The ambiance and view were outstanding but for the price I honestly expected more. The edamame was undercooked, almost hard, and the sushi rice was cold. I judge a premium sushi restaurant on the quality of their fish (seemed good here) and rice (IMO should be freshly cooked and slightly warm with good texture but here it was cold and a bit hard). Overall very good experience just not a great value for the price. I would try it again and maybe other items on the menu would impress!
Abby
We had an amazing birthday dinner at o-ku! The ambiance was amazing, the staff was so kind and helped us look through the menu and the food was amazing! Our drinks and dessert were delicious! I would definitely recommend for a special celebration!
Nicholas
Food wonderful, creative and delish! Service amazing and attentive! Once all the tables were filled, too noisy to have nice conversation. Maybe put up some noise absorption panels. Love eating at O-Ku !!!!
Tasha
Great food, great atmosphere, great vibe and value. My husband and I celebrated our 10th anniversary and the entire staff went above and beyond to make us feel special! Highly recommend! 
Opentable Diner
We have heard about O Ku for along time and finally made it . Service and food was really good . I wished I had ordered more, next time!
Diana
Even though we had reservations, they were not honored. Not enough vegetarians options. Mocktails were tasteless.
Carnella
The service was exceptional. The server was very attentive without being intrusive. She was also able to answer all our questions. The food was delicious and fresh, and the portions were just right for 3 people to be able to sample everything. I would highly recommend O-Ku.
Kristian B
Best Sushi in NE Florida
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
chris ellington
Amazing from start to finish. Sat atvthe bar and had amazing bar service from, ian and vianna. Everything was stellar. The sugar and spice cocktail was SMASHING. Looking forward to trying their sugar and spice sorbet in the near future
My friends and I made a reservation for lunch to celebrate my 35th birthday before going to the beach. We arrived for our reservation dressed in beach attire of course, but very classy with long, conservative cover ups. We were immediately turned away by the hostess because she said that I needed a top that would close. We retreated to our car where we had extra clothes for after the beach. I put on a shirt as requested and we returned to the restaurant, excited that we would be able to keep our reservation and enjoy lunch on the rooftop. We had done EXACTLY what they asked of us. As the hostess was gathering the menus to seat us a man approached the hostess stand. We have no clue who this man was, as he apparently did not see us worthy of an introduction or any type of explanation for that matter. He swiftly told us that they would not be able to uphold our reservation and we in fact had to leave because one of my friend’s cover up tops was “shear.” This was extremely disappointing as we have eaten there multiple times before wearing similar attire. This is even more unfortunate because we were the only people of color in the restaurant at the time. I would hate to think that this impacted the way that we were treated, but should definitely be noted. The nameless gentleman that eventually told us to leave kept referencing a sign posted on the door as if we couldn’t read. It was very condescending and not appreciated by a group of highly educated African American women. I have never taken the time to leave a negative review and typically leave well enough alone but I could not let this go. We were extremely disappointed by the lack of professionalism and the absence of basic human decencies that we were not afforded. It seems oxymoronic to have a restaurant AT THE BEACH and not allow patrons to wear beach attire, within limits of course. It really seems as though they simply did not want us there. They told us the problem, we fixed it. Then they came up with a completely different problem. Between us all we have eaten at almost all of the Oku restaurants across the country, but because of this experience we will no longer patronize this franchise. Please do better.
Ana Garcia
Some places that get a lot of hype might be duds but O-Ku is definitely worth ALL THE HYPE. My partner and I were celebrating our anniversary and I’ve had tons of friends recommend this place.
Wow I can say that everything we tried was delicious and unique, which is hard to come by. For apps we ordered the rock shrimp, crispy rice and pork belly baos. The star was definitely the rock shrimp but I’ve had other pork baos and these were by far the best! For entree I had the Oceanside which had the most unique smoked flavor and my partner had the so’s maki. We had the I’ve brownie for dessert, the coconut ice cream on top was amazing! If I had to say one bad thing is that the bartender did not make my drink spicy enough!
The atmosphere is wonderful, the place was pretty packed but it wasn’t like some places where you feel like packed sardines. There are 2 floors and originally I wanted to sit upstairs but I’d made the original m reservation for downstairs and the wait would have been 30 minutes, so we opted for downstairs and were sat by one of the huge windows which was honestly better, AC and people watching.
Our waiter was amazing, I feel so bad I don’t remember his name but he was so attentive, helpful and just overall a great guy. Honestly cannot recommend this place enough!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Allison Lyon
We had such an amazing time and our server Mario provided impeccable service. Every thing we tasted surpassed our expectations. We were in town visiting for some birthdays but plan to make this a regular place to visit when we come back! Amazing chef, amazing service. Cant recommend enough!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Austin Muscott
Been here a few times now but have never been so motivated to give a review. My last visit yesterday was the best experience I’ve had yet (others were great as well). Marvin was our server and he was awesome, great recommendations and really took our date night to the next level. Will definitely be back sooner than later after this visit! Not to mention - the food is always phenomenal, drinks are top tier.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lindsey Tosches
Sat up on the porch for our anniversary dinner and it did not disappoint! Marvin was our server and couldn’t have been better! He was attentive and kind- he even had the staff sign a card for us! 🤩 Food was delish- definitely try the chicken bao and the fire cracker roll! If we lived here, we would def go back!
