Sushi Lucy — Restaurant in North Miami

Sushi Lucy is a happy place and above all, a very logical choice for North Miami locals. Every time Chris and I receive the bill, we like to play the restaurant guessing game, closest guess wins the next dinner. With six small bites and a never-ending pot of green tea, we both made guesses between $55-60 (without tip). The bill arrived — a modest $43.38. With an extra $20 in my wallet, I walked out feeling invigorated, satisfied, “Yes! A win for our gastronomically grim, fast-food friendly neighborhood.”

Closed during COVID, Sushi Lucy re-opened this year — its star, a gimmicky conveyor belt, a lazy river, peddling cute boats of sushi and cold apps. Most of the negative reviews I read kept comparing Sushi Lucy to Katana, the beloved "rotation sushi" gem in North Beach, which became known as, “That place with the floating boats.” Like most locals, I heart Katana, but in this over-populated, day-fueled traffic Miami era, travelling forty blocks feels like travelling four hundred.

Upon sitting, we were immediately greeted by a pleasant server who explained the system: the plates are different colors, each color denotes a price. Then, within a minute we were enjoying an amuse-bouche of seaweed. Most of the rotating plates hover in the $5.50-$8.50 range, which makes you feel comfortable to freely grab, instead of being an annoying, price-conscience head calculator. The seaweed was cold and crisp, and the salmon sashimi was ultra fresh, tight on the outside, and tender in the middle. A crab salad delighted a sweet-salty craving, and a miso soup was big on umami, better than most. If you’re looking for high-ticket items, unique flavor combos, or “This fish just flew in from Japan,” then Lucy is not for you. She’s a simple girl.

Unfortunately, the wine list dampens Sushi Lucy’s whole underground vibe by serving what seems like “Publix’s Hot Picks,” and there’s no truly premium sake choices. Would you rather have three miso soups or one glass of thick & glossy Meiomi Pinot Noir?!? As a neighborhood ally, let me write your beverage list in exchange for some seaweed salad, please. Lucy has the potential to be the coolest girl in town, but for now I’ll take the miso,...

Finally got the time to come visit this Kaiten style sushi joint I had added to my never ending list. We don’t have a lot of these around and the other one I know of, even though it’d be considered the OG, I’m not a fan of. This place is spotless in cleanliness and that’s a bonus for me. Relatively new to the area I’d consider this a hidden gem for sure. This is kinda like the conveyor belt Kaiten style except is powered by a water stream that’s pushing the boats around and it’s also super relaxing to watch.

I had several plates stack up after trying a few dishes, like the tuna tartare, rainbow roll, shrimp tartare, torched salmon nigiri and crunchy crab salad all washed down with a nice cold Kirin beer; then end with chocolate coconut mochi ice cream. The owner/manager was on site and took the time to explain how the system worked and a few of the dishes as well, so service is A1. He was very attentive and helpful at all times. Food was fresh, delicious and not overpriced like some people are complaining about. One beer, five dishes and a dessert for under $60 with 20% gratuity is not breaking the bank for a good meal in Miami considering you end up spending over $100 every time for similar places. Obviously, this is not an Omakase fine dining experience but it’s priced adequately for its portions and quality. I’ve been to that other joint at the Beach and it’s about the same in quality but old and kinda dirty. Yes this joint is newer but cleanliness has to do with the people who run the place and how they care to project themselves. Anyways, only minor issue I see with location, even though I didn’t have any problems, would be the parking situation. I can see how finding parking in that small shopping center could turn into a inconvenience for people on a busy Friday or Saturday night. Other than that, this is a joint I’d come to when the sushi cravings kick in and I don’t want to...

I was disappointed for the type of experience I had today. Way to expensive for half rolls, and the server was very rude. I was looking forward to a good experience, but unfortunately it was bad. They jacked up their prices, and are super stingy on their portions. Also, I had asked them to make me a personal roll, and was charged for both portions which was almost 20 dollars, when I asked for one. So, a half roll is considered a full plate, so if you get two plates which one roll, you are paying almost 20 dollars, how expensive. Sushi Lucy was good 3 years ago but now it is terrible... I am really disappointed with the new Sushi Lucy.. You pay almost 20 dollars for one tiny jb roll with very little salmon. This place will not fill you up!!! Spending 50 dollars for bad quality sushi and stingy portions... Also, they do not even put every roll on the boat, which is ridiculous. They add all these random taxes, and then expect you tip 18-20 percent when nobody is serving you lollll... Why is it almost 10 dollars for two tiny crispy rice?? Why do you have all these random taxes? There are much better sushi places out there, that give you big portions that match the price! Worst experience I had, missed the old Sushi Lucy. The staff there do not know anything about the type of rolls when asked. The lack of knowledge the servers have is embarrassing. Considering, you guys were closed for three years that should have been ample time to train your staff properly. One staff said, "it is my first day, I do not anything about the sushi rolls". Why are the servers not properly trained? They do not have any knowledgeable on the rolls and menu.. Despite, some of them being rude... The prices and service does not match...