The sign out front stated "you can't buy happiness, but you can buy sushi, which is kinda the same…read morething." Well, I might have to agree. The decor was simple and classy, and the menu just about made my eyes pop out, talk about eye candy! ( I even asked the waitress if I could keep a copy of the menu, it was that impressive!!). My colleague and I ordered the Combo de Luxe and it was not only extensive in its variety, pleasing to the eye, but ultimately pleasing to the palette! It seemed like a lot of food, but happened to be just the right amount for the two of us, and we decided to finish it off with the fried ice cream to share. All around an excellent experience!!

From the owner: Navnet er FOOD ASYLUM…read more Og det er en grunn til det. Vi vil gjennom navnet fortelle at vi tar dette på største alvor. For oss markerer navnet et løfte - til deg som kunde, gjest og besøkende. Asyl, eller fra gresk asylos, betyr blant annet ukrenkelig, eller hellig om du vil. Og det er matopplevelser for oss - hellig. Vi serverer sushi & sticks sushi & sticks leser du, men hva tenker du? En Sushi restaurant? Til det er svaret både Yes'n'No. - Yes Vi serverer Sushi hvor klassisk japansk håndverk smeltes sammen med moderne smaker. - No Vi serverer ikke bare rå fisk hos oss. Sticks i mange varianter skal pirre dine smaksløker. Vi liker sticks; nei vi faktisk elsker sticks! Du må rett å slett komme å prøve. Vi kan love deg en matopplevelse enten du liker rå fisk eller ikke.

Good Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, or Singaporean food is hard to get in some places, especially…read morewhen that place is Arendal, Norway. A co-worker brought me here and I was impressed with both the food and service. The owner shared with us how he made it to Norway from Vietnam. Nice guy that loves his food and knows how to build a good menu. They've perfected a number of great dishes from Vietnam and other nearby countries. Normally I am not a big fan of "pan-Asian" restaurants (it is usually better to focus on one style vs. trying to be a "jack of all trades"), but I'll make an exception in this case given the location and relative lack of such restaurants in the Norway. The food isn't cheap, especially when compared to what I'm used to paying in California... but Norway is the land of $17 bottles of beer and $75 local taxi rides.

Not only is the the worst sushi I have had, it´s the worst meal I have ever gotten in the whole…read morecity. There was no salmon meat in any of the salmon dishes I ordered. And in one of the rolls there was literarily no salmon at all! Other people have told me before they mostly have rice and not much fish. But to then also use only the left over of the salmon in the rolls, leaving only the gray meat that doesn't taste close to what it should is a scam. To make things worse when I complained they where really rude about it. I had to drive down with the dish to deliver it back only to be told that "it's suppose to be like that". Which isn't true. (Just see photo below from other place) I should have been offered the meal for free and they would not even do that. Or gift an extra dish for the hassle of returning it and ruining Friday nights dinner but they just said "we don't give anything extra". Not even owning up to that this is not what salmon tempura sushi should look like at all! The right side photo is from another sushi place called HT Sushi in Kristiansand. They have really good sushi. Food Asylum and FoodEx too. Basically ANY other sushi place than Mai Oishi and you will be okey.

My husband and I stopped in for a low key lunch during our shopping day in downtown Kristiansand…read more We were glad to have some small menu options (we got 2 Meny A meals and I got a bowl of miso soup) and to have food we were familiar with. The restaurant is small-ish inside, and the staff is friendly enough. The nigiri we ordered had too much rice in it, and the rice was a bit too touch and dry, but the fish was fresh and tasty. Mai Oishi Sushi isn't anything to write home about, but it you're looking for something fresh, simple, and light, they'll satisfy that craving. They have a bathroom located at the back of the restaurant, at the bottom of the stairs. The restaurant was playing American hip hop/pop music from about 5 years ago, which made me smile.

The low reviews from two people really doesn't represent this place. HT has gotten better and…read morebetter for each year. Actually is all sushi places in Kristiansand good. (Except Mai Oishi sushi. You want to avoid that place by all cost) My favourite dish at HT is the normal salmon nigiris. They taste great.

Got the 25 piece with my friend. It was okay, kinda reminded me of something if get in a…read moresupermarket. What can you do? This kinda like fast food sushi. The interior also gives one that look.

The sushi is good, but the staff is so uninspired. They are not welcoming, nor nice or helpful.read more