Rishi Sushi Kitchen & Bar — Restaurant in Columbus

In short: our food was disgusting, our service was slow and lazy and our bill was outrageously expensive!

I'm shocked by some of the positive reviews this place has recieved because everything about our experience, the food and our service was terrible. The appitizer we got, crab ragu, was burnt to a crisp, I can't believe it was even served to us. The server served us our apps and quickly left our table and disappeared for 10 minutes. She never returned to checked on any of our apps or if we need anything else, or another round. Our entres came another 20-30 minutes later. My girlfriend and I split a sushi roll and calamari. I'm not exaggerating when I say the calamari was the worst I've ever had. Again burnt to a crisp. We begin eating and again our server quickly drops our food off and disappears. Several minutes go by and I almost didn't even realize that a person in our group never even recieved his food. He tells to us, the server told him that it'll be coming up soon. As were finishing up eating, our server has still not been around to check on our table or our friend's missing entre. So, we eventually flag her down and ask about our friends food? She apologized and said we'll comp his food, but it is still coming and asked if he wanted it to go, as the rest of us were already completely finished eating. It really was too little to late but it was the least they could have done. She brings us our checks and my friend gets his food in a box. I'm very frustrated but hey at least it was free to him. I open my bill and I have sticker shock. Our bill was $100!? For the crappiest crab ragu and calamari I'e ever had, and barely mediocre sushi? My girlfriend and I had two drinks each. My beer, which was served in a bottle, was 11$/ea and my girlfriends house white wine was 9$/ea. What a rip off! Looking closer at our bill, they took the liberty of factoring in the 18% gratuity automatically. This is such a cheesey and classless practice in the restaraunt industry. Only the crappiest restaurants consider doing this. Which also explains the slow and lazy service we recieved. Sure why should they care about the quality of their service if they're guaranteed a generous tip? She runs my card and then there is a line for an additional tip. Laughed out loud. Just when I thought it could not get any worse, my girlfriend and I both returned home with stomach aches. Omg. My girlfriend was still feeling sick the following morning. I'll for sure never go back. Get your sushi at Kroger instead of wasting your money here, the food will be better and you'll save yourself a lot of money and an aggravating...

My husband and I were feeling adventurous and for a date night, chose to try Rishi. The food was phenominal and the staff friendly...BUT we are very dissapointed in the knowledge and common sense of the staff. When we arrived, we specifically told the waitress this was our first visit and we didn't understand the menu. (you write in a number next to the type of sushi) it WAS made clear that my husband was the only one who liked sushi and I ordered chicken. he picked 3 different types and wrote '2" next to them. so he expected 6 pieces, as we hadnt been told otherwise when we asked for instructions.... The waitress brought out a large cutting board type thing with 48 pieces of sushi on it. 6 entire rolls of 8 peices!! We explained this isnt what he meant, and she pretty much acted like tough luck. We then had to pay a $120 bill for the sushi we DIDNT want. Now 1) we made clear that we were new and didnt know what we were doing, so you think youd have common sense and check with your customers before putting in such an ODD seeming order. 2) when you saw an average size man alone order 6 freaking rolls of sushi your brain didnt say 'wait, these people are new, i bet this is a mistake I better check it out" but no... our night was ruined, as we really hadnt planned on speanding that much money, which made us sick... they did little to offer resolution even though it was their staffs fault for not explaining, WHEN WE HAD EVEN ASKED HOW TO DO IT!!!! they offered 20% off, but my bill was still over $100. Way to treat new customers! explain to new comers how your system works before you screw people out of 70 extra bucks they didnt want to waste...

I walked into this sushi restaurant with high hopes, only to be greeted by what can only be described as a culinary crime scene. The ambiance was like an art gallery for rejected IKEA furniture, and the smell was a curious blend of fish market and regret.

The sushi? Let’s just say it was a bold interpretation of the concept. The fish was as fresh as a Monday morning, and the rice had the consistency of packing peanuts. I’m pretty sure they used a sushi roll as a test for whether their knives could cut through concrete.

The "signature rolls" were a true masterpiece of confusion—tempura fried avocados on a California roll? Why not? And don’t get me started on the wasabi, which was more of an existential crisis than a spice. It arrived like a tiny green mountain, daring me to question all of my life choices. I bravely accepted the challenge, only to find that it had the subtlety of a steamroller.

Service? Well, let's just say they were extremely relaxed. Our server was so casual, I felt like I was intruding on their nap time. When I asked for soy sauce, I received an impromptu history lesson on soybeans instead. I didn’t know whether to be annoyed or impressed by the sheer audacity of the delay. In summary, this restaurant is the perfect place if you’re into paying for the privilege of questioning your entire relationship with food. If you’re looking for sushi that won’t just disappoint, but actively ruin your appetite for the next 24 hours, this is your place. Would I recommend it? Only if you're a fan of culinary disasters and...