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Loved this place. We ordered the california roll, miso and chicken teriyaki.
ALL, were really made well with fresh ingredients. I have tried to go back a couple of times with my husband, and they are usually closed when we are there. One of the best california rolls I have had. Looking forward to sharing this place with my husband.
We're very lucky to have this place in Bothell! It's one of the hidden treasures in a little town that (let's be honest) is hurting for a few more good restaurants!
The waitress was incredibly friendly. She left us alone to eat our food in peace, but was incredibly attentive when she needed to be. Although I would be interested to see if the same applies for a busy night.
The sushi was excellent! I would definitely recommend this place to someone who likes good sushi, as well as to someone new to the world of sushi! You won't be disappointed!
Hana Sushi is a small family owned sushi restaurant in Downtown Bothell, a place for true connoisseurs of sushi. I can say for SURE that their fish is always served fresh and the quality is perfect or near perfect. Their menu is simple, abstains from drenching their rolls with 10 different sauces, and cuts to the chase. Their roll selection is very minimal so that you can still appreciate the taste of fresh fish. Rather than expanding their menu with Americanized rolls and sushi creations, Hana Sushi preserves a more traditional aspect of Japanese cuisine.
Their chicken teriyaki is very good as well. Instead of grilling the chicken like many other places, they poach it in the sauce so the meat is juicy and full of flavor. This guarantees that your chicken is never too dry or burnt.
To add on to the traditional atmosphere, as soon as you step into Hana, you are greeted by all of the workers in Japanese and after you are seated, the server welcomes you with an osibori (Steaming wet towel to wipe your hands) which I appreciate on cold nights. Their dinner servers there (Monica, Nicole, Casey) are great! The sushi chefs, Hobin (owner) and Sato, are friendly and fun to talk to when sitting at the bar... they are always cracking jokes here and there :] Karen, Hobin's wife, is at the restaurant from time to time and goes that extra mile to talk to you and see how you've been doing... see what's new with you.
I would go only occasionally because I do agree that their prices are a little high but whenever I do go... it's definitely worth it.
OH... and their house salad is amazing... the best ginger dressing I ever had.
Want to know what I love most about Hana Sushi? (Besides the fact that it's within walking distance of where I live...)
The rice.
You are hard pressed to find good sushi rice in Seattle, which is a crime because there are so many good sushi places. It's just that the rice is usually...meh. Kinda sweet. Kinda seasoned. Sometimes crunchy. Sometimes too sticky. Meh.
Hana got it right, or as close to right as I've found in my extensive sushi experiences - the rice is lightly acidic and just a touch sweet. Perfect.
That aside, the atmosphere is hole-in-the-wall mom-and-pop shop (a customer left after telling the sushi chefs "see ya next week", so there's a fair share of regulars - this is also noted by the number of personalized sake cups you'll find behind the sushi bar), the miso soup will burn your tongue, the service is friendly, they are kid/family friendly, and the fish is amazing. They opt to add a bit of grated fresh ginger to the top of their albacore, which is good but not the best thing ever - Kanpai is still winning for the use of smoked salt.
As Danny K mentioned, you're not going to get overly-sauced rolls. The rolls are simple and to-the-point and that's what matters.
Good times. Also, ate there with one person and got three rolls (one of which was a cucumber roll) and two types of nigiri as well as two non-alcoholic beverages and came out at about thirty bucks. I'm sure it's easy to go way over that, but I want it to be known that if you're after a quick, tasty, fresh bite, you don't necessarily need to expect to pay a ton as several have mentioned.
I've lived in Seattle 3 months now and once again I'm very disappointed in the lackluster cuisine of Western WA. Maybe I'm spoiled being from CA. I did not find this sushi fresh or good quality. It simply did not have that melt in your mouth flavor. Where's the roe? no roe on any of the rolls and never been to a sushi place that did not give you the edemame as an appetizer. They had it for $5!
The service was good and the place was nice inside it's just not the quality sushi I'm used to getting. And I eat real Sushi! Ugh!
I give Hana four stars based on non-sushi items alone (I don't do sushi). I really like their tempura, in particular, because it's not too oily or heavy. Also, I thought their miso was perfect, I could have had three servings! I got a bento box, and I thought the Teriyaki was yummy, but not the very best I'd had. Still though, with the way I crave Japanese food, (which is voracious mind you), this place completely satiated my growling belly and we will continue to visit.
