The nigiri here is so good and incredibly fresh! I tried the negitoro roll and a variety of nigiri, and everything was delightful. The Hirame, Uni, and Ika were particularly outstanding.
The restaurant can get quite busy and require a short wait during busy dining periods. The interior is modern and intimate, and the service was very friendly.
This place is great! Tough to get a table because they are always busy. We enjoyed the tempura eggplant, amberjack sushi, San Clemente roll, Koba Koba roll, and Seared yellowtail roll. The yellowtail roll was my personal favorite. They even included a free dessert of assorted mochi ice cream because we had to wait for our reservation table for 15 minutes. Definitely will be back soon!
So glad this popped up and reminded me to review!
Ran into this place entirely by accident about a month ago and loved it while returning from a work-related outing.
So much so that I made a point to come back with my lady and confirm that it was as good as I thought it was and we did!
The staff, the service, the chefs, and I believe I've spoken with the owner are all awesome and fantastic!
Quality, presentation, and taste second to none!
Thank you so much everyone at 9 Style sushi!
The service and attentiveness was on par with a few of the high end restaurants in Dana Point. I was recommended the restaurant by a resident of San Clemente and I am glad I took his advice. I drove from San Diego to San Clemente to have dinner with family and 9 style sushi is a local gem! I am glad I made the drive. Food was delicious and platting was eye catching. Thank you again for serving delicious food. And going out of your way to providing an awesome dinning experience!
Super fresh sushi with no fishy tastes, will definitely be back! We loved the rolls we got. Super California roll, Philadelphia roll, eel roll, oyster shooters, and half oysters, all delicious!!!
Hands down best sushi you can find in Southern California (perhaps even in US). Try coming in for lunch during the week if your schedule allows it and ask for their daily specials. Enjoy!
One of our favorite places in OC. These guys never fail to deliver a great meal
Had the chicken teriyaki bowl, was really good. My buddy loved the poke bowl.
Always great food. Not a big restaurant and popular so expect 30min wait. But best Sushi in San Clemente so worth the wait.
Small, a little cramped space but really good food! My favorite is the salmon lemon and Kabo Kabo rolls.
Good place to get some sushi. Service is really good and prompt. They have take out and dine in, bar seating and tables, and sushi is a solid A+ value.
I’ve noticed some people complain about service and times. While I never had a bad experience, people just need to be little more flexible with restaurants these days.
This was some of the BEST quality of AUTHENTIC Japanese food and fresh sushi I have ever had on the main land. Reminded me of a little sushi place I went to in Roppongi years ago. The sushi chef clearly is one of the best in the world. Most delicious Lomi Lomi I have ever had - better than on the North Shore ! incredible Agedashi Tofu ! And the Negihama roll was the freshest I have ever had.
The service was fantastic 👏🏽 I always appreciate when I can order Japanese food in Japanese, and being welcomed into the restaurant with proper Japanese by all the staff, most served to be close to trilingual or at least conversational in English, Japanese and Spanish which is the perfect touch for Southern California.
One thing I would have done differently was come hungrier so I could have eaten more.
This place deserves 5 Star Rating x100 !
Gochisosamadeshita !
Food outstanding but clearly the owner hasn’t trained his crew on basic service. I knew the service was slow going in and sure enough it didn’t fail. Coming from the restaurant industry you can tell they haven’t a clue with basic meet and greet service as well. On the other hand the sushi quality is the best in San Clemente. Just need to tighten up a few things
Smallish strip mall sushi place right in heart of San Clemente, takes reservations so plan ahead during tourist season. Great service by the staff, kept our waters filled and the beer and sake flowing. Garlic edamame was unbelievable, as was the quality of the tuna and super surprised to see blue fin on the menu for a reasonable price. They did not rush us and made us feel welcome and comfortable while we took our time to socialize and catch up with old friends. The pan fried shrimp dumplings are amazing and the selection of rolls is unbeatable. Would recommend highly.
Nice spot. Fish taste fresh, rice to protein ratio is good. You can be the judge on the price.
The best. I am visiting San Clemente and asked a friend for a sushi recommendation. I'm very fussy about fish, and mine was so fresh! Highly recommend.
The BEST sushi in town. Both the food and the staff are extraordinary. I order there weekly and the food NEVER dissapoints. It iss a busy spot but worth a reservation. Price is fair
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