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Their sashimi is amazzzzing!! We went there on a Saturday evening and were seated right away. The restaurant has a lot of seating so it was easy to get a table without a reservation or we were just plain lucky . We ordered for a bunch of stuff as we were hungry but also wanted to try their menu and boy we were in for a treat. Everything was so delicious. Service was quick and the place was clean. A must try for a date night.
Matsu was overall a good experience, especially food-wise. The sushi tasted fresh and high quality, and the udon was hands down the star of the meal -- comforting, flavorful, and absolutely delicious. That alone would make me come back. A big bonus was that most of what we ordered was from happy hour, which made it feel like a great deal for the quality you're getting. The only downside was the service. It felt a bit wishy-washy -- friendliness was inconsistent, and toward the end of our visit the server came off slightly rude, especially as we were getting ready to leave. It didn't ruin the meal, but it did take away from the overall experience. That said, the food (especially the udon!) really stood out. I'd come back for that alone and hope the service is better next time.
Matsu is a well decorated and charming higher-end Japanese restaurant at an easy walking distance north of the stadiums. Considering this is a sports and bars neighborhood, I love this eclectic choice and speaks volumes about Seattle. Our server was patient and help. Overall, the food is acceptable with some inconsistencies; sushi items are better than kitchen items. If I want a meal near the stadiums that isn't bar/pub food, I would eat here again. If I desire sushi or Japanese food, I would not purposely come here. Parking is street or paid lot/garage parking only. The Food: Bluefin Tuna Sampler, $30 - 4.5 Stars Menu: otoro, chutoro, akami, negi toro This was a very good tuna sampler. I would order this again. Salmon Trio, $14 - 3.5 Stars Menu: atlantic, wild sockeye, wild white king Hubby is a big fan of salmon sushi but thought this trio was just ok. Things were slightly off (hard to describe). We've had better elsewhere. Hamachi Kama, $17 - 2.5 Stars The larger left piece was cooked correctly, still tender. The smaller right piece was grilled too long and was dry. Their grill needs to be scrapped better between use. Some of those black bits were not from this hamachi - too many loose bits leftover from previous item(s). The plating could have been better, too. The items looked like they just threw the items on the plate. My mom would say it's missing heart. Black Cod Kasuzuke, $18 - 2 Stars Menu: marinated in sake kasu w/ sesame seeds, saikyo miso glaze The black cod was visually appealing, but it was mushy. The texture was all wrong lacking the firm, slightly springy feel. Very abnormal for black cod. Matsu Roll, $25 - 4.5 Stars Menu: snow crab mix, shibazuke, cilantro & cucumber topped w/ sockeye salmon, black tobiko, scallion & yuzu miso citrus Their namesake roll was appealing with a good mixture of seafood and condiment. Worthy ordering again. Spicy Rainbow Roll, $22 - 3.5 Stars Menu: spicy snow crab mix & cucumber topped w/ tuna, salmon, yellowtail, shrimp, avocado, tobiko & spicy aioli This roll should have been good, but the rice was too wet while the seafood on top was over-powered by the sloppy and excessive application of the spicy aioli. Some of the food preparation mistakes are basic. The restaurant wasn't busy. The over-grilling, sloppy plating, and excess sauce should not have happened.
Great sushi restaurant to try! I loved the ambiance. It can be for a special occasion or just to hangout! There's plenty of seating and it's pretty clean and organized with good lighting throughout the restaurant. We had their King Street Roll, Bad Boy, Crunchy Roll, Seattle Roll, Sashimi, and Creamy Udon. All of them were pretty good! My favorite roll was their King Street Roll that came with creamy scallops and seared salmon. The roll was pretty tasty and it was good portioning! Highly recommend it. I also liked their Bad Boy, as their fried roll with eel was pretty tasty. The service was good. The server addressed any questions we had and the food didn't take long to make. They have a Happy Hour menu so I highly recommend going around that time!
