Wasn't a huge fan when I came here last year. Went again a few weeks ago and fell in love. Their pork belly, seared steak or beef? (I think) and toro was so good we had seconds. Croquettes were hot and cold but tastes good with the sauce.
Delicious, good portions and value for money (~$8.50 for the dons). Tempura included the delightful surprise of a shishito pepper (a rare spicy one at that!) which is not often found elsewhere. It is proper well executed tempura. Pork katsu was also very commendable for the moist thick cut. At lesse
Seriously, the BEST sushi I've ever had. In my many travels across the country, this sushi restaurant takes the crown. Or should I say, Iron Throne. For those of my fellow GoT geeks. ❤️
This is one of the best sushi restaurants I’ve ever been to.
The restaurant is small and on first glance their menu is very overwhelming kind of like the cheesecake factory with many pages, and many of the rolls have fried ingredients which was a turnoff at first. But there were options and everythi
Amazing authentic Japanese food! great server who was from Ohio (don't know her name but she was great!)
Great prices on drinks, food is a little pricey except lunch specials, but overall great quality.
Great reasonable authentic Japanese ingredients. Finally found a go-to Japanese owned (I think) sushi place that has sushi and other options for non-sushi eaters. Nothing fancy about the rolls but the sushi and fish ratio is perfect. Salmon skin rolls have the pickled gobo, which is impossible to fi
Hands down THE BEST JAPANESE restaurant in town. They're from Osaka which is next to my home town and they spoke in the same dialect. it made me almost cry. The food was amazing. Cooked just right. Legit izakaya style cooking. Simple yet delicate. Good ingredients speak loud. If you want "Japan",
Exceptionally high quality and taste sushi, sashimi, and rolls. Cons: portion sizes were on the small size and was a bit expensive too.
Overall totally worth it for occasional visits, but won't be a regular haunt for us.
Really great place for the local neighborhood. One of the few Japanese owned and operated Izakaya Restaurants in the city. Food overall is good. sashimi is fresh and the kitchen sends out tasty food as well.
The reason I like it so much is because:
1) It is within walking distance of my house.
2)
Another random dinner came up and 5 years after my first visit, I'm back at Oyaji. With years of Yelp training, I'm not better suited to give a more in depth review of this spot. Oyaji is a small Japanese restaurant in the Outer Richmond that serves up sushi, ramen, and other small tapas. Now if you
Good place for a sit down meal with friends/family. If you have a large group, definitely make reservations as the place isn't that big. If you can, sit at the bar in front of Hide I and optionally buy him a drink, though not required. He definitely does well with interacting with the patrons.
Masa and his family haven't missed a beat with the hand off from the original owner. The oyaji beef, croquettes, and other izakaya style plates are why I love this place. The Kakuni is so good it does sell out! If you go for sashimi or sushi, sit at the counter and ask for the chef's choice aka Omok
Masa steps to the plate and hits a grand slam with his new home. So thankful my favorite sushi chef moved back from Japan. He's probably going to hate me for saying this but try going in and just ask him to make you some delicious fare. Thanks for all the years of great sushi and shoju!!! Love ya
A little pricey on a student's budget but the quality, ambiance, and service is great.
Authentic Japanese Izakaya food. Definitely spend a couple hours here, drink some beer and enjoy all the small dishes they have to offer. Skip the ramen. It's good, but that's not what you're here for. Go for the yakitori, the pickled dishes, etc. Come early, the wait can be painful on weekends.
I used to go to this spot every weekend when Hideki was there. I feel like it's a little different now, maybe just because I miss his crazy antics.
The cooked food here is legit! I've never had anything I didn't enjoy here
FOOD:
skewers & other small plates.. Originally we were really craving Izakaya Sozai but due to the wait we searched for an alternative and ended up here. The food was good but in a more simple way, good but nothing I would clammer about or drag anyone back to try must haves
SERVICE:
Good
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