Higuma Japanese Restaurant
| Address: | 540 El Camino Real, Redwood City, CA 94063, USA |
| Phone: | +1 650-369-3240 |
| Site: | higuma-restaurant.com |
| Rating: | 4.5 |
| Working: | Closed 11:30AM–1:50PM 11:30AM–1:50PM 11:30AM–1:50PM 11:30AM–1:50PM 5–9PM 5–8:30PM |
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Wuyi Wang
My wife and I went to this restaurant yesterday because of the comparatively positive reviews on yelp and Google. The dining experience did not turn out well at all. We went to the restaurant, and were sitting there waiting to be serviced for a whole 5 minutes, with no menus and no drinks offered. We had to say excuse me and wave at the waitress several times before getting served. Finally this old waitress came and only said to us wait!. I was shocked, her tone sounded like we were there begging for food, not to mention that there is absolutely no apology for the delayed service. Though we were both very hungry, I was afraid the service will ruin our entire dining experience and our mood during our pre-wedding holiday. I asked for a takeaway instead. Now the food, the food just does not meet the standard at its price point. We ordered two bento boxes, one with chicken teriyaki and veggie tempura, another with beef teriyaki and prawn tempura. The beef is not tender. The tempura is ok. Overall the food can pass but $40 for two bento boxes with food court quality, Id call it expensive! I mean, come on Yelpers and Googlers, this restaurant should be 3 stars at most.
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Ming De
Extremely fresh fish. Incredible authentic service, and delicious rolls that leave you shocked that the prices are so low. Im a world traveler and I pride myself on knowing "good sushi" I love trying new places and rating them. Higuma is by far the best Japanese restaurant I have ever had. Every roll is an experience. The Great Wave roll was insane! Small Place, family owned, never a wait, and every roll Is fresher than anything youve ever had. The servers are so genuinely nice and attentive and respectful! No roll Disappoints your palette, and its inexpensive !!!!
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Tom DK
This just might be the best sushi Ive had since I left Japan years ago. I actually went for the black sesame ramen (which was also fantastic - usually if a place doesnt specialize in ramen only, the ramen isnt too good, but this place is something special.) I didnt even want sushi when I went with my girlfriend, but I couldnt resist trying a few bites, and my goodness was it impressive. I honestly cant wait to go back. Update: I went back and had only sushi this time. Really fantastic, just like the first time. You wont regret it.
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Jeff Geo
The fish is fresh. They setup a minimum price that you must order, $ 9.50 lunch, 12 dinner, 20 sushi bar. How can they require you to pay a certain amount? This is a small place not like a distinguished large restaurant. I was not happy about the minimum. The hostess made me move from the sushi bar to a table( I like sitting at the sushi bar and interacting with the chefs). I ended up spending around 28 bucks though.
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A Private User
took my daughter and friends from Stanford for a complimentary student dinner (paid for by the dad - yours truly). the Tuna crunchy roll was fantastic. we ordered sushi, and the waitress was surprised. I guess rolls are what they are used to. sushi quality was very good, but just took a long time. their sweet shrimp ( in season) was very good too.
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Mark La
Love love this place. I have tried other Japanese restaurants and this always top all others. The fish is fresh and high quality; the service is top notch. They do their best during busy business to get you your food on time, service is fast and friendly. I suggest sitting at the bar for the personal touch. Been going here for years now.
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Michael Rice
Food was authentic and excellent. This place is small and without the fancy decorations but the food is delicious and portioned generously. I will recommend them to anyone traveling in the San Francisco area and eat here whenever I am in the area for business.
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Monica Beckwith
This is a very small and cozy restaurant with limited parking but very helpful staff. One of them helped me with parking and another helped me choose the most delicious ramen dish I have had til date. Truly the best. And the sushi was very fresh.
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Michael Gallagher
Great gyoza, sushi selection and service. Very small, but inviting. Came at 8:30pm on a Tuesday and was treated like the most important customer of the week. Best Japanese cuisine in San Mateo County. Cant wait to return.
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Jonathan Taylor
Ramen is on par with the best of them–Ive been to Japan several times and havent found anything better. The sushi is fresh, and the service is great. I still pop in here from time to time to practice my Japanese.
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Victor Chen
Tonkotsu ramen + tonkatsu were both really great. Edit: we came here again, but realized prices were more expensive. Also, since it was quite busy, we had to leave after 10 minutes since they didnt serve us
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Rick Benito
Good overall but parking is very limited and the place is very small with poor ventilation...avoid on warm days. Also had to wait 10 min for a table. I had the lunch salmon and sashimi box...delicious!
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pina gonzalez
Great experience, Clean place, fast service.... We visit Higuga restaurant last week, the Suchi was a good authentic Japanese restaurant, Ramen was the best. We are planing to go again tomorrow...
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Chris Mysen
Good was quite good, really liked the ramen and the sushi was pretty good quality. Service was not amazing and was a tad show but otherwise a solid experience. Will be back for sure.
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Xi Cheng
Feels like very authentic Japanese restaurant run by Japanese. Nothing fancy, just good food and authentic environment. Theres a parking lot behind the restaurant.
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Maria B
I had the Ramen last Friday it was good, Great small japanese restaurant, fast service, and clean place. Will have to visit them more!!! Great....
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Eric Nguyen
Solid food with super friendly service. Only caveat is that its super small; 10 tables and a short bar, so the wait can be long during rush hours.
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Joseph Wang
One of the better restaurants in the area. Its a bit small, but has a friendly atmosphere. The food is not bad, and the pricing is reasonable.
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Jon-Michael Durkin
We come here almost weekly. Ive never had a bad dish. Occasionally there is a bit of a wait, but they have a nice outdoor patio to relax in!
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Bob Merjano
Service was casual and nice. Good selection of Saki. Sushi was good although Udon seemed the popular choice with regulars.
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M. Rosario Hernández Cañás
wonderful service and amazing food! Definitely recommend it, if you like real Japanese food, youd like this place.
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A Private User
A cozy homy place. Good for lunch and dinner. Love their ramen and chirashi. One more thing, the cute bear!
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Lk Watanabe
The freshest mirugai!! in the area. All the sashimi is very fresh, the most important part of a sushi bar.
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Steven Kerr
Went in with a pretty good attitude and was very dispointed by the quality. Service was fine.
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Shauna Mork
Delish homemade goyza!! Also they got my picky child to actually eat veggie tempura.. yay!!!!
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Joshua Anderson
Cozy small dining area with tasty sushi that isnt too pricey. And they have a cute mascot!
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brian g
nice casual spot, great for lunch. simple and unpretentious, good quality food.
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Pablo J. Ruiz
Small and cozy place, great variety of sushi, everything I ate was exquisite.
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Vagif Zeynalov
At least once a week were going for lunch to that place. I like it so much!
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Jason Lawrence
One of my favorite Sushi places. By far the best one in Redwood City.
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Maya Madrigal Olmedo
My favorite local spot for sushi and ramen. Cozy and comfortable.
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Bunnehwyld
A bit pricy, but excellent food in this tiny sushi bar!
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Patricia Cluss
I really li led this place. Good sushi, GREAT dumplings
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Philip Bloom
A cozy friendly sushi place with excellent nigiri
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Joshua Curmi
Great sushi and sashimi along with great service.
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Rai Downey
quiet Japanese restaurant. Ramen was delicious.
