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Domo Sushi
Category: Restaurants Sushi Bars Sushi Bars [Edit]
1490 E Foothill Blvd# A
Upland, CA 91786
(909) 920-6665
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good For:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
25 reviews for Domo Sushi
Review Highlights
"Jeff is the owner, sushi chef and all around awesome dude."
(in 8 reviews)
"Second, the omakase that we had was delicious."
(in 6 reviews)
"other rolls are good too."
(in 3 reviews)
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25 reviews in English
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Review from Allen H.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
3/13/2010
Well Domo is one of those sushi places that i didn't expect to find. The prices are very reasonable and the rolls are pretty good. The thing that makes Domo different is Jeff. Jeff is the owner, sushi chef and all around awesome dude. He makes the experience a lot of fun.
In terms of the rolls the Stinky roll is probably one of my favorites. Its a California roll topped with albacore and topped off with a custom garlic sauce that Jeff makes consisting of a variety of flavors, thus the name the stinky roll. The scallop and blue fin tuna are also very fresh and tasty.
Some of the other rolls such as the Kamikaze roll which is practically a spider roll wrapped in lettuce instead of nori is unique. The Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon is a nice display also.
Overall a pretty good place to get sushi. -
Review from J E.
Upland, CA
1/4/2012
My first 1 star and I kind of feel bad but the food was not very good at all. We ordered 4 different rolls including the chefs special and each set was covered in a sweet sauce. Not just a little bit of it but completely drenched. The only thing I could taste was sauce. I fancy my self a sushi connoisseur and this place was the worst sushi restaurant I have ever experienced. I would steer clear
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Review from Ariane D.
Fontana, CA
6/1/2011
Just ate here today and have been looking for a good place for a while. I think I found it!
The atmosphere is incredibly mellow and relaxing, as well as intimate feeling. We got our food quick and you could tell just by looking (as well as tasting) that the ingredients were fresh. Was so happy that the dressing on their salads was much lighter than most sushi places and the sushi pizza was absolutely delicious. The prices were also pretty good for good quality fish. Will definitely be going back! -
Review from Ji O.
Upland, CA
6/1/2011
somewhat friendly!!
their pokey bowl is delicious!!
other rolls are good too!!
plum wine is perfect match with sushi!! -
Review from Daryl I.
4/15/2007 2 Check-ins Here
Located on the southwest corner of Foothill and Grove, this is the restaurant that now occupies the space where Kazama Sushi used to be. I came here with mixed emotions, because Kazama was my favorite place in the area, and it closed. Also, I mistakenly thought the name read "Dono", which is an average chain of sushi restaurants that seems to be popping up all over the place.
The new owners did a remodel, and they updated it with new furniture and nice wood floors. I went on a Tuesday evening at 5:30, and I was the only person there. Since I was on my way home, I decided to get some sushi to go. I opted to try 3 different rolls, the names of which I didn't bother committing to memory.
While I waited, I saw a print-out of a restaurant review of the chef and his previous restaurant in Orange County (I'm pretty sure it was in Anaheim Hills, but I just don't remember). I decided to talk to the chef (and presumably, the new owner) while he made my rolls, just to chat him up a bit. He introduced himself as Jeff, and he said that this new place has been only open for about a month and a half. I asked him if he offered omakase, and he responded "yes", and that he has some pretty good offerings. SCORE! I made a mental note to myself to give this place another try on a another visit.
The rolls themselves were alright, although honestly, rolls really aren't my thing, and I don't think they are a good gauge by which to judge a sushi restaurant. The restaurant has the standard Japanese fare: teriyaki, udon, dinner combinations, etc. The sushi chef, Jeff, seemed really cool, and I hope I get the opportunity to try his sushi again soon. Once I do, I will do an update to this review.
**Update 8/30/07** I had the chance to come here for sushi today, meaning that I actually sat at the sushi bar, and got to sample their "true" wares, not rolls. The owner, Jeff, recommended that I try the blue fin tuna, conch (yes, conch), and of course, hamachi (or yellow tail). The blue fin was very good, and I opted for conch because I've never tried it before, and I've never seen it on a menu at any sushi place here in town.
