Sushi Island

Throughly enjoyed our meals here today.
The Tempura Shrimp Roll was superb.
Will definitely be coming back!

Best sushi? There’s better. But it’s great sushi, sold for unbeatable prices, and it holds up as takeout. The sushi trinity. the holy sushi grail. whatever.

I am a regular at Sushi Island on Patterson by campus. Thinking I would get the same experience from this one I was sorely disappointed. We stood awkwardly at the entrance for 10 minutes before they even acknowledged our presence. Sadly the customer service wasn’t the only disappointment, the sushi is awful. It all looks like it’s been on the bar for over an hour. I do not recommend!

This is my husband and I’s favorite place to get Sushi in Eugene.
It’s a clean place, the waitresses are usually always nice, and the sushi is absolutely delicious!!!
Make sure you go during happy hour though (mon-​sun 2−4pm)
Our personal favorites and must haves anytime we go here are:
Monster Rolls!!! (These are my FAVORITE!!!)
Be sure and ask the cooks to make you fresh monster rolls and have them put them on the belt so that they are cheaper (but it has to be happy hour to get the cheaper price)
Also their California rolls are too die for.
The miso soup and teriyaki chicken plate is also a must!
Anytime we want sushi this is where we will go!
:-)

It’s really spacious, clean and the plates looked good. There’s plenty of seating. It’s in a convenient location and they have good street advertisements which is what caught my attention. The happy hour is the best deal. They don’t ask for any special purchases to participate and every plate is flat rated. They even have special items on the belt. The customers are interesting too. There was a couple who looked like young men but one was a female. They were both overweight so it was hard to tell at first. I also sweet the tiniest fly. It was less than ¹⁄₅ the size of a normal fly.

Food is great. Prices are awesome! Sometimes staff seems a little less than motivated to fill waters, etc but overall we love the place they remember our family and that is always a nice feeling!

Sushi island was alright. I wouldn’t say it’s the best sushi place though. The service was consistent and decent and the sushi belts were full of variety.
The sushi isn’t amazing. This place is good for a quick stop with you’re starving.

I have mixed feelings about Sushi Island. One feeling is that I don’t think it is the best sushi around, but you just can’t beat happy hour where all plates are $ 1.50.
I have only been here twice and the first experience was much better than this one. The only reason for me going here is my kid’s like to experience sushi and anywhere else, it can get pricey. Here they can pick whatever one they like and experience multiple items.
The service is good and waters are filled frequently. So does this place have good sushi? No. Is it worth the price during happy hour and to get to have the experience? Yes.

Really disappointing. Slow terrible service food sub par. I think this has moved off my list. There is a lot of competition in the price range for our business and it’s all better.

I have eaten at Sushi Island over 20 times. I love the buffet, 2 – 4 pm $ 1.50 items on the belt. While the items on the belt might not be the same as a $ 12 sashimi somewhere else, it is good. They have had some good salmon lately. It’s a good place to fill the belly of a hungry 16 year old for a reasonable price.

Gross. I do not care for imitation crab and this place was full of it. The only appetizing rolls on the belt were the ebi rolls. I ordered a roll off the menu and it had little to no flavor. I guess you get what you pay for.

I mean its ok. The 2−4pm happy hour deal just causes way too many random Eugene people to flood the place at that time. There is sometimes only 2 – 5 different items on the conveyor belt. kinda mass produced. the sushi rice, which, by the way, should be the most important part of the sushi, is sometimes stale. I’ve been here twice and its just ok. I wouldn’t try to impress a girl on a date here though. Its cheap but that doesn’t mean its going to make you feel better. I know a place in Portland that is just as cheap but cares a lot more about the quality of their sushi.

The biggest problem with Sushi Island is that there is no emphasis on freshness, which I’d say is rule #1 of good sushi. During busy times, they pre-​make plates of sushi and stack them on a table in the food prep area, meaning that even when they put those «new» plates out on the belt, they’ve been sitting around for a long time. I’m not sure how that meets food safety regulations, but I do stay away from anything raw here. The only way to get freshly assembled sushi is to order it, but even then the ingredients taste cheap and unfresh. To mask the poor quality of ingredients, they overdo the sauces and serve an abundance of things drenched in sweet and/​or fatty sauce. There are times when nearly everything on the belt is deep-​fried and covered in sauce.
Happy hour is a good deal if you’re craving fast-​food junky sushi (which, hey, sometimes I do) but be prepared for mobs of people. There’s a long wait on weekends. Other times of day, it’s overpriced for the quality.

Its all about the happy hour here. The service was great. Wish the had more nigiri on the rotation. I will be back to try out the menu asap and may update this

Lunchtime Happy Hour is the best! The conveyer belt sushi bar is a lot of fun and my wife and I have some all time favorites that we eat during the $ 1.50/ plate happy hour from 2 – 4 everyday. We really love the spicy tuna, salmon and asparagus rolls.
When 2:00 rolls around the place fills and there’s often a waiting line to get a spot along the conveyer belt of delicious sush, up but by 3 it starts to clear out.
For dessert try the ice cream mochi, they usually at 3 – 6 flavors to choose from.

