Blue Ocean - Japanese restaurant in University City - 6335 Delmar Blvd, USA

Everything was amazing! I would recommend the plum soju to drink. The yellow tail was the best part of the chefs choice sashimi platter. The ramen was flavorful, and the pork was cooked to where the fat was rendered perfectly. Our server had great suggestions and was attentive. Great first experience! We'll be back! Thank you very much!

We enjoyed the lobster roll, loaded avocado, and the pork noodles – all of them were superb. I can't wait to return for more!

Great atmosphere. We liked that it was a bit more intimate rather than completely wide open. Scooter was a great waiter and provided fantastic service. We ordered a couple of rolls as well as hot sake. We found that, compared to some other places, the options for specialty rolls lacked a little as well as they were a bit bland. However, we'd would definitely visit again and try other items on the menu.

This place was great! Devin our server was absolutely on point. Very attentive and very personable! The atmosphere was very relaxed and the menu was perfect and the portions were very reasonable. We tried a handful of things. We had the spicy edamame (really tasty), fries oysters (the sauce was delicious, and we had 5 different types of sushi! We got the Blue O, Shanghai, Godzilla, Spicy Octopus, and Take A Chance (this was a cool one). My favorite ones were the Blue O and the Shanghai. The cool part about Take A Chance was that it came out flaming which was really awesome! Next time we're in town we're absolutely coming back. The manager was awesome and very personable!

The service was mediocre, but some of the food tasted truly awful. Our party had a variety of dishes, including soups and various sushi rolls. The sushi was alright, but the soups were awful. I eat a lot of ramen, and this tonkatsu ramen was the worst I've ever eaten. The pork belly was bland, but the broth had an almost chemical taste to it. Another member of my party ordered some udon, which tasted grossly salty. Neither of us could finish our meals. After receiving our check, we were also hit with a credit card processing fee and a mandatory 20% gratuity for our five-person group. This was ridiculous, given our service and food quality.

It has really good vibe in the restaurant with a lot of Japanese decorations. Their menu did not list the price of food. Food is okay. Ramen noodles are over cooked and too soggy. Miso soap base is not distinct. It’s hard to distinguish between tonkotsu and miso soup base. Noodles are all stick together and get not feel the texture when you chew on it. Rolls are overpriced! Everything are nice just not so much about the food.

A lively and artsy atmosphere. There’s a lot of posters and anime artwork displayed on the walls. Service was great! Props to the waitress for checking in on us and asking if we needed more water. I was a little disappointed with the food. I also had the pork broth ramen and some rolls. Ramen was very heavy and salty. Fish on the rolls weren’t very fresh. Rolls in general were just ok. You can probably get better sushi for the same price at a sushi restaurant. I enjoyed the fries.

First time dining here and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Getting seating was slow, but restaurant appeared to have been a bit short staffed maybe. Definitely busy, so be patient. Staff is friendly and helpful. Not a large dine in area so again be patient, and you can dine at the bar too. Very worth the wait, some of the best sushi I have had! Awesome menu, delicious, quality food. Warm sake was perfect. I see why they won best sushi accolades two years in a row. I wasn't pleased with my whiskey sour drink, but did not complain, I just didn't drink it. I guess Patrick noticed and when I got my bill, the drink had been comp off, so kudos to him for being attentive, and great customer service.