My boyfriend and I consistently come here and the service, food and environment is always 5 stars. Starting on the food their Salmon Sashimi is delicious, it's smooth, fresh and beautifully cut. The tempura comes with shrimp and a variations of vegetables, it's crunchy and always such a filling appetizer good for two people. My personal favorite is the Cha- shu ramen, it's the perfect mix of neutral but spicy at the same time. The spinach in the Cha-shu ramen holds so much flavor and is delicious with the noodles as well, sometimes I'll get udon instead of the noodles with the Cha- shu ramen and it's delicious. The service here is great and usually consists of the same sweet team, which is always very welcoming. The environment is also very great, when you walk in they have an area where you can hang coats and place umbrellas. Seating is very ranged as well, from window seats to seats in front of the chef. I always love the comfort of this restaurant from the food to the service team, I will continue to come back to this restaurant! read more

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We came here for happy hour, and they had $4 salmon and tuna hand rolls. The hand rolls were good, although nothing crazy. The salmon avocado tasted better than the spicy tuna. I got two of each. The chicken karaage was not so good. Small dry pieces with a flavour that wasn't what I would expect. For rolls to share, we got the Chronic and the Big Team. The Chronic was absolutely delicious, and my friends I came with usually order it. The Big Team was okay. The flavours of its components did not blend very well together. Overall affordable sushi spot! My portion was about $33. Service was friendly. read more

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Cute little store, I could tell it was going to be great when the regulars started rolling in... It seems like just an older couple running the restaurant, and they do a great job. Everything was fresh-- we didn't love the chicken karaage, but all of the sushi and fish (and the veggie croquette) were great! We really loved the tuna tataki & the nigiri has a great fish:rice ratio. Prices are also very fair. Will definitely be going back! read more

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Dude! What the actual..... One. The prices are insane for the quality they present. Want it to melt in your mouth? Albacore toro. Waaaaaaa The sake choices; both fish and drinks. Amazing! All the rolls I've had have been mind blowing and what I really enjoy beyond the food is the service. Mom n pop shop to the max in how welcoming they always are. AND!!! Their happy hour 5-7 m-f is also so special. Ambiance; on point Food; beyond delicious Service; 10/10 at least Come around yall. It's time read more

Hot Zushi - Sake avocado - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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I had a light dinner here. The miso soup was delicious and the calamari tentacles were amazing too. The service was very friendly and the overall ambiance of the restaurant was fancy . I give them 5 stars. I highly recommend them. I may come back here again sometime! read more

Hot Zushi - Miso soup - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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My favorite place to come for sushi and miso soup. Great value for money - if you come with a friend and share some sushi, nigiri, and sake, you'll leave full and satisfied for ~$20! I love coming here, it's quiet, and the woman who owns this place is so sweet! Please, please come here if you're in the neighborhood! read more

Yum!! This place was so good and the service was awesome. The owners were so nice and very attentive. The tuna tataki, miso soup, seaweed salad, and the chronic roll were all amazing. Would definitely come back here. We both left stuffed for less than $40 each after tax and tip! Thank you to my Yelp Elite homies for showing me this place read more

Hot Zushi - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Great neighborhood mom and pop. The price point is good, the cuts are large, and the food happy hour menu is a great way to augment your meal. I live a block away and go in multiple times a month. One of the few kid friendly spots in the neighborhood too- they have chicken tenders if needed. They can get very backed up during busy times, but they will let you know if the kitchen is running slow. Or in that case, put in a to-go order and go to one of our many world class neighborhood bars on the block, they all are take-out friendly. The only reason it doesn't get 5 stars? We've got 25 gazillion sushi spots in SF now including some absolute world class ones doing freshly flown in omakases every night. read more

This is my cult favorite sushi spot in San Francisco. Do you want to support a small business? Feel like mom n pop restaurants are dead? COME TO HOT ZUSHI, it's cozy, and the green tea is perfection. Connie and her husband are a kind, efficient, duo that spin up fresh sushi every time. We come to Hot Zushi monthly, take our friends here, and visitors. If there is a wait, since there's only a dozen tables - I promise it's worth waiting for, just grab a drink across the street at the Woods. We haven't tried anything what isn't great but here are our favorites we rotate: - House salad is a MUST - Edamame - Miso - cucumber salad - wakame (seaweed) - Hamachi lime - Jalapeno tuna - big team - Big poppa - chronic - smashing pumpkins - tiger - any sashima My star rating: 5 - must go!!! 4 - liked it, give it a try! 3 - it was alright 2 - I probably won't go back 1 - turnaround and run read more

