Osaka Steakhouse

On Friday, I went to Osaka Japanese Steakhouse in Shelby Township with a friend. There, you can have the chef cook in front of you ( which is called teppanyaki) or you could sit at a regular table. If you choose to have the chef cook in front of you, you would have a course meal where you would enjoy a fantastic show of knife handling, fire, and flying shrimp. First, you get a plain soup that consists only of onion and seaweed but it is still very good. Also, you get the  house salad that contains fresh lettuce, sliced carrot, cabbage,and it comes with ginger dressing which is truly amazing! Next, The chef fries noodles with soy sauce which is my favorite item on the menu! And finally, you have a choice of getting chicken, steak, or shrimp for the main part of your dinner. This would be perfect for a party, because the tables are large, and the chef definitely knows how to entertain a crowd and because of the fun atmosphere. Inside and out really looks like you are in a traditional Japanese restaurant. The decorations, music, and Japanese staff make you feel like you are really in Japan and occasionally you will hear the gong which is a japanese instrument. However, when I went to Osaka on Friday, for the very first time I did not eat teppanyaki. I sat in the regular dining area, and my friend wanted to get sushi. I was excited yet a little nervous to try the sushi because I wasn’t sure if I would like it. I have had the California rolls that you can buy at a grocery store, and I didn’t like them very much. You can order off the “special” sushi menu which allows you to order your sushi exactly how you would want it. You can even get raw fish. Ordering raw fish in your sushi could cause it to taste very fishy. So we kept it simple and ordered sushi with crab, avocado, and another type with shrimp, crab, and avocado. I loved it! It was so fresh, and it didn’t taste fishy at all. We dipped the sushi in soy sauce for some extra flavor. We also ordered a cucumber salad that had only cucumber and crab in vinegar. That too was delicious. Our waitress was very attentive and nice. If you like Japanese food  then I strongly suggest that you dine at Osaka. If you have never tried sushi or Japanese food before then I still recommend that you go Osaka for dinner. It is so much fun and totally different than other restaurants. I can’t wait until I go back!