Mei Japanese Restaurant
Mei Japanese Restaurant
Belly tuna. Sashimi
Egg
Mackerel
Smelt Roe
Sslmon
Squid.
Shrimp.
Fluke.
Octopus.
Tuna.
Yellowtail.
Rayed fish.
BBQ Fresh water eel.
Salmon Roe.
Sea Eel.
Sweet Shrimp.
Scallop.
Sea Urchin
Tuna roll and 8 pieces chef choice sushi.
Tuna roll and 8 pieces chef choice sushi.
Assortment sliced sashimi over bowl of seasoned rice.
Sliced tuna sashimi over bowl of seasoned rice.
Assortment artistically sliced fresh fish. Serve rice on side.
Box style pressed sushi, choice of mackerel, salmon, sea eel or shrimp.
Skewered grilled chicken 2 sticks with teriyaki sauce.
5 pieces homemade pan-fried pork dumplings.
Fried tofu with baby mushroom, green onion, grated daikon radish, ginger and seaweed in light broth.
Stewed mixed vegetables.
Deep fried chicken thigh marinated in soy sauce.
Broiled beef tongue.
Grilled sliced duck with salt.
Steamed hot egg custard with ginko nut, shrimp, chicken and mushrooms.
3 pieces steamed giant shrimp dumplings.
Deep fried soft shell crab.
2 pieces deep fried shrimp and 4 pieces vegetables.
Broiled Japanese prime pork sausage.
Steamed BBQ eel and burdock, stirred egg with sweet broth.
6 pieces. Assortment of artistically sliced fresh seafood.
5 pieces of any 1 kind of fish of choice tuna, salmon, yellowtail and fluke.
Squid with fermented soy beans served with green onions and wasabi.
Chilled tofu with green onion, dried bonito, grated daikon radish and ginger.
Boiled soybeans.
Steamed spinach with homemade sesame sauce.
Steamed spinach with dried bonito in light soy sauce.
Assortment of Japanese pickles.
Raw seafood and cucumber in rice vinegar.
Lightly torched tuna sashimi with ginger sauce.
Special gourmet dinner for 2 yakitori, shrimp tempura, gyu negi maki, shumai, sushi and sashimi.
7 oz. Broiled sirloin steak with teriyaki sauce.
Deep fried pork cooked with egg, onions and over the rice.
Deep fried pork cutlet over the rice curry and served without miso soup.
10 oz. Broiled chicken with teriyaki sauce.
Teriyaki. Broiled salmon, served with salt or 7 oz. teriyaki sauce.
Broiled mackerel with salt.
7 oz. Crispy deep-fried chicken cutlets.
7 oz. Crispy deep-fried pork cutlets.
Broiled sirloin steak with ponzu special soy sauce, vinegar, citrus juice and 7 oz. garlic sauce.
5 pieces deep fried shrimp and 6 pieces vegetables.
Broiled BBQ fresh water eel over rice.
Gourmet dinner box sashimi, tempura, stewed vegetables, grilled fish and chawanmushi-hot egg custard.
Green salad with homemade sesame dressing.
Avacado on a bed of mixed spring green with sesame oil dressing.
Sashimi on a bed of mixed spring green with sesame oil dressing.
Seasoned seaweed salad.
Red miso soup with baby mushroom, wakame seaweed, tofu, green onion, and mitsuba leaf.
Miso soup with wakame seaweed, green onion, and tofu.
Light salted rice ball with choice of salmon, plum, or fish flakes, served with seaweed on outside.
Octopus and cucumber in kimchi sauce.
roasted belly pork
Deep ried squid legs.
Salmon skin and onions in ponzu sauce.
Imitation crab, avocado and cucumber.
Salmon skin and cucumber.
Shrimp, egg, Japanese squash, spinach and 5 pieces fish powder.
Cucumber, avocado and radish.
Shrimp and cucumber with spicy mayo.
Salmon and cream cheese.
Deep fried shrimp.
