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I had such high hopes, and the lunch was such a disappointment. I made it just in time for a sushi/sashimi lunch combo on a Saturday. The place was busy even at that time, which I thought was a good sign. My server was nice and efficient, and in no time I had my salad, platter and diet soda in front of me. The platter was described as 9 pieces of sashimi and 3 pieces nigiri for $21.99. Well, the nigiri was the normal size that you would expect from any sushi place, but the sashimi pieces were so tiny and thin, that I guarantee if you stuck all of them together, they wouldn't equal one piece of the nigiri that was served. I can't believe the restaurant wouldn't be embarrassed to serve pieces so tiny. I took a picture, but I should have used a penny for scale, because I guarantee you can't imagine just how tiny these pieces of sashimi were. For meal, soda and tip it came to $30, and I left hungry. If there is no food left anywhere on Earth except here, and I'm forced to come here again, I'll try the sushi rolls, because the ones I saw looked good.
The environment is nice. Staff were friendly. We ordered two rolls, they were ok. Menu only at the qrcode.
*To go order review* My favorite sushi spot in the Tampa area. I abSOLUTELY LOVE their Buddha Roll and I highly recommend it. The BUDDHA roll was so good I've ordered it multiple times and would order it again and again. I recently tried their tuna nachos, I've been wanting to try them for a while. They weren't bad, pretty good but different than what I expected. I usually call ahead and pickup my order, I haven't had the pleasure of sitting inside the restaurant as of yet but they are usually quick with orders and the customer service is good for to go orders.
First time here started with the goyza. Very nice dumpling with the perfect sear on them. Light with a flavorful filling. Got the Diablo roll. Rice on roll cooked perfect and the roll had great flavor and nice heat to it. Also had the baby octopus. Done nicely and sauce was great on it. Will def be back
As an avid sushi lover I really had high expectations based on reviews, but my experience fell flat. I really didn't enjoy the sushi rice, it wasn't the best quality, rather off putting actually. The presentation of our to-go food was excellent. They provided plenty of napkins, utensils and tempura flakes in separate containers for the clear soup. The tuna roll and the salmon roll automatically came with avocado, which was a little surprising but not terrible, assuming one likes avocado. The spicy tuna roll really wasn't that good. Perhaps a dine in experience is better.
Fantastic food, great service and the ambiance is warm and inviting. Always have a great time sitting at the sushi bar watching the chefs do their magic. Never a disappointment with whatever we order.
Good & Plentiful! Service friendly, sushi fresh, and tasty. Quality and quantity Service and satisfaction Will we be back?
I keep coming back to this place for sushi. The servers have always been nice, and the food comes out pretty quick. The ambiance is casual and the prices are about average. I gave them five starts only because it may not the absolute best sushi I've ever had, but I keep coming back to it.
Stopped in for a quick bite after a movie. My server was very friendly and accommodating. I ordered the Pile Up Roll which had shrimp tempura, avocado and cream cheese inside. On top crab salad, tempura flakes, spicy mayo, eel sauce and scallions. It was really tasty. I was surprised the Green Mussels were served cold. I've never had them cold, always had them baked. They had gluten free soy sauce which was a plus for me. They don't have physical menus. It's all with a QR code. I don't do QR codes so I had to rely on the menu from Yelp. I enjoyed the atmosphere as well.
Sushi Maru was on our " Must Go To " once we moved here, per our hairstylist! Definitely didn't fail! Our server, was so attentive! Cucumber Delight, was my fav! It was absolutely refreshing after the other rolls! Rolls came out quick, we also had chicken fried rice. Everything was spot on! TV's on for baseball, everything was perfect!
It had been years since I returned to Sushi Maru (mainly because I very rarely travel the Brandon area). Stopped by between appointments for a solo lunch and fell in love all over again. I ordered the Sunset roll (fresh salmon, yellow tail, cucumber, avocado wrapped with seared salmon and topped with spicy mayo) and white tuna with avocado maki. I held the eel sauce for my gluten sensitivity. First bite reminded me why this place was like my second home years ago. Absolute perfection. The restaurant hasn't changed much except for covid-19 precautions. The barstools were removed and masks were required inside. I felt safely distanced at my table. Staff is still incredibly pleasant. Relieved to know the best sushi joint in Brandon stood the test of time and is surviving the pandemic. Dish worth driving to!
