Koyi Sushi AYCE

I recently tried Koyi Sushi AYCE (All you can eat) after seeing a random influencer’s post regarding its happy hour, and it did not disappoint! Superb food.

Before going, I checked all info on its website but didn't find any Happy Hour mentioned so I reached out to the restaurant and got the confirmation that Happy Hour is available from 12 PM to 4 PM at the price of **$24.95 per person everyday. The Happy Hour menu offers all kinds of rolls (with rice) while the regular lunch menu is priced at $33.95, which includes not only rolls, but also appetizers, sashimi (no rice), and salads. Dinner is priced at $38.95.
* *Happy Hour $24.99 on blue menu should be a printing error. ( Cross checked with my receipt that $24.95 per person was charged.)

Our group of five decided to try almost everything on menu. Each roll dish served 5 or 8 pieces, and the rice portions were reasonable so we probably ordered 3 rounds. The sashimi on rolls was super fresh, and the scallops were so delicious that we ordered them twice. The tempura one was quite special. There was also a refreshing mango and salmon roll combination that I’d never tried before. The special rolls had creative names and unique flavors. Overall, we really enjoyed everything, and we were too full to have dinner!

Extensive & delicious selections, great service and the value for money was excellent. I’ll definitely come back for another round!

Just a heads up: if you have leftover more than 2 pieces, you’ll be charged extra, so remember to read everything on menu and just order enough food you can finish.

**Koyi Sushi AYCE **
2075 Newport Blvd #108, Costa Mesa, CA 92627

Visited 8 months ago

Very mid, rice was a bit mushy, fish was tasteless. Good value for ayce if you come hungry but nothing spectacular. Hole in the wall atmosphere, great for a quick bite but wouldn't take a date here.

Visited 5 months ago

10/10 sushi with AYCE option. We are so happy to have found this place. Sushi is so good. All the classics and a lot of creative items. Everything we tried was delicious. We loved the quality of the fish and the service was fast and friendly.

Visited 8 months ago

No AC during a heat wave. So they offered free soda. I feel bad for the workers running around or chef cooking sushi. I came for the happy hour 24.99 special to find out it’s only rolls. They had another for 33.99 I just ended up going with bc I don’t really eat rolls. I wanted to try the nigiri. I also wanted to try the large scallops, ikura as well as blue fin. Turns out those are only available for dinner. I was already there so I just tried it. I typically don’t get rolls but I love the Philly roll even though it’s not Traditional only bc I love cream cheese. They didn’t have it. They had another with cream cheese with mango. Not b ad but they put a mango sauce or sort across the top and it was way too sweet like it should go on a dessert not a roll. I did the burrito bc it was filled with fish but it was so hefty and drenched in sauce. Glad I didn’t get anymore rolls. I did the cucumber salad and nothing special. Not even sesame seeds or any garnish leaving it beyond basic. Thick big cucumber slices. The bay scallop if got in my sushi set was so small. Literally there was maybe two you could see. So thin. I put 4 raw shrimp and received two. I find this common at most sushi places though. They don’t get the counts right. I could always order more. The butter shrimp was a better flavor. The YT was better than the tuna or any of the others. I’m glad I tried it but I wouldn’t come again. Oh, I also ordered hot food and the ponzu tastes so watered down. Too much batter and under cooked veggies. I thought they couldn’t go wrong there but I did not take more an a bit of each. The mussels super basic watery no flavor. also the server gave me my mussels and called it oysters

Visited 7 months ago

ATTN: THIS PLACE DESERVES YOUR BUSINESS!!!!

The fish is so fresh and buttery soft. The Gyoza was SO DELICIOUS and not just hard as a battered and fried rock, like it is in other restaurants. The fried food comes out INSTANTLY from the fryer from the kitchen or behind the sushi counter straight to your table within minutes. The sushi chef is quick, and the staff are kind.

My friend had just arrived for a visit and we needed a late night food place. Luckily we arrived by 9:15pm. We got 4 orders of Veggie Tempura, the Monster Roll, 2 unagi rolls, a shrimp roll, a salmon roll, a few hand rolls, and Gyoza.

***NOTE ABOUT HOURS: They're open until 11pm; but it seems like if there's no customers after 10pm, they might close early.***

Visited 6 months ago

When we came to the location we were waiting outside for our friend and the server actually came outside and told us to wait inside because it is so hot. The greet and welcome was already off to a great start!

The location inside is small but it has a cozy vibe.

When we sat down she made sure we understood the policies so we would not get overcharged.

I think the menu looks amazing, the only opportunity I see is that it can be hard locating the items on the order menu. Maybe it would be easier if it was in alphabetical order it would be easier.

FOOD:

I apologize as I did not take pictures of the food :/ we were enjoying the food and company haha

Tempura Appetizer:
This was FRESH. The items in the tempura were cooked nicely and the batter was nice and light.

Crab Salad:
The imitation crab with the miso dressing go well together and the imitation crab was prepped well so it doesn't feel like it is imitation.

Baked Salmon Roll:
Usually when sauce is on a roll it is overly sweet and just overpowering but this roll did well highlighting the salmon!

Spider Roll:
Again a nice balance of flavor. Savory and delicious!

Mango and Salmon Roll:
The mango flavor with the salmon goes well. I am just not a fan of cream cheese in sushi at all, but it's okay.

Baked Scallop Roll:
Also a great balance of flavors.

Samurai Roll:
A little too much citrus on these. Still tasty.

Honeymoon Roll:
This was good.

Ninja Roll:
The sizes of the cuts were humongous. The ends could be smaller as it almost felt like eating half a bun.

Costa Mesa Roll:
This roll was very sweet. The onion was a bit much, but not bad for me because I love onions.

Salmon Skin Hand Roll:
This was good, the salmon skin was nice and crunchy. I think maybe a little seasoning would be good. I think right now it has just some salt which is a good start.

Sushi Rice:
I saw mention of rice seasoning in a review but the rice we had did not have any seasoning on it specifically.

Rice Ratios:
The rice ratios were good and better than most places.

Overall I think this place was good. I think it is a solid place for AYCE Sushi.
The service was great from beginning to end.
The food was good, but nothing that was life changing or innovative.
The food for the most part was balanced in sweetness and other flavors. A solid 4/5.

