I grew up ocean adjacent and so I admittedly have a difficult time with rating sushi restaurants that are located absolutely no where near an ocean. That's my bias. Sushiya is my goto for sushi in Albuquerque. It is consistently good, or it has been for me over the past six years. The food has always tasted fresh and they make a nice variety of rolls. I also frequent this restaurant with people who are NOT seafood or sushi fans by any means. So they have a nice variety of foods that are not sushi. In terms of the food, I'd always recommend it to anyone looking for good sushi. As for the service, which in my opinion separates the good from bad, it has been consistently good for six years. The service is always friendly. They are attentive and they anticipate your needs. This is a mom and pop place. I remember spending my days at my dad's bakery and coffee shop when I was young. Interacting with the customers and watching the place operate. Well, Sushiya reminds me of those times because they have their boy there who gets to do the same thing. So it's a nostalgic family and personal experience for me. It sets the ambience of the restaurant. People are friendly and you feel comfortable there. Overall, Sushiya has good service, it's family owned and operated. You just can't beat that! It's people who are passionate about their business. You know they care because they have skin in the game. This all shows at Sushiya. So go, check it out! Are you going to be blown away like Marty McFly by the food? Maybe not. But, you'll be comfortable, in a nice friendly environment and feel at home. Smiling people good food, affordable, and worth it! read more

Stopped in for an early Sunday dinner (yay they are open on Sundays!). Ordered 4 different vegetarian rolls: the non-tempura veg roll, tempura green chile, tempura sweet potato, and avocado cream cheese. The tempura ones were the best. The vegetarian one was interesting - had spring mix in it! I had never had an avocado and cream cheese roll before. It was fine but it just felt like a lot of cream cheese. Four stars only because of the somewhat limited vegetarian sushi selection - I wish they'd add tofu, kampyo, or oshinko options. Another nice thing about it is that it's quite quiet - so nice for conversations, and there were other people there. It's nice when you don't feel like the only person not getting takeout! We'll definitely be back; it's probably our go-to now since the other place named Sushiya in the NE heights relocated to Bernalillo. read more

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Really good hidden sushi spot! The restaurant is small but service was great. Really loved their Wok plates and bento box options as well. Highly recommend the dumplings and to try one of their sake's. This was the only place I have ever been to where they breakdown what sake is and which might be best for you. Loved the family owned atmosphere. Adding this to our sushi rotation. read more

Sushiya - Interior - Asian Fusion Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

It had honestly been a minute since I had been to sushiya. The last time (several years ago) it seemed like everything was bland and flavorless... however my husband and I were in the area and we decided to give it another try. Boy am I glad we did! We ordered sushi to start. The sushi came out fairly quickly. We had 2 basic rolls, a tuna roll and a salmon roll... tho I will say there was no mention of avocado in the salmon roll, but when it was brought it had it... not a fan but both were good and fresh. We also ordered a Buddha Belly roll which was HUGE! It was also amazingly delicious! By far my new favorite roll! I would return for this roll alone! Highly recommend! We also ordered some crab Rangoon ... however I felt that these were not nearly filled enough for the size... they definitely could use some more filling. The egg drop soup we got was also STELLAR!! Would also come back to order a huge bowl of this as well! Delicious and savory! Absolutely wonderful! We also ordered entrees as well. All came out warm and quickly. We went during dinner time but service was quick and friendly! The place itself was clean, bathrooms were clean, and staff was friendly! Overall would definitely recommend and absolutely will be returning! read more

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Best dam sushi I've ever had. I had the nob hills and green Chile tempura with a side of extra eel sauce so good.

I had heard this place was great. I was excited to try it. I tried some sushi, their wok fried Mongolian Beef, and the hot and sour soup. The soup was excellent, but the Mongolian Beef was awful. It did not have and sauce, just onions and beef, and a bit of leftover oil. The Spicy Tuna Roll was also awful. It was not spicy, and was the texture of baby food wrapped in white rice. The service was also dicey. I was the only customer when I arrived, but by the time my food arrived, the place was about half full. When they brought my food, it was served with a fork on the plate. I asked for chopsticks, and after watching the waitress take orders from several table after walking away, I gave up and went to the register and got my own chopsticks. Plenty of good Thai/Asian restaurants in town. So, from my perspective, they won't have to worry about me being one of those pesky return customers... read more

Best sushi in Albuquerque! Service was great. Calm/soothing environment. Can't ask for a better experience. Thank you Sushiya!

