Megu Sushi

This place is amazing! I travel all over the country for work and always check out local Sushi places during my travels. This is the best Sushi I have ever had! And who knew? It was right here in my hometown of Simi Valley all along! It’s a very friendly, lay back atmosphere and tho this was my first visit, the team there instantly make you feel like a regular.
I do believe the Garlic Lemon Roll is the best Sushi Roll I have ever had.
You must check out this hidden gem in SV! I highly recommend.

We love this place and eat here at least once a week. I love the fact that you can go on eat24 and get delivery for only $ 3. My only wish is that they are open on Mondays but I know everyone needs a vacation. We have never been to the restaurant, just ordered one day on a whim. Everyone there own sushi favorites and this one is definitely for us. We have tried the chicken teriyaki, 911 roll, salmon sushi, xtacy roll, burrito roll, alaskan roll, yellowtail jalepeno roll and jalepeno bomb. Obviously some days are going to be better than others, lunch seems to be faster delivery and fresher.

My best friend and I absolutely adore this place. We are the small and intimate type of people that don’t like loud people but thrive on quick service because we generally meet on our lunch breaks. We are always greeted by the same sweet gentleman (the owner?) who immediately remembers us. The sushi is always consistent and we always order salmon and albacore sushi. The prices are unbelievable and I honestly think they should charge more… who says that!

Ordered takeout from their website. Went in after the recommended time and they didn’t have my order. They were pretty difficult when trying to rectify the situation. I eventually got my order after pulling up the receipt on my phone. Wasn’t offered any compensation for the error and they seemed like they wanted to rush me out of there after I got my order.
The sushi was good however I had a pretty bad experience.

One of the best sushi places in Simi! Gomez and Jerry are always really friendly. They make amazing sushi! The albacore special is the best! My boyfriend loves the Jerry roll.

The absolute BEST sushi and sushimi in town! Fish is fresh, Chefs are extreemly talented and friendly, sake for days. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Nice low key atmosphere.

This charming restaurant is located in what I’d call a «Restaurant Row» away from the hustle and bustle of Simi Valley downtown.
Megu Sushi – as the name hints – is a fine seafood restaurant with a large and inviting dining room and a charming, heated outdoor seating.
We chose this restaurant as we were dining with two other friends who live in Simi Valley and the experience couldn’t have been any better. Our host, Brent, was engaging and friendly, knowledgeable and suggested many great choices of food and great wines.

One of the worst sushi experiences. Service was fast and great, so here’s the 3 stars for. I don’t want to hurt their business by giving a lower rating. But you can’t really label your restaurant as «Japanese sushi» if you can’t even do the rice right. The sushi rice was not fresh, tasteless. The spicy hand rolls have way too much mayo. Even the rolls look presentable, but they are all depend on the heavy taste topping sauce or the crunchy. Please do more homework for «sushi», at least for the sake of the rice.

3 trips now in the past 2 weeks. Very good quality sushi for excellent prices. Jerry and Gomez are really good guys and seem to genuinely care that you are enjoying their creations. Great service, great sushi and great pricing. We’re definitely hooked!

So disappointed… I don’t even know what I ordered anymore… I went into megu sushi and ordered food togo. We got a spicy tuna tempura, shrimp tempura, and a California roll. The only thing that looks normal is the California rolls… the spicy tuna looks soggy and the tempura on it is not gold brown it looks half done??? And apparently when you get food to go that means that you don’t get spicy mayo for some reason even though that always comes on top of that kind of roll. Also, we got our food after a couple that came in 10 mins after us and their food LOOKED AMAZING (including SPICY MAYO!!) which was a huge slap in the face. I can’t even believe this place is still in business after multiple people have complained. I wish I could get a refund this sushi wasn’t worth $ 30. Gross.

