An average sushi spot here in the desert. Honestly while it was okay overall, I don't think I'll be back. Would rather hold out for better sushi options than settle for someplace that's just average. For context solid sushi spots in the desert are hard to come by, understandably. La Quinta actually has two of my favorites BUT they are only open for dinner hours. So I've been on the search for solid sushi spots that have lunch hours. Being that Sam's Sushi was open for lunch and has moderate reviews, thought that they were worth a try. The ambiance of the spot is basic. There was a proper sushi bar which I could appreciate and the restaurant was spacious. My biggest issues were cleanliness and freshness. The tables weren't clean enough for my preference (soy sauce containers were sticky and the plate they sit on hadn't been cleaned for a while). Also I found the temperature inside to be a little too warm, which is always a red flag to me when dealing with seafood. The reason I'm giving 3 stars instead of 2 stars is the staff were friendly. Despite being busy they had me seated quickly and also food was at a good pace. One of my drinks was forgotten by the server but he was kind and apologized about it, so not a big deal. As again, they were busy. Overall the reason for the lower review is primarily for the food and quality. I ordered a $25 bento box (not quite trusting or committing to larger sushi rolls) and was still underwhelmed. The best part of my meal was the miso soup and California roll. The California roll was average but tasty. However, the other two box options were meh. The mixed tempura had hits and misses. Tempura shrimp was decent. However, the veggies were too thick - so the batter to veggie ratio was off. Still edible though. The bummer with the bento box was the sushi and salad. Salad had barely any dressing, and not the tasty ginger or sesame dressing that most have - the dressing was so minimal I couldn't even tell you what it was. Also the sushi just didn't taste fresh. The ebi was fine but usually I wouldn't choose this for sushi. The salmon was edible but not super fresh and the yellowtail was stringy and I couldn't eat it. For $25 the plate looked appealing but lacked good flavor/execution. Overall, the place was busy so I'm hopeful they have a good following with locals and I saw a lot of professionals here for a quick lunch break. I just think there are substantially better sushi spots in the desert...I'm spoiled and have lots of good sushi spots at home that this spot wouldn't be one I'd be eager to come to again soon. read more

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Fire hole in the wall. Great sushi. Have tepanyaki if you want that instead of sushi. Great food. Highly recommend! Great quality food! We got seated right away. And food came in great time despite being a busy Friday night. Delicious sushi!!!! A must go read more

We've eaten here often over the past 4 years. Typically sit at the sushi bar or bring our kids and sit at a table. Typical spend is 100-200 dollars-each visit. The sushi chefs are excellent, the best. Quality of fish is priced where it should be. the service is absolutely terrible. Has gone way downhill. Long waits to get a menu, water, refills on drinks, sake, soups. The last two times we visited we didn't say anything but other tables definitely were complaining. Not sure what happened to the old staff but service is faster and better at McDonalds. Long time regular, unlikely to go back... read more

DELICIOUS, big portion, seafood was fresh, friendly service and nice atmosphere to dine in Recommended for sushi place in the desert read more

Sam's is our go-to place for yummy sushi! It isn't the fanciest but it is nice. The service is good and always friendly. The menu is extensive with things for those who might not be big fans of sushi so it's a great place for big groups. The baked langostino roll and caterpillar are favorites! read more

Food is good here. Always 10/10 never disappointed. The service today? Terrible. Messed up the drink order. Didn't get refills. Messes up our food order and then when we addressed it got an attitude. To make matters worse there were only 4 tables of people and another waitress. She was lazy and stood there drinking her tea and would not make eye contact with our table while I was waiting for my refill. read more

Good services and food tastes great! Ordered spicy chirashi and dinner combo. Would recommend this place to everyone. read more

Still LOVE sexy spicy salmon rolls! Keep on keeping it fresh! Waitstaff recently gave been awesome and fun. Wish bathrooms were kept up and refreshed. read more

Went last night for the 1st time. Most likely will not be going back to dine in. The place smelled of cleaning solution not something you want to smell while eating. Maybe I'm just overly sensitive but when your food starts tasting like cleaning solution you know it's over powering. Service was quick and wait staff was okay. Will try take out should we decide to give Sams another try read more

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Love this place!!! 2nd time here, always seat you in a timely manner sometimes faster than you'd think, the food is amazing! the service is great! Not only do you have your waiter/waitress coming around but others passing by, won't hesitate to ask you if you need anything else! Can be a lil loud, but it's a great lil place!! read more

