SushiBar

This is a magnificent dining experience. Whether you’ve never had sushi before or you eaten it every week of your life, this is one restaurant that you don’t want to pass up. The flavors that they serve up are nothing short of spectacular and the service makes you feel at home. Many of the smaller restaurants around town offer decent sushi but SushiBar puts them to shame. Ryan and the other guys make the experience one to remember.

SO very disappointed. We were part of a large party with an advance reservation — they were CLEARLY not prepared as they should have been. Some drinks took 30 minutes to arrive, others tasted purely of mixers with no alcohol. Our friends’ steaks came out cold, our other friends’ $ 18 scallop plate was TWO small scallops (seriously?). Our two rolls took an hour to come out and were mediocre at best. We saw other patrons who received their food quicker than we did. A party like ours is an opportunity to shine and develop returning customers — needless to say, I doubt anyone in our party will be back, let alone recommend. Stick with the downtown location.

It’s been 24 hours since my visit to Sushi Bar and with every passing second I remember more and more details of that dreadful night. Common sense points you to the front doors strategically placed directly underneath the bright fluorescent bulbs of the Sushi Bar sign, if you thought they’d open, well, let’s just say you’re wrong. Not to worry though, as a very kind gentlemen smoking a cigarette, likely the one preparing your meal, will point you to the correct entrance located a mere 5 feet west of common sense.
Upon entering, you’ll have to let your eyes adjust to the complete lack of light throughout the restaurant. Which, as it turns out, is all a ruse to distract you from their horrid décor. Concrete floors, finger paintings, and bright flashing lights. Oh, you thought I was describing the psych ward downtown? I wasn’t. Good luck finding your party, as the hostess is even more pointless than their interior decorator.
Going with a party of 10 will get you stuck at the back of the restaurant with all the miscellaneous chairs and tables you’d expect to find at your grandmas yard sale. The only difference is now you’re forced to use them. Don’t plan on holding a conversation, as you’ll most likely want to rip your ears off after the first 10 minutes of listening to the most obnoxious sounds you’ve ever heard. Even though we were only there for 3 ½ hours, I’m almost certain the song never ended. That’s not bar music, that’s torture. Which, in all honesty, was probably the name of the soundtrack.
Now what exactly constitutes something as a bar? I don’t know, but 8 feet of elevated wood and a couple of bar stools wasn’t quite the picture I had in my head. Regardless of that, if you think for one second that handing out free shots to underage teenagers is going to make me forget the fact that I’ve now been waiting for 2 hours for one roll of raw fish, you are sorely mistaken.
If you’re a total germaphobe, don’t step foot in this establishment because they give you a communal water pitcher for your entire table. Which is really just an excuse for the waiter to neglect doing their job in giving you a fresh refill. Either way, when you’re sitting at a table for so long with only water to drink, you’re going to have to use the facilities. I hope you like dark creepy hallways, because that’s where you’re headed.
Believe it or not, the restrooms were the best part of this place. Why on earth you would put a chandelier in a room with a toilet is beyond me. They must’ve had a different designer for this room. It even came with a message on the wall, «Make Yourself Comfortable.» Don’t let this opportunity pass you by. It’s the only place you can show them what you think of their restaurant, in a very literal sense.
2 ½ hours of waiting and you finally get your meal, hope you like imitation crab. If you want spicy mayo or soy sauce, you’ll have to go back to the kitchen and get it yourself. Not to mention the fact that you’re expected to eat with your hands, as utensils aren’t provided. Don’t forget to lick your fingers, cause you’re not getting napkins either.
Oh, what’s that? This isn’t the roll you ordered? No worries, now you get a free roll! Too bad it was mediocre at best. Man-​child of a waiter has the audacity to say it was pretty good, considering it was free. Considering I’ve been waiting nearly 3 hours to eat, I’d shut your trap. If you starve people long enough, anything will taste good. The fact that it was mediocre tells me that in a normal situation, it would taste terrible.
When the beast of an ogre, otherwise known as your waiter, finally brings you your bill, you realize just how badly they screwed you over. No meal comps, no discounts, and an added gratuity charge of 20%? When you approach the hobbit on the monstrosity of a check, he tells you not to worry, because once he adds a discount, you won’t even feel the gratuity charge. To which you respond, if I’m paying for it, I am most definitely feeling it. Hobbit turns Smeagol real fast when you ask to speak with management. Too bad they never come to your table to resolve the issues. You lie and wait another 10 minutes for them to charge your card. Shrek finally informs you of the 5 other tables also waiting to pay. Interesting considering the restaurant is empty at this point. The only good thing that came out of their lack of cleanliness was the 10 dollars I found in the couch, but even that wasn’t enough to cover my Sushi Bar experience.

