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Yoshiya

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

Yoshiya is a Japanese restaurant inside a Sheraton hotel. They serve sushi as well as other items. Their staff is bi-lingual, speaking both Japanese and English. The restaurant is located on the second floor of the hotel, so to get there, visitors will either need to take the stairs or an elevator. The restaurant had a couple private dining rooms for larger groups, but there were no windows or beach views.

I am not a sushi person (I ordered the steak), and I probably wouldn't come back here. I ordered a steak, and it was mediocre. The sushi-eating members of the group said the sushi was quite authentic, but they have had better.

Cost

Yoshiya is definitely on the expensive side. Most restaurants in Waikiki are quite expensive, but Yoshiya was one of the more expensive restaurants we visited. Most members in our group did not think it was worth the price.

Dress

Like most restaurants in Waikiki, fairly casual clothes are acceptable here. However, the restaurant may be slightly fancier than others. Shorts and a t-shirt are still fine, but there may be some people wearing clothes that are a bit nicer.

Items Ordered

Steak and 5 pcs. Jumbo Shrimp

Steak Appetizer

Steak and 5 pcs. Jumbo Shrimp

The steak came with a small salad, and a little fish ball as an appetizer. The fish ball was quite bland, but it did have a slight fish taste. It wasn't very good.

Some of the pieces in the salad were too big to eat with chopsticks, and needed to be cut with knives. The salad had one piece of tomato and cucumber. The dressing was mostly vinegar, although it could be soy sauce. The salad was definitely pretty poor for salads.

The steak was alright. It was quite thin, and was definitely overcooked (it was ordered medium, but was served well done). It looked quite large, but wasn't actually that big. It was fairly thin, and had lots of fat. The veggies were actually a bit greasy.

The shrimp that were served with the steak were pretty plain tasting. They were mildly peppered and nicely cooked, but did not have much flavor.

Nigiri Regular

Nigiri Regular

From what the members of my group said about this sushi, it was quite authentic, but wasn't the best tasting sushi they have had.