Fat Fish 🍣 🥢 — Restaurant in Lake Forest

I have been coming to this place for about three and a half years now, it is my absolute favorite for when I crave sushi or anything fish related. I love eating raw or cooked fish (I could eat it every day), and to me this place has the freshest fish I have ever consumed. Literally every two weeks I track my paycheck so I know if I have enough to splurge on their all you can eat (which I have to get every time, it's so worth it with all the things I can eat, literally in HEAVEN when it's fat fish night). I could go on and on about how amazing and tasty their food is, but I also have to give a shout-out to the staff there. They are one of the kindest, chill, and welcoming people I have ever met in a restaurant environment. They are so sweet, they even bring us little sides of avocado and rice for my 8 month old to try! Anytime I have family or friends coming from out of town, I always make them come here to this special place!

Some things to know if you were thinking of AYCE:

1.) Everyone has to agree to AYCE (this is to avoid someone mooching off a person who ordered AYCE but they didn’t, which happens OFTEN in other places)

2.) They will require a reservation to book AYCE (helps them prep, you order in waves of 3 so they try to prep each wave for your table at the same time).

I’ve found that other establishments have started or have already begun to pick up these requirements for AYCE to make it a smooth and sincere experience for both customers and restaurants. Just some helpful advice for fellow...

Excellent experience overall!

Small and cool little restaurant in Lake Forest. Reservations only for AYCE (All You Can Eat.) Only inside seating.

AYCE $35 per person!

It was only two of us and it was our first time here, so we didn’t know what to expect or how things worked. We came on a Friday around 5:00 pm. No waiting to be seated.

We noticed lots of people ordered for take out, so lots of people seemed to know about this place!

Staff was very friendly and helpful. She explained exactly how everything worked, and if we wanted to do AYCE or order individual. We said AYCE not really knowing what to expect. Since it wasn’t too busy, they took us in and set us up on our table.

Service was quick, and the food was actually really good. We do not have one complaint about the food! All sushi rolls we ordered were delicious.

Once we were done, our waitress comes, checks our orders and said: “I will change your stay from AYCE to individual and set you up on two combos, since you guys didn’t really eat enough, and it will be a bit cheaper.” (That was really nice of her)

It was an excellent experience here. Will definitely...

My boys and I eat sushi at least once a week. That's about $150 each visit. This was the first time we come to fat fish. We were fooled by the reviews on how friendly the staff were. We decided to go for all you can eat. There is a sign posted about excess food will be charged extra. So on the first round there were some extra rice. I would say 2 bites full. The owner scolded us on the left over rice. I tried to reason with her that a little bit of rice is worth the amount of money we are going to pay for the food. Its bad If you leave untouched rolls. Plus, the waiter kept bringing stuff we did not order. We were able to return couple, but then he marked our order to make it look like we order it. I know one person is not going to effect their business, but it's a bad business practice to attack your costumers instead of appreciating them. The food is not that...