I am both happy I had sushi from Yo Shi and saddened by their destitution during COVID. I imagine a lively dining experience in regular times signified by the poloroids they display on the inside past the COVID barrier. No dine in means the theatrical hibachi is not in effect. It seems in better times they were phenomenally popular. Let's start at the beginning. I was in the mood for something but I couldn't put my finger on what. I searched and considered eating at the resort I'm at but Yelp made that choice inconsiderable. I see on google maps usage nearby. Ok, call the number on Google. No answer but they're open, certainly. I made other thoughts a possibility considering they may have been a COVID casualty. When I was going to get Culver's I chose to see if The Yo was open. They were and I put in the dream order I wanted. I'm quite particular to my taste and texture when it comes to nigiri so when I got back to my room and lifted the container top to smell- yuck, fish- I was dubious, but, every piece was tongue tender and perfect. I don't know if the hefty tip helped or if the extra sides were complimentary but I filled up on the mushroom soup, miso soup, sushi, and some of the hibachi chicken and shrimp I ordered. The dressing for the salad is aweful but a minor distraction. Get this. Period. read more

Not bad for sushi in Delvan Wisconsin! Good lunch specials. We were the only ones in the place, so food came out quick. Very tasty! I do not know what salad dressing they use but it was amazing! Were the rolls pretty, no but delicous! read more

Our waiter was nice. The person who brought us our food was incredibly rude. We received some chopsticks with a green spot on them, we were not going to be eating with them so we asked for some different one and received a nasty response and she didn't want to give us another one. She finally grabbed one from another table and handed to us then proceeded to throw the ones we had given back to her into a random bucket in the room. Sushi was fine, everything seemed discolored which caused some concern. Extremely high prices for what you receive. read more

Consistent, fresh, and delicious! We dine here 1-2 times a month the service is always speedy and kind. We love the special rolls and beef fried rice! read more

Yo shi is a regular stop for our family. The food is always fresh, made quickly, and has the best sushi in town if you ask me. The spicy salmon is my favorite. My daughter gets the salmon avocado roll, and Ryan chops it into kid sized bites for her. Ryan and Lisa are great owners that are very accommodating to their guests. read more

Pleasantly surprised with how great the rolls were! The wait was a little long for the sushi but the hot Saki helped. Our favorite was the Franz Maki and Wisconsin Maki! Can't wait to try it again! read more

Yo Shi Japanese Restaurant - Franzi maki, Sweetheart roll, wasabi Maki and Wisconsin maki. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Delavan, Wisconsin

I came in on a Thursday night and had a wonderful experience because I had the whole place to myself and the food was excellent! I was happy to have such a personalized experience since I had 2 people serving me and only me, and I was planning to get some work done on the computer so it was nice to not worry about noise level. I ordered sashimi, a roll, and a steak hibachi dinner. The salmon sashimi was very fresh and buttery soft. I had intended to order the filet mignon hibachi, but they were out of filet and only had ribeye steak. I was not sorry!!! It was extremely tender and cooked exactly how I ordered - medium rare. I don't usually write such detailed reviews, but I was impressed by the food and the service here, and I want others to know how delicious this cute little hibachi place is! read more

I stoped in for lunch at Yo Shi on 4/23 for lunch. I had a taste for sashimi & was satisfied to find that they had a good variety of Japanese dishes & a good lunch special section of their menu. I had sashimi, the mushroom soup, a tempura udon dish and shrimp shumai / appetizer dumplings. I got the mushroom soup first & the broth was hot but not scalding. All the subsequent dishes were very well cooked & tasty. The tempura were breaded just right and cooked all the way through. The sashimi was presented artistically with cucumber shavings & wasabi. Each piece was fresh & there was a very good variety. For beer, they had a selection of Japanese beers and I got a Sapporo. Service was responsive, efficient & friendly. I would return, especially as they do have an extensive menu with a variety of dishes you don't see offered at all Japanese restaurants. read more

Yo Shi Japanese Restaurant - Cold beer provided in a cold glass. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Delavan, Wisconsin

