I haven't been to sushi gardens since my days in college. The last time I went was to their location in Turlock. With that said, it was good. I came on a Friday evening. The place was packed. Interesting, when I arrived, the girl at the front told me "it's going to be a 20 minute wait" but there was a table, clean and no one sitting on it, so I told her "there's a table right there." slightly weird interaction but it's fine. My server was amazing. Super attentive and did an amazing job refilling my water. I got the dinner plate of the grilled salmon and tempura veggies. All tasted good, and for the price, I would say it's priced right. One odd thing was I given a to-go cup for my drink when everyone had glass drinks. Maybe they had ran out of glass drinks? Other than that, great experience lol read more

I can't believe that I haven't reviewed this wonderful place before. My wife and I have been going here for years and have always had tasty meals, well prepared with outstanding service. They are thoughtful, have a very clean establishment and are a pleasure to return to. My wife loves them so much that she will ask me to stop by and get us dinner (she still works, I am retired). read more

Sushi Garden - One of three new shots taken 11-25-2025 - Sushi Bars Near Me - Modesto, California

Been months since I came back to Sushi Garden but decided to give them a try since I was treating my cousin to lunch who was visiting me, and this place was close to my office. Came here on a Wednesday at 1 pm and there were tables available. It was 3 of us (wife joined for lunch), we all ordered the chicken teriyaki lunch plate. I have to tell you that it took way longer to get our meals than expected especially when it was not that busy. I only had an hour lunch (1-2pm) and it was close to 1:35 pm when we all got our order. I didn't look at when we placed our order but it was around 1 pm since we got there at 12:50 pm When I ate the chicken teriyaki it was literally cold. Not hot.. not even warm. It was likely sitting in the kitchen for minutes while waiting for some other item to be cooked (my guess was the tempura). I asked my wife and my cousin if their chicken was cold also and they confirmed it so. Also since I've being nitpicky, the 4 California roll that came with our lunch plate had avocado turning brown and very little of the crab meat on there. Pretty sad that the new owners have made the place go downhill since they took over. I shared this to my staff who were "loyal" sushi garden patrons when it was owned by the original owners, and they agree that it's not the same as before and have noticed the quality has declined. Not trying to hate but man, to wait for our lunch plates and having the main entree cold from sitting in the kitchen is a major turn off. No photos taken since I was in a rush to eat my meal and get to work before 2 pm. read more

Sushi Garden - Special plate with chicken teriyaki and Tempura. Picture doesn't do it justice how small the shrimp has become from previous owner - Sushi Bars Near Me - Modesto, California

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So I was initially sad to see that they no longer had salmon katsu on the menu since they came under new ownership but I asked our server if it was still possible to order and she said yes so I was elated! A little bummed they no longer make the tartar sauce for it but everything was just a delicious as I remember and the service is always top notch here. I also love that you can watch the chefs making your rolls and sashimi. I also love that the restaurant is large enough to accommodate larger parties for special occasions. read more

Sushi Garden - Edamame - Sushi Bars Near Me - Modesto, California

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Came here for food but the server was terrible. She kept smiling at me, being nice, and distracting me from my meal. Honestly ruined my focus completely. If anyone knows how I can file a complaint directly with her, please send her my IG: kam.a271 so I can discuss this poor service personally. read more

Sushi Garden is my favorite sushi restaurant. We go frequently to the point that we have the "ushe" that is well known by the staff. Delicious! read more

Just moved to modesto and was looking for a new sushi place when we found Sushi Garden. All I can say is: lovely! I ordered Sesame Chicken and my partner ordered two rolls: Garden Roll and Rainbow roll! The sesame chicken was wonderful! Large portions! My partner REALLY enjoyed the Garden Roll! I have to say both rolls were HUGE! The service was wonderful! We will be coming back soon! read more

Change in ownership has definitely affected this place. Staff needs to be improved. Some staff in particular is so slow and so inattentive to their tables. One girl is literally running around handling an 8 top along with 2 other parties, and answering the phone, and the other girl was just taking her sweet time. I understand when it's not busy it's okay to be a little relaxed but put some pep in your step! Fried oysters no longer come with tartar sauce instead comes with something like Tonkatsu sauce and the Tako kimchee is salty. I don't know.. Mm y parents used to love coming here, and now after this it'll probably be the last. read more

