Sam's Japanese Restaurant

"Despite multiple visits to this restaurant, the food quality seems to be regressing rather than improving. We opted for Sushi Combo A and B, the only distinction being two additional Unagi sushi in Combo B. Unfortunately, the sushi's quality left much to be desired. Accompanied by porridge, salad, side dishes, tempura, an entree, and a Korean traditional drink, the meal failed to impress. The sushi's fish lacked freshness, and the cuts appeared amateurish. The overall service felt somewhat robotic. Given this experience, we've made the decision not to return. Instead, we'll explore other Japanese restaurants for a more satisfying dining experience."

"I frequent this location and finally decided to try out their food. I ordered: 1. Mountain Roll 2. Spider Roll 3. Rainbow Roll 4. Fish Salad Bowl My order came with some side dishes. I'm not sure if the side dishes are a part of the rolls or the Fish Salad Bowl but it was a pleasant surprise nonetheless. I also received two bowls of miso soup, which were delicious. All of their rolls were at least decent but my favorite was the Mountain Roll, which I found to be delicious. The Rainbow Roll was well made as well, but this is more of a classic that every restaurant carries. Another classic, which is the Spider Roll, was my least favorite of the three. Maybe it had to do with the fact that it came soaked in eel sauce. I didn't find their eel sauce to be that tasty and being drenched in it didn't help. The fish salad bowl was pretty good. It came with cuts of cheap fish such as salmon and tilapia... but it being a $20 dish made it understandable. Overall, good experience for the price you pay. Seemed like a very reasonably priced restaurant and quality of the food was good. PS - I didn't take pictures of the rolls because I dumped my to-go boxes upside down so the rolls were a mess."

"A hidden gem tucked away from the busy streets of Pleasant Hill. The interior of Sam's is very charming and consists of private dining rooms for a cozy feel. The service was impeccable, and everyone was really attentive. Overall, they have an extensive selection of sushi and sashimi combinations to choose from-- along with many hot entrees and non sushi options. The sashimi appetizer was good; quality was average. The sushi rolls were also good but some rolls had a bit too much sauce. We will need to come back with a larger group to order the sashimi/sushi combos (the portions are huge and they come with so many sides). The tempura batter is a bit thicker and very, very crunchy. We usually prefer a light batter and crispness. Overall, a great place to dine to get a sushi fix."

"Great food, good staff, cute hidden gem. Would have given them 4.5, but it won’t allow me to…it could have been better in the atmosphere, but what we ordered was great. We ordered according to what we knew would make us full, but it came with so many more extras. Just wish we knew about them so we didn’t order so much, but it was a very sweet surprise and we were very full. Ordered: seaweed salad, spicy mussels, 3 different sushi’s"