Katsuo Sushi and Grill — Restaurant in Hayward

This take out sushi spot is a great place to get take out sushi if you're craving for one. Here are a few highlights from my experiences:

This place is clean. They maintain the place very well and you get to see where the chef preps your food which is a plus for me to know that my food is being prepared in a clean environment especially sushi.

The price is is competitive. They price their sushi very fairly which makes eating at this spot regularly a possibility if you are a sushi lover.

Their chicken katsu is surprisingly good. I have had a lot of chicken katsu that is either fried way too much or too little. They fry them just right. If you're a a fan of chicken katsu, give this dish a try here.

They are friendly. You would think this would be a given in all food and service industry, unfortunately this is no longer the norm.

They are located close to Costco. Give them a shot next time you are around, I'm sure you won't be...

So my star rate would be 3-1/2 stars, but I only tried 2 rolls, so I may change if I go back and try something else. Location great, parking is ok, it was only 11am and the parking lot was about 70% full, it's clean inside, (didn't use bathroom, but I'm sure its clean too). They didn't have an oshinko roll, so I ordered a spicy tuna roll & super dynamite roll. Spicy tuna roll is as expected, but the super dynamite roll wasn't very satisfying. I think because they deep-fry fried it the tuna dried out and seemed overcooked, there was way too much Sriracha or hot sauce on top of it so it overpowered the flavor, and something was missing maybe it needed some cucumber in it or something to moisten the tuna that was overcooked. Prices average, so I'll probably check them out again but try something else. If I do I'll...

I came in to grab a poke bowl. Apparently there are only two options for like bowl. One salmon, and one chefs choice. Chefs choice comes with 3 types of fish, and other goodies. My energy just isn't in this review because how unsatisfied I was with my order. And the price for what you get, $14, just isn't fit for the meal (not including a drink). I've been to many poke places and this place is actually a bit fresher than other places which brings it to the three stars for freshness and flavor, but not having a choice and the high price for what you get is a bit unacceptable. Overall though, if you're in the area and want some poke, I guess you could stop by and check it out for yourself at least once and then decide. But if you're just hungry for anything, I'd skip this place and hop over to five...