Jensai Sushi

This is one of my favorite sushi places around! My friend and I are regulars at the T4 next door, so one day we decided to have a quick lunch here prior. We both really liked it! We went during happy hour, which actually lasts for a long time in comparison to other happy hours. We ordered a five dollar hot appetizer plate and a five dollar sushi roll, we shared and we were both full after for only ten dollars! We were so excited when we saw Jensai offers croquettes, which are extremely hard to find at restaurants. The sushi was also good quality and tasty! I would definitely come back here for the happy hour specials. I highly recommend the croquettes to everyone!

Located in the same mall at the new T4U. It is actually quite bigger than it appears from the outside. Plenty of seating and I don’t think getting a table is an issue. They cater pretty well to groups. They split our checks for us– all four of us.
On the weekdays, happy hour goes into the night time. The sushi is your typical sushi fare– not too unique or fancy but the fish appears fresh. The service here is really on point that I will stress that point. It was probably the highlight of our meal. We had to wait a bit longer for our appetizers and then because of that it was on the house. One of our friends showed up 20 minutes after we started eating. We ordered for her and the waiter said he’ll bring out the food when she arrives so that the food stays warm and fresh. So great!
Wouldn’t mind coming here again just because of the amazing service.
Private lot — that can be quite busy. Street parking.

I’m writing this review immediately after finishing the meal I just got from Jensai, because I’m really, really disappointed. I’m having a seriousy bad day and decided to treat myself by trying somewhere new. Wrong choice.
Overall, the quality wasn’t much higher than what I would buy from Safeway. I had issues with every piece of my bento box with seared ahi and sesame chicken. The only positive thing I can say is that everything seemed to be fresh.
Sesame chicken: breaded and deep fried with some horrific sesame high-​fructose syrup on the side. I got the sesame chicken because I assumed it wasn’t deep fried like the katsu is. Wrong.
Seared ahi: really fishy, didn’t taste very fresh, and coasted in a gross, watery ponzu and…(lightly) breaded?
Salad: cheapest possible iceberg mix with cheap italian dressing with black pepper added.
California rolls: clearly had been sitting around, as the rice was almost translucent. The imitation crab was overwhelmingly fishy (and gross) in a giant chunk (not made into salad). This part tasted worse than Safeway.
Rice: overcooked and starchy.
Not interested in ever going back. For anything. I’m not the person that goes back or calls to complain, because when I have a bad experience… I don’t want anything else from you.

Pretty dang good. To honest this sushi place was not my original destination. I stopped here just to change check it out. They have a very good happy hour menu.
They do they wasabi and Ginger different than Im used to but I like because I don’t have to ask for more, it’s on the table. Good sushi, good prices, I’m a fan.

Boaboa roll is bomb and happy hour specials are pretty good. Friendly staff. I’m new to sushi but they’re menu has plenty of options for ramen appetizers salads and sushi

I decided to check this place out after seeing their HH menu posted in the window. Their HH is seriously BOMB — extensive and affordable.
I ordered the Yummie roll ($ 5 HH) and my friend ordered the Mystery roll ($ 5 HH), which is the chef’s choice. The Yummie was decent. The ingredients tasted fresh, so I have no complaints. Although I do wish there was more masago. The Mystery roll was a mixture of salmon, tuna, and albacore, which was a steal for $ 5! This roll was deep fried and was a lot bigger than my Yummie roll. My friend said he enjoyed it a lot.
Our waiter wasn’t very personable. His demeanor made me not want to bother him for anything. However, I can look past that because of the HH menu! This is a good place for that quick sushi fix.

Omg the baked mussels were so yummy! Slid right off the shell is flavor!
The place room is split into two with a bar in one room, definitely gives two different ambiance settings. Servers were attentive and helpful with orders. Great place for dinner or happy hour.
I also had the BaoBao sushi roll. It was a-​okay, not a big fan of the extra crunchy stuff– doesn’t go well with the sushi in my opinion. But definitely a fulfilling roll.

