A lovely, delicious and intimate omakase experience with two very personable and skilled itamae. Off the beaten track in Linda Vista, it's hard to find with no good signage behind the K sandwiches complex but plenty of parking when you find it. 10 seat sushi bar and a small outdoor patio. The indoors is very peaceful and beautifully decorated. The staff is incredibly warm and efficient but never make you feel rushed. They will offer you quick tastes to decide what sake you prefer and they have an excellent selection. Choice is omakase only. The slightly more expensive option offers a sashimi course, but the lesser has a hand roll as one of the sushi options. We chose one of each and the chefs are so gracious and cut the sashimi smaller and change the hand roll into a roll, so you both can share. The fish is first class. Small servings but so much food you will not be hungry. The dinnerware and sushi glasses are from Japan and just beautiful! The only dish I was so so on was the chawan mushi just because the drier flaky fish just didn't mesh for my tastes with the creamy custard but my partner loved this one. The dessert was a sweet potato ice cream. It was not too sweet which I loved but it was almost mealy in texture which I did not like. I would have preferred a adzuki or green tea or some other smoother option. My partner didn't like for the same reason. This is a dinner that is a two hour affair but the sushi chefs are so enjoyable to chat with that it flew by. It is costly but right in line with omakase at other high end sushi places in SD like Tadokoro, Ken's, etc. The lighting is a bit too bright inside and it would have been nice to have some background quiet music. I truly wish though that some of these high end sushi places also offered a non omakase option at tables or patio so you can have some freedom of choice and can enjoy a smaller meal like Tadokoro offers. All in all, Ichifuji has only been open about a year but they are well on their way to some Michelin level consideration down the line.

Went here to celebrate an anniversary and we were definitely not disappointed! We made a reservation for dinner on a Thursday at 7:45pm. You have to make the reservation via Tock where there is a $50 deposit per person. You are refunded the deposit once you show up to your reservation. There is a private parking lot with a good amount of spots. There are two chefs and seats for ten people at the sushi bar. There is seating at the patio as well. There are two options on the menu, the seasonal omakase for $160 and the nigiri course for $140. There is also an extensive sake list, where they let you taste test a few before picking one. We chose the seasonal (fall) omakase. Everything was so fresh and flavorful. You start with a plate of appetizers (oyster was my favorite) and then a plate of sashimi. They actually save the shrimp head as they deep fry it later as another dish (it was actually one of my favorites of the night!). Next you are served a series of nigiri, which were all delicious. A couple of my favorites were the Hokkaido uni and fatty tuna. There were also some other side dishes served in between the nigiri, the sunomono salad with octopus being a highlight for me. For dessert they served a sweet potato ice cream which was so good! It was like mashed potatoes and ice cream in one. Service was great! The chefs were very friendly and conversational. At the end of the meal, since we were celebrating an anniversary they took a photo of us with the chefs and printed it out for us. It was a great surprise! Overall we had an amazing experience at Ichifuji. Definitely one of the most interactive omakases we've been to. There were so many delicious dishes, we were stuffed by the end of the meal. I would definitely recommend a try here and I can't wait to go back as the chefs change up the menu every season.

F*ckin fire. Great Fall menu, amazing sake, and the best fish. But the vibe and experience make it one notch above most of the other Omakases in SoCal. Definitely recommend and will go back.

Ichifuji!!! Thank you for such a fantastic birthday meal! My bf reserved us a couple seats here to celebrate my birthday and wow we were so impressed! It was seriously the perfect meal curated by the chefs here at Ichifuji. Chef Ichikawa served up each dish with a smile! He shared with us that he and his partner Chef Fujita worked endlessly to create the beautiful interior and were so happy to finally see it fully operational. It was nice getting to chat with them and learn about our meal. We had the summer seasonal menu and look forward to trying their others as well! We loved it so much we recommended it to our friends who went the following week and loved it just as much. I look forward to our next trip back and will be thinking about it until then!!

What an incredible experience. Everything we had was exceptional and delicious. Well balanced, tasteful, and authentic. Hidden cute little gem in Linda Vista/Kearny Mesa with attentive service and great sake selection.

