Reviews for Origami in Los Alamos, NM
Inexcusably old fish. Staff, while not as knowledgeable as they should be, were friendly and attentive. Sushi was skillfully... prepared. The one and only reason for my one star review is that the fish was not at all fresh. We asked the chef directly ?what fish is most fresh? . He answered incredulously ? it?s ALL fresh?. Nope it wasn?t, not remotely, and we selected the bestlooking fish from what they showed us. Spending upwards of $60 on old fish is unacceptable. If you serve sushi on a Saturdaynight, (or any night) it had better be fresh fish. We are certainly not returning. Read more
So I will start off saying the food was delicious. We had miso soup, house salad and a mixture of 3 different rolls. It took a... very long time for our server to order our drinks and we already knew what we wanted so we went ahead and ordered everything. Wegot our sushi rolls before our drinks and soup. The rolls came out fast which was nice but we had to prompt our server for thelittle bowls for soy sauce and our drinks and soup. Our soy sauce ran out so we asked the server for more and he started messingaround with the other server and forgot. We ended up taking one from another table. I never tip just 10% but I did this time.The servers were very young and a lot of people came in all at once so I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt but whenthey started coking a joking and just sitting at the register zoning out I got kinda frustrated. I do plan on trying it again tosee if the service is the same because the food was so good but if it doesn't improve I will not be back. Also the floor wasvery dirty. Read more
Not crazy about the food... and for 4 adult, (no alcohol) and 2 of us split appetizers, and 2 had water, the bill was over... $100! Not counting the tip! We would not go back. Read more
Arrived on a recent weekday a little after 12:00 for lunch. All tables were clearly occupied, and we waited in the line of... about 3 or 4 customers out front for, maybe, 10-15 minutes. Then the host stepped out and told all of us the restaurant isclosed, we need to dissolve the line and leave. This was shocking. I would never imagine a competently functioning restaurantwould do this. The man in front of me was really mad. The host was completely unsympathetic and just shut the door on us. Welive locally, and a co-worker has since told me she watched them do the same thing one night while she'd been able to beseated. We went to Cafe Sushi on Arkansas Ave, and had a million times better service. We've since been back to Cafe Sushi acouple times, and we love that place. I'll never go back to Origami. ZERO STARS. Read more
I love this place. It was a date night favorite pre-covid, on the rare occasion my partner and I were in Los Alamos. I went... there again recently with my in-laws to celebrate a life event, and the service was fantastic. Our server was kind, and verypatient with us as we ordered what I felt was far too much food! I was very grateful they made it such a good experience for myin-law, and look forward to going back. And the food was great, of course! High quality sushi, yummy appetizers and desserts,and tea! (They do serve their mochi's with whipped cream and chocolate sauce, so if you don't like those, be sure to ask for itto be left off.) Read more
If you like water to drink or rice on your rolls this is not the place for you. Waters are never refilled and rolls measure... barely less than a quarter coin in diameter, just enough to get a sliver of the ingredients listed on the menu together. Pick uporders will always be prioritized to dining in so if you decide to sit down, everything is a wait. EDIT: this place has reallyturned around 5/5 Read more
Origami is one of the fancier, kinda more sophisticated places in Los Alamos. For me, it was love at first sight... I remember... the first time I went here. My boss took me out for a lunch, and he wanted to have some sushi. I, personally, never had sushibefore, and have never had any Japaneses meals either. It was awesome, such a great first experience! Their staff is amazing:very attentive and caring. The decoration and the serving of meals creates a calming and relaxing atmosphere where you can enjoyyour delicious food and forget about your everyday problems. Yes, it's a bit pricey, but if you come during lunch time, get thelunch special which are perfect if you're on a budget. I will be back, guaranteed! Read more
Fish was absolutely not fresh. If you are unwilling to procure or serve fresh fish, then do not put sushi on the... menu. Furthermore, do not tell a customer that your fish is fresh when you know that it certainly is not. Read more