My family and I love this place. They are very accommodating to our gluten free needs and have the best to offer for GF sushi eating — they have sauces that are GF (can’t ask for better than that)!
The Spicy Nemo is a fam favorite, and the Alaskan (without the crab so it is gluten free). The staff are all very cool and don’t make us feel awkward for asking to change rolls around to be GF friendly.
You have to ask for the GF menu, as it is a hand written one created by the owner/​chef. However, they are always very willing to help you figuring out what rolls could be altered to be GF.
Our family and friends that are not gluten free seem to love their food as well.

Love this place! Their lettuce cup is so appetizing and big enough to share! Love their sushi rolls, they were able to make me something that wasn’t on the menu, very flexible. The Ice cream is delicious green bean and vanilla bean.

My BFF and I came here because our fav sushi restaurant was closed so we thought to venture out on new places.
We weren’t huge fans of this place because the sushi was either drenched in sauce or didn’t taste spectacular.
The restaurant itself is nice, the ambience was quiet. It looks fancy, but I’m not sure if I would quote it fancy. I guess the better term is modern.
The service was good. The prices were okay. I don’t think I would come back here.

FOOD:
I haven’t had a lot of the sushi rolls here, but everything on the happy hour menu is awesome. I like how happy hour is available for longer than most places (2:30−7 pm) and there is a wide selection. My favorite thing to order is the Bella Mushrooms!
The salmon boat is also a really good deal! It comes with a bunch of salmon belly sashimi, two pieces of sweet shrimp with the fried shrimp heads, and two oysters for only about $ 17.95 I think! Definitely order this if you love salmon sashimi.
CUSTOMER SERVICE:
Honestly, not that great, but I love the food here so I don’t mind too much. Even though it’s never busy when I come here, service seems to be really slow. I understand if food may take long, but it always takes the servers a while to even bring waters and they rarely check up on you.
Overall, definitely recommend this place! Come for the Happy Hour! :)

Love the new happy hour menu. I can’t say enough about this place it’s always amazing and you can’t beat the quality of food for the price. Calamari for 5 $ saki bombs for 1.95 $ sushi rolls for 5 – 7 $ and they have killer yakisoba.

So my daughter decided that for her 7^th birthday we would make a lunch reservation at her FAVORITE sushi spot and celebrate with family. And as always, her wish is my command *lol*
Reservation for 20 – 25.
They set us up in the bar/​lounge area which was really nice and private.
After ordering, food took a bit, but was expected since we had a large party. It seemed like they tried to wait to bring out more than one persons order at a time, which was nice so we weren’t all staring in hunger *lol*
Our food was DELICIOUS! I honestly could not get enough of the crab cheese wontons, which I ordered as appetizers for my guests.
Our server was super attentive with us. I honestly love the fact that he brought out sundaes for all the kids without me asking. It’s like he read my mind! And they enjoyed it!
For the adults, we had a nice cake to cut and serve. Our server noticed and promptly brought out plates, utensils, and knife/​spatula to cut/​serve the cake.
Jensai staff made it a great day for my daughter and guests and I couldn’t thank them enough!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

I had high hopes for this place because of the ratings.
My friend and I were desperately craving sushi as we had a horrible experience at Bento Box and wanted something better.
Anyways, we arrived before the lunch crowd (approx. 11:40am) and it was almost empty. There were a group of 2 women and another group of 4 men.
We were seated and given menus. The server was very pleasant and nice. She asked if we wanted something to drink and we both stated water. My friend and I were so caught up in talking 10 minutes went by and still no water. She came back and asked what we wanted to drink. even though we had already told her. We put in our order which was an order of chicken wings and one Sexy Angel roll and one Nia roll.
About 35 minutes later, still no food. Not even the wings (which was an appetizer). I called the server over to ask what the staus of our food was. She said the just finished a large to-​go order and it would be soon. We had to ask for our food to-​go because our lunch hour was almost up. We also asked for a side of siracho to-​go. They bagged up our food and we went to the car. I checked the food and noticed there was no side of siracha and they didn’t even give us utensils. I had to walk back in and ask for this.
There was only one guy making sushi. You would think they would be prepared for the lunch crowd.
The rolls were nothing special. The chicken wings were over cooked and greasy. I’ve had way better. Wouldn’t go back… no thank you!

