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Blue C Sushi

3411 Fremont Ave, Seattle, WA, 98103
  • (206) 633-3411
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  • Akvile H.

    Great sushi spot! The environment and decor is fun and modern, there is a conveyor belt that you can grab food off of as you sit around it, and you can also custom order sushi pieces. The prices are really good, they vary depending on what color plate you get off of the conveyor. The staff is friendly, there is a great happy hour upstairs (only), and they have some really great deals. Can't go wrong with a whole plate of edemame for $1! Their drink specials and menu are also really great! Stop on in for some great sushi for a great price!

    (4)

  • Lee W.

    We went to Revel and it was a 2 hour wait. We went to Blue C and it was a 2 minute wait. Before visiting Blue C I had turned my back on conveyor belt sushi joints. It seems in Eugene when food rotates around a restaurant all day it tastes like it has rotated around a restaurant all day. Must say, Blue C changed my mind a bit in that regard. Is this the best sushi I've ever had? Nah. Was it good, were the servers nice, did the chef really try his darndest to explain what was in the Chef's Special? Yes to all. Definitely recommend checking this place out on a Thursday or Sunday afternoon when you can score sushi and drinks on Happy Hour special from 4PM to close.

    (3)

  • K B.

    What gives, Blue C? You've never been fancy sushi, but you're generally pretty dependable and I've never gotten violently ill after eating there. In addition to your price increase, your food quality seemed to go down. Negative correlation? Also, please provide training for the new waitress. I played "disco" with our blue light button (on...off...onnnnn......off. on. off. onnnnnn. on. still on. OFF!) and finally gave up and got up to ask her for what I wanted. It wasn't a busy night. The kiddo loves Blue C, but I think we can do better for the (new, higher) price and (new, lower) quality. Boo!

    (2)

  • Paul P.

    On cold winter night, the post industrial interior of Blue C Sushi belied the warm reception I received. Located in a cozy Seattle neighborhood, I came looking for local fish and I was was not disappointed. The Sockeye Salmon was fresh and buttery delicious. Accompanying the sushi was edamame that was big and bold. With reasonable prices and great service, Blue C Sushi is a winner.

    (4)

  • Tonya W.

    Sushi is good, not awesome but good. Plus you can grab it off the belt so if you're in a hurry it's the BEST place to go in the neighborhood.

    (3)

  • Cami G.

    BLAND. Sushi in general isn't the most flavorful of foods, I know, but Blue C seriously needs to kick it up a notch or something. The seafood tasted de-thawed right out of the freezer. Did not appreciate being seated in the back corner with my friend, RIGHT next to a group of people while all other spots around the conveyor belt bar were EMPTY. Makes for a somewhat uncomfortable eating experience. Dishes are pricey. I stayed away from all of the blue and purple-colored plates. And I really don't think I missed out.

    (2)

  • Dave F.

    Thi sis not a place for great sushi. It's really nice and in a primo location, but the food is sub-optimal. I've actually had good conveyor belt sushi, though I'm not crazy about the concept. If you're really this hungry, you might be better off trying sushi at your local Whole Foods.

    (2)

  • Ian H.

    My boyfriend and I come here fairly often during happy hour since it is a lot cheaper. I like that the bar is upstairs unlike other Blue Cs we have been to. The staff is friendly and will try and help you right away. One nice thing about the belt system is that you can really choose exactly how much you want to eat, spend, and how long you want to be in there. If we are in a hurry we can usually be in and out in 20 minutes. Or during happy hour stay and order off the menu to enjoy a night out and some tasty drinks. I am also a vegetarian, whereas my boyfriend is not. And this place has options for both of us. HUGE plus.

    (4)

  • Neal T.

    I used to love this place, but the last couple of times have been absolutely terrible and depressing. This is the only conveyor belt sushi place I've ever seen where you can go hungry waiting for something to come around on the belt. We sat there for 10 minutes watching dried out items we weren't interested going by, and watching other customers just staring at the belt, waiting in vain for something they were interested in to come by. Eventually we called the waitress over and ordered a few things, which took a long time (weird since they weren't busy and weren't making new things to put on the belt), weren't very good, were very small, and surprisingly expensive for cheap sushi. We figured some more stuff to choose from would be on the belt by the time we finished those items, but the same situation repeated itself, and we realized we were going to have to custom order (and wait a long time for) every single subpar piece of sushi we were going to eat that night. They weren't even populating the belt with the standby stuff like california rolls. There was one piece of maguro nigiri on the entire belt, and it was shriveled and dry from sitting there so long. We finally decided to leave and just eat somewhere else. This is a first for me. Normally a conveyor belt sushi place, even a low-quality one, is a gullet-stuffing, never ending stream of food until I just can't eat anymore. It's just so fun to see stuff gliding by and grab it. Not Blue C (anymore). Walking out of a conveyor belt sushi place hungry just shouldn't be something that ever happens. Keep in mind that this was at 8pm on a Wednesday, not some weird hour near closing time. In addition to the above complaints, it took a very long time to get seated, even though there was plenty of space at the bar -- it simply took a long time for anyone to acknowledge us when we came in -- and when we mentioned our inability to get fed to the waitress, she offered to go get the manager, but then returned a while later to say the manager was on the phone and couldn't come out. Ok, whatever, we weren't particularly interested in talking to the manager anyway. We're a little surprised about the lack of concern, but ok, message received: this is just how this place is run now. The real kicker is that after this terrible experience where I ate lousy sushi and left hungry to go find a real dinner, I was presented with a bill for $48. I knew prices had gone up here, but sushi of this quality should really not be $6 per (very small) plate, especially when you're forced to custom order everything so you don't even realize it's going to be that much. I feel bad for the servers in this situation. At least the one we had seemed aware that the whole situation sucked.

    (1)

  • Sharon C.

    I like the area which felt cozy. But my bf ordered taco and they discontinued it a few months back. The other blue c's were able to provide this. So we were somewhat disappointed.

    (3)

  • Victoria C.

    Ya gotta go into this place knowing what to expect. It's the McDonald's of sushi, at least as far as food quality goes. It ain't Japonessa, it ain't Shiku, and it ain't Seastar. Expect mediocre service. Expect the sushi to having been riding the conveyor belt for longer than ideal. In my case, expect food poisoning. Why anyone would go here for good sushi is beyond me. Unless you're in a rush and there is no where else to go, I'd skip Blue C.

    (2)

  • Candi C.

    A fun place, conveyor-belt style. OK sushi, better when you ask for custom rolls than what you get off the belt usually.

    (4)

  • Michelle S.

    I can only speak to an event at Blue C Sushi. We went for the Beard & Stache Fest kick-off party. Seeing as the party was at a sushi place, we skipped lunch in order to be hungry enough to nom on sushi all night while mingling. However, when we got there, there were a couple of bowls of cold edamame and cold sweet potato fries, and they weren't taking any food orders. Yeesh, Blue C - huge opportunity missed. There were maybe 200 people there, and everyone was shocked that there was no food. (People were even running down to PCC to get dinner from the deli.)

    (2)

  • Matt R.

    These waitstaff at this place really don;t give a damn if you;re having a good time or not. PATHETIC SERVICE. Sushi is average and if you don't sit at the sushi bar- you've got to muscle past people at one of the corners to grab stuff off the sushi train. Can only get happy hour upstairs. No sushi train upstairs so you have to choose- Food or Booze. Server was below average- wasn't particularly interested in our table. I guessed she saw we had over 6 people so knew she would get 18% automatically. She really didn't give a damn. I wouldn't have left her a tip if it wasn't automatically added to my tab. Had to fight for her attention to rorder anything not on the train. Again- average sushi. Sushiland has similar sushi and it's quite a bit cheaper. The service is crap and they've got weird rules about where you can eat/drink etc. Crap for groups. Not worth the wait.

    (1)

  • Keez A.

    Not Gonna write too much... but all I have to Say is "All-day Sunday Happy Hour!".. I particularly like this Fremont location due to the neat upstairs bar area overlooking the restaurant and Fremont Ave..... I've lived in Fremont for 3 years .. and actually never noticed this location.. haha.. I've been to Blue C Sushi before on regular evenings of the week... and I like it... The Rotate Track makes for an interesting meal... but i had never been to their Happy Hour...... Great Prices! ..A girlfriend and I went... received OK service considering there was only one server working.... who filled our table with all sorts of Happy Hour Sushi and Drinks... at the measly cost of 31.00$ Left very satisfied!....Half our food became great leftovers....which I consumed the following day! I'll be back for more Sunday Funday Happy Hour!

    (4)

  • Angie K.

    Average sushi; cute concept and decor! Came across here randomly while walking around the Fremont area. Got there right when happy hour started at 4pm, so my friend and I split a bottle of $4 sake and some sushi. I like the fact that we could just grab whatever we wanted (with a few exceptions, of course). The sushi and rolls were mostly fresh and well made. It wasn't to-die-for amazing, but it served pretty well as a decently priced and fulfilling meal. Overall suggestion: I wouldn't make a special trip to come here, but it's around a lot of other things worth exploring in Seattle, so it's worth stopping by if you're hungry.

    (3)

  • Petunia L.

    Cool place! Sushi and more on a conveyor belt/ sushi bar innovative! Cons- I didn't really like their mango mochi

    (4)

  • Jim M.

    Good food and an excellent way to see what you're getting before you take it, without the commitment of ordering sight unseen from a menu. I've only eaten lunch there and I don't drink so haven't had the full experience but I like Blue C. Japanese is my favorite of all cuisines. I like the variety of small dishes you get in a Bento box and this is roughly equivalent but without the Bento box. You just pick the things you want that look good off the conveyor that snakes through the restaurant, then afterward pay according to the colors of the empty dishes. The staff is really nice and will be as helpful as you want. Every time I suggest going to Blue C, I hear about how expensive it is. I don't think it's any more expensive than a typical Japanese restaurant with good quality standards, but you have to keep track of what you've spent and watch out for the impulse to grab more dishes than you had planned on. If you don't, you can make it an expensive meal.

    (4)

  • Becky W.

    Conveyor belt sushi joint in hoppin' Fremont. Everything we had was A-OK. We snatched up some spicy tuna, salmon, eel, tuna and sesame spinach. Fortunately, my date doesn't have issues with texture & temperature like I do, so the spinach dish did not go to waste... I barely got that down the gullet. Everything else was simple, standard and tasty. We ordered Yellowtail off the menu -thinking one more item would top off our meal with satisfaction and and when it never arrived we decided not to make a fuss, threw back the last of the Sapporo and hopped away.

    (3)

  • Rosalie S.

    Love this place. I really enjoy that I don't have to order anything. I can just grab whatever looks pleasing as it passes me by on a conveyor belt. Prices are really affordable and the sushi is excellent. Atmosphere is good too. The people working there were very attentive as well and anticipated my needing certain things and brought them over. Very cool.

    (4)

  • Z H.

    I just plain love Blue C Sushi. It's always fairly priced, fresh and tasty. I rarely have to wait more than a few minutes to be seated at a booth (usually as a party of 3). The belt-style lends itself to quick service and the ability to easily grab your favorites (Shrimp tempura rolls, tempura veggies, spinach gomae) or pick something new on a whim. While I prefer the downtown location, this one is fine as well.

    (4)

  • Kristy M.

    They actually have a great Sake selection - we tried both their hot and cold house sake (it was a long day ok?!!) and both went down easily with a great finishing taste!!! I love the idea of the sushi boats in general but usually the places I go that have that are small and overcrowded. Not this place!! They have a large enough seating area that you really don't have to worry about not getting to sit around the moving sushi train! Their fish is really fresh and high grade quality - their rolls were good, but not great. The only thing I'd say to really stay away from is their cucumber salad, which I usually love, but they've gone way overboard w/ the vinegar or whatever they use...and that was consistent with everyone's cucumber salad they pulled off the train passing by, not just mine. Fun atmosphere, quality fish, and tasty rolls....just nothing over the top to give it 4/5 stars.

    (3)

  • Todd T.

    Blue C Sushi, despite being a very westernized take on Japanese kaiten sushi, manages to keep it interesting each time I visit thanks to the occasional new roll I see pass by. There's always some occasion to craft a new roll around, whether it's Valentine's day or Christmas. I honestly don't know how Japanese sushi has evolved into things like California rolls, Philly rolls, Seattle rolls, but I guess if this is the way internationalization / globalization of cuisine is going to go, it could be done a lot worse than Blue C. After having come here many many times for lunch from work, I start to see patterns in the way dishes come up, and it's frustrating that they don't offer more variety on the conveyor belt. One has to look in their tiny little menu to get the full scope of the dishes they offer, and then you have to order it. Things like tobiko or crab gunkan almost never show up on the conveyor belt. It's as if they want to relegate only the more banal staples to the belt, like Sesame noodles and California / Seattle rolls. That said, it's nice that they have a nice bar area upstairs for Happy Hour, and their sushi ingredients certainly taste fine. But for their prices, I think they need to push better dishes out onto the conveyor belt instead of overpriced plates of noodles.

    (2)

  • Camille V.

    I wish there was a Blue C Sushi in LA.! My sister and I go here pretty frequently when I come to visit. It's all about the conveyor belt, colored dishes, and the atmosphere. It's not the greatest sushi I've had, but it's far from sub-par. I love their soups, their wine list, and California rolls. A great place to meet with friends for a quick meal, this is a place that cant' be missed.

    (4)

  • Jiawen S.

    It's quick and convenient but a little over-price for what it is.

    (2)

  • Mira D.

    We came on a Sunday, about 730 looking to satisfy our sushi craving. We were enticed by the happy hour, but was informed due to it "being slow" they were ending HH early and "sorry about that." Seriously? When do servers get to decide business hours/menu? So, the whole reason we showed up was cancelled, our servers (yes, there was more than one) were rude, the food was old, and dry, and the calamari I "special" ordered was over breaded and severely over cooked - I peeled off the crust and guess what, it was freezer burned. Awesome. I can eat freezer burned food at home.... There are plenty of sushi joints in the sea, I suggest anywhere but here. Seriously, it's a total waste of time and money.

    (1)

  • Jonathan R.

    Don't hate on Blue C. I had my first sushi here. I've taken friends and parents here for their first tastes of sushi. Sushi intimidates people who aren't familiar with it. People know how to order a hamburger, they don't know how to order sushi. Blue C makes it easy and converts the uninformed. "Hey, that piece looks like something I'd eat, I'll give it a shot." While sometimes the selection on the conveyor belt is a little sparse, all you have to do is ask them to make you whatever you want and they'll do it. Don't knock it because you're too afraid to speak up. Advised: Happy Hour above the belt and tall Sapporo. Not advised: stuffing your pockets with sushi or going to burning man.

    (4)

  • Emily C.

    This is my go to spot when I need a sushi fix but don't want to shell out too much money. The fish is decent and I can always satisfy my need for fish. The quality of the sushi (in cut and construction) varies rather significantly between peak and off peak hours. If you go during the lunch or dinner rush you'll get more experienced chefs and better food. If you go during the off hours you risk getting what seem like trainees. Totally decent, but not great. I've had more consistent quality up at the Lynnwood location.

    (3)

  • Christina L.

    So I did end up coming back to Blue C, although I never tried the maguro again. The things to get here where the quality is pretty decent for the price are things like the shrimp tempura roll or the Boston roll. The salmon nigiri is also pretty good if you want fresh fish, although since they have increased their prices, they are nowhere near the quality of an only-slightly-pricier place like Chiso down the street. They also cannot compete with the prices of another kaitenzushi place like Genki Sushi, which is much less expensive for about the same quality.

    (3)

  • Roland A.

    We ate at Blue C a couple of days ago and I have to say the sushi is mediocre. The quality of the main ingredients is below average, and the rice has no life to it! Blue C is a budget sushi house, but they can do better, especially regarding the rice. There are so many options for sushi in Seattle that I doubt we'll go back anytime soon.

    (2)

  • Tim G.

    This was good sushi. I would expect it to be very consistent in quality and flavor.

    (3)

  • Austin J.

    Nothing special here. Good for a quick bite, and decent as far as conveyor belt sushi goes.

    (2)

  • Bonnie C.

    There is no reason for Blue C Sushi to exist, and especially not in Seattle. The rice is dry. The fish is not fresh by a long shot. Atlantic salmon in Seattle??? The corporate fetishization of Japanese culture without knowing the first thing about it is disgusting. You can go to Sushiland in Queen Ann and get sushi on a conveyor belt that is better quality for literally half the price. The only reason you should find yourself in Blue C is if you are too drunk to realize what door you've just stumbled through.

    (1)

  • Sean K.

    Have to admit I was surprised with how much I enjoy the food at Blue C. It's fairly no-frills inside and doesn't look too amazing but the sushi is pretty good, especially for the money. You can get a good meal for two for $13-15. Staff is very nice. Easy enough to get to-go orders, which I do every so often. Recommended when you want sushi but don't want to break the bank.

    (4)

  • Franki M.

    It was a late Wednesday night.... I have been to this location several times and each time I leave thinking of excuses to return sooner rather than later. After a 2 week sushi withdrawal, I found my reason. My good friend came to visit me from California and after a long day of busing around , we stopped at this location for dinner. There was a 20 minute wait for a party of our size (4 people) so we were seated in the bar upstairs to wait. The bartender took our orders then 10-15minutes returned to our table to tell us she "forgot they were out of every fruit juice." This wasn't a huge issue, but it really took you 15 minutes of wandering around the bar and flipping your hair to remember you didn't have fruit juices? Eventually she let us know our table was ready and we were seated and the waiter came to take any excess orders other than what was on the conveyor belt. The waiter had a creepy grin as he excessively stared at each of us as the other person began to order. 15 minutes after we began eating, we heard our party's named being called from the hostess' desk, apparently they forgot we were waiting, we ignored the bird call and continued eating. Our ventriloquist-looking waiter wandered back over to us once more before he stood creepily staring at us from the hostess table across the restaurant. Finally we were ready for our checks. We asked for separate checks and he returned 30 minutes later with one check, that didn't match any of our orders. As usual, the food was delicious but the service was just creepy. The absolute LAST time I have Pinocchio as my waiter. Thanks for the puppet show and good food Blue C!

    (3)

  • Shasta L.

    Cute, colored plates, cute toys, cute conveyor belt, cute cocktails, cute cream puffs...but do I really want to be distracted by cute stuff when I have sushi to eat? Eh, I'll tolerate living in a little anime world in order to get my instant sushi fix. For conveyor belt sushi, Blue C is pretty good because the rolls always seem fresh and you can special order things you don't see on the belt. It can be quite a wait to get a seat, but at least there isn't an additional wait for your food! Huzzah!

    (4)

  • Angel I.

    The food isn't bad. However, we found our waiter in the Happy Hour upstairs section quite rude. Yes, we were getting cheaper sushi, but we weren't getting the conveyor belt experience. He made us feel like we would stiff the tip and he just didn't give our table much attention and was really rude about everything. If you have a food special, that doesn't mean you should treat your customers like crap. I may give them another try again but for now, that was one of the rudest waiter experiences

    (1)

  • Brad A.

    CONVEYER BELT SUSHI? HMMM...NOT BAD. And the guys who work there are cute too! I think the only challenge I had was finding parking. The price is good. I've gone there for lunch, which is good. The place is clean and cozy...on the main street in Fremont.

    (4)

  • Corinne W.

    Blue C is okay. It's not high quality food but it is a convenient place to drop in for some quick sushi-tizers. They also have a happy hour that runs till 7:00 and goes all night on Thursdays. Service is efficient and friendly. My only complaint is that if you sit up in the bar, which is the coolest place to sit, then you can not get sushi off the conveyor belt, which is the whole point of Blue C.

    (3)

  • Ben D.

    Caveat: I only eat veggie sushi. I found Blue C to have two big selling points: speed and price. This is by no means great sushi, but if you want a light lunch that won't cost you much, grab a couple of blue plates and enjoy. Plenty of ginger, soy sauce, and wasabi available at each seat, and a nice variety of rolls. I had the avovado roll, but skipped the cucumber roll, as it was also priced $1.50 (for 6 pieces), so didn't seem worth it. Also tried the tofu roll (veggies and fried tofu) and enjoyed it as a change of pace. Bananas tempura for dessert, but thought it was a bit too greasy and would have preferred to split it with someone. Overall, had 18 pieces of sushi and a plate of bananas for a total of $8.50. Not bad. Was more entertained by the company I was with than the bizarro clips of some ski-jumping videogame projected on the wall. Let's just say it appeared to be more "ski-humping" than ski-jumping. What the what? Cheap. Quick. Adequate. Don't expect too much. Good happy hour. Look for specials and avoid the expensive plates -- likely not worth it.

    (3)

  • Jeffrey T.

