Ootoya Sushi

I’ve been a regular customer at Ootoya since it opened last fall. My favorites are the various bento boxes (unfortunately only available during lunch hours), which are just right portion– and variety-​wise. The interior is clean and contemporary, with large windows overlooking the adjacent lake. My one complaint is that the management’s choice of loud up-​tempo background music gives it the ambience of a Hair Cuttery, which I find distracting from a relaxing dining experience.

Quality of ingredients is what keeps me coming back to this establishment. Sitting at the sushi bar and witnessing the sushi chefs masterfully rolling and slicing is absolutely enthralling. The waitstaff and manager are super friendly and on point with good timing and the utmost hospitality .
I had the Chu-​Toro tonight in nigiri form, and it melted in my mouth. The cut of bluefin in the case is gorgeous. And super tasty too!

The place was nice and clean. This was my first and last time coming here. The waiter was awful. He was very judgmental. I went with my little son and I, and he was not accommodating at all. I ordered a firecracker roll and ladybug roll. The firecracker was very delicious. However, the lady bug was not tasteful to me. Instead of the waiter acknowledging my dissatisfaction to the lady bug roll, He asked me if I needed a box. I just told you I did not like it and I ate one roll out of the whole roll. The waiter was dry and obviously distracted. When you are a waiter, you should listen to your customers. Don’t expect high end service here!

I went here with my boyfriend for Valentines day and the service was good and the restaurant is very clean and we’ll decorated. The sushi menu has a nice selecrion and the view from the back windows is beautiful. I will definitely go again.

I am usually too lazy to write reviews on places I go out to, but my experience here warrants recognition. The girlfriend and I were looking for a new place to try, and we knew this place was right around the corner from the house. Reviews looked promising! We showed up around 7:30 pm to a packed house. We were seated quickly, and after a few minutes our server appeared to take our orders.
For appetizers, we chose the pork Gyoza and the «Japanese style chicken nuggets» as well as eventually deciding on the Naruto, Godzilla, Pacman, and Spider rolls. The Gyoza were pretty standard as far as dumplings go, but the nuggets were something else. Super crunchy, and very moist. They came with a slightly spicy, creamy sauce that even the girlfriend approved of (she’s not a fan of condiments).
Almost immediately after, the rolls arrived. They looked beautiful and tasted even better. The Naruto roll was cool and refreshing, the Pacman roll was equally sweet and savory. The Godzilla roll was a close second, but the winner in my eyes was that spider roll! A great crunch and a pleasantly tangy flavor is what I look for in a typical spider roll, and Ootoya delivered. At this point, we were decently full, but decided to indulge in one more roll, so we ordered the Dragon. No regrets.
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The good– The restaurant itself is very clean, and the décor is lovely. Our food came out surprisingly fast for how busy it was, and was superb. Our server, Duyen, was very pleasant and super efficient. All in all, fantastic.
The bad– it seems the only way to fill in this section is by being a little nitpicky. If I had to say there was any issue, it would actually have to do with Ootoyas website. It’s a little clunky, and we had some issue looking up the menus before hand.
The ugly– I burnt my tongue on the chicken nuggets, but that’s no one’s fault but my own. :(
Loved Ootoya, will most certainly be back.
Thanks Duyen!

So happy that this place exists! Everything I’ve had here so far has been fresh AND delicious. I have my go-​to place in New York, and now I finally have a go-​to Japanese spot at home! I always compare Japanese restaurants to my go-​to spot in New York, and this place is the closest I’ve gotten to my NYC spot :)
The staff is friendly and attentive, the quality of the food is excellent and the restaurant itself is clean. I will agree with some other reviews though that the music choice is kind of odd, but we can overlook that because the food is so good!
I saw another review that recommended the sweet potato fries and I have to second that! They’re so delicious and the dipping sauce is to die for! Just do yourself a favor and try them: D
I would highly recommend Ootoya and I look forward to my next visit.

We tried Ootoya on ¹²⁄₁₆ after an evening of gift shopping. We had driven past a few times in the past couple of months and always thought we should try it out.
The restaurant itself is very clean and it is currently decorated for Christmas. The seats were comfortable. They have tables, booths, and seats at the sushi bar. A nice touch after being seated: they brought hot cloths to us to wash our hands.
We ordered the following: shumai, miso soup, house salad with ginger dressing, Spicy Girl roll, crunchy spicy tuna roll, and the Ootoya Signature roll. The Spicy Girl is amazing: shrimp tempura, spicy tuna, jalapeño, and fish roe. I’ve been talking nonstop about this roll since Wednesday, and we are planning a return visit this weekend! Everything was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented.
Additional: great service, parking is plentiful, the restaurant is easy to find and conveniently located. Please give them a try. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.

