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Sugata Japanese Restaurant

1105 Solano Ave, Albany, CA 94706-1611
510-526-3516
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Ranked #33 of 55 restaurants in Albany
Cuisines: Sushi, Japanese
Most recent review
- 13 Dec 2012
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13 reviews from our community

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Albany
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8 reviews 8 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 December 2012

Good place for a first-timer to try Japanese tradional foods. Nothing fancy, just plain good food . They'll even give you a fork if you really can't handle chop sticks!!

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Sonoma, CA
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 October 2012

Chikara, the sushi 'chef' at Sugata, always has something special to recommend; he is especially great with his recommendations, once, he gets to know your tastes for fish. The food at Sugata has a very, very authentic flavor; it very much, reminds me of food, prepared by my relatives; it's almost if they had the same recipes and preparation style.

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San Francisco, CA
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32 reviews 32 reviews
17 restaurant reviews
46 helpful votes 46 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 October 2012

Having placed our order and waited 40 minutes we asked after our food. After waiting twenty more minutes we complained and we left. With so few tables it's hard to understand how a table for two could be overlooked for so long.

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Berkeley, California
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 November 2009

We've gone to Sugata for about 20 years now. As others have mentioned, the sushi is excellent, but our family's favorites are the tempura udon and teriyaki beef/chicken donburi. I haven't read the other reviews, but Sugata is small (about 10 tables in 200 square feet of room plus a 6-person sushi bar) and not fancy (the specials are written... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 June 2008

Best sushi in Albany! Try the japanese peppers stuffed with seared tuna. Nyom nom nom.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2008

This is one of our favorite local sushi restaurants and have celebrated a couple of birthdays here. The sushi is always fresh!

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 April 2008

nice tiny spot

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 March 2008

Best sushi in the east bay...

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2008

I love sushi....

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2008

Lil pricey, sushi is pretty good. ust eat in the corner room..so fun!

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