    Visiting Seattle and family for the holidays - the family suggested this as a good place for something different that the kids would like, too. Our family is a little unusual in that our 5, 11 and 14 year old boys all love sushi! Of course the conveyor belt concept was a big hit - and amazingly, the 5 year old racked up the biggest tab. Tried a variety of items including the seared ahi tuna which was quite good. Ken shi was really good - and being a $1.50 plate didn't hurt, either. As others stated, the sushi didn't have the wow factor, but was fresh and decent quality. Certainly somewhere I'd go for a quick sushi meal, and the kids are already asking if we can go there again before we fly home to Houston. I didn't expect much from the service given the conveyor belt concept, but the team was friendly, attentive and helpful.

    (3)

  • Courtney S.

    There is something so instantly gratifying about grabbing your dinner as it rolls by you on a conveyor belt... I really like being able to walk in and start chowing down right away, looking at all the options before choosing what looks best, and pulling off the perfect amount of food to be full. That being said, I have definitely had better sushi. The sushi is fine, but not spectacular. My favorite roll here is the smoky mountain roll - a tempura'd roll of smoked salmon, cream cheese, tobiko, and spicy sauce. Most of my favorite items here are actually not sushi at all: I like the seared tuna, the sesame noodles, and the cucumber salad best. Blue C is very consistent, always fast (once you sit down), and I will be back for another meal off their conveyor belt.

    (3)

  • Elynne G.

    Third time's the charm? I think not! Someone convinced me to go there again and I tried, trust me, I really tried.. If you walk into the place and realized that there's no one there for lunch on a Thursday, you know it's not a good sign. I think the heat of the lights that shine on the sushi make them stale. The quality of service was better yesterday, since there were less people, I had the opportunity to order some dishes fresh. Unfortunately, the soy sauce they had was extremely salty and I wish I had asked for low-sodium. The puff pastry dessert was 95% overly sweet whipped cream and hard puff pastry on the outside, it was tough trying to finish it.. I still can't justify paying so much for mediocre sushi.. Sigh! Sorry, but how do you MESS UP sushi?!

    (2)

  • Shoshanna L.

    Conveyor belt conveys sushi to my mouth. I don' t know how I would feel about the freshness aspect if I was eating fish sushi at Blue C, but since I'm not i I don't have a problem with my cucumber roll having made the rounds a few times. There's usually lots of vegetarian stuff out on the belt. (Although: beware the sneaky animal fat that I was told is in the desserts.) More V-8 rolls plz, Blue C. Dang, I could do with a V-8 roll right now.

    (4)

  • Katie C.

    Yum! This was a little more expensive than other conveyor-belt sushi places we have been to, but it's a nicer place (fancier than Sushiyama, hehe). The food was decent quality, and I LOVE that everything is labeled. Though sometimes it's fun to grab something and have no idea what you're about to eat. ;) Service was great here- you can push a glowy button to let the server know you need something (like more sashimi!), and they come over very quickly. It was really busy when we came here on a Friday night, and the only time we have ever had to wait for a conveyor belt- but it's worth the wait!

    (4)

  • Dan G.

    I was on a bike ride and happened into this place with a serious appetite. It's definitely not your regular sushi bar. The conveyor belt is way cool, and it also gets your food delivered to your tummy in a fast and effective manner. If you're a sushi snob then this is probably not your place, but some of the items I had were great - I especially remember the Sockeye Salmon, which is not easily found at regular sushi places. I also liked pushing the button for the waitress. She was fast and nice.

    (4)

  • dana s.

    this may not be a fair yelp review. the damage is still so fresh. the pain not yet dulled from time. perhaps i could go to therapy before writing this review. that would probably be fair....and less like an angry break up letter. the betrayal is still so fresh. but eff that. here it goes...i am about to say two forbidden words for a yelp review: food poisoning!!!!!!! i almost soiled myself on the drive home. i was sweating. clenching. begging traffic lights to stay green. luckily, i knew breathing techniques to labor through the intestinal cramping. i was wearing my pretty new sundress....WHITE sundress. i actually considered grabbing a towel from the back seat to sit on "just in case". this is a desperate scene. i know. everything seemed to be fine. i have eaten here plenty of times before. i had the usual items. i washed my hands before eating. i had some water. i ate at a reasonable speed. a chewed the appropriate amount of chews before swallowing. and then i felt my body start to reject. this was just about the time i was signing the check. thought nothing of it at first. on the walk to the car i felt a hot flash. thought about finding a public restroom. decided i would just chance it for the safety and comfort of my own home. this was the wrong decision. the next 25 minutes were the longest post sushi eating minutes of my life. for the record, here is what i had: sockeye salmon philly roll blanched spinach balls i don't know which one was the culprit.... interesting note: my child also had a reaction (less severe but we still had to fight for the bathroom) and the only thing she ate was cucumber rolls. yes...it was this meal, no, we did not get a crazy flu bug that only lasted until or intestines were cleaned out. no, we will not be going back to blue c sushi. yes, i am aware how gross this review is. i am sorry. just trying to help. i mean yelp. keepin it real with the truth. peace.

    (1)

  • Mina I.

    Every sushi place should have a little conveyor belt like this one! I thought the different colored plates with the pricing also color coded was great! I got spoken to for taking photos though - oops! I didn't see the sign.. overall I thought it was a pretty fun experience even though the food didn't completely wow me - I would come back in an instant!

    (4)

  • Rachel C.

    I know its not the very best sushi out there, but its plenty tasty for me! I love the conveyor belt where I can choose anything and everything that looks good, and I like the minimal interaction with waiters. The Japanese techno music and anime movies are great as well, and the hand dryer in the bathroom is a miracle of technology. The Spicy Vegetable roll is amazing... they don't always have it on the belt, but if you order it you won't be sorry. Good veggies (including avocado, my favorite) topped with pico de gayo and hot sauce. Delicious!

    (4)

  • Matthew P.

    I've heard of these new-fangled conveyor-belt sushi places and I was very excited to try it out. Indeed, just sitting their at the belt, watching the sushi roll by made me feel very hip. There was just one problem. The was very little sushi. The conveyor-belt was full of spots where sushi would've been had they been making any. The few things traveling around had obviously been sitting there a while. This was at 9PM on a Saturday. The sushi chef kindly offered to make us anything that we didn't see going around the belt, but that kinda defeats the purpose of going to this place. If I wanted to order sushi by the piece I could get better sushi at a cheaper prices many other places. I am open to revising this review if I go back when they actually have food, but till then all I can say is don't go here any time off-peak hours.

    (2)

  • Josephine M.

    This is such a fun place to pop in for some sushi-goodness. Is it the best sushi? No. Is it the best service? No, not at all. But damn, if it isn't an enjoyable, affordable place, especially if you enjoy sushi but are not a "connoisseur" of these little Japanese delights. Enjoy this place for what it is, and if it's busy go elsewhere. Don't forget that they do take-out, even the miso soup, if you're not so hot on the atmosphere.

    (4)

  • Jenny G.

    Blue C Sushi? How do you get a name like that??? And what's up with the videos with the weird barney-like characters and the abstract artwork on the walls? Kind of scary, if you ask me. Anyway, we were up in Seattle back in June, and my fiancé has never been to a Blue C Sushi, so I wanted to introduce it to him. I remember having such a good experience at the Univ Village location, that I wanted him to try it. Well, this location is mediocre in the sushi selection dept. Maybe we went on a bad night, but it seems like they didn't have much selection as most "sushi-boat" restaurants do. The service and the quality of food was decent, nothing to complain about. Anyway, luckily for Blue C Sushi, they'll have a second time to redeem themselves. We're probably going to head back up to Seattle sometime before the end of the year. I just hope I'm prepared for the weather...::sigh::

    (3)

  • Jon L.

    No update, other then this really happened and I am not sure why I got filtered by Yelp. Stop the madness!

    (1)

  • Josie N.

    I'd eaten here a handful of times (and loved it) before I found out that my most favorite ex-boss owns the place. (Now chain?) Success could not have happened to a nicer person. I'm still waiting for izakayas to start springing up in Seattle, and this is one of the places I go to when I want a tapas-style taste of a little bit of everything. My absolute favorite dish is a baked shrimp with spicy Sri Rasha sauce. Burns my mouth off, but man, it's good. The egg & tuna "rolls" are the best of the cheap.

    (4)

  • Kenya C.

    I have a confession; i HATE SUSHI!!! I know I'm not the only one out there who just can't get into this stuff. I love every other exotic cuisine from every other part of the world. But Sushi makes me shiver. Those little orange egg things? BLEH. Octopus? EEEP! Vomit. That being said, I've tried sushi all over the country at places of good repute. Every time, same thing. YUCK. I just can't eat it. That being said, Blue C is the only place I don't FEAR. They have nice alternatives for Sushi haters like me. Their "vegetarian" sushi options are great. You can snack on things like fried tofu, edamame and plenty of standard items like teriyaki. And you know what, sometimes there's nothing wrong with deep fried shrimp. The other thing I like about this place is the conveyor belt. If I feel a little more adventurous, then I can just grab something unusual and give it a try. Eating here is fun. Good, loud music. Fun visuals. And I really like dipping everything in smokin' hot wasabi and pressing that blue button so the waiter can bring me more booze. The reasonable pricing helps a sushi pussy like me get a little more experimental than usual...

    (4)

  • Scott H.

    This was my first conveyor belt sushi experience and I'm glad we went. Now I just need to find one of these in Chicago. The idea of the place was cool and very interactive. I was visiting a college friend and his gf this summer when we tried this place out. I would def go again even though the sushi was just ok. I cant remember how much our bill was, but im pretty sure its pretty cheap considering all that you can try. SJL Summer 08

    (3)

  • josh C.

    Great place for FAST SUSHI. No waiting, sit down, grab your grub and hit the blue light to pay. felt like being in a japanese toy store or something with the conveyor belt. the salmon was really good, some of the others were just decent. the rice kind of sticks together presumably because they have been sitting for a little bit? overall... good lunch place i'd say.

    (4)

  • Rebecca H.

    I was pleasantly surprised by how good this was. I love spider rolls and they had them freshly made and they were great! I also tried seared ahi, very yummy. We ordered spicy tuna hand rolls which were really generously packed with fish and delicious. Service is prompt and attentive. It's a good value for the money and quite tasty.

    (4)

  • Nikki C.

    BEST FOOD HAPPPY HOUR EVER! I'm not a huge sushi connoisseur, but I loved Blue C. They have rolls (4 pieces) for $1, yes $1, during happy hour upstairs at the bar from 4-7 every day. Three of us ordered 2 beers each, 7 different rolls (some of them are a whopping $2), 2 orders of veggie tempurah, some salmon thing, and edamame all for only $32. What a deal...and it was really good! I will be going there for happy hour again for sure.

    (5)

  • Ian M.

    I'd heard a lot about this place. Plus one star for an interesting concept, even if it's not original (as mentioned, these places are popular in Japan). It definitely has the efficient, Japanese mass production feel about it. They could just as easily be building little Toyotas at these kinds of places. I must say that there is high novelty in seeing a parade of food in front of you that you can just grab when something strikes your fancy. Minus a half star for an asinine "no photography" policy, which I thought was surely a joke upon first hearing of it from a staff member as my amateur photographer self prepared to take a shot from the balcony. The inconspicuous signage promotes it as a "courtesy to our customers," which seems disingenuous, and I've also heard about it being about protecting their concept, which isn't truly theirs anyway. Either way, it provided a cold shoulder of a first impression that'd take me until we were actually sitting and eating to overcome. Minus one star for bleh sushi. It's certainly not awful, but it's definitely not exciting. If you're coming here, it is--or should be--for the novelty, and novel it is, as instant gratification is wont to be. It's a little cheaper than a lot of the places we've gone, but given the choice I'd rather spend a little extra money to get the sushi that'll make my toes clench and eyes roll back in my head. I mean, Blue C is not "cheap." If I set my baseline at three stars, this all works out to a net result of two and a half stars. I have to choose a whole number, though, so I'm torn between two and three. Since it's gotten so many high-star reviews, and I had a mixed experience, I'm going to play the role of the great equalizer and give it a two. I'd try it again in a group setting, I think, if the consensus of the group was to go to Blue C, so there'll be opportunity to impress me more, but right now, my sushi dollars will be going to the old fashioned places, where the craftsmanship and individual attention to detail paid by the master chef to each piece of sushi is palpably present.

    (2)

  • Hanafi L.

    Its hard for me to not be ecstatic over eating sushi; Very Hard. How can one screw up the Food of the Gods? Its not biologically or cosmically possible. It veritably violates the laws of physics.. OK, I'm getting a bit carried away, but I like the sound of my own words. I can live without the conveyor belt. Bottom line: Sapporo draft for $2 during Happy Hour=Good Sushi = eh.. And it wasn't really THAT cheap. A beer & a moderate dinner that came out to around $14 with tip? I'd rather eat at Musashi.

    (2)

  • Moani A.

    Not the best sushi I've ever had or anywhere near it (Sorry, Blue C fans). But they do try to be creative, and the atmosphere and decor is super fun. And the bathrooms! I like the nifty hand dryers and posters of kicks. Another reason this place gets my vote is the awesome art by Kozyndan, my absolute favorite pair of artists. I have tons of their work, which often includes bunnies, old Japanese men, and random objects in compromising positions set against classic backgrounds. Check 'em out! All in all, decent food (haven't been for happy hour yet), good service, and great ambience.

    (3)

  • Patrick M.

    Here we go around the Sushi belt, the sushi belt, the sushi belt.... This is one of those sushi places where the sushi moves on a belt in front of you, a constant stream of Japanese dishes like some New Years Day Dead Fish Parade. And as colourful too. You sit down. You look for things that look good. You spot something in all it's barcoded goodness. Yes, you think, this is REALLY what Henry Ford thought of when he developed the conveyor belt and assembly line. A pity that 1920's US tastebuds weren't up for it. You wince as someone upstream grabs one of the plates of your target. Will you get one? The tension builds and YES! You got it. Now time to sit there and eat the spoils of your patience. What is it? Katsu? Ketchup? Something avocadoid?? Is all good! And then you wait. Again. Like some trapdoor spider that got hooked on sushi, you wait to strike, pounce, and consume Until you look at the plates. Surely you didn't eat that much yummy sushi?? Yes, indeed you did. Now go walk it off. You deserve it.

    (4)

  • Jay C.

    I've had so much better conveyor-belt sushi. The problem with Blue C isn't that it's conveyor-belt, it's that it's uninspired and not high quality. ALL sushi should be high quality, even if it's the "cheap stuff". And it's not that cheap, besides.

    (2)

  • Kelly M.

    Blue C Sushi is one of the first places I ate at when I lived in Fremont. It opened about the same time I moved to Seattle from the 'burbs, and so I'll always have fond memories of the place even if I don't like it as much today as I used to. Blue C is slick, it is polished, it screams out that it's hip and new and unconventional what with it's chrome and plastic finish and conveyor belt. Even though conveyor belt sushi is getting more and more common now it still is a bit of a novelty. The sushi itself is pretty good. The fish is fresh and since the place is usually so busy, the food turns over quickly. The popular stuff doesn't stay on the belt for many revolutions before someone picks it up. The service is generally friendly and decently quick, though fast service isn't as vital at a place like this since the food comes right to you. The drawbacks are the crowds and the prices. The dinner time crowd can be quite large and depending on how many people you have with you, you could wait up to 30 minutes for a place to sit. As for the price, Blue C straddles a fine line. If you're looking for high quality, there are plenty of other conventional sushi restaurants that can stuff you full of awesome sushi that hasn't spent any time heating up on a conveyor belt. If you're looking for cheap, there are a few places that are quite a bit cheaper and offer sushi that's at least on par with Blue C. Blue C rides that middle ground offering good sushi for a moderate price.

    (3)

  • Laura M.

    We visit Fremont at least once a month. We walk across the bridge to go for sushi at Blue C. This is a very affordable, no nonsense sushi bar. The food is made simply and right as you are eating, then it travels around the customer booths on a conveyor belt. Everything is fresh and covered so customers watch it pass by and take what they like. They have gluten free option and the service is perfection. Excellent mid-day or cheap dinner alternative.

    (5)

  • Super M.

    The bad thing about sushi places that keep showing you food in a boat is that all of a sudden, (especially if you go with a husband like mine who's ALWAYS hungry, can eat two tons of food, and NOT get fat), your husband starts picking ten thousand little plates, and.. well. .they're THERE, so you have to eat them, right? And all of a sudden you have increasing stomach pains from all the rice you just ate, sloooowly expanding therein. But yeah, it's decent sushi, RIDICULOUSLY good priced (then again, I'm a vegetarian, so I stick to the ones in the green and yellow...not frequently the blue dishes... ha) and for some reason people like the whole "Food on a conveyor belt" phenomenon. In my opinion, it's much better to sit upstairs, and get the rolls made specially for you. But nooooo.. my husband likes to watch food pass him by. The Fremont Blue C is a MUCH better deal than the U Village one, who's ALWAYS filled and there's always a wait... For the conveyor belt, of course... (not at the bar!) And, well.. it's Fremont.. The center of the universe!!!

    (3)

  • Jade M.

    I was suprised at how many bad reviews this place has got... I'm not gunna say it's the best sushi I have ever had, but I am definitely a fan of $1 sushi rolls. The service has been hit or miss, I can't stand it when I have to ask for a refill on my drink over and over.

    (4)

  • S. A.

    I just moved to Seattle and have been prowling around for a good sushi place that won't bankrupt me. I think I have found that place! I generally go for the more traditional sushi places. You know those places: staff who are hard to understand due to thick accents, sushi without the cream cheese, outdated Oriental decor from the 70s. They more often than not have the best sushi! However, I have developed quite a soft spot for Blue C Sushi. Even though it is NOT the traditional sushi place that I just described above, it is still a good place to get sushi at a reasonable price. I've not sat at the conveyor belt (something about that weirds me out), so I can't really speak about that. But I have dined at the upstairs bar area for Happy Hour twice at this location and have always gotten wonderful service (and food). The last time I was there, my server/bartender was very friendly and helpful. He (Frank?) recommended some good sushi rolls and the Shiso Mojito, which was a bargain at $5. All in all, not a place that I would imagine liking...but in the end, I really DO like it. So if you're sort of a sushi snob like me, skewing toward the more traditional style sushi restaurants, give this place a shot. You will be pleasantly surprised.

    (4)

  • Lin R.

    I love the staff here. They're great and don't judge me when I eat second dessert =p. Remember you can always just order a roll if you're tired of waiting for one to rotate to you. They also have some tasty items on the menu that are definitely worth a try. I especially like the mochi ice cream. For those saying this place is overpriced, I was finally able to catch happy hour here today and was very pleased with the selection and pricing. For those unsure of when their happy hour is I think its: Mon-Thurs 4-7pm Sun 4-close Also if you're a Microsoft employee, don't forget to use your Prime card for an additional 20% discount!

    (4)

  • Samuel L.

    My friends and I frequent the University Village and Downtown locations and usually have very good experiences. The Fremont location, however, needs to work on their customer service. We came here with my roomates family who was visiting from out of town. I'm pretty sure that our waiter was new, and so I have to give him a little slack for the sloppiness of the service. I have totally been there and know how hard it can be to serve people in an unfamiliar environment. So when the first roll that my friend ordered came to us incorrect we didnt think much of it and just let the server who brought it to us know that it wasnt what we ordered. But THEN the manager comes out and she begins to question us on what we ordered. Like, interrogation style. Very short and abrupt with her words as if we had done something wrong. We cleared it up and also mentioned that the waiter never came back with a refill on a lemonade. She said she would bring it right out. Never saw her again. Then the waiter comes back and awkwardly starts questioning what we ordered that got messed up. His tone was clearly of confusion and I think he was legitimately trying to figure out what he did wrong so that he could correct the problem, but it came off as interrogation and condescending once again. Later after we finish eating, we handed him the punch card for frequent guests that eventually gets you 10% off, and he looked confused again. He walked around the restaurant with it for 5 minutes looking for someone to help him figure out what to do with it. Then spends another few minutes over at the register with someone else trying to get our bill, then comes back with the punch card and asks "where did you get these other punches?" and we are all sufficiently uncomfortable at this point when we tell him that we got them from the downtown location. Then he walks away back to the register and spends another few minutes tallying our bill. In the end he gave us 10% off, a new half punched card, and didnt charge for the messed up roll and was apologetic for the confusion. I appreciate the acknowledgement that things were not handled well, but I think management needs to make sure that customers arent being put into awkward situations. Questioning customers about simple things like what they ordered is a quick way to make someone feel unwelcome or suspicious, and nobody wants to stick around when they feel as if they are being an inconvenience or judged. I understand mistakes happen and thats ok, just dont let that uncomfortable feeling fall on the shoulders of guests.

