Forkelo ranking · Updated September 2026
20 spicy tuna rolls across the South Bay, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Fuji Sushi · Downtown San Jose
3 dish-specific mentions · 33% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Chopped sauced tuna and cucumber, rice out, cut into six. Sold on its own and as one of the picks inside the bento box.
Sushi Masa · San Jose
2 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Spicy tuna and cucumber, eight pieces. Named as the bright spot by a diner who was unhappy with everything else on the table.
Yuki Sushi · Santa Clara
1 dish-specific mention · 0% positive · 1 source type · menu verified September 2026
Maguro with jalapeno sauce in place of the usual chili mayo. A short four-piece order off the makimono list.
Sushi Confidential · Downtown Campbell
1 dish-specific mention · 0% positive · 1 source type · menu verified September 2026
Tuna and cucumber under a heavy blanket of red tobiko, eight pieces. The kitchen will cut it as a roll or wrap it as a hand roll.
Kakuna Sushi · San Jose
1 dish-specific mention · 0% positive · 1 source type · menu verified September 2026
A plain chopped-tuna cut roll on an East San Jose menu that leans hard on topped specialty rolls.
Sen Dai Sushi · Milpitas
1 dish-specific mention · 0% positive · 1 source type · menu verified September 2026
A straight chopped-tuna cut roll, sold under its own name. The kitchen lists a spicy tuna and cucumber roll separately.
Sushi Pro · San Jose
1 dish-specific mention · 0% positive · 1 source type · menu verified September 2026
Spicy tuna and crisp cucumber rolled in rice and nori. The cut roll, not the hand roll the same kitchen sells beside it.
The Sushi Heroes · San Jose
1 dish-specific mention · 0% positive · 1 source type · menu verified September 2026
Spicy tuna and cucumber under a dusting of sesame. The one plain roll on a menu otherwise given over to topped fusion rolls.
Kobe Japanese Restaurant and Sushi · Santa Clara
1 dish-specific mention · 0% positive · 1 source type · menu verified September 2026
Six pieces, named and priced by the count. The plain roll, not one of the topped specialty rolls it sits beside on the list.
Trifecta · Silver Creek
2 dish-specific mentions · 0% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Chopped tuna with avocado, shiso and jalapeno, bound in spicy aioli and rolled rice out under sesame. A dressed-up take, priced to match.
Poke Poke Fish Bar · Santa Clara
2 dish-specific mentions · 0% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
No plain version here: spicy tuna, cucumber and avocado go under tempura crunch, unagi sauce and spicy mayo.
Truya Sushi · Santa Clara
2 dish-specific mentions · 0% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Sold as maki rather than roll: chopped spicy tuna in rice and nori. Regulars order it, though it is not the roll they come back for.
Azuma Japanese Cuisine · Cupertino
2 dish-specific mentions · 0% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Coarsely chopped sauced tuna against a bright dice of cucumber, rice on the outside and nothing on top. The plain one on a menu of eleven spicy-tuna lines.
Happy Sushi · Santa Clara
2 dish-specific mentions · 0% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
The straightforward version: chopped spicy tuna rolled in rice and nori, sold under its own name rather than folded into a combination.
Seto Restaurant · Sunnyvale
2 dish-specific mentions · 0% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Chopped tuna and cucumber, six pieces, plated plain with wasabi and ginger and nothing on top. The least expensive plain version around.
Sumi Sushi · Downtown San Jose
2 dish-specific mentions · 0% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Six pieces of chopped tuna and diced cucumber, rice out, finished with a scatter of masago. Clean and undressed, the classic build.
Sushi Kuni · Cupertino
2 dish-specific mentions · 0% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Nori on the outside, chopped sauced tuna and green onion inside, cut small. A tight traditional maki rather than a fat rice-out roll.
Sushi Maru · Japantown
2 dish-specific mentions · 0% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Tuna drizzled with spicy sauce, and unusually just three pieces to an order. A side-plate portion rather than a full roll.
Akita Sushi Gourmet · Santa Clara
2 dish-specific mentions · 0% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
The raw one: chopped spicy tuna and cucumber, eight pieces off the makimono list. A deep-fried roll shares the name, so it is worth saying which you want.
2 dish-specific mentions · 0% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Sold as a spicy tekka roll: chopped tuna in rice and nori, eight pieces. The rolling can come out loose and the plating slapdash.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
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