Oyishi Japanese Steakhouse

Favorite dish is yellowtail jalapeño! So fresh and have a sweet taste towards the end. Dynamite maki is a bomb! Walk in and see all the regulars. Definitely our favorite neighborhood restaurant.

So disappointed. I’ve been before and really enjoyed previously. Tonight I ordered yellowtail sashimi, it was very fishy to the point that I had to remove it from my mouth, they seemed to care less, I watched the server tell management and they shrugged it off. Not to mention I wanted to order just steak and veggie hibachi and they had the manager tell me that wasn’t possible over and over until he finally agreed. Why are we arguing about providing me with the meal I am wanting to have. Lastly no gluten free soy sauce. I think half of America is avoiding gluten due to intolerance and celiacs. Get with the program folks. Not going back. They will never pick up business unless they care about their customers.
Regardless of your comments. I have been eating yellowtail for a considerable amount of time. It was definitely bad, poor quality. The fact that they cut the fish into a rectangle rather than the natural cut at every sushi bar I have ever been to was the first red flag. You may have accommodated the hibachi but the conversation should have never been necessary. It’s funny, when a customer is displeased it is appropriate to address the issue respectfully and apologize in order to maintain their business rather than come up with a reason why the location did no wrong. If I have food poisoning tonight I will be sure to bring the receipt in to have you pay the bill. And myself and my family who have dined with you many times will not be returning to your venue.
It’s hilarious your restaurant doesn’t understand common customer service. I think my 1 person bill clearly wasn’t concerned about finding a cheaper options. Rather as a customer I wanted a customized option. I wonder how long it will take for your business to go upside down and close with your terrible customer service. Maybe if you catered to your customers rather than smart ass remarks your would be turning a profit and your yellow tail.

The hibachi chef is very entertaining and amazing! Sushi is fresh and waitstaff are always friendly and attentive. We will be back!

I absolutely love this place! Cool atmosphere, friendly service, reasonable prices, can’t beat it, really love the early bird special and the cocktail selection! We come once a week at least!

The outside and inside of the restaurant reminded me of an ultra-​tech Japanese restaurant with dark lighting and neon lights both on the inside and out. I went with a group of friends that night to enjoy a night out. Mind you the restaurant was connected to the Oviedo mall do my expectations weren’t set too high.
We sat in the hibachi grill area which wasn’t very open. Since the area wasn’t big and not well ventilated the heat from the grills had us all heated up and almost sweating.
Our waitress was very nice and the service was good. The chef was entertaining as well by making a few bad puns. However, the quality of the food was sub-​par. The veggies from the grill were a bit over cooked. The noodles were extremely greasy as well as the chicken and the rice tasted damp. Yes, the rice actually tasted damp as if they had too much water in it and didn’t cook it properly. As one of my friends suggested it was «a wanna-​be Kobe.» Most of us ordered the chicken hibachi and with tax it cost ~$ 17.
Overall, I will not be returning to this restaurant since the food is overpriced, over greased, and overcooked.

Great food. Plenty of it. Holly was awesome. Steak and scallops were prefect. Very funny entertaining and happy staff

Horrible place to eat! RUN!!! Took them 2 hours from start to finish. The food was bad we both got sick from it. The waitress hunted us down at the door and demanded a bigger tip and argued with us about it.

We enjoyed the sushi. Spicy yellow tail roll was very good. My wife ordered the teriyaki shrimp, it was really good. The shrimp tasted fresh and it was well cooked. It comes with house salad, rice and miso soup. My wife enjoys miso soup, but she thought it lacked flavor. My daughter the vegetarian got the teriyaki tofu. She enjoyed it, and I tried a piece. It was okay, but I not much of tofu eater. Worth saying, the rice that came with teriyaki meals was very good, cooked to perfection. My son and I got the beef yaki-​soba. We both did not like it. It was basically, tasteless noodles with shaved beef. I’m pretty familiar with yaki-​soba, this seemed like cheapen version of it. The beef was like that cheap Steak-​Umm shave beef stuff, not bite size beef.
The restaurant was too dark for my liking, walls were black and they have few neon lights here and there. For relatively new place, the interior was boring and plastic looking. No beautiful wood accents and counters you find in better thought out Japanese restaurant.
If your looking for quick sushi meal before a movie, this place is work checking out. But not for dinner destination for night out with friends.

