Our favorite Japanese restaurant. The food is delicious and the presentation is always so lovely. The staff is very friendly. Our waitress Dee was so sweet and would check in to see if we needed anything and if we were enjoying our food. She recommended the seaweed salad and chicken teriyaki rolls. Sooooo good. My daughters favorite are the Avocado rolls and the garlic edamame. 10 Stars read more

Delicious fresh and wonderfully prepared dishes. Hamachi Carpaccio was wonderful appetizer. Sashimi platter - really fresh, wonderfully prepared and tasting, not just sliced fish on a plate but thoughtful consideration to each portion and type of fish. Best Maguro I've had in some time. Service was friendly and prompt in a comfortable and attractively designed interior on Solano Ave. not busy for a Saturday ( there are so many nice little restaurants to choose from on that stretch , if you don't wait too long to get dinner you'll be in good shape to get a table ) they ask you to seat yourselves. In a town with no shortage of great sushi , Mainichi is Highly Recommend read more

Note to the chef/cook: Garlic Spicy Edamame- please do not mesh the garlic, it leaves a bitter taste and aesthetic becomes too un-appealing. Dice them, with small amount of butter and olive oil, and chili oil, soy sauce, then mix with cooked edamame as a last step. Do not over cook edamame, 5 minutes in boiling water will do just fine. Note to sushi chef: Even if not very busy, preheat the sushi oven at all time. Unagi must be fully roasted to perfect the texture. If mushy and undercooked, bones will be felt while chewing, and leave in-appealing texture and visual. Miso soup: when not busy, lower the temperature down in the soup pot. Too salty for people who are coming in around less busy time. I would rather get charged for the miso soup and get a better, less salty one. Salmon Skin: Do not shred salmon skin. It's always about texture. Salmon skin loses its crispy-ness when shredded. Service was alright, but I saw a kitchen staff walking slowly toward the kitchen after his break time with dirty apron while the customers were eating inside. Use the back door and be discreet. Nigiri pricing is too expensive compared to other places , and looking at the quality of food, customers will know the quality and pricing won't match among the many sushi joints around the area. The owner really must take care of this place - I see potential and has great atmosphere but employees also must be serious about food and sushi. read more

Very good lunch today at Mainichi Sushi. The "Shrimp Lollipops" is a great deal - I thought they'd be like Tempura, but rather deep fried with bread crumbs - however, all shrimp and delicious. The Nigiri is really good here - fresh, large, tasty. I also love that the restaurant is open all day vs. dinner only or closing lunch at 2pm. Highly recommend. read more

Mainichi Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Berkeley, California

We had dinner and everything was outstanding. The hamachi carpaccio was amazing as was the Blossom roll. Our meal was very delicious and well prepared. Mainichi is a new date night spot! read more

Always fresh ingredients and friendly staff. Easy free on street parking out front. Love the Bento boxes. Mainichi Sushi (previously Ton Ton Sushi) is our go to place for Japanese cuisine! read more

Visited this restaurant numerous times and am ALWAYS pleased with service, cleanliness, food quality. The oysters are outstanding. Highly recommend. read more

Excellent service! Amazing sushi! Incredible prices! Can't beat this combo. What else? read more

Sushi is very delicious , don't hesitate to try this place. I've tried many places in Oakland and Berkeley, It was really good and fish is very fresh read more

best sushi i've had in a while. only got takeout but it was quick. definitely my new favorite spot

First review I've written in a long time! Came here on a Saturday night. My husband called to make a reservation but it was at 20% capacity when we arrived at 6:30 so wasn't really needed. It did fill up around 7:30 though. We ordered a ton of food. Standouts were their fresh fish of the day: uni, toro, and kanpachi. They served these right after the appetizer but I think they should have served these last because they were sooo rich that the rest of the meal tasted kind of bland afterwards. Hamachi collar was also amazing. We ordered three rolls but none stood out. We were super excited about their miso soup since it was chilly out but it was either too watered down or not enough salt because it tasted like nothing. We added soy sauce to it. Restaurant itself is huge and I loved the modern decor. Complimentary hot tea, miso soup, and sliced orange for dessert. There was only one waitress working super hard and she was really sweet. Prices here are great, parking is slightly difficult due to it being on the very popular Solano but it's fun to walk around if you end up parking a little far like we did. read more