Matsu is easily one of my favorite neighborhood spots. The bartenders always remember you, which says a lot about the kind of service they provide....warm, consistent, and genuine every time. The ambiance is classy but chill, making it a great place to unwind after work or grab dinner and drinks with friends without it ever feeling pretentious. The customer service is always on point, and the food and drinks are top quality. My only gripe is the pricing. Food and drinks are on the higher end, which makes it tough to make this a regular daily or weekly spot, even though I live nearby and would love to. Still, Matsu remains a go-to when I want great food, great people, and that elevated yet relaxed atmosphere that's hard to find anywhere else in pioneer square.
This is a great place to come to for happy hour near the stadiums. There's a wide variety and something for everyone. However, they do not offer HH during event days. Reservations are encouraged.
I needed some fuel after a long day. We had our suitcases straight from the ferry stations and walked here. The host was incredibly sweet and offered to take our bags. She put them in a closet behind the host table. This was so nice especially since we had a lot of bags we were carrying. We were seated immediately. I highly recommend coming during happy hour. There were only 5 minutes left and our server took our order immediately which was so kind. We were able to put in an order of the Seattle roll (salmon avocado roll) and some nigiri. The fish was absolutely delicious. I loved what we ordered. I added another order with scallop, eel, and salmon belly sushi. They were all delicious. The food came out quickly too. This restaurant is super stylish. There is plenty of seating available. There was even a 21+ only seating section. They had women and men restrooms. It was a pretty hip and trendy spot. I highly recommend eating here if you're in the area.
Matsu has a really modern, elevated ambiance, making it a trendy spot. The majority of the menu is rolls, so if you like Americanized sushi, this is the place for you. A few things fell short for us. The Yakisoba with chicken was strange as it had soggy, fried chicken in it. Also, there are white cloth napkins but disposable chopsticks for dine-in. And while the complimentary edamame was nice, it was really overcooked. Also, the service was a bit slow.
I throughly enjoy every piece of my meal! Edamame was complimentary as soon as you sit down. I ordered a miso soup, 007 roll and shishito peppers, everything was delicious! I live out of the city but would definitely come back to this spot in future visits.
We arrived around 8:40 PM on a Friday. The restaurant was beautiful and spacious! The staff let us know that Happy Hour would start at 9 PM, so we decided to wait and take advantage of it. We ordered Sushi Set A, Sushi Set B, the Seattle Roll, and KFC Wings -- overall, a very good value. Toward the end of our meal, the server got a bit busy as the lounge filled up, so it took a little longer to get his attention. Parking wasn't bad -- free street parking was available nearby at that time.
there are two sides to this restaurant... to the left the bar which is open seating and to the right which is restaurant side. i ate at the bar before a sounders game and it was the least crowded thank god. they still served us fast and super nice staff. we got the 007 roll and the creamy udon and the crunchy seattle plus an amaebi nigiri. the 007 would've been good if it didn't have the slice of lime on each piece -- it left a VERY overpowering lime flavor with each bite and for me it was way too much citrus. i think if they just did a spritz of lime it would be SO good but i had to find the lime pieces and kind of pick them off cause it just felt like i bit into a lime with each bite. the crunchy seattle was delicious! pretty standard but fried well! i do appreciate how skinny they cut their sushi roll slices it made it for easy eating! the creamy udon -- soo good! highly recommend this! i was not expecting to like this as much as i did.
