We felt oddly welcomed by chef Hieu and his team. The ambiance was pleasant throughout our 2h stay and continuous chats.Food was not only delicious, but every piece was presented with a certain admiration towards the life of the animal - it was different, and they knew it.To whoever decides to visit: sit at the bar; interact with the fellas preparing your meal. Ask about them, interact with the environment. They did not present food, they presented an experience.Bathroom was impeccably clean and prices were moderate. Totally worthy.Should be given a chance of visiting the capital again, I'll surely stop by for another pleasant experience.Dietary restrictions: The chef accommodated our dietary restrictions, despite the note on the menu. Every item was presented and explained to ensure a tranquil meal
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi, Chu Toro Bluefin Belly Medium
Frodo B.
Food is great, service is great, ambiance is muted but semi-elegant. Drink pairings worked very well. Value is very poor. Went here for a birthday celebration. They definitely made us feel very welcome and special. The quality of the fish and selection is excellent. However, the selection leaves a lot to be desired at the price point of $300 per person. For example, the selection did not include Wagyu, Uni or any other high priced items. I know they used to include it, but now they increased the price and reduced the selection. Only 1 or 2 items felt like they were meeting the price point expectations. The rest were not. Even the pairings were not great value at $125 pp. The chefs and the staff were very attentive, but not very engaging. There was no excitement or energy. I know they have already increased their prices in the few months they have been open. I am not sure how sustainable they will be with this once the novelty wears off. So my overall satisfaction is high for service and food but the value is extremely poor.
Amber Elliott
This is a delightful and delicious experience. We enter a tranquil atmosphere with welcoming staff and are quietly tucked away from the world as the doors are shut after the last guests arrive and we start our private culinary adventure.Each menu item is well thought out and well paired with amazing cocktails. The knowledgeable staff are excited to tell you about the food and share stories about the herbs in the cocktails.You don’t leave hungry or overly full! I am thrilled Sacramento has leveled up to this beautiful effort.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Zensai Chawanmushi
Yulissa R.
This was one of my favorite dining experiences that I have had in a while and my first Omasake. Truly an exquisite culinary performance orchestrated by their chefs. Okesutora translates to Orchestra, as they orchestrate a one-of-a-kind dining experience. You will be guaranteed a night full of delicious food, laughs, and relationship-building with food & the chefs. Okesutora provides a seasonal, fourteen-course tasting menu. However, you can increase your course tasting options by ordering extra Nigiri and they even throw in some extra tastings to cleanse the pallet. I visited Okesutora for my boyfriend's birthday and we tasted their Winter menu. All the food was so fresh and beautifully prepared. The interior is modern and simple yet elegant. I truly appreciated that Executive Chef Hieu made sure to highlight the talent of each of the chefs and they all had an opportunity to share in detail about the creation of the meal, the ingredients, and how they sourced the fish. They even share how we can prepare one of their glazes at home. Chef Danny was amazing and hilarious. I can sense that the team of chefs have a strong connection within their team and with food. It is important to note that It is a higher-end price dining, but I would say that it is worth it for ant special occasion. I personally would not dine here on a random dinner night due to pricing and restrictions with reservations. The cancelation policy seems to be strict, they mention that they do not accept cancellations and emphasize the importance of arriving early. We arrived just on time but did not start till 15 minutes past our reservation. besides this everything was spectacular, I would highly recommend anyone to try out Okesutora. In addition, I appreciated that they took the time out of their day to email me in advance to ask for the guest name for whose birthday it was going to be, they included a customized menu wishing my boyfriend a happy birthday. This was such a nice touch. We ended the night here with a group toast for all the birthdays. HIGHLY recommend you come here for any birthday celebration. Thank you Chef Hieu and to all the team for making it a great night.
llamazz
The staff were all friendly and nice, the food was amazing, and the whole experience was wonderful. I’d absolutely recommend checking it out, I hope to go back sometime! The executive chef was lovely and there was a friendly and comfortable
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vitaly V
It will be very difficult for to eat any other sushi after trying something so divine!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jenny Wong
I’m so happy that there’s finally a great Omakase in the Sacramento area. The chefs create a great selection of fish and sake, which are often hard to come by even in the bigger cities let alone Sacramento. Food is great, service is excellent, and the chef’s counter is an experience to not pass up. It’s a true omakase experience and I love it.My only problem here is I always add on additional pieces and eat too much, and enjoy their pairing/sake a little too much as well. =)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jenny W.
