Musashi Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar

This is the real deal - the only top notch sushi in the Palm Springs area. It's popular with locals and the way I noticed it was driving by at 5:00 there was a line of older people waiting to get in right when they opened the doors. Good sign. Service was a bit dictatorial probably because it was so busy and they had to keep things moving but the host (maybe wife and owner) was nice even though she was firm. She just had a ton of patrons to manage. I saw 5-10 parties get turned away since no resy for the short time I waited for my spot to clear. Sushi bar - it took a while to eat since they were so busy. Chefs had their hands full. Also full menu is not available at the sushi bar. On to the sushi - excellent fish. Right up there with best I've had at some of the high end sushi restaurants on either coast- all in an unassuming old school atmosphere. Nothing fancy but yellowtail, tuna, aji, ikura, uni, mackerel, sweet shrimp were all wonderful. The uni was very special. I also loved my negihama roll. Oh expect to pay handsomely for what you get. Take out pork tonkatsu was good also. Had a delicious hot mustard along with the sweet sauce. Don't go here if you're looking for a Philly cheese roll. There's another restaurant somewhere else for that kind of sushi. Go here for great nigiri and the old standbys.

Small pretty restaurant. Food is delicious: I loved the tasty scallops nigiri, my yudofu was amazing. So pretty the way they cut and serve the Mochi dessert. Friendly personnel.

Excellent in the desert , who would have thought.We sat at the sushi bar & it was my partner in crimes, birthday dinner. We decided to try a new restaurant, for a light menu, before some birthday cake at home. (Strawberry shortcake her favorite . The owner sat us, she was very pleasant. We sat at the sushi bar, out normal go to. Our chef was very nice gentleman, made the prefect cuts for our gorgeous pieces of fish, which were fresh. Outta the water fresh. We ordered 8 pieces of fish 4 toro 4 bluefin. Which house wasabi, excellent. We had two rolls plenty of pictures . The rolls Where amazing. Crab , shrimp , tuna avocado rolls excellent. Sake the servicer picked out, excellent sake sweet fruity. Excellent night, great staff. was perfection, our chef made the perfect tasting rolls. We will be back.

I love sitting at the bar and watching the food preparation, the service is great and the fish is always fresh. I highly suggest eating here if you’re a sushi fan. The Nigiri is my favorite, the yellowtail is fantastic, and I really enjoy the eel roll as well. You can’t go wrong here!

UNREAL fresh sushi experience! This place is the best sushi in Palm Desert, hands down super authentic and fresh fish. Highly recommend!!!!

This is a great little sushi restaurant tucked away in Palm Desert. There’s plenty of parking and the service was excellent. The atmosphere in the restaurant is great, and the hostess seems to know everybody there, full of locals. The selection of food was fantastic and we really enjoyed being there. We would highly recommend going there if you’re in the mood for sushi.

Great place if you're looking for a quaint sushi restaurant. We arrived without a reservation and were told we could only sit at the sushi bar, which was fine. The place was packed! Sushi was good, service was outstanding and I highly recommend it. Make a reservation if you want to be sure you're able to sit at a table.

Amazing sushi spot! Family owned and operated. Been going here for over 15 years. Menu has shifted a bit over the years, but always delicious. Great quality, and wonderful value. Clean, minimalist decor and atmosphere that elevates the experience. Lovely wrap around sushi bar where you can watch the sushi chefs do their work. Great servers, and service. Kitchen menu is tasty and well portioned. Highly recommend the salmon nigiri, yellowtail nigiri, musashi roll, desert roll, and caterpillar. Smelt egg roll is great as well. Love the chicken teriyaki (miss the beef teriyaki)! Plenty of parking in the free lot. Restaurant can be busy but usually work through the line pretty quickly. Owner is usually there, and always make a point to stop, check in, and ensure you have an amazing experience. She makes you part of her family!