Nanami sushi — Restaurant in Hemet

Service:

Service was good the waiter was attentive and friendly. He kept checking up on us making sure everything was good and if we needed anything. Five stars on that.

Ambiance:

The atmosphere was ok nothing special. They were playing a lot of 2010s songs. There was another group of people. There was mostly workers eating at the time we arrived. The restaurant looked pretty clean and modern. It seemed a little strange that they have the entrance close and you must wait to be seated but then again it’s hemet so it doesn’t really surprise me.

Food:

Appetizers: We had the garlic edamame. I was expecting real garlic either fresh or the one that’s comes in a jar at least that. Instead it was steamed edamame with a pile of garlic powder. I couldn’t taste anything but the garlic powder and it burned. We also ordered jalapeño poppers. They were ok nothing really special. The jalapeño were raw and hard. It seem to be sorta half way cut and smeared with what seemed to be soggy tempura. Drowning in eel sauce spicy Mayo. Sitting on a weird bed of lettuce. The presentation was interesting to say the least.

Food: We ordered a few rolls to share.Tried the Baked scallop roll. It was basically a giant California roll with a small thin slice of cucumber with no avocado buried under a pile of surimi. On top of the surimi was small penny size coins of scallops and also weird size pieces of some type of white fish. Garlic shrimp baked once again was disappointed and grossed out. California roll with a small thin slice of cucumber with no avocado buried under a pile of surimi. The roll was drenched in what seemed to be eel sauce and spicy Mayo. On top of that hot mess was a few curled up shrimp that seem to have been smothered in garlic powder. I could taste was dried up garlic powder. It was a soggy hot mess. I couldn’t even pick up a peace of sushi with out it falling apart. The only roll that wasn’t as discussing and drenched in stuff was the Alaska roll. It was ok it was missing the green onions but better than the other rolls. I drank my coke trying to get rid of the disgusting taste of garlic powder out of my mouth. Unfortunately it lingered until the next day.

I love sushi I’ve been to good and bad places. I can honestly say this place was not good. It was not worth $100 we paid. I rather go somewhere else that makes a descent roll. We should have left when we got the garlicky powder edamame. But you live and learn. I don’t...

This was the only and newest sushi spot we hadn't tried yet (within reasonable travel time/local), and now I wish we had sooner so by now we could have tried a broader range of items to review. But, for what we experienced, here's our feedback!

First off, parking is not an issue as it is a shopping complex where it is located. A set back for some will be that there are no wheelchair acceasible ramps leading to the door anywhere along the storefront where it is located. However, the curb is not high so it should not be much of a problem. Since there is no official big street sign yet, the cross streets are Sanderson and Devonshire.

The entire staff is personable and greets you both on the way in and way out, this made an impact on my wife. We had three children with us ranged 7-10 and they were completely patient with us and the fact it took us longer to order being first timers. The waiter was excellent and a key part of the staff, he had been mentioned in reviews we had read before trying it out and he certainly lives up to the reviews and exceeds expectation. We never had a pile up of empty dishes and everything was very prompt to arrive, even our impromptu additions!

All of the food was hot, delicous, and accurate, not to mention abundent (they do not shy on portioning). The bakes messels, agadashi tofu, and our rolls (can't remember the mame or i'd elaborate) were excellent. The jalapeno poppers were perfect for me (iron stomach), but a little hot, but still delicious for the wife (no heat resistance at all!), so keep that in mind when ordering for varying palettes.

All in all, great time for us and the children, certainly worth anyone's time, and a place we will...

So stoked to have a good sushi place with EXCELLENT service and great happy hour deals. My wife and I came here after seeing a bunch of good reviews. We got there before 5pm and there were already quite a few people at the restaurant (always a good sign). We were greeted promptly and asked if we wanted a booth or the bar. We chose to sit at the bar since we didn't have our kids with us. The place is very clean and appointed nicely. Almost immediately, we were given a plate with wasabi, ginger, and pickled cucumbers. A nice little touch to clean our palates. After perusing the menu and getting the lowdown on the happy hour specials (they have good deals there), we settled on a baked scallop roll, seared tuna sushi, and a rainbow roll. We got our sodas come, which come in HUGE cups - a nice touch since it we never ran out (I hate having to hunt down a waiter for a refill.) Just a few minutes passed and we got our first roll, closely followed by the rest of our order. The rolls were really big, with generous portions of fish. They all were so tasty! If you like Samurai sushi at the mall, this place has bigger portions, better flavor, and WAY better service. We have found a new gem in town. We will be...