We sat in the bar. Full menu. Server was really nice and gave good suggestions. Drinks and sushi rolls excellent
2 years ago
3 years ago
The food was yummy! On travel for work and found this gem across from our hotel. The service was awesome. The architect was phenomenal. Their entrance door is out of this world. This is definitely a keeper, when I go back to Seattle! read more
4 years ago
Would have been higher if the service wasn't so bad and we actually gotten all the items we ordered. A group of 5 of us came in for dinner on a Wednesday night and it was pretty empty. You would figure since they weren't too busy they would bring out all the food and drinks you ordered. One person in the group didn't get her drink til the end of our meal, and that was with flagging down the server twice. We never got our agedashi tofu or KFC chicken we ordered. Server never put it in the system. Maybe he should use a notepad instead of thinking he can remember it all. Anyways, the food that we did get was actually pretty decent. The sushi rolls and pork belly were the highlights for sure. The Knockout Roll was delicious with that habanero citrus oil. The pork belly was nice umami flavor with the fresh greens balanced well. The hamachi collar was a bit dry which is surprising since collar is so fatty usually would order that again but their black cod was moist and is the better choice of the two. We had a few other dishes like karaage and seaweed salad and another beef dish which were decent but not great or horrible. Can't tell you about the dishes we ordered and never got though. As for drinks, they had a nice selection of Japanese whiskeys and can't go wrong when it's pour neat. A few others at the table had cocktails and said it was tasty. In all, I wish service was better since they had some promising dishes but it's hard to go back to a place if you don't know the food is going to come out or not. read more
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Meh about sums up my experience. Service was spotty, unexpectedly slow at times even though the restaurant was pretty empty. Ordered the 5 sake flight and we were told someone was going to come and explain the different types, no one did. However we got friendly and helpful service other times. We ordered the mid level omakase, spicy tuna, and hamachi and green onion roll. The spicy tuna was not good, too much avocado so the mouth texture was just too creamy. The omakase was a letdown, it was 8 different types of sushi but 2 of each and those were sort of a hit or miss. The crab was nice, never had that before as sushi but it had a good chew and mouth feel, the tuna was also good, tender and fresh. Everything else fell short. The best item was the hamachi and green onion. The hamachi was well balanced and the green onion added a nice crunch. For the price, it was not worth it. We have had many omakases in and out of Washington and this was just sub-par. A plus is the fact that you can just order it and not everyone is required to order it as well, like many other restaurants make you do. read more
7 years ago
Although I miss Girin terribly... Matsu is the newest addition to a booming Pioneer Square! Our group of four went to the bar side during regular happy hour (they also have late night HH). Like the late Girin's Happy Hour menu, Matsu has a wide selection of options available during HH: drinks, hot food, sushi and sashimi, and sushi rolls. And they kept the KFC wings on the menu! Some of my HH menu faves: calamari, KFC wings, hama kama, and sashimi don (hamachi/yellowtail is my personal favorite, but you can choose from different types of fish!). The Highball and Old Fashioned cocktails, although staples, are LEGIT. They are strong and flavorful and taste just the way they are supposed to taste. And for six bucks each?! Definitely a steal. On my next visit, I would love to try more of the sushi options... Perhaps Omakase? ;) read more
3 years ago
It's late night and I wanted to take my Sin out for Sushi, some place nice.... Hmmmm... Matsu!!! Oh yeah. I remember when it was a Korean restaurant and that place was delicious too. So glad we found parking near by and free! Great service and Ambience is superior and it's a quality place. Water filled almost every time I had a drink. Sake was excellent and the Sashimi delicious and beautifully displayed. The variety was perfect and we ate everything... The pike roll was a good idea after all the sashimi we had. Glad my Son and I had a great moment snd memories created at this awesome place. Perfect for late night Sushi. Thank you. read more
3 years ago
Love to come to this place while on business in Seattle for really good sushi. Under the radar at the edge of Lumen field. read more
5 years ago
First visit was happy hour...I call it a trial period. Second visit was after my fiest Seahawks game and it was still great food, great service but minor machine technical difficulties. If it isn't broken don't fix it , right!?! I am developing some of my favorite dishes at this place. I do love sushi but there are some extremes I am not willing to go to, hence I stay a little cautious and if I get a favorite then I'll stick with it. Attached are my favorite so far maybe on the next trip I will try something new, stay tuned!! read more
