The menu options, particularly the sushi choices were very good! We really enjoyed our visit and the service was good as well! The ambiance is lacking and the restaurant just felt HUGE. I will also say that the temperature inside was FREEZING cold, which is not conducive to enjoying a meal. read more

Best crab Rangoon I have had in 30 years, my husband and I ordered several different sushi rolls and they were all superb! Highly recommend.

When you pay essentially $2.5/piece you expect it to be really yummy right? I spent $25 on 2 rolls and got 10 pieces. Came with no sauce except for soy sauce. Nothing in the crunchy roll tasted was crunch. Spicy tuna wasn't spicy. I was expecting at least quantity or quality but really it was underwhelming with little flavor and there wasn't much to eat. It was just ok. Pick up was really quick though. Empty restaurant. It's definitely sushi but nothing very flavorful or special! I wish I could do 2.5 stars. What I got: Spicy tuna roll with avocado, cucumber. Double Crunch roll I made my own spicy Mayo read more

Osaka - Tuna roll with cucumber and avocado, Double crunch roll. - Japanese Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

I ordered online shrimp hibachi and was beyond upset. On their menu it says this item is 13.95 and says nothing about a price change if you order it to go. I called in to place this order and could not understand the man on the phone. I could not understand the price he was saying. So I arrived and instead of the 13.95 it should have been it was 29.95. This is ridiculous. At any other hibachi place I have been to lunch hibachi isn't more expensive than $15 even if you order to go. The meal itself was not very impressive either. Nothing stood out in particular for flavor... very disappointed. I will not be returning. Update, the food also just isn't good. The rice isn't fried enough, the shrimp is very dry the noodles are okay. read more

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We were in the mood for sushi and decided to give this place a try. The ambiance is typical Asian decor and feel, not super fancy. The service overall was average. - Sushi and nigiri combo 15 piece (4/5): this was really yummy! Fish tasted fresh, and the salmon was the best. This exceeded our expectations - Osaka roll (3/5): this was average, pieces were a bit small. Still tasted pretty good but nothing special - Firecracker roll (2.5/5): this was okay, the sauces and spice were too overpowering and not the best flavor overall - Vegetable tempura (3/5): typical tempura, pretty good read more

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I love Osaka! I've been coming for years. I mostly do take out. I've never had a bad roll of sushi!

They can't understand you for Take out and they don't have a good working delivery system. read more

Osaka - Japanese Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

Went for lunch on a weekday. The place was empty. The staff was very friendly. The food was good. I ordered sushi and my husband had the bento box. Will like to go back for the hibachi. read more

Osaka - Japanese Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

We ordered sashimi and this is what we got. Uni wasn't bad texturally but was flavorless. As you can see the scallop is not sashimi at all. I don't know any Japanese restaurant that serves sashimi scallops in this manner....all minced up and covers in mayonnaise. Either the chef was lazy and didn't want to cut fresh scallop or he didn't have sashimi grade scallop so he gave us minced scallop in mayonnaise that they use for sushi rolls. The biggest disappointment was the king crab. This does not even qualify as a sashimi piece of crab. It's basically crab bits, completely dry and without flavor. The restaurant isn't very nice and smells like habachi grill also. You should totally avoid coming here although the options in Columbia MO are almost nil read more

Osaka - Uni, scallop, and king crab sashimi just terrible - Japanese Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

Went here tonight for a friends birthday, and everything was fantastic! I think that was the best miso soup I've ever had. The waiter was so nice, he constantly checked up on us and refilled our drinks! The vibes were amazing in there!!! Will for sure be going back! read more

I've eating sushi at a lot of places but I have always come back here, because it's my favorite. Great place. Ryan gave great service. Couldn't be any nicer. read more

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After the change in ownership and the pandemic, we went back for old times sake and were hugely rewarded. Lunch combos are wonderful, generous, and an incredible value. For dinner we had sashimi, tempura, and goma ae. The quality of the food was very high, the portions huge (especially for the fish), and the value outstanding. Staff were all very friendly and the service efficient. The room is attractive, and there are comfortable outdoor tables. Diners need to understand the challenges facing restaurants these days and make the occasional concession. None was necessary on our recent visits, and we are now regulars again. read more

The sushi is always fresh and amazingly prepared. The service is always prompt and nice. This is just about the only sushi restaurant I go to in Columbia. read more

This place is way underrated. The food is consistently excellent. Service is ok. They have alcohol but no one working knows how to make a drink. read more

Doesn't look like anything special when you go inside but once the food comes out you are so impressed! They must make the ginger dressing themselves because it was so good I could drink it! The rice for the sushi rolls were very fresh. I thought it would be a traditional 8 piece roll, but two rolls from our order came out as 5 or 6. $8 for a small roll was one thing I wasn't super happy about, but the taste made up for it! read more

Osaka - Philly Roll Spicy tuna roll - Japanese Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