    (2)

  • Val D.

    After walking around fremont area, it was getting dark, so we decided to pick up something light for dinner. We walked in C sushi and texture place looked quaint and clean, but a little on the high side: teriyaki salmon bowl - 4 stars - for $6.50 the bowl was a little small, but the salmon was very fresh and tasty. coming from Hawaii, the salmon was much fresher than any sushi restaurant we've had back home. Chicken teriyaki bowl - 3.5 stars - for $4, my son said it was ok but not anything different than what he has eaten before. ceviche bowl - 3 stars - for $5.50, I wasn't too impressed. the fish was a little pasty, and there wasn't much flavor to it, plus they didn't provide any shoyu to dip it in. Service was ok, but we had to ask, then grab our own utensils for take out.

    (3)

  • Brandon D.

    Out of all the Kaiten-zushi (conveyor belt sushi) there are, this and sushi land have got to be the worst. Their overpriced food, and low quality is not worth your time. Ignore the photos you see that just try to hype up Blue C Sushi. You can find better quality sushi for a much lower price. However, the staff is nice, as well as the cooks. Its a real shame that they have to be in this business. The service is quite good and the staff ensures you have a pleasant time. If you enjoy quality sushi, and not some half assed sushi, do not come here. BUT, if you dont really care and just like any old sushi this place will satisfy that craving.

    (2)

  • Lori S.

    Went to lunch with my husband today, a special treat in itself, and ended up going to Blue C. How did we never go there before!!!!?!! I can hardly wait to go back. The food was fabulous, the selection wonderful, the staff very friendly even though you could see they were working hard. And the prices seemed most reasonable for what we got. I loved the idea of having the plates of food pass by you. It also helped me to keep from eating so fast so that I could relax and enjoy a leisurely lunch. Couldn't have asked for more. Just loved it!

    (5)

  • Bobby D.

    Loved this place. The color-coded dishes make it easy to understand how to pick and pay for varying sushi dishes. All the dishes that I had were fantastic - fresh ingredients all around. The salmon and eel sushi rolls were excellent. Prices were good, not too high at all for the great quality of the food. Would definitely recommend this place if you want a quick sushi fix.

    (5)

  • Adam G.

    This location has gone completely to hell since Elise left. The new managers are pompous, arrogant, sexist, and just plain mean. I will never take my family to this location again.

    (1)

  • Mo T.

    Every time you go here you think "well, not doing that again" but then time passes and you're like "eh, it couldn't have been THAT bad" but then you realize yes, yes it really is that bad. It might've actually gotten worse since the last time I made this mistake. Grey, funky smelling fish and avocados, too much sauce on everything, and dense, soggy, overworked rice. The service is fine but you can tell the staff isn't very happy with the food either. For the price, you could go to an actual sushi restaurant and get much better food. Never again, Blue C (but see you next year, probably, because I'm stupid).

    (2)

  • Nadia S.

    I really enjoyed this place sushi place. The food was fast and tasty. The service was really great too. I would recommend this place for a quick bite. The prices aren't too bad. It's a sliding scale based on color. My husband and I spent about twenty bucks and our friends spent about forty. When we're back in town will check this place out again.

    (4)

  • Katie K.

    I'm not usually a fan of the way that Seattle does kaiten-sushi (conveyor belt sushi) - usually it's more about novelty than quick and cheap food. But I do love the happy hour at Fremont Blue C. Happy hour at Blue C means $5 specialty cocktails (my pick is the shiso mojito) and $3 for all the best appetizers and small sushi plates. The best happy hour food is the edamame purée with wonton chips. (Protip: save the edamame purée for dipping any leftover bits of dinner into.) Truly anything off the happy hour menu is a solid choice; though not gourmet.

    (5)

  • Chiqui B.

    I don't know about y'all but I thought this place was fun, and yes, you do pay for the convenience of having the food literally zipping by you on a conveyer belt. We stopped in for a quick snack and simply because it looked too goddamn cool to pass up. Personally, I didn't feel like $4 for a small plate of sushi wasn't too crazy expensive, but I'm a light eater and one roll and a nibble off my husband's roll and my friend's edamame was all I needed. Would I come back for a snacky snack? Definitely. Would I come back for a full blown meal? Probably not, but either way it was entertaining. Ok, maybe I was just distracted with all the colors and mechanics.

    (4)

  • Chris B.

    Incredibly overpriced low quality sushi. Go to sushiland and save 80%, dummy! $5 for crappy tuna you've got to be kidding me! 4.50 for sockeye lol! This is endless laughs. Come here if you have a barrel of fun money your trying to blow on low quality fish. Laughable really.

    (1)

  • Niki H.

    When this place first opened (more than a decade ago) it was quite a unique place to visit. Sushi on a conveyer belt back then was an innovative concept. The colored plate pricing was convenient. The large video screen with movies of Tokyo city was a nice touch. Unfortunately, time has not been kind to this venue....they've lost their magic touch. The sushi here has become bland and unexciting to me. Today when we passed by we saw a sign saying the store was closed for remodeling. Good! I'm looking forward to visiting again once the restaurant gets it's facelift. I hope they hire some authentic Japanese chefs to make the sushi too. Not just anyone can make sushi right...you've got to have skills.

    (3)

  • Thomas M.

    Very good prices during happy hour, but lacks atmosphere. Sushi is good, not great.

    (3)

  • Hamilton O.

    It used to be better. 2pm and the tuna wasnt fresh, and the chicken katsu was cold and hard to eat. Sad, this used to be one of my fav belt sushi. Staff was great as always.

    (3)

  • Michael G.

    Completely agree with Reina K's comments!!! Should have been a sign that no one was in there during the lunch hours. Very over priced, paid $25 for five plates that were not freshly made. Been to a couple other conveyer belt style restaurants and this one wasn't even close to the others in quality. Very disappointed with my experience this afternoon.

    (1)

  • Dan Dan C.

    Staffs are friendly, food are served quickly, american sushi. Great for nice lunch, little over priced.

    (3)

  • Eryn P.

    Ehhh.. I'ma agree with the common theme here: OVERPRICED. The conveyor belt is fun - I'd love to do a date with my husband here and hang for a couple hours trying different things. However we had a friend waiting with her toddler, and we were rushing to get in and out the door. We were rocking the "Build your own take out!" Sounds fun, but is actually kinda lame. Most rolls only come with 4 pieces and are around $5.50 or up. The simple rolls (i.e. salmon roll/avocado roll) are closer to $3.00. For three people take out sushi (which was about 2 rolls each) it came to $37.00. Which honestly is bat shit crazy. I should have gone with my gut and stuck with Chiso. I heard such amazing things, but being used to Vancouver, BC sushi prices, we thought maybe it was overpriced. Wrong. It's probably bang on - and this place was definitely overpriced. Flavour wise? ...Ehhh. The fish tasted fresh enough but it still just wasn't anything to write home about. A swing and a miss.

    (2)

  • Nick H.

    What Blue C has going for it is speed. Need a quick lunch? No problem. Get seated quickly, grab some grub off the belt and you're in & out in half an hour. The quality of the fish is good, especially if you're a little particular about what your order. The bad: it's expensive. Each plate adds up quickly. I easily spend $30+ including tip. If you want better sushi, better prices and more personal service, head up the street to Chiso.

    (3)

  • Daren D.

    I haven't had conveyor sushi in a long time - ahh, missed it! Just something about good food bits coasting around on a cruise-speed belt with nary a hum, buzz or sound. I think I hit this up after my sugaring session for a lunch-ish. The sushi on the belt appeared rather good and appealing - nothing obviously a turn-off. I had a bit of every color and was pretty satisfied with my dining experience. A nice cold Sapporo to help wash 'er down and the waitress (blond?) was quite friendly. Maybe slightly spacey but nothing negatively so, if that makes sense. Good soosh, good drank & good service. I noticed other spaces in there but not sure if they're only for menu-dining.

    (4)

  • Reina K.

    Eek... I will NEVER NEVER NEVER go to this restaurant again. Terrible customer service and TOO OVERPRICED + LOW QUALITY sushi. I went to this place a couple of times. As Japanese, it was really fun to see unique arts on the wall and sushi on conveyor belt. Today, I went to this place with my boyfriend and we waited to be seated for 10 mins even there were a lots of empty seats. The woman who is blonde hair with a red eye glass didn't know what she was doing. My boyfriend ordered a vegetarian tempura bowl. After every 5 mins, she came back and asked him what he ordered THREE times. After 20 mins he ordered it, we finally saw her holding the vegetarian tempura bowl. But she didn't know where to bring it even though she made sure what we ordered THREE times. She also didn't know which table's check.... She asked me if the credit card is mine and after I answered, she threw the check to me. I can't believe it happened. The sushi wasn't good at all. It is too expensive and low quality. It is just waste of money. I would rather spend that much money to go to different sushi restaurant like Chiso.

    (1)

  • Jeff M.

    Won't be going back, and wouldn't recommend it either. The sushi quality was poor, the selection slim, and the atmosphere not very inviting.

    (2)

  • Mandy L.

    The food are overpriced and tasted bad. The portion is very small. The udon noodle was the worst I've ever had: exceedingly salty with way too much spinach. I'm sure there are better choices out there.

    (1)

  • Michelle G.

    For what this restaurant proposes - quick, pretty good sushi - it does a good job. This isn't my go-to place for amazing sushi, but I come here often when I want a quick fix as everything is pretty solidly done. Some stuff doesn't seem worth the price - but service is always quick and its a hit with out-of-towners as well, without breaking the bank.

    (4)

  • Mark M.

    We went for lunch today. I guess we should've known when we walked in and there were less than a dozen people there on a beautiful Saturday. There was hardly any food on the conveyor belt. What was there was skimpy and sad--everything but sushi. It's like they weren't even trying....

    (2)

  • Kaia D.

    Fail! Service fail. Management fail. Food quality fail. Ugh. Frustrating! I have a bad taste in my mouth now. Literally.

    (1)

  • Emi L.

    We used to frequent Blue C regularly for years but things have drastically turned for the worse: -Portions are smaller and prices are higher. I understand raising the price for fish and seafood items, but for vegetarian items, like spinach gomae, is just silly. -Spicy tuna sauce has changed and is now mayo based. Yuck. (I know this is status quo most places, but my husband used to fantasize about this sushi.) -Tacos, donuts, and really gross new rolls take away from the fresh sushi appeal. Maybe we'll stop by for hard to find octopus and eel but we're on a hunt for a new sushi locale. :(

    (1)

  • Rachel R.

    My husband and i enjoy coming for happy hour. It's a good deal and the service is pretty good.

    (4)

  • Alice P.

    We might have got there at an "odd hour" but service at the door was pretty non-existent and waiter appeared just sporadically. I've been to a conveyor belt style sushi place before and was expecting to pay a little higher prices, but not this high for the selection that was going around (which sucked- and like i said I don't know if its because we came in at an off time-not lunch or dinner- or they really just don't have a great selection there). The price killed this place for us, and thinking about ordering off the conveyor belt would have brought it up even more.

    (1)

  • Trisha F.

    How could I have missed out on Blue C all of these years? Let me tell you right now that not all conveyor belt sushi places are created equal. The layout here is very nice. There are three booths where you can reach the conveyor and several bar seats. (Hey, single guy sitting alone in a booth-- you're an @$$ hole. Thanks for taking up the booth while my friend and our two kids sat at the bar). Service was brisk and fairly inattentive, but thankfully that doesn't detract from a place like this. Edamame puree was delicious and a great vegan and kid-friendly option. Sushi tasted great, and tempura was a generous amount. Sesame noodles are also vegan and amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed this lunch. Twenty bucks for a kid drink, two rolls, edamame puree and fried wontons, veggie tempura, and sesame noodles. Score!

    (5)

  • Jeff L.

    Good for what it is. In my opinion, a little higher priced than a traditional sushi bar. Salmon was good, beer was cold. Fun place to hang with friends. But definitely try to come during happy hour to save some $.

    (3)

  • Keane C.

    3 Words. WAY. TOO. OVERPRICED. I'm disappointed that it has come to this because I had come here for years and I remembered each dish being a great price! However this is a memory, and the sushi quality should not cost what it does right now. Still the staff is very friendly, the moving plates are cool, and it still has a modern atmosphere. Overall this is a place where you should only go if someone gives you a gift card for it.

    (2)

  • Andre F.

    I used to go to this Blue C location regularly. The sushi was decent and affordable. I went in recently for the first time in almost a year. The good news is that there was a printed menu of items you could order directly from the sushi chef. This was a little confusing in the past as to what the chefs could and would make just for you instead of to go on the conveyor line. The bad news is the restaurant seems to have both raised their prices noticeably as well as decreased the size of their nigiri and maki. A little less fish, a smaller quantity of rice. It's a sad but all too common refrain now, and my meal at Blue C was a pale shadow of previous visits because I couldn't get past the thought that I was getting taken. Sadly I don't think I will return. Sushi is not a bargain meal, I understand and accept this. But this goes too far and there's no sense of value. You aren't sitting at a bar in front of a world-class sushi chef, you are picking items off a conveyor belt that could have been made a half hour ago in a space where the decor is utilitarian at best.

    (2)

  • Jose C.

    In from San Diego for the week. Loved the service and food. We will for sure be back again.

    (5)

  • Angel F.

    I have been here three times.. All different times of day... Opening.. Midday and late afternoon.. Every single time, the line is barely full (not many guests mind you) and I always have to self order... But for the prices, I might as well go to a normal sushi joint and spend less for more... The chefs need to step up their game.. I'm upset cus Arlington has belt sushi, way cheaper and much better quality! Kinda disappointed.

    (2)

  • Mary K.

    The service here is fast. However, the sushi is mediocre. I also got the udon noodle soup, and wasn't impressed. The udon broth was sweet. The soup had more seaweed and other stringy seaweed like things than noodles.

    (2)

  • Yoda B.

    I like this location much better than the u village one. Seems more intimate and the servers are kinder people who let you stick to your business without asking you of you are ok too many times throughout your meal. I have also used their wifi to apply for jobs before and it was awesome. Nice bartender during happy hour. Pricey like the u village one, but this location feels more worth the expense.

    (5)

  • eve s.

    Blue C, what has happened?!?? For years, you were a solid "go to" for our family. Quick, consistent, and reasonably priced. But after today-- I am not sure I can justify coming back. It was lunch, on a weekday, so we were seated right away. I was treating my kids and their playdates (four kids total, ages 4 to 6)) to lunch. Each kid got an apple juice and ate mostly "gray" plate selections, which are now their cheapest options at $2.50 a piece. They have gotten rid of their "green" plates, which all the items on the gray plates were shifted to that price point. I didn't think the jump from $2 to $2.50 a plate was a big deal, but it adds up quickly! Our total for one adult and four children was over $70! This was not a meal where each kid pigged out, there were a few (maybe 4) plates that were not gray-priced. The kids cleaned their plates, and when we were finished, there was nothing left, save a few sips of apple juice. After tipping our server (and what do you tip a server who only brings your drinks?? I opted for 15%), our total ballooned to more than $80. For $80, I could have taken these kids to a much finer establishment (not that I want to)... Sad, because one of my main reasons for taking them there was to give them healthier options than fast food. So, for mediocre quality food, a glorified cafeteria experience, and a big fat bill at the end-- by all means, go to Blue C.

    (1)

  • Diana W.

    I used to like this place. It was fun and the quality and prices were decent. Over time they've changed things. They up the prices and the quality has gone down. I can pretty much get double what they offer and better quality for the same price at a fancier sushi restaurant (check out Sushi Kanpai during happy hour at 8th ave and Marion). Also dislike when restaurants don't do free refills on drinks like iced tea. I hope they get better because I really like the idea of conveyor belt sushi.

    (1)

  • H Y.

    Far too expensive, not so much quality. If you have time, you better go to Chiso (a much higher quality japanese/sushi restaurant.) However, one good thing about Blue C is it's quick.

    (2)

  • Jamie K.

    I've been here a ton over the years, and while I like the conveyor belt and trendy decor, it doesn't mean the sushi is going to be good. In fact, the sushi here is almost always disappointing. Not terrible, but also not wholly satisfying. I typically go to Blue C when I don't have time to go elsewhere, but I regret it every time. The servers are always really nice though, so I'll give them that.

    (2)

  • Maddie C.

    Can you say food poisoning?! Yikes. Not even worth it either...

    (1)

  • Sarah M.

    My family and I really enjoyed our meal at Blue C Sushi. It was really cool to be able to pick our sushi from the conveyor belt as well as order from the menu. The service was excellent and the restaurant was very clean. The sushi was very good and of top quality. The manager was making his rounds and stopped by to see that we were enjoying our meal, he was extremely friendly and knowledgeable, thank you Garth for a great dining experience; we are looking forward to visiting Blue C Sushi during our next trip to Seattle!!

    (5)

  • MS A.

    Worst restaurant i have ever been. While writing this review, it has been more than 1 HR and still waiting my order right now...

    (1)

  • Steve C.

    This was the first time having conveyor sushi and was about what I expected. Was able to be seated immediately on a Saturday evening. The sushi quality was very average but the novelty of picking off the conveyor was fun for a little bit. The cost adds up quickly. Now that I can check this off my list, I'd much rather go to a traditional sushi place and get more bang for your buck.

    (3)

  • Jena E.

    There are good sushi places and there are sushi places where you drink beer and also, as a distraction, maybe get some sushi. Blue C is not a good sushi place. If you haven't been to a conveyor belt sushi restaurant, have fun with your first exposure to it. Try calculating how much you are spending as the plates stack up. I hope you're better at it then I have been. Also, if you're in the neighborhood and looking for a decent happy hour, or you're at the bus stop outside and need to warm up, then I can recommend Blue C for you. I would not, however, recommend taking a date to Blue C. Don't take your parents to Blue C to convince them that sushi is really good. Don't bring your friends who like really good sushi to Blue C. Maybe bring small children who don't pay attention to what goes into their mouths, and who eat tiny amounts of food anyway.

    (2)

  • Raquel B.

    Best and healthiest fast food ever! ....just not the freshest (sometimes).

    (4)

  • Navin K.

    I pride myself on a few things. The ability to blow bubbles off my tongue...The fact that I have only 2 grey hairs.. and that I have an iron stomach. Blue C shattered my personal identity, as after I had dinner there in January I was throwing up in the middle of the night. No one else in my party of 4 got sick. Just me. I spoke with the manager the next day who seems empathetic, but the damage was done. The food tasted good but didn't sit well with me. Though Blue C can get to my stomach they can't take away my other amazing qualities.

    (1)

  • Dominic B.

    Fun would be a good word to describe this restaurant. Infuriated would be another good word for describing my emotions when someone nabbed that last salsa roll from the conveyer belt before it got to me! This place was awesome. I had a great time here. I was certainly skeptical at first though. The place was not packed when we arrived - though I have heard that this is not usually the case, but this did not worry me. I looked at the conveyer belt and saw that for the most part, it was empty, void of options! This turned out to be a good thing as I learned that they were very conscious of leaving sushi out too long on the belt. As such, all the sushi that I nabbed was fresh and delicious, especially the SALSA ROLL!!! Who'd a thunk that a California roll with pico de gallo on top would be so good! For those moments when the people ahead of you on the belt nabbed that unagi before you, the chef was more than happy to whip one up for you! I'll be back for sure!

    (4)

  • Don S.

    First off I will say this is not even close to the best sushi restaurant in Seattle! But...its a fun place. With all day happy hour on Sundays and a cool little bar area upstairs, this place is great to eat at and drink! Is it your standard track sushi? Well I would say its a tad better. There are plenty of choices, reasonable prices, and the sushi chefs seem to do a great job keeping up with the usually busy restaurant. The parking in Fremont can be difficult at times, but from our experiences at one other blue C , I would choose this location to dine at!! VEry friendly service, nice bar area upstairs, fresh fish , full belt going by , and the teenagers we have love it . Blue C will continue to have our business on each visit to the beautiful city of Seattle!!

    (4)

  • Charles L.

    After hearing hype about Blue C for years, I finally went down to my local one in Fremont with some friends from out of town. Sad to say, I wasn't the most impressed. The sushi here is not bad at all. I tried my first ever sashimi (seared ahi) not under any pressure from others but just because it looked so good on the belt. That said, the majority of their selection seemed just about average. Not sure why they are so acclaimed. There is an ever-present struggle in sushi-belt dining. This struggle is to find plates that fit the balance between "that looks good and like something I want to eat" and "that plate is in my price range." That struggle is even harder than usual at Blue C, where the only items in any kind of reasonable price range were not desirable, and usually not even sushi. My table would sit for several minutes staring intently at the belt and waiting for something to come along that would fit the balance. Ultimately we gave in and just ended up taking the hit to our final bill because we came for good sushi and not seaweed salad or veggie pad thai, dagnabit! Wait staff was helpful and I enjoyed having a service light (ala airplane or bowling alley) to call for a waiter. Pleasant, cool, dark, urban ambiance. Really, the only things going against Blue C are (1) the high price for anything of decent quality and (2) their high reputation that works against them when they only show average performance in terms of food quality.

