My roommate and I visited Osaka for the first time on Monday (1/19/15) while they had a special for 50% off sushi. It was relatively busy and we had to park next door at Applebee's. We waited around 20 minutes for a table to open up, which was understandable considering the special. However, we were left to stand awkwardly by the door as there is little seating to wait at and the bar only seats about 8 and was full. When we were shown to our table, the hostess quickly rushed off after telling us our server would be right with us. This would prove to be false. At this point my roommate and I were ravenous, and we quickly decided on the drinks and appetizers we wanted. However, no one came to take those orders. As we sat there looking over the sushi menu (which looked pretty standard and at that point we could have eaten everything on it) we watched as 3 or 4 other tables were seated and subsequently served drinks and had their orders taken. We overheard the waitress tell some customers that there was a longer than usual wait for the sushi, and we saw that the majority of tables in our section had not yet been served their food, and many customers seemed annoyed by the lack of service. At least they had drinks. My roommate noticed that each time a waitress came by our table, they would look at us, and we tried calling and signalling them to our table, however they just gave us funny looks and went about their business. I tend to be overly polite and shy away from confrontation, however the breaking point was reached when two of the tables that were seated after us received their food, and we hadn't even gotten water. I loudly and uncharacteristically called out "excuse me" to a waitress, she turned and looked at us, almost frightened, but continued walking away. I don't know if there was some confusion or what, but we had been in that restaurant for a hour and hadn't been offered so much as a glass of water. Any one of the watresses that passed by us could have seen our closed menus and lack of drinks and asked if we needed service. But no, just awkward glances made in passing and an apparent misunderstanding of the American custom of raising a hand to signal for service. As we grabbed our coats and left, I advised the hostess and any other staff that happened to be listening that their customer service was seriously lacking and we both promised to give an honest review of our experience on Yelp. Since we wasted an hour at Osaka and experienced dreadful service without even having the opportunity to sample the food, I'm giving them the lowest possible score. This rating may change if by some miracle I am ever persuaded to return and actually try the food. After that we walked over to Applebee's and had a few drinks and a mediocre meal that was at least served quickly and courteously. read more

Sushi is decent. Portion sizes suck. I honestly might be more full if I bunched up and swallowed two $10 bills rather than eat $20 worth of sushi from this place read more

With a menu so large it's hard to hit home on everything on the menu. All I can really say is DO NOT get the ramen. It appears to be a rich broth- but i think they made it with garbage water and an old sardine. Noodles were aight, tho. read more

I've had Sushi & Shabu all over the US and Japan and I love this place. The service is courteous and quick. I love the Jalepeno roll. The Shabu chef was a riot! I've never left here less than thrilled with my experience. The place is almost always busy when I'm here, so what does that tell you? read more

Great hibachi style food! Service is good, chefs are funny and kid-friendly, and food is amazing!!! Who doesn't love pigging out to course after course of rice, steak, vegetables, and noodles?! read more

Excellent presentation and some fun sushi chefs. Affordable and not very expensive, but just ok fish.

As soon as I walk in the greeting staff was instantly unpleasant. The waitress wasn't even better. When I asked questions about the menu she got angry and just claimed she doesn't know. With no attempt to ask around. Not only that we only saw her once after taking our order.! And that was just to drop off our food. The food lacked flavor and ingredients. I won't be coming here again. read more

I guess I'm one of the lucky ones based in the other reviews but I thoroughly enjoyed my experience here. I ordered the sashimi deluxe along with some toro and the presentation was awesome. I sat at the sushi bar and chatted with one of the chefs who was quite knowledgable. Service was great and prompt although my waiter had a strong Accent and was a bit hard to understand at times but I give him an A for effort. Sushi was very fresh and tasty. They would get 5 stars if they had Uni. read more

I'm giving this place a 4 star rating bc every Monday and Wednesday they offer half off sushi rolls...which is awesome. I do not go to Japanese restaurants for anything but sushi so I can't speak to the other items on the menu, but I've eaten most of the rolls. I have enjoyed the quality and price and service. You can't beat half off sushi rolls! While there are other great sushi places, we won't go anywhere else but Osaka on a Monday or Wednesday! read more

This place is not authentic Japanese restaurant. Mainland chinese running it. Hibachi is chinese food and pass it on as Japanese. Hibachi food if very salty. You will need to drink alot of water for this meal. Cheap soy sauce ( water and salt ) in fry rice. Meijer 1 dollar spaghetti noodles was used in hibachi and water down salad dressing. Dinner box or Bento this is a joke. It has chinese egg roll , Shumai , sweet carrot from can. IT got thai sweet chili sauce all over it. The chicken , beef , shrimp and salmon grill and coated with honey sauce. Now you wonder why they come out so fast. The food is frozen and can they just precooked it . shabu-shabu --- you will need to order more water. It got ton of MSG in it soup base. It is not the real stuff. I will never eat at this place. IT is chinese food pass on as Japanese. read more

A must stop if your staying in the area. We stay just down the road from here when flying out of Grand Rapids. The steak, rice, noodles, and shrimp tempura are all awesome. There is plenty of food and you won't walk away hungry. Next time I will try the sushi. read more

Good food, but my family and I have gotten horrible food poisoning both times. So bad - couldn't make it to the bathroom in time.

