In fact I would like to give 4.5. Their restaurant is beautiful: so go there earlier (you can use valet parking at the hotel). They will offer you excellent cold Japanese tea. You can take a picture of the restaurant since there are no other customers. (We can only take the pictures of sushi once Omakase starts) The services are excellent and the chefs are skillful and knowledgeable. We had a great evening with other guests (two groups are from mainland, one couple came from S Korea, and one couple was from local). So the dishes: it was fun to see how chef prepares with red shari (red vinegar sushi rice) in front of you. Everything was beautiful but not much fresh (most of sushi are carefully prepared) fish (meaning as itself). Lastly the chef shows today's ingredients (recommendation) on top of your omakase (not included in $330 of your course). I was a bit frustrated not being able to try everything (lol) There are three reasons I took out one star: 1 if you like fresh fish sushi with soy sauce, this is not the place 2 if you feel $330 per person for dinner is expensive, this is not the place (good news is a tip is included) 3 since this restaurant is skillful and I had a good evening, I hope they will include the recommendation (maybe one choice out of all the recommendations) into the course. Gochiso-sama deshita!

Had the chance to experience the renowned 10-seat sushi sho in Waikiki. The staff to guest ratio is like 1:1 that makes the service impeccable. This place pushes the boundaries of sushi by combining local and imported seafood in unexpected ways. Fresh isn't always the go-to here, as they serve aged, wild yellowtail nigiri that challenges the notion of 'fresh is best'. ® The 30ish-course omakase also showcases the chef's creative mind with unique bites like a local lime with "caviar like" fruit that the chef put on top of a piece of cod... and a surf-and-turf combo of snail roe and oysters on chawanmushi was to die for! Make sure to book your reservations 2-months in advance to secure your spot!. if you can't snag a reservation, don't worry! Sushi Sho has got you covered with their amazing takeout deal: a $40 bara chirashi packed with 20 different diced assorted seafood and veggies, including uni and abalone, served over sushi rice.

Wow. This place is intense. The ambiance is just unparalleled. The sushi counter is almost set up like a theater and the sushi is prepared and served like art. It's delicious and very traditional. Make sure to arrive hungry because they give so many pieces of sushi I honestly lost count. Each piece was clearly prepared with great skill and attention. This was definitely a worthwhile once in a lifetime experience.

Amazing service, sushi, and ambiance for omakase! Omakase is a way of having a chef's choice meal with several small servings. This meal only seats a limited amount of guests and is more of a show with dining. You get to see some of the best sushi chefs prepare the food right in front of you. The meal takes about 2 hours and cost over $700 for two people without drinks or alcohol included. If you like to eat big portions like me, you will leave hungry. The quality of the food is exceptional and you will get to try flavors of seafood from all over the country and Japan. If you are a sushi lover, I highly recommend a visit. Be sure to book your seats at least 2 months in advance. Cheers!

Oh. This was food theater. There were 25+ courses and each dish was like watching a painter work his art. The flavors were amazing. Everything was fresh (as expected for the price) but also very extremely well done. Best sushi rice I have ever tasted. We almost got sushi sho to-go another night! Service was impeccable. I'm allergic to uni and they made me two special dishes instead which were so tasty my husband ordered one of them extra for himself. Highly recommend, especially if you're staying at the Ritz.

A famous chef from Tokyo is using the hawaiian local fish and other seafood such as oysters from WA to make his edomae style omakase in Honolulu! This was one of the must visit sushi Omakase places on my list, so my sweet boyfriend tried to make a reservation for months. However he had no luck getting a call through or email back from them. Since we knew that it was located at Ritz Carlton, I leveraged my Ambassador status at Marriott Bonvoy to see if we can get a hold of them. Magically, it took no efforts and they booked us a reservation immediately. So if you have an elite status, we highly recommend you to use it! Ambience- 4/5. It's nice, but not extravagant or anything like that. We did dress up and so was everyone around us. Service - 4/5. Honestly, nothing special. You'd expect a better service for the price you are paying. Sushi - 4/5. Sure, their sushi tasted good, but each piece was so tiny and not satisfying. When you bite into it, you can't really enjoy the mouthful of joy. Instead, the sushi disappears in a second. I'm not saying it's a bad sushi. It was surely delicious, but is it worth the money? I don't think so. If you come from the area where there's no good sushi Omakase and money isn't an issue, maybe it's worth it. But you can get this level of quality in Japan for 1/3 - 1/2 the price. Even if you come from LA or NY, you can get the same level or even with higher satisfaction level for a few hundred dollars cheaper. So I wouldn't necessarily come back here for sushi omakase unless someone wants to try it badly. It was a good experience though.

