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Otani Restaurant & Sushi Bar
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Great Sushi and Karaoke!!.
If you crave a spicy tuna roll, or desire to do karaoke in an actual fun environment, where no one takes themselves seriously, this is the place to you. On Friday, March 30 a few friends wanted
sushi, so I took them here for their first time. From the fried rice dishes to the various sushis and sashimis, our party LOVED IT!!
A few of my friends do not drink, so they were very happy to pay a buck to sing a song, rather than have to pay a cover or buy a minimum amount of drinks. Everyone loved Robert/Bob(something like that), the guy that ran the kareoke--he interacted with everyone and made the nervous ones feel comfortable.
The waitstaff handled a busy night very well, and were very pleasant--and the bartender pours a heck of a drink. For a night of fun and good food, we will be back!!…
horrible service. I tried to make a reservation for a sushi making lesson using a groupon I had purchased. I provided my name, address and the contact phone #. However, the owner of the place, Mr. Honda, demanded the groupon # as well. The groupon # give to Mr. Honda rights to charge my account immediately, even before I came to the place. I'm using groupons for a few years now and I never was requested to provide the # in advance. I'll bring my groupon when I'll come tho the restaurant, as everybody else accepts. Mr. Honda not only refused to make a reservation for me, but he hang up on me and canceled my calls several times I called him back.…
Go to Red Lobster.
My wife and I went to the Otani Restaurant on 161 for our anniversary. We actually left Hyde Park Steakhouse to go there, because she had fond memories of the place. What a mistake. The place used
to be a rather classy joint: now it is a bawdy karaoke bar with some bad singers, bad food, and even worse service.
We ordered, then waited about twenty minutes for our appetizers to arrive. Then we got the soup and salad that came with her diner. We ate that. Then we got the soup and salad that came with my diner. We ate that. Then we walked around. As it was Saturday night, I caught up on the football score. We got a little bored. It became uncomfortable. All the while, strangers who could not carry a tune were serenading us. The place was only half full; I don…
good food, lots of fun. my girlfriends & i make it to Otani about once a month, just to catch up and hang out. we always have a blast, and the food is great. yes, the decor is kinds of 70's throwback, and the karaoke jocks can be a little brash sometimes, but that's part of the charm. this place is great. the ONLY complaint is that the service is pretty slow. (resolved by simply ordering as soon as you get in the door, and ordering your drinks at the same time. we all know the menu well enough by now that we don't even need to look). other than that, we never fail to have a wonderful time, but that's just us. infact, we're going again tonight to celebrate one of my sisters graduations :)…
Don't go here! Wish I would of read the other reviews first.
I always wanted to go to Otani but found out that it is one of the worst restaurants in Columbus.
Our server was sweet but inexperienced but that was not the problem. The food was really mediocre at best to really bad. Also the wait times were awful.. 25 minutes to receive our appetizers which were blah (normally I love veggie tempura) and not served with plates. We ordered 3 sushi rolls and the salmon. Soup and salad came out first. Miso soup was fine but the salad was swimming in dressing. 40 minutes later sushi rolls and fish finally came out. California rolls were fine but no better than what you get at the grocery. The other 2 rolls were falling apart and cut unevenly so that they were falling apart before we even picked them up. It was served with one tiny blob of wasabi and only one soy sauce dish for 2 people. The salmon was served with green beans and steamed rice. The rice had a layer of crust on it like it had been sitting under a heat light. I took one bite and realized I was right as it was crunch. The beans also looked like they had been sitting in a pan for hours. They were shriveled up and not appetizing. Neither was the fish. It was a strange cut with mostly skin on it and also some kind of slimy film on top. I took one bite and knew that it was old. After another 10 minutes the waitress returned and I told her it was bad. She was perplexed on what to do so talked to her manager. Who told her that there was nothing they could do because there was nothing wrong with the meal. I told her yes there was something wrong . The fish was old and inedible. She came back after talking to her manager again and said they would take 1/2 off the price. Not wanting to argue I agreed. I asked for the check which I received 20 minutes later.
I love sushi and Japanese food but this is the worst example of both. Next time I will stick to a far superior restaurant choice, Akai Hana off of W. Henderson road.…
