We were very surprised to find this restaurant in downtown Santa Fe for dinner this evening. The nigiri, sashimi and rolls were all excellent, as well as the Chicken Udon Soup! We’ll definitely be back! It was a nice departure from all of the Mexican food we’ve been eating. Our server was adorable :)
Joy J.
Classificação do local: 4 Fort Collins, CO
The restaurant has a very good atmosphere and good Japanese like decorations. The food was good but the price was a little steep like most Japanese restaurants. However, the waitress asked us what we wanted too often and couldn’t split our bills right.
Alison G.
Classificação do local: 5 Santa Fe, NM
The atmosphere is lovely and perfect for a date. My boyfriend and I have visited this place quite a few times and love everything about it. I highly suggest sake flights and splitting a few rolls. If you can, upgrade the fish to the specials they have that day ~ you can’t go wrong.
Bobby M.
Classificação do local: 5 San Antonio, TX
I’ve eaten sushi here for years. The best place in Santa Fe and for that matters New Mexico.
Sierra S.
Classificação do local: 5 Honokaa, HI
My husband and I originally brought my mom here for Mother’s Day, but it was so great we had to come back! My husband and I were celebrating our move to a new restaurant together. Both times Mario took care of us. He’s absolutely awesome! He’s sweet, funny, attentive, and fun. We were confused at the end though, because another man came and dropped our check and it said«Jason» on it. So maybe Mario was the back waiter and he just really knew how to step it up? Anyway, we love the sushi, the atmosphere, and Mario. I’m the GM of a fine dining restaurant and if all my servers were like Mario I’d be one happy gal!
Scot M.
Classificação do local: 4 Eagle, CO
We went here on a recommendation of friends who used to live in Santa Fe. Great ambience and very friendly staff. The rolls and nigiri were excellent– very fresh and flavorful. Nothing overloaded with sticky-sweet sauces, just good clean flavors. Had a good sake flight that paired very well with the food.
Raphael S.
Classificação do local: 4 New York, NY
Beautiful space, with good lighting and spacious layout. The food was excellent, the Ichiban special roll and Tuna Maki. The Eel was perfect as a finishing touch. A little pricy for sushi, but its downtown Santa Fe, so justified.
Jan C.
Classificação do local: 5 Santa Fe, NM
This has great sushi. The owners and staff are very friendly. If you love excellent sushi go here. You don’t get a lot of filler rice you actually get fresh fish and vegetables and a lot less rice.
Anita C.
Classificação do local: 5 Rogers Park, Chicago, IL
We just stopped by on a whim and quickly became huge fans. We got very simple, unvarnished pieces, and they were fantastic. Fish is the right age and cut correctly(yes there is a wrong way to cut), in large flavorful pieces. The motto on the chalk board was«more sushi less rice» and they’re not kidding. Will stop by again hopefully soon.
Anastacia P.
Classificação do local: 4 San Francisco, CA
The ambiance is nice. The sushi chefs I back were cracking up and it was nice to hear such laughter!!! It actually livened up the place! The food was delicious. The servers were on point and attentive. It’s lacking one star simply because I prefer spicy tuna smashed up, there’s was a whole slab of tuna. Albeit delicious.
William C.
Classificação do local: 4 Tulsa, OK
Loved the location and Tiffany lampshades. Tempura avocados was the perfect appetizer. Excellent sushi presentation and friendly staff with good recommendations. Finished with mochi ice cream.
Danielle C.
Classificação do local: 5 Santa Fe, NM
A cute and quiet place located in downtown Santa Fe. Wait staff was friendly and attentive. We had the New Mexico roll, ednamme and yakisoba noodles. Was all fast and very yummy. I will defiantly make the trip downtown for this place.
Matt Y.
Classificação do local: 4 Santa Fe, NM
It may be a stretch of mind to imagine fresh, savory seafood and let alone fresh, savory Japanese-style entrees in a landlocked Western state such as New Mexico. However, Izmi Sushi Bar in Santa Fe offers such a selection to merit a visit for locals and visitors alike! My girlfriend, Flor, and I started with a glass of unfiltered, sweet yet ravishing Nigori sake… For $ 5?! Afterwards, Flor ordered Alaskan maki rolls with tender mini-filets of salmon rolled while I ordered New Mexican maki rolls with crab, green chile, and a fun fusion of other ingredients. Both of our roll sets could have perhaps been larger in size but beyond this, no question about coming back here with other friends and those more adventurous and wanting a fresh sushi experience!
