Sushi Ya

All you can eat sushi at an affordable cost! For the amount of sushi you get, the price is very reasonable. If you come in large groups, don’t assume you will get everything you order. The Godzilla roll was always one of our favorites but sometimes we ask for too many and they don’t come out with every roll we ordered. It is all you can eat so you can keep on ordering though. Great place!

Slow service. Not great sushi. Iou is better in my opinion. Never in my adult life have I spit out food. I had to do so on my squid nigiri. I love squid so I was very dissatisfied. Very sinewy. No matter how I tried my teeth couldn’t cut it. Not much flavor to any of the rolls. That being said, I loved the roll with coconut. Tasted like a dessert roll.

Sushi-​ya has a good combination of nice Sushi plus a good price. I like to go here for the all you can eat sushi at lunchtime for $ 13. I like my sushi with more sauces and flavor, but Sushi-​ya is still a very good deal for the price.

This place is pretty decent for an all-​you-​can-​eat sushi place. The selection is not very wide, but what they do have is usually pretty solid.
If you come when it’s very busy, you are liable to have about 30 minutes after placing your order before your food arrives. I guess that’s not too bad for a rush at any restaurant, but it’s a slightly longer wait time than you’ll find elsewhere.
The fish quality is good. I always start with some nigiri to see what’s best that day and make subsequent orders accordingly. Of their nigiri, the salmon and escolar are always great. Even though they’re served on a bit too much rice, they are reliable winners. Occasionally the yellowtail will have a faint ammonia flavor, so order that at your own risk (but it’s been great the last two times I went). The best bet is to place one order for each type of fish you’re interested in that night, and see what tastes best, and go from there. The cut rolls here are also pretty good. The 49ers roll is always a winner.
I always see the same staff when I eat here, and they never disappoint. They’re quick, efficient, and friendly.
Is this the best sushi ever? No. Is it the best place to get a bunch of sushi when you’re hungry and the only thing that will satisfy you is 25lb of sushi? Yes.

Decent sushi joint. All you can eat for about $ 15 at lunch. I haven’t tried the dinner rolls but I assume the quality of those is superior to the lunch options.

Just what the area needed, a crappy import from Utah, the sort of ubiquitous chain of all-​you-​can-​choke-​down sushi. Even at that… this is sort of an unqualified disaster. Rolls are sloppily made and are served falling apart on the plate. Niiiiice. All the gloppy sauce in the world won’t cover up stale fish and it didn’t. Crystal shrimp rolls are still acceptable, but everything else, except for the green tea, was sort of nasty. At least the Draconian menu demanding that all the sushi rice (which is rolled into and outside of the various selection) be eaten or there is a penalty, blah blah blah. As if the fish they’re serving is so hot-​shit wonderful that someone would intentionally just eat that… it definitely isn’t here. Definitely an eat-​at-​your-​own-​risk place and in several of the rolls, the nori itself was stale… a pathetic showing by one of Utah’s regional 50%-off sushi chains… pass.

First time eating at Sushi Ya and I was very impressed. I am from California and eat sushi all the time and I must say some of the rolls I had me feeling I was back in California. The service was also amazing. I give this a five star rating due to the amazing quality of sushi, service, atmosphere and price of sushi. 20 $ for all you can eat is a must if you have a larger appetite. My favorite roll is the Rocky Mountain.

This is my first time here and the service was really good and the sushi came out pretty quickly but the sushi was not good. It all tasted a little off for some reason. I have tried many other sushi places in Boise and I would not recommend this place

We use to go here because their all you can eat is cheapest in town. Nice place. We do like their rolls but when you do nigiri, not so much, rice is so thick & less meat. We still come but very seldom. Just come & do the rolls & you’ll be set but reserve nigiri’s somewhere else, if you do you’ll be too full so quickly!

We’ve been to the Sushi Ya’s in Orem and Draper, Utah. We love them there and this one is essentially the same thing. The all-​you-​can-​eat lunch is $ 14, which is cheaper than the Utah locations, and there were a couple of items on the menu that I didn’t see in Utah, but overall the menu is identical. i ordered my favorite rolls (godzilla, 49ers, crystal shrimp) and they all tasted great.
We actually also had really good service at this location, so overall I definitely recommend this Sushi Ya location.

Sushi-​Ya is a great example of ‘hit-​or-​miss sushi.” I have been here on multiple occasions, and sometimes have been worth the cheaper price for their AYCE sushi, other times make me wonder why I wasted my money.
Today was a great example of the latter, and was the breaking point for writing an actual review. Unripe avocado with pit skin was what graced my roll today. I found this out by taking a bite of my roll and pondered, «I wonder what in this is so crunchy?»
A lower cost is not justified when you pair it with inconsistent quality of service from the servers, and sushi that can be described as decent at best. And an absolute lack of attention to detail from the sushi chef is demonstrated by what was considered acceptable to leave the kitchen.
I will not be coming back. Instead, I will gladly spend another 7 dollars for a decent experience at Yoi Tomo.

