Blush Raw Bar Lounge

What a HORRIBLE experience. I saw the $ 1 oyster happy hour and was excited to try it. First of all, the oysters were ok. Because we sat at the bar, I could see the oysters, already shucked, taken out of the fridge and served. I would have preferred freshly shucked oysters, but these were still just mediocre. (Right before we left, more oysters being shucked so maybe if you wait closer to the end of the happy hour, they would be fresh.)
However, what I could not handle was the HORRENDOUS service. It was appalling how non-​existent the servers were in the area. We sat at the bar for a good 5 minutes before being noticed and brought menus. Ordering took a bit of time, but getting our oysters (all we ordered were 12 oysters) took a ridiculous amount of time. We saw the oysters plated and ready to be served, but nothing happened with them. It took over 20 minutes for the plate of ready-​to-​serve oysters to be put in front of us.
While eating, we saw other tables being completely ignored, even to the point where the sushi chef had to stop what he was doing to wipe down the tables. When we finished eating, I asked for the check and once again, nothing happened. I watched the waitress I asked for the check stand on the side and talk to her friend, then leave for 20 minutes (to a bar that 10 feet away) and return with a few beers. I assumed after serving the beers, she could come and give us our check, but no, she just walked off somewhere. We only finally got our check when the sushi chef noticed us getting quite irritated so he went ahead and got us our check while the same waitress just stood around. We refused giving tip because there was no service worth tipping. I only wish we had cash to tip the sushi chef because he was the only one actually working, doing both his job and waiting tables. We finally left after more than an hour of sitting and waiting around and we definitely will never be back. Hire new waitresses who actually do their job.

Happy hour. A good California roll and a rose roll. Both at a good price and both are hitting the right spot. I’m sitting at the bar watching a basketball ball game. This is a good meal at a good price.

I love love love this place! Amazing for happy hour! My friends and I literally get everything on their happy hour menu! So cheap and yummy. I always get their original blush, but the lychee one is sweeter. Love all their rolls, very unique. I come here for their $ 1 oysters and amazing appetizers. You can’t go wrong with any of their happy hour items.

The blush cocktails here are sweet and delicious, strong enough and still tastes good. The food is quite expensive and not really worth it. I would come here only for cocktails and maybe a tiny snack, but not if you’re looking for bigger bites and portions.

I’m not the type of person to typically review a restaurant but I thought my experience deserved one.
The good: food. Super tasty unique food. Really cool ambiance.
The bad: service service service. Is beyond terrible and extremely slow. We were seated outside while the server had only one other table. It took about 30 minutes for our server to acknowledge us and take our order because she was preoccupied with gossiping with her coworker.
The ugly: after being neglected all evening we ask for our check and the waiter comes out to give us a bill that was about 3 times our actually bill. We then tried to get her attention and weren’t acknowledged again for at least 15 minutes. When she finally came we told her it wasn’t our bill and she almost didn’t believe us. Luckily she eventually took our right bill and apologized for giving us the other table’s tab. An experience we wouldn’t wish on anyone trying to have a good night out

Came here for happy hour and it was absolutely amazing!
It’s a small corner of San Pedro Square and it also has its own door. Heads up because there’s a lot of construction around that area and be wary of the detours!
It was my first time coming here but my friend has recommended trying out the happy hour food because the original menu was really pricey. Honestly the happy hour foods was good enough! The fish tacos, hamachi spoons, rose roll, cheese fondue were $ 5 each and they were so good! Can’t forget the $ 1 oysters! You have to order a max of 6 which is ok with me. The oysters were a bit small though because one of my oysters were basically in hiding Bc it was that small…
I also had the Blush drink, not the margarita. It was super good, it had some of the slush in the drink and wow it’s sweet and amazing. I wasn’t too sure if I was supposed to stir it up though but I ended it stirring it up in the end. Still good. I’m definitely going to come back for happy hour!

