Shoku

Had a GREAT lunch! \r Came here with a friend one weekday lunch.\r We had a chicken wrap and a Sushi bento box (bento served at lunch time only)\r Mine was the wrap- it was a nice size and came with a few small sides.\r More like bite-sized sides, though, kind of like the Korean places do it. \r Good flavor in the chicken marinade served with a sweet brown sauce and a spicy mayo sauce that complemented the dish well.\r Friend had the sushi bento which looked amazing from what I could tell, and she seemed to enjoy that as well. more

I have been Shoku about 5- 7 times and I love it! I Their Sushi is amazing and fresh he makes it right there at the sushi bar and its fresh. My favorite items are the Pad Tai noodles with Chicken. But their Crispy Chicken is really good as well.. I can't understand the reviews. Some times the service isn't great but the overall food is amazing. If your in grandview and looking for a place to go for sushi thats the place to go. Please try the Pad Thai noodles and Crispy noodles you will be coming back for more!!! more

I have never been compelled to write a review of a restaurant before. it was that bad. gave this place 2 tries in the last three months because I love sushi and it is in a convenient location from my house. terrible both times. what a shame since the location is great....right in the middle of the grandview avenue area. it smells like sewage in the bar area. the sushi is average at best. the prices are high. they have no draft beer. the red wine was too warm and tasted like it had been opened then recorked from the previous night. the service was slow. the staff just stands around looking at each other like a herd of cattle. the interior has a clubby 1999 feel which is unpleasant. the music was equally annoying...kind of a 1999 euro synth-pop chillout thing happening. basically, this place just sucks. more

I went home and had the stomache flu because of a california roll. HOW CAN YOU SCREW THAT UP? Well I guess the owner dae knows. Just to make it clear afterword I went to the doctor and it was because of the food. more

I've been to Shoku a few times and I have no complaints about the food, but the service is terrible. On a slow Sunday we waited foreveeeeeeer for our check and practically everything else. It was painful. more

2 for dinner outside. Requested a table with umbrella, but told only for parties of 4. 10 minutes later party of 2 seated at larger table with Umbrella. Patio never filled up. Food very slow, boring. Server was nice and apologetic, but clear she couldn't fix it. Sever was not knowledgeable on food or sake'. Sorry. more

Wow, I should have taken the previous reviews to heart. But we went anyway. This establishment has the worst service in town and is only topped by the poor quality food. It took 30 min to take our order, and 40 min after that to deliver the cold food. Item ordered does not mention it is spicy but couldn't even eat more than a forks worth and ended up splitting the spouses tastless cold entree. The place is small and we were one of three tables in attendence that night. You are better off just going to McDonalds. At least at McDonalds you get the poor quality quickly, so you can move on with your life! Tried to mention the issues to the manager but after waiting for her to show up for 13 min we left. This is the place to go if you want poor service....you even have to wait to mention the problems. If you like terrible service and poor quality food than this is the place to go, if not avoid this place. Pros: Location Cons: Service and food quality more

I had been a big fan of Shoku for many years. It has been a bit since I last visited. I was told by several friends that their recent visits had been disappointing. I should have listened. I had a chicken dish that was awful. When I informed my waitress she just looked at me and smiled. Pros: CLOSE TO MY HOME Cons: POOR FOOD QUALITY AND SERVICE more

I had such high hopes for Shoku, as it came with good recommendations from friends in the Grandview area. I now have to conclude they know nothing about sushi. I ordered the sweet potato roll and the veggie tempura roll with asparagus and squash. I asked if the chef could leave out the fried onion from my sweet potato roll, and the waitress said it would be no problem. She was wrong. My roll had almost more onion than anything else in it. In addition to which, other than onion flavor, the roll was pretty tasteless. My other roll - veggie tempura - was so bizarre. The veggies were steamed, rolled, and then the ENTIRE ROLL was battered and deep fried, not to mention that they didn't use tempura batter at all, but a bread crumb batter. Again, pretty tasteless, other than the flavor of deep fryer with old oil in it. My friend ordered several rolls with fish in them, and commented that they were entirely tasteless. She ordered one with spicy salmon in it, which had no spice, and one with cilantro. It seems they were OUT of cilantro, however, as the chef substituted parsley instead. Overall, in the rolls, ingredients were either missing, overused, old, or just ill-prepared. The rolls were made very loosely, so that they fell apart as I tried to eat them, and they were so big, I couldn't comfortably eat a piece at once. This resulted in MORE sloppiness, as I had to take more than one bite to finish a piece. Finally, the pieces were sliced so thin that it became difficult to pick them up, further adding to the mess on my plate. I should have just asked for a fork. The waitress was pleasant enough when talking to us, but seemed distracted, despite the fact that we were her only table. Furthermore, even though there was almost no one in the restaurant, we were hurried out almost as soon as we had finished our rolls. We still had wine in our glasses, but the waitress seemed to want us to get on our way. Finally, when we got our bill we realized that we were about to way over pay for what was at best a below-average experience. $9 for a veggie roll?!? So very over-priced for the overall quality. I'm sorry to say this Shoku, but you're not going to be in business long if you don't make some changes. Like, you know, flavor in your food. If you're looking for good sushi in town, so far, Nida's is in the lead. My friends and I are on a quest to find the best, and have tried Nida's on High, Shoku, and Restaurant Hama at Easton. Nida's is far and away the best so far. Pros: atmosphere Cons: almost everything else more

We had high expectations for Shoku and they failed to meet them. Started out with the tuna tataki (lightly seared tuna) and it was terrible. Chewy and a fishy taste. The miso soup, edamame and Dragon roll were actually all good, but nothing about any of those things screams sushi since it is almost all cooked. My only recommendation is that Haiku has much better food and atmosphere if you want sushi. I am still searching for a good spot in Columbus if anyone knows of one. Pros: Dragon roll Cons: Raw fish more

