Wasn't a huge fan of the roll... got on the top and the roll itself was cold. Just a weird combo for mouthfeel. The flavor was alright. I wouldn't get this again. I'd like to come back and try something else. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The atmosphere was great.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]They're were pretty packed.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Service was good. read more

Maki Sushi - Baked Lobster Roll - Japanese Near Me - Ventura, California

Probably the best sushi I've had in 30 years!! Every time my family is in Ventura area this is the best sushi place EVER!! Thanks you!! read more

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Incredible service and amazing sushi! I can't believe I haven't been here before, I will definitely be back. [[HIGHLIGHT]]We ended up sitting outside since it was warm.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]Service was prompt, and the tables were clean.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] They have a great variety of options on the menu. read more

Maki Sushi - Baked Salmon Roll - Japanese Near Me - Ventura, California

A friend and I happened to pop into Maki Sushi on a whim during a Ventura filled day! When we chatted with the host, he explained that it was happy hour if we dined in. That was enough to bring us in for dinner. My friend and I took a look at the menu and got to ordering. I opted for the rainbow roll! After a few short minutes, our food came out quickly. I dug in right away and it was so good. Really hit the spot! My friend opted for the California roll with a side of crispy onions. She finished eating before me and asked if I wanted to partake in some of her crispy onions. I added them to the last few bites I had. It was honestly a lot yummier than I anticipated! It tasted like they make the crispy onions in-house. When we got the bill for our dinner, my friend and I were pleased at how reasonable it was! The staff was very friendly at Maki Sushi and the service was efficient. Overall, had a very good experience and would come back! read more

Maki Sushi - Rainbow Roll - Japanese Near Me - Ventura, California

If I'm in the area and have a craving, this place satisfies consistently. Fish is fresh, presentation is appealing, and food tastes good. Prices are also reasonable and generally lower than other area sushi bars which is helpful in this economy. I usually order basic nigiri and haven't been disappointed so far. Giant scallops, octopus, surf clam, albacore, spicy tuna and a tuna cut roll. read more

I've eaten at Maki Sushi several times, usually for lunch, and it has become one of my go-to spots in downtown Ventura. [[HIGHLIGHT]]They have a great outdoor seating area and plenty of comfortable indoor seating as well, making it an easy choice whether you want to enjoy the sunshine or sit inside and relax.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The menu has a lot to offer, and everything I've tried has been incredibly fresh and beautifully presented. I love their classic sushi rolls and sashimi--every piece of fish is vibrant, colorful, and packed with flavor. The rolls are tightly made, the hand rolls are put together really well, and the overall quality is consistently excellent. The location, right on the corner of Main Street and California Street, is perfect if you're already spending time downtown or planning a night out. It's a fantastic spot to start your evening before heading to nearby shops, bars, or the beach. Prices are very average for a sushi bar, especially considering the quality, and the staff is always friendly, attentive, and helpful. A solid choice for fresh, delicious sushi in Ventura. Highly recommend! read more

Miso has zero seaweed and a couple of microscopic tofu. The uni and quail egg was delicious. The albacore, salmon and yellowtail all tender but tasteless. Packaged well for takeout read more

Amazing food fresh and delicious. Service was very good and quick [[HIGHLIGHT]]not too crowded.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]Ambiance was cute and chill[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

Maki Sushi - California roll - Japanese Near Me - Ventura, California

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The food was fresh, flavorful and the sauces compliment the dishes. The food melts in your mouth and the service is good. read more

Maki Sushi - Salmon carpaccio, and Ventura roll. - Japanese Near Me - Ventura, California

Good enough sushi for a tourist-type location. Left full do that's always a bonus! Will say that the miso soup was a bit heavy, maybe not mixed properly, and quite salty. The Japanese scallops were great though and so was the masago sushi. The cucumber salad looked so pretty but could taste the strong presence of sugar in the mix, which I don't prefer. It all presented well and was mostly pretty good overall. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The location is excellent though and they stay open super late![[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

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This place did not deliver. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The atmosphere was bland. Inside And out.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]The lighting inside is too bright and the outside -at first thinking the warm fairy lights surrounding the patio would be nice, though after a time all that shifting and blinking of the lights becomes quite overwhelming.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]There was no music, only a st performer playing his guitar and singing old 70s songs.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The server approached and didn't even give a hello or introduce themselves?! Just asked what I would like to drink.. I smiled and said hello, then asked her how She was doing, no eye contact just a quick response and I was ordering my hot sake and some crispy rice cakes. Food came quick our shared ramen came with ladles that she said they were using in place of spoons?! Awkward. Regardless of the rest of the food, service had no personality and next time we'll go to another sushi place and not for the 'convenience' read more

