Sushi Tran

Oh, this is bad sushi! Don’t waste you money or time. The Philly roll hardly had any cream cheese and it fell apart. Gyosa was overcooked and hard as a rock. The chicken lomein didn’t take right, so we didn’t eat much of anything. We didn’t want to get sick! I think this place is beyond Restaurant Impossible!

The main reason I ever come here is because it’s the closest place for sushi on my lunch break. As for as a restaurant goes I would hardly consider it one. The quality of the good is passing except for the few times I have had nigiri. I will probably never order nigiri here anymore after I had the worst piece of salmon. The rolls and hand rolls that I have had are not bad and specially the baked California roll is actually better than most others in my opinion. Other than that I don’t have the urge to go outside of what I know to be decent.

I have no idea how this place has 4 stars, or is even in business. It is not often that I give a place 1 star, but I would never recommend anyone eat here. The sushi quality is extremely low, to the point that I am scared I might get sick, and the sushi chef is not a sushi chef. The service is non existent and the atmosphere is dingy, not something I want to accompany my sushi. You would be much better off driving 4 miles down the road to Sushi Cortaro for a real dining experience.

I want to support local Tucson restaurants whenever possible but unfortunately Sushi Tran’s prices make that difficult to do on a regular basis. My wife and I spent nearly $ 40 on two rolls, yellowtail nigiri, an order of patay chicken, and two non-​alcoholic drinks. That might not seem like a lot for a dinner for two but consider that our usual sushi expeditions leave us full and swearing to never eat that much sushi again; with Sushi Tran, we were left wishing we had ordered more.
These slightly-​higher-​than-​average prices wouldn’t be a problem if the sushi rolls themselves were better than average, but sadly they are not. One of our rolls was the «daily special,» a shrimp roll that cost in the double digits but wasn’t anything particularly mind-​blowing. Our biggest disappointment was the $ 6.99 chicken patay, which was literally three little chicken tenders skewered and served with peanut sauce. I know that’s what chicken patay IS, but the whole point of eating sushi is the value proposition, is it not? This should not have been priced as high as some of the hand rolls, which could easily serve two, since this could barely serve one.
On the plus side, the wait staff and sushi chefs were incredibly generous and answered questions that we had. Also, their Thai drinks (we know them as «bubble tea») are worth investing in for sure. My wife and I agreed that we wouldn’t swear off Sushi Tran entirely but it’s a shame that a place so close to our house is not immediately desirable when we are craving sushi at a great value.

Convenient location, quality sushi.

A great little mom and pop shop nestled away from the hustle and bustle of the big city that serves delicious sushi!
Prices are decent and the specials are delightfully different and tasty. I was surprised that they have Japanese beer too!
The owners were very friendly and we chatted with them during a slow spell until some customers came in. They’ve been in business for 13 years now, so they must be doing it right!

I’m a regular here for sure. Fresh ingredients fast service. Quality taste service price makes a hard to beat combo. Special crunchy roll awesome. Gyosa unique and a little crisp rather than soft. Perfect.

The sushi was fresh and tasty, but you’d better know what you want when you go in because there is not description of what comes in the different rolls at all. The menu is weak from a readability perspective, but the food was good and the service was fast.

All I can say about this restaurant is WOW and I think I’ve found my new favorite sushi joint in Tucson!
The b/​f and I were up on the way northwest side of town and just happened to be driving by at dinner time. We decided meh, why not stop in? We haven’t had sushi in a while… and MAN was I glad we did!
We ordered: a Las Vegas roll, the special crunchy roll (regular crunchy roll w/​spicy tuna slathered on top), a spicy tuna roll, a crunchy roll, and the M.T. roll (spicy crab mixture). Yes, it was a lot of food and YES we had leftovers! The Las Vegas roll wasn’t my favorite, but since I’m not a big fan of them anyways, I let the b/​f judge it. He said it was delicious. By far, the special crunchy roll was my favorite! I’m not sure how they make their spicy tuna but wow. It’s melt in your mouth deliciousness. It has just the right amount of spice, with a creamy texture. The M.T. roll was also delicious, but I don’t feel that I did it justice since I’d already filled up on the other rolls. We were able to get 5 rolls and 2 drinks for $ 50, which isn’t bad at all for a sushi joint.
The atmosphere is pretty basic, with a nice sushi bar in the middle and tables lining the walls. It’s small, but the sushi chef and servers were friendly and always making sure we had enough to drink.
This place is definitely worth the drive up north!