Review: If you enjoy good sushi, add Omakase by Gino to your list

While it isn’t the area’s best Japanese omakase, it is worthwhile. And a bargain.
Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • January 24, 2019
It’s a darned good deal: 21 courses for $105. And of those 21 dishes, only one was a dud. A new sushi bar called Omakase by Gino opened in December in Santa Ana, and it is really good. It’s in that old shoebox-sized space that briefly housed...
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