This is still our favorite Japanese restaurant in town. There are many options but the service and the flavor profile of their sauces, dressing, and roll combination are our favorite. We love their salad dressing. Our favorite rolls are the dragon and spicy tuna roll but next time we are trying their lobster roll as it look spectacular. Always busy yet service is efficient, friendly, and they are always willing to accommodate special requests. read more

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Sushi was fantastic the rolls are great size service was good. One of the best sushi restaurants in town

Service was amazing!! I gave them a thumbs up on FB and they brought our table a free side of steamed edamame! Their small house salad was filling! They also offer complimentary miso soup before your meal. read more

Sushi Garden - Small house salad - Sushi Bars Near Me - Modesto, California

The food tasted fresh and they have some very unique and large sushi rolls. The restroom was clean and the service was good. I would go back

Love Sushi Garden!! The best rolls in town and nigiri sushi!! Say hello to Fred he's the best sushi master!! All the dishes are great!!

Just had fantastic lunch we had the appetizer mussels, baby oysters with a sprinkle of fish eggs and the potstickers were excellent we had to take our main lunch orders home to much food! Our waitress was exceptionally very good Great Job!! read more

This was my place to go, now things have changed do to owners changes. Hopefully we get back to the quality and flavor of before. Specially because it has been my top place to go for many years. I hope owners take in consideration and make some changes accordingly to keep us coming. read more

This place has gone down hill since the new owners took over. Walked in the door this evening and the first thing we hear is a couple complaining that they've been there for 10 minutes and nobody has said anything to them. There were only about 4-5 tables with people so it was not busy. There were numerous tables with dirty dishes on them which is unusual for this place. Sat there for a few minutes, then we over heard another table complaining that they didn't get all of their food. Not good. Sat down for 5 minutes and nobody came over to take the dishes away on the table we sat at, nobody said they would be right over, nothing. I guess we can't go here any more. Sushi is not cheap and I'd rather give my money to a better restaurant. I'm really bummed because this was one of our favorite places to go for sushi. Anyways, after 5 minutes, we got up and left. They just watched us walk out. What a bummer!! read more

I've been a customer for over 20 years, and like so many things, this place has changed--unfortunately not for the better. The rolls have gotten smaller, the quality isn't what it used to be, and the level of service has noticeably declined. It's disappointing to see such an incredible restaurant become so different from what it once was. read more

The staff lied about my order and the menu. Ordering over the phone to go, I asked for their chicken katsu curry entree, they asked to confirm if I wanted the lunch special or the dinner entree and I confirmed the dinner entree. Upon picking it up and leaving back to work, I found it was the lunch special with a half empty container of curry and a single cut of diced meat on rice. Calling back to confirm it was t the lunch special they handed me, they the. Said there was no lunch special, only the entree. This ignores the fact I have a copy of their menu from a week ago for the order with the special being number nine and the entree in the back of the menu. Don't eat here, it's so much more expensive and worse service under the new ownership. read more

Sushi Garden - Lunch special menu - Sushi Bars Near Me - Modesto, California

Trash.$18 for Sakè? $25 for oysters? $15 for waygu??? Been coming here to Sit down and eat since they opened and now unfortunately, I don't think l'l be ever coming back to sit down ever again. My total before tip used to be back ever again. My total before tip used to be $50-75 and today I was so surprised when it was over $100 smh. lt's not worth over $100, your better off enjoying the freshness of Sukiyaki with Nick or Okawa with Sebastian. My sashimi was warm and the girls forgot my salad. They secretly upcharged me. I should have never came back after I spotted and killed a cockaroach with my own hands at the sushi bar less than 3 weeks after the original owners retired. Now Sushi Garden is a dump spot owned by the owners who own all the other Japanese dump spots in town!! Such a disgrace this is. To top it off Fred wasn't here today so I should have known better. Sad Sad Sad this was my go to but no more. I urge everyone to take your hard earned money and precious time else where because Sushi Garden has gone down the drain. read more

Sushi Garden - $18 for Sakè? $25 for oysters? $15 for waygu??? Used to be $12 for sakè, 12$ oysters, 12$ waygu - Sushi Bars Near Me - Modesto, California

Food was great! Service was welcoming and fantastic. The ladies are always very friendly. The weekday lunch specials are a bang for your buck. They are under new management with new food items. read more

