Very beautiful interior at this place! I stopped here one afternoon for some Japanese food and found the tempura udon wonderful. I didn't expect it to have fish cake or naruto but it was a very pleasant surprise!! I loved them! Fast service as well. read more

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Loved this place since it opened !!! The manager, Mike, is a sweetheart. Very friendly!! Love all the food!! Atmosphere is tranquil and relaxing. read more

Yummy sushi, nice setting and friendly employees! Wish they served alcohol but not a deal breaker def putting this on my regular go to list. read more

great food, service, and pricing. Hope they can grow their business and maintain this quality.

I really wanted udon and this place fit the bill. The noodles were tossed in a flavourful sauce and served with fresh, large shrimp. We had crab Rangoon and vegetable spring rolls as apps and and both came out piping hot and were equally delicious. The spring rolls were the highlight for me and I will definitely get them each time we go. I also tried there creme brûlée which was okay. My boyfriend got the fried cheesecake which essentially was just tempura coated cheesecake that was fried and drizzled with chocolate sauce. read more

Okinii Modern Japanese - 110. Yaki Udon - Sushi Bars Near Me - Downingtown, Pennsylvania

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Ordered take out today and apparently they use a 3rd party order service, messed up multiple things on my order and mixed up gluten free food with breaded food. I asked multiple times if the one dish I ordered was prepared GF and they assured me it was. My girlfriend immediately got sick within minutes of her first bite, then I did as well. I was a chef for many years and I never get sick from eating. This leads me to believe 1. They served me old/bad meats, 2. They don't understand what gluten free means. Definitely will not be going here again which sucks because this place was good when they first opened read more

Super adorable restaurant! Wonderful customer service and delicious food. My mom and I go here all the time. It's a great bang for your buck and it's delicious! read more

This is our go to spot for sushi and hibachi style dinners. They Always have something nice to eat and the food is prepared is so elegantly. My must have is the Shrimp Pad Thai and I also love the coconut shrimp. Hubs always orders the Shrimp Tempura rolls and there are so many other great choices! Okini makes our date nights a hit. Goes fabulous with a byob bottle of bubbly! read more

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Disappointing in almost every way. Hibachi Steak: so much gristle the meat was inedible. Even the cocker spaniel had trouble cheering it Crab Rangoon: crispy wonton was well cooked, but the filling was cold and flavorless Fried Vegetable Dumplings: bland and soggy Sesame Chicken was actually ok, but certainly not great. A first and last time for us read more

We were sat immediately upon walking in with a smile! The food was fresh and delicious. Our server was very nice and attentive. The entire staff was friendly. The inside was clean & decorated very modern and nice. My boyfriend's dish even came with a little flower. We definitely will be returning, we couldn't believe they weren't more busy!! read more

Average sushi place in the burbs. We had the octopus appetizer and a selection of traditional maki and sashimi. The octopus appetizer was nothing special as all it was was the frozen and rethawed sliced octopus that you would get in normal nigiri sushi, but that's not unexpected. Everything else was delicious but it seems like they have reduced the size of the fish they cut for sashimi since last time I was there. The rest of the sushi was just ok. I thought the seaweed on the maki was a little bit more chewy than what I usually have but everything was fresh and came out super quick. From sitting down to finishing everything (no alcohol) and paying took us 35 minutes. You can't get out of KFC that quickly some times. Overall a good sushi place but nothing too special. read more

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Love this place! I normally do take out but decided to dine in this past visit. I was a little disappointed that the only Sushi Boat they had cost upwards of $50, but apart from that everything was great. The service was prompt, food tasted great, and it's BYOB. I will definitely continue to frequent this establishment. read more

Okinii Modern Japanese - Sushi Bars Near Me - Downingtown, Pennsylvania

The best sushi in the area! Our two favorite rolls are the spicy Santa roll and the lobster bomb roll. Highly recommend!! It's delicious read more

Okinii Modern Japanese - In the back left is spicy Santa, in the front two Cali rolls (1 w/spicy Mayo + tobiko) to the right the sunset roll & lobster bomb roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Downingtown, Pennsylvania

Great food and service. If a fusion type Asian restaurant which gives you many options in one place. Make sure you check their hours of operation:) read more

I love Sushi from okinii! I am glad I found this place in Yelp! Their bento boxes are great too!

