Oishii Sushi & Pan-Asian - Plano — Restaurant in Plano

Every week we go on a “micro adventure” and try a new place. We heard great things about this restaurant from a foodie group that we are in.

When we arrived we were impressed by the buildout. The inside is very pretty.

There was no bartender so we sat at the sushi bar instead of the bar. It was interesting to watch food being prepared but no one interacted with us or even served us which was odd. We had a waitress but she would stand at a really odd place so we had to turn around to interact and she never knew when we had a mouth full of food.

While the rangoons were delicious, overall the food was really lackluster. We were taken aback by the size and quantity of the rolls compared to the pricing. I personally didn’t care for the texture of the rolls as they were very loose and squishy.

Any way, the specialty cocktails I ordered were really good. I had a blue and orange and then tried a spicy tequila based drink. I would definitely recommend trying one of those.

I would absolutely avoid a plain cocktail. A Tito’s and soda is $11.50. You can grab one of those anywhere for half the price.

We did enjoy the atmosphere and trying a new place out until the very end. While we were wrapping up, a hostess came over to us and made us move down one seat to accommodate a new party of two. Normally, no big deal. But the entire sushi bar was open except for one other couple. So we had to move all of our stuff over, move seats, and have a huge ordeal instead of the hostess waiting about 5 minutes for us to tip out and leave or sit the duo over a few chairs. That was absolutely ridiculous.

Overall, fun to try a new place but we won’t be back. It’s way too expensive for the service,...

The food here is excellent, but the service is awful. I would recommend going to the locations in Dallas, because those have great service in addition to the food being great. My wife and I loved going to the one off SMU Blvd, and when we moved to Frisco and heard there was an Oishii coming to our area, we were thrilled. First time there, the music was blazing loud (night club level loud), so we couldn't hear each other, and our waitress seemed annoyed at us asking to turn the music down or asking for food. We thought we'd give it another shot. My wife called to book reservations and the gentleman said they don't take reservations. So we got to Oishii early to beat the rush (5pm). We walk in, the restaurant is almost empty; however, the guy at the front said unless we sit at the bar, we won't get a table because they're fully booked. I asked about sitting outside and he said that was booked too. I mentioned we were told over the phone we couldn't book reservations and he gave me attitude about that, so we sat at the bar. For over an hour we watched as plenty of tables remained vacant, and not one person went to sit outside. Service was also slow, but we did notice the wait staff and manager congregating in the back talking with each other, so that could explain it. We will never come back to this location, even if our meal was free, the service both times...

This is definitely not your traditional Japanese style restaurant. From the moment we arrived, all the way through our dinning experience, we were constantly reminded that this is a place of efficiency, not pleasure to enjoy the experience. Once we said that we did not have a reservation, we were placed on a time limit to dine and be out because they "needed the table". To our surprise we didn't see any tables reserved. We sat at the bar and the staff was strictly focused on preparing the food - 0 interaction with the customer, unlike in other sushi bar settings, not even to answer questions. While the decor is neat and modern, the setting is very tight as the tables are super close to each other. We were given our check even before we finished our meal and were rushed out. The food itself was good but more of a fusion than traditional Japanese - a roll with pico de gallo was a total mystery on the palette. The octopus sushi had a nice refreshing bite of lemon, but was not tenderized at all. Our server was not very knowledgeable of the drinks on the menu and had to go back to the bar multiple times to pass on our questions. At the end, we were very surprised by the "mixed bev tax" - first time seeing it. Worth trying once anyways, but not a spot on...