This place is really cool first time here and surprised with the atmosphere land lay out of the restaurant read more

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Food was really good now with their new ramen. Everything was on time and left us feeling full.

We loved our experience today. Everyone so friendly and attentive from start to finish, my 4 year old devoured her California roll. And we loved our sushi as well. 10/10 recommend and we will definitely come back. Delicious! read more

Make sure to review your check before paying. Shokun Redlands is a beautiful restaurant with a great atmosphere. My wife and I had dinner there last night, and the food was truly phenomenal. It was my first Omakase experience, and the dishes did not disappoint. However, I'm giving it three stars--not because of the food, but because of the disappointing experience we had. Despite having an 8 PM reservation and checking in on time, we waited 45 minutes to be seated. Two other couples were also waiting, and to our frustration, a walk-in guest was seated before any of us. It seemed like the host lacked organization; even a simple system--like taking names in order with paper and pencil--would've made a big difference. The second issue was with billing. They attempted to charge me again for the 13-piece Omakase I had already prepaid online for $80. This could've easily been overlooked, so I strongly recommend reviewing your check carefully before paying. We were not the only people with this problem. Seems like they try to double charge if they can. read more

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We had a great time at Shokunin. The food was fresh and tasty. Even got to engrave a lock for the wall! Highly recommend. read more

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My boyfriend and I came to visit the city. He wanted to see the public market so we went so he can see all the food options they have. He saw the sign next to Babas chicken that a restaurant was taking takeout for sushi and rolls. We were a bit confused on how to place an order since we saw a tablet in front of the sign. Then we saw that the restaurant was down the spiral staircase. We went downstairs and slid the down open. I was surprised at how the restaurant was laid out: so unique! It was laid out like a sushi bar, the only available seating. There was dim lighting. We went in and were about to take a seat when we saw the sign that said wait to be seated. Oops. The hostess explained the restaurant concept to us. There were different menus, one being a $75. My boyfriend said we just wanted sushi. She then guided us to some seats along the bar. She gave us sushi menus since that is what we wanted. She also gave us a tablet so we could see how the food looks. We took awhile to decide what to get, the menu was a bit confusing to decipher. You can either choose your sushi as hand rolled (HR) or cut (C) At least for me. We ended up choosing the salmon avocado, creamy shrimp, spicy California, and garlic chili crab. It took around 15-20 minutes for the sushi to be prepared and you had a front row seat to how they made it. My boyfriend was concerned about anything containing gluten but one of the cooks assured him everything-including the soy sauce-was gluten free. Everything was delicious! We finished it all up. The hostess was very attentive and nice. We paid at the counter since that's what we decided to do. It ended up being $39 plus tip. My boyfriend definitely enjoyed it, an authentic experience, and would want to be back. I definitely do too so I can see what other menus they have. I'd like to try the bento box. Thank you! :) read more

I went over to the Redlands Marketplace for dinner and while the GF and I were looking, I noticed that Shokunin had a Katsu Curry. You'd be surprised how hard it is to find a decent Katsu Curry. This will now be in the rotation when we come here. The Chicken Katsu was fried perfectly, the rice was legit, and the curry was on point. So good. read more

My wife found this spot on TikTok -- super hyped ads looked like it would be good, looked like a new amazing omakase place. So we pulled up. At first I thought, okay, the downward stairwell is kinda cool. Maybe it's one of those hidden gem vibes. But we walk in and what do we see? A frat house version of what was supposed to be a nice sushi spot, the decor was pretty nice, but unfortunately the middle of the restaurant and where we sat trash, workers frantically trying to keep up in the middle with ingrediants everywhere. Immediately we noticed the smell of burnt paper -- not incense, not a brick stove... literally burnt foil or something coming from an air fryer. Unfortunately, they decided to seat us right in front of that main air fryer, stenching the whole place up. Not an omakase vibe. Not an immersive Japanese experience. Just kind of... off. The one thing this place has going for it is the Japanese guy at the front register -- solid presence. But the rest of the staff? Completely unsynchronized. I looked around like, how does this place have such clean decor but feel like a backdoor poke shop? Still, my wife and I said: let's give it a shot. We ordered the $84 omakase experience. Here's what we got: * A dry piece of fish on top of rice * Another piece that straight-up tasted like toothpaste * A couple that were okay only because they were seared and we dipped them in soy sauce, lemon, and wasabi Main issue? The fish is not fresh. That's the only critique that matters. If you're gonna call something omakase, start with quality fish. This wasn't it. My whole point of this review is to simply to ask this restaurant to get better quality fish. After the 6th fish, we looked at each other and decided to stop entertaining this nonsense. They brought out some scallop next, but same thing disappointing. So we decided to just ask the workers to end the omakase there. I've never had to stop an omakase before, but it was getting ridiculous how mid the fish was. We then politely walked to register and asked to just stop there, they said they would ask the manager, the manager said, "Tell them we can box the rest." Box the rest?? I'm sorry, this is supposed to be omakase. What happened to respecting the fish? That line alone told me everything I needed to know. Eventually they did the right thing and only charged us $84 total for both of us, since we didn't finish the experience -- which I do appreciate As we tried to leave, their POS system went down. We were stuck another 20 minutes waiting for their machine to reboot. To be fair, it's a new spot so maybe the internet issues are fresh -- I'll let that one slide. Finally, they got the card machine working and we made our escape. We headed straight to the nearest In-N-Out to mask the taste of that fish. And that was that. Thank you, In-N-Out. Overall experience: 2/5 I'm putting 3 stars because maybe to some locals, this is considered good. But for anyone expecting a real omakase experience: don't fall for the TikTok hype. Maybe just grab a couple hand rolls and treat this for what it is -- a dive bar with sushi. read more

