ALWAYS FRESH, always CONSISTENT, always DELICIOUS! My ride or die ‍ I always get the Spicy Yellowtail and Scallion (under $8!); Spicy Tuna (under $8!); and/or New Orleans or MARS specialty rolls (under $15). My husband loves their hibachi lunch specials btw. All food - never disappointing! Service is always so sweet too. They recognize us regulars :) Casual vibe if you eat in; ultra fast service if you order to take out. The BEST VALUE too! Def. go during lunch hours though, as their specials are even more INSANE than their usual value (i.e. *two* reg. rolls PLUS a soup for ONLY $9.99‼). *STILL* my go-to sushi spot in the area, even after 7+ years living here, without a shadow of a doubt! read more

OEC Japanese Express - Spicy Yellowtail and Scallion sushi roll - 2 rolls, delivery. - Japanese Near Me - St. Petersburg, Florida

The custom poke bowl and tiger roll were fantastic! The service was quick, and the food arrived hot and delicious. It's a wonderful spot for a quick, satisfying bite whenever you're looking for something. read more

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Food is consistent in quality and wait time. I believe this is a family run business because they're always the same people. They have a lunch special where you can get two rolls for $9.99. There is dining available inside and takeout. They are also on Uber eats and DoorDash. read more

OEC Japanese Express - Shrimp hibachi lunch - Japanese Near Me - St. Petersburg, Florida

I spent my last $40 here ordering food. Because I'm sick and I can't go myself. I just had radiation for my cancer. And when I called and I said, half my orders missing, they laughed in my face. I don't know what I'm gonna eat for the next day. Now, why do they get to take advantage of people like paid the extra dollar for it read more

If you want Japanese food for dinner, and need to find a place quickly, then this is the place. If you want something more formal and upscale then go someplace else. This is for a quick bite of some traditional type Japanese food. They have the assortment of sushi, sashimi, rolls, and miso soup. You can get a poke bowl, and even a bento box. Interestingly for a Japanese restaurant you can also find some Chinese food for dinner. This is a mix for everyone there. I had the bento box and it was fine. I even had it with the sushi options. That was good. And fresh. It included dumplings which was not something freshly made but came from the fridge most likely. The same for the avocado roll included. It was a good size but nothing just made. Maybe it was the time of the evening and it had been made before. But it was decent. The miso soup I had was a bit salty. I usually have it with the true taste of miso. The rice int he poke bowl was good. The seasoning good also. And the fish was fresh, which is the most important thing. OCE is a good place for a quick bite. Having lived in Japan for several years I am familiar with what I need and how it is made properly. For this place we live, this is good to know of and where to go when you need to have something quick when it comes to Japanese food. Anything else in a more formal mode you need to go elsewhere. Domo. read more

Ordered online and got a bunch of rolls to take to the beach. The takeout was ready quickly. I tried: + Eel avocado Roll + Spicy Salmon Roll + Sweet Potato Roll + Eel cucumber Roll + Yasai Roll The eel rolls were the best, followed by the sweet potato tempura. Wouldn't get the salmon again, flavor was meh and it had too much sauce. Overall a solid choice though! read more

OEC Japanese Express - Japanese Near Me - St. Petersburg, Florida

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The BEST takeaway in the area. Love getting the yakimeshi, avocado roll, and ginger salad. Very affordable, too!

This is a hidden Sushi option in West St. Pete. Large menu with many options. Sushi was excellent. Loved the Golden Dream roll.

I love OEC!!! I come here once a week. The pink lady roll is the best I ever had! Super fresh & nice portion size. The hibachi I've had is excellent also. Service is fast & hard working! read more

We ordered on door dash for the first time and I would definitely order again. I had the sweet potato tempura sushi with eel sauce that was great! Their general tso and rice were very good too. They had pretty good portions for everything and nothing felt too heavy. read more

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Not the best Japanese food I've had in the area, but for the price point and speed, I can't complain a bit. I very specifically wanted a bento box for lunch the other day (aka the perfect meal for when you want a bite of everything) and found OEC on UberEats. It arrived at my office within 30 minutes and it hit the spot. Salmon was actually very good. I liked the California roll and shumai. The rice was fine. Veggies were a little overdone but flavor was there. Salad was meh, but that's my only complaint. I added on a side of gyoza to give them a try and while I definitely did not need that much food, they were tasty. I can't comment on service or ambience but I'll definitely order takeout/delivery again. read more

OEC Japanese Express - Bento Special (Lunch) with salmon teriyaki (in delivery packaging) - Japanese Near Me - St. Petersburg, Florida

Always a pleasure dining here. Everyone is so friendly and the food is so fresh and delicious!