    (2)

  • Leslie B.

    First time here, I finally made it to Blue C, I've heard a lot about it. My opinion is that this a good novelty place if you have a few bucks to burn, my son and I had fun with the conveyor belt of goodies passing us by and the food was actually pretty alright but you're definitely paying for the novelty of it. All in all I would probably go again though, we did enjoy ourselves that's why I'm giving it four stars, I wish we could do half stars because I'd actually like to give 3.5

    (4)

  • Wesh W.

    Incredibly expensive sushi of dubious if not downright poor quality. Never again.

    (1)

  • Shekinah S.

    Better than expected. I've walked by Blue C Sushi hundreds of times without even thinking about trying it. But a friend and fellow Yelper suggested it tonight and now I've had my first conveyor belt sushi experience. In sum: not too shabby. The color coding system is clever, the little plates are cute, and the conveyor is certainly novel. Some of the nigiri didn't look super fresh, but I'm not interested in that anyways. I got the California rolls (very good, but hard to screw up), potstickers (on the small side but good and I really enjoyed the peanut sauce), and another roll with crab, shrimp and avocado (also good stuff). I liked that I could help myself to as much ginger as I pleased. My one complaint would be that some items were labeled "New To The Belt" or something like that, instead of the name or description of the food. I don't care if it's a new creation, I want to know what it is. I did, however, appreciate that dishes with raw fish are labeled as such. There were also Top Pot donuts on the conveyor, which I find amusing. Apparently there are "off conveyor" items on the menu as well. We didn't really have a server since we were sitting by the conveyor. I don't know how the whole thing is supposed to work, but we were checked on a few times and the staff seemed reasonably friendly. Many reviews mention having to wait, but there was plenty of seating at 8pm on a Sat. We got our bill quickly as well, and I got three plates of food (and a full belly) for about $12. I know places like Blue C make sushi purists want to vomit, but I'm no sushi snob. 4 Stars for exceeding my expectations.

    (4)

  • Heather H.

    Its the kinda place you go when you just really want some sushi badly but not in particular for the quality. After been to Blue C several times I can tell ya you get what comes on a conveyor belt for a good period of time. Most of the rotating items have been on there for at least 90 minutes. I find that far beyond the freshness of sushi. There are a few good items here and there, but it doesn't hold the bar compared to other places. Prices are the most reasonable here, and should be for what your getting. Cool atmosphere, always have had fantastic service at all its locations. Good for the sushi beginner.

    (3)

  • Carissa C.

    $17 for three sh*tty lukewarm rolls that made me vomit an hour later. Perfect. Yum.

    (1)

  • Laura N.

    I like this Blue C location, you can always get a table during lunch hour without a wait, unlike U-village. I'm a bit of a sucker for conveyor belts. I mean, who doesn't like moving food that you can grab when you want and avoid service slowness? So what's the issue? It ain't cheap. Which is something I usually don't complain about, but its hard to spend under $15 for lunch... Quality is kinda average for a sushi joint, so I just wish it would be one of the cheaper sushi places. I do love their spicy tuna rolls...

    (3)

  • Brad F.

    I came for fresh fish and got a dead fish for service. Conveyor belt sushi shouldn't have to be so hard. I was almost the only person in the restaurant at around 4 PM and could hear the staff in back joking around. In the meantime, there was no sushi to choose from on the conveyor, just the sad noise of an empty conveyor clacking around a track. It reminded me of waiting for luggage at the wrong kiosk at SeaTac Airport. "Just click the blue light switch," they said if you need anything. Waiting. Waiting. Nope. Jasmine iced tea in a tiny glass. Sorry no refills. Uh, oh. Bad memory of waiting in line for lunch at grade school. Food was just as bad. $26 bucks later, I was walking out as an angry lonely man.

    (1)

  • Cory R.

    This place rocks! Not your standard track Sushi. Unique menu items and great prices keeps me coming back. I especially love the ahi tuna tacos. Cool bar upstairs as well with a decent happy hour. Location in Bellevue is great as well.

    (5)

  • Lana R.

    I come here on Thursday or Sunday evenings for their all-day happy hour with my husband. So this review is only on their happy hour in their bar upstairs. I have never eaten downstairs with the conveyer belt. The sushi isn't the best sushi I have tasted, but it fulfills the cravings and it's more than just edible, it's pretty flavorful too. Growing up I've always been a california roll fan, and their spicy california rolls (albeit not very spicy) are delicious. My hubs & I also love philly rolls, but these ones are smoked salmon rather than raw. My husband thinks they're alright, but I prefer the raw fish. So any other Philly roll fans should be aware of this. They have a good mix between raw fish sushi and cooked sushi. They also have a crispy chicken roll and veggie tempura roll which sounded strange, but was pretty good for people that don't like raw fish. I'm not big on their chicken katsu (it's mostly breading versus chicken). But they have great small salads with a tangy peanut dressing that is addicting! I've been to another location at u-village... I'm not sure if it's the atmosphere of the bar and happy hour that was different, but I liked the Fremont location much better than the mediocre stuff at the other location.

    (2)

  • Joe T.

    I babble about this place to anyone who will listen; when I lived nearby I would hit it in full on ravenous mode after cycling and gobble. The sushi is much better then the other discount sushi places I've been over the years, bonus: decor is hip, young "tech-y Japanese". If you want a fine-dining style sushi experience and quality this isn't it, but it's really good for what it is.

    (4)

  • Shy A.

    Overly underwhelmed. I'm not a huge fan of conveyor belt sushi but have had the great opportunity to eat at some great ones. This would not be a great one. Service is always a bit off, as if all the servers there have something else better to do, or another conversation they would rather have. I realize that good sushi can be pricey and expect it but mediocrity on my plate and paying almost double just for the ambiance gets me a bit irked. I think what bugs me most about this place-having visited this one, U-Village and Bvue locations-is that it appears they are just trying so darn hard to be hip and cool. Quit it. I can appreciate the your space is gorgeous and even more that the staff is all attractive, but if Blue C spent less time with the aesthetics and focused more on the quality and taste of their food, they may win me over.

    (2)

  • Bronwyn S.

    Portion sizes down, quality down and prices up. Don't bother.

    (2)

  • Heather J.

    I love conveyor belt sushi. I love that blue c takes the time to label their vegan items. I love that you can now get sushi made with soy paper instead of seaweed. I do always end up spending more than I mean to when I come here, but that is because its so hard to resist all the appetizing food going by constantly. Its also nice to have all the wasabi and ginger you may need right in front of you. My boyfriend also has a bad habit of choosing the highest colored plates for himself. I'm happy they have added some new items like the edamame puree. Seems prices have gone up with time but I guess that has happened everywhere. I will have to try to make more of an effort to dine during happy hour times. It is a good place for a fast, delicious meal. I would love to check out the upstairs sometime and was amazed to find that the bathroom was on a lower floor, who knew this place was so big?

    (4)

  • Terry P.

    [this review was from a few years ago - stuck incomplete in my profile] More expensive than similar places on the east-side. Very limited choice. Conveyor belt with gaps of 14 & 17 empty spaces and the rest was maybe 1/3 empty. This was about 7pm yesterday (sunny Monday) Lobster roll very disappointing.

    (3)

  • Thai D.

    I am so NOT a fan of this place. The sushi here is bleh, and I still spent more than I would have liked. I'm not big on kaitenzushi in the first place, but I'd easily go to Genki Sushi for conveyer belt sushi any time.

    (2)

  • Anthony S.

    2-stars because they no longer serve the doughnuts. If you do not have little kids, you do not realize the problem this causes. Due to this, we will never go here again. And we spend WAY too much money on Blue C. Perhaps this is good . . .

    (2)

  • Hannah R.

    Officially giving sushi a bad rep. The most disappointing meal I have ever paid for. We used to come here for the extended happy hour on Sundays for cheap drinks and a few straightforward rolls. Turns out they don't do it anymore and didn't remove it from the website. I WENT TO THE WEBSITE ON THE WAY TO THE RESTAURANT TO DOUBLE CHECK THAT I HAD THE DAY RIGHT. I have never paid so much money for such a small amount of mediocre fish...I have never paid that much money for DECENT fish. A third of one plain shrimp was $2...I was so disappointed when our food arrived I actually countered with math. The difference between the $15 Sashimi combo and $25 Sashimi combo was five MINUSCULE pieces of fish. I was so confused at the lack of fish that arrived that I asked the waiter if our order was right. I am sitting here trying to think of a size reference...halloween bite sized Snickers is pushing it...some of the pieces were half of that size. Our waiter was nice (handled my disappointment well) and our Sake was hot, only reason I didn't start rocking back and forth and mumbling. The next time I want to blow a whole days minimum wage on a snack I will just skip a day of work and eat that can of sardines my mom put in my cupboard two years ago. I still don't feel any better after writing this. *crys

    (1)

  • Kim K.

    As an out of towner (from Boston) we requested good sushi and a friend took us here. Blue C Sushi is set up with tables of all size outlining the perimeter of a conveyer belt style line of non-stop sushi plates. Plates are color coded to price which is displayed on every wall. Inside the conveyer belt area is several chefs making all kinds of plates: salads, sushi rolls, noodles, tempura, veggies, and desserts. The pay by plate feature is really cute, novel, and easy to follow. It's also deadly! We ended up spending a lot more than we thought/probably should have. The tables were clean as well as the food prep areas. You can see exactly what the chefs are doing and it was interesting to watch, their work stations were clean, and everyone wore gloves. The food itself was delicious. Fresh sushi rolls were crisp, tasty, and diverse. The edamame was buttery and cool. The tempura was crispy and tender. The noodles were chilled and had great flavor. Just everything was perfect. I have been raving about this place since we left. I wish there was something similar in Boston!!!! See my pictures!

    (5)

  • Roma M.

    The quality of the food here is not matched by the prices they charge, which is obviously hiked up by the ambiance. It's flashy, overpriced fast food. Marinepolis is probably the better option for some conveyor belt sushi since it's likely the same quality without the fanfare and high prices. The edamame (the cheapest dish) is $2.50 here (as far as I can remember) and I may be spoiled but I'm used to getting it for free with the meal. Blue C isn't bad sushi, but it's certainly not the best conveyor belt option out there.

    (2)

  • Chris G.

    I've been to the Fremont location 3 times, each time with my family. The sushi is average to below average. Not like the fish isn't fresh, or something -- just not great, and the rolls aren't very good. But the biggest downer is the price. This is actually expensive sushi. Sure, sushi is supposed to be expensive, but that's when you are at a nice place, getting made-to-order sushi, rolls, sashimi, etc -- made from top notch ingredients. That is not what happens here. Sure -- no one goes to "conveyer belt" sushi looking for great sushi. But there are other choices in town that have better sushi and better prices. My kids made me go back the 2nd and 3rd times -- they like the spectacle. I don't think I'll go back a 4th time.

    (2)

  • Inna B.

    Okay. So HH sushi (when it's still slow downstairs) has proven to be disappointing, but this week I've been on an edamame kick and Blue C makes me very happy in that department. It's $1 for a plate of it (with salt on top) during HH and I've ended up finding myself there a couple times after work (it's an easy bus ride) just to have some sake and edamame. A few weeks ago I found myself spending about 1.5 hours at their HH because I sat at the bar and met this nice woman that makes jewelry that she sells at Pike Place. We had a wonderful chat. Over-all: Service ranges from okay to great. Food ranges from very sad to pretty good. (The pretty good was nigiri sushi during dinner rush.) The small house sake for $2.50 during HH is something I like. They support my new-found cravings for edamame. I'll give it 3 stars, but it's a kind of 3-star place that I'm willing to frequent to get my favorite little tid-bits. Note- I've seen people here before on what was obviously a date. I really wanted to point them to some other sushi bar because it's not somewhere I'd ever want to take someone I want to impress (or when I want to try new kinds of sushi or cuisine)! I resisted that urge, however, because it felt a little intrusive and I had no other within-walking-distance recommendations (that were based on my own experience).

    (3)

  • Sonja S.

    Everyone says there are better places to get sushi than Blue C - and I'm sure there probably are - but for me, personally, this is pretty much the only place in the US I would go to eat raw fish. Not because I think their fish is the freshest or their standards of culinary hygiene the highest; I just like choosing food items from a conveyor belt. It makes me feel like a hunter-gatherer. And I like the fact that it's subway-themed. The drawback - it's not super cheap, and it's so much fun pulling plates off the belt that sometimes I end up eating (and spending) more than anticipated.

    (4)

  • Alice H.

    I understand the novelty of the conveyor belt, but for the prices they charge per color-coded plate, I would expect higher quality sushi. If quality can't be elevated, then reduce the prices to be commensurate with the quality offered.

    (1)

  • Stephanie M.

    I like that recently, Blue C has offered some new menu items that definitely changed up the usual selections for me. Also, they have all-night happy hour (only in the bar area, which can fill up fast so get there early) on Thursdays, which is usually the only time that I come here. I'm not a huge fan of sushi-belts, but Blue C definitely wins over other sushi-belt-restaurants.

    (3)

  • Katy H.

    I've been to both this Blue C and the U-Village Blue C and they're great. The food is fresh, it's always rotating around the restaurant on a conveyor belt so you don't have to wait around too much for service and the prices are really really cheap. You could literally have a budget of $3.00 and eat here. You'll be hungry in ten mins.. but still! My favorite has always been the ahi seared tuna and the tempura vegetables. I have plans to go here tomorrow night and just thinking about it makes me crave it. Yum! If you consider yourself to be a sushi snob this may not be your favorite but I love sushi and find that the quality is great. Especially considering the price. Also, if you're a vegetarian you'll still find a few dishes to eat without meat. If you don't like seafood you're still good... there are noodle dishes, teriyaki dishes, salads, edamame plates, etc.

    (4)

  • Amy B.

    Honestly, I don't know what's stopping me from giving this place a 1 star review except that I think that's a bit mean. Fremont introduced me to my first sushi a year ago. At that time, I appreciated the option to choose an item off the conveyor belt that suited my fancy. I enjoyed it. I've since had a great deal of sushi including a fun night of making our own. Yum! But yesterday, I walked into Blue C on my lunch with a coworker. We were not greeted and we waited behind a woman who was patiently waiting to be greeted herself. We three approached the belt, and the employees behind it, and asked if we were to seat ourselves. There was a nod or an affirmation of sorts. The woman waiting in front of us motioned where she would sit and so we passed her and headed around to the back of the belt. We sat in an unoccupied booth in the furthest corner. As we were removing our coats and pointing to sushi items moving by, the absent greeter emerged from the kitchen and told us quite simply that we could not sit there. We must have four people or more. My coworker and I looked at each other and we looked at him and we chimed, "seriously!?" He repeated himself and his mismannered rule. How rude is it to tell me to move and not even attempt to implore me? Or alleviate the indignity? Clearly sir, you're not a schmoozer or a people person at all! And so in my annoyance, I repeated twice, "just where are we to sit then?" It was pretty darned full when we walked in. And so it was on my second request for guidance that he led us to our next place to sit. It was along the conveyor belt between a woman with books spread out and a man finishing up his bill. He was thanked and thanked again when our waters were collected. After which, his services were no longer needed. Succinctly, I will not eat here again. Ordinary food, at mediocre temperatures, and no service. Why would I pay for that at restaurant prices + tip? Ahem. How's that for a fiery review? Harrumph!

    (2)

  • Rachel P.

    Happy hour ROCKS!!! Yes I have another fave sushi HH in town, but this place isn't too shabby either. The location I think is what does it for me ... right in the heart of Fremont! Yummy rolls, cheap drinks (you have to buy a drink to get HH prices btw) and cool atmosphere! Definitely worth your time and $!!!

    (4)

  • Val B.

    After spending almost 6 hours at Oktoberfest with some friends, we almost ran here (yeah right) to be in time before closing. There are other sushi bars open later than 9pm but I've never been to a conveyor belt sushi place before so we -had- to go here. We arrived 20 min before closing and the server was still very friendly and not even hurrying us to eat and/or drink. Great! I remember having sesame noodles, which were good. Fried tofu maki, which was good too. Shrimp tempura maki, which was also good. Bf had tuna sushi, which he said was good. Yeah everything was good. Not outstandingly amazious but good. The staff is very friendly and helpful and the sushi chef even asked us if we wanted him to make something in particular because he was going to start cleaning up. Very friendly chef also.

    (3)

  • Michelle B.

    Three cheers for the Industrial Revolution! Through the marvel of efficiency that is known as the conveyor belt we are able to enjoy good sushi, without the wait, for a fraction of the price. Oh, sure, go ahead and whine about the loss of craftsmanship. But realize that the conveyor belt isn't making your sushi and that there are still sushi chefs hard at work honing their craft. Nope, the conveyor belt is simply making the entire restaurant one large family style table. These places are very popular all over Japan so it's not quite as gimmicky as it seems. For those of you who are worried about freshness - don't you fret! They have taken care of it by barcoding the sushi and every time it goes around it is scanned to ensure that it has not been out too long. Genius! I'm sure Upton Sinclair would heartily approve of eating at Blue C.

    (4)

  • Lily S.

    Most of you knew it was only a matter of time before I broke down and did a review of this place. Blue C Sushi is one of those weird, ecclectic, conveyer belt type of sushi joints. Nowhere else in Seattle can you get funky house music coupled with anime or Japanese youth breakdancing on the big screen served up w/ sushi. I challenge you to find it. Then let me know. Anyhoo...Blue C has a reputation for being quick & cheap. The quick being that your order is STARING AT YOU ON THAT DAMN BELT and cheap meaning dishes cost anywhere from $1.75-5 a plate. So for about $12 you can eat about 6 plates of sushi and be fairly stuffed. Top that with a Flirtini (Stoli razberi, fresh raspberries, cointreau, lime juice, & champagne) or some sake and you're set for the nite. I recommend arriving no later than 7pm, as there is almost always a wait, and not to show up w/ more than 3 people - seating is side by side, w/ the exception of a few booths that seat up to 4 people.

    (4)

  • Heather L.

    This is a fun place to bring out-of-town visitors to for a break while walking around Fremont. It's also a good place for solo dining. Love the unique experience of the sushi, calamari, etc. dishes coming around on the conveyor belts. The color of the plate tells you how much it the dish is. You just stack your dishes as you go along and at the end the waitress comes along to tally em up and give you your bill. The bathrooms in this place are a kick. Make sure to try out the hand dryer. I agree that the sushi is not to die for - but it's good - and the experience, price, and atmosphere make a visit worthwhile. I think they have a pretty good happy hour, too.

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  • Annie V.

    Though service was a little bit slapdash on Valentine's Day evening, I can't fault the staff all that much - they were apologetic and got things organized for us as quickly as they could. AND - as I foretold, I went after their seared ahi tuna. COMPLETE YUMTASTICNESS. The accompanying garlic ginger soy sauce was SO GOOD, I even ate the mixed green garnish with it - and kept it around (at my boyfriend's sister's good idea) to dip some of their potato katsu in. Nummers to the MAX.

    (4)

  • Nathan B.

    We went to Blue C for happy hour/dinner on Friday night in the upstairs bar area. We sat at the bar and our bartender (don't know her name) was an absolute doll. While service was a bit slow due to the crowd, she kept the place balanced and was very attentive. Our drinks came quickly and the happy hour prices are great. She also let me spin the HH wheel to get a bonus HH deal ($2.50 Philly Roll!!). We also tried the Hawaiian Roll, which was not on the HH menu, but still very good. When we were leaving, she took a couple items off the bill (without any comment or complaint from us) to compensate for the slow service, which was absolutely the right thing to do. I would definitely head back to the Blue C bar for Happy Hour again in the future.

    (4)

  • Lizzie M.

    For what it is, it's very good. If you are looking for a light, quick lunch, it's ideal. A bit too assembly line (literally) for a nice dinner, in my opinion, but it's perfect for lunch. The sushi is pretty fresh, and you get to pick whatever you want when it goes by! I enjoyed watching someone try to hide the dirty plates (that's how they know what to charge you). I don't recommend hiding the plates. Seemed like a fairly awkward encounter.

    (3)

  • Deborah S.