I originally gave this place a 3 star rating, only because I had never eaten sushi at the bar. If you are willing to expand your horizons and try something new in terms of fresh fish, give this place and try, and most definitely, talk to Jeff and get his recommendation. He's friendly, and very willing to talk to you about the different types of fish and what you should look for. I also appreciate that he personally goes to downtown L.A to buy his own fish, rather than have it delivered to his restaurant. Yes, Jeff can make you whatever kind of roll your heart desires, but this guy has some game, and you should take advantage of it by trying the various special fish that he has for the day. I don't mind paying a little more for this sushi, because it's worth it.Listed in: Top Restaurants
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Review from Bob C.
CA
3/6/2008
Omakase! In the IE! Oh yeah!
Thanks to Erika's review, I was jazzed to try this place. Sat at the bar to do the omakase...and actually got to meet Erika & her hubby who were sitting a few seats down - super nice folks. Apparently, they go there so often, they have their own chopsticks waiting for them! What's that I feel? Yep, envy.
What can I say? I'm ecstatic that I do not have to travel very far for very very good sushi. Jeff is the owner and a super nice fella, in addition to being a very creative chef. I'm still very loyal to hirozen mind you, but Jeff has demonstrated he has the skills and creativity to keep bringing me back.
Gerald, when you read this review, I owe you an omakase dinner from last year and I think this'll be the ideal place...plus handel's is just down the street, heheheheh!Listed in: Great Eats in IE!, Best Omakase
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Review from Ali P.
8/15/2008
I don't have much to add to anyone other reviews. Their rolls are very good and have lots of flavor and prices are very, very reasonable. Last time, I came with another person and we only had to order 3 rolls in order to feel full. Their "Red Hill" roll, named after a local neighborhood, is definitely the best among the ones we've tried. It's deep fried, large, and has some spicy mayonnaise dressing.
I would give them five stars, but so far their service has yet to impress me. It seems as though staff are sometimes drunk and they forget or mix up your orders easily, so be sure to just ask for each item one at a time if you're paranoid like me. That doesn't seem to stop the locals from coming, though, and you'll often hear people being greeted by their first names.
All in all, I would definitely recommend this place to my friends. -
Review from Erynne J.
San Diego, CA
1/20/2008
This place is fantastic. My sister, dad, and I came in here for lunch on a weekday not really knowing what to expect. The staff is extremely friendly and the owner is going about trying to establish himself as a new business. I ordered the lobster roll, and although I've had lobster rolls in the past, this one was by the far the best.
Check it out. It's quiet and uncrowded right now, but hopefully business will pick up soon. I loved it. And there's definitely some unique items on the menu I'm excited to go back for. -
Review from LORDOCASL B.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Ordered: 4pc Red Sniper Sushi - 3stars $ 3.50 / 2pc
Their Special - Teriyaki Chicken 3s / Salad 4s /rice / 4pc Cal. roll 3s / Orange slices.
Atmosphere 4s
Friendliness 3s
Cleanliness 4.5s
Overall I give it 3 stars. -
Review from Erika S.
Claremont, CA
9/21/2007 2 photos
My husband and I discovered this place while driving along Foothill to specifically look for other sushi options. After trying several places, we saw the "Grand Opening" sign in front of Domo Sushi and took a chance.
We were warmly greeted by Jeff and his wife and sat at a table our first time, then at the sushi bar the 2nd time (where they both remembered us). The decor is very simple, just the way I like it, with a focus on the food.
The sampling of sushi included toro, hamachi, uni, aji, saba, live oyster, fresh scallops etc. This is one of the few places that offers omakase in the inland empire and has a variety of fresh items not particularly found in sushi bars out here. You can own a set of hashi behind the counter and find several repeat customers.
This is definitely a place I will return to for its simplicity, great service, intimacy, and normal sushi (with some of that fancy roll stuff too). The only hesitation I have is the sake list, which I think could expand since the restaurant just recently opened.
***update** Yes, we're weekly omakase customers! -
Review from Gerald S.
Chino Hills, CA
3/20/2008
I'm soooooo happy that there is a good sushi place in our neck of the woods in the IE. Well, it's not like I've been looking or anything since I pretty much depend on Bob C. to find good food for me to try. The best thing that we ever did was join yelp so we could find this place.
