Sushi Sobe

This is by far the fastest good quality sushi at a very reasonable price. We decided to eat in and ordered and ate within 20 minutes. Another option is to get delivery, there are metered parking spots around and if you’re trying to avoid meters then delivery is you’re go. The rolls are around 7 dollars but the combo rolls are around $ 11 and have 16 – 20 pieces. They also have a rice bowl with assorted sashimi on top for $ 7. Great place.

A reasonable sashimi platter, the rolls are a bit American (I.e. over complex and too many sauces). The gyoza are far from the real thing, and the miso soup while decent is not excellent.
Overall a reasonable experience but overpriced and not too faithfully Japanese.

My experience here was ok. Service was so slow. The food was pretty good I had the gyoza, skewers, and California roll. It was overall pretty good. Servers were nice but I hate the high traffic area part in the hotel. It feels more like a lounge than a sushi bar. All in all could of had quicker service. Also some random homeless/​drifter came up to us while we were watching tv and eating quietly and asked for money which hurt the experience… security was good and quickly escorted him out of the hotel. 3 stars.

By far some of the best sushi I have had! The tuna tacos were very fresh. The tuna melted in my mouth like butter. The rolls were huge and great. We tried four different kinds: California, spicy tuna, surf and turf, and shrimp tempura. My favorite was the surf and turf. Lobster inside topped with thin slice of beef seared rare like a carpaccio. Not many drink choices and no ambiance since you pretty much sit inside the hotel lobby (Lowes Hotel) just steps away from the restrooms. At least we had fun people watching.

Sushi not so fresh. First & last check in here to dine.

The sushi was OFF THE CHARTS delicious. I can’t eat shellfish but the Tuna, Yellowtail and Salmon were some of the best I’ve ever tasted.
The service was EXTREMELY attentive (it was pretty empty when I was there, but still I felt like I had two personal servers).
Negative marks are more for ambience (it’s a hotel lobby) than for pricing (it was EXPENSIVE, but not really that far out there for how good it was).
I’d definitely go back… but you pay for what you get.

This is a tough one, I’d say probably more like 4.5 stars, but 5 stars would be a bit too much. I was in town for a conference and did a little research before going to this place. The Unilocal reviews are a bit all over the map for this one, so I decided to go with the hotel descriptions and give it a shot. The service was a bit slow, the dishes and drinks were all over-​the-​top expensive and they do include a 20% service charge on all checks. However, this doesn’t take away from the masterfully created rolls, the incredibly fresh fish and overall amazing flavors in the food.
This is Miami Beach, not New York. Every restaurant had slower service then in the north east, big price tags and almost all of them automatically add the gratuity. It is located in the lobby of the Loews Hotel, it’s a beautiful hotel (a hotel which includes the 20% service charge at every one of its establishments, on every item) but you will not find a romantic atmosphere here. All in all, given the opportunity, I would definitely eat there again. We actually tried to go back for lunch on our last day, but sadly, it was closed.

It’s really more like a 3.5 — the service was warm and friendly, but the sushi itself was not incredible — don’t get me wrong, it was a step up from the «nigiri box» I’d been eating all week in the Art Basel VIP sections, but most of the roll options were overly complicated, overly mayoed, or fried. Oh, before I continue, I should note that this is a restaurant inside of the Loews Hotel, so it has that hotel-​y vibe going on.
What is great — the sake mojito (seriously delicious crunk juice, and kind of worth the $ 14 price tag) — the sushi (salmon, yellowtail, and another white fish = fresh, buttery, yum) — the service.
What is mediocre: the rolls — the «pressed» roll is a massive amnt of rice topped w/​a thin, thin sliver of tuna and chopped crab meat — it was hard to eat and not at all delectable — the rest of the rolls were pretty good, but I think they were using long grain rice, not sushi rice, which wasn’t quite as tasty as the proper stuff — obviously we managed to clean all plates, but still, disappointing for a place whose menu was crafted «by one of the 8 master sushi chefs in the world».
Depending on where your palate takes you, the rolls range from $ 14 – 19, and the sushi is $ 8 for 2 pieces. I think din for 3 people w/​3 drinks, 3 teas, 3 misos, edamame, 1 starter and 4 rolls was around $ 278, so if you’re looking for a neighborhood sushi place, I’d say that Sushi SoBe probably isn’t it, unless you’re really rolling deep.

