Otani Japanese Restaurant

Stopped here for some sushi. Pretty quiet place, spacious seating with a small sushi bar option. Service was not over friendly or engaging, but quick and attentive. The sushi was pretty good. Spicey tuna and Philly were the best on the plate. My wife also enjoyed her spring roll order.

First time, and this was exceptional. Hidden in the back of Golden Gate Plaza, Otani's is worth the visit. At 7:30 on a Monday night the restaurant had several full tables, and several people were eating at the sushi bar. The walls were decorated with waves, reminiscing of the great artist, Katsushika Hokusai. The manager, Marco, was an excellent waiter and very attentive. Checking into Yelp we ordered an app of Crab Rangoon using the $5 offer. The sushi roll was fresh and good. I ordered my first Ramen Bowl called Shrimp Tempura. A bowl full of ramen, broccoli, scallions, seaweed, and more in a Miso broth was very good. I took half home. On the side were four large Tempura Shrimp. Very nice. Son ordered the Steak & Scallops Hibachi. Salad, Miso soup, rice and vegetables were included. It was delicious. I bragged that we came for my son's birthday, and Marco surprised him with a bowl of ice cream and Tempura Oreos. Oh, my, those Oreos were worth having after the entire meal. Totally recommend. If you want the Habachi experience, make a reservation.

Back in OH for Thanksgiving vacation ... went here again ... what a DISASTER ... it's an oxymoron ... the food is good but the service is almost nonexistent ... we've been here 2x before and the service was the same ...The waitstaff consists of ONE person for the entire restaurant! ... so I suppose it's "on me" ... It's said that repeatedly doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result ... is the definition of "stupidity" ... admittedly I have no defense ... obviously, the last "saddle up" for this ride.

Celebrated my birthday at Otani's last night. Our waiter was so nice and accommodating, probably the best service I've had at a restaurant in a while! I had the vegan hibachi which was delicious and I'm so happy they offer a vegan menu I had a delicious martini (I think it was called Cherry Blossom), it was sweet which is perfect for me. Will definitely be back!

It's been man years since I ordered from here. And now I recall why. All their Sushi is served warm. I am used to maki rolls being cold. The Vegan Spicy Mushroom Scallop Roll was impossibe to eat as the mushrooms were tough and rubberish. The avocado rolls were good but warm. The fried vegetables were just OK because the covering was the texture of a pancake instead of crisp as they should be. This was a pick up order.

Came in approx a month ago! My apologies for the late review but I figured I could just let this go! I've come to this place way before any other hibachi came around so early 2000s! As I mentioned I came in a month ago and seen all of the new renovations and was excited because I haven't come in ages! I came with my domestic partner and his daughter! We were greeted and sat on the floor in the back! We sat there for about 30 mins, nobody came to greet us nobody said anything. Just walked past back and forth:( ! We were so disappointed left and went to Kitchen Social in Pinterest!

Awesome place one of the first sushi joint in CLE. Food and service is good. It's a must visit.

Absolutely love this place! We go for the vegan hibachi and it's amazing. Love the shitake wonton soup. Service has always been great. This is definitely a fancier place but can easily go in jeans and a nice shirt. Multiple items served such as soup, salad, apps, and then main meal.

this is the best place ever jose is the best ever hes so nice and so funny pls give him a raise!!! -the girls from the birthday party all argeee he was so interactive and fun to be with!! will be coming back!!!

Terrible ExperienceI would give zero stars if I could. We waited an hour and a half at the hibachi grill and when the chief finally arrived and cooked our food it, bland, and completely disappointing. The service was just as bad--no updates, no apologies, and it felt like we were completely forgotten. By the time we got our meals, we had lost our appetite. Definitely not worth the time or money. Avoid this place unless you enjoy long waits and terrible food.