My husband had told me about this new place and within a couple weeks we came here. :)
We order the Chirashi and Ootoya roll. We ordered an appetizer and the server came back to say they were out of it. We really wanted an appetizer and the server then suggested the Grilled Squid. He said it was delicious and if we didn’t like it that he would pay for it! We were pleased.
We were in a quick lunch run so we didn’t order much. We will definitely return to try more things. It’s so great to see good sushi places pop up in different areas of Orlando because I love me some sushi!!!

Drove by this place few times and pretty much witnessed the birth of Ootoya Sushi. It was finally opened in September.
Service was fast, ambiance is good, price is a little high, however I don’t mind paying for good sushi, but not here. :(Quality of sushi was decent, but I’ve had much better ones for cheaper prices.
Unfortunately I won’t be going back to Ootoya, really had high expectations for this little joint.

Thank you fellow Unilocalers for not steering us wrong!
Not realizing how far this fantabulous place was in relation to where we originated was definitely a huge plus! We might have missed out on a near perfect experience.
The restaurant is super cute inside, a pleasant surprise from the exterior which wasn’t bad just didn’t expect the inside to be as cute as it was. Clean, clean clean! We were greeted and seated immediately by a friendly young lady.
We got there early so it was only us with another couple initially.
Food, OMGeeee I love thee! Every single item we ordered was fantastic. We were not disappointed with anything we ordered! There was so much artistry in presentation as well. I’d order all of it time and time again. No need to differentiate different items and individually rate them. I’d give everything 5+ stars!
So, why the 4 stars? With less than five tables occupied, service should never be an issue especially for a restaurant this size. The owner/​manager was tending to our table and after our rolls were delivered, we really didn’t see much of him. Water wasn’t refilled. I ordered a second beer while we were waiting to get additional food to-​go and it never arrived.
Other than being parched, it was well worth the drive and I can see this becoming a regular when in the area!
:d yummy!

We ended up here because my friend and I tried to go to our usual sushi place, but it happened to be closed (Sunday night). We found Ootoya via the Unilocal app, with some excellent reviews already, so we decided to give it a shot. We ended up finding out that they had barely been open for 2 weeks. No wonder we hadn’t heard about it before!
As soon as you walk in you’ll be pleased to see a very clean and modern japanese design throughout the restaurant, and there’s also quite a view of the lake. Service was quick and friendly, and everything we tried was delicious! They have a special where you can get Any 3 selected rolls for 13.95 All Day Long, in addition to happy hour from 4:30 — 6:00 pm (2 for 1 beer, house wine & sake)

We were looking forward to trying a new sushi restaurant as this side of town lacks a really good sushi place. We were not disappointed! We started with the Spicy garlic edamame and a small salad. The edamame had a nice touch of heat an the ginger dressing on the salad was very good.
They have creative roll recipes. We got the Ootoya roll, which has real gold flakes on the top. It is not only a beautiful roll, but delicious as well. We got 4 other rolls including the Rainbow roll. All of the food was delicious, fresh and beautifully prepared.
They have a fairly extensive sake offering. We prefer nigori sakes and they have several to choose from.
The only down side is that it’s a bit pricey. Our final tab for 4 people, including one $ 14 bottle of sake and tip, was $ 150.

I loved the food here. Let me just say that first. Really tasty and well presented. The décor was perfect but it was a little loud mainly because of the floor and walls. I could see how it might get crowded and the music wouldn’t be so bad.
The only thing I disliked was that we didn’t get hot towels. That’s ok, but I wish we would have gotten them.
The ginger salad was really good. I liked the dressing and the size of it. Also the fried calamari was perfect and served with a hot mustard chili sauce.
The dishes I got were a «4 seasons» which was FREAKING AWESOME! It had one of each (eel, salmon, white fish and tuna). Very nicely plated!
The Ootoya «roll» was really, really good. It has roe on top with gold flake, then salmon and avocado. The rice was shaped in to cubes and lightly fried.
Then there was a Godzilla roll which was wrapped in soy paper. Very tasty. And last, a Rainbow roll which was awesome too.
The service was fast and friendly. There were only three other tables to serve. The booth was really nice to be looking out over Pearl Lake. You are over the water and when the sun is setting the view is really pleasing.
The prices were a little high but I think for the quality it was worth being a date location. I found it to be more of an upscale type of sushi bar rather than a dive.
We loved all the sushi we had and we will definitely go back. I really recommend you visit here at least once.

