Came here as a group of 6 and they were quick and accommodating. Very personable staff! Not much of a roll guy as I typically go for nigiri or chirashi as my go to to determine the quality of a sushi joint. Went for a few pieces of tuna and salmon nigiri as well as the special Ronzo roll. The sushi meshi was well seasoned and also had the right amount of moisture. The tuna and salmon nigiri was warmed to the correct temperature as well as being great quality. The Ronzo roll components were complimentary. Great experience and great food. I am so glad to have a casual sushi joint with high quality to satisfy my sushi jones. Definitely recommended! read more

Best roll ever! and hot dishes are amazing also. I miss that place. I was surprise they provide fresh wasabi too. Can't ask for more. I am wishing the owner keep the place running forever, please don't retire, I could't find any rolls like them in east coast. Honestly they don't look good but they taste just perfect! read more

The best sushi I've had, ever. Small, eclectic feel. Staff is super friendly and helpful. There's one table that seats 6, bar seating, and about 5 two-seater tables; very small. Their seafood soup is absolutely incredible, and spicy. We love their seaweed salad. All of their rolls are delicious - we switch it up every time we go. They are BYOB. They're closed on Mondays. They do take-out. read more

We tried this place on a whim a few years back due to a major craving for good Sushi and based on word of mouth. We've tried basically every other Sushi joint in this area and they are by far the best. We now frequent the place about once a month. It's small but delightfully quirky. The staff are always super personable. The star of the show is the flavor though, as it should be. The Pork-chop, Yuki, and Fox rolls are my favorite. In fact, if you never had sushi before and were wondering, "what is this and how does it taste?" The Yuki roll should be the definition of a good sushi roll. Is it the cheapest? Nope...but that flavor though! Never close. You will be missed dearly if you do! read more

Alright, first things first - many of the negative reviews for this place are from a while ago. I assure you, any kinks that The Other Fish may have had were ironed out; eating at this restaurant is worth your time and money. The food here is great! I'll be the first to tell you that I'm no sushi snob, but I like to think I've eaten enough of the stuff to know a good roll when I eat it. Fish is fresh, tasty, and prepared with care. With such a varied menu, your most serious complaint about this place will be that you had trouble deciding what to order. There are a great deal of inventive rolls to try (order the Wayno - you'll thank me later) as well as the classic stuff if you aren't feeling very daring. The dining experience at the Other Fish isn't to be missed. Matt, Yuri and the rest of the congenial staff are endlessly friendly and work hard to make sure their customers are satisfied. The eclectic nature of the restaurant's décor (and the fact that they're BYOB) tends to bring in an equally interesting clientele - perfect for people-watching, if that's your bag (as it is mine). In addition, takeout & delivery are painless experiences, with a native English-speaker taking orders. A tip for folks intent on bringing a big group: I'd call ahead to make sure they can get the place ready to accommodate you. The restaurant's a bit small, so it may take a minute for them to get your table ready. Bottom line: eat here. Seriously. read more

I went here on a weekend with my boyfriend for our date night. When we came in, they said it would be a 40 minute wait for our table until my boyfriend pointed out that there was a table open in the back (then, they realized their mistake & sat us immediately) I ordered the ramen and the potstickers. The potstickers were really good. However, the next part of my experience cast a shadow on this restaurant forever for me. The waitress gave me udon. Then, I called her over & stated that I ordered the ramen - she looked at it and said that it was ramen. Then, I had to tell her that the noodles I received were not ramen noodles, but udon noodles. She looked at it one more time and had to have someone come over and look at it. They then apologized & "re-made" a whole new bowl of ramen for me - when really it looked like they just took out the udon noodles and put the ramen noodles in. (How do you not know the difference between udon and ramen, especially when you're working at a Japanese restaurant?) read more

I've been here on several occasions and generally have a good experience, although there have been a couple bad experiences with takeout. It's a very cramped restaurant- I've definitely felt a few butts and hips (unintentional of course) of those in passing. However, I would say it's a good place for a date because they have these questionnaire cards on the table that make for good conversation while waiting for your meal. They have good quality sushi but it's really overpriced, especially for the amount you get. Eight small pieces can potentially run you over $15 if it's a "special" roll. Their chicken katsu (breaded chicken cutlets) was a generous portion and quite delicious. I've also tried their udon and ramen, which I wasn't too impressed with. The ramen broth was much too heavy on the chili oil and did not taste authentic at all, and the udon noodles were over cooked. I would suggest dining in over taking out at this establishment. The two times I have ordered takeout here have been very frustrating. My first takeout encounter--I ordered two basic rolls of sushi (spicy tuna and spicy salmon). They gave me an ETA of 45 minutes which I thought was a bit extreme for two basic rolls, but I didn't complain. I arrived at the 45 minute mark, and my sushi was not yet ready. Since seating was full, I stood by the counter patiently waiting for my order. Fifteen minutes went by and my order was still not ready. I asked the person behind the counter about the progress of my order and he said it would be ready in a couple minutes. A couple minutes turned into 10 minutes. I look over at the chef behind the counter and I finally see him start making sushi. I asked if that was my order he was making and he said yes. So my order was pretty much started on 1 hour and 10 minutes into the time it was placed. He quickly made my two rolls of sushi in a total of 3 minutes. I was pretty upset that I wasted so much time for food that took me 3 minutes to scarf down (I was famished by that point). The second takeout experience was quite similar where it took me 1.5 hours to get my food with 30 minutes of that time comprised of me waiting inside the restaurant. read more

