Excellent traditional Japanese fare. Sushi is very fresh, though don't expect to find super creative deep fried rolls you find in other spots. TRADITIONAL. The grill tables are always a fantastic experience too - lots of friendly conversation. Much cleaner than Tokoyo Steakshouse. Peter is my favorite server - ask for him!! read more

Best place in Findlay and surrounding area for hibachi and their sushi is also delicious! Hibachi chef is entertaining and offers house made pepper sauce/seasoning that you can't get anywhere else! Their green tea ice cream is also really good! read more

we went to this restaurant this evening. My friend order something but it is so sour. We told them and they change it for us. However we still think it is not fresh. Wo talked with their boss. We just want to get an apology and we hope they could do some changes next time. But they just smile and say good night. i don't understand their behavior. They don't apologize for the food and they just want us to leave! I do not know whether they have the same attitude to American customers! Stupid restaurant! read more

Of all the sushi joints I've been brought to (I'm, admitedly not a sushi fan), Japan West is probably the most classy and genuine. With well-dressed wait staff, intimate atmosphere, and full-service bar, Japan West is certainly aiming for the older crowd in Findlay. One glance at the menu offers a good mix of sushi and traditional Japanese cuisine, but a second glance offers horrifying price ranges. I'm no newbie to sushi prices, but $12 here and $6 there for a couple rolls adds up FAST, and moreso than many other places I've gone to. Unless you are willing to drop 40 or 50 dollars on yourself for sushi, you are probably going to leave hungry. Fortunately, lunch prices are more agreeable, at least for kitchen food (around 8 or 9 for Katsu/gyudon bowls), but the lunch portion is a bit small. I glanced the dinner menu and appetizer menu, and nothing was below $12, but I can assume the portions are larger for dinner. There is also hibachi available at pretty typical prices, and it looked delicious. For the timid, the typical chicken teriyaki meal is available but at a laughably small portion. As it should be at any respectable Japanese restaurant, presentation is everything here; heavy garnishes, tail-on shrimp formations in the sushi, and an overall lavish feel makes the food feel high-class. A full bar is available, but I was unable to glean the prices, but from what I could see, the selection of alcohol was robust, and the atmosphere is entirely classy, meaning this is the spot to bring the sushi-loving-lad/y for a date. As with any sushi/Japanese restaurant, the food tends to be outside the commanality of children's likes, so I suggest leaving the kids at home for this one, but they do make excellent accomidations for the kids, and have excellent wait-staff who don't seem to mind picky eaters. If you want an authentic Japanese meal, look no further if you are in the Findlay area. read more

A wonderfully authentic Japanese restaurant. The sushi is very good, and is always fresh. I used to frequent Japan West for lunch, which sports a nice variety of options. read more

The food was great, but I won't likely return due to uncomfortable hard wood chairs. Upscale places like this should have cushions on the chairs. We're not living in the Middle Ages. read more

Japan Midwest. I have been to....you often see Sushi restaurant reviews prefaced by this type of hierarchial qualification when reviewing a restaurant. So I will play. I have been to NY, Chicago, SF, but also Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe and Sao Paulo (look it up Japanese fans) and this sushi may not rival what you would find there. But....it is really, really, really good. Seriously, this is the real deal, this is not some Ichiban or Shogun type of theatrical American Japanese food. This is serious sushi.sashimi. I had the sashimi appetizer and Uni and Toro and they were excellent and extremely fresh. Please....try this place if you are a sushi/Japanese food aficionodo. For a location like Findlay, Ohio, it might as well be Chicago. Well done, fresh, many different and authentic Japanese food choices. read more

Amazing dining experience over all. Best hibachi I've ever had, hands down. Every chef I've had has cooked everything perfectly, especially the scallops. Also very clean and inviting. Nothing bad to say about this place. read more

I was in town for business and headed here based on several recommendations. The entire meal was incredible. Ate a ton of sushi (we requested that our waiter bring us whatever he recommended - it was the best choice we could have made). Everything was top notch...fresh, well done sushi and delightful noodle based entrees. I will definitely be back on future trips. read more

Amazing meal! Fantastic chef John Mihalik. Really delicious Salmon hibachi and the Ohio Roll is a MUST try. Definitely try this place.