    I love Blue C. The odd thing? I dont eat much Sushi when I go there. While I love Sushi I'm always overly distracted by the everything else there and end up only having a roll or two. What draws me in is the variety and the price. This is the only place where I can have a soul satisfying sushi style lunch for under $10 (Miso Soup 1.5 , Edamame 1.5, Avacodo Roll 1.5 x2 , Cucumber Roll 1.5 x2) Yum. Here is my typical experience. I wander in, get seated and stare in delight as the sushi as it moves around me. Anime playing on the big screen , the chatter of other diners. a cup of green tea and I'm prepared to start picking items off of the conveyer belt. The first item? Edamame. These green soy beans, steamed and sprinkled with salt are always the perfect start. They are a fussy food requiring you to pop the seeds out and into your mouth. Second usually is the Spinach Salad. Its cooked spincah, chilled and balled up into a mealball shape or rolled into small cylindars. Beneath it on the plate is a sweet thick sesame dressing. I typically ask that Miso Soup be brought next. A cup of miso with hearty little silken tofu chunks floating on a salty savory sea. Then an Avacado Roll. Its best if its been on the belt for a bit, and the avacado has gotten squishy melting into the rice. From there it's anyones game.Is it a california roll drowned in soy? Is it Crispy crispy chicken Katsu? Perhaps the spicy tofu salad ? Or as I had recently a roll with tuna fish, crab and rolled in sweet omelet. The options are endless , and they keep coming around and around. If I'm feeling really decadent, i'll end the meal with the ice cream mochi, small ice cream balls with a rice flour covering, a mixture of cold and warm and sweet and soft. Yum. I'll stick to Saitios when I want the full sushi experience. I come to Blue C because it's fun.

    (4)

  • kathy m.

    Sure the sushi is good. How could a sushi place have expanded so successfully and not have good sushi? What I want to talk about are the small plates! We love the spinach. Try the spinach. It's a little bit expensive compared to other sushi restaurants probably due to their real estate...but it's a good place to go for sushi if you're in any of these upscale neighborhoods.

    (3)

  • fortysixandtwo a.

    You know, mood/ambience isn't usally a big factor in my restaurant opinions. But with average sushi, limited selection, and a goddamn CONVEYER BELT for a server... well, it might as well have been Soylent Green on the color-price-matched plates. Not impressed by the cleanliness, either. The McDonald's of sushi.

    (2)

  • Kelly B.

    I am so bummed Blue C is getting three stars! This place rocks. Is it the most fantastic, high-grade seafood I've ever had? Of course not. But the service rocks, as does the cocktail menu, and you can be in and out in a half hour with a bellyfull of tasty and cheap sushi. And the conveyor belt service is a hoot for the kids (so I've seen, don't have any). Get their V8 roll, it's a beauty.

    (4)

  • Katie M.

    The best part of this place is the conveyor belt. Sadly, the sushi itself is not that great, or that cheap if you compare portions with other sushi places. But, it's a fun place for a group of friends, and a good gimmick.

    (2)

  • Lawrence W.

    I loves me some quality sushi, and so I perhaps shouldn't technically rate Blue C as high as a 4....but that said, the sushi is consistently *good*. That's a pretty remarkable feat for a place that moves people and fish through as quickly as Blue C can. There are two consistent high points to my Blue C visit every time. The first is the Spinach Gomae, which is one of my favorite dishes ever conceived. It's wilted spinach, rolled into a ball and set atop a tangy miso-inspired sauce, and topped with toasted sesame seeds. You eat it by pulling off clumps of spinach and dipping them in the sauce. It's a fun and delicious way to get your veggies in on a sushi visit. The other it the new addition of fancy Tokyo cream puffs for dessert. I know that "Tokyo" and "cream puff" don't normally register in the same sentence, but let me tell you this now: you must go try one. They put the French to shame. Once you're done orgasming over the wee vanilla seeds that burst through the creamy filling of the light, chocolate-topped pastry, you'll vow to come back to Blue C again for a good, fun sushi experience.

    (4)

  • Claire D.

    So, the sushi isn't great. I'll just start with that. But remember, you aren't HERE for the sushi...you're HERE for the awesome conveyer belt! There's nothing like seeing food chug by like a little train...allowing you to grab whatever strikes your fancy. It's also really cheap and fast (as fast as your greedy lil' paws can grab the in-motion goods).

    (4)

  • JB S.

    I would have given this place ZERO stars if it was possible. I was in Seattle recently looking for apartments. Fremont was a neighborhood on the top of my list for obvious reasons and we happened to come past this place. We had just ate but were interested by the place (not knowing it was a chain - local or otherwise), so we went in and asked for a menu. A host at the front door gave us menus and pointed out their happy hour (super cheap rolls!). From the menu he gave us the only restrictions on happy hour was that it was from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM. We were really excited about the sound of this and agreed that we would come back later in the week. Two days later...after spending a long day walking around Fremont with my girlfriend, we decided that it was time for sushi. When we walked in the door, the same young man greeted us and said that we could sit downstairs or "happy hour upstairs"...I jumped on the happy hour and headed right for the stairs. In my eagerness for sushi, I missed the fact that the upstairs area is classified as a bar and had a sign with that fact and the warning that minors are prohibited from the area. My girlfriend who turns 21 in two weeks noted this and whispered it to me once we sat down upstairs (in some very bizarre and uncomfortable seating arrangements, I was nearly shoulder to shoulder with the couple beside us and that's just awkward). I was hoping this wouldn't be a problem as my girlfriend wasn't trying to get served and I wasn't planning to purchase any alcohol. The menus were at the table with a different version of the happy hour menu than we had seen before. In fine print at the top, it said "With purchase of alcoholic beverage"...I gulped...and told my girlfriend it would be fine. I ordered a beer and she ordered an ice tea...we were both carded. I provided my ID immediately and my girlfriend calmly explained to the waiter that she wasn't 21, wasn't drinking and just wanted the sushi. The waiter said the upstairs area - the only area you can get the happy hour - is a bar and to be eligible for happy hour prices you HAD to purchase an alcoholic beverage...he then made it clear that we had to leave. To say that my girlfriend was disappointed and upset by this exchange is an understatement. We will never go back. Here's what went wrong: - Happy Hour being in the bar area was never explained earlier by previous menus or the greeter at the door. - Happy Hour isn't offered on the first floor - why not? - You are REQUIRED to order a drink to get the Happy Hour prices on sushi? What if you're a recovering alcoholic or the designated driver...or a Muslim/Mormon? - The waiter did not apologize for the incident nor did he suggest we eat downstairs. This was just plain rude. Coming into this place was a total waste of our time and he made no effort to make up for that or create an alternative to leaving...I guess he didn't want our money. Yes, I understand the bar is 21+ and it's the law...but that doesn't resolve the issue I mentioned above of recovering alcoholic and individuals who don't drink but would be forced to buy a drink under this Happy Hour policy. Furthermore, the waiter could have tried to make arrangements for us to sit downstairs. At the very least, apologize for inconveniencing us. In the end, the place had limited seating, a Happy Hour policy that requires consuming alcohol and rude staff that lacked compassion. Once again, we will never be back. PS - After my girlfriend calmed down, we walked up the block to a different (much nicer) sushi place who (without being prompted) insulted Blue C Sushi and criticized their poor quality/service.

    (1)

  • Ben M.

    Great sushi for a conveyor belt/boat place. Their sockeye in particular has never disappointed. The selection is otherwise lacking, it does not vary much. I always seem to end up there during the busy times though, as I've never been seated immediately. Also, the transition from the bar to the restaurant is haphazard. Like any decent place, I would assume that once they come get me at the bar to seat me that my bar bill would transition to the restaurant. Not so! The meal ended with two seperate bills, one for the food and one for the booze consumed while we waited. Otherwise, the service is fine. The atmosphere is kind of cool, but cheap. I always seem to get away with a fairly light bill, less than $15 per person is the norm.

    (4)

  • Lydia K.

    Something magical happens when you combine a conveyor belt, color coded plates of sushi, and more than a couple yummy flirtinis. Oh, how I love Blue C. I'm not the biggest fan of sushi, and I'm sure that sushi purists think Blue C is beneath them, but Blue C is about so much more than than food. The atmosphere is fun, fun, fun. There is no way you can be miserable in a place where food travels around the restaurant on happy plastic plates while Speed Racer is projected on a massive wall. Blue C is like instant prozac, and I'm hooked. Oh, and Sita J is right--make sure you go down the eerily steep stairs to the bathroom and wash your hands! Blue C has Japanese-style hand air dryers that are a hoot (especially after a few of the afore mentioned flirtinis)! One more thing: try a cream puff. A chocolate-filled one. It may sounds weird (cream puffs in a sushi place), but trust me on this. They are amazingly good--you'll thank me later.

    (4)

  • Heywood J.

    You know, this is one of those places I don't mind writing a good review for. Most of the coffee shops or restaurants I like I don't want too many other people to invade (while I'm there...check the schedule). There are two reasons for this. The first reason is that I wouldn't care if I was seen there and the other reason is that I think that this kind of restaurant should be all over the western US. I understand, you say "Model railroad geeks would probably try to cause a riot in such a place!" but why else not? You get to watch someone expertly carve your piece of food and then you get to watch it, eagle-like as it circles the room towards you. Hopefully you pick it up before some unfortunate soul steals YOUR FISH! OR YOUR ************!

    (4)

  • Ahmed O.

    Show up for some tasty Sushi and find out there's a 20 minute wait? Try the Bar! That's what I did last time. I turned 21 a month ago so I had never been to the bar before. Went into the bar and my girlfriend and I got a sweet corner seat. The bartender basically waits the tables, he was a pretty cool guy. Came right over to our table and showed us their special drinks (They're not bad) and gave us an order sheet. Me and my girlfriend picked out what we wanted and gave him the sheet. Took about 15 minutes to get our sushi since it is actually made fresh. When we got it, it looked waaay better then the stuff on the belt, presentation was really nice too. We ended up ordering a second round because we were so hungry. Ordering more drinks was pretty easy, he pays attention, so all I had to do was signal him. He also checked in to see if we wanted another drink too. Overall, friendly bartender, fresh sushi, and quick service!

    (4)

  • Jenn H. H.

    Eh, it was so underwhelming. The food, eh, the service, eh, the prices, eh. I will say that the V8 roll was one of the best things I've ever eaten in my entire life. But everything else? Eh. The service really needs to be improved. They seem clueless. And their yakisoba? YUCK. If you want the V8 roll, go here and stick to the V8. If you want good sushi, I'm sure there are many other spots in Seattle that would kick Blue C's ass.

    (3)

  • Ninja S.

    Most towns have the sushi place with the little floating boats. I haven't found that place in Seattle yet. The conveyor belt chain restaurant/bar/sushi place we have here has drinks that are served quickly. It is (for some reason) a crowded place. I can only assume this is because there is no other sushi available in Freemont. Once you are able to secure seating, you can have the chance to eat some of the worst sushi I have ever had in my life at premium prices. Hopefully you have had enough to drink to make it go down without difficulty. Do not think of picking up anything of easy unfreshness. No oily fish. No uni. No roe. You *will* be sorry if you do. Go for the drinks. Eat if you must. Find a better sushi venue after you have. This one is vile.

    (2)

  • Herman C.

    4-stars not for sushi quality but for value. As far as I know, only place in town where you can spend under $15 on sushi and leave with a full stomach. It's got a techno, dark night club feel with a bar area upstairs on second floor. Seating was relatively quick for a Friday night, 20 minutes. Best part is immediate gratification: see it, grab it, and eat it. It's sushi meets costco prices meets assembly line.

    (4)

  • Carlos V.

    wow, I had a really out of sight experience here, delish!!! thanks

    (5)

  • Liz K.

    Fun and awesome... I'd say it's a good place to bring your family. The sushi isn't amazing but it's pretty good compared to most average restaurants.

    (4)

  • Hans G.

    Very cool place that smells a bit too much of tourist but is a fun experience. They have a pretty nice selection of sushi and are quick to provide items not currently on the belt. Unfortunately, they are all consistently mediocre.

    (3)

  • Caitlin K.

    This is a good place to go for some quick sushi, but certainly isn't a very quality place. Conveyor belt tempura isn't warm or crunchy, so don't even bother. The rolls lack variety, and toward the end of the night they stop making rolls - so if you want a late sushi dinner you can get basically nothing. I get their sushi to go sometimes, which is convenient. Convenience is their greatest strength.

    (3)

  • Julia H.

    Oh, how I miss this happy hour! I could eat avocado rolls for hours at this place...

    (4)

  • Eric F.

    Average sushi, nothing special, and a bit over-priced for what it is. The menu is quite limited in its nigiri and sashimi offerings; I suppose the idea is to make up for that with a variety of (Americanized) rolls, etc. If that's your thing, then this might be the place for you. If not, you'll do better at, say, Musashi, which is not only cheaper but better quality and has a more varied menu. If you want kaiten sushi, Tengu in Northgate is a much better deal all around.

    (3)

  • Rosie P.

    This is a great kitschy place to eat solo or with a friend when I'm not sure what I'm in the mood for. The food is ready as soon as you walk in. The cold tofu with chile sauce and edamame was perfect. I also liked the fried tofu sushi and puff pastry desert. The only lukewarm dish was the veggie tempura which was not hot enough. Still I would come back because it was so much fun. I ended up taking photos of the my food.

    (4)

  • Sameer S.

    This place certainly has attractive architecture, with a large conveyor that's very pretty to look at from the second floor bar. I didn't think the sushi or the sake was very good, but the 16 piece veggie rolls selection was only $5, so perhaps I should quit complaining. Every one was quite friendly, which I always like, and on one wall, they were showing a video game whose operators weren't immediately apparent. It seemed like a reasonable change from the usual non-mainstream movie fare that a lot of restaurants seem to think is the thing to do nowadays. And oh, the TV at the bar showed crazy anime. Man, anime is crazy. It makes for some great conversation while you are having below-average sushi and sake and beer.

    (2)

  • John H.

    Loved it! The sushi wasn't spectacular, but solid. And I really liked some of the cheap vege and noodle plates. Great for sushi newbies, but even those of us that are familiar with it can still have a lot of fun. Downside: the wait on Wednesday - Saturday nights can get as high as half an hour.

    (4)

  • May N.

    Pretty good sushi at a very reasonable price. The customer service has been consistently good. We always swing by when we're in the Fremont area and are craving sushi. Since you can grab any dish that you want yourself from the conveyor belt, you can sit down and finish your meal quickly. (However, there is usually a long wait to get seated during peak hours but there is a full bar upstairs so you can grab a drink in the meantime.)

    (3)

  • ian l.

    Good food!. Excellent atmosphere! ok I just went there today...... there twice as good as sushi land (I went there yesterday), also twice as expensive.

    (3)

  • Charlie T.

    Super hot sushi girl making rolls and plenty of vegan friendly options make this my favorite place for sushi on a budget. It's true that the bill can climb if you eat anything born with scales. However if you are vegs the bill stays low and you walk out with a satisfied belly. It's unfortunate they don't have a third location on the hill. It would do well and I would gladly stuff my face at their establishment more than I do now.

    (5)

  • Josh B.

    sort of cool. came here with some friends. i wasn't expecting much in the way of vegetarian fare, but there were a few things. it was a friday night at about 7, the place was sort of busy... but the service was sort of lackluster considering how many staff members were working and there was not a lot of food on the belt.

    (3)

  • shannon e t.

    i am a fan of conveyer belts. i am a fan of sushi. but i'll hardly be rushing back to blue c. if only they spent as much time on the food as they do on the atmosphere. the ingredients are mediocre and the food is left sitting in the middle of the conveyer belt until a space for that particular item opens up. piles of plates sat, untouched, our entire meal. blue c seems to have few regulars, which would explain their ability to get away with far inferior sushi than most other joints in seattle.

    (3)

  • Alex D.

    This place is awesome to get a healthy meal FAST! Their standard nigiri choices are good tasting and relatively cheap. Some of my lesser known favorites are: spinach balls and the kiddy rolls (tuna, krab, cucumber wrapped in thin omelette). Their organic sake is quite tasty. If you get the tempura veggies (good) make sure to ask for the sauce!

    (4)

  • G R.

    This is a neat little place to hit if your on a budget. You pick platters based on there price. Sushi is alright, but you get what you pay for. Good place to go with friends.

    (3)

  • Lyca F.

    I have not been there for over a year. Not my taste. I dislike the noodle in sesame oil the most... I never had that before... not for me... should stop writing now...cannot get any positive.

    (1)

  • Betty L.

    In one weekend I happened to go to three different sushi restaurants in the area. Blue C had neither the best, nor most affordable sushi, but it was somewhere in the middle. If I hadn't been with people who really wanted to go there, I wouldn't have waited as long as we did, but I'm glad I tried it at least once. They have a fun, funky atmosphere and if nothing else, using the hand driers in the bathroom might be enough of a novelty to get anyone there at least once.

    (3)

  • Ninihada C.

    Cool concept. Bad execution. I liked the Asian country inspired rotating food belt but the food was just blah. It was less than mediocre. We won't be back for food for sure.

    (2)

  • Paula R.

    "Your eyes are bigger than your stomach" - a phrase that my dad used to say all time time, and it proves to be true at Blue C Sushi. It's pretty easy to get caught up thinking "I HAFTA HAVE THAT thingy on the plate way over on the other side of the conveyor belt" so you snag it, and the plate next to it, and then that other thing that looks interesting, and then all the sudden! You've got more food than Sally Struther's pantry. All the little plate snagging can totally add up after a while. But there's one dish you HAFTA HAVE: the chocolate creamy dessert puff thingy. It's magically delicious.

    (3)

  • Adam S.

    After you get over the initial shock of sushi on a conveyor belt and actually try the sushi, some of it isn't too bad. The snooty guy who apparently walked out without even trying it was dead wrong--I've had a lot worse sushi in much higher end "real" sushi joints. Pretty tasty, fresh, nothin particularly outstanding. Seared tuna was bland. The Red Dragon roll was darned good though, and the spicy tuna roll was tasty, too. Considering the pre-processed nature of the place I didn't touch the nigiri. One thing I'm discovering about Seattlites is that they seem to love spending money without blinking an eye. When you start adding up the prices of all those little plates this place is pretty damned expensive for a no-frills sushi joint. First off, the rolls come in 4 pieces, so they're 1/2 to 2/3rds the size of "normal" ones. The portions are definitely tapas sized. Inari was $2.50 for 2 pieces, pretty high for rice wrapped in tofu skin. Soda was a ridiculous $2.50 and no one comes around to refill it unless you press the stupid button. Of course you also run the risk, with all of this sushi strolling past you at eye level while you eat, of grabbing so many little plates off the belt that you're washing dishes to pay the bill at the end of the night. Service was pitiful. In the middle of the circling conveyor belt of food stand two dull-eyed, slack-jawed college students listlessly plopping premade rolls and other items onto plates. They don't communicate with the outside world at all. Waitstaff will not come around period unless you press the button for them. They don't clear the dishes until you leave, having handed you a bill for the total numer of plates on the table. When I walked up to pay the bill the cashier, who was on a cell phone, took the card, processed it and had me sign it without a single word to me. It takes forever for the staff to respond to the button (and the place was nearly empty) and the couple next to us gave up on a special order since it took them so long to bring it. If you're going to run a restaurant this bare-boned, at least lower the prices.

    (2)

  • Christina C.

    It's just not good... I've tried it over and over again hoping I just had a few sub-par roles the last time but my friends and I have finally given up. We won't go back because the sushi just isn't good. The atmosphere and location are nice though.

    (1)

  • Aunt B.

    This place is great for those (like me) with a short attention span and commitment problems. You can try a little of everything without ending up with a lot of something you don't really like. Unfortunately they dont take reservations unless you have a fairly large group - so you do have to wait about 20-30 mins if you go on a busy night. But they have an upstairs bar where you can grab a drink (and I think food now also) while you wait. The only thing I dont particularly love is being there around closing time - when they bring out the mops and start cleaning. Nothing like inhaling chemicals while you're in the middle of a salmon roll.

    (4)

  • Brett W.

    I can't slam this place to hard. It just can't match sushiland on lower Queen anne.. You will pay twice as much for conveyor belt sushi that is just ok. If you are going cheap than stay cheap! The sushi here is no better than my fav cheap joint "sushiland". Don't just bump it up a notch. Go cheap or go large!! No middle ground kidz!!!

    (2)

  • luvtotravel J.

    Luxury, Fancy and the best this is not! Quick, Convenient, Cute, Quirky and kinda cool it is! Did I mention it is SUPA DUPA cheap -$10 bucks and you are stuffed! Love the color coded/price coded plates. Here's some mixed advice - don't come on a Friday or Sat night because they are crazy busy but DO come on a Friday or Sat night because they have all the offerings, have more staff working therefore can refill the sushi belt faster AND the sushi is fresher. The worst to eat here time I would say would be late lunch mid-day. I like the decor, stylishness of it and the staff are really nice. Personally I prefer their University Location. It's a bit difficult to find parking and they don't have a large waiting area so you sort of feel like you are hovering over people during dinner. I highly suggest the bar area - very comfortable but since it's upstairs, no quick access to the sushi conveyor belt.

