Ohjah Japanese Steakhouse

The only reason I’m giving 3 stars is due to the taste of the food. First of all, we had party of 6 so we called for reservations (@7). We arrived at 6:55 pm, and we waited until 7:45 for our table!!! Why make reservations if you have to wait anyway? Next when it was time for meal the food was prepared but he didn’t make enough fired rice. So I opted to wait, as I was entertaining out of town guests. By now, don’t you know how much to make? The lady that refilled my water was right on top of that. Food did taste great. Quick to bring check & receipt. So there’s the 3 stars!

Every Time I come here, the service is excellent. Never had the Hibachi, the Sushi is why come here. Sushi bar salad with Either Albacore, Yellow tail or Surf Clam. My wife likes the Surf Clam as do I, but the Albacore is delicious. Sashimi is reasonable for 6 pieces, Salmon is like butter, Halibut is very refreshing and crispy. Uni is always fresh. Ask Johnny to make you a surprise and you won’t be disappointed!

I’ve never been a big sushi fan however, my oldest son talked me intro trying it here. I’ve got to tell you, I tried the «Las Vegas rolls» and they were delicious! They were very busy the night we came for the first time and we could get a place in the hibachi so we decided to try again and we got a seat for hibachi.
Soup, salad and the main course (New York steak) with fried brown rice, on top of that a side of Las Vegas rolls. Dinner was excellent and for a decent price. We are definitely coming back!

Been coming here for two years with my wife on date nights. I’ve been to most places in town, and this one is exceptional.

This is the first time I’ve been to a place like this and I’ve got to say, it was delicious

Decent Japanese teppanyaki. Talented chefs and good tasting food. Prices were typical for teppanyaki. Ambiance was nice. My filet mignon was done to my liking (rare). Seafood was fresh. Enjoyed my spicy tuna rolls though I thought the rice was a little dry. Good customer service — very responsive when we complained about the mochi ice cream being dried out and not fresh; guessing people aren’t ordering dessert here. Would return for teppanyaki!

First time here for
Christmas party. Nick was not only an awesome chef, but a lot of fun and a great entertainer. We will definitely come back and bring our girls too for the cool experience.

Great experience in love the food. The atmosphere is extremely nice and the customer service is off the charts. I’m glad I found this place and definitely coming back here again.

Beef skewers were burnt and so tough and inedible. Chicken skewers are tasteless frozen breast shoved on a stick. Thai curry was super spicy even at 4 out of 10 stars — still pretty
tea was hot and wet, not much to say about that. Décor was nice a typical Japanese fusion. Dust falling of the light fixture wasn’t too cool either.

By far my favorite sushi place EVER :) I should’ve written this review before I became a regular at this location but theyre still always my favorite. The staff is extremely friendly and are always around if you need anything extra.
My favorite things on the menu so far have been the kamikaze roll, dragon roll, crunch roll (shrimp tempura and cream cheese), calamaro tempura, and gyoza (potstickers).
The chefs are always very fast in creating orders and they’ve never gotten an order wrong (for me at least).
Great place to go to that’s right for the price. :)

Had some great rolls here but the Pink Lady was our favorite. Look forward to coming back, FYI the tempura ice cream is amazing

Great experience! We ordered off of the the Hibachi menu. It was great to see the food cooked right in front of us. The chef was very entertaining, juggling spatulas etc. He also put on an awesome fire show. Look for the smoking volcano! We are going to bring back our Grandchildren for the cooking show.
The filet was very tender and cooked to perfection. The noodles and vegetables were very flavorful and tasty. The Sole fish was also very flavorful and cooked to perfection.
4,5 stars instead of 5 stars, due to order mix-​up. (I honestly don’t know how the chef keeps track of all of the orders).