Absolutely delicious and fresh omakase for a reasonable price too! Not only were the flavors amazing and melt in your mouth, they are innovative and creative, making a lot of elements in house (eg an edamame yuzu puree that paired with nigiri and also a housemade yuzu cream sorbet). What puts this place even more above and beyond is the service - the friendliest and most energetic chefs around! The restaurant is super clean and well decorated with roomy seating. They change up their menu every season and we can't wait to be back!

Fantastic edomae style omakase started by two experienced chefs, whose names combined make Ichifuji Two omakase options exist, and I had the Nigiri course at 140$/ head. Good variety of ingredients used, with tasteful sauces and seasonings. Not a single item was boring, over embellished, or forgettable. Service in this 10 people counter was excellent by attentive staff. The dedicated parking lot next to the restaurant is tight for large cars but is doable. Lovely intimate ambiance that is clean and simple. 100% would come back.

My daughter and her husband gave me this visit for my 79th birthday. It was a great experience. The chef at my request put less rice on my sushi because I feared I would not be able to eat a portion meant for a younger adult. This turned out to be a good decision! I left pleasantly full. The sushi itself was the best I've ever had, including experiences on four trips to Japan. The chef explained the ingredients for each one. I'd not had several of the fish species but all were delicious. Japanese barracuda, for example. The yelpers have done a terrific job of posting pictures of the colorful presentations. We sat at a table with four parties, with each chef handling 5-6 people. The meal included cold sake; the chef offered samples to choose from. The menu is just two levels of omakase, which means the chef chooses everything depending on the ingredients he has available. The sushi is interleaved with other dishes such as a soup. The meal began with an appetizer trio and ended with a dessert. The uni (sea urchin) was presented as a hand roll which I found a bit awkward. This was my first experience with omakase. If you have never tried it, be prepared for a different experience than a regular sushi bar. There is no little bowl of soy sauce with wasabi because (a) that was never a good idea in the first place and (b) the chef is giving you the exact taste he wants. I was reminded of a long-ago experience at a German restaurant in San Francisco with a little placard on the table explaining that there was nothing like salt, pepper, or mustard on the table because "we already seasoned everything properly in the kitchen". The photo I posted was taken by the staff and presented to me as a memento. Happy times.

Truly one of the very best omikase we have had anywhere in the country! We got the one which included sashimi ($160/person versus $140 for non sashimi), and the result was 26 different tastes, all seafood or egg, over a 2.5 hour period. Service was excellent at this small restaurant, with only a few tables in a pleasant, heated outdoor sheltered patio and a sushi bar-only seating inside. Our server Ken, himself a sushi chef, was extremely solicitous and knowledgeable, and allowed us each a complimentary sake tasting of three types of sake before we could select one for the table (all three were excellent). Standouts were the two types of uni (local San Diego and Hokkaido), served with ikura salmon eggs on subtle vinegar sushi rice...super smooth and fresh....the chawanmushi egg custard, fresh from the steamer with lightly smoked bamboo shoot, scallop and edamame...and of course the superbly fresh sushi, flown in from Japan, each piece flavored differently with a light sauce or Himalayan salt or other touch. Even the dessert, a tea panna cotta, was subtle, fresh, and clearly composed with the loving care of an artisan chef. A completely enjoyable experience, where we felt pampered, welcomed, delighted by the parade of one bite after another. We will gladly return!

My first true omakase experience (aside from Nobu) and it was nothing short of amazing. My friends treated me here for dinner and we did the 8 course Fall menu, which honestly was like 16 courses because they end up giving you palette cleaners and dessert and what not. (We also did the sake pairing, which was great, and I love that you can pick your own shot glass!) From beginning to end, this dining experience was amazing. The two chefs are so sweet, lively and love what they do -- you could see it and even taste it with the food they present. I had never tried uni (sea urchin) until this night and I was a huge fan. There were two different types also: one was from Japan and the other was more local, but I can't remember. Prior to me tasting it, I remember one of the chefs referring to uni as "sea peanut butter," and after tasting it, that was the most accurate description ever. Not taste wise, per se, but more so texture. I just recall loving everything I ate. Everything was melting in my mouth and I was truly in heaven. You have to make reservations because they only seat probably up to 10 people at a time, and there is a time limit in order to seat the next group of people. It's a very small and intimate experience, which makes it that much more special. You really get to speak to the chefs. I loved every moment of it. PS: I have way more photos of food, but Yelp only allows up to 10. So know that you'll actually get pretty full by the end of the meal.