LOVE the sushi here! My new go to spot! Awesome customer service as well.

This place is absolutely excellent. I was skeptical about the quality of the food when I heard about it being a 5 $ roll special, but it was really top notch. Waitresses are very nice and cheerful (which is becoming a rarity these days among other restaurants). Sushi is cleaned (no black line). You can get a really affordable and delicious meal here with lots of variety and options on their happy hour menu. Any time are drinks were almost low the waitress had another one ready before we even needed to ask. This may very well be the best sushi place in sac. Will be back many times.

Favorite and best sushi spot in Sacramento.
Anytime someone says sushi this ppace is always on my mind. Live the food and service. Amazing!!!

I’ve been to this place a couple times, just because I do know a few past and current employees. (RIP Ben) the parking is a little setback but once you go inside, you’ll forget all about it. The inside is honestly really beautiful, it has a nice ambience to it. It is a large restaurant. There is a room with the sushi bar and another with an alcohol bar. The employees are really nice and I haven’t had any problems. The food is really good. I’m not a huge sushi lover, but I do love the appetizers! This is a good place to try out and they are always doing specials!

My husband and I absolutely love this place. We’ve been coming here since before the remodel when it was called Kamon. The waitstaff knows us by name (RIP Ben). They’re all so friendly.
Happy hour is amazing. $ 3 drinks and sake bombs for $ 1.95… by far the best happy hour in town in my opinion.
We’ve tried quite a few items on the menu. The 16^th Street roll is my favorite though. I also am in love with the yakisoba. It’s delicious. I cannot say enough good things about this place. Give it a try. You will not be sorry.

First time here, very impressed with their menu for happy hour. They have rolls ranging from $ 5 – 7 each roll. Pretty good sized roll for the price. I’d definitely come back for happy hour.

We got three items during happy hour– the 16^th street, Bella tempura and the sexy devil. They were all delicious but I have to highlight how amazing the sexy devil was!!! It was amazing and refreshing! Fabulous happy hour here, the rolls are well worth it!

Came here with my dad and his Japanese wife for a Lunch. Setsu is from Japan and she is pretty critical of Sushi places so I like to take her to Japanese places. I have to say the food quality here is very good. Setsu agreed, she only said that the rice on the Nigiri is not what Japanese would expect, it was too clotted. I agreed. She had octopus, tuna and eel. All Nigiri, she liked it. I had the seared albacore, with just dabs of garlic sauce on it. The fish was excellent and not hidden by too much sauce, just the right amount. My dad ordered the Thai Carpaccio, it was Tilapia fish, but this was some really awesome Tilapia, and the dressing and mild peppers (*probably jalapeño), and lemongrass made this very tasty stuff.
I would say the décor in general is pretty ho-​hum and bit awkward, with a purple hue in the dining room and just some generalities of awkwardness you need to look beyond this, it’s not trying to be Mikuni, but you get the original Sushi guy every time as well. The food quality and some generally very unique dishes such as the Jensai Ribs make this a repeat, rinse, and repeat again.
Try it!

First time here and loved this place! Got there an hour before closing but everyone was very kind and the food was great. Their bento boxes are pretty large, so if you plan on getting anything else with it, you may find it hard to finish like I did.
Only complaint I could have is the décor is a bit bland and — in the evening, when we went — the ceiling lights were much too bright above the tables. Would really prefer a bit more mood lighting in the evenings :)

I love coming here because they have happy hour prices for sushi and alcohol from 4 — 7:30 p.m. Trying to find a sushi place that has happy hour prices (besides Bento Box) AFTER 6 p.m. is tough, and the quality here is very much worth the price.
If I ever crave sushi and want something better quality than Bento, this is definitely my go-​to spot.

