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Japanese Restaurant Goshi, San Luis Obispo, CA
Japanese Restaurant Goshi, San Luis Obispo, CA
Japanese Restaurant Goshi, San Luis Obispo, CA
Japanese Restaurant Goshi, San Luis Obispo, CA
Japanese Restaurant Goshi, San Luis Obispo, CA

Japanese Restaurant Goshi

4.8
4.8
499 Reviews
$30 and under
Japanese
Located in the heart of San Luis Obispo downtown, serving authentic Japanese food starting from Sushi and traditional tei-shoku. Don't forget to enjoy soothing sake and Japanese beer!

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2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 7 times today

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Cuisines
    Japanese, Sushi, Tempura
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Tue–Sat 11:30 am–1:30 pm Dinner Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–9:30 pm
  • Phone number
    (805) 543-8942
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 499 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.9Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.6Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • California Central Coast

    Best Food

  • California Central Coast

    Best Value

  • California Central Coast

    Healthy

  • San Luis Obispo / Paso Robles

    Best Overall

  • San Luis Obispo / Paso Robles

    Best Food

  • San Luis Obispo / Paso Robles

    Best Value

  • San Luis Obispo / Paso Robles

    Good for business meals

  • San Luis Obispo / Paso Robles

    Healthy

  • San Luis Obispo / Paso Robles

    Hot spot

  • San Luis Obispo / Paso Robles

    Neighborhood gem

499 Reviews
  1. OpenTable Diner

    San Francisco

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Food was delicious. The menu changed a little bit. Now you can select any kind of udon and then add a chirashi don which was the combination I like. We also love their tataki. Good service overall. Hard to make reservations and last call for orders was 1:20 for lunch. Given that they open at 11:30, it’s a pretty short lunch hour. Hope they extend the hour a bit. Parking was a bit difficult because there used to be a lot behind the plaza but now it’s under construction.

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  2. GretchenC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Goshi's is always a delight, from the gracious service to the delicious, fresh food! It's always a pleasure to dine there.

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  3. DHHHH

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 6, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The best, not just in the county but in most of California.

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  4. SharonP

    Central Coast

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on September 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Best Japanese food in the state. Fresh Mistro is a true artist and his staff are like family. Wouldn’t eat anywhere else.

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  5. GilP

    San Francisco

    4 reviews

    3.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 20, 2023

    overall3food5service3ambience1
    Sashimi quality excellent (as usual). Taking off one star for being seated in the noisy kiddie section in the back. And then the restaurant seated (in an enclosed space, without good ventillation) a party of young revelers one of whom was hacking and coughing throughout the dinner, no doubt infecting everyone at the table and in the room with covid. Restaurants really should have a policy of refusing entry to anyone who is intent on spreading germs to other customers. We used to love Goshi, but we are probably not going back again.

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  6. LiLi

    Central Coast

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on August 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Goshi is the best syshi bar and Japanese restaurant in San Luis Obispo, and has the added advantage of being right downtown. Much if the seafood is from Japan and authentically prepared; the rest is mostly local West Coast. While getting in fir lunch involves signing in outside and waiting to be called by a somewhat grumpy hostess, you can get a reservation for dinner and be seated quickly. The service taking your order is prompt and the foid does not take too long to appear. It is always fresh and there are always specials. The conversation at the sushi bar is always lively and congenial, and the waiters visit the tables to make sure everythng is alright. Whike it isn't inexpensive, quality fish is is getting rarer and is worth the prices.

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  7. Bestsushi

    Los Angeles

    13 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on August 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The most amazing sushi experience outside of Japan. Chief is professional, all team members are kind and food is fresh & delicious.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Central Coast

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on August 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Excellent food, service, everything! Definitely will be back!

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  9. jebs

    Central Coast

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on August 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Wonderful, Fabulous as always. Another perfect meal. Our server, Ruby, was excellent. Thank you all!

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  10. KingstonL

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    Jacob was an excellent and informative waiter. Nice service and delicious food. We enjoyed our evening at your restaurant.