This place has the best ramen noodle soup, it also has great sushi! I highly recommend to go.

The staff is friendly and hard working, they put pride in what they do. My only real issue is how incredibly cramped it was. I had to go with family and they always choose what can easily be the worst and busiest times to go. So we were put on the bar and instead of enjoying the food, I had to keep worrying about not being an inconvenience to other people trying to move past me to come and go. I'd love to see them buy out a bigger place, they'd really make it work and get more business in! read more

I was here about a month ago for the first time. Totally blown away! The restaurant itself is definitely on the small side, but it didn't seem to create any issues. Our waiter (whose name I didn't catch) was very friendly and attentive. I ordered the spicy crab salad, gyoza, and the Drunk on a Tuesday night roll. All were excellent, but DOATN was the stuff dreams were made of - tuna with bits of Fritos rolled in (sounds odd, but was perfect). The rice in particular had really good flavor, presumably they use a good quality rice vinegar. Prices are a little higher but I believe you are getting what you paid for, and more. I can't wait to go back, I've been craving their sushi since I walked out the door. read more

Amazing and innovative sushi! It was our first time there tonight, and I don't think we'll go anywhere but The Other Fish for sushi ever again! read more

Wow! People actually enjoy this place. I can't imagine what other filth one must appreciate to be capable of enjoying a meal at The Other Fish. Most places merit a second chance based solely on presupposed good intentions, but not this time. No, I wouldn't return to this dump without a change of management, a remodel, and a new staff. The only redeeming aspect to my visit was the hostess/waitress who was kind enough to remove an order from our bill without having to be asked. I went to The Other Fish for sushi. If you don't advertise your sushi, I won't judge you on your sushi, but if you do, you had better make some good sushi. The Other Fish advertised sushi, so I had four rolls: Kill Bill, Spider, Yuki, and Fox. One of those was above average, the Kill Bill. The Fox and Yuki weren't worth their weight in rice, and the Spider roll... Well, that's the one that was taken off our bill. Why? Because it was the most ridiculous, awful, despicable attempt at sushi outside of the Congo. I think it had four ingredients in total: rice, seaweed, crab, and lettuce bitter enough to make you vomit. There's obviously a few missing elements, and one that I've never seen in sushi before, east or west coast, or overseas. This is all in spite of the grotesque prices, the unforgivably cramped space, and an unappetizing atmosphere. Why people in Bethlehem settle for this crap, I'll never know. There are better options--at least one. I've spoken in some hyperbole, yes, but I seriously discourage all from eating there. I'm sad it even exists. read more

Completely unremarkable sushi at very high prices. I've had better sushi at Wegmans. Now, if their food was better than a supermarket chain's attempts at sushi, I wouldn't mind paying more for high quality. All I get from this place's menu is that it's a pretentious restaurant that tries to get away with charging more for "dining indie." Combine all this with a tiny, cramped, uncomfortable dining room and you've got a recipe for a big tab and little satisfaction. I haven't been back a second time so I don't know if they've improved or not. The staff seemed nice enough so I'm really confused as to what went wrong here. I want this place to be good but it just isn't. We need more good restaurants here in the Valley but this isn't one of them. read more

Impossible to give this place more than 3 stars, small doesn't begin to describe the location. There is only one table that seats more than 2 people and all the 2 person tables are along the path that the server goes back and forth on constantly, it's uncomfortably tight for anyone over 6 ft and 200 lbs. Plus the decor is very iffy, looks more like local dive bar than a sushi place. The food itself was ok, maybe 3 stars but I've had much much better sushi in other places in Bethlehem and the prices were definitely not consistent with the quality or decor. The service, excellent... really too bad the location is so odd and it's the only sushi place in downtown area. I'm sticking with Asia Bistro on the South Side and unfortunately taking a drive if wanting sushi on the North Side. It is BYOB, nice! read more

Fills a much needed niche.. this is the best sushi-hockey bar I've ever been to. Wonderful, creative rolls, hard-working friendly staff, and a passionate chef (don't hold the flyers fandom against him). This is my go-to-sushi bar and would recommend to anyone. read more