First off shout out to Ahmed. He was a cool waiter. On point with everything me and my wife needed for lunch! We started off with the Gyoza which was ok. I'd say about a 6/10. Woulda been better if it was a little more well done. The short ribs I ordered were about a 5/10 the flavor was just way to overpowering and very very chewy and hard to eat on a few of them. Not a very good meat to fat and tendon ratio. The clear soup about a 7/10. The vegetables 5/10. Very bland just steamed veggies not necessarily bad but definitely nothing to write home about. And the rice was about a 6/10. Didn't taste authentic. As for the decor and staff they are spot on! All very friendly and quick with service. The tables and chairs are cool and unique. Just the food itself wasn't it for me. But hey I still say if you reading this, go give it a try and let me know what u think pics below.
I ordered 2 rolls for pick up, the volcano and the Buddha. They both were delicious, fresh and simply prepared very well. The ginger was a nice pink color, not dull at all and was a great complement to the sushi. The pick up was fast and easy with no wait this time. They do tell you over the phone that it would be ready in about 30 mins so order ahead like I did. I also really appreciate the side of soy sauce! Very satisfied today :) read more
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High quality sushi at reasonable prices. The crab rangoons were the highlight of the meal bc they were STUFFED and not greasy. The best crab rangoons in recent memory. (See picture.) Spicy tuna was fresh but a little too spicy. I actually love spicy and find some places too light on the spice. Here was more spicy than i like, turning my into a Rubio water drinking mess. Atmosphere is better for dinner than lunch. It is super dark inside and it has sufficient artificial lighting during lunch but you feel like youre in a lighted night club - a good vibe for dinner, not for lunch. read more
We went into Sushi Maru while running late in Brandon when I had to run there to pick up a gift and I really know nothing about Brandon. All I could see while driving on 60 were chain restaurants so I pulled up Yelp to find something and there was a little sushi place tucked in the strip center right next to where I was going with great reviews! Here I come!! Plenty of parking, so that wasn't a problem, but...wow! People sure like to drive around alot in Brandon on friday nights! I felt like I was in a parade, everyone was driving slow like they were just lolly-gagging instead of Tampa where you are on a mission! Anyway...to the food! The hostess was very sweet and seated us near a tv...? It seemed as though that was also important, but not to us. My husband had to sit in the car to make a phonetical and after awhile our server looked at me like I'd been stood up so I just asked him for favorites and he got very animated and gave me a rundown of HIS favorites - so I ordered everything he suggested and a ginger salad to start! A tall bottle of cold sake - they have a decent list, started my meal and during the salad my husband showed up and the server was relieved! haha We had the Kamikaze roll, the Maddie roll, the Sassy Girl, the Volcano and a special roll that he suggested they make for us.Each one was wonderful and I think we might drive to Brandon again just for sushi! Prices were about average - about $12-14/roll and they have PLENTY for people that don't like sushi. We were extremely impressed and will return! read more
This sushi place is one of my favorites! 2 for 1 beers for 5$ . I am familiar with just bud lite and yuengling. The chicken tempura roll was $7.25 and the Mexican rolls was $7.00. The crab Rangoon was $6.99. I think these prices are pretty good for the amount of food. For the rolls you get 8 rolls and the crab Rangoon is four. Demi was our server and she did a great job! Definitely recommend this place if you are in the Brandon area. read more
5 years ago
Open the front door and the A/C above the door starts to blow cool air. The wait to be seated was pretty quick. The waitress was very helpful in giving recommendations off the $10 speciality sushi menu. We ordered the Red Dragon and the Tiger. Very good! read more
9 years ago
First Review of the new year, this feels absolutely amazing. So here goes nothing. My MOTHER is in town everyone, my beautiful goddess of a vegetarian (technically (pescatarian)mother is in town. This is an important intro because Novio wanted to eat some sushi and mom loves sushi so we went straight to Sushi Maru. Quick Pause, guys when you roll into this lil mini mall the sushi place looks like a laundromat from the outside so if you think you're going to a dingy lil asian place you are in the right spot. I was arguing from the moment Novio parked the car till we opened the restaurant door. Boy was I wrong about this place. The decoration is extremely chic and they treat you with a significant amount of respect. We were seated at a comfortable corner booth in front of the bar. Our server Kyler, gave us such great recommendations of food, but Novio and I could not keep our eyes off our neighboors plates. We were so