Horrible Sukiyaki.. a tasteless broth with the wrong kind of beef and vegetables. Their sushi prices for a pair are exorbitant and not worth it. Stay away. read more

We had the sushi and sashimi combo along with the spicy beef sukiyaki, and everything was delicious. The owner and server were both very friendly, and the prices are reasonable. read more

Maki Sushi - Spicy beef sukiyaki - Japanese Near Me - Ventura, California

I've been here several times and the sushi has always been fresh and delicious! The servers are kind and efficient, and [[HIGHLIGHT]]I love how comfy it is inside.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Thank you maki sushi for never disappointing :) read more

[[HIGHLIGHT]]Location was perfect, outdoor seating available[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]], food and service was top notch. What more do you need? We'll be back. read more

Located in a closed off strip to cars in downtown Ventura with indoor and outdoor dining. Great food for an even greater price! Our party of 9 was seated instantly and dishes took around 15-20 minutes to get out. My A.J. roll, which was basically a California roll with eel was $9.00. Specialty rolls hovered around $17, which is still a decent price! read more

Maki Sushi - A.J. Roll - Japanese Near Me - Ventura, California

I had been wanting to check out this sushi restaurant located in downtown for a while and today we finally did. After spending some time walking around downtown doing some shopping I realized it was lunch time and the perfect time to go have lunch at Masa Sushi. They have a lovely patio for outdoor dining, but my family and I felt a little chilly, so we decided to eat inside. They have some simply but cute decorations. Service was nice. Our waitress sat us down and took our order, she also made some recommendations. We ordered there lunch specials and their Y2K roll which was good. I wouldn't say it's the best sushi place but it was a lot of good for their prices. I would go back for their lunch specials. read more

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Our first time at Masa Sushi was during the holiday Wine Walk evening on Saturday, December 2nd. They sit directly adjacent to the main stage where a very loud band was playing. Dear Hubby and I were squiring around our Sweet Granddaughter (age 4) that day. She loves music and wanted to dance. Problem was, Papa was in need of a place to sit down, and there wasn't any place anywhere other than one of the restaurants. We decided to give Masa Sushi a try. Despite the challenges of the boisterous music and wine-loving crowd, we were able to sample their food and get a dash of their hospitality. I wasn't very hungry, so ended up ordering a miso soup and helping SG eat her kid's plate. It was plentiful, and she can be picky, so was only having part of what came in an assortment of flavors. DH went for the Chicken Yakisoba, which tasted as good as it looked - see photo attached. The miso soup was too salty for my preference, but everything else I tried was good. That included chicken teriyaki, side salad, and gyoza. I would like to try their sushi rolls on another visit. They feature a good-sized outdoor seating area, so we'll plan to return when it's not as hectic and enjoy a more leisurely dining experience. I give them credit for maintaining a smile and good service during what must be one of the rowdiest nights of the year. read more

Maki Sushi - Savory Chicken Yakisoba. - Japanese Near Me - Ventura, California

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Great sushi, fresh and delicious. Wonderful service! I would highly recommend! I've gotten the spicy tuna roll, California roll, eel roll, gyozas, and the shrimp tempura roll. read more

This place has amazing lunch specials from 12-3 plus happy hour from 12-5!!! We got the delicious baked mussels from the happy hour menu and I got a sashimi lunch special and my son got the number 3. All come with miso soup and salad. The portions are huge and fresh! They also have a unique assortment of rolls that we will definitely be back for. The pleasant servers kept our green tea refilled. You can also enjoy Japanese beer and sake and watch the game on one of their big screen TVs. [[HIGHLIGHT]]They also have a beautiful patio for your furry friends.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] read more

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1/2/26 2200 Hrs / 10 PM Ambience: 3/5 [[HIGHLIGHT]]The restaurant itself hasn't changed much since the ownership change. It used to be owned under the name Masa Sushi so I dont know who took it over or if they rebranded.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]Its a simple and utilitarian space with the bussing and cleaning equipment near where you will be dining if you sit at the sushi bar, which I did.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]Overall the bathroom, dining area and sidewalk was clean. (The manager or owner regularly sweeps it off)[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Service: 4/5 I spoke almost exclusively to Oscar, the sushi chef, for everything. We had a great conversation covering a wide range of topics and he was prompt with getting my orders ready and made sure I was taken care. If Oscar is working, I would reccomend sitting at the bar. Food: 3/5 I ordered an oyster shooter, Toro sushi, a chirashi bowl and a beer. The oyster shooter came with 2 oysters, one in a glass and one in shell. The one in the glass was a little more bitter than I would like, with the sake overwhelming any flavor the oyster, masago or pickled carrot had. The one in the shell was more balanced with the oyster tasting healthy, floral and briney, with the oyster being well cleaned with no grit. The toro, tuna belly, sushi was the highlight of the experience. It was served with real wasabi root. Maki serves its premium sushi with real wasabi. If you've never had real wasabi, it changes the flavor and experience of sushi completely. The tuna was melt in your mouth fatty, with the closest comparison to everyday food being a high grade filet mignon. The fish was never frozen and had its original texture with high notes of meaty flavor. The chirashi bowl was average and relatively unremarkable. But with the fresh wasabi, it made it very remarkable. Overall: Very good experience. The fact they care enough to use fresh wasabi for their food shows they care about the customers experience. That in and of itself would make me come back. My only complaint was the pricing, $77 pre tax, which should be expected in downtown Ventura, but it leaves me only recommending Maki sushi as an indulgence rather than a regular visit. But if you appreciate real wasabi, give it a shot. You wouldn't regret it. read more