I'm so happy that there's finally a great Omakase in the Sacramento area. The chefs create a great selection of fish and sake, which are often hard to come by even in the bigger cities let alone Sacramento. Food is great, service is excellent, and the chef's counter is an experience to not pass up. It's a true omakase experience and I love it. The setting is intimate and perfect for a nice dinner/date/any occasion, or simply because you enjoy good food/sushi. You can dress up or down, I always enjoy dressing up for a dinner out. Because why not! For the price point I think it's great. It's impossible to get a real omakase for under $300 pretty much anywhere. My only problem here is I always add on additional pieces and eat too much, and enjoy their pairing/sake a little too much as well. =) Only a matter of time until they get that Michelin star!
ABC
Great omakase with attention to detail. The four chefs create a light-hearted yet intimate setting. The photos speak for themselves. Plan for about 2 hours.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jennifer Lynde
Most excellent experience! The service, ambience and food were all excellent. The variety of dishes, portions, and quality are tremendous. Looking forward to more visits here.
tl;dr: Food is good, service is good. Ambiance, product quality, and alcohol selection needs to be improved. Get there early for a bar seat. I would give 3.75 if I could. Pardon me if I may, but this review is long and painful. Dinner for for two is exactly $509.35, which, includes an auto-gratuity of 18%. The menu has a few sake flights priced at $40 for three pours, $110 for three pours, and $125 for 7 pours. Outside of the flights, the sake selection starts at $55 for a bottle but then jumps to $110, and as high as $560. There's only one beer on the menu that is $10/pint and glasses of wine range from $20 to $50. There are also a few supplemental nigiri choices that range from $7 to $15 that can be ordered before the nigiri section of the meal is over. We opted for a few flights and a few beers, our overall total was $698.11. Alcohol aside, when you're paying $500 for dinner, the bar is extremely high and I don't think it's unreasonable to expect that the food be absolutely perfect, the service to be above and beyond, and maybe a hint of theatrics, or a combination of all three. Unfortunately, Okesutora falls to meet the standard that has been set by the other restaurants in Sacramento at this price point and it's painfully obvious where the corners have been cut. To start the meal, each group is offered still, sparkling, or ice water without being told the cost of each option. This is fairly standard for fine-dining but it would be nice to know before-hand that you're going to be paying $6 for each bottle of Aqua Panna. Once everyone is seated, service kicks off with an introduction done by Chef Hieu where he goes over the house rules, how service works, and what to expect during dinner. Chef Hieu explains his Samento heritage and how he's proud that he's formed connections in his hometown, his time in Vegas, and his culinary journey. The first red flag was during this introduction where Chef Hieu announced all of the produce they use is sourced from Produce Express. I have nothing against Produce Express, but they are far from best when it comes to produce and it's surprising that a restaurant of this caliber wouldn't be sourcing their produce directly from local farms. For reference, Produce Express is also used by dive bars, sports bars, and fast casual restaurants throughout Sacramento (think Blue Cue, Alaro, etc.). Shortly after the introduction, one of the staff went over how they use fresh wasabi (which was absolutely fantastic), and very adamantly explained that once it's grated, wasabi begins to degrade and loses its flavor/potency in about 15 minutes. It was very surprising that they announced this given they grated all of the wasabi they used at the very beginning of service and used the same batch throughout the entire 2.5 hour meal. If wasabi is so integral to the food you're serving, and you truly believe that the quality of it degrades so quickly, wouldn't you grate it as you go? It's possible they did grate the wasabi in the kitchen instead of on the floor, but if they did, it wasn't made apparent. Some of the dishes had truffle oil, which, a few diners did not eat. The restaurant did not do anything to compensate them in any way and instead only offered an apology. The seats were a tad uncomfortable, especially considering you're sitting there for just short of three hours. On a more positive note, all of the nigiri was absolutely fantastic and I wish there was more of it. I would have happily given up a few of the other dishes for more nigiri. The desert fell flat for me and the soup they served was one-note spicy and had a some room to grow. There were a few free drinks and a few free off-menu items, which, were both really nice to have. The decor is minimalist and modern but if you're sitting at a table, you'll literally be sitting in the dark. One of the tables had complained that it was dark and difficult to see what they were eating and there was apparently no way to get more light to their table. It would
Faye S.
