I came to O-Ku with a friend and let me say I was SHOCKED (in an amazing way of course). The restaurant is well kept staff is presentable and well mannered.
At front face its really dark when you walk in, they dont have a banner outside of the restaurant which adds to the look (at first I didn’t like it but now I love it) you see the bar when you walk in as well as the host stand and towards the back (where I sat) they have an open kitchen where you can see the cooks make your food! The drinks were great and now for the main attraction the SUSHI.
Everything we tried we loved (if not liked). We tried the Tuna Tataki (10/10), Snow King (8/10), Spider roll (7/10), Firecracker Roll (9/10). The flavor profiles range in between spicy and sweet. I’m not super familiar with sushi and the taste profiles so thats all I have.
Our servers name was Lark and she was great! Very attentive and made great recommendations. There was a manager present that was also assisting our and tables around us which was very kind. Tables were frequently visited and kept clean. Not many empty plates were left on the table.
O-Ku will be seeing me again and I’m more than satisfied with the service and experience I had today.
Die hard fan of Oku! I come here any chance that I get. I've celebrated birthdays on their beautiful rooftop where I received a personally signed birthday card by staff. When everything was just reopening after covid, it was the first place I thought of to bring friends for a reunion. Most of the time, I'm too excited for the food that I forget to take pictures, even so, I still have over 100 photos from over the years of coming here. The quality of the ingredients is unbeatable, and they do such a wonderful job creating fresh, flavorful dishes. The cocktails they offer are expertly crafted, I usually just leave it to dealers' choice and I've never been disappointed. The service is always sweet, accommodating, and knowledgeable of the menu and offer insight when requested. As long as Oku's doors are open, I will be walking through them for dinner. The ONLY thing I have ever been even slightly disappointed was my recent omakase experience. I, of course, was beyond excited to try omakase at my favorite sushi restaurant and made reservations at the sushi bar. The food was BEYOND delightful. My date and I agreed that so far, its been our favorite date (we've already been there 3 times together) but the seating may have been the worst in the house. We were sat halfway behind the clear cooler filled with tupperware so it wasn't all that appealing to look at and couldn't see over it, and the corner of the bar where the seating was just awkward. The lighting was off and just overall not a great place to sit and wished it hadn't been during a dinner I had been looking forward to as much as i did. I loved my server and didnt want to switch servers, which was the only way we would be able to move seats, so we just stayed put. It's just a good thing to note when making a reservation that you don't want to be behind the cooler if the goal of sitting at the sushi bar is to see sushi being made. 100% massive fan of oku and honestly trying to visit their other locations next time i travel. Thank you Oku for being such an impressive establishment in my hometown!