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Happy hour from noon to 5 PM, sign me up! [[HIGHLIGHT]]This place is located on Main Street but very small on the inside.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Sad to see that there are no sushi rolls as a part of their happy hour menu but we did get Gyoza and edamame. The sauce that came with the Gyoza was to die for! I could've licked a bowl of that sauce! There was only one server and one person working in the back so it was pretty quiet. read more

Their food is good. We've been there many times. I love sukiyaki and they have a beautiful delivery of it. But it had no flavor at all. Aji miring was missing? It's usually sweet but there was no flavor. I still love this place. Maybe they'll adjust? read more

Solid Japanese resteraunt. Very happy to have this spot on Main. We have ate here a couple times and ALWAYS enjoy our meal so we love the consistency. We stopped by on a Saturday for lunch and asked to be seated outside and we got seated right away. Such a good outdoor seating area! It was so cute! Our server was very helpful and kind. After ordering or food, it was our within 10-15 minutes. We ordered the chicken yakisoba and it came out in a sizzling pan (like a fajita dish) which was super unique. Great food presentation forsure. The dish however had so much flavor and was so good! Easily would give that dish a 9 out of 10 as the only thing that could be better is the chicken flavor but still good. We ordered a fried sushi roll that had cream cheese in it and it was so good. Would rate that dish a 8 out of 10. We also go the garlic edamame which was cooked to perfection. Great flavor too. Overall I highly reccowmnd you check this spot out if your craving Japanese food. You won't regret stopping by. read more

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Everything was beautiful! The food is really delicious and presented beautifully! I wish I had taken a before we began eating photo! Definitely recommend and the happy hour prices are great and cocktails fresh and lively! read more

Maki Sushi - Happpy hour - Japanese Near Me - Ventura, California

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Service was great sushi quality very poor. My raw scallops were for sure cooked and not fresh.

Based on other reviews who have had a negative experience, the common factor is the service. I came to eat here and the service was the most unprofessional I have ever experienced. We came to eat last Friday and initially we were being served by a friendly waitress who asked if we needed more time or had any questions. We ordered their fried poppers with her and for our main order another waitress came to take that order. She appeared very rushed and we did not understand why initially. She then said that we would not be able to place any more orders as it was last call. We had no issue with and at this point there were about 40 min left until their said closing time (9:30pm). Our food came out one by one and when the last plate was set down, the waitress brought out our check and insisted we pay now as they were closing registers at that moment. We thought okay sure but not 30 seconds later she came back and said she needed a payment now so my husband placed his card. Keep in mind the restaurant was closing their registers at least 30 min before their stated closing time. I had never been to a restaurant where they start closing registers before the restaurant even closes unless they are accustomed to closing this way before so once the last customer leaves so do they. This means doing all the cleaning as customers are there and not staying afterwards. Which it seemed this way because they were also taking out overfilled trash cans through the restaurant while customers were still eating their food. I saw them take out overfilled trash cans 4 times coming and going which to me is unprofessional and a health hazard. They even left one of the trash cans next to customer's tables when it was brought from their kitchen and not initially there. After this the same woman came to collect everyone's receipts and we planned to leave cash as a tip. So we wrote cash as we were still trying to eat because every time we would reach for a bite it was interrupted due to payment being demanded. The lady stood there and saw we wrote cash so she demanded we give her the cash at that moment. I thought it was highly unprofessional and I then decided to say we were not going to leave a tip because her service was rushing us every minute. We gave our initial waitress a cash tip as we thought she was friendly and liked her service. The other woman then said I will come back for my tip so you think about it. She also said if we were not going to tip then we should not go out to eat and stay home. She also stated that in California it is required to leave a tip. No where in the receipt did it mention that and we also did not have a large party where tip is already included due to a large party. I did not say anything because it seemed that no matter what I was going to say or do she was going to have the contrary opinion. We have never decided against leaving tips until this day. I also say this due to having family in the restaurant business I understand what professional and respectful service is. Overall from reading other reviews others have had this experience of rude service. read more