I say they have the best Sushi in town, in fact it is the best sushi in a 30 mile radius ( sorry Lake Geneva). I love sushi, and while this is not a major metropolis it is my regular go to when I crave sushi! My fav is the rainbow roll. read more

My son and I stopped in here for lunch. The lunch special menu was very reasonable for the amount of food you get. My son loved it and rated it 5 stars and had a great experience. We didn't try any cooked food so I can't comment on that. Overall pleasant visit. read more

If u want overpriced bite sized sushi and free hair with every meal u get stop by here. read more

Yo Shi Japanese Restaurant - If u want overpriced bite sized sushi come here. Also bonus free hair with every meal. Disgusting. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Delavan, Wisconsin

We really enjoyed our meal at this place and the prices are reasonable. I highly recommend the lunch specials. They are great deals.

Good sushi, good service, good prices. Got a bottle of wine + 3 sushi rolls, (1 fried, 1 special, 1 basic) for less than $60 for 2 people. Sushi was delicious & came within 10 minutes, although it wasn't too busy this was still super quick considering. Will be back :) read more

Yo Shi Japanese Restaurant - Sushi Bars Near Me - Delavan, Wisconsin

I am not one to leave reviews but this particular visit was so awful people need to be warned. From the minute we sat down our drink order wasn't right, our soup never came out, took 20+ minutes to get waited on with less than a quarter of the place filled. But the cherry on top was when brought to the cook's attention about THE HAIR IN MY SUSHI I was given the reply "what do you want me to do?" 0/5 would never recommend anyone to this establishment. read more

Yo Shi Japanese Restaurant - Hairy sushi.. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Delavan, Wisconsin

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Must be new owners.... service was slooooow. I was as antsy as the kids. Asked for a particular roll I can only get at Yoshi's. I explained clearly what I was looking for and they said "yeah yeah yeah" and I get the bullshit roll. Don't let my review from stopping you from entering this place. I have had many birthday parties here and have taken droves of people here and everyone loved it. New owners are not the same and it shows. If you have never been here then you won't know what I'm talking about. My kids said we are never going back. One just turned 6 a week ago and the other is 7. They have been so many great places with us that they know quality and service and Yoshi's fail them and I'm sad but you know how brutally honest kids are. I have to agree... Bye Yoshi's 2 1/2 stars... food was delicious. Deep fried ice cream is a must. Kids said they wanted a banana boat (yoshi spells it bnana boat) and we were told they don't have it anymore. Radish was scarce. Tiny little soy sauce dish, had to keep refilling....food took so long to come out. They must've raised my fish from a guppy! Had to order my salad separate or soup separate but I like both so I got soup with the sashimi and ordered the house salad separate. Normally I get both with an entree at most other Japanese restaurants. I did not get the roll I normally get on top of my order because it is an amazing flavor that's to die for. Spicy scallop roll but looks like an ice cream cone. It's one full seaweed sheet. They turned me on to it 15+ years ago and now they look at me like I'm an alien. Forget it, Don't let my review stop you from eating here. It's just not for me anymore. read more

My first time here.... Pros: I had the $10 lunch box with sushi. It came out quickly and tasted very good. Soup, Salad, 4 pieces of sushi, 2 won tons and 4 pieces of California roll. For the food and the value I would give it 5 stars. Service was also very attentive. 5 stars. Cons: The environment could use a bit sprucing up. Nothing terrible, the bathroom floor was a bit sticky and there were tears in the paper dividers between the booths. Again, nothing terrible but I'd give the environment 3 stars. read more

Yo Shi Japanese Restaurant - Sushi Box Lunch - $10 - Sushi Bars Near Me - Delavan, Wisconsin

Sushi was amazing definitely going to be enjoying them again. My 7 year old loved there fried rolls "Milwaukee roll"

Always great quality and super fast! Great for a local joint! Thankful they are here read more

Very good Japanese food option in the area. We ate there twice. They have a whole vegetarian sushi section from which I sampled an asparagus, avocado and cucumber roll and a tofu roll (both quite good). I also tried the veggie tempura (light and steamy with just the right amount of crisp), edamame (nicely delicate and salty in pods), mushroom soup (comforting and warming) and hibachi vegetables (done just right and including two dipping sauces). My wife's veggie and chicken fried rice meals had nicely chewy rice. The veggie one was full of more and different veggies than usual. Her duck appetizer was perfectly spiced. Her plum wine, on the other hand, was too syrupy compared to others she's had. Our waitress was quite nice and the room was very pleasant. We were quite happy to have this restaurant in town! read more

