Pretty impressive for sushi in Ketchum! The rolls were loaded with fish and had great fresh flavor. Our server was super nice and attentive. Shared a bottle of wine and 3 rolls and left super happy. Wish they had a few more speciality rolls with unique toppings and sauces. Also think a full bar would take this place to the next level! Parking lot next door, offering sake wine and beer, recommend reservations for 4+ groups! We sat right away at the bar for 2 people. read more

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They do not send out confirmations, so we had no way of knowing they lost our reservation until we showed up with no table. They were able to seat us at the sushi bar, but that's not what we had planned on by calling ahead. The food from the kitchen and sushi bar did not come out at the same time, and the server admitted the two do not communicate with one another. Would only come back if I had a craving for sushi and couldn't wait until I got home. read more

We got here at 7:10pm and didn't leave until 9:30pm. This was a very long dinner. Everything took forever which, we were enjoying our company so it was fine but if we were to return I just wouldn't for the timeframe alone. I also found the host incredibly unfriendly. We were twenty minutes early for our reservation and he said, "you're early. I can't help you for 20 minutes." And walked away. It was how he said it as well. I was pretty surprised as a first impression. The food was just okay and nothing to write home about - there were hardly any roll options and I was just left unimpressed overall. I love sushi but I'd eat another type of food before ever coming back here. Their miso soup was very flavorful. But overall not impressed in the least. read more

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Who's your daddy special roll? Who's your daddy special roll? Beer. Wine and much more is available! Enjoy! read more

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Wasn't expecting a mandatory tip on take out. Ordered right when restaurant opened and it took one hour

The service is great but the food is meh. Everything tastes like lemon. It's fine but not authentic. read more

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Came on NYE with a reservation and had a great time! Walked from grumpy's (5 stars for a scoooooooner) but there was parking behind the establishment. Made a reservation far in advance and was seated immediately for our group of five. Had a great waitress. Appetizers served immediately but our sushi took about an hour to get. Biggest qualm was our bottle of wine was taken away when it was halfway finished. Although we appreciate the diligence of the staff, it is NYE and we would've liked to finish our bottle! Next time we will make sure to put it in the corner and out of hands reach. Otherwise we recommend the "Highway twenty" on the secret menu and sometimes the specials menu! Delicious read more

Sushi on Second - a variety of sushi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Ketchum, Idaho

I have been to this restaurant a few times and will not be returning after numerous poor customer service experiences and poor food quality. read more

Maybe 20 years is enough. Wood River Valley locals and tourists have supported S on S for decades. After two visits this week I wonder where is the love. Our party of seven arrived promptly at our 7pm reservation time. After twenty minutes I inquired about the empty booth seating our party. Was told to ask the manager. Manager said no thats not for you. I said we have reservation. Told nope we have another table for you when the previous party leaves. End up at our table at 7:30. After the waiter takes our drink order we have to call him back to take our food order. We never see him again. Two guests get served, five wait. Once they finish i ask the dame manager and she explains those come from Sushi bar. You've in business twenty years try choreagraphing delivery. When the bill came it all make sense when i read the words, "All parties of six or more are charged a 20% gratuity". $44 mandatory tip times 15 tables equals why check to see if your guests are being cared for. Is it time for Sushi on Second to reboot? read more

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Amazingly good sushi at altitude in a land-locked state. Great value for the price. Pretty room and friendly service. There's even a fun little closed-off space for private parties. read more

Sushi was so good. Would just stick to the sushi and appetizers rather than the entrees. They were not bad but just did not have any wow factor to them. Overall a good experience read more

Awesome specials comfortable environment. Food was top notch for a surprisingly good price. Location from ocean and in a resort town had me expecting different. Service was easy and really helpful. This may be a favorite! read more

Our reservation was at 5:30, we were told at the time we needed to be done by 6:45 . We were done just before 6:30; waitress was still running our CC and hostess came to our table and said "I need you gone in 5 minutes we need the table. " nobody was waiting for a table. Very rude. There are a lot of ways you can politely check in on our timing and at least wait for the bill to be paid. It was not even 6:30 yet. I'm a long time resident and the service this summer has definitely changed. read more

Ordered some sushi from these guys. Heard lots of good things about it. I went on Yelp to look at the menu, everything looked reasonably priced. Well for Sun Valley that is. I order, go to pick it up, then the woman behind the counter tells me that they have added a 10% gratutity to my bill. I tell her it doesn't say anything about a gratuity on the website. She then informs me they do that to all Togo orders. That's the stupidest rule I have ever heard off. She then informs they would be happy to remove it. It shouldn't have been on there in the first place. After that incident everything went downhill. Food was disgusting. Literally through everything away after 1 bite of each. The ginger was good though. What is it, Ketchum, Idaho's version of sushi? You can't just have regular sushi? The food was mediocre. Nothing to brag about. I will never eat there again. read more

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I have never written a review in my life. And I want to be very clear, I have had terrible service and experiences in the past but it has never provoked me to write a review. I live here locally and I will NEVER come back. I also will never tell anyone to go there that is visiting me in town. The food is great. The waitress (I wish I knew her name to call her out in this) was cold, rude, and one of the WORST service experiences I've ever had. read more

