Aisuru Sushi

San Luis Obispo, United States

3.7

Open now

20 reviews

Accepts Credit Cards

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Telephone:
+1 805-543-2348
Address:
1023 Monterey St, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.4 mi3
0.4 mi1,2
0.5 miSan Luis Obispo
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Takes Reservations
Yes
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Good For
Lunch
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Touristy
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
Beer & Wine Only
Outdoor Seating
No
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
Yes
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 11:30 am – 10:00 pm
Open now
Local time (San Luis Obispo) 16:10 Wednesday, 2 July 2025

Business hours

Monday 11:30 am – 10:00 pm
Tuesday 11:30 am – 10:00 pm
Wednesday 11:30 am – 10:00 pm
Thursday 11:30 am – 10:00 pm
Friday 11:30 am – 10:30 pm
Saturday 11:30 am – 10:30 pm
Sunday 11:30 am – 10:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Aisuru Sushi + Sake Bar serves delicious sushi in San Luis Obispo, CA. Make sure to check out our extensive food and drink menu for daily specials and more.

As a casual sushi restaurant, we strive to provide our customers with a laid-​back and fun atmosphere where groups of all sizes can come and have a good time. Our friendly servers can tell you about our awesome daily specials like our Tuesday California roll special or our Winey Wednesday wine special.

Our menu offerings include a variety of appetizers, sushi combos, rice bowls, and other entrees. We have an extensive number of fresh rolls, nigiri, sashimi, tempura, teriyaki, and more including a large number of ½-​priced rolls. Customer favorites include the popular Ninja Roll with shrimp tempura and our amazing sake bombs. We have a full bar to complement your meal!

Our lively bar has five TVs and provides a great meeting spot. Come in and try our delicious rolls and sake drinks today!

History

Established in 2006.

Aisuru Sushi + Sake Bar has been serving the San Luis Obispo area since 2006. Formerly Shin’s Sushi Bar, the current owners took it over and re-​made it into what it is today! Aisuru’s mission is to serve the best affordable sushi and sake specials in a lively and inviting environment. With so much success so far, we look forward to adding you to our long list of happy and loyal customers.

Meet the Manager

Justin K.

Manager

Justin Kim has been in the restaurant industry for many years. After working at a sister sushi restaurant for many years, Justin moved to Aisuru Sushi + Sake Bar and helped rebrand it into the fun local sushi spot it is now! Justin enjoys serving the public at Aisuru and looks forward to serving the best sushi and drink specials around. Justin hopes that you’ll consider stopping by the next time you and your friends are looking for a fun spot to enjoy a memorable meal together.

