I thought the food was great and the servers were very cool. It does get crowded, but overall it's a very friendly place. Santa Barbara is just a beautiful place to be...and there are a ton of great restaurants to try. This is one of the good ones.
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The best Sushi in Southern Cal
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 02/01/06
Unlike the review before mine this sushi is THE best and soooo inexpensive. You get the same quality for double the price anywhere else in LA/ OC area. One of the best restaurants in Santa Barbara - would reccomend to anyone who loves great sushi.
Arigato serves an excellent array of sashimi, sushi rolls and traditional nigiri. While I believe that the price was a little much, the service and the substance made me forget it. We spent about seventy-dollars between three of us for a combination platter, and four individual rolls.
Everyone left happy, full, and content with the service ...
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wonderfully fresh sushi, miss the old location
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 08/29/05
arigato serves fresh sushi on par with anything you can find in l.a. or san francisco. the service is wonderful and warm. you really feel relaxed and welcome here. the food, as i mentioned, is outstanding. the old location was much cozier, but the "new" location is larger, which is good news for sushi lovers in sb!
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Keeps us sane
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 08/24/05
My partner and I have been dining at Arigato since 2001. Early on we ate there about once a week as a form of therapy to combat a high stress lifestyle. The food, ambiance and service were so excellent, that whatever your state of mind entering Arigato, you came out "feeling like a flower". Over time, their Japanese sushi chefs have been ...
I find that the fish at Arigato's is fresh but the portions are very small for the price. I was there last weekend and we spent $30.00 each, it was tasty but we both thought for $30.00 each we wish the rolls had been bigger.
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