Mobo Sushi 105 River Street South, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

"We went with a group of seven. Easy to get a table since we called a bit ahead of time and the weather was wet. We ordered the big sashimi platter $140. It had a bit of everything, mostly salmon and tuna. Calamari, octopus, lovely sashimi wrapped up in cucumber, mackerel, little cucumber cups filled with tobiko. We enjoyed 6 or 7 rolls, all different, all good. Ended dinner with green tea ice cream and tempura banana w/ vanilla ice cream. Plenty of sake and tea. The server was attentive but not too much. We all had a good time. I recommend visiting Mobo, I will be back. Well I went back with some friends. Last week. It was good again. Same kind of dinner as last time. Large sashimi boat, some rolls, sake n beer. The sashimi boat is not the cruise liner it was last time, same price, maybe a "sloop" now (photo 3). It was still pretty good though. We shared some rolls, they are smaller than last time too. We all had some of it. Service was ok, we had to ask for a second soy sauce and napkins for the table. Prices are up, portions are down, no surprise there. Probably go back."

"This is the WORST sushi place I have ever been too. The waitress did not have special awareness when serving food. Felt rushed when ordering. Took very long to refill water and only did it once. Food is very overpriced for quality. The sushi rolls were honestly just gross. Fish was slimy and presentation of food was terrible. Took extremely long to get check. I would honestly never recommend this to my worst enemy."

"We have been life long residents of Santa Cruz County and have frequented Mobo’s since the early 1990’s. Back then it was a hoppin sushi place with dynamic new rolls and excellent service. Took my young adult kids and husband there tonight and was astonished by the mediocre vibe. We were seated and immediately were approached by the server asking for drinks and app orders (we had not even fully sat down). We asked for more time and were quickly forgotten by her (older woman). We eventually ordered the $85/30 pc sashimi plate, 5 rolls and 1 beef teriyaki hot box. The sashimi was thin cut and seemed to be sub par fish in that it had a fishy flavor and was falling into small pieces. It was mediocre and not worth the 85$. The rolls were very very small compared to typical restaurant rolls and had a blah taste profile that was at times overwhelmed with supermarket teriyaki sauce flavor (pink caddy roll). The other rolls (tsunami deviation and another that I can’t remember the name of) were edible but that is all. I did notice that none of the long term staff, both chefs and servers, were nowhere to be seen. For a total food bill, with no alcohol, of $218 (4 people), I should have just postponed the dinner to a night when Rumble Fish in Scotts Valley was open. Mobo’s could learn a lot from Luna, the owner of RF, about portions, presentation and customer service. I’ll be surprised if Mobo’s is open in another few years."

"A must-visit! Cozy atmosphere with friendly staff. The food here is top notch, from the traditional to the far-out, they have a transcendent experience in store for you!"