March 22, 2018

Albany: Sugata Japanese Restaurant; restaurant review

1105 Solano Ave., Albany, (510) 526-3516.  L-D Tu-Sat; $$-$$$.  Reservations advised. 

This intimate, atmospheric spot feels like it was lifted up from Japan and dropped down here intact.  Choose to sit at a small sushi counter, on the floor in a private tatami room, or in the small main dining room.  Lunch specials at Sugata Japanese Restaurant are well priced at around $13 to $14 and include miso soup, marinated cucumber salad, and fragrant tea.  My tempura bento box additionally included one shrimp and many vegetable tempuras, rice, and salad.  My partner’s bento box was the same except his main items was a chunk of fresh salmon with teriyaki sauce.  The fresh fish sushi has a stellar reputation, and I’ve heard people rave about the seaweed salad and sukiyaki.

interior and menu board at Sugata Japanese Restaurant in Albany, California
interior and menu board at Sugata Japanese Restaurant in Albany, California


sushi bar at Sugata Japanese Restaurant in Albany, California
sushi bar at Sugata Japanese Restaurant in Albany, California


appetizers at Sugata Japanese Restaurant in Albany, California
appetizers at Sugata Japanese Restaurant in Albany, California


bento box teriyaki salmon at Sugata Japanese Restaurant in Albany, California
bento box teriyaki salmon at Sugata Japanese Restaurant in Albany, California


bento box teriyaki tempura at Sugata Japanese Restaurant in Albany, California
bento box teriyaki tempura at Sugata Japanese Restaurant in Albany, California

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