ecstatic to find out they had a KOREAN SECTION. Additionally they have a weekday sushi happy hour from 5pm to 8pm ( the listed rolls are $10) and its a very inclusive list. Mom and fer ordered the st Patrick's roll and usf roll (in accordance to Kyle's recommendation). Fer and I then ordered the bimbimbap. Oh my gosh how delicious was everything that they gave us. The bimbimbap was enormous (there is a picture attacbed of this meal). We took enough food home for lunch and dinner. Oh and they have a button to call the server, don't do it cause I think it may give them an electric shock, which is probably why sevrice is so quick. Things to take away from this review: delicious KOREAN section, weekday sushi happy hower ($10 a roll), they shock their staff with electric buttons so service is really quick (I'm kidding they probably don't harm their staff) and they have a 2 for one happy hour with really cheap drink a as well. read more
7 years ago
Arrived on a Friday late afternoon/ early evening hoping for happy hour specials... come to find out there are none on Fridays but that was ok. The food and service stood on its own and delivered a great first time experience at this establishment. I ordered a bottle of unfiltered sake, volcano roll, What the buck and K-town aaannnndd mochi ice cream while I waited on friends to arrive... all delicious and filling!!! My server Demi was great!!! I'm adding this to my sushi joint rotation! **Happy Hour M-Th 5p-8p, $10 rolls read more
Sushi Maru seems like the Tim Tebow of sushi--- looks good but swings and misses come mealtime! Walking into a cool looking restaurant I was immediately greeted by the sweetest gal who helped me make my order. I noticed in addition to a sushi menu, they carry various Korean dishes as well. I ordered a sushi combo that came with a CA roll and as I opened up the container I was pleased to see some massive portions of fish. I got a chef's combo, so I got a variety of fish. Anyways as I start to inspect the sushi I could tell right away that the sushi wasn't fresh, and my concern just grew as I started to eat the food due to the fish smell that I started to notice. So of course after a few attempts at some of the pieces I had to toss my meal. Bummer. The CA roll was ok, and of course the ginger didn't smell right either. I probably could've ate the food as it was admittedly borderline, but the bottom line is I shouldn't be in that position to begin with :) I am sure if I had the fresh fish this would be a 5 star review simply due to the presentation. 1 star for the food and an extra star for the staff. Soho Sushi is still the boss when it comes to da raw fish around the TPA! 15/2017 read more
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3 years ago
It has been a while since I had lunch here and was glad I decided to today. The service is excellent and the seafood for sushi rolls is super fresh. The decor is also nice and adds to the quiet calm of the busy place. read more
This restaurant is located in the same strip mall as Outback. The parking lot is not very big and was full when we came for dinner. There was street parking available and also additional parking in the next lot over (still very close by). The décor is modern and we were seated at a comfortable booth. The wait staff is nice and friendly. There's also a service button at the tables near the walls that you can push for service. Brilliant! I've been here a few times and the food and service is consistently good. Scallops - $9 Yum!! Good scallops are hard to find, so I give Maru a big ole high five for this. The texture was nice and dense. The salad that came with it was also very good! Volcano - $10 - Fantastic!! There was so much to love about this roll. It's big and had great flavors. The pile of shredded imitation crab on top was surprisingly good. Buddah Roll - $11 This roll is quite large and filling. It is deep fried, but there were a few bites that tasted a little fishy. I give it a B for flavor. The waiter said it was a very popular roll. Salmon Nigiri - $4.25 (2 pieces) - Wow!! Fresh, buttery and delicious. I must say, this is what got my 5 stars review. St. Patrick Roll - Not sure if this one is seasonal, but it was pretty tasty. Maybe I'm just a sucker for avocado. On Tuesdays, there's a buy 1 get 1 free drink special for certain beer and wine, e.g regular price for a bottle of Asahi is $5 and a glass of Merlot is $9. This is a pretty good deal, especially if you want to share with your dining companion. read more
Sushi Maru is very easy to located at SR 60. They are visible from the main street. They have happy hour from 5 to 8 pm Monday to Thursday. The happy hour roll is $10. It is a good way to loots people in. We are here for the happy hour roll. The menu does has over 16 different rolls to choose. We have the Caterpillar, Miami Hurricane, Sake Rotika. These rolls are eel, white fish with lobster salad, white tuna. Among the many three rolls, I like the Caterpillar. The eel did a good job. The other two is just average. If they want to compete in the happy hour, they have a lot of work to do. They are many restaurant has lower price roll than this restaurant. This restaurant does have some creative roll. Still have some work to do on the rest of the rolls. read more
