Bluefin Japanese Restaurant

Found this place in a search for sushi in the Wesley Chapel.1) Place is clean and welcoming. We were quickly sat and attended to.2) Server was friendly, attentive and accommodating.3) Food was excellent!! Overall, we will be returning to this place again. Please give them a try!!!

This is our third visit here and now ready to provide a review. The ambiance is very nice and clean. The wait staff is "somewhat" prompt in taking the order and getting it right. However, your drinks can get empty before they come by asking if you want a refill. Personally, I like when wait staff fill your glasses "before" going empty and not having to wait or ask. The menu has a good assortment of sushi and hibachi items to select from. We've never tried the hibachi here and only have had sushi here. Like most places the presentation is nice, and many of the rolls are big. In fact, in my opinion they are too big in the sense that you have the customary sushi roll, but then they pile way too much on top of the roll, making it difficult to pick up and it staying together well enough with the chopsticks. (I lived in Asia for several years so quite comfortable in using chopsticks.). The taste of the sushi is a mixed bag. Meaning, some of the rolls such as the spicy tuna has great taste, but others with salmon are a bit flat. In closing, would I come here again? Yea, I would, but not my first choice. If I'm in the area and in the mood for sushi, then yes I would come here but I certainly would not drive out of my way to come here.

We chose this place for our Mother's Day lunch and were pleasantly surprised by how quickly they accommodated our party of 11. The sushi was delicious, though we found the veggies accompanying the hibachi lacked seasoning. Despite it not being too crowded, the service left something to be desired. It often took a while to flag down our server whenever we needed something; in fact, it took us 25 minutes just to get our check. However, aside from that, the food was excellent, the restaurant was impeccably clean, and they were very accommodating.

I wanted to try this restaurant since I live close by. We arrived around noon, there was only two people dining in the restaurant. There was only one server, who was also the host. Which took at least 10 minutes before we were asked if we wanted a drink. We ordered the shrimp tempura lunch appetizer. The shrimp were ok, the veggies were soggy. I could tell that they were just thawed. I ordered the shrimp tempura roll, which were tough and small. My wife ordered the shrimp hibachi, which was bland a slightly warm. Unfortunately , I was not satisfied which is why I will not return.

I was very impressed with the freshness, quality and taste of the sushi here. Hostess was kind, server was nice and quick. It was our first time dining here and we will absolutely be back.

Overall this place is good, our experience on food was good. We didn't check like some photos I see, open inside sushi. But overall host, waiters try to be nice, quality of fish I'm not sure is it sushi grade or not. But is good.

We ordered for the 1st time, we got Chicken Fried Rice and Chicken and Shrimp Hibachi...It almost appeared like we got half an order. Extremely greasy and about a tablespoon of minced chicken and 4 shrimp. When I called to see if there was some food left out the manager Lawrence screamed at me and told me to bring the food back and he would refund my money. Lawrence may have been the most unprofessional, unpleasant person I have ever been in contact with. If you want Japanese food, Hibachi Express is head and shoulders better and about half the price. Stay away, it's terrible

So it's worth stating that this review covers at least three to four visits, as I have been frequenting here weekly while throwing axes in my league. Usually, I stop in and get sushi- a California roll and a shrimp tempura roll. While the pieces are smaller, everything tastes fresh and the service is always good enough with a nice environment inside of the restaurant. Given that I typically get carry out, I hadn't experienced what it was like to dine in, and opted to yesterday. Poking around the menu, I opted to change things up and order Shrimp Fried Rice instead of sushi, and was hopeful that it would be tasty given the consistently good sushi that I have had here the last several weeks. The price for this item was around $12 before other charges were added. When my shrimp fried rice came out, I'm pretty sure I came off surprised as I received several shrimp on top of a pile of white rice with some kind of sweet sauce on top. Barely any egg or flavor in the rice and not even a hint of a vegetable, the syrup didn't really help or hurt this dish too drastically but left me wanting to try my fried rice without this sticky eel like sauce. The shrimp was slightly over cooked and had a rubbery texture, and a good portion of the rice was crunchy due to being undercooked. It was incredibly underwhelming and left me wondering why the chef hated the idea of selling a flavorful and hearty fried rice so much.Overall, hands down the worst fried rice I've ever had. The sushi has always been good enough, but the fried rice was atrocious. That might be the last time I visit for awhile.

Bluefin Japanese Restaurant is a solid spot for fresh sushi in a happening location in Wesley Chapel.The Grove area of Wesley Chapel has expanded quite a bit. Everything is new and with all the people that have flooded this area, everything was pretty busy. I made reservations for my bro and I to eat sushi here on a Friday night. He had heard good things and I figured it would be worth a shot, despite the Yelp reviews I came across.Bluefin was busy this evening but not as bad as I expected. I had a reservation but I'm not sure the girl at the hostess stand even checked it. She just seated us when we arrived, which was about 15 minutes early. There was a group gathered for a party and plenty of others around enjoying dinner.At first, the person taking our order took a little while and he ended up stopping to help the table that came in after us, first. When he came to get our drinks, we ordered everything right away.Other reviews of this place mentioned the service was lacking, the food wasn't the freshest among various other things. I'd say our experience was better than the 3 stars this place currently has.Our food took about as long as freshly made sushi should take. It was about 15-20 minutes. My brother and I each ordered two rolls. One from the Bluefin specials and the other from the regular rolls. I got the fancy dragon and the Alaska roll.The fancy dragon roll was presented well. It has shrimp tempura, and cucumber inside, topped with eel, smoked salmon, and eel sauce.The Alaska roll, much simpler, is fresh salmon, avocado, and cucumber.My brother ordered the Volcano roll and the JB roll.My fancy dragon was filling and fresh. Bits of shrimp tempura offered a crunch inside, and the smoked salmon and eel on top offered that sushi aspect with a hit of smoke. I've never had eel before but I did enjoy these. Each piece had either eel or smoked salmon on it. The tails of the shrimps were artfully displayed facing up on the side of the plate.The Alaska roll was tasty, simple, and hit the spot. Traditional-looking roll with rice. It was filled with fresh salmon, avocado, and cucumber and I enjoyed it.In the end, this was a good experience. Decent service, and decent sushi. Definitely not the worst but not necessarily the best I've had.

Still love this place! Owner is very kind and friendly. If you are looking for a good sushi restaurant that is low key this place is for you.