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Went on the advice of a friend. Service was prompt and attentive. We had four rolls and garlic edamame. A wide variety from across the menu. All were excellent. Fresh, the rice was firm. Each diner has a generous serving of ginger and wasabi. We will be back. read more

In my opinion, the restaurant always has fresh & quality sushi in town. It had not been changed since I left La Quinta 8 years ago. The lunch/ dinner menus are the best choice with reasonable price, variety of selections. They're are good customer services & nice atmosphere restaurant, I will definitely be back to enjoy their sushi next trip visiting my friends. read more

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Sushi is decent for the area and price is good comparing with other places in CV. Loved their services for the last few visits. I think we found a go-to sushi place now instead of Bristol Farms's sushi. read more

My favorite go to for sushi!! The service is always friendly and I find myself making multiple takeout orders probably more than I probably should, lol, definitely check them out! read more

I went to the sushi bar and Valente provided great service. Amazing and genuine customer service. read more

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Great delicious First time we went to Sams sushi First experience was so great , feel to go back some time have another sushi roll Friendly server. read more

Years ago, this was our go to place for Saturday lunch. Our servers were so familiar with us they usually knew what we were going to order. The prices were decent and the food was always consistently good. Lunchtime on a Saturday was usually pretty well packed. Then, over the past months, things went downhill to the point that we will never go there again. Prices were up significantly and the quality of the rolls was falling apart. The last few times we went there, we were practically the only customers other than a few takeouts. Seems they're suffering from turnover in employees and we heard they laid off the best servers. Sad. Their loss. read more

Our first visit to Sam's Sushi was good. Sam's is located in a medium sized strip mall in La Quinta. We arrived near closing time, so getting a table was not an issue. We had the Sam's roll, the Philly Roll, and a combination box with chicken, salmon, and tempura. These items were good, and the slices of fish on the Sam's Roll were thick. We also enjoyed the tempura, as the batter was not too thick. Regarding the interior, it seemed it could have been a little cleaner, but the table top itself was clean. Regarding the service, it was satisfactory. The extra star is for the affordability of the items ordered. It was a good value for the portions received. read more

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So much sushi available in the area. One with higher prices and huge portions, one with lower prices and...maybe...slightly lower quality. Sam's fits just right for us. Best teriyaki beef of the three, best specialty roll of the three, prices a bit elevated but worth it. From here on out, they're the place for takeout. read more

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Excellent service, chill ambiance and fantastic rolls! The rolls are quite large and are a good value.

Luna Grill exceeded my expectation the Food was great, the chicken was very moist and the flavor was just right. The ambiance is very clean refreshing cool deand plenty of room to sit. Our server Tianna C. was very tentative and extremely polite making sure if we needed anything not once but several times with such a sweet smile. Thank you Tianna! Great Job! read more

I called to order and the guy who took my order was so polite and professional. He got everything correct and when I went to pick it up it was ready on time and I paid and they had everything packed so nicely. These were the best containers I've ever seen for sushi. I liked them because the wasabi wasn't touching the sushi. I don't care for wasabi. So I'm happy about that. Also they were very efficient. The miso soup was one of the best I've ever had in my life. I got the La Quinta roll. It wasn't listed that it had spicy mayo on the menu but I made sure to ask and the guy said it had it so I asked for them not to put any. It was so yummy. I really enjoyed this roll. I also got the rainbow roll which was delicious as well. Loved the shrimp and white fish portion of it mostly. And the dragon roll. I loved this one too. I think it was a tie for both the La Quinta roll and dragon roll for me. I can't wait to try it again. I'll probably do take out again but won't mind dining here soon. read more

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Food was decent. But be aware that they charge you higher price for take out orders. I called to order some take out today. I was charged nearly 50% higher than the prices on their menu. See attached photos. read more

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Good food but not very clean. Window seals and blinds are very dirty. I wonder if they know it needs to be cleaned. Or they are not paying attention to the cleaning crew. read more