Visited 8 months ago

I tried this place due to IG reels about their generous fish to rice ratio. However this is ONLY true if you order Nigiri. The rolls are humongous with rice. We saw those rolls from nearby tables so we steered clear of them and stuck to nigiri only. Not sure if it's because of that or not, but it took a mighty long time (like 20 mins) between each order for the food to come out. My guess is this is too give your stomach enough time to register you're full and you can't eat as much. However, when my friends ordered the last round, the food came out in less than 5 mins (probably so we can leave quickly)??? The quality is alright I guess for AYCE. Other than the big scallop sushi (which you are limited to one order), nothing is memorable. The place is small, crowded, no frills on the atmosphere. If you come here for lunch happy hour, I think it's a good deal. But for their regular price, there are many other options that I think more worth it

Visited 8 months ago

The best sushi I've ever eaten. The best atmosphere I've ever experienced. The nicest people I've ever been served by.

Genuine goodness pours from the walls of Koyi Sushi. Its ingredients are plucked from the waters by Neptune himself and kissed by the lovely chefs behind the counter.

The prices are excessively good, but I would pay any amount for sushi of this quality. This was the best spicy tuna roll I've ever had, alongside some delicously clean-tasting sashimi.

I want to kiss the chefs responsible for such a delicious meal. My only hope is that they find some way to expand to Colorado so that my relationship with them can continue.

Thank you for existing.

Please go here.

Visited 10 months ago

Sushi quality not that Good. Just so so. Cause AYCE.

Visited 3 months ago

Buona proposta di Sushi con all you can eat. Piatti abbondanti e servizio veloce

Visited 4 months ago

My mom and I went to it this place yesterday (1/2/25) and unfortunately we had a bad experience. We had the calamari that tasted undercooked as it was rubbery and had a pale color on it. The sushi/appetizers were bland and had no taste whatsoever. Spent almost 80 dollars on AYCE for two people for dinner time. Do not waste your money coming here!

Visited 4 months ago

Visited 4 months ago

First time , only time. I know better places but it wasnt my choice. Friendly staff , rice for the sushi was size of a small marble. Order sashimi. 👍🥢👍

Visited 4 months ago

Great experience! It's a good place to meet with friends and families. I will come back . Recommended.

Visited 4 months ago

Visited 5 months ago

Good sushi and great service!

Visited 5 months ago

Visited 5 months ago

Visited 5 months ago

Very mid, rice was a bit mushy, fish was tasteless. Good value for ayce if you come hungry but nothing spectacular. Hole in the wall atmosphere, great for a quick bite but wouldn't take a date here.

Visited 5 months ago

Fantastic quality sushi, at a great price. Loved this spot and can't wait to come back with friends.

Visited 5 months ago

Good AYCE option, but only for small groups. After reopening on Nov 2023 service is a little bit slow, but food is amazing 😻

Visited 5 months ago

I visited here today, and the server was explaining very nice and carefully to us if we understood everything. Even though the food took a bit of a time to serve, it was still delicious and was perfectly my type. But, I noticed one thing. There was a group of people right next to our table, and they were being quite rude to her as soon as they entered, and I felt bad for the exact same server. But, except that, everything was nice and the place looked fascinating. I’m definitely willing to visit here once again.

Visited 5 months ago

Visited 5 months ago

Pretty decent sushi spot. Was it exceptional? No, but it wasn't bad either. It's very middle of the road especially for ayce sushi. A lot of their rolls are pretty basic so if you're in for the roll it's a good deal but for the Nigiri not so much. Quality is fine but definitely are better places for nigiri. Overall good, not a bad place of you want a casual and not too expensive sushi meal

Visited 5 months ago

Visited 5 months ago

This place was very very meh. We drove up from San Diego to try this place out seeing that they had a large selection of non-rice sushi options on an Instagram post (that should’ve been my first warning). The place is in a strange industrial area and tucked away, very unassuming. Lots of transient folks in the surrounding area and asleep in the neighboring parking structure.

We parked and walked in and found a small sushi bar with a very traditional feel. We were seated politely and got to work making our sushi selections. They had a number of “speciality” choices with limitations - those were truly outstanding (Raw Shrimp, Scallops, Ikura and an omakase grade fish). Everything else was okay, at best. Most of the things we ordered lacked any flavor or were completely masked under an overage of sauce or cream. The only other positive of note was the fish to rice ratio in the nigiri and hand rolls - both were perfect, small amounts of rice and healthy portions of fish.

The service was quite good and pleasant. Despite some lousy food options, the waitress was kind, efficient and accommodating.

It is highly unlikely we’d be back, especially when Sushi Damu is less than 10 minutes away. But we’re glad we tried it out and addressed our curiosity.

Visited 6 months ago

Visited 6 months ago

Their rice ratio is very small! So more fish than rice! We got the AYCE option on weekend night, I think $38 ish per person. We like the bluefin tuna, scallop, salmon , bay scallop nigiri. They also come with appetizers such as the green mussels, tempura, salad, and more.

Service is friendly and they refill our water.

Visited 6 months ago

It's just okay, not good not bad, they don't serve fountain drinks you have to buy a can

Visited 6 months ago

Terrible low quality sushi, staff with bad attitudes, and a dirty restaurant is what you’ll get if you come here. Worst ayce sushi I’ve ever had I’m not exaggerating.

Visited 6 months ago

Good food, good meat, good God let's eat!

Visited 6 months ago

ATTN: THIS PLACE DESERVES YOUR BUSINESS!!!!

The fish is so fresh and buttery soft. The Gyoza was SO DELICIOUS and not just hard as a battered and fried rock, like it is in other restaurants. The fried food comes out INSTANTLY from the fryer from the kitchen or behind the sushi counter straight to your table within minutes. The sushi chef is quick, and the staff are kind.

My friend had just arrived for a visit and we needed a late night food place. Luckily we arrived by 9:15pm. We got 4 orders of Veggie Tempura, the Monster Roll, 2 unagi rolls, a shrimp roll, a salmon roll, a few hand rolls, and Gyoza.

