Good Choice Sushi - Laguna Niguel

My fiancé would eat here all the time as a kid. She moved to Texas where We met. For the last 8 and a half years, she has pretty much talked nonstop about how good choice sushi is the best sushi she has ver had. Needless to say, she has built up an expectation of excellence and other worldly quality from here. From bite one, I was not disappointed. The fish is so fresh and buttery and of the best quality sushi I have ever had. Not to mention the rice. It was nice and warm, tasted amazing, and complimented the fish. The employees are kind. Yesterday when we were they, everyone was nice! But also 5 years ago, when I called them from Texas and asked to buy a shirt and have them ship it, they were more than happy to help out. They even give you 10% off for wearing a shirt in. (They gave us a free appetizer coupon when I bought the shirt, but I forgot to bring it from Texas). Needless to say, Good Choice Sushi is my new religion. We will come in every time we are in the area.

Extremely disappointing experience. Despite the glowing reviews, I decided to give Good Choice Sushi a try. Unfortunately, it was a letdown. I ordered two rolls in the afternoon, but initially had trouble getting through to the restaurant by phone. When I finally did, I was informed that my order would take 35-45 minutes. Upon arrival, the rolls were not ready. With no other customers in sight, it appeared that the staff were unprepared or running behind schedule. I ordered a crispy roll and a special Happy Roll. The Happy Roll was less than fresh, tasting fishy and off. The shrimp in the crispy roll were undercooked, leaving me thoroughly disappointed. I had high hopes for a sushi spot conveniently located near my home, but sadly, this experience fell short.

The quality of the sushi is better than most good ayce sushi places. I was particularly impressed with the salmon and yellowtail sushi. Fresh and good quality like a good a la carte place. Is the sushi the very best? No but no ayce place is. Ayce is every Monday and Tuesday 5-9pm

This review is difficult for me to write, as I have known the owners of this restaurant for nearly 20 years. I first visited the establishment when I moved to the area in 2002, but stopped going after some incidents with bad service around 2010. The company started hiring younger servers who didn't seem to understand customer service, which was disappointing. I continued to visit, adjusting my expectations, but eventually stopped going altogether due to the underwhelming service. When I returned in 2022, I decided to give Good Choice Sushi another chance and was pleasantly surprised by the good service and sushi. Unfortunately, my positive experience was short-lived. The most disappointing aspect was the lack of a proper manager, with the leadership apparently being left to the Sushi Church, whose members were rude and unprofessional. The final straw came when I visited on a sushi roll night with only 2 servers, resulting in long waits and unacceptably slow service. Despite being a regular patron who always tipped well, I was ignored by the server and sushi cook, leading me to finally give up on Good Choice Sushi. Many locals who share my experience ask ironically, "Good Choice? Is that it?" I am sorry to say that this restaurant is not a good choice. I have given them multiple chances to improve, but unfortunately, they have not lived up to expectations.

Fantastic place! Found this place by total accident and it was a windfall. I have an opportunity to eat Sushi all across United States and this is one of the best places I have ever been to. The sushi is very fresh and the rolls are very unique. When they brought me wasabi it wasn't just a thimble full but a good size serving. Staff was very friendly and helpful. I like spicy things in this location has plenty of options for that.