Sake House

I think it goes by the name Kobe Japanese and Italian. It doesn’t make a difference which you are going in to eat both are equally as good. The presentation of the sushi is great. The drinks and service are good. Would recommend this spot. Only problem I had was there was a woman at the end of the bar with a dog on her lap. Not the spot for animals. It was to small to be a service animal and doesn’t belong in a restaurant.

This is a bit confusing when there’s a couple restaurant names for just one location. I posted my updated review on their Kobe Italian Unilocal but I think it should also be here since it’s about their sushi.
I heard that there was a new management in place and my coworker suggested I give it another shot after my first experience.
I would have to say it was better, but not by much. I’m still not impressed. Honestly, my stars would be closer to a 2.75.
Anyways… We ordered from the Japanese menu. We started with the Rock n Shrimp, sashimi deluxe and an sake house roll.
The Rock n Shrimp was literally rock hard. The batter was almost burnt and presentation was horrible. I was super disappointed and the chefs sauce was nothing I cared for.
With such a bad start I was praying the sashimi would be better from the last time. And thankfully it was! The fish is fresher and not dull in color. It’s not the best because besides the salmon and escolar there was no flavor.
The sushi roll was a little green madness of seaweed and baked fish on top of an avocado wrapped California. It wasn’t bad but I think the seaweed salad is somewhat out of place and the baked tuna and salmon can be dry. I would have liked it more torched instead.
I wasn’t a fan of the service and think it’s awkward when you walk in and someone behind the bar is trying to host while walking off around the corner of the bar. Am I supposed to follow or are they coming out to meet me? Uhhh… Awkwardly standing, haha.
Hmm… Sorry I’ll pass.

The sushi is pretty good and the lunch special is priced just right. The issue with this place is the heavy metal music. When I eat sushi or for that matter any restaurant I don’t want to eat with heavy metal music in the background. Sushi and metal goes together like mud and a wedding dress they just don’t! I asked the waitress to turn it down which lasted through 1 song and then blaring music and yes more metal ensued. For that reason I won’t be back.

I am so glad I visited this sushi, matter of fact did three nights in a row.
Great happy hour, sake list and presentation plating was top notch.
First time on white tuna, buttery, melts in ur mouth great taste on all three nights

We ate at this restaurant because we were staying at the Holiday Inn & wanted somewhere close. We are so glad we made this choice. We have eaten at a lot of sushi in many states. This has to be the best we have ever had. We ordered the sushi/​sashimi for 2 because we wanted a variety & figured we would find something we liked. Everything was perfect! This fish was so fresh & flavorful. Our waitress said the chef is very serious about getting great fish & we believe her. We went on a Saturday night and had no wait for a table. We were told they are packed at lunch from all of the business people who work nearby. My daughter got tempura shrimp & she liked it very much. The bill was under $ 80 & we ate very well. I wish we lived closer. We would be there every week!

Food was good, but service was mediocre. The part that I did not like was the auto tip of 18%regardless of the level of service.

If zero stars were possible, that’s what I would choose. Only one chef on staff this evening, which is fine. The issue we had was that we called ahead with no warning that they would have no idea when the chef could get to us.
A party of nine sat down before us and were the only other people in the Resturant at 7pm at night. After 25 minutes of waiting, the new owner of the establishment had no estimate to when the chef would start their hibachi table NOR when we would be able to sit at one ourselves.
We asked the new owner why we weren’t informed of the situation of being short staffed when we called ahead and she insisted that she never spoke to us.
After a total of 30 minutes with not even of an estimate of when to sit, even though the entire place looked like it had just gone out of business, we left. What a joke! I wouldn’t expect this place to be in business much longer.

Pretty disappointed with the service and food here. We did hibachi, so this review is not based on their sushi. It took our chef 1 hour to come to our table (only 2 chefs on a Saturday night). The hibachi show itself was nothing impressive, food was pretty average. I wouldn’t recommend this place to a friend.

For a sushi lunch spot it’s a good deal. You can get your choice of many different rolls or sashimi along with soup and salad under $ 10. All while keeping your lunch hour within an hour.
The service at the bar was great. The waitress was helpful and attentive.
I tried the spicy tuna roll and kamikaze roll. Neither was exceptional nor spicy, in fact I had to ask for more wasabi.

Great lunch specials, very fresh, and great flavor! Came at lunch, and even though they were very busy, the service was great! Kamikaze roll was amazing!

The best and fresh sushi and hibachi .the hibachi scallop is huge and taste very fresh.

The best sushi you will eat in the tampa area. Sake house sushi and it’s staff are very friendly and their service is top notch.

My qualm with this restaurant is its Italian alter ego– which is advertised in a sign one can still see from Ulmerton «Kobe Italian». But it is neither Kobe Italian, nor Kobe, nor Italian.
The first time we came to this restaurant was because we had a gift certificate from
. Interesting to note that it was for «Kobe», but not the same Kobe found on US 19 in Clearwater.
Had an odd waitress that forgot to bring rice when we asked. Other than that, the food was standard.
Recently I was invited to Sake House, for which I had looked up the address and saw it was the same for this place but I had no idea that was its name. We did the hibachi grill with the usual pyrotechnics. Again standard food.
Don’t think I’ll be going out of my way to come here again but it is good for hosting a group that just needs the usual Japanese fare.

I recently came here for lunch with a friend and was so glad to find a new Good sushi spot nearby work. They had lunch specials that included two rolls, miso soup and a salad for $ 7.99 or $ 8.99. The sushi was fresh and original. They have an extensive menu so I can’t wait to go back. They also have a hibachi grill so we will be back for that for sure. Our service was quick and friendly even though they were extremely busy.

Honestly? Amazing food. Super duper amazing sushi, very talented chefs, fresh food, HUGE menu. Love the food. 2−4−1 drinks on LOTS of drinks. Bottles, Draft, Import and mixed drinks. Quite awesome…
But I disliked my first experience because of the staff and the service.
When we asked for a manager we were told he only works from Noon to 6 on weekdays. She followed that up with «Well, me and [the other waitress that we part-​timed to do her prep work] basically run this place, so you can ask us anything.»
We had a feeling that with NO supervision or management present, the employees at this establishment basically do what they want with little to no compassion (and consequence?). Granted the place looked nice and cozy and the food was superb, it felt like the restaurant was most recently a sports bar and the owner kept the inattentive, pompous, and negligent staff in place as a means to simply provide [whatever kind of] basic service with minimal effort. They ruin how awesome this place COULD be.