Rantei Japanese Cuisine

I've been here multiple times and all the dishes are so good here. Their services are so great! There can be long line during weekends but it moves pretty fast.

Excellent food and great service!
We had sushi omakase and chirashi don special. Both were fresh and delicious.
Will come back definitely.

Food is great! We got the soft shell crab, beef skewers, and a sushi don. Everything is tasty.

We walked up on a Tuesday night at 6:30 pm to a crowd of people standing outside. We noted we must have hit the dinner rush. They have a waitlist that you sign your name on. The square outside is comfortable to sit around in and we chatted while waiting. We waited about 30 minutes before being seated. The line died down a little bit after us.
Once seated we were served quickly and our food came out almost instantly.
We ordered chicken karage and miso soup to start, but the chicken came out a little later.
Chicken krage: disappointing, lacked much flavor.
Miso soup: delicious and rich!
Rantei roll: their signature roll did not disappoint. Delicious and fresh!
Chirashi Don: loved the presentation and the fish quality was high for the price point.
Spicy tuna: classic but delicious. I liked the extra garnish they put on it. Same quality as any high quality sushi place.
Overall the ambiance here is amazing and it's the perfect date night spot. The price to quality is very good. Our bill was $100 for 2 people and we left full which is sometimes hard to do at sushi places.
We'll definitely add this to our sushi rotation.

Mmm rantei was so good!

Their salmon belly and hamachi belly was super fresh! I would love to try their other fish. As for the Kaisen Don, that's what everyone comes here for. Uni was a smaller portion but never fails to satisfy me. Underneath was rice which I had no idea! Presentation was amazing.

We also had sake that was recommended by our server. Not my cup of tea, but had to try it! Also got another roll which was not pictured here but it was good.

Additionally, they do not take waitlist over the phone. Go into the restaurant and scan the QR code. Came on a Saturday and the wait was about 20 min or so. The server was nice enough to let us change our seats as it was kind of awkward having one person eat on the side of the table... ending up getting a corner table tucked away in the restaurant! (:

You've seen the reviews, the line outside, the social posts. They're really good.

My sister came to babysit so of course that means sushi for our date night.

We ordered the:
1. Softshell crab. Delicious.
2. Agedashi tofu. Also delicious.
3. One kaisendon. Ditto.
4. Two omakase sashimi. Ditto.

We could've gone with one omakase sashimi instead of two. I'm glad we didn't get the nigiri. It didn't look as nice as the sashimi from a presentation perspective in my opinion. We had so much rice from our kaisendon that it all balanced out.

On a Saturday night, we only waited around 10 min at 7:30pm for a party of 2.

Kaisen Don: 4.5/5. Seafood spread over a bed of rice. I wish they had a little more uni for the price.

We also ordered 2 other rolls. They were ok.

Will be back for other items!

Hidden Sushi

Quality options for sushi are more challenging to find in the South Bay so I'm always on the lookout for spots

Rantei Sushi, in a quiet strip mall in Santa Clara, is known locally for their sushi donburi

I stopped by on a quiet weeknight for a very early dinner and happily ordered a few of their most popular items

I loved the ikura don, salmon belly, and Housemade ankimo

For those down in this area, it's a solid spot if you're not able to go to options further North in the SF Bay Area

Service was quick and they have a very extensive menu. I sampled some nigiri but feel your best bets are the Sushi & Sashimi Combination

Housemade Ankimo / Omakase Sashimi $63.95 ~ Chef's Choice of Special Fish in eight mini bowls (16 pieces) includes one ikura mini don / Kaisen Don $63.95 ~ Uni, Hotate, Bluefin Tuna, Kani, Ikura over Sushi Rice / Cold Soba $13.95

Rantei Sushi (Santa Clara, CA)

Rantei is indoor dining only and all credit cards are accepted. Dining without reservations is an option with their opening hours.

This is one of mine and my partner's favorite sushi places! It's our go-to place whenever we're celebrating something - this time, it was our anniversary. We came on a Friday night and it was definitely super busy. We got lucky and got seated pretty fast. They don't take reservations unless it's 6+ people.

We ordered the beef sukiyaki udon, rantei roll and Kaisen don. We were disappointed to hear they no longer had their seafood udon but the beef was just as good. Their udons are super flavorful! My mouth is watering thinking about it... The Rantei roll was also yummy - the sauce wasn't too overpowering which I enjoyed. We tried for the kaisen don for the first time and it was okay - I'm not sure if it was worth the price. It was nice to try but I don't think we would order it again.

Wow! This place lived up to the Instagram and Tiktok hype. We came on a Saturday at 7:45 and had nine parties ahead of us, and we were seated so fast!

Ordered the Dragon Roll and Chirashi Don Combination. It was delicious and fresh!

The service was minimal with staff but they were kind all together.