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Oishii Boston
“Definately a great place for celebrations, romantic dinners etc.”
“Beginning with an incredible traditional dragonfish soup and finishing with an exquisitely perfect chopped mango desert, while experiencing knowledgeable and attentive service, this restaurant afffords a top notch dining experience.”
“The desserts were very good - green tea tirimisu, ginger ice cream, chocolate molten cake.”
“Over priced pretentious fish shack”
“This place is like something from NY or San Francisco with its intricate and complex menu of hard to find fresh fish!”
“Poor service, for these prices I expect the best and got nothing close to good service at this restaurant.”
“this place is too pretentious (decor is very nice, though), unauthentic, and overpriced for me to return.”
“The kitchen was a bit slow making the maki but our servers' attentiveness totally made up for that.”
“ate at the new restaurant that Oishii just opened in the South End with two of my friends and we really liked the decor inside but when we opened the menu, we had no idea how we were going to afford the prices :((( I had eaten a few times at the other O”
“have liked Sushi for a long time but I have never had anything like these awesome dishes!”View Less
Mickey?.
The food was fine. BUT I really think my sister and I were slipped some sort of a mickey! I had one drink and I had to hold on to the railing to walk down the stairs! I decided not to get any other
drinks-- usually I get 2 or 3 total if I go out to dinner.
My sister did have 2 drinks and also felt overly intoxicated
Also, we both had nightmares all nite and WICKED dry mouth!
anyone else?…
South End offshoot of award-winning sushi spot serves a pricey, expanded menu in minimalist chic environs..
In Short
With more than three times the seating of the original Chestnut Hill location, the South End Oishii provides a roomier, slightly more modern setting in which to enjoy perhaps the
city's highest-regarded sushi. While most diners stick to the raw stuff, some opt instead for hot dishes like beef yaki ishi, a heaping portion of vegetables, rice, and steak on a sizzling stone grill.…
Japanese cuisine has lost its way in Boston. At some point Japanese cuisine has lost its way in Boston. The fact that Oishii sits near the top of the food critic ratings is evidence of it. People seem to be wowed by sushi coated with expensive items like truffels and exotic caviar. Hand rolls now tend to be drenched in mayonaise and spices (this is a well known technique for sushi chefs to get rid of the cheaper and older parts of the fish that they would have otherwise thrown away). The only difference with Oishii is that it makes you pay triple what other places charge and they serve it to you in a pretentious dark Euro bar atmosphere. Even the way they serve soy sauce is an insult to Japanese cooking. Whats the deal with the huge soup bowl for the soy sauce anyway? Compare this to some fine restaurants in Japan where they dont even serve you soy sauce. Why? Because good fish should stand on its own. Oishii does get some of the freshest fish around, but it manages to mess up everything around it. The sushi rice is overcooked, and some nigiri zushi was served on some silly parchment paper which looked fancy but then stuck to the rice as it fell apart. Poor form. Its too bad that people think that this is good sushi and are willing to pay ridiculous prices for it. Just look around though. You wont find any Japanese people there (including the entire chef staff) or anybody who has spent any considerable time in Japan.…
Rip off, who do they think they are?. Poor service, for these prices I expect the best and got nothing close to good service at this restaurant. I left hungry, after forking over almost $200.00 for a meal for two. Substandard
Over priced pretentious fish shack. Went on 6/8/08 for fiances birthday. Kobe beef $60.00, small portion. Other portions very small. Waitress loud brash American girl, stated when she realized we were new to the experience "Our chefs recommend you trust them to cater to you, starting at $135.00 to $150.00 PER PERSON. Are you kidding me? We do not use chop sticks, again, she LOUDLY stated "I WILL GET YOU SILVERWARE!" We were seated in the main dining room, across from the sushi bar, therefore on top of the other diners, as it was a long couch, with tables for two coming off. Service abhorent, beverage glass usually empty. Additionally, we did not opt to buy the bottled water,and were served WARM tap water. The bill was outrageous, and I am still annoyed at my fiance for tipping well. Bad experience, over priced pretentious…
