Decided to grab dinner here since the next main city won't be for a while. Rhianon is waiting on us. She's pleasant. Ordered two bento boxes, one chili lime and one teriyaki chicken, I added a salad on top of the miso soup, vegetables and a California rolls for our two bento boxes. $43.96. The miso tastes different here for some odd reason. There's a lot of tofu and seaweed. The broth tastes a bit odd is all. The seaweed is also mushy and soft and is maybe overcooked. The broth is okay even though it tastes a bit odd The fried rice is not good, it falls apart and doesn't stick at all, it's dry like the boxed rices. Not worth the $2.50 extra upgrade. The teriyaki chicken is okay, salty, but more flavorful than the chili lime chicken. The chicken is not too dry and is moist at least. The California roll was loose and fell apart with each roll I picked up to dip into sriracha. The mixed green salad was so-so. Not sure it was worth the $4.50 upgrade. The veggies are okay. Food was all subpar. They charged us $0.50 for each side of sriracha. The only plus of eating here is that you won't want to eat all of your food, since it's bit very good. Regretting coming here and not going to the other place my husband thought might be good, Shabushi, it was a 5 star too. Oh well, you live and learn. read more

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Came in to try out while visiting Pocatello. Came at opening time, they unlocked the door for us. Server was nice, brought us each a beer and waited patiently nearby for our order (no one else was there). We ordered a vegetable tempura which was excellent. It went downhill from there - we ordered a sushi sampler, and it was eventually delivered (again, no one was there). We enjoyed the beer while finishing the tempura, so no real problem there. The items were small, and it is always a bad sign when every piece had significant scoring (to make sure it is not tough). We both expected it to taste old, and indeed it did. Not bad, mind you, we've had much worse. Still, it seemed obvious to us that this was the old stuff given to the first customers to get rid of it before moving to the fresher items. We had planned to order more, as half a tempura and half a sushi sampler was only planned for our starter, as we had decided to conduct a family meeting there. Instead, we knew that the food wouldn't get better as we were getting, basically, leftovers. We instead left, hoping to find better. Not really cool. Once the chef realizes they need to do the scoring to make it even acceptable, it is time to move on from it. Would have absolutely been tossed in most restaurants. read more

Sumisu - Excellent vegetable tempura - Asian Fusion Near Me - Pocatello, Idaho

I have eatin here I the past. And honestly the food has always been fantastic. However the last 2 times my wife and I have been in. The smell of egg farts has been overwhelming. We suffered through it the first time. But tonight we left. I give 2 stars only because I know the food is good. But the egg farts ran me out the door! read more

Wow I can't say enough great things about this place! First off, my server Marisa was an absolute delight. Her knowledge and bright personality really made my experience 10 out of 10! She guided me on what the best sushi rolls went with my favorite Japanese beer which they also had. Wow! If you're in southeast Idaho this is a MUST! Thanks Marisa you made it happen! read more

Fast service and I was pleasantly surprised to find out they have happy hour Friday and Saturday evenings! I got the green apple saketini, tempura app, Godzilla roll and the Mochi ice cream for under $40. The tempura was GIANT. Could have served 2-3 with everything else I ate! Will definitely be back! read more

Here is an extra half a star should had been 2.5. Perfect middle. I could swear my friend recommended Shabushi, but someone from our party heard Sumisu so we went here. Good restaurant should smell accordingly. You are greeted with nauseating smell of chlorine. Not appetizing by any means. If you order water it comes not filtered. Some odd kids begging from table to table trying to sell some posters for like $30. Won't take simple "no, thanks" for an answer. Waiting was like 40+ minutes so definitely not for a quick meal. Bathrooms are just horrible. That being said the food when it finally arrived was great or perhaps we became even hungrier waiting however all the food was commendable and I really enjoyed it now if only the water served was a bit more filtered and less smelly it would had been a very enjoyable meal. read more

My wife and I did a little vacation and walked down from our hotel to this yummy restaurant. We had eaten here a year back and knew it was good. My wife is not a big sushi person so she ordered a dento box with teriyaki chicken and cooked vegetables. They cooked the vegetables perfectly and the food was great. I loved my rolls that I ordered and the service was friendly. They were understaffed which is normal these days but they worked hard to get us our food quickly. read more