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Well it was okay... nothing special and food was okay. Yelp Short Answer: it is food, nothing bad but also nothing outstanding except service. Location: very nice recent buildout of a large retail center with many small businesses and pretty good parking. Interior buildout: pretty basic, open and nice seating. Unfortunately on my visit they had hip hop music coming from kitchen, different music from dining area, and two tv's one with SYFY and some sitcom on so kind of a mess for ambiance. Menu: really nice menu lot of options but I was just there to check the place out so did not go big with sashimi or expensive rolls. The atmosphere did not warrant a big spend. Food prep: excellent nicely done for what I ordered. Food: it was okay pretty basic lunch salad, chicken, and tempura which was not great. I ate maybe 1/3 so portion size was impressive and could have shared if I had any friends... : ) Wait staff: awesome, very nice and attentive from start to check and thank you... they were a 5 star. Value: yes for sure for what I ordered at lunch, $17 plus $5 tip seemed like a value for what was severed but nothing other than waitstaff was excellent. Yes I would,recommend but it won't wow you, rather feed you at a very fair price in an area which could have costed 2-3x more for maybe better quality food but for sure atmosphere. This is not a date night kind of place. read more

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Cute little mom and pop place in La Quinta. For a small place, they provide pretty good options in regards to their sushi selection, rolls, and service. We got there right after the lunch rush so no wait. We had three rolls, salmon sashimi, and the spicy garlic edamame! I highly recommend the edamame and trust, it is not spicy. There's not many sushi places out here so I was glad to be able to find and support something local. Def recommend and will be back. read more

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I have no complain with the food it was delicious. We loved all the sushi. The edamame was flavorful and licking finger good. My only concern was the service there seemed to be a lot of employees standing around and talking and we weren't asked if we needed anything after our sushi arrived at our table. We also didn't order not even our drinks until like 15 mins after being told we close sit wherever. It was a nice peaceful Thursday evening with hardly any other customers. Again the glifos was amazing service could have been better. read more

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Both my husband and I got stomach problem eating at Sami's sushi Won't return Awful experience for read more

Food amazing as always! But oh my goodness service really sucks. I could've been choking on my food and not 1 server or busser refills my drink. No one came to check if my party needed anything. Let me know when service gets better then I'll come back but for now you lost a customer. And tell your employees to get off the phone and check their tables and REFILL THE DRINKS! read more

I love this place. It has great food. The service used to be better, but it is not the best now.

The food was very good and the portions are large, come ready to eat! First time trying sake and I actually liked it.

The food was so good burrito roll was lowk mid icl but the portions were very nice and service was amazing W Sam

Sam's sushi is very delicious and very fresh. I personally only order baked rolls or rolls that don't have anything raw on them. I love all of the options that Sam's Sushi has for rolls with no raw fish. My favorite is the baked Langostino roll and the La Quinta roll, which has, baked salmon on top. I love the shrimp tempura roll and I asked them to add avocado on top. I have been with raw sushi lovers and they love Sam's fresh variety of sushi grade fish I highly recommend Sams. Their portions are very fair and large. The salmon skin roll is very delicious!! read more

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Another gem in the desert! People sleeping on Sam's. Try the protein roll! Everything good tho-- always a must stop when I visit local family in desert! read more

The restaurant was dirty and it was extremely hot we asked them to turn on the AC and they said the owner won't allow them to. I'm like WTH this is my first and last visit to this place. read more

Can't believe we have been coming to Sams for over 10 years when they were just a tiny, narrow single location. Dined inside for the first time in a long while and tables were distanced well. Dinner arrived hot and tasty. I had the 3 choice dinner since I wanted the miso soup, salad, and a little bit of this and that. I love that the service is always prompt. Loved the choices of rice-less rolls. Portions are generous and pricing is way more competitive than other local Japanese restaurants. I watched a constant stream of take-out pick up orders. We ordered a dinner to go that was ready in less than 15 minutes. The soup, salad, sushi, tempura and tonkatsu are my comfort foods! read more

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Yummy We enjoy this place usually a few times a month. Really good and friendly staff. read more

On vacation and decided to try Japanese food! I made the right choice. Had the lunch special with two choices, teriyaki chicken and California rolls. Food was great and service was awesome as well. I love the wasabi on the California roll! read more

Great food and service gets busy though . Fresh fish and great rooms. My favorite is the Octopus big servings of sushi you don't see often.

Can't go wrong with the teriyaki bowls or lunch specials. Price point is fair. Service is a hit or miss. Whether it's dinning in or take out. Just an FYI. Make sure you check your items before leaving if you're getting it to-go especially if it's a big order. Ordered a roll and 5 teriyaki bowls to go and when I opened up the bag I was missing 1 teriyaki bowl. The total was close to $100. Already had sent the runner back because there was still one person not eating. I called them and told them I was missing a bowl and their worker on the phone gathered my information and said his manager will review the footage and give me a call back..For a missing $13 teriyaki bowl? The manager called back and said it was their fault and they didn't put it in the bag. read more