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20 reviews of Aisuru Sushi

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Place rating: 3
San Luis Obispo, CA
Aisuru is the best «bang for your buck» sushi in town. They always have deals on sushi as well as drinks (buy a large beer, get a free saki, etc.) during the week. They do «half rolls» which turns out to be a great deal if you want to try a little bit of everything. Their hand rolls are delicious, my favorite is the Cali Girl Roll.
Ashley is awesome, she is always so sweet and attentive to my boyfriend and I.
They get pretty busy during the weekends but always accommodate!
Place rating: 5
Pleasanton, CA
Literally my go to sushi place in SLO. So many good rolls and amazing ginger! Def a must go to
Place rating: 2
San Francisco, CA
This place just gets worse and worse over the years
Their fix smelled really bad and the flavors were off
This was definitely the last time we will be going there
Place rating: 1
Goleta, CA
Good food, but they only ever have one chef so the food takes FOREVER! The other staff are also very unfriendly and don’t pay much attention to you. We waited an hour for our sushi which nothing even had to be cooked. Very very disappointed. Also another family with two small children got so frustrated they just got up and left. So it wasn’t just us. The restaurant wasn’t even at ½ of the capacity it could be.
Place rating: 1
San Luis Obispo, CA
They have odd pricing on their menu, they claim hand rolls are half off, but what you gt is a $ 4.50 hand roll. Small and not of high quality. Filled with students. Much better choices in town. I had the salmon skin roll and the yellow tail roll. The yellow tail roll was just a tiny piece of fish, rice and a chewy rap, nothing else. It was dry and bland. A California roll from Traders Joe’s is more exciting.
Place rating: 4
Laguna Niguel, CA
The food was very good overall! The only bad comments I have is the weird taste in the water and the miso soup was waaaaay too salty…
Place rating: 5
LOS OSOS, CA
We had so much fun. Thank you! We sat at the bar and loved it!!! Every time we come here we have the best time and the best food!!! Cucumber Special is the best thing ever!!!
Place rating: 3
Arroyo Grande, CA
They have a new «Gluten Free» menu that is not celiac friendly, yet another gf place because it’s trendy. The sushi chef was very accommodating and staff was very friendly and helpful. It’s possible to customize rolls to avoid gluten but options are limited. The crab is fake so not an option. If I’m in the area and really craving sushi I’ll go again but it’s not worth going out of my way for.
Place rating: 4
Morro Bay, CA
Updating since my last review. As it is very convenient to the downtown area, I’ve since gone into Aisuru Sushi for two evening meals. The food was excellent! The service was very good and quite attentive. This is an improvement from my first review. In fact the only reason I’m not giving five stars is because of the crowd noise. This is NOT the proprietor’s fault. There have been lots of Cal Poly students in there having a good time, and obviously having some really good sushi. My previous review was actually replied to by the management and my issues seem to have been addressed. So, to follow up on a luke-​warm posting, I would recommend this for some fine eating. If you are looking for a quiet place to have an intimate meal, this may not be your spot, but otherwise a great place to eat.
Place rating: 4
Fresno, CA
They got some good sushi rolls up in here, thank you to my cousin for showing us where the good stuff was at. She comes in here all the time, they know her by name. Had me some spicy tuna rolls and a dragon roll I think and they were awesome. My cousin even got us some fried tea ice cream I think is what it was called? Not a big tea fan, but ice crean with hot stuff on it was very good. This place can get pretty loud with all the students from Cal Poly showing up after 6. I will be ready to go back with a new hunger when the time comes, BONZAI!
Place rating: 3
San Luis Obispo, CA
The food is good, but the service is hit or miss. There are many Japanese resuraunts in the downtown area, and this is the most casual.
Place rating: 5
Arroyo Grande, CA
Very family friendly, great food with prices that can’t be beat, never a wait, and AMAZING fried ice cream!
Place rating: 4
San Luis Obispo, CA
I have been here twice in the last two weeks.
I alway walked by it forgetting it was here when on my way to see a movie at the Fremont.
I love sushi places that put big photos of the rolls on them to make ordering easy piesy.
Sure I can read ingredients and know if I’d like a roll but pictures are just so much better.
I ordered to-​go each time, but the inside is nice and simple. Wood tables and a sushi bar. It seems like it could get quite loud here but if you take it to-​go it’s always fine.
I’ve had about 7 rolls so far and each one was as described, loads of flavor variety, fresh tasting fish, and never too heavily fried or cooked (when applicable).
The service has been fantastic with the servers always polite, offering water, extra condiments, etc.
This place is easy to pass up but each time I have been I am glad I remembered it was here.
Place rating: 3
San Luis Obispo, CA
Good sushi for the price! Obviously there are better sushi places in town, but I love their half price deals. Basically, half a roll for half the price. They list it as 6 pieces (regular has 8), but they cut them so thin that it’s basically half a regular roll. But it’s a nice option for more variety.
Servers were nice and attentive, granted it was a slow Monday evening.
Place rating: 4
Avila Beach, CA
Classic SLO spot! Reasonable price. New revamped Menu and deals makes it worth the visit!
Place rating: 5
San Luis Obispo, CA
I love this place for two of my fav sushi: unagi and salmon.
The salmon is the best I’ve eaten in SLO and keeps me coming back here again and again. I really like the way they cut it– length wise instead of width so you get this long, delicious «tail» on each piece. Not only that, but it won’t break the bank either. Best time to go is during the mid-​afternoon lull.
My most recent take-​out visit was a little iffy though when I found that whoever made the unagi order shaped the rice into oddly circular balls and put katsubushi on top. I am all for katsubushi (or in this case, it was probably bonito flakes) but not particularly on my unagi. No big deal, it was still good, just not expected when I ordered plain 2-​piece sushi a la carte.
Place rating: 4
Baywood-Los Osos, CA
Formerly «shins «hands down the best sushi in downtown SLO! Great prices fast service and the garlic edamame is a must !
Place rating: 4
Santa Barbara, CA
This was a pitstop on a long drive from Santa Barbara to the Bay Area.
If you spend over $ 12 here, you get free edamame, miso soup and ice cream. That sounds awesome and easy but you’d be surprised – their ½ priced sushi makes it pretty hard to reach that point.
I had the cheesy golden California roll (or something to that effect), which was basically a California roll deep fried with cream cheese inside, topped with eel sauce. HEAVEN. Also got salmon sashimi, tasted fairly fresh. Plain California roll was good as well. Friends both got sushi and loved it all.
Finally, I ordered a bowl of spicy ramen. It was okay, but I would recommend that you stick to the sushi offerings. I wouldn’t get their ramen again.
Service was attentive, the place was fairly clean, and you can’t beat the price factor. Would go if I’m ever in the area again.
Place rating: 4
Laguna Niguel, CA
Their sushi is fresh and I ordered a fourth set of cut rolls with my friends, the House Special is my favorite! Very attentive and great waitress and spacious atmosphere :)
Place rating: 5
San Luis Obispo, CA
My favorite place in the whole wide world. I love the fact that they wear black uniforms. Very professional. Noticed some new faces (east on the eyes ;))working recently. Customer service is still top notch. Music is always on par, tell them it’s your birthday and its a blast. Enthusiastic and awesome Daily deals are awesome! Way to go buddies.