Maki Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Ventura, California

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[[HIGHLIGHT]]I'm glad there's outdoor dining! Fresh air outside and the music provided (maybe by the city?) was a great ambience.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] The food gave us a great experience too as it was great. I ordered Shishito peppers and they were delicious. I'm hoping Maki can make the serving size bigger. I don't care for the Bonito flakes on top, please add more peppers. The rolls we ordered were also good, but it was a small one. Sliced up, I got six. That's pretty small. I think a great experience means leaving the restaurant so full your belly hurts. I wasn't full when we left. read more

I went here with pretty high expectations from the reviews I've read. Service was okay, got help right away. My only problem was, we ordered edamame and we never received it so we cancelled it. We got the crunch roll, tuna roll and got the Sushi & Sashimi Special. From that we also received miso soup that came with the special which was actually pretty good. With the sashimi special I was so disappointed. For one I'm pretty sure it was FAKE tuna. I know how tuna tastes like and that's not how tuna is supposed to taste. The tuna is artificial in color and when I tried it, it tastes so mushy. Don't let the beautiful setup fool you. The fish were dry even to the salmon. AND especially the salmon. The proportions and rice to fish ratio were big: May look appetizing and appealing but it's not. Save your money and go somewhere better. I may have pretty high standards, but if you're looking for good sashimi or nigiri, this is not the place you're looking for. read more

Maki Sushi - Rolls/ Sushi & Sashimi Special - Japanese Near Me - Ventura, California

I come here to get a quick sushi fix. We ordered: Unagi Halibut Oyster shooters Also hot a large hot sake read more

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Went fine the first time this week. Bento box was delicious and generously portioned. Sushi was fresh and delicious. Can't wait to return and try some other items. read more

I really wanted to like this place. Service was great and they have very convenient hours being they're open later than anywhere else on the weekends. Sadly, the sushi rolls we got were below average. My boyfriend and I don't have extremely high standards for sushi at all and have been to many mid shelf places, yet this one almost felt too hard to eat. Not fresh at all, all of the tuna rolls had a ground up tuna that was fishy and left a gross aftertaste. I will say that the table next to us seemed to really like what they ordered so maybe we're not to trust but this was our experience and felt wrong not to share so people will have an accurate expectation if they choose to go here read more

So so. Didn't impress. Omakase was simply old standards, cold rice, and the sake seemed a tad off.

Arrived in Ventura by Amtrak and walked over to this sushi place in an area closed off to cars. It was happy hour n the rolls were super delicious n afoorday read more

The location is in a cute downtown area with nice little shops to venture through outside. Street parking only which is not an issue for when I went for lunch right after it opened. The menu had a lot of great options. The whole table loved the cucumber salad!! The garlic edamame was really delicious, cooked and seasoned just right. The fried gyoza was pretty good, though I'm bummed they don't offer them steamed. The whole table shared the beef teriyaki and chicken teriyaki rolls and we all thought it was low quality and not the best tasting, on top of MASSIVE rolls that were impossible to eat in one bite (making it extremely sloppy). Overall, I would try here again if I tried different rolls because the rest of the dishes were great. Service was a little slow but still provided decent energies. read more

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I cannot make sense out of the five star reviews for this place. It's mediocre sushi, at best. When we expressed concern that the teriyaki chicken looked under cooked, one server asked if we requested "well done", then looked at her co-worker who asked the same question. This isn't a cut of steak. Anyone in the food service industry should know about the importance of properly cooked poultry. Felt like we were being gas lit. Didn't work. Check out their health score section and you'll see that they have a violation for under cooking their food. I'm posting a photo of the violation. Be careful! read more

Maki Sushi - Health score page - Japanese Near Me - Ventura, California

First time to come here with my family. Food was fresh.. great ambiance, good and friendly server... I Love it! read more

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favorite sushi restaurant!! my boyfriend and i love the happy hour deals and always stop by for a quick bite. They always have a beautiful presentation! so tasty and delicious! read more

Maki Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Ventura, California

worst food experience i've had in a long time... wish i didn't have to write this but felt compelled after being treated horribly after finding a bug cooked into the batter of my tempura. I even whispered to the server as to not cause a scene, no apology, said he would take it off, walked away, and tried to charge us for our meal, WHICH WAS ALL TEMPURA... i simply did not have the appetite anymore and had to go back and forth with the server to remove all of the items because that was unacceptable. No apology, didn't offer an alternative, simply asked us "so you don't want to pay for anything" and said we "could go". Disgusting, I wouldn't recommend to anyone. read more

My friend and I came for happy hour, the chicken yakisoba was so good! Our server was very sweet and attentive as well.