Sake - Santa Cruz

Drove down the coast from Washington to California and landed in Santa Cruz. Of course I had to stop at a Japanese steak house and it was amazing. The waitress was nice and very easy to talk to. Food was good and proportion was on point and they didn't make us pay extra for fried rice.

Don't come here for sushi. Well, maybe just don't come here if you want a good experience. The waitress has good intentions but was dimwitted at best. She didn't know her own menu, I had to explain that my order had options, then what option I wanted. She got the order completely wrong for the table next to us, and we never received one of our items at all. There were flies inside, landing on our food... that's never a good sign. I know we came in late on an off night but the place was nearly empty when we arrived. This makes more sense after eating here. I boldly ordered the sushi dinner, I may regret this choice tomorrow but hey I got some horrendously salty miso soup, and bag salad covered in too much dressing to start. The sushi was not fantastic, the tuna was the only item that actually tasted good, that and the tempura shrimp appetizer. The rest of the fish was meh at best, and after seeing all these flies I hope im not sick later. By far the best part of the meal was the sake and beer, luckily they couldn't fuck that up and alcohol makes any food better let's be honest. Yeah, I'd probably not recommend this place to a friend lol. Attempt at you own risk.

It looks like a scary monster trap on the outside but it's beautiful on the inside and the food is delicious.

This was our second visit to Sake and we love it! We had the same guy each time and he puts on a great show for you. Very interactive with the diners at his table. The food is good too! And fairly priced for what you get and the show. I will definitely be coming here again!

This is my go to place for great sushi. There are many different choices and combinations to chose from that feature very generous helpings at good prices. The Love Boat is a great value and is my favorite if you want to load up on sushi and sashimi (I believe it 's something like 32 large pieces) plus 2 rolls, along with soup and salads, WOW!!! It 's such a great deal at $59.95! Trust me you 'll be happier than a great white chasin ' the chum barge!