The servers are friendly and attentive and keep things moving at a comfortable pace.
The chefs are wonderful… you can tell at some points the trickery gets mundane. but all in all I will definitely return and bring friends
Try the spider roll

Went here with boyfriend last night at his recommendation, trying to find a place that offered us variety ’cause we had different cravings.
Going in was good — the host was friendly, greeted and got to seat us right away ’cause we just wanted a table away from the teppanyaki area, and there was just the 2 of us. Once seated, our server introduced himself within 5 minutes and asked us if we wanted water while we looked over the menu, which was cool.
Only took us about 5 minutes to decide what we wanted from the menu, which were dinner entrees that came with soup, salad, and your choice of steamed or brown rice. 15 minutes after giving us our water though, the boyfriend was still looking around the restaurant, waiting for our server to surface so we could order. I remember my boyfriend making eye contact with a bartender, ready to flag her down so we could order, but she ended up just yelling for the server to check on us. Honestly wasn’t too happy that it had to happen that way.
When ordering I was pretty frank, but apparently hard to hear after repeating myself twice, so the boyfriend had to order for me. No biggie. Maybe the guy couldn’t hear from the noise coming from the other room. The guy never checked on us, nor did anyone else until the appetizers came 20 minutes later though. Honestly wanted to order some Lychee Sake to ease my mood along with a water refill.
Anyway for appetizers, we ordered Seaweed Salad and Yakigyu (beef skewers). I ordered the Pork Katsu with brown rice, and the boyfriend ordered the Spicy Beef with steamed rice. The boyfriend seemed to like the salad. The beef skewers were decent — all the good flavor was with the sauce. Nothing special about the Pork Katsu until you drizzled the Katsu sauce all over it. The boyfriend said his dish wasn’t spicy at all, but it was still decently flavored and cooked well. The menu said entrees came with soup and salad, but we never got those items. Was the salad supposed to be undressed 2 pieces of broccoli and 3 pieces of sliced carrots on my plate? Oh. Also had a plain puff pastry on the side.
Couldn’t finish the entrée anyway because I was so frustrated that I could overlook the hunger I felt.
Going back to the customer service, before we got our appetizers, when I wanted to order more… I noticed how the restaurant or our server’s area wasn’t fully packed/​busy, and how he tried to avoiding our table when checking on his other tables — he literally walked the long way to get to the table directly behind us several times. Observed this for the 20 minutes it took us to get the food after ordering. Also noticed how someone else had to take the appetizer plates away ’cause he was still avoiding our table for the most part. At that point, I’m just going to be as courteous as possible.
It got slightly better towards the end, when he asked us once how everything was going during our entrée course. Thinking it was better ’cause the boyfriend managed to lighten my hangry mood. Not enough to make me overlook the entire experience as a whole though, and I think the boyfriend held that against the server — his tip honestly reflected it.

Finally decided to drop in here and try out their hibachi dining after reading all the great reviews. Easy to get a seat as a solo at 5pm, I joined a small family celebrating their daughters birthday. At the other table was another family celebrating Grandma’s birthday. I’d say the birthday girls were about 60 years apart in age, yet chose the same place on the same night…(insert spooky music)
I’m a huge fan of hibachi dining (teppanyaki) and have had many meals here and all over the US and world. The chefs are all good, but the show is running a little stale (how many onion volcano’s can you see?) Someone needs to take it up a notch with some new jokes besides egg roll.
Anyways…on to the food. Pretty good. I had the combo with filet, teriyaki chicken, and teriyaki salmon. All cooked perfectly. Just lacked some flavor. As did the opening salad, the soup (not miso), the dipping sauces, the fried rice… all of it lacked an exciting flavor. So my 3 stars is mostly for the flavor of the food. Service was great, 5 stars. The chef was great, 5 stars… Just the food needs to get punched up a bit and add some new seasonings besides basic salt, pepper, and butter.
Its a nice restaurant, with a sushi bar as well. Its definitely a great price ($ 30.95 for the combo) which is lower than Geisha, Osaka, and others.