The ambiance and view were outstanding but for the price I honestly expected more. The edamame was undercooked, almost hard, and the sushi rice was cold. I judge a premium sushi restaurant on the quality of their fish (seemed good here) and rice (IMO should be freshly cooked and slightly warm with good texture but here it was cold and a bit hard). Overall very good experience just not a great value for the price. I would try it again and maybe other items on the menu would impress!
We had an amazing birthday dinner at o-ku! The ambiance was amazing, the staff was so kind and helped us look through the menu and the food was amazing! Our drinks and dessert were delicious! I would definitely recommend for a special celebration!
Food wonderful, creative and delish! Service amazing and attentive! Once all the tables were filled, too noisy to have nice conversation. Maybe put up some noise absorption panels. Love eating at O-Ku !!!!
Great food, great atmosphere, great vibe and value. My husband and I celebrated our 10th anniversary and the entire staff went above and beyond to make us feel special! Highly recommend! 
We have heard about O Ku for along time and finally made it . Service and food was really good . I wished I had ordered more, next time!
Even though we had reservations, they were not honored. Not enough vegetarians options. Mocktails were tasteless.
The service was exceptional. The server was very attentive without being intrusive. She was also able to answer all our questions. The food was delicious and fresh, and the portions were just right for 3 people to be able to sample everything. I would highly recommend O-Ku.
Best Sushi in NE Florida
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing from start to finish.
Sat atvthe bar and had amazing bar service from, ian and vianna. Everything was stellar. The sugar and spice cocktail was SMASHING. Looking forward to trying their sugar and spice sorbet in the near future
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
John, the waiter was attentive.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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My friends and I made a reservation for lunch to celebrate my 35th birthday before going to the beach. We arrived for our reservation dressed in beach attire of course, but very classy with long, conservative cover ups. We were immediately turned away by the hostess because she said that I needed a top that would close. We retreated to our car where we had extra clothes for after the beach. I put on a shirt as requested and we returned to the restaurant, excited that we would be able to keep our reservation and enjoy lunch on the rooftop. We had done EXACTLY what they asked of us. As the hostess was gathering the menus to seat us a man approached the hostess stand. We have no clue who this man was, as he apparently did not see us worthy of an introduction or any type of explanation for that matter. He swiftly told us that they would not be able to uphold our reservation and we in fact had to leave because one of my friend’s cover up tops was “shear.” This was extremely disappointing as we have eaten there multiple times before wearing similar attire. This is even more unfortunate because we were the only people of color in the restaurant at the time. I would hate to think that this impacted the way that we were treated, but should definitely be noted. The nameless gentleman that eventually told us to leave kept referencing a sign posted on the door as if we couldn’t read. It was very condescending and not appreciated by a group of highly educated African American women. I have never taken the time to leave a negative review and typically leave well enough alone but I could not let this go. We were extremely disappointed by the lack of professionalism and the absence of basic human decencies that we were not afforded. It seems oxymoronic to have a restaurant AT THE BEACH and not allow patrons to wear beach attire, within limits of course. It really seems as though they simply did not want us there. They told us the problem, we fixed it. Then they came up with a completely different problem. Between us all we have eaten at almost all of the Oku restaurants across the country, but because of this experience we will no longer patronize this franchise. Please do better.
Some places that get a lot of hype might be duds but O-Ku is definitely worth ALL THE HYPE. My partner and I were celebrating our anniversary and I’ve had tons of friends recommend this place.
Wow I can say that everything we tried was delicious and unique, which is hard to come by. For apps we ordered the rock shrimp, crispy rice and pork belly baos. The star was definitely the rock shrimp but I’ve had other pork baos and these were by far the best! For entree I had the Oceanside which had the most unique smoked flavor and my partner had the so’s maki. We had the I’ve brownie for dessert, the coconut ice cream on top was amazing! If I had to say one bad thing is that the bartender did not make my drink spicy enough!
The atmosphere is wonderful, the place was pretty packed but it wasn’t like some places where you feel like packed sardines. There are 2 floors and originally I wanted to sit upstairs but I’d made the original m reservation for downstairs and the wait would have been 30 minutes, so we opted for downstairs and were sat by one of the huge windows which was honestly better, AC and people watching.
Our waiter was amazing, I feel so bad I don’t remember his name but he was so attentive, helpful and just overall a great guy. Honestly cannot recommend this place enough!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had such an amazing time and our server Mario provided impeccable service. Every thing we tasted surpassed our expectations. We were in town visiting for some birthdays but plan to make this a regular place to visit when we come back! Amazing chef, amazing service. Cant recommend enough!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Been here a few times now but have never been so motivated to give a review. My last visit yesterday was the best experience I’ve had yet (others were great as well). Marvin was our server and he was awesome, great recommendations and really took our date night to the next level. Will definitely be back sooner than later after this visit! Not to mention - the food is always phenomenal, drinks are top tier.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sat up on the porch for our anniversary dinner and it did not disappoint! Marvin was our server and couldn’t have been better! He was attentive and kind- he even had the staff sign a card for us! 🤩
Food was delish- definitely try the chicken bao and the fire cracker roll!
If we lived here, we would def go back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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