Horrible - barely any protein or veggies. Just rice for their sushi and they charge a handful for it. Really unfortunate. Feel like I got ripped off. read more

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Came in for happy hour and was charged incorrectly by 3 different servers. Place is a zoo with kids running in the restaurant and yelling. For premium prices, you could be somewhere else read more

YUMMMMMah. Funky creative rolls here that sounded delicious enough for me to break away from my usual. Fell in love with 3 out of the 4 and pumped to come back. First let me say both people I encountered had great customer service (which has been notably tense and terse as a trend during COVID). My order by phone was smooth, conscientious, and helpful. Upon entering to pick up, a girl at the front was on the phone with an order...this is where I usually get ignored until they're ready for me....but she made eye contact, gave me a head nod to give her a moment. It's the small things folks. The guy who took my phone order came to assist and was very nice. Anyway, the rolls. My wife liked the Ken's Special. She dipped it in one of our sauces to pull it together better though. We loved the Chuck Norris, which was flavorful without being too spicy. Tasmanian Devil was possibly the favorite. I don't usually care much for ponzu sauce but it worked perfectly for this roll for dipping. We also dipped the Chuck Norris in the ponzu sometimes as well. The Tsunami was surprisingly the one we didn't enjoy and didn't finish. The albacore with the cajun seasoning was not enjoyable at all...it strongly reminded me of the preseasoned raw meat at the grocery store. It's gotta either be fully cooked or ditch that seasoning. We can be fussy about our sushi spots, but looks like this one will be added to our rotation! read more

Located easily off the 5 freeway for easy access and quick pickup of your takeaway order. Plenty of parking to ease pickup as well. Been here a few time pre-COVID19 but here are some recommendations. As this place is great for takeaway as well. It is helpful they have a separate menu for gluten free preferences. For example, the rolls are made gluten free by either grilling the shrimp instead or frying the ingredients in cornstarch. Starters: 1. Ahi tacos: like the combo of flavors. Priced right too. Most of their items are priced well for the quality and quantity you receive. 2. Shishito peppers: standard good. This is maybe one of the few items too expensive. Probably because it's such a simple dish to make at home and with peppers not being too pricey at the market. . . 3. The Jalapeño poppers "Jaimepeno": nice added touch with the spicy albacore. 4. Hamachi Kama: juicy and comes with a side salad. The fish is good quality but not my fave place for sashimi. However, there is a multitude of rolls to choose from. Here are some of my faves: 1. Lounge veggie roll: the slight spicy and oiliness from the peppers go great with the freshness of the other veggies. Slight crunch to the pepper too. 2. Ring of Fire: yes it's spicy but the coolness of the avocado helps haha 3. Cocomo: slightly sweet because of the toasted coconut and the sauce used. Eat it with the Ring of Fire if your tongue needs some calming down. 4. Happy wife roll: sweet potato on the inside surprisingly goes great with raw fish. 5. Haji: like the mustard sauce that it comes with. Service is friendly and efficient every time we visit. read more

The best sushi by far! The fish is fresh and the rolls are unique and amazing. Flavors are so good and the sauces are amazing! Staff are always friendly and on always checking in on you! My kids love the kids menu options and the cute coloring menus. read more

very disappointing lately. charged double. food took twice as long. This will be my last visit to this place. not sure if they got new management or need new management . in any case- i am done. read more

Sushi is very fresh. Fast service. I like the ambiance. It's a lot quieter and chill vs Hooked On. And sushi tastes more authentic. Love the mushrooms in the miso. read more

Clean, friendly, and delicious. Was passing by and decided to stop for a quick bite. Enjoyed every bite.

