Restaurant Hama Sushi Review

excellent and trandicional place to eat Japanese food in Venice beach!

The sushi is good and the service is pretty good too . I wish i tried their Sake.

Decent sushi. Great prices and staff. You can definitely cure your sushi hankering here after a day at the beach. While the selection doesn't blow you away, you'll be pleased by their preparation.

Sushi was ok. Service was poor and atmosphere sucked. I was with my wife and daughter and instead of being seated in the restaurant we were seated on the patio in a horrible location in the corner between the kitchen and dishroom. Constant employee traffic between the two. By the way. They were not packed when we got there and we had reservations only to get the worst table in the house in the bar area with my family.

Great Vibe really good hand rolls udon is delicious

I don't drink, but $11 Happy Hour Ramen has made me happy!

Service was slow to start, then rushed at the end but the food was amazing. The beef teriyaki is easily the best I've ever had!

This is the greatest sushi place I have ever been to. It is also the only sushi place in LA I have ever been to, so maybe they are all this good, but that feels impossible to me. I can't handle the idea that better sushi exists because I've already had to shift my standard for good sushi so severely after going to this place that I'm unsure my gentle brain could take another brutal shakeup like this. Please try to ask the sushi chef if he has any recommendations, and try not to add "san" to the end of his name because I tried that and I sounded like a tool.

Awesome sushi and rolls! We sat at the bar/kitchen and it was so fun. Bustling atmosphere!

Nice location and total nice employees! Unfortunately high prices and not that kind of quality I'm familiar with Japanese cuisine!

Great fish quality! Lived in japan for a while a while and this place is quality. Love their happy hour for drinks and apps too!

average food for absurd prices. granted this only grades sushi prices but it was overly expensive.

The prices are ridiculous!! $8 for two piece of mediocre and tiny sushi? $9 for a simple tofu appetizer !! The lack of asian customers should have been a red flag already. Total tourist trap!

Quite possibly the worst dining experience ever. I understand that post Covid, things are hectic, but they should not open the outdoor dining if they cannot service customers well. We take our seats outside and start with a couple glasses of wine. The wine took about 30 minutes to come, along with the water. We order our food, an hour passes and we get nothing. Our wine glasses are empty and the server is nowhere to be found. I finally get a hold of a busser and ask him to get us more wine and check on our food. Another 15 minutes passes, and it's starting to get cold outside. The busser gets back to cleaning tables and neither our wine or food is anywhere to be found. I chase him down again, and ask him how long it takes to pour 2 glasses of wine? He runs back inside to check on it, and five minutes later, our original server emerges with the wine and no food. She apologizes and simply says that it's coming. Now while all this is going on, an extremely inebriated couple are making quite a ruckus. The guy literally takes her pants off in front of everyone and kisses her where the sun doesn't shine. A few moments later, he drops and breaks a beer bottle. The girl is running away from him and he's chasing him down. The manager, Tony, allows them to continue this ruckus for quite some time before eventually kicking them out of the restaurant. Another 30 minutes later, we get our food and don't even bother to order more as we don't want to wait another 2 hours for some sushi to come. We close up and leave as quickly as we could and get some In N Out. I called Tony, the manager, to complain and he says the drunk couple were actually doing E and Coke in the bathroom on top of getting wasted on sake and beer. I tell him that this type of behavior and overall service (taking over 30 minutes to bring out wine) is unacceptable. He apologizes and simply says "I look forward to seeing you here again" in a somewhat sarcastic tone. Hama Sushi use to be a gem of Venice, but with this new set up and management, it is degenerating into one of the worst dining experiences of all-time. I do not recommend going here under any circumstance until better managers can take over. There are plenty of other great options in West LA.

The food is superb and service is nice. The agedashi is excellent. Food this good needs to be shared so order extra.

Decently priced but nothing too exciting about the food or environment.

I came here because it was rated high. I realize post covid things are tough. But this was such horrible service I would never recommend. Cold edamame that had been waiting for ever. A waitress that was only visible three times. At a sushi restaurant I want to keep ordering more food after I finish. I had three orders that took 1+ hours.

The worst part was the food was good. I would have easily spent more had they actually cared about serving me.

Everything about this place is dope!
Location, Vibe, Employees and especially the sushi...
Had a real weird time (in a good way) with a sushi chef, such a good time i didn't care what i spent, doesn't happen often

I enjoyed catching up with a buddy here. The the sushi was good, fresh, and presented well. The atmosphere was alright. I did like how it was laid out and decorated. However, it was crowded and loud.

Not the best. Overpriced teriyaki chicken and sushi.

Our sushi was fresh, great selections, and super fast service!!