My girlfriend and I have wanted to try this place for awhile now. We always sit at the sushi bar when we go out for sushi, unfortunately we were sat next to the meanest old korean lady we have ever seen. She was so rude to the staff the entire time we were there. Our server actually apologized to us because we had to sit next to where she eats. She kept yelling at the servers for no apparent reason. As far as we could see she has no reason to be there, except to be mean to her staff. It wasnt just the servers either, she was possibly meaner to the kitchen staff. Our server also told us there is alot of staff turnover, we quickly understood why. Who would want to work for such a mean old lady?? She single-handedly ruined our experience at Shoku, and we will not return solely based upon the fact that she will still be there. This is a shame because this restaurant has great potential, but she is holding it back. The owner needs to wise up and get her out of there! Pros: waitstaff. sushi. Cons: everything else. more

My experience was so bad that I joined Citysearch as soon as I got home just to warn you guys of this place. First of all, they refused a gift certificate that we had but at least they were honest about it and told us before we ordered. Since this was my first time there, we decided to give them a try anyways - bad idea. I had a bad feeling about this place when they claim to be a Japanese restaurant yet mispelled Nabeyaki Udon as Nabuyaki Udon on the menu. It took them over 30 mins just to get us only a couple pieces of sushi. Not only that, every single aspect of their sushi was bad. 1. The sushi rice was warm - it is supposed to be room temperature! 2. The rolls were made by a total amateur. The seaweed on the sushi was broken and torn causing whatever was inside to spill out. 3. They did not use sushi rice (short grain rice) 4. THE FISH WAS NOT FRESH - it left such a nasty fishy taste in your mouth - a sign of spoiled fish. Nothing about this place is good besides the fact that our water was refilled promptly. The food is way way overpriced for what you get. Come on Shoku, $18 for chicken? Who do you think you are, Mitchell's Steakhouse? At least at Mitchell's you are getting great service and atmosphere. Shoku is a dump and so is the food. Avoid this place at all cost. Pros: Water was refilled promptly Cons: Food, Timeliness, Overpriced more

If you like sushi and you live in Columbus, there's no reason not to go here. I'm loyal to Haiku, but went to Shoku with my husband and four friends Saturday night, and was very pleasantly surprised! I've read some bad reviews on here, and I just don't get it. We ordered 8 or 9 kinds of sushi, and all of it was fresh and delicious. The atmosphere was much better than I thought it would be. The decor is lovely, and our waiter was absolutely wonderful. I will definitely go back. Pros: Ambiance, food Cons: Parking is always an issue in Grandview more

I have been to Haiku and Shoku many many times. I have finally decided that Shoku is better. I have never had a bad meal at Shoku and the restaurant is clean! The service is dull and somewhat slow, but I have yet to come across anyone rude. The price is a little high for the amount of food you receive, but it is delicious. Overall good. more

I went into shoku three times to be fair before i critiqued the establishment. The food was always overcooked, the rice was yellow, and the freshness was extremely questionable. Two out of the three times i ate there, people were arguing at the top of there lungs. I paid $12 for a roll that consisted of two shrimp and mayonnaise w/ tempura flakes on top. I ordered a tofu dumpling soup twice in a row(1st and second visit) and it was a totally different dish each time. My guest ordered a salad that contained moldy lettuce. We ordered an almond beef which contained the fattiest yet very dry misc. beef and absolutely no almonds. To end the meal, i had some mango ice cream that was freezer burnt and the worst cup of coffee i have had since high school. The clincher is the price. We paid $60 for the worst meal i could remember in a decade. You'd be better off spending $20 at your fast food Asian restaurant because you won't feel like an idiot for spending so much on poorly made food. Good luck Shoku. Pros: cute waitresses Cons: everything else more

I was prompted to write a review after I read the last couple - my experience at Shioku was great and I would return in a heartbeat. We just walked by on a sunday evening and decided to stop in. We were seated immediately on the patio, and the waitstaff was friendly. I was suprised to discover that they are BYOB on Sundays, and they recommended a great wine shop across the street. The sushi was excellant, can't wait to go enjoy another sunday evening there! Cons: parking could potentially be a challenge more

My friends and I just ate at Shoku and the service was horrendous. Our waitress was very rude and treated us like we were interrupting her day. (I got better service at the movie theater concession stand later that night). When we asked for something, she barely answered us and walked away. I called the manager after we left, and she was as clueless as the waitress was rude! She also poured water down a customer's leg at the next table over--not only did she not apologize, she didn't even acknowledge that she did it! The food was ok but it's definitely not worth that kind of service! Pros: Outdoor patio Cons: Horrible service, overpriced more

2nd time there- at a table for 45 minutes. No drinks, no edamame, no sushi - only 3 tables in the entire restaurant during lunch. Ridiculous. Don't waste your time - sushi wasn't that great, Kooma downtown has much better service, better sushi, and better prices! Cons: Service, price, sushi more

The atmosphere is pleasant enough but the food is about as Americanized as you can get. I ordered pad thai and it came without cilantro, lime or chili sauce. When i asked for these things, the waiter said that they stopped carrying them because the Americans didn't know how to eat pad thai and they went to waste. The sushi was also small. If you want good Asian Fusion, Haiku is MUCH better and about the same price. Pros: quiet and ambient Cons: americanized and bland more

For real sushi fan, this is the place. Is always clean, fresh. Staff is turned over in recent years but same owner, same manager...same grandma watching over. Anyone who complains about a wait for sushi.........needs to get a fish sandwich and McDonalds.....you wait for sushi....eat, drink, enjoy. Pros: service, sushi, clean, nice Cons: parking, all of 43212 is lite on parking tho more