The food was very good and fresh BUT you must read all the details on making a reservation. They charge an 18% gratuity on the prepaid reservation, all of which is nonrefundable. One of our party got sick 2 days after the reservation was made, and fortunately we received the full refund for the omakase and the 18% tip. We were there last night and were charged again, essentially a double charge. Called today to resolve and am not happy since we tipped 18% when we prepaid and then auto-tipped again for the in-house charge. ALL I can say is BEWARE!!
Dustin Cardoza
From start to finish this was one of the best food experiences I have ever had. Highly recommend the Sake pairing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Vi H.
What a treat to have this up and coming place in Sac! Definitely comparable to Bay Area omekase. It's a good amount of food, they fed us extra courses not on the menu complimentary as well as additional bites for $. The crew was fun, the ambience was fitting for fine dining. Drinks were good, the sake flight was really good. I liked the variety of fish offerings. Only possible criticism was the chef was talking about different uni qualities and consistency and he said "like boogers" twice. Maybe use a different way to describe ~$250/person meal. Wishing this establishment the best and definitely planning on coming back!
Fernanda Nunes Ramalho
The food was incredible! No questions there!The service was good, but spotty at the beginning of the experience.They email you asking to arrive between 10-30 minutes beforehand, we showed up 20 minutes before and were told they wouldn’t open until 10 minutes before…We were taken to our table at the end of the back row, but then everyone was served before us… they did pick up the pace later, so the experience overall was great!The chef and sous-chefs interact with everyone all the time which was a nice touch!
We felt oddly welcomed by chef Hieu and his team. The ambiance was pleasant throughout our 2h stay and continuous chats.Food was not only delicious, but every piece was presented with a certain admiration towards the life of the animal - it was different, and they knew it.To whoever decides to visit: sit at the bar; interact with the fellas preparing your meal. Ask about them, interact with the environment. They did not present food, they presented an experience.Bathroom was impeccably clean and prices were moderate. Totally worthy.Should be given a chance of visiting the capital again, I'll surely stop by for another pleasant experience.Dietary restrictions: The chef accommodated our dietary restrictions, despite the note on the menu. Every item was presented and explained to ensure a tranquil meal
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sushi, Chu Toro Bluefin Belly Medium
Food is great, service is great, ambiance is muted but semi-elegant. Drink pairings worked very well. Value is very poor. Went here for a birthday celebration. They definitely made us feel very welcome and special. The quality of the fish and selection is excellent. However, the selection leaves a lot to be desired at the price point of $300 per person. For example, the selection did not include Wagyu, Uni or any other high priced items. I know they used to include it, but now they increased the price and reduced the selection. Only 1 or 2 items felt like they were meeting the price point expectations. The rest were not. Even the pairings were not great value at $125 pp. The chefs and the staff were very attentive, but not very engaging. There was no excitement or energy. I know they have already increased their prices in the few months they have been open. I am not sure how sustainable they will be with this once the novelty wears off. So my overall satisfaction is high for service and food but the value is extremely poor.