.... so I've been waiting for this place ..and even read about this place...(apparently a partner to the one in Rancho/and/or Riverside). Couldn't really believe that the Inland Empire is actually ever gonna get some decent sushi... So I was hopeful. Anyway, they've got a menu outside that you can order pick up... Or you can try to figure out how to even get to the restaurant... ....You take the spiral staircases down... To the empty leather black sofa... Then, if you can locate... & get the courage... To push open a sliding wood door ... You do it. - I entered a completely empty restaurant @ lunchtime... Sat down and decided to give it a try. $39 Omakase of course. Let's see what this place offers . The privacy and seclusion (mostly because no one can figure out if the place is even open) was very dramatic and made me feel 'exclusive'. I would say the Sushi was... Fine... And I ordered the best they had. Omakase...and then I also tried a cut roll as well as a $10.50 (4-piece spicy tuna cut roll...). Again I would say the Sushi is ....fine. ... Not sure that I would go back again on my own, but if people are looking for Sushi, it's probably OK. Generally speaking, the presentation was fantastic and the Sushi was... Decent enough. Ok -I'll even try it again with others... maybe that will help. read more

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Wonderful Omakase experience. Would recommend to anyone looking for that LA Omakase style near home. Fresh fish, good sake and awesome service. read more

I went for the first time today. This is a hidden gem right here in the city of Redlands. They prefer that you make a reservation as it is a higher end Omakase type sushi bar. The staff is all extremely friendly and has no problem explaining the menu to you upon arrival. Everything I tried today was so fresh and garnished to perfection. I had a salmon, skin hand roll, yellow tail hand roll, sweet shrimp with their deep fried heads and salmon nigiri. Everything was excellent. This is my new favorite sushi place in the Inland Empire. I will definitely be back time and time again to try out the Omakase and additional menu items. read more

Shokunin - Yellowtail hand roll the left salmon skin hand roll in the middle and salmon sushi on the right. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Redlands, California

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The food was delicious. It was well prepared and presented. Relaxing ambience and beautiful decor read more

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Shokunin is such a good spot if you're in Redlands and craving sushi. The fish tasted really fresh and everything was prepared really well. You can tell they care about the quality of the ingredients. The atmosphere inside is nice and makes it a great place to sit down and enjoy a meal. Service was friendly and everything came out at a good pace. Definitely one of my favorite sushi spots in the area and I'll be coming back again. read more

Workers are super nice and the food is great!!! Unique menu and good variety of options.

Great hospitality and ambiance. Tucked away in a cozy spot of the RPM. Got the omakase with Tony and got the best sushi experience in Redlands. read more

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Sushi bar in the basement. Service was great with my allergies to blue crab that they accommodated my needs. Cool ambiance and my young adult kids love it. A little pricey but quality of food and service made it worth the time. We will definitely go again! read more

Amazing value especially in redlands. Good ambiance. Food was great. Fish was fresh. Service was quick. had the premium omakase and it filled me up! read more

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Speak easy sushi restaurant was very delicious. Be prepared to wait 30 minutes or more for your order. You can order on your phone or go down stairs to order. The staircase is extremely narrow and can only fit one person at a time. If you order upstairs, there is a doorbell to ring that is supposed to get the attention but they don't really answer it. You will likely have to go downstairs to get your order. The service staff does greet you on the way in, but it is very unorganized. They messed up our order and were extremely nonchalant about it, had us waiting there for very long all over again. Luckily, the yellowtail roll was delicious. If you are claustrophobic, this is not the place for you. But if you don't mind, have plenty of time to kill, you will love it! it is very romantic-like and quiet inside. We will probably come back! read more