Whenever I feel like I want to go back in time and re-​live my 2010 days, I head to Blush Lounge. This place has not changed at all since they first opened, from the décor to their mundane menu. I appreciated this establishment when it first opened cause they had the best HH in town. They still have their good HH specials, but nothing has changed whatsoever on their menu.
I get that they don’t have a full kitchen so they’re limited as to what they can serve, but the owners should try to put some thought and consideration into revamping their menu a little. Also, they really need to find a new supplier of oysters because the last few times I’ve had it, they were too big and milky.
One thing I definitely recommend are the cookies at chocatoo right behind their booths for their delicious cookies.

Honestly, with their happy hour prices and the quality of the food and drinks there, I would consider this a 4 star place. But seriously, I have to dock a star because they just cannot get their happy hour straight. Every time I have been to Blush (only 2 though so take my opinion for what it is), I have called the day before hand and confirmed their happy hour times. And then, I show up and ask them if it’s happy hour and they say no and tell me their «actual» happy hour times. What the!!! The first time it happened, I figured that it was just an accident but the second time, I was pretty angry. Both times, I stayed and enjoyed the place anyway but I am seriously disappointed in their lack of service and the overall confusion about happy hour.
I believe they card at the entrance Friday/​Saturday nights but not at other times. This place is smack in the middle of San Pedro Square inside next to the food court. It’s on the side that doesn’t have the bar so you might have to cross the outside patio to get to it.
The place can get pretty busy during peak times but I’ve never had trouble getting a table here. Service can get slow so it can take a while for orders to come out or to get the attention of a staff member.
As for the food, the oysters are pretty on point although not comparable to freshness of SF or Boston oysters. I’ve had their sushi and assorted Blush drinks as well. As for sushi, I really their rose roll which is spicy tuna, crab, avocado and spicy mayo. It actually has quite a nice kick to it.
I absolutely loooove their Blush drinks. They’re blended well and taste amazing to mask the alcohol well so watch out, you might get tipsy faster than you’d think. They have great pre-​made blends but you can also build your own as well! They’re only $ 5 during happy hour, which is an absolute steal.

Blush is definitely one of my favorite Happy Hour places of all time. I love the fact that I live so close to it. That just makes it more tempting to go, though!
Happy Hours are:
3−6pm on Mon-​Fridays
9−11pm on Sun-​Thursdays
Their HH menu is definitely to live for. From their sushi tacos to the «blush» drinks, you can just never have enough of anything! Everything is super good.
The only downside is that since they’re always busy, they seem to be understaffed all the time so waiting for someone to take your order or waiting for the food to be handed to you when you see that it’s ready– can take a little while.
However, other than that, I highly suggest this place if you’re either looking for a girls night out over a drink or with friends that are craving sushi!

The only place I come to Blush is for a quick stop for a shot before I head out somewhere else.
Everything else is okay.
The bartender is okay, the ambiance is okay, the people are there are okay.
Drinks are okay.
They have pretty decent music sometimes though.

I really like the Blush Raw Bar Lounge Happy Hour.
The cocktail (Make your own Blush) is very tasty and great atmosphere.
My recommend for hh is $ 1 Oyster, $ 4 California roll, $ 5 Fondue.
Hamachi spoon and Tacos are just okay.

I love it here! Amazing happy hour deals ($ 5 drinks and snacks!).
Some of the prettiest and best tasting drinks! I got the Blush and my friend got the Tropical Isle — both were AMAZING. The drinks are sooo pretty, it’s no wonder that everyone was ordering the same ones. I love how there’s a ball of flavored slush in it too!
I also got the sushi tacos that were also really good. Kind of messy to eat because the tacos are so packed, which can be both good and bad. Even the taco shell was delicious! 2 out of the 3 tacos had a wasabi sauce drizzled on it, but I personally don’t like wasabi and wish it wasn’t on it.

