Oishii Japanese Rstrnt & Sushi

06/10/11

Decent food

by kenshi at Citysearch

Oishii is a decent restaurant. I am surprised at the few reviews that were bad, but not everyplace is going to please everyone. Triangle Kendo & Iaido has gone there for after taikai dinner and I have also been there with my daughter (who has lived in Japan) and we all like the food there. I'm rating it 4 out of 5 stars for food. I have never had a problem with the service there.

07/29/08

Great food!

by zhezahn123 at Citysearch

This was my first visit to Suichii. The food was excellent, the presentation beautiful, and the service attentive. I'll definitely be returning. I went at lunch time. I had the hibachi shrimp--the shrimp were perfectly prepared and accompanied with sushi, soup, salad, and rice, all for $7.95. An incredible meal at an amazing price. I will definitely return!

• Pros: Delicious food, attentive service, very reasonably priced
• Cons: Ambience is a little "strip-mallish"

07/11/08

Good sushi, ordinary menu

by elliecook at Citysearch

I have never ordered anything other than sushi at oishi, and I have never had a bad plate of sushi. The fish is fresh and some of the menu items, like the oishi roll are downright delicious. I do miss some things that are usually served in most good sushi restaurants, like gomae, but for Chapel Hill, which has a totally ordinary batch of restaurants, Oishi provides a reliably good meal.

• Pros: Good sushi
• Cons: Holy Cow its expensive!

07/08/08

The absolute craziest/worst experience I have had with FOH employees...EVER

by ChapelHillChris at Citysearch

I have been in the restaurant business for some years now, and have never quite had an experience like I had today. I started my day out with a craving for a little sushi for lunch. So I headed up to Oishi around 1:40. I pull up, and see the open sign on so I figure they are doing lunch till 2:30. As I am walking up, the sign goes dark, and the window sign gets turned and I think to myself that there is no way the place closes for lunch at 1:45. I look at the hours of operation and it says that they do lunch till 2:00. So at this point I was ready to just get some sushi to go , so the employees could get along with closing, and I could be out of their hair. Upon entering I ask the hostess, who appears to be no more than a high-school student, why they are closing 15 minutes early, and she responds "Because we just are." Being a little baffled, I repeat what she says in the form of a question, and she says, with a condescending smile "Because we have already started closing down the kitchen." So i say, "Sounds good, but I want nothing from the kitchen, I just want a couple of sushi rolls." She says it's (sushi bar) closed as well. Still not comprehending how this KID all of 16 years, old is talking to me and telling me this BS in this tone of voice, I ask for the manager. She says "He is in the back if you wanna go and get him." OK now I am furious, and ask her to please go and get him....TWICE. As she walks off she mentions to another apparent high-school student that "We have a 'stickler'." The other employee comes up and starts talking to me about the fact she is sorry they are closed...same condescending smile. So the 1st kid comes from the back and says she can't find her manager. At this point I see a man, who appears to be the owner, and he says they have run out of rice. I tell him, I won't be back ever, due to his staff. Not to mention he closes 15 minutes early. One of the girls yells loudly, "Have a nice day!!!" as I am walking out the door. Really?!?

• Pros: Don't know, this was my first experience there
• Cons: The fact that the FOH employees may ruin the business for this restaurant. HORRIBLE!

10/01/07

Must try Asian Fusion!

by ajinc21 at Citysearch

We live in Cary and have passed by Oishii many times and have wanted to try. To celebrate my birthday we took a chance and what a fabulous choice. My significant other is a chef and especially likes to dabble in asian fusion. This restaurant is more on the asian side than american which makes it very uniqie. This is a beautiful restaurant with great atmosphere. The menu selection is fantastic! Definitely try the blue mojito and the wide selection of martinis. We started with the BB shrimp app. which was cooked perfectly! The grilled hearts of romaine salad was delicious, yes I said grilled! We sampled the sushi and a california roll which was fresh and tasty. Presentation is awesome at Oishii! We couldn't decide on entrees, because of the great selection so the waiter recommended the crispy walnut shrimp (to die for) and the grilled sea bass with a ginger risotto. I haven't had an italian place in NC make risotto like this and the ginger was a very nice flavor. Definitely need to save room for dessert. The creme brulee was perfect, nice and creamy like custard is supposed to be. The triple mousse was the perfect end to a perfect meal. This is a must try restaurant. We will definitely be regulars! The staff was friendly and very helpful with selections, we can't wait to go back and eat at the beautiful sushi bar!

• Pros: menu selection you can go for months and try something new every time
• Cons: nothing, it was all great you will love it