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Hot sushi is a gem. Don't let the name fool you, the sushi's not hot-lol. David (sushi chef) and Connie (host/server) who run the place care about quality ingredients and really good prices. I've been going to Hot sushi for years. They have consistently provided excellent sushi options and Connie is amazing. She remembers your name and what you typically order. If you go there when it's busy, have some patience. It's only David preparing the roles and Connie serving the tables. They do what they can to keep the prices low. I'm glad they've made it through the pandemic. read more

Favorite spot in the city. It's quite unassuming when you walk by it, but definitely worth it. Connie is amazing, the food is fresh, the options are great. read more

Amazing food. Reasonably priced. Super nice and intimate. Vegan rolls were great. Adding this to my regular restaurant rotation. read more

Hot Zushi - Delicious rolls. The vegan rolls are amazing. I got garden and hot night. - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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It was amazing, the food, the ambiance, the experience- a new favorite for me! The service is not quick, but that was only something I paid attention to because I was nervous about being late for a flight after. But everyone was so sweet and attentive, it's absolutely worth it. read more

Bottom line: you get what you paid for. While the place seems like a great deal, the fish quality is low.

Decent sushi and friendly service. It's not the best sushi but it does the job and hits every time. The owners are also super sweet.

This is out go-to sushi place in SF. You can't get better than Hot Zushi. The attention is exceptional (Connie and David - the owners - are AMAZING humans) We come here probably once or twice every couple of weeks. Sometimes we dine in and often times we pick up to go (they don't deliver). My husband and I have made a tradition of celebration our birthdays here, and everyone that comes and tries their sushi are immediately converted into customers. Sushi is great and fairly priced which is so hard to find in the city. Highly recommend you order the crunchy sake, the tuna tataki, the nachos are to die for, and the sake kale is incredible. My mouth is watering just by writing this. My husband's favorite is the jagger (only order I'd you are dining in, because to-go, it will get soggy) The place can get crowded sometimes. Definitely worth the wait if you have to wait. The inside is nice and simple. And if you have a party, make sure you call ahead and they will make a reservation (please make sure you show up, and don't leave them hanging- a cancellation of a big party is a big deal for a small business like this) read more

Hot Zushi - Tables inside - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

I went on a Saturday evening... the sushi was reasonably priced but the quality of the fish wasn't that great. 2/3 of my nigiri dishes were not fresh and the ginger smelled/tasted like bleach. I'm not sure if everything is being handled properly in the kitchen. Overall not the best sushi I've had. read more

I am a neighbor and a fan. The decor is plain, but the food and service are excellent. The fish is fresh and delicious. Their tempura is some of the best I've ever had. The Spider Roll is another favorite--I love soft-shell crab! And there's a good selection of sake. You can pay more in some fancy place, but you won't get any better than Hot Zushi! read more

I thought this was a great casual dinner spot and a good value! We paid about $60 for two people and left very full. I'm a vegetarian and really appreciate that they had some fun unique options for rolls! I got the garden roll which I HIGHLY recommend if you are a vegetarian - the garlic eggplant on it was reallyyyyy delicious and the tempura asparagus was incredibly crispy. I also got the buddha roll, it was just okay and I wouldn't rave about it. Honestly I would have been full with just the one garden roll. My boyfriend got three rolls - he liked the 49ers roll the best. The other two were pretty good too! Overall I thought this was a good place and the service was friendly. read more

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The name of this place is absolutely deceiving, I seriously questioned how the food would be considering the name. To my surprise this place is great - the quality is fantastic and it's superrr reasonable!! Everyone is hyped on drenching their sushi in "eel sauce" and spicy mayo, this is not the place for that. It's fresh fish prepared well - very clean tasting. Even though it's not on the menu I've heard that you can request omakase, which I will definitely be getting the next time I'm in! read more

Hot Zushi - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Great food, great service, family owned & a hidden gem on Haight Street;) Very cozy place for "date night" or any special occasion.

