Oishii

2525 Wycliff Ave
Dallas, TX 75219
214-599-9448

Oishii is one of my all time favorite places to eat, especially for lunch, when soup comes with every meal. It's one of those places that you can feel completely confident when suggesting it because you just know your friends will love it. From the outside Oishii looks like one of those places that you would usually just drive on by. It's located in a strip mall that is just barely on the wrong side of the Dallas North Tollway, neighbored by Sal's Pizza and some leather/bondage shop (not that there's anything wrong with that) that I would be very nervous about going into even with the girlfriend.

If you can resist the urge to drive by and go back to Steel (where Thanh, the owner, polished his skills) or Tei Tei again, you will be rewarded with an excellent dining experience for half the price. The interior has an easy going relaxed atmosphere with seating at the sushi bar or at regular tables.

(That's Thanh behind the counter making a fabulous something or other)

The food is some of the most consistent I've had anywhere. We started with a few of our favorite rolls and a little sashimi. An Oishii roll, a crispy tuna roll, a volcano roll and white tuna sashimi called escalon (sp?).

(Crispy Tuna Roll top, and Oishii Roll bottom)

(Escolar Tataki)

The sign above says that Oishii is Pan-Asian Cuisine, which I guess it mostly is. The menu has a variety of Vietmanise, Korean, and Chinese dishes, and with Japan represented in the Sushi it pretty much covers the gambit. I'm not claiming that I've had every thing on the menu (I have had everything on the lunch special menu) but I've had enough to say with confidence that you can't go wrong. And the best part is the atmosphere, unassuming and friendly. If you come for lunch more than once or twice you will start notice the same locals sitting at the bar eating and talking to Thanh.