I'm not a big Japanese food eater (indeed, I don't eat sushi), but my husband and kids like it, so we go to sushi restaurants from time to time. Of the handful of sushi restaurants in San Leandro, Ozeki Sushi Teriyaki was our favorite. I even liked their teriyaki. It changed names (to Fat Fish), and probably ownership, quite a while ago - and we hadn't gone back since. Today, however, when I agreed to have Japanese food for lunch, that's where we headed. I'm sorry to say that the food quality has gone down considerably. Even though I'm not crazy about the other Japanese restaurants in town, I would definitely not go back to this one.
I had the beef teriyaki plate ($8). The beef was tender and lean, and the portion was quite generous, but the beef had not been salted and, in the words of my husband, it was "the blandest piece of meat I've ever eaten". The teriyaki sauce tasted mostly of soy sauce (and yet, not a salty soy sauce). A little salt improved the meat considerably, but not the point of actually calling it "good". Unless you like bland food, take my advise and skip it.
You may also want to skip the Lion King roll (a California roll with baked salmon & tobiko). Mike speculates that the salmon & tobiko had been added to the top of the pre-made roll and quickly microwaved - the roll had both hot and cold spots. Needless to say he was not impressed.
The miso soup and unagi ($1 per piece) were fine.
In all, a disappointing experience.
Fat Fish
14701 E 14th St.
San Leandro, CA
510-614-8900
M-Sat 11:30 AM - 9:30 PM
Sun: 5 - 9:30 PM