Ray’s Sushi Izakaya - Newark

Couldn't find the restaurant!!! I think it closed down!

Went in to order dinner for two on last Friday evening. I did not know I had to pre-order online but the lady was nice to accept my order. Waited around 20min only and they were busy handling pre-orders. The Chirashi and bento box were good and the sashimi were fresh. We've been to Ray's sushi many times when they were in Hayward.

For my birthday, hubby said I can pick any restaurant I like for take out. I decided to pick this place. From reading a few yelp reviews, it says I was supposed to go to Ray 's Facebook page and click on a link to place my order (in advance). I glanced through the order form and a few items were missing from the list so I decided to email them my order instead. I ordered the titanic roll, salmon nigiri, lion king roll and a bento (chicken teriyaki, California roll salmon teriyaki). This was a day before I needed the food. I placed the order roughly around 5pm but didn 't get a response until almost 10pm. When someone finally replied, they told me that they don 't have salmon teriyaki but they do have salmon shioyaki instead. They said they give me a container of teriyaki sauce on the side if I like. I agreed and proceeded to place my order. Hubby went to pick up our order the next day and when he walked in, there was only one customer there. Hubby told them what our order was and it took them a while before they found our order. When hubby finally got our food, he drove home. Then as soon as he got home, I opened the bag and started transferring the food to our own plates. I read a Yelp review stating that the sushi rolls are huge here. I was so disappointed when I saw how small our rolls were. We usually order 2 sushi rolls and a bento for our family of 4 to share. After a few bites, I was so worried that it wasn 't enough food for us. However, my son ended up not liking the sushi rolls so he ate half a roll only. The titanic roll was okay but it 's definitely not titanic in size. As for the lion king roll, the salmon was dry and there wasn 't enough sauce to moisten up the salmon. In terms of the bento, the teriyaki sauce on the chicken tasted weird. The salmon was better but it was salty. The only thing I enjoyed was the salmon nigiri. Overall, , the ordering system is very inconvenient here, the employees seem pretty disorganized and the food is just okay.

Today was my first time here since I moved a year ago. I've wanted to try this place and finally made it happen. It's a lovely facility, immaculate and the staff is friendly, the prices are right! I tried their Lion King Roll and the Godzilla Roll; they are so delicious and their drinks. I was in a mood for sake bombs and enjoyed it very much; the waiter was very attentive and had good recommendations. I will be a customer from now on. I highly recommend them.

Ray's Sushi Izakaya is always my first choice! Their sashimi is fresh; sushi and rolls are delicious! I haven't ever find another Japanese restaurant better than this.