Omakase is always a great experience; a good sushi chef will take you for a ride with a wide variety of great tasting fish while explaining the flavor. At this price point, you expect the whole experience to be something to remember. Unfortunately for Shokunin, this is not what was experienced. Though the walk down the stairs over the cherry blossom tree was nice, you are then not greeted by any one. The place has several people both customers and staff standing around waiting with no one approaching. All staff members seem to be listing to something in their apple bluetooth and barely acknowledged the customer. Though the place is new, it look dirty and seems trashed with ingredients and boxes piled all around. Though the food was of a good quality, this restaurant is not worth the price. read more

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Great service, great vibe, great sushi, great everything! No complaints from me. will definitely be back read more

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As a regular at their Rancho Cucamonga location, had to try their new spot located in Redlands, CA. Very pleased with the experience & consistent per usual. Very intimate & believe is the closest you'll get to eating Japan quality fish without having to go to Japan. Highly recommended. read more

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Closed fifteen minutes before time listed here. The have soft opening banners up still.

Got a choice bento takeout box for $50. Had high expectations. However was disappointed. Rolls were cut haphazardly with what appeared to be a dull knife. Rolls uneven. Ragged edges. Different sizes. Presentation was mediocre. Fish in the rolls were not properly deboned. Almost choked on a bone For $50 this is not acceptable. Hopefully this is just growing pains of a new business. Will try giving them a chance again in the future. read more

Omakase Sushi offers a truly intimate dining experience. The fish selection is absolutely incredible easily some of the freshest and most amazing cuts I've had. Highly recommend for a top-tier sushi night! read more

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Holy crap! I've had sooooomuch sushi over my lifetime- but I realize now I've never actually had sushi. Tony taught us what sushi should be. We did the 13 course and split it between me and my boyfriend. We were full at the end but more than that we were sushi drunk. I don't think I can go anywhere else ever again read more

Ambiance was beautiful, service was on point and tending to our needs and the food was on point. The location is nice having to walk down the winding staircase added to the experience read more

Ambiance is very intimate and quiet. very cute and perfect for a date night. I would recommend the shrimp crunch temaki, it was delicious! All the food was delightful and full of flavor. read more

Shokunin - Strawberry and apple soju. Squid and scallop sashimi. Shrimp crunch temaki, spicy salmon, spicy tuna, creamy shrimp temaki - Sushi Bars Near Me - Redlands, California

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Best omakase you'll ever experience. Trust the chef's choices but also tell them exactly what you like and dislike about each piece you eat to get the ultimate tasting experience. They'll cater to your palette and introduce you to new flavors with every bite. This intimate sushi bar is the perfect date night or group dining experience. While they don't offer any cocktails, you are more than welcome to get drinks from the food hall and bring them with you. If not, they have a very expensive selection of Japanese whiskey and unique selection sake. The only regret you'll have coming here, if realizing you'll HAVE to come again. read more

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Quality was very good and fresh! Server was very attentive and checked up on us often! This place is perfect for a relaxing meal with friends! read more

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Food was good and the ambience was really nice! Our server was great and very friendly! read more

Shokunin - Sushi Bars Near Me - Redlands, California

Delicious food excellent service jack made sure everything was to perfection with excellent customer service.

Great sushi, ingredients straight from Japan, probably the best omakase you could get in the area. always glad to return and enjoy fresh high quality sushi! read more

Amazing food and service. Location is exquisite 10/10 would recommend to a friend. Great ambiance and vibes this place is great

First of all if you have any type of mobility issue don't bother to go. There is a narrow spiral staircase to get into the restaurant. There are high barstools around the center where the sushi is prepared which looked pretty cool, if not a bit chaotic. We were brought water in plastic cups which was not very impressive knowing the cost of the meal. Hubby ordered the deluxe Omakase which was very good. Each piece was presented as a unique experience. He sat there a while before he got his first piece. After the first piece the rest were staggered out pretty far apart. The server indicated there would be some sashimi included which he did not see. I ordered the 8 piece nigiri which was good, a bit on the tiny side and a unagi cut roll, each of the 4 pieces was about the size of a nickel. I am not a big eater but was still hungry. The people around us had giant rolls and even took home leftovers. Not sure what the issue was with that! After spending $150 only on food and no drinks hubby was also still a bit hungry! We honestly didn't know if we just ordered the wrong thing or what! Uncertain if we will return. read more

