Best Sushi in OKC

[Dave Cook]

Sushi Neko once again is voted top sushi in Oklahoma City by the kids over at Oklahoma Gazette.

I realize those Gazette 'Best of' deals are mostly a popularity contest.....but do people seriously think Sushi Cat is the best in Oklahoma City? I realize we don't have the best choices to choose from (sort of like voting 'Best BBQ' in Kansai Scene Magazine) but come on!

[jbrown84]

It was actually a "Best Seafood or Sushi Restaurant" category. I don't care for anything raw myself, so I can't comment. My friends prefer Tokyo but that doesn't have the atmosphere.

[OKCMallen]

I look to In the Raw in Bricktown to really make some waves.

[rjstone208]

Having lived in Japan for about four years, Tokyo is the closest to a neighborhood sushi bar and restaurant I've found in OKC. Sushi Neko is okay but it's more LA style sushi than authentic Japanese.

[hbb]

My mother-in-law is Japanese and from NYC-Tokyo is the only place she will recommend to friends. Hands down- Tokyo has the best sushi in OKC. Sushi Neko is definitely trendy, but when it comes down to good food, many will agree that Tokyo has them all beat.

[crouchingliger]

I really enjoy sushi at Okura.

[ShiroiHikari]

I prefer Tokyo to Sushi Neko. The food at SN was okay, but the restaurant was loud and crowded. I felt like I was sitting on top of other people. Not the way I prefer to eat. :P Plus if you take a friend with you to Tokyo who doesn't like sushi (weirdos, lol), they have a whole menu of great stuff to choose from.

[mecarr]

How about Gaijin Sushi?

[Dave Cook]

RJ..........whereabouts in Nippon?

To heck with the sushi craze.......let's get some tabehodai shabu-shabu/yakiniku places going. Come on, OKC! It's meat. You'll love it.

[ShiroiHikari]

There's a place called Yakimono up there on Memorial next to Cheeseburger in Paradise. I don't know if they have yakiniku or not, but I've been meaning to check it out.

[hbb]

Yakimono is sort of a fast food Japanese grill. My husband and I tried it a few days after it opened and we were a bit disappointed.
It may not be fair for me to comment since the restaurant was so new at the time, but I don't think I am willing to give it another try.

I agree with c-liger-Okura's sushi is good, I would say that it is much better than Neko's. Okura has a nice mix of good food and a cool atmosphere.

[rjstone208]

RJ..........whereabouts in Nippon?

To heck with the sushi craze.......let's get some tabehodai shabu-shabu/yakiniku places going. Come on, OKC! It's meat. You'll love it.

I lived in Fukuoka, Japan--Hakata Field Station from '64 thru '68. I was an ASA warrior if there are any ASA folks out there. As many times as I've been to Toyko I never looked to see if there was shabu-shabu or yakiniku. They do have really good donbori and great box lunches and dinners. And good sushi.

Funny. My first post on these boards was in The Food Court. Wonder what that means.

[Dave Cook]

I've called New Tokyo about shabu-shabu and they said they can prepare it for you in advance for around $50.

Actually, I just visit the Korean market on 12th in Moore and buy the meat strips with Mitzukan ponzu for a fraction of the cost. Piece of cake to make.

[ShiroiHikari]

Last time I checked, Tokyo does have yakiniku. And yes, I LOVE their donburi. It's so awesome.

[IntheSticks]

What about best value sushi in OKC. I lived in Tulsa and their were a couple of places there that were really fresh, and the prices weren't too bad.

I'm a big guy, and I want 2 or 3 rolls along with a cold tako salad or a soup or something. I just don't want to spend 50 bucks every time I go.

----- On an unrelated note, I remember eating sushi in Amsterdam, and I was really worried because the fish wasn't as cold as I was used to.

I thought maybe it was bad and I was going to be sick. Needless to say it wasn't, and I didn't.

I thought about it later and realized that raw fish in oklahoma better be cold.

The fresher fish definitely had more flavor.

[rjstone208]

With all this talk about Toyko I had to go there for lunch today (had the box lunch and it was great). Three guys came in about the same time as me, all wearing ball caps and talking deer hunting and with strong okie accents. The lunch special was a sushi plate. They placed the order by telling the waitress "we want that raw fish special". Listening to their conversation it was apparent that they had eaten at Toyko many times before but it struck me that Okies are kinda special people and that maybe only in Oklahoma will you find three hard core deer hunters in ball caps and T's enjoying sushi for lunch.

[ShiroiHikari]

That's hilarious!

[hbb]

great observation on your part RJ-I know that a percentage of the population may think that sushi is pretentious or "that weird raw fish stuff ya'll eat", but I do love that I always see a very diverse group of people during my lunch visits to Tokyo.

It is great to see that people are venturing out to try new foods
Since moving here, I have developed respect for Oklahomans and their love for sushi, vietnamese, indian and thai cuisine.

[Dave Cook]

The transformation in OKC is a mix of amazing and surreal.

When I first moved to Japan in 1997, I was occasionally asked 'Do you really eat raw fish?'...'Do Japanese eat anything other than raw fish?' etc, etc.

You come back ten years later, and everybody and their Aggie friend is eating at Sushi Neko, Musashi's, Sushi Hayashi, Gaijin Sushi....and the list goes on and on.

Weird.

What's even more interesting, the Japanese restaurants are in a different situation compared to the Vietnamese, Korean and Indian restaurants. Those diners serve food with the judgement of those local ex-pat/immigrant communities at stake.

There is no Japanese community in Oklahoma City. Maybe a few students at OCU and UCO......but no one really to judge the quality of Japanese fare.

[jungllejane]

for us northerners, kang's in edmond has fab sushi...

[JuJuBeans]

Tokyo, is the only place I will order fresh fish. My friends work there and I'm a regular there. I always sit at the bar and get excellent service. They have the best hamachi and unagi. The atmosphere is definitely not as trendy like most have mentioned, but food is very good for OKC.

[JuJuBeans]

I've called New Tokyo about shabu-shabu and they said they can prepare it for you in advance for around $50.

Actually, I just visit the Korean market on 12th in Moore and buy the meat strips with Mitzukan ponzu for a fraction of the cost. Piece of cake to make.

My cousin-in-law owns that market, Donga~

[kevinpate]

Highly doubt I'll ever bring myself to try it, but if I should and if I were to like it, out of habit if nothing else, I'd probably still consider it a bait plate.

[MoeStooge]

Tokyo is excellent.

I like Sushi Neko- they have some good rolls and other items on the menu, but Tokyo is the best in OKC. Koji runs a good place.

Now if we can just get a crazy sushi place where I can do sake bombs all night with the chefs after closing....

[OKCMallen]

Where is Tokyo?