Stopped by this restaurant while staying overnight in Grand Rapids on a roadtrip. It was a chilly night, so I ordered the seafood shabu-shabu (hot pot) and appreciated that they served authentic ingredients (heads-on shrimp, napa cabbage, enoki mushrooms, kamaboko fish cake, lotus root). My only gripe about the shabu-shabu is that the soup broth is far too salty. They probably used chicken broth with high sodium content. I ended up not drinking the soup at the end, which is somewhat wasteful, but I did eat all of the main ingredients. This place also serves teppanyaki, which many establishments turn into a show for the chefs to entertain the customers. The chefs are quite boisterous (read: loud) so I wasn't able to eat my meal in peace and quiet. Other than that, I thought they served good shabu-shabu. read more

The only reason I am giving this place 3 stars is because I liked their sushi (on Wednesday when it's half off). The sushi was good and I would most likely go back again. Probably only on half off day though. The service, however, was not good at all. We waited forever for our bill and when we finally got it the waiter had added two things that we didn't order. I would only go back because I like cheap sushi. I would just hope for better service next time. read more

We brought my mom here for Mother's Day. Our first time here. While the food was good, it wasn't great. Neither was our server. What I really enjoyed was the atmosphere. The chef behind the counter was entertaining and fun. That is all I can really say about this place. I will return only if the choice of where to go is not mine. read more

You have to lower your expectations for 50% off sushi at lunch. I ordered hot tea and got hot water and a tea bag, not bad, but not great either. The miso soup was lukewarm at best, and one piece of tofu was cold. Maybe the soup is kept frozen and warmed in the microwave? Probably could have used another 30 seconds. There were 12 dishes for soy sauce on the table when I sat down, the fourth one I turned over was clean. The sushi itself was not great. Rice was a little undercooked. Don't think I'll be back to this one. The price is super cheap, but you get what you pay for. Feel bad for the poor bastards that go tomorrow and pay full price. read more

Dragon vegetable roll and clear soup is good. The ramen was ok. The staff could be more engaging but are friendly. Nice portions and pricing. Average but worth giving a try. read more

I didn't think it was as bad as others thought. The service was okay.. wasn't horrible or great though. I ordered the Hibachi chicken even though I didn't do the Hibachi Tables. I definitely think Fuji Yama is much better than this place. I could hear the Hibachi chef singing "This Girl Is On Fire" as a joke during a hibachi table session. I thought this was pretty clever. I couldn't see it from where I was sitting at.. but it probably was during one of his flame tricks. read more

Pleasantly suprised by the sushi. Very good quality. Service was attentive and not overbearing. Reasonable prices. Would come back.

It's another Asian fusion restaurant doing every popular Americanized versions of of their dishes. The sushi is average at best and the hibachi is a buttery greasy feast. The staff is friendly, service tends to be on the slow side. They have a good location also. read more

Osaka truly has some of the best sushi in town! It is a great place to go with friends and family. Sometimes the service can be kind of bad, and if you come on a Monday or Wednesday evening be prepared for long waits. read more

So far so good, my husband and I have visited this restaurant twice this month. Half off sushi on Mondays and Wednesday which is amazing! The sushi is good, I have tasted better but I feel that it is still good enough to come back. I have not yet tried the Hibachi part, but it looks great! Service is great, attentive and friendly servers. Great selection of sushi. The wasabi taste a bit diluted, not as spicy as expected. Generous portions of sushi and very nice presentation. Great atmosphere, we highly recommend them to everyone! We will keep coming back to this location. read more

My favorite hibachi place in Grand Rapids after having dinner here for Valentine's Day. The noodles are delicious !!! Much better than the hibachi place on 29th st and much better prices. If you go on a date you should get the lovers special it's enough food for three! I will definitely come back. The sushi is also very good and the bartender is awesome read more

This restaurant was suggested to me by my sister in law so I thought I would give it a try. The hostess and the waitress were very nice and attentive to my needs. I ordered the Bento box dinner and it was OK. The food was lukewarm and did not taste too great. The Yaki Mandu and Shrimp Tempura was great but everything else was so so. I'm willing to give it another try but I will get something else or just have the sushi. read more

Wonderful experience for my son's 16th Birthday. The food was amazing & the chef was very entertaining & kind. Great place to eat. We will be going often ! read more

Went on a normal night, so I can not speak for the half off sushi, though that does sound great. I was pleasantly surprised that the draft beers were only $2 a pint on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Additionally, the hand roll was pretty good and reasonably priced. The specialty rolls were a complete rip off. They were very small and underwhelming. Very disappointing. The service was also pretty bad. read more

I've only had sushi there and it's really good. The have a great lunch special under $10.