I was debating between a three and four star review … Bumped them up to four because of their awesome Oyster shooters and friendly service. They don’t have bad food… it’s just not great food … Very average rolls and appetizers. There happy hour is decent … Lots of $ 5 options … I liked their stuffed mushrooms and chicken lettuce cups … But the star of the night was their oyster shooters !! Deliciousness in a shot glass !! Just try it !! The staff was attentive and accommodating to our large party. Décor is kinda mixed up. Like it felt unfinished a bit. Big space and a divided. Parking lot is small and awkward. Street parking is probably easier.

Came after the lunch rush. Servers very nice and polite. Sushi wasn’t half bad.
Had the following:
Alaskan
Jungle
Green machine
Will be back.

I love the chicken wings. They’re the best in town! You can even special request for them to make it spicy by doing a stir fry jalapeño and onions modification. But if not, the wings are super good regardless. Happy Hour is awesome because they have tons of drinks under $ 4 and food for $ 5 a dish!!! Wow, that is incredible.
The bar area is also nice because it has a super chill and loungey feel to it. especially on a Friday or Saturday night! Kick back relax, eat some sushi and cheers!!! They have special cocktails like lychee martini, flavored mojitos (mango, strawberry, peach!) And only $ 4.50 well drinks. pretty damn good

Pros:
The location is right off the 16^th Street exit on your left hand side. Easy to find and plenty of parking. The restaurant is spacious and spread out with at least two bars. Big screen TVs for Game 2 of the NBA Finals was on every TV screen. There wasn’t a crowd so we were seated and served right away. Location, Service, and ambiance were all good. I really wanted to like the place, but…
Cons:
The Sashimi wasn’t fresh. Most of your senses can detect the fact that it was previously frozen. Just by looking at the fish you can tell by that the light red color and texture wise you can taste it. The sushi rolls were just ok. They were either to saucy or just had too much rice that you couldn’t taste what was in/​on top of the roll.
When I think Sushi Restaurant I automatically think Fresh Fish, and if that factor (which is a major factor and practically in/​on every menu item) isn’t on point, then my personal experience is put off.

I came here for their happy hour with my boyfriend one evening. I would definitely give their happy hour appetizers 4 stars! However, what they special in… sushi…wasn’t too great at all. I’m not much of a sushi person, but my boyfriend is a HUGE fan of sushi. He stated that their rolls were bland and it seemed like their fish wasn’t fresh. I even ordered a roll and it was soo bland, I couldn’t force myself to eat it. Even with soy sauce and their spicy mayo, I just couldn’t eat it. It just wasn’t tasty.
If I do come back, it’ll be for their happy hour appetizers. Not so much for their sushi.

This is one of the best sushi place’s I’ve been too in the area. They have a great happy hour, stocked bar, tv’s everywhere, exactly what you would want late in the day. They have $ 2 dollar shaki bombs, big plus!
They have a 20 dollar sashimi boat, it was delicious! Came with salmon, 2 oysters and 2 fried shrimp heads. It was worth every dollar, and the amount you get for 20 bucks is more than worth it. Tempura is also one of my favorites and you can just tell the veggies and shrimp are fresh and not fried in reused oil. Everything tasted fresh, and that’s a big plus when it comes to sushi.
Great place to go, definitely will be coming back on the regular!