Based on the reviews I was pretty excited to check this place out! Finally, high quality sushi in good ole Downingtown! I ordered 4 pieces of eel, miso soup and a spicy tuna roll. Okay. The quality of the eel was not impressive, the portion was appropriate but it just didn't taste as good as I'm used to. It was extra chewy, I wouldn't order again. Also, the price. The spicy tuna roll, looked fluorescent, odd. The flavor was pretty bland. I did appreciate that the roll wasn't a rice party, so there's that. Finally, the price. $17.50. For my sushi alone. Absurd. Oh and an additional $2.50 for my watered down miso soup. Zero flavor. Mediocre overpriced sushi. No thanks! read more

Okinii Modern Japanese - Sushi Bars Near Me - Downingtown, Pennsylvania

Dishes are fresh & tasty, have varieties & are plentiful. Place is pleasant & servers are friendly. We had many good dinners there. They provide take out service during pandemic. read more

Unfortunate experience at Okinii this week. We ordered takeout for 5 family members - 3 of which ordered the Chicken and Broccoli. The Chicken and Broccoli tasted and smelled like fish - all three of us agreed and could not eat our meals. We had to throw out the entire meal - which pains us to do as we do not like to waste food - it was just that BAD. We called Okinii to let them know that something seems off with the Chicken & Broccoli (for future customers sake) and we recieved a lot of doubt from the staff. We were on the phone for 25 minutes total between waiting for managers, back and forth negotiations, and arguing. The Okinii "Manager" wanted us to bring back our food so that they could inspect it, we said we were unable to do so because of the distance back and forth. We were not expecting free food from Okinii - we just thought with all of the trouble - they would be willing to listen and help make it right. The "Manager" said he could not do anything to comp our meals without talking to his Manager. After more discussions - we were then offered a giftcard which we declined (just have an overall bad taste in our mouths - no pun intended). Finally the "Manager" offered us 30% back on our entire bill (which was $75). This did not cover the 3 Chicken & Broccoli entress - but after 25 minutes on the phone - we did not care about the food or money anymore. To note - 2 members of our family did order the Chicken Teryaki and enjoyed it. Poor customer service that will keep us from coming back in the future. Super unfortunate. read more

Okinii has excellent sashimi. This is the first sushi I've had since my return from Japan. I was impressed with the soft and buttery flavor and mouthfeel of the salmon. The other sashimi was very fresh, some with better mouthfeel than others. Their rice was decent. I'd like a bit more sweetness and aroma, and no sesame seeds. For $21, it wasn't a terrible deal for 15 pieces of sashimi. Though I'd hesitate to come back here if Mino in Malvern were an option. This fish is a bit fresher and higher quality than Mino's however. Okinii is a good choice for mid-priced ($15-$25/pp) sushi. On a side note, I don't understand why so many local Japanese restaurants decorate their interior with cultured stone and recessed colored lighting. I never saw this once in Japan. read more

I decided to try this place despite the negative reviews. I'm new in town and thought I should try it for myself. Well I'm happy to say that I thought the food was very good and flavorful. Particularly the sushi, which was really fresh and delicious. read more

One and done here. The staff was very friendly and helpful when explaining a few menu items. Unfortunately, that's where it ended. I saw another review on Yelp saying that this restaurant's pricing was competitive. I'm not so sure about that. $85 for two people (Hibachi chicken and steak (x2), two sodas, two orders of lo mien noodles and a small desert (1). I've been to the Hibachi Grill many times and had similar meal for not nearly as much as that. The food itself was subpar and wasn't the greatest. The steak was very tough and fatty (we ordered medium well). The soda was flat and the desert was very small for the price. If I'm going to spend $85 for two dinners I'll dine elsewhere. read more

My celebration dinner for getting my first salaried job! We ordered 7 sushi rolls and 3 kitchen appetizers-- ready for pickup exactly at the start of the estimated window (1 hour later). All came out delicious. If you're afraid to try new things but haven't had beef negimaki--just get it. Thin sliced beef wrapped around scallions, marinated in teriyaki sauce. read more

