Sushi Ten

Neighborhood: Bellevue
Address: 2217 140th Ave NE Bellevue (map)
Phone: 425-643-6637
Web: N/A
Parking: Free parking space

Overall Rating: 7.3 / 10pts

ATMOSPHERE:
I like the interior of this place. It looks like a real izakaya or teishokuya you could walk into if you were in Japan instead of the Hollywood image of "cool sushi" place. The owner/chef is Japanese and similar to his personality, the place feels laid back and relaxed.

SUSHI:
The quality of the sashimi is decent. It's definitely not the freshest in town, but the price is one of the cheapest around (is Bellevue that much cheaper than Seattle?) Most of the sushi is half the price of what you would pay for in Belltown. If you love to eat tons of sushi, I highly recommend their all you can eat sushi for under $25. The best thing about this all you can eat is that the chef will make the sushi as you order instead of selecting the sushi that's been sitting around for who knows how long (like in Todai). One thing I would not recommend is their Shumai Roll, which sounded interesting, but it ended up being a roll with cheap tasting sausage inside.

OTHER DISHES:
Their sushi may not be the best, but they make up for it by having great traditional Japanese izakaya menu. Their bento special is very good deal where you can select two main dish (teriyaki, tempura, etc) for about $15. The yakitori, gyoza and seared scallop from the appetizer menu were also excellent. Their udon looked pretty good except that it had broccoli in it (you wouldn't see that in Japan).

SERVICE:
Since the place is not too crowded, the service is usually pretty good. If you sit at the sushi counter, you can see that they have some more good stuff posted on the wall (like shishamo), that is not listed on the menu. I recommend this place for decent level all you can eat sushi or izakaya style dinner with friends with a couple of sushi to fill you up in the end.