Raw Sushi Bistro

My family and I had dinner at Raw in late November to celebrate my sons birthday. I'll start off with the complaint since that is really what's prompting me to write the review.We were seated at a table near the bar. During dinner we noticed a couple that was seated at the bar was accompanied by their dog, which looked to be a Yorkie (or similar). Not sure if it was a puppy or just a small breed but nonetheless a dog at the sushi bar, directly in front of the people making sushi. I have nothing against dogs, I am a dog parent. I am however against people that bring their non service dogs into restaurants and grocery stores, you know, places that serve or sell food. I'm also against establishments that allow it, and Raw appears to allow it. Since these guys were at the bar in front of the employees. It wasn't like the dog was on the floor it was in the lap of one of the guys and on the counter in front of them. I'm not sure if they were regulars but none of the employees batted an eye about it. I was "this close" to asking for the manager or whoever was in charge at the time BUT I didn't want to make a scene, I'll just "choose" to not come back.I get it, it wasn't a hairy slobbering large breed dog. I'd imagine the health code would discriminate on the breed.The positives were the food was good, the portion sizes for the entrees was ample. The Ambiance was nice although a little loud maybe because of the spacious building.

Had lunch here today finally. What a great place. We arrived around noon and were greeted and seated immediately. It wasn't packed but it was lively and filling up for the lunch time rush. We tried the garlic edimame and i highly recommend it. I've never seen this somewhere but they were delicious and lots of them as well. For the main roll i got the spicy dragon and hamachi ngiri. Both were fantastic. Wife got a spicy tuna handroll which was packed full of tuna. She enjoyed her meal as well. I think her roll was named tataki something. The service was also great. I didnt get their name (sorry) but we never needed anything and she checked in on us mulitple times. Price was a little high but i feel it is more than fair for quality of food and service. We'll definitely be back.

The food and the atmosphere were both really good. I liked the pickled wasabi our waiter recommended, delicious. We got the rainbow roll and the spicy tuna roll and they were both high quality, we also liked the miso soup and the veggie tempura. I would recommend making a reservation or getting your name on the wait-list a while before you want food, the wait for us was around an hour at 6:15.

Came here for lunch after work. I ordered the gin drink, I believe called the Spritz. It was strong! I ordered the California Roll and the crunchy rainbow roll. Both were yummy and filling. We loved eating here. Can't wait to try more rolls next time.P.S. the Japanese version of pot stickers were good.

Celebrating a birthday in the 209, Raw Sushi seems to be a spot that a lot of locals frequent, and I get why, the food is solid! We came on a weekend, and the wait time was around 45 minutes for dinner. If you are able to snag a reservation, it's definitely worth it because this place gets packed. With the wait, we started with some drinks at the bar. Modelos are like $6.50 and cocktails are around $15-20. The jalapeno margarita isn't overly spicy but they are strong. Opt for a salt or tajin rim for some extra flavor. Once we sat down, we ordered the spicy edamame for the table to share. And I don't know what they put in that sauce, but damn, I crave these edamame all the time. Good balance of spicy and creamy, 1000% recommend. For dinner my SO and I split a chicken katsu plate and their dante's inferno roll. The chicken katsu was good, although I wish they offered a pork tonkatsu instead. The plate comes with a generous side salad and rice. The dantes inferno roll was just as good as last time. The crispy fried jalapenos are a nice touch. It's one of those rolls that we order every time we visit. If you look at the pricing, it seems kinda steep for the 209, but I think the portion sizes more than make up for it. The portions are huge and most things are enough for two meals for smaller appetites. This is one of those spots that I wouldn't hesitate visiting or recommending if you find yourself in the area.

We walked in and the place looked packed, with no reservation we thought we were out of luck, but the place is bigger than I thought and we were seated right away. Raw Sushi is a great place for sushi and hot entrees. We loved everything we had and will be back.The service was just wonderful. Our server was so kind and spent time explaining the menu to us. We wanted to try quite a few things and did. Our food was brought pretty fast, but we were never rushed. All of it was grand.The place is so cute and super clean. They take really good care of it. We parked on the street with no problem.We had the Nigira and Roll combination and it was super. It had 5 pieces and we had a great California roll with it. We also had fried oyster and loved that as well. All so very fresh. We tried several of their house rolls; BTS, salmon and tuna steak and found them super yummy.The snow crab California rolls were among our favorite ones. You get a decent amount of crab.We also had entrees of sesame chicken and grilled salmon. Now, these were the best of the night for us. The salmon was perfect as was the chicken.The prices are fair for all you get and we just really had a great time.

We have eaten at raw a few times over the years. Each time, we were left flat by the experience. The food is decent, the atmosphere is fine - the service, however, leaves you with the impression that you are fortunate to be there. This isn't isolated, we have literally felt this way every time. Invariably, a year or two go by and we decide 'maybe it was just us' and give it another try, only to be disappointed. This time around, we didn't get a chance to let the food offset the experience. We made a reservation at opening for (what we thought) was Saturday - we arrived to find out that they don't do weekend reservations - even though the site we used didn't make this clear (not Yelp), it just defaulted to Monday. The hostess handled the issue like it was common and was 'fake apologetic'. She said there was a minimum of a 45 minute wait. Now....that is fine, but I counted no less than 6 tables set and open throughout the space - perhaps light staff... whatever. We asked if we could eat at the bar, as there were 5+ seats available. She said sure and we walked over to discover reserved signs on all 5 spots - and a grinning sushi chef repeating the word sorry (no explanation). We went down the road. So here is the thing - you can choose to not offer reservations on certain nights - be clear about it - don't blame it on Yelp. However, if you claim no reservations - you should probably take the reserved signs off the bar - while it is your option to do a 'cool kids club' - or whatever the rationale is for such nonsense - you will certainly do more damage to potential regular customers. This is Modesto, not the bay. You certainly won't have an issue with us or our family - that little voice about service we have heard for years is now locked in

The best spicy edamame around! It's one of my favorite places to eat and drink in Modesto. The service is excellent and the ambience is perfect. It's always busy, but I don't mind waiting.

Best sushi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Raw is always best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Look at my mans face cheesy as ever

Very nice setting but very loud. Food was very good. The garlic edamame was very tasty, sashimi was great and all the rolls were good. Service was probably the only downside but the server tried. Overall a good restaurant.