***NOTE ABOUT HOURS: They're open until 11pm; but it seems like if there's no customers after 10pm, they might close early.***

Visited 6 months ago

Very good sushi and all you can eat was very delightful. Best AYCE in Costa Mesa. Definitely recommend it.

Visited 6 months ago

I went there because they advertised all you can eat sushi. Their roles are all filler with that fake crabmeat stuff. I think you do better ordering their appetizers. I didn't order their baked rolls, but they looked good. Food looks appealing, but really just average sushi.

Visited 6 months ago

Dont be fooled by their instagram. As a degenerate college student that will eat anything, i hated the food here. the food had a strong fishy taste and was very hard to eat. The fish they used did not taste fresh other than the salmon which was ok. I had to swallow the nigiri whole to eat them and avoid paying the extra fee for wasting food. The only food that was okay was the appetizers which were still lackluster. The rolls were also stuffed to make you full and had very little fish in them. Ive had better experiences with gas station sushi than i had here today.

Visited 6 months ago

They offer a variety of high quality sushi rolls, appetizers, and hand rolls. if you’re looking for fresh + affordable sushi this is the place to go. i was super impressed with their fish to rice ratio and everything was SO delicious!👌🏽

Visited 6 months ago

Super tasty and great proportions of rice to fish. Alex was the nicest waitress ever, extremely helpful and caring :)

Visited 7 months ago

super good service, nicest people and the literal fattest sushi rolls i ever seen in my life fr

Visited 7 months ago

Staff was super friendly, wait was not long at all. Sushi was great quality and AYCI was affordable.

Visited 7 months ago

So good and very affordable!

Visited 7 months ago

Sushi needs a bit of improvement

Visited 7 months ago

I went there for lunch with my colleagues. The Happy Hour all-you-can-eat (AYCE) only includes rolls, so we opted for the Lunch AYCE instead. It was a waste of money—the food wasn’t fresh, and we ended up feeling sick afterward. Not recommended at all!

Visited 7 months ago

No AC during a heat wave. So they offered free soda. I feel bad for the workers running around or chef cooking sushi. I came for the happy hour 24.99 special to find out it’s only rolls. They had another for 33.99 I just ended up going with bc I don’t really eat rolls. I wanted to try the nigiri. I also wanted to try the large scallops, ikura as well as blue fin. Turns out those are only available for dinner. I was already there so I just tried it. I typically don’t get rolls but I love the Philly roll even though it’s not Traditional only bc I love cream cheese. They didn’t have it. They had another with cream cheese with mango. Not b ad but they put a mango sauce or sort across the top and it was way too sweet like it should go on a dessert not a roll. I did the burrito bc it was filled with fish but it was so hefty and drenched in sauce. Glad I didn’t get anymore rolls. I did the cucumber salad and nothing special. Not even sesame seeds or any garnish leaving it beyond basic. Thick big cucumber slices. The bay scallop if got in my sushi set was so small. Literally there was maybe two you could see. So thin. I put 4 raw shrimp and received two. I find this common at most sushi places though. They don’t get the counts right. I could always order more. The butter shrimp was a better flavor. The YT was better than the tuna or any of the others. I’m glad I tried it but I wouldn’t come again. Oh, I also ordered hot food and the ponzu tastes so watered down. Too much batter and under cooked veggies. I thought they couldn’t go wrong there but I did not take more an a bit of each. The mussels super basic watery no flavor. also the server gave me my mussels and called it oysters

Visited 7 months ago

When we came to the location we were waiting outside for our friend and the server actually came outside and told us to wait inside because it is so hot. The greet and welcome was already off to a great start!

The location inside is small but it has a cozy vibe.

When we sat down she made sure we understood the policies so we would not get overcharged.

I think the menu looks amazing, the only opportunity I see is that it can be hard locating the items on the order menu. Maybe it would be easier if it was in alphabetical order it would be easier.

FOOD:

I apologize as I did not take pictures of the food :/ we were enjoying the food and company haha

Tempura Appetizer:
This was FRESH. The items in the tempura were cooked nicely and the batter was nice and light.

Crab Salad:
The imitation crab with the miso dressing go well together and the imitation crab was prepped well so it doesn't feel like it is imitation.

Baked Salmon Roll:
Usually when sauce is on a roll it is overly sweet and just overpowering but this roll did well highlighting the salmon!

Spider Roll:
Again a nice balance of flavor. Savory and delicious!

Mango and Salmon Roll:
The mango flavor with the salmon goes well. I am just not a fan of cream cheese in sushi at all, but it's okay.

Baked Scallop Roll:
Also a great balance of flavors.

Samurai Roll:
A little too much citrus on these. Still tasty.

Honeymoon Roll:
This was good.

Ninja Roll:
The sizes of the cuts were humongous. The ends could be smaller as it almost felt like eating half a bun.

Costa Mesa Roll:
This roll was very sweet. The onion was a bit much, but not bad for me because I love onions.

Salmon Skin Hand Roll:
This was good, the salmon skin was nice and crunchy. I think maybe a little seasoning would be good. I think right now it has just some salt which is a good start.

Sushi Rice:
I saw mention of rice seasoning in a review but the rice we had did not have any seasoning on it specifically.

Rice Ratios:
The rice ratios were good and better than most places.

Overall I think this place was good. I think it is a solid place for AYCE Sushi.
The service was great from beginning to end.
The food was good, but nothing that was life changing or innovative.
The food for the most part was balanced in sweetness and other flavors. A solid 4/5.

Visited 8 months ago

Visited 8 months ago

Visited 8 months ago

The sushi was delicious. I would visit again. Now the service I felt could use a little refresher on how to be friendly, make suggestions, smile and remember to come back to the table to bring more water when asked for it. We were the only table for the first 30 min and after it still wasn't too busy to be ignored.

Visited 8 months ago

Visited 8 months ago

The all you can eat Sushie was bad. The fish didn’t look fresh.The restaurant looks dirty.

Visited 8 months ago

It was not really fresh and some of the rolls have a weird taste. The soy sauce given was not a sushi quality type of sot sauce. It is really affordable for happy hour ayce sushi. However i would not come back.

