I have ordered from this place a couple of times but it wasn't fully satisfactory both times. Their "awesome hanamaru" is actually pretty delicious and this is why I ordered a second time. Other things I've ordered like the nigiri mix were not great. The quality of the fish in a couple of pieces didn't feel high to me and the rice/fish proportion didn't feel right. I might try the other maki rolls on the menu. read more

Hanamaru - Nigiri mix - Japanese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

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Ordered bento boxes and all the options were great. Chicken karaage, beef teriyaki, salmon, Alaska/california/avocado rolls. Miso soup was also included. The chicken karaage was my personal favorite but none of the other items were disappointing. The miso could have been a little stronger in broth flavor but it was still a nice accent to the meal. Overall a great place worth trying. read more

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Amazing! New atmosphere is fabulous. Been going since it opened. Happy in dining has returned.

Great for take out. Not open for dining in since pandemic and we aren't sure why. Good food lovely workers. read more

We've been ordering take out from Hanamaru since they closed indoor dining during the pandemic. Recently, we learned they reopened for inside dining, so we decided to see how it was, and we were pleasantly surprised how updated and fresh the interior decor was compared to before the pandemic. The inside was completely refreshed with new tables and flooring and very comfortable. We expect to be back soon for their fresh sushi and rolls, which are reasonable priced and always very tasty. read more

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I've lived here for a while now and I just found out about this place yesterday, I'm glad to say I was not disappointed! Props to the chiefs because the food was fresh and delicious, it all looked very appetizing. Thanks for the workers for being very generous and welcoming, the restaurant itself looked clean, everything seemed well organized, and I felt comfortable. Overall we had a great time and I can't wait to go back! read more

This is my favorite sushi restaurant in the entire world! The rolls are delicious, and there's such a good variety. Ordering online is easy and I love that you can customize your roll by adding tobiko or taking out cucumber! They are always kind and on time, and go out of their way to fix any mistakes or issues (I've ordered from them dozens of times and once I forgot to add in the special instructions to omit something I was allergic to, and they remade the roll for me even though it was my mistake). My favorite roll is probably the King Dragon, but I just really love the flavor profiles here. If you want great take out, this is the perfect place! read more

Sunnyvale's best kept secret. I've been coming here for years, and the sushi is always delicious, fresh, and super reasonably priced. LOOK AT THAT SASHIMI. Just look at it. And if the food alone didn't give it five stars, the service would. Everyone there is so kind, friendly, and helpful. They are currently open for pickup or takeout, and we will continue to be frequent costumers. I hope they stay around for years and years to come! read more

Hanamaru - Tobiko nigiri, mission complete roll, and sunflakes roll - Japanese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

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I've been door dashing here for a while now, but I did my first direct order today and called it in. We ordered 10 3-item bentos. The lady on the phone was extremely helpful and clear. There were not any issues with our order. Everything was clearly labeled, and everyone was really happy with the quality of the food. I do wish they had a catering menu, so boooo about that. The tuna and salmon sashimi was both extremely fresh; and it has been every time I've ordered previously. Thank you ! read more

I ordered from door dash and picked up here for work lunch and immediately regretted it when I opened the door. The restaurant had a terrible foul odor to which I couldn't wait inside. Sadly both the quality and portion lacked luster. read more

Great restaurant. We ordered several kinds of sushi and all were delicious. I advise you to visit this place

Worst pickup experience. Waiting 65 minutes for our take out order. Unorganized and not worth the bad service. Disappointing the food isn't that great, just decent 2.5-3 starts based on the food alone. read more

The food is not as described. Maybe dine in is better, but I do not recommend take out. It's pricy as well, so maybe skip this spot.

Delicious Tuna Steak . A little messy , but it's still great . Awesome food . Recommend to try the Tuna steak. The soup is always delicious and fully of vegetables. Best soup broth in in Sunnyvale:) Recommend to everyone to try out this sushi restaurant. read more

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My New Favorite Japanese Restaurant!!! I Highly Recommend Everyone to try them. The Food was Wonderful and Big Portions. Especially the Bento Box. DELICIOUS read more

I gave them 3 stars for the Dragon Roll which was delish! The oysters were not edible! It would be better if they admitted they were out of them, rather than taking oyster pieces and putting tons of breading on them! I understand about Covid, & doing the best they can... not sure why that means we have to eat Bad food. You can call me Karen! read more

