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    Sushiya Express

    3.5 (183 reviews)
    ModerateJapanese, Korean, Soup
    Open 10:30 am - 9:30 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Dragon roll (top left),  Alaska Roll (bottom), Spicy Baked Salmon Roll (top right)

    This is my FAVORITE sushi restaurant and I am a picky eater but Sushiya is the BEST. Ive been here so many times and I promise you the quality is better than any expensive nice ambience sushi restaurant in downtown SB and all inexpensive ones combined. Sushiya is the best and the workers are always so kind and always smiling. I love visiting sushiya for my sushi fix, the quality is consistent and it hits every time. I always get their dragon roll, Alaska roll, and spicy baked salmon roll, all so delicious I can never decide my favorite. The rolls are BIG, portions are generous and it comes with free miso soup which is really yummy too! Thank you Sushiya for the amazing food, kind service, and good vibes.

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    The korean food is very good and authentic, the portions are large and the sushi is fresh. The rolls and very large and will get you full. Service is fast and easy.

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    Steve N.

    Stopped in for lunch with my coworker. The family service is wonderful. What a great example of a family bringing great food to the community. I we ordered the Hawaiian, Dragon, and two other rolls at their recommendation. So fresh, great food. Will be back very soon for more!

    Paula F.

    Surprised to find this restaurant in Isla Vista, an area of mostly college students. I dined at this restaurant on a Saturday afternoon while visiting my daughter at UCSB. She and her bf wanted sushi for lunch but we were short on time and a trip to Santa Barbara would not have worked. At their suggestion, we ate here. I wasn't expecting much since it was located right next to the school and the word "Express" is in the name. Fortunately, our experience exceeded my expectations. They've dined there before so they knew what to expect thus the recommendation. Here's what I experienced. *A small to medium sized "order at the counter" sushi restaurant with Japanese decor. *Indoor and outdoor (communal) seating. *A small parking lot with easy parking since most walk or bike there. *Street and city lot parking readily available. *Good amount of options on the menu. *Pricing comparable to more traditional sushi establishments. *Friendly service at the counter and table. They bring the food to the table. *Tasty food and decent portions. *Fast service. *Functional restroom with key. We ordered 2 veggie rolls, a rainbow roll, a dragon roll, a spider roll, edamame and unagi sushi. Our meal came with miso soup. The rainbow and dragon rolls looked very similar to each other and appeared to resemble the shrimp tempura rolls over what we ordered. But they were good so we had no complaints. Our taste buds were happy and our bellies were full. I loved the convenience. I will definitely be back!

    Bulgogi
    Alex M.

    Recently went back to try their Korean food! When others said the Korean food at Sushiya is good, they weren't wrong. This bulgogi is textbook for taste and texture and is overall a good dish. However, $23 for this dish is incredibly overpriced considering how easy it is to cook at home and similar dishes in other high cost of living areas. Their miso soup was also barely warm.

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    John K.

    I love their food. They have Korean cuisine and Japanese! It's amazing how nice they are and the place is nice too!!

    Rainbow roll came with a bowl of miso soup
    Lily Z.

    I never would have thought to come to IV to eat Japanese and Korean food, but the pictures on yelp looked nice and I decided to give it a try, and it turned out to be a nice surprise. The rainbow roll was medium sized, not as generous as Goleta Sushi House, but still decent size made with fresh fish and came with a bowl of miso soup. The shoyu ramen came out fresh and hot. It was not Nikka, but the attention to detail earned some points for me. The tender pork belly was finished on the grill and the egg was cooked to the right consistency. Lastly, clam soondofu was good enough to curb my craving for Korean stews. It came with half a dozen clams, an egg, and lots of custardy tofu. It could use a little more seasoning and I wish they offer some kimchi with the Korean dishes. Sushiya will be a good alternative to Choi's since the later closes early.

    Abbey F.

    I had heard this place was under new management so I wanted to check it out. At first glance of the menu I thought it was a little pricey until I received my order and realized how large the portions were. I ordered the kimchi fried rice as well as the snowcone roll. For some reason I thought the kimchi fried rice was a la carte and wondered why it was so expensive. As for the snowcone roll, I also expected just a normal small roll. Both items are quite large and came with an order of miso soup. Needless to say I had plenty of leftovers to take home for dinner and enjoyed multiple meals out of these two entrées! I would love to come back and try to seafood Ramen! That really caught my eye as well as a few other entrées.

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    Really good, sushi tastes good!, and definitely gonna revisited. wutong is nice, real gooood

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    Honestly a great place to eat, really enjoyed the bulgolgi lunch special. The staff was extremely nice and helped elevate the experience.

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    The food is great with great service. All the employees are very friendly and helpful. I loved the vibe of the store as well.

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    This place always has some great food and service. Restaurant is a go too for anything asian related and always has exceptional service.

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    Great food and service. The ambiance of the restaurant was very friendly and the workers were great

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    delicious food and the staff there was great! the lunch bentos are extremely good and has a wide variety of items, 10/10

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    Not very good.. expensive and bland nothing special and they don't have ice uggh.. why?

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    Been going to Sushiya for a while. It's one of the best quality food you will get in Isla Vista. The best sushi place in great Goleta area!

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    Stopped here recently with my family on our trip to Santa Barbara and Solvang. Any place serving…read moreramen and sushi is a safe bet since these are my kids' favorites. I think this place is much better with its ramen than sushi items, however. I really liked my tsukemen (dipping ramen) but the sushi items my family ordered were just ok. Tsukemen broth was excellent and better tasting than ones I had in the past. The broth had little bit of sweetness which contrasted well with its rich fish broth and tonkotsu broth. It was served with thick noodles, green onions, spinach, bean sprouts, baboon shoots and soft boiled egg. Protein options are pork shoulder, pork belly, or chicken. I went with pork belly, which seemed to be a very good option. My wife and kids ordered a chirashi bowl, poke bowl, and California roll. These tasted rather standard, and the chirashi bowl just tasted very monotone. It was missing something, although I can't pinpoint what it is. Service was good and fairly efficient. This place only has patio dining.

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    SB Craft Red Ramen with pork shoulder. Perfect amount of spice (med) with amazing flavors. Great with their organic lemonade.
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