Visited 8 months ago

I tried this place due to IG reels about their generous fish to rice ratio. However this is ONLY true if you order Nigiri. The rolls are humongous with rice. We saw those rolls from nearby tables so we steered clear of them and stuck to nigiri only. Not sure if it's because of that or not, but it took a mighty long time (like 20 mins) between each order for the food to come out. My guess is this is too give your stomach enough time to register you're full and you can't eat as much. However, when my friends ordered the last round, the food came out in less than 5 mins (probably so we can leave quickly)??? The quality is alright I guess for AYCE. Other than the big scallop sushi (which you are limited to one order), nothing is memorable. The place is small, crowded, no frills on the atmosphere. If you come here for lunch happy hour, I think it's a good deal. But for their regular price, there are many other options that I think more worth it

Visited 8 months ago

I recently tried Koyi Sushi AYCE (All you can eat) after seeing a random influencer’s post regarding its happy hour, and it did not disappoint! Superb food.

Before going, I checked all info on its website but didn't find any Happy Hour mentioned so I reached out to the restaurant and got the confirmation that Happy Hour is available from 12 PM to 4 PM at the price of **$24.95 per person everyday. The Happy Hour menu offers all kinds of rolls (with rice) while the regular lunch menu is priced at $33.95, which includes not only rolls, but also appetizers, sashimi (no rice), and salads. Dinner is priced at $38.95.
* *Happy Hour $24.99 on blue menu should be a printing error. ( Cross checked with my receipt that $24.95 per person was charged.)

Our group of five decided to try almost everything on menu. Each roll dish served 5 or 8 pieces, and the rice portions were reasonable so we probably ordered 3 rounds. The sashimi on rolls was super fresh, and the scallops were so delicious that we ordered them twice. The tempura one was quite special. There was also a refreshing mango and salmon roll combination that I’d never tried before. The special rolls had creative names and unique flavors. Overall, we really enjoyed everything, and we were too full to have dinner!

Extensive & delicious selections, great service and the value for money was excellent. I’ll definitely come back for another round!

Just a heads up: if you have leftover more than 2 pieces, you’ll be charged extra, so remember to read everything on menu and just order enough food you can finish.

**Koyi Sushi AYCE **
2075 Newport Blvd #108, Costa Mesa, CA 92627

Visited 8 months ago

The all you can eat Sushie was bad. Of all the dif variety that we got, not one I could say, “wow this is good”, it was either eatable or terrible! The fish didn’t look fresh. It had too much Philadelphia cheese, too breaded, too much sauce; making the taste off. We were all gagging at the middle trying to finish before they charge us for every roll not eaten, we only got to round 1 of 3. Not authentic at all…
But… the appetizers were good, and the service was good.

Visited 8 months ago

Service is good. They are all kind.
But the rolls are not good. Came here cause I saw it on a reel… but no thanks.
It was very hard to finish them, as I kept gagging. We did one round, of the three allowed, as we couldn’t even finish ours. We had to force it down due to the charge they have if you leave anything behind.
They are filled with cream cheese or a lot of crabmeat (imitation). But there was no WOWness to it. Even if it’s “all you can eat”. Their fish quality was lacking. Not sure what I excepted. Im sure a lot of people might like these types of rolls but I prefer more authentic. Social media really scammed me into going…

Their appetizers were good, that’s about it.

Edit: we got sick from it. Bloated. And horrible stomach cramps.

Visited 8 months ago

All you can eat. AYCE sushi without a ton of rice. They also have no rice options that are great for carnivore and keto diets, which I am loving right now. Definitely recommend.

Visited 8 months ago

AYCE fresh delicious sushi! Friendly service, good price (ayce 33.95 lunch - 38.95 dinner)
They have no rice options that are keto and carnivore friendly, and it is delicious!

Visited 8 months ago

10/10 sushi with AYCE option. We are so happy to have found this place. Sushi is so good. All the classics and a lot of creative items. Everything we tried was delicious. We loved the quality of the fish and the service was fast and friendly.

Visited 8 months ago

Noisy Small crowded tables but the food is plenty and delicious. They should get a bigger place in a more desirable place.

Visited 8 months ago

Love this place! At first I was skeptical because it is all you can eat, but the sushi is delicious, good quality fish, and the staff are lovely

Visited 8 months ago

I like sitting at the bar. It is a very personalized experience to watch the chef make your order and then pass the plate of sashimi to you. Good atmosphere, good people, and good staff. The eel is awesome and the all you can eat sushi basically pays for itself in one round.

Visited 8 months ago

The food is good, the owner is kind and the server Jenny and Alex so amazing. Definitely will come back again. Really recommend.

Visited 9 months ago

The customer service is absolutely amazing !! The atmosphere is great and the food overall is the best 😁

Visited 9 months ago

Some of their rolls are good. Anything that has krab is FULL of krab. Their no rice options are especially bad with that I could barely finish some of them.

Visited 9 months ago

Solid

Visited 9 months ago

Absolutely delicious sushi. Made fresh right in front of you!
Excellent service!

Visited 9 months ago

This is my go to spot here in Fontana as there is not many options around but is an amazing option. Nice comfy setting and good sushi

Visited 9 months ago

AYCE review: Keep in mind their only parameters are 3 round limit and premium nigiri ("raw" shrimp, ikura, bluefin tuna, scallop) is 2pp total.

Service |3.5/5|
Moderate wait for a smaller restaurant with about 50ish seats inside including 10 at the bar. Depending on how busy they are, you will still need to put your name down for the bar. You write your name on their whiteboard on the wall. I think this could be improved with a Yelp waitlist or something that can give confirmation or an estimate based on # of parties ahead.

My wait to be seated: 45 minutes for 2 on Friday at 7-8pm
My wait for the 1st round: 25 minutes for just nigiris.

Servers are pretty attentive with waters and picking up first round AYCE orders. However, alert your server if your sushi count doesn't match what you ordered. We ordered 18 salmon and 8 yellowtail nigiri and got the same number of yellowtail as salmon. By the time we alerted the server, she said it would take awhile to fulfill the error because chefs were backed up with orders. Not sure if it was because they needed our table to seat the people waiting at 10pm who conveniently needed our table, but I understand needing to keep things moving for a smaller establishment.