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Sumisu is by far the best sushi in Pocatello! The menu provides a variety of delicious options. But I would recommend some bravery and have the chefs whip you up their own creation. I have done this twice now, and both times did not disappoint. It's so exciting to have a surprise brought to you and adds some adventure to your meal. Want a tip? Don't skip the appetizers! Their Crab Rangoon is to die for! read more

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This is THE BEST sushi my husband and I have had in the Pocatello area! We've tried all of the other sushi restaurants and the quality here is unbeatable! We came here for the first time for our anniversary and we're SO GLAD we did! We ordered the dozo Domo off menu roll option TWICE! We just loved everything they were putting out. We told the server what we like and her recommendations were AMAZING. I wouldn't trust a restaurant to make recommendations for different rolls or custom rolls more than I do here! Service and quality of food are just AMAZING! If you're looking for great sushi in Pocatello give this place a try! You won't regret it! read more

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I've been coming here for years and have always been content with food and service. Tonight (6-30-19) that changed - in a big way. The waitress was very good. The family pretty much ordered bento boxes. Everyone got chicken, except me, I ordered the steak bento box. Family was happy with their meals, I was too...until I tried the steak. It's color was off but I went ahead. Immediately I knew that this was an older and reheated piece of meat. Couldn't eat it, also concerning in a sushi place - yikes, kind of scary to me. Couldn't help but wonder about the freshness of their other proteins. Waitress took it back and offered to get a new order. I couldn't at that point. She said the chef tasted it and it was just "overcooked" and that's why it tasted off. Yes, overcooked, but I also know what an older piece of reheated meat tastes like. I know why the tried to mask it. Kind of offensive but I get why they wouldn't admit it. Hoping it was a unique experience but again, concerning in a sushi restaurant. They brought the check, no apologies, no reduction in the bill, I couldn't eat my meal...However, they gave a 10% off coupon for my next visit. Kind of amusing. They lost a some customers, no desire to return and sharing experience with colleagues and friends. Better options are available. read more

Sumisu - Reheated teriyaki steak - Asian Fusion Near Me - Pocatello, Idaho

Always super friendly service here. I love their sushi and their salad! The fire dragon roll is a MUST! They light a plate on fire and cook it right in front of you at your table! read more

Always excellent sushi! I eat here every time I am in town. I was, though, disappointed in two things: First was the Miso soup. The mushrooms seemed dehydrated and certainly had no good texture or taste. I didnt finish it. We also used to enjoy the chicken lettuce wraps. But this time we sent the chicken back, it tasted awful. A second batch was no better. They have changed the seasonings or something. But do go! Great staff, wonderful sushi. read more

Sumisu - Sushi! - Asian Fusion Near Me - Pocatello, Idaho

Came on a Friday night and I get that they're understaffed and it was busy for this small town. I appreciated our server for apologizing for the wait. The staffs here are nice and attentive. I had their Emperor Roll, salmon and yellowtail nigiri. If it weren't for the jalapenos in the Emperor roll, I think I would have tasted the fish better haha. Beware! The sushi portions are small, so if you've got a big party, order multiple rolls to get what you pay for. The portion I had was just enough for me. For dessert my husband and I had split the tempura banana split, which was a hit for us! Definitely will come back in the future! read more

Everything was perfect, from the staff to the wait time to the atmosphere, and of course the food was top of the line. I recommend the crab rangoon, the Godzilla roll, the Emperor roll, and the Dozo Domo roll (you tell them what you like in a roll and the chef makes something up that probably involves magic). Absolutely recommend. read more

The sushi selection is impressive and fresher than I expected! I *trusted* the Chef's Choice selection--D____D___. It did not disappoint and made me consider moving back to my hometown. Word on the street is that the chef formerly worked at a white house. (Uncapitalized intentionally, someone qualify this rumor.) read more

This is awesome sushi for any city. Awesome rolls, bento, appetizers and saki selection. Great place to go on a date or with a party. It gets busy during peak times but totally worth the wait and very attentive service. Yes, this is happening in Pocatello, ID. read more

It was a great experience and was very delicious and the people were nice and fast. I would recommend it for anyone.

