Sushi Hana — Restaurant in Brandon

It's a good option that is definitely worth a visit. It's the newest sushi restaurant in Valrico. This is their 2nd location. The original one is in Bradenton.

I visited at lunch on a weekday. It's located in that corner of Valrico Commons that once used to be a Bay Crab, and then a ramen restaurant. The décor reflects all of that. There are lots of booths and tables. I was there at a time when I could pick my own seating.

The hot green tea was served in a big mug. I always hope for a teapot, but the cup can always be replenished when needed. They have a huge variety of menu items. There are even hibachi entrées and bento boxes. I also love the fact that they have unique sushi & kitchen appetizers, as well as specialty rolls.

I went with the sushi appetizer (4 nigiri), and the Flower Roll. The presentation was great, although I felt like the Flower Roll was missing the red tobiko in the middle. To be fair, the menu description doesn't mention tobiko. However, the menu picture shows it in the middle of the flower. I think it would have made it a standout with that element. I appreciated that there was more sushi than rice. The petals were rolled beautifully. They have other great options like this. The nigiri was also good. I believe it was salmon, tuna, hamachi, and escolar.

I will go back to try other rolls such as the Oyishi and Christmas ones. I'm also interested in the Bento Box combos as well. There are lunch specials that looked reasonably priced. Currently, they are offering 30% off your bill during their grand opening. It was an automatic discount on the day I was there. The service was great! The sushi chef and server asked if I enjoyed the meal. Check it out if you happen to be...

To start off this review, there should be no reviews for this place. I went during "grand opening" in 2025 Saturday at 6pm.

I'll start off by saying the place was beautiful and simply designed. The menu was a good mix of classic sushi and hibachi. We were sat with a menu and orders are flying out of the door with the 30% grand opening discount. About 20 minutes go by and we finally get our order taken. During that wait time, we're freezing (I'm never cold), and look around and everyone is sitting on their hands and no food on the table. Odd because we see orders sitting on the counter and the waiter is helping make sushi (or something), and orders still flying out the door. Seems like they just want to be a take-out place or door dash has time limits or something..

The sushi was great despite it being freezing and taking about an hour to get to the table with only about 8 tables sat.

Chef couldn't make a Naruto roll. Fell apart and could not eat it as a roll, just salad. Please take it off the menu so no one else has to...

I love this place! A very fun and hip environment with delicious food. It’s nice to see familiar faces amongst the staff every time we go, they are friendly and accommodating. They always have the food out quick! I have a gluten allergy and they have been able to make me gluten-free chicken fried rice on multiple occasions which I love. And the sushi rolls are gluten free as well as long as there’s no tempura or extra sauces. Prices are great for the quality, especially during lunch hour! I highly recommend checking them out. I love the atmosphere, it’s so colorful inside with all cute decorations and art on the wall. Really fun place to come with...