I’ve had both the sushi and hibachi, but let’s start with sushi. Simple yet fantastic– the flavor is all in the fish (which they don’t skimp out on, even with their ridiculously low prices). If you go for lunch, you can get 3 rolls for $ 4 each roll. INSANE. I’m a snob for the right ratio of fish-​to-​rice and they nailed it.
Their hibachi is good, pretty typical stuff. A bit above average. You know how the «experience» goes: chefs crack jokes and eggs and everyone loves the onion volcano. The food is delicious and the service is good as well.
Hint: if you go to the back door, you can find a small room to order takeout (no table service) for crazy cheap– both sushi and hibachi. The servings are HUGE for hibachi and cheap cheap cheap. So good.
I promise you won’t find better value for sushi/​hibachi in Oviedo, especially of this quality and taste.

The food was lackluster and when we ask for suggestions from the waitress she was unable to give any. Very disappointing experience. Will not return. Nice location and pretty décor.

Very nice inside and always clean and friendly. Sushi is top notch and always consistent. Prices are very fair and this has quickly become our favorite sushi restaurant. No complaints at all actually.

This is a convenient place to grab sushi if you find yourself craving it after seeing a movie or doing some shopping — it’s connected to the mall. Other than that, I wouldn’t necessarily recommend coming here on your own accord. Nevertheless, i was craving sushi! So in we went.
The ambiance of the place is pretty standard for a sushi joint. Dimly lit, semi romantic, but still casual. you have the choice of sitting either at the hibachi table or in the normal dining area. We opted for normal dining.
We started off with edamame, then I ordered a dragon roll, and my boyfriend ordered steak hibachi. I wound up picking off his plate more, because I unfortunately didn’t enjoy the roll too much. It was the end of the night, and the fish just didn’t seem fresh. Never a good thing when it comes to sushi.
The server however, was very attentive and nice. No complaints about the service here. Overall, I would say it’s an ok place if you want sushi then and there after strolling around the Oviedo mall, otherwise I would say there are better places nearby.

Food and service are much improved since my last review. Gave them another try since our favorite Japanese place in Oviedo closed down. Much to our delight, our favorite chef from Shogun is now working here! Soup is still not the best, but the rest of the meal was good. Husband said they were the best scallops he’s had in a while. We now have a reliable place to go to for Japanese hibachi in Oviedo.

Service is seriously lacking here. The host/​bar tender was extremely condescending and rude and it took forever to get a chef at our hibachi table. The waitress who brought the drinks, soups, and salads was mediocre at best. If you didn’t answer her quick enough about what you were drinking when she came around for refills, she got extremely snippy. You’ve refilled our drinks several times now and we’re all drinking soda. It shouldn’t be that difficult to remember.
Back to the beginning: When we walked in, we told the host we had a reservation. In the most condescending and annoyed way possible, he snapped at us that he would not seat us until everyone was there. They were right behind us unable to be seen because the door was blocked by employees going in and out to smoke.
When we were finally able to get to our table, the same host immediately started barking at us where to sit. I mean specifically which chairs to sit in and who to sit where as if there needed to be assigned seating. RUDE! I even caught an elbow to the head as he viciously directed us where to sit. Even more RUDE. There was no acknowledgement of apology for this either. The RUDEST.
The food: Food was okay at best. Rice was excellent, steak I heard was great, but the chicken was bland, veggies undercooked, and noodles tasteless.
The only reason we gave 3 stars was the chef. He was both entertaining and friendly. He put on quite a show that had us all laughing and cheering the whole time!

4 stars for a clean and cool interior and very reasonable prices.
We came for lunch on a Saturday and were seated promptly. We decided to do hibachi lunch. A waitress brought us a standard menu and a lunch menu.
The lunch specials are a really good deal. The sign outside said 4.99 for hibachi chicken and 5.99 for a hibachi steak. I’m not sure if that was for the main dining area only, because we were told 9.99 for the steak hibachi (still a great deal).
After ordering (steak and calamari– both 9.99), clear soup and ginger salad was brought out. The soup was good and the ginger salad was acceptable. It wasn’t quite as ginger-​y as I prefer, but still decent.
The vegetables were good and had a lot of flavor. The portions on the veggies were a bit small. The fried rice was good and was included in the price. The steak was good. The calamari was good too.
Overall, we were very pleased with the experience and price and will return.