    (4)

  • Beth W.

    For conveyer belt sushi, this place is pretty good. They keep the rolls fresh, and have a standard selection with a few chef specialties thrown in. The bar above serves their drinks strong and with a smile. But best of all, despite grabbing several high-priced plates off the belt, our tab came to $60 for 5 people. That's amazingly inexpensive sushi!

    (4)

  • Peter H.

    Caveat - I am not a sushi guy. I have rather limited taste so I can't tell you whether this is the BEST or just GOOD sushi. I think it is good. What I like about Blue C is it is fun, fairly cheap, and a good time. The sushi goes around on a conveyor belt (and this includes little salads, edamame, desserts, etc) and you pick up what you like. Plates are color coded so you know how much each is. The ambiance is cool and fun. Japanese TV and films are projected onto the walls, and the decor is nice. Fun for a group out, a pre-movie thing, something like that. And, right in the heart of Fremont.

    (4)

  • Amanda S.

    I went here after work today and I was acting like I found the holy grail of all restaurants, I thought to myself "Geez, all restaurants should have food delivered on conveyor belts!" I really loved their happy hour, which was 1.00 sushi from 4-6, and the sushi tastes great too! Maybe its because I don't eat sushi quite often but I was impressed how everything was price matched with color of plates, you can't even get my closet this organized. I will definitely come back here for future cocktails and happy hour adventures :)

    (4)

  • Melinda C.

    Came here for Happy Hour one Saturday ... not bad. Not much to get for the advertised "$1 sushi" special, but no matter. Salmon sashimi ($3) wasn't bad, and some of the rolls were tasty too.

    (3)

  • Anna A.

    As for sushi goes Im not an expert but it seems good in here. I love the conveyor belt that you can pick your fave dishes. They have ok vege options too so if you dont like fish :) Its handy for lunch or dinner.Weekends you might have to wait but you can go to the upstairs bar and have some sake. It seems no matter how much you eat the bill aint that big. Staff is friendly and help you if you havent been there before.

    (3)

  • Hunter O.

    really a person can not beat this happy hour price is so great you can eat so much for so little you will turn into a fish. and the up stairs guy is great.

    (4)

  • Brenna F.

    I like this place. But mainly because I've come to terms with the fact that the sushi is mediocre here, and the selection of what is on the conveyor belt isn't that broad. That said, this is a good place to go eat lunch. The seating is fairly quick around 12:30-1PM, and their sushi is the freshest since they don't open very soon before that. Once seated, the food is there for the taking, which is great if you have a meeting to get to, or if you need to escape the office for a few minutes. Their happy hour (ending at 6 PM) has really great prices. Often times, there are plenty of space to sit with friends upstairs at the bar. A word about the decor: this is a contemporary place with chic lights and contrast furinture / fixtures of metal with bamboo. On one wall, there is a huge projection where they have shown everything from Japanese commercials, to My Neighbor Totoro, to any film made by Akira Kurosawa. The group seating is comfortable downstairs (in the main area) but the single seating is a little stiff. The bar section is very plush and relaxing.

    (4)

  • Nina N.

    ;( wack!!!!!! and too expensive for rice with a little bit of shrimp tempura... where is the selection....geeze talk about TOO AMERICANIZED!!!! go to my review of sushi land.. if you want a cheap but yummy conveyor belt...

    (1)

  • Amanda G.

    The first time I went to Blue C I went with a close friend and I was still new to the sushi world.. so of course I was impressed because I didn't know any better. I went on a weekday night and the vibe was awesome.. we sat facing the conveyor the music was nice and the food was really good. My favorite was the seared tuna on a bed of greens.. It was one of the most expensive plates at 4 dollars for 2 pieces. With such a great experience I had to go back again.. so my husband and I went on a Sunday afternoon for lunch... We were not impressed.. It was very dirty.. dishes sat next to me for 10 min before being moved.. there was a good amount of open seating and the host ended up sitting us at the very end in the corner by the doors to the Kitchen.. not a fun place to sit.. I had been dying to have the seared tuna again.. but this time it was mushy cold and the salad had sat way to long with the dressing... The same California roll sat on the conveyor the whole time we were there.. nothing seemed fresh and we were very disappointed.

    (3)

  • Christine B.

    If you don't mind the non-personal service of sushi from a conveyor belt, then this place shouldn't put you off. We went to this place randomly not knowing about the conveyor belt. While pleasantly surprised with the quality, the selection was lacking. But, if you're down for eating some of the 'old favorites' (philly roll, spicy tuna roll), then you'll be fine. The diner tables next to the belt were chic and fun - better than having to sit on a barstool.

    (3)

  • Christina F.

    dont like this one as much as the university village one....less variety and seemed dimmer drabbier inside....still a safe bet for a decent lunch tho

    (3)

  • Jonathan K.

    This is a great restaurant when you just want to sit and eat some random sushi. Not the best sushi by a long shot, and rarely do they have anything beyond the mainstream, but nothing to scoff at. Servers are fairly slow and you might wait a while for your cheque, but it's cheap and quick. Seating can be challenging, particularly on the weekends, and there are a couple of tables not on the kaitin (conveyor belt) line - avoid those. Very kid friendly.

    (3)

  • Krissi P.

    This place seems like the Disneyland of sushi places - fun, entertaining, with decent food but probably not too authentic. The color-coded plates are a great idea, and seeing your food before you select it is kind of nice - you can also try some stuff that you maybe weren't sure about before, since it looks less scary than it sounds. Good veg selection of sushi, as well as a really yummy sesame noodle dish that caught my eye as it moved along the conveyor belt. My friend Melissa loved that the pickled ginger was self serve. My favorite thing about it would have to be the hand dryers in the loo. Very entertaining for some reason.

    (4)

  • Jessica K.

    Perfect place if you're looking for inexpensive and tasty -but basic- sushi in a family friendly environment. Kids (and adults!) love the conveyor belt, and with the cheap prices it's a good place to try something you might otherwise pass on.

    (4)

  • Pamela L.

    Fresh, tasty sushi and yummy sake. A good place for take out (awesome liitle take out area) or eat in. I have only been to the bar, the booths seem weird in a place like this. The service is always good, and friendly. I took my 15 year old nephew here recently and we had great service and very tasty food. If they don't have what you want, ask! Don't forget to save room for dessert. The cream puffs are delicious, and today they had some cheesecake and mousse looking stuff, yum!

    (3)

  • Michael D.

    This place is good for when you need mediocre sushi real quick. I wouldn't go in here with high expectations. But, you can just grab the stuff from the conveyor belt and swallow, grab more, and pretty soon you will be full, all in about 30 minutes. You will have also spent $30. Be careful here - you can spend that $30 at much better places really close, like Chiso. You can also request fresh sushi, or other things from the menu, and they'll be made to order.

    (3)

  • Dan R.

    better than average sushi, but you don't come here to get the best sushi. You come here because it's easy sushi and for the immediate gratification of seeing that salmon nigiri snake past and thinking...hmm...I could go for that and all you have to do is reach out and grab it. It's still a regular stop since it's pretty good and close to work. Be sure to ask about drink specials before ordering.

    (4)

  • Katie R.

    It's cheap so I guess you get what you pay for. Not the best sushi, it's tolerable if you're in a hurry, on a budget, or with a group of people who don't know any better. Atmosphere is fast foodie and the service was attentive and super nice.

    (2)

  • Esteban D.

    Blue C Sushi is basically a cafe where instead of bringing a tray to your different options of food, your table is the tray and the food comes to you. I'm not mad at Blue C for what they do, I'm just not impressed. Sure, I get to take what I want. Sure, I get to push a button if I need the server or some more water. But that's the problem I have. If you aren't SERVING me, you aren't a server. You won't get much of a tip if I have to flag you down with some bat-beacon in the sky when I'm thirsty. You are actually a bad server if all you do is lean and crack jokes with the hostess and occasionally glance in the general direction of my section. The upside of Blue C is that I can see all my options floating by on their conveyor belt and decide at the last minute that I do find it appetizing enough to eat. I think this place is gimmicky and overrated, and the food is only okay. I never feel that jump of excitement in my heart when I know I'm going to eat here, and that includes all their other locations.

    (2)

  • Meggles C.

    ewww. this place is disgusting

    (2)

  • Lindsay G.

    A little on the pricey side, but absolutely WONDERFUL food. It's a conveyer-belt style sushi restaraunt, but with a modern, classy twist. The entire restaraunt is blue-themed and the service is excellent. Parking is hell, so park in Fremont for the day and walk there. They have HUGE tables for large parties that still border on the belt. Absolutely fabulous!

    (4)

  • Whitney C.

    I LOVE this place. I always end up spending too much money. I love the conveyor-belt-grab-as-you-go immediate service thing. So much fun. Good atmosphere, good service. The sushi is good, and they have other yummy interesting things like potato katsu and cream puffs. Good signature cocktails too. Much recommended.

    (5)

  • Jenny R.

    Not the best for the price. It felt like fast food to me and was more expensive than great sushi with great service. There was limited options and the ambiance in Fremont was lacking - I felt like I was at a mall...

    (2)

  • Mckinsey S.

    If you are looking for the quaint, "only locals know about" kind of sushi joint, this is not your place. If you want amazing happy hour deal, "pretty good" sushi, enjoy a little background Animation on large projectors AND lofty ceilings then this IS your place. Seriously, at happy hour you can get completely satiated for under $6.00 (sans alcohol beverage, which are also very reasonable). Aside from a great happy hour they get high marks for creativity. Spicy beef roll? really? I didn't try it but respect their "out of the box" way of thinking. In this category, you will also run onto things like "Halloween" roll, which by the way is scrumptious and I'm guessing by it's name, a limited-time offer kind of a thing. Oh, the immediate gratification factor helped in the scoring. The non happy hour rolls are in covered containers on a conveyor belt, you can just reach, grab and eat. As long as you don't go too late at night, it's fresh.

    (4)

  • Sarah C.

    This was my first time experiencing conveyor belt sushi. It was a ton of fun and I tried a lot of things that I've always meant to try or had never heard of. The seared tuna, firecracker role, spinach stuff in the sesame sauce, and lobster roll were all awesome. The tofu roll was kind of disappointing but the tofu and edamame in chili sauce and sesame noodles were pretty good. Dinner for two plus 2 beers and tip was about 35. There was no wait and the videos were strangely entertaining.

    (4)

  • bareri c.

    The staff there in charge of seating was extremely slow and unorganized the day that we went. Every time there were empty seats open, the guy stared at the waiting list forever before he could find out which group was next on the list. AND... this is what happened when we went... which annoyed me a lot.... There were 4 empty seats that were open, the next people on the list were 2 people upstairs in the bar and my friend and I who were standing right in-front of him. The staff guy decided to very slowly walk upstairs and seat the 2 people upstairs in the bar before he told us that we could seat down. The people up in the bar were sitting down and already drinking... so they weren't going to go anywhere, so shouldn't they seat the people who were standing and about the leave first? Back to the food.... the sushi was really quite terrible.. the rice was way way way too hard and the stuff weren't even fresh. THe CA rolls and stuff were way way too salty. The tonkatsu, etc were out there the entire hour that we were there. For better conveyor belt sushi go to Sushiland on Queen Anne.

    (2)

  • Hannah L.

    Two words: Sushi brunch. It's a delicious time, seriously. There are no lines and you can start eating the moment you sit down and that beats the crap out of waiting to sit down for 45 minutes and then waiting another 30 for some floppy eggs benny. I love the conveyor belt sushi - I really don't understand why this craze has not spread like head lice in the second grade. Come on! I love Fremont and I miss the days of the Longshoreman's Daughter, but this place is helping me move on in a totally new way.

    (4)

  • Malorie H.

    I really enjoy Blue C for what it is...a quick and cheap sushi place that looks cool. I normally go to the UVillage one when I'm shopping and cant wait another second to eat something, but last night my friend and i decided to try out the Fremont location....Good, not Great. When we arrived, the sign at the front said "Please Seat Yourself" so, we waited for a few minutes until a couple got up, then we sat down, took our first rolls of the belt, and just as we were getting ready to take the lids off and chow down we hear "AHH HUM WAIT!, the sign out there shouldn't have been turned to that side, there is a waiting list and you're not on it!" ....OK?? well who's fault is that? Not Ours! I never thought they would actually ask us to get up, and put our name at the bottom of the list...since we had been waiting around and not one person asked us anything...but they did. We got up, put our name on the list and waited for another 10-15 minutes looking longingly at our favorite plates as they passed by. We didn't get a single I'm sorry, or anything...im pretty sure that is called bad customer service.

    (3)

  • Terry F.

    Go here if you want to pay more for less service and lower quality. Other reviewers seem to think the prices are good, but the prices and quality are better at Musashi's up the hill (45th & Woodlawn). I don't like eating something that's been going around on a conveyor belt for an inderterminate amount of time. The decor reminded me of shopping at Ikea. The best thing about eating here last week was that I was with my sweetheart.

    (2)

  • Jojo S.

    Blue C Sushi has jumped the shark! I used to like the place a lot, especially the Fremont location. But lately, they've been using very low grade fish and charging high grade prices. Most plates are the same ol', same ol' uninspired stuff. Recently they started an "off the belt" menu with even higher prices. I ordered the tuna poke, which was $5.25 for a meager amount of stringy tuna (lowest grade tuna) that was still VERY cold and not marinated. It seemed they had just taken the fish off ice and sprinkled some poke sauce on top. All that on limp lettuce! When I pointed it out to the server, she was uninterested at best.

    (1)

  • Glen B.

    Not the best Sushi ever, not even as good as their location in the U-Village. However, it is very decently prices, and a fun environment. Your only bet here is to go when it is packed (read at night), or the list of offerings is paltry.

    (3)

  • Steve S.

    kaiten, or conveyor belt sushi, has a charm all its own. and as far as seattle goes, blue c is the best. the food is decent, and the place is really cool looking. this is not a place to go if you want the best sushi. but its great if you want to impress some people who don't know what great sushi is. i brought 3 girls from omaha here once and they thought i was the coolest guy on earth. well, maybe not, but they sure liked blue c.

    (4)

  • Ass Man Z.

    C'mon let me ride..the sushi train! Not the best, not the worst. What can you expect from sushi brought to you via locomotive?

    (3)

  • Ugly Betty X.

    As a big fan of the conveyor belt sushi experience, I have given this place several chances. I tried to like it. The bar upstairs is tiny and uncomfortable, and you can't combine your vice purchases from the bar with your food downstairs. Once you get a spot at the bar, you see pretty much the same tame, unimaginative food (i.e. California roll) to suit the unadventurous crowd around the bar. It's a shame, because the odd special is interesting, and it appears they have to hold back on the menu due to the uninitiated and inexperienced sushi bar crowds that come in. Disappointing to a sashimi fan. I will say that the mackerel is good when you can find it. Also, the prices are a little steep considering the product and the sizes of the portions, when compared to the other sushi-go-round giant in town. The restaurant itself is too small and poorly designed for the conveyor belt-loving crowd. Forget about parking, and get there early.

    (3)

  • Laural B.

    I don't really get the fuss about this place. We went on a Tuesday evening and it took forever for us to get seated. The bar is a nice place to be trapped, but not for over 30 minutes. And then the sushi was mediocre, but what do you expect from stuff sitting on a conveyer belt? At least it's not too expensive. If you're in Fremont, go to Chiso's, or drive to Kisaku down in Wallingford/Tangletown, to see what sushi is supposed to taste like.

    (2)

  • Allison S.

    Ummm....not that impressed with Blue C. Not that I haven't tried to be. I'm a complete sucker for any food concept that is "fun" or "cute", so conveyor belt sushi is totally right up my alley. However, Blue C just tries too hard in my opinion. All the bells and whistles and shiny buttons and crazy film projections on the walls really can't make up for the fact that the sushi is too expensive for what you get. There's also something about the temperature of the fish when it's served here that kind of gacks me out...it's too....room temperature?? I don't pretend to be a sushi expert, but that just doesn't work for me. There always seems to be a wait, and some of the waitstaff have a definite "welcome to TGI-Friday's" type of perkiness that I just don't cotton to. I agree with Brett W.- if you're not that picky about atmosphere, Sushiland on lower Queen Anne is a much better bang for the buck.

    (2)

  • Rick L.

    Wonder is the first thing that comes to mind when you enter this place. Dishes of five colors slide over a belt that rotates before each hungry customer with a very wide selection to choose from. You sit, you see it, you pick it from the belt and devour. Even if you are 'bad' and end up taking many dishes from the belt, you won't find yourself spending much more than lunch anywhere else. The high quality of the food, the speed of service, and the freshness of the food is what makes this experience a daily event for many of seattle's lunch crowd. Especially if you stick to choosing (3) 1.50$ plates (green) you'll be so full and keep lunch under five dollars!

    (5)

  • Shane D.

    not so good sushi, but fun, and cheap

    (3)

  • megan d.

    i wanted to hate this place. but you know what its not bad and the convery belt is fun! i also really like being able to watch anime while eating my sushi. plus this place is super super cheap!

    (4)

  • L S.

    Mmmmm, sushi! Sushi fast became my new favorite food a few years ago when my new boyfriend at the time (now fiance!) took me out for the dish for the first time. Since then, I've become a sushi fiend! I often say I need to eat sushi the way other people need to drink water. We had heard several people rave about Blue C, so we decided to check it out. We both were keen on the idea of the kaiten sushi (conveyor belt style), one because the idea was somewhat novel to us, and two, it's just so kitschy to see your food circling round and round. Our first visit to Blue C was to the Fremont location (U Village one wasn't open yet). We both enjoyed the sushi we had and I enjoyed my miso soup. The sushi seemed fresh. The service was nice, but nothing to shout about. Every visit to Blue C since then has been to the U-Village location, mainly because of parking. If you're driving to the Fremont location, be prepared to drive all over the place looking for a spot to park. Since I'm anti-pay to park, I have to find a place on the street that doesn't require me to feed the meter, so my search for a place to park might be longer than yours. If you decide to go to the U-Village location, you have a crap-load of parking spaces available to you. For free. Anyway, the U-Village location, same set up, but every time I've been there, the service has not been great. Actually, a few times I've been there, the service outright SUCKED. Every visit though, we have enjoyed our sushi and the potential to try new things. While the idea of kaiten sushi may lead you to think, "oh great, I can see all this stuff and try tons of new stuff", if you're anything like me (I hope you're not, for your sake) you'll see tons of new things you could try, but then you'll see tons of things you know you already like, and more than likely you'll pick those things. Maybe you'll try one new thing, and that would be great. Overall, come to Blue C to enjoy some good sushi, but don't count on the service to be up to par with the sushi or the experience.

    (4)

  • Kiran C.

    I went here for happy hour and was very dissappointed. The happy hour here is not worth it. If you go for happy hour you aren't allowed to sit next to the belt. This is a silly rule they have. They seat you upstairs and the sushi is not that great off of the happy hour menu even though it sounds good. If you go make sure to try the sushi coming off the belt and forget about the happy hour. When I get a chance to try that sometime, I will update this review with more info...

    (2)

  • Erin B.

    I'm sorry I doubted you, Blue C! Your dirty sister slumming it in the U-District gives you a bad name. Fremont is classy and delicious, and is a whole lot closer than Federal Way (I still love you most, though, Sushi Roll!). I'm still dubious about the stacks of sushi sitting around waiting to be added to the belt... how long have they been there??? And the Anthony Bourdain in me still wants to give this place a deplorable 1-star for inauthenticity, but... it's just so hard to turn down food that zooms right to you! I will definitely be back for Happy Hour! Their sake and cocktails sound pretty delicious!

    (3)

  • Maia R.

    This is definitely not worth what they ask you to pay. It's fine for a light lunch if you like mediocre sushi. They don't have nearly as many options as, say, Sushi Maru in Bellevue. Definitely go there if you want good conveyer belt sushi. It's way cheaper too. The sushi was not fresh at all, and the rice tasted old. I could only eat two plates of sushi (one plate of salmon nigiri with an obscenely fishy taste and one of california rolls). The dumplings weren't great either--they were only lukewarm. I wasn't paying for the lunch so I wasn't complaining, but I wouldn't go back to Blue C after going to Sushi Maru. If you are a sushi "connoisseur," you will hate Blue C. Bottom line: Expensively mediocre food + lack of freshness = not worth your time/money.

    (2)

  • Stephanie K.

