Sushi Ya

AYCE sushi is spreading across the West. I thought it was just a Reno thing to compete with casino buffets but I found it here in Utah.
The deals: $ 14.99 lunch pick sushi options from categories A & B (long/​hand rolls & nigiri). $ 19.99 dinner pick sushi options from categories A & B & C (long/​hand rolls & nigiri & signature rolls). Pricing based on memory.
The rules (paraphrased)
Eat all your rice!
Only order 3 rolls at a time.
You can take left overs home without a box charge. I wish I knew this before I forced myself to eat ALL the sushi I ordered.
Appetizers are a la carte.
We went there post graduation. Thanks to Utah rush hour we arrived 20 minutes apart. Since we were 1^st we got our drinks and ordered chicken strips for the 3 year old stuck in traffic.
I loved their ordering process. Each sushi AYCE sushi eater got their own form. Hint: if you go with a group write your name on the top of your form. Large plates with each individual order came out in the order in which they were prepared and the form was returned to that person for the next round. Yeah there was some confusion with our order but they worked it out. We each only made it through one round and got to go boxes.
The sushi itself was good. HUGE rolls and large nigiri. Fresh fish. Category C had the more creative roll. Lots of cooked fish and deep fried options.
Kudos to our server for realizing one of our AYCErs would pay less if billed at a la carte prices (3 California Rolls & a miso soup). So that’s how she presented the bill to us… okay to my niece who to beat me to the check once again!
I believe my family in Utah comes here often so I’m sure I’ll be back on my next visit.

This place was terrible! Every thing was drenched in mayo based sauces. I think they provided me with my body weight in rice and Hardly any fish. The fish I was lucky
Enough to taste through all the rich,
And sauces was old tasting! I will recommend that you never eat here!

Not good, tons of rice in each roll. Rules state you have to eat all the rice which also is not good. The fish is old and it smelled that way. I am surprised that I did get sick. After ordering my last roll I noticed hair in the roll. I know this can happen anywhere but really after such a gross meal that was the last straw. Don’t eat here.

Happy and Summer are always a must. Godzilla if you are feeling adventurous. Modest prices for sushi and good atmosphere. Mediocre service.

Finally decided to try this place. I was a little nervous because it’s pretty unassuming, but it’s my new favorite sushi place in the valley! I ordered the CK special and the eel nigiri, and both were 10 out of 10. The service was fine, and I don’t think anything had more rice than other sushi joints. Actually the rice was what really set the place apart for me; it wasn’t chilly or dry or tough like some other places. Will definitely be going back!

Orange Julius and the Vegas are AMAZING! I love this place, it’s right near my house.

do not come here during the weekend. they are understaffed and cant handle the crowd. waiting 45 min for a table. rediculous

ok people
good attitude
no quality … its more quantity
the sushi rolls are stuffed with rice
huge rice ball
no fish !
not coming back again !

This is yet another AYCE sushi joint in Utah and the story is still the same. Its okay. Why Cant we have a Las Vegas type of ayce sushi here in Utah? Ughhh. I grew up in Reno NV and they have tons of excellent places there. Why not here? I give up. On a positive note, their selection is a little better than Simply Sushi. The service is pretty good. And for $ 15 for lunch, its really not that bad. Nigiri and Hand rolls are the way to go, that way you don’t get too full fast from trying everything in their menu.

Fried sushi is delicious. Stay away from anything raw.
The salmon was just horrible. Too old.

The food is actually really good but unless you sit at the bar, you have to wait way too long for them to make it. The one in orem is far better.

I love this place. Clean and nice, even upscale dining area. Friendly, informative waitress was willing to make any type of roll I was looking for, not just what was on the menu. The time of day probably a plus being there at 11:20. I sure wish we had one in Idaho Falls. The soup and salad was a nice extra with the lunch ayce. I got the raw tuna roll and the tuna was very fresh and buttery. Seriously, the only problem was I ate too much. What was nice was I was worried I was too glutinous and the waitress was encouraging me to get another roll. I ate at the one in Logan and they have both been great.

Ya No! I don’t don’t think so, This place has a nice atmosphere and very nice staff for sure, BUT not very good sushi! The taste was barely there and all the rolls where very similar in taste, they also where loaded with rice and that made the flavor even worse because it felt like I was just getting a mouth full of rice that crumbled easily because the rolls where not rolled very tightly. I can say I will never return here since I think the average person can eat a lot of rolls for an all you can eat place and I could barely finish my 3 rolls because of the amount of rice.

First off all I want to start this review off letting everyone know I am not usually one to give a one star based off a single part of the experience. When I walked into Sushi Ya, south Jordan I had high expectations because I absolutely love Sushi Ya, Orem. The place was extremely empty, which I liked because it means service will be good! I love all Sushi, even cheap gas station sushi. After taking the first bite I questioned the night. Something was off but I told myself it’s in my head. 3 pieces in I become nauseous and ended up having to leave. Overall the staff was nice but I will not be returning due to the fact I spent the rest of my date night sick and was unable to enjoy my night with my wife.

