Village Sushi

Went to our favorite sushi restaurant today for dinner. The five of us sat at the sushi bar and had a very relaxed and enjoyable evening. The service was good and the sushi was great. The toro was melt in your mouth tender. Love this place!

This little hidden place at UW is a gem. The quality here is so much better than any of the sushi places in the u-​district area. The rolls are made-​to-​order and they are very accommodating to any of your special requests. I also love coming here because since it’s kind of hidden, they’re never crowded and it has a nice, quiet environment.

What a great spot for lunch in the U district! I’ve been pretty much bummed out about every restaurant I’ve tried around here since I started working near the Ave a couple months ago. This place is a little hidden gem! It’s a quaint house that has been converted to a restaurant. It’s pleasantly decorated with what I’m told is the owner’s charming art work. The staff is friendly and attentive. I had the chicken teriyaki bento box for lunch. So much yumminess for only $ 10.99! It comes with tea, miso soup, salad with delicious ginger dressing, a well made California roll, several pieces of veggie and shrimp tempura, a good portion of teriyaki chicken and rice. If that weren’t enough the sushi chef gave me a small dish of very fresh, perfectly prepared tuna sashimi. Everything is tasty and made just right. I will certainly be returning frequently!

good sushi, good rolls, good oshinko, good sake list, great music, great staff.

Pros — Food was pretty tasty. Art on the wall.
Cons — Very poor lighting. Had to use my phone to see what I’m eating. Bathrooms are tiny and poorly maintained (no soap, no paper towels) — we were there at 5.30p. Servers weren’t rude but they weren’t friendly either. I know kids don’t usually make the best customers. We did not feel welcomed.
Verdict — Will not return.

I ordered tempura udon, chirashi and the hot summer roll. The udon was a bit tasteless so I added soy souce. The portion of chirashi was a lot than I expected and for the hot summer roll, it was not that spicy but overall i like it.

Quiet, pleasant, tidy. Had some 1960’s swing music in the background, a few other pairs quietly chatting. Enjoyed some very good sashimi and sushi (V Roll + Angry dragon) coupled with some tempura and saba sashimi. Excellent service, pleasant atmosphere.

I like this place. You get to enjoy some specialty fish you won’t expect at regular sushi joints. The staff is polite and on point. The atmosphere is cozy and nobody seemed rushed. I was able to enjoy my meal and rap with the sushi chef. Chirashi bowl was beautiful, bountiful and fairly priced as well. Their selection of sake is above average and they carried a favored brand of mine. So a win win for me.

My Order: Coke (no refilled T^T), V-​Day Roll, 2 pc Salmon Nigiri. After Tip + Tax: $ 24.
Definitely more on the pricier end but rather than quality bigger portion seems to be their focus. Salmon tasted a little better than Musashi’s but their portions were HUGE!
V-​Day Roll: just okay… But I really wish they didn’t torch my tobiko WITH my salmon. Most places don’t cook fish roe with the sushi –_​– for sushi rolls at a price of $ 12 it was somewhat disappointing to get imitation crab in the rolls. I rather get a smaller roll with real crab in it.
Verdict: quantity over quality. If you want a smaller portion for a better quality, go elsewhere. If you’re a big eater and want decent sushi, this place would be nice (: This place wasn’t for me but doesn’t mean someone else won’t like it.

Very delicious sushi, and huge variety too! I love the scenery, it really had a Japanese look, which I love! If only there was a place this good in Lynnwood. I’ll have to come back here sometime.

What sushi place closes early because they ran out of rice?! Took an Über over here because it says closes at 10. Not happy

Great atmosphere! Village sushi has a very homey feel that is perfectly completed by the record player spinning old vinyls. The sushi was fresh and enjoyable but a little pricey (not overly, just a little expensive). The service was exceptional, friendly and comfortable.

We had a large group from work and they were very accommodating for all of us. The owner ever came over and talked with us and thanked us for coming in.
The food was great. Most of us got the bento boxes and really enjoyed them. The boxes have a lot of food in them, and come with rice and miso soup. The vegetarians in the groups were happy that there were several vegetarian rolls to choose from.

This is a great place for sashimi around the university. The place is very quiet and they have outdoor tables. The overall environment is very Japanese-​like and the chefs are all Japanese.
I tried their signature rolls: fire on da fountain and angry dragon roll. Both of them are delicious! They were delicately served and looked amazingly beautiful. The fire on da fountain was spicy.
Now sashimi. I’ve been craving sashimi for a month and it’s so satisfying to have a plate of salmon, scallop, shrimp, and tuna myself! Their menu has both Japanese and English. If you are new to Japanese sashimi, they may seem a little confusing. But they have a picture on the table that shows you what does each kind of seafood look like. That may help you a lot!
The service is great and I love that they have a sushi bar. You can watch the chef prepare your food! But it can be a little pricy especially if you want the sashimi. Be prepared!

