Oto Sushi - Kirkland

Food was average at best, portions were about average and there wasn’t really any atmosphere.

I loved Oto Sushi Redmond, and then, when Kirkland location opened, loved the Kirkland location as well. Somehow I haven 't visited it for a while (since COVID to be more precise) and a couple of days ago remembered about it and decided to stop by. I wasn 't sure about working hours, so I opened the location information on Google maps and... saw how many 1 star ratings the place recently got most about the quality of the service. I felt very sorry that such a nice place ended up getting so much worse and almost decided to go somewhere else instead, but ultimately still went to Oto I had to see it with my own eyes. And I am very happy that I did. NONE of the stuff I read in the recent negative reviews turned out to be true. Although I came long before the closing hour so I cannot attest to comments of the type they didn 't want to seat us 30 min before closing . Fish was the freshest, rolls were tasty as always before that. Now to the service we were seated immediately, served with hot tea and edamame within 1 2 minutes of being seated. Once we were ready to order, it was taken right away and we started receiving our food (some were brought a little earlier, some a little later) maybe within 10 minutes or so. During our time there (30 40 minutes) we were approached by 3 different members of staff checking on us the tea was added twice (as soon as someone saw our mugs were not full), we were asked if we liked the food and everything was ok, whether we wanted anything else, the check was also brought immediately as we wanted to pay and the receipt came in less than a minute after. The staff was attentive and caring, everything was smooth and quick. I 'm happy to see the good old Oto Suchi exactly as I remember it from several years ago.

I think this Japanese place is really good, and I've been to quite a few in Washington. This restaurant is very well priced for the quality of the food you get. Everything I ate was delicious, and even things I normally don't care for were good. I'll be coming back here for sure! The only thing I didn't care much for was they we're playing the news on the TVs, and I don't think it's an appropriate thing to have on. I'd rather see a travel channel or something wholesome. It's not a huge deal, though. The other thing I noticed is that they need to dust the wood panels above the sushi bar. It's really whatever, but definitely noticeable and should be handled.

Excellent food! Poor service!! My wife 's teppanyaki dinner came nearly 20 minutes after my nigiri sushi was delivered. Then, our fried banana ice cream dessert was delivered within minutes of her dinner. I brought this up to the waiter. His explanation was that they we 're closing soon. He offered no apology. There was plenty of time with 42 minutes left before closing! The desert was a melted mess within minutes. We slopped together on our forks to eat while the hot dinner dish quickly cooled down. Oh well, it was a expensive $80 dinner with a cheap dining experience but not worth the price or returning.

I had the chirashi. The sushi rice was just right that made the sashimi taste really good.