Sumo Japanese - Los Altos

Located right on Main Street, this restaurant is hard to overlook. There are plenty of tables as well as a sushi counter, though it's not utilized as a bar, making the seating there somewhat underwhelming. We were promptly seated and provided with menus...

I wouldn't recommend this place. Avoid the chirashi bowl at all costs. I paid over $35 for a bowl that had only eight very thin slices of fish, and four of those slices had an unpleasant odor.

The service was acceptable; our server seated us but forgot to bring our menus. She also brought us the wrong order, not realizing that I had ordered two bento boxes. Although the food arrived quickly, it was unfortunately quite cold.

The service was excellent and the portion sizes were impressive. They offer a lunch special for $13.95, which allows you to choose two large special rolls. I tried the unagi and softshell crab roll, and they were both quite good. I initially worried that it wouldn't be enough food, but I ended up feeling satisfied.

The sushi served on the train was a bit lacking in freshness and quite pricey. However, the kids really enjoyed grabbing plates from the fast-moving train. On the other hand, the custom-ordered sushi from the menu was significantly better and beautifully presented.