Pretty high on the $$ spectrum. Also the sushi chef that was serving my dinner was hellaciously harsh on the support staff. I’m the guy from SF who ordered Dynamite sushi roll, expecting something totally different. That’s fine, different is good, but no need to yell at the girl for trying to take my temperature and make sure I’m a satisfied customer. She was doing a great job.
I also don’t love the citronella candle that was burning in my face. I assume this is a PNW thing and that if it were not there, I’d be bitching about the mosquitos flying all over the place. Is there any way to move that so it doesn’t affect the taste of the food patrons are putting in their mouth though?
4 stars because I have no local options to contrast this with. It’s not the worst meal I’ve ever had, but I’d rather go somewhere else for a $ 70 per person meal.

I’ve really been trying to find a good sushi place around UW for awhile now and this place was a pleasant surprise!
The prices are pretty pricey for sushi (compared to the others in the area at least) but it’s a nice place to go occasionally. The location is fairly accessible and inside the restaurant is very quaint, and has a low lighting intimate feel. The server was very kind and attentive and had some good recommendations for a relative newcomer to sushi. On that note, I am pretty new to sushi so I can’t comment too much on the quality but I enjoyed it and that’s what really matters for me.
I had the V roll which is seared salmon on top of a california roll and I thought it was really great! I’ll probably pay this place a visit again next time I’m around.

It blows my mind that this place has 4 stars. Servers are nice and attentive, but the food is absolutely horrid. The restaurant was also filled with flies. This wouldn’t bother me so much if the food was amazing, but it was far from even being decent.
-«butteryaki» scallops: Not even close to how butteryaki scallops should taste. Preparation off by a long shot. This would be acceptable if the dish tasted good, but that wasn’t the case. Scallops were overcooked and rubbery. Tasted like diluted Chinese stir fry.
–hot summer roll: Deep fried overstuffed sushi roll of some sort. Flavors were pretty good, but the roll was swimming in sauce.
Sashimi platter: Biggest disappointment of the night. The fish was not fresh at all. Cuts of fish were mushy and grainy. This was the most disgusting sashimi I’ve had in my life.
Please do yourself a favor and do not eat here if you appreciate quality sushi.

*ROMPIN DOWN U DISTRICT FINNA GET SOME SUSHI*
«bruh, yr in u district. you’ll get some cheap eats like thai food and phở, but any sushi you’ll get here will be supermarket style»
«BUT I FINNA GET SOME SUSHI!!!»
wedep Unilocal,dis restaurant trill as fuck. ya get to the outside, ya see lanterns, das when you know it’s real. in seattle dis be the ideal refuge from da rain. ya get inside, feeling hella homey and intimate, nice place for a date, lucky for me bae happened to be there. It’s a diamond in the rough of u district when it comes to nice sit down places for dinner.
first thing that stood out to me: the people here are so nice!!! so nice that the food would have to be da horrors for me to rate this place lower than 4 stars. maybe i be as biased as a basic bitch, but i never felt dis kinda of service as genuine and gentle as dis. i just wanted to give everyone here a hug and a shoulder to cry on. ya feelin me b?
it was a full night but somehow we got seated n front of the sushi chef at the bar. luckily we got to hear the chef go on a full-​out bitch session like Drake does in his songs. he go on talmbout how many of the sushi places here don’t use good quality fish (aka they come frozen), they get the fish from far away places that are bad quality, come frozen, and straight up bad vibin. then he say village sushi use fresh fish from hawaii. i guess dat supposed to be good? OKAY. he say that the fish need to be frozen for 1 night before using it in sushi/​sashimi.
and i ain’t even payin $ 1,000 for dis education!
I FUX WIT IT. he got the gift of gab and knows when to use it. i ask him about his expertise, and he say over 20 years. then he go on bout how when you do sushi, you gotta love it. i tell him that if he do it for over 20 years, he gotta love it. and then he say, «i didn’t have a choice.»
DAMN. Das realer than Drake tears.
he go on talmbout how he got his car stolen, filed a police report, and followed up with them after one year of no response, they get it the next day or something. he say dat the police don’t do anything! he go full on american angst, but then he say when he recovered the car, it was all fitted with the illest equipment and all swagged up. WORTH IT. das some gangster shit.
The food’s solid too. i gots the teriyaki beef and it got some asparagus, picked vegetables and potato salad on the side of da plate. miso soup, salad, and rice on da side. The teriyaki beef was thin slices of steak and the taste and flava were DIVINE. probably some of da best presentation i’ve seen from a japanese restaurant.
Mah gurl got the tempura dinner, and it was aight. She got the tempura dinner 2 – 3 minutes after I got beef teriyaki, and the waitress apologized about the awkward wait.
We ordered a 2-​piece order of salmon nigiri for $ 6. I guess chef liked us because he gave us a bonus 3 pieces of salmon sashimi (value of $ 6). DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN DAMN. The salmon was damn good, but not quite at the level of Tsukushinbo. It didn’t blow me away. I hate you Tsukushinbo for ruining me.
But I love you chef. And I’ll be back for moar.
Light 4 outta 5

