Khatan Sushi

Turns out there are now two great sushi spots downtown. Ordered the nigiri omakase with the added toro, had a spot of green tea on an exceptionally windy and wet day, and watched the people go by as I enjoyed my assortment of sushi. Rice was good, not dry, and the fish was fresh, flavorful, and appropriately tender. Service was nice, my server told me what everything on the platter was, some of which I retained! Presentation was lovely. Inside was nice, playlist was the usual "hip hop jams to study to" that seems to be pervasive everywhere. I'd come back and try some particularly enticing sounding rolls (bacon of the sea featuring salmon skin, cue Homer drool noise).

I went to Khatan on a Sunday night on the strength of good reviews, and wow did it not live up to them.The restaurant itself is perfectly okay, and service was fairly quick and fine.We ordered the chicken karaage and Brussels sprouts to start, and this was okay. The karaage had too much batter, but no biggie.But the sushi was simply terrible, for sure the worst I've had in a long, long time. The rice was stale to the point of being worse than the sushi you grab from the refrigerator at the supermarket. The grains were dry, sharp, and tough, instead of plump and tender.Even worse was the fish, every single piece of which had started to go off. I'm guessing it was fresh on like Thursday, and here we were eating it on Sunday, by which time it had definitely acquired that distinctively bad fishy smell.I got a few standard nigiri and they were all off in thjs way. I also ordered the Alameda roll, which was atrocious: drowned in vinegar to the point of almost inedible bitterness, then showered in shitty Sysco crispy onion bits. While the puddles of vinegar almost made the roll fall apart, they weren't enough to hide the bad fish smell, unfortunately.The sushi here was simply a disgrace.

Stahhhhp...omakase for under $50 and delectable rolls with fresh sushi atop rolls in bite sized perfection. Loved everything from the time we parked our car -- plenty of parking in the neighborhood, and we walked over and entered and the sweet melody of Jhene Aiko was coming through the speakers. I knew it was going to be a good night. The server did a great job of letting us know of tonight's specials. We opted for the omakase, rainbow roll, and Godzilla roll. I loved each morsel and was only disappointed in myself for not being able to fit anymore food in my stomach after a starter of sunomono salad and yakitori and the two rolls. My husband enjoyed the diversity of flavors.Arigato gozaimasu to the chef -- will tell our friends and family to come check yall out for sure!

Khatan Sushi recently opened so we came to check it out on a Friday evening. There was no one else eating in, so the servers were very attentive. As for the food, I enjoyed their nigiris the most, they were very fresh. I wish we would have tried the omakase set. We ordered the Lake Merritt roll which was solid but not outstanding and then asked for a tuna maki which ended up being a regular roll. The Mongolian dumplings were not the most flavorful and a bit of an odd addition to the mostly Japanese menu. Lastly, they had decent sake offerings which were a good pairing to our meal.

New sushi spot that replaced Elephant Sushi on the corner of 14th and Webster! I came in with my partner on a Monday night and was immediately sat. The interior was dimly lit and pretty intimate which made it an ideal weekday date night spot. Service was okay - had to ask for our waters to be refilled despite being the only ones dining later in the evening.We ordered the Khatan Roll, Lake Merritt Roll, and Omakase to share. I preferred the Khatan roll over the Lake Merritt roll - it was a light balance of sweet and umami with the mango and unagi sauce. The Lake Merritt roll was just a bit too sour for me. Omakase was a decent size with 10 pieces. Nothing stand out, but sushi was fresh.Heads up - they do charge a ~5% "convenience fee" applied to the subtotal before tax is applied.

Happy that there's a sushi restaurant that serves affordable omakase walking distance from me in downtown Oakland.I ordered the 10pc omakase which was only $49, and came with some premium bites like hotate scallop and toro. The most unique bite for me was the beet cured salmon, vibrant color but you can actually taste the beet flavor as well.Highly recommend if you want to scratch that itch for some premium sushi on this side of the bay.

While we were sad that elephant sushi had closed we were very pleased with this new sushi spot. We had miso soup, a few rolls, the salmon skin with ponzu was the best one. The omakase was the highlight. Each piece seemed thoughtfully prepared. We look forward to going back!

Oh my goodness!! Some of the best sushi I've had in a LONG time!! Not to mention, the service was impeccable. It's a small family business with such a homey, comfortable ambience and the freshest fish! I started off with the 10 piece Nigiri omakase (chefs choice). Delicious!!! I then ordered the 'Bacon of the Sea' roll that has crispy salmon skin on top and it is to die for!! I was in such awe with everything that I had to order some more to go!! I went with the Oaktown and Samurai Rolls, chicken karaage, and of course had to try their house-made Mongolian dumplings. When I ate the to go at home I just wanted to drive right back and get some more!! Choose Khatan for your next birthday, dinner date, or even a night out on your own for the best bites!!

This place doesn't look like much. It is. Got the omakase and was surprised by the quality of the fish across the board. Usually you get 70% good maybe 30% whatever for an omakase. Every piece was quality.Salmon belly melted like butter.Toppings for the nigiri complemented the fish very well.On top of all of this wasn't even that expensive. I would drive to visit this place. Luckily it just opened in my neighborhood.

So far... amazing! Everyone was so kind. Would be such a cute date spot.We had the spicy miso cucumber and the karage with Brussels sprouts! Delicious.Highly recommend supporting this newer business