This story is from the July 2023 issue of Columbus Monthly. Choose from a delightful assortment of nigiri, special rolls and daily specials of fresh, imported fish. With so many delicious options, one cannot go wrong the only real challenge comes in trying not to order one of everything.ĥ776 Frantz Road, Dublin, 61, The menu might be extensive, but unlike many other local Japanese restaurants, Yoshi’s is organized into clear groupings, making it easy to navigate and understand. A busy restaurant crew efficiently shares in the tasks of delivering plates, filling glasses and taking orders, contributing to the bustling activity of the dining room. The staff at Yoshi’s is friendly, attentive and eager to help guests less familiar with Japanese cuisine.
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On most nights, the restaurant is quietly active but generally a sleeper-except in the days surrounding the Memorial Tournament, when both the dining room and parking lot are jammed with collared shirts: both professional and professional-looking golfers, including some whose autographed pictures hang on the wall at the front door. The main dining room is cloaked in an inordinate amount of beige, from the monochromatic wall art to the blond tables and the chest-high, rice-paper room dividers. Located in one of Dublin’s many shopping centers, between a nail salon and a dry cleaner, Yoshi’s location and interior are unremarkable. Indeed, at the rear of the restaurant is a table loaded with half-drunk sake bottles awaiting the return visit of their Japanese owners, according to our server’s explanation.įor years, this traditional Japanese restaurant has flown a bit under the radar of the Central Ohio food scene.
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Yoshi’s boasts a full bar that includes a wide variety of sakes.
More affordable, but still delicious, are the sushi offerings that are available on the regular menu, as well. These specialties are extraordinary-with a price to match. A handwritten list on the wall shows the daily fish availability and includes the source and market price for a variety of seafoods flown in regularly from Japan. Set apart from the restaurant’s otherwise utilitarian décor is the lively sushi bar. I also recommend the ten don ($19.50), a rice bowl topped with shrimp and vegetable tempura and served with a donburi sauce.Įven with all the pages of small plate offerings and entrées, sushi still is the star at Yoshi’s. On my visits, our table enjoyed the chicken katsu ($20), a breaded-and-fried cutlet that was both juicy and crispy and served with rice, spicy mustard and a sweet katsu sauce. Many entrées are served with a house salad and miso soup to start, making them a good value for an average of $20 total. The restaurant’s many noodle dishes, curries and rice bowls can be topped with a variety of proteins. Yoshi’s grilled collar takes 25 minutes to prepare, but this superior fish is worth the wait.Įntrées at Yoshi’s offer generous combinations in a single meal. A glaze of mirin and soy contributes to a sweet, caramelized crust. Grilling the collar melts the fish’s natural collagen, making the buttery white fish even more juicy and tender.
This dish efficiently uses a remnant of the sushi-grade fish, the meaty and tasty piece located between the gills and the head the collar is a delicious leftover after the yellowtail has been sliced for sashimi and nigiri. Our table’s favorite small plate, hands down, was the grilled yellowtail collar ($16).
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