Escape to Amami Shima Sushi, where an authentic sushi experience awaits! Located in Cupertino, our restaurant offers a delectable array of fresh, artfully prepared sushi that will transport your taste buds to Japan. Discover a symphony of flavors and textures, crafted with passion and the finest ingredients.
Laid-back, small restaurant serving an array of sushi & sashimi alongside cooked Japanese dishes.
Hours
| Friday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30–9:30 PM |
| Saturday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30–9:30 PM |
| Sunday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30–9 PM |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30–9 PM |
| Thursday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 4:30–9 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 19068 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014
Phone: (408) 996-8815
Website: http://amami-sushi.com/
Menu Photos
Order and Reservations
Reservations: amamishimasushi.com
Photo Gallery
Related Web Results
Amami Shima Sushi (Cupertino): Home
Cupertino, CA 95014 Japanese food for Pickup – Delivery Order from Amami Shima Sushi (Cupertino) in Cupertino, CA 95014, phone: 408-996-8815.
Amami Sushi
See our latest menu, find our hours, and order online directly from us. Locations in Fremont, CA, San Bruno, CA, Cupertino, CA.
Order | Amami Shima Sushi (Cupertino)
Cupertino, CA 95014 Japanese food for Pickup – Delivery Order from Amami Shima Sushi (Cupertino) in Cupertino, CA 95014, phone: 408-996-8815.
Reviews
Tipmalee Suttipongkiat
The omakase is always my favorites thing to order here.
Melt in your mouth rolls is also great + the tempura
Great for the price and services!
… moreMelt in your mouth rolls is also great + the tempura
Great for the price and services!
Liz Stublen
Excellent quality sushi for the price with very attentive and super fast service. Eating in, the dishes are well plated and the staff is excellent. With takeout, everything is always very well packaged. Love coming here.
… moreJaymar Simon
This is a small restaurant but was able to accommodate our 10-person group for mother’s Day dinner. Food was delicious. I recommend ordering from the specials. For example. We got the blue fin, which was really huge but it does take 30 minutes to cook so please order a head. Submit
… moreA S
Was recommended to try this place with a group of friends who raved about this restaurant.
Compared to the other high end sushi restaurants I’ve tried, the experience at Amami was okay. The deluxe is priced decently for a chefs choice. The presentation is beautiful with slender cuts of fish, but the quality of the fish is not as fresh as I would’ve liked.
Restaurant does get busy.
… moreCompared to the other high end sushi restaurants I’ve tried, the experience at Amami was okay. The deluxe is priced decently for a chefs choice. The presentation is beautiful with slender cuts of fish, but the quality of the fish is not as fresh as I would’ve liked.
Restaurant does get busy.
Vaish “Siso” C
We love coming here as the food is fresh and service is great!
We love different special rolls and sashimi.
… moreWe love different special rolls and sashimi.
Hiroyuki Ichikawa
As a Japanese person from Japan, I’d say most Americans may think this is good “sushi” if they’ve not tried any authentic ones. Just order the rolls and skip the Nigiris. Nigiris are cut pretty but I would almost consider it worthless. The name suggests a Japanese place but the place is entirely ran by Chinese owners, chefs and servers.
Ordered:
– 2 Sushi Deluxe (9 piece + rock’n roll + miso soup per order)
– Ankimo (4 pieces)
– Oyster shots (2 spoons)
– Mix-it-up roll
– Tiger roll
Intro:
First of all, the male receptionist with spiky hair was flat out rude and a liar. We waited an hour outside and he came out and called peoples names on the wait-list. I noticed he skipped my name which was the next in line so I went in and checked with him, he said rudely that he called my name but I wasn’t there so he skipped me. I responded by saying that I was there, he didn’t call my name. He started mumbling something in Chinese with frustration and kept saying he called my name but I wasn’t there. I started laughing because I thought he was joking as I was literally standing by the door, and turns out he was seriously lying to my face. (Maybe he couldn’t pronounce my name? Who knows…) So I told him my car parked directly outside the door has a video recording if he wanted to see. Then he goes and speaks to one of the servers and gets me a table. He had a very entitled attitude and told me it happened because I didn’t check in. (I walked in, put my name on the tablet wait-list, and spoke with the guy to make sure I’m good, and replied to yelp’s text with confirmation, stood outside patiently and went in periodically to check the tablet for status for an hour so I don’t know what I did wrong to make him angry?). At this point I was already feeling this was a terrible experience, in terms of service quality, for the money I’ll be paying.
