The most delicious food and a can't miss happy hour! We got 3 of their $5 appetizers. The edamame were cooked to perfection, that edamame al dente. The vegetable spring rolls and gyoza were both textural marvels with the best flaky, golden brown fried crusts. We got the Tiger Roll which was my boyfriend's favorite because of the balance of sweet heat chili sauce that offsets the sweetness of the imitation krab. My favorite was The Prospect Roll, which was a tuna and truffle lovers delight!! I only wish it had a crunch component to it like tempura flakes or crispy fried onion/garlic! I wish I would've taken pictures. Its location is comfortably situated in a popular part of La Jolla, so it's the perfect date night spot, but I would recommend reserving a table as seating is very limited. read more

Stopped by for a quick bite after seeing all the positive reviews. The place is small, with one friendly server, and the atmosphere is relaxed and casual. They offer a limited happy hour menu from 3-6 PM, with all items priced at $5, which is a fair deal. I ordered the house cab and a salmon hand roll--both were just okay. My husband tried the shrimp tempura, which came with tempura green beans (since I'm celiac, I didn't try tempura) and we shared the warm salted edamame. The 15-piece chef's choice sashimi arrived first, but there was a noticeable delay, both for the food and my happy hour wine. Service was a bit slow overall, and our waitress didn't offer a second glass of wine until we were about to leave, so I ended up skipping it. Overall, the quality of the fish was average--nothing particularly memorable or worth raving about and not worth returning. Sadly disappointed :( read more

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We decided to stick with the basic Nigiri because the rolls took fusion to a level that just didn't seem appetizing to us We ordered the albacore and upon biting into it was very tough and impossible to chew, and we brought it to the attention of the sushi chef who promptly replaced it with essentially the same thing. We did a little bit of research on why this may have happened and found that it's either a low quality fish or wasn't cleaned properly. We also had the crispy rice and the rice felt very gluey. We sat inside at the sushi bar and it does have a bit of a stuffy hot feel when you walk in, but the door was left open so it felt a little bit better. With all of this, we decided to cut our losses and move on to somewhere else for dinner. read more

We went to a sushi bar today and sat down at 1:31 PM. We placed our order shortly after, expecting a normal wait time. 55 minutes later, our food still hadn't arrived. During that time, we watched multiple tables who were seated 40 minutes after us receive their food before we did. The restaurant also wasn't very busy, which made the situation even more frustrating. After waiting nearly an hour with no food, I finally got up and told the waitress we were leaving and to cancel our entire order because we simply couldn't wait any longer. Unfortunately, there was no urgency or concern from the staff about what had happened. This experience completely ruined the day for me, my wife, and our two kids. Waiting that long with no communication or care from the staff is unacceptable. When I say this is the slowest service I've ever experienced, I truly mean it. Sadly, we will never eat here again, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone else either Also on a last note.... How long does it take to make a couple cut rolls and a couple of spicy tuna crispy rice???? This whole experience made me sick!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The whole entire time they were making food for to-go orders and deliveries lmao. Just imagine going to a restaurant and the waitress tells you all the items that you should order. When u do order the items and are excited they never even came out!!!!! I'm still mind boggled. To this day I'm still traumatized from my experience here! read more

I'm surprised by the high ratings here, so if you're on the fence like I was, here's my experience. We made a reservation, but when we arrived it wasn't busy at all. There were 3 of us, and service was still incredibly slow. For example, it took about 20 minutes just to get an iced tea. The bigger issue was the food. In a place like La Jolla, I expect high-quality fish, and this just didn't deliver. The fish tasted bland and even looked off, noticeably paler than sushi I've had elsewhere. The crispy rice was disappointing, more mushy than crispy and pretty messy overall. The spicy scallop roll was so bad my cousin sent it back. The only thing I enjoyed was the albacore nigiri. I'd skip the Casanova, the Prospect, and the spicy tuna crispy rice. read more

Shiku Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - La Jolla, California

Overall had a good experience at Shiku Sushi! Got seated at the bar right away on a Friday night, it was definitely a lively place with lots of people. Ordered the miso soup and the Sun-kissed roll. The roll came with "Asian pesto" which was a bit random and didn't seem to pair particularly great with the rest of the roll. It was still good just don't know if I would order that one again! Everything tasted very fresh though and came out quick! My server was super nice and attentive as well. Definitely a good experience here! read more

