Great experience today for Lunch at Otoro Sushi in Irvine California. Fresh high quality sashimi plate and fish head soup was quite comforting and delicious. I had two service team members checking in on me. Good view of chefs performance. Overall a very satisfying Lunch around 12h30 pm for Wednesday. Parking is very limited here. Just Uber it here.
Phoebe Eriko Sugo (Sugo Studio)
+5
Otoro Sushi is my favorite sushi spot in Irvine! The food is fresh and you get great value with the chirashi bowl. They give you a lot of thick cuts of a variety of fish. The atmosphere is very elegant and the service is incredible! I’m Japanese so I can be very picky about sushi (😅) and there are very few sushi places owned and operated by Japanese people in Orange County and I believe this is one of the few. It can be pricey depending on what you order but it’s definitely worth it because the fish is very fresh and their rice is delicious too! I’ve only had rice like this before in Japan! I highly recommend this place :-)
Make a reservation!!! Waited for over an hour, but it was worth the wait in the end. The food and service was amazing. Our server gave excellent recommendations. The best sashimi I've ever had and I have been to many sushi places. The premium Chirashi, and sushi were delicious. The ambiance was nice, a very upscale feel, nice music.
The food is very good and fresh. It’s one of the places you will coming back to after trying it once.
This place was Delicious! The best sushi I’ve ever had thus far. Tony was our server. He explained each dish very well and complimented the overall omakase experience. Im a big fan of seared salmon so this place did not disappoint. I cant wait to go back.
José Antonio Tizón Caro
+5
Otoro Sushi is an exceptional restaurant that serves some of the most delectable sushi dishes that you will ever have the pleasure of experiencing. One of the standout features of this restaurant is their commitment to using the highest quality and freshest fish available. You can taste the difference in every bite.
The sashimi plate is a must-try dish at Otoro Sushi. The plate is artfully presented with an array of colorful, fresh slices of fish that will tantalize your taste buds. Each piece of fish is expertly cut and served at the perfect temperature. The flavors are delicate and nuanced, allowing the natural taste of the fish to shine through.
What sets Otoro Sushi apart from other sushi restaurants is their dedication to sourcing the highest quality fish.
One of the best sushi places in OC! We had the Omakase and the experience was fantastic! Excellent flavors and unique presentation. We've been coming here for almost 5 years now and the quality of food, presentation and service has consistently been getting better. Major kudos to the management team, the chefs and the server staff.
Overall amazing professional team. Nicely done! 👏
Arigato gozaimasu!
Prince Jobbie del Rosario
+4
$$$$
Super expensive for what you get, sushi quality was good and fresh, ramen was average. The beer was reasonably priced. Atmosphere was great, high end vibe.
Excellent quality sushi that will rival and jump ahead of some top sushi spots in Japan. The food comes out with excellent presentation and in a consistent flow to ensure that you’re enjoying all the food while not feeling stuffed along the way. The staff are friendly and helpful. This place gets busy quickly so need to arrive 15-30mins before opening to get your name on the list otherwise you’ll wait for a while to get great food!
If you plan to go here even for lunch plan on having a lengthy wait time. We waited almost an hour to get seated during the lunch hour. We almost left but glad we stayed because the sushi was amazing. I agree with others that it’s on the pricy side, but the quality is excellent. Unfortunately, our service wasn’t good, but I’m sure it was because of how busy they were. We ordered second beer and we had to ask twice for it and when it came they brought it unopened. Unfortunately, I don’t carry around a bottle opener so it sat on the table for a very long time until I could get the attention of someone to come open it. 😏
We ordered a premium Chirashi, a lunch combo, and yellowtail 3 kinds with a total of $105.14. The fish for premium Chirashi has really a good quality and melts in your mouth, and fish cuts are really thick. The sushi rice has one of the best flavors I ever tasted in Irvine. The lunch combo is really worth it because it’s comes with two items (we ordered ten don and blue crab hand roll). Though the price could be a little expensive, it’s definitely worth it because of the quality and flavors.
Best Toro I'm California, idk how they do it but rivaling both the best from Seattle even the Toro and Tuna here was fresh and luxe like nothing else I've tasted outside of the Washington State.
We came here for lunch based on recommendations from friends and we weren't disappointed. It is definitely pricey, but the quality of the food is melt-in-your-mouth delicious! We shared the bbq pork rib, toro cut roll, masago sushi, albacore sushi and uni sushi. Definitely plan on coming back here to eat again and would recommend this to anyone who loves sushi and Japanese dishes.
Quality of fish was excellent. Oysters were fantastic. Fried rice was good.
Much better than a typical sushi spot. High end grade. However, coming from the IE, the travel distance to come here, I'd rather go to Ohshima, Ikko, Sushi Bear.
Great for locals.
This is a very fun and delicious experience. Had some of the best fresh fish you can possibly have . Saki was so smooth tastes like water , I definitely recommend trying everything you can from here . Chef made a special ramen for us that was out of this world. The experience was amazing I will definitely be back
Arrived for lunch, and even though there were a few people ahead of us, we sat down fairly soon after. We also waited for a table, as the sushi bar does mostly sashimi / nigri and the wife wanted ramen. I ordered the Premium Chirashi, with the shrimp head deep fried, and she ordered the combo, with Ramen and BBQ Don Pork. Everything was excellent. The ramen, while not having an egg to my slight disappoinment, was very good. The broth was rich, the noodles just Al dente enough to where they wouldn't be soggy 10 minutes in, and the pork was delicious and thicker cut than usual. The BBQ Don was great as well. The Chirashi was fantastic. Everything was premium as the name implies, the fish incredibly fresh, and each piece of sashimi is larger than your normal sushi place serves. This is a Japanese sushi restaurant. Not a Korean, Japanese inspired style sushi. I'll be back for the omakase dinner one of these nights, it looks beautiful.
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On a recent work trip, I just had to take advantage of the opportunity to try some of the wonderful food SoCal has to offer. I have family/friends in the area, and my aunt really wanted to try this place. What better excuse to take her to try Otoro's Omakase?
Fortunately my Aunt did all the arrangements. Reservations are a must as this place is extremely popular. She booked us for a Friday evening dinner and the place was hopping all night. Parking was a bit difficult as the the restaurant shares space with multiple restaurants/businesses in the little strip mall.
Besides the parking everything else about the evening was wonderful. The Omakase was deliciously creative, yet it didn't stray too far from traditional Japanese sushi/sashimi. The fish was very fresh and delectable- heck the shrimp was literally still moving on my plate. The nigiri was prepared with unique flavorful marinades, and the A5 wagyu beef cooked to our preference at the table was a treat to watch. Overall, the presentation was gorgeous and the meal went along at a good pace. Servings were plentiful, generous and filling. I would highly recommend getting the omakase if the budget allows.
I did notice they have take out and other standard Japanese fare like my go to Chirashi bowl besides the omakase. Looking over the menu I feel prices overall were very reasonable, especially for sushi of this caliber. I'll definitely have to come back another time to try their other offerings.
So, if you are ever in the Irvine area and are craving some top notch sushi make sure to stop in to Otoro.
Food and presentation are all good... sushi boxes are good value. But on two occasions, I’ve waited a very long time for to-go and dining in. They need better operations as to alleviate the painfully slow kitchen and speedier service.
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