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First time here and everything was delicious! We had a Bento Salmon box for the kids which our son said "this is so good!" My husband and I ordered both the Island and Tiffany rolls and devoured them. The service although busy was fast and attentive. We hope to go back soon since it was a hit for all family members. read more

Restaurant nice and clean. Service quick and courteous. Sushi delicious. Good area to walk around after dinner . read more

The restaurant had a weird smell. I think it's from the cleaner for the bathroom, which kind of makes the experience uncomfortable. The yakisoba had way too much lettuce. It wasn't even cabbage, which is normal. But the flavor was good. read more

Mainichi Sushi - Chicken Yakisoba - Japanese Near Me - Berkeley, California

Good neighborhood sushi spot. Friendly staff, clean and the sushi is generally good. This is not a Michelin star place. It's good for a family meal with service with a smile. I've tried most neighborhood sushi places and this one is the best in the area. Some others have better decor or a wider selection but for the basics of a neighborhood sushi place, it has it all. read more

Had a wonderful dinner here. Attentive and polite service. The food was delicious. We ordered the dragon roll, ichiban roll, agadashi tofu, salmon and tuna nigiri, hamachi Kama, takoyaki, Smoked salmon and yellowtail and complimentary chilled orange for desert. We left stuffed and satisfied! Only bummer was that the restaurant doesn't have beer or sake options yet. But thats soon to come according to the restaurant staff. I will be coming here for my sushi cravings from now on read more

Mainichi Sushi - Dragon roll and ichiban roll. Both delicious! - Japanese Near Me - Berkeley, California

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Mainichi is such an amazing and delicious restaurant that me and my granddaughter go to every week and enjoy it more every time! The workers are always smiling and jumping in to help! The vibe is to cute withe fairy lights all year round and even a decorated tree for Christmas! Cant wait for this week's visit!! ( definitely recommend mixed poke bowl, gyoza, and orange blossom roll!) read more

Holy moly Batman. My wife and I rarely try new places once we discover older spots that are tried and true. Not sure how we missed this place. It has jumped to the front of the line for best sushi in the Bay area. We ordered three baked scallop, lion king and on another trip theA's roll. Meals come with miso soup. Decor is bright. Service outstanding. It's a home run. Our only dilemma is saying goodbye to our previously favorite sushi restaurant where we know the owners! Given a choice we'd pick Mainichi Everytime read more

Don't even bother .. from the "manager" to the little girls answering the phone with no knowledge.. save your time and drive a little further to Matsu sushi.. it will not disappoint! I promise.. forget this place. Employees are just plain rude!!!! Terrible.. I would give no stars if I could read more

Mainichi Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Berkeley, California

I rate this spot a 4.5. Nice decorations, the service was great and the food was amazing. read more

Mainichi Sushi - This is the Berkeley Roll, it was great. - Japanese Near Me - Berkeley, California

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I enjoyed my lunch, which included some raw tuna, but I got deathly ill that evening so I can't wholeheartedly recommend this joint.

The service is friendly. The servers are knowledgeable and friendly. Attentive but don't hover . I didn't feel rushed to leave. Great ambience. The food is magnificent! read more

So, I have eaten all sorts of sushi and understand there are different levels and types. This is probably the WORST sushi I have ever had. I got the gold river, crazy horse, sashimi, and ninja two. And every single item was awful. The rice was not fully cooked. The sashimi was still partially frozen. The tempura was not crispy and the texture was old and stale. I mean, nothing was good. I would never come back here and I didn't finish anything and didn't even Ben want to eat it. It was such a waste of money. Pass. Kyoto sushi is a grab and go of pre made items and it's literally better than this place and their stuff is premade and out all day. Nori roll is an affordable place with similar pricing and they are a million times yummier. Try that instead. read more

Excellent, best sushi spot in north Berkeley that I've found. Highly recommended. And prices are fine.