The service was horrible, never got drinks refilled, and wait staff never came to table to even check on us or ask if we needed anything. Food was also disappointing especially for the price one of the dishes that had beef wasn't fully cooked. Wont be going back and don't reccomend this place. read more

ValPak had a 15% off coupon so we tried this place. We will not be back. My daughter said her miso soup tasted like a mix and not fresh. The egg drop had corn in it and was just ok. The crab Rangoon and vegetable egg rolls were again, just ok. They came with teeny little cups with dipping sauce. Weird. We both got bento boxes and they were nothing special. The tempura vegetables were meh. The salad dressing was weird. Her BBQ and my shrimp were just ok. She likes more bland food and she said it was super bland. The california roll had very little taste. The server was good but the food subpar. read more

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I ordered Sushiya for takeout last night and it was delicious. This was a Sunday night and they weren't busy from what I could tell. I was able to pick up the order rather quickly. I'm a huge fan of the Geisha roll which comes with rice paper and has a ton of flavor. I also added a California roll which was ok, a little lite on the rice side of things. I think the prices for their rolls are super reasonable and would much prefer this to grocery store sushi that is often just about the same price. In the past, I've come and sat down instead of getting takeout. When you eat in, they bring you miso soup which is always such a treat. read more

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Great food, decent service. Our number 1 sushi spot. Highly recommend the sushi rolls, gyoza, bento boxes, pretty much everything on the menu read more

Did takeout on a Thursday night. Nigiri was okay, California roll was pretty meh. I think the order had been sitting on the table for a while because it was room temperature which I didn't appreciate. Rice in the Nigiri could've been a little more seasoned. Cucumber salad was bland. read more

Service: the service was ok, it could have been a little better and has been in the past. The servers just seemed young and wasn't sure was in the sushi rolls, so we gambled on the rolls and were happy with them. We were seated immediately and had our drink orders taken and delivered quickly. After they took our food order though they took a while to get our ticket and she gave me a very small box for our leftovers. Food: the food has always been good, it was my grandmas favorite egg drop soup! The rolls are good and made fresh. The miso was great and so was the rice. My favorite is the vegetable egg rolls. The food was what got the 5 stars today. read more

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Yummy!!! I'm so glad I tried this little place! It's a very small very friendly staff ! The food is pretty good! We had the fried dumplings which were perfect! The crab rangoons are delicious. They do taste different but super good! The Prawns with candied pecans was good just super sweet! The sushi was fresh and perfect! read more

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Highly recommend this place! The food was amazing I had no idea all These years there was this hidden gem in my neighborhood. I had the wheat noodles which were on point perfectly cooked! read more

Sushiya - Combo wheat noodle plate - Asian Fusion Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

************* I understand - this really isn't the town/city/place to order sushi The owners and family appear to work here Everyone is pleasant here I always want to support family owned and operated restaurants - wherever I am traveling Food: It's just not very good food. In spite of some reviews suggesting otherwise. My life on the east coast once consisted of eating sushi for breakfast, lunch, & dinner ... I have a few sushi / Japanese meals "under my belt." Peking ravioli / dumplings are acceptable... Lightly fried Miso soup is good Server was pleasant and polite and inexperienced But the quality of the food is less than I'd hoped, while prices are higher than expected I don't recommend - but I hope this family owned restaurant survives. What they need are meals which are: Fresh... Clean... Healthy ... Simple... Because what they're doing here "ain't working" I'm sorry - it's just not very good ... Suggestion ... why not just purchase fresh vegetables and add shrimp or chicken ... soy, fish sauce etc. stir fry in a wok and serve over rice? Everyone would win ~ unlike what's on the menu and what's served today My lunch, at nearly $50, was Not very good...and if you suggested the same meal was available there for $12 - I wouldn't return. The outside appearance is poor with window coverings which cause a guest to pause and reconsider The A/C isn't functioning properly I pushed ahead because of the "supposed" 4.5 rating, (which is not accurate, and you should not trust). The location next to discount tire was convenient. ... read more

We've been eating here for years. Very friendly service, and they have been willing to accommodate vegetarians and some special requests. I tend toward the almond chicken, and have gotten it with mixed veggies (instead of just plain steamed broccoli). I usually get the dinner portion and often have food to take home. I'm not much of a sushi freak but I have liked everything I have had there over many, many visits. Worth checking out. read more

We enjoyed our meals and will be back! Bento boxes were delicious and our food was very fresh, and we especially enjoyed the monkey balls appetizer. Service was great, friendly and quick. Prices are so reasonable too. read more

I've been going here for over 10 years and I have never had a bad experience. The quality of fish is amazing. One of my favorites!

