Sushi On San Marcos - Japanese Restaurant — Restaurant in San Marcos

Busy, family friendly, fresh fish

We arrived during it like Happy hour and they were very kind enough to remind us. The happy hour menu was pretty legit. With gyoza, two different deep fried rolls and two other rolls along with edamame and one or two other options. I also got a large hot sake for $5.99. Well worth it.

My son got the rainbow roll and the only reason there's not a photo of it is he ate it too quick. My daughter got the tuna takaki and we all agree the sushi was very fresh but she Just didn't care for it the way only an 8-year-old can change their mind. She had a second round of gyoza and said it was the best she'd have ever had. And she's had a lot.

Husband and I split the spicy tuna roll from the happy hour menu and it was definitely worth the price. I got the lemon flash and it was super refreshing with the lemon sliced so thin. It was barely there. Just enough to leave a really refreshing taste on top of the salmon. Husband was craving something deep fried and I don't remember what he got but he said it was great.

It was mildly loud and very busy. There were two TVs playing some kind of reality TV tuna catching show. There were two bathrooms and they were both clean with lots of supplies. There was one waitress taking care of the whole restaurant and she seemed very experienced. Even in the weeds she kept track of all the orders and was very friendly to my children. There were a lot of kids there and none of them seemed upset.

I would absolutely go again, especially...

I phone ordered my food at 4:05 pm 4/21/14 and showed up at 5:30 and no food, hadn’t even started. The waitress, who I wasn’t familiar with said “it is not ready because it is slow” ??? eh? If it’s slow the cook gets more done in the real world. There were two couples in the whole place. Then after watching the cook wasn’t the normal cook either. Just one guy and her doing all the service and cooking. I was waiting til 5 pm for my takeout. The cook had 1st gear and that’s it. He and the waitress were arguing in Spanish about how long he was taking. Another guy was there waiting a long time also and wasn’t happy. They put his food before mine because he was there starring at them. I complained and got my food finally. I hope they are not under new owners and that this was just the Monday crew, because there are plenty of other decent sushi places to use. They did give me a free edamame, but once I got home, one of the rolls was nasty. Old ingredients as if it had sat around since lunch. It was a fried roll and I’m not sure why it was old tasting and looking. Possibly because the guy made it at 4pm and it wasn’t eaten until 5:30 when I got home, or he was in a hurry once I started complaining and gave me an old roll. I might give them a try again but with sushi I would rather not trust my health to a second rate cook. I think the main problem was the cook because the waitress seemed to be trying...

This place is SUCH a hidden gem in San Marcos. We were blown away by the freshness and incredible combo of flavors each fish and roll had to offer!!!

Their Sushi Combo B ($36) which comes with 8pcs of sushi and one speciality roll is perfect if you want a balance of nigiris and a roll! Each piece of fish was sooo good!!

Another great shareable item if you wanna treat yourself a bit is their Sashimi Combo A ($21) which has 9 pcs of sashimi (salmon, tuna and yellowtail)...not exaggerating but im obsessed w their salmon and yellowtail

Other rolls we really liked: -Mexican roll $13 -New York roll $15 -Red dragon roll $15 -Nordahl roll $17

If you're a big popcorn chicken fan from TapEx, the karaage from Sushi On kind of resembles that, and I LOVE IT!!!

I used to not like rolls because I felt like often times there were too much fillers and it was always average, BUT at Sushi On, it feels like they have unique takes and flavors in their rolls that is not only super good and enjoyable but also at a fair price. Their specialty rolls are on average $15-$16!

Can't wait...