First, yes, regulars have those reserved chopsticks behind the sushi chef, Jeff. They have the regulars' names on them! Can you believe that? Poor Bob though... he wants a set. What does it take to get one of those? Apparently, you have to go there a lot, like every week at least.
Second, the omakase that we had was delicious. It consisted of numerous amounts of sushi/sashimi along with some special creations from Jeff. We became bedazzled as to how Jeff made some of the creations, especially when he was using the torch (and he used it often!). The sushi are of high quality ingredients and it shows in its flavor. We had an array of sushi in our omakase: toasted scallop (from hokkaido), toro, white tuna, ono, spinach (you heard me, spinach), and... i can't remember all the others. We also had some hot foods, including this sweet miso marinated chilean sea bass.... just absolutely delicious!
I really would have given this place 5 stars if the omakase compares to a place like Hirozen, but it doesn't. Don't get me wrong, it's great, but the creativity and variety are better at Hirozen. Next time, we'll give Jeff a call a day or week in advance to tell him we are going to come in for omakase so he can get us some live uni. I'll revisit this review should my mind change after that.Listed in: Japanese Omakases
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Review from Cindy R.
Chicago, IL
4/8/2008
Well, I depend on you people for restaurant ideas when I'm away from home. This place had the best reviews for sushi around my hotel... but I was quite disappointed.
I had octopus salad, spicy tuna and a samurai roll (shrimp tempura, cream cheese, fish on top, with unagi sauce). The salad was DROWNED in rice vinegar. The tuna was ordinary. The samurai roll was large - but only because it had tons of breading and rice. I've never had sushi with so many carbs. So a pretty big let down. I can't recommend it. -
Review from Shibby D.
Ontario, CA
8/9/2009
Domo Sushi is right up the street from where I live, so it is nice to have a place so close to home. We used to come frequently when it was called Kazuma Sushi, but things have changed.
Allow me to speak of the quality of the fish. I have never had an under quality piece of sushi from Domo. His standards are very high and I believe his source of fish is fresh and timely. The presentation is top notch. The taste and flavor of each dish is remarkable to my palate. I do enjoy the sushi.
This brings me to my only complaint. Everything mentioned above is nice and the price is acceptable but I think our sushi master takes his time. The wait for our order each time I go there is a little more than I would expect from another place in town. I may be spoiled with the new fashion of slapping sushi out at break neck paces but I would visit Domo Sushi more often if he could step up the pace.
Love the place, love the food. Didn't fit my fast paced lifestyle. -
Review from Dave and Elaine N.
Upland, CA
1/10/2010
We ate here last night after reading a few reviews on Yelp. We are big time sushi snobs. My husband is 1/2 Japanese and if the rice isn't right or fish isn't fresh, he's out.
We normally eat at Kens and like the sushi there. We've seen this place in the non-descriptive shopping center and didn't think much of it. It always looks empty so we've always thought, "no thanks".
Well Im glad we rolled the dice and took the Yelp reviews advice. We were both pleasantly surprised. The place was still pretty empty, but I think its because they are fairly new, are in a bad location and have Kens to compete with. Give it some time, once the word is out, this place will be packed!
Reasonable prices, very clean (better than Kens!) inside, good fresh sushi! Try it, you wont be disappointed. -
Review from Andrew J.
Claremont, CA
Updated - 10/27/2010
Been here a number of times over my four years at the Claremont Colleges. I only ever get omakase here. No reason to get anything else. I have been consistently delighted by what Jeff decides to serve. From sweet shrimp with quail egg to yellowtail collar to simple toro sushi I have enjoyed all of his dishes. I cant ask much more. Domo is far and away my favorite sushi place in the IE.
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3/5/2010
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Review from Sarina V.
Northridge, CA
8/17/2010
I liked the sushi here, it was different, we got this fried roll, with cream cheese, warm volcano ? I'm not sure what it was called, but it was amazinggggggg ! The shrimp tempura also was ok . Some other rolls I don't remember what they were called but were very good ! Had all the proper ingredients, and the service there was good the guy kept coming back to see if we wanted more, we had a big party and we weren't sure how many rolls we should get . But I would come back here, very good sushi !
