicy tuna roll, because we wanted more NORI, the best you can get in SoCal, just melts in your mouth, rice to perfection, grain by grain,must go to sushi place in Santa Ana/Costa Mesa area, great vibe, Sushi Chef Tony was extremely pleasant, everyone’s service was 5* top notch!
… moreChristian Lee
They offer a 10 piece ($55) and a 12 piece ($75) omakase. I was wondering if there was a difference between the two other than two additional pieces. No, the only difference is just two additional pieces. The two extra pieces were an uni/salmon roe, and a Japanese seabags. I wasn’t that interested in the uni to warrant the extra $20, so I ordered the 10 piece. I also ordered a tamago sushi at the end.
It was an enjoyable meal. I appreciated how they had custom toppings to go with each fish. They also had a list of the fish, which I appreciated as I got to see which fish I was eating. My favorite was actually the first, which was a Black Sea bream. It had this unexpected smokiness to it, and a rich truffle flavor, that I really enjoyed. I also liked the scallop with caviar. All of them were delicious. Nothing super stand out to warrant a second visit, but still an enjoyable visit.
… moreRobert Nguyen
Omakase…I finally tried it. OMG. Simply amazing. I never tasted sushi this delicious before. “Delicious” isn’t even the word. “Tasted” doesn’t even seem like the right word to use. It was a total experience in my mouth. Not sure if sushi will ever be the same at any other sushi bar. This place has set the standard for what sushi should be. I can only imagine that this is what sushi is supposed to be. I have never been to Japan but this dining experience certainly transported my taste buds to an entrely new world.
… moreAmanda Lee
I had 12 pieces omakase, and food was only ok good, definitely not worth the price($100). I took photos of every piece and it turned out I only had 11 pictures, which was fine, I let go things like this. People miscount, chef too. But when I told him I didn’t get my last piece, he insisted that he gave us, and dump the food in front of us with bad tone in Japanese with long face. And suddenly he found out he didn’t get me the last piece so he made my last piece for me, not even apologize to me. The chef was rude, let alone the mob looked dirty and the sushi rice is like congee, and he gave us scallop twice and I was nice enough to remind him! And a lot of stopping during our course because he was busy making other table’s food. Pictures will show how terrible the food looked like. Worst omakase experience.
… moreBlake Miller
A wild and romantic journey of flavors!
A creative menu, and everything was the pinnacle of freshness, expertly prepared.
Real wasabi and world-class sashimi.
Wow!
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