Yoshi, a small family restaurant, is located in the Whole Foods shopping center on Bellaire Blvd. We stopped in for lunch after a medical appointment, and were greeted warmly. We perused the lunch menu and were pleased with the many appetizing options. We opted for the teriyaki Salmon Bento Box and the Nigiri Sushi Lunch. Both were artfully prepared and delicious, with fresh quality ingredients. The salmon fillet was huge and perfectly grilled, served on a bed of beautifully steamed broccoli, zucchini and onions. Both dishes were served with an entire 8 piece California roll. The portions are ridiculously generous. A wonderful experience overall. read more

Only had to go so can't rate much on the ambiance at this time. Service was quick during lunch for a to go order. My order was accurate as far as request to remove bean sprouts etc. the weather had me craving ramen so figured I try theirs. I chose the curry ramen and the broth was disappointing. Very little flavor compared to other curry ramen I've had. However the pork was very well seasoned and you could taste the garlic oil on it read more

Nice little strip mall Japanese restaurant, a great neighborhood Japanese restaurant, nothing special but the food is still delicious so if you live around this spot it is worth coming here. The service was fast and there is no complaint from me for this spot. read more

Very yummy spot!! I've been here two times and it's a pretty good spot if you want some sushi or Japanese food in the area! Service was good. The staff are welcoming and helpful. It's pretty small inside, but I notice a lot of people order to-go rather than sit and eat inside. read more

Yoshi - salmon don - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I think there's definitely room for improvement. Walked in on a Tuesday and it was empty, got the spicy tonkotsu and a roll of sushi. I had seen online they had a happy hour menu but asked and they said no happy hour. Service was ok, basically the bare minimum, drinks, order, payout. We weren't given a dish for soy sauce or napkins. The ramen was great no complaints and the sushi was okay. Definitely a spot you have to try yourself to get a feel of. read more

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Very fresh sushi and extremely affordable, especially for the quality. Worth trying for sure and would get takeout again!

Japanese cuisine is a hard sell in the Braeswood / West U area, so I understand the immediate appeal of a place like Yoshi. Places like this are a lot more common than your average omakase, so I realize the comparison isn't warranted. The service has always been lukewarm and the prices are a little much, considering the food is very subpar (#1) at best. The pandemic wasn't kind to any business and life at Yoshi was no exception. They took extra precautions and made the place exclusively takeout for awhile; going as far as sealing out the front so that no one could get past the door and with an artificial paper wall for transactions and waiting. I want to assume that things have gone back to normal, but I've still only called in for pickup. As previously noted, the food is mediocre. I found the sushi to be overpriced for what it is and I have to assume the affluent neighborhood + the lack of any serious competition has to contribute to this. This is not destination sushi. It's takeout sushi with a slightly higher price tag. I've never walked away without spending at least $100 on everything, which is usually good enough for several rolls and a few nigiri pieces a la carte. The rolls were underwhelming and this also applies to their array of special rolls, including the cowboy roll. I am not fond of how skinny / small the nigiri pieces are cut, but to each his/her own. I am also not a fan of the ramen, which is probably worse than the sushi. The broth is a near salt bomb and I've been less enthused to experiment with their menu as I would with other places. Sharing the same parking lot as Whole Foods, I'm willing to bet the latter has better options for sushi. The staff here seems somewhat apathetic and unmotivated to do better. They're bilingual in both Mandarin and English and they take credit card. ___________ (#1) AYCE sushi quality but a little sadder. read more

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We ordered delivery and saw this place had good reviews. We got the Chirashi bowl and Shashimi combo and were unimpressed. The fish was fairly bland and the (what we were assuming to be) tuna was leaking red like it was dyed to make it seem higher quality (it didn't taste or feel high quality either). Overall not worth the price even with the coupon I had through a delivery app. The driver also seemed to have needed to wait a while for it. read more

Yoshi - Partially eaten chirashi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

Good shopping strip sushi house with very reasonable prices even outside of happy hour. The ramens and signature rolls are around $10-15 each. Their nigiri pieces range from $5.50 - 9.50 (for 2). About the only bad thing is that there's not much space for dine-in much less for a large group. They seems to do a lot of business through delivery app. My vegetable ramen was good, and the broth was not too salty. I read some complaints that it was undersalted but it's better when you can reach for the salt or soy sauce than too much. I saw that the Texas roll was beautifully crafted although smaller and tasted fresh even on a Sunday. read more