A discerning diner wanted to introduce me to Ohjah, so I accepted the invitation to dine here with Diane and our host couple. And, throughout the night I was quite pleased with the very brisk and attentive service and the quality and preparation of food served here, as well as the sophisticated Asian ambiance of the premises.
A medium-​size Rainbow Roll was fine, and hot Calamari Tempura excellent. Onion Soup was tasty, but with only a couple of curlicues of Green Onion circling about in the broth, about as basic as it could be. The salad was more complex, and was a refreshing start. Fried Rice with egg was nicely seasoned, and surprisingly included in lieu of Steamed Rice at no additional charge.
When the entrees were plated, my medium rare Filet Mignon was cooked perfectly to order and melted in the mouth. And my accompanying double order of shrimp featured very big and succulent plump shrimps that would have been fun to chomp down on had there not been so many to devour! I had never before seen shrimp this large sizzling on a teppenyaki grill. Al dente vegetables, including mushrooms, were good. The grill master put on a good show, but the tricks were fairly standard except for suddenly pulling back a bowl of rice extended on a spatula just as a diner opened his hands to grasp it.
A well-​deserved 4−½ star overall rating this initial time out!

OhJah is actually pretty solid in both realm of sushi and hibachi. I have indulged in their hibachi offering once before and thoroughly enjoyed my experience. It always helps when the chef has a fun personality.
Our main reason for visiting Ohjah is actually their sushi. It is consistently fresh with a menu boasting something for everyone. My husband and I generally opt for the Ohjah boat (no AYCE here). It is just the right amount of food for about $ 50. The boat comes with several cuts of fresh nigiri, several cuts of delicious and fresh sashimi, and 3 signature rolls of your choice. The selection of rolls is vast and you can choose from something as simple and straight forward as a rainbow roll to something heavy and drenched in Yum sauce and cream cheese. We generally opt for the lighter options encompassing scallops and eel.
The service is always very friendly and if you are a regular they will remember you and your seating preference if you do have one.
Great place that I would recommend checking out at least once!

Despite the name and the focus on hibachi/​teppan dishes, Ohjah has a pretty large sushi selection and some good combos. Note that their Unilocal check-​in offer for a $ 26 dinner special is the regular price on their menu, but one of my favorite things to get.
Out of the four sushi dinner special combos, I usually pick from the Special Rolls Combo (3 rolls) or the Blue Diamond Dinner Special (two rolls plus 4 pieces each chef choice sashimi and nigiri) — both are $ 26 and huge, shareable portions.
Favorite rolls include the Give Me a Break (spicy tuna, shrimp, avocado, Cajun tuna, garlic sauce) and the You and Me (tempura crab, salmon, cream cheese, tuna, superwhite tuna, fish eggs, eel sauce, and spicy mayo). They balance one another out well, with one being spicy while the other is more mild. Fish is fresh and generously cut, rolls aren’t too rice-​heavy.
Bonus star for offering 10% discount for LVAC members who show ID– this is even valid on takeout orders, which is typically what I get.

