Shiki Japanese Restaurant — Restaurant in San Mateo

The food is great,, however the service poor. I went earlier than the lunch hour so there were few people in the resaurant. took a while for the waitress to attend to me. I asked about the lunch special and if I could add a different roll as the one on the list I did not like, and that I was willing to pay extra. she said NO....... so I saId well then can I and she interupted me and told me to Get the bento box. I continued and asked for a roll miso soup and house salad.. waited 15 mins I dog my Mio soup.. finished that then got my roll. , but never got my salad. I waited then asked someone to please bring my check.. still waited.. so I went to the desk and asked for my check. I think the waitress could have made more money off my check if she let me order the different roll and pay more, but NO she said. I liked the food but there are plenty of other sushi spots with good food,, where it does not seem like a waste of time. I will make sure to...

Idk about this place. Overall, presents as an middle of the road American Japanese restaurant specializing in probably sushi but serving a too broad menu of Japanese fare. The issue is, the prices are ridiculous. Rolls were $18 on average, and the lunch specials were not much better, small plates for $16. 1 sushi roll is not enough to fill someone up in my opinion, so charging that much for a single roll is just bad economics. It's absolutely not worth it to eat here. As such, I deferred to the chicken katsu. It was definitely more filling, but it was the other option at a sushi restaurant. Katsu is not what this type of place is for, and it showed. It definitely wasn't stellar. The miso soup was pretty good - strong flavor, if you're into that. But yeah, I just wouldn't come back...

Shiki in San Mateo has become my secret midday haven—my dependable, no-fuss escape from the grind of workdays. Whether it's a comforting bowl of udon or a beautifully simple sushi combo, there's a quiet satisfaction in knowing exactly what I’m walking into: clean flavors, fast service, and a calm atmosphere that gives me just enough of a...