Asian Grill and Tokyo Steakhouse/Hokkaido Steakhouse are better value for sushi. The sushi at Japan West is the over-priced kind of fru-fru stuff if you want to appear classy. If you just want great tasting sushi, go elsewhere. read more

My husband and I come here all of the time for sushi and soup. He gets udon and I get ramen. Our favorite sushi roll is the rainbow roll. The food is excellent!! read more

Japan west is the best restaurant in town. Really fresh fish and the best sushi. Better than most Japanese restaurants in many big cities. Try the Koran BBQ ribs it's really special. Tonkatsu with curry rice is my favourite lunch at Japan West. read more

The waiter is really rude! We wait for 40 minutes and still did not get any dish, even no appetizers! We asked the waiter why so slow and he just said if we want to cancel our order! Worst service I have ever seen! read more

I live in Tiffin & this is the best sushi you can get in our entire area. They always have great, & friendly, service. Highly recommend!

Japan West is actually two restaurants. One serves Sushi (front) and the other serves Hibachi (back). The sushi restaurant is primarily targeted towards employees of a Japanese auto manufacturer on the outskirts of town, who funded and partially owns the place. If you go to the very back of the restaurants you can often get a glimpse of some of their private dining rooms. The draw for most locals is the Hibachi place. It is run by a native Detroiter that is an absolute pleasure to chat with over dinner. Both the beef and the fish dishes here are excellent. The chef is also happy to bring out his special spicy seasoning if you are into hotter foods. These guys also do a great job of catering to vegetarians. read more

Excellent sushi restaurant in downtown Findlay. The ambiance, service, and sushi quality are excellent. Highly recommended.

Driving down 75 heading north and looked on Yelp for a place to stop. This place came up and decided to try it. What a wonderful place ! Great food very authentic to the Japanese tradition of food !! Will be back worth every penny !! Good job !! read more

This is a really good sushi place, just DO NOT GET THE SEA URCHIN it looks and tastes like cat food. This place also has an amazing toilet!!!! It's half robot and half toiletry. You can squirt water in the air at a maximum of 4 feet! My waiter was Peter if I recall correctly? Very very very nice server. Wish I could tip him more but I'm saving up to buy a toilet like Japan West's ! read more

The best sushi ever! The waiter is amazing ...always remembers us and greets us by name when we walk in the door. He knows our regular drink order and brings it to us immediately after we arrive. Perfect atmosphere and a real gem in downtown Findlay, OH. read more

A great meal, and a great dining experience. I know some think that the price maybe a little high, but I understand the expense of good sushi ingredients. Given that there's not a lot of Ocean around Ohio, I expect to pay the same for good sushi whether it's in Cincinnati, Columbus or Findlay. The $12 top end rolls, compete well with similar rolls throughout the state. IMO, Good sushi, great atmosphere, reasonable price. read more

Nice, clean, quiet. Wonderful place for a special celebration. Food is delicious.

Amazing, great sushi. Never had this good mackerel before. White tuna, fatty salmon, negitoro was remarkable too.

I went the restaurant for several times, but this time was terrible! I and my friends spent around 45 minutes to get our food, and their chicken was not fresh today. We tried to communicate with their manager, but his attitude was really bad! Instead of apologizing, they laughed all the time. It was really rude I think! read more

This has become the only Japanese restaurant that I enjoy. The staff is friendly, but sometimes slow, but who cares? Nice environment and great food, be it in the sushi room or at the hibachi tables. If you don't like it, you don't know what fine Japanese and sushi are. Don't come back so that there is more room for us! read more

I had the Hibachi Chicken it was good ... you would need to order sides to have more flavor with the main dish

We go out for sushi twice a year - my birthday and our anniversary. I love that there is good sushi nearby...when I moved from Austin Texas I briefly lamented being in the middle of nowhere Ohio and missing out on good food but then I found this gem of a sushiyasan! It's not the best sushi in the US but it is very good for Ohio and takes me down memory lane whenever I want to reminisce about living in Japan. The sushi chef is a professional and an expat, I think. You will pay $35-40 a person or more with alcohol, but worth it. I do not recommend tuna in general in the US unless you know it's been flown in from tsukiji but my husband claims the tuna here is very acceptable. The tamago sushi and salmon sashimi are delish. read more