I walked into this restaurant and thought it was a beautiful and very friendly local sushi spot. i was mistaken. we began eating. I asked for extra ginger and wasabi like I do at every sushi restaurant I go to. the waitress stuck her hand up at me and refused to give me the extra ginger. I then got my bill and left a 10% tip Due to the poor service. The manager then chased me out of the restaurant and said for me to never come back to the restaurant and that they will not serve me again. I then called the restaurant and the manager told me "That's just how we do service here." I do not recommend this place to anybody that isn't a local as they treat the tourists like garbage. read more

Our meal was such a nice surprise in a small ski town! Very fresh, fun atmosphere, lovely service, some creative vegetable dishes (I loved the SOS seaweed salad!). This is not a high end, super fancy sushi place (like you find in big cities), but was absolutely on par with any solid neighborhood place. Yummy rolls, everything came out fast. Lots of happy customers! read more

Really delicious sushi, seaweed salad, and gyoza dumplings. Had a few specialty rolls that were well priced for what we got. Waited almost two hours for take out order- placed order at 7:20, told it would be ready at 8:30. Arrived at 8:45 and waited until 9:15. Order early!!!! read more

Love this place - been going here for over 7 years and still good! The best sushi in Ketchum/Sun Valley for sure! Fish is fresh and Staff is nice, too. Ross is a great sushi chef and has a great energy! Definitely a must try and the "Who's your Daddy?" Is a roll that you must order. read more

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This was once a lovely elegant little Ketchum sushi join. No more. They have placed tables and minibars in every corner of the building. It's generally packed during all business hours. The atmosphere is more Chuck E Cheese than the wonderful restaurant it once was. Service is remarkably bad. Yesterday I was sat at one of the minibars and waited for service... and waited and waited. The only employee behind this bar that ever showed up was a dishwasher. I left. I tried again and was told I would not be allowed to wait for a table. Am I banned because I won't tolerate horrible service? Maybe. Who knows? read more

Better sushi than expected for central Idaho. I recommend the Gem State roll and Bob's roll. This is one of the few restaurants that has given me an abundance of ginger-- I didn't even have to ask for extra! The rolls can be loose, but again, you're not in New York. East to order online. read more

This is my go to spot for sushi when I'm in Sun Valley. The staff is always fantastic and the service is top notch! All the rolls and beyond are fantastic! Shout out to Paige and her Crew for a great job! If only they offered 1 hour fast drone delivery as I live and work in Boston! It's nice to see the same crew behind the sushi bar every time I come. THANK YOU! read more

Sushi on Second - Sushi Bars Near Me - Ketchum, Idaho

You might not expect to find truly great sushi in Sun Valley, ID, but here it is! The rolls are especially good and the cooked food is great if there's anyone in your family who shies away from raw fish. read more

We used to love Sushi on 2 Second. We love the food service is excellent. But whomever they have at the front desk is a total Jerk. We sadly won't go back for awhile. We had reservations at the bar he tried to seat us at the Sushi Bar then grudgingly seated us at the bar. Right in the middle of our dinner he asked us to move as he 3 people who needed seats. It was fine but he actually demanded we change seats. This is the 2nd experience I have had with this guy being rude and totally unaccommodating. I feel sorry for Sushi in the off season they will not be having much business from local people as they will not stand for such a rude employee. There used to be the sweetest girl at the front, she was so pleasant. Truly miss her. read more

Probably the worst sushi restaurant I have ever encountered. This is my second visit this year and it repeated the same theme each time. They have no idea how to prepare their rice. Hard crunchy with no flavor. Makes all their roles flavorless. They are the only sushi restaurant in Ketchum, so I suspect that's how they can stay open. read more

I'm a sushi addict and was about to lose it after not having sushi for 2 weeks. We heard Sushi on Second was very good, but when we called for reservations it took us about a week to get in...apparently the rest of the tourists in Sun Valley were in on the sushi scoop before we were. It was worth the wait because Sushi on Second was delicious. It's a tiny little restaurant (probably one of the reasons it was so hard to get a reservation), but the atmosphere is super cute. We tried a few different rolls and they were all good, but the Kamekaze was my favorite. The service was good and the prices were reasonable as well. A definite stop for all sushi fans in Sun Valley! read more

One of my favorite spots for quick togo food. I love it and the service is always great.

