Sushitarian
601 E 2nd Ave,Ste C, Durango, CO, 81301
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Address :
601 E 2nd Ave,Ste C
Durango, CO, 81301 - Phone (970) 382-0001
- Website https://www.sushitarian.net/
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Opening Hours
- Tue
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : Yes
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch, Dinner
Parking : Street
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : No
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Quiet
Alcohol : Full Bar
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : No
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David O.
I'm usually in Durango a few times each year for the ski season. I make it a point each time I'm in town to stop here at least once (and often multiple times) each trip. Their sushi is the most authentic I've found in town, and compares with what I've eaten in NY and San Francisco. This is really amazing when you consider cooking rice properly at elevation is not a simple task. Happy hour is a big plus, and a good selection of nigiri and rolls are available at half price. Their overall menu is pleasing and the fish is always fresh. Also, they now have a late-night happy hour. So on those occasions after a day on the slopes, followed by a libation or two, you can still enjoy a great deal.
(4)Jasmine C.
The happy hour prices/serving sizes are not that great. Wish I had gone across the street to East by Southwest like someone had recommended. Our waiter (30-40 year old white guy) was a total cocky douche bag. I am a vegetarian and ordered all the vegetarian rolls on the happy hour menu. Others in our party of 7 ordered fish items. The food came out on one huge plate. I immediately asked for my own plate for the vegetarian items as I am picking them up from touching the fish items. He wouldn't bring me a plate as this restaurant uses shared plates! WTH?!?!?! I have eaten at TONS of sushi restaurants and never before has a vegetarians food been served touching non vegetarian food. Then when a customer asks for a plate is refused?! The only *good* roll was the yam one. I will NOT go back.
(2)Nanette S.
We had a great dinner here last week - good variety of rolls, sushi, salad. Very nice atmosphere and very high quality food!
(4)Heather M.
Sushi in a landlocked state is always a little sketchy, but after months in the hinterlands with no ocean to be seen - I needed sushi - STAT. The Sushitarian offers some lunch specials, so we decided to indulge in a gluttonous sushi stuffing. The Brewer and I both ordered the "5 rolls of 3" lunch special, which runs about $12, and we made sure to order different rolls so we could get some variety. We also ordered the $1 Saki special, as a $1 drink special would be a sin to pass up. The sushi was textbook. It's prepped right in front of you, which is cool, and the ingredients looked and tasted fresh. The rolls offered on the special are pretty standard, but they are good nonetheless. My personal favorite was the shrimp tempura roll. My biggest complaint about this place is that our waiter took forever to come by and take our drink orders, and the place isn't that big and they weren't packed.
(3)mian g.
Alright we're tired, tired of hauling the stupid skis down the mountain because the tram took forever to come pick us up at Purgatory. And we were so hungry... hungry enough that McDonald's would've been a gourmet meal. But then we saw Sushitarian. Sushi in Colorado... Sweet! The place was packed when we walked in. It didn't help we had a big party. Took us about 15 minutes to get seated. They put us in the side room with the traditional Japanese table. I'm a pretty big sushi fan. It doesn't hurt I worked at sushi place for a long time. Here are some of the stuff that stood out. Lobster Tempura roll. You can't mess this up. Large chunks of lobster tail in crispy tempura topped with eel sauce. The lobster was perfectly fried. The tempura flakes were still crunchy inside the roll unlike some sushi places forget the tempura flakes when making the roll. Also good was the Salmon Scallop Timbale. It sucks how I didn't get a picture of it. It was gone in an instant. Fatty Salmon... Yum! They also had toro. It's a bit pricey though but how can you miss out on toro. It's like butter from the sea. Check their website. I believe they have happy hour. Might be a nice place to get some cheap drinks after a long day of tumbling down the hill like we did.
(4)M A.
Another great, healthy meal here! Lots of good veggie options. Friendly people who care about what they do: serve healthy and tasty food.
(5)Jeff M.