Had a great time at Sushi-​ya. They have an interesting way of doing the all-​you-​can-​eat sushi. they keep track of your individual order and they provide specific guidelines so you don’t feel bad about what you’re ordering. The lunch sushi is pretty good. I haven’t had one that I don’t like. The fish seems to be fresh every time we go in. On the other hand, I haven’t had anything that completely blows me out of the water either.
All in all, very clean, good lunch time atmosphere and good sushi for an all-​you-​can-​eat.

Sushi YUK. So if you want all you can eat crappy sushi, this is your place. We ordered several rolls. Anything that is cooked, the coating was so think that you didnt taste the fish but the coating. It was not good at all.
We ordered several pieces of Nigiri (salmon, scallops, etc) all tasted like frozen and thawed sushi. Again no flavor. Service was slow and not good at all.
If you want good sushi, Takashi is EXCELLENT downtown and if you dont want to spend that much then there is Sakana in Jordan Landing.
This is prob the worst sushi I’ve ever had. YUK!

This location is significantly better than the one off State Street in Orem, I’ll say that right off the bat. We generally avoid raw fish at Sushi Ya (it’s not particularly fresh nor of good quality, resulting in the dishonest flavors imaginable), but the tempura veggie roll, tornado, cali, and upside down shrimp are all pretty tasty.
I was particularly impressed with how crisp the tempura veggies were inside the roll, and the upside down shrimp had a nice kick to it with the addition of a creamy sriracha sauce.
Price wise, Sushi Ya is really cheap (again, why we don’t ever order raw fish sushi from them). The all you can eat lunch is only $ 14.95/person, and the individual rolls average about $ 5-​$ 6 apiece.
This location is extremely clean, which was also a huge bonus for me.

Wasn’t sure if I wanted to hit a all you can eat sushi place because they normally suck. My friend reminded me of this place and this place rocks. Very fresh and good! A+++

So the range of the sushi here is 2.5– 3 stars. It’s true that you cant expect exceptional sushi when you go to most ayce places and sushi ya fits that stereo type.
Why the 2.5 and not the complete 3 stars?
Like I said before, the sushi is all around mediocre. My biggest gripe about this place is their rice. If you like nigiri, don’t get it here. Their rice to fish ratio is about 2:1. They really use the rice as a filler here. As far as the rice itself, it wasn’t that great either. The rice was on the more dryer side.
The most surprising sushi roll was the veggie tempura roll. For being a veggie roll without any fish, it was actually pretty good. I think possibly the most disappointing roll was the sunset roll. Don’t expect real crab in here cause it will be the imitation crab. As for Godzilla, don’t expect a big Godzilla size roll, but this is another good tasting roll. Another one that was good was the futamaki, this roll makes me think of the Korean kimbap. This roll actually has tamago (egg) in it which you don’t find in a lot of rolls which was a nice addition. As for the rainbow roll, don’t expect your typical rainbow roll with the slices of fish on top. Instead, they put the fish in the center so that you get a little bit of each type which is a nice difference. If you like cream cheese, crunchiness and a warm roll, I would recommend the spicy crunch. As for the mountain roll that is suppose to have spicy crab in it, it was nice spicy. As for the mama roll and volcano roll, I can’t say much about these two since by the time they came out, I was already full.
Would I come back? As of now, no. I would wait to see if there are any changes with their rice. I think you would be happier at Simply Sushi in West Jordan.

When I heard a «Sushi Ya» opened up in Draper (not to be confused with «Sushi Yah»), I was a bit excited about it, since I had good experience with the one in Clearfield. The sign looked about the same from the outside, except it was green instead of red. The interior was decent in size. Place was quite emptied though, and it may just be a new location problem.
To keep things fair, I only compared them with other AYCE Sushi joints in state. Nigiri was total disaster, the rice ratio compared with the fish was like 10 to 1, and the fish quality was just mediocre. Nigiri was out the picture after round 1.
We had better luck with rolls, and it was not much. I am usually not a fan of veggie rolls, but their Veggie Tempura roll was favorable. Their spicy rolls were barely noticeable at all, other could not taste them as well. A lot the common rolls had shortcoming such as their Rainbow Rolls, which was should have had fishes piling on top, instead they placed three types of fish in the center to skim out on the imitation crabs. Sunset roll had a giant piece of imitation crab in it, best to avoid unless you love those thing.
For hand rolls, I felt like they permanently scarred me with an overdosage of rice. They definitely surpassed the worst I had at other AYCE sushi joints. From the looks of it, it had a bundle of fish in them, but once you chewed past the surface, it was nothing but rice wrapped in seaweed at the bottom half.
I found out as we were checking out, that this Sushi Ya is just own by the same one in Orem, not related to the ones up north. I came with high hope and left with disappointment. I doubt the place will last until they change those corner cutting cheapskate practices.