Yoshi - Texas roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Terrible service when you walk into a restaurant you are supposed to greet your customers they just stair at you and then when you ask what's going on they just look at you with a silly face. Really disappointing experience at yoshi read more

The service was fast very delicious! I would definitely come back. It is a smaller restaurant but its nice for a quiet lunch. read more

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If u like sushi this is a quick bite place But not for a fine dining The overall quality is not meeting standards But the layout and portion is generous Really good for someone just want to taste a little The service is good But will not return read more

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Small place with very delicious Ramen! We also ordered 2 sushi rolls. One is called the dragon roll (very yummy) and the other one the pink lady. My favorite was the Pink lady that is one you have to try for sure! I have nothing but positive things to say about this place. The sashimi was fresh and so delectable, their shrimp tempura was so crispy and yummy! Their service was great! They are very polite and they keep their place clean. Definitely coming back! read more

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Cute and quaint restaurant with limited seating. I ordered the tonkotsu ramen and tried the rainbow and eel rol. The ramen was surprisingly not overly salty and the portion size was large. All that for only $11.50. Service was good, food was good, and the inside was clean. I will be coming back for sure! read more

Yoshi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

We came in on Sunday lunch. It's a quiet place with not a lot of seating. The waitresses were very nice to us and got us water quickly! We had a large group of friends come in and they did a good job of being accommodating. They pushed tables together and offered to split all the checks. I got the chicken teriyaki lunch special for $11. It was plenty of food for a lunch. It also came with miso soup that wasn't overly salted and had tofu and seaweed. read more

Yoshi - lunch special teriyaki chicken - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

Yoshi is one of Houston's nearly infinite strip mall sushi joints and weighs in on the more affordable side of the spectrum. I've now experienced the place both in person and via takeout and some common themes emerged. First off, it is a quaint space with a neighborhood feel: just a few tables, a small kitchen, and a TV in the corner. The service is super friendly and attentive. Regarding the menu, the miso soup was great - not too salty and furnished with generous amounts of tofu and seaweed. In general, the rolls were a bit faultily constructed and broke apart rather easily under their own weight. We were not fans of the Lake Jackson Roll (snow crab and avocado inside, topped with hamachi, jalapeno, and green onion) because the crab tasted like soggy tuna - perhaps the mayo was too watery? The Pink Lady Roll (tuna, salmon, white fish, avocado, and shrimp in soy paper) also didn't really come together for us in terms of flavor. In fact, the spicy mayo underneath was the best part. The nigiri and sashimi were a mixed bag. The nigiri came with long slices of fish that were thin in the other two dimensions. Some of the fish had a strange plastic-like texture and actually tasted defrosted. The 14-piece sashimi platter is an excellent deal as the fish were largely cut into thick, juicy slabs. The white tuna, hamachi, and salmon were fantastic and the clear stand outs. The pepper tuna was also decent. I would stick to these if possible. The rest of the varieties of fish were straight up unenjoyable. The tuna had a bitter aftertaste and did not feel fresh. The red snapper was overly chewy and mild. The other cubes of pink fish on our platter tasted like water, which is to say like nothing. Overall, the offerings at Yoshi are pretty decent for the price and the quantity is reasonable, but the fish is extremely inconsistent in terms of quality. It's a decent bet for cheap takeout, but I don't think I will be adding it to my regular rotation. read more

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I visited here on Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 at 120pm. Yoshi was empty. It seemed that they were done with busy lunchtime. I ordered a sushi lunch with miso soup. The Miso soup was okay. Regarding sushi, to my surprise, it was excellent. I wanna write improvements. The chef constantly touched his mobile phone before cooking. I was not sure if he washed his hands. there were a lot of germs on the cell phone. Hope he washed his hands. When the chef or server uses the phone, please hide and use it. Overall, it was a small mom-and-pop restaurant, but i gave 5 stars. read more

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Love their lunch menu. Came on a Sunday, so it's quiet and good came quick. Very delicious and can't beat the prices & quantity. Z Want to come back & try some ramen read more

Yoshi - Sashimi, sushi & karaage - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