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4 out 5 stars. Will update if anything changes. They nail consistency in food. It's very delicious. I door dashed food from here at least 7 or 8 times so far. Highly recommended ! read more

The food is mediocre but you get a lot of it. It's not horrible just doesn't wow you. You'll have to wait forever for the people/owners packing the bags in the back to give it to you. They are inefficient at getting your bag to you in a timely manner while you wait in the cold. i wouldn't recommend this place. read more

Hanamaru is a staple, and one of the best spots on the Sunnyvale area! I've ordered from here multiple times, and their portions have always been extremely generous (especially when you order their lunch bentos). I recently ordered their unagi don, and thought it was so good that I had to post about it! It was extremely high quality. My one gripe with the place is that their items like salmon teriyaki and beef teriyaki in particular isn't too amazing, and I did not like their soft shell crab - but many other items are fairly decent and I'd definitely still recommend this place to those in the area! read more

Hanamaru - Unagi Donburi - Japanese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

3.5 stars Nigiri good but rolls not good. Portion size good and quality decent. Miso soup good. May come again for nigiri. read more

Decent Japanese spot! Good sushi and huge selection of it! Place is a little small and gets crowded at times. "Unlimited" Wasabi & Ginger om the table was pretty great. read more

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Friendly and Welcoming Staff. Great Food with various selection. Special Rolls are my favorite here.

Yikes, what a bad night and experience. Went to try out this place because it's 5 minutes away from where we live. The setting is okay. It's a bit sad and could use some decor love. The staff was good, very nice, and attentive. Went to wash my hands in the bathroom though and there was water all over the floor. About 1/2" worth. They were also out of paper towels so I couldn't wash my hands, which was pretty gross after being in that bathroom. Makes you wonder how anyone working there washes their hands... Back at the table, ordered food. It came very quickly but was just average. A few minutes later a bug appeared on the wall. Not a fly or an ant, but a roach. Tint, but still. Needless to say I lost my appetite. We left after ordering some appetizers. I couldn't even finish it. Took some pics of what we ordered, which do look good. So visit at your own risk. read more

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Honestly, my family and I love Hanamaru. But the last time we were here, it was so disappointing. I will admit that we came on a bad day at a bad time: Friday night dinner. But that shouldn't mean the food or the service quality should be bad. If anything, I feel like the service should be better so they can earn more tips. In the past, my family and I would come here, no problem. But the last time we were here, the service was horrible. We ordered 6 different dishes: some raw and some baked. Since some of our dishes were supposed to be baked, we knew that it could take a while and we knew all the dishes wouldn't come out at the same time. Of course the raw sushi entrees came out first (which was about 15 minutes after we ordered) and we slowly started eating it while waiting for the baked items. We noticed that it's been 20 minutes since we received the raw orders the baked items were taking a little longer than expected, so we asked a waitress. The waitress said she would check on the orders with the sushi chefs at the sushi bar. Another 15 minutes passed by and we were missing our baked items. We flagged down another waitress and she did the same thing: check on our orders with the chefs. At this point, we have been waiting 45 minutes and haven't received our baked items. We talked to a waitress AGAIN and she did the same thing: talk to the chefs at the bar. We watched the chefs at the bar to see if they were even making our orders and the 2 chefs were literally talking to eachother the whole time. And when they weren't talking to eachother, they kept talking to the people sitting at the bar; literally having full conversations. At this point, it's been an hour and NEVER received the baked items. So we told the waitress to take the order off of our bill because it's been way too long. And when they handed us the check, the baked items were still on there. I'm sure they just forgot, but the fact that they didn't even check before giving us the bill is kind of disappointing. My family hasn't been back there since then. Sometimes I will call in my order for pickup but I would probably never eat in. Just takeout. 1 star because their food is good 1 star because they have fair pricing read more

their fried hanamaru sushi are the best!!! i always come here when im craving sushi and they never disappoint. The owners who are often there working are also so nice! one day i had insufficient funds to pay but the lady trusted me to come back and pay when i had the money and i did i definitely recommend this sushi place. U get what you pay for. read more

They are so close and convenient from where we always stay when in Sunnyvale. So I decided to order a bunch of items to try on the way back to our hotel to see if this is something that could become a place we would frequently patronize whenever we're in town. I placed the order through Yelp and proceeded to pick up at their door. There were a lot of food delivery folks that kept picking up while I waited. It seems they do get a lot of food delivery orders placed online. When I received my orders, the lady advised me that there are specials or discounts available on some items when ordered online. I will remember that for next time because we liked everything we tried and would definitely eat food from here again and again. read more