Outdoor dining is the way to go so I chose this place because they have a nice front patio where I can bring along my furry best friend. I got the Happy Wife and Spicy Tuna hand roll. Pretty darn good. Our waitress was very attentive and friendly. Thanks for a pleasant dining experience. read more

A huge variety of dishes, drinks, and great prices! Amazing service. We didn't think to take photos, we definitely should have. read more

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Our friends took us here on a double date. We ordered three rolls, including the Chuck Norris, Chronic, and Tasmanian Devil. The Chuck Norris, true to its name, packed a punch. That said, the Chronic was probably the best and most flavorful. This is a good sushi restaurant. Though, admittedly, not cheap. read more

Had sashimi-salmon, yellowtail and tuna. Pretty average for sashimi. Liked the pork Gyoza and chronic roll. Service was great. Overall 3.5. Typical sushi/sashimi fare but nothing special. read more

The food was pretty good but the service sucked, took forever to get our food and the waiter never even came back to check on us until we were done waiting to pay out. read more

We regularly get take out or delivery from Sushi Lounge during the Covid pandemic and we are never disappointed. Today's order was no exception. They knocked it out of the park! We got miso soups, the Crunchy Roll, the Haji Roll, and Por Vida. Haji is moderately spicy and the Por Vida definitely packs a punch but each also has a lot of flavor. Each roll also comes with its own sauce that complements the roll perfectly. This might just become our standing order! Yum! read more

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The menu seemed pretty normal, for sushi options. I ordered a rainbow roll for lunch. It didn't look as fresh as I'm used to, for sushi, but it didn't smell so I ate it. Nothing spectacular to write about-so far I'm not sick.... The staff was friendly and helpful and it seems like a decent place to stop in for sushi if you're in the neighborhood. read more

Great meal last night As always was sad they didnt do anything for our anniversary esp since we go there often and for special occasions. Also was disappointed with how pushy our server was with booze. She was doing it to all around us. We've always had great servers but last night was so odd. read more

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I had another visit to Sushi Lounge this past Friday and had a much better experience. The same manager was working. This time we were seated almost immediately with the direct assistance from the manager. I had a conversation with after our meal.and thanked him for the good customer service experience. read more

Delicious, affirdable and great service. It's especially affordable at Happy Hour. The crispy Rice sushi and Jaimepeño small plates were delicious. It's crab i side a jalapeño. Not too spicy, just yummy. The kids loved the gyoza, miso soup and california rolls. read more

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I don't know if it was because I was dining with a special person or if this place really was giving off the "come-sit-down-stay-awhile" vibe, because I enjoyed the garlic edamame, the sake was chilled and delicious, so much that we got refills, we got 3 orders of sushi rolls and they were all unique and really fresh, and the creme brulee was perfection, which is not what you expect from a sushi place! Honestly, I don't remember any of the names of the sushi we got, but I don't think you can go with a bad roll here. We really enjoyed watching the sushi chefs do their thing, since we were watching them from our table. Our waitress was so helpful in helping suggest the sake for us, and she was on top of the water refills, checking on us, and getting our food out to us promptly. The place was busy, especially on a Friday night, but service was still impeccable. read more

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Dog friend patio, great happy hour and good reliable sushi - absolutely love shrimp tempura read more

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Big fan of Sushi Lounge's around the county, was at the hospital across the street and decided to grab some sushi. Excellent Salmon Sashimi. Great service. Had a Taunami Roll and a Red Dragon. Both were exceptional. I love the Happy Wife and I must say Sweet potato is never my favorite but it is delicious in this roll. I will definitely cruise in again for tried and true quality fish if in the area. read more

I love trying new sushi places, ah heck, I just like trying new places in general, but especially sushi places. It's one of the ways to my heart and hey, why can't I make my own heart happy? Though I don't live in Encinitas, I like the area and checking out places at the city next over to me. I came here the other day for dinner, my first time was for lunch and I was rushing through my meal at the time. This time, I got to slow things down a bit and enjoy every bite. We even ordered some cold filtered sake to wash it down with as well. The sushi rolls were fresh and we loved the sauces that came with the sushi. We had the haji and the tsunami rolls, after we scarfed down some garlic edamame (which was delicious, by the way), and ended the evening with some creme brulee. I loved that the creme brulee was still warm and was the perfect ending to our evening. The ambiance was nice, but for dinner, they dim down the lights and really make this place a great date night place. Our waitress made our experience that much better, she was very knowledgeable of the menu and was patient with my indecisiveness -- that says a lot and exactly why this place got 5 stars from me, the service adds to the dining experience. read more