We've gotten take out from here several times. I really really like this restaurant. We've had their Sushi, tempura, sesame chicken, pad Thai, and yesterday I had the Nabe Yaki Udon. Everything has always been very good, fresh tasting and flavorful and not greasy. The udon noodle dish was beyond my expectations! I'm a huge anime fan and I've always seen Naruto Fish cakes in ramen depiction. But this dish had them!!! I got to try something new and it was delicious. I'm so happy. read more

They do a great job! I actually prefer picking up directly from them versus having it delivered during Covid as everything is set up and seems very safe and they are very conscientious. I normally only get sushi which is always really good but I've been told that they're prepared and cooked meals are also very good. read more

Great place, lovely environment and the service was excellent. More importantly, it is BYOB! One 'bad' thing about the restaurant was the entree portion was too large!! We ordered the unagi don and chirashi don as our entrees, they were both amazing! The chef didn't substitute with lower quality of fishes for the portions of the entrees. Love this place. Can't wait to go back again. read more

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Ordered take out and it was very good! Salmon sashimi was delicious, chicken was good, noodles yummy, everyone enjoyed. Then went back a few days later for dine in and it was meh. Found a bone in the salmon sashimi and it was too cold, almost frozen in the center; ice cold fish has no flavor, fats can't melt in your mouth. Unagi was cold - again - I gave feedback to sushi cook ... This place keeps being inconsistent ... 2.5 - 3.0 stars for now. Also, this was the sign in the front door, when Chinese run a Japanese restaurant, it helps to be aware of what some might find offensive. read more

Okinii Modern Japanese - Especially since this is not a Japanese run restaurant, please be aware of ethnic slurs some might find offensive. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Downingtown, Pennsylvania

I noticed this restaurant in the storefront next to Patty's Place (across from Giant) and thought I'd check it out. We ordered hot green tea, a strawberry Ramune soda, the Lobster Rock n' Roll, edamame, and the steak and shrimp hibachi. My daughter is very into Japanese pop culture and we found it a bit odd that the server didn't know the brand name of the Japanese soda. When she ordered by name, he had no idea what she was talking about. But he was very sweet. The fried lobster roll had a LOT of breading. It had a really good flavor, but would have been even better with more meat and less batter. Finally, the hibachi was good. However it's much different coming from the kitchen vs. Being cooked in front of you. I can't think of the last time I had a more positive customer service experience, which definitely pushed my overall score up! Ari, the manager, and all of the servers were super attentive, polite and efficient. Ultimately, we would suggest coming here for the big beautiful, fresh sushi that is their main focus. We can't wait to come back and continue to discover new favorites from their menu! read more

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The only place I will trust with sushi. SO good. Get any roll on the menu and you won't be disappointed. The mango roll was our favorite

Very good sushi in a nice atmosphere. The servers are very friendly always refreshing our green tea.

Decent sushi. Best fish in immediate area. Hit this spot for lunch about once a week because it is close to work. Good lunch specials. My go to is sashimi lunch which comes with 15 nice sized pieces of sashimi. Fake crab is often one of the 5 varieties, but it is the better stuff and always fresh. The other 4 always fresh, tasty and more than fair cuts. Comes with miso soup and tasty sushi rice. Would give another 1/2 star for the rice here if I could. Its real sushi rice with a touch of vinegar. One of the few in ChesCo that do this. Don't know why suburban sushi places in area seldom do same, but appreciate this nice touch. Roll combo lunches also very good and fair priced. read more

The sushi was amazing, the atmosphere is beautiful & service was friendly. I really hope these guys do well. They are a wonderful addition to our community. Good job! read more

Okinii Modern Japanese - Sushi was amongst the best I've had, atmosphere rivals Philadelphia restaurants & service is friendly. I really hope this place does well. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Downingtown, Pennsylvania