Thank you Altamonte for having this spot!!! This place is so good!
Came here with the bf one night on a limb to check it out and let’s just say after that first visit I went again another time with a friend and loved it! From the outside you wouldn’t think much about it, but once you step inside you’re completely taken away and transformed into another place. The simplicity and modern design is absolutely beautiful. Take a sit by the window, during the day my bf said it’s a nice view of the lake and very relaxing. Too bad can’t see anything at night, but it still has a romantic vibe to it.
The food, the food! Order the shrimp shumai as an appetizer, there’s something about the dipping sauce that pairs really well with it and is really good. Definitely order the Ootoya roll, the presentation alone will amaze you. The Godzilla roll is another goodie, just because I was sold on the soy paper wrap. hehe. I won’t describe them, just order it! The chicken katsu is another good one! They fry the chicken perfectly and the sauce that comes on the side is also really good!
Service here is really good, they are very attentive and welcoming. Love coming here and I love knowing there is a GOOD sushi place near by now! :)

I’m always on the hunt for a yummy new sushi joint and, while this place not really near me, the reviews and pictures posted lured me in.
It’s a very cute place, the décor and atmosphere is very light, open, and inviting.
The food was excellent and the fish very fresh. I had the Lady Bug Roll and Out of Control Roll and bother were absolutely delicious! The spicy tuna inside was actually spicy, which was a nice surprise. (It’s never really spicy when you order it at most places.)
My friend got the Volcano Roll and the Nemo Roll and said they were both very good, and spicy!
The service was just okay… The guy was super nice but he never placed our order for appetizer order and my friend had to ask twice for a fork. (There were only two other tables in the place so it’s not like he was super busy. One of the tables wasn’t even his.) The kicker was that we were both dying of thirst and my friends mouth was on fire from the spicy stuff, and we couldn’t get a refill to save our lives. All of the staff were glued to the tv where the Florida Gator game was playing. It took about 10 minutes for us to flag anyone down (as I was getting up to go get our server) so we could get a drink and our check. That was pretty annoying, but not the end of the world.
I’ll definitely be back!

I’m so happy this place opened up so close to where I live!
So the other night my friend and I tried to go to our usual sushi place, but it happened to be closed (sunday night), and we happened to see Ootoya listed on Unilocal,with some excellent reviews already.
As soon as you walk in you’ll be pleased to see a very clean and modern japanese design throughout the restaurant, and there’s also quite a view of the lake, though we missed it since it was already dark out when we got there.
Service was quick and friendly, and everything we tried was delicious! I had the signature Ootoya roll since I couldn’t resist having real caviar and gold flakes, and it was wonderful. Since then I went back a couple days later to get some takeout and getting the 3 rolls for $ 14 worked out perfectly!
Oh, and did I mention they play some very chill house music too? Yup, house and tasty sushi, my favorite combo!

It’s only been a few weeks since they opened and I’ve been twice! I’m so happy they opened an amazing, quality sushi restaurant in my neighborhood.
It is a cozy space in a plaza that I drive by every morning. Do yourself a favor, disregard the surrounding «closed» looking exterior and go on a Unilocal adventure to try this place out. Inside the décor is beautiful and modern. It feels like you’ve been transported to an upscale sushi restaurant in California or Vegas. They play trance music that isn’t too loud or obnoxious and you have a beautiful view of a lake. The sushi menu is extensive, creative and presentation is beautiful (see pictures). The ones I’ve tried:
Ootoya– Their house roll. Tuna salmon yellow tail. Sweet and spicy flavors in a «sandwich» style roll topped with a gold leaf
Godzilla roll– tempura shrimp wrapped in soy paper and eel sauce
Volcano roll– I usually judge a sushi restaurant with their volcano roll. This one is pretty good. Great flavor on the spicy fish topping and presented beautifully
California roll– Basic roll