Always such good sushi. My fiancé and I regularly order to go and it's so quick! I usually get the pink lady roll and my fiancé the golden dream. Edamame and seaweed salad and great fresh appetizers! read more

OEC Japanese Express - Japanese Near Me - St. Petersburg, Florida

Sushi was ok, but their Chinese dishes were horrible and tastes like they reuse their oil and don't clean their pans. Stomach hurt after eating at this place. read more

Great little hidden gem. Good sushi. Always great staff. All my friends enjoyed it as well. read more

This is a quality no-frills spot with many menu options. Sushi is always fresh and tasty. We've ordered many times, both take out and eat in. General Tso chicken, seaweed salad, miso soup and pork dumplings are also very good. Service is allways quick and pretty friendly. read more

Their homemade yum tum sauce is SO GOOD. Love the quick service and the vegetables have their own hibachi sauce. Quick service and I love how I'm supporting a family business every time I eat there. I recommend the hibachis, clear soup, and California roll. No limit to the sauce read more

The sushi is top tier. Very generous proportions. Could do a little better with the actual food plates Ex. The fried rice wasn't so fried but still would recommend read more

OEC Japanese Express - Sushi Pizza - Japanese Near Me - St. Petersburg, Florida

Best in town for price and quality!! Always fast service! Love the Pink Lady and Titanic rolls, sooo freakin good.

Went here for lunch today, for the first time. First observation was the uncleanliness ( a dead roach under the table), ordered our food and as she places my plate down there's a long black hair just sitting on top of the rice, I alert her to this and she removes the plate, apologizes and has them remake my food. I did have to wait a little longer for it, but that was to be expected. What wasn't expected was that I was still charged full price after the hair incident and time inconvenience, I was clearly on my lunch break and spent longer there than intended. First and last time visiting this establishment. read more

OEC Japanese Express - Roach under table - Japanese Near Me - St. Petersburg, Florida

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This is by far my favorite hibachi joint in the area! I am never disappointed with the scrumptious chicken hibachi that I get every time I go here. Fresh chicken and veggies, what more could you ask for? My boyfriend loves the steak hibachi - I sampled the steak off his meal and it was well cooked and not greasy. We got shrimp tempura sushi roll for the heck of it this time and I was very pleased with how fresh it was. The sauce on the roll was so good! The ginger salad is a good fresh salad to start off your meal and we got edamame as our appetizer. I even got a Pepsi cause I had a caffeine craving and the soda was fresh & fizzy! I was introduced to this place by my cousins who also religiously go here because it is their favorite place to get hibachi too! On top of all of this - they are so well priced. You definitely get a lot of food for the price too. I recommend this to you and your friends! read more

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Pretty great hidden sushi spot! I was craving some goooood sushi (my homemade sushi wasn't cutting it!) and was happy to try OEC for the first time. The storefront is small with only about 10 tables, so we snagged a spot at the sushi bar. It's not fancy, but great for a casual eat. we got the Tampa roll, spicy tuna roll and the golden dream roll to share. All the sushi was spot on. So yummy! The prices for the regular rolls are pretty good, and the specialty are a bit more because they're, well, special! I'm happy to have found another great sushi place close to home. read more

OEC Japanese Express - Tampa and spicy tuna - Japanese Near Me - St. Petersburg, Florida

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Their shrimp tempura roll is the best it's so fresh The calamari is amazing to I will be going back whenever I want sushi anything you get there is amazing and fresh read more

I have always liked their hibachi chicken dinner, with rice and salad. So one day when I was feeling ill, I decided Egg Drop Soup would be the perfect fix for what ailed me. MAJOR ERROR First, I didn't check it until I came home and when I took it out of the bag, I felt worse. The soup was red-orange (it should be light yellow), there was hardly and egg, the consistency was like water (it should be thick) and it tasted like oil. I called them and the response was everyone liked their egg drop. I asked them to please consider checking it and if that was the 'norm', please let me know and I just wouldn't be back. But if something was off, then tell me as I would not eat anymore of it. "Okay, thank you. Bye Bye". I threw the soup out. read more

OEC Japanese Express - Egg Drop Soup?? GROSS - Japanese Near Me - St. Petersburg, Florida

Good place and decent prices. This is our go-to sushi place for a no frills sushi night.

