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Tsuru Sushi is located in California. Locals say the restaurant serves genuine Japanese cuisine. This restaurant is very affordable. This place features catering and lunch. This restaurant is handicap accessible.
4.0 of 5 stars.
Seriously hit the spot like my wife hits my ass in bed. Satisfied the appetite almost as much as I satisfy my wife's sexual appetite in bed. Yes, that satisfying!T.M.I....so what!! If you're offended...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My local sushi haunt.I saw a bowl full of little live crabs here once but I was too distracted to see if they were a nightly special or just pets.
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is decent. After moving to Northern California from Southern California about 4 years ago, I've been a dedicated customer to Tsuru Sushi. However, despite the name, I do not go to Tsuru...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
San Leandro is a bit of a hole in terms of good places to eat. There's a cluster of places on Bancroft and E. 14th around Estudillo. Tsuru is located in this area, which is convenient to access. So...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Tiger roll.Spicy. Crispy. Goooooood.I gave Tsuru a try again today and let me tell you that I have found an item on the menu that I will definitely want to eat again and again.The service was a little...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Disappointing. After a long day of art work and yard work, a good dinner should be a nice reward.Once we sat down my parents were served tea while my sister and I received just iced water. What's with...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'm working on a Lion King roll as we speak. It's okay, not fabulous but not bad, either. I still hang my heart on the Lion King roll at Sato in Campbell. Seriously, it's almost kind of stupid how...
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yummy and pretty big portions for the $$. The Tempura dinner at $11.95 was huge. The Tempura Roll was excellent, and the Tsuru Roll was really excellent. All the tempura was crispy and delicious. The...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have been going here for many years. I love it. The place is cozy and clean. The prices are very reasonable and the food is awsome. I love e 14th roll, the spicy tuna rolls, chicken teriyaki, udon...
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
: ( Went there for lunch about a month ago. The food didn't taste that good and it was pricey too! I didn't find anything special about the restaurant and was quite disappointed.
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
the tempura plates were good, but seriously oversized. also, it was more puffy than crispy if you can imagine.also ordered unagi--it was terrific.very friendly staff!
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this place definitely doesn't gorge you on sushi but the quality is what is key here. they make tight rolls and give you just enough to be full when you've finished eating. the seating is a little...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've lived all around the bay, and I have still continued coming back to this place no matter where I live. The sushi is as fresh as can be, and their specialties are both innovative and extremely...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
"Pumbaa: It's our motto. Young Simba: What's a motto? Timon: Nothing. What's a motto with you? " Tsuru has the best Lion King Roll I have ever had. (Hence the lines from the movie.) I was on my way to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best sushi, best service. Fish is always extra fresh. Miso soup is delicious. Love the decor and the cozy feeling. My husband and I have tried many other sushi restaurants in San Leandro, Castro...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
No...just no.Have you guys ever watched this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gjXZdT0Qqw despite it's humor it just COMPLETELY FAILS. Yeah, that's Tsuru.First of all that wasn't sushi I had the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
very reasonably priced. the spicy sauce they have on the e.14th roll is the best! try getting that at other sushi spots- i don't think so! norman special and lion king rolls are yummmmmy! service is...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
during the time i spent in san leandro, i ate at a few sushi places downtown and this place was always my favorite. it's better than the one by the smoke shop and better than the one by baskin...
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I wish they had a larger space, otherwise the only reason it took me so long to come here since I've lived in San Leandro is that I used to patronize Tomodachi in Hayward before my friend Nate passed...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is great. Cheap. Great Service, and Good Food.Cant Complain. The Lion King Roll and Teriyaki Chicken are the best!I love the Orange they give you at the end!
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not sure what all the bad reviews are about but I never have an issue when I come here. I love the food at Tsuru, I highly recommend the:-Norman Special-Lion King-Philly Roll-Beef Teriyaki...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Decent sushi. Nothing special here really.OK service, small place.I would suggest taking the drive out to Alameda to eat at Sushi House. Long wait, but the food is a lot better.