Village Sushi is the best Sushi in Seattle. The restaurant is small, definitely not meant for large parties. (I would suggest making reservations on weeknights.) The inside is a warm jazz-​themed seating area and has a small sushi bar. If you get a chance eat at the sushi bar, it’s fun watching them!
The staff is extremely friendly. I didn’t know what the most popular sushi rolls were, and they were happy to take the time to explain and make recommendations for me.
As for the food, my boyfriend and I split a Happy California Roll, a Philly roll, and Chicken Katsu which came with a bowl of rice, salad, and spicy mayo! The sushi was incredible! The Philly roll was fresh, and the raw salmon dissolved in my mouth. The tempura on the Happy California roll was light and crunchy, and the Chicken Katsu was tender and juicy! We shared all of this and it was the perfect amount.
The bill was $ 30.12, which isn’t bad considering the quantity and quality. I would definitely recommend eating here!

This cute little Japanese house might look like a house you would just pass by, but if you’re looking for fresh sushi, you should take a look inside.
When you’re a college student like me, and you love eating sushi and realize that there aren’t many sushi places near the ave, you begin to have cravings. Thankfully, this place is located on 47^th and 12^th and is close to the ave enough to satisfy a sushi craving.
Beware, many people who are fulfilling their sushi desire are just like you. They will come to this location as well and before you know it, there is a line. The place is tiny and only fits a few tables inside. There is a couple outdoor seating but everyone knows, Seattle just loves to rain.
There are two waitresses who are sweet and kind young women. They will take you to your seat and give you the menus. There are a variety of signature rolls, regular rolls and sashimi to choose from. Along with the menu is an ordering sheet. I found this ordering sheet to be a bit of a nuisance because it wasn’t accurate. It didn’t have all the menu items on it so you couldn’t check off that you wanted it. Only the ordering sheet has the prices of the roll so if you’re looking at the menu and are on a budget, you won’t find what you’re looking for in there.
We decided to order four signature rolls. The v-​roll ( Unilocal offer for 2 $ off), the supersonic roll, the hot summer roll (highly rated on Unilocal) and the fire on da mountain roll. The v-​roll and supersonic roll were not on the ordering sheet, nor was the miso soup. We had to talk to our waiter and she had to hand write it into the sheet.
I understand that there are only two chefs working to make all the sushi and complete the demands of the customers. The place is pretty small but can still seat a hungry crowd. The wait is quite long. We actually waited what seemed like too long. A couple in front of us what seated at the bar and they ate and left before we were even served. My miso soup came and that bought some time of waiting but it was gone before you knew it and I was stuck waiting again.
Finally, our supersonic roll came out by itself and about three minutes later came the other three. The garnish and presentation of these rolls is absolutely stunning! Props to the chefs for taking the time to really make it look picture perfect.
The taste was fantastic. We loved every roll that we ordered, so much that we couldn’t pick a favorite. The supersonic’s deep fried unagi was to die for and I loved how the crab and fish melded together in the hot summer roll. If you love spicy tuna, the fire on da mountain is definitely for you. I’m not a huge fan of it but ended up like the roll! The v-​roll has fatty pieces of salmon on top and it tasted so fresh to me. Each roll came with a good number of pieces (around 6 – 8) and the hot summer came with 5 (but these are bigger and deep fried whole).
We were checked up on and our waters were refilled so service seemed fine. It was a little slow in the beginning when we were ready to order though. Our checks came quick and we were able to leave promptly. In total after the Unilocal offer the bill was a bit over 50 $ for the four rolls.
Although I loved the taste of the food and the sweet chefs that work there, I wasn’t pleased with the non up-​to-​date ordering sheet and the unusual long wait. However, I’m willing to say this place is closer to 3.5 stars for me and that I recommend it to others for their fabulous sushi. I’ll still come here when I want sushi at a nearby place. :)