Sooshibay Bar & Restaurant — Restaurant in Town of Somers

I visited around 1pm Saturday. The conveyor section had a short wait so I sat in a normal table near the bar. I received a water about 30 minutes after arriving.

My first order came out around 1:45 and the rest of my food came out between 2-2:15p.

The servers are obviously new so things are taking awhile. Still, waiting a half hour for water is a little too long.

The soft shell crab hand roll had rice, sauce and cucumber strips inside. A few more ingredients would make it a lot better. Throw thin carrots, sesame seeds, some type of microgreen on top and you have something.

I had salmon belly and tuna nigiri. Try the staples when you order sushi. Every sushi place should be able to nail them perfectly. The tuna was ok. Temperature was good, rice was tasty as well. Sometimes you get too cold rice, too hard, not sweet enough at other places. The tuna was a step up from what you can grab at a grocery store.

Salmon belly flavor was flat. It was missing actual salmon flavor. The fatty sections melted in your mouth as they should. Texture and temperature was good. The fish itself was a little overpowered by the sauce and toppings. I like my fish to shine. A little freshly grated Himalayan rock salt on top is all that's really needed.

The fried prawn heads don't compare to fresh west coast or Japanese sushi, but the tails were surprisingly good. Much better than other local places. They did not have a bitter aftertaste nor were they mushy which are common issues.

I like to rate sushi on how much bitter aftertaste or pasty texture there is in the meat to determine the source and freshness. Sooshibay is about the middle of the road for the area. If you want anything much better you're going to have to drive down to Chicago.

They don't have any uni here which is a shame for hard-core sushi lovers. Uni is super tricky to serve and keep fresh.

All in all it has potential if they speed up service and work on flavors a little more, the fish should be the star of the show. The building and interior work shows. It's a solid foundation for a great sushi and ramen stop. Especially if Soon's closes...

5+5 🌟♥️

Firstly, I would like to thank Iris the hostess! What a wonderful pleasant young woman.

Alexis was our server, another very pleasant and efficient young lady.

And, I will have to mention Blake and Lumiya, a very interesting young couple, he was African American she was Asian American. He was a martial arts master, very polite and well spoken couple. It was a pleasure to meet them. Maybe this world is a little better than what I thought!

The wait staff was very very diverse! A true United Nations! Latino, African, white, Asian, a very mixed plethora of humanity. Ownership and management should be commended! Extremely welcoming.

I had warm sake and a Japanese Kirin beer, my wife had hot tea and water. We had the fried calamari with their in-house tartar sauce, amazingly delicious. My shrimp ramen bowl was extremely filling. My wife had the poke bowl without rice. They substituted vegetables. Very appreciative of that by the way! The interior is very Tokyo centric. Something that you don't see in this area too often. Especially at these amazing prices! Again, ownership should be commended, the Asian pop music being played was enjoyable!

We we are on the older side, 62 and 64. And I will say, we enjoyed every second in this facility. The bar is very very well stocked, and, their tenders at the bar were very accomplished.

As a brand new restaurant that used to be Baker Street, only a week old, I think a little patience is necessary. Before a person makes a knee-jerk reaction and posts poor reviews, use the spirit of a sound mind and take in to consideration all moving parts in starting a new business. A new business, a new job, or a new relationship all have kinks that need to be ironed out.

Do yourself a favor and treat yourself to an authentic Asian experience with the diversity of Americana. You won't be disappointed!

One more thing, the double o in the name of the restaurant is the sign for infinity and also the lucky Asian number eight. So, I guess that's got...

Went in with my wife and kid, and we ordered an appetizer and three Ramen bowls. We got my wife's Ramen WITH THE CHECK. My kid and I had already been finished eating for about ten minutes.

This was pretty ridiculous considering the food we did get came fast, considering I asked where her food was twice, and considering other people at other tables were getting served their Ramen when they had sat down after our kid and I GOT our food. This tells me they likely completely forgot about my wife, and the waitstaff did not investigate what happened to my wife's food until I asked the second time.

If you do order from here, know that they lack salt, and you may want to add some soy sauce to make up for it. The tempura they use is fantastically crispy and adheres well, but has no flavor. The tonkotsu broth is milky but almost white, and lacked both complexity and flavor...as if it came from a restaurant depot in a jug and was not cooked in the kitchen, or the pork bones were not stewed long enough when it was made. Soy sauce helped give it some pop, but I can't stress enough that it lacked complexity. This came off like fast food Ramen, when I'm used to Tanpopo and Hungry Sumo in Milwaukee which are leagues better at making rich, memorable tonkotsu broth. I hated Artisan Ramen, but even their broth was more flavorful.

The restaurant is really nice aesthetically, the atmosphere is wonderful and the staff are very polite. The sushi conveyor belt was cute and quaint, a very niche thing that separates this ramen/sushi shop from other shops in the area. It reminded me of upscale shops in Japan or New York. The food on it looked picturesque.

I don't think I'll come here again, and unfortunately I can't...