Food | 4/5 |
I'm sure you're visiting because of their reviews of great fish to rice ratios. This is true. Their rice portions were so comically small, I (almost) felt bad. Keep in mind your 3 round limit so order intelligently!
Their premium raw shrimp nigiri is not amaebi. I'm not sure what it is... kind of like cooked amaebi but not quite cooked shrimp? Salmon was my favorite. Yellowtail was meh. Eel was ok. Handrolls are not like the ones advertised on the laminated menu so their salmon HR is a spicy salmon HR. All HRs are spicy versions that come with cucumber juliennes.

Ambiance |3.5/5|
Pretty average. Compared to nearby AYCE restaurants it's more plain. No loud music though! Just the sound of the table right next to you chewing!

Parking |5/5|
Medium sized lot that pretty is only used by Koyi-goers especially after 7pm since all other businesses are closed by then.

Overall: It's decent. Compared to Sushi Damu, Aikan, and Sake 2 Me, I'd come here again.

Visited 9 months ago

Wonderful

Visited 9 months ago

Great customer service and the sushi was made quick and was delicious. As an avid sushi enthusiast who tries sushi form everywhere across the US, this was a very great experience.

Visited 9 months ago

One of the Best AYCE in orange county. The variety quality and portion size are all wonderful.

Visited 10 months ago

This place is underrated. My bf and I were impressed by the food, the rolls tasted better than they looked. The descriptions of the ingredients undersell how much thought was put into preparing the dish, as evidenced by the richness in flavor. Sushi was great, with not too much rice. We will be regulars.

Visited 10 months ago

Affordable all you can eat sushi! The fish to rice ratio helps with trying more types of rolls. I've never had a protein roll before and they were delicious!

Visited 10 months ago

Caught the sushi chef sneaking cut cucumber into his mouth while making sushi rolls. They all looked unprofessional, using the same towels to wipe hands after wiping the raw station and picking up personal phone calls and menu. Sat at the bar for the All You Can Eat dinner. Food was mid quality.

Visited 10 months ago

I'm surprised at all the good reviews talking about the quality of the fish here. We went to happy hour AYCE ($25, 12-3pm), and were shocked at the mediocre quality of the fish and rolls overall. We tried 6 rolls total (the happy hour AYCE does not include any salad, sushi, sashimi) and were disappointed with all of them. They had too much rice, and the fish did not taste fresh. After the first bite of the first roll we wanted to leave, but by that time we were locked into the fixed price, and didn't want to waste the money. Also, the waitress didn't bother to tell us that you can only order three rounds at ALL you can eat sushi, so when we inquired about adding on a last small cut roll, we were told no. Nowhere on the menu does it say that you can only order three rounds? Guess this isn't truly ALL you can eat sushi... I would recommend anywhere else. Overall we were dissatisfied with our visit due to the poor quality rolls, bad fish, and poor service.

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Visited 10 months ago

Came for my birthday dinner for a party of 10 which did take quite a while but understandable as we were a walk-in. Once inside, service was quick, easy, and staff were extremely nice. Food was delicious and brought out very quickly with no issues! Overall a fantastic place to eat at and made my birthday really special!

Visited 10 months ago

The best sushi I've ever eaten. The best atmosphere I've ever experienced. The nicest people I've ever been served by.

Genuine goodness pours from the walls of Koyi Sushi. Its ingredients are plucked from the waters by Neptune himself and kissed by the lovely chefs behind the counter.

The prices are excessively good, but I would pay any amount for sushi of this quality. This was the best spicy tuna roll I've ever had, alongside some delicously clean-tasting sashimi.

I want to kiss the chefs responsible for such a delicious meal. My only hope is that they find some way to expand to Colorado so that my relationship with them can continue.

Thank you for existing.

Please go here.

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Visited a year ago

Yes AYCE for sure this will be my to go place for ayce sushi. You can order 3 round but me and my wife only did it round two and full :) overall good quality sushi and the no rice sushi recommended.

Visited a year ago

Very cozy local sushi shop. Their AYCE is a la carte quality and it was a great experience. I especially liked their peppered salmon and yellowtail. Great appetizers as well!

Visited a year ago

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Visited a year ago

Is this the best AYCE sushi deal in SoCal?? I went on a little solo date to Koyi Sushi in Costa Mesa, where they have this absolutely INSANE promo for all-you-can-eat sushi rolls for only $25! That includes all your classic rolls, tempura rolls, special rolls, and even baked rolls! Like the girl math is not mathing, yous be MAKING money after like 2 rolls!

I actually opted for their regular AYCE menu though 'cus treat yourself~ Their apps and sushi are such good quality too!

Thanks for reading! ^-^

Visited a year ago

Food taste good .
Price is not bad for the all you can eat menu. Unfortunately the service is not great only because they don't come around to check in you at all. They must be under staffed or don't want you to stay too long.

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Excellent place for AYCE sushi. Good quality fish and a decent selection of sushi, cut rolls, hand roll and sides.

Dinner all you can eat was ~40/person + tip

Visited a year ago

Great sushi, especially loved the Aloha roll and garlic edamame. Delicious unfiltered saki too. If you’re on the fence, definitely come here

Visited a year ago

Great spot! We celebrated a birthday here and it was a blast. Some people wanted to do all you can eat, and some people didn’t and they let us do both. The drinks, the sushi, the service…everything was awesome! Every roll was fresh and delicious.

Visited a year ago

Great sushi and amazing service.

Visited a year ago

Order the wasabi roll

Visited a year ago

green muscles and bluefin are to die for and makes their experience super worth the price.

Visited a year ago

Restaurant is a bit small and can get very crowded. The food for ayce sushi was spot on! Highly recommend! I have been to Koyi Sushi 4-5 times and have never had a bad experience, ever. The owner is super nice and very friendly.

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Let’s be real. This restaurant has paid for influencers and reviewers to pretend this place is amazing. It is NOT.

The “chefs” have zero clue what they’re doing. The flavors suck. The spicy tuna is not spicy or seasoned. It’s basically ground tuna paste…yes…paste. Many rolls are missing typically included ingredients like veggies in the salmon skin hand roll.

Service was below average. We sat around waiting for our check for a good 10 minutes and finally had to flag down our server who hadn’t been around in quite some time.