    My review might be a little biased seeing as I came in during all day HH Thursday. Being a broke college student and having to pay $1-$3 for sushi works for me. They have the cute conveyor belt going around the sushi bar downstairs, but the display wasn't as appealing as Sushi Sumo. Overall, the sushi wasn't made with the freshest fish, which I admit is a little disappointing when one is in Seattle. But they give you a ton of pretty good sushi for a cheap price. The also have a good cranberry mojito. Would I go out of my way to visit this place? Probably not. But it definitely fulfilled my needs for a filling, cheap dinner.

    (4)

  • Becca C.

    You don't come here for inventive sushi. Really, it could've been the same thing I pick up at QFC. It's just that the environment itself is loft-like, clean, and stylish is what makes people really like this place. I mean, sure, I enjoy the conveyor belt stuff; it's cool as a gimmick. But Umi's or Shiro's is where you go to enjoy the actual food. At Blue C, it's McSushi (as one brilliant reviewer put it earlier).

    (3)

  • George T.

    Food is not fresh at all...i do not recommend this place. Service was bad, I talked to the head chef about my experience, he didn't care and in a way ignored my complaint about his restaurant. I will never go back....

    (1)

  • Ross M.

    Generally over priced for what you get. We went to the Fremont location recently right when happy hour started, only to get some serious attitude. Should the manager really tell you rudely "the bar isn't open yet" and then a few minutes later as we wait patiently, "you should sit downstairs if you want sushi, my bartender is late". How about, if you are going to be a tool to your customers just because your lame bartender is late again, there are twenty other restaurants within 2 blocks and we won't bother coming back.

    (2)

  • David A.

    Wow, this place is intense. They've taken the Japanese concept of kaitenzushi, thrown in some hi-tech menagerie, and put the end result on steroids. This place succeeds at tackiness. Blue decor, blue lights, anime playing on a big screen, J-pop... full speed ahead! But my, they do not compromise on quality, do they. Sushi is fresh and the bar-code idea (there is a bar-code on the plates which is scanned; after it runs through a certain # of times they take it off) will silence the naysayers. Not that that matters, because you can order just about anything from the servers if you don't see it... or if you want them to make something not on the menu. I ordered a salmon skin/salmon roe/cream cheesen hand roll which confused the servers a bit, but they delievered it and daaaaayum was it ever good. Prices are decent, but I think it would benefit greatly from a sushi happy hour.

    (5)

  • Mark M.

    A wonderful bartender made my visit here extra special. I checked in here at around 4:30 today at the start of a little walking tour of Fremont, and it wasn't very busy. There were a few people downstairs - I stood and watched the conveyor belt for a minute then went upstairs to the bar. Nobody was up there, so I had the full attention of Michelle, the loveliest, most beguiling and friendly bartender imaginable. She was so nice, friendly and chatty, telling me a bit about Fremont and even giving me a taste of some pear sake upon hearing I had never tried sake. PROTIP: if you get a drink up here there are happy hour prices on sushi that are dirt cheap. A cocktail, California rolls and tuna rolls came to under nine dollars total. This is an AWESOME place for happy hour. The sushi was actually delicious, particularly the California rolls. I wasn't sure if this would be the case, as I had read mixed reviews about the sushi. I will say this - the wasabi was noticably weak though, and not sinus-clearing as is my preference. I really want to thank Michelle for providing a rare feeling, because she felt like a familiar cool friend and was absolutely lovely, making me feel very welcome and comfortable. Businesses take note: people like THAT are very good for business, and if I'm ever in the neighborhood I'll definitely go there, hoping to be served by her again. Also, the next time I go, I'm going to try and see how much sushi I can eat before I explode.

    (4)

  • Justin B.

    Are there alot of sushi places like this? The conveyor-belt, Spacely Sprocket's style of food service? I love it. I finally was alerted to this place last week. Every restaurant should operate this way. Leave me alone and let me just take all the food I want. If there's anything I don't like about Blue C Sushi, it's the fact that there's still the matter of the bill in the end. My eyes are always larger than my stomach, as it happens. And I have to say, I'm not crazy about the name. Blue C Sushi. It's a little 'rhymey' for my tastes. I think that's the main reason I hadn't eaten there until a few days ago, the name annoyed me. I know next to nothing about sushi, except that I like it, and Blue C's sushi is tasty and satisfying. I want to grab the conveyor belt and bend it so that it drops all of the food items into my mouth, up to and including those burning hot metal skillets used for the katsu. Blue C Sushi is the goods. Pompous sushi elitists can go pay thirty bucks for a sliver of eel at fancy spots, I'll be fat and happy at Blue C.

    (4)

  • Amani Ellen L.

    Couldn't have been better, for conveyor-belt sushi, and it was Damn Fine, by any scale! We went the other night after an epic grocery trip, and were pleasantly surprised to learn that not only is Blue C WAY better than it used to be, it was actually good! I paid literally double the other night at Chinoise, for a plate of sushi that wasn't anywhere near as fresh or carefully prepared. I would recommend Blue C to anyone in the area who didn't want to spend Chiso money.

    (5)

  • Leo T.

    Blue C is a stylish kaiten sushi joint that serves sub-par quality food. BAM. The truth comes out. Sushi can literally be sitting on the belt for so long that fish will change color. I'm sure that the "coolness" of this place still brings back the crowd around UW that find it both convenient and cool but seriously guys, if you think this place serves good food, you need to get out more. Their new Udon bowl is soy sauce heaven--disgusting. The broth is DARK and SALTY. Try some true Udon first before you serve it to your patrons. The only thing we ate that was remotely good was the seared ahi, but you can rarely get lightly seared slices of raw fish wrong. Their prices are WHACK--way too high for the quality of food. Sure, for sushi, Blue C is pretty much the only place around UW. I'd personally stay away and go eat somewhere good like Cedars if I didn't have the means of getting to Downtown or the Waterfront easily. *NOTE* I mistakingly reviewed the Fremont location thinking it was the UW location. But honestly, one restaurant should reflect its other chain restaurants so, I've decided to keep my review here, especially since I didn't review on the service, which is merely you pressing the button, which leads to a response.

    (2)

  • Chrystal P.

    This place is all trendy hype. It seems like a nice lounge, but the sushi is kind of stale. If you like fish that melts in your mouth, go somewhere else. I would probably eat it if they lowered the price.

    (2)

  • Jordan C.

    First things first. The sushi here, not that great, even for Kaiten (cheap and fast) standards. Why? Their sushi rice is cooked with extra weaksauce -not sticky at all! I'll go as far to say that its crunchy sometimes. When you walk into a Kaiten style sushi restaurant, you expect a good value. You wont find it here unfortunately. You're pretty much paying premium for Kaiten sushi (oxymoron). Besides these setbacks, I enjoy coming to Blue C because it takes me back to when I lived in Nihon. Despite not winning me over in the sushi department, their aesthetic is something I really appreciate. Walls adorned with Japanese Pop Culture references, a clever Kaiten setup with the names of the respective items under each dish, and BIG UP'S for the huge Fremont Mural by Kozy 'n' Dan (can you say expensive?) Best electronic hand dryers EVAR!!

    (4)

  • Barrett C.

    Just moved to Seattle....Blue C Sushi in Freemont is the first Sushi joint I've checked out. I'm from down South, and we def don't sushi this good. It was so freakin good at Blue C! Sushi comes around on a conveyor belt and you pick your plate according to the color of the plate with each color representing a different price. You know exactly how much you're spending....it's a great idea. I'll def go back...maybe even tonight....hmmmm. **Oh, the salmon is the best and freshest piece of Salmon I have ever tasted...in my whole life. No Lie. Again, could be the fact that Salmon don't swim by the millions in South Carolina.**

    (4)

  • Benjamin L.

    As conveyer belt sushi goes, Blue C is consistent, decent quality, and clean. My only complaints are 1) Nothing on the menu "wows" me and 2) they are a little pricey given lack of "wow" factor. If I were basing the rating on Happy Hour alone, I would probably bump it to 4-stars.

    (3)

  • Alix H.

    It's overpriced for mass production sushi and not a lot of variety every time I went. The same old stale puff dessert thing keeps circling around the restaurant on the conveyer belt. Get it off already! They freaked out when I tried to take a photo of the place and made me put my camera away. WTF is that about? But it is clean, modernly decorated and they sell cool designer vinyl toys.

    (2)

  • Lawrence L.

    Stay away. I dropped a lot of money at this place attempting to find a plate that I thought would redeem the place, but plate after plate was rolls with rice that fell apart and fish that tasted off. It's very disappointing for a place that looks so promising from the outside.

    (1)

  • Alexander B.

    I had never had conveyer belt sushi and was a little skeptical, it turned out to be a pleasant surprise. While it is still not a great sushi place, the price and atmosphere make up for it, and everything tastes decent. The Nigeri was far better than I expected and the rolls were ok. I am sure I will be going here just do to the fact that you can't beat the prices.

    (3)

  • S. Alicia S.

    Sushi is officially not tacky unless served on a conveyor belt. Blue C Sushi served up a weird way. Maybe fast food in Japan too. But I think it's cool, inexpensive and a great place to go on a date. I don't need a date to eat sushi. Sushi is an anytime thing for me. Everyone can eat sushi. And with that thought, I just picked up a 5-course Japanese Taste Menu Meal for dinner that cost under $20. Blue C Sushi carries cooked sushi, raw sushi, Japanese salads, handrolls, noodles, edamame, miso, katsu, gyoza, tempuras and desserts. Here's what I decided on: 1st Course - Inari (rice filled in tofu) 2nd Course - Vegetable Tempura 3rd Course - Halloween Roll (crab, avocado, jalapeno, spicy sauce & roe) 4th Course - Vegetable Tofu Roll 5th Course - Spinach Gomae (blanched spinach bundles with sesame seeds served on a dressing) The hostess actually encouraged me to choose my wants off the conveyor. And it came with Snap-Sticks, Chop-Sticks, wasabi, pickled ginger, soy sauce and tempura sauce. Blue C Sushi strikes an imaginative display that yearns to be eaten. Love it!

    (4)

  • Me H.

    It's conveyor belt sushi what do you expect? The sushi I had was OK (spicy tuna, albacore, shrimp California) not bad but not OMG oh so good either. The prices are right and at happy hour they are even better that is if you can get the attention of the bartender to take your order. If you do get their attention try the Flirtini it's rather tasty. I will say it is pretty inside with the high ceilings and wall of windows. The location is nice but sometimes party can be a pain. Go have fun and watch the sushi go round and round. **Update** I took my nephews here, I know they don't like sushi but I knew they'd get a kick out of the conveyor belt. I was right. They did however love the teriyaki chicken and tempura the little once kept saying how it was the bestest orange chicken he's ever had, heh I didn't have the heart to correct him. To this day they are still talking about it and want me to find a place in San Diego that does it so they can let their parents and Nana and Poppa experience it. Blue C, a great place to entertain children.

    (3)

  • Hung T.

    This is the first conveyor belt sushi place I've gone to. I've tried other normal sushi bars. While the ever-moving belt of food is a nice and convenient way to get sushi, it seems like more of a gimmick than anything else. Because of the nature of the belt, the food could be brand spanking new or on its 100th rotation around the restaurant. I think the cucumber rolls I had were closer to the latter. The portions were also kind of small, but the prices were low, which kind of offset. I ended up getting two of the cheapest and one of the next to cheapest plates. Good for portion control. If the sushi actually tasted really good I would've given four or five stars, but it was just kinda meh, so three stars for the gimmick.

    (3)

  • Heather W.

    I'm a fan of Blue C, and I go to the Lynnwood and U-District locations quite regularly and I understand this Fremont location is like...the first, so I finally checked it out. Good: -decor is stylish and hip -pretty much the same menu offerings as other locations Bad: -I was up all night with food poisoning and am cracked out at work today -too loud, yikes! -stairs up, stairs to the bathroom, stairs stairs stairs -slow service -Did I mention I was up all night with food poisoning? Coming out both ends? -I'm a vegetarian so I didn't get it from the fish -How can you get food poisoning from a sushi joint and not even eat flesh? Sanitary conditions must be called into question NEVER NEVER GOING BACK. One star because the other locations are good, and the other star on the chance that I had a fluke encounter. I'm being generous.

    (2)

  • Kelley H.

    Blue C is okay. I stop in here for take out after my yoga class. If you are craving sushi, don't want to pay a ton or sit down to eat, it's great. I get in, take the same 4 dishes everytime, and get out for $12. I wish there was more actual simple 'sushi' on the conveyer belt (cream cheese and smoked salmon is not sushi), a lot of it seems to be cooked food or rolls with just too much stuff on them, strange sauces, or salsa (?!) and 16 different kinds of fish all jammed into a roll. Anything containing 'crab' is actually Krab. But, it's a conveyer belt sushi place - how much can I expect?

    (3)

  • Jessica S.

    We go to Blue C if we are shopping in U Village and need a quick bite. We came to the one in Fremont once and it reminded me that Blue C is a chain. A mediocre chain, at that. The staff is usually friendly. The sushi is edible, I mean nothing fantastic, but not disgusting. It's quick and clean, which are its major pluses. But I'm never wowed or charmed when I come here, like I am at Village Sushi.

    (2)

  • JC D.

    I had been craving sushi for a month, and just never got around to getting some or affording it. CHEAP AND VEGGIE. Two qualities, oh, so important when I hunt me some sushi. After an all day of festivities in Fremont we were all pooped and still had 40 minutes to burn before the 31 bus for home made its stop. "Let's get some sushi to wash down the beer!" This joint was across the street from our bus stop, so we checked it out. We told the nice hostess we had about 40 minutes to burn before our bus, and we'd be quick if we got a seat by the conveyor belt. She gracefully made room, and the service was quick from there on. Given that waitress interaction is minimal due to the belt. $ 1.50 for avocado and cucumber sushi! I had three lil dishes! There are so many veggie options. I mainly stuck to the avocado and cucumber rolls. After a beer, and a pile of dishes off the conveyor belt, we walked out with stretched shirts and a few missing buttons. The check said $21 bucks including tip, and I say 5 stars! huh?

    (5)

  • Paul R.

    Blue C is pretty good to go, definitely worth a stop if you're in the neighborhood and hungry. Conveyor belt is sushi is cool, that's just a fact. The waitresses were friendly and attentive when we hit the call button. The rolls I had were alright, but hardly outstanding. I'm not trying to be a sushi snob, I'd just honestly say that there is much better sushi out there. However, it was still a good overall experience. The cream puff thing I had for dessert was delicious. Having pastries float by at eye level is too much temptation for any man. I suspect the Atlantic salmon sashimi may have given me stomach/bathroom problems. But they were resolved by midway through the following day. I'll probably try someplace else for sushi next time I'm in Fremont, but I did enjoy this place.

    (3)

  • Jen M.

    This is a general review that I am going to apply to the Blue C sushi restaurants that I have tried: Fremont, Alderwood, and U Village. Let's face it, Blue C is the same, regardless of the location. I enjoyed going to Blue C Sushi in Fremont six years ago. We always went on a Friday or Saturday night when the place was packed and guaranteed to be busy. We would always end up running into people we knew, so it was a great place to catch up with friends. Kaiten sushi is better when it is busy, even if you have to wait, because that can almost guarantee a better turnover and may help ease ones anxiety about the freshness of dishes to some extent. But then again, it's one thing for a dish to sit on the conveyor belt for 5 minutes, but also take into consideration how long it has been sitting on the counter before being placed on the belt. Kaiten sushi is like dim sum. I like the novelty of seeing my food before I order it. I had a great time in Japan with the picture menus, plastic models, and kaiten sushi. Kaiten sushi appeals to those who are visual, because you can grab what you like. It is also very convenient because it is prepared before you grab it or can be easily ordered and delivered to your seats within minutes. These are the things that I personally like about Blue C, but then again, I can get these things at a handful of other sushi restaurants/ in the area. Fast forward a couple of years and Blue C sushi has expanded to several locations. I enjoyed the sushi at Blue C six years ago because since then, I have lived in Japan for two years and spent the other years back here in the States finding better places to gorge on sushi than Blue C. Blue C is to Japanese food as Panda Express is to Chinese food. It is an Americanized take on those cuisines and appeals to the Western masses. While not authentic, it has a niche and is trendy and popular. It is a great place to introduce sushi to children or other newbies and seems to be a "safe" place for those who are not risk takers or are good for the crowd that like to go to chain restaurants or fast food. Keep in mind that for all of you who do follow this advice and bring your children (or even for you rude adults), once you touch even the plate and plastic dome with those grimey hands, you should really take it and eat it. To even lift the lid, peer at it and breath on it, let alone fondle or massage it is DISGUSTING. Don't do it. The food at Blue C is expensive for what you get. I would gladly take Sushiland over Blue C any day. If you are into sauce- and mayo-drenched, old, over-priced food please, by all means, come here. If you would prefer a more authentic, quality experience where you can actually taste and appreciate the seafood, please go elsewhere.

    (1)

  • Elena M.

    I think I was here once before a few years back; but if I was, it left so little an impression on me that I cannot say for sure. But, I know I was here this weekend. It was ok, but overpriced. We are fans of Marinepolis, but since that is just a stone's throw from Seattle Center, it did not seem a wise choice of destination during Bumbershoot. So, when the sushi urge struck while we were in North Seattle, Mr. H. aimed the car towards Fremont and Blue C. [And, when the sushi urge strikes Mr. H., there's not much I can do but hang on and play along.] Blue C was less harried than I'd ever seen Marinepolis. But, we were there at that odd time of day in-between prime lunch time and happy hour. I'd have to go back at 7:00 PM on a Friday to truly gauge how "less harried" they are. They had a better selection than Marinepolis -- particularly of non-sushi items. I tried the sesame noodles and tofu in chile sauce. Both were ok, but nothing spectacular. The sushi was more expensive than that at Marinepolis. Granted, the servings were larger, too, But, I think proportionally, you're still getting a better deal at Marinepolis. Still, while I can excuse higher prices on sushi, I cannot excuse Blue C's charging $2.50 for a bowl of miso soup nor their charging anything at all for a cup of green tea. Green tea is brewed by the pot and served gratis at most any other Japanese restaurant/sushi place I've ever been to. Here, they charge $1.75 for a lousy five cent tea bag and a splash of hot water? No, thank you. Despite the final tab that was about twice what I'd expect to pay for a quick lunch, I'm not entirely sorry we stopped in and gave them a shot. But, now that we know what they are about, I don't think we'll be going back any time soon.

    (2)

  • Daniela A.

    I adore this place!! Sure, it's not the best sushi in the world, but it is definitely a very cool place to get lunch! Basically, Blue C Sushi is a very cute sushi-boat type of restaurant, where small plates of sushi circulate around the room on a conveyer belt. Based on how appetizing or costly these plates are (they are color coded, with descriptions of each plate), you pick what you want to eat. This is a cool concept because you can pace yourself (and avoid overeating or ordering too much sushi- which is a tendency I have at other sushi places), plus it enables you to try new types of sushi in a way that is easy, practical and really cheap- and when I say cheap, I mean CHEAP, especially coming from the Bay Area, where even the worst sushi is more expensive than the sushi at Blue C. Again, my five star rating isn't necessarily for the sushi itself, because although it is ok I've had some pretty amazing sushi. My high rating is because this place is fun, casual, cheap and the food is fresh and tastes good. Aside from sushi, there are also little plates of Tokyo style desserts, edamama, spinach and sesame appetizers and miscellaneous other things. My friends and I ended up eating five sushi rolls each and our total came out to $40... not bad, huh?

    (5)

  • tia p.

    despite the mixed reviews, we tried this place on a saturday evening. great space w/ high ceilings and very urban rock feel. It was different. the sushi was displayed on a conveyor belt, which seemed a little too industrial for me, but it worked fine. they have a pretty good variety of sushi and off belt items you can order. the sushi tasted pretty fresh and the rice wasn't an inch thick like some other places i know. the spicy tuna roll is my favorite... it actually has a kick!

    (3)

  • Thomas J.

    Been here many times, and the C never disappoints. It helps to dine when the place is very busy, which seems like all the time... the bar upstairs is a great hangout while waiting for a spot on the conveyor belt. The tempura crab thingy was quite tasty, and the Fremont roll was also great. Oh, and the service always seems nice and friendly and they weren't judgmental when we informed them about how many plates we ate. Which was many.

    (5)

  • Becky S.

    upstairs for happy hour downstairs for conveyor belt sushi... and some mighty-O-donuts!

    (4)

  • Margery N.

    If you are not going to happy hour at Blue C Sushi, don't bother going. I find the sushi mediocre, the menu uninspiring, and the conveyor belt presentation is disruptive. I say "disruptive" because you can not focus on the food you have in front of you because you are constantly anticipating the next dish. Oh, and dining with a group at Blue C Sushi makes for an even worse experience. On the one hand, if you are the furthest away from the belt, you have to play telephone to get the closest person to grab the plate you desire before it's too late. On the other hand, if you are the closest person to the belt, you are constantly eying, identifying, and broadcasting the passing dishes. Maybe the theatre of the experience is appealing to people, it's simply not for me.

