Comments on: Osaka Seafood and Steakhouse: Apple Valley, MN

By: dawnmarie

dawnmarie — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:55:13 +0000

What kind of grown adult says your when they mean you’re or you are?

Bill, for some reason I’m quite defensive of you.

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:00:51 +0000

Jale,

What kind of grown adult acts like they’re fucking 5 years old? “Wah mommy, Billy’s using bad words.” Seriously, mind your own fucking business.

I apparently need a disclaimer that all people need to read before they post a comment that reads something like, “if you are a moronic douchebag who can’t handle a little foul language, please do the world a huge favor: go out and shoot yourself in the fucking head, we’ll all be better off without you and the rest of the nany-state assholes who think they should tell everyone else how to run their lives.”

Hope that clears it up for you, dumbass.

By: jale

jale — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:54:46 +0000

Bill,

Your kind of lame. I mean seriously what kind of a grown adult curses about a song.

Kami is more expensive and the food is not as good. We stopped going to Fuji Ya after my daughter got a really slimy piece of bluefin in her Cherashi Sushi bowl.

Tuna Roll and Californa Roll are both Americanized versions of Sushi. Both can be found at Byerlys. I suggest you stick to the Sushi there, and the asian cuisine at Big Bowl, that can be found there as well. It seems well, honestly, more your speed.

Jale

By: YumYum

YumYum — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:25:32 +0000

I’m going to Osaka tonight and by reading these reviews, I’m confident I’m gong to enjoy my meal. I plan to do the Hibachi dinner and also order some sushi. I love sushi and have had sushi at several places. Fuji-ya in dt st. paul is one of my all time favorite. The happy hour menu is delicious! As for Osaka, very excited to try it later tonight then I will be back to blog about it.

By: Ed Regal

Ed Regal — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:49:13 +0000

Was at Osaka last Saturday nite (6/21/08). First problem was trying to find the place from on-line directions - finally gave up and called to ask where they were, found them right away after that. Decided to try the hibachi since I had sushi the night before. Was a single with a group of four others so had a lot of elbow room which was nice. The hostess was very attentive and got me a small sushi order for befores as well as my beer and even remembered to pour it for me.

Got the steak and scallops with fried rice and it was good. The chef did a lot of fancy moves and flipping pieces of food into people’s mouths - something I didn’t participate in. The opening blast of fire though was almost enough to scorch your hair if you happened to be leaning the wrong way when it was set off. Rest of the chef’s show was pretty straightforward - seen all the same moves at Kabuki, Fuji-ya, Saji-ya, Ichiban, etc.

Next time I will be trying the regular dining and the sushi bar to see how they are. I will say that it is nice to have Osaka and Kami, as well as Satay2Go nearby rather then having to drive downtown.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:10:31 +0000

We have been to Osaka several times and have had a good experience every time. The hibache room was fun to go to with a group of people. We usually just eat sushi in the dining room and have always had very good service. We have eaten sushi all over the country, and the sushi at Osaka is very fresh and good quality. We started with miso soup and edamame, then got the American ‘B’, which is 3 pieces of yellowtail sushi (our personal favorite) and 3 pieces of tuna sushi, plus a spicy tuna roll and a yellowtail roll. This was perfect because there were 3 of us. Then we got a Sumo roll, which was one of the best specialty rolls I have ever had. That could be a whole meal for 2 people. Emmy was our server - she was nice and put up with our joking around. We also liked the house wines: Robert Mondavi Merlot and Le Grande Noir Pinot Noir, and they weren’t ridiculously expensive, about $6.50 and $7 per glass. The manager is always nice and really seems to make sure that everyone is being taken care of. I recommend this place highly, and definitely over Nami. We ate at Nami once - the food was okay, but overpriced, and the employees did not seem to know much about sushi. We prefer the atmosphere, service and value of Osaka.

By: lymarie

lymarie — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:07:13 +0000

my husband and I love Osaka because it’s way more fun than Ichibans and way cheaper too. I also like that they don’t serve chicken livers at Osaka like at Ichibans. My husband and I spent over $120 at Ichibans for 2 habachi dinners and 1 sushi roll.(tip included) We got the same ( better) items at Osaka for $70 including 20 percent tip. While it may not be the “best”, it’s certainly a great experience and a great value.

By: Popper

Popper — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:36:05 +0000

I thought Osaka kicked both Ichiban’s food, and Benihana’s service!!! They actually tossed the food into your mouth, and were more entertaining, could have just been the night, but both service and food were way better than expected for Japanese food in Apple Valley……… Has anyone been to Kami?

By: Sank

Sank — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 13:05:28 +0000

You are right on the service at Sakura. It’s always pretty slow. Then again my last trip (and hopefully last) trip to Osaka it was over an hour from order to dinner. I thought it was over priced, but so is Sakura.

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:01:59 +0000

Sank, I’ve been to Sakura. Really, the food is equally good at both, though I know there’s some stuff that Sakura has that Osaka doesn’t. Sakura does beat Osaka on service and ambience, though Osaka’s better on location (for me, though of course that’s very relative), parking, and cost.