Dawn G.
Classificação do local: 1 Casa Grande, AZ
I went to visit Santa Fe and was craving sushi! This place was very disappointing! The very plain sushi was EXPENSIVE and did not have any flavor. I asked for spicy and I don’t think they know what that means. There was no spice and even the wasabi had NO flavor. I give it one star for presentation. If you plan to come here don’t expect flavor and make sure your wallet is full. On the other hand, the staff was friendly and the place is nice.
Damien F.
Classificação do local: 2 Los Lunas, NM
Service was excellent. Great job guys! Servers were very attentive but not to the point of being intrusive or interrupting the meal. Food really wasn’t all that great. My yakisoba didn’t taste much like the yakisoba I loved eating when I lived in Japan. The chicken I asked for in the yakisoba seemed like it was just piled on top of the vegetables piled on top of the noodles instead of it all being stir fried together in the sauce like it should have been. speaking of which, if I’m paying that much for chicken, give me more than a tiny handful of pieces of chicken thigh pieces. The yakitori wasn’t good at all. Not grilled. They deep fried the 2 tiny skewers and drizzled on a little sauce. no flavor. the plate had more sauce on it than the skewers did. Being deep fried, the chicken was dry as hell and the very tiny pieces of spring onion were fried crispy and very wilted. Also, very expensive for what you get. In Japan you can get 10 giant skewers of breast meat grilled for 1000 yen(about 10 dollars) dripping in sauce that the guy dipped the skewers into in front of you. Don’t top the mango mochi in chocolate. just don’t. It doesn’t work. mango has a delicate flavor profile and the chocolate seemed bitter in contrast.
Jennie B.
Classificação do local: 5 Toronto, Canada
I have been here twice in the past few weeks and have really enjoyed the meal both times. The fish is super fresh, delicious, and when the server describes a fish to be melting in your mouth, he really means it! We ordered the seaweed salad, jalapeño popper type appetizer, tons of sashimi, a few rolls, and the kid had the ramen with chicken. Everything was spot on, and the service was attentive. I will be back again!
Andrew L.
Classificação do local: 3 Irvine, CA
Pros and Cons Pros 1. Tasty Japanese Food 2. Good Location 3. Modern décor 4. Nice Staff Cons 1. Pricey 2. Dinner Selection is small I came here on my visit to Santa Fe. I ordered the Yakisoba with added tofu as well as some sushi. The food was very good but the prices were quite high. The Yakisoba is $ 10 plus $ 2 for added tofu. Also, their dinner selection is small other than rolls. However, the staff was nice.
Ceci C.
Classificação do local: 3 Park City, UT
Average sushi place — sushi chef does not do Omakase, which is a little disappointing for me. Rolls are pretty generic with nothing special. The nigri and sashimi are delicious. I do suggest staying away from their signature roll — super dragon. It was not only huge(it’s like a foot long sandwich), but also pretty nasty. I don’t like ewwwnagi(unagi), my friend insisted ordering it, he had 1 and got really sick afterward.
Anton O.
Classificação do local: 4 Chelsea, Manhattan, NY
I never would have believed it. Far from the sea in landlocked Santa Fe is a fabulous sushi place where the fish is so good, I’d swear I was in Los Angeles or New York. The chefs are Korean but they have mastered the subtle nuances that one would find in the fussiest traditional Japanese run establishment. The unagi hand rolls are crisp with the perfect not too salty sweet sauce and creamy avocado and cucumber. A nice surprise amidst the BBQ and Southwest places that dot the artsy Santa Fe landscape.
Kent C.
Classificação do local: 5 Santa Fe, NM
Brent is the owner and chef. Started with ichiban a la Brent and it was spectacular moved on to some salmon and black caviar and unagi! Everything was prepared with thoughtful excellence. Rolls were tight and tasty