Yagi Japanese Restaurant

They have seasonal fish from Japan that you hardly find in other sushi restaurants. The fish are so fresh and handled right, they melt in your mouth and so delicious. The serve staff are very cordial and they let you know what's good for the day. It's on the pricey side but we'll worth it.

Great quality of fish with a lot of different variety to choose from. The service was very quick and attentive as well, checked in on us. Glad I found this spot and enjoyed authentic sushi!

Ended 2024 with the most satisfying meal. I've been coming here for years and the staff continue to be super welcoming and kind. The restaurant looks like a typical Japanese style on the inside. There's a nice sized bar that can seat about 10 people and about 5 tables. We got to the restaurant around 5:30pm and were lucky to get the last table. Seats started to fill up quickly for New Year's Eve! Food is consistently made with quality ingredients, fresh every time.We got monk fish, takowasa, jelly fish and seaweed salad as appetizers and they were light and refreshing before our main course. There were different textures to experience. The monk fish melted in my mouth, takowasa was chewy with a good kick from the wasabi and the jelly was crunchy. The omakase had a good amount of food, with 10 pieces of sushi, a miso soup, crispy shrimp head, blue crab hand roll and panna cotta for dessert! Great value at $75 for omakase alone. The yellowtail carpaccio had a perfect width of thickness to soak up all of the amazing sour favors from the juice and the yellowtail belly disintegrated as we devoured it. Panna cotta was light and left me wanting more. It's made special, in house! Overall 10/10 and definitely continuing to come back. :)

Tried their omakase, which was quite affordable and delicious! Their nigiris were super fresh and a lot of them had been seared a bit so they had a delicious smoky flavor to it. Reservations were easy to snag, but they also didn't have a huge wait. Will definitely be back!!

Everything here was so good. I made last minute reservations with ease. The parking was abundant, the interior and vibes felt like we were in Japan (and we've been to Japan). The service was quick and attentive. The fish was fresh, the tempura was crispy, the matcha panna cotta was so smooth. I dream of the black cod and the next time I can have it again.

Very friendly atmosphere, delicious food, a little pricey but it's worth it. Try it once and get hooked to it.

My husband found this at place at the last min on Yelp after our hike. We both love sushi & it's hard to find a legit sushi spot for a decent price. This place won a score for the both of us. It's definitely a hidden gem! Quality of the fish was on point as it was fresh & authentic. There was only one server & she did an amazing job. She was attentive & very friendly. Place was small but cozy. I like that they played jazz music which was soothing while dining there. Best of all, they have happy hour everyday from 2-5pm. We're definitely interested in returning back for dinner to try their omakase.

I can't believe it's been 9 years since I wrote a review for Yagi. My, so much has changed and yet this is still the BEST sushi in our area and beyond!Our little guy loves the Kid's B...this is a cute bento box that has 3 pieces of sushi that include Salmon, Shrimp and Tamago (Egg), as well as 2 Shrimp tempura & 1 sweet potato tempura, edamame and rice.Our favorites include:***The N.Y. 19 roll which has spicy tuna/avocado wrapped in soy paper and then topped with seared white fish in a ponzu sauce*** The Red Dragon roll which is shrimp tempura, avocado and cucumber that is topped with spicy tuna plus jalapeño then drizzled with eel sauce. We ask for it without spicy mayo.*** The Lemon Tuna roll which is a spicy tuna, cucumber & avocado roll that is topped with tuna and lemon in a ponzu sauce***Spanish Mackerel (Aji), Black Cod, King Salmon, Cherry Salmon, Yellowtail belly, Bluefin Toro and Japanese Butterfish. All are individually prepared and so delicious!The service is excellent and we couldn't be happier with how we are taken care of. They happily accommodate our special requests; like they sear our little guy's salmon sushi and they do our rolls with easy rice. And we are never in need of a water refill or help when we are ready for another round.Pro-tip: You can make reservations here on Yelp pretty easily and they also have their Yelp Waitlist so you can put your name on the list for a table/sushi bar without having to be there.We'll be back and probably this week!

Undercooked rice + unprofessional service We ordered the $75 Omakase dinner menu. When the waitress served the 1st plate of 5 sushi. I noticed the rice is extremely hard after u chow on it. I informed my friends they are agreed the rice is not cooked well. We immediately notice the waitress. When serving the 2nd plate of 5 pieces of sushi, the rice is still not cooked enough. I notified the waitress again. She just smile and didn't do anything about it. I notified the other head waitress. She said our restaurant serve "hard rice". We don't serve the normal sushi rice. I said have you tried the rice, please try the rice cuz it's not cooked through. She said again we serve "hard rice" then laugh & walk away. I never been to a Japanese restaurant who treat customers like a dummy & laughed at us + without any respect. I would never come here again. I felt so humiliated when the waitress laughed at us. If you are a sushi lover, please go try San shi go in balboa island, amazing service and great quality of fish. They treat customers well.

This sushi place used to be really good last time I was there few years ago . My recent visit was a huge disappointment. Not only overpriced sushi was nothing to match the price . Try another place