Sushi was great quality but service wasn’t so great– Loews takes care of anything, so the manager of the lounge really stepped up and comped it after poor behavior by staff. Waaaaay overpriced– $ 17 for a specialty roll with only five pieces (was really hungry after a bad meal out, so I was going to pay) and $ 8 for two pieces of salmon nigiri.

I came here during a week-​long vacation to try the Miami Spice menu out. The food was amazing! I love the Loew’s Hotel and actually stayed there a couple years ago but didn’t get to try out this place, but I’m so glad we came back.
The restaurant is located in the lobby, but it is not loud or too overwhelming with guests walking in and out to the pool. It’s very classy and small, but the intimate setting made for some great memories.

Impeccable service and good food but the ambience doesn’t quite justify the prices. This isn’t really a restaurant, think of it as more of a sushi bar in the middle of the Loews hotel lobby. I prefer my sushi without a side of screaming kids and bikini clad hotel guests. The noise level is pretty high. What works for the Delano does not quite work here.
Started out with the Chicken Gyoza. The lowest priced appetizer and how could you go wrong with deep fried dumplings? You get 5 generously sized dumplings with a sweet and sour BBQ sauce. The sauce is delicious and the dumplings desperately need it because they are completely bland on their own. They could use a little scallion or seasoning inside the dumplings. I’d also prefer them steamed, not fried.
Because we had to wait quite a while for our chicken gyoza they actually offered us a free appetizer, completely unsolicited. We chose the hamachi tiradito. It was very small for its price and had we actually paid for it I would have been upset. You literally pay $ 14 for 10 teeny tiny pieces of fish. We’re talking the size of a finger nail tiny.
The hurricane roll was very good and so was the crunchy eel roll. Although for $ 16 a roll I expect a little more eel and a little less rice and cream cheese.
For dessert, we ordered off the Preston’s menu. Mistake. I should have chosen the banana tempura but went for the bread pudding instead. It was a huge bowl but very bland. It basically tasted like bread soaked in way too much butter and a little bourbon. It completely lacked sweetness and was desperate for some cinnamon, brown sugar and vanilla. Very disappointed. I only ate half and I ALWAYS finish my desserts.
Last but not least, they overcharged us for the chicken gyozas by $ 2 each. They also add a 20% gratuity to the check, which is high compared to the usual 18% anywhere else.

In town for a convention, I ate here twice. Service was poor (slow, inattentive, incorrect order) both times. The first night I joined a group that was already served. It took forever for the waitress to acknowledge me. The gyoza and cocktails were good. One of my work friends ordered a second cocktail and instead got a second roll. The second night I placed a to-​go order. She told me it would take 15 – 20 minutes; 30 minutes later she appeared with the check. Instead of the 1 surf-​n-​turf roll I ordered, she rang me up for 2 shrimp tempuras. Oh, and added a 20% service surcharge (probably for the glass of water she never brought me). What!
Sooo, when you eventually get your order (hopefully it’s right), the food is good. But the lame service makes you a little bitter when you get your hefty tab with automatic tip. Go somewhere else people. Leave the hotel lobby and check out the neighborhood.

Okay… the sushi here is really, really good.
Like, really seriously amazingly good. My kids love sushi and they friggin pigged out… and then raved about it for days. I agree with David R. though about the price: $ 175 for dinner for four (With a cocktail for each of us adults) and a hefty automatic 18% tip added on…
But you know what? When you pay that much for dinner and find yourself contemplating going back the ext night again: You know it’s good.