Sushi California — Restaurant in Newington

Normally i give generous 5 stars. Not saying im that of someone whom ppl regard to for reviews, at least i dont think... But... Just someone who wants to provide their 2 cents.

Things they did wrong that other restaurants normally do right: When we arrived we were told to sit wherever. - thats ok, dont mind, would rather prefer. BUT. the table we sat at was one of two that were available, and the otthwe was at a incinveniced location being in the middle. - the table we sat at had a very sticky table surface.

They forgot our napkins, chopsticks, forks, utensils. We waited for a bit, and even MULTIPLE servers passed by us. Still no utensils. But heres the kicker! I got up, got the utensils from their area, made noticeable eye contact with whomever was there at the station, and they made a visible unpleasantry towards me. Like, its not my fault your server disnt provide us with the right utensilsz let alone any utensil. The server was talking with their coworkers after quite a cinsiderable amount of time. And we still havent had any offerings to take our order. I had to physically get up and ask them to take our order. Nowx its not DIFFICULT to do that, but its ANNOYING that im TIPPING for their SERVICE. And i do NOT like tipping small amounts! But thye literaly didnt do anything right. I had to unfortunately tip the ol fashion $2. Not to compliment them on their effort, oh no, that was nonexistent. But to tip them on the fact that their atmoaphere and scenery is lovely, and their energy bill must be big.

Food was meh. Seaweed on the salmon rolls seemed crusty, not fresh. And i visit aLOT of restaurants, just as its convenient to me given my locations. Their food... Mid... My friends rainbow roll fell apart just as she tiuched it with her chopsticks.

But the salmon avocado was heavenly. Thats the only thing keeping me from giving them a 2 star.

Salmom avocado and the atmosphere are the two only things i had that were positive...

I'm always nervous about trying new sushi place, for reasons i'm sure you can imagine. But i'm happy when I pleasantly surprised. This place had, what I consider, universal rolls that I am not familiar with. Personally I think I am a more traditional roll fan. That said this place does offer good rolls. I don't prefer the outer layer to be things, such as cucumber, as it makes it difficult to eat in my opinion. That aside presentation was different in my experience. Nice to see, but don't always find it necessary. Service was fine. Took a while to decide what to order any they put up with our indecision very well. I feel there could have been more attention at the end of the meal, but that's just me. The inside is very nice. It felt dimly lit but not too dark. It's not over the top, but certainly not shabby. Appears to be well kept. This, like many of my reviews, are first time experiences at whatever place. I would be interested in going here again to see what else they have. Looking for that hook that makes me want to keep...

I was coming up from New York to visit my girlfriend’s family and we got hungry so we decided to stop at some place to eat. She was feeling burgers but I wanted something else. So while she was placing her order at a burger spot, I walked over to this Sushi California in search of Chicken Katsu and Salmon avocado rolls. I walked in, placed a takeout order, waited about 15 mins and I was out of there. We got to her family’s house and I was excited to dig in. The sushi already looked suspicious to me, but ehh whatever. After I took a bite, instantly spit it out, even the rice was not tasty. Sadly I ended dinner only eating the chicken katsu which was still tasteless, but alas I was hungies. Not saying this is a bad restaurant but my personal opinion is that it was just not at all up to par with the type of Japanese food I’ve eaten. 1/5 stars. I regret spending $30 for food...