Tuna, salmon, white fish and smell fish egg with 5 pieces cut seaweed outside.
6 pieces scallop with spicy mayo sauce and avocado.
BBQ eel with smell fish eggs , cucumber and crunch flake on top.
Salmon, imitation crab and avocado with rice outside.
Yellow tail and avocado with spicy mayo.
5 pieces soft shell crab with avocado and seaweed outside.
Tuna, salmon, white fish and aocado over the California.
chopped tuna mixed spicy suace, smell fish eggs, sesame oil and green onions over the roll with cucumber, aovado and crunch flake.
10 pieces. California roll topped lightly torched scallops, fish eggs and green onions.
8 pieces. Shrimp tempura and cucumber topped with spicy tuna, salmon, avocado and spicy sauce.
8 pieces. Salmon, avocado, fish eggs and imitation crab rolled and then topped with spicy tuna and wasabi flavored fish eggs.
8 pieces. Spicy tuna and avocado roll topped with lightly torched belly salmon, fish eggs and green onions.
10 pieces. Cream cheese, avocado, salmon and imitation crab rolled and tempura fried.
10 pieces. Deep fried roll of shrimp tempura, avocado, fish eggs, eel, and mayonnaise.
10 pieces. Shrimp tempura and cucumber rolled with soybean wrapper first then rolled again with seaweed nori, then topped with chopped tuna, salmon, whitefish, sesame oil, green onions, fish eggs, tempura crunch, and spicy sauce.
8 pieces. A spicy tuna roll rolled inside out with wasabi flavored fish eggs on top.
8 pieces. Eel, fish eggs and avocado rolled inside out with spicy tuna on top.
10 pieces. A spicy tuna roll covered with chopped crabstick salad placed above a layer of sliced avocado, topped off with sprinkles of crispy tempura batter.
8 pieces. Shrimp tempura rolled inside out and covered with eel, avocado and fish eggs.
Wheat noodle with 2 pieces shrimp tempura, mushroom, fish cake, green onions and seaweed in soup.
Buckwheat noodle with 2 pieces shrimp tempura, mushrooms, green onions and fish cake in soup.
Wheat noodle and pork cutlets with curry sauce.
Wheat noodle with curry sauce. Non vegan.
Wheat noodle with shrimp tempura, chicken, vegetables and egg medium-rare in a hot pot.
Cold green tea buckwheat noodle with cold broth on side.
Cold buckwheat noodle with cold broth on side and 2 pieces deep fried shrimp.
Wheat noodle with duck in soup.
Buckwheat noodle with duck in soup.
Ramen noodle with duck.
Ramen and thick creamy pork broth with roast pork , egg, bamboo shoot and green onion.
Ramen and thick creamy soybean paste pork broth with roast pork, egg, bambooshoot and green onion.
Ramen and spicy thick creamy soybean paste pork broth with roast pork, bambooshoot, egg and green onion.
Ramen, bamboo shoot, green onions, spinach and lotus root in vegetable broth.
Love Boat Combo
Unaju
a bowl of sushi
a plate of sushi
The wasabi bunny is looking for more to eat!
Love Boat Combo
a plate of sushi
food
Sushi Deluxe x 2
Soup and salad - nice starter for my meal.
food, sushi and sashimi, sushi, sashimi
BBQ Eel
food
Usaji BBQ eel
Appetizers
Sashimi dinner
Love boat
Menu
Chirashi Sushi - sorry that I didn't take a picture before I started -
Spicy Miso Ramen
Grilled squid
chowder, soups and chowder, food, soup
Beni Toro Sashimi
Matthew S.
Sep 1, 2024
Went here to celebrate a special occasion with family and it was an excellent experience. The decore, furnishings, utensils, and staff were all very nice. It was more fancy than I had anticipated but the prices were still very reasonable for a more upscale experience. Portions on appetizers are small, but the main dinner dishes we got were a great value for the price, coming with healthy sizable amounts of rice, miso soup, and salad. The bbq eel was super flavorful and tender. Definitely the best miso soup I've ever had. My only minor complaint is that the soup and teriyaki and katsu sauces are a bit salty. A great place for authentic Japanese food at good prices. I cant wait to try the sushi next time!