Sumisu is the perfect location for a romantic dinner or a girl's luncheon and everything in between. My go to order is the tempura vegetables to start and then I always order the tiny dancer roll which is fried and crispy and the fire dragon roll ( they light it on fire at your table!). Service is fast and attentive. Sumisu is definitely a pocatello staple. read more

Food was stellar! Alcohol selection was great. They have a plum wines that's amazing. Someone in my party ordered a bento box. It had great portion sizes and everything was fresh. Only reason this isn't 5 stars is the sushi rolls were a little on the smaller side and they were out of Sapporo beer which is my favorite! But we will def be back as this is the best sushi I have tried in Pocatello! read more

Called to make a pickup order, was told let me put you on hold for a few minutes! Was on hold for 5 minutes and hung up, will give other small business my business that values customer's! read more

The food is amazing to say the least. The staff is kind and attentive. I got the chef roll and I couldn't be happier with the result! Thank you to the staff for an amazing experience, I will definitely be back! read more

Sumisu - Dozo Domo Roll - Asian Fusion Near Me - Pocatello, Idaho

We are in town for a EOT girls basketball tournament. So glad we found this place. The outside isn't much to look at, but inside it's very clean & has a great ambiance. I loved the China Doll Roll & the edamame. My daughter love the teriyaki chicken & veggies, but didn't like the fried rice. She was hoping it was going to be like teppanyaki fried rice. The service was great, the food was delivered fairly quick, and fair prices What else could we ask for?! read more

Sumisu - Entryway - Asian Fusion Near Me - Pocatello, Idaho

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Best sushi in town period. Try the chefs special mystery rolls, I thought everyone I tried were the amazing.

Went here while visiting in town! The sushi was great! You could tell it was understaffed as we waited awhile to be seated even though the restaurant wasn't that full. It also took quite some time for our food to come even though we got 3 fairly basic sushi rolls. Other people who walked in after us were seated first and also got their food first. Other than that, no complaints, but be prepared to wait. read more

Best sushi in land-locked Pocatello. Service isn't consistent, but hasn't been terrible. Bathrooms could be cleaner/place could be updated. Great location. Parking is odd. Go for food. It's outstanding. read more

It takes a lot of hard work to achieve 5-stars...and this place is doing it. Nice and comfortable interior, but no music in the dining area...only some 50's rock and roll flowing from the bar. Great service...it is nice to have someone ask how you dinner is...and keeps your glass filled. This is customer service 101...and he deserves a nice tip...!!! So, the food was real good...I had the tempura shrimp roll (excellent), spicy tuna roll (pretty good!!), and the well rated "Godzilla Roll"...that turned out to be something different than what my mind thought it would be...bur it was great. The only down part is that I couldn't open my mouth wide enough to put my food in...and my wife (and friends too) will say that I have a fairly big mouth...LOL. I may need to eat here tomorrow...!!! read more

Let me see if I have this straight, I have to move 2000 miles away before Pocatello gets a sushi restaurant? I'm not exaggerating (I google-mapped it)--and on top of that, it's a GOOD sushi restaurant? I lived here 28 years with no sushi and the second I move, in comes Sumisu. That's some cold shit. (Ok, that's the end of my rant.) Here's the review: This place is awesome. I got the Godzilla roll--crab, spicy tuna, avocado, cucumber, asparagus, topped with seared tuna, and a soy and wasabi aioli. All the ingredients were fresh, the tuna was great, and the aioli was absolutely amazing (they should bottle it). Let me talk about size. It didn't even occur to me that "Godzilla" would be referring to the size of the roll. It was the biggest sushi roll I've ever seen in my life. Seriously, it may have been a foot long and over two inches wide. I couldn't even finish half of it, I had to get a box! My husband got the Tonkatsu bento box which came with soup, salad, tempura vegetables, rice, and a California roll. All of that for $7, which is pretty amazing. My only negative comment would be on the edamame we had for an appetizer. It was very oily...a bit too much butter for me, although my husband loved it. Yummy Japanese food at a very reasonable price, how can you beat that? note: they don't have alcohol and I didn't ask if they were OK with byob, I'll update next time I go in and have a chance to ask. read more

