Fish In A Bottle Sushi Express — Restaurant in Cypress

My little munchkins were craving for sushi after their little marathon at school today; so I decided to take them out on a dinner date after work! My kids knew exactly what I was going to feed them as we pulled up into the spacious parking lot! They guessed SUSHI!!! Just from reading the name?! I have 3 smart cookies!

We were quickly greeted with a friendly smile at the door & was asked for seating preferences between a table or booth! It's our first time here so our waiter walked us through the menu as he brought us all an iced cold lemon water! He recommended Gyoza & both plain Edamame & Garlic Edamame appetizers while we wait for our rolls. Everything was delicious!

Oh boy could my Munchkins really eat after a Color Run!!!

My kids started off with 2 Baked Lobster; which were very good & had plenty of delicious crawfish & sweet sauce drenched over the California Rolls! Talking about plenty!!! There was plenty of left over chunks of Crawfish & sauce on their plates; so my kids ordered 2 more California Rolls to dip!!! They were not done yet!!! Their dinner ended with another 2 Crunch Crunch; which were California rolled with lightly deep fried Tempura Shrimp & drizzled with Crunch Tempura Crumbs on top... hence the name CRUNCH CRUNCH!

I had an Albacore Delight filled with spicy Albacore & topped with seared Albacore! I love Albacore so this roll was definitely made for me! I also ordered a Twin Dragon which was rolled with Spicy Crab & topped with Tuna & Salmon! This roll tasted really refreshing!

I love Fish in a Bottle so it will definitely be my #1 go to place to satisfy my family's...

We tried this restaurant twice, I didn't want to review based on just one experience in case it was an off night...

The first time it was dead, and for a Friday night we were apprehensive about actually eating there... The second time this last Friday night it was packed and we had to wait for a seat so I was thinking it might be better...

Nope both times with different waitresses the service was beyond slow to the point of being ignored.

The first time we ordered the $15 sampler and a fried CA roll, and the second we ordered sushi and of course the fried CA roll.

One of the sushi items we tried was called "French Kiss" and I may be slow and not get it, but thinking about it I think maybe one is supposed to "kiss" while eating it cuz this piece of sushi was almost 3" across, too big to easily slip into ones mouth, but maybe 2 mouths could handle it.

The other rolls were mediocre, nothing impressive. They do have the seaweed wrap on the outside of the roll, which I found that my friend did not prefer.

Food was edible, but when I am dining out I want to experience the food, not just have something edible to fill my belly.

In this case, 2 strikes and they are out. We will not be going back.

UPDATE: Ok, so we were dragged back to this place and they did a full 180.

This has become our regular sushi place...

Now everything we order is great and that includes things previously reviewed.

I can not say enough, except that it is amazing, and I am glad to...

This is a little overdue and even though I rarely write reviews I feel compelled to for this place. We were in from out of town and craving sushi and this place was near our hotel. First of all the happy hour was great. Much later than you would find most other places and a good selection. The sushi was not the best I've had but still good. The thing that put this place over the top for us was the service. From the moment we walked in we felt welcome. The server was very attentive and even paid extra attention to our 3 year old :) We were talking him to his first trip to Disneyland for an early birthday present. He told this to her and that his "real" birthday wasn't until next month. Before our meal ends, they bring him a dessert and sing him happy birthday!! It was very cool and he was really excited. He even said we he got back to the hotel he was going to (made a two fist pump gesture) because of how excited he was. lol The chef even came out when we left. Anyway, it was a great experience for us and if we are sure to come back next time we are in town. I would encourage you to...