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I love tempura udon. I had a big craving one night so I went here to pickup my order. when I went in I saw my friend, who is Chinese, who was dining there and told me how much she loved the food....
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh boy.This is a very tough review for me to type. As you can tell by my rating, I love this place. I've been holding off reviewing this restaurant because I can always get a seat whenever I am in...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Meh. I came here because I didn't want any of the usual places and it was just ok. The service was incredibly slow and unattentive. I probably will not be back
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Came here on Friday night because i have been wanting to try this place out for awhile now. Big mistake, i should of went to my regular sushi spot in Alameda. This place was pretty full, the normal...
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of my favorite restaurants in San Leandro. It is not the best sushi house that I have been to but it is the best one in the neighborhood. I love this place, the waiters and the chefs are...
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
MehWent there for dinner a couple weeks ago and just thought it was average. I got the basic 3 item dinner with Beef Teriyaki, Tempura, and California Roll - yuck! they put that little orange roe...
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Tsuru is my favorite sushi restaurant in San Leandro. I've been going here for close to ten years. Great quality sushi, not too expensive... Great variety of sushi, including house specialties like...
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is great, I take all my clients here. The staff is really nice and accomodating. In my opinion the best place to sit is at the bar because the common lounging area gets a little awkward...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
poor customer service
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Thank you Kathy for the review on this place ! I love this place. I just went recently with my cousin and my other two friends. It's VERY reasonable and I love how they serve you. They have great...
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Tsuru Sushi is the best Japanese restaurant in San Leandro. You will love Mike who is the sushi guy behind all the good food. It is fresh and really good Japanese food. Service is excellent and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yummmm.... my fish was fresh, delicious, and just wonderful... The service was really good too, I don't really have any complaints, aside from the fact that the tables are sooooo close together, I...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I want to love this place because they service is friendly, quick, and I've had multiple great experiences dining here when I ordered sushi. The tempura-style East 14 Roll is particularly yummy (but...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I took my friend here this passed friday for her 22nd bday. This is my second time dinning at this sushi joint. The rolls are really good. My favorite roll is the dragon roll and their house salad is...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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One of my absolute favorite restaurants in SL!!!! Very highly recommended...
urbanspoon.com - user review - 07/18/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I come to Tsuru at least every other week. Actually, I almost always call in my order to go because I don't like the seating arrangement inside. There are three rows of tables and two of them are...
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
since i've moved to the 'dro years ago, my familia looked for an alternative to oaktown's "mikado". this place wasn't it. the particulars have been forgotten but we remember never to go back. it...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Yes this place isn't as great as everyone saids it is. Alot of their rolls are compiled of Hot Sauce. Knowing sushi and actually eating at alot of good places, this is by far one of the mediocre ones....
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place has been my favorite Japanese restaurant for quite some time. In fact the wife and I just ate there last night. Everything was delicious as usual, although I just noticed that the bill was...
yelp.com - user review - 02/24/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Ugh!Why, why, oh WHY do so many people like this place? I was first introduced to it by two friends of the husband, who swore up, down, left and middle that this was the sushi place to end all sushi...
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I used to live in San Leandro and ate there with my wife all the time. There are lots of reviews that describe the rolls, my wife and I never had any problems with them in terms of freshness or...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my favorite Sushi restaurant. I love all of the special rolls...Norman's Special, Tiger, E14th St, Lion King, and many many more. The fried chicken pieces are great too! its a small place...
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't understand why this place got two bad reviews. I am a regular and I dine here for lunch at least twice a week. The service is good, prices are fair and I don't drink the tea because I don't...
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
wow i have been coming to the place since it opened a long time ago. and it has always been the best spot to go in San Leandro. i can't believe that the only 2 reviews have been so bad. and to boot...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Face it, San Leandro isn't exactly a culinary hot-spot, so when lunch time rolls around I always fret over what to eat.If I have money to eat out, then I like this place. The portions are decent and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Ok so I just moved to San Leandro and still kinda dont know the area yet...so I went walking in the area trying to find a place for lunch... I stumbled upon this little Sushi...