My daughter Hannah is pushing for 5 stars - I'm at 4.6 :-) I'm pretty stingy with 5 star ratings, but this is close! Atmosphere was fantastic, the waitstaff and sushi staff were so friendly!!! The food was incredible, the Temporel with some of the best I've ever had - especially the asparagus and shrimp!! The moshi dessert was awesome!!
(4)Stan D.
We had already eaten, and were just walking around town when we found this place. But, for some reason, we went in anyway, and we loved it. Right off, a gentleman came to our table with hot towels to wipe our hands. Then, since it was happy hour, we were able to order great "vegetarian" sushi off the menu, and they gave us extra. This restaurant is very cute, and nicely decorated, but they don't advertise much, so you kind of have to know where it is, or find it the way we did. Who would think a person could find good Japanese in a mountain town, but there it is. They even had a "vegetarian" version of Miso Soup that was really good. I've had the vegetarian efforts of others that tasted like dishwater, but not this one. It was seasoned perfectly, and had just the right amount of seaweed and tofu to make it great. We especially liked the enthusiastic, friendly, and courteous service. The price was right, the service was great, and the food was as good as any Japanese I've ever had anywhere, even in the kitchen of my Japanese friends. This is definitely a place not to miss when visiting Durango. Skip the chains, and come to this place for personalized service. You'll leave happy, and feeling like a king.
(5)Lyn W.
Originally we were going to eat at the sushi restaurant across this restaurant but they were close during the Fourth of July, so we tried this place instead. The place was tiny, chairs and table is also tiny and uncomfortable. We got seated after 10 minutes of waiting and our orders was taken after 15 minutes. My husband and I love sushi and my kids love potstickers and chicken teriyaki. Every time we go on a sushi restaurant here in the Bay Area, we order 3 sushi for me and my hubby, potstickers for my kids and teriyaki dinner for mom and she shares it with my oldest daughter. That night their sushi was disappointing. 3 orders and to our surprise their sushi was very tiny!! It was not the regular size sushi, for prices that cost between $10-14 / sushi you would expect a regular size roll but theirs was not. Potstickers was not that good either. I understand that we are on a tourist area but common, a teeny roll size is just a rip off. If their sushi was excellent in taste I wouldn't mind paying their price but the sushi is not that good. Not worth paying for the price they want. Also, they made my mom Wait for more than an hour for her teriyaki order. My husband and I are done eating already, it doesn't take that long to eat teeny tiny roll of sushi even if it's 3 orders. I had to ask the waiter and the waitress 3 times for a follow up. We are ready to go cause it's ridiculous to wait for a simple dish for that long. Then the dish arrived after more than an hour of waiting and they offered to take the teriyaki dish for free. My mom was hungry so she ate it and was done fast. We got our bill and to our surprise the teriyaki dish is still there! I got up and asked the server why are we still paying for the teriyaki dish that they gave us for free? She then blame the other server for not remembering to take it off our bill. Hmmmnnn Oh well, when we go visit Durango again, we will avoid this place. Maybe there are other decent sushi restaurant in the area.
(1)Mike E.
Came in for lunch. The place is clean and attractive. We got our food quickly especially considering we were a party of 7. I got the "Sushitarian Lunch" with a spicy scallop roll. It also came with miso soup, which I was happy had lots of mushroom! My lunch was very tasty. The roll was yummy and the sashimi tasted very fresh. I am just visiting the area but if I lived here is definitely be back.
(4)Allison S.
The food was really enjoyable. The atmosphere average. Staff was great. But the bill was $20 more than the average sushi meal for 2, and we ordered from the happy hour menu. I'm a tough critic, and I know my sushi, so 3 stars it is.
(3)Marqui R.