    (3)

  • Joa K.

    it's not the best, but it's very convenient. i miss the rotating sushi belt! i have yet to find a decent one in southern california.... i like the seared tuna and salmon the best. this particular location has a nice atmosphere. a lot more cozy than the UW location.

    (3)

  • Heidi P.

    Freemont's local was my first Blue C experience. I had time to kill before meeting someone next door at Starbucks for an interview, so I decided to try it out. The Good: The prices are pretty fair, and my sushi roll was pretty tasty. My waitress was friendly and efficient. The Bad: I don't dig having to wait and wait and wait for the thing i really want to come around. See, after I wait forever and I realize that someone else snatched it up and I probably should pick something else instead of waiting, I settle on something else. No sooner do I take my first bite and what I had been waiting for decides to strolls on by. BOO! The Ugly: Minotaur N.'s review, YIKES!

    (3)

  • Heather C.

    Blue C Sushi I miss you! The bay area needs places like this! Honestly, they would do a good business near a college campus. The items here were always fresh, the staff was always more than happy to make any custom items. Pricing is simple and cheap. Always a must go to place when I am in town!

    (5)

  • J K.

    The main thing about this place is obvious: the conveyor belt. There's nothing better than grabbing a plate as it passes by your table. The sushi is good. The wait for a table can be long sometimes. The service can be spotty. The atmosphere is nice.

    (3)

  • Joshua S.

    If you are expecting top notch sushi you shouldn't come to Blue C. If you are looking for quick and cheap sushi that is alright this is the place to be. I live close to several good sushi places and I've been here the most because it is just easy and cheap. I can be in and out in less than 15 minutes and for less than $10 and be full. I've never had any problems here but service is not optimal but they have buttons that light up blue lights to get servers attention so it really isn't a big deal. If they don't have what you want on the belt just ask a server or chef and they'll whip up a batch. I repeat. Do not expect awesome. Do expect quick, easy, and good enough.

    (3)

  • mackro m.

    IMPORTANT TO NOTE: Blue C is for convenience convenience convenience. Do NOT go here if you consider yourself a sushi snob. DO go here if you are a party of one of two and want a very quick meal. Or you can go here with people who are sushi n00bz. A personal plus for me is that, being a vegetarian, they usually stock a decent part of the conveyer belt with veggie options. My favorites are the Avocado Maki, the Tofu Roll, and the Potato Dumplings in sweet soy sauce. Sometimes I'll spoil myself and get a V-8 roll (which has NOTHING to do with V-8, the canned drink. It's a roll that represents eight vegetables in a quasi-Mexi-sushi style. It's actually kinda weird and sounds bad describing it, but is still good.) It's not as good as many sit-down sushi places, much less the elite places in Seattle or Vancouver. IT IS better than store-bought sushi. And if you watch yourself, it's not expensive. But again, Blue C wins because I can squeeze myself into a single chair, grab 3 dishes or so, eat, pay, leave. All within 15 minutes. Blue C is a great (and literally) fast food sushi place.

    (4)

  • Cathy G.

    We loved it,. We loved it. I enjoy the presentation. I love this type of food. I am happy going to Fremont.

    (5)

  • Industrial P.

    okay food, okay service not the best in around but a lot better than their other location downtown which is awful for both

    (4)

  • Wing M.

    Just went there for happy hour. Came out at just $30 for two people, and we had drinks and sushis and desserts. So, definitely pretty awesome. I really like the upstairs part. It's much more comfortable and the staff/bartender were really nice. Blue C is a chain, yes, but I like them in general. The quality is pretty consistent throughout the stores. I like this one the best so far, though, since the service here has been the friendliest.

    (4)

  • Cindy R.

    When I first started going here I would have given Blue C Sushi five stars, but somehow as they expanded (rapidly) their quality has gone down in a sort of unquantifiable way. I don't know. Maybe the rolls were just a little neater, or the presentation (which as you know is very important in a Japanese restaurant) was a little more symmetrical...I can't really say. I just know that Blue C isn't as good as it used to be. If the prices were just a little better (which of course they can't be with the pricey real estate) I would probably give them four stars, because the sushi, after all, is pretty good.

    (3)

  • Mr. F.

    I'd give it 3.5 stars, but Yelp doesn't believe in half stars (even though professional food reviewers everywhere do). As has been repeated ad nauseam, the sushi here isn't going to take any awards anytime soon. The point of the place is to offer competent sushi in a relaxed atmosphere. And the conveyer! I repeat: THE CONVEYER! Would I rather go to a sushi place with four-star sushi and boring-as-hell atmosphere, or Blue C that has less-than-awesome sushi and a great atmosphere. Most of the time, I'm going to take Blue C. An added bonus is my daughter (9) is a picky eater and she loves this place. She'll even eat the chicken katsu and potato katsu. (No, not exactly hardcore sushi eating, but believe me it's a big deal when she'll eat in a place like this.) I had the seared tuna and shrimp tempura sushi. Both were good, not great. The potato took the prize for best dish our first time there together. The Blue C salad is very refreshing and light: greens, edimame, katsu chicken, and a nice dressing. I think what I love most about this place is I can wander in, fill up, and wander out without any fuss and for about ten bucks. It's a great formula, and I hope it's successful for the long haul.

    (4)

  • Tami H.

    I recently moved to Seattle and have been looking for good places to eat when I came across Blue C. I sat upstairs in the bar for happy hour and was greeted by a very handsome and polite bar tender named Nathan. The food was great and the service was even better. From the employees to the customers, the atmosphere was very warm and welcoming. I will definitely be back!!

    (5)

  • Jerry L.

    Surprise, Surprise... I am a snob. A sushi snob to be more precise. I had a hankering for sushi and walked by the Blue C sushi place in Fremont, before a Yelp event. I was jonesing for sushi and thought I'd give this place a try. You really do come here for the convenience of the conveyor belt. The sushi was fair to good. I had the salmon, yellow tail and soft shell crab roll with an Asahi beer. The sushi rice should be firm, and not fall apart when you pick it up. The bill come out to $25, which is a little pricey for what you get, but if your looking for the trendy sushi eating experience. This is the place to be. Besides, I think this is the only sushi place in Fremont.

    (3)

  • Minotaur N.

    True Story - went in for lunch.. food was blah. cashed out and went downstairs to relieve myself. Head sushi chef comes in and takes a piss like a racehorse. He then holds the door for me on the way out but doesn't wash his hands... now I've heard urine is sterile.. but really?

    (1)

  • Will S.

    Standard conveyor belt sushi. There was an employee working on a stack of the clear covers that protect the food from the other patrons as it goes around on the belt. He was wiping each one out with a towel. Maybe he was just drying them as they came out of the dishwasher, or maybe he was cleaning them with a rag for their next service. I'm not sure I need to find out.

    (3)

  • Jaime G.

    OK. So yes, I know that kaiten diehards insist that Blue C is sub-par, in the same manner that Linux freaks feel the need to assert its superiority over my beloved Apple Mac OS. And I've traveled extensively in Japan so I know the slot Blue C occupies in the larger strata. But I still think Blue C is cool. It is not the best sushi you will ever have but it is fresh and delicious. The decor is colorful, modern and fun. The place can get crowded at times so I find it best to get there just before they open for lunch. All locations are good but the Freemont restaurant is better for dinner as they have an upstairs bar area in which you can drink sake whilst you wait for a table. There is something to be said about the notion of food parading past you. It is obviously a Japanese invention but the excess is clearly in the American spirit. The automated belt at Blue C reminds me of the very best cocktail parties where servers walk up to you with plates of wonderful hors d'oeuvres. Can you imagine the reaction of our hunter-gatherer ancestors if they walked into Blue C and saw food going by? It is the apogee of Western Civilization to have food come to us. You're at the top of the food chain, G, so go exercise a little power and eat some Sushi at Blue C.

    (4)

  • M C.

    I went there based on the amount of crowd, downstairs was packed so we sat had to sit upstair at the lounge. Lounge looks real nice, cozy, somewhat posh. But all started going down hill once we ran down and got the food. Service = Good Ambiance = Quirky with Japanese anime on a projector, lounge is real nice Food = usually at these type of restaurant i can find one dish and just go at it as a last resort. Not one cocktail was decent, I left totally disappointed. Price = To much $$$ Crowd = To young to know better Personal Favorite = Lounge Worst = All, especially the one in Lynnwood Meal for two = 50, lots of bad drinks, figure they couldn't mess that up, WRONG! Final Say = Pay 20 dollars more and go downtown!

    (2)

  • Marina M.

    I have a *terrible* time deciding what to order off a menu. I usually give up and ask the server to surprise me. Therefore, I love conveyer belt sushi (Kaiten-zushi) because I can pretty much have everything on the menu that interests me. The sushi here is not as fresh as other places in Seattle, and looking at a huge stack of pre-made rolls just sitting around waiting to be placed on dishes hurts my appetite a touch. It's still good, and affordable. If you want a specific roll to come out, or a non-sushi item (miso soup, mochi, beer), push the metal button in front of your seat and the blue light above you will go off. I particularly enjoy Happy Hour here where two people can get beer and a few full rolls for under $20. Also, this is the only sushi place in the Wallingford/Fremont area open in mid-afternoon. I do not suggest the mochi because the kind they serve has a particularly thin skin, yet is larger than usual, so you end up with ice cream dripping down your fingers. When I'm really craving mochi I stop by Trader Joe's and pick up a box for later.

    (4)

  • Dawn R.

    I certainly do not consider this the best sushi in Seattle (Mashiko holds my heart there), but I still do enjoy going here. Last night I went for the first time in a long while, as I was entertaining an out of town guest who had never experienced conveyor belt sushi. I must say, I do enjoy their happy hour specials...simple, yummy, cheap...hanging out in their bar is one of the better waiting places for dinner in Seattle. When we finally got our seats, something powerfully sticky was connecting our feet to the floor. Sake concentrate? Ginger glue? Who cared...there was the food, finally right within reach. It is always pleasurable to have one's waiting suddenly turn into instant gratification. The thing that left me most unsatisfied was that the place hasn't evolved at all since it opened. Same old Miyazaki films playing on the screens. Same old decor. Same old food. Everything that seemed so hip and cool a few years back now seems like a set that got forgotten. I guess if you are looking for the comfort of the expectable, come back here. But if you want to be surprised, go elsewhere.

    (4)

  • yin y.

    Overpriced sushi! All that you are getting is rice. I could make better rice at home. I tried this place when it first opened. I was so eager and anticipating their grand opening. But they didn't meet nor exceed my expectations. After going to sushiland for many years, This place is way over priced by far. They have a small menu and even smaller sushi. Total disappointment. I guess the one star goes for the decor. But in reality, I care more about the quality of the sushi then the decor.

    (1)

  • Heidi L.

    The novelty of a conveyor belt of sushi has not worn off. This is a great place to grab a variety of dishes. Sometimes the conveyor belt gets low on food though.

    (4)

  • Shirin S.

    Don't get me wrong, I love me some Blue C. I just don't like this location. I've stopped in three times now on my way to work to grab a quick bite and satisfy my sushi craving but have been disappointed every time. My edamame was cold and there was way too much avocado on my spider roll. So much in fact, that I couldn't finish it and made me gag a little. The service is hit or miss. My most recent waitress seated me and got me a glass of water. I didn't see her again until I flagged her down for the bill. I've had a much better experience at the Blue C in U-Village (see my review). Their sushi always seems to be fresh and the servers attentive and polite. I definitely recommend Blue C, just not this location.

    (2)

  • Chrissie D.

    This place is great when you want to sit down and just start eating. The sushi is good. My complaint is if you arrive after 7:00 there is barely any sushi on the conveyor belt. You can always order off the menu but it's not the same as seeing something delicious looking and just picking it up. When we were there recently the seats around the chefs were nearly full and there were plenty of workers still working behind the counter, yet the belt had almost nothing on it. It was disappointing. But we do go here when we're in the mood for something light and immediate.

    (3)

  • Rob N.

    Just say NO! Unless you enjoying spending to much money on very boring sushi. I've eaten here twice and left feeling ripped off and still hungry. They charge by the color of the plate and all the good stuff cost $3 to $4 for a very small portion. It took me 5-8 plates to fill my tank, add some saki and miso to the bill and you could of enjoyed some quality fish at Nijo and actually enjoy what your eating. One bit of advice my friend gave me which I wished i would of used is to wear a large jacket and pop a few plates into the pocket. Then proceed to a restroom break and leave it in one of the stalls. I'm not one to normally support cheating a resturant or store, but when they rip you off first then it's fair game!! I would of given this place 1 star but due to the conveyor belt and the minimalist approach on the decor I gave it a 2 star. Conveyor belts are fun, just wish the food on it was worth it!

    (2)

  • ran y.

    Not the best sushi, but not the worst. Same with the staff. I find it strange to be in a sushi restaurant with not ONE Asian, let alone Japanese person working in it. But I was then informed that the owners are Anglo so go figure. The staff somewhat rushed people out the door and turned away other customers while the sushi belt was still turning. Odd. But then when they sat down and began to devour the remaining items, I got the picture.

    (2)

  • Dave H.

    I love sushi restaurants that have a conveyor belt. However you are sometimes sacrificing quality when you come to one of these places and that is sometimes the case with blue c. Sometimes its good sometimes its not. I do enjoy their happy hour though. Just wish that it wasn't upstairs away from the rest of the restaurant.

    (3)

  • Ranier D.

    Conveyer belt sushi! When I was a kid, I woulda been amazed at all the food going around like a sushi food toy train set. Hell, I'm amazed at it these days. Pure japanese fast food genius! The sushi is good here too and if they aint got what you're craving for, they can make it to order. The one thing that got me wondering about this place is the huge projector video of random scenes of Japanese street life. Like, is there a market for recording japanese street life and selling the footage to sushi joints? If so, I''ve made the wrong career move and need to change.

    (4)

  • John K.

    Pardon me if I sound like a sushi snob but...anytime you walk into a sushi place and they serve food on a conveyor belt, you should walk right out. If you like Chinese food from PF Chang or Panda Express, this is the sushi restaurant for you. If you don't understand what I just said, this is the sushi restaurant for you. I prefer going to a real authentic sushi place, if you ask me.

    (2)

  • Terrance D.

    Not the greatest quality sushi, but hey, it's pretty much like a buffet. I come here once a week with Donna O and always grab the same 4-5 plates. Finish it off with some mochi ice cream and i'm on the go again. Great place to grab a quick dinner, but if you're expecting hi quality sushi, i suggest you go somewhere else.

    (4)

  • Katie S.

    I will admit to coming here once 3 times in one week. Not for their spicy tuna rolls, but to pretend I wasn't starting at the hot man making my sushi. Also, one of the bartenders here is smoking hot. (Call me dude, seriously) This isn't the best nor is it the worst. I would say its about average. I like the fast you can walk in sit down and be eating all withing about 2 minutes, making it ideal if your in a hurry to get food down your gullet. The wait staff has always been pretty uber and the bar upstairs was pretty awesome last time I was there. Ive had many dishes here besides the good ol spicy tuna, which I would prefer to be a bit more spicy. The seared tuna seemed a bit dry to me, it must have had a its share of rotations before I picked it up. The cucumber salad had to much vinegar I think. The salmon was more firm that I prefer, but I really liked their tuna nigiri and spider rolls. I can generally get out the door for less than 18, tip included. If you don't see something you want the chef's are generally quick to fix what you request. Weekends and evenings the place really fills up so be warned. Also its good for moderate sized groups only. If you have more than 4 I would say its going to be tricky being able to talk to everyone your with due to seating, unless your upstairs.

    (3)

  • Mawlee D.

    I've always been kinda hesitant of the whole conveyor belt thing, but honestly its pretty damn cool. The sushi is another story though, Its not bad...but its not terribly good either. To me its better to stick with the simple stuff, a cucumber or a salmon roll, a Seattle roll...some spicy noodles....nothing to complicated. It seems to be a really great date place, kinda intimate but not really to ordinary. I highly recommend it for that. I also like the one in the Village but it tends to be ALOT more crowded.

    (3)

  • Kat L.

    If you need a quick sushi fix, and ya don't want to deal with a server - and are okay with spending some dough....Blue C will scratch that itch; but Meh. I've experienced better. The Spicy Tuna Roll and Tempura vegi's will do you a'ight.

    (2)

  • Eric S.

    Great time, the food is good for the price you pay but it is not a fancy sushi place. Sit down and watch food go by your face on the conveyor belt and choose what you want to eat. Edemame, potstickers, tempura, all that hot stuff is on the conveyor belt too. Glutonize!!

    (4)

  • Paul F.

    Blue C is really cool, the people are attentive and friendly, the prices are decent, but the sushi seems like it's been salted in advance and I really prefer none added and to use soy sauce as I see fit EDIT: Blue C is A-OK now, Maybe I just came on a bad day, maybe they were just new.

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  • Nadia M.

    Ya know...I kind of feel like I'm eating fish bait when I go here and I LIKE sushi. The quality is low along with the prices. However, if you are in a hurry, it's fast and the wait staff is friendly and attentive. They always seem to have great people working on their floor. Also, very kid friendly if you are into that.

    (3)

  • Laura B.

    I'm at a 2.5 stars on this. The experience is super fun... they give big enough portions to share with one or two other people easily enough if you're literally just wanting a taste of this and that... so for novelty, it's good. The cons outweigh it ten-fold for more than a once every 3 years novelty thing (I went in 2006, it's maybe approaching time again)... Pros: Fun hangout Many choices Most of it's good for sharing cause they cut the pieces small Cons: Takes FOREVER to get in (like we were on a 45 minute list of names and had to find 45 minutes of stuff to do forever, and it hadn't quite hit peak... can't even imagine the nightmare when there's something nearby, people get out, and the crowds flock at peak hours) The prices aren't reflective of the quality (cause it cost us a whole lot compared to us getting that same amount of food at, say, Ototo)... we had to get a lot of plates Pieces are small (usually 3-4 tiny bites of whatever it is) meaning that $5 just bought what is $2 elsewhere, $2 with a tall narrow presentation and plastic cover to make it look supersized The most important thing? Quality. Quality is a 100% MEH. It's just... there. It's utilitarian. Yes. Utilitarian. It doesn't make you run for the bathroom (most of it has been frozen anyway to get the little mean guys out of the fish cause it's just not fresh stuff, not always a bad idea when you're running a fast crowded conveyor belt operation... just... yeah. utilitarian)... There was very little flavor to anything...even the tempura was like just chewing into a warm piece of stuff with very little flavor... That tempura... to expand? The fish in general was all bland (old previously long-frozen taste of larger-than-young-healthy-catches fish)... so imagine warm bland fish... inside a rice cake.... usually tempura batter has that soothing yummy egg-inclusive batter taste that's like a crunchy pancake layer outside the veggies or shrimp or crab... partly cause with that oil, it's bound to pick up the flavors it's concealing, right? Not here... the tempura batter tasted like rice flour and water... oddest stuff I've had in a long while. I'm used to, though, tasting shrimp in my shrimp tempura, and this stuff was really weak. So yeah... novelty says go here once... don't get overly excited, don't buy everything all at once, and maybe consider a burger afterward to avoid spending too much on what is pretty mediocre sushi...

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  • Stephen J.

    Oh Blue C, why are you so expensive. You are so convenient. Your nigiri is fine and although you selection is limited you have most of my favorites so that can be forgiven. Nigiri plates range from $2.75 to $4 and each contain two pieces. It is not hard for me to put down nine to ten plates, which, even at the minimum runs nearly $25. Add a bottle of sake and your over $30. add a tip and lunch can run close to $40. Compare that to one of my favorite sushi places where today I had a chirashi bowl, more than the equivalent of ten plates from Blue C, a bowl of miso soup and a small bottle Junmai Gingo sake. Total cost $24 with tip I am still under $30. The staff at Blue C is always very friendly and attentive. The nigiri, again, is average but really nothing special and for the price it should be and really, that is the only reason it gets such a low rating. Now when I am at work and have that sushi craving I make sure I eat something before I lunch at Blue C.

    (2)

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Opening Hours

  • Mon :11:30 am - 9:00pm

Specialities

  • Takes Reservations : Yes
    Delivery : No
    Take-out : Yes
    Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
    Good For : Dinner
    Parking : Street
    Bike Parking : Yes
    Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
    Good for Kids : Yes
    Good for Groups : Yes
    Attire : Casual
    Ambience : Casual
    Noise Level : Average
    Alcohol : Full Bar
    Outdoor Seating : No
    Wi-Fi : No
    Has TV : Yes
    Waiter Service : Yes
    Caters : No

Blue C Sushi

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