My family of four were first time patrons last night since we were unable to get a reservation at Kamakura. Serendipity proved to be a great opportunity in this case. We dined at the Hibachi grill...everyone enjoyed the soup, salad with ginger dreassing, as well as the calamari, sirloin, scallops, prime rib, and chicken we had as our respective main courses. Our Hibachi chef was fantastic! Think of Oishi as a modern day Benihana. I thought the prices nery very reasonable. My only suggestion for management would be to do more frequent rounds on both the exterior and interior... There was trash strewn at the main entry to the restaurant and cleaning of the interior detail cleaning needs to be more thorough. read more

This place is ok. The prices are a lot less expensive than any other Japanese restaurant I've been to, maybe because of the location (Champaign). I ordered the filet mignon with scallops and a few sushi rolls. The seafood that I had was NOT fresh. The scallops were mushy and had a funky taste, and the meat in the sushi did not taste good at all. If I'm forced to go again, I will just stick to the steak, which was actually pretty good. But I will not go there again. read more

This is by far my favorite hibachi restaurant! The staff is very attentive and the chefs are amazing. They put on quite a show while cooking but this does not compromise the taste of the food. I highly recommend the filet! read more

A group of us purchased individual coupons to use and when we checked out, they told us that we could not use more than one in a group/table. These were separate checks and also, the other people at the same table (not in our group) were able to use their coupon. We purchased these coupons online all separately. The manager said only one coupon per group/table. This didn't make sense since the other people at the table were using theirs. Also our waitress didn't even ask how to separate the check. She came back and had it all on one check. Why do the coupons online at half off when you can't even use them? This is a place where you go as a group but also these groups pay separately. read more

Delicious fresh sushi! Best crab rangoon in Champaign. The hot and sour soup is also my favorite in Champaign. Consistently good. The sushi is a great deal at lunch time - they have some good lunch specials. read more

Delicious meals. Entertaining chef. Great prices for lunch. We are coming back often!

Dined at lunchtime. The miso soup tasted a lot like a mouthful of ocean water, only somehow more fishy. The house Ginger salad dressing was pasty and bitter. The sushi had a mealy texture. The service was good. The food was not. read more

Oishi has improved so much recently! It can get pretty busy during the dinner rush, so sometimes service is a bit slow then, but everything else totally makes up for it. Great food, especially the sushi. I recommend coming during lunch for the super-reasonable prices. Hibachi is so much fun and the food there is great as well. Some of my favorite dishes: hibachi lunch (salmon and steak are both great, you get soup & salad & hibachi rice & vegetables & your meat of choice cooked in front of you), some of their fancier sushi rolls (lobster roll!!, jimmy's sexy roll), sashimi dinner. One time, we got the shrimp tempura for "dessert" and it was perfect. 5 super-crispy shrimp tempura with the most amazing coconut sauce! Love this place. If you take one thing away from my review, try the hibachi lunch. read more

I don't think the chef of this place had ever been to a real Japanese restaurant, otherwise, it would be very hard to explain why you could actually taste the vinegar in the vinegar seasoned rice. Even you are a sea food lover, I suggest you stay away from the sea food lover curry. Nothing we had there could be considered Japanese food. Even if you ignore the "Japanese" part, it is just so-so. If you want to have Japanese styled grill, go to the chicken teriyaki place in the mall. If you want to have bento, go to Yellow Fin. Those are better choices in town for food itself. But, of course, the decor in this place is much better than the mall. read more

Guys if you guys did not know about it Oishi has reopened with a new hibachi bars. I recommend you guys too try it. It was a very nice day that i went there i ordered a shrimp and lopster hibachi meal and my chef was AWESOME!!!!!! I think his name was abby. The shrimp was cooked just right and the lopster was good. They served us 3 kind of sauce ginger teriaki and sexy sauce i believe. Epically the sexy sauce i loved it. The chef was awesome and we loved the show he did lots of differnt tricks which i wont tell you or ill ruin all the fun. The service was very nice we had many refills and clearing plates. It wasnt busy at the time** the price was around 25 bucks after tax and tip and i had a drink. We were all very grateful and full. I HIGHLY recommand it. It was much better than pizza or other fastfood for me. read more

Not impressed with this place. I've been here several times & tried both the sushi & hibachi grill. The wait staff was nice but the food quality was lacking. For sushi, I like the Ocean 14 special roll. For most part, the roll has been consistently good. For sashimi, I like the scallops (hotate) but sometimes their fish isn't fresh. Their lunch specials are a decent deal for the price but I found some of the entrées too salty & underwhelming. The hibachi grill is fun & entertaining. You sit around a large cooktop, often with other patrons, and the chef comes out to cook your menu selection for you. They play up the showmanship. The food isn't great though. I found it overcooked & salty. read more

