Little Sakana All You Can Eat Sushi

I had to update my review on Little Sakana since my service experience has been updated.I initially started off my review highlighting an employee named Andre. I think he is quite amazing. Now that I am an established regular I got to know a lot more of the employees. The manager Michelle is one the most amazing and hospitable people that I have met in the service industry. She always comes to the table and spends a few minutes talking with me and the family. Every server is incredible. I mentioned several in my past review but Haven, Andre and Kyle really stepped out of themselves to give me more of a familial feeling than that of being a customer. I get emotional when I speak about the service and Employees at Little Sakana, because I have never been treated with such consistent excellence in any establishment. Little Sakana has made me a better person. I do my best to make people feel the way I feel when I go to Little Sakana. I'll always fall short, but I will never stop trying.

Came here last night and I was pretty pleased with the AYCE. It's of course not the highest quality sushi you can find, but it's not subpar either. The service was very friendly and prompt, had plenty of time within the 2 hour limit to get everything we wanted. They have a wide range of speciality rolls which did not disappoint. My favorite menu items were the nigiri offerings. I will say they need to check the women's restrooms for cleanliness more often throughout the night, I know it's busy, but it was a tornado when I went in there. I would come back again if I was ready to put down a lot of food!

Was told this is one of the great spot for AYCE sushi. Got here at about 12:30pm. Doors open at noon. Got seated right away and the server came by and started taking orders. The place looked amazing and very clean. They had outside and inside seating. We ordered so much food. It was nice that most of the rolls came in 4 pieces. Gave us the chance to try other things. I wanted to really try just the sashimi but then they charge an additional $13 on top of the buffet fee which is $38.99....so we skipped the sashimi. Wish the sashimi would have came with buffet. Overall the food was good. I would recommend this place.

For all the gastric bypass peeps out there, I did have my "kids menu" card, but the manager did not approve any discounts towards my bill. I've come various times with my family and I always wish I can try various things, but am unable to without paying at least $40 ((ayce)) weekend/weekday price. Today, I decided to splurge. I'll be honest, they did allow me to take my time (it did not exceed 2hrs). I never felt rushed, which I really appreciated. I was able to try different items and I left very satisfied. I may not have had as many items as I wanted, but it was definitely a fun experience. Standouts:*Ex boyfriend (no rice)*Salmon skin/shishito peppers appetizer *Salmon nigiri (I would take off 3/4 of rice and they never said anything)*Lotus roll (delicious, but only ate 2 pcs)*Salmon skin hand roll (hubby suggested it- he does not have gbp)Overall, good splurge. Love their sushi, but would visit more if we had a discount. Hence, 4 stars instead of 5

BEST AYCE SUSHI IN SAN DIEGO!Came here right before opening on Sunday 12PM, and there was already a line! Both indoor & outdoor seating with small TVs playing sports in the background. The service is very fast compared to other AYCE sushi spots where you normally get full while waiting too long for your next round. Order verbally with your server rather than on paper, so be sure to ASK ABOUT THE CHEF SPECIAL FOR THE DAY! And max out on those!Fish-to-rice ratio isn't the best, BUT they have the BEST FISH QUALITY - FRESH BEYOND your AYCE expectations. Favorites:- Nigiri: salmon belly (chef special), salmon, tuna, yellowtail- Handrolls: salmon skin, spicy scallop- Rolls: Lotus Flower, Ninja (I love how they have half 4pc options now)

I am a big sushi fan and will only eat sushi from a Japanese chef. To be honest, I was skeptical about dining at a AYCE sushi buffet restaurant. Most AYCE sushi places serve low quality sushi that I wouldn't even touch. I was really pleasantly surprised when I came to Little Sakana. There is a good variety of sushi to choose and the fish quality is fresh. I especially love all the different varieties of salmon sushi. I will definitely be back.

First time here and got the lunch AYCE $30.99 menu and was pleased to see the fish quality was pretty good. Unfortunately to get AYCE nigiri added, it will be additional $12.99. Although fresh, the rice portion feels out of control. It is a huge portion of rice underneath and I understand the reason behind having rice, but to avoid more waste I think half the rice portion would be more fair. Service was good and averagely fast. We never had to wait too long for our order to come out. Ambiance is fresh and clean. it feels like a newer restaurant with how it looks inside. Very spacious as well!

4.5 starsQuick service and great as an AYCE sushi option in San Diego.Food was fresh, service was goodLine gets long quickly even at opening time at noonI liked the jalapeño yellowtail

Absolutely love this sushi spot it's my second time here I've done dinner and lunch AYCE sushi and the quality is AMAZING! I lived in Japan for 3 years so my sushi standards are high I didn't think I would find a place close to it. Man was I wrong, this place is so fresh and delicious, we had a wait for dinner and got seated quickly for lunch. Plenty of parking and place is huge. Definitely recommend and can't wait to return. Worth every penny!

Lunch $30.99 (adults)Dinner $38.99Add on sashimi option $12.99 2 hours limit with extra charge for excessively unfinished foodWe were excited to try this AYCE Japanese restaurant, as they were highly raved about. We were promptly seated for lunch with the option of indoor or outdoor seating. Quickly glanced through the menu and was able to place our order with the waitress. I was impressed with how quickly the order arrived. Looking at the sushi bar casings, they seemed to already have the sushi prepared. So I'm assuming, when the orders are submitted, they just plate it, and food runners bring them to the tables. I didn't expect the presentations to be nice but I will mention that the cuts of fish were too thin, and the fish to rice ratio didn't compliment each other well. Some of the sushi and rolls looked as though a newly trained chef put them together; the fish were unproportionally or sloppily cut, and some rolls were mushy, soggy, and seemed to have been smashed and/or slapped onto the plate to be pushed out. The sushi rice didn't have much flavor to it either. The fish presented in the small bowl of salad was sad, too. It was honestly the sadest looking salad. They were slivers of fish..I don't even know exactly how to describe it. My pictures don't make them look too bad but in person, it looked unappealing.Service was ok. Empty plates weren't picked up from our tables or surrounding tables for pretty much the whole duration of the meal. Overall, it was a subpar meal and highly disappointed.