Sushi Tao
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About Sushi Tao
Sushi Tao in Arcata offers an inviting atmosphere perfect for solo dining or intimate date nights. Guests consistently praise the warm, professional service and the restaurant's ability to accommodate groups even on short notice. The menu features fresh, delicious sushi that has earned local acclaim...
Sushi Tao in Arcata offers an inviting atmosphere perfect for solo dining or intimate date nights. Guests consistently praise the warm, professional service and the restaurant's ability to accommodate groups even on short notice. The menu features fresh, delicious sushi that has earned local acclaim as some of the best in Humboldt County. While many love the signature golden rolls and double eel roll, patrons appreciate having plenty of options to explore. Beyond the food, the establishment stands out for its great tea selection and commitment to serving local specialties. With convenient takeout and delivery options alongside a fully accessible location, Sushi Tao delivers exceptional value in an affordable setting, making it a cherished community favorite for lunch and dinner alike.
What Customers Say About Sushi Tao
Sushi Tao in Arcata is highly praised for its fresh, delicious sushi and excellent service. Customers rave about the quality of the food, with many considering it the best sushi in the area. A few customers mentioned issues with pricing or specific dishes.
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Tip: The food is fresh and delicious, so definitely give it a try. The golden dragon roll is highly recommended.
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Sushi Tao is located in Arcata, surrounded by cultural and historical points of interest. Here are some of the most notable places nearby.
Historical Heritage
- Pythian Castle (A 581m) — building in California, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
- Jacoby Building (A 936m) — historical Landmark in Arcata, California, United States Lugar inscrito en el Registro Nacional de Lugares Históricos
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- Vinum Park (A 353m) — park in the United States of America
- Larson Park (A 479m) — park in Humboldt County, California, United States of America
- Arcata Plaza (A 907m) — park in Humboldt County, California, United States of America
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- Redwood Bowl (A 660m) — stadium in California, USA
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Sushi Tao Arcata Reviews
Everytime my husband and I come we always enjoy our date night 😃 The monkey brain is a must. Soft shell crab was not our favorite. We will continue to come to try new rolls. Double eel roll was yummy as well!
This place is awesome! Great prices, fun selection of sushi, and the owners are great!!!!
Super tasty off the beaten path sushi place in Arcata. It’s a mom n pop shop atmosphere but the food is fine dining style. We both got a roll with salmon in it, can’t remember the names but they were both delicious. The Miso soup, tempura veggies and edamame are all bomb too. Made a mistake of ordering three sakis, they came in a nice size bottle with more than enough for the three of us. Portions are generous and the food is fresh. Got the seaweed salad this trip and it was great, nice roasted sesame flavor. This is now our favorite place to get sushi in Arcata
This food was so good! I took my mom here for mother's day. There was hardly anyone there because it was still pretty early. We got seated right away and our server was super cool & mellow but on top of his waiter game. We ordered the tempura basket and got it in like 5 minutes the tempura was perfect. Light, hot, crispy and not greasy. The portion is huge it can with yam, asparagus, onion, broccoli and shrimp, it was delicious. So we went a little overboard but everything was bomb and in good we went a little nuts. We had enough food for ourselves and took a bunch over to my son-son at work. We had the golden dragon with avocado and it was amazing! We also had the house special roll, the fire dragon roll and the three fairy tales. Everything was fresh, bright, and clean tasting. I couldn't believe the total it was very reasonable. The restaurant is clean, service is great, food is delicious. This is a 5 🌟 review.
Pretty delicious rolls, affordable pricing, good service. Exceeded my expectation for a sushi place in a small town.
Great food and great people, made for great birthday and Thanksgiving dinner.
My wife and I went there, and it was a real treat! We had ordered three types of sushi, and we thought that all three were delicious. I only wished we were not so full, so we could try more!
Yummmmmm!!...Fresh and melted my welcoming mouth....just right!
This place has the best sushi ever. I come here everytime I'm in town.
We didn't know nearly as much about sushi is the grandkids. But the man who waited on us was excellent. And very patient. And the food was excellent
Truly a hidden gem, so delicious
Everytime my husband and I come we always enjoy our date night 😃 The monkey brain is a must. Soft shell crab was not our favorite. We will continue to come to try new rolls. Double eel roll was yummy as well!
This place is awesome! Great prices, fun selection of sushi, and the owners are great!!!!
This food was so good! I took my mom here for mother's day. There was hardly anyone there because it was still pretty early. We got seated right away and our server was super cool & mellow but on top of his waiter game. We ordered the tempura basket and got it in like 5 minutes the tempura was perfect. Light, hot, crispy and not greasy. The portion is huge it can with yam, asparagus, onion, broccoli and shrimp, it was delicious. So we went a little overboard but everything was bomb and in good we went a little nuts. We had enough food for ourselves and took a bunch over to my son-son at work. We had the golden dragon with avocado and it was amazing! We also had the house special roll, the fire dragon roll and the three fairy tales. Everything was fresh, bright, and clean tasting. I couldn't believe the total it was very reasonable. The restaurant is clean, service is great, food is delicious. This is a 5 🌟 review.
Great food and great people, made for great birthday and Thanksgiving dinner.
Pretty delicious rolls, affordable pricing, good service. Exceeded my expectation for a sushi place in a small town.
My wife and I went there, and it was a real treat! We had ordered three types of sushi, and we thought that all three were delicious. I only wished we were not so full, so we could try more!
Truly a hidden gem, so delicious
Yummmmmm!!...Fresh and melted my welcoming mouth....just right!
This place has the best sushi ever. I come here everytime I'm in town.
