Katsumi Sushi - Berkeley

Good food, though read the menu carefully! The dishes are all rather inventive (ie spicy pork loin Bear's Ramen House in peanut lime cilantro pork broth) and if you don't pay attention you'll be surprised. I've been twice: once the wait was minimal and once it was about an hour, which sucked. Bear's Ramen House

The sushi and soup are good. I like this place although it needs the owner pay attention to the cleanness. It seems a little messy and you see dirt and dust every where. But the food is nice and decent

Sushi is the best I have ever tasted in my life. I got the Californian roll and they put lots of crab and it’s really good.

For the price, I really can't complain about Katsumi Sushi. I paid $10.75 for a Philadelphia roll (salmon, avocado, and cream cheese) which is a steal considering it's location and fare. Typically, I see Phillie rolls go for 13 and above in Berkeley, so it's a nice change of pace to see something below that price caliber. Do note that their Phillie roll has a scant amount of salmon accompanied by huge globs of cream cheese, so I imagine this is how they keep their rolls so affordable. From what I could tell by the meager portion of salmon, the quality of the raw fish is actually pretty fresh-not overly fishy or slimy. The rolls are pretty decent, though don't expect a generous portion of raw fish with your rolls. The quality's just a notch above Safeway sushi which is by no means a compliment. But, again, you're not coming to this restaurant for its outstanding merit or luxury. This is made known by the lack of interior decor with its only decoration being its humble sign outside the establishment. Katsumi Sushi is truly a no-frills sushi establishment that does cheap sushi. granted, it does it quite well.

Whenever I had a rough day during undergrad, I'd treat myself to a lion king roll at Katsumi sushi and it would cure my soul