Best Japanese food

[HoneySuckle]

Is it possible to get fairly authentic Japanese food in Tulsa?

I just got back from Oahu which is more like being in Asia than Hawaii, but the good part of this is that I had the most awesome Japanese food.  Also fell in love with Mochi and would love to find a place here that makes it.

I bet I will have to go to another state or Hawaii if I want authentic Japanese food

[FOTD]

Is it possible to get fairly authentic Japanese food in Tulsa?

I just got back from Oahu which is more like being in Asia than Hawaii, but the good part of this is that I had the most awesome Japanese food.  Also fell in love with Mochi and would love to find a place here that makes it.

I bet I will have to go to another state or Hawaii if I want authentic Japanese food

Ichiban Terryaki at 41st and Memorial.......

Otherwise, FUJI.

[HoneySuckle]

I wasn't too impressed with FUJI when I tried them about a year ago.

Thanks for the other recommendation though.

[stsong]

I wasn't too impressed with FUJI when I tried them about a year ago.

Thanks for the other recommendation though.

Sushi California !  It just opened and it is AWESOME!

7123 S 92nd East Ave # J
Tulsa, OK 74133

[HoneySuckle]

Is Sushi California run by Japanese?

I've gotten some really bad feedback on "In the Raw".

Heard this one is good: Asashi Sushi Bar.

Anyone tried them?

[stageidea]

I have heard FlyingFish Sushi is supposed to be pretty good.  But you have to remember there is a difference between sushi you have here compared to the coast.  Having sushi that is fresh makes a huge difference (what we have here is generally frozen and then thawed leaving the meat watery at times)  Asashi is o.k. certainly better than Fuji. 

[joiei]

After a little googling,  it looks like California Sushi replaced A sensu or they just renamed the place.   I will have to stop by and try a roll or two.   But I avoid that stretch of Tulsa.  Maybe I will make an exception.

[Conan71]

Is Sushi California run by Japanese?

I've gotten some really bad feedback on "In the Raw".

Heard this one is good: Asashi Sushi Bar.

Anyone tried them?

I was unimpressed with Asahi.  I like the food at In The Raw.  I can't stand the restaurant itself at 61st & Sheridan because of the shitty acoustics in the building and they keep turning up this throbbing industrial music the more crowded it gets.  I can't hear by the time I leave.  I like the one on Peoria, the only complaint I ever hear is people complaining it's full of "posers".  I don't give a rats red a$$ if there are posers in there or not.  I don't go there to see or be seen, just to eat.  They have some interesting things on the menu.  Try the sea urchin if you get a chance.

[stsong]

I have heard FlyingFish Sushi is supposed to be pretty good.  But you have to remember there is a difference between sushi you have here compared to the coast.  Having sushi that is fresh makes a huge difference (what we have here is generally frozen and then thawed leaving the meat watery at times)  Asashi is o.k. certainly better than Fuji. 

it is way ahead of flying fish.  flying fish emphasizes the bar, sushi california is about food.  it doesnt compare to asahi because asahi is where you go for half price sushi.

[Conan71]

it is way ahead of flying fish.  flying fish emphasizes the bar, sushi california is about food.  it doesnt compare to asahi because asahi is where you go for half price sushi.

Asahi tastes like 1/2 price sushi

[Cherish]

MMmmm sushi...So you guys are saying to try:

1)Sushi California (I'll be able to walk there from my apartment, plus I'm a Sushi bar person couldn't care less about the atmosphere.  Give me good sushi, ESPN on the TV, and a cold Sapporo or Kirin and I'm set )

2)Flying Fish (If I want something that has good ambience that is)

3)In the Raw (Since my age group will be there, and to be 'seen' lol)

I'll have to check out that Ichiban for Japanese food.  Anyone know of any good Korean BBQ/food?  I used to be stationed in S. Korea (OSAN), so I'm talking about GOOD Korean food. 

[Conan71]

Cherish, you could also walk to Fuji's at 71st & Memorial.  I'm not overwhelmed by their food, but what passes for sushi in Tulsa would pass for bait or chum on the coasts.  Best I've had is Shinzen (sp?) on Los Olas in Ft. Lauderdale.

[Cherish]

Cherish, you could also walk to Fuji's at 71st & Memorial.  I'm not overwhelmed by their food, but what passes for sushi in Tulsa would pass for bait or chum on the coasts.  Best I've had is Shinzen (sp?) on Los Olas in Ft. Lauderdale.

EEKS!  That doesn't hold well with me    Moving to OK will be the second time moving to the inner part of America (TX), so guess your right about the seafood issue.  I've always lived on the East Coast or up North in Canada (Toronto  ) and besides Korea was within 1-2 hours of the beach/ocean.  Hmm...I love seafood too, both of my parents are Caribbean so I'm used to eating seafood I guess as much as most Americans eat meat.  Ah well, I'll suck it up and get used to it...I mean I LOVE BBQ from TX so I'm guessing OK should have some good BBQ/Steak restaurants too right? Hopefully better than the NC BBQ I'm getting now...No Likey Vinegar BBQ 

[Conan71]

Don't get me wrong- we've got a very good seafood wholesaler or two who fly in fresh fish daily for area restaurants, but you and I both know it's not as fresh as what is coming off the boats.  I don't mean to scare you off from our sushi joints, but if you are used to having it closer to the water, you will know the difference.  Steak and BBQ- we've got great steak and BBQ.  Naturally, I think the best steak and BBQ comes from my back yard.

What part of the great Caribbean are your parents from?  I'm a huge fan of the BVI's

[Cherish]

My dad's from Jamaica and my Mom is from Trinidad.  I go to Carnival in Trinidad every year (except this past year).  Magen's Bay is a nice beach, which is in St. Thomas, that's where I first scuba dived.  VERY NICE!

Have you traveled to other Islands in the West Indies?