Great Happy Hour (every day except Monday) at this local favorite. We enjoy many of the rolls, especially the Chronic (on the HH menu) and Tsunami. The cucumber seaweed salad , always fresh and tasty, is another favorite. It can get crowded but is worth the wait. read more

Love this place and the happy hour menu is the best. Honestly my favorite place to get sushi in all of San Diego. The best part is they have a dog friendly patio. This place is the best! read more

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I was driving up from San Diego, saw this place on Yelp, gave it a try. The food was excellent, good atmosphere with friendly staff and people. read more

Came for the Monday half off rolls to get my sushi fix! There are about 8 different rolls on the 50% off list- a good amount to choose from. What made me most happy is that most of the rolls weren't just filled with imitation crab, but actual fish!! So you definitely get your money's worth and the rolls are delicious! They had some interesting rolls that I wasn't brave enough to try like the coconut shrimp roll with sweet chili sauce, but next time I'm in the area, I'll definitely try it! I like their creativity. It got busy really quickly around 530 PM, so be prepared to wait for your rolls or wait for a table! read more

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Worst experience at a sushi restaurant. Came here on a rainy day to support my local business and have some good rolls with the girlfriend and my niece . This is a review based on how I was treated . Ordered calamari and noted to my server and the manager the calamari was overly fried to the point of thin chips . I asked if this is normally fried that way and the manager in a condescending manner proceeded to say it's not traditional calamari and it's always fried that way . Which I know in any restaurant no dish is ever served dry and hard . But thanks for making my family uncomfortable. I recommend from my experience skipping this establishment and just find a better welcoming environment. read more

Yelpers rely on recent reviews for up to the minute information on a restaurant's health. It pains me to give Sushi Lounge 2.5 stars so I am rounding it up to three. My go to sushi restaurant is in poor health at the moment. For years I have relied on Sushi Lounge to satisfy incessant cravings for raw fish. I have tried almost everything on the menu on my 47 visits so I do not take this review lightly. Last week my son and I popped in for lunch. They served him first and he respectfully sat in front of his plate watching it get cold for 20 minutes while waiting for my meal to arrive. I eventually asked the waitress to prepare my lunch to go and despite the 50 minute wait, this waitress did not apologize for the lack of lunch. I mentioned that I was leaving hungry to the manager on the way out who gave us 2 $13 vouchers that were only valid for 9 days. We returned yesterday and something that I ate has my stomach in knots. I have been up half of the night with a gurgling and uncomfortable gut. Sushi Lounge has totally discarded the concept of timing on my last two visits. Yesterday one of the meals arrived and was consumed before the other two people got anything to eat. After his plate was cleared the same manager that I spoke to last week apologized for the delay. About 10 minutes later we received part of our order. After we finished eating that I asked the waitress to cancel the final specialty roll which had been ordered 45 minutes previously. When we received the check the manager said that he could only honor one of the two vouchers that he gave me and my son even though they performed an awful service once again. At that time I did not notice that they also charged me for the free edamame that they offer with a Yelp check in. Lunch at Sushi Lounge had three tragic flaws including failure to deliver food, mis-charging customers and finally serving me something that made me sick. read more

Took my quasi nephew for a birthday dinner to the Sushi Lounge in Encinitas. We got there early so got seated right away, however, 30 mins later there was a wait. Jennifer was a fantastic waitress. They have a gluten free menu in addition to their regular menu. read more

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First impression was very good, host sat us and server was very friendly . The food was worth more than the menu price point so this is a good date night or first date place . The presentation and quality of this fish was on point . I drove by this place everyday and I've had some bad sushi meals and never new I had a solid option in Sushi Lounge . This place is worth checking out . The crispy rice was rad !! read more

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I am giving an updated review ! Went today, and again, best quality of fish and sushi! Rob, the Manager, Is always so very lovely, Jessica and Jose are great too, everyone that works there is friendly. Love their maguro, Kama, and all of the rolls! Can't go wrong with your choice of sushi! Fresh fish.. love it here! read more