A very good ramen option close to the med center. They have a good selection of ramen. I really enjoyed the chashu. It was delicious!! I ordered extra. I liked the eggs, but they were cold. And ordering an extra egg only gives you half an egg. Not worth more than a dollar for half an egg. Staff was super nice, and everything came out quickly. Broth was solid. Give it a go! read more

Yoshi - Spicy tonkotsu, extra egg, corn and chashu. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

How the mighty have fallen. This used to be our favorite lunch spot, but things have been slowly going downhill since we first came, and our last, terrible visit was the last straw. We ordered takeout in person, as the place had just opened. Two bento boxes, one beef (Rare) and one salmon. It took 45 minutes to make our food. We saw countless other orders fly out of the kitchen in the meantime - I thought perhaps they'd started to prioritize orders taken by phone or possibly apps like UberEATS, but even a table that arrived after we did and ordered their food for dine-in was already eating before we saw anything. And to make matters worse - when our food finally DID arrive, my husband's beef was well-done. It was even marked on the ticket as well-done. This isn't the first time we've had this request ignored or misunderstood; but giving them the benefit of the doubt, we had them repeat it back to us when we ordered. And yet, somewhere between placing the order and getting it to the kitchen, they STILL managed to get it wrong. How? I have no idea! Even the lady who'd taken our order seemed baffled. She did apologize for the incorrect order, but not the long wait, and didn't offer any solutions. Frustrated, we took the food anyway and left, and discovered when we finally sat down and ate that the sushi rice wasn't seasoned. Neither was my teriyaki salmon, or the vegetables that came with it. And to make matters worse, they'd only given us two packets of soy sauce - which was barely enough for two of our four rolls, nevermind my bland salmon. I can't recommend this restaurant any longer, as it's apparent they no longer care. read more

It's pretty small, but it has great food and great customer service. Definitely recommend to come here.

I was really in the mood for sushi, but just wanted something casual. After scrolling Yelp for sometime, I decided to give Yoshi a try. Some of the reviews I read were kind of mixed, but my own opinion is as follows: I actually thoroughly enjoyed my experience here. It's exactly what I wanted... casual, with a glass of wine, and good, relatively inexpensive sushi. I ordered to Hamachi Carpaccio, Special Sake, Las Vegas Roll, and a Philadelphia Roll w/ Tuna instead of Salmon to go. Everything was DELICIOUS! The service was also fast and attentive. This is a very small, quaint, neighborhood place - I highly recommend it if you just want to grab some take out, or have a seat in a quiet little place and enjoy fresh sushi. read more

Have ordered takeout and delivery before and liked the food, so finally tried eating there - pleasantly surprised by everything! Everyone was friendly, helpful and fast. We ordered edamame, gyoza, albacore crispy onion, Las Vegas roll and miso ramen. Especially loved the gyoza (thinner skin and perfectly grilled and steamed), Las Vegas roll was tasty and crunchy, and miso ramen was very good - broth, noodles, mushrooms. Happy we can have a nice time eating out there too! Will be back! read more

This place is fine, food is good and service is quick, but I didn't have any strong feelings about the restaurant either way. I got the spicy tonkotsu ramen and my husband got the chicken ramen. Noodles and eggs cooked properly, but meat maybe a little overdone. The sushi was just ok - it looked nice but pieces were cut too thin and fell apart, and the flavor was mostly just the flavor of the sauce (didn't get much flavor of the fish itself). I'd come back if I was looking for food in the area, but prob won't go out of my way. read more

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This is an easy pick-up-and-go sushi restaurant with a plethora of menu options. We tried the cucumber chips for the first time, which have a ton of fresh fish, but didn't quite deliver on texture or flavor. However, their simple and specialty rolls are wonderful. Reasonably priced, too! read more

Yoshi - Cucumber chips (app) - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Dine in is back! We're so happy to be back at one of our favorite restaurants! Sushi is fresh as usual and my husband's curry tunkatsu ramen is so comforting and well balanced. We are so happy to be eating in the restaurant again :) read more

Yoshi - Curry tonkatsu ramen - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

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The pricing of this sushi is the best. The rolls are affordable and you definitely get your money's worth. The fish isn't amazingly fresh and isn't the best sushi you can have in Houston but it does the job read more