Great sushi! My favorite was the Bob roll, and my biggest recommendation would be the tofu rice filled pockets (I can't remember the name). Great service and very casual. read more

We called to ask a question about their menu. We were told they didn't have time and go to a Thai restaurant and they actually hung up on us. Enjoy while you are the only place in town. Won't be long until competition takes your business Unbelievably disappointing !!! read more

Check-in: Rather sad that it took the maître d' a long time to seat parties though the restaurant was rather empty on a Saturday evening, and it did not appear that they were short-handed- there was a lot of staff around. Service: Service from the servers was the best part of the experience. It was superlative. Food: Meh, below average. The oil used to fry anything- tempura to the fish selections had an "old oil smell" and anything fried was burnt on one side. I ordered Who's your daddy, and it did not live up to the reviews. My car service driver did tell me that he had heard mixed reviews of the sushi there, and that sometimes it smelled like it was "bleached". It appears that I should have listened to him. Other fools pointed out that the much better area sushi would be in Hailey. read more

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It has been awhile since I have been here, but I remember it being really fresh and delicious. Unfortunately, this place missed the mark for me. While the meals were decently made and certain items stood out, overall it fell a little flat. We ordered the oyster shooters and miso soup to start. The shooters were our favorite: light, had just the right amount of spice, and fresh. The miso soup was really flavorful; unlike most places where it tends to be bland. Next, we had the dynamite roll, spicy scallop roll, spicy tuna roll, Bob's roll, and a few pieces of nigiri. The spicy rolls were our least favorite. Instead of the spice complimenting the other flavors, it overpowered, not being able to really taste the fish. The nigiri were decent. You could tell they were fresh, but not "melt-in-your-mouth" like they should be. For our "dessert", we ordered the tamago. Unfortunately, it was too sweet and the texture seemed a bit off. Unfortunately, I doubt we will come back here. read more

One of the best sushi places in all of idaho in our opinion. The service this time was a bit less than ideal but the food and the sushi chef made up for it. The sushi chefs knowledge on the cuts and kinds of sushi was a pleasant surprise. A woman and her two teenage boys were eating there as well and asked the difference in the nigiri and sashimi. The sushi chef took the time to not just explain but visually show the teens the parts of the fish that comprised both types. That was amazing. read more

Sat at the sushi bar, sushi was very fresh and amazing. Great sushi, amazing atmosphere, and the sushi chefs are top notch. Will be back in the next few days guaranteed. Ross was the chef who took care of me. Very skilled and had some great recommendations. read more

Sushi on Second - Charlie Daniel's roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Ketchum, Idaho

Running a restaurant in a seasonal tourist town as tiny as Ketchum is challenging especially when the majority of customers are skiers during winter. I give this place 5 stars for fresh sushi in the middle of nowhere because Ketchum is nestled amongst the secluded mountain range of Sawtooth National Forest. The nearest city - Boise with an airport is a 3 hour drive from here. Service is excellent. read more

Pretty good for a sushi bar in Idaho, in my opinion. We came as a large group and ordered a ton of food. I thought it was very good, although a few of the rolls were missing something a little special. I was just wanting a bit more.... Excellent service and the chefs are really friendly. read more

Love Sushi on Second. Sat at the bar and ordered Edamame, Pot Stickers (steamed) and the Dynamite Roll (spicy tuna, sprouts & avocado) as well as cold Saki. We were doing a progressive dinner so didn't order much but the dishes we ordered were fantastic and we've been before and always left happy & full. Our one critique: The Pot Stickers were just okay - I'd order them fried going forward (shame on me for trying to be 'healthy'). Fun bar, great staff and food comes out quick (but not too quick). Easily can get away with great dinner and drinks for less then $100 for two. read more

Service was quick. Sushi was below average. We went with four people and we all thought the sushi was not good. Wouldn't recommend. They also crammed us in a tiny table when there were many others available but were holding them for reservations an hour later read more

My son said the Sush iwas ok. 2 entrees arrived cold, including the steamed white rice. How can that be! The meats in the entrees were cold and not tender. The sauces bland and boring. I think the plates were plastic. We had to ask for water, even though the water glasses were on the table. The waitress had a bad attitude and didn't pay us much attention. Twice we had to call her over. We didn't complain about the food, but it was not good. The Edamame however was hot and perfect. Hard to ruin! read more

We walked in at 5,30pm on a Friday (it opens at 530) and had to sit at the bar seat, and only had the place till 630. Bottom line: this place is packed and many people make reservations. The sushi is fantastic. I had the spider(deep fried crab), and the wife had scallops and some other crab sushi(not imitation crab), a chicken yakitori (grilled on sticks and teriyaki sauce). Great food, good service from the sushi chef, and wide selection of drinks (22oz of dry Kirin), and other cocktails. read more

Go somewhere else! I have never had worse service... not kidding. We went for takeout and were asked to "call again in 30 minutes" because they were too busy to take to go orders during a pandemic. Called back, got put on hold, and then hung up on. Called back and asked them not to put us on hold as we have been waiting 45 minutes to place an order and the girl said "um yeahhhh... 45 minutes is how long we have been open." No apology and so much attitude throughout the call. We placed our order and waited an hour and thirty minutes for our food to be EXTREMELY mediocre/bad. Decided to give them a second chance and try their sushi while on vacation. We went in 9 minutes early to get it and we were told "You're pickup time is at 7:05..." then had to wait in the car. They said they would bring it out to us and after 25 more minutes we went in and told them how long we have been waiting and we were told "yeah... it the holidays." AGAIN - extremely rude and disrespectful (by the way, January 3rd is not a holiday I'm aware of). After we told her about our experience she said "so do you want me to comp it then?" and that was it - again, no apology and complete attitude. Sushi was TERRIBLE. We didn't even eat it. Kira/Camille were plain rude and dismissive and I'm surprised they are still open - just go get some pizza. read more