* I am not a sushi fan *
***SHOCK!***
***GASP!***
***SACRILEGE!***
In spite of this horrifying and shaming personal quality, husband has still chosen to stand by my side (bless him!) on the one condition that occasionally we dine at sushi restaurants. As I enjoy other Japanese food and am also not a selfish harpy, this suits me just fine.
Jensai wins for multiple reasons, largely including:
* Super phenomenal happy hour pricing (sushi, etc food, AND drinks)
* Lengthy happy hour — no more racing to a location to squeeze in 10 minutes of deals after work!
* Husband loves the sushi
* I enjoy the other food items (crab wontons, pork buns, chicken wings, miso fish & chips, and bella tempura mushrooms have all been big winners)
* Friendly staff
* Clean, pretty interior
* Thank you for taking my gin & tonic orders in a Japanese establishment without looking at me funny (and also for such strong pours that I feel like I’ve been punched in the mouth, and I liked it)

Hmmmmm… where to start??? I’m not sure what happened to this place. I use to come here all the time with my friends when it was named «Kamon.» Not sure if it was an owner change because the menu is basically the same. Usually new owners come in and change a lot because they believe their ideas is what will make the business successful…
Anyhow, I digress… we went with another couple on a Saturday night. Bout 8:30pm. I was nervous because I knew parking in downtown sac on a SATURDAY… smh…was gonna be a b*tccchhhhh! Lol. Surprisingly, we showed up and there was plenty of parking right in front of the restaurant. Maybe I had my days confused? Maybe it was a Sunday??? No… that was the first sign, something was off.
Walked in, and there was one or two other couples there. Pretty empty building. Which was sad… for a sat night, but cool, because it was like we got VIP service in our own private dinning room. Lol! Smh.
Anyhow, our waitress was the bartender. Her drinks were pretty good. And she was pretty friendly, even tho you could tell she was ready to go home. We ordered BBQ tuna as an appetizer… it was ok. Not much flavor to that… I ordered the 16^th roll because I loved it when the place was called Kamon. Well, my
Roll came out a little too crispy, and the sauce didn’t pack that «punch» that it used to. So yeah, that was
Ok too…
My husband ordered shushimi (sp?)…he said it was
Ok. Said he ordered that because of the look of the place, pretty hard to screw that up. The other couple
We were with said their food was ok. And none of us finished our plates.
The thing I thought was weird… was while we were finishing up our meals, the waitress turned the lights off behind the bar and a few other lights. So, it was like, «ok, forget having another drink or even desert!» It was obvious, she was giving us the hint it was time to roll out… I jus figured, with us being the only guests there at the time, we might get better service than that… at least wait till we tip you before you throw us out… smh.
Long story longer… the place I knew as Kamon is long gone, and I have no reason to stop and eat at this place ever again.

Jensai Sushi’s sushi is FRESH! Their HH menu has a wide selection to choose from! I didn’t come during HH, but I wish I did so I could’ve saved some $$$ (everyday 2:30−7PM).
FOOD:
– 6 pc oysters –
YUUmmMm. So fresh and tasty! Oysters paired with quail egg, black tobiko, etc. It’s cheaper here toooooo, for only $ 12! I had literally the SAME thing at Osaka Sushi (Downtown location) but for $ 25… ._​_​_​. *sigh*
– Dragonfly roll –
I like it! Roll kept its composure, fish (salmon and tuna) was fresh. Not too much sauce drizzled on top, and the tempura shrimp wasn’t soggy!
– Fried calamari –
Not too much batter caked on so you can actually taste the calamari! But not my personal favorite of the night.
– Mama’s chicken wings –
One of their specialties, and apparently it’s a secret home recipe! Batter wasn’t too thick, which made the wings really enjoyable. With the right amount of seasoning and spiciness to it: P
– Salmon (sake) nigiri –
FRESH FRESH FRESH. AND THICK. That’s what she said.
– Green tea ice cream –
I think their ice cream is from Gunther’s! Really rich in green tea flavors and the consistency was awesome.
SERVICE/​COMMENTS:
Friendly, quick, and efficient! The atmosphere is also really chill, so definitely perfect for GNO or hanging out with your co-​workers after work typ-​a thing. Recommend, and will return!
TIP: Their parking lot makes me cringe ’cause there isn’t much space between its lot and the street. So when you back out, watch carefully for oncoming traffic! If possible, I’d park rear-​in, just to make it easier to leave later on.