Blu Sushi Lounge & Grill

My husband and I were having a mini staycation @ the Wigwam and the maintenance man suggested Blu for we had a few cocktails at the pool earlier in the day and didn't want to drive.

I try to start every review with 5 stars, this is why Blu only received 3.

We arrived at about 6:30 on a Saturday evening to find only 3 other diners. We were greeted by the hostess who was pleasant and she actually ended up being our waitress. I guess when you only have a hand full of people dining you don't need much wait staff!

We ordered right away. Az Diamondback roll and a Philadelphia roll. Our drinks arrived very quickly but our food, it took forever. It literally took 30 minutes. While waiting we could listen to the reggae music playing loudly in the background, which we found kind of odd. Reggae in a Japanese restaurant! Waiting so long in an empty restaurant for very common rolls, minus 1 star.

When our food arrived it was presented nicely, but the Diamondback roll was imitation crab..seriously why doesn't it say you aren't getting real crab on the menu? I could have stopped at my local Fry's Marketplace and gotten 12 pieces for $5.95 and not had to wait! Minus 1 star.

The Philadelphia roll on the other hand was excellent. The salmon was fresh and flavorful. My only complaint was it had a little too much cream cheese.

Getting the check took just as long as getting our food. My husband finally had to walk over the person who was now standing at the hostess station and ask for our check..I was going to subtract another star but our dining experience was better than 2 stars.

The restaurant and restrooms were clean and everyone was nice so 3 stars it is.

Would I go back...probably not. For the price of our meal I expected a whole lot more from Blu..might explain why the place was still dead at 8:00 when we left.

Just average

I have to admit I love sushi and enjoy dining at as many sushi bars as I can. Today, I decided to visit Blue Sushi.

Blu Sushi has a very inviting atmosphere. There's a large sushi bar in the center with tables set about the remaining space.

The Sushi at Blue Sushi is usually good. However, the service tends to be a little unpredictable, especially on busy weekend nights.

On this visit we shared Diamondback Rolls, Philadelphia Rolls, Garlic Edema-me, and Salmon. The salmon and Philadelhia were fresh and flavorful. The Garlic Edema-me was wonderful and happens to be one of my favorite menu items at Blue Sushi.
The Diamondback Roll were not good at all. The crab had an odd taste that is difficult to describe.

If you want to try Blue Sushi I suggest you visit during Happy Hour the prices are very reasonable.

Mixed feelings for this place. Love the vibe and the service. The food was just ok. The katsu was too dry. But the dessert (tempura cheesecake) was very good, but a tad soggy.

First off, let me preface this review with the fact that I've lived in Japan and I eat sushi several (3-4) times a week. I've eaten here once before, as it's closer to my house than my normal spot for sushi. The food was alright but not great, and overpriced, it was apparent that they were understaffed and the waitress knew very little about sushi, service was slow, food was okay, this was about 8 months ago.

I returned tonight because I wanted to give it another shot. I sat down at the sushi bar around 7:40, grabbed a Sapporo and ordered some sushi. Again I could tell they were understaffed, the restaurant wasn't busy but for the lone waitress (who was definitely new) she was having a hard time going back and forth from the bar to the floor. The guy running the kitchen was coming out and grabbing plates and delivering food as well. First issue, no Uni, if it's on the menu, you need to have it. Otherwise write it on a board and call it special. Second issue, I waited forty minutes for my first plate of sashimi. There were 4 other patrons at the sushi bar, both couples so really only three orders including mine. The restaurant was otherwise not busy.

At 8:24 my sashimi was ready. After waiting this long for something so simple the chef decided I could wait a little longer by having the waitress pick the plate up from the other side of the bar and bring it to me, which took several minutes because as previously stated, they're understaffed. To a point I get it, training opportunity for the waitress, but you've got customers waiting nearly forty minutes for a plate of sushi that you could have easily handed to me but instead make the sole waitress bring it to me??

