Yellowtail — Restaurant in Pearland

(Rating: 0☆'s)

Yellowtail sushi restaurant is easily the most disappointing dining experience I've ever had. I have given this place multiple chances, hoping for improvement, but each visit has been consistently dreadful.

To begin with, the fish served here is shockingly poor in quality. Everytime we've tried here, the sashimi had an overpowering fishy taste hinting that it was far from fresh. Each bite was a struggle, tasting as if the fish had been sitting out for far too long, teetering on the edge of being spoiled. The texture was equally unappealing, with a texture that should never be present in good sushi. Even the rolls, which should be a simple success, were equally disastrous. Poorly prepared, and found lacking with stale-tasting tempura crunch.

Each visit, I ordered a variety of items to give a fair assessment, but unfortunately, no part of the meal has been redeeming. The nigiri was a particular low point. I've never had such bad hamachi, and the flavor that suggested substandard handling and storage. Moreover, the sauces could do nothing to mask the underlying poor quality of the fish.

To add insult to injury, the prices here are exorbitant. One would expect premium quality for the rates they charge, but what you get is far from it. It's as if they are charging top-dollar for bargain-bin seafood.

Previously, when I had mentioned the fishy taste and questionable freshness, the manager responded dismissively, almost as if this was a common complaint they had grown tired of hearing and would rather ignore than fix it. I originally had chalked it up to "everyone has a bad day," and after several months dared to try one more time. That was a mistake as there has been no improvement.

In summary, Yellowtail sushi has proven time and again to be a colossal waste of money and an affront to anyone who appreciates good sushi. The overly fishy, nearly spoiled tasting fish, combined with high prices and indifferent staff, makes this a place I cannot recommend to anyone. I rarely leave negative reviews, but this is a necessary exception. Why didn't this place close instead of Firestone Pizza bar? Save your money, and your stomach, and find another sushi spot that respects both its ingredients and...

To me, This is the only real sushi place in Pearland.

There have been a few times in my life where I've had such a divine culinary experience. These are experiences in my life where I've tasted something for the very first time and fell in love with the first bite. One of those experiences was as a teenager when I had a brick oven pizza for the first time. Another experience was eating authentic Indian food in the streets of Delhi. Usually when I come across such experiences, they leave a lasting imprint on my mind. After that, I spend time and energy looking to replicate that experience somehow. Living in south East Asia (not Japan) I came across a small Japanese restaurant where the chef took pride in his work. He served me the most delicious Japanese food and sushi that I'd ever tasted. Fast forward many years later, I've been trying to replicate this experience to no avail. I've tried numerous japanese restaurants across the United States. None of them impressed me. None of them satiated my cravings nor replicated anywhere close to that one little restaurant I went to many years ago. Until, tonight. From the moment we walked in. I felt something special about this place. It was small and clean. There was one highly skilled sushi chef behind that bar. My expectations were finally met! And who would've known, out of all the places I've been to, it was right in my backyard here in Pearland. So what are you doing still reading my review? Go give them a try and enjoy sushi that isn't made on a big factory like assembly line. For once, treat yourself to some sushi that is made by someone who has mastered his craft for many years. I can't recommend Yellowtail any more....

With my husband we have tried many different Japanese restaurants in Houston, and for this one in particular we have some things to point out. In food, we got some of the dishes that are actually the most simple looking but at the same time the easiest to make it wrong. We got takoyaki. They were overcooked, oily, salty and too simple. No other than tako and dough with some overwhelming sauce. No decorations at all like: green onions or other things inside the dough. The ramen was ok. For the makis: the electric eel flavor was overwritten by the mango. The initial D wasn't as spicy as they said. We also got some eel nigiri which was the only thing that really was yummy 😋.

About service, we arrived around 45 min before they closed. So knowing that, we order some green tea and "easy" dishes to try. Unfortunately we had to cancel a Green tea order because it took too long. We were about to finish our dishes and the tea never came. Looks like the water never boiled or maybe, because it was closing time they never did it. The waiters were so confused about who handles our table that they both were coming just too often to ask what we order. Anyways, they let us know that the kitchen was about to close, so we had to order in a hurry.

About the atmosphere, it was there,, but I think instead of knowing how to make some dishes related to cousine (TV) they should show more Japanese culture, music, art style inside the shop. It looks very new imo, so the decorations need more refinement to make you...