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The sushi isn't bad here but nothing special either. It's distinguishable from the other nearby Japanese restaurants by the free hot tea and oranges for dessert. They also have one of the tables where...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The service is awesome and fast. I have eaten at this restaurant more than 3 times in the last 6 months and still the service is good and fast and the Fish is fresh, the Tea was fine didn't taste...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
quick :: inexpensivei got a couple of rolls here and they were alright.... i tend to stick to the donburi stuff cuz they are pretty hefty with their portions thus you can share... its convenient.......
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Had lunch here today with my childhood BFF. I ordered the bento box lunch of veggie/shrimp tempura and the avocado roll. BFF also ordered the bento box but had the chicken teriyaki and CA roll. We...
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
To give a more comprehensible review than the one before me... (it was interesting read but nonetheless, not a real review.)Tsuru is well known in San Leandro for their truly helpful staff and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I fail to see why some people love this place. Lion King roll is CRAP, sorry....go to Sushi House for better! The E. 14th roll is subpar, and the seaweed on the salmon skin handroll was CHEWY and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Upon entering the restaurant, you will find that it is neither upscale nor fancy, but it is cozy and comfortable. Their menu offers common Japanese varieties including donburi, bento boxes, and sushi...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
we eat here almost twice a month with the family. its a good hole in the wall location in san leandro. the unagi donburi is my favorite for some reason. i keep getting. the spider roll is always...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nice cozy restaurant but you might have to wait awhile for a table during lunch hours. I recommend trying the E14th roll.. I've never ordered anything else after trying it.
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Evidently, Danny Glover and George Benson tend to like this place, as evidenced by the photos they post of the entertainers (separate) visits just at the register. Danny Glover has even been there...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My wife completely hated this place. She thought the California rolls were sub par and that the salmon bento box she had was just average.I didn't hate it, but it certainly didn't stand out either....
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The restaurant is attractive and the service is attentive, but my chicken katsu was dry and tasteless. Also, there were *not enough vegetables,* which I didn't think was possible in an Asian...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh katsudon how i love thee. sigh. Japanese soul food.
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is not a sushi restaurant to write home about, but to me, it has a one redeeming ace that makes it all five-star.If you've ever read Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto, you might appreciate a serious,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A chinese run Japanese places again .. well there is this older man that works in there that i hella hate.. he is loud.. (* like yelling loud) when he takes your order.. the food is avg. nothing...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great place and the price is decent. For the rice lovers, Their donburi's (rice bowl) contains around the same amount of meat as their dinner plates, but contains a lot more rice for the same price. I...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2006
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Sushi was definitely an aquired taste for me and as I was beginning to try it my friends made sure I went to the best places. Tsuru is definitely the best. Its always fresh and the staff is friendly and...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/01/2005
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Tsuru Sushi is my favorite Japanese restaurant in San Leandro. The staff is always friendly and the food is always fresh. My favorite dish is the beef udon. Noodles cooked just right with a great tast...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/16/2005
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This place is kind of expensive. The foods come in pretty small portions. To me the foods are not so authentic, It's more like an American style sushi place. I do enjoy the hot tea a lot, especially...
judysbook.com - user review - 07/07/2005
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We went to tsuru sushi last night, the restaurant is nice and clean, our server is very friendly. I ordered a sashimi dinner and a couple special roll. My friend ordered a combination dinner of beef teriyaki,...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/11/2003
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We ate here for the first time and loved it. We got the combination platters with all veggie stuff. We had generous plate of vegetable tempura that was fried perfectly. We also had veggie sushi that was tasty...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/24/2003
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A great place I have been enjoying for years...If you are a beginner in the world of sushi this is a great place to go. All the people are very nice and will help you have a great time. Try the deep friend...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/05/2002
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san leandro’s best japanese restaurant (run by a large, friendly chinese american family) carries not just the old world standards--sushi, tempura, teriyaki--but funky new world interpretations....
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