I’ve had much better sushi, but the happy hour prices are hard to beat. For me, sushi is one of those foods that as long as it doesn’t make you gag, then it’s good. I realize that’s setting the bar awfully low, but I’m from the Midwest where sushi is lovingly referred to as bait, and earns that title. I would pick this place over grocery store sushi which is of the same quality.
The service here is basic, just get your beverages and utensils then ask for the bill. I kinda like that. My husband and I come in for happy hour, split about 8 – 9 dishes, then pay and leave in about 15 minutes. We tip about 10% instead of the standard 20% since it’s not really full service. There’s usually a line at the door but it moves fast. You can opt to sit at a table and reach over the heads of other people to get to the sushi on the belt if you don’t want to wait.
I say give happy hour a try but don’t expect a mind blowing sushi experience. Also, the sashimi is a little gaggy in that warm, raw fish kind of way. Stick to the rolls.

I’ve been thinking to visit here for a long time and finally got a chance today. We arrived at 2:10 and there were already groups of people waiting for seats. We two girls spent $ 20 for 11 dishes and 4 green tea mochi. The sushi were okay. You get what you pay for. Green tea mochi was really good, tastes like the one sold in Asian markets.
The man sitting next to me was really confused about sushi rolls on the belt. Most of the time he just grabbed spring rolls and gyoza because he didn’t know what other stuff are. So you’d better do some homework before visiting if you aren’t familiar with sushi rolls.
Overall 3.5 stars for good service and non expensive sushi rolls.

I’ve been back multiple times and I continue to be pleased by the service and decent quality of the unbelievably cheap sushi. I’ll continue to be a regular.

I am not a huge sushi fan– and am leery of trying new sushi places since I’ve tried some nasty sushi. My fiancé comes here often, and wanted to go so I went with him. I ordered tempura shrimp and veggies from the appetizer menu. He got sushi from the sushi belt.
I tried his California roll and regretted ordering the tempura. It was super good. For me, it tasted fresh, the balance if ingredients was right, and the temperature was good. I then tried his tempura California roll, also delicious. When I got my tempura veggies, I was even more disappointed– one asparagus, potato, sweet potato and … When I’ve ordered tempura other places, there is typically some broccoli too– I’m not a huge fan of tempura fried potatoes. The tempura was just ok– it would have been better with more asparagus or broccoli.
But, I wouldn’t order it again either way. Next time, I’m going with the sushi, so I don’t have to take pieces of my fiancé’s plate. It was tasty, and even at regular price, not a bad price. If I didn’t order the tempura, and if the seating wouldn’t be so awkward with more people in the venue, id give this 5 stars. For now– 4. But I’ll definitely be back!

Spectacularly bad. I see that I was wrong in naming Duck Sushi worst in town, because Sushi Island is even worse.
Pros: Literally none. Free parking perhaps.
Cons:
— The atmosphere: Like sitting at a table facing complete strangers, with all parties awkwardly trying not to look at each other or listen to each other’s conversation. And when I say «at a table», I mean «at a rotating trough». I felt very uncomfortable and couldn’t wait to leave. And that was –before– I found out how awful the food was.
— The price: Supposedly it was Happy Hour, but since we paid after 4pm, we were charged full price. Didn’t prevent us from getting the crappy happy hour line-​up of only four kinds of sushi on the belt. Only as we were getting the check, after happy hour, did we suddenly see a few new things come out.
— The selection: There were about three dozen types of sushi on the menu listed under «sushi belt selection», yet only four rotated during the entire time we were there: California rolls, california rolls with mango and salmon on top, salmon and cream cheese rolls, and salmon rolls with some crunchy stuff and sauce on top. That was it. Not a single other thing came by the entire time until we had already asked for the check, when happy hour was over and they could put their real sushi out.
— The rolls: Not much variation, and they were all way too sweet. Cheap mayonnaise? Gross. Even most grocery store sushi is better than this.
— The Escolar: I saw that they have escolar, which is my personal measure for how good a sushi restaurant is, but there was none on the belt. I asked the waitress, and she said «oh, that’s never on the belt». So why is on the menu under «sushi belt selection»?! Anyway, when it came out I wished I hadn’t ordered it. It was brownish beige. YUK. I’ve eaten escolar at all kinds of places, and bought it at Uwajimaya as well for preparing at home, and it has –always– been a bright, creamy white, sometimes a little toward pinkish, but never this weird color. I have no idea what they did to it or how old it was. I ate it because I felt like I should at least try it, but it wasn’t very fresh tasting. I should’ve just sent it back and asked for my money back, but I never saw the waitress again.
— Unagi-​don: By FAR the worst unagi we have –ever– tried. We make it home, eat it at lots of restaurants, but never have we seen unagi this bad. Dry, crusty, disgustingly overcooked, bones in it. Eww.
— The service: Saw the waitress when we placed our order, at which time I told her I might want to order more later. Saw her again when she delivered our first order, and then never again. Wasn’t able to order more, what she brought us was barely even edible, and there wasn’t much on the belt.
We didn’t come here for happy hour, we just came for a late lunch. We ended up getting a shitty selection of only 4 kinds of sushi, and no opportunities to order more after our initial request. Yet we paid full price, because we ate during happy hour and paid afterwards. Ridiculous.
Never again. Rarely have I regretted going to a restaurant more.