Glo Sushi

Surprised this place has low reviews but after reading closely they are all because of something other then the sushi. The sushi is great. Very fresh and delicious. I had the RenlW roll and Hawaiian roll which were excellent. Hawaiian roll had fresh papaya and mango on top and RenlW had spicy tuna and cucumber with seared tuna on top. If you want to eat with a crowd (only seats 10) or want ambience (it’s near an exit) then this may not be a good choice. If you just want delicious fresh sushi then you will not be disappointed.

Sushi was just okay. I ordered the Esmeralda roll and didn’t like that I could taste the gas from the hand torch they used to crust the top. For $ 16 I expect a lot better. The tempura shrimp was a lot better. Overall friendly service but the food could improve.

There is some very good food, its a bit pricey for the amount of food you get, but the display of the food is awesome!

Don’t order the platter — which is good value but the some fish were not good quality on Sat evening. I say stick to rolls which were better — hid the inferior quality fish well by providing good veggies and ok sushi rice. If you are stuck at the hotel — then go ahead. Don’t order from any kids menu — canned food.

Originally went to try the new Sirocco out but they closed at 9pm, so we went to GLO and ate at the bar. The bartenders were great and made some good drinks and we had a good conversation.

All good. Yum! Recommend the Esmerelda roll, shrimp tempura roll and yellowtail belly sushi. Servers were very friendly.

Ordered Sashimi Sampler Platter, Tuna Maki, and Rainbow Roll. Price is fair, fish is fresh, atmosphere is awesome, seating was easy and comfy, service is fast and friendly. Would definitely ear here again and highly recommended.

Excellent Sushi and good price :)
Pretty quite which is nice. A little bit hard to get to because it is inside the hotel, but worth the trip.

I personally love this sushi place… the sashimi is amazing! We order a nice cold beer, eating yummy sushi, sit by the fire pits. I love the atmosphere…

Service was not bad. Spicy tuna was good but not great. Salmon nigiri-​sushi could have been fresher. I’ll pass on the Salmon sushi next time I’m here. Location is very convenient since it’s inside the hotel and that is if you’re staying at Marriott. The hubby can enjoy his drink and not worry about driving.

Very small restaurant located in the Renaissance hotel. The staff were very nice and accommodating. The menu was tiny, and basically you sit at the bar. I enjoyed my food but the prices were a bit high for what we ordered.

Ehhh. Decent place for sushi if you don’t feel like exploring Palm Springs. I do recommend the Glo roll for something mellow and sweet. Their white tuna and snapper were pretty tasty too. Sushi chefs were highly unfriendly. Real score — 3.5.

Best place for jap food in the desert

Pretty darn good as far as sushi goes. Limited seating yes, but you can also order at the lobby tables which are more comfortable. Highly recommend and I’m VERY picky with raw fish and hubby is Asian and he was impressed as well.

Surprisingly great for a none descriptive lobby sushi bar counter thingamajig! Fresh and imaginative rolls, friendly staff and rather fast service. Definitely a must try if in the neighborhood.