Superb!!! I sat at the sushi bar! The other side of the restaurant is a more traditional bar setting but I don t need to watch sports while I m enjoying sushi so I kept it old school. Service was outstanding.

Incredible sauces the compliment the sushi. Would suggest you go for happy hour for some great deals on rolls, apps and drinks.

This Place was Lit... didnt est here, but the even they gave in honor of their 70th anniversary, was total Lit! Vendors up the hair, and so Much awareness in the air, from Jewelry to Tarot...

Ok sushi. Ok prices. Ok service. Pretty good location.

The best Sushi restaurant on the west side . One of the oldest and by far highest quality. Been going here since it opened

Red devil roll was spicy, but not too spicy. The Scallop Dynamite was cheesy and savory and amazing.

Great customer service* The food was fresh with great flavor.

A favorite sushi spot for Venice locals. Good quality. I like the strawberry role to finish off with.

Quality has slacked a bit. Used to be outstanding sushi

Hama has a great location with outdoor seating. Sushi and other choices were excellent and the service was outstanding, we would definitely eat here again. Highly recommended for a casual night out enjoying beer and fresh sushi!

Decent sushi, nothing special. To be honest, it was a little more than I expected for the quality and taste but maybe that's due to the location of the actual restaurant. I don't know if this would be my #1 choice if I were to ever come back

No-nonsense surf-themed Japanese sushi restaurant and sushi bar. Everything on the menu is fantastic. Try the sashimi volcano and the rice ball/ice cream dessert

Ika and Hamachi Kama are definitely amazing. Add a bowl of rice to one of them to make it a full meal (with a Miso soup to make it even better)

Best sushi around very friendly, professional and knowledgeable staff. I visit at least once a week ;)

Do not order the soup. I think the chef came in my soup bowl.

Good and cheapish sushi located just a few blocks from the beach. A massive menu and constant surfing footage on the walls makes for a fun evening.

Good during the happy hour, not to bad Japanese sushi. Good place

You haven't been to Venice if you haven't been to Hama... several times.

The outstanding, service i had then; the best Lasagna.
Very nice coziness place.

Great place, great service, and better food. The green devil roll is a must try.

I've lived in Tokyo and have had some of best sushi there. This place is fantastic and is in a great location. Service was good, sushi and sake was great. Location is nice as well. Solid sushi joint in LA!

Best sushi I've had in a long time. Definitely recommend the shrimp dumblings

Favorite neighborhood sushi place. Sit at the sushi bar & get the sashimi sampler

Service is fine. Food is great. Not so expensive compared with experience.

This place has the best sushi I have ever had and I have traveled all over the world. I would highly recommend going to this sushi bar.

I hate to give only 1 star but
My first reaction was the smell of pee, and septic around the area. Also a bunch of flies around the table. The sushi was just average
Need some improvement

Hama is an unpretentious Japanese restaurant located down Venice in Los Angeles. The sushi is not the best ever I eaten but it s good, technically correct made, plus (big plus) they serve ice cold Sapporo! I would argue that Hama is the perfect spot when you like a casual, uncomplicated yet tasty bite with friends & colleagues. I mean, what more do you need sometimes?

Atmosphere you hold us, it moves, it laughs, it chats, it's hot
Great food, I ate some unfamiliar things that I loved, I drank big glasses of beer with inside glasses of sake, I chatted with lots of nice people, even the waitresses are cool
Valet for your car, rustic frame quickly forgotten with the happy hour bell that sounded regularly
To advise the evening

Extremely expensive food poisoning. We all got sick after eating here. Sushi tasted old, and we ordered 4 rolls. Wine tasted like it had been opened and left out over the weekend. I don't know why this place was packed!

Love this place, great sushi... The super veggie roll is amazing (and vegan) and I also recommend the ginger martini! They have a great happy hour as well.

Hama Sushi best sushi ever !
thanks !!!

Would absolutely recommend eating here. Great ambience, fresh dishes, excellent service. Great work.

The food is great and the staff is friendly. I highly recommend this sushi restaurant in Venice.

Beer, udon soup and a tempation roll, who could ask for, except for the amazing people watching and knock out weather

The Best sushi place I've visted in Venice! It's packed like crazy and Bruna thank you! She suggested The sushi Combo and a little of everything OMG sooo good! Will be visiting again soon.

Fantastic service and homely atmosphere. I came here for dinner the night before i left cali and everyone was really sweet to talk to. Youll get a surprise if youre there while hotel California is playing

Excellent service! Prices are reasonable. Best desserts... Must try the fried cheesecake!

Great happy hour, hits the mark for a basic Japanese-themed restaurant. Prices were really good, drinks were plentiful and the food was spot on.