I loved this place it was hella good ! The happy hour rocked ! I think it was till 7 ! The happy hour has lots of choices (; The original bake is so good ! All so on the full price menu the empire was so good it had ell ! This place is a small place but great services !

I get why this place has bad reviews. We have been here at times when the service really did suck! They need to fix this! I do believe it can make or break a place. Obviously, they need to do something with all of these bad reviews. I do have to say though, that I have tried almost every sushi place in Corpus Christi and this place might have the worst service, but it honestly has the BEST sushi! I don’t care what anyone says… this place is by far the best tasting sushi EVER

1. SUSHI ROLLS WERE GOOD… But if you order anything other than a sushi roll expect to wonder where the rest of it went. Poor muscle head next to us got some sort of eel and asked the waiter if it was a double order, waiter said yes and he asked him to bring him another menu. There was more eel in half a sushi roll then what this guy got.
2. SERVICE IS TERRIBLY SLOW… It was 10 plus minutes before a waiter approached us. So we quickly ordered drinks AND food. 10 minutes later we had drinks. Probably an HOUR before food arrived. We only ordered TWO ROLLS… it took 5 minutes to eat.
3. The place has potential but the chairs are fold up, you’re sitting in your neighbors lap. And I was freezing. I love trying new places and I’m glad we saw it for our own eyes. But save your money and time and try somewhere else.
I could go on but I’ll stop here.

Food is great ! Staff is great ! Food came out at a decent time ! Took some of my friends here and agreed with me that this place makes the best sushi in corpus ! Try the godzilla roll it is amazing !

First things first, our host, some younger dude with facial hair, sat us at our table by sliding the menus on the table and walking away. Not saying «someone will be right with you» or ANYTHING. Just walked away and I was confused if that was our table or if we were supposed to follow him? That truly pissed me off because I am an avid Unilocaler and I read all the horrible service reviews on here but I wanted to try to food because it looks to delectable. If you have horrible reviews on Unilocal wouldn’t you try to trump that with every visit? Wouldn’t you try to uplift the company’s reputation from the dirt it’s in? or if you’re even oblivious to the Unilocal reviews on the restaurant you’re working at that’s just a shame.
We ordered beef sliders, AWESOME. SO good. We ordered an appetizer because we were so hungry but only ONE appetizer so we wouldn’t get stuffed. Then we ordered 2 sushi rolls for happy hour, pleased that it was only $ 4 and when they came out they were TINY! I could LITERALLY I KID YOU NOT finish THE ENTIRE roll in one bite. Like, had the sushi chef not cut them up, I would have been able to eat it in one bite. Shameful. Usually if a sushi roll is $ 4 you’d be ecstatic, but nope not here. They definitely save money and food by giving you a tiny roll. And not even a good roll. Both of our rolls tasted like California rolls.
With the ambience, you feel like you’re really in a gourmet place, but the food doesn’t match at all. It’s like those rolls you get at the grocery store.
This place is NOT worth the bad service AND subpar food.
SUSHIBAR YOU GUYS NEED SOME SERIOUS WORK OR YOULL BE WEEDED OUT BY NOT RESPECTING AND RESPONDING TO THESE BAD REVIEWS. MAKE A CHANGE.

CHECK YOUR BILL!!! I’ve caught them twice now. 6 months apart from both incidents. They charge you more than what’s printed in the menu and if you call them out on the lie, they will make any excuse to get you to be happy again but they won’t own up to it. They been doing this for months if not years now. Whether it’s $ 0.50 PER ITEM or $ 1, they bank on you not looking at your actual bill and compare it to the menu. I figured this out one day when several friends of mine and I went for happy hour. Our server didn’t split the check so as I was dividing up the tab for everyone, I realized EVERYTHING item we had was marked up by $ 0.50. They tried to tell us that the updated the prices but didn’t print new menus yet. Ok. Fine… but 6 months later you can’t try to give me the same excuse. Furthermore, the manager wouldn’t come out to face us to tell us this, they sent the server to be the messenger. So when I refused to leave till I spoke with the manager, they FINALLY came out. Here was the order of excuses: 1) updated prices without new menus printed yet. 2) the servers are supposed to be notifying guests of this (but they weren’t). 3) we (the manager and staff) have told the owner about this but they don’t care. 4) the owners don’t care.
This is a business I will never support again.