Stopped by here for a bite of sushi and the sushi was good! One of the sushi dishes that I got took quite a while to come out, it basically came out by the time I was done with my other sushi order. The yaki soba was pretty good, I thought it was a little bit salty. Our server didn't seem like she wanted to be there. She was nice, but didn't have any emotion or showed that she cared to be there. read more

Sushiya - Beef Yaki Soba - Asian Fusion Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

This was by far the worse Japanese food we have ever tried to eat. The teriyaki chicken was "boiled"?? not grilled and the sauce had hardly any taste. The tempura: shrimp was not cleaned properly and had poop veins left in, eggplant and carrots were mushy like almost half dehydrated. For all the tempura we ordered we got 2 tiny mini cups (1tb) each of sauce . In the Cucumber roll the cucumber was soft. On all the rolls the rice was almost dry as was the side of rice. Good luck. This was gross. If I could leave a minus star I would. read more

Sushiya - This is the amount of food that we couldn't stomach and is going in the garbage - Asian Fusion Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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I often avoid giving bad reviews, since I was always taught from an early age that if you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all. However, I feel I owe it to my Yelp community to help them steer clear of any duds out there. Especially when the place already has overwhelmingly positive reviews. Maybe I came on a bad night, but this was one of those unpleasant experiences that I am obligated to tell you about. First of all, this place is hidden in the corner of a very dimly lit shopping strip. The parking lot was full, but as we later discovered, none of those other cars were for this place. We entered to be "greeted" by a very awkward young man, dressed in street clothes, who looked like he was extremely pale, beads of sweat on his forehead, slurred speech, etc. He acted surprised to see us and told us to sit wherever. This same young man was also our waiter. There was only one other couple in the whole restaurant. And it was eerily quiet. We were so close to walking out, but decided to stick around. Our waiter struggled through taking our order, but eventually he got it, and we waited a reasonable amount of time for our food. The food was nothing memorable. But I honestly think our waiter was not well and probably should not have come into work that day. Either that or someone had his family hostage in the back and he had been forced to wait tables for 48 hours straight with no rest. Nah, it was probably the former. Either way, we will not be coming back. read more

To date I've only ordered one time. I got two sushi rolls. The order was ready within the time frame estimated. The sushi was very good and very fresh. I tried them because I found a coupon in my coupon pack in the mail even though I did not use the coupon. What I really loved is that I was offered a free soup with my order so I got a miso which was very good. Also they are not at all stingy with providing enough soy, wasabi, and Ginger. I will go back again and again. And even without a coupon the price of sushi is right on point. read more

Ordered the Buddha Belly roll for lunch. What a joke. For $15, you get barely any food. It's like half a portion of what you normally get (see photo). It adds salt to injury by calling this a Buddha Belly. For those who don't know, a Buddha has a huge belly. Which should imply you should get a lot of food. I was left still very hungry. And I'm not a big person at 150lbs. read more

Sushiya - Buddha Belly roll - Asian Fusion Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Great place for fresh and amazing sushi! Service is always reliably good and the sushi specials are a good mix.

Beautiful sushi and the chicken fried rice is on point! The service was friendly and prompt. Great sake selection as well. The decor is pleasant and the restaurant has a welcoming look. We had the dragon roll which was yum! I would definitely recommend eating here if you are a sushi and sake lover. read more

Sushiya - Asian Fusion Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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This is the most fantastic and charming sushi restaurant. Wonderful family run business. Excellent quality food. Large portions. Definitely recommend. read more

Sushiya - Interior of restaurant - Asian Fusion Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

This place does NOT look good from the outside. I inside is clean but the day I was there they were using a portable evaporative cooler and it was warm. The service was exceptionally friendly, and the food was FANTASTIC! read more

Great sushi! very friendly service. Everything was prepared perfect. Worth trying. I will be visiting this restaurant when I visit again.