First time Delicious Our group of five had several rolls and nigiri Scallop... salmon...maguro Solano... rainbow....real California Will definitely return!!! read more

We had a lunch delivery that was super high quality. However the avocado roll was mixed into all the other sushi which made a real mess when we were dividing up the meal for 4 people. read more

The sushi is not bad and the fish is pretty good and fresh. The only downside to the sushi is that the rice which is 75% of the sushi. Ordered a couple of nigiri and while I enjoyed the fish part (I got salmon, hamachi, amaebi, scallop, aji, and ika), the rice ball is unfortunately way too overstuffed, cold, and hard. If only the rice is warmer, softer, and more airy, it would have tasted much better and probably bring up the rating to a 4.5. Please improve on the rice to be more enjoyable. read more

Mainichi Sushi - Nigiri to go - amaebi, aji, ika, sake, hamachi, and scallop - Japanese Near Me - Berkeley, California

My son and I love Mainichi Sushi! The food is delicious, the staff is nice, and the ambiance is lovely. I hope we'll be able to keep coming here for years to come. read more

Note: I understand that restaurants are facing unprecedented challenges due to the pandemic, and that celebratory national holidays are always stressful for restaurant management and staff. I know this is particularly true when two holidays fall on the same day, as they did yesterday. Nonetheless, businesses have had a couple of years now to adjust to the realities of the pandemic, and holiday weekend pressure on restaurants is entirely predictable. I want to emphasize that I do not fault the server for any of the failures I am about to detail. -------------------------------- My wife, daughter, and I made a 6:30 p.m. dinner reservation on Father's Day/Juneteenth at Mainichi Sushi on Solano. We arrived on time and were seated within a reasonable 5 minutes. At that moment, ours was one of two empty tables. We noticed upon sitting that our table had not been cleaned, but waited patiently for the bus person to clean it. Instead, she arrived with dishes and silverware and proceeded to set them up on top of the clearly evident crumbs, debris, and food spills from the previous party. When we commented on this, the busser apologized and returned a couple of minutes later to clean and reset the table. Our server then poured our tea. I asked what kind of tea it was, and she replied "Black tea, I think." When she had gone, my daughter (who works in the restaurant industry) quietly told me it was not black tea, but genmai cha. Customers typically ask questions like this because of food sensitivities (I did not), and a customer who is allergic to rice (a key ingredient in genmai cha) could potentially suffer serious consequences from consuming rice tea they had been told was black tea. About five minutes later, a server took our orders. Our daughter's order arrived first -- possibly because chirashi is easy to prepare in advance. My daughter politely waited for my order and my wife's to arrive -- but they did not. (It was now after 7:00 , and the restaurant had emptied out a bit. There were 2-3 empty tables which remained empty for the remainder of our meal.) As other tables continued to be served (including several that had arrived after us), we sat staring at my daughter's food and making Father's Day conversation. I eventually commented to the server that we had now been waiting for 50 minutes, and could she please try to expedite our order. (I understand that some orders take longer to prepare, but why not bring out all the orders at once, regardless? Why make the entire table stare at one person's meal for nearly an hour?) The server gave a perfunctory apology and said she would do her best, explaining that the kitchen was "slammed" with DoorDash orders. (And indeed, as we waited in vain for our food, there was a constant flow of waitstaff bringing DoorDash bags to the pickup table and of DoorDash couriers picking them up.) After five more minutes, the server returned to tell us without apology that the kitchen had RUN OUT OF WHITE RICE (this is a Japanese restaurant!), and that my wife would have to make do with either salad or sushi rice in her bento box. (It had now been about an hour since we ordered, and only now had they realized this.) My wife said sushi rice would be fine, and the server warned her that we would be CHARGED AN EXTRA DOLLAR FOR THE SUBSTITUTION. Shocked, we politely asked whether they could waive the dollar -- seeing that the substitution was not our choice, and in light of the multiple challenges we had already faced -- and the server replied "I don't think we can do that, no." The two missing orders arrived a few minutes later -- WELL OVER AN HOUR AFTER WE HAD ORDERED. Happily, the bento box included what must have been the very last of the white rice -- but none of us got the miso soup that should have been included with all three orders. We waited patiently for it, but it never arrived. After about ten more minutes I eventually called the server over to ask for it. We finished our meal, I paid in cash, and we left. (Despite the disgraceful service experience, I left a 20% tip, as virtually none of this outrage was the fault of the server.) read more

