Shobu by Kengo

The website, and Google Maps says they are open from 17:00 to 22:00 on Thursdays. I drove from far to eat there, arrived at 20:00, and they were closed. Don’t bother with this horrible establishment.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

The food and experience at Shobu was awesome. Everything was delicious. The potstickers were amazing, the rolls were full of flavor and the salmon entree was soo good! I would highly recommend and will certainly be back!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Got the teriyaki steak it was amazing! sunday nights, they have a d j playing good songs!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I love Kengo, but shobu lacks in execution. The service just doesn’t live up to the food quality. I know they try, but I’ve been here many times and the service doesn’t equate to the prices and food quality, period. It just doesn’t and it needs to be better. I get that the service staff are good people and try their best, but I’ve just had too many below average experiences with the service. I wish that weren’t the case, but I cannot deny the reality.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 3

The beverage and front-of-house services were good. The restaurant maintained cleanliness, organization, and ambiance. While acknowledging that flavor preferences are subjective, I must address an issue with my order: the otoro and chutoro sashimi were initially served as nigiri. Upon returning the dish, the rice was simply removed, leaving the wasabi from the original preparation on the fish. This resulted in the back piece having wasabi on both sides, which unfortunately overwhelmed the flavor of the toro. I would still give it a second chance and encourage you to try it, as friends and family have had good experiences here, and perhaps this was just an off day.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Want to start by saying how much I love OG kengo. But our meal tonight was seriously lacking. Everything tasted like it was a day old. Rice was cold and crunchy/stale. The fish was extremely cold and not fresh at all. Even the waygu was served cold. I don’t know how you can’t cook that to order. They are charging kengo prices but giving you less than half the quality. Extremely disappointed and would advise to only go to the main location downtown.

Never had a bad experience at the downtown location but I feel like since this is in the casino they simply do not care to hold them to the same standards.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3

Best rolls and nigiri I’ve had, been to many high end places all over. Some of the best fish quality as well. Also loved the wasabi here and rice was seasoned great.

The prices are equal to the high quality, it’s worth it. Negihama roll and Negitoro roll were 10/10 amazing. Had to reorder more!

Food: 5

The experience was lack luster from top to bottom. The dining room feels like a crowded after thought. The drinks were uninspired. The citrus was brown. The service was disappointing. The food was mediocre at best. The chalk board menu and laminated flip book menu were low brow.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 3

Surprisingly rice was too dry.

Overpriced for what you get.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 3

We went on 4th of July to celebrate and spend some time in the Hollywood Casino as well. We made online reservations because we thought it might be busy and requested a booth. When we arrived nobody was up front and we were waved in by one of the waiters. We decided to sit at a table for two since they didn't have any booths. The waitress was a bit on the reserved side but after she finished her conversation with the customers at the next table she we were able to get our order in. The menu mainly contains roll options. We asked about a la carte sushi but got shrugged off a bit. So we went for edamame and three rolls instead of giving the a la carte sushi a shot because we didn't really feel that the prices matched the ambience of the place. We've been regular Sushi restaurant customers in the greater Toledo area but we're a bit underwhelmed by the options and the reception. The restaurant had a bit of an odd smell coming from one corner of the room. It was very noisy inside because the music playing was competing with the music playing on the casino floor. There were no desserts available and the waitress referred to other restaurants around the casino floor. All in all the food was good but nothing special. We expected a lot more of a dining experience from reviews we saw online to say the least.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 3

Best Sushi I ever had. Jenn our server was absolutely amazing they made custom rolls for us! Highly recommended. Very authentic food and ambience every one greeted us at the door when we walked in, And despite being busy we got our food very quickly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sushi, Wagyu Nigiri, Wagyu, Zucchini and Pork Belly Yakitori, Grilled Avocado, Wagyu Beef, Salmon Nigiri, Chicken Thigh Yakitori, Unagi Nigiri, Spicy Salmon Roll, Bluefin Tuna

Our absolute favorite place to eat. We prefer this over Kengo downtown since parking is easier and tends to be easier to get in. The absolutely best sushi in toledo. High quality and always delicious. Great customer service

Nothing like Kengo in Toledo, understaffed and no napkins, different portions of rice to each nigiri, no wasabi, and salmon sliced in different sizes with a portion of skin left behind. Out of stock on many requested menu items.

The Sashimi is some of the best I’ve ever had for freshness and taste. The sushi rolls are very small not very tight but the taste is there. If you have some comp money and a taste for sushi stop in. My only negative comment is that for such a nice restaurant they have a clipboard with paper pieces attached as a drink menu on the tables. It’s also a necessity to have the server explain the chalkboard menu to you otherwise you have no idea what’s inside of what you’re ordering.