Oishii Boston

Ambiance: wonderful evening calming mood lighting with multiple areas to select seating. Food: unparalleled gunkan and classic spicy tuna roll! The inari sushi was subtly sweet. All sushi was perfectly assembled. Service: our server Peter was wonderful. Probably the highlight of the evening. Described all details of Japanese cuisine well, and recommended multiple dishes and sake. Very attentive to detail and patient.

Great modern Japanese fusionEnjoyed a lot of their presentations! Dessert was definitely a highlight for us Great vibes for gathering / family time

Sushi was solid, really enjoyed the crispy rice. The flaming salmon was a great visual presentation. The lobster rangoons were good but I would have preferred a more traditional sweet and sour sauce. The chocolate cake was good but it's nothing I haven't had before. The sphere dessert was cool to look at, but it was better to look at than eat.

Love coming back here. Tonight was an utmost special dinner as we were celebrating my amazing lady's birthday! Cheers to you Lizzie! Happy bday!We decided to come back to where it first started!Every occasion we celebrate here, our dishes are brought out right on time as we finish the last bites of the previous dish. Each dish has always been well prepared, fish always fresh, flavor profiles have depth and we have our favorites!. Flaming salmon always graces our table first, i wish it came with 6 pcs haha but about 30seconds for us is the good touch of fire before you grab, dip into the sauce that accompanies the salmon (vinegar based it seems like) and slurp. Melts.We decided today to also get the hamachi jalepeno (crispy fried jalepeno), take the fish drop some peppers on it, scoop it up and dab into the sauce on the plate and enjoy!In between dishes we used the edamame puree to cleanse our palates.We decided on 3 maki's which is about the perfect fill for us. The truffle toro, love for salmon, and crispy mango! Our favorite is the truffle toro / hamachi. It's buttery and just tastes so good.I wanted to make sure the birthday girl tried the black squid ink pasta with bits of squid mixed in. It's a savory dish, the ink doesn't stain your teeth long.We also always get the buttery flaking crispy goodness that is, Chilean seabass! And of course instead of going overboard with deserts like the last time, we got the coconut sphere, yuzu, black raspberries, raspberries and caramel cream. Always a good ending to a great evening. Will be back again.

Normally I don't like to do too much for my birthday, but my sweet Christopher is AMAZING and the BESTEST! He took me here for an early birthday dinner & Oishii's is always a great time. Tonight, we got the hamachi appetizer & salmon on fire, 3 maki rolls (toro truffle, for the love of salmon, & crunch mango), two entrees (chilean sea bass & squid ink noodles), & of course, had to end our meal with the lovely coconut sphere (my favorite!). We were not the biggest fan of asparagus or cucumber rolls last time we were here so we decided to skip out on those rolls. Everything tasted absolutely delicious per usual & cannot recommend Oishii's enough for sushi! Their menu is a bit on the pricey side BUT very generous portions and not skimpy like other high end restaurants. Dark ambiance here. Don't be shy to use flash for pictures hahaha. The toro truffle is a MUST, as well as the coconut sphere. 10/10 ;)

Very clean and friendly staff, mean whiskey drink and fish was very fresh. The most impressive soft shell crab roll I've had in Boston.

Great food and amazing quality of fish! Our server was great, recommending popular items and her personal favorite which made reviewing the menu a lot easier. Ordered the chef sashimi plate ($100) and the hamachi tango ($30), both very delicious! Hinted also that we love toro, since the chef sashimi plate is a complete surprise, and was wow'd with toro on the plate. Highly recommend if looking for quality sushi and willing to pay, since is quite pricey.

One of the most loveliest experiences! Truly a divine and relaxing place to go for some sushi and japanese entrees that were absolutely delicious. Their wagyu tartar was definitely the star of the show. The peppers on top matched perfectly with the beef melting on your tongue. If you like a kick of spice, this is the one for you!! The sushi was very high quality and we adored the appetizers very much. Our waitress was lovely and everything was very quick. A beautiful restaurant in Boston and a must visit.Definitely would get the salmon on fire for a cool little show!

This restaurant has a very cool vibe and decor. The he down stairs is. Must see. The star for me was the crispy rice. The spicy tuna was probably the best I've ever had. Each dish was artistically presented. Overall, I think it was bit pricy, but it was very delicious.

Okay, this was entirely my fault. I got a little carried away by what I "thought" was the newly improved restaurant scene in Boston after having a few excellent meals at Japanese Spots here. This was not one of those meals.In my defense: I scoped Oishii out extensively online. Looked at many pics, read through multiple online versions of their menu (which were very misleading...). Here's the problem at Oishii: I'm going to go out on a limb and say that at least 90% of the menu items are deep fried/tempura. Not kidding. There is this huge, long sushi bar fully staffed with chefs and they're deep frying every, damn thing. I'm sure that sells. It's probably not a problem for them. Deep Fried sushi is not my thing and not why I came. So....my bad.I had actually planned what I was going to order/eat from reading thoseonline menus. Pretty much none of the items I was planning to order actually appeared on the menu last night. I'm assuming they serve what sells for them: Tempura Everything. #eyerollThe spot itself is very beautiful. Multiple levels, multiple bars and dining areas. Really lovely furnishings and serving plates, etc. Also? EXCELLENT Sake List. One of the best, most extensive I've ever seen. Super impressive. If they had had even just a "basic" sushi section on that menu Oishii might have worked for me. As in you can't just order some ala carte pieces of sushi and/or some simple rolls. (I was not given a menu including that. I can see one online. Maybe I should have asked. I just assumed the fancy, bound menu they gave me was the entire menu??) You must choose from a large page of very elaborate rolls. I managed to find two that did not contain deep fried ingredients. And one of those was a California Roll. Oishii is A Lot of Show and very little substance. Looks good. Decent vibe. Underwhelming food. What they're serving is trying too hard. Everything is muddled. Too much tempura. Flavors and ingredients are not able to stand on their own.On the upside: Portion size is ginormous. One roll will likely do you. So you could have a wonderful bottle of Sake and eat one giant Tempura something and be good!What I had: Cucumber Salad: EXCELLENT. Best thing I had. Led me to have irrationally high expectations.Fried Vegetable Dumplings: really disappointing. Fast food type dumpling that was overcooked. Spicy Salmon Crispy Rice: Very meh. I have no idea what was mixed in with the spicy salmon. But it was A LOT of stuff which made the entire piece too large. Almost impossible to eat. Which is a clear failure in the world of sushi. You must actually be able to get the piece into your mouth...Scallop Crispy Shiso (I think this was on the appetizer menu): Okay, this was DELICIOUS. But this is also an entire meal. Tempura shiso leaf with a scallop on top and then piled high with shredded, fried Taro. This is one of dishes you can order with your excellent Sake and be one and done!Mixed Green Salad: I needed to cleanse my palate from all the fried...basic salad. It was fine."Real" California Roll with King Crab. It was good. Basic. Fine.For the Love of Salmon Roll: Tobiko, Avocado, Cucumber, Seared King Salmon, Ikura, Shiso, Spicy Mayo. Really good, gigantic roll. Very "busy." Lots of things going on. Not usually my thing. But again, order one of these and you're good!I tried their "signature dessert" which is the definition of trying too hard. Hahahahahaha. So much going on. Presentation over substance. Cannot recommend. It's something like a big, frozen coconut egg with some espresso mousse inside sitting in a little base of yuzu with some berries. #eyerollNice Date Spot. If you live in the area also nice spot. Not worth making the effort to travel to.