SUSHIBRUCE YA — Restaurant in Baltimore

Sushibruce Ya is 10/10! Visited yesterday for the first time and I think sushibruce is now my favorite sushi spot in the city.

Inside has a very cozy and intimate feel with modern boho decor influence. Staff was very welcoming and we were able to get seated quickly & have our order taken within the first 10 minutes of being seated.

We ordered the calamari (10/10) which was my favorite item. Cooked to a perfect crisp & seasoned well. It was very fresh also. For our rolls we got the “Who’s Your Daddy?” (8/10) & the “Hot Night Baby!” (9/10). The flavor profile on both was very good. Who’s your daddy feature a seared piece of albacore tuna on top which added a nice smoke flavor. The hot night baby was my favorite, spicy tuna on top with shrimp tempura in the inside.

One thing that I did appreciate is the menu, easy to read & straight forward. They have about 20 specialty rolls to choose from, your everyday classic maki rolls, appetizers, salads, and poki bowls. It makes it easier during the ordering process & you feel less “anxious” not having to choose from pages and pages of rolls like some other places.

Overall Sushibruce Ya was a 10/10 experience and I will...

Terrible terrible terrible service.

Server checked in with us once after the food arrived which is when we were 90% done with the meal. Simply wanted more ginger since they only gave out one giner+wasabi when there were 3 people at the table (3 signature rolls + 1 app). Got the ginger when there was two rolls remaining. Only refilled one cup of water that was closest to her.

She would literally walk pass the other aisle instead- almost thought it was a racial thing..

Got slammed with 18% gratuity which was never mentioned. What exactly am I paying for?? Walking into the kitchen asking for what I need would’ve been faster. Please don’t defame the food quality because of the poor service.

Found this other review who had the same issues as us:

Keegan Welch 4 reviews

4 months ago Food was amazing, however, our waitress was incapable of providing decent service. Our waitress did not come to our table once only to get our food and drink orders. Also, she added a gratuity to our check (18%) along with the 10 dollar tip. Our bill was 30 she ended up getting a 50% tip! Ridiculous! Also she checked on...

I have never left a review before and if I could give this place zero stars I would. Me and my 5 family members came in for dinner and immediately were made to feel like the size of our party was an inconvenience. The hostess looked so confused and had no idea how to accommodate our party. The restaurant was nearly empty and we stood at the front for 10+ minutes while she and the other person working walked around and no one even looked at us. Eventually they put a table together and no one came over to tell us if we could sit down or not. After standing there for 10 minutes I approached the hostess who had completely given up on helping our party and was standing around on the other side of the room. I asked her if it would be okay for us to sit down and she stared at me like I had multiple heads and said eventually said yes. We were so off put by the energy of this place we had to just leave. It was so uncomfortable. Ive never been somewhere that blatantly made me feel unwelcome like this. Again, I never leave reviews and I don’t mea to be mean. Hopefully this...