Oishii Boston
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: (617) 482-8868
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- E. Berkeley Street
- Specialties:
- Sushi
- Hours:
- Tue-Sat 5pm-12am, Sun 5pm-10pm
Editorial Review for Oishii Boston – by Eric Grossman
In Short
With more than three times the seating of the original Chestnut Hill location, the South End Oishii provides a roomier, slightly more modern setting in which to enjoy perhaps the city's highest-regarded sushi. While most diners stick to the raw stuff, some opt instead for hot dishes like beef yaki ishi, a heaping portion of vegetables, rice, and steak on a sizzling stone grill.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoMake no mistake, a full meal at the South End location costs more than one at the original Chestnut Hill location.
User Reviews for Oishii Boston
07/20/2008 Posted by Qbert74
At some point Japanese cuisine has lost its way in Boston. The fact that Oishii sits near the top of the food critic ratings is evidence of it. People seem to be wowed by sushi coated with expensive items like truffels and exotic caviar. Hand rolls now tend to be drenched in mayonaise and spices (this is a well known technique for sushi chefs to get rid of the cheaper and older parts of the fish that they would have otherwise thrown away). The only difference with Oishii is that it makes you pay triple what other places charge and they serve it to you in a pretentious dark Euro bar atmosphere. Even the way they serve soy sauce is an insult to Japanese cooking. Whats the deal with the huge soup bowl for the soy sauce anyway? Compare this to some fine restaurants in Japan where they dont even serve you soy sauce. Why? Because good fish should stand on its own. Oishii does get some of the freshest fish around, but it manages to mess up everything around it. The sushi rice is overcooked, and some nigiri zushi was served on some silly parchment paper which looked fancy but then stuck to the rice as it fell apart. Poor form. Its too bad that people think that this is good sushi and are willing to pay ridiculous prices for it. Just look around though. You wont find any Japanese people there (including the entire chef staff) or anybody who has spent any considerable time in Japan.
Pros: Trendy hot spot
Cons: Overpriced and pretentious.
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
06/21/2008 Posted by Jillbradshaw
Poor service, for these prices I expect the best and got nothing close to good service at this restaurant. I left hungry, after forking over almost $200.00 for a meal for two. Substandard
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