In general, I’m not a huge hibachi fan. Of the few places we’ve tried, the quality of food and level of service just doesn’t justify the price. Our last venture to Geisha House (which is terrible in my opinion) a while back had turned me off on seeking out other similar restaurants. But when some friends invited us out to Ohjah on two separate occasions, I think I may have had a slight change of heart.
This Ohjah location, which is one of three in town, is located on Rainbow & Lake Mead directly across from the Best In The West shopping center. Inside, you’ll find a very typical hibachi setup. Aside from an area with booths for those who want to do maybe just sushi only, there’s an entirely separate room setup exclusively for hibachi. It’s basic, but it’s nice, and they keep it extremely clean.
The menu here is quite extensive. Besides the hibachi dinners, they have offer a ton of different stuff. They’ve got everything from entrees and bowls, to a long list of rolls and other sushi types, even a handful of Thai dishes. I was to surprised to see they even offer boba drinks as well.
If you are going for hibachi though, they do require that everyone in your party order from that menu. The basic setup is about $ 9, but includes a soup of your choice, salad and then grilled veggies and your choice of noodles, or one of a few different rice styles. Meat add ons run anywhere from just over $ 6 for chicken, all the way up to nearly $ 50 for Kobe beef. You’re also able to mix and match if you want multiple items, or to add on seafood, like salmon, scallops, lobster, shrimp, etc. It’s basically limitless and there’s options for really anyone.
I’ve now tried their chicken, steak and scallops alongside fried rice. The rice was cooked very well, but I’m not a fan of the way they serve everything. First you get rice, then veggies, and then finally your meet. The rice and veggies are bound to start getting cold before the meat comes, but it is what it is. All the add-​ons I tried have been fairly decent with the scallops surprisingly being my favorite. They were seared well, and not overdone. Both the chicken and steak were just above average, but nothing that stands out as excellent.
I also have ordered a couple different types of nigiri and have been mostly unimpressed. The garlic tuna was way overpowered and the hamachi didn’t appear to be very fresh. They aren’t bad for the price though, and I have to give the chef credit for putting together a special avocado nigiri for the misses who hates seafood.
Of course, with hibachi, it’s all about the chef and the experience. We’ve had Tony & Nick, who are both excellent! They are very interactive and do some really clever things while they work. I love that they get the youngins involved in the fun too. It’s much appreciated and so fun to watch. And I mean c’mon, how can you not have fun while trying to catch flying shrimp with your mouth?
The servers are also very friendly, and really stay on top of everything. Glasses barely get half full before someones there to refill, and they just downright do a good job.
It can get pricey here quickly, but Ohjah is a solid 3.5 stars when it comes to the food. With excellent service and a memorable experience though, I’m rounding it up to a 4. They’re definitely worth checking out!

4.5−5 STAR.
Ohjah should set up shop in the Bay Area, because we always have to fly back to Vegas when we miss this Japanese hibachi and sit-​down restaurant. It’s 10x better than Benihana, the ambience is terrific, and it’s way more affordable as well.
We first found Ohjah back in 2010 when we lived in the Southwest part of town. There is a location off of Blue Diamond and Decatur. This location that I am doing a review for is the one on Lake Mead and Rainbow. Both locations are terrific! We definitely go for the hibachi side of the restaurant, although we have tried the normal restaurant menu, which is also amazing.
On the hibachi side, the first thing you will notice is that the prices are extremely reasonable. The hibachi basic entrée is $ 8.95 and comes with soup, salad, vegetables, and choice of rice (white or fried rice). You then get to choose the entrée you want with it:
* Chicken (5 oz) for $ 5.95
* Sukiyaki Beef (5 oz) for $ 6.45
* New York Steak (5 oz) for $ 7.25
* Filet Mignon (5 oz) for $ 8.55
* Kobe Beef (8 oz) for $ 48.95
* Shrimp Teppanyaki (3 oz) for $ 6.75
* Salmon Teriyaki (4 oz) for $ 6.75
* Scallop Teriyaki (5 oz) for $ 8.55
* Sole Fish Teriyaki (8 oz) for $ 7.95
* Calamari (7 oz) for $ 6.75
* Lobster Tail Teriyaki (6 oz) for $ 16.95
There is a special that you can get where you can get 3 entrees (excluding kobe beef, halibut, lobster tail, and live seafood) for about $ 30.95 per person. You save about $ 4 – 5 by doing this as opposed to ordering each separately. I always recommend getting the following items: filet mignon, scallop teriyaki, and sole fish teriyaki. The chicken can be hit or miss — sometimes they overcook it. But I recommend getting the filet mignon with a medium rare cooking. It is spectacular — the meat is extremely tender.
When we were at Ohjah recently, I got this special combo, and you can get TWO orders of filet mignon and the scallop teriyaki (which comes out to about $ 35 total). Then, my wife just ordered the chicken and we shared everything. That’s how we strategized there. :)
Anyway, you don’t HAVE to do hibachi, but it’s what I definitely recommend if you go to Ohjah. In the normal restaurant, they have a full sushi bar and full sushi menu (nigiri, sashimi and rolls galore). They also serve sukiyaki (amazing), dinner plates for the traditional chicken/​beef teriyaki, yakisoba, and udon. It’s an unreal menu. This place blows Benihana out of the water — no joke. I wish they set up shop in San Jose. The next time we go to Ohjah, I will personally ask them to open a franchise closer to me.