My wife and I ate here with a couple friends, and the pic represents everything that our table ordered minus the drinks. However, we did not try their hamachi collar and mixed sashimi plate, so we can't comment on the taste of both. But I will say that the sashimi looked fresh. My wife and I shared the yakisoba, happy hour sushi sampler, calamari, and mixed tempura. The only item I thoroughly enjoyed was the sushi sampler--- again because the fish tasted fresh. The calamari was good but nothing special. In this regard, IMO, good fried calamari has enough taste from the batter and oil that it doesn't need dipping sauce. This fried calamari eaten alone was rather bland. The dipping sauce provided a vast improvement. The mixed tempura was at best good. But my bigger issue with that and the yakisoba is that it generally lacked true Japanese flavor. It's hard to articulate but both tasted like American-washed versions--- that's the best way to put it. Also, that was the first time I've had a tempura pepper included in my mixed tempura platter (as well as a tempura broccoli) which appeared to be just a cheap filler. Overall, I'd probably avoid going here again but if I did, I'd stick with the sashimi and sushi. I feel like you are paying more so for the ambiance at this restaurant as opposed to the food. It wasn't super bad but just not a true Japanese restaurant. read more
Service today at the bar area was really poor. What was interesting though was when 4 of the bartenders friends walked in, the service for them was amazing. My advice is to treat all your customers as friends and you'll have more repeat customers. The food was the reason for the 3 stars and it would have been 5 stars if the service matched the food. I wish it was just me that experienced this, but the woman next to me was also not pleased with the lack of attention received from the bartender. A disappointing experience from a place I often eat. read more
5 years ago
I realized it has been a while since I have updated my review. Still feeling spoiled to have this gem just an elevator ride away from home. We have gotten takeout but eating there is really best for maximum freshness and crispness. It's hard to go wrong with sushi. They have lots of fun rolls to try. The staff is great. Everyone is friendly and they do an amazing job handling some of the high volume from the area or pre-game eaters. Our favorite is still Carol who works hard to ensure you have great service no matter how busy they are. She has never steered us wrong with recommendations. read more
3 years ago
Various seating options. Bench style seating for a family is perfect. Complimentary edamame is served.This is the most freshest sushi I have ever ate. The KFC wings are a must! Slightly spicy, sweet, and crunchy. Staff was very welcoming and provided great service. Beautiful place. read more
Love the environment / vibe of the restaurant. Large windows, mood lights (romantic setting and perfect for conversation) and lots of natural wood. Service was great - our server was so friendly and funny as well. The menu was primarily sushi (make sense for a sushi restaurant) but has cooked dishes as well. If you're a vegetarian - there's something for you as well (wife has the veggie tofu yakiudon and a veggie sushi platter). I was hungry and went w the 16 piece omakase nigiri plate. They had fresh uni (sea urchin) on this night so was adventurous and had a live one delivered to the table. Had a fun experience, food was good and would recommend to anyone looking for a sushi fix! read more
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Matsu was great! We went to celebrate my husbands birthday. We tried a lot of rolls and every one was good! Our server was very nice and attentive. We look forward to visiting again. read more
OMG, how have I not came here sooner! I have Matsu on my save list for 3 years and finally came here for an early dinner take out at 4pm (or late lunch). My boy friend and I each had a White Tiger roll and Mr.Perfect roll, and I also had an udon (yes, I can eat!). We were both blown away even with the takeout order, although the rice was a little too cold as it took us 30 minutes to get back home, they were absolutely delicious and the ingredients were top quality! Wish we would have came here sooner but it's never too late. BTW, love the restaurant venue, can't wait to dine in when life is somewhat normal again! read more
2 years ago
Went there for a team dinner. The sakes were rolling and the atmosphere was friendly. Our team decided to seat at a proper table and gobble some sushis. This was my FIRST time trying sushis and I was delightfully surprised. I am not sure what were the exact sushi names that we ordered, but 6 people and 6 types of sushis were gone in a a matter of 15 mins. The food is so fresh that you would not want to stop eating. Definitely recommend for someone's first sushi try!!! read more
3 years ago