Really enjoyed this hole in the wall sushi place! From the outside, it didn't look like much and I thought it was going to be cheap, not super great sushi. Even sitting down I wasn't too impressed because it was pretty empty for a Friday night. We ordered the Sake Kirota, Hot Stuff, and Delicious and they were really good! Same Kirota was carb free (they used a daikon instead) and it was definitely an interesting take on sushi. Personally not my favorite, but really glad I tried it and they gave pretty generous amounts of salmon. Hot stuff and delicious were really good! I was a huge fan of the tempura in the hot stuff and the delicious had a nice sweet kick that made it the perfect dessert sushi. The waiter was also very friendly! She was smiling all the time and seemed like dish a sweet person :) read more

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Usually if I happen to be in another city, I would make it count. This habit couldn't be truer nowadays. When I had to drop something off to my brother who lives in SF, I made sure to try a nearby sushi bar for dinner. Hot Zushi looked like a promising candidate! I placed my order via phone and luckily found parking on Haight street that is normally teeming with cars. Staff was nice and had my order ready 5 min upon my arrival. I scurried home to Oakland as fast (and safely) as a could. The rolls I ordered sounded so yummy and creative. -Hot Stuff: shrimp tempura, crab topped with torched hamachi, spicy aioli, and jalapeño slices -Chronic: tuna (I subbed for salmon), yellowtail, avocado topped with crab, aioli, escolar, and bonito flakes Both rolls were absolutely delicious- unique flavors, fresh fish and made well. I had some leftovers and after nuking them slightly in the microwave, they were the perfect snack the next day. If you are a sushi lover who is into creative and delicious rolls who doesn't mind the occasional splurge (which translates to frequent in my case), this place is for you! read more

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Hmmm yes this place is affordable, but it shows in the quality of the fish and the craft. Overall a pretty mediocre sushi place that's not worth going out of your way to try. We ordered a vegetable appetizer kale & mushroom, 4 nigiris (hamachi toro, blue fin toro, sake toro, and scallops), the Kale sake roll and the chronic roll. Everything was pretty average. The fish was fresh, yes, but also not that high quality. A lot of cuts of meat tasted pretty bland. The scallops would have been great but there was too much wasabi. The rolls were okay - they fell apart when I picked them up... I've had much better rolls at other places at similar price points. Service was okay. We waited for an hour for our rolls to come out - could have been a busy night for them. Won't return for sure; there are way too many good sushi places in SF even at this price point. read more

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I had high expectations due to the 4.5 star rating but I was quite underwhelmed tonight compared to other sushi I've had in SF. They were very very slow tonight. It took a few minutes to even get seated even though the restaurant was not packed. It took another 10min just to order. And at least 30min to even get our first sushi. I understand its a mom and pop operation but something has to give. Either stop taking to go orders or hire more people yaknow? I think the sushi was also pretty average. The rice was a little hard, fish was sliced weird, everything fell apart as soon as you picked it up, and fish wasn't super fresh. But the biggest offender was the size of the rolls. It is half the size of your normal sushi spot so at first you think oh this is affordable but actually, its too expensive. I can get bigger rolls at other places for same ish price. You know a meal is dissatisfying when you leave hungry and/or feeling like you could've made better at home. We finished all the food but 6 rolls did not even make us feel slightly full....thats how small the portions are. Smh read more

Great cheap sushi spot and vegetarian friendly! They have several appetizer selections, some noodles, but mostly sushi. For vegetarians there are around 5-10 options, that are more than just the bare minimum avocado and cucumber rolls. The prices are super reasonable and the interior is nice and clean. Saw some regulars that sit at the bar to read a book. read more

Hot Zushi - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Almost two stars despite the fact that the food was pretty great. We got here at 7 and didn't get any food until 8. The service was mediocre and the wait seemed strange given that sushi usually doesn't take long to prepare and there weren't many people at the restaurant. The food was fresh however and tasted solid. I came here with a group of friends which made the time go by quicker but had I been alone or with another person, I think I would've been more frustrated by the wait. Probably won't be coming back given the plethora of sushi options around SF. read more

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My go to sushi spot since I moved to SF in 2018! Very unassuming when you walk right by it but it's definitely a place worth coming back to everytime. My favorite rolls are the Shibui and Hot Stuff. Also love their Hamachi Kama! But besides the amazing (also not overpriced) food, my most favorite thing about this place is the people that work here. Shoutout to Connie! Very humble, warm, and sweet people. I'm very happy that this place continues to thrive throughout the years. See you all again next time! :) read more

The sushi is amazing. Crafted with such detail and care you can taste the TLC. Also some of their rolls have this great play with sweet and savory and crunch!! The hot sake was delightful as well. Is definitely my new fave. read more

