Matsuyama Japanese Restaurant

"The service is incredibly, and I mean *incredibly* slow. I ordered from them when their delivery estimate is 20-35 min and instead got my order pushed back again and again until an hour and a half later I relented and cancelled. I would highly discourage ordering from these folks if you want your food in a reasonable amount of time."

"I’m not sure if the sushi chef is out sick or someone was learning sushi but I’m confused and disappointed this evening. The avocado roll was poorly made (uneven rice, loosely rolled & uneven cuts). No biggie. However, the vegetable tempura rolls - ngl my mouth did gape open when I opened the container. First thing I noticed is what is supposed to be avocado slices across the top of the roll was a teeny tiny amount of MASHED avocado, including finger press points. The roll was missing carrot and sweet potato, the bottom 1/3 of the roll was soaked in a sauce I’d never gotten before and 2 mysterious blobs of green onion smushed into 2 spots. It didn’t at all taste like the roll should, and has the last two prior times I’ve ordered it, surely due to missing carrot, missing sweet potato, minuscule avocado and soggy from sauce. Also, the surprise green onion and sauce is not okay. If I had received these rolls this way my first order I’d never have ordered from here again. I worked in a Japanese sushi bar for years and I’m really stunned someone felt it was okay to send this out. The California rolls were fine and look like they were definitely made by someone else. It was absolutely unacceptable to send out the veg tempura rolls the way they did."

"Ordered through DoorDash and it’s the best sushi I’ve had in the bay - delivery or not. Super fresh, the tempura is crunchy and the albacore bbq is amazing."

"Some of the best delivery I have ever had. The seared tuna special (essentially tuna tataki) is FAR better than the versions I've had from Kansai, Izza, and Koryo - no hate to them, I'll still order there, but Matsuyama took it to another level. The Maui roll was so delicious and a great portion. I will say the chicken karaage is the least like any I've ever had, so kind of a miss but not bad by any means. I'll definitely order from here again!"

"The Longfellow Food Hall (or Food Pickup) is a new (2021) Cloud Kitchen food prep facility at 5333 Adeline in North Oakland. I have been there, and picked up my own orders. It has a parking lot across the street, but I can always find a spot near the lobby. Pickup is easy right now, as there's only around 10 ghost kitchens inside. Some are great, some not too good."