Do. Not. Order. On. Weekends. The good: the food is usually good to very good, and the prices are lower than at better places (Kata Robata, Uchi, MF Sushi, Aya). The bad: if you order takeout on a weekend night, expect your order to take at least double (no exaggeration) the estimated time. While you wait, you can watch walk-ins get served before you, and the staff be unrepentant and unapologetic about the delay. After waiting 75 minutes (45 of that awkwardly in the restaurant, along with at least half a dozen other people) for two rolls and two sushis, I think I'm done with Yoshi. Thank goodness I was picking up for myself, rather than being a delivery person whose tip would be destroyed by their being so slow. read more

I'm a sushi fanatic, so it was definitely a treat to order from Yoshi! I got their eel dragon roll and the sushi nigiri combo $26 total, which is definitely not cheap but still a steal for sushi (similar to H‑E‑B pricing). There was a generous fish to rice ratio, and great variety in the lunch special. I really enjoyed the eel which had great flavor, but wasn't the biggest fan of the crab filling in the dragon roll. Also while nigiri is one of my favorite foods, this one was not as melt-in-your-mouth as many other nigiris I've had before. The texture was a bit tougher, but the sushi still tasted decently fresh. Overall, I do think they have great sushi deals but quality is not top-notch. read more

Yoshi - Eel Dragon Roll, Sushi Nigiri Lunch Combo - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

Really big portions! Regular sashimi plate: $24, 3 pieces each of salmon, tuna, yellowtail, red snapper, and my favorites: salmon and white albacore. Soooo tender and tasty! And such big pieces! Dragon roll: liked the spiciness, crunch, and different flavors all encompassed in it! Yum! Salmon roll: pretty small, but large salmon pieces! Small place, so not much seating. Happy hour 3:30 to 5:30p each day. Definitely gonna get take out here more in future! Yum! read more

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Decent food for really good prices! The lunch menu is great and the bento boxes come with soooo much food. They said they don't do happy hour anymore though read more

Ordered on DoorDash & got the spicy chicken ramen and miso soup. I tasted the chicken first & it made me extremely nervous for the rest of the meal. The chicken was so bland. I mean not a drop of salt or anything. But the ramen broth was SO incredibly flavorful without being too much in any way. Like there's no reason for that chicken to taste so bad hopefully all the meats aren't like that. The miso was good. If you like miso, you'll enjoy theirs. This would've been a 5 star rating if it weren't for the chicken. I'd eat here again but with adjusted expectations. read more

We ordered takeout from this spot - those that got sushi absolutely loved it. I am not a sushi person so I went with their tonkotsu ramen. It was by no means bad, but it isn't something I would seek out to order again even though ramen is one of my favorite dishes. The pork was pretty dry and chewy - this could be because we did takeout instead of dining in, so maybe it got cold and hard in transport. The broth flavor was nicely creamy. All in all, this is a solid spot for your sushi needs and can also satisfy those that don't love sushi, but it's probably not going to be your go-to for ramen. read more

Did take out here. The sashimi were so tender, they all melted in my mouth. No fishy aftertaste. The teriyaki steak was good on a bed of veggies. The karate chicken my daughter obsessed over it. Overall really good sushi for decent price. read more

Beautiful yummy lunch! Can't wait to visit again. Pregnant cravings, delicious cooked rolls. read more

Yoshi - Late lunch: Tiger Eye Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

Great ramen! Came here a few times and got the tonkatsu ramen with bamboo and extra noodles. The chashu was seasoned well without the overbearing taste of fat, the egg was nice and soft, and the broth was decent and not too salty. Tried a piece of cowboy sushi (contained steak) which was good as well. Waiter was kind and friendly. read more

Yoshi - Tonkotsu ramen with bamboo - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

Fantastic place. Small, just a few tables. Daily specials on a board. Delicious chicken teriyaki with veggies ... large portion. Sushi Deluxe and Sashimi Plate were large, and delicious. Friendly, helpful servers. Really liked this restaurant. And, good value in my opinion. read more

Yoshi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Houston, Texas

The food is consistently fresh and delicious! There are vegan options on the menu and they've never had an issue modifying items to make them vegan. read more

Love love love how convenient, fast, and covid safe this place is! Their sushi is fresh too. I tried their ramen for the first time and was pleasantly surprised. They are still only doing takeout! read more

Some of the best sushi I've had ! Great flavors ! Small place but it stays busy. The owners are great and attentive ! All the options on their menu are great ! Great miso! Pink lady! Cowboy ! read more