Reviews for Arigato Sushi in Santa Barbara, CA
For me it is one of the best places in SB to eat sushi, the location is great because you get the State St vibe and get great... food. If you plan to have dinner I would recommend making a reservation because it can sometimes be crowded. I loved the panseared scallops, the ahi and asparagus roll. If you like nigiris be sure to try the yuzu pepper tai, the seared hamachi, theserrano kampachi and the grilled shiitake. Overall, I would totally recommend going here. Read more
We first tried Arigato sushi when they were at the old location, a little hole in the wall off State Street. They are so much... better now and we go every time we visit SB. - Tuna carpaccio. I love this dish. So refreshing. Fresh tuna with yuzu sauce,grape tomatoes, and side garnishes. Delicious. - Hamachi carpaccio with warm EVOO. Really good, buttery and smooth. - Californiarolls. Good real crab. Perfect thin layer of rice. Awesome. -Snake roll. Good eel. Flavor blended together nicely. -U10 searedscallops. Buttery, soft, melt in your mouth. Perfect. -Engawa nigiri. Awesome. -Yuzu tai nigiri. Good. Crunchy andrefreshing. -serrano kampachi. Meh. Not that great. Skip this. All in all just as awesome as ever. Well, way better than when wewere cheap students. Read more
Amazing sushi. Extensive options, very fresh and the staff are quick and fantastic! It?s usually very busy so make reservations.
?Swinging roll? is brilliant. I?ve altered rolls at various restaurants to achieve this combination, but nothing beats Arigato.... Their ambiance alone- a reason to visit. But let?s top it off. They?re patient, detailed and artistic in craft. Staff isincredibly professional and welcoming. And lastly, I love waking into a restaurant to see a clean, open kitchen. Every time I?mout of town, I miss this place. Dates, impressing friends, solo nights and take out. I?ll go here. Read more
The fish was some of the freshest I've ever tasted. Just superb , has great wait staff . Again the sushi was great
We came in on a Wednesday evening around 7 without a reservation. They were full at that time but we were able to put our names... in for 8:15. We had the uni, sushi special, pacific rim specialty roll, and pretty in pink specialty roll. Everything wasdelicious and the service was great. They even had one non-alcoholic beer on the menu for me but unfortunately they were soldout on that. Read more
Our first time in Santa Barbara and we found this place on yelp, so we decided to give it a try. This place is delicious! We... ordered a couple things: Garlic Soy Edamame: really good! At first it tasted burnt , but that was for the ones with lessmarinade. The ones that were marinated tasted delicious! A little pricey for what it was though ($7) Popcorn Shrimp:Delicious!!!! It was a small/medium portion, but it was so good. It came with a spicy mayo and pesto base on bottom. I woulddefinitely order this again! Pacific Oysters: sweet and fresh! It was the perfect size and it was flavorful. Really good. Wegot some of the rolls that were really delicious. The fish was SO fresh on each roll, and I liked that some of the rolls hadsmoked salmon. It was great! Also, I'm not 100% positive but I believe they use real crab instead of imitation crab. It tasteddifferent but it was amazing, fresh, and came out quickly. We sat at the counter and Ken (our sushi chef) was amazing!!! He wasso kind and he made the experience even better. He had many recommendations for us which we really appreciated. We usually don'tprefer sitting at the counters but he was so kind, I'm glad we did! And it was nice to watch him make everything. We woulddefinitely come back in the future and would definitely recommend this place! Read more
I?m a local that won?t be trying this place again. Tonight we wanted to do a fun family women holiday dinner. We went to... ARIGATO. The last time we tried this, in the summer, they didn?t take reservations and had a long waitlist. ?Can?t seat youuntil after 8 pm.? So we went to Ca'Dario. Amazing dinner: We arrived tonight at Arigato at 6 pm, on a rainy night. It was notoverly busy. ?Do you have reservations?? Oh? when did you start taking those? They said they could not seat us until after 8pm. I?m feeling a pattern here? We looked at the full staff and empty tables? ?and again went to CaDario. My daughtermentioned a friend that worked at Arigato quit because the operations management was so bad. They?d schedule her for a shift,send her home because it was slow, call her back in 2 hours later, or ask her to work last-minute on her day off. I don?t thinkrestaurant failure in Santa Barbara can all be chalked up to rats under parklets and homelessness, though these make for easypolitical targets. Nor do I believe that ?nobody wants to work anymore.? Sometimes, it?s really just poor management. CaDariowas amazing as always, perfect for a rainy night, with impeccable service. Highly recommend it. Won?t be attempting to visitArigato again. Read more