Tadashi Restaurant — Restaurant in Oʻahu

Came here because of the great reviews but will not return. To be fair, we had pretty high expectations of finding a super clean gem at this unassuming strip mall--if we were expecting a more basic, older spot then we might have been pretty impressed.

Very crowded parking, but it's free.

Sweet and and personable staff, but long waits for food and drinks as there was a large party in the restaurant. Staff stood by large party, chatting and taking photos for them, etc., which was nice for the large party, but not so great for us.

Food was ok but for the prices not a great value. Crab in the handrolls was skimpy and fish was not as fresh as we'd hoped for the price.

Greasy menus. We expected a more modern atmosphere from the reviews but were not super uncomfortable; I think it was relatively clean(?)--overhead lighting was oddly dim and harsh at the same time. Atmosphere likely saw its heyday 10+ years ago.

Maybe we caught them on an off weekday, but we found them overpriced; similar food quality at many other spots at...

Great mom and pop style joint that we hit on our way out of the island. Service was prompt and friendly. Atmosphere is honestly quite cozy - boxes for random stuff in a corner, Christmas lights hanging on the walls, posters for Japanese beers, and a very impressive liquor display behind the sushi bar. Server was very helpful in deciding what to order.

Food was absolutely delicious! I had the medium-fatty tuna, yellowtail, and salmon nigiris, along with a Cali roll, and inhaled it all despite not being super hungry...the salmon was especially delicious. Finished off with some black sesame gelato, and I was all set. One of my favorite meals during my time in Oahu. Price is in line with what you'd expect - think ~$30 before tip per person unless you want to mix and match nigiri, get dessert, so...

I first have to say the service was great, attentive host & waitress and the food came out fast.

The food however was terrible. By far the worst sushi I've ever had. Most of it smelled and tasted sour and off. The rolls less questionable in taste were 90% rice, a comical amount. The amount of fish "inside" was absolutely lacking, see my picture of Hawaii 5O, hardly any eel and mostly fat. My husband's role was labeled as snow crab, but in reality it was just imitation crab meat .We stopped eating halfway through afraid of getting food poisoning but didn't want to insult the nice staff so we paid the bill and left.... $87 for questionable food.

There's strange warning at the front of a 90 minute dining time... I don't know who could possibly sit in there that long. We will not...