Naka Sushi - Capitola

Best traditional sushi I've had in Santa Cruz the hamachi was especially good. Portions were large (huge slices of fish on the nigiri). Quaint environment where one would feel comfortable dressed up or down. Kind service as well!

Denied takeout for walk in customer due to being too busy , yet only two parties were seated in the restaurant and no line of customers knocking down their door. Service: 1

Fresh ingredients, ample portions, nicer on the inside than the strip mall location would suggest in California the best sushi restaurants are often in strip malls. The word has gotten out so get there earlier to be sure to nab a table.

Can not wait to try Naka! I ordered from Mobo and was sorely disappointed three strikes and Mobo is OUT! Also, Mobo pricing is deceptive and they charged me 20% gratuity FOR A TAKE AWAY!!!! Only ordered a couple of rolls and nigiri and it came out to $95!!!! And the sushi was sloppily rolled, tasted way less than fresh.. I can’t wait to try Naka! After four of my friends from Santa Cruz told me that they will not go to Mobo again, they urged me to try Naka since they know that I lived in Japan and can have realistic expectations of what sushi should taste like and how much it costs. there was zero excuse for Mobo to treat their customers like this and tack on a 20% gratuity for take away.

Very good quality fish. The ratios of rice to fish on the nigiri is something I’ve never seen before. Normal ball of rice but probably 3x times the size of fish. I accidentally ordered the amount I normally would at other restaurants only to discover the sizes. They do note a warning on their menu but I didn’t think that applied to the sushi portion of the menu. I personally did not care for a mouth full that big of fish but as I mentioned the quality was very good.