This place was just fine. The sushi was fresh and service was up to par but I did feel that there were more exciting places to try in durango. We ended up here after several other restaurants we tried to get into had a minimum 2 hour wait. We spotted a free table from outside and were immediately seated. The menu was pretty average for a sushi restaurant. The drink menu was quite interesting. When I ordered a vodka, the waiter asked me if I wanted it on ice LOL. I was expecting more of a mixed drink like a vodka tonic or vodka cranberry. Overall good experience here but I feel like I wouldn't come back because there are lots of other places to try out in durango.
(3)Fritz R.
True Japanese style sushi. And not made up. I have been to Japan quite a lot and if I am in Durango, I have to stop and get some great sushi. I brought my daughter in law's family who are Japanese on a visit from Japan and the bill was $$$ because they could not stop eating. I guess two weeks of American food left them hungry! This is the best for Tako, Tobiko and sake
(5)Tony S.
Salmon Sushi Throwdown! We ordered Sushi To-Go from all three Sushi restaurants in Durango the same mid-week night. We choose to compare our favorite Salmon Rolls/Sashimi from each (listed below by price.) * East by Southwest - Salmon & Lemon $16.00 * Sushitarian - Super Salmon Roll w/avocado $14.83 * Rice Monkeys - Tiraditos - Salmon Sashimi w/citrus & chili $14.00 * Rice Monkeys - Southwestern Roll w/Hamachi, Salmon & avocado $13.50 Results are listed by restaurant under their own heading. So, you'll need to check all three reviews to compare comments. Order & Pick-up * Sushitarian: fairly well-organized, but some delays in ordering & pickup due to priority with the on-premise customers - 4 stars Taste & Presentation * Sushitarian: Presentation was fine, but flavors were just OK and a bit bland. Needed soy (or a citrus) to brighten up. Salmon was slightly fishy and required wasabi to mask fishiness - 2.5 stars Price/Value * Sushitarian: Not bad, but would probably order something else next time and hope for fresher fish with brighter combination of flavors - 3 stars We enjoyed the head-to-head comparisons of our Salmon Sushi Throwdown. We would encourage others to try their own Throwdowns.
(3)Joe R.
I love coming to Durango and I love coming to the best sushi place in town. It's actually one of the best environments of any sushi place anywhere I've been. I love that they have Woodchuck Cider served in a cold glass:)The sushi is made fresh to order with a Japanese chef team preparing it in front of you. Talk about great!
(5)Andrew H.
Went downtown looking for a steakhouse. Planned on going to the Ore House, two doors down, but as we were driving by, my wife saw East by Southwest across the street an suddenly decided on Sushi. Once we finally found a parking place (parking is downtown Durango is not all that great, but meter enforcement ends at 6 pm), we walked back to East by Southwest, looked at their posted menu and found it a little rich for our pocketbook. Still wanting sushi we walked up to Sushitarian and checked out the posted menus. Still pricey, but its a tourist town in the middle of tourist season. But the clincher was the shop's apparent theme song playing on the speakers outside. A pop-punk ode to the joys of eating sushi. We were not disappointed at all in the food. We ordered the California Eel Roll, the Caterpillar Roll, the Fried Calamari Roll, and the Rock 'n Roll. These are the same ingredients we have had in rolls at other sushi joints, but somehow they were just plain better than anywhere else we have ever been. The sushi chef on station in front of us was an older Japanese guy, who clearly has been classically trained, has been doing this forever, and loves what he does. We also ordered two Japanese-made fruit sodas (grape and strawberry). Not sure that a 6.5 ounce soda that requires both assembly and adult supervision is worth $4. Once for the experience, maybe, but not again. Two cons keep this from being a 5-star review: 1. Our server took our order and then never checked on us again. The sushi chef delivered the rolls (he was right in front of us) and the hostess cleared our dishes. The house was busy, but not so busy the guy couldn't follow up on his orders. 2. The sales tax was added in to the price of the individual items, rather than at the end of the ticket, leading to some confusion when it came time to pay as the prices on the ticket did not match the prices on the menu. All in all, one of the best sushi experiences my wife and I have ever had, and the second time we have had an awesome sushi experience in SW Colorado. See Stonefish in Cortez. 4 rolls + 2 Japanese soda = $50.