Sumisu - Godzilla Roll - Asian Fusion Near Me - Pocatello, Idaho

Best Sushi/service/atmosphere in Pocatello! I adore this low key but high-star restaurant. Unpretentious, easygoing, yet clean, meticulous and incredibly appetizing! I always love spending time here and never regret a single bite. Good for business lunch, special occasion dinner or even family affair, this space was designed and caters to every one. read more

The food here is FABULOUS!!! This is a great place to try sushi for this first time, or if you have just had the nasty stuff from Fred Meyer like most Pocatello peeps..... I now live in Chicago and have become quite the sushi lover, so on my visit back to Poky recently I gave this place a try. I am SO happy I did, and it puts some fierce competition on the sushi in downtown Chicago! I loved all of the following: Tiny Dance Roll ..........(best best best) Ghost Roll.........this was a special on the chalk board Ceviche Seafood Bisque...............so rich and delicious! I would go here every weekend if I lived in Poky! read more

Sumisu - Asian Fusion Near Me - Pocatello, Idaho

Oh yeah! Awesome sushi!! Fantastic service!! Loved this place, impromptu trip to Pocatello to buy some antiques and came here for dinner. The Gyoza was delicious, sushi was better than anything I have had in Portland. read more

Loved it!! We were told that this place was really good and I was wary because, Idaho. Haha. Well I was very surprised! It's better than sushi places I've been to in Utah. They actually season and flavor their rice!! Like what? Haha. Everything tastes awesome. We got tempura veggies to start which were yummy. I don't like raw fish so I was very pleasantly surprised to find a section that was specifically "nothing raw" sushi rolls. I ordered the teriyaki salmon roll and it was amazing!! Love the sweet sauce that was on it. The California rolls were also really good, good flavor on them! Other people at my table ordered the tiny dancer, Godzilla, and the spicy tuna roll and they liked all of it!! read more

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Awesome. Awesome. Awesome. My wife, mother-in-law and I came for dinner. Service was efficient and friendly. I ordered the vegetable tempura, tiny dancer and spicy tuna maki roll. My mother-in-law ordered the Godzilla and California roll. My wife ordered the teriyaki salmon. Tempura was ok. Dipping sauce was just regular soy sauce. However, all of our rolls were delicious. No single flavor was overwhelming. It was an enjoyable experience. read more

Sumisu - Tiny dancer and spicy tuna. - Asian Fusion Near Me - Pocatello, Idaho

Sumisu was a lucky find for us in Pocatello, ID. Never thought we would find sushi in this quiet place, but there it was. Seems their two year anniversary will be on December 06, 2012. Simple design inside, a lot bigger than it looked from outside. If you want sushi, sit at the bar, it is well worth it. Both chefs working the bar that day were a pleasure to talk with as they kept us entertained and our plates full. We tried at least 8 different rolls, including the following: Ghost roll - Ghost pepper Aioli made in house is no where near as hot as i feared, and had a nice smoky flavor to go along with this roll. A good one to try. Salmon River roll - Creamier than I expected, but still a good blend of flavors. The slice of chili pepper on top gave it a nice kick Godzilla roll - Their version came out nice. Easy to find a version of this roll in restaurants and this didn't disappoint. Emperor roll - Light and refreshing, very nice late in the meal. All of the food out of the kitchen also looked good, but there was no room left to try any. The bento boxes were a good deal and looked great for lunch. The miso salmon also went by... so tempting. If I ever have business in the area again, I will have to stop by and check up on this wonderful little restaurant. Support them and help them grow their fan base and their menu for everyone to enjoy. read more

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Love this place and the Sushi is so good. I am from Seattle and this is my second time here in 6 months. I recommend the Dozo Domo. Jeremy prepared mine and the best roll ever. Sumisu is one of the finalist for Best of Idaho in Sushi and Asian category for December 4th, 2019. read more