Eh… We were staying at the Hyatt Grand Champions (on the same property) and I called the concierge at the Esmeralda at 8:45 pm to make sure the sushi bar was open until 10. She cheerfully assured me that it was. So we took the ‘golf cart limo’ there and arrived at the Sushi bar at about 9:10. There was one couple at the small sushi bar that seats about 10 – 12 maximum. The Glo Sushi bar is situated in the quite nice and quite large atrium of the Renaissance Esmeralda Hotel. The atrium has a comfortable, open feel and the bar is partially tucked away just to the right of the main Glo Bar — but still really part of the large atrium. We walked up to the sushi bar and asked if we could sit down. The chef glared at us and said, «No! No more sushi for tonight!» We were dressed causal, but nice. I had on designer jeans and a button/​collared shirt with a Ferragamo leather jacket, and Jina was wearing a dress with a light sweater over it. We have no tattoos or avant-​garde body piercings. I did not think we appeared either too bizarre or unable to pay the bill! Regardless we were shooed away as if we were riffraff asking to sit in the prime seats at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby! I just had to confront the concierge, so I went upstairs to find her. She remembered my call and was most apologetic. Her response was that the Sushi chef was temperamental sometimes… So, she recommended that we sit outside and order appetizers from the main Glo Bar. Which we did. And we had a nice view of the sushi bar the entire time. Well, our lovely friend, the sushi chef, was clearly in view as we drank drink after drink, and ate appetizer after appetizer. We had figured he had closed the bar early because he had somewhere special he had to go. Oh, but no! He spend almost two hours cleaning every surface of that bar at least three times. Every windows was rubbed, every surface was sprayed multiple times. We left at almost midnight and he as still there making sure every surface was cleaned and rubbed — although it already had been.
So, he could not spend 15 minutes making us a few sushi rolls, but he could stay «on the time clock» and literally do essentially nothing for hours??? And he had to shut down the sushi bar almost one hour before closing time? If I was the owner or manager of this bar, I would not be pleased! I was there on 4÷10÷12 and the concierge that night can supply supplemental proof! I gave this restaurant one star for the amazing ability of the chef to ignore patrons who were there on time, and then sat there doing nothing for hours. Not cool.

Recently stayed at Renaissance Esmeralda with my boyfriend who happen to be frantic over sushi, to the point that our usual dating nights are cosist of visiting sushi restaurants.
Of course he was craving sushi, so happen to find out there was a sushi restaurant inside the hotel when we were checking in at the front desk.
We got there around 7pm, not really a busy night since it was weekday, sat down and ordered some platters and rolls.
As soon as we took a bite out of a sushi roll, we knew, it was the best sushi we ever had. It was top notch, fresh, delicious, and very pretty in its presentation. We also had great conversation with the sushi chef, he gave us some appetizers on the house! Great service!
We will def return to there if we happen to visit some time in the future.
I personally loved Swedish Salmon Roll. My fav!

My group (3) and I rushed down the stairs of the Renaissance Esmeralda like chickens with their heads cut off to get to the Sushi bar by 10pm. We were starving and we couldn’t think of any other place to eat that was close. Thank god, none of us tumbled down the stairs in front of the hotel guests. We made it five minutes before last call and the sushi chef was nice enough to take our orders before closing his bar.
The menu is simple and the rolls are decently priced. I had the Spicy tuna and Salmon Avocado roll. I know, fish… desert? It sounds scary, but my rolls were delicious and the fish tasted fresh despite the fact that we were in the desert. I enjoyed my rolls with beer and sake and was completely satisfied when I was done.
The bar is simple and small, limited seating, but still comfortable to eat at. You barely notice guests walking in and out the doors to the smoking/​pool area. And our server was very attentive.
Being a Saturday night I thought they would close much later than 10pm since the bar is located next to the club and hotel bar, but maybe that happens on Friday nights.
I don’t know when i’ll be back to Indian Wells, but now I know where I can come back for sushi

This place is situated in the back corner of Renaissance Esmeralda, and is literally just a bar of sushi, right next to a bar of alcohol. It can seat ~10 people, making it a small and casual little place. The bar in the back is always poppin’, but it pops at a moderate volume, making it a really nice atmosphere.
Small menu boasts sashimi, nigiri, rolls, and some simple fancy rolls.
I was expecting the worst (because Palm Desert is a desert), but the fish! So fresh! And I don’t even like sashimi that much! They apparently get their fish from LA. The sashimi platter had snapper, tuna, salmon, white tuna, octopus, and other yummies. The best part is that because it’s right next to the alcohol bar, you can pair your meal with any kind of alcohol you desire: sake, beer, cocktails, you name it! Had some of their hot sake and was like «wow», because I’m used to those 99 cent sakes at Harumi (can’t get classier than Cupertino!).