Sushi Bar Blue Fin, Encinitas CA

We got sushi as well as beef teriyaki and chicken tonkatsu boxes. Can't really judge the sushi, it was take out and seemed like it could be decent eating in. The boxes were simply awful. Not even a few grains of salt, no flavor whatsoever. If you go here, stick to the sushi.

One of our long time favorites! Daisuke (Dice) carries on in Sam's tradition. Great variety of fish from Japan always super fresh and reasonable for the quality. Happy to support this establishment. Dine at there bar with Daisuke.

In a more traditional and quaint setting, this chef serves sushi that is nicely arranged and fresh tasting. Service was polite but slow, even though less than a quarter of the tables were occupied. If you’re looking for a more traditional sushi experience then you’ll find it here. The Japanese scallops, the ankimo, and the aji were memorable. Recommended.

Do yourself a favor and when you go here order the Omakase. Freshest and most unique food experience in North County.

Went for dinner 5: 05pm at blue fin.
First time ever will never go back.
Ordered food
My husband received his dinner 1/2 hr later
My dinner one hour later
My husband was done and I was just starting to eat.
We complained sorry sorry that's all they said.
It was disgusting the food wasn't even worth waiting for.

Long wait times. No room to wait for table or take out (ordered ahead and still had to wait 30+ mins once we got there). Teriyaki chicken is a joke and not worth $11+, it’s not even served with rice (see photo). Garlic edamame was good but salty. Sushi was good. Probably won’t visit again. Many other places in the area with better customer service and more reasonable prices.

Service was kinda slow, inattentive. Took a long time getting us the check after we were clearly done. Diners at adjacent table gave us their unused ginger when they saw we were waiting too long for waitress to ever come back around. Also when you get the sushi assortment you may not get the same pieces you did last time. Maybe I should be more specific and ask next time.

THE BEST. No need to consider any other establishment. I don’t eat sushi anywhere else. After having lived in Japan for years, my sushi expectations are beyond high and Blue Fin satiates my fiercest of cravings. Chef Daisuke is a happy, sweet, skilled sushi master. Cheers him a beer when you’re there.
They get quite busy so not a bad idea to make a reservation.

Authentic Japanese Sushi and cuisine! Daisuke is A true Sushi master from Japan! The servers are very friendly! My favorite sushi is “Classic roll”! Don’t forget to order the oysters too! Thank you so much for your amazing service and sushi! This place is one of the best sushi restaurants in San Diego! Highly recommended!

New owners.good fish, horrible service, 5 propane tanks sitting inside the dining room, mgr "too busy to speak w me", way over-priced. $35 for 7 pics tuna belly.

The sushi is fresh and delicious but the service is very slow. It took over an hour for us to get 6 sushi pieces. It seemed like to go orders had priority over dining in. But if you you have time to kill it is worth the wait just make sure you put your full order in.

I love this establishment. The whole experience is awesome great employees had a really amazing time here.