“ Really great five dollar happy hour! I had the spicy tuna roll, tuna nigiri, tofu and a hot sake. Everything before tax was only twenty bucks and the food was def high quality. The tuna nigiri basically melts in your mouth and the tofu came out piping hot. ”

“ Super cute and cozy little Japanese restaurant on San Pablo. Cutely decorated with daruma trinkets and wooden interiors. The best part for me is they have their own private parking lot! Service is great and food is delicious. Prices are affordable. A hidden Berkeley gem. They have happy hour deals! ”

“ Came here for happy hour, great expansive menu- there's something for everyone here. We ordered: -agedashi tofu -Takoyaki -daruma taco -salmon nigiri -yakitori chicken w/ green onion -yakitori mushroom -- -okonomiyaki seafood ( not HH) Overall, we really enjoyed the okonomiyaki, Takoyaki, and the yakitori. The prices are great for happy hour, and would definitely come back to try more things! ”

“ I wish I found out about this place sooner because I don't know if there is any other place in Berkeley that serves good quality sushi for such an affordable cost. Tip: If you have a larger group make sure to call ahead because they do get very busy! They have happy hour every day which is unheard of. There are options for handrolls, regular rolls, and even their sushi tacos, all reasonably priced. Honestly you can probably be full off a few of the happy hour rolls. I do highly recommend the sushi tacos. I got the spider sushi taco and it was an entire soft shell crab in a seaweed shell and some other toppings (so good!) Daruma also has okonomiyaki, which I frequently crave and find it hard to find a place in the bay area. Recommend the seafood one. Good texture and plenty of seafood in it. It is probably enough food for one person or two if you want to get some rolls with it. Overall, highly satisfied with my initial experience here and will definitely be coming back to try more things from their extensive menu. ”

“ I'm so happy this place opened up in my neighborhood! I'm pretty sure I've been to the previous restaurant back in the day too and they've done such a good job redecorating the place! It looks so bright and fresh and cute. I love the ambiance! Service is super nice. Came on a Monday night and ordered almost everything from their happy hour menu. It's 5-8pm which is pretty late for a happy hour! We also ordered the hamachi kama and my all time fave - wasabi tako. It's so hard to find wasabi tako! It did come way last which I feel like it usually comes first? Definitely going to become regulars here. It's so convenient and yummy and affordable. Everything was so tasty. Loved the takoyaki and the hand rolls. Def going to order more of the rolls next time!! ”

“ Came here for my lunch break. It's a cutely decorated Japanese restaurant. The food was alright. Didn't try their sushi but got their bento box and takoyaki instead. I can tell that the takoyaki was fried in the fryer and not made in the little takoyaki maker. It tasted like takoyaki still 6.5/10 Their bento was decent. Nothing special. Good spot for a quick lunch. ”

“ *Review is solely based on the food* Late night stay out in the east bay and was seriously craving some good sushi. I don't just order from any place, I've gotta do some homework on the place first. Daruma pops up and I order take out. I order a spicy tuna roll, it's a go-to for me. This was decent, a bit more spicy than most other places, which personally I don't mind because I love spicy foods. Other than that, flavors were just OK. The dragon roll, how do you go wrong with tempura shrimp, cucumber, crab, avocado, unagi, unagi sauce and tobiko? This definitely made me do my happy dance. It was so delicious, the roll was very filling. Now the Daruma Hand Roll, pretty much the same as a dragon roll minus the avocado. I mean, happy dance x2!! Flavors were there, the portion in this thing was huge. It was a pretty hefty roll for sure, not upset about the price on this at all. Definitely recommend ”

“ I'm thrilled there's a new sushi restaurant in West Berkeley! It was pretty busy on a Friday evening, and the space is very nice and intimate. You're served edamame right away, and the servers are great at refilling your water. I ordered the Chirashi Don and Nigiri Sushi and Maki Roll Combo. The Chirashi Don was 100% worth it. The fish was so fresh and colorful, and honestly it's a bigger portion than I expected (the bowl is pretty dense). On the other hand, the Combo was good but not necessarily worth the price (just $2 less than the Don). I thought the Chef's choice would be a fancier roll, but instead it was just a California Roll. I'm definitely planning to come back because the menu is pretty expansive. The customer next to me mentioned the noodles were delicious, so that's next up on my list! ”