Loved the atmosphere, definitely quite place where you can enjoy conversation and sushi. read more

Sushiya - Yellow tail, scallops l, squid salad+ - Asian Fusion Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Horrible service... they took over 30 minutes for an online order.. I don't suggest this place

Delicious! And great menu variety. I will definitely return to this restaurant! Seafood very fresh and tasty. Lots of menu options, even if you don't care for sushi. read more

Really wanted to like place! Ordered the baked mussels, came with 4, but there were no mussels. It was the mussel shell with imitation crab! Gross!!!!! Ordered the Mongolian beef plate, with white rice and egg roll. Although the Mongolian beef was good, the amount you get is about 6-7 pieces of beef and an entire plate of onions. Waitress was amazing, ran the entire restaurant herself, very attentive! Would not recommend!! read more

Sushiya - a plate of food on a table - Asian Fusion Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Great service and quality food for affordable prices. When my friend wanted to take me here, I was hesitant because it was in a tucked away corner, I had never heard of it, and I hadn't had a chance to check out their menu yet. This ended up being some damn impressive food, and our server was not only quick and uninvasive, but she was attentive and friendly. The sushi was tasty and we were able to get many different rolls, appetizers, and drinks but still afford the bill. Highly recommend green Chile roll. Will definitely be coming back! read more

Sushiya - Asian Fusion Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Always amazing food, very delicious, prompt and friendly service! Fresh sushi, the Eskimo roll is one of the best!

Yummy sushi for the NE Heights of Albuquerque. Fast and convenient takeout during COVID. read more

This is a nice little quiet place to enjoy Japanese fare. It would be a great place to take a date. The service was prompt and the the staff worked together to take care of our service. Sushi was great and the bento box offered a variety of items to enjoy. I highly recommend Sushiya. read more

Sushiya - Scezhuan shrimp bento box - Asian Fusion Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Fresh, delicious, reasonably priced lunch bento boxes and combos in a calm, clean, relaxing environment . . . Sushiya has it all! The Hot and Sour Soup is spot on. The Tempura Veggies and Shrimp are just right as well. My Szechwan Shrimp with plenty of crispy veggies swam in a lovely spicy sauce. And I'm glad I requested brown rice (a .50 up charge) instead of the steamed and fried options - it was nutty and well prepared. The generous portion of California Roll and the small salad were fine, but not quite as stellar as the rest of my Bento Box. I'm glad I rediscovered Sushiya - I'll be back! read more

Sushiya - Szechuan Shrimp Bento Box - Asian Fusion Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I have driven by this place no fewer than 382 times as I live about .7 miles away. I shop at Albertson's regularly and have noticed this neighborhood eatery out of the corner of my eye but the lack of curb appeal never quite drew me in. I (of course) relied on Yelp to guide me and the proximity along with the fact that it was opened and serving at the odd hour of 3:30 iced it for me. I had a $70 gift card so I invited my son and we were off to Sushiya! Only a couple of customers there at that hour of the afternoon. I noticed, thanks to reviews on Yelp, that what you see on the outside doesn't reflect the very pleasant, neat and clean interior. Booth seats were a little worn (which speaks well of their usage) but otherwise the table was clean and we were greeted by our server with a smile. We ordered three rolls and an assortment of nigiri sushi and it was all very nice quality as well as generously proportioned. Pricing was reasonable and the sake was fairly priced. I noticed the beer prices were much less than I have seen in other sushi establishments. $3.50 for a 12 oz. Saporo. Tab came to around $63 so my gift card with an additional $6 brought the total to around $76. They had an extensive menu and I will be there again to try some of the rest of their 魅力的な食べ物 Miryoku-tekina tabemono (tempting food offerings). (Hey if this translation is wrong blame Google!) read more

One of the benefits of being a Marine for 20 years is the travel around the world. During my time in the Corps, I spent a few fair months in Japan, well Okinawa to be precise, and there I should note a few differences. First off, sushi in Japan is VERY different from Sushi in America, you won't find cream cheese, or avocado in Sushi rolls in Japan, actually most of it is Nigiri, or just rice and fish. I also had the pleasure of growing up 45 minutes away from the best sushi in America, in San Francisco, CA, so I am a bit of a snob when it comes to sushi. Let me start by saying that the service at this place was absolutely atrocious. We came in on a Friday evening and the restaurant was half full, all we ordered was soup, sushi and water. We sat there for at least 15 minutes before our "server" and I say that because we literally had three of them, came over to ask us what we wanted to drink. then a different person, who also identified herself as our server, came over 15 minutes later to take our order, 20 minutes later, our food finally arrived. In that time period, I watched 4 other people come in, be seated, order, and get served their food before us. All we ordered was 2 bowls of soup, and 2 rolls. The egg drop soup had corn in it, so that was an automatic red flag for me, but then again, I think this place is a hybrid Japanese, Chinese, New Mexico amalgamation, which just didn't work. The miso soup was OK. The sushi was just OK, nothing super special about any of our rolls. What did stand out in my mind, was the large pieces of something rather crunchy and inedible in both of our rolls. This place was a disappointment from beginning to end, and we won't return. read more