This place is awesome.... Modern, creative and unique atmosphere and food! Sexy bar and lounge area for parties as well. If you like sushi, this is the best place in the area! Great work Sean! read more

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Stopped by here a few nights ago, I must say, I was not impressed. The decor is cold and uninviting, the portions are small, the prices are high and the service...well, lets just say it was lacking. I'm not big on sushi, so I ordered the Katsu Chicken as their menu is somewhat limited if you aren't a suchi person. Needless to say, I was unable to eat it since it fried beyond recognition. I had to use a fork and still was unable to pick it up. The sauce was basically soy sauce with a dash of catsup added. The service, well, we saw our waiter when he sat us, took our order and brought us our drinks and food. It was about 15 minutes later when I was able to finally flag him down. By then we were so frustrated all we wanted was the check so we could get out of there and go get something edible. read more

Owner is tops. Makes you feel special. Food is great but like all Japanese food, too expensive ! read more

Amici Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Lathrop, California

Not sure why this place has more than 1 star. This place is over-priced, the ambiance feels like a nail shop and customer sevice is horrible. Our first time ordering from this place was to-go and felt it was expensive for what we ordered. We thought we would give this place another chance by dining in. We spent $90 on tempura that were mainly onions and bluefin tuna sashimi that looked like it came from the fish market 4 days ago and just sat on a block of ice since then. Also, they ran out of teriyaki chicken...what Japanese restaurant does that? The best sushi is in Stockton... Masa, Cocoro and Kyodai. Take that extra 20 minutes to drive to Stockton. You will spend less on the food for better quality sushi and service. read more

My wife and first went to mikasa sushi in lathrop but there customer service was horrible so we went to amici sushi down the street. The place was so clean and fresh not a smell of fish in the air. Tables nice neat and comfortable. The owner/cook sat us and was extremely polite. I explained to him that i was not a big sushi eater and only previously ate california rolls. He asked my wife what she wanted and then took the menus. He decided to make us something special and told us we would like it. At first i was nervous but when i got it and we both ate it....i got to tell yall this was the best sushi ive every eaten. It was so fresh and exploding with flavors. Shawn is an awesome cook and knows how to treat his customers. My wife and i have just found our new sushi spot! Love this place. read more

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Came back after 2 weeks with my sister in law this time. Still excellent! Shawn the owner knows his stuff. Will definitely bring more people and spread the word. So yummy! read more

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My absolute favorite sushi restaurant. Shawn's offerings are amazing. Love that fresh wasabi is provided with larger sashimi order. Once you've had it you'll never want the paste again. read more

First off this place is first class sushi. The quality of the fish is so fresh. Each dish is perfectly made, perfectly seasoned to taste. The atmosphere is so chill. The Lounge is open. The drinks are on point. They make a delicious Amici Citrus Kiss, made with citrus vodka. A Mango- Rumba, made with infused Bacardi. Lastly is a Awesome- Blossom, made with premium vodka, and sparkling sake! I love this place! read more

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Shawn, the owner, made a roll per my request that was on point. I asked for a spicy roll with Salmon and Cucumber topped with Scallops. I told him no jalapeño nor habanero and he made it with the right amount of spice that I was glistening but able to taste every bite of my food. I told him he was the artist beforehand and he truly was! read more

The merits of this restaurant have been a major bone of contention between my friend and I for years. Her opinion is that this sushi surpasses Mikasa's and for that reason she prefers it. Mine is that this sushi is tasty but overrated and the prices are overblown. Sean's artistry as a sushi chef I do not question. Some of his rolls, like the Julie, Power of Love, and Lathrop, are awesome, but the portion size is small for what you're paying. I have 'come around' on Amici to some extent now that I have figured out how to order (large green salad and roll) in a way that satisfies me but doesn't break the bank. Atmosphere is nice if that matters to you. I would say this is a nice place to take a date. read more

Amici is awesome!!! Very yummy, great service and clean! Shawn the owner is super friendly! My boyfriend and I went for dinner probably around 4 months ago and really enjoyed our food! Everything was fresh and flavorful. The restaurant was busy but Shawn took the time to introduce himself and talk to us before we left. Most people don't put in the effort to talk to us because we look younger than we are (sigh) but it's expected so I definitely appreciated it We came back for my boyfriends graduation dinner with his family, and Shawn recognized us and he remembered exactly where we sat too which was crazy to us! He was friendly as usual and had lots of suggestions. All the rolls (Harlan, Amici, Shawn, Lathrop, Red Ocean, Crunch and Munch) were amazing and the fish pops and sashimi were really good and fresh too! Thanks Shawn for great food, service and really caring for all the people who walk in! read more