Been going here for years. Food has always been delicious. Sushi is very fresh and yummy and their mushroom soup is my favorite. Would recommend! read more

The sushi was a joke. Tuna was the crap you get in the frozen section at the supermarket. Every roll was awful and I have had better sushi at the grocery stores-MUCH BETTER! This place is a joke. Prices are less than a true sushi restaurant but don't waste a dime! Most things on menu not available or not as described so don't be lured in! What a total waste of $60.00 read more

Hopefully you don't go into a Japanese restaurant in a strip mall and expect what you'd expect at a really nice hibachi place. If you do come in with reasonable expectations, you will definitely enjoy Yo Shi. When you're looking for a break from the brats you've been grilling all summer, you can definitely come to this place for a nice ~$20 meal that includes soup, a small salad (with awesome ginger soy dressing), fried rice and your choice of protein that the hibachi chef will do up right in front of you in the true hibachi way. He wasn't the slickest hibachi chef I've ever seen (missed his hat with the egg shell a few times) but he kept us well entertained (and well fed). We left happy. read more

Despite the strip mall setting, Yoshi is great. Delicious, fresh, creative rolls. Favorites include the Crazy Donny and Franz roll. But my favorite menu item is the Tuna Sashimi Appetizer in spicy sauce. Other reasons for a thumbs up - they do carry-out and are open until 11pm on the weekends. I live in Chicago and the only thing I feel I miss out on when visiting Yoshi is an overpriced drink menu. Definately go! read more

This place is probably only good for sushi, otherwise its really a joke when it comes to cooked food. Don't get me wrong the service and atmosphere is nice, but I was so disappointed when it came to my meal. My friends come here for sushi and they have almost always leave happy. So I was willing to go and try some of the other parts of their menu and it was sad. One of the the times I had their tempura platter and it was bland and tasteless. Don't really remember the price.. Next time I went, I tried the chicken fried rice and it was the worst excuse of a fried rice I've ever had. It was more than bland it was almost inedible. Rice was stale and the chicken was dry/rubbery.. It was $8-$9.00. Came with some lemons and soy sauce that hadn't helped a bit. The hot towel that came before our meal was only a slight justification for the terrible dinner. This place only seems good for sushi and that's the only reason to go. read more

The first time I ever ate sushi was at Yoshi and I was not dissapointed. Although I haven't ventured far from the sushi bar menu other favorites include the seaweed salad and the appetizers. The booths are nicely covered, for a little extra privacy, IF you are lucky enough to get one. The service is always great and they are very accomodating. It loses a star for the prices--a little to high for the quality. It may seem like you aren't spending a lot but the bill quickly adds up before you realize it. It also loses a star for atmosphere; the restaurant is oddly set up and the pictures that surround the walls of birthdays and anniversaries are a little hokey in my opinion. Definately worth it but not top notch. read more

Probably the most disappointing meal of my life. Ordered 6 different sushi rolls for 2 people. Came to $46. All the rolls came packed in a 4x6" box. Three of the rolls were "spicy". Overall the rolls were bland, no flavor, and definitely no spice. And I don't know any grown adult that would be filled on a TV dinner portion of food let alone splitting it between 2 people. Seriously worst meal ever. Definitely won't be back. read more

Yo Shi Japanese Restaurant - $46 worth of rolls packed into a little box. Not worth the money! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Delavan, Wisconsin

Wtf are the other reviewers thinking?!?!?! The wait isn't that bad and the cuts of fish are crazy good!!! This mackerel was the only time in 45 years eating sushi (weekly) that the mackerel didn't taste like fish! The yellow tail and salmon and other fish melted like butter. Awesome stuff coming from plainfield illinois i going to drive the two hours to come here again! read more

the food was fine. The serive was bla, and REFILLS ARE NOT FREE!! $2 dollars a soda and $2 dollar refills. read more