(4)Nicole O.
Love this place! Great service, fresh fish (I know, I know but it was) and beer/sake/wine. This place is always accomadates to larger groups and isn't an 1 1/2 wait on the weekends like other overated restaurants in Durango. Please stop in and give this great sushi joint a shot.
(5)Mike A.
Sushi mediocre at best. Service was "good". $6 for edamame?!?!? The Pinot was horrible. Tasted as if it had been opened for too long. Skip the "specialty" rolls and just get nigiri. Can't mess that up...
(1)Chris N.
This is my favorite place in town to get sushi and anything Japanese, I find that the quality of food and service far exceeds that of East By Southwest. Whatever it is you order, you willl find that the flavor never gets old and is just as good every time as it was your first. Recently I have noticed that there has been a drop in the amount of customers that make Sushitarian their regular place to get some good sushi and it makes me wonder why. I have been going to this wonderfully cultured restaurant since I was 6 years old and college students made Sushitarian the regular friday night spot - along with all the business folks at lunch. It is so strange that such a great place is losing business for whatever reason and I could do nothing less than to encourage you eat at Sushitarian. Whether you're looking for a nice bowl of soup to warm up on a cold day or a place to enjoy some excellent seafood with friends; you need not look any further as Sushitarian is capable of meeting and exceeding your expectations.
(5)Mike S.
This place used to be a 4* for me, but I guess I never had a reason for it not to be a 5* review. Just finished a great lunch, the service was extremely fast because they knew I had to catch a flight... To top it off, the waitress chased me down half of a block and handed me the car keys I had forgotten at my table. This place not only serves amazing sushi, but they really get all of the little things to keep customers coming back. Bookmark? Yes, thanks... I'll be back soon.
(4)Annbeth S.
Really good sushi and some unique and creative items as well. My son enjoyed the udon soup too. We were told that this restaurant is related to the sushi restaurant across the street. This is a very small place and a bit cheaper than the other.
(4)John M.
I had a nice lunch here today. They had a 3 hand roll special of your choice plus a miso soup. It was fast, good and friendly. And under 20 bux. Love it!
(3)Brad D.
Interesting decor Great presenation Good service Great tea selection Good sushi This place is really interesting. Some of the accents in this place can really get you thinking, in other words, its creative unlike any other sushi bar that I have visited. The dishes are nice and uniquely presented and taste really good. They had some obscure types of fish that I can't recall off the top of my head, but rest assured, this place is fresh. The teas they offer are really good and loose-leaf - very nice! Food came out very quickly based on how busy they were. I was pretty sore and hungry from being on the mountain all day, so this place really hit the spot. I definitely recommend trying this place out, they are the only dedicated sushi bar that I discoverd in this town. Don't worry, you will like it!
(4)kem p.
Lovely,hippie, funky town. So found this sushi place through yelp. gave it a try. went there on a sunday. turned out most rolls and things were on special price! awesome. ordered the regular :salmon roll, tempura roll, avocado roll. It was ok. The sushi rice was a little mushy but overall it was fine. After eating days of burgers, sandwiches at the national parks, this sushi was decent :)
(3)Annie B.
My sister and I wandered in here last Sunday for happy hour sushi. They had deals on 3 rolls as well as 3 orders of nigiri. We picked 3 rolls and each picked 3 types of nigiri and shared it all. We sampled a good variety. It wasn't bad. Just OK but overall it was very satisfying! The spicy tuna roll had no avocado in it and the salmon nigiri did not have lemon slices with it. Overall, it was middle of the road sushi. It definitely wasn't bad, but it wasn't fabulous either. However I am somewhat of a sushi snob and reside in a large city with a great sushi selection. As for "Sushitarian", for tiny mountain town sushi it was really good! On a side note, the place is small but they are expanding. A 9 top came in and I was baffled as to how or where they were going to be seated. Until the expansion, this place is not good for large groups. The service was also a little slow. It took a LONG time before we finally got our check. For the value, it was worth it. We each paid about $15 to get stuffed and it was just what the doctor ordered after a night of 4th of July celebrations!
