Sushiculture

If i could rate this place above 5 stars i would! Its a far drive from where i live but definitely well worth it! I’ve been a loyal customer for years now and I recommend all my family & friends here. Its safe to say that they agree with me that Sushi Culture provides high quality freshly made sushi! With great quantity & a bang for your buck! Jimmy the owner is the sweetest & most generous person i know. He remembers all of his customers and always greets you with his friendly and outgoing personality! I wish him all the success to his business & his family ! They put smiles on my family’s faces and they will do the same to yours! Great price, friendly awesome staff and wonderful chill environment to be in! :)

I dig this spot. The whole staff is very friendly, professional, and fast. The portions are well sized. The fish quality is very good. They don’t smother dishes in mayo sauces. The way the interior looks could be improved. I’ve been 10 or so time and been impressed each time.

The sushi is good, enjoyed their crunch roll. However, the service is HORRENDOUS. The last 2 times I’ve been here a young thin Asian girl served me. I don’t know if she was having a bad day but she didn’t smile, barely looked up, acted like I was bothering her. It felt like she was throwing the receipt at me to sign so I could get out and she could go on with what she was doing. It was not busy.
I work in retail and know how important it is to make your customers happy or at the very least provide basic customer service. They should hire new help or at least have someone bubbly at the front counter helping the guests. No matter how good the food, poor customer service will always leave a bad taste in the customer’s mouth.

This place is underrated, which I guess is a good thing because it’s never too busy. The seaweed salad here is the best out of any sushi place anywhere in CA. The the only reason I don’t give it 5 stars is the prices for their sushi rolls are kinda high. They need to take it down a notch.

Tried this place today. Rice wasn’t great. No flavor. Soft shell crab looked over fried. They charge for every little dipping sauce that should be comp. One n done.

This place has downgraded on their portion size & quality of meat. I was first introduced to this place by my brother. He always boasted about how good this place was and that was about 6 years ago. My husband & I frequent this place often after we were introduced to this place. As time went by, the quality and quantity kept downgrading. The husband & I decided to go back today, it definitely downgraded alot!
I ordered the 3 item bento box for dinner price, which was $ 11.95. It comes with a side salad, miso soup, vegetable tempura. When the plate came out, there was two pieces of vegetable tempura about 2 inches long and ¾ inches wide. The eggroll was about 1 ½ inches long. Their portion size was never this small. Not sure if we will be coming back. Maybe for their sushi and seaweed salad.

The service is very s l o w.
Other than that, the sushi is delicious! Very big servings also!

I booked a very last minute surprise birthday for a party of 12 here and reservations were a breeze! The staff were extremely friendly and accommodating with hiding out cake and décor! Delicious food and they even helped us light the cake as we all didn’t think to bring a lighter. I couldn’t be more satisfied with sushi culture will definitely go back for the super Mario roll too, so good! And the spicy teriyaki sauce is amazing! 5 stars

Terrible experience! Took 30 minutes to get 1 dinner. The other came 15 minutes later. Both regular tea and raspberry tea tastes terrible. The Diet Coke was worse portion size was for lunch not dinner. Then manager wants to argue about how the drinks tasted and the delivery of food late. Chicken and steak over cooked and cold! HORRIBLE experience!!!

Soon as I walked in I got the impression of this place being your typical run of the mill sushi-​to-​go joint with your Hawaiian reggae music playing loud on the speakers. Staff was friendly and attentive, which was a plus. Now to the food:
1. Deep Fried Octopus Balls — Recieved (5) balls on a tray with 6 slots, which made the presentation looked a little awkward. The balls looked a little undercooked on the inside with little to no octopus meat. Took my first bite and immediately felt like it had a gelatinous texture it.
2. Crazy Roll — Felt like this roll was trying too hard to maintain a uniqueness. The roll consisted of fried shrimp, lemon zest, and tuna. Flavors did not blend well to me.
3. Las Vegas Roll — This roll was pretty mainstream. Very similar to other rolls you might find in Fresno sushi restaurants. It had cream cheese, which was what the majority of other rolls had in the menu.
4. Ferrari Roll — This roll was pretty good compared to the other two. Flavors blended well and it didn’t look to over exaggerated.
Overall, the experience I had was quite mediocre. The place reminded me of another sushi place on Kings Canyon. If you like sushi with lots of fluff and filling, then this is the place for you.

One of my top fav sushi places in the area. I drive all the way across town just to come here. The food and service is always on point. So many sushi places around but this one is a must!

I’m not a sushi aficionado but I do eat and love a lot of sushi. I’ve had sushi in LA, bay area, Hawaii and of course all over Fresno. For the price, this place is sooo delicious. I am always satisfied with what I have ordered here and the sushi tastes fresh… sometimes fresher than I have had in the bay area which you wouldn’t expect. It’s a tasty experience

Love this place. Their lunch hours are extended versus other places that end at 2. They play music and it’s more open, so you don’t feel forced to be quiet and uptight. The waitress we got is very sweet every time we would come and the food is delicious. Also, personally like that they keep the teriyaki sauce bottle on the table so you don’t have to ask or pay for more. Definitely recommend to try it!