This is a delightful and delicious experience. We enter a tranquil atmosphere with welcoming staff and are quietly tucked away from the world as the doors are shut after the last guests arrive and we start our private culinary adventure.Each menu item is well thought out and well paired with amazing cocktails. The knowledgeable staff are excited to tell you about the food and share stories about the herbs in the cocktails.You don’t leave hungry or overly full! I am thrilled Sacramento has leveled up to this beautiful effort.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Zensai Chawanmushi
This was one of my favorite dining experiences that I have had in a while and my first Omasake. Truly an exquisite culinary performance orchestrated by their chefs. Okesutora translates to Orchestra, as they orchestrate a one-of-a-kind dining experience. You will be guaranteed a night full of delicious food, laughs, and relationship-building with food & the chefs. Okesutora provides a seasonal, fourteen-course tasting menu. However, you can increase your course tasting options by ordering extra Nigiri and they even throw in some extra tastings to cleanse the pallet. I visited Okesutora for my boyfriend's birthday and we tasted their Winter menu. All the food was so fresh and beautifully prepared. The interior is modern and simple yet elegant. I truly appreciated that Executive Chef Hieu made sure to highlight the talent of each of the chefs and they all had an opportunity to share in detail about the creation of the meal, the ingredients, and how they sourced the fish. They even share how we can prepare one of their glazes at home. Chef Danny was amazing and hilarious. I can sense that the team of chefs have a strong connection within their team and with food. It is important to note that It is a higher-end price dining, but I would say that it is worth it for ant special occasion. I personally would not dine here on a random dinner night due to pricing and restrictions with reservations. The cancelation policy seems to be strict, they mention that they do not accept cancellations and emphasize the importance of arriving early. We arrived just on time but did not start till 15 minutes past our reservation. besides this everything was spectacular, I would highly recommend anyone to try out Okesutora. In addition, I appreciated that they took the time out of their day to email me in advance to ask for the guest name for whose birthday it was going to be, they included a customized menu wishing my boyfriend a happy birthday. This was such a nice touch. We ended the night here with a group toast for all the birthdays. HIGHLY recommend you come here for any birthday celebration. Thank you Chef Hieu and to all the team for making it a great night.
The staff were all friendly and nice, the food was amazing, and the whole experience was wonderful. I’d absolutely recommend checking it out, I hope to go back sometime! The executive chef was lovely and there was a friendly and comfortable
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
It will be very difficult for to eat any other sushi after trying something so divine!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I’m so happy that there’s finally a great Omakase in the Sacramento area. The chefs create a great selection of fish and sake, which are often hard to come by even in the bigger cities let alone Sacramento. Food is great, service is excellent, and the chef’s counter is an experience to not pass up. It’s a true omakase experience and I love it.My only problem here is I always add on additional pieces and eat too much, and enjoy their pairing/sake a little too much as well. =)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I'm so happy that there's finally a great Omakase in the Sacramento area. The chefs create a great selection of fish and sake, which are often hard to come by even in the bigger cities let alone Sacramento. Food is great, service is excellent, and the chef's counter is an experience to not pass up. It's a true omakase experience and I love it. The setting is intimate and perfect for a nice dinner/date/any occasion, or simply because you enjoy good food/sushi. You can dress up or down, I always enjoy dressing up for a dinner out. Because why not! For the price point I think it's great. It's impossible to get a real omakase for under $300 pretty much anywhere. My only problem here is I always add on additional pieces and eat too much, and enjoy their pairing/sake a little too much as well. =) Only a matter of time until they get that Michelin star!