My husband and I ordered 6 thing to try and had mixed feelings about it. Gyoza was very good. Chicken Teriyaki was good- salad, Miso, rice, and chicken were all tasty, but the protein portion was very small. Shrimp tempura appetizer was good but - shrimp and 2 sliced veggies very nice, julienned carrots, onions, and potatoes not so much. Dipping sauce was bland. Yakitori meat sliced too thin so dry. A pass for me. Sushi, not a hit. We ordered a Megan Roll and a Big O Roll and they tasted the same. Like cream cheese. read more

Always good food and service. Even when busy the wait staff is super nice. Always fresh

Osaka is so much fun! Great, fresh sushi - and a friendly staff that tells jokes and makes friendly conversation. The restaurant is fresh and clean - which sends a great message that the food is being prepared with care. If you come here you have to reserve the big room in the back which has karaoke!! You get to sit on the floor during dinner which is so much fun - and the waiter can help you tune to your favorite karaoke song read more

Osaka - Japanese Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

Great sushi! I've had the asparagus "green goddess" and the tiger roll. Both really good. We usually go for lunch so the wait is not long at all. Service is good too. read more

Osaka - Japanese Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

I used to love Osaka when Jenny owned it. The best in town. Our order tonight was placed through GrubHub and when it was delivered 75% of the food was missing. I called two times and the owner lied twice saying the missing food was on it's way but it NEVER arrived. I called GrubHub and they gave a refund but I hold them responsible as well. This is not rocket science people. Restaurant: make sure the food is ready and packaged and labeled and picked up correctly. GH Driver: Wow, all you have to do is look at the order and make sure it's there. When the sushi order is $100 and there is one small bag something MIGHT be wrong here. In hindsight may be it's for the best because reading the other reviews suggest the fish is not fresh. I'll never eat here or order delivery again. read more

Delicious sushi! The house made ginger dressing is incredible. Always a great time. They serve Pepsi products. read more

Osaka - Tiger roll, Philly roll, and spicy tuna! - Japanese Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

Had read negative reviews but thought how bad can it be...got a roll and an oyakodon. Oyakodon was probably the worst I've ever had, and the roll was really small for the price. To top it off, really slow service. read more

Today I ordered Chirashi at Lunch time and I got lunch portion for Chirashi but they charged me with dinner price. I have been here many times so I knew the differences between the lunch portion and dinner portion! read more

Osaka - Japanese Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

We ended up coming up with the on going yearning for Sushi, we had for a few days. That being said, we didn't think to check what time they closed haha. They served us like normal and I didn't realize that they closed at 2pm until I checked in on Yelp. I do feel bad, but I am thankful they were hospitable enough to not turn us away. There was a group of us, and in that group there was 2 that are anti-sushi. But they had teriyaki and salad dished which was satisfactory. I wish I would of asked to take home some of the salad dressing they use. Or figure out how to make it or where I could buy it. I love that dressing. Their sushi tasted so so good. That was my main reason for going here. Their udon was pretty good, I do wish it was a bit more flavorful. Their nagimayaki (grilled beef with scallions and cheese in the middle) was pretty delicious. It was my first time having it. Or server was really sweet and polite. I wish I would of gotten his name. But, it was a good first experience. Whenever I'm in Columbia, I'll definitely come eat here again. read more

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Has gone downhill since ownership changed. Not been happy the last few times I have gone. Overpriced too for what you get

Not impressed at all. Service was not great. The soda was watered down, the building was falling apart. Our booth was literally taped together. We spent about 6 bucks for 4 sushi rolls. Not impressed. We will stick with Kempi downtown. read more

Hands down my favorite place in como - osaka roll - tdog - tiger roll - salmon sashimi - crab ragoon Are the best things on the menu. Love this place! Very kind service read more

Food taste bad, wait for long time for the meal. The worst restaurant I have ever been. Will never return again

I've given Osaka a few chances and come to the conclusion that it's just not anything to write home about.... The sushi is always warm or room temperature with hardly any flavor, the size of the rolls are small and lacking listed ingredients. The other day we had a party of 15 out there for a Birthday party. The food took forever to reach us and each persons order was delivered 5-10 minutes apart. I chalked it off to us being a large party, but I just read that they deliver food at different times to much smaller parties as well. I would rather eat sushi from the Hyvee grocery store than from here. Totally sub-par food. Sushi tastes like someone who's a total rookie is making it. Go to Sake, Kampai, or Love Sushi if you want some actual bomb sushi rolls. read more