We didn't know nearly as much about sushi is the grandkids. But the man who waited on us was excellent. And very patient. And the food was excellent
Great service, excellent prices. I was pleasantly surprised because the location isn't where I would normally go. The staff was so nice and I loved the rolls. It's a small place but cute and I liked the feel of it. Don't judge a book by its cover and give it a try! 😊
I was nervous from the looks outside but the service was great and the food was fresh and delicious. Definitely give it a try. We have not been impressed with any of our restaurant experiences out here except for this place.
This is by far the best sushi in humboldt! A friend introducted me to this place years ago, I don't live close but it's alway worth the drive to have some amazing sushi. I highly recommend the golden dragon roll!
Absolutely delicious food, and pretty good people around
This is by far the best sushi in humboldt! A friend introducted me to this place years ago, I don't live close but it's alway worth the drive to have some amazing sushi. I highly recommend the golden dragon roll!
I was nervous from the looks outside but the service was great and the food was fresh and delicious. Definitely give it a try. We have not been impressed with any of our restaurant experiences out here except for this place.
Always great food here. We had a mix up with another restaurant & they let us in last minute. We didn't linger. We were so hungry & ate fast then left but we appreciated everyone for fitting us in! Food was delicious as usual!
The lemon salmon sashimi was delicious! My partner enjoyed the 49er roll the most. I didn't much care for the miso soup, but ny partner loved it, so I think that was just a matter of taste preference. Great service and food quality!
The sushi is good and it comes out fast, at least it did for me this time! Lots of options! I especially enjoyed the sushirito and the Klamath rolls!
The lemon salmon sashimi was delicious! My partner enjoyed the 49er roll the most. I didn't much care for the miso soup, but ny partner loved it, so I think that was just a matter of taste preference. Great service and food quality!
The sushi is good and it comes out fast, at least it did for me this time! Lots of options! I especially enjoyed the sushirito and the Klamath rolls!
The fish tasted very fresh and melted in my mouth, buttery. The tempura vegetables were decent, as you would expect but I think there's room for improvement.
The fish tasted very fresh and melted in my mouth, buttery. The tempura vegetables were decent, as you would expect but I think there's room for improvement.
I'm not sure about the sushi but i paid $15 for the chicken teriyaki and there was about 5 small pieces of chicken in here. The food is good but I feel a little played for getting so little chicken.
I'm not sure about the sushi but i paid $15 for the chicken teriyaki and there was about 5 small pieces of chicken in here. The food is good but I feel a little played for getting so little chicken.
4 person meal, we ordered two pots of green tea. They charged 15$ dollars for two small pots. When we brought this up they said oh its 3$/person not per pot. (even with 3$/person we were overcharged). The waitress got very angry and defensive when we brought it up and told us "I gave you a discount". We informed her that even 3$/cup is overcharging and that the sushi restaurant right down the street charges 1$/pot. Inside the pot you can see 1 measly bag of green tea, so regardless of the number of teabags you are actually charged by the number of people drinking the pot, how does that make sense ? Also the tea is not even on the menu so we unknowingly consented to this outrageous price. Regardless of the price of tea, the waitress was very rude, loud, defensive, and confrontational. As we were signing our receipts she came back and broached the subject all over again insisting that it's not her policy it's not her fault and that we can go to the sushi spot next time if we don't like the prices. My husband and I used to say this was our favorite sushi spot in town. We loved the mom and pop vibe and peaceful environment. This waitress has changed the whole atmosphere. She is loud, inattentive, and rude; the opposite of what a Japanese restaurant normally strives for.
4 person meal, we ordered two pots of green tea. They charged 15$ dollars for two small pots. When we brought this up they said oh its 3$/person not per pot. (even with 3$/person we were overcharged). The waitress got very angry and defensive when we brought it up and told us "I gave you a discount". We informed her that even 3$/cup is overcharging and that the sushi restaurant right down the street charges 1$/pot. Inside the pot you can see 1 measly bag of green tea, so regardless of the number of teabags you are actually charged by the number of people drinking the pot, how does that make sense ? Also the tea is not even on the menu so we unknowingly consented to this outrageous price. Regardless of the price of tea, the waitress was very rude, loud, defensive, and confrontational. As we were signing our receipts she came back and broached the subject all over again insisting that it's not her policy it's not her fault and that we can go to the sushi spot next time if we don't like the prices. My husband and I used to say this was our favorite sushi spot in town. We loved the mom and pop vibe and peaceful environment. This waitress has changed the whole atmosphere. She is loud, inattentive, and rude; the opposite of what a Japanese restaurant normally strives for.
Ordered the double albacore role and they served me escolar. When I asked about it they either didn't know the difference between escolar and albacore or they were trying to pass the escolar off as albacore. When I pressed them they brought out the bag of frozen escolar and said "see, white tuna" the bag said escolar on it. Either way it was a bad experience that you should never have at a sushi restaurant. Ate some of the escolar but it wasn't good. There were 5 staff members in the restaurant and none of them seemed to know the difference between the types of fish that theywereserving. Ordered miso soup and it was cold. I hate to leave a bad review but I really wish someone had warned me not to eat here.
Ordered the double albacore role and they served me escolar. When I asked about it they either didn't know the difference between escolar and albacore or they were trying to pass the escolar off as albacore. When I pressed them they brought out the bag of frozen escolar and said "see, white tuna" the bag said escolar on it. Either way it was a bad experience that you should never have at a sushi restaurant. Ate some of the escolar but it wasn't good. There were 5 staff members in the restaurant and none of them seemed to know the difference between the types of fish that theywereserving. Ordered miso soup and it was cold. I hate to leave a bad review but I really wish someone had warned me not to eat here.
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