Great omakase with attention to detail. The four chefs create a light-hearted yet intimate setting. The photos speak for themselves. Plan for about 2 hours.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Most excellent experience! The service, ambience and food were all excellent. The variety of dishes, portions, and quality are tremendous. Looking forward to more visits here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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tl;dr: Food is good, service is good. Ambiance, product quality, and alcohol selection needs to be improved. Get there early for a bar seat. I would give 3.75 if I could. Pardon me if I may, but this review is long and painful. Dinner for for two is exactly $509.35, which, includes an auto-gratuity of 18%. The menu has a few sake flights priced at $40 for three pours, $110 for three pours, and $125 for 7 pours. Outside of the flights, the sake selection starts at $55 for a bottle but then jumps to $110, and as high as $560. There's only one beer on the menu that is $10/pint and glasses of wine range from $20 to $50. There are also a few supplemental nigiri choices that range from $7 to $15 that can be ordered before the nigiri section of the meal is over. We opted for a few flights and a few beers, our overall total was $698.11. Alcohol aside, when you're paying $500 for dinner, the bar is extremely high and I don't think it's unreasonable to expect that the food be absolutely perfect, the service to be above and beyond, and maybe a hint of theatrics, or a combination of all three. Unfortunately, Okesutora falls to meet the standard that has been set by the other restaurants in Sacramento at this price point and it's painfully obvious where the corners have been cut. To start the meal, each group is offered still, sparkling, or ice water without being told the cost of each option. This is fairly standard for fine-dining but it would be nice to know before-hand that you're going to be paying $6 for each bottle of Aqua Panna. Once everyone is seated, service kicks off with an introduction done by Chef Hieu where he goes over the house rules, how service works, and what to expect during dinner. Chef Hieu explains his Samento heritage and how he's proud that he's formed connections in his hometown, his time in Vegas, and his culinary journey. The first red flag was during this introduction where Chef Hieu announced all of the produce they use is sourced from Produce Express. I have nothing against Produce Express, but they are far from best when it comes to produce and it's surprising that a restaurant of this caliber wouldn't be sourcing their produce directly from local farms. For reference, Produce Express is also used by dive bars, sports bars, and fast casual restaurants throughout Sacramento (think Blue Cue, Alaro, etc.). Shortly after the introduction, one of the staff went over how they use fresh wasabi (which was absolutely fantastic), and very adamantly explained that once it's grated, wasabi begins to degrade and loses its flavor/potency in about 15 minutes. It was very surprising that they announced this given they grated all of the wasabi they used at the very beginning of service and used the same batch throughout the entire 2.5 hour meal. If wasabi is so integral to the food you're serving, and you truly believe that the quality of it degrades so quickly, wouldn't you grate it as you go? It's possible they did grate the wasabi in the kitchen instead of on the floor, but if they did, it wasn't made apparent. Some of the dishes had truffle oil, which, a few diners did not eat. The restaurant did not do anything to compensate them in any way and instead only offered an apology. The seats were a tad uncomfortable, especially considering you're sitting there for just short of three hours. On a more positive note, all of the nigiri was absolutely fantastic and I wish there was more of it. I would have happily given up a few of the other dishes for more nigiri. The desert fell flat for me and the soup they served was one-note spicy and had a some room to grow. There were a few free drinks and a few free off-menu items, which, were both really nice to have. The decor is minimalist and modern but if you're sitting at a table, you'll literally be sitting in the dark. One of the tables had complained that it was dark and difficult to see what they were eating and there was apparently no way to get more light to their table. It would
The food was very good and fresh BUT you must read all the details on making a reservation. They charge an 18% gratuity on the prepaid reservation, all of which is nonrefundable. One of our party got sick 2 days after the reservation was made, and fortunately we received the full refund for the omakase and the 18% tip. We were there last night and were charged again, essentially a double charge. Called today to resolve and am not happy since we tipped 18% when we prepaid and then auto-tipped again for the in-house charge. ALL I can say is BEWARE!!
From start to finish this was one of the best food experiences I have ever had. Highly recommend the Sake pairing.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What a treat to have this up and coming place in Sac! Definitely comparable to Bay Area omekase. It's a good amount of food, they fed us extra courses not on the menu complimentary as well as additional bites for $. The crew was fun, the ambience was fitting for fine dining. Drinks were good, the sake flight was really good. I liked the variety of fish offerings. Only possible criticism was the chef was talking about different uni qualities and consistency and he said "like boogers" twice. Maybe use a different way to describe ~$250/person meal. Wishing this establishment the best and definitely planning on coming back!
The food was incredible! No questions there!The service was good, but spotty at the beginning of the experience.They email you asking to arrive between 10-30 minutes beforehand, we showed up 20 minutes before and were told they wouldn’t open until 10 minutes before…We were taken to our table at the end of the back row, but then everyone was served before us… they did pick up the pace later, so the experience overall was great!The chef and sous-chefs interact with everyone all the time which was a nice touch!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4