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  11. JanC

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 1, 2023

    overall5food5service4ambience4
    Delicious! Selected our meal from the lunch menu and it did not disappoint. Goshi’s has lunch combinations with selections that aren’t usually offered at other places, such as tataki, salmon/hamachi kama, etc. The next time we make a visit to SLO, we will be sure to stop by Goshi’s.

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  12. OpenTable Diner

    Central Coast

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 25, 2023

    overall4food5service4ambience3
    Great food but it is quite pricey and the restaurant itself could use an update

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  13. MikeF

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on July 22, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing, fresh, well prepared sushi. One of the few places that you can count on spotted prawns with cooked heads. Yummy

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  14. KenM

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 19, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    My friend and I had a great meal and dining experience at Goshi. Very attentive wait staff and also very considerate. I had trouble with some arugula stuck in the back of my throat and my date told me that they were all very concerned. I really like this place . The quality and the traditional Japanese approach are 5 star and increasingly very hard to find

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  15. jebs

    Central Coast

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on July 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    fabulous food! Friends and family all agree. We thank you.

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  16. WineLover714

    Central Coast

    11 reviews

    3.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on June 29, 2023

    overall3food2service3ambience2
    We started with the Omakase (chef's selection) for me, and vegetable Tempura and a green salad for my vegetarian date. Of the 5 pieces of nigiri I liked only two, and one I really didn't like at all, but I was trying new things. My date had to peel off the breading from the veggies; too think and oily. I then ordered toro nigiri and a salmon skin hand roll. The toro was really really good, although it did nor look like what was on the Omakase plate. Unfortunately the salmon skin hand roll was very disappointing. It may be a problem caused by not sitting at the sushi bar, but the roll had sat too long and the nori was no longer crisp. Rather it was soggy and gummy. If they are going to serve rolls at the tables, or even at the sushi bar, they need to be presented immediately after being made.

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  17. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on June 17, 2023

    overall2food5service1ambience5
    Food is always great. But service was terrible. Our server was Soshi, the owners son. He was awful. Not pleasant, just seemed annoyed he had to wait on us. I get the service industry is difficult, but you don’t need to be rude. Especially to regulars who have been coming here for years.

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  18. jonathanh

    New York Area

    4 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on June 8, 2023

    overall4food5service1ambience4
    As always, the food was stellar. Best sushi on the Central Coast. And the chef is always generous and kind when we sit at the sushi bar. The service is generally good. But one disappointment this time: the server was a nice guy but clueless. He kept forgetting and disregarding requests and not putting in the right orders. My wife is allergic to raw onion and told him to be sure to leave it off all dishes. She ordered one dish to take home and of course when we got home we found it smothered in raw onion. That said, we'll go back!

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  19. MayW

    Central Coast

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on April 13, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    The best japanese restaurant in SLO. The service staffs are very attentive. The food is marvelous. The best Takoyaki I have had in years.

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  20. NJJd

    San Francisco

    25 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    25 reviews

    Dined on April 9, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    great variety of food choices, very fresh and high-quality fish

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  21. KatieG

    Orlando

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 8, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    By far the best sushi and Japanese dining on the central coast; possibly the best in California. This is our favorite place to go to treat ourselves and it never disappoints. The owners prioritize quality fish from Japan and my family and I love the whole experience here. If you are a college student looking for cheap sushi rolls and sake bombs, this is not your place. But if you are looking for amazing quality fish prepared with a honed craft, then make a reservation now!!

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  22. LeslieV

    Central Coast

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food, great service…as always! Love to eat out here!

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  23. OpenTable Diner

    Central Coast

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 21, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Hands down the best sushi between LA and SF. I’ve been going here for over 30 years.

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  24. DinerK

    San Francisco

    21 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined on March 17, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Love this place! Such high quality and a great variety. Surely this must be the best sushi restaurant in the greater area.

