Sushi Hanabi - Pleasanton

From the outside you wouldn?t expect this to be THE BEST sushi restaurant in Pleasanton. The place is located at a small strip mall. However, the sushi you get served here is so delicious, it?s unbelievably fresh and tasteful. I usually sit at the bar to see the sushi chefs work. It?s a spectacle in itself. Highly recommend to go for some of the special rolls.

Cute little place with an impressive menu, including a specials menu of fish flown in internationally. We've been here a few times and enjoyed their okonomiyaki (which is impossible to find in the tri valley area and special rolls. Most recently, Husband and I shared hamachi toro from the specials menu (sooooo good!!! and the signature sushi set for 2. The sushi set comes with miso soup (very gentle flavor...perhaps white miso? and salad (really liked the tangy dressing , 6 pieces chef's choice sashimi, 6 pieces chef's choice nigiri, and you pick 2 rolls from their popular rolls menu. Rolls were good, but we thought their sashimi and nigiri were Hanabi's strength. When realized they had brought us one of the wrong rolls, they made us the right one and let us take the wrong one home. Excellent customer service!! This place is very popular and often has a wait. There is a small parking lot, but we've never had trouble getting a spot. I've only ever seen 2 wait staff working at a time, so service can feel a little slow compared to other places, but it's really not that bad.

Sushi was probably the best sushi ive had ina while. We got the soju roll, the Victorias secret, Chubby chubby, caterpillar rolls. Definitely will be coming back soon

My husband and I love this place. I always enjoy great sushi here. Highly recommend it. Lately we order it to go and have a lovely at home sushi night!

Food was decent but service was slow and unattentive. Prices are definitely on the higher side without offering more quality or more expensive types of fish in dishes compared to other sushi restaurants.