I absolutely love this cozy sushi spot on prospect st. The service is always on point and I have yet to be disappointed with the food. Ever! I love the salmon here. Best in SD in my opinion because it's consistently delicious. The tuna tango is a great choice for your tastebuds. The truffle oil and the cilantro w avocado is chefs kiss perfection. The parking is literally the only negative and it has zero to do with the business just the location. For being in the village the sushi is very reasonably priced and the menu has a ton of vegetarian options. Highly highly recommend five hard stars!!!!! bravo! San Diego is a tough place for sushi bc there are so many choices, and while most of my favorites are hit n miss, Shiku is consistently top tier!!!! read more

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Came here, long wait, looked up the menu saw they had beef teriyaki and beef bulgogi when I ordered it, they had no meat besides chicken. I was only ordering meat for my daughter. I checked to make sure they served food she liked and after waiting 45 min. Being sat they waitress said no meat... never coming back again read more

Service is amazing. I had best conversations with the server. The chef are so nice. I asked them right away and they made it to me so fast and the design is so amazing and community is just together. COME TO THIS PLACE! read more

Shiku Sushi - Hand rolls - Sushi Bars Near Me - La Jolla, California

Dined outside for lunch since it was a beautiful day in sunny La Jolla. There were 2-3 seagulls hanging around eyeing the customers dining outside. One of the seagulls quickly swooped in and took one piece of Nigiri from my plate! The waitress took my plate and had the sushi chef remake my sushi order. Overall, all the dishes were delicious, however minus 1 star for the stolen sushi. If you dine outside, watch out for those hungry seagulls! read more

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Really great spot! My friends and I unknowingly came in for happy hour on a Monday and was greeted with $5 wine, appetizers, and hand rolls. I took advantage of it and ordered the house white and a shrimp tempura hand roll while sharing the cartel roll. The food was really tasty and our server was awesome! I'd definitely come back again. read more

Shiku Sushi - Shrimp Tempura Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - La Jolla, California

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We have been in this place many times always same quality great food and great service clean and super friendly and delicious and owner is amazing guy definitely recommend read more

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Great sushi and really reasonable prices. It's in a great spot down in La Jolla and I've never been disappointed read more

Shiku Sushi - Sushi bar - Sushi Bars Near Me - La Jolla, California

Came here during Happy hour and found some great appetizers! We ordered edamame, 3 of the hand rolls including the spicy tuna, salmon avocado, and California. They were very large and delicious. The vegetable spring rolls were crunchy and tasty. The shrimp tempura was also very good. The server was friendly and attentive and brought our food out quickly. The restaurant was cute and cozy. We sat at the table close to the windows where we had a nice view of the exterior street. It was nice to see the fog rolling in. It gave the evening a mystical atmosphere. I'll definitely be back! read more

Rolls were nothing interesting. Tasted fishy and not cold. Service great but food terrible. Don't understand the high reviews. They must be under new management or trying to cut costs on quality of the fish. read more

attention to detail with whatever they're making, I've tried numerous items on this menu very happy camper. I highly recommend this location for anybody that's in San Diego. read more

Arrived around 1pm on a rare rainy Saturday afternoon and was able to get seated right away. Ordered two roll: spicy tuna and shrimp tempura. The rolls were very fresh and very reasonably priced given how expensive La Jolla can be! Service was friendly and attentive. Definitely recommend if you're in the area and in the mood for sushi . read more

First time at Shiku Sushi, and it definitely did not disappoint. We were immediately greeted and got a table in the outdoor seating. David our server was amazing and made sure we had everything we needed and had some great recommendations on the menu. Would 10/10 recommend to anyone and I will definitely be coming back. read more

Shiku Sushi - Their take on a rainbow roll was amazing!! - Sushi Bars Near Me - La Jolla, California

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Nice people nice food really filling fast service will come again soon the miso soup and Indiana was my favorite read more

Shiku Sushi - Huny and Indiana Jones roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - La Jolla, California

I'm disappointed. I was really looking forward to this place but the service was really slow and the food was extremely average. You could tell the fish isn't fresh or good quality. Wouldn't come back :/ read more

My friends and I came here for the happy hour on a Friday. We were seated immediately and all got multiple hand rolls, appetizers, and wine as a part of the happy hour deal. It was all excellent and came out fast. The music quietly played in the background so we could catch up and talk, which was great!! read more