Totemo Oishii! Gochisosama!
Hana is great if you don't want a bunch of foofy rolls with cream cheese or strawberries or something totally non-sushi such as that. On the other hand, they don't usually have what might be called "exotic" or "unusual" items, such as goeduck or abalone. They pretty much cater to the crowd that's right down the center of the road.
Their tempura is awesome, especially in the fall when they do a little yam and pumpkin in the mix. Tempura pumpkin is like dessert it's so good!
Sushi chefs Sato-san and Hobin-san are really great to sit at the bar and chat with, especially if you share a little of your beer with them. You get to learn things like Hobin loves to gamble in Vegas and Sato loves bourbon. It's usually not so slammed that you actually get the interactive experience of chatting with the sushi chef, something I really miss in the overcrowded city restaurants where sometimes you don't even get to order directly from the chef...which to me is the whole point of sitting at the bar in the first place.
You're always greeted with a warm towel, a cup of tea and a smile.
Sushi shouldn't be "cheap". You should get a good ratio of fish to rice for your money, and here that's definitely the case. I gave it 3 $$$ because it's true. If you have a large Kirin at $8, a Dragon Roll at $14.50 (which is huge), and a couple pieces of Hamachi for $5.50, you're over the $30 range once you add tax and tip. I don't know many places I can get that much quality food and basically 2 beers for under 30 bucks. I compared exactly those items on a few other sushi restaurant's menus and crossed over the $30 mark as well, so I think the prices at Hana are comparable.
Ive been into Hana many times over the last couple of months. One time I had a huge group dinner and they were very accommodating to the 16 people that showed up. They sat up stares and were very good at getting everyone's food out in a timely manner with a smile. Im sure that wasn't the most fun thing for the wait staff.
Ive always had fantastic service here and the sushi is pretty tasty. It pretty average sushi fare, though sometimes I think the prices at Aoki down the street are more reasonable, I like the rolls here better.
Hana is one of my favorite spots to meet my girlfriends for lunch! I always manage to burn all of my tastebuds off eating the Miso soup, apparently patience is a virtue.
Each time we go we order the Main Street Roll, the Bothell Roll, some Spicy Tuna and a roll named for one of their employees, just can't remember the name! Each time the sushi has been very fresh and delicious.
I'd consider Hana to be the areas #2 spot (Momoya is #1), definitely the best in Bothell I would say. The prices are a tad high, but the food has always been worth it.
Nothing in Bothell is worth this much money. Your state senator (from Bothell) owns this restaurant, most of the block, the gas station down the street, and a giant house on several acres up the hill. She's got enough of your money already.
The food is ok, the service is indifferent. Hang onto your wallet.
There are a variety of misleading things you will notice about this listing. For starters? Not 2 $$; it absolutely 30+ bucks a head.
Secondly, the place itself is quite tasty. Everything is fresh. They cut huge chunks of fish. Good quality, reasonable service, good rice. I genuinely liked it.
The tea needed work, but hey, you can't win em all, right?
Then the bill comes and its 70 something for dinner for two. You gotta be kidding me. We can spend half that at the little sushi joint by Albertson's for just as good of sushi.
No idea how they get away with these prices. If you'll excuse me, I have to go squeeze blood from a stone now.
I've been to Hana on numerous occasions over the past 6 years. After not having been there in a while, I dropped in tonight - and once again -was not disapponted. Their quality has always been top notch, and if you are not looking for good sushi, then don't be prepared to pay for it. I wouldn't say they are super spendy, considering you definitely get what you pay for when it comes to sushi. Hana is consistent, and you can count on the same good quality every time. I've been in places where the fish has been half frozen, and the price is the same. Not good.
The sushi is fresh and served at just the right temperature, and the pieces of fish are generous. The sushi chefs are a kick to talk to, and they're fun. It's a relatively small place, would be good for small groups, but if you're into kicking it up with a bunch of friends drinking sake, it might not be the best place to do that.
I would recommend Hana to anyone who wants a new sushi place to go to. Not cheap, not spendy - but if you like the more relatively 'exotic' sushi, and you can put a lot of it away, you can expect to pay about $30-$45 for one person. It's worth it to me.
I love how fresh you are.
I love how you never taste fishy. I love how you present yourself. I love your creativity. I love how you do that thing with the hot moist washcloth... it makes me all tingly.