The seafood Gyoza and street fighter roll were both delicious! Our server was great. She had spot on suggestions for food and was very pleasant. We arrived just before late night happy hour and sat on the bar side. It was very chill and the tvs with sports on was a nice touch. read more
4 years ago
6 years ago
Popped down for dinner this past Thursday. Safety first: mask (yes for staff, yes for guests while not eating); hand sanitizer available (yes); social distancing (yes) I only took a picture of the bluefin tuna sampler this time. (My other photos didn't come out well). We had the flaming tuna roll (nice and spicy hot), mushroom gyoza (almost pasta/stir fry like- give it a try!), bluefin tuna sampler (decadent and delicious), and the jalapeño hamachi (sashimi hamachi with a sliver of jalapeño and a tangy sauce). As usual had great service and a delicious meal. read more
3 years ago
Do you enjoy mochi sushi? If so this is the place for you! Matsu is fearlessly delivering sushi using mushy and bland rice. They're not afraid to over season and spice up their sushi to mask poor quality ingredients. And their staff loves to avoid conflict by not checking up on you when you don't finish your meal! Try it today!!!! read more
Was walking in pioneer square and came across Matsu. It appeared to have just opened & sports fans that just left the game were in line. Reservations were needed for the restaurant but was able to get a table in the bar. Friendly attentive service throughout. Started with complimentary edamame. Ordered a sake flight with the servers recommendations - the choices were fantastic! Also got the spicy ginger chicken, King Street Roll & Mr. Perfect rolls. The spicy ginger chicken flavor popped! And both rolls were delicious! We both agreed we'd definitely eat there again! Best Japanese meal I've had in awhile! Social distancing protocols were followed. read more
2 years ago
4 years ago
Dog friendly, upscale sushi and cocktails! What more could you ask for? Staff was super friendly and very knowledgeable about sushi prep, presentation and fish options. Food was fresh, beautifully presented and full of flavor. Will definitely be back for more. read more
4 years ago
Amazing crispy rice tuna. Their happy hour is great! Bout to ditch the kids and sit in the bar for the great deals. The hot as hell roll was most memorable. I love spicy and it was the perfect level of burn and enjoyment. The hostess gave us great recommendations. We asked to sit on the patio because the weather was beautiful but unfortunately there were lots of flies and mosquitoes getting bold up in our faces and food. Even despite that, the food was so great they are deserving of 5 stars. The vibe inside is trendy, low music and lighting. Could be casual or fancier for a date or something. Would definitely come back if I lived locally. Bookmarking!!! read more
It is a very nice place for Japanese cuisine if you are not looking for authentic Japanese food. The fish is fresh, service is great. Nice ambience. It is a great place, just don't expect the same Japanese food compare to an authentic Japanese restaurant. read more
2 years ago
Came here for dinner while vacationing in Seattle. The sushi is delicious. We ordered a few new-to-us items and although everything was done well they all weren't to our liking. The mushroom gyoza was very soft and had a sweeter flavor than expected. The yellowtail jalapeño hamachi was awesome! The seaweed salad had two types of seaweed and that second type was not to our liking either, but that's not on them. I had a sake flight and our server was great at pointing out good options. The busboy was very engaging and made us laugh. All in all a really nice experience. read more
4 years ago
4 years ago
Best late night happy hour! Great service and chill vibe. Walking distance to lumen field and t-mobile park. read more
4 years ago
Long time haunt that is next to the stadium, perfect for non game day happy hours or a nice pregame experience. We have gone numerous times since it was Girin and love the freshness of the sushi, great ramen & clean fry oil (best vegetable tempura in Seattle imo) service is by a great bar team Kevin, Miles & Brice are great. Its a cool space that focuses on the food and experience. read more
Came by for hh which was a great deal... grabbed a corner booth in the bar and made our way through a good portion of the menu: - garlic short ribs - yay meat! Tender, smoky sweet, a little chew, good portion... Great to share -agedashi tofu - each piece had a different accompaniment so different flavor profiles- all yum with crunchy outside and silky smooth inside - mix tempura - nice mix of veggies, not oily - rolls - shrimp tempura and spicy tuna roll... both were solid, would order again but pretty standard fare - seaweed salad - fresh, well seasoned - fried oysters - only one that was a pass for me, not bad just heavily fried and other stuff was better Definitely would drop by for hh again, would also want to try out the dinner menu soon... read more
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501 Stadium Pl S
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