This was definitely a mixed experience in terms of the good and bad. My wife and I ordered the 13 course sushi omakase for $85 (per person) which is completely up to the chef's choice on what to serve. Didn't realize that each course is basically 1 piece (nigiri sushi does not come in set pairs like your typical sushi restaurant. And the last course is a serving of cold buckwheat noodles with dipping sauce (which was a bit too strong and needed to be diluted compared to how it is traditionally served in Japan, and yes I'm Japanese). So this omakase dinner only serves essentially 12 pieces of sushi which comes out to about $7 PER PIECE. This is very expensive, HOWEVER, I must say that each piece was DELICIOUS, unique and very high quality in freshness, cut and balance. Each piece was very well thought out using non traditional garnishes and toppings that you don't normally see at your typical sushi restaurant such as FRESH ground wasabi root (instead of cheap powder based wasabi paste you eat everywhere else), shiso leaf (Japanese mint), plum paste, truffle oil, lemon pepper, yuzu miso, caviar and even maple wood smoke (they smoked it right in front of us using a glass dome which is pure gold for social media posts if you're into that sorta thing). There were some cuts of fish I don't recall ever having before like bluefin tuna and salmon belly (both like melted butter, oh so tender and very tasty), amberjack and sea bream. It should also be noted that each nigiri piece (there was only 1 sashimi course) came with loosely packed rice already flavored with a VERY subtle sauce (think Sugarfish) that was perfectly balanced and therefore it was apparent that you are NOT supposed to use soy sauce with the omakase servings. Just about every single piece of sushi was to die for. HOWEVER, we also ordered a couple of cut rolls since we knew the omakase was not going to be enough food. One was a salmon skin roll and the other was a spicy garlic crab roll and... they were NOT good. Like AT ALL. In fact, I'd honestly rather have Stater Bros sushi compared to that. Now that is saying something for a Japanese bro who loves sushi. The rice ingredient is so so important as a basis for decent sushi and it was clearly not the same rice as the omakase menu. I couldn't even taste rice vinegar in the rice which is bare bones basics for making sushi rice. For the salmon skin roll, there was actually no salmon skin in the roll but they just sprinkled some deep fried salmon pieces on top. WTH?!?! I couldn't believe my eyes. It not only looked bad, it had no flavor because the salmon skin pieces were basically tasteless and was hugely disappointing, especially because the omakase servings were SO good. Now on to the service. Knowing that we were going to be paying good money for dinner, I was expecting service to be great. Service wasn't bad especially in terms of speed, in fact the food starting coming right away. The chef (there's only bar seating) brought us the first dish and blurted out what it was "This is bluefin tuna with fresh ground wasabi" and walked away. And as soon as we ate, he brought the next thing and just blurted out what it was and walked away and it was basically like this the whole time. The service was actually too fast which I don't think is a sentence I've ever said before. There's nothing technically wrong with fast service of course and I know he has other customers to serve, but paying this much ($170 for two BEFORE drinks, sides, additional sushi, taxes and tip [our total bill came out to $260 with a 15% tip]) I was expecting more of an EXPERIENCE where the chef explains not only what is being served but maybe (at least) a brief explanation as to why such and such topping or garnish was used with this particular fish, etc. But nothing of the sort. If we didn't take our time and order drinks and other dishes, etc, we could've been out of there in about 30-40 min. After all it doesn't take long to eat 12 pieces of sushi and a sampling of buckwheat noodles. In conclusion, the omakase sushi is some of the best tasting sushi I've ever had while 2 of their regular menu dishes are some of the worst I've ever had. Lol. Overall, the dining experience I was expecting for the price was not delivered. Maybe I'm just cheap, but I think the value simply wasn't there especially since we still had to spend extra to order more food to be satisfied. BUT if you happen to have diarrhea of cash spilling out of your a$$ uncontrollably then I highly recommend getting the 13 course omakase and nothing else. read more

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It definitely looks better on Instagram. We ordered the premium omakase and were disappointed. 1 star for the food, 1 for the ambience would give this place a 2 star rating but since the service was decent I'm giving it 3. However, if I based the rating on how it looks on IG vs what it is in reality I'd probably give it 1 star since 0 isn't an option. read more

My girlfriend and I absolutely loved this place. All of the staff were friendly and Tony made us feel very comfortable for our first ever omakase experience. His selection of cuts were all delicious. Easily the best sushi we've ever had. read more

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The service was amazing. All the employees are super friendly and helpful. The food is delicious. I highly recommend coming here it's a super cool atmosphere. read more

Amazing sushi, feels like i am in japan. My new name is going to takumi fujiwara after coming here.

Ordered the premium omakase course and had Vu as my chef. He did a great job letting us know which fish is which and asked us our preferences for some of the pieces before he served it to us. The fish was very tasty and nicely presented. The interior of this place is very pleasing to the eye and nothing too flashy, overall pretty relaxing ambiance (there wasn't that much people when we went). read more

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