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Review from Nicholas N.
Ontario, CA
7/3/2011
Friendly staff, really good chefs, and excellent AC for a wonderful dining area. This place has good prices for such a nice restaurant and the people here make a birthday memorable. I know I saw everyone singing and clapping for someone's special day. A thing you should remember through is that you have to get there before 5pm for there special prices.
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Review from Danielle S.
Huntington Beach, CA
4/17/2008
This sushi place is the reason why I started to eat and love sushi! Come back to Anaheim Hills! That location was far enough away and now I don't think I'll ever make it to Upland. :[
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Review from Brian K.
Anaheim, CA
4/8/2010
Jeff used to be in Anaheim but took a little time off and then decided to reopen in Upland. Fortunately for me, I'm in Upland enough to justify frequent visits. The fish is soooo fresh and the rolls unique. Be sure you try the Domo Special and don't be afraid to let Jeff "surprise you" with something not on the menu.
Ambiance is typical of a strip mall sushi restaurant. Nothing flashy or sexy like Ten in Irvine but comfortable. The prices are good and the fish is excellent which is really what you want from a sushi place anyway right? -
Review from Kevin Y.
San Francisco, CA
1/7/2009
Extremely mediocre. Granted I was sick so my tastebuds aren't all there, I ordered the Tempura Udon, a Salmon and a Yellowtail nigiri. The sushi wasn't bad. Rice a little on the mushy side. The udon broth was relatively flavorless and boring. Tempura was ok. except the shrimp was strangely way overbreaded and was a different type of batter which makes me feel like it was packaged and frozen before. The hot tea ($1!!!) was also mostly just hot water with a few green bits.
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Review from Ghislaine V.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
3/13/2010
My brother Kirk has been going to Jeff's restaurant for years! I've lived in Rancho Cucamonga for 9 years now and this is one of my favorite Sushi restaurants around town. He makes some unique yummy rolls. My brother is a regular that he even has his own set of customized chopsticks!
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Review from helen s.
Los Angeles, CA
10/26/2008
I just came back from dinner from this places and i would describe my experience here as mediocre. Me and my bf went there at around 9pm on a Sunday.. when we walked in, there was 1 person eating at the sushi bar. My bf and I decided to sit at a table. I ordered the Crunchy Roll ($9.00) and the Thursday Night Roll ($11.95), and my boyfriend ordered the Chicken Teriyaki Dinner ($9.99) -- so the prices were reasonable. My rolls were really good but too bad it took SO long to even get my order. My bf was pretty much done with his meal by the time I got my rolls. I would understand if it was a busy night but there was a total of 5 people in the restaurant, including us! I guess they don't really pay attention to you if you're not sitting at the sushi bar. My bf said his chicken teriyaki was a bit on the dry side. I probably won't come back...if i do, i'll probably call an order to-go.
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Review from T D.
Upland, CA
7/31/2009
Gf and I ordered the Seaweed salad, agedashi tofu, chicken teriyaki and tempura entree, and spider roll. We were one of two groups there for dinner. Service was good, food was not. Seaweed salad was ok - not enough seaweed for me. Agedashi tofu was good - nice a crispy outside and soft on the inside. Miso soup that came with main entree was ok - nothing special. Chicken was dry and drenched in teriyaki sauce. Tempura was good (thanks to the extra daikon). Spider roll lacked the crunch and flavor, just mush. All the cucumbers in all dishes were bitter. May give place another chance and actually get sushi/sashimi but....eh.
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Review from Annie V.
Los Angeles, CA
7/25/2009
I would have to say that this is the best sushi restaurant in Upland. I always get the pan-seared tuna, toro, suzuki (off-menu), albacore fajita, and blue crab handroll, and would leave very happy. On one occasion, I had a friend with me who was vegetarian and Jeff, the owner, was able to prepare an off-menu sushi sampler plate that was quite tasty. I think that Ken's Sushi in Rancho Cucamonga, which is a couple miles further down Foothill Blvd, does have fresher fish on some days. Domo, however, overall is a can't miss.
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Review from Mary P.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
9/4/2009
They use way too much rice in the rolls.