This place tastes as good as it looks. The first thing you will likely notice is the careful attention they have paid to decor. There are so many lovely interior design elements in is space. The presentation of the food is also always aesthetically pleasing. The service has always been polite and attentive. As far as the food, it is awesome. I do not eat sushi, so my enthusiasm for Japanese restaurants is usually slight. But, I come here often and have a great meal each time. I always get one of the lunch combo specials. It has a little bit of several delicious foods. I order beef teriyaki which is YUM. This then comes with miso soup and a salad, then white rice and tempura accompany the entree. Let me just say - I dream about their salad dressing. So that's it, folks - delicious food in an upscale space with great service. Love this place. read more

Been coming here for years, amazing service and food as always!!! Can't believe I'm just now giving a yelp review. Atmosphere is amazing too, or go to place always when in town!! read more

I went there and had the 13 piece Sashimi. It was served with miso soup and salad. The dressing for the salad was the best I ever had I enjoyed every bite. The sashimi included butterfly fish which I more than enjoyed. The portions were better than their rival Mikasa serves. Other than the food, I must say that their staff is super friendly. The Chef spoke to me and asked me about the food. The owner has a smile that just makes my heart smile. The rest of the staff just as friendly. Love this place. Mikasa is good but Amici es outstanding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

This is going to be my new favorite sushi joint. The owner waited us this afternoon and was very polite. Atmosphere was very clean and modern with the white decor. Now don't let the menu pricing here scare you off. The fish here is quality! I recognized the freshness immediately! We ordered the "spicy dream" and "power of love" and they were for sure hands down the best tasting rolls I've had. I will be coming again soon. If you're in the area and in the mood for excellent sushi try this fabulous restaurant. read more

Can't say enough good things about the sushi at Amicis. It is very rare to find a good sushi place that serves unique and distinctive foods that you just don't find elsewhere (and I've ate sushi across the US and globally including Japan). I would've never in a million years guessed I'd find one in Lathrop of all places! To do this while setting an extremely high bar on the quality of the fish and products used is remarkable and the reason I will go well out of my way to visit this place whenever possible. The owner (Sean) and his wife create a very welcoming and comfortable atmosphere in a relatively small quaint space. You'll enjoy a memorable experience in both the visual aspects of the restaurant and foods but more importantly in the flavors, textures and tastes of the dishes served. If you like soft shell crab and spicy rolls, give the Spider Lover a try (topped with habanero infused masago giving it a little kick but not overpowering). read more

Without a doubt worth the drive from anywhere! Sean always has the freshest and the best sushi, Wifey's very particular and they NEVER fail to impress! After a few visits Sean created a special dish for my wife. read more

Bomb sushi. Really fresh and high grade fish. Good vibe. Been here a few times but it has definitely been awhile. I forgot how good it was, will be making an effort to eat here more. read more

Super good sushi!!!! Best place in town in my opinion!! Always mine and the hubbys first choice for date night!!

My cousin and I ordered the spider lover sushi and chicken teriyaki plates. Food was good, chicken was a little dry though. Unfortunately this place has zero customer service and way over priced. They brought out the teriyaki plate first and 15 minutes later the sushi plate. Really awkward when only one person can eat. If you need extra sauce you have to let them know at least two times before they actually bring it. There were only two other people sitting when we first went in and still took forever to get our food. Once we were done and the waiters took our plates we sat a little confused because no bill was brought to us and there's no desk to go up to and pay so I called for our bill and sure enough that was given and taken away quickly. As we were leaving another lady who was dining kept calling out for her check and looked just as confused. This place is beautiful inside but definitely lacks any good service. The food is good but nothing spectacular. I give it 3 stars because at least the food was decent. read more

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Staffs were very nice, food was good except if they are busy then you can expect your food to be delivered around 30-45 minutes. If you don't have time this is not the place for you! Quality of sushi was great. It was still worth the wait. Staffs were very friendly once they time to come by your table. read more

I have never had a dine in experience but i did order take-out and i was not impressed. I ordered a seaweed salad, and california rolls. Simple right? For the price (expensive than most sushi joints) i expected better. They were both average tasting that could have been done at home. (Why didn't i just make it myself? Because i thought they can do it better since they opened a business). 2 stars for the tasteful decorations. The restaurant itself is beautifully decorated and leaves you with a pleasant & calm mood. 1 star for the nice waiters/sushi makers. -2 stars for the food. I wished it was better because i am on the hunt for a delicious sushi restaurant and is still searching. However i cannot comment on the freshness of the fish since the roll i ordered were cooked. Maybe one day i will stop by for a dining experience that will hopefully change my mind. read more

