Reviews for Jinsei Sushi in Birmingham, AL

Consistently wonderful sushi, appetizers, and the black cod miso dish is a win. Good selection of quality sake and interesting... cocktails. Their yellowtail serrano appetizer is our absolute favorite - ask for it thinly sliced for an even more amazingexperience. Read more

The miso and sushi were excellent in terms of taste. But the atmosphere and seating arrangements were subpar. Cramped and noisy.... Football on the TV. Overpriced also. Read more

Dude, brunch is incredible! We got the steak and eggs and the chicken and waffles. I was surprised that the chicken and waffles... wasnt too heavy, it was perfect. That jalapeno slaw is GAME-MAKING. Tender, delicious steak, and the potato cake and eggs werethe perfect compliment. The whole meal was fantastic. Try the champagne mojitos!!! Read more

For all the good things I've heard about this place, I was expecting more. It was really good but not amazing. We started with... the crab Rangoons. My boyfriend said that they were the best he's ever had. They were spicy and delicious. Next we got the steakon the rock. Very good but not much flavor. We didn't like the BBQ sauce given with the steak. It was very tender and a coolexperience. Then we got 2 sushi rolls. I forget what they are called but one was mostly tuna with ginger and cream cheese. Theother was shrimp tempura with cream cheese. My boyfriend hates fish eggs and they didn't use the word roe in the description. It was another word so he didn't know and he refused to eat his sushi. I like fish eggs. Again everything was great but itwasn't OMG amazing, which is what I was expecting from the restaurant. They have $5 off select rolls on Sunday. Service wasgreat. We never had empty water. Read more

2 stars because staff and food was good. Mitchell, the ?Manager? was unprofessional and not accommodating whatsoever. We are... from out of state, made reservations over a week ago and were told by Mitchell that no tables were available and our only optionwas 2 chairs at the sushi bar. He told me I SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED a table when I made reservations. How would I know thatwithout being asked? He was so rude and blamed me, the customer for not requesting a table. No apologies for not asking when Icalled, nothing. For a manager of a nice restaurant, he was wearing jeans and a wrinkled shirt. Super tacky. So, we spent ourtime during dinner with servers reaching over us the entire time we ate our dinner. Great, hardworking staff but Mitchell wasreally awful? Read more

Wow was Jinsei a treat! Friend and I stopped by Saturday night for dinner. We were there late around 8 and it was getting dark,... but it felt like a very upscale establishment lol. We splurged on calamari and three sushi roles. The calamari was light andwell cooked, though the dipping sauce was a hot chili oil instead of regular sauce for tempura. It was good but if I go againI?d definitely skip on the app and go straight for the rolls because that?s where they shined. The rolls are very inspired andinteresting. Meat was tender. The Hamajiku (rum raisins, fig sauce) was like no sushi roll I?ve ever tried. Pretty good. But weloved the Sachihoko (eel/unagi) and the Hatsu (Kobe beef). They had more complex flavors that worked so well together, bothrolls were incredible! We liked the Hatsu slightly more :) Food came quickly and service was great. Definitely recommend! Read more

Great service and good food. They have a gluten free menu and I have celiac, so it was safe for me. Definitely recommend if you... want some good sushi. Read more

Our server was lovely and had wonderful recommendations. Spicy hote is amazing. Price is low to average for a sushi place. It... appears to be a popular place...and definitely worth it. Read more