I have eaten here about 30 times in the last 2 years. If you are looking for a fancy atmosphere or the best sushi you’ve ever had, this place is not for you.
What this place has to offer is a very affordable all you can eat sushi lunch or dinner. Lunch is only $ 14 and dinner $ 19. For that price, the quality and freshness is excellent. They don’t have the best selection of complex rolls, but they have the usual rolls and a few fairly unique ones.
Their nigiri is excellent and the fish is well prepared and very fresh. I am picky with salmon, because I’ve gone to plenty of places where the salmon just wasn’t fresh enough for my taste. Their salmon and yellowtail are some of the best I’ve had and it is consistant every time i go there.
The service can be a bit slow occasionally when they are busy, but that is to be expected with a smaller staff. When i go out to eat, i am mainly concerned with the food and the demeanor of the staff. Sushi Ya is great in that regard.
In short, this place is great for sushi on a budget. Just don’t expect the absolute best for such a low price. I could recommend Sushi Ya to anybody and have brought plenty of people there and they were happy with the experience as well.

Been here twice now and we really like it. Never thought that $ 18 a person would bring you so much happiness. Sushi taste amazing, good quality, tenderness and not toughness on the nigiri, amazing rolls! Our favorite place. Service is great, live the atmosphere.

I frequently visit this spot for all my sushi needs! I always get the all you can eat special because it really is the best deal for quality sushi! The service is always very nice and prompt. Never had an issue with Sushi Ya ever!

My friend Luciana surprised me today with a lunch invitation in honor of my upcoming birthday. When we discussed where to go (she’d mentioned Sakana and Shige…) I told her I had been hankering for sushi. She said «Girl, we are going to zoom up the road to Sushi Ya for ALL you care to eat on a lunch hour». So off we went. Tucked in a little strip mall on Overland (near Maple Grove) Sushi Ya is a bright spark of yumminess for those seeking fast friendly service and a nice full menu. Serving more than just Sushi too! We sat at the ‘bar’ where I could see all the lovely fresh sushi ingredients as I took a look at their menu. For my first plate, I went with the «Hula» roll. spicy crab, with sauce and a sprinkling of chopped candied nuts on top (whether they were macadamias or almost I’m not sure). The sauce blends with a nicely tones down the spicy crab, and the crunchy nuts add lovely texture. I also tried three types of Nigiri (the single pieces of sushi that look like a rice ‘raft’ with a fish (or egg) on top. I had the tuna (OMG, fresh and velvety) the ‘upside down Shrimp’,(fun, tasty and sligthly sweet+. Lastly, a fall back to the first kind of ‘sushi’ I ever tried. the ‘omelette’ sushi. Tamagoyaki. a simple strip of scrambled egg on sweet sushi rice with a ‘tie’ of Nori (dried seaweed) Between bits of luscious sushi, I enjoyed sips of a wonderful miso soup, and bites of a simple salad.
Though I was almost full, I had to try one more roll. I went with one I’d read about here on Unilocal– the Crystal Shrimp. Pretty much crispy fried shrimp incorporated in the roll. It was simple and tasty. a perfect end to my first meal at Sushi Ya.
I am happy that my first visit to Sushi Ya was for my birthday, I’ll always remember the start of my 49^th year and how tasty the day was.

I love this place! It’s the only sushi restaurant that I have ever liked and I’ve tried places in Florida, Las Vegas, etc. Yes they will get a bit upset if you waste sushi. .so then don’t waste! Love the people and the atmosphere.