Been here few times now....great service, amazing rolls and veggie rolls are top notch. I LOVE sushi, my friend..not so much. This place provides yumminess for both. Her veggie roll was amazing...as was my protein roll....YUM! read more

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We stopped in for happy hour and sat at the sushi bar. If you check-in on Yelp, you get complimentary garlic edamame. Additionally, we ordered the following: -2 Coors light ($4) -Yakitori ($1.75) -Ichiball ($1) -Hamachi ($5) -Maguro ($5) -Salmon ($5) -Tazmanian Salmon ($7) -Crunchy Roll ($7.50) -Oyster Shooter ($1.50) Everything we tried was delicious and and the nigiri was FRESH!!! Our sushi chef was super cool and very interactive with us. Happy hour total was $50 with tip. Service was impeccable and the employees are friendly and efficient. The sushi place is right off the Santa Fe exit across from Scripps Encinitas. Ample parking and right next to 24 hour fitness. read more

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Great quality sushi, and good prices. One of my favorites in north county. Zach helped us out with a to go order tonight, and he was so helpful and personable! Great service from him! read more

Do NOT get the Del Mar Roll. I try not to jump to the negative when I write a review, but it sucks to be having a nice dinner, some pleasant surprises, and then have the roll you've been looking forward to since seeing the menu online, end up as a rather disgusting disappointment. I'll explain why in a bit. Alright, Sushi Lounge. My girlfriend went here a week before, came back with one of their Chronic Rolls to-go, and I had to admit that it was great, even for a roll that was 30 minutes passed peak freshness. So, when the chance came up to dine here and cap off the end of an intense week, I agreed to try it out. We started with the Garlic Edamame, their Yelp Check-In special. This was easily one of the best appetizers I've ever had. Most times restaurants offer something new they are trying to advertise or something they make in large batches (like soup), but may not be ordered often enough to use up their nightly supply. While small and simple, it was still a far cry from being a throw-away special offer. Hot and smoky sweet, these salty beauties are cooked in a garlic marinade, making them finger licking delicious. Next, we moved on to Salmon Nigiri; this is a personal favorite and something I always get at every sushi bar I go to. It should be cool, buttery, melt on the tongue, and fill your mouth with a subtle sweetness as it warms from that light chill. Not so much here. It didn't taste bad, there was no fishiness to ruin anything, it just wasn't the top quality you hope it is. After that, I chose their Oyster Shooter. Typically this comes steeped in cocktail sauce, a sprinkle of horseradish, and a twist of lemon. At Sushi Lounge that oyster comes served in ponzu sauce with onions, masago, and chili paste to garnish. It was smooth and very fresh, hot on the tongue, with surprisingly no heat on the back end. Got to say, it was quite impressive. Then came a pair of California Rolls, a happy hour staple. Admittedly, I think I get them more out of habit than anything else. California Rolls are a good indicator of how thick future rolls will be and the quality of wrapping, cutting, and plating you can expect. If they go out of their way to make even the cheapest of rolls stand out, the specialty rolls will be that much more impressive. But with just the roll on the plate and being filled with "krab" instead of, you know ... crab, it does make for lower expectations. The taste was alright, good size, with a nice dusting of sesame atop, it just wasn't as good as many other restaurants. We then split a pair of hand rolls, a Philadelphia for her, and a Shrimp Tempura for myself. She enjoyed the Philly, her first hand roll ever. On mine, the shrimp was fantastic, well fried with good flavor, which held a great contrast against the chilled "krab" and veggies alongside it. Every bite was a nice switch in texture and temperature, very well done. Now came our specialty rolls, starting with the Chimichanga. It's a novel concept, a non-tempura, breaded and fried sushi roll. But, that breading doesn't translate well with fish. It has a shake and bake taste and was unappetizing despite the rest of the roll being pretty good. I have no idea if wrapping this in either a thin tortilla or egg roll wrapper before frying would be better, but it's certainly worth a try. Also, the spicy aioli it comes with has no heat whatsoever. My lady love, who sometimes thinks her ice water is too spicy, didn't even bat an eyelash while trying it. And the finale, The Del Mar Roll. On paper, this thing should be fucking amazing. And when it hit the table, it was slightly underwhelming in size and aesthetic. A number of sushi places have this or something similar, typical copies having shrimp tempura in lieu of lobster, and are delicious; so, we were still excited to try it. But, when first lifting a piece up for a bite, we stopped as the pungent scent of the garlic ponzu hit us straight in the face. It was soaked in it! When placing it on the tongue, you literally can sense nothing else but the overwhelming taste of the stuff. A bit disturbed at the lack of flavors, we deconstructed a few slices to see if anything could be salvaged. The steak was a complete loss, no sear on the outer edges, no hint of seasoned taste, not even a chill from a pink middle ... all it seemed to be was a thin, medium-well layer of lukewarm meat. Inside, the lobster salad, while having the stringy characteristics of lobster, was drowned in pepper, leaving it with all bite and no lobster flavor. This is the most expensive roll on their menu, a blending of two decadent ingredients. It should be brilliant beyond everything else. Instead, it's a sauce soaked, soulless disappointment. Not worth the cost, not even at half-price on Mondays. In the end, some great ideas, a couple of hits, but many more misses. Eating here was a long time coming, maybe we should have waited a bit longer... read more