Best Hibachi in town in my opinion ! Just wished that gave me more rice! I loved their clear soup, it's always perfect! I don't know why it has a lower review , although it's far from campus it is very affordable and worth it! read more

Oishi - Japanese Near Me - Champaign, Illinois

I don't think the reviews give this place enough credit. I though the service was good and the food was even better. It's so close to my apartment that it's dangerous! I had Shrimp On Fire sushi roll and I think it was the best sushi I have had and I'm a huge sushi lover. I also got steak and shrimp hibachi. Steak was tender. Fried rice was so yummy! And the yum yum sauce was to die for! I will definitely be back. read more

The food is just so-so compared to other Japanese restaurants in Champaign-Urbana; and they are not cheap. I was having a dinner with my colleagues and I don't think I'd come again. read more

Pretty delicious restaurant if you ask me. I'm always a fan of their sushi, ginger house salad, and crab rangoons!

Ambience is fun and eclectic, the food choices are basic and fusion at best. You can eat for $8 a plate up to $40 a plate. They also serve a few fun drinks--with lighted glasses and fresh flowers. The wait staff leaves something to be desired however, and the noise of the heating and cooling take away from the prestige of the decor. read more

Delicious and fresh food, (I ordered soup and sushi) lovely interior (well lit, clean, classy) and friendly wait staff who were happy to answer my dozens of questions as a first time visitor. I will definitely be coming back here again! read more

i still like oishi's food... but after eating in the dining room a couple of times in the last few weeks.... the service has brought my original rating down a notch. the hostess/cashier at the front door.... is always doing something besides what she should be doing when i walk in. it's kind of off putting. in three times i have been there to eat in the last 5 weeks, she has been reading a book at the front desk... feet propped up, like we are eating in her library. one time, i stood in front of the counter, and three minutes passed before she looked up at me. three minutes... a short time to wait for a cab.... but a rather long time to stand in front of someone who should notice you immediately. the wait staff.... sigh. another disappointment. today, for instance, my party and i arrived at a little past 5pm for dinner. oishi advertises twenty percent off for those who dine between 4-5:30pm. awesomeness. we were ready for our discount. we ate, drank, and were generally merry. our waiter was friendly enough, but screwed up our order. he rectified it, and we were happy enough. he continually came back to our table, twice reaching right across my plate AS I WAS EATING to take my glass for a refill. i don't mind the refill. really. it's great. however, i do mind your foreign arm in my dinner plate. i don't even put my own arm in my dinner plate. the check came. no early bird discount. another in my party pointed it out to the waiter. he looked at us with a blank stare for a moment, and mumbled something about his manager. my friend again pointed out that we had dined between the discount hours, and he then asked us if "we were sure." are we sure? yeah, and you can be too because you WAITED ON US. my friend pointed out that he had totaled our bill at 5:33pm... and unless he took our order, served us, and we ate it in 3 minutes... we'd made the cut off. he was still confused, but took our bills anyway and took the discount off. the wait staff seem unsure about how to really serve people, and some of them are just generally unprofessional. the decor would suggest this place is trying to be upscale, but the service just doesn't live up to it. read more

Wouldn't even give this place a star if it was possible. The worst customer service I've ever seen. Short staffed is an understatement their staff doesn't know how anything about time management. Never again. read more

Hands down the best sushi in Champaign. Prices are on par with other restaurants but the selection and portion size are outstanding. Not to disparage their Miso soup but you should really try their Hibachi soup! read more

Sushi was meh. Overpriced and the quality definitely wasn't worth it. Great service though

There were 5 of us who tried Oishi. All of us loved our appetizers and dishes. No wait. Great service. The wine was excellent as well. The atmosphere was really nice. Not very many people in the restaurant. It might tend to be loud if there is a crowd. But what restaurant isn't these days!!! read more

The worst service. The owner has absolutely no clue how to make customers happy. Even though we had a reservation, he refused to seat our party until all 18 has arrived. Since some were late we weren't seated until 30 minutes later than our reservation time. Most of us would have preferred drinks and appetizers. He could've been making some money. Rather, we waited an additional half hour before we were assigned a waitress, and that was only after I asked for one. After an hour and a half we finally were served our dinner. I'll never come back. read more

The food is sub par and the owner is visibly nasty towards his employees My husband and I have gone to Oishi three times. When we first went there months ago, we thought the sushi was excellent! Incredibly fresh! The price was definitely worth it. The only thing I didn't like was the miso soup, which seemed bland. The last two times we've gone have been very disappointing. The sushi has been sub par -- both the raw and cooked sushi. It seemed like the fish was not as fresh. The last time we went, we noticed the owner right away. He had a scowl on his face and was in a very foul mood. I saw him speak quite harshly with our server and noticed that after that, our server became visibly nervous. I told a friend about this and he told me about his experience. When he ate there, his server gave him the wrong meal. This happens -- it's nothing new. He complained to her about this and she went to the owner. The owner came out and graciously told our friend he could keep the current meal and that his other meal would come out soon. He then walked the girl a few feet away and proceeded to chew her out in front of everyone! While I don't agree with this and know that many owners do this, at least those other owners have the decency not to do it within earshot of the customers! read more