Great experience every time we've been. Wonderful staff and a nice atmosphere. Best sushi we've ever had by far! Very clean inside and love the private rooms in back for parties. If it's sushi you are craving this is where you'll want to go. read more

Really really slow! You cannot imagine we spent almost an hour for the first dish to come. The waiter was really rude! When we complain it was too slow and we were having limited time, he replied very impolitely that if we wanna cancel it! How can someone serve people like that if you really wanna do business... The food was just okay. read more

much cleaner looking since the remodel. very attentive staff. and the food is good. it is a little pricier than most places in the area, but that's not a reason for a low review.... just a reason for me going there less often than other spots. They have a great sushi bar up front and full hibachi tables in the back so there's something for everyone. read more

Honestly, every single time I've gone to this restaurant they've been incredibly professional, and I've never had a problem. I highly recommend this restaurant to all friends, family, and strangers who may be reading this. The food was phenomenal, the service was outstanding, and the prices were more than reasonable. I'll definitely be returning several more times read more

Their sushi is FANTASTIC. And hibachi is pretty good as well. Not as much quantity as you'd get from Tokyo Steakhouse but definitely good quality. I would go back a million times again just for their sushi though. Amazingly fresh fish. And their pork dumplings are fantastic too! read more

You will not find higher quality sushi anywhere! I have eaten at more sushi restaurants coast to coast than I can count and very few have the overall quality of fish that Japan West does. I used to live in Findlay and ate sushi for the first time at Japan West. After nearly 10 years of being gone and eating sushi across the country, I came back. All I can say is WOW! I was surprised to see a simple menu in comparison to most fusion sushi bars, but realized quickly that this is the cuisine at its finest form, in true Japanese traditions. I literally go out of my way to eat at least one roll every time I am coming through town. Hands down the best sushi in town and anyone who says otherwise is not an experienced sushi connoisseur! read more

One of the worst experiences I have ever had in eating in Findlay. We had reservations on a Sat. night for 3 @ 7:00, we arrived at the restaurant @ 6:55 were seated at the counter/bar nobody even approached us after our sitting down. The place was maybe half full, we then notified sushi chef that we were moving to adjacent table, and he said that was fine. About 15 minutes later, waiter came and took our drink order, came back about 5 minutes later with drinks, (beer and saki, no drink prep). He then took our sushi and dinner orders, 35 minutes later we are still nursing our drinks, no sign of our server/waiter. People have come in 30 minutes after we have sat down, and our being served apps./salads/soups etc. At 8:00 my son goes up front by the server's station and after waiting for over 5 minutes for anyone to even ask what he needs he finds our waiter and tells him if anyone doesn't come to our table and lets us know what is the problem, we are leaving. The waiter doesn't respond, doesn't come to our table, nothing!! We then stand up and leave after being there well over an hour. Unbelievable evening, a real nightmare! read more

i love japan west. i don't get there that often, i should more. everything is always delicious and well-presented and the staff goes above and beyond to make you feel welcome. one of my favorite restaurants. read more

I went to Japan West after having found it online. It was my 50th birthday, and was a special treat. My mother had the Chicken Teriyaki. And though the lunch portion was small, she said it was very good. We both had the Miso soup, a first for her. It was good, but then it's hard to mess that up. I had an appetizer portion of Vegetable Tempura. It was 7-8 pieces, very lightly fried, and good. Though I would have said no to the hot pepper had I of known. I had Sushi, the reason for choosing Japan West. I have had Sushi in a few places in Columbus, this was on par with the better of them. I ordered the two kinds of Eel and Sea Urchin. I enjoyed them all. The prices were a bit steep is my only complaint. And, that they did not have any kind of fish roe, another of my favorites. The place looks wonderful and high end. The bathroom was very clean and modern. Finally, we had the cheesecake. My mother could not stop raving about it. She suggested we go there to eat the next time we are in Findlay. read more