Izu Sushi Japanese Restaurant — Restaurant in Long Branch

I enjoy the handrolls there. Most sushi places are not cheap and this is no exception. They also offer brown rice which costs extra. They offer a good lunch combination box special for $10.95 ( soup, green salad, rice, a roll of some sort, another appetizer, and your choice of three types of teriyaki. Also beef negimaki, but don't get that. It is very dry and hard to swallow. Lots of choices under Special roll. All Japanese staff and usually more than one sushi chef. Very courteous and have yet to have a problem. They do have a sushi bar if you would like to dine alone. The actual size of the cuts of sushi can sometimes vary depending on who is behind the sushi bar. Please leave a tip (even $1) in the big glass jar on the sushi bar for the boys as THEY ARE the ones that prepare the majority of your meal!! Better than the Asian Japanese place...

TLDR: very good, but nothing exceptional.

Pretty good sushi! We got cucumber roll, sweet potato roll, and spicy crab roll. The sweet potato was tempura and was very tasty. The cucumber roll and spicy crab rolls were alright—good, but nothing special. The dishes were served on paper plates which was odd. The salad was served in a to-go box with the dressing on the side—also odd. I guess it is for pandemic reasons. The service was alright—nothing exceptional—and the place was very clean. It wasn't too busy for a Friday night; all of the tables were taken but there wasn't a wait (we went around 7pm). I'd recommend coming here if you're in the area looking for some...

After looking for a new Japanese restaurant to try around the area, we stumbled upon Izu and it was a nice find. The service was sub par as our server was very meek and rushed, but the food tasted delicious! Their chicken katsu and their ginger pork were absolutely amazing and they gave huge portions. Their sushi was good (I forgot which one I ordered but it had crab and lobster tempura) but it had a little too much rice for my liking. The only thing that made this a 4 star visit was their plating which was mostly disposable forks and plates for the appetizers (such as the soup and salad). I would totally come here if I was looking for a...