9 Style Sushi

A Must-Visit for Sushi Lovers!9 Style Sushi has become a staple of my trips to California--whenever I'm in town, it's an absolute must! They import fresh fish, and in my opinion, they serve the best sushi in Orange County. Every piece is high quality, expertly prepared, and packed with flavor.Service is decent--not overly attentive but efficient enough. One important tip: reservations are a must if you're planning to visit from Wednesday through the weekend. The place gets busy, and for good reason!If you're serious about sushi, 9 Style is worth the visit. Can't wait for my next trip back!

Been coming here for years. Fish is always fresh. Staff is always super friendly and professional. Ambiance is exactly what you would expect from a non pretentious sushi spot. Great selection of rolls, sashimi, nigiri, and chef's specials. There's usually a line out the door so don't show up too hungry, if walking in. We recommend making a reservation if you can.

Kind of a hole in the wall spot that is in undercover gem. The sushi is wide-ranging and excellent... from all the rolls that you would expect to some high-end, interesting additions, like grilled salmon/yellow tail cheek. All of the rolls are thoughtfully put together and you can't go wrong with any of them.The vibe is super cool...it's another great sushi option in San Clemente.They do have a wacky limited hours situation where you could get there too late and not have a shot at eating, so my advice is to go earlier than you think you should to ensure you can get in and then it's a great experience.

Came here for lunch. It was decent. Not as good as first time I came. For one, I was craving ramen and they didn't have it. The sign I saw on window was only an advertisement for their other location. My poke bowl on lunch menu was good. It came with a miso soup. Good value for the size. Fried calamari appetizer was good too. Fine service and surprisingly there were several tables filled for a nice weekday lunch vibe atmosphere.

the fiiiiish... the service...the vibesss - it was amazingWe frequent San Clemente a couple times out of the year and have our favorite spots we go everytime. We were looking for something new and saw the positive reviews on yelp and had to stop by on our way home. The parking is horrible. The lot is tiny with very limited spots and the street parking is in a busy area very dimly lit.It was a packed house when we walked in, but got lucky yo snag 2 seats at the bar. There are a lot of options and honestly everything was got was so good and fresh. I would sick the seaweed salad (I was expecting Hmart.. not harvest from the ocean lol). We met some really nice people dining next to us, the restaurant is dark and moody with delicious food. Overall, it's safe to say - we will be back.

Was surprised to see that I had not reviewed 9 Style in the past. We have not been many times, but enough for me to do a review. We knew about 9 Style for a long time, but we were devoted to Takao for many years until it closed in the past couple years.The kid was home from college and since she can't afford sushi, she made us take her out to indulge on our dime. That was cool, the wife and I were in the mood for some sushi as we had not munched on some raw fish recently.We got there on Saturday before NYE exactly as the doors opened and that was a good thing. In fact, the wife jumped out of the car and ran in while the kid and I searched for parking. We found a spot and then had to claw our way through the line that had formed to get a table or more likely get on a list for a table. The place is just small. I mean really small. The wife had secured a table and I was surprised they seated her before we were in the place.We ordered a large Asahi beer and the kid ordered a miso soup and me the seaweed salad. By this time the place was full except for a table with a "reserved" placard**. The seaweed salad and soup came quickly and we then ordered some food. The Sophie Roll for the kid and the wife and I ordered the soft shell crab roll, and tuna, salmon, yellow tail and octopus sushi.I love seaweed salad and this one was unique. I don't really know why seaweed salad is always expensive, but I guess there are not a lot of seaweed farmers to compete against, so the price is high. Anyhoo, the uniqueness was the combo of seaweed, daikon radish and cucumber. Most seaweed salads I have had were mostly seaweed. This was different and I really liked it a lot. Finally mixed all the flavors together and it was delicious! Sorry no pics but other reviews show it.The rolls and sushi came and they were all good. Salmon had a bit too much sauce or citrus and green onions, which to me says it's not super fresh. The octopus was very good, not chewy and thinly sliced. The soft shell crab roll was OK, as the crab was deep fried in a mountain of breading. I prefer a lightly fried crab in the roll to let the soft shell crab flavors come through. Don't need to try that one again.To wrap things up we ordered another tall Asahi and a spicy tuna roll to share. The wife ordered her favorite sushi "dessert" of a shrimp tempura hand roll and I ordered my "dessert" of a salmon skin hand roll. The spicy tuna roll was fine, nothing special. The wife had the same comment about the shrimp tempura hand roll. On the other hand, the salmon skin hand roll (that took a while) came and as a bonus there was a little pile of broiled salmon skin pieces on the side. The roll and the side pieces were very good, one of the favorites ones I have ever eaten.The service overall was very good and several different people helped or brought food. All seemed happy and nice.Go. Eat Well. HAVE FUN!**The people that reserved the table for 5pm (opening time) arrived at about 5:15pm. By that time the table had been given away, as the 9 style rules are reservations held for 10 minutes. The late family was not happy and were told they could wait for a table, likely 45-60 minutes. Ooops. Be on time if you make a reservation here!!

this little place is not much to look at from the outside, but it is so cute on the inside, it's small like most sushi houses. But the service is fantastic . We enjoyed many of their sushi the yellow tail was amazing. The bluefin tuna was my favorite, the salmon and the barbecue deal top-notch. We also had a San Clemente roll which we really enjoyed. However, we tried the Sophie roll. Unfortunately it had zero flavor and it had this very strange garlic butter consistency on top, which made it very difficult to finish. I always like to try in every sushi place we go to their crispy rice and I have to say, theirs is delicious.They have a $15 corkage fee (not bad at all ) we brought one of our favorite sakes . There's parking right out front or on the street ... this is a very busy sushi house. People actually waiting out front to get a table or sit at the bar.

Went for dinner one night recently - quaint little spot that seemed to be neighbor oriented (I'm not from the area). Fish was fresh and we ordered quite a spread - from the edamame to the sashimi and cooked items everything was great and the server even took the time to answer questions from the less sushi experienced folks in my party. Will definitely be back!

The food is fabulous -- fresh, creative, tasty. It's small, which does not have to be a problem. But it is in this case. There is no way to confirm a reservation -- there is a phone number that mostly doesn't answer. If it does, you are not likely to be able to understand what is being said. The food comes whenever it is ready. If two of you order separate items, one of you is likely to finish theirs during the fairly long wait before the other plate arrives. This is a fairly new place, so unless you are extremely forgiving, I would say give it a few months to figure out how to serve customers better.

Love the sushi. One of our favorite places to come and have food. No jaw dropping innovation but amazing rolls and fresh nigiri and sashimi!