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This is an astonishing documentary that will wring your heart while it bends your mind

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

A Well acted thoughtfully choreographed story. Enjoyable especially if you need a little boost to your day. Refreshing to watch a wholesome family film with no computer generated graphics.

A wonderful surprise from the West Coast!The Port Washington N.Y. library showed this film, which I had never heard of, last night, and I was delighted by the story, the actors and the director's work.This is a film I would recommend to all of my friends. It is very truthful about how real people manage their differences in culture and background. Juana's life as a single mother, and working with her father to support her daughter reflect the experience of many young women I know. This simple story points the way for those who choose to learn about people different from themselves and working together with mutual respect.I was happy to see that the movie avoided so many of the "working with others" clichés. The actors and the director made the story feel authentic and real.

Normally this is the kind of movie I wouldn't watch or skip over after a few minutes but this has a compelling and different storyline that is wonderful to watch. It's not great film making. Most of the movie comes off like you would expect a low budget film but the movie (to me anyway) is about aspirations and things that get in your way and about stereotypes and prejudices that can keep you from getting ahead. I won't get into the details but for once white people are not the ones portraying the oppressors and it isn't about class struggle but just what real people have to deal with everyday. The actors are not great but for a change they have faces like your neighbors, not Hollywood caricatures. There's so many things about this movie to hate but I couldn't help but like it. I wish Hollywood (or canada) would make more movies like this.

Oakland, California is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in the U.S. Over 100 different languages are spoken in the region. In "East Side Sushi", we see two of those cultures collide in the most time honored tradition, over food. Juana Martinez, a single mom, and her father run a fresh fruit cart, a staple in Hispanic street food, that is when they aren't working their other jobs. Urban life has its drawbacks and when Juana gets robbed, she decides a change is needed. She takes a chance and answers a help wanted sign in a Japanese restaurant. She lands the job, discovers the passion of sushi, and sets out to become a sushi chef herself. As a Hispanic woman, this proves to be a more a difficult task than one might presume. "East Side Sushi" is a feel good story, at times hilariously funny, made on a shoestring budget, and as such has no money for advertising campaigns. Relying on word of mouth, it is finally being released in theaters, at least in California. If you like food, particularly Mexican and/or Japanese, if you live in or near Oakland, CA or just like urban themed dramas, or if you like good independent cinema, then I recommend this film. It is not a perfect film, sometimes feeling a little forced and a couple of scenes seem unlikely, but it has great pacing, some wonderful characters, a fun sense of humor and really brings out the beauty of the city across the bay.