Shibuya Calabasas

Went for lunch. Very busy. Be sure to go early and put your name down! I had to wait for the second turn but it was worth the wait. Food was excellent. The Japanese chef created some omakase nigiris and fish was definitely fresh. I loved the hotate. Not the frozen kind. The real shelled one and he presented three different ways to eat one whole hotate. Each bite size is pretty big compared to average sushi piece. Excellent.

The best Japanese food I ever had! So tasty, so much flavor and it melts in your mouth. Their house special Shibuya rolls are amazing. Crispy rice Spicy tuna to die for, scallops rolls - even a simple cucumber side dish was so tasty. My favorite Black Cod Miso - cooked to perfection! Everything was so fresh - you can feel the difference! The place is small and the wait can be hour long. Plan accordingly but going early for dinner can reduce the wait time. Parking can be difficult but there is plenty of parking off the road. Update: wait this time was longer because of weekend - over 2 hours! We just went to The Commons at Calabasas. The food was still super good! PS: To cut wait time many people plan ahead. Go at 4:00 pm to add reservation at Shibuya, watch a movie and come back!

Shibuya's food is great, but their waiting system is a total failure of integrity. A waitlist should be a fair contract with the customer, but here, it's all a lie. We arrived at 2:45 PM for the 3:00 PM list and were told to return for the 6:00 PM second seating as we barely missed the cut off. Not being locals, we waited in front for 3 hours. When our time came, we watched the staff allow "VIP" groups and friends of employees to skip the line entirely. We weren't seated until 6:40pm. I went to the bathroom and was disappointed to find more VIP groups camped out in the back, ready to slide into the next available seating. It is misleading and disrespectful to run a secondary, secret line for insiders while families and couples follow the rules outside. On a day like Valentine's Day, choosing favoritism over the integrity of your own system is a terrible look. I feel played and lied to on a special day I planned to share with my girlfriend. Management would have been better off shutting down for the holiday to serve their friends privately. Ultimately, it's clear the waitlist is just a tool to fill seats around their VIP parties and maximize profits using the people they make wait for hours. They don't care about the customer, they only care about their inner circle.

I recently visited Shibuya and had a great experience overall. The food was fantastic—fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. The sushi rolls were especially delicious, with a great balance of textures and flavors. The service was good but not perfect; while the staff was friendly and attentive, there were some slight delays. Nothing major, but noticeable. The atmosphere was enjoyable, though it lacked that extra touch to make it a five-star experience. It was lively and well-designed, but perhaps a bit too loud or crowded at times. Overall, a solid 4-star experience, and I’d definitely return for the amazing food!