The sushi that I ordered was the special of the day, but I looked up my order on the menu on their website, called the order in from the parking lot where I was sitting parked in my car. Didn't get the "special" price though, since I didn't order it online (?). Ordering online was exceptionally confusing and complicated to do so. All in all I thought that the Special Roll for the day was so-so, I would have ordered something else had I known that I was going to be charged full price. read more

Ordered through Doordash few times and always on point! Bento box with Teriyaki Salmon, California rolls, mixed tempura, miso soup all delicious! Fish is grilled perfectly and soup not too salty like other places. Best sushi in the area!!! read more

The rice is terrible. It's soft, dull, tasteless, and sad. It pretty much reflects the rest of the food. Not great and overpriced. The rice is the base of the meal and should be taken seriously. The best part of the meal is by far, the salad and the miso soup. read more

Ordered take out because the restaurant does not offer dine in perhaps due to COVID protocol. Got back to hotel (15 mutes away) only to realize that our orders, chicken teriyaki & tempura did not have rice nor soup. Immediately telephoned the restaurant multiple times but no answer. Chicken was also over cooked while tempura was starchy (undercooked inside). So disappointed. read more

Beef teriyaki was dry, dry, dry; thin slices of way overcooked meat, won't go back especially given the prices for the overcooked meat.

Freaking yummyness.. I had to update my review after FINALLY trying Hanamaru's rolls. Usually, I go for the bento boxes, but this time I decided to try some of their special rolls. We ordered the Awesome Hanamaru, Spicy Flyaway, Spider Roll, and Deep Fried New York. Wow.. these rolls are so delicious.. I just wanted to keep on eating them! The Spicy Flyaway consisted of spicy tuna deep fried. This roll was extremely flavorful and had a nice kick of spiciness to it. The tuna had a wonderful taste and the fried element of the toll complimented the tastes. I also liked how these rolls were served on a bed of onions. The Spider Roll was deep fried soft shell crab, avocado, and cucumber. I liked this one also.. the crab is quite delicious. It wasn't one of my favorites.. kind of predictable.. but still pretty good. The Awesome Hanamaru was a deep fried California roll with special sauce and macadamia nuts. This roll was excellent because of the complex flavors and textures. I loved the sauce and nuts addition :) YUMM Awesome Hanamaru is my favorite roll so far :D :D The Deep Fried New York was salmon, cream cheese, and avocado deep fried. This was another one of my favorites because of the lovely combination of salmon and cream cheese. The addition of cream cheese incorporates a lovely creamy texture to the roll and compliments the salmon very well. It would be cool if they a spicy salmon roll too. Well now I must say.. I highly recommend Hanamaru for their rolls! I will be back here very soon to try out other delicious concoctions. read more

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I've been craving some sushi lately. I called to place an order and the guy who answered the phone was so sweet and kind. I really like their menu names :D I placed an order for the Happy Together roll, Crazy Monkey roll, 5 Shrimp Tempuras and an order of Edamame. The guy on the phone said it'll be about 25 minutes till the order is ready. Once it was ready, my bf and I finished everything! :P read more

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I have been back here over 20 times since my first review. The food gets better each time. I love the specials on the board and the amaebi. I recommend trying the crazy monkey roll or any of the dragon rolls. They are excellent. The chirashi is equally good for the price and quantity of the fish. This is definitely my go to place for sushi anytime of the day. YOU HEARD ME... Hanamaru is open all day long which is a big bonus for anyone hungry for sushi between 2-5pm. The service is always decent and the fish is always fresh. I recommend stopping by the next time you are in the area and want some good sushi anytime of the day. read more