So yummy and so friendly! Ordered bento boxes tonight. Chicken was perfectly cooked (and not at all dry), tempura was SO good, hamachi cuts were generous! And I really enjoyed sitting at the bar with the chef while I was waiting for the takeout. Chef and waitress were very kind and friendly. New favorite spot in my neighborhood read more

I love this place. The ambiance is very chill and everyone working here is sweet. Great for a dinner party or to come here with the family, and kids. Love how clean and spacious it was inside. The decor was beautiful! The bento box was affordable and very delicious. The sushi was very fresh! They have a great menu and lots of sushi rolls. This may be my new favorite sushi spot near me! read more

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So, full disclosure, we've been here before under a different name, but doesn't impact this review. We ordered online @6:18pm on a sat, said order would be ready @7:02, got there 5 to 7, a few minutes before order supposed to be ready. Wait another 15 minutes outside, it was a nice day, so not tripping. So well past when it was supposed to be ready, we go in and holler at them, "oh we're just starting to make your sushi, we ran out of rice." So it's now an hour after ordering, and they haven't even started for a $100 order? Ok, this ain't our go to spot, we were trying them again after a few years in hopes it got better. It didn't. Now the icing on the cake, we can't wait, cancel the order. They say their systems are down and they'd call to refund. Forget that noise, we insisted they square up immediately. The chef overheard and helped get the $ back. Obviously not going back. Get your shhshh together. read more

Mainichi's located on Solano Avenue is my go to spot for sushi near Berkeley. The fish is fresh, and their prices are way more affordable than any other high quality sushi place I've been to in the East bay. I don't even like Kansai nearly as much as I like Mainichi. The staff are kind and attentive, the food comes out quickly, and the rolls are very generous. I think for lunch you even get a free sliced orange at the end! read more

Mainichi Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Berkeley, California

Mainichi is our go-to Japanese restaurant in Albany and it's a solid restaurant if you're looking for good Japanese food and rolls. Their lunch bento special gives you many options to choose from and a great option for take out on a weekday. Their special rolls are fresh and delicious- the rainbow roll and dragon roll are my favorite. We dined in for dinner recently and service was nice and quick. We were also served oranges for dessert which was a nice touch. Will definitely be back! read more

Excellent quality sushi super fresh and tasty nice environment large open windows make it nice and safe yet warm service can get slow as only one server but overall excellent effort read more

This continues to be my favorite restaurant. The most delightful bento boxes! They are consistently good! The best I've ever had --anywhere. Also, nicest wait staff here. The sushi chefs are so welcoming and beyond nice. I love this place! read more

We love this place. We come in often, and they are great. So kind and patient with small kids. Each and every time we are here, we order new things and they are all delish. There is not many places that are in constant rotation for us, but this is one. Love it here. We even look forward to finishing the meal with the fresh-cut & juicy orange they give you at the end. CANNOT RECCOMMEND ENOUGH read more

Came here since it was the only place that would take us at 930 and they closed at 10. I hated being that kind of person but our party was starving. The sushi chef told us since we came so close to closing, some food selection wouldn't be an option. (That's ok since we already felt bad) he ended up being very accommodating to us and the only thing that was a "no" was that we couldn't get a beer. (Not the end of the world) the food was really good and the conversation was great as well. Once we realized that it was 1030 we said our apologies and asked for the bill, the chef said not to worry and still brought us oranges out. Super sweet. Definitely a great place to eat! read more

Very pleased with the quality, portion sizes, and ambience at Mainichi! Ordered a lunch bento box, which was packed with miso, salad, edamame, rice, and choice of protein and sushi. (I went with and enjoyed the spicy tuna roll!). Salmon was well worth the additional $2 (though I thought it could've used a tad more teriyaki sauce). Orange slices at the end a very nice touch. Also appreciated the attentive, COVID-safe service. Overall a really nice and welcome addition to Solano Ave! read more

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Love this place. They give complimentary miso soup! I always go for the seafood like the scallop nigiri, it's so fresh. The grilled fish was so good too. 4 stars because some of the menu items are okay only, like the udon or the chicken karaage but I would come back (and I have! Several times!) read more