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I'm not sure where all these reviews are coming from, but I think some are fake or made up as this is nowhere near a 4.5 star restaurant. I say that as starting off, the decor and inside of Okinii is very nice - including the bathrooms and fresh flowers on the table. Good to see a different type of restaurant in the Thorndale/Downingtown area too. But the food, it is not good at all. - Starting off, the water is not filtered and I know this isn't a requirement, but it tastes really bad and had a chlorine smell. Green tea is good though. - Spicy tuna roll had small dark bits of something in it. It should all be uniform in color and we eat sushi a lot and never saw this before. See pic (sorry it was halfway through eating the rolls, but I wanted to document it and no filter or Photoshop was used to change the color). Wasabi was cold and in a hard triangle like it sat like this for the last week. -Spicy salmon roll, it is bright red/pink (almost neon and others mention this in their reviews too). It is not natural and we never saw this before. Flavor tasted off (not like old fish, but just something weird) - Chicken with broccoli, flavor of the sauce was very good, but all the chicken is a weird shape and looks like scraps or something. No piece is uniform and a lot of weird straggly edges and was a bit spongey. - Our 2nd entree for us was the Chicken pad Thai I understand this is a Japanese sushi/Chinese place mainly - but if they serve pad Thai, it should not taste like it came out of a freezer. The chicken is small thin pieces (1/2 inch wide by 2 inches) and different chicken completely from the chicken and broccoli above. These "chicken" strips were super soft, mushy and had no flavor. The dish was very sweet and had a tomato sauce flavor. Overall we had items from the Japanese side ( and sushi), the Chinese side (chicken and broccoli) and the Thai side (chicken pad Thai) and none were good. I think they need to focus on 1-2 types of food and do it well, as all of it was mediocre. We paid over $40 for all of this and did not feel it was a good value. We will not be back as this was not just the restaurant having an "off day" when all their food is this bad. If you don't believe me, go there and order the same dishes and I am sure you will experience the same. read more

Okinii Modern Japanese - Sushi Bars Near Me - Downingtown, Pennsylvania

I got the eel entree with the miso soup and salad while my boyfriend ordered a California roll and orange chicken. The food tasted great and the proportions were fantastic. Waitresses were attentive and always came to check out table to refill our drinks or pick up anything. I look forward to coming back and trying the sushi specials. read more

Okinii Modern Japanese - Eel dish and orange chicken with California roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Downingtown, Pennsylvania

Love this place...very nice inside with great ambiance and lots of space. Great for lunch (they have a good lunch special) or for dinner

It must be I am spoiled when it comes to sushi as our regular spot is Asian house in new castle DE, because anywhere I get sushi other than there is not enjoyable. The pieces are to big and seaweed was very chewy. Not much variety on the special sushi menu when I do not eat anything raw. My fiancé loved his Hibachi scallops. The crab ragoons were very small compared to other places. read more

We had the hibachi dinners: salmon and steak and scallops. Everything was overcooked. Veggies had no taste, fried rice is not good; nor did the clear soup. We did enjoy their sushi rolls. Too expensive and I'd only recommend sushi rolls. read more

We went here for takeout for the first time ever last night. We placed an order from their website for shrimp and broccoli, shrimp lo mein and vegetable tempura at 7:02 pm requesting that it be available ASAP which was the default option for when you wanted it on their website. We got there at 7:34 and they had us immediately pay and said, "It will be a few more minutes". The dining room was about 1/3 full but the employees were literally running around so I guess they were short staffed for the day after Christmas. At 8:00 pm I went to the host and asked how we're doing on timing. He sent someone back to the kitchen who said, "Five more minutes" and I had a flash back to when I used to watch Seinfeld. They had two parties of about ten people in the dining room and I think that was just killing their kitchen. One of the people in the large parties went to the kitchen to complain everyone in his party was almost done eating and he hadn't been served his coconut shrimp yet. 8:12 PM and my food came out an hour and ten minutes after I ordered it. I was a little hangry and figured they were not going to get a good review but after getting it home the food was actually really good so here we are at four stars. read more

Never disappointed with their sushi. Take-out has generous portions, carefully prepared. Yum!!

This is one of my favorite sushi places in the area. Solid rolls, good hibachi dishes. Service is solid and the decor feels modern. read more

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First couple times my wife and I went here on date night, it was great. Past couple times were a serious let down; we tried to give them a chance thinking we had just gone on an off night. Sushi just OK, poor service, mediocre food. Our last visit included a fairly loud disagreement between staff and a family being upset about the value of a gift card they previously purchased not being honored at full value do to "processing fee's." Yuzu Tuna is still pretty good. read more