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I'm in the market for a new sushi place so I decided the give Sushi Lounge a try. The hostess was quite friendly and she sat us at the bar in front of our sushi chef David. She presents us with two menus one of which is the Happy Hour menu and scampers off to her post to take care of the next group. David greets us and our waiter shows up.. Also David.. this is going to be easy! We order drinks.... Just soda tonight and we're in luck. Coke and not Pepsi! We order a Protein roll and it's fantastic.. No rice, spicy tuna, spicy krab inside with hamachi and salmon on top. Heres the great part... Chef David previously inquired as to our likes and dislikes so he knew that I'm not a fan of salmon and swapped it for tuna!! WINNER!!! Also ordered a Spicy Tuna roll fronm the happy hour menu. It was really good too. I asked to have it wrapped in soy paper since I don't like the seaweed and that was no problem. The g/f ordered some Tasmanian salmon and LOVED IT!!!! Said it's the best salmon she's even eaten.. I had to take her word for it since I don't like salmon.. David explained it's from colder water so it has a little more fat and flavor. Sure, sounds good . Garlic edemame was just ok.. I wouldn't order it again. The service was on point, the fish was fresh. the people were great!! We'll be back. Deduction for: Charging me extra for soy paper wrap. Not telling me about the $1.00 for the soy paper. Telling me I was good to order from the happy hour menu then charging me full price. read more

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My son and I went here on our way up from Mexico. We sat at the bar because we wanted fast service. I ordered a tuna sashimi plate and my son ordered a bento box. The sashimi was so good. It had a delicious sauce over it, jalapeños, and greens. It exceeded my expectations. The bento box my son ordered was good too. He also got a Diet Coke. Our bill was $40 for 2 which was great in todays day in age prices. Overall, we liked it. read more

New info - Happy hour 4p to 6p every day except Mondays LOVE the crispy rice (on happy hour menu!) and Baja Malibu Roll and Citrus Chili Yellowtail (add extra serranos and cilantro) ( = crack!!). Side of ponzu for all. We do all of the above x 2 of each plus a bottle of wine and it's perfect. Alejandro, our waiter, is so sweet and efficient and the manager Summer is really nice too. read more

This place is pretty pricey for sub par food. The roll I got didn't have a lemon slice on each piece and it was $18.88. We got the Yakisoba too and it was just ok, a couple pieces was kinda burned and chicken was meh. For the prices you think it would be mind blowing but it's not. Wont return. read more

Sushi Lounge Encinitas - Pretty small too. No lemon on every slice. Fell apart. Quality low. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Encinitas, California

Fresh sushi and great prices! Salmon nigiri is always the true test for me. Good service.