Visited a year ago

They said their ownership was changed 3 months ago.
I was so impressed by their food and service!
The amount of sushi rice was small, and the seasoning was not strong, so I kept eating a lot without realizing it. 😂
I was grateful that the owners and servers kept caring if there was anything else I needed !
I will definitely go back to enjoy again!

Visited a year ago

As soon as we put in our first order the chefs(3of them) were making eye contacts and they all looked at our table at the same time and started talking (but couldn't quiet hear what they were saying in what language)
When we first got our rolls we thought it was decent until we found a strand of hair so we let the waitress know so we wouldn't be charged for the wasted food (no way I was eating that) then the waitress told them what happened in Korean (I'm Korean as well)
the first thing that came out of the chefs' mouth was
"is it long or short? Are u sure it's not theirs??" (The waitress told the chef that it's short so it's gotta be one of
the chefs') No apologies of what so ever.
They must have thought we wanted free food at ayce place LOL
The waitress offered to make new ones but I was already very disappointed at the chef so I refused but still paid the full price plus the tip

Being unsanitary is your problem so do not be mad at your customers.
I could hear the Korean-Chinese employees constantly cussing back in the kitchen and that is no way to run a business. Although majority of your customers may not understand since they are not Korean or Korean-chinese you should not disrespect the people who make you money like that.
Yall should be ashamed of yourselves.

I know for sure that they do not appreciate their customers business so I would recommend customers to spend their money else where.

매우 불친절한 조선족 분들이 대놓고 손님 의심하고 뒤에 주방에선 자유롭게 욕을 하면서 엉망으로 운영되는 곳입니다
식당 음식에서 머리카락이 나오면 사과가 우선입니다 앞으로 다른 분들에겐 그렇게 대처 하지 마세요..기분 더러우니까

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Came here 3 times in about 2 months period and always left the restaurant satisfied. The sushi-to-rice ratio is good, sushi quality is good, and the rice is cooked right (surprisingly some sushi places mess up rice). The chefs and servers are very welcoming, friendly and attentive. I will definitely come back.

Visited a year ago

Extremely Disappointing
We ordered multiple dishes including appetizers, sushi and main entree. My friends sushi arrived first and there was a 15 minute gap until any of my dishes including appetizers arrived. My teriyaki beef (my appetizer) arrived and was stone cold. My water glass had a large noticeable crack in it. My entree the teriyaki chicken was dry and chewy. My friend ordered a carpaccio which never arrived, and when we asked about it the waitress and cooks checked with each other and realized they had forgotten to put the order in for it. There was only one waitress on shift and the place was full and she was just very overwhelmed and struggling to cope with such a large amount of tables (I don’t blame her for this I blame management)
The staff seem nice, the place looks nice but they need to organize themselves and put in a better effort. An overall disappointment.

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

I arrived at 3pm , it was $38 plus tax and tip . Their menu is very confusing . They served me a lot of sushi rolls instead of sashimi . They will charge you $2 for every roll you don’t eat . None of them speak English fluently . They laughed at me in their language . Food was horrible , rolls are too sweet, so much rice . The sauces tastes like condense milk. There a small Asian waitress that makes face and never smiled . Avoid this. I wish i went to those Asian buffet . I regret so much . The sashimi are limited to one order . Worst . Place is too small and dirty . I think reviews are fake

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Went here for their lunch special. Not a bad deal $33.95 for AYCE. I sat at the bar and the sushi chefs were helpful and fast. I enjoyed everything I ate and def would come back for the lunch deal. In addition this month of January they do buy 1 get 1 free sake or beer which is another great deal. Def enjoyed my visit here. Will be back to get these deals.

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

Food was good, salmon excellent. Service great. We had the bad fortune to be seated next to a family who forgot to train their ten year old to cover its mouth when sneezing. It sneezed every 30 seconds and after the first 3 we moved a fee tables away. The kid continued to sneeze fifty or more times with no attempt to cover her/,his mouth and parents were oblivious. Couldn't discern gender of the kid who was happy to infect the entire room with germs. Go figure how people are sometimes. Not the fault of the restaurant. Asian tendency is towards non confrontation.

Visited a year ago

100/10!!! I am someone who DOES NOT leave Google reviews usually but this place needs to be boosted and shared with more people!!!

Quaint and small interior restaurant but BIG flavor!! Once seated you pick out drinks then start Round 1/3 of your AYCE! I loved the salmon, I could actually taste it since they use very little rice on the bottom, it's basically sashimi! My next favorite was the "Lemon Flush" roll. Spicy crab meat inside and salmon with lemon on top. PERFECT for citrus lovers like myself. I've gone here about 6 times already and I plan on going many more times!!!

My only con is that service can be slow but if anything it gives me more time to demolish (enjoy) my sushi! There is also only 2 chefs at a time but sometimes one which is perfectly understandable! It's a small place!

PLEASE!!! Go here if you love sushi and want to spend time with someone you love.

Thanks for reading my review :)

Visited a year ago

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Visited a year ago

Came in for Lunch, but ended up getting the AYCE dinner. Worth every penny! Fresh, delicious sashimi on every course. I especially appreciate the ratio of rice on the sashimi given. The rice is portioned very small, which gives maximum flavor for the sashimi itself. The owner is gracious and the service is top-notch! Believe that I'll be back again soon!

Visited a year ago

Great service and very tasty food!!

Visited a year ago

超级好吃的寿司！食材很新鲜！下次会再来！

Visited a year ago

we felt very welcomed by the friendly owners. everything was very well made especially the nigiris; there were so little rice compared to the thick pieces of fish. each roll had 8 pieces and were made fresh in front of us. 10/10 would recommend :)

Visited a year ago

Cuando mi amiga Barb me dijo, vamos a un all you can eat de sushi nuevo, pensé en omg sushi burritos, pero me sorprendió la calidad de su producto y la presentación solo sushi de muy buena calidad en un all you can eat, con un servicio estupendo, los duenos nos invitaron sake, y shots, en verdad se esmeraron en hacernos pasar un buena experiencia, se ocupan sus clientes, lo recomiendo ampliamente ademas bebimos sake y cerveza comimos delicioso y no rompimos la alcancía, muy muy recomendable!!!!

