oishii
Our quest to try every sushi restaurant in Houston was on hold for awhile but I guess we’re resuming it. We went to try Oishii tonight after having conversations about it from several of our friends (on several different occasions). I know, this place is definitely not new but it’s new to us.
It was happy hour when we went so it was packed. Parking sucked. They have a small lot beside the shopping strip that they are in but it was pretty much full and we parked over hashed lines.
The wait wasn’t bad, we were sat in less than ten minutes. We weren’t that impressed by the happy hour menu but since each menu item was only $4 each and it was buy one get one free (I’m not sure why they don’t just list the appetizers as $2), we went ahead and ordered the Dynamite Roll (which consisted of unidentified sashimi) and the Agedashi Tofu. For our meal we ordered the Special C (I’m not sure if this changes from day to day) but it consisted of miso, 3 pieces of salmon, 2 pieces of tuna, 2 pieces of peppercorn tuna, 2 pieces of escolar, 2 pieces of yellowtail, 2 pieces of fatty tuna for $15.95. Uh yeah, I was shocked at the prices. We also ordered a Tiger Eye roll ($6) and a Spicy Tuna roll ($3) for good measure. The bill was $37 including tip and tax. Pretty cheap for a sushi meal.
The sushi quality was excellent given the price tag. I’m not sure if it was really toro they served because I’ve never seen it served for so little money– maybe it was super white tuna? Honestly, it’s been so long since I’ve ordered toro that it fooled me. It was buttery and lovely.
Overall, I liked the place. No frills or pretense, quick service, and a really cheap price tag.
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Lees, we need to take you there if you haven’t been.
Zoe, does Dickson work there? We’re pretty sure he’s the one that brought us our drinks but we weren’t totally sure and I wouldn’t know how to explain who I am. I don’t think he recognized us.
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Quick sushi restaurant roll call of what we’ve tried (asterisk means I think it’s above average):
- Sushi King*
- Coco’s Yakitori Sushi Bar*
- Kubo’s Sushi Bar & Grill*
- RA Sushi
- Uptown Sushi
- Sushi Jin*
- Sushi Coast
- Azuma Sushi & Robata Bar*
- 713 Restaurant & Lounge
- Back Door Sushi
- Blue Fish House Sushi Bar & Grill*
- Cafe Japon
- Hokkaido Japanese Restaurant
- Kona Grill
- Miyako
- Redfish Seafood Grill
- Rickshaw Far East Bistro & Bambu Lounge
- Sakura Japanese Restaurant Sushi & Bar
- Taiko Japanese Grill & Sushi Bar
- The Fish*
- Tokyo Bowl*
- Osaka Japanese Restaurant*
- Ichibon Sushi
Definitely let me know if I haven’t tried your favorite sushi place in town.
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