My husband and I visited for the first — and last — time last week. The atmosphere seemed typical for a Japanese steakhouse: crowded at the hibachi tables and a bit noisy. We opted for the menu offerings. He ordered the chicken teriyaki and I asked for the shrimp tempura. He requested fried rice instead of the usual white rice. The waiter seemed confused by his request, and my husband had to explain it twice. After ordering (and about 10 minutes later) the waiter came back and informed my husband there would be a $ 1.95 upcharge for the switch.
When the meals were served, the shrimp tempura arrived first, and was the sushi roll appetizer, not the entrée I thought I was ordering. (The waiter had not confirmed a choice between appetizer or dinner.) The roll itself was delicious: tempura was the perfect balance between light and crispy, and the shrimp was succulent.
My husband’s chicken was a different story. It arrived on a sizzling hot plate, but lost much of its heat moments after it got to the table. The texture was rubbery and it was very chewy. It almost seemed like it had been previously frozen. The teriyaki sauce was much sweeter than most, and was only drizzled on the very middle of the chicken. The rice (for which we paid extra) was overly sticky, and tasteless.
Two stars because the tempura roll was delicious, although it wasn’t my intended meal. Would’ve appreciated an upfront explanation of the upcharge for the fried rice, and an actual confirmation that I wanted an entrée, not an appetizer, for dinner. After the experience with the chicken, and the confusion with the service, we will not be back.

We came in for dinner on a Wednesday night with a 2(almost 3) year old and the staff and service was AMAZING! Nicki was our waitress and was very attentive and paid extra special attention to our little girl. Jimmy was our chef and he had all the jokes and flare and also made it a special experience for the little one, keeping her involved the whole time.
The food was really delicious and there wasn’t time spent waiting for the party that sat after us, we got to eat our salads and soup as they placed their order and then we were all ready to move on to the next course.
It’s a really cool little place, actually big place, it has nice décor, good food and I really cannot talk enough about the staff and how nice everyone was. It was a wonderful experience and we will be back again soon.

So based on the reviews of this place they are spot on when it comes to the lack in service, although everyone was nice, they seem to miss the boat on checking with you during and before your meal.
Visited last weekend and when we first arrived we were told to take a seat and we’ll seat you shortly. After 5 minutes or so, after everyone else had been sat, I asked how much longer it might be. I was told by the hostess that we never put our names in. This is the same person that told us to take a seat and we’ll be right with you. Not sure where the disconnect is here.
Meal itself was ok, I’ve had better from other Japanese steakhouses, however you need to know that two of us got very sick about an hour after leaving the restaurant. Both deducted that it wasn’t from the food, but most likely from the ice in our mixed drinks. No one else in our party had drinks from the bar, other than wine. Not sure if the owners read this or care, you all should know.
As I said the the overall impression was good, food was average for the price and the service was terrible. I hope they clean their act up so to speak, we need more fun spots to go near the mall that aren’t chains.

We had a hibachi lunch with the children on Saturday, Service was as reported elsewhere on Unilocal,slow, however, everyone was cheerful and welcoming. The décor was sleek with lots of colored lighting effects.
The hibachi lunch was a lot of food and great presentation. Lunch was suitable in flavor for both children and adults. We had chicken, steak and tilapia. All of which were flavorful. The 9 y.o. Pronounced it the best steak ever. The 8 y.o. Drained the soup appetizer.
Another commenter had mentioned an issue with the odor of the grill cleaning solution. I am not sure if it was the solution itself or just the smell of the wet rag, but I, too, did notice something. It didn’t last long, though, thankfully.
Small complaints aside, it was a very pleasant lunch and we plan to return.
Update: we returned for dinner in October. Service was faster and the grill cleaning protocol may have changed as there was not the odor noted last time. Still a family favorite with great food and presentation and so convenient for «dinner and a movie»

My friend and I went for sushi on their third night open and it’s really nice inside. The service was very good, but unfortunately I can’t say the same for the food.
Between us we had miso soup, house salad, edamame, spider roll, shrimp tempura roll, candy bar maki, dynamite maki, and pirate maki.
Miso soup — it was ok. The seaweed was really tough and chewy
House salad — great :)
Edamame — they didn’t add any salt or garlic so very bland
Spider roll — I’m not a soft shell crab fan but my friend didn’t like it at all. I tried it and didn’t care for it either but, like I said, I’m not a soft shell crab fan. I didn’t care for the seaweed salad inside of it, and I do enjoy seaweed salad.
Shrimp tempura roll — it was ok. Nothing special.
Candy bar maki — I liked this one and would get it again.
Dynamite roll — I didn’t care for this one but my friend liked it. I didn’t like their tempura batter, or the texture of the roll, once it was fried. I like fried rolls but wasn’t impressed with this one. Also, too many sauces on top in my opinion.
Pirate maki — I didn’t care for this one only because of the seared tuna. It wasn’t really seared as you would get on an ahi tuna appetizer or salad somewhere else, it didn’t have sesame seeds (or any seasoning or flavor) and seemed to have been cooked via charcoal grill or mini blow torch. The «searing» added a charred flavor and it took away from the rest of the roll. It’s all I could taste. Had it been raw tuna, the roll would have been good!
All the hibachi that went by looked really good so we will go again and try that instead of the sushi.