The sashimi was not the worst part of the meal but it was definitely not up to par with the prices they charge at this restaurant. The salmon had pieces of sinew that made it not pleasant. The tuna was very fishy, this sounds like it goes without saying but sushi isn't supposed to taste this way. I'm not sure if it was stored wrong or just old. Not very good, which is surprising considering that they got the lone element of this dish wrong. Moving on, sushi chef disappeared for 10 minutes into the back.

After he returned my spicy tuna roll came out about ten minutes after that. The flavor was bad, just like the flavor of the tuna sashimi I had previously. I decided I wasn't going to have anymore of it after three pieces. My final plate of unagi and ikura came out in a reasonable amount of time after the second and I had been craving ikura all day so this made me happy.

I had the ikura first, wow. Just wow. It was awful, I considered spitting it into my napkin but instead chose to fully eat it and analyze the flavor. Fishy, rotten, disgusting. Upon closer inspection of the other piece I noticed that the pearls appeared cloudy and dry on one side. Generally ikura is beautiful red glossy pearls spilling over the edge of the nori. I've never seen ikura like this, it had to have been old, needless to say I didn't have the second piece.

I was left with the Unagi nigiri. I have literally never had a piece of unagi that wasn't great, I mean, grilled eel with sweet, thick, black sauce on top of rice, what's not to love about that? This particular unagi was absolutely drenched in the sauce though, and I couldn't figure out why? I mean it's a good sauce but that's just unnecessary. After having the first piece I realized why...it had been overcooked to the point of the skin being charred, the bitter burnt flavor of the skin cut straight through the ridiculous amount of eel sauce that was applied and I decided my meal was over at that point.

Nearly an hour and a half into my dinner and I received the check. Tip included $60. Not bad for good sushi but absolutely not worth it for the subpar food being served up at this place. I will never go back.

Japanese Burrito is the bomb! Remember folks, sushi is an art form, it takes awhile...be patient.

Disappointing to say the least. It took over an hour to get our food. Several of the drinks that we ordered did not taste right. The dirty dry martini that we ordered was sweet and the lemon drop martini was vodka with a splash of lemon. The bartender was obnoxious and came over to tell us she's been a bartender for 2 years and her drinks are always mixed the same. Then when we asked for a manager she said she was the manager so we asked for her name and she said we didn't need to know.
We also ordered gluten free soy sauce and when they brought it to the table there were bugs on it, which then were on the table.
It's too bad that this restaurant is mismanaged because it's a great location and a great atmosphere inside. Hopefully they can figure it out.

It was very difficult to get a read on this restaurant from its uneven reviews. I was at the Wigwam resort for a conference and my room was across the street from Blu. I was hungry after checking in and decided to see for myself.

The restaurant was practically empty (it was Wednesday night near closing time). I thought the restaurant was very good and retuned with a colleague the next afternoon. I had a variety of rolls, including the very spicy Inferno roll. Every one was very good. Service was excellent and prompt. Granted, the restaurant was not crowded, but I was more than satisfied.

If I came back to the Wigwam, I would certainly put Blu on my list.

The dancing starts at 10! Drinks only.

Okay so we came on a Friday night, it was so busy.... finally got a table. Finally got our sushi, a waitress quit, but we're still here after closing and didn't get kicked out. So I guess we'll be back.

Completely disappointed! Came with friends for lunch an there was no sushi chef. Waitress was nice about telling us she was trying to get in contact with him. I've been several times recently and the service has declined and the wait times for food has increased. This was the last straw and I won't be back! Such a shame as this was a good place.

Very, very over priced. The sushi is good but you get a much better value for outstanding sushi at Akai Hana, who also has a great HH. I've been to Blu twice and probably won't go back because it's just not worth the money.

So apparently the owner or some employee doesn't like my review and assumes that bcuz I prefer a different restaurant that I must work there...ridiculous! Lol