Visited a year ago

What a great place! Under new ownership, brothers Brian and Nathan, this place is awesome. Yea it’s All you can eat, but it’s different than the normal all you can eat places, it’s actually very good.

I went with a longtime friend who lives in Costa Mesa, and lived here for over 45 years. He visited this place prior to the new ownership and was pleasantly surprised.

As usual, I totally forget to take pictures of the delish selections, but was able to get a few. I do suggest a number of items. The gyoza was crispy after being prepared and was made to melt in your mouth. I had Salman, tuna, and Bluefin Toro, which was delicious. Not too much rice and fresh fish. Enjoyed a few rolls: Crench (so tasty), Salman Crunch Roll, Spicy Tuna Hand roll, and Sun and Kisses Roll, all worth the order. The Asahi beer was ice cold and a great compliment to our meal.

Coming from Chicago I’m particular with my sushi restaurants, especially one that advertises “All you can eat”, but I strongly suggest this one, it’s so worth it! Thank you Brian. Great place. When you go, tell them Chicago Keith sent you.

Visited a year ago

Great sushi! The fun part of AYCE with the quality of a La carte. Their teriyaki salmon and beef was also AMAZING.

Visited a year ago

Delicious and affordable all you can eat dinner! The bluefin tuna nigiri and the monster roll were my favourite!

Service was fast and the nigiris were served perfectly. There is a big piece of fish and a super small amount of rice, exactly the way it should be!

I will definitely be returning!!

Visited a year ago

Visited a year ago

The food was excellent
Service fantastic
Ambiance relaxing and comfortable
Highly recommend Koyi Sushi and the all you can eat sushi deal. We found them on a random Google search and it paid off!!! Thank you to our waiter and chef for an amazing experience!!! We will definitely be back!!!

Visited a year ago

We came in for the all you can eat lunch. Food was excellent and the service was very friendly! My partner loved the mackerel sushi, and I was a huge fan of the garlic edamame and summertime roll.

Visited 2 years ago

Amazing food! Got the all you can eat deal! Omg best sushi I’ve ever had!! Do not order 30 rolls! You can’t eat that much!!

Visited 2 years ago

The sushi is absolutely amazing!! Great service. I’ll definitely be returning for the all you can eat!!

Visited 2 years ago

Best sushi!! Staff is super friendly. All you can eat sushi is worth it.

Visited 2 years ago

The Sushi is the best flavor, one of the best so far

Visited 2 years ago

Amazing service, and incredible food

Visited 2 years ago

This place was amazing. Incredible service, and amazing food

Visited 2 years ago

My guy and I happened upon the soft opening of Koyi Sushi, while having my car serviced down the street. What a great surprise! The service was great- the host and chef were so friendly and accommodating, and welcomed any and all feedback. They truly want to know how to provide the best experience for their customers.
The food was fantastic, with smaller serving sizes that are ideal for an all-you-can-eat menu, so you can try more items instead of filling up on just a few rolls. We were happy with everything we ordered, and they had suggestions that perfectly complimented what we had on our table.
We will definitely be back!

Visited 2 years ago

On a trip here from Chicago and found this location via google. Apparently under new ownership and let me say worked out in our favor I guess. Everything was delicious!!!! Staff was knowledgeable and very friendly. Will definitely refer local relatives here. Highly recommend.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Don’t judge a book by its cover

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Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Love this place sushi ia always delicious
The staff there are extremely polite.

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

The kitchen is dirty. The hospitality is not real. The restaurant you don't want to go to. Overpriced and the food quality definitely needs health inspection to come. This place needs to be shut down

Visited 2 years ago

Great little sushi restaurant. Small and quaint. Easy parking.

Simple menue with all of your favorites.

Visited 2 years ago

I went to Laundromat next store ,I enjoy California Rools

Visited 2 years ago

Friendly and attentive service, tasty bowl of veggie ramen, clean/tidy/neat, ample parking. Great value.

Visited 2 years ago

Customer service is excellent, they give you a bowl of soup and a glass of water once you arrive… but my husband wanted to sit at a certain spot in the restaurant, it was filled with papers so we had to sit in a different spot…Overall amazing food the chef with the long hair gave us an amazing meal!

Visited 2 years ago

friendly staff with great happy hour prices!
Plenty of parking in the area!

Visited 2 years ago

This place sucks.. you can go to any other sushi restaurant nearby and get better customer service and food.

Visited 2 years ago

We did a pick up order and the food tasted as fresh as eating in. Their gyoza is amazing!! There was a small error in our order but their customer service was fantastic and went above and beyond to make things right. I would come back again and next time dine in. Support local business! Thank you again for a memorable experience.

Visited 2 years ago

To be polite, not so good! Ordered katsu pork it was as thin as paper and dry and pared with jasmine rice & a salad with a weak dressing. Also, had spicy tuna roll, not spicy at all. I hope they change to improve. When it was Sushi Wave it used to be my families favorite place for years.

Visited 2 years ago

Amazing sushi restaurant! I recommend the volcano roll and spicy yellow tail! Great service, very friendly staff!

Visited 2 years ago

Amazing. People there are the best. Never disappoints. Actually - it's horrible. You should never go there. I want it all to myself🤣

Visited 2 years ago

Came from out of state and the food was delicious

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

They were called Sushi Wave before the change of ownership but are still good 👍🏿

Visited 2 years ago

I take my family for dinner It's amazing service I love it Thank you very much

Visited 2 years ago

While I know Sushi Wave had many ups and downs throughout the -vid times, they will be missed and hold a dear place in my heart during very troubling times indeed. Now displayed on the marquis as Sushi Hong, Hong Sushi N Ramen is so far a dang decent spot to get two of my food loves...sushi and ramen! They're miso soup is exactly what ails you, spider roll (soft shell crab) divine, spicy ramen dilectable down to the last drop, shrimp tempura the absolute best most tender I've ever had, and vanilla soft serve to end off on the perfect sweet note. Will be back soon to try the next adventure!

Visited 2 years ago

Absolutely top notch in every way. Sushi could've been generic judging off the names alone, however one bite and you know it's unlike your average sushi bar. SO flavorful. The salmon and albacore was so fresh and juicy.