But I hate how much lighter my wallet feels after you're done with me. It's not that I don't like you, or that you're not worth it. You're great at what you do, Hana. Really, you are. But I can't keep going like this. You give and give but then you take it all back away from me. I don't feel like this is a two-way street. Why can't you be more like those other sushi restaurants, the ones who give me everything you do for less?
It's not you, it's me. But Hana... I don't think I can see you again.
Something bothers me about this place... I think it's the fact that there's fish tank build into the sushi bar. It just seems strange.
That said, the sushi here is excellent, and I love their tempura, but I really feel that it's way overpriced. The people are friendly, and the service is good. The decor isn't too bad as well, but the price is a real deal breaker for me. Maybe if they had specials, or more combination offers?
It's hard to get a "food coma" from sushi, but with enough saki it can be done.
My sister is an avid sushi eater, I'm an ametuer, and my mother is somewhere in between. Hana Sushi catered to each of our varying preferences with speed and a smile, and it was worth the cost (which was considerable, since we ordered everything a la cart - they do have combos, though).
The only negative thing about Hana Sushi is that it's small, and I had hoped for more privacy as my family celebrated my mom's birthday. I realized quickly, though, that even though we were close to other free-standing tables it still *felt* private. The just-at-the-right-moments service made up for any possible lack, anyway.
I'll definitely travel back to Bothell to meat my eastside friends for sushi, tempura, and dessert. (Mango ice cream, yum!) Oh, and the saki, of course.
Yummy-yummy with super fast friendly service. My brother is a total regular here (which might explain why the waitress was so chatty she actually sat down with us for a few minutes) and I would be too if I didn't live 800 miles away!
The little place was packed on a Wednesday night yet we still got tea and miso soup within moments of sitting down, order taken a couple minutes later, and served about ten minutes after that. Still we didn't feel rushed - even when we chatted over free tea refills for about an hour after they cleared our food.
The sushi was top notch (especially the avocado asparagus tempura roll, omg!) but the edamame was a little limp.
Great for a date! Great food! Great Service!!
A tad cozy when they are full- parking is not always easy in downtown Bothell.
Take a romantic walk near the park when you are done- terribly romantic!!
This place is a decent sushi place. But to tell you the trough I can take it or leave it. The decor is simple and the food is pretty good. I was expecting it to be cheaper. It turned out to cost me over $30 just for me. I had a photo shoot that day and had a lot of make-up on and the waitress looked at me a little funny.
You never forget your first time.
Being from the east coast, I never even tried sushi til I moved out here, and the first time I had it was at Hana. After clumsily eating spicy tuna rolls and my favorite, spider rolls, I officially considered myself a member of the sushi club. I took my dad here after he returned from a trip to Japan and he loved every bite.
Good service, nice pacing, yummy sushi.
Domo arigato!
You will not find an extensive menu of exotic foods, what you will find is a tight menu of extremely high quality dishes at a reasonable price. The service can be a bit brusque if you're trying to sit large parties, but they are fast, pleasant and nearly invisible.
If you're a regular you should end up with a cedar box for your sake in no time.
I'm not much of a Sushi person, but I just had to write a review of this place because of the superb service. I brought my client here with the primary intention to ease potential tension and thanks to the superb service, and nice meal, things went upwards afterwards.
They have a website at http://hanasushibothel.../
Great sushi!! I stopped in for lunch one day just thinking I wanted to try it! Wow! I was very impressed. It was excellent. I am a little more of the exotic eater when it comes to sushi...I like the Uni, Ikura, tako, etc. I was impressed by the superb quality of the fish and the craftsmanship of the chef! It was a little spendy but very good!
I know, the ambiance isn't much to speak of, but if you want a reliable, bargain-priced helping of sushi, get it here. The sushi menu isn't extensive, or filled with exotic creations, just your basic fish-and-rice with some veggies, but it's all well prepared and fresh. It can be a long wait if you come during peak dining, so be prepared.
This is a great place. Sit at the bar, in the restaurant or take-out, it's always excellent.
I work in Bothell and this a popular lunch spot for myself and many of my co-workers. The sushi is tasty and the prices are reasonable. The quality is quite good and the chefs always have good recommendations about which fish is particularly good that day. All lunches come with salad and miso soup so it's a full meal. I like to sit at the bar and chat with the chefs who are always friendly. It's a very imformal and casual atmosphere. Located in old downtown Bothell where parking can be a bit challenging at lunch and dinner time.
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