(3)Tuna D.
Durango. Meh ok. We came in around evening happy hour so we were able to order some izakaya like plates to share but apparently tuna fish girl wouldnt even eat the cooked/fried items I ordered to share. Normally when Im out eating sushi I will not order cooked or fried food but at the time I was trying to be nice and thoughtful by not leaving her out of the dining experience. Ridiculous! She barely ate most of what we ordered. From the $5 small plates menu we ordered grilled salmon neck, fried scallops, grilled or sauteed bacon wrapped asparagus, some other items and she barely ate any. There were also drink specials. I got the feeling that maybe once upon a time the owners may have been from Hawaii. It was not just the sight of seeing them in hawaiian shirts but because they were playing Hawaiian music. I wouldnt be surprised since there are many japanese transplants from Hawaii to the mainland. Overall the food was ok but nothing spectacular. The sushi was a bit pricey but then again I was told that everything in Durango was high. However, when we got the check, at the bottom of the receipt was something that said they added sales tax to everything already. Maybe it's the elevation. Parking is offstreet and they do accept credit card and cash.
(2)Norma R.
I came here because I was dying from post birthday hangover, and I usually go to East by Southwest, but I thought I'd give Sushitarian a chance (honestly, ExSW isn't that great either, but I digress). I was told to get the Udon by a friend and while my craving for so much salt was sated, the noodles were overcooked and there were maybe three shavings of a mushroom and plenty of mushy seaweed. I had a couple of rolls, I ordered a spicy tuna and yellowtail scallion, but I guess they decided I didn't really want the yellowtail and needed some shrimp tempura (looking back, yeah, I kinda did). It's hard to screw up fried food so the tempura roll was fine, the spicy tuna was totally not great. Spicy, sure, but nothing impressive. My beer was delish. Probably won't be going back anytime soon, though.
(2)Amanda G.
Let me start off by saying that to have me give a sushi restaurant four stars is...epic. Unheard of. And very out of character. I reside with a sushi fanatic, but that does not mean I am one myself. E could eat sushi for lunch and dinner (but not for breakfast, since I'm sure he's more partial to waffles and bacon at that time of day) and he's the one who introduced me to my first REAL sushi. I guess I never told him that my first experience with sushi rolls was with an ex-boyfriend and some very delicious smoked eel rolls - I just DON'T know how that slipped my mind. And no, that is NOT a double entendre :) Anyways, my first real sushi/sashimi experience was at a now-extinct Denver sushi joint where E made me try eight different kinds of sushi and sashimi including octopus and fish roe, both of which I kept for last. Stupid me. That left me with a bad taste in my mouth for all things sushi, both literally and figuratively. Never again, I vowed. E has tried to force-feed me sushi every once in a while. Because he is not much of a sushi snob, I came home one evening to find that dinner was two different types of rolls purchased at King Soopers. Needless to say, I wasn't all that thrilled. So when he divulged a hankering for sushi the other day, my response was simple: order it to go. I'm eating somewhere else. And that is how we ended up at the Sushitarian. Upon walking in to the tiny interior, we decided to sit down and order E's to-go instead of taking up any free space, which is in hot demand in such a small establishment. Before I knew it, we had full-fledged menus, water glasses, and chopsticks, and I had a very bad feeling that we weren't going anywhere anytime soon. "But look," E said, "they have things on their menu besides raw fish. And they look healthy. Order one of those." I didn't really want to take much advice from a man who was debating whether or not to order the sake with blowfish in it, but it sounded like good advice. I ordered the kamameshi - for $12 you get a pot of rice, bullion, yams (or