Mijouri SushiBune — Restaurant in San Bruno

Sorry. I'm such a a snob for authentic Japanese cuisine having lived in Japan for so long.

But today was leg day at the gym, and normally anything eaten after a leg day workout would taste divinely. So expectations were low from the start, which should have been a good thing.

But here, the food and experience was way off, a huge letdown: the sashimi was still frozen, artificial coloring enhanced and terrible quality; the sashimi cut was amateurish with pieces still stuck together; the wasabi paste was intentionally mixed to be overpowering so that the mediocre flavor of the sashimi wouldn't be noticed; same with the teriyaki sauce being over pronounced to hide the low quality beef; I didn't even touch the salad because the lettuce was soggy and old looking; and the rice? definitely not even Japanese style as it was dry and tasteless. Oh and the miso soup was definitely nothing special, perhaps made from a commercial paste or powder, with one unidentifiiable piece of vegetable in it ... Was that supposed to be a green onion? One small cut of green onion?? Try adding small pieces of tofu and more green onions to give a good first impression if served as an appetizer, as is normally done here at Japanese restaurants here in the US. And with presentation, never have stray pieces of salad ie shredded carrots fall onto the sashimi / main entree. It shows inattention and carelessness, which is definitely not characteristic of the authentic Japanese experience. Nothing less than attention to detail is expected.

I really don't want to bully the people here because the service was okay. It's just that there's a lot of room for improvement. People who haven't been to Japan would get the wrong idea about...

[UPDATE 3] We love this place ♥️ it's been more than a year that we came and is still the best Sushi around the Bay, the deluxe Dinner is the way to go! It's a complete meal and very well done, they know how to make it, congratulations guys!!! We just left this amazing restaurant! We loved everything! The food is delicious, the service was amazing, was a girl very very kind and courteous! We chose the bento box delux, one beef and one salmon, is a lot of food to be honest! Perfect if you are hungry =)) I definitely recommend this place! [UPDATE] Just left the restaurant and my opinion is the same 5 start!!! The waitress is mega kind, fast! This service that she give is one of the reasons that made us come back! Service is 10 [UPDATE2] 1 Year without visit this simple place and my opinion is still the same AMAZING!!! Simple but goooood! Don't hesitate to ask the bento Deluxe Dinner! Is worth every penny! The waitresses were a man at this time, but he was so kind like the last girl that served us last time, so customer service is amazing, food is amazing! A lot of food on this dish, and the sashimi was fressssshhhhhh..... I will come back for sure! Is definitely...

Worst experience I’ve ever had. My usual place was closed(mind you is also $ one dollar sign) It took 20 minutes for a hand roll & my dad ordered 2 pieces of unagi & gyoza( definitely not fresh) There was only other person eating there. So I do know why it took 2 chefs forever, they weren’t making giant rolls.( there were about 4 tickets with orders ours included) Don’t even get me started with the waitress, any minute she would have free from taking orders from the other table(she really tried to ignore us) she would run to her cellphone. All you could see is her scrolling, and texting. I wanted to order some sake, there was no way to make eye contact. At this point I just want to walk out. As soon as we got our food, we paid & left. Never coming back again!

The chefs weren’t wearing proper uniform, they were wearing their street clothing, so you could imagine how uneasy that could make one feel. I don’t want them to wear a uniform like a Michelin star restaurant but wearing the proper equipment to maintain cleanliness is more than just...