Sushi Ota

Sushi Ota Review

Wedged into a minimall between a convenience store and a looming medical building, Sushi Ota initially seems less than auspicious. Still, San Diego-bound Japanese businesspeople frequently call for reservations before boarding their trans-Pacific flights. Look closely at the expressions on customers' faces as they stream in and out of the doors, and you can see the eager anticipation and satisfied glows that are products of San Diego's best sushi. Besides the usual California roll and tuna and shrimp sushi, sample the specialties that change daily such as sea urchin or surf clam sushi, and the soft-shell crab roll or the omakase tasting menu. Sushi Ota offers the cooked as well as the raw. There's additional parking behind the mall. It's hard not to notice that Japanese speakers get the best spots, and servers can be abrupt.