Sushi Island

Everyone working here is really nice! The sushi is fresh and special rolls are creative and delicious. We tried this place a few months ago and it has become one of our favorites that we frequent once a week. It's small and quiet which we love!

This is a cute little neighborhood place tucked into a large strip mall. I am pretty sure this was a sushi spot with a different name that I went to some years ago, not sure how new this is.The staff is very attentive and good at bringing stuff out.I liked how they had a good selection of reasonably priced lunch specials. The food was decent, I did feel like my bento was a little bit small but it was reasonably priced!

My bf and I tried the $88, 30 piece sashimi plate as a pick-up order as we didnt really want to be out. I am always apprehensive in doing this as I want my fish as fresh as I possibly can. BF picked it up and noted that he watched the chef prepare our plate with the best care.The food was SO GOOD. The 30 piece sashimi had so much variety and the green wasabi-esque sauce they put on top of it was so good. The sashimi set also came with miso soup and a salad. I would say it was definitely enough for my partner and I in terms of portions.Cant attest to the ambience since I didnt go in but I would definitely come back here!

Service was great as staff was super attentive. I was one of 2 customers so the staff was also friendly and wiling to make modifications.Giving this a lower rating because it was a bit pricey and despite trying to go for a healthy ish roll I still felt it was a bit heavy although that could have been the ice cream which was DELICIOUS!Ambiance was quiet and clean and there was plenty of parking. The servers also don't heckle you every few minutes to ask if you're done or rush you out which is also nice.

Sushi Island is everything you want in a local sushi spot. Small but charming with generous portions of fresh sashimi, it is a welcome addition to the Branham dining scene.The service was attentive and kind, and the presentation of the dishes was top notch. They were easily able to accommodate our large party of nine, and after the meal everyone had only positive things to say about the experience. I tried out the 10-piece Chef Sashimi Regular and was more than satisfied with the quality and volume of fish that I received. Others tried out the bento and rolls, and it all turned out to be great. Based on the good experience so far, I'd be curious to try out some of their other options such as the ramen or donburi, but it will be difficult to turn down another sashimi feast. If you find yourself in South San Jose craving a bite of sushi, find your way down to Sushi Island and you won't be disappointed!

I enjoyed this restaurant with the previous owner , and it was a surprise to me that the ownership has been changed.The new ownership with positive reviews,I decided to try tonight.Am very picky about how well rice being cooked.We ordered chirashi sushi, spider rolls, and white tuna don.The dinner was satisfying and good service.

This place is our go to for family sushi dinner. Their special rolls are to die for! Pricing is decent. Try coming here for lunch to enjoy their lunch specials. Service is always great! Ambiance is Japanese inspired. Next time will add pictures

My family wanted to try this place out for my mum's birthday dinner during their soft opening (early September). We got a ton of different stuff and my family enjoyed it all: chicken teriyaki plate, 2-item bento boxes featuring california rolls, sashimi, katsu, shioyaki, etc, hand rolls, special rolls, and sashimi platters. I'm rating only the items I ate:The sushi rice wasn't seasoned enough for my liking, so I felt like I was eating plain rice with all of the rolls. All the fish was fresh and the rolls were generous, so they are well worth the price as were all the other items my family ordered. golden dragon roll (4/5): kind of my go-to whenever I go to sushi just because I like the flavor and texturewarriors roll (5/5): best bites of the night that I would come back for, I loved the savoriness and crunchiness of the fried onions combined with the creamy special sauce...salmon was super fresh too under the roll (3/5): get this only if you really love raw scallop. It looked interesting to me and I had never tried raw scallop before so I didn't know what to expect..good thing is they heap them on the roll so you do get a ton rainbow roll x2 (4/5): good quality fish, standard california roll My dad hadn't read their note on the receipt about how large groups automatically get charged gratuity and had tipped them, but our waitresses noticed and let him know, so we really appreciate this gesture (+1 star) instead of just letting us pay extra. Hopefully their operations improve since the soft opening seemed kind of overwhelming for the waitstaff. There was one sushi chef making all the rolls so our rolls came out very staggered. I remember having to be the last person waiting for all of my food since I ordered just rolls.

We went over the weekend for lunch and were seated promptly. Staff was friendly. The rolls were good, my favorite was the 49ers roll. Cherry blossom was a little fishy for some reason. Could have done without the chicken karage, it wasn't the best. It's a small older place, not too busy.

3-stars for the soft opening of Sushi Island. I saw some buzz for Sushi Island here on Yelp, so I drove over to check it out. It's in the center on the corner of Camden & Branham, behind El Pollo Loco. The restaurant had six 4-tops, three 2-tops, one 6-top, and some stools around around the sushi bar. There was only one server, and she seemed a bit out of her element with only a handful of customers. There was a good influx of pick-ups and to-go orders, and at least on a Saturday afternoon, over half the people I saw were families that seemed to be coming after tae kwon do a few doors down. I was looking forward to getting a lunch bento box with short ribs and tempura, but they removed the short ribs from their menu, and you can only order from the lunch menu Monday-Friday. That means if you come on the weekend, don't look at the Lunch Plates, Lunch 2-Item Bentos, or Lunch Sushi Combos. You can order the dinner versions of these items, but the prices are higher. With the menu restrictions, I ended up ordering some standard items that I use to compare different Japanese restaurants, comparing apples to apples. I ordered sake nigiri (fresh salmon), karaage chicken, and agedashi tofu. When I placed my order, I told the waitress I'd like to look at the menu longer so I could order something else while she got those started. They utilized a tablet for taking orders, btw. Oh-one thing I noticed on the menu that I wanted to highlight was the fact that they had fresh wasabi, as you don't always see that. Granted, you had to pay $3.50 to have fresh wasabi, but at least it was an option. I noticed that the waitress didn't clear the tables as customers left. She also never asked me if I wanted to order anything else. I had to ask her if I could add something else to my tab. I had to ask her for a box, and I heard other customers asking her for delayed items and utensils. I also had to ask her for a copy of my receipt after I paid my bill. Someone from the kitchen finally came out to clear three tables, but with such a small restaurant, it would be wise to increase the speed at which they clean the tables so they can turnover the tables faster. Okay, so even if I couldn't get shortribs, I was still looking forward to the sushi, as people were raving about the quality of the fish. The sushi chef mentioned to people they had Blue Fin Tuna on special today. My sake nigiri was ginormous! I also tried their Golden Dragon Roll, which was supposed to come with fried shrimp, crab, cucumber, tempura flakes, tobiko, and special sauce. After taking a bite, I double-checked my notes and confirmed that it was missing the tobiko. The sushi chef apologized and added a spoonful, no biggie. It was a strange combination though, because the tobiko didn't have rice to stick to, so it just kind of fell off the dry flakes and was lost in a pile of tempura batter. I wouldn't order that again. The salmon nigiri was definitely the best thing I ate. The food wasn't bad, but it wasn't anything outstanding that I want to rave about. The sushi chef seemed friendly, but the rest of the service was less than desirable. Granted, they are still in their soft opening stage, so it will likely get better with some time. I'd go to Sushi Island again, maybe just wait awhile so they can get into a good groove, especially when it comes to service.