First.... Really cute decor. Second... CLEAN. Third... Great service! Our waitress was friendly, bubbly and attentive. And even more importantly.... THE FOOD!!!! Two coworkers and I ordered an app each and two rolls each... And our eyes outdid our bellies at least two times over. The edamame were based in this...buttery-garlicky bit of happiness that had us all moaning like idiots. We embarrassed ourselves. We also had the Crab Rangoon and tempura veg... Also good, but the edamame was unexpected entirely in its unique flavor. One coworker is now a convert. The rolls....Godzilla, Tiny Dancer, Yellowstone, Sumisu, Ghost Roll and Fire Dragon (this closet pyro couldn't resist a roll served on a bonafide bed of fire)... Each one as good as it gets. Don't ask me to break them all down. It was a culinary blur for all of us. Just grunts and moans of sushi satisfaction... Until we sheepishly asked if they could summon a gurney to roll each one of us to the car. Thankfully, we made it out there somehow on our own and we all confirmed we will darken their door again on the next business trip! Excellent sushi in Pocatello!!! read more

I've gotten takeout here a few times over the last couple of years I've lived in Pocatello and it's always been pretty good. I finally got around to dining in a few weeks ago when I had family in town with some pretty demanding dietary restrictions and I thought sushi might be a good bet. I'm sorry I haven't dined in sooner. This place has way more ambiance than most places in Pocatello and wouldn't be out of place in a much larger city. What really impressed me was how accommodating they were of my family's dietary restrictions. We were not an easy table--no gluten, no dairy, no soy, no legumes, and my niece has a bad peanut allergy. Eating out is stressful for them (obviously) so it was really nice that the server was committed to helping everyone find something they could eat and the kitchen was happy to make menu alterations. My sister-in-law had a roll custom made for her by the chef to suit her dietary needs. It looked really good and she was happy with it. They also changed the way they made the shrimp in the bento box so my niece could eat it. I got a salmon bento box and it was all good as usual except for the fried rice, which was surprisingly bad considering the quality of the rest of the food. No big deal though, I'll just remember to get steamed rice instead next time. Thanks for making my family a great lunch and for being so pleasant about accommodating their dietary needs! read more

Service was extremely slow and the waiter avoided us until the food came out. It took over 30 minutes to get our rolls ( 2 specialty and 2 maki rolls). There were 4 sushi chefs and 4 tables filled. I watched them pack 2 to-go orders before they even got to the sit-down orders! Head sushi chef also yelled for our waiter down the hall to tell her to turn off the TV volume because it was "annoying." We ordered the ghost roll, emperor roll, and spicy tuna/salmon. The ghost roll tasted the best and was spicy! The emperor roll was dry as the filling with just cucumber with avocado and was missing sprouts. Not a great first experience, don't know if I would come back. The food was not that great and definitely not better than SoCal. read more

Sumisu - Clockwise starting at top: Salmon nigiri, ghost roll, emperor roll. Ghost roll was the best. - Asian Fusion Near Me - Pocatello, Idaho

Had such a great time here and really good sushi. Sat at the bar, Justin and Daniel were awesome and so nice and interactive, they made some delicious sushi and was really nice chatting with them and watching their skill. Their nigiri and sashimi were outstanding, quality and freshness of their fish is apparent. Once I saw that dark purple ahi I knew it was going to be good. Their hamachi was amazing as well. Not a knock on Boise but haven't found any quality fish in Idaho until coming to Pocatello. Fled from a state that we wont mention, but good sushi was everywhere there so very very thankful to have found Sumisu in Idaho. It was such a treat to have amazing fish, sake, and good conversation with everyone. read more

Great food & amazing prices in a very unexpected place Highly recommend it! read more

Sumisu - Cucumber ahi salad - Asian Fusion Near Me - Pocatello, Idaho

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Looking for food in a college town? Go to downtown that looks like a ghost town. Found this place on Yelp and saw the "Asian Fusion" on the window. No Asians, except us. Great food. The salad looked so colorful and really tasted good. The salmon was perfectly done, flaky. Servers were helpful and cool. We sat in a booth and felt like we had our little oasis, even though we only had 4 people and it sits 6. read more

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