Delicious! We stopped by from our trip to eat lunch and my seafood salad is exceptional. Very fresh fish and veggies. My husband got a sushi roll "power of love" and he loves his food too. We are going to marked this location so we can stop by again next time. read more

It's amazingly surprising how such a small town like Lathrop has this wonderful place to dine at. This place is very clean, small but cozy, nice ambiance. Totally love this place. Whenever I'm craving sushi, this is the place I go to. Highly recommend it! read more

I frequently travel for work, so I rely on Yelp to guide me for good places to eat when I'm in a new city. My experience at Amici Sushi, however, was one of those chance occurrences that was pure serendipity. I had finished up a meeting in Jackson, CA and was headed to SFO in the hopes of changing to an earlier flight back home. I was unable to find any viable options so decided to make the 2+ hour drive to SFO and potentially grab some lunch on the way. About halfway through my drive, I started seeing some signs for some fast food places...not really ideal, but I hadn't done my usual Yelp search for good local places to eat so was planning to just settle for something quick. As I exited, I told myself that I would do one quick Yelp query for the area but would settle for one of the fast food options if nothing good came up. As luck would have it, I happened to pull into the strip mall parking lot where Amici Sushi is located. I feel like fate had brought me there so I decided to follow my instinct and check it out. I love sushi and eat it whenever I can. My go-to order at any sushi place is chirashi. You can tell a lot about a sushi place based on the quality and presentation of their chirashi. And if a place I'm considering doesn't have chirashi on the menu, I usually find somewhere else to eat. I arrived a little after 2 PM, so they were in the process of cleaning up some tables from their lunch rush, though there was one other table dining when I sat down. Shawn took my chirashi order and I fired up my laptop to look for a flight home as I waited. When my chirashi bowl came out, I was impressed with the presentation, the fish looked and smelled super fresh. I also noticed something different, there was a soup spoon in the bowl that held what turned out to be fresh wasabi. Shawn explained to me what it was and later also described the lengthy and involved process that goes into making it. The fresh wasabi alone would have elevated halfway decent fish, but the fish in my chirashi bowl was on a whole new level that I've only experienced a handful of times in my countless sushi lunches and dinners. The texture and flavor of the fish was among the best I have ever had. Even the sushi rice in the bowl was well-seasoned to the extent that it wasn't just some rice to go with the fish, there was some real effort to make sure the rice complemented every bite of fish in that chirashi bowl. Then of course add to it the fresh wasabi, and now I'm having an out of body experience at this random sushi place I happened to find off the highway on my way to SFO. I've had a lot of chirashi at various sushi places around the country, and this is one that is seared in my memory forever. It will be the bar I will use to measure every other chirashi bowl I order in the future. I saw some other reviews mentioning the higher prices here, but as far as chirashi goes, the prices here are on par with other places I've been to. However you also need to factor in the quality of fish that Shawn brings in and prepares for his customers, it's on a level that I've rarely seen except at the most exceptional sushi restaurants. My only disappointment is that I live about 2000 miles too far to come back here, and the likelihood of me coming back to Lathrop are very slim. However, fate brought me here once so fate can bring me back again. Until next time Amici Sushi! read more

What a great spot!! My husband and I stopped here on our way through town and were really impressed! We had the Crunch & Munch Roll, Julie Roll and Chirashi Bowl. Everything tasted just as good as it looked, the presentation beautiful. The Chirashi Bowl even came with real wasabi. The staff was very attentive and friendly. We'll deffinetly stop here when we're in the area again! read more

I came here with my husband and my in-laws, my husband and I both ordered sushi which we agreed was 4/5 stars and my in-laws ordered teriyaki chicken each which they thought was really good, we also ordered the strawberry saki which was very delicious. I'm giving the place 3 stars because although the food was good the food wait time was way too long and the waiter service lacked. read more

Amici Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Lathrop, California

I have come here regularly as a stockton native. I have made it a mission in life to locate the best nigiri in my area. This spot has the best "omakase," nigiri moriawse on their menu in this region. It's 25 for 10 pieces. The highlight has got to be the o toro and the fresh wasabi on each piece of nigiri. They're the only sushi place that I've seen I've seen that has this wasabi and it is delicious. The o toro is expensive but, seriously, out of this planet. The staff is great. The owner is passionate and speaks to all his customers. I couldn't recommend this place enough. read more

This review is for Sunday evening April 7th. We went in at 5:30 and the hostess was at the far end of the restaurant wearing headphones and working (?) on a laptop. She showed us to two tables both of which were dirty. I told her they were both dirty. She said pick whichever we pleased and went back to the headphones and laptop. No drink order, no water, nothing. We looked around at the floor under the other tables which were filthy and unswept. Looked at the prices. Looked at the dirty restaurant and preoccupied staff and decided to leave. read more

Way overpriced. Head to mikasa for better food and lower prices.