I can see Hot Zushi becoming my go-to pick-up place when I'm craving sushi. While the name Hot Zushi and the restaurant exterior aren't the most compelling, don't be fooled...the sushi is quality. I tried the Chronic (specialty roll group 1) and Sake Kirota (specialty roll group 2). - Chronic is AMAZING. Definitely going to get it again the next time I order. The different flavors and textures of seafood work together perfectly - Sake Kirota is a great low-carb option that's delightfully crunchy and refreshing. The roll itself is a bit more delicate / prone to falling apart Would stay away from ordering during dinner times Friday night as they're usually inundated with orders and wait times will be quite long. read more

Hot Zushi - Chronic roll - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Hot Zushi. Such a terrible name for a sushi spot, don't ya think? Haha. Little did we know that we stepped into a super affordable decent place where your tea cups are never empty. Seriously, the guy refills your cup as soon as you take a sip. As much tea as I drink, he is extremely appreciated. Anyhoo, they offer a pretty decent happy hour from 5-7...7 days a week. Sake, beer, hand rolls, and some appetizers are on the menu. The butterfish nachos seem to be popular here. I thought they were fine and a decent start to the meal. We ordered quite a few items off the nigiri menu. We had every type of toro they offered, spicy scallop, and uni/ikura. The slices of fish were huge but so were the amounts of rice for each piece. The fish was once again...decent. Definitely can't compare to the well known, omakase spots in town...but for a whopping grand total of $75 for 2 peeps for all the food and alcohol we ordered? Can't really complain...except for one thing. Some of the slices of fish were way off. One piece came out like a bundled up massacre as if the chef was trying to do everything he could to save that last piece. Haven't had to wait for a table the 2 times I visited although I was early. Service is friendly. Street parking. 3.5 stars. read more

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The staff is so friendly and attentive, the woman even knows my voice it's impressive. I'm a repeat customer because the food is so great and flavorful. It's a small, nicely decorated giving it an intimate feel on the busy lower haight neighborhood. It's a nice find that I enjoy treating myself to often. You all are amazing. Be back soon read more

Great little place for sushi if you want quality sushi, but not such high quality that you're dishing out $$$ for a single meal. If you can make it for their happy hour (before 7pm), do it! They have great drink and small plate specials that are such a good value. The place is fairly small, and although I've never had to wait long for a table, I wouldn't recommend coming with a larger group unless you've called ahead. Their rolls are solid--I definitely recommend the Three Amigos and Big Team (they're really filling), and wouldn't recommend the Mango Lobster (pretty underwhelming, plus I thought the macadamia nuts was... interesting). Prices are comparable for sushi in SF, but very reasonable for the quality of the food. Service here is great, and I've never had a bad experience. Because they get busy, it does feel like the servers are running around in haste, but they're really attentive and great about getting orders, refilling your water, etc. Overall, Hot Zushi has become my go-to casual sushi place when I'm craving sushi but not trying to break my wallet. read more

Hot Zushi - Shishito peppers - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Excellent food. Lovely people own & operate this wonderful sushi spot on Haight. Gyoza, miso, & everything is yummy!

Decent sushi spot for casual dinner. Located in lower haight, place is intimate but had no issues getting seated at a table on a Friday evening. Menu has wide variety and specialty rolls were solid. Chili Edamame was also a stand out appetizer for me. Would come again / order take out from! read more

Incredible, by far my favorite spot for sushi great fresh fish amazing service and ambiance great date spot too. Try the hot night roll for vegetarian sushi it's so amazing. read more

Good food, Good people. I enjoyed the edamame, spicy tuna and salmon tiger roll. The fish is solid and enjoyable. No jokes to be made on this review, just a straightforward no-fancy sushi experience. read more

Really good food and value. The gyoza is some of the best I've ever tried, and the grilled short ribs were amazing! I came with my partner and they gave us a really good portion. We also tried the rolls which were delicious. The service is very fast, great if you just want a quick bite. Would definitely recommend. read more

Hot Zushi - California roll, grilled short ribs (half eaten) and the "Rock n Roll" roll. - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Super-friendly owners, great sushi and lots of vegetarian/vegan options! We love Hot Zushi. Did I also mention it's affordable and a great value? read more

We stumbled on this place after getting some cheap happy hour drinks at Molotovs. I got the $25 nigiri combo that was super fresh at such a reasonable price point. I also loved my miso soup and my friend was delighted by her vegetarian rolls. We can't wait to return. read more

Hot Zushi - Nigiri combination - Japanese Near Me - San Francisco, California