Osaka Sushi and Ramen — Restaurant in Albany

Extremely disappointing!! Maybe it's because I'm from an area with a vibrant asian presense, and sushi is plentiful, affordable, and of the best quality, or maybe it's just that the overpriced food sucked. I ordered a salad, seared salmon sashimi, seared tuna sashimi, and rice. I had hoped for a nice miso dressing, but the salad tasted like mayo. The fish was not seared, but fully cooked, and I received four, measly, thin slices of cooked fish on a chunk of rice. Definitely not sashimi. The fish tasted like a combination of plastic and sacharine or some other type of artifical sweetner--I guess from whatever sauce they had poured on it. I expected plain, steamed rice, but the side order and the rice served with the fish also tasted like a comination of artificial sweetner and vinegar. My request for some wasabi gave me about a quarter of a teaspoon at best. I was also concerned about food safety because it was very busy when I came to pick up my order and there must have been about six or seven people all scurrying behind the front counter, breathing on the raw fish and touching people's orders. I wouldn't have minded having to wait about 20 minutes longer than I was told to pick up my order if the quality had been worth it. As I waited, I couldn't help but cringe, watching some of the staff looking in different peoples' takeout bags and the food containers inside, including mine, with unwashed hands, as they attempted to figure out which order belonged to who. To top it off, I've had "digestive" issues all day. Reading the other reviews, I'm not sure what all the hoopla is about but it was my first and last time at...

This place has everything! Whether you're looking for fancy beautifully artistic sushi displays or a solid classic like fried chicken katsu or yakisoba, it's all here. However much you want to spend is on offer too, whether you're trying to make $10 stretch into 2 tasty meals or splurge $200 on a massive sushi platter for a party, they can handle it!

Me and some friends got big order of like 5 meals: sushi, yakisoba, Ramen, gyoza and eggrolls, all with different requirements and preferences. They handled it like pros, and had it ready quick!

Personally, the Katsu Donburi is easily the best I've ever had. Usually that's either katsu sauce on rice (pretty good) or a basic curry on rice (also fine but not usually what I'm after). This place had katsu-sauce-flavored-curry, and it's absolutely amazing. I got three meals out of that bowl and every bite was amazing. The Ramen was absolutely stellar too!

If you're in Albany and haven't had your Japanese fix, you have to...

Went here today to give it a shot, and I have to say it was awesome! Food is absolutely fantastic, and although not a lot of space it was amazing and we were at a table within 5 minutes.

I ordered the beef teriyaki bowl, some tempura and the red devil roll. The portion sizes where huuuuge compared to a lot of places and the food was daaang delicious! My friend ordered the bento box and it had good portion sizes as well. They also got the mango lemonade which they said was tasty as well.

Service was great. Although they were busy they had everything we needed and helped us as soon as they could!

My bowl was humongous, beef was juicy and delicious. The roll was amazing as well and had just the right amount of heat! They had exquisite sweet potato tempura.

We're absolutely going back and if you're looking for a place to try you should give...