A WORD OF ADVISE.... All in all, the place is pretty good. I have been there 3 times now for Sushi, and will go again. The only thing I would mention that I think you should consider is this: They tend to PUSH on their "special" appetizers there. I told the server that I was not interested atleast 3 times in the appetizer. Having no luck with me, she continued pushing the "special" on my guests, who said "sure we'll try it". Only problem is that the server never mentioned how much the so called "special" was. Low and behold, when the bill came (my treat), the "special appetizer" was $18.00 !! I could then see why the server was so pushy. My word of advise to you would be to ASK how much the "Special" is before you say yes, unless of course money is of no concern to you. read more

This used to be my favorite restaurant for their Tempura, and Hibachi Chicken. I normally would not give a negative review for 1 bad experience. However, when speaking with management about my concerns, which include the quality of my old favorites lacking, and a heavy soy sauce flavor as opposed to the normal hibachi sauce, it was clear this was the new normal. read more

Wicked Awful. I'm not happy to admit it, but this is the worst Japanese food I have eaten anywhere--and I've eaten it from Shawano, Wisconsin to Tokyo. The miso soup was tepid. The gyoza was obviously from a frozen bag and the maki was made of a strikingly small portion of tasteless rice. If we hadn't felt sorry for our server we would have walked out. Simply terrible. I should have heeded the reviews that gave fair warning. I can't tell if I feel sick or just stupid. Yechh! read more

We tried Yoshi even after reading the reviews. The food is very fair. Some of the fish seemed like it had been frozen. The tuna was ok, but not enough to go out of your way to try. Take a pass and go somewhere else. Anywhere else. read more

It's the best sushi in the area, though it's also pretty much the only sushi in the area. It's in a strip mall, but it's better than you would expect, particularly the Franz Roll, our personal favorite. All rolls are good enough, though nothing will particularly blow you away. Is it worth the drive from town? Eh, you'd need to be really jones-ing for sushi. But if you're in the area it's a solid choice. 231/365 read more

One of the better (and only) options for sushi in the Lake Geneva area. It is located in a strip mall in Delavan, but don't be turned off by the location. The sushi there is very fresh tasting - I highly recommend the Franz roll. All other rolls we ever get are good too. They also have a hibachi table where the chef cooks right in front of you if you were interested in that, though I can't say I've ever noticed anyone sitting there. My only issue was that it was pretty quiet when we went on a Saturday and it strangely took awhile to be seated...Service just seemed to be slow for no reason. 213/365 read more

I can't say enough about how much I love Yoshi. I live in New York, but every time I come home to Wisconsin, I stop in at this delightful sushi place unassumingly tucked into a strip mall. The lunch specials are extremely well-priced and the sushi is always really, really fresh. Their dragon rolls are to die for, and their tempura is always perfectly done. The service is usually amazingly fast, and while the decor may be a bit kitschy/tacky, the vibe is always calm and intimate (especially in the booths or at the back hibatchi tables). If you're a sushi fan, it's the only place in the area, and it doesn't disappoint. read more

Ok for the area. Not as cheap $$ as I've heard some locals say it is. Premium Saki was 14 bucks! I was not impressed with the flavor of the fish in the sushi and the sushi rolls did not hold together well. Don't go to the bathrooms if you value cleanliness. :/ read more

Deep fried sushi. That right there is reason enough to eat here. Service is professional, atmosphere quiet and intimate. Let's be real: this is Wisconsin. I often think this fine food establishment is more than we deserve! read more

Carry out only at this time which I usually do not do when ordering sushi. With that said, the sushi was delicious and fresh.

I've been going here since I was 5, really good food. I've since moved away and all I've been thinking about is their teriyaki noodles. Would definitely recommend! read more

I have always been a fan of Sushi and am so glad I have access to the best right here in Delavan! Always fresh, hand made at the Sushi bar, and always great! Being from Chicago, it was hard for me to believe but it is true! The Hibachi grill is also wonderful! We always rely on Yoshi to impress guests to the Lake! The Crazy Donny Roll is our favorite! We also love the Franz!! Any of their rolls will not disappoint!!! We order as Take out or Dine in! read more