Shiku Sushi - hand rolls - Sushi Bars Near Me - La Jolla, California

First time visiting & so glad we found this place. Hana our server was very helpful & courteous with the menu. We started off with the cucumber salad & gyoza which was super fresh & light. We ordered the Pimp n' shrimp n' & Hana recommend the Indy-Ana Jones & man... I just can't wait to come back! read more

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Love this place!!! All the rolls are unique and extremely delicious! Highly recommend!!! The service was amazing as always. They go above and beyond to make sure you're happy. read more

Popped in for dinner and we were very happy with our experience! Fortunately we were able to sneak into seats at the bar, the selection of options are great for vegetarians and pescatarians alike! We all started with a warm cup of miso soup and seaweed salad. Both fresh, light flavors, and well balanced in crunch. We ordered quite a selection after a day of walking the cove and were happily full. The Chefs choice ended up being a repeat of same fish twice, and the pieces were a bit tough compared to what I was expecting but still overall very nice and clean. La Jolla roll was pretty neat coming with no rice but it was difficult to handle and the amount of imitation crab salad was a little overwhelming. The vegetarian rolls were crunchy and fresh and avocado salmon a perfect staple. If I were to go again I personally would skip rolls with the imitation crab meat, focus more on individual nigiri or sashimi and definitely more seaweed salad! Super kind staff, welcoming space! read more

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My friends and I wanted to try Shiku. We were there during happy hour. They gyoza was really tasty. I ordered to Chicken Yokisoba and it was good. My friends tried the honey roll. They were out of fresh wasabi. Service is very friendly & helpful. It's very tiny inside. They do have a lunch menu. read more

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Good quality food was fresh. Service-the first server saw us outside by the stand didn't come out to ask us if we needed a table waited maybe 5 or 8 min until I went into the cashier area and asked where do we put our names. Finally we got sat. Placed our appetizer orders and we didn't get our appetizer after our meal. Had to ask about the edemame twice. The other two servers were on it Restaurant is cozy & small. Food was good. Yes we will be coming back. Yes I recommend this place read more

One of the best sushi spots in SD. Everything is so fresh and the service is amazing. Definitely recommend and will be coming back!

Excellent work on sushi, salad and Ramen so far the best of San Diego it's a small place I would call for reservations. Service is friendly and fast. It has definitely a Japanese restaurant Ambiance. read more

The food was delicious. There is very large quantities that really fill you up. The service was amazing the waitress was very nice and checked up on us constantly and the music was great. An overall 5/5!! read more

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Catching up on some reviews when I visited La Jolla in September. I absolutely love sushi and this place hit the spot! They have outdoor and indoor seating. There is a bar area that is front of the sushi chef which is pretty cool. The sushi chef was busy making rolls and the waitress was busy attending to customers. When we sat down there was a paper menu where you selected what you wanted - super easy! We gave our paper and ordered our drinks and waited - about 20 minutes and we got our food. I was so excited to eat it all! The vegetable egg rolls were amazing and that sweet Thai chili sauce was excellent! The sushi rolls hit the spot, every bite just so delectable! If you're craving some sushi in La Jolla - visit this place! read more

Shiku Sushi - Spicy Salmon Roll, California Roll, Rainbow Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - La Jolla, California

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Amazing dining experience! The fish was so tasty and the service was great. The happy hour was very nice as well. read more

Shiku Sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - La Jolla, California

10/10 Jacky is absolutely amazing! From the moment we sat down she was very very welcoming, attentive, and made us feel right at home. She gave great recommendations especially for my toddler and made sure everything came out fresh and exactly how we wanted it. Her energy was positive, professional, and she truly went above and beyond to make our experience special. It's rare to find service with patience with a baby and toddler that genuinely stands out, but Jacky definitely was on TOP!! read more

We made a reservation and the table was ready when we arrived. Probably wouldn't have had to wait too long, but glad we had the option for our group. We tried a variety of sushi, appetizers, and more. All was delicious! The sake recommendation was really good too- and I'm not even a big fan of sake usually. Staff and service was great- friendly, helpful, and prompt. Definitely recommend the Beach Body roll, the crispy rice app, edamame, and el cartel. The teriyaki chicken was a hit too. read more