Great food and great service! We will be back for sure Yum yum yum! Decent pricing, typical sushi prices. They also carry a selection of Asian beers and saki

Good service and good food! Jimmy was our sushi chef and he was very nice. He took very good care of us. We don’t live in the area but I will put them on the list for a return visit.

We used to come here and have no problem with it, recently we came and were told to sit anywhere so we sat by the window, we waited 15 minutes (it wasn’t even busy) to get out drink ordered and then 20 minutes later we walked out because we didn’t get our drinks (both waters) and the lady kept serving people who came in after us before us.
Another time me and my bf came and we were ignored for about 15 minutes again. All we wanted was a Oreo madness, and when we did get it it was a poor serving.
We probably won’t come here anymore.

Been here so many times… I lost count but always great sushi! Good service. The specialty rolls are so freaking delicious!

Really bummed to update my review from 5 to 1 star because I did like this place.
Came here tonight with my girl and we were greeted by a waitress who said «go ahead and sit anywhere» to which we proceeded to go to a window table. The waitress then said «that table is dirty would you like to sit somewhere else?» I WANTED to say «no I would not like to sit somewhere else, you said ‘sit anywhere’ and we chose this table. What you should do instead of making me sit somewhere I don’t want to sit is offer to CLEAN the table!» So safe to say I was very irritated from the start at the horrible customer service.
We ordered our drinks and they came out in a couple minutes. We both knew what we wanted but the waitress walked away. 20 minutes later (not an exaggeration) we still had not been acknowledged since the drinks came out. I told my girl let’s get out of here and go to yoshinos. So that’s what we did just walked out. Just horrible customer service. I don’t think I will be coming back.

I’ve eaten here a handful of times over the years since they opened. Back when I was in high school (~10 years) there used to be a dine-​in/​takeout Japanese restaurant here called Teriyaki Fresh. I used to frequent it and then kind of stopped going after a while. Then I noticed a new place came in. I wanna say they kept the same name as the old place in the beginning? I tried it and enjoyed my food. Prices were reasonable too so what was not to love. My favorite sushi place in town about 10 years ago was Japanese Kitchen in Clovis and it turned out that one of the former sushi chefs there that used to make my sushi now owned this place. Some time not too long after, they ended up expanding the restaurant to take over the corner/​end of the building as well. That’s why they have two entrances. The one on the left was the original door to the smaller restaurant. Having two doors is kind of convenient for exiting depending on which side you’re seated, but it’s kind of confusing for a first time customer. The décor and ambiance leaves a bit left to be desired in my opinion. It doesn’t feel cramped in any way, which is a plus, but it does feel a bit too open to me. Basic tables and chairs with slip covers over the backs with their logo on it. The entire front is all glass so they have large, thick curtains which block out all sun and any chance you have for seeing outside. That can be a positive or a negative depending on how you’re looking at it.
As far as the actual food goes, I feel like the quality has gone down since I first started coming here. It’s all subjective and probably depends on what you order as well. I usually get the bento where I pick 2 or 3 items and it comes with soup and salad. It’s a really good deal and a lot of food. 3 items is $ 10.95. For dinner tonight I ordered a 3 item bento with garlic chicken, teriyaki shrimp and a California roll. I also shared a spicy tuna roll. I ate my food, and while it wasn’t horrible, it was pretty mediocre. The miso soup was good and on par with other local Japanese restaurants. The spicy tuna roll came out first and it was good except the rice was stickier/​mushier than usual. (If you’ve ever eaten that Okami brand sushi in the refrigerated sections at super markets, the rice was kind of like that, but not as bad). As for my actual dinner, my white rice was a little dry, my shrimp was too salty and my California roll was weird. All Japanese restaurants’ California Rolls will vary a bit. Usually you’ll have avocado, imitation crab and cucumber. This one only had avocado and imitation crab. I can’t remember if it used to have cucumber in it or not since it’s been a while since I last ate here. What I found weird was that the rice was cold and kinda mushy like it was refrigerated, but the imitation crab mix inside was room temperature, if not a little warm. I didn’t eat the egg roll, but the tempura was well fried and crispy. And the salad dressing seemed different than I remembered. It was kinda thick and didn’t cost the lettuce well. I didn’t like the dressing and I remember having liked their dressing before.
Would I recommend this place? Yes and no. If you’re picky about your Japanese food or a real foodie, I’d say pass. The food here isn’t anything special. If I want a sit down Japanese lunch/​dinner I’d rather go down the street to Edo-​Ya.

Walked in. Wasn’t greeted. Had to figure out on my own after standing around for a bit I needed to be seated.
Waited 15 minutes for water.
Waited another 15 minutes for someone to take my order.
Waited 20 minutes for my food.
This place is horrible on service!!!
I wanted to give it a try because of all the reviews but really. And the table was dirty!
The waiter didn’t even apologize for making us wait so long. 50 minutes is a long time, guys.
The food isn’t even worth mentioning.
Actually let me mention the food.
Ordered the calamari appetizer… Looked and tasted like fish sticks.
The waitress disappears. Doesn’t refill waters and even ask how we are doing.
The sushi is OVERFILLED with rice.
Where are the other ingredients?!? Can’t see anything but cucumber and a little avocado.
I don’t understand why it has so many great reviews.
I saw a couple of friends posting insta pics from here and thought why not but I don’t understand why they like this place that much.