This spot delivers inexpensive, quality sushi. We ordered take out and got two sushi rolls, salmon roe sushi, shrimp with noodle habachi, shumai and miso soup. The sushi was above average for what you can find in the area, the quality is really good. The habachi was pretty good, it had a yummy Smokey flavor. The miso soup was quite bland, it lacked flavor and tasted watered down. I'll most likely come here again for the sushi. read more

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Freshly made, authentic and very tasty! Nice, healthier option for an area saturated with not so healthy places.m read more

Quick takeout service. Food is always hot and delicious. We order the hibachi chicken and shrimp each time. read more

This is my favorite sushi place. I love the tiger. Roll the stuff are really nice and especially the guy who makes it had a very good experience here I've been here for about a year and a half is really good as well. read more

Dam good Japanese food. Very quick most of the time and very reasonable prices. Please give this place a try!

Sushi really good and general tso sooo good and fresh would highly recommend. Staff was a little dry but food really good read more

OEC Japanese Express - #18 Dream roll - Japanese Near Me - St. Petersburg, Florida

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Hidden gem! Enjoyed the Golden Dream roll and salmon sashimi. High quality salmon, great crunch the tempura (much lighter than having the whole roll fried)! read more

OEC Japanese Express - Golden Dream roll - Japanese Near Me - St. Petersburg, Florida

This place continues to deliver great food at good prices. Sushi, hibachi, etc. has all been good. They have some of the best crab rangoons around, too. It looks like a small hole in the wall and I haven't seen many people inside when picking up food previously, but don't let that stop you from trying them out. Their take out game is on point. Ordered delivery through Yelp last night and the food arrived 20 minutes faster than the quoted time. Not sure if this is an anomaly or if their delivery is up to the same standards as the food. read more

What an absolute hidden gem! By far the best Japanese restaurant I've visited in the Bay Area. Friendly staff, reasonable prices, and even better food, are just a few of the perks of this place! Everything we ordered was absolutely delicious! read more

I eat here way to often lol , love this place, the tornado rolls and egg drop soup are immaculate read more

OEC Japanese Express - Japanese Near Me - St. Petersburg, Florida

So, disclaimerrr , but I haven't physically been to OEC, however Ive ordered from them off of Uber eats 4 times the past two months and personally really love this place! I've tried the mastermind roll, tiger roll and baked seafood roll and they are always extremely delicious, consistent and fresh. Will keep ordering! read more

Love this place eat sushi here every other Friday. Have for over a year now and will never give my business to any other sushi place. Low price, fast, accurate and great service read more

One of the best sushi places around! My go to order is always the Fried Bagel Roll, Rainbow Roll, and the banana roll! Service is always fast and friendly. I usually order through the yelp app with no issues. Their lunch special is great and they have a multitude of rolls to choose from. I wasn't a fan of the shrimp egg roll, not enough shrimp in them in my opinion. Krab rangoons were delicious though it did not come with the typical red sweet and sour sauce like you get from local chinese restaurants. The menu is huge and there's a lot to choose from which is nice. It's conveniently located near the Tyrone mall and the parking lot isn't terrible. Definitely one of my favorite sushi places in the St Pete area. read more

I've got to go solid 4. 3rd time. Take out. Lived in Asia 10 years so I know sushi. First is the quality of fish. Tuna no grizzle. Salmon soft and no grizzle. Udon chicken was tasty. Shrimp shumai not great. Tofu good. Sushi sampler great. The lady may be brusk, but she's Chinese (I think) that's the real deal in HONG Kong! Will be back. read more

Really great food! And fast! We have ordered several times and have never been disappointed! Thank you !