BEWARE!!!! We just had an HORRIBLE experience at this place. My 17-year-old niece walked in, asked for our carry out order, it was handed to her, she asked if it was correct, was told yes, and she brought it home. Upon arriving at home, we realized it was the completely wrong order. We called the restaurant, explained the situation and asked what they wanted us to do with this food. They said it's our mistake there's nothing we can do with it and your original order is here for pick up. My niece drives back to the restaurant to pick up our correct order and they refused to give it to her because they wanted the incorrect order returned. WHAT?! GROSS!!!! Then they had the audacity to say it was my niece's fault because she walked out of the restaurant with the wrong food. When we explained that we had ditched the food we didn't order, because it couldn't be returned and we didn't want it they refused to give us our original food that we paid for. There are so many things wrong with the situation, but the biggest is they were concerned about unaccounted food. And our concern is what on earth were they going to do with the food once it was returned?!?! Give it to someone else? After already being out of the restaurant in our home? That's disgusting. Their professionalism and customer service was -10. We will never go to this restaurant again. Questionable practices. read more

I have a tip for people who want to come and eat at Osaka in Columbia, Mo... DON'T. With a mixture of terrible service, cold food, and the lack of knowledge that the staff has about the menu... it's ridiculous. We asked to sit at the hibachi grill and the hostess said, "we aren't seating there." After 5 minutes, I witnessed 3 different families being sat at the grill and frankly, that is flat out disrespectful. We had 3 different servers who asked for our food order because no one knew where they were assigned. We ordered our food and we waited. And waited. And waited. After 45 minutes of utter confusion, our food arrives, except for my California Roll (all at once. Salad, entree, soup, vegetables, rice, etc.). The best thing I ate tonight was the salad. My shrimp was so over cooked that I could throw it on the ground and it could bounce back up onto my plate. My chicken was cold and tasted like straight sodium. We asked our waiter for 4 things: 2 forks, ginger sauce, and yum yum sauce. He assured me that my California Roll was coming out. But then... a magic trick! Our waiter disappeared! After 20 minutes, we flagged down someone and requested the manager. We requested the same 4 things, explained that the service so far has been TERRIBLE, that our food is cold, and I said to cancel my California Roll. She returned with the items, plus 18 more. She brought us a basket of forks! And the scary part, is that they will just put the basket back... I'm not saying we did, but some people could get there germs on the forks, which could create a big health hazard... GROSS. After we were done, we once again had to flag down someone so we could get our check. Our waiter appeared and he brought us our bill. He asked for my debit card and didn't set the bill down. I mean, at least let me see how much this garage costs... The manager returned and said she gave us 20% off of our bill and to come back again and sit at the hibachi... WE TRIED TO SIT THERE IN THE VERY BEGINNING! All in all my $26+ bill paid for terrible service, cold chicken, bouncy ball shrimp, and salty vegetables. I do not recommend this restaurant for anyone... I also learned to never listen to my girlfriend and not try something new... Go to Kobe! read more

Some places just aren't worth getting delivered. The food was cold. I was missing part of my order. The delivery instructions weren't followed. And the order was very late. read more

My favorite sushi place in Columbia. I've never been disappointed in the food, it's always fresh. The prices are very reasonable and you get quality and quantity. The staff is always very nice and service is usually fast. read more

Osaka - Japanese Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

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Ordered takeout and extremely disappointed about the portions. Called to make sure we got the right order and even the person on the phone said she thought it was small for the cost but didn't do anything to make it right. Won't go back even though this used to be one of our favorites read more

The service was really bad, the menu was super difficult to read and understand, they brought out 3 different wrong dishes to our table, and when we finally got the right order the sushi was hot... will definitely not be back read more

I tried Osaka doing carry out a couple of weeks back and it was pretty good, so we stopped in the restaurant yesterday evening for a couple of rolls. I got the Big O roll and my wife got the Meghan Roll. Both were good, but we both agreed the Big O roll was better. The Meghan roll had a little too much cream cheese in it for our liking...although it tasted just fine. I tried the iced tea - interesting flavor. Liked it at first, then less so as the meal went on. No biggie. Service was prompt and the waitress was very helpful describing the rolls to us. We will return. read more

SUSHI...DELICIOUS!!! Lunch specials galore. Dine in, on the patio or take out. Such a great place to come and get your SUSHI on. They also do stir fry, which I had the veggie with chicken stir fry with white rice, soup and salad. The flavor of the stir fry was amazing. Definitely going to have to come back! read more

Osaka - Soup, salad and the Sushim and 2 roll sushi combo. - Japanese Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

I would come here for the miso soup and salad alone! The dressing on the salad is to die for, we buy a pint of the dressing to take home it is so good. The sushi is always fresh and I would recommend trying the eel it is delicious. read more

It was pretty bad experience. Ordered the food for over half hour, but when I got the noodle, the crab meet was uncooked. Extremely disappointed. read more

The price and quality of the food exceeds the food they provide. The food ordered by the three of us was delivered to the table at different times. The first person who received the food finished his meal, and the udon noodles ordered by one of us had not been delivered to the table. There was a difference over of half an hour. The restaurant is not a lot of guests, usually a restaurant, the same table guests order food is served same time together. Instead of a half-hour difference in service . Never come back again. read more