5 years ago
Service was great. Food delicious, will be back. Ordered two separate rolls and then the bul go ki. read more
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6 years ago
First time here. Had the Axle Roll and a couple others that I enjoyed. I feel the sashimi pieces are on the small side but other than that, no complaints. I will come again. read more
12 years ago
Never knew this place existed until recently. The first time I went I placed a to go order: lunch special with three rolls. The second time I sat down for a meal with my family. Very happy with both experiences. The last time I dined in. Its a small place, comfortable and aesthetically pleasing. You have the option of sitting at one of the tables or at the sushi bar in the back. Each table is equipped with a button that you can push to call for service, although that wasn't needed because the staff was attentive and very personable. I ordered a seaweed salad, the Dynamite roll and a pot of hot sake. The food was delicious once again and I'll definitely be going back for the next sushi night! read more
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I did a Yelp search to find this place.. (That's how I find most of my food when traveling). I came here for an early dinner by myself, without realizing it was happy hour. Score! 2-for-1 glasses of wine, and discounted rolls. I sat at a rather uncomfortable table - it's a 4-top where the seats tuck under the table when not in use.. cute idea, but very uncomfortable. I wanted to try a few things.. I ordered the crab rangoons, and 2 rolls that my waiter recommended - one that was more fresh and had salmon and eel, and another that was crunch with tuna inside and out.. both were delicious! (I posted photos of all) I definitely want to come back here! Crab Rangoons are one of my favorite things.. but I've had better crab rangoons, so I would skip those and try something else next time. The rolls were amazing!! My waiter was very nice and attentive.. Great service. ohh and they have a button at every table that you can press so that your server comes over.. genius! I did not use it.. I didn't need to. But I do love the idea! read more
4 years ago
Amazing customer service and food. The front desk lady is super sweet and helpful. I recommend placing an order ahead of time to avoid a wait (ours was around 30 minutes when calling ahead). As for sushi, I highly recommend the Tiger Roll, but all of the rolls are delicious. Definitely recommend. read more
I wanted to come here for my birthday, because I thought it was so awesome to find a place that sells Korean food AND sushi- my two favorite types of Asian cuisine! I grew up part time in a Korean household, so I'm always on the lookout for food that tastes like my childhood! I ordered the Bulgogi as my main dish, and the portion sizes were very large- I ended up taking what I couldn't finish home with me, and it made TWO other meals! the price is worth it, and the flavor is there. The sushi on the other hand, was just ok. I've had better... It seemed a little bland. The raw rolls and the sashimi, were more flavorful than the cooked rolls! I honestly expected more from a place with the word "sushi" in the name. Maybe I'm just biased, because I already have a favorite sushi joint... The Korean food is the true highlight from this visit. While nothing is ever as good as authentic, home made Korean bbq, it still hits the spot when you have that craving! I would like to try some of their Japanese dishes they have in the future, but as far as sushi goes, I think I'll stick to my go-to. read more
Second time here. Korean with a sushi twist! Nice people, good food. I'm a sushi purist and this is not a Japanese joint. Having said that, the fish is very fresh and presented nicely and the Korean food is outstanding! read more
4 years ago
8 years ago
I love this sushi place ! Soooo goood !!!!! The place is always clean ! & the service is great the employees are nice & takeout never seems to fail ! They always get my order on point ! The sushi is amazing so good ! My favorite ones are the California roll & st Patrick's roll ! So delicious read more
6 years ago
First time here and it everything was great! From the food to the customer service! I can see why they were jam packed busy on a weekday. The bulgogi had so much flavor I must say. I ate it wrapped in the lettuce with rice and the bean paste they provided. Or you can eat it on the side with rice and other side items they had available. The sushi rolls were ok I've had better volcano rolls. Mexican roll was delicious. On top of the food was the customer service! They seemed short staffed but made sure the customers were taken care of. We got everything we asked for and our waters were topped off before they even hit half way. Couldn't ask for better service! Will definitely be back when im craving sushi or Korean bbq read more
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2020 W Brandon Blvd
Ste 160
Brandon, FL 33511
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