Blush Lounge is located on the side of San Pedro Market Square and they have their own indoor and outdoor seating areas. There are outdoor heaters and TV’s outside which is a plus if you’re going to watch a basketball or football game. The atmosphere is nice and everyone that was working while we were there were nice and accommodating with our group (we had a group of 8 – 9 people that weren’t all there yet when seated). The only minus was that the bartender was really slow and we received the drinks to our table pretty slowly. A HUGE plus that I liked, however, is they let us bring in food and drinks from the food court area next to the lounge with no issues at all.
I’ve tried their sushi tacos, hamachi shots, oysters, and several of their rolls. I have to say their sushi tacos and their hamachi shots were my favorite in the area, and everything tasted flavorful and fresh. Their happy hour menu and prices are definitely worth going to as well. I also tried their fondue appetizer. When served right away, the cheese has a really good flavor to is, but as it cools it definitely has a very strong and distinct taste. So if you’re ordering their fondue, you better be ready to chomp it all down when served right away! They have all the typical shots/​drinks but if you want to try a specialty cocktail, I definitely recommend you to try their signature blush drink.
Overall, if you’re looking for somewhere to go in downtown that’s a fun yet chill atmosphere with good drinks/​Asian fusion small bites, Blush is definitely worth trying. Definitely recommend their happy hour!

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Sorry, but no more.

The tables were dirty in the lounge area when we arrived and the waitress attempted to wipe it down but she did a pretty sloppy job.
Fondue wasn’t very good. The bread tasted old and the cheese was lumpy. The candle wasn’t doing anything to melt or even keep the cheese warm.
The California roll tasted like something you’d get out of a plastic container at a grocery store.
The oysters sure looked awesome as my Snapchat story but they were not fresh and were on the small size. I only had 1 because I was afraid I’d get sick (I did not, so props to Blush).
Out of all the food I tried, the hamachi spoons were the best. They were simple, not too salty, but not bland.
Overall the food was mediocre but nothing horrific. A simple place to hang out with friends for happy hour and grab a few drinks, but if you’re here just for the food, make sure you set your expectations accordingly.

Amazingly mediocre for a place that looked so interesting.
We came towards the end of happy hour (3 – 6 on weekdays) to try the food and drinks that looked so appetizing in pictures. Service was a little condescending at first, but you get used to it when you’re 22 and look under the drinking age. The servers could definitely do with a warmer attitude though.
HAMACHI SPOONS & SUSHI TACOS:
We had the hamachi spoons and sushi tacos (both $ 5) as starters. Normally I can write pages on food descriptions, but nothing stood about these. The tacos were essentially fried wonton wrappers filled with either salmon, tuna, or crab salad on top of cabbage. Not much else in terms of seasoning or flavor, and not such high quality fish that they could stand alone. They’re very pretty to look at and they have potential to be great, but they well way short. The hamachi spoons were slightly better due to the ponzu sauce, but again, nothing I’d highly recommend. The portions are tiny, so I definitely wouldn’t pay full price for them.
COCKTAILS:
At $ 5 a pop for cocktails, this is where Blush shines. You can choose from their specialty cocktails or choose to make your own, but we chose to stick to their specials and got a margarita, a Blush (passion fruit vodka, lime juice, and cranberry slush) and a Tropical Isle (Raspberry vodka, Tyku liqueur, and orange juice). Sweet, girly, and fruity, they did the trick. They were surprisingly strong too!
Overall: I’d come back here for happy hour drinks, but I’d definitely pass on the food. Other than happy hour, I don’t know if I’d say it’s worth it.