My personal opinion on this one being the person that loves to eat Japanese sushi's and sashimi is that the ingredients are top notch. The only thing I wish they can improve on is making the rice a bit moist , stickier and not dry so gives the customers a more pleasurable experience and it's easier to put down several sushi's for sure. But otherwise a good place to still dine out with family and friends. Servers are always smiling and very engage with their customers as well. read more

The ORIGINAL owner of Sushi Garden created the "Modesto Roll" that had soft shell crab inside and the flavor was DEVINE!! The Original price was approx. $18, then the price went up to approx. $20.. Now that the NEW owner has taken possession the price of my "Modesto Roll" the price is NOW $26.00!!!!! WOW!!! When I got the bill and saw the price and after I caught my breath, I asked the waitress why the price difference and I was told that it is due to the "ECONOMY"....It has NOTHING to do with the economy, it's about PRICE GOUGING!!! The ORIGINAL owner would have a HEART ATTACK if he knew what the NEW owner was doing... Do I continue to go to my FAVORITE Sushi Restaurant and hope that the price of the Modesto Roll wont put me into SHOCK or do I find a different that would make my favorite roll without being PRICE GOUGED!!!! read more

very amazing food, the workers there are very sweet and friendly as well. the wait time was definitely inconvenient but it was also understandable as many people seemed to enjoy the food here. Waiter kept checking in on us, did constant refills, and was exceptional! read more

Delicious!!! The service was excellent and they were very nice and attentive! The food was amazing! We highly recommend the lobster roll and the cowboy roll!!! Very filling! read more

Sushi Garden - Spicy edamame, lobster roll & cowboy roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Modesto, California

3.5 Love the food. Lobster roll was divine and nicely presented. small salad w/Japanese dressing was delish. Miso good. points were lost with service. We REALLY had to work at getting our server to speak and feel he cared about being there. he was wearing so many different logos on his black hat, black zip up and t-shirt that we honestly did not know he worked for Sushi Garden when he walked up casually and just said "hi". he got the memo about wearing black though. Zero personality. Took forever to be acknowledged after sitting down. We actually asked how long he worked there and we were stunned when he said about 4 years. don't get me wrong.. he wasn't rude. He just made us feel nothing. And after 4 years.. you should probs be able to tell your guests the difference between a small sake or large sake. Both of us hadn't been there in quite some time... and now I'm pretty sure now I know why. I remember thinking as I walked in ... why has it been so long since being here? I always had good food. So.... Now we know! Lol read more

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New owner(s), but same great service and the same great menu !!! Chef's behind the counter were as friendly as before and the waitress were as professional as before. I will continue to come back as I've been coming here for over 15 years !!! read more

It was good but the place is basic. Nothing special but it was packed and many people came there too eat. Food was great the service could have been better but they were busy. I had a sparkling wine was awesome sushi was good and dessert was great. I feel the inside is out dated but we're here to eat good not worry about if the place is spactular! read more

Sushi Garden - Yummy goodness and go and show them this it's amazing!!! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Modesto, California

This was our "go to" sushi place since it opened. Sadly, several of our favorite rolls are not on the new menu, others just are not the quality they used to be. After several months of hoping, we are now looking for a new "go to" sushi place. read more

Very slow service and below average Japanese food. I have had much better at other restaurants

Some of the best sushi I've ever had. I'm a travel nurse and have spent the last 13 weeks in Modesto. This place is by far the best in the area. The lobster roll is the best!! The staff is super friendly and the service is always great read more

