Restaurant Review: Oeeshi Sushi Bar and Grill

I entered the restaurant as I have many times before, with my family for dinner. We were immediately seated at our usual table with the gentle waitress asking us for drinks. Everyone ordered hot tea and watched Jeopardy on the flat screen tv, the other permanently stationed on the sports game of the night.


Given their extensive menu, I contemplated a sushi roll plate...or maybe teriyaki salmon? I asked my dad if we were to order a sushi and sashimi plate to share amongst us ("pika pika" as Filipino's like to share: A term I've come to define as share and munch amongst others, like a tapas or appetizer plate) and he said yes. So I decided against a sushi roll plate to see one of their many dinner entrees. They come with a bowl of rice and two house salads: A spring salad with mandarin slices and bits of chicken, and shredded iceberg salad with crushed ramen, both salads topped with wonton strips. Bowls of miso came for everyone who ordered other things, me stealing one of the bowls for myself. I snacked on pieces of sushi and sashimi while waiting for my chicken and grilled shrimp plate.

I ate every bit of food that was on my plate, partaking in my ritual of grabbing the teriyaki-soaked piece of lettuce my chicken rested on and placing it on my bowl of rice, letting it soak up all of the sweet and salty goodness. The teriyaki sauce at Oeeshi is probably the best teriyaki sauce I've ever eaten. It's delicate balance of sweet, salty, and a hinted background of smokiness contribute to its tastiness. When I finished my plate and cup of tea, the bill came with a complimentary plate of honeydew melon slices. I contemplated asking for a scoop of azuki bean ice cream, but I noticed how enlarged my stomach had gotten, and let my body recover from its large meal while nibbling on melon slices.

I sat in the car on the way home letting it all hang out-- your body's way of saying "whoa, nice job eating that creative piece of awesome--now let it show for all to see so that others may know that you, a person of great taste, just ate a delicious Oeeshi meal".

I give Oeeshi Sushi bar and Japanese Grill a 9.0 out of 10 for a clean, friendly atmosphere, perfectly kind waitresses and chefs, and delicious food in perfect portions.