I adore Blush Raw Bar, this place embodies the hipster and lightweight sophisticated vibe all in one, my first visit here was back in 2012, when I was working with a beer distribution company and delivered here, I like the look of the establishment located in the San Pedro Square area of Downtown San Jose. The owners told me more about their aim to provide a great bar with great cocktails and good music to the mostly college crowd that comes to hangout in downtown San Jose, they have suceeded.
This bar is a must visit when I’m in the south bay. For what I look for in entertainment and drinks, Blush has it down packed! The ambiance is very causual yet… upscale. To me it fits the crowd that hangs here, you don’t feel out of place. I like the fact that your well drinks here are still poured with premium spirits. So they are giving you quality cocktails with a still relatively low cost A+ Blush Raw Bar.
In closing, Blush Raw Bar speakes for itself in my opinion. The Dj spinning classic hip hop or downtempo sets the mood here. The drinks are great and the atmosphere is dynamite. I say if you’re in the Downtown San Jose area check it out, if you like it. Unilocal about it, even if you don’t, Unilocal about it.

So I guess it is definitely time to update my review. I never have time to come to Blush anymore since I work weekdays and can never go to Happy Hour. Anyhow, let’s talk about my most recent experience here.
So my friend comes down from San Francisco, and wants to try Blush. I am totally all for it since I have not been here for awhile, and i really enjoyed coming here before. So we came there thinking there would be Happy Hr on Labor Day, it wasn’t. Totally our mistake but it’s cool we can pay full price. Anyways, so our waitress comes and takes our order, we order 1 order of Hamachi spoons, 2 dozen raw oysters, an order of Sushi Tacos, and and lately 2 orders of Rose Rolls.
Our first order comes out, which is the Hamachi Spoons, which was still good here, Next up were our raw oysters. The raw oysters looked SO DISGUSTING, there was some type of green slush surrounding the oysters. You could definitely tell it was not fresh. To make it even worse, one of the oysters had a baby crab in it. So we tried to flag one of the male workers. I think he was a bus boy, or host. However, we asked him about the freshness of the Oysters, and he replied all of the oysters look like this. We asked if they are clean because there is a crab in one he told us, ALL OF THE OYSTERS HAVE CRABS IN IT, WE JUST TAKE IT OUT. Like, 1, ok that is disgusting. And 2, do you not see the crab in OUR plate of oysters? He was extremely rude about it, and replies you can speak to my manager.
Anyways, our Rose Rolls come out, delicious. The manager comes out, exchanges our plates of oysters, for a different plate with a different type of oyster, But, what really boggled out mind is why the waitress did not ask us what type of oysters we wanted? Anyways by this time we were so done with being at Blush. So we asked for the check…
Oh yeah, did I forget to mention the waitress forgot our Sushi Tacos?
Yeah, sorry Blush. I liked coming here at one point but you guys were definitely a massive disappointment this time around.

Best HH in DTSJ ever!!! There is literally nothing else that gives you such decent food for such a great price. It helps that their slushie drinks taste so good. They’re all my favorite. I can’t pick just one.
I felt like a king walking into HH and ordering everything off the menu, feeling bloated like a true Unilocaler, and spending less than $ 30. The crowd is super friendly too. Everyone around you becomes your best friend when the Warriors win.

Happy hour is Mon-​Fri 3 p.m. — 6 p.m.
Sun-​Wed 9:30 p.m. — 11 p.m.
This is a long overdue review for one of my favorite places. Blush is located in San Pedro square. This place has a great happy hour, cheap rolls and appetizers and $ 1 oysters. It gets packed quick because it’s a small place so get here early.
Oysters-​super fresh! Always on point. Clean and not gritty. Good with the cocktail sauce and lemon!
All rolls are great but my favorites are the rose roll (Spicy Tuna, Crab, Avocado, Spicy Mayo Sauce), reggae roll (Spicy Salmon, Crab, Lemon, Avocado, Cucumber) and dragon roll (Shrimp, Unagi, Avocado, Crab, Wonton Chips). Whenever I take people here, the rose roll is always a winner with everyone! Great flavor.
Blush-​on happy hour these things are $ 5! SO WORTH IT!!! The original signature Blush is always great if it’s your first time here and it’s always pleasing to look at (that cute pink sugar rim!!!). My favorite however is the tropical aisle, it’s a little more citrusy, yum!