I'm horrified! Over 8 years of sushi garden as my favorite sushi in Modesto, and yet I'm ripping that title from them after last night. I knew something was off when my favorite two waitresses weren't working. I have since been informed sushi garden is under new ownership. I really hope that the new ownership is reading this, as this is my formal plea to return things as they were. There was a reason that sushi garden stuck out to me for 8 years, I have to drive by several sushi establishments to get sushi garden and I choose to go there Everytime. My roll last night was sad, I always take photos of my rolls and realized I don't have a photo of my one from last night because of how sad looking it was. I got my favorite lion king roll, and I don't know what salmon you're putting on top now but let's change it back, I was still hungry when I left, and no more sauce on top? The salmon was so tiny and honestly not even appealing to eat, mostly just burnt skin when I used to get a nice bite of perfectly cooked salmon. Just weird and CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP changes. Save a few cents on sauce ? WEIRD! Clearly the previous owners had it right for years, the new ownership should respect the legacy they created instead of destroying this favorite establishment in less than 6 months since taking over. And finally. The service. My god. I walked in a girl let me know she would be right with me. Waited multiple minutes to sit down as some machine is beeping so loud, only to be told after several minutes of standing there that I actually could just sit wherever. Then while waiting for our food, we were noticing that it was taking a very long time, checked my phone and we had been there for over an hour with no food yet (there were only three of us) a casual three person dinner should not take an hour and half, especially when we used to come here on our lunch break in under 45 minutes! To the new ownership: get a grip. You knew the legacy you were taking over when you bought sushi garden, this is a disgrace to the original ownership and your cheap cost cutting tactics are disgraceful. Beware to anyone coming, things have changed read more

Very good sushi been there a couple times never had bad food. Good service would definitely recommend.

Idk what happened to my favorite restaurant in Modesto, but I'm so sad! I recently moved back to the area and had been frequenting Sushi Garden about once a week, only to learn it was going to be changing owners. They said it would stay the same. Not the case! The service is SO slow now and the food doesn't taste as fresh or anything like it used to. I've been twice since the new ownership, and the second time was worse than the first. Not going back :( read more

Hands-down, one of the best sushi, restaurants in Modesto! Whether you want sushi or sashimi, the orders are always spot on. This is always my first choice when I'm looking to get sushi! read more

Always good always jappaniese original food and attitude. Love the service love the way food is prepared

It's one thing to say that the food is amazing but when you can say that the people there are just as amazing as the food that's something special. I come in and I feel like I've found a really special piece of community. Highly recommend this place and the only thing I'm disappointed in about all of this is that it took me so long to write a review about it. Get there. read more

Super disappointed with the new management. We've gone here for years and never experienced horrible customer service until now. Asked for white meat on two dishes and then when we got home to check our food, it was all dark meat. When I called and talked to the person who took our order he gave me attitude, said a manager would call, and hung up on me. Was told the manager was not there, until I called back and all of a sudden he was. The manager stated he would refund our meals and it should be posted by tomorrow. He called back about 30 minutes later and said that I would need to come to their restaurant if I wanted to get a refund. Like I mentioned before, we've gone here for years and until new management took over, had never experienced anything like this. If you decide to do take out, make sure to check your food before you leave because have trouble following the order read more

I got the teriyaki chicken lunch plate it was huge couldn't even finish it. I think it was 13.50 for the whole plate with the lunch hour special. It came with teriyaki chicken, California roll, fried veggies, and couple other things. Super good friendly safe. Love the decor as well! Will definitely be coming back !!!!! read more

old owner: so delicious and delightful! it was so flavorful! this sushi place never dis-- new owner: what the f did i taste, order sushi garden roll, it was not as flavorful as before :( trash owner, trash chef. read more

First stop since arriving in Modesto and I will be returning! I went on a Wed evening around 530 pm and was immediately welcomed where I sat at the bar. They weren't very busy yet but had some people at the bar and tables. The young waitress who mainly helped me, Jae, I believe was her name was really helpful on suggestions since I was looking for a Chirashi type dish. The Chirashi they have seemed like it would be too much fish for me as comes with 18 pieces so I settled with a Sashimi Salad, Agedashi Tofu and side of rice. Also, had a large hot sake that Jae warmed up more because I like it piping hot! The chef agreed to give me a mix of tuna and salmon, instead of just salmon and remembered to put the dressing on the side (believe it or not half the time people mess that up). I really liked the salad and would def order that again. However, I was not impressed with the Agedashi Tofu. I've never had it where it comes sitting in sauce so was disappointed to see it come out half soaked in a thin sauce. One of my favorite things about that dish is the crisp outer part, which ended up being soggy from the sauce. The sauce also was a bit watered down for my taste, although it did have a decent flavor so I don't believe I would order it again even with the sauce on the side. Overall this is a nice casual and clean spot where they provide excellent service and the food was fresh. I'm sure I'll be back to check out some of their other items on the menu. read more

Sushi Garden - Agedashi tofu - Sushi Bars Near Me - Modesto, California

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