The Backhouse

This is the first thing my wife wanted to eat after having our child. Takeout sushi that is of good quality, creative ingredients, and great value is hard to come by in general. Backhouse checks off all the boxes and more.They are super responsive with orders and have accommodated even last minute orders when I'm already on the way to San Mateo and suddenly crave sushi.We really like their handroll kits cause its just so much food! Their nigiri boxes are great too.Pro-tips(s) order this and picnic at hillsdale mall's food court so you can eat it right away. You can even take it into the Cinepolis as a movie meal because I mean sushi and a movie? how great is that!

So worth it. My husband and I were planning to spend Thanksgiving say at home so we had to figure out what we were going to eat when I saw Backhouse's IG about getting the orders in quickly for Thanksgiving. I mean, if there's any better time to try them it'd be the present time and seeing their instagram story felt like a sign so off I went to order.The order form was easy enough - you add to cart how many orders of what you want, your info, and then pick up and location and that's it. After payment, it was just waiting for Ju-I to send a confirmation email. Pick up was easy - they're located in the San Mateo food hall and there's parking out front although it can get busy with DoorDash drivers so I suggest parking off El Camino Real and taking a walk over instead. Within minutes after texting their number I had my order in hand and it was time to head home to eat.The fish was fresh and presentation was on point. My husband and I shared everything and there was no complaints from either of us. While this may be pricier than getting a platter at Suruki Supermarket, it is a nice treat once in a while for yourself and hey - you deserve it.

I've been wanting to get takeout omakase for a while so here I am. I ordered online and got the 10 piece bento box omakase. All of the pieces look so luxurious and they were all so fresh! I also really liked the small cute soy sauce dropper that came in the box. This place gives off very mysterious vibes. The area for pick up is like a ghost kitchen. You wouldn't expect such high quality food to come out of the building but it does. You pick up the order from someone at the front desk. All in all, I highly recommend checking this place out. Try it out if you like. ;)

I love this place so much. I've had this place 3x and I usually order from them for special occasions because they really are special. The variety of fish they have and the freshness of their fish is so worth it. Jui is an amazing chef and super sweet. Pickup is fairly easy but parking may be a bit tough in the area. I'll always consider this place for special occasions to bring to share with friends and family. The tuna is my favorite!

Treated myself to omakase after a long week of work. Pick up was a little confusing and I was also late, but someone finally showed up at the pickup area and I was so happy to get my set! Highly recommend the bluefin tuna set. This was the first time I got omakase to go. I was trying to savor it and I ate it in 3 minutes. I guess that's why they serve it slowly at a restaurant!

Decent takeout sushi with easy ordering. They give you a few options and my friend and I got the salmon and mixed options and you can pick a time to pick up. Keep in mind it was Friday and we picked up at 12pm and it gets pretty busy that we had to double park to pick up. Since there is no where to eat inside we took it to my house to eat. I made miso soup and it was the perfect amount with the soup. Pretty good and priced well. Loved the packaging.

My fiancé surprised me with this for Valentine's day and I couldn't be happier! He ordered the omakase box & the tuna box and both were impeccable. The flavors were so unique, the fish was so fresh, and the presentation!! Literally gorgeous. Pick Up: They have pickup locations in San Francisco, San Mateo, and Hayward. The SF location is in the Sunset district! They were on time & super easy to find. Pickup was seamless :) Tuna Box: There were so many new flavor combinations in this box that I haven't tried before and that work so well. For example, truffle and parmesan on tuna!? Both parm & tuna have such strong flavors and I was worried it wouldn't mesh well together but it was so delicious. One of my favorite pieces! One of the pieces had this pate on it, it was perfectly salty and creamy. The otoro piece - SO BUTTERY. Literally tastes like the quality of tuna I had in Japan. Omakase Box: I loved the variety in this box!! It was my first time having raw mini octopus and it had the perfect chew to it. I loved the uni w/ ikura piece, the uni was so fresh and creamy and the ikura burst with flavor.Both boxes come with freshly grated wasabi and a cute soy sauce bottle. The pieces honestly didn't even need soy sauce because they had so much flavor. We'll definitely order from here again!

Food: This omakase box was a dream! The uni was creamy and fresh. The sweet shrimp was my favorite. This box was $75. You must pre order ahead via the link.Service: Pick up was seamless. Before you arrive, Backhouse will send straight forward instructions on pick up. I believe the man running the pick up table was not a direct employee of Backhouse but the overall food mall. He was kind and very quick to grab additional soy sauce and napkins upon request. Ambiance: The pick up was in a "food mall." It is really moreso of a ghost kitchen. I would not consider this a food hall or mall. There are no seats to stay and eat on site. It is very rustic and you would not expect the food quality from the look of the building.

Came across Backhouse San Mateo's IG a few months ago and finally treated myself to their salmon trio and bluefin box. The ordering process was seamless and I was ableto pay using Apple Pay. Ju-I sent emails regarding the pickup process and it went smoothly. Now for the omakase sets... you can see how much time and effort went into the presentation. The salmon trio box is king salmon with different toppings with a side of uni, ikura and pickles. I enjoyed the flavors of each piece with their respective toppings. The pieces with truffle were my favorite. The bluefin tuna box has 10 pieces of nigiri,5 of which were o-toro (aka fatty and buttery) and I believe the other 5 were chu-toro. It also came with 2 pieces of toro taku maki topped with ikura. My favorite pieces were the chu-toro topped with uni. It was SO SO buttery and it melted in my mouth. Overall I enjoyed both boxes and felt like it was better than some restaurants that do omakase. If I'm craving omakase and feel like dining at home,I would definitely order from this place again. Thank you Ju-I for this unique, smooth omakase experience.

We have ordered from them before but I just ordered this week and we really wanted this for our marriage anniversary. I will never get over how personable they are and how great the food is. You can really tell there is time and effort and they are very prompt about timing whether it's pickup or delivery. They really accommodate for their customers.They really made our anniversary special