chicken or fish), and "Japanese veggies" (as near as we could tell, that included mushrooms, greens, and sprouts) that cooks over an open flame for about 15 minutes before you can eat it. Talk about delayed gratification...something I stink at! So I sat there and looked longingly at the bowl, taking a quick peek underneath it every five seconds to make sure the flame hadn't gone out. E, seeing that I was starving, took it as an opportunity to feed me sushi. And being starving, I agreed. The rainbow rolls, california rolls wrapped in six different types of fish, tasted like any sushi I've had before - raw fish, rice, and soy sauce for taste. To me, it tasted just like soy sauce, and I was not overly thrilled. If you're a sushi afficionado, though, you might find them awesome. What I DID like, though, were the lava rolls. Basically they're rolls made with shrimp tempura, dusted with scallions, covered in tuna, and then covered in lava sauce. I'm not quite sure what they put in that lava sauce - the only two ingredients I can think of are something spicy and crack cocaine. I had a hard time stopping at two small rolls - I had to remind myself that my real meal was still cooking on the table. So this comes from a sushi disliker (because "hate" is such a strong word!): I do not love sushi, but I love the Sushitarian's lava rolls. If you are a sushi snob, do not take my advice, but if you are newer to sushi or not too sure about it, I encourage you to go here. I still don't crave sushi, but damn straight I'll eat those lava rolls again! :) Oh, and the kamamaeshi was good! According to the Sushitarian, it is not widely available in this part of the world, but it's delicious! It was yummy with the sweet potatoes, but I'm betting the chicken or cod would be good too. And it's all cooked! According to the menu, kamameshi means "single glance love" in Japanese, but with all the fretting about when the flame would blow out, I took many more than a single glance. I dare you to do any differently when a huge bowl of goodness is cooking right in front of you!
(4)B C.
Located in the quaint downtown area of Durango, with lots of neat shops nearby. If you are staying at an area hotel/motel, ask about Sushitarian coupons and the hotel will give you one. We didn't end up using it (too much food to eat!) but we were given a coupon for Dinner for Two: Choice of 2 cocktails, sake or wine/Choice of two soups/Two appetizers/Two special rolls/One dessert: Red Bean or Green Tea or Vanilla Ice Cream or Mochi or Tempura Cheesecake or Fried Banana. That's 4 courses for two people $59.31. We stopped in here after a day of skiing at Purgatory in mid-March 2010, right before spring break had kicked off there (thankfully). I'm working for 6 months in the remote desert south of Moab, so I was craving sushi and civilization. We were not disappointed! We sat at the sushi bar and stuffed ourselves with maki and then mochi dessert. The service was a tad slow, the place was pretty full, our waitress was not very attentive, and we were a little put off to see two different parties that were seated after us somehow get their food before us. Perhaps our waitress was unpopular with the sushi chef? We couldn't figure it out. Our tab came to $28 before tip, not bad.
(3)Wendy T.
Visiting Durango from the coast (Los Angeles), I was really NOT excited to go have sushi. But everyone else really wanted to go. It is not usually my practice to eat sushi in landlocked states. I'm not trying to be a snob, I just call it common sense. However. This place has really good fish! Surprisingly better than some I had even had in LA. My logic of course doesn't go the other way - just because LA is on the coast doesn't mean every sushi place will be good. But as a rule of thumb I would be more likely to try sushi in LA than say... Colorado. I think I might need to reevaluate my rule.
(4)Ken R.
Surprisingly good. This place has a cool vibe and very friendy staff. The sushi was good, especially considering it's in Southern Colorado. I would like to try some other menu items from the kitchen next time and hopefully up my rating.
(3)Sassy M.
Theres somewhat of a competition between Sushitarian and East by SWest (they are directly across from one another) but their shouldnt be because they are very different but BOTH very good. Sushitarian is MUCH more casual, laid back and faster. We love going here when we have just done a hike or bike or something because we dont have to dress up. Sushitarian has more common rolls but also great specials, the service is sometimes good and sometimes not but the food is very quality! There may be a little bit of wait on the weekends, as it is pretty popular. The only gripe I have about Sushitarian is that they really have a lack of a drink menu, they need to step it up a little bit there, they sometimes have pina coladas but i dont really want a super sweet frozen drink with my yummy sushi :( Overall, great place! great food!!! right on college and 2nd so right downtown. Great place to casually hop in and have a lovely meal, no frills! ps- we LOVE the cajun roll!!!! and the UDON SOUP is the BEST!!!
(4)Dave S.
I started with Miso soup and then ordered some nigri and rolls. The sea creatures were delicious, especially the Mackeral. I liked the selection of rolls, but the sushi list was on the short side. I guess it's hard to get fresh fish to Colorado. After my meal, as I was waiting for the check, I noticed one of the sushi chefs had a bandage on his finger - a big, gauzy bandage. It was taped up pretty well, but it still didn't set very well with me. Here's a guy with potentially open wounds on his fingers, making my lunch with his hands. I would go back again, but I'd check for bandaged chefs before I ordered.
(3)Louis P.
Sushi in Durango.... Star star rating. I'll leave it at that... I'd go elsewhere...
(2)Richard C.
I had lunch here for the first time the other day - very nice atmosphere, and a friendly, attentive staff. The seaweed soup was tasty, but the main course was the real winner - I chose the tempura cod and short ribs, and tasted my friend's spicy tuna roll - I recommend them all highly! At $10 for two entrees or $15 for three (soup included) it seemed pretty reasonable to me, considering how fresh everything tasted!
(5)david b.
From the previous reviews: Not as fancy as across the street but better selections of seafood, more authentic and a more passionate touch to each item served. As for the comment, "fresh fish in Durango, CO but were not even near the coast?" Almost all of the top grade sushi served in the united states is the same grade and no fresher if you get it in LA, Miami, New York, Boston, Seattle, Little Rock, Billings or Durango. Fish is flash frozen immediately after it is caught while still on the boat and is thawed out in the restaurant no matter where it is shipped. It's no fresher in LA then Durango as long as it was flash frozen and delivered. The reason almost all fish is flash frozen is because that is the process that makes the fish safe to eat raw. By flash freezing the fish it kills any bacteria or enzymes in the fish that could get us sick. So don't believe that LA has sushi more fresh then what's in Durango, CO. Simply put, LA has more locations willing to pay for the best quality so people think LA has better Sushi. Sushitarian and East by South West across the street, both buy great seafood. I'm just more into the traditional menu items that Sushitarian offers at a much better price and are passionately prepared then the "trying too hard to be fusion" over priced product that East by South West offers. Both are good quality, I just prefer the traditional touch. Sushitarian pays for the best quality and it's a given. I lived in New Jersey and in Florida. I have eaten sushi at some of the greatest spots in New York, Philadelphia, and Miami. This sushi falls into the top ten best tasting sushi I have ever had in my life. They start with the best fish which anyone can do if they are willing to pay for it. But they don't over tax you with the price. It is very affordable! Then they add the chef's authentic and sincere touch to each and every single piece of sushi that touches your plate. Whether it is a small lemon zest that is smeared under the fish, or a hidden dash of sauce that you wouldn't notice if you tried, each piece has its own unique touch that perfectly compliments the flavor of the fish. It's one of the few places I will eat sushi and never use soy sauce. It would only take away from the perfectly thought out garnish for each item on the menu. Hats off to the people at Sushitarian!!!
(5)Douglas R.
I love everything about this place. The presentation is excellent, the atmosphere is great, the food is fabulous, the drinks are good. This is my favorite place in Durango, and that is saying a lot.
(5)Alisan P.
Fabulous experience here. Great, very fresh food. Very well prepared and yum, yum, yum. Nice wines to accompany the meal . . . or beer. The staff has a blast and serves everyone lightning fast. You'll walk out smiling!
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