Not fresh food, the "look" of the restaurant is ok (kind of like a copy cat Ko Fusion) but the quality of food is just bad...it has to be old...no reason to be so chewy. Also they really need to clean this place. Leftover food from previous tables on the table and walls. Not a good look, I don't recommend. Go to Ko Fusion read more

Fair service, mediocre food. The lunch options are a steal, but I wouldn't recommend the sushi.

I liked it! No complaints and I will be back. The service was very good and I enjoyed the chef who cooked at our table!

Very good! Never had a bad meal yet. I've been coming here since they opened & I'm so happy they have stayed around! Best crab Rangoon in the area, hands down!! General Tao's chicken is also very tasty! Some other reviews say, "if I wanted good sushi/hibachi grill I would've gone to KO fusion/ Kamakura" my reply to those comments is...really!? This place has everything those other places have to offer & they are just as good! It's also nice for those who want to change things up or don't want to drive as far as the other places. Def a place to try if craving Thai/sushi/hibachi!! read more

I really want to like this place, but it's just ok. The food is pretty good but not wowing. The service is decent, but the facility is reminiscent of a Vegas buffet that's been relocated in Branson, MO. The owners don't really seem to care about it as the lot looks abandoned from all the weeds and the stone falling off of the building facade. read more

Best place for sushi lunch. Lunch specials are AMAZING! food is pretty good. they recently started having a habachi table too haven't tried the habachi but I probably will next time. Their pinapple fried rice is really good as well! read more

Food was awesome, service was fast and friendly. The let me order off the kids menu, which a lot of places don't let you do that. Had the shrimp and it was perfectly cooked and just great. Still couldn't eat it all. I highly recommend coming here and we will be back. read more

I love Oshi! Every time go there it is awesome...A little pricey but great food....fresh sushi and I love the coca nut curry soup..

My family and I have been to this restaurant twice now. The food is delicious, the service is great and they have the best strawberry margaritas I have ever had! I highly recommend it. read more

The hibatchi grill is fun and delicious! Go during lunch hours for decent pricing. The staff are friendly and inviting, have never had a problem with customer service. read more

The lady (probably the owner) had really bad attitude. Everything tasted like the same. One of my worst experiences.

Ate at Oishi in Champaign for the second time. On both occasions I had both the lunch 6pc Sushi with California rolls and General Taos (as the menu spells it) chicken. The GOOD: Absolutely love the chicken, and sampled different beef plates on both occasions, also VERY good. Lunch was plenty of food for the money. Very good deal. The SO-SO. The sushi was cool, not cold, and both times the rice fell apart while trying to pick it up. Not a sticky rice. Presentation is excellent. To be honest KoFusion has best sushi in town. Overall, I will definitely eat here again and may try some more special order sushi. Enjoy read more

I enjoy this place and hope it does not go the way of the previous occupants. The sushi is okay and is good to have as a starter or an addition to your meal. I have yet to have a bad appetizer from them but my favorite are their Crab Rangoon. I really enjoy their sauce dishes, especially the Mango sauce dish. Also the chicken dishes are very good. The Duck and pineapple fried rice dish is really good. The noodles have been okay but not anything amazing. The soups are actually really good. The biggest advantage is that they deliver and the delivery is still as good as eating in the restaurant. read more

This place is fantastic. Great service, great fresh food, and their lunch menu prices are fantastic. There is never a problem when I go here. We have made this our weekly Sunday treat. Fantastic! There is also delivery and pick up and your first online order is 10% off. I have ordered a couple times and it is always fast and the driver is always extremely friendly. People that said that service is not that good need to try again. I have always thought the service is A+! And there is free Wifi. My girlfriend goes there sometimes to study and have green tea. read more

My wife and I drive 30 miles at least once every couple of weeks to eat here, we've always had great food, the sushi is always fresh, we have had great service as well, the prices are a bit high but still within reason as long as the quality remains at this level. The drinks are strong, the hot n sour soup is excellent as well. I think the proximity to the interstate and the easy parking are important to us as well. Downtown can be congested and parking is minimal, so we will continue our regular visits... Cheers! read more

We have always loved and given our business to Oishi. Lately it has not been so phenomenal. The last straw was when we tried to make a reservation for THIRTEEN people to celebrate a birthday. They would not take the reservation, said the wait would be long. We were planning on coming from out of town for this specifically. Non apologetic nor were they polite about it. It's okay. We'll take our what would have been over a $450 bill to a different place of business. read more