This was our second visit, and both times the service left much to be desired. We waited an hour and a half for our food, which consisted of just two rolls and the $29 bluefin O-Toro tuna sashimi. The sashimi was laden with white streaks of connective tissue, making it incredibly chewy and stringy—so much so that I had to discreetly dispose of it in my napkin. When I asked the waiter for a better cut, he returned with the same plate and said that all their pieces were like that. This was very unprofessional.
When the check arrived, we refused to pay for the sashimi since most of it had ended up in my napkin, and we had asked for it to be removed. The waitress shot me an angry look and conde...
I used to be very excited about Oto Oto. The vibe and taste was that of an izakaya in Japan. The quality of the good declined on recent visits, and the most recent one was horrible. Experience was particularly disappointing because I took a special guest to the meal. The tempura in particular was atrocious—clearly the oil in which it was fried was not hot enough. To add insult to injury, a deafening fire alarm (certainly un healthy for our four year old child) went off in the middle of our meal and stayed on for at least 10 minutes. We stood outside until it ended. Afterward, there was no apology and no offer of a discount or comp which would seem normal under the circumstances.
Love that this place is quality late night and attentive. Fish is sold high quality and market values for sushi; great for special occasions. Our servers offered wonderful recommendations get the Caterpillar ? Roll and Omakasi Sashimi (decadent and worth sharing for 2 if you're not as hungry as I was)! We also got kurasawa (sake) and soft shell crab ? to start! The sauce for the crab was flavorful. Vegetarian options: The Green Village (or something along those lines) veggie roll was delicious. Great tempura prep and nice texture.
? sushi combo premium the sushi combo premium comes with 8pc tuna roll and 8pc nigiri sushi. I asked them to upgrade the tuna roll to a yellowtail roll and they agreed for an extra $4.00— totally worth it! I also asked them to not put wasabi on the nigiri pieces it was soooo yummy! I actually was surprised to see some of these fish instead of unagi and shrimp but very much happy with the uni! I will definitely go back to try other items on the menu like the negitoro maki and citrus roll.
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The service and food are consistently excellent! If you're craving delicious yakitori, this is the place to be. A tip: visit on the weekend for the best yakitori experience—while they do serve it during the week as well, the grill master just seems to shine more on weekends!
Food are a little basic and streamlined where you can get at any other Japanese restaurants. No eel and whiskey flight which were on menus we shall online that they dont have anymore. They say they are izakaya but their small plate and yakitoti selections are small.
They have many kinds of roll, wagyu roll was the best, other roll was just fine. Sashimi was fresh and good. Toriyaki was overcooked, actually all yaki was just ok, but I highly recommend yaki udon and salmon donabe, definitely will go again for their salmon donabe.
Great little Japanese restaurant gem in Arcadia, great food at a reasonable price. I love the miso cod.
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I bought a salad and they forgot the salad dressing which was disappointed. The food was good.
I waited an hour for drinks and decided to leave before placing my food order.