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Michelle D.
Nov 8, 2024
Again - always good sushi and excellent service. Our dinner here a couple of evenings ago was delicious, as usual.I had the Sushi Deluxe and my husband had the Sashimi Dinner. Both dinners come with miso soup - it's salty and rich and our favorite miso soup. We also had two pieces of their special fish and enjoyed it quite a bit. We're 'regulars'- so we'll be back soon.
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Daniel K.
Nov 5, 2024
From start to finish a great experience - the hostess welcomed me and left me at the sushi bar with plenty of reading material- four separate menus! They had some nice looking cocktails and epic special appetizers - they also have a nice selection of cold and warm sake - Mei reminds me of a place we went to when I lived in Japan - tatami rooms, and chabudai if you're able to sit on the floor - great for large groups and parties. I hope you enjoy the experience as much as I did!
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Julie W.
Mar 24, 2024
Have eaten here a few times and decoys time to review it Mei consistently has very good Japanese food. They have amazing sushi and appetizers and yummy main dishes. They have a full bar also. The waitstaff is attentive and the ambiance is peaceful.
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Amy E.
Dec 27, 2023
Updating my old review. I hadn't thought of this restaurant in a long time, but it was still good. Even though they were very busy, we still got our order fairly quickly. Considering we ordered the Love Boat, which as you can see from the photo has many components, I'm glad it didn't take forever. There were things my kids liked as well- shrimp tempura, gyoza, siu mai, shrimp nigiri. I like how they have the various seating options as well. Overall I was pleased with my meal.
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Ann S.
Jan 4, 2023
We really liked Mei Japanese Restaurant! The food was great, the interior was very well done and the staff were excellent! My daughter and I were craving ramen one afternoon, and decided to try Mei. I had a great miso ramen and my daughter had curry katsu udon. She loved her and mine was excellent! Great portions served piping hot. The friendly server suggested a hot lemon citrus drink for me which was outstanding . The menu is quite broad - lots of sushi and many other Japanese dishes that we would like to try in a future visit.We were the only customers in the restaurant but that was not surprising since we were there on New Year's Eve day, at an odd time in between lunch and dinner. The interior space is very well done, with lots of seating.The location was the strange part - sort of behind a car dealer in an odd little "neighborhood" of businesses in what look like ranch style houses? Definitely the landlord should invest a few bucks in sprucing up the exterior commercial spaces (Mei looks fine but some of the other buildings could use some TLC), but none of that impact Mei - Mei shines once you get inside. Lots of parking, welcoming staff and great food. We'll be back!
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Jennifer V.
Nov 6, 2023
Mei Japanese is one of my favorite restaurants in not only Cincy, but also in all of Ohio. Their sushi is always fresh and they have a great variety of appetizers and noodle dishes. I have been coming to Mei for over 5 years. The staff is so kind and know their regulars well. They often play soft instrumental music that gives the restaurant a relaxing ambiance. I like that there are various seating options between booths, chairs, and traditional Japanese tatami. It's a nice place to visit with friends, a date, or coworkers.
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David D.
Feb 20, 2025
Best Japanese restaurant in Cincinnati. I always go for the hot tea with ginger. It's great on a cold day.
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Cheryl W.
Feb 22, 2025
Absolutely wonderful place. Everything about Mei Japanese is fabulous - the food, the service, the ambience - everything. I highly recommend this restaurant.
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Pitchayanin U.
Oct 2, 2024
This is one of the best sushi place in Cincinnati. Service always top notch. Everything seems super clean and even offer warm towels for hand wash before meals. At first I thought it too pricey but after I live in Cincinnati for 10 years. I tried pretty much every sushi places and quality wasn't even close to this place. Now I always come here when I want sushi or Japanese cuisine
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