A new Japanese restaurant has opened its doors in the Town of Vienna, complete with an all-you-can-eat sushi bar.
Sushi Oishii is currently in its soft opening phase after starting to serve customers at 234 Maple Avenue East in the evening of May 17. It took over from Akai Tori Ramen & Yakitori, which shuttered in February less than a year after opening.
“Nestled in the heart of Vienna, Sushi Oishii is the ultimate destination for sushi aficionados seeking an extraordinary dining experience,” the restaurant says on its website. “Our all-you-can-eat concept tantalizes taste buds with a symphony of flavors, featuring an extensive array of meticulously crafted sushi, sashimi, and Japanese delicacies.”
According to the menu, the all-you-can-eat option currently costs $32.95, though there are lower prices for kids 11 and younger. In addition to sushi and sashimi, diners can choose hibachi-style grilled meat, tempura, pan-fried fish, fried rice, and yakisoba and udon dishes.
During its soft opening, Sushi Oishii is only offering all-you-can-eat service, but a new menu with a la carte entrees will be introduced at the grand opening, which hasn’t been scheduled yet. Once that happens, takeout and delivery will also available.
The restaurant is open for lunch from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on weekdays. Dinner starts at 4:30 p.m. and lasts until 10 p.m. on Monday through Thursday and until 11 p.m. on Friday. Weekend hours are 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 9:30 p.m. on Sunday.
There’s also a Sushi Oishii in Rockville, Maryland, but the locations aren’t affiliated.
Initial Yelp reviews suggest some kinks still needed to be worked out, particularly on the service side. But after a couple of unimpressed responses to start, more recent reviews have been positive, bumping the restaurant up to a 3.8 average rating based on 11 reviews.
“The menu was small, but well streamlined for the format of AYCE and for a newly opened restaurant. The food was done really well — ingredients were fresh and portions of fish were huge,” one review said, recommending Sushi Oishii for families with kids.
The commitment to making everything fresh means food may take a little time to come out, according to Richard Zou, Sushi Oishii Vienna’s owner. Some employees are also still training.
“The concept is all you can eat, but at the same time, [we] want high quality,” Zou said through a translator. “[It’s] not like a buffet. It’s fresh made. It will take a little longer, because it’s not prepared.”