Food:
– Sushi Deluxe consisted of:
3 Salmon, 2 Bincho Tuna, 2 Hamachi, 1 Aji and 1 Escolar.
To me, anything that says “Deluxe”, I expect at least one piece of Ebi, Ikura, Chutoro, Otoro, or Uni. They provided the lowest and cheapest kind of Tuna ( Bincho Maguro), cheap Salmon (lean cut, no fat), borderline sickening Escolar (full of laxatives, Japanese don’t use this for food). Hamachi and Aji were moderately good (when I say good, it’s Japanese supermarket sashimi grade). The best part was rock’n roll as well as the wasabi that wasn’t the typical paste-style you’d find.
We never got ginger, while other tables were served with it.
Also, we didn’t get our Miso soup until we had to ask 30mins into our dining experience.
Marukai market has better salmon, tuna, and hamachi for much cheaper and fresher.
– Ankimo:
Tasted a bit old and stale but ok for the price. You can buy better ones at Korean supermarkets for cheaper and fresher.
-Oyster Shots:
I assume middle to low tier grade oyster, barely fresh. Covered by an overwhelming amount of flavorful toppings to cover/ fancy it up. I’d say ok appetizer for the price but wouldn’t have more than 1 for the fear of getting sick from old oyster. Also, one spoon had a tiny piece of Hamachi mixed in it accidentally. Could be extra bang for the buck but also shows the chefs don’t care about contamination.
– Mix-it-up roll:
I like it. They have low tier fish so get them fried like Mix-it-up. It has 3 kinds of fish mixed up and lightly fried to cover the cheap taste.
– Tiger roll was shrimp tempura, salmon and avocado, can’t go wrong with that. Liked this too.
Overall, you’re paying for the premium looking pretty presentation, not sushi quality. I spent $140 for the two of us and the dining service and experience kinda sucked, tables are packed tight and the restaurant is not too clean. I almost regretted taking my date there but I promised her a genuine sushi experience next time.
… moreOrdered:
– 2 Sushi Deluxe (9 piece + rock’n roll + miso soup per order)
– Ankimo (4 pieces)
– Oyster shots (2 spoons)
– Mix-it-up roll
– Tiger roll
Intro:
First of all, the male receptionist with spiky hair was flat out rude and a liar. We waited an hour outside and he came out and called peoples names on the wait-list. I noticed he skipped my name which was the next in line so I went in and checked with him, he said rudely that he called my name but I wasn’t there so he skipped me. I responded by saying that I was there, he didn’t call my name. He started mumbling something in Chinese with frustration and kept saying he called my name but I wasn’t there. I started laughing because I thought he was joking as I was literally standing by the door, and turns out he was seriously lying to my face. (Maybe he couldn’t pronounce my name? Who knows…) So I told him my car parked directly outside the door has a video recording if he wanted to see. Then he goes and speaks to one of the servers and gets me a table. He had a very entitled attitude and told me it happened because I didn’t check in. (I walked in, put my name on the tablet wait-list, and spoke with the guy to make sure I’m good, and replied to yelp’s text with confirmation, stood outside patiently and went in periodically to check the tablet for status for an hour so I don’t know what I did wrong to make him angry?). At this point I was already feeling this was a terrible experience, in terms of service quality, for the money I’ll be paying.