Just like to let everyone know what an awesome place for sushi !! I have been to a lot of sushi places and I have to say this place is awesome ! Sushi is always very fresh ! Prices are great ! You have to try Joes Roll !! It rocks as well as other rolls ! I also had the Toro & yellowtail sashimi that was like butter melting in my mouth :) if you want a cozy sushi bar, great service, reasonable prices you need to try out this place ! Also Gomez and his associate chef are friendly and will help you out ordering some tasty rolls. We’ll keep up the awesome job guys :) !! Definitely will be telling everyone about this place :) and will be back soon.
B V
Simi Valley

Being new to the area, and not fully unpacked yet, grubhub has been a great way to feed my family and get to know local restaurants. Last night, I ordered Megu Sushi thru grubhub for delivery. It was horribly disappointing on so many levels.
We had both entrees and sushi rolls.
For the entrees, we had 2 chicken teriyaki combo plates ($ 10 each), a beef teriyaki combo ($ 12) and a beef short rib combo ($ 14). All combo plates had very small meat portions. VERY small! The lettuce was wilted and the tempura was soggy without a bit of a crunch. Generous rice portions… but I think that was only for the weight of the container.
Sushi was a 5 out of 10. I ordered the 4 rolls I ordered because they all had spicy tuna in them. A favorite of my entire family. All 4 rolls had hardly a smear of spicy tuna. They were great ideas, but they as well had a very small amount of fish. The sauces were not on them or in the bags, so they were dry.
I spent over $ 100! We all were still hungry after dinner and I had to cook something anyway. I would have expected that if I ordered less then 4 entrees and 4 «chef special» rolls for 2 adults and 2 kids under 11… but I ordered and spent more then enough for us and I honestly felt ripped off.
$ 100 down the drain.
Guess this family new to Simi won’t be visiting or ordering from Megu Sushi again.
Thumbs down.

Nothing to see here. Move along.
It’s slow… one waitress for the whole dining room for a Friday dinner rush. Be ready to have to flag her down if you need anything. The kids’ short-​ribs order with a side of miso soup came out fairly fast. But the waitress and the sushi chefs seemed too overwhelmed to be able to dish out sushi in an acceptable amount of time. To be fair, we did walk in in the middle of the dinner rush.
The fish was ok, nothing special. I like to support the small mom and pop shops whenever I can. But this places lacks anything special enough to justify such a wait.
All in all, not terrible. Just very average. They do deliver, so there’s that. There’s just too many other sushi places around that are just as good, but more likely better, to warrant me coming back here.
Here’s what we got:
BSC roll-​not great
Megu special roll-​pretty good
Salmon sushi-​ok
Ono sashimi-​ok
Uni sushi-​ok

I have been to this little sushi shop several times now and I’m always so happy when I do. The sushi is always to die for and their seaweed salad is so fresh I wish I could have it for lunch every day. You can’t go wrong with the spicy tuna roll. The red dragon roll is also amazing. My favorite is the lemon garlic roll. Too yummy. I highly recommend this place. Try to make it for happy hour, the prices can’t be beat.

I feel like Unilocal is trolling me. Came here today for lunch given the 4 star review. It was pretty empty. Ordered our food. Tempura CA & shrimp tempura. The tempura was hot and fresh so that was good. They didn’t drown the rolls in the eel sauce either so thumbs up for that. Pretty sure the eel sauce has soy sauce in it too, rather odd. Other than that, food was average.
The bad. One waitress who wasn’t very attentive. She took out order while holding a infant and we got to eat our entire meal with this fussy infant being cooed at. Very unprofessional. After getting our food she took off to go do a delivery and we were left just sitting wondering if we had to wait for her to get back to get the check or what. Eventually the sushi chef came over to have us explain what we ordered and got is the check.
Needless to say, will not be back. :(

Friendly staff, great happy hours, chill atmosphere and crazy delicious sushi!
So worth the drive if you’re coming from a distance — price and taste alone makes it incredible but there’s a great bookstore next door as well.
Burrito roll and salmon sushi are my faves!