My boyfriend and I came here for a date night. Ambiance was nice and I loved their menu. Food was delicious. My only complaint would be the service. We were sat at a back table and were forgotten about while they helped customers that came in after us. I would recommend the lathrop roll. So delicious read more

I see why this place is sooo popular! They have the best menu and REAL wasabi! They are original with the menu and they really do take pride in their restaurant. Like they have salt water and fresh water eel. It's a big, clean place with great costumer service! I Will return for my sushi needs! read more

Not a great experience. Walked in and waited for a few minutes to be seated which was fine. A gentleman walked in behind me also waiting to be seated. The waitress seated me and then the gentleman. She immediately went over to the gentleman to take his order even though this guy came in after me. I observed the situation for a few minutes. She finally came over when I called her after about 10 minutes and I said you took that guys order before mine and she said because he was staring at her. I said so what that shouldn't matter. She sternly said she was sorry, no eye contact. I told her my food order, had to ask for water and then I just decided to leave. I wasn't going to spend my money here. Horrible customer service! read more

Amici Sushi is absolutely our go to spot for dinner in Lathrop! The fish is FRESH, there is nothing "imitation' being served here and the ambiance is beautiful! Shawn, the owner, greets you every time you walk in. He not only remembers your name but also your favorite items! The quality of the food here is top notch and the plates are beautiful works of art!!! We have never once been disappointed with anything we have ordered. I HIGHLY recommend you try this place!! The prices are higher than any other place in Lathrop but WELL worth it! We came here after this past Thanksgiving and discovered the family took a couple (well deserved) days off so we revisited our old sushi spot in town. BOY were we disappointed!!! The quality was NOT the same, the taste was NOT anywhere near Amici, and the tempura was soggy and cheap veggies were used. We will not be venturing out in this are for anywhere else from now on! Stocking with Amici FOR SURE! read more

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Best sushi in the valley. Other non sushi dishes are great also. This is our go to when we want sushi.

Worst customer service ever! We waited 30+ minutes to get our food (keep in mind this was the quarantine days). I order sesame chicken and edamame "spicy/garlic", which it didn't have no garlic taste or spicy taste. Then the chicken had no taste at all! To the point I had to return it because I just couldn't eat it (after the second bite). The owner was so upset when I told of her I didn't like the food and started arguing and refusing to give me a refund or another plate. Being from the Bay Area and owning a Mexican restaurant, I have never had an experience like this one. If someone doesn't like our food, it's totally respectable, we ask if they want to try something else on the house and also a refund!! TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER. read more

The 3 stars is for the food. Everything I've ordered I've liked! Service isn't the best. They still need a lot of work on customer service. The lady always seems irritated all the time and is very rude to her workers. Maybe that's why they always have different waiters/servers. Prices are extremely expensive NOW. So I will definitely find a different sushi spot to dine at. read more

One of my first priorities being new to the area was to find a go-to sushi spot...after trying a few others Amici is decidedly it. Who knew I would find the freshest tasting fish and such a great selection in Lathrop? First glance at the menu I thought the prices were comparatively higher, however the portions are generous and the quality is undoubtedly worth it. I love the selection of creative small plates like the fish pops and sashimi style plates like the hamachi crudo. The sauces are perfection. The interior is very clean and stylish which makes the dining in experience that much better. My only wish is that they would add a deep fried banana or tempura ice cream desert to the menu. So happy to have found this place if you like good sushi you won't be disappointed! read more

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The wait for the food for 3 rolls was an hour. I didn't get a refill for water for a hour and that was after I asked to even get some more. When the food came I didn't have untilils to eat with or any ginger or soy sauce ready. We had to ask for everything and the worst part they weren't even busy tonight becasye of the rain. The sushi rolls tasted good but they all feel apart when we went to pick them up with the chopsticks. They were not rolled tight enough. I would not reccomend this place to anyone. read more

This place has the most delicious sushi I have ever had. Although it can be a little pricey, it is so good that my family, our friends, and I keep coming back regularly for the amazing food. It's nice to be able to stop in on slower days and have a chat with the owner who truly appreciates your patronage and you can tell he wants to put out good food. Personally, it shines through in the quality of the food you are served and I can't see that I'll stop coming back anytime soon. read more