Oishii Japanese Ramen & Donburi — Restaurant in Savage

"Oishii" means delicious in Japanese, and it lived up to it's name. I really enjoyed this place, and I've been to Japan before, so I have a high bar for Japanese cuisine. Good atmosphere, polite staff, and good selection of food options without getting too overwhelming. The wait staff could use a little more education about their dishes, as they had a hard time answering questions, but their courtesy and attentiveness towards the customers make up for it. I went at a slow time, so my food came out very quickly. I ordered a miso ramen and takoyaki. I would reccomened the takoyaki to anyone who wants to try the dish for the first time, as the octopus has a very minor influence in their dish. This might be disappointing for some who would want bigger octopus chunks, but the dish itself had no taste problems. The consistency of the takoyaki was very good, crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside (and very hot! Careful!). The ramen came out shortly after and I was presented with a nice looking dish. Well rounded with balanced portions of chicken, noodles and various veggies. It was not steaming hot, but a nice warm "ready to eat" temperature. I have a smaller apitite, and these two dishes were far more than enough for me and would probably be enough for anyone else. I will return to this restraunt soon, as I am excited to try their "build your own" ramen option. Edit: I've since come back here several times and it has been amazing each time. This place is definitely now one of...

Excellent japanese cuisine restaurant. Not a lot of donburi places in the southern metro area. There’s a handful of ramen places and sushi places, but donburi is certainly a rare treat.

Upon entrance, I was greeted and seated. The atmosphere is quite cozy, with the restaurant being located in a strip mall so not the biggest, but it certainly makes do with its small space. There’s great decor and the walls are painted with reference to the Japanese culture. It’s very pleasant.

The food itself is also great, the plating is very elegant and tastes wonderful. Although I do want to mention that donburi does tend to taste the same (it’s a harder dish to mess up) in most places that offer it, so I will have to be back to try out more complex dishes like the ramen and give my thoughts on that. But, no complains with my beef donburi bowl for my first time. It was lovely.

The mochi ice cream they offer is a wonderful dessert. Not every place does their mochi ice cream right and I’m happy to say this place nails it. The mochi outer shell is wonderfully gooey and sweet and melts perfectly with the ice cream filling inside. Always a treat to have some mochi ice cream, even more so when it’s well done.

All in all, I will definitely be back to...

I left a hasty review right after eating, without being objective. This is my correction and apology to the staff.

The service was excellent, there's no getting around that. The staff was very attentive and the food came quickly. You know they work hard to maintain a good reputation, they'd even responded to my initial rating within a few hours.

I really enjoyed the food too! I had beer, calamari, and the teriyaki chashu ramen. It was mostly excellent, but found that something was missing from the bowl I couldn't put my finger on. My friend felt the same way. I'm sorry I can't be a little more specific.

That said, I think it's absolutely worth trying again. It was a great experience, but I went in expecting the moon after seeing a nearly 5 star rating.

super attentive staff excellent speed excellent apps *no one is perfect, but they do a...