Hidden from the Cochran Street in a large, nondescript strip mall, Megu Sushi is an unassuming, somewhat austere, unpretentious eatery. They have permanent Happy Hour menu that serves reduced prices on selected hand & cut rolls. There are Japanese beers, Sake (sah keh) as well as Soju/​Korean vodka. Waitresses are polite, but have a sedated, mechanical, somewhat «stepford wife» feel. Environment is quiet with no music which is just fine with me since many restaurants in the Los Angeles area feature loud humping bass music with screeching clientele to match which makes for unpleasant dining. Bestia, Bottega Louis, Animal, Son of a Gun, you know who you are.
1) Seared Tuna Green Salad is mild meaty textured Tuna cooked at the edges placed over green leaf lettuce with a creamy mild ginger dressing. Pleasant way to start the meal.
2) Mexican Roll is a misnomer. There’s nothing Mexican about it except that chiles may have their origin in Mexico. Basically, it is made from Surimi/​imitation crab meat infused with mayonnaise, Southeast Asian style Sriracha/​garlic, chile sauce & Sushi rice sprinkled with Japanese rice vinegar. I ordered the hand roll & got it wrapped in Nori/​Japanese seaweed paper in the shape of a cone. Not really spicy hot & the julienned cucumber was a nice juicy refreshing flavour contrast. Rather conventional non-​traditional Japanese Sushi made in California.
3) Spicy Salmon Cut Roll is fatty farm raised salmon dressed with a bit of mayonnaise/​sriracha, stick of cucumber with Nori on the inside & Sushi rice on the outside. Simple yet the fattiness of the salmon infused an unctuous richness.
4) Jerry Roll was another non-​traditional Sushi cut roll that was baroque in detail. Fried Tempura batter shrimp & Surimi surrounded by Nori surrounded by Sushi rice. Then slices of tuna & avocado cover the top of this roll with a heavy drizzling of Sriracha based mayonnaise with a generous pour of hot chile oil which has a piquant, smoky, oily flavour. The flavours are good, but the calorie content using such high fat sauces may not make this a favorite of the American Heart Association.
The Sushi rice in my rolls were a bit hard & dry, but acceptable. However, I ate the rice from a Nigiri Unagi/​eel Sushi and found it to be stone cold, hard yet mushy, overly sticky, and formed under strong pressure so that it felt like a heavy brick. The head chef should go to a traditional Japanese Sushi restaurant like Mako Sushi in DTLA or Imai Sushi in Gardena to see & taste exemplary Sushi rice. However, the prices at Megu Sushi is moderate especially for their HH menu. 3 Unilocal stars for good enough Sushi at lower prices.

The food at this place is good, but not great.
Also, the service can be a hit or a miss as well. The real reason to come here is the prices. This place is really affordable which makes it worthwhile even with its imperfections.

It’s been a while between visits here, and a few things have changed including the faces behind the bar. Usually this spells trouble, but I’m here to say the change was actually quite interesting this time. I had yet another first at Megu today, I tried their Gomez Roll. No, its not named for Gomez Addams, its named for the new sushi chef, Gomez. Its an interesting fusion of Japanese and Latin tastes, and I really enjoyed it, as my latest photos will attest. There are new items on the menu, so make certain you look at them all. Don’t be afraid to ask questions either, the staff are all cool folks and easy to get along with.
The service was still great, as was my sushi, besides the massive Gomez Roll, I had a little salmon too (life just ain’t worth a damn without salmon). I did note the place was busier than in the past, and this made me very happy; I’d hate to loose yet another great eatery here in Simi.
Megu is alive and well and worth a visit!

For Simi Valley, I would definitely award this place FIVE stars, but given that we have eaten better sushi at a few other places out of Simi Valley, I can only award four stars… if they had half-​stars on Unilocal,I’d make this 4.5, but again, the fact that it’s in Simi Valley is like 5. We NEVER find anything in Simi that we are willing to rave about… except the Greek House Café. But I digress.
Megu Sushi did a really good job with the rolls we ordered. They were large, fish was presented in plentiful cuts, AND it was fresh… obviously, a very important factor. They hit the mark across the board. So, why didn’t I give 5 stars? Because in the lemon garlic roll, it should have been overpowering me with a garlic flavor (like at Anaba in Oxnard), and it simply did not here at Megu. It said there was a garlic ponzu sauce… I saw it, but garlic flavor, nope. Just tasted like ponzu, which isn’t bad, I like ponzu, but if it says garlic, I expect garlic flavor. I sure tasted the lemon… delicate little slices were hiding under the sushi… so that was cool, but still, no appreciable garlic flavor. The other aspect that knocked the stars to 4, which isn’t a bad thing, just not the top rating, is that they don’t have as broad of a menu when it comes to rolls. Don’t get me wrong, it was a very good listing of rolls, just not 5-​star worthy.
I want to be clear… we WILL avail ourselves to this sushi restaurant OFTEN because it’s close to home, and it’s really good.
It was a little loud in there as all tables were full when we walked in, and the tables (for my liking) were a bit too close. We sat there listening to our neighbors (because it was unavoidable), and they were loud anyway. I would have preferred if it was a bit more spread out… and quieter. However, it won’t deter me from going back.
Overall, kudos to Megu Sushi for giving me hope that I CAN enjoy restaurants in Simi Valley. Doesn’t happen too often.