On top of that, the service was impeccable. 👌

Everyone was so nice, and went out of their way to make our experience enjoyable for my 9yr old daughter. The chefs specially made an 'avocado mouse' for her. It was adorable and she loved it.

Can't rave about Sushi Wave enough. Give it a try! 🍣

Visited 2 years ago

Visited 2 years ago

Wonderfully friendly service and good sushi

Visited 2 years ago

Crispy rice spicy tuna, just get it, its awesome

Visited 2 years ago

So good! Jamie was incredible + extremely hospitable. Fish was fresh and tasty. Environment is clean and modern. Loved the experience overall! Will definitely be back.

Visited 2 years ago

This place is awesome… the service is so friendly and accommodating… I had a request for a custom roll… they went above and beyond to make sure I was satisfied… hostess was super friendly as well!

Visited 2 years ago

My mom loves this place .. its hard to find a place that my mom likes .. she os really hard to please .. but if she liked a place its gotta be amazing .. i mean look at the pictures .. All our nigiri orders was super delicious forgot to take picture of em .. the yellow tail and eel are my favorite order them on the sushi bar .. dont miss out on the daily special dishes you wont regret it

Visited 2 years ago

Love this place! Friendly staff, always respectful of time and hospitality is 10/10.

Visited 2 years ago

별 하나도 아깝다
다른사람은 생각도 안하는 이기적인 주인놈

Visited 2 years ago

Toro was 🔥! Quality sashimi and sushi

Visited 2 years ago

I got the dragon roll and it tasted terrible. I didn’t even eat it and they still charged me for it

Visited 3 years ago

Best sushi in my life

Visited 3 years ago

2/10 for me, for the same price of 2 rolls here i get 2 huge rolls + 1 free at NIKO NIKO

Visited 3 years ago

A tasty new find. Who knew you can get amazing sushi in an unobtrusive strip mall. It's our new favorite place. The quality of the food is worth the price. We were there five days ago and still talk about the food. They were very accommodating when I asked for a modification. We never felt like we were a bother. Presentation was amazing.. We cannot wait to go back with friends. We tried the cucumber roll, volcano roll, shrimp crunch roll, tiger roll and Japanese fried chicken eating ourselves stupid. So doing it again!

Visited 3 years ago

excellent!!!!

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Everything was excellent! Had garlic edamame, shishitos, yellowtail hand roll, spicy tuna, miso, and some random nigiris. Highly recommend

Visited 3 years ago

Great...definitely b back.

Visited 3 years ago

I ordered take out from here last night, so my rating does not apply to the staff or the cleanliness of their dining room, only the quality and value of the food. I live less than 5 minutes from sushi wave, so there is no excuse for the meal to have been that awful (it could not have spoiled in the time it took for me to get the food home).

I ordered a sampler of their specialty rolls as well as salmon and tuna nigiri, most of which ended up in the trash. The fish was dry and tasted old. Even their imitation crab was mostly just mayo. It was not high quality as the restaurant claims nor was it just a matter of personal taste. I was concerned about becoming ill. They are completely unjustified in changing as much as they do. It is significantly more expensive than some other local places and I regret ordering from sushi wave.

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Great place that has been around decades. Great roll selection and sashimi was super fresh. Try the Orion beer from Okinawa=the best Asian beer.

Visited 3 years ago

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Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

No AYCE.

But still awesome deal in Newport Beach.

$20 gets you 3 items plus rice, miso, and salad.

I chose two rolls and a chicken katsu.

So filling and delicious.

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

One of the best cheap all you can eat sushi spots in OC.

December 2021 UPDATE: I stopped going to this place cause the quality went down. Remains a fair priced AYCE sushi spot and decent prices for happy hour beers and saki.

Cool tip: if you've got a partner in crime and need to be time efficient, have you compadre start a wash load at coin laundry next door while you get a table for two, then after the first AYCE round, you go switch the load to dry, while your partner chills and puts in the second AYCE round...

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Great food, Nori's sushi is the best.

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Pretty fast and very delicious!

Visited 3 years ago

Visited 3 years ago

Great service lovely home vibes. Feels like family and the food is delicious worth it. I did order a lot I love sushi 🍣.

Visited 3 years ago

The girls that were helping us were fantastic!!! I love this place!

Visited 4 years ago

We didn't even make it past the door. We were looking at the menu and my niece needed to use the restroom and the host said it's for paying customers only. It also had an odd odor so we left. We were looking at the menu because there were signs all over saying NO All you can eat. Just an FYI.

Visited 4 years ago

Excellent sushi. Be forewarned, they do NOT have all you can eat BUT its still terrific Sushi, well worth your time!

Visited 4 years ago

Shane and Nori are awesome, everytime I'm here I have a great time. I love the atmosphere and warm welcome upon entering this wonderful establishment. The food is amazing, and I will continue being a loyal customer, thank you Shane and Nori for great hospitality and food.

Visited 4 years ago

Greay value and quality!

Visited 4 years ago

Visited 4 years ago

I have been going to Sushi Wave for more than 20 years and have never been unhappy with my meal.

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Visited 4 years ago

Absolutely 💯 delicious!!

Visited 4 years ago

Service has gone down the drain. I called to place an order and we’re told I would be on hold for 5 mins and I wait for 17 mins before I hung up and called back and not their phone is off off and the mailbox hasn’t been setup. There online order is offline cause they cut their staffs and are shorthanded.

Visited 4 years ago

the crab tastes very dry and looks very dry aswell. wont be coming here again

Visited 4 years ago

So yummy love the new menue

Visited 4 years ago

This place and experience was WOW. We saw the reviews and the place was pretty tiny so we weren't entirely ready for the experience we were about to have. Our waitress was so nice and friendly and explained everything soooo well. The food was amazing, from the Katsu to the salmon and especially the omakase!!!!! If you can, you NEED to try the omakase with the sweet shrimp. The experience was like none other. We will definitely be excited to come back.

Visited 4 years ago

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Visited 4 years ago

Slowest service ever

Visited 4 years ago

Such great rolls and nigiri! We had a wonderful group dinner here.

Visited 4 years ago

Visited 4 years ago