Food:
– Sushi Deluxe consisted of:
3 Salmon, 2 Bincho Tuna, 2 Hamachi, 1 Aji and 1 Escolar.
To me, anything that says “Deluxe”, I expect at least one piece of Ebi, Ikura, Chutoro, Otoro, or Uni. They provided the lowest and cheapest kind of Tuna ( Bincho Maguro), cheap Salmon (lean cut, no fat), borderline sickening Escolar (full of laxatives, Japanese don’t use this for food). Hamachi and Aji were moderately good (when I say good, it’s Japanese supermarket sashimi grade). The best part was rock’n roll as well as the wasabi that wasn’t the typical paste-style you’d find.
We never got ginger, while other tables were served with it.
Also, we didn’t get our Miso soup until we had to ask 30mins into our dining experience.
Marukai market has better salmon, tuna, and hamachi for much cheaper and fresher.
– Ankimo:
Tasted a bit old and stale but ok for the price. You can buy better ones at Korean supermarkets for cheaper and fresher.
-Oyster Shots:
I assume middle to low tier grade oyster, barely fresh. Covered by an overwhelming amount of flavorful toppings to cover/ fancy it up. I’d say ok appetizer for the price but wouldn’t have more than 1 for the fear of getting sick from old oyster. Also, one spoon had a tiny piece of Hamachi mixed in it accidentally. Could be extra bang for the buck but also shows the chefs don’t care about contamination.
– Mix-it-up roll:
I like it. They have low tier fish so get them fried like Mix-it-up. It has 3 kinds of fish mixed up and lightly fried to cover the cheap taste.
– Tiger roll was shrimp tempura, salmon and avocado, can’t go wrong with that. Liked this too.
Overall, you’re paying for the premium looking pretty presentation, not sushi quality. I spent $140 for the two of us and the dining service and experience kinda sucked, tables are packed tight and the restaurant is not too clean. I almost regretted taking my date there but I promised her a genuine sushi experience next time.
Elaine Wang
Love the omakase here. All the different fish given both times I went were really good, definitely recommend it if you are a fan of raw fish. Their rolls were less impressive to me, so I think you should only bother coming here for their sashimi/nigiri. I also liked their salmon cheek. My friend liked the chirashi too.
… moreNicholas Nguyen
Pleasantly surprised by the quality of the nigiri 🙂 food was good, especially the agedashi tofu. The salmon lover was okay, but what made up for it was the amazing service. They were kind and very friendly while also not being overly intrusive.
… moreIrene Lu
A decent sushi option in the South Bay.
I like getting either the chirashi or sashimi here, since their omakase is just okay to me.
The rice is served warm, which is a great contrast to the raw fish. I find it a bit strange the sashimi is cut thick and short… Almost like blocks. It doesn’t necessarily affect the taste of the fish, but the texture and the temperature is definitely impacted. When slices are cut longer and a bit thinner, I feel like the fish has a more consistent temperature. Here, the center of the fish feels slightly colder than it’s exterior.
Check in to the wait-list via Yelp! The parking here is pretty narrow, so watch out for pedestrians and cars backing out of tight spaces. You may need to circle the lot like a shark on busy weekends.
… moreI like getting either the chirashi or sashimi here, since their omakase is just okay to me.
The rice is served warm, which is a great contrast to the raw fish. I find it a bit strange the sashimi is cut thick and short… Almost like blocks. It doesn’t necessarily affect the taste of the fish, but the texture and the temperature is definitely impacted. When slices are cut longer and a bit thinner, I feel like the fish has a more consistent temperature. Here, the center of the fish feels slightly colder than it’s exterior.
Check in to the wait-list via Yelp! The parking here is pretty narrow, so watch out for pedestrians and cars backing out of tight spaces. You may need to circle the lot like a shark on busy weekends.
Susan
Amami has the most affordable omakase around here at $42. The omakase comes with 10 delicious nigiri. The sushi is so fresh and the presentation is also beautiful. Make sure you check out the white board on the wall for specials as well. I ordered the Santa Barbara uni, sweet shrimp, scallop, and other one that I can’t remember but they were all really good.
The service here is excellent. The waiters are very quick to answer any questions you might have and give excellent recommendations.
… moreThe service here is excellent. The waiters are very quick to answer any questions you might have and give excellent recommendations.