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This place was a pleasant surprise! I haven't been very impressed by sushi in this town so far, but I really liked our dinner here tonight. Shiku's location is great- very close to the water. We were walking around the cove and stopped in here because we were craving sushi. It's small- a sushi bar and maybe 5 tables inside, and 5 or so outside too. There were heaters on either side of our table which kept us toasty, even though it was a really chilly out. We started with the fried chicken, which was as a good size for the price. It was tasty, and spicy- it had a sauce drizzled on it that was similar to a spicy, Korean fried chicken sauce I'd say. It could have been a bit more crispy, but the taste was great. We ordered two rolls, the hunny and the prospect. Both of them tasted very fresh. The hunny was our favorite. They're a bit pricey for the size, but it was nice to get some good quality fish. Both servers were super sweet and personable. They gave the place a warm vibe. Id definitely recommend checking this place out. read more

Shiku Sushi - Prospect roll and fried chicken - Sushi Bars Near Me - La Jolla, California

I was craving sushi for lunch and saw this establishment had great reviews and was close by. The speciality rolls ordered through DoorDash were the HUNNY roll ($20) and INDY-ANA JONES & THE TEMPURA OF THE DOOM roll ($24). They were not good unfortunately. And what really made it worse is they served old black avocado. Nobody wants a roll that's mainly covered in avocado to be black. The topping on the Indy roll was made of like shellfish outer shell or something. Just wasn't good. So unfortunate to spend this much with this sort of quality. read more

Shiku Sushi - Indy-ana Jones & The Tempura of the Doom - Sushi Bars Near Me - La Jolla, California

Went during the weekday for lunch and it wasn't busy. Got seated right away and the food came quickly too after I ordered. I got the Casanova roll and the salmon avocado roll. The Casanova roll is definitely for someone who likes spicy food, avoid if you can't handle spice or don't like cilantro flavors. I personally liked it but when I go back, I'm going to try their other specialty rolls. The salmon avocado roll was standard but the portion size was great for the price. Surprisingly, it was only $8. It was fresh too. My friend had the chicken teriyaki entree and she really liked it. Only thing that wasn't great was the edamame. It wasn't that fresh. Parking can be a bit difficult since it's mainly street parking nearby. read more

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One of my sisters had never been to SOCAL before, much less to La Jolla, so to kill time in the available hours before the Red Hot Chili Peppers concert at Snapdragon Stadium, I used my increasing streetwise senses to avoid traffic. Consequently, the chosen street gave us a good view of this restaurant as we drove past. That's the spot! We had premeditated sushi. Parking is, well, you know, a total cluster fuck here, especially as a spring weekend is starting. Sure enough, we landed a spot pretty far away, but it afforded the opportunity to walk on the seawall and visit the snoozing Sea Lions. Eventually, we made our way back to the restaurant and requested to sit inside. The staff were nice and the service was excellent. The food came out at an even pace, which was nice. The table never felt crowded with empty plates. All the rolls were excellent and expertly assembled. The sauces were also unique, not your typical variety. Prices were also reasonable, especially for La Jolla. All-in-all, it was the perfect lunch to prepare for a concert and not feel bloated or stuffed. read more

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I was in the area so decided to check out their happy hour. Parking is always pretty busy in this area, but I found residential parking. The servers were all very friendly and welcoming! The restaurant itself is pretty small, but we got there around 4:15pm and were seated right away. Food review: -Edamame: bland with salt and some undercooked. -Crispy rice: delicious and super flavorful. Loved the tempura, worth a try. -Gyoza: cooked well, soft w/ the right amount of crisp. -Negitoro and Salmon handroll: both delicious and great for $5. I prefer the negitoro over salmon. -The prospect roll: interesting flavors, the oil was a nice touch. Not a fan of the spicy tuna here. If you're in the area, definitely give the happy hour a try. I think other menu items are pretty overpriced for the quality. However, you're also paying for location right by the beach! read more

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We tried Shiku Sushi for the first time. Jamie and Brian treated us beautifully with the best service. The sushi and sashimi delicious, fresh and melts in your mouth, so many flavors! The owner, Hitoshi really care about the food and experience. We go back often read more

Shiku Sushi - Our server Jamie and a really lovely evening‼ - Sushi Bars Near Me - La Jolla, California

This is a hidden gem in La Jolla. This is a nice cozy little family restaurant not far from the coast. The staff here is amazing. They are on their game. The food is fresh and very flavorful. We tried several of the sushi roll, nigiri, sashimi, short ribs and the bulgogi. The meat dishes had some much flavor. When we are in La Jolla this is going to be our place to eat. read more