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Aside from the fact that this is a small business that should be supported, their food is terrific! We have our standby choices, but we regularly try something new. Also, they regularly put new items on the menu. Some of my friends who are hesitant about trying Japanese have tried the teriyaki chicken, which is some of the best in the area, and they willingly go back when we suggest Hanamaru for a gathering. My brother, who now lives in another state, always wants at least one meal (often more) at Hanamaru when he comes home to visit because it is that good. Here is what we got for Mother's Day lunch: Edamame (soy beans steamed in their pods)- fresh, hot, and yummy! Grilled Salmon Kama (the collar or neck of the fish that has some fat to it, lots of flavor, and meaty) - mouth-watering! Chicken Karaage (tempura fried chicken bites with a teriyaki dipping sauce) - marvelous! Avocado roll (simple roll with seaweed outside, rice inside, and two wedges of avocado in the middle) - simply delicious! Asparacado roll (tempura-fried asparagus and avocado wedges inside of seaweed and rice) - texturally splendid and simple flavor, almost a palette cleanser! Shrimp on Fire (avocado or cucumber and shrimp tempura inside seaweed and rice with spicy tuna, tempura bits, green onions, tobiko--orange fish roe that is flavorless and pleasantly crunchy, and orange sauce outside) - exceedingly scrumptious! Follow Your Dream roll (California roll of crab and avocado with a shrimp tempura inside of seaweed and rice and thinly sliced avocado on top - I asked Jimmy to make this for me when I was pregnant, and it has made it onto the menu because it is Sooo Good! Special order for my Gluten-Free mom: steamed asparacado roll (see above) with cream cheese - "Divine," Mom says! If you want some good Japanese food and you like supporting small businesses, this is a must try place! This is a family-run restaurant whose owners treat their long-time employees like family too. They are wonderful people, a couple, who dreamed of creating this restaurant that now helps them to support their two kids. At the moment with COVID-19 and Shelter-in-Place, they have their kids doing virtual school in the back of the restaurant while the dad makes sushi and the mom handles the ordering, payments, and to go orders. Please, support them! read more

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Great sushi, I also love the bento boxes. I went here a lot when I lived in Mountain View. Even after moving to San Jose I still get takeout whenever I'm in the area. read more

Warning: Harley Davidson Roll is extremely spicy!! I consider myself resilient for the most part, but this one had a kick. For my entree I had the Spicy Sashimi Appetizer Salad which comes drenched in a bright red dressing, tastes a little like a mix between siracha and the korean red spicy sauce, but still less spicy than the Harley. I'm not sure if it was a blessing or a curse that my sashimi was disguised in dressing but I'm willing to bet it's not the best quality. On a positive note, I thought the 6 piece salmon sashimi was surprisingly high in quality. ($9) I had 3 pieces of sushi and felt stuffed, each piece is huge. And the portion sizes, even for the $3 seaweed salad, are really large for the price. Nothing has changed since my last visit, including the mildewy smell of the table tops (gross). read more

Hanamaru - Japanese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

Came here cuz we were in the neighborhood. We were seated quickly. I wanted hamachi kama and knew it would take a long time for them to cook so I asked our server if he could get it started while we looked at the menu. He said he will go back to check if they have it in stock. Ten minutes went by and he came to take our order and I asked him if the hamachi kama was in stock. He said "Oh! I forgot to ask!" Um.. Guess I'm glad they were out of stock as he would have wasted ten minutes of cook time! What we swallowed: 15-PIECE SASHIMI DELUXE LUNCH: The fish pieces were fresh but they weren't that big. This is the route to go tho if you want to share shashimi. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/hanamaru-sunnyvale?select=YrLxPak-6-wx9cbuLHgfag#3vchcdF8-cqFrLywcGtbRA FRIED OYSTER APPETIZER: These were just OK. Again, the oysters were a bit small and I couldn't really taste the oysters so it could have been pretty much anything under all that fried batter. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/hanamaru-sunnyvale?select=YrLxPak-6-wx9cbuLHgfag#YrLxPak-6-wx9cbuLHgfag I asked for a straw from the same waiter and he never brought one. I asked the lady at the front desk when she came by to refill our tea and she literally took two steps from where we were sitting and picked up a straw from behind the counter. Did the guy REALLY just forget what I asked him when it was two steps away? The fish wasn't that impressive and the service sucks so we won't be visiting again. read more

Hanamaru - Fried Oysters - Japanese Near Me - Sunnyvale, California

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I never knew sushi could be so meeeehhh. what's worse than basic? A friend took me here for birthday treat - her only sushi experience ever. I should have known better when the jello shot menu looked more appetizing than the sushi. Dumbfounded. read more

Due to raving review from fellow Yelpers, came by for dinner. Got the Harley Davidson Roll, per other Yelper's suggestion. - Long roll, bite-sized pieces, unlike TGI Sushi! - Rice was a little mushy...eeek! - A little too spicy for me?!? Service was friendly and w/ the door open, the restaurant was nice and cool. Restaurant is a little cramped but we were able to get a table before the evening dinner rush ~ 6:30 pm. Remember to check out Sugar Butter Flour after dinner, before 8:30 pm, if you have a sweet tooth! ;) read more

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