Looking for 3 great Japanese eats all under one roof? Osaka has it all. Great sushi - They have an experienced sushi chef that worked in New York City for over 10 years. We tried several of the different sushi offerings. It's fresh and has beautiful plating. Hibachi / Teppanyaki - it's dinner and a show! The chef cooks on a large hot griddle right at your table. My kids love it - the fire work and smoking onion volcano. They make yummy fried rice and vegetables(more than other hibachi places in town) along with your choice of meat or seafood. Delicious! They also have Shabu shabu, hot pot cooking. You cook thinly sliced meat and veggies in a broth and eat it with various dipping sauces. Then the broth you've been flavoring with meat/veggies is eaten at the end with rice. Yum! Each person get's their own individual hot pot, so meat eaters and vegans can enjoy their meal all at one table. Their decor is nice and upscale, great place to take a family or a date. I think they needed to work out some kinks with service and such when they opened, but now it's all working better and the food is great. read more

Just returned from another great dinner at Osaka tonight. Ordered Hamachi Kama along with a couple of rolls and all which was outstanding. The restaurant was full and all people seem to enjoy their food. Great atmosphere! Can't wait till Friday.... read more

I love this place! I am a big fan of sushi and sashimi and they did both great! The service was great as well. I found a bone in my sashimi once but the other times have been great! I am especially grateful for them suggesting that I dip my sushi in hibachi sauce because it is excellent!!! I don't think can have it any other way now. read more

Terrible customer service. Sadly, reservations were not respected and they sat us SEPARATELY. Food is great.

Great sushi. Enjoyed sitting at the sushi bar. Great presentation. Overall, very pleased.

I went here for the 1/2 off sushi lunch and honestly, the service was really bad and the sushi was worse. I was really excited to try it there but left really disappointed. Not to mention it took an hour and a half for lunch... read more

The best sushi around that I've been to. I have been to XO and Fujiyama, as well as multiple little places around downtown and the Beltline. The half off Monday and Wednesday sushi is great, the tea is my favorite and you can't beat the Osaka roll. Their hibachi isn't bad either. Only thing I can complain on is service is a little slow, even on nights when there is hardly anyone there. Or like one time it felt like we were being pushed out of the place and there was no one else there. Still, I love the place and will always come back. The wife loves their fried rice! read more

The boyfriend and I went Friday at 7pm. We made a reservation on the Hibachi side, but it wasn't necessarily as busy as we thought and that was nice. The atmosphere was fun and warm, with a few tables going at a time. I have dined at a Hibachi style restaurant in Saginaw called Genji, and it was very similar. The food was wonderful! Included with our choice of meat entree, was the Miso soup, a small salad with a peanut-like ginger dressing, Hibachi fried rice, veggies and noodles. The chef's do a good job of portioning the food evenly, and the Yum Yum sauce was the best! The service was pretty good, and when the bill came I thought it was reasonably priced for the amount of food/entertainment provided. I highly recommend looking up a Groupon if it is still valid, and I do hope you give this place a try if you haven't already :) read more

Wonderful staff!! Sushi and hibachi chefs are very entertaining. I am a big sushi lover and this place has some of the freshest fish you can get. Recommend this place to all. read more

Pay no attention to the nit pickers, this place is really good for what it costs. My wife and I had a bottle of hot sake, 1 drink each with our dinner, 2 appetizers, 2 nice entrees and an side order of sea scallops and it cost $80. Our server was very friendly and entertaining and gave us plenty of attention. We were there on a Friday night around 6PM so it was fairly busy and everything stayed on par. This is not a life changing experience when it comes to Japanese restaurants but it is a good place. read more

I went there cos one of my friends posted on facebook that they had shabu shabu (which is called hot pot in china) there. turns out its one of the worst meals i ever had since i came to the U.S.; my husband's sushi was (below) average, taste no better than Kroger's sushi. the only redeeming point is that we went there on wednesday so the sushi is 50% off. anyways, we will never go back there. read more

Horrible!!! Horrible!! Horrible!! The service is ridiculous! It took the waitress 15 mins after seating us to take our order on a Thursday even though the place was practically empty!! The sushi was alright.. Some of the rolls breaking apart and coming undone. The presentation was good for the sushi and the decor was ok.. However overall I think there are many more better places.. Avoid at all costs!! Last time they will seeing us!!! read more

I think osaka is an amazing restaurants, you can eat different kinds of food,the food really fresh ,every week has to eat, have tried different kinds of food, really delicious, I feel the first time we don't go to is our fault, the second is we don't their fault, why don't we try new things, I think you'll like it, and Sunday to Wednesday every day, especially at half price, really is affordable and delicious, you hurry up！！！ read more

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