The chicken katsu changed my life. Intimate setting with amazingly friendly people and awesome music. For a non-fish liking Asian food fan this is the place. read more

Great sushi place in a sweet location. Always friendly staff, and if you sit at the bar you can watch all the action. Call ahead if you have a larger group and they will hold a spot. Also bring a bottle of wine or 6pack since it is BYOB. read more

Great food wish they would expand. A little tight if you don't come with a larger party to sit at the one big table. Also many times my family and I have been excited to dine there only to be turned away by private party signs..or rushed out cause the staff wants to gwt their weekend shots in. Honestly either offer the guests shots or wait til we are done eating and pay for our meal. read more

Been to Japan numerous times and know what authentic Japanese food tastes like. Been here a lot and the food tastes great. Very friendly service. The place is a little small and cramped, but that doesn't really bother me. Easily, my favorite Japanese place in the Lehigh Valley. read more

The Other Fish was wonderful...surprisingly. We went for the first time and almost turned around and left when we entered the restaurant. Its small...and dark...and a little scary. But immediately the staff made us feel welcome and quelled all of our fears. We sat at the bar (Definitely a better choice than the tables). The sushi is amazing! AMAZING! Order the 'Wayno.' You will not be let down. We also loved that its BYO. We highly recommend it! read more

This place is awful. Food was overpriced, and portions were too small. Called in for pick up and they forgot all the sauce i requested and paid for. I highly recommend no one goes here. read more

So if we're basing it solely off food, it'd be 5 stars. BUT, it's a 1 star from me. I'm not in the area often and when I am I love to stop here. just called them, it's 8pm, their hours say they're open until at least 10pm. Was just told they can't take my take out order because they're way too busy. I'll take my business elsewhere thanks. Unbelievable. i read more

Other Fish is in a pretty good location - just blocks away from Main Street in downtown Bethlehem. Even though it's BYOB, there are many bars in walking distance that you can go to after dinner. Trendy ambiance in some ways, but dark, small and cramped - tends to cause long waits on Friday and Saturday nights. Their creativity really shines with the options available on their special roles menu. However, the spicy rolls at the Other Fish, though they were delicious, were prepped with a little too much water (they fell apart when I picked them up). read more

This is the worst sushi place that I have ever been to... hands down. I would never go back and I would never recommend it. I'm not from the area and stopped traveling through... It was a take out order so I can't really comment much on their service. The first thing that I found offensive was the smell of fish (and it did not smell fresh) when I entered the place. It's a real hole in the wall but sometimes those are the best places. It's very, very small inside. I should have turned around and walked out. The order came to roughly $30... for three rolls. I wouldn't mind paying that for the right place but it was completely overpriced for what they offered. I wish I took a picture. It was way too much rice and the rolls were rather small. The rolls were also falling apart. I couldn't even finish them. The one had scallops in it and it tasted funny which was off putting. In addition to that, the take out did not come in the traditional containers that sushi is presented in... it was a styrofoam container. I just thought that was a little odd. Hopefully I can find a better place during my next trip. read more

sushi was amazing. a really cute little spot too and staff was very friendly! only downside is very small inside so hard to get seating if you are with people. read more

Mhhhh yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love me some authentic Japanese food. This is good go to it

My boyfriend and I had been looking for a place to eat for our one year anniversary dinner. Some place different and not typical. Well we'd found it. This place literally makes you feel like you're not in Bethlehem, PA. For a minute it felt like we in downtown NYC! As we walked in to the unsuspecting place we were greeted by everyone and given options on where to sit. Let me just say whatever time you're going you may want to call 30minutes before because it gets packed. They don't make reservations but will try and accommodate 30minutes call ahead seating. We chose to "belly up" to the bar where we could see the chef making fresh sushi right in front of us. The menus are spot on if you're looking for Asian cuisine. By the way it's BYOB so make sure you pick something up before you go or you can walk down the street at a few places grab what you need and come right back. They'll even keep it cold for you which I thought was so nice and accommodating. Edamame was our start it off first plate. Can I tell you I've never had it this fresh?? They were served right off the stove dusted with salt and put right in front of us. So plump and juicy they popped right in your mouth. It took us a while to figure out what we wanted as our meal but Yuri helped to make our decisions that much easier. He answered all our questions and really took the time to chat and make the experience that much more inviting. We decided on the Pork Chop roll and individual nigiri sushi pieces. You cannot go wrong with anything you get from here but they're sushi is so fresh you can't ask for anything better. The pieces are gigantic and not what you'd expect. One thing to understand is that everything is made to order. Nothing is pre-done or cut. So please make sure you go with someone you want to chat with because you'll definitely have some time to spend shooting the breeze in between courses if you choose to order seconds and even thirds! Bottom line we will for sure be back sooner than later. The soup and noodle bowls will need to be explored! read more