It is unfortunate that «all you can eat» causes folks to give praise simply because large amounts of food can be consumed for a flat rate.
It is also unfortunate that offering «all you can eat» seems to give a restaurant permission to provide inferior quality.
Walking into sushi ya for our first time this evening was a pleasant surprise. The décor is simple but modern and clean. The staff wears all black and they all were busy working and while not overtly friendly, they were pleasant.
The menu was clear, easy to understand, but they had the «rules of engagement» for selecting the all you can eat option. This puts me on the defense. It tells me you are going to try and fill me with rice with traces of fish on them to buffer the profit margins.
But, remembering the reviews here on Unilocal,I had fair warning that the rice was an issue. After determining that all you can eat was, indeed, a financially sound prospect for me (since I really like sushi and can eat a lot with or without having a flat rate for an endless supply of food). I made my selections, my husband and children made theirs and we waited.
We watched the restaurant fill up quickly. It was clearly a favorite on a Friday night. And it was clear the all you can eat was also the favorite.
We had ordered tempura appetizers as well and when they arrived, while the presentation was appealing there was simply no flavor present except for a hint of oil beginning to turn. It wasn’t in your face bad, just a hint of it. The dipping sauce was flavorless (we used soy sauce instead) the batter was heavy and flavorless. The shrimp and vegetables were flavorless.
Our boys sashimi arrived, our daughters Barney rubble roll arrived all with lovely presentation. and my husbands and I received our salad that came with the all you can eat. It was coleslaw. When did that custom begin? Coleslaw to whet my appetite for my yellowtail?
At least the coleslaw had some flavor. And I would have appreciated it and even enjoyed it had I ordered steak, or ribs.
Then the all you can eat orders arrived. LOTS of rice. Massive amounts. With, you guessed it, NO flavor. And zero presentation. The fish was cut sloppily. And not created equal with the cuts of sashimi my sons had (although their cuts were oversized, yes I am an American who doesn’t always want my order super sized).
Even though I was famished, even though I ordered what I normally could eat on my own with normal amounts of rice with my nigiri, I couldn’t finish. The flavorless, overtly sticky, massive rice I was forced to endure with each bite I took was continuing to expand in my stomach and clearly accomplished what the «rules» set out to do, curbed my appetite.
We are, as a family, who drove all the way from west Nampa (because we no longer have even decent sushi let alone stellar sushi) sorely disappointed and will not be back. I will state clearly that we are not afraid of becoming sick but we cannot spend our hard to come by dollars put aside for our occasional family splurge on sushi at this restaurant.
I do believe they could rise up and do their sushi better. I just wish someone would…

Restaurant isn’t a big fancy sushi restaurant but that is some what expected when the main goal is all you can eat. From my experiences it has been clean every time. Food comes as fast as possible. On busy nights it takes a little longer than normal (10+minutes). The sushi itself is pretty good. Salad or miso soup comes with each meal. For someone who is more interested in sushi than anything else at a sushi restaurant I would recommend sushi ya. I usually would go to Fujiyama with my wife by the mall and it would cost me the same amount I pay here for all you can eat but at Fujiyama I would only get one roll per person and that is too much and I usually leave hungry. I gave it 4 stars because there was one experience where my party felt rushed to leave so they could close shop (it wasn’t supposed to be closed for another 45 minutes).

We come here about once a month for all you can eat sushi. We’ve always had great sushi and good service. The great thing is kids are really cheap for the all you can eat sushi. The sushi has always been fresh and this is the only place I’ve seen escolar served.
I can’t recommend this place enough!

I am a sushi fanatic, but I am not a sushi snob. Sushi is an expensive «habit» and so I am more than willing to try «lesser» presentations in order to get my fix. Enter Sushi Ya. Now let’s be honest, anything labeled as «all you can eat» is not going to be of the highest quality. You know that going in. That said, Sushi Ya easily meets all my expectations in terms of a low cost sushi restaurant. So why does it only get three stars in my book? Well… despite being precisely the kind of restaurant I would expect it to be, it does fall down in a couple of key respects.
The first is the atmosphere of the restaurant itself. There is not a lot of care shown in the interior. I don’t have a problem with «cheap» décor, but I do have a problem with poorly maintained «cheap» décor. Poor attention to the front of the house always makes me wonder what is going on the back of the house. In other words, if they can’t keep the dining room looking good, what is going on in the kitchen? Now this is somewhat mitigated at a sushi bar as typically the sushi chefs work in a fairly visible environment… but a little more effort to keeping the dining room looking its best would go a long way.
The other major issue I have with Sushi Ya is that they do not season their sushi rice AT ALL. It is completely bland and devoid of ANY flavor of its own. It adds nothing to the rolls and just sits in your stomach like a lump of lead… which considering this is an «all you can eat» establishment is probably their precise intent. They want to make the rice less palatable so you will order (and therefore eat) less. Properly seasoned rice is a vital component of any sushi dish no matter how much you are paying for it, and to overlook such a simple thing is almost inexcuseable. But again, penny pinching is the order of the day… not that salt and vinegar are that expensive.
That all having been said, I have found the «best» way to get your money’s worth at Sushi Ya. First… order nigiri. They are one of the few places I’ve found to offer nigiri as part of an «all you can eat» and nigiri is simple to dress up on your own with a dab of wasabi and soy sauce. I could eat my weight in salmon nigiri alone. The second trick is to order rolls that are either fried or come with some sort of sauce (or both.) I know this might offend a lot of sushi purists, but remember where you are. A little sauce goes a long way to making the unseasoned rice edible. Follow those two «rules» and you will easily get your money’s worth here.
So overall Sushi Ya is exactly what you expect it to be… a large amount of lower quality sushi for a decent price. If a higher quality sushi bar isn’t in the budget, this place will fit the bill and you will generally leave feeling satisfied.