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  25. loveCarmel

    San Francisco

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on March 16, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience4
    It was a birthday dinner, and the food was simply delicious. The rice in chirashi was so good, that we ate it all! This is rare, since we tend to leave some rice behind. The fish as always was excellent, fresh and full of flavor. It was a perfect meal for a special day.

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  26. Forrestt

    San Francisco

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 26, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Albacore Tatami - my death row dinner. Incredible. Consistently the best food in SLO for many decades running now.

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  27. Nekona

    Central Coast

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on February 23, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Amazing authentic food, top notch service, and busy for a reason. This is the best Japanese restaurant on the Central Coast. My friend who lived in Japan, said it was the best Japanese he has had stateside ever since Atari-ya in Santa Maria changed hands and went downhill. If you love Japanese food please give it a try, you will not be disappointed!

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  28. Chris

    Los Angeles

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on February 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Best sushi restaurant in San Luis Obispo. Sushi quality is exceptional, but the menu is diverse, and I've always been pleasantly surprised by the quality of non-sushi fare also. For example, I've recently started ordering their larger salads, which are quite beautiful, healthy, and delicious. My friend raves about the Albacore tataki, which he thinks is among the best he's had throughout California. Service is friendly. Lunch prices are one of the best deals in town, especially for the Chirashi lunch special. Can get crowded for lunch or dinner, so best to make a reservation or expect to wait up to 30 min at lunch and 60 min at dinner.

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  29. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on February 5, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We were seated very promptly once we checked in for our reservation. Our server was attentive and helpful! We enjoyed our meal very much. The quality of the food was incredible! All of our food arrived quickly and we were left with happy, full bellies. Looking forward to returning next time we are in town!

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  30. DeborahA

    San Francisco

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 3, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Many innovative dishes/sushis. Made special request for a favorite preparation that was perfectly crafted by the sushi chef. It’s very popular so can be difficult to get in but I made reservations and waltzed right in!

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  31. OpenTable Diner

    Seattle

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on February 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Fantastic sushi!

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  32. SharonP

    Central Coast

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on February 2, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was awesome as always.

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  33. Slug

    Central Coast

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 27, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    It was a wonderful dinner and the food was delicious! The service was awesome!

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  34. BrandyH

    Central Coast

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on January 15, 2023

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Goshi's is always fantastic - service, food, quality - all of it!

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  35. SharonP

    Central Coast

    12 reviews

    5.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on December 31, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    We are never disappointed with our meals, the service or the ambiance. The best Japanese Restaurant around. Thank you for your personal care and touches. Happy New Year

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  36. Nekona

    Central Coast

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 16, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Goshi is an incredible restaurant and the most authentic Japanese on the Central Coast. We drive a half-hour to eat here and it is very much worth it. The food is beyond amazing, the service is fantastic. The quality and variety of fish in different dishes clearly shows the talent of the chefs. The difficult part of the restaurant is how popular it is. Either get a reservation or expect to get there at least a half hour before it opens to write yourself down on the list. So very much worth it though. It is my favorite restaurant on the coast and I recommend it 100% to anyone who loves Japanese food, especially authentic Japanese.

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  37. SteM

    Miami

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 9, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Great food and great service!

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  38. AaronW

    Central Coast

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 27, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    I absolutely love this place best sushi in all of the 805 maybe even all of California.

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  39. Foodlover

    Greater Boston

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 11, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Too salty, but probably that is a classic feature of Asian soy sauces.

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  40. OpenTable Diner

    Central Coast

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 6, 2022

    overall5food5service5ambience5
    Always a favorite never disappoints!

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Japanese Restaurant Goshi is rated 4.8 stars by 499 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people

7:00 PM


Booked 7 times today
Google Map for Japanese Restaurant Goshi

570 Higuera St, Ste 155, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Nipomo
  • Neighborhood
    San Luis Obispo
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Tue–Sat 11:30 am–1:30 pm Dinner Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–9:30 pm
  • Cuisines
    Japanese, Sushi, Tempura
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Beer, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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