The place is tiny and so is everything else. The specialty rolls were very small, yet they are not cheap. The scallop shooter appetizer had one baby scallop in each shooter and was $8 for the four. The flavor was good except for one tempura roll which looked like it had been dipped in batter excessively leaving a half inch shell around the roll of fried stuff. I will not returning, there are better places. read more

This place was average. The sashimi was average. It was definitely not high grade. It came out on a bed of lettuce...yes, lettuce. No rice at all. Had better at Wegmans. Service was very friendly and good. Very small and rundown even though some rundown looking places serve very good food. Even though there was only two of us the check came out with an automatic 18% gratuity... Very pathetic. This is the first and last time I will come here. read more

One of my favorites. Hubby and I have been eating sushi here since college like 2008ish! We love going there- tiny little NYC feel like 5 seats at a sushi bar. Once the little old man has made your sushi he usually goes back to sleep at his table. Love the feel and the food and the ghost peppers read more

Although I liked the service, the sushi was not that great. I heard good things about this place and really wanted a good local sushi spot, but this is not it. Fish was not very fresh and the rolls weren't executed well. It's a shame, in my experience small hole in the wall sushi joints are usually the best, but this place is just kind of hipster. I do want to go back and try some of their noodle bowls some time. read more

When you order a sushi and sashimi set, it is often chef's choice. I had a gift certificate so I went. There was a considerable amount of mackerel on the plate which was so repugnant that it was inedible and stunk up the rest of the fish. I know that mackerel is inexpensive but I believe it is very foolish to use it as the majority of people do not like it. I would never go back now and it's a shame. Ruined the whole meal. Also the other sushi was not that great. I read in another review that the sushi is better at Wegmans which is definitely true. read more

A cool and cozy little place with some great vegetarian, no-fish, sushi roll options. Love the mochi for desert!

a family member just moved to Bethlehem and I was told this place was awesome. I'm extremely picky with sushi because I work for a traditional japanese restaurant in NJ and they have the freshest fish ive ever had (i can taste the difference anywhere I go) and i must say, the other fish was AWESOME. i LOVED the little hole in the wall location, i did not mind the cramped space. i LOVED the music the owner had playing (smashing pumpkins etc) The rolls were excellent, the fish was very clearly fresh. the rolls themselves were creative and delicious. My father got a spicy seafood soup with noodles and it was fantastic, and i dont even like soups. my spicy tuna and tuna avocado rolls were delicious - and then I also ordered a spider roll which i was shockingly impressed with because not only was the soft shell crab excellent, they put fresh blue crab salad inside of the rolll. it added a delicious and original touch. my house salad had the best ginger dressing I've ever tasted and you could tell it was home made, and the wasabi dumplings were the only reason I didn't give this place 5 stars - We serve wasabi shumai at my restaurant as well and theyre bigger and much spicier, so I wasn't impressed. HOWEVER- that's the least important part of this meal. Sushi was DELICIOUS, service was warm and helpful, and i really did love the atmospphere. I will certainly be back. read more

Really awesome. Great sushi with a fun environment. One of only a few places in the lehigh valley to get great sushi. Employees are really down earth. Love it. read more

FANTASTIC!! It's a tiny place, but the friendliness of the staff and quality of the food make up for the limited space/ if you have to wait a bit to get in. It's BYOB everything including soda. We try to get here as much as possible. WORTH EVERY PENNY. We almost don't want to tell everyone how cool this place it because that means more wait time to get in for us ha ha ha ha but we can't help ourselves- we tell everyone to go here because it's that good. read more

Seafood soup was great! And excellent and unique sushi rolls and poke bowl! First time there, its very very small, but overall a good, quiet experience! We will be back!! read more

I thought I would give them a second try and they are closed with a note on the door reading: "Closed due to personal problems" I don't know if this is temporary or permanent. read more

Pretty decent comfort food. I like the chicken katsu and agedashi tofu. The "noodle bowl" is just okay -- an aspirational bowl of spicy ramen with the standard fixins. The egg is always offensively over cooked, and the meat is a bit over cooked as well. I have ordered the noodle bowl for carry out before, and the noodles were placed in the same container as the broth, which led to soggy and bloated ramen after I got home. For what it's worth, I've never seen an asian person working there, which doesn't sit quite right with me... although they may well have asian employees that I've never seen. All in all the food is great if you want Japanese-American fusion comfort food. If you want a great bowl of ramen, go to NYC. read more

I've been to many sushi places all over the east coast and Washington, and this place by far has the best sushi! It's a very small place, with only 3 or 4 tables and about 10 seats at the counter, but don't let it's hole-in-the-wall appearance fool you. Amazing sushi, amazing service. read more