I wish I could give a 5 star review because I love the sushi at Sushi Bar Southside, however poor service can ruin any experience and unfortunately it did. I have been here several times before and during lunch I’ve received awesome service, but dinner is a whole other story. The hostess almost always has an attitude and the servers seem lazy, always hiding in the back and never check on you. Last night was my last and final visit to the restaurant. We were sat and waited approximately eight minutes before someone came for drinks. We ordered drinks and an appetizer. The drinks came quickly but she took about ten minutes to tell us they were out of the app we ordered and needed to order another one. Then another ten minutes went by before she came to take our order. She never brought our food to us, another server did. Never checked on us again after taking our order. Drinks sat empty, had to take soy sauce from another table, and then had to ask hostess for napkins. We were ready for our check and never could find her, so we sat for fifteen minutes before she finally came.
I am so sad because the sushi is so good and always fresh, but I just can’t deal with the horrible service here.

I wish I could say this location was comparable to the one downtown, but it’s not. The quality seems lower and the service is horrible.
The few times we have gone with our family, since it’s called «the neighborhood sushi bar» and all… We have been looked down at and made to wait for way longer than trendy couples entering the place.
Downtown, it is welcoming and totally yummy… However, if you are actually looking for a neighborhood sushi place, try yoshi sushi nearby… Or drive downtown! The ninja noodles are worth the 12 min drive.

Just meh.
The rolls we got were good. Not great, but good enough. Same with the drinks.
The prices were more than the value we felt we got for the meal. Especially when compared to other options in town.
The overall vibe and atmosphere was more than a little off-​putting to us, but that may be just a matter of personal preference. It just felt like it was trying (too hard) to be trendy and avant-​garde, and wound up coming off as pretentious and uninviting. Some people might like that though.

Sushi isn’t bad, however service can ruin an experience. Extremely slow return on food after placing the order. We waited for over an hour for our rolls. Also, as we were sitting at the bar, all the dirty glasses were placed in front of us and just left there until someone was dragged from the back to help out the bartenders with housekeeping.
Also, it is apparently difficult to split three different sushi orders onto three plates so three dudes don’t have to share one platter. There is a reason we all ordered separately, we want our own food.
The attention given to patrons is lacking overall.

Literally the worst sushi rice I have ever eaten. It completely ruined the (already very thin) rolls, and I will not be coming back.

Kobe Beef sliders are off the hook! The drinks are good. Little pricey but worth a date night!

Below average! I’m sad to say that I liked it better 6 months ago when we visited. Something has slipped in food taste and quality and also in portion size. Same average service as usual. No drink refills and forgotten orders. Don’t think I will be back and definitely don’t recommend! Sad!

This place is hit or miss. I’ve been here about ten times and it’s either amazing or terrible (the food quality seems to be declining). As stated in many reviews, the service is absolutely deplorable. The ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ shot at good food & the definitively horrible service may make you want to think twice about trying Sushi Bar.

The food is so good. Ninja noodles is one of my favorites. The sliders are the best if you don’t want something seafood.
I like the atmosphere because it’s low light, but still enough ambient light to see clearly.
The sushi is very fresh and full of flavor. The Godzilla roll is great if you like avocado On top of your rolls. Blacknend Tuna is always on point.

Bland.
Don’t like all my sushi on same plate: the flavored blur together.
Out of items I wanted.
Not real Japanese: it’s Asian fusion.
Videos of blood dripping out of women’s mouths.
No true sushi bar to watch them make the rolls.
Definitely not going back.

1. Ok– first of all: the name Sushi Bar should mean you can sit at the bar and watch the chefs make sushi, right? Wrong! They make it in the back kitchen.
2. I lived near Japan for years… Different sushi should NEVER be placed on the same plate. In Japan, they would each be on separate plates and brought out one at a time.
3. The Miso soup and the sushi rolls themselves were bland.(the roll’s sauces mixed being on same plate so they tasted the same).
4. I will pay for good food. This was not worth the price.
5. I don’t like to have a dining experience while I am forced to watch morbid videos of teddy bears and a girl all with blood dripping out of their mouths!!!
6. Will not return. Not authentic Japanese sushi.