I ordered to-go on Sushi Sho's website for their $40 Bara Chirashi. Some days are more difficult to reserve than others so definitely try to be flexible if you are wanting to try their take out. Sushi Sho is location inside of the Ritz Carlton so it can be difficult to find, but the staff are always super helpful and will point you in the right direction. Now for the chirashi itself: The box that the chriashi comes in is beautiful and everything is so artfully put together. The quality of the fish is so high and the rice is perfectly seasoned. I enjoyed getting to try different kinds of fish and experiencing certain "melt-in-your-mouth" bites. I did however notice that there were a lot of pieces that were so tough to chew through. They also tasted "fishier" and definitely felt like scraps. I understand that this chirashi bowl consists of some leftover pieces of fish, but I do think that for $40 there shouldn't be a lot of tough pieces. All in all, I think it's worth a try at least once especially if you don't want to do the $350 omakase course, but it's definitely still a splurge and there's tons of other great sushi places around.

I was looking for an omakase spot last minute to top off my solo trip to Hawaii and Sushi Sho was by far the highest, most recommended place that I saw. I was somehow luckily able to snag a reservation for 1 and although I was a bit hesitant because of the price tag, knowing how difficult it is to get a spot here, I thought it was a sign I could not miss out, and I'm so glad I did it. From the thoughtful service to the carefully and delicately crafted dishes, Sushi Sho has become my all time favorite omakase experience. We had a total of 27 courses including dessert and it was such a delight tasting each dish not knowing what to expect, but genuinely enjoying all these flavors in a new way. The staff make sure that your dietary preferences are met so that you can have a completely well rounded meal that you will enjoy. Thank you Sushi Sho for an amazing time, this will def be one of the most memorable experiences of my Hawaii trip.

If you have the time and means to dine at Sushi Sho, it may potentially be one of the best meals if your life. I booked a reservation for a group of five through my credit card's concierge service. For groups larger than 2, you will need to call. From my observations, reservations here are extremely difficult to secure: even two full months ahead, dates sell out quickly. I've visited my fair share of fine dining establishments, and have experienced an assortment of high end omakase meals, but Sushi Sho has them all beat. Until dining here yesterday evening, I did not even know sushi could taste this good. The technique and preparation of each dish definitely showcased the 17-years of training and hard work our chef had under his belt: every piece was meticulously assembled. It was such a show being able to sit no more than two-feet away from the chef. The manner which he assembled each piece of nigiri showed a mastery of nigiri. I have no doubt in my mind that he could feel exactly how many grains of rice went into each piece. As each dish comes out to you, either the chef or his translator will come and explain the dish in detail to you, including where the ingredient is sourced. It is impressive how far and wide the ingredients have traveled. As the menu is omakase, there is no guarantee that my meal will be the same as yours. However, my favorite dish of my evening was the pike mackerel (which we were so lucky to be able to try, since it was the last day of mackerel season). For this course, we saw the skillful knife-work of the chef, as he prepared the fish from filet to a piece of nigiri. The fishiness was nicely balanced with the garnishes and the fish itself had a very nice bite to it. I feel like I could write ten more paragraphs raving about how amazing my meal was from start to finish, but this was honestly the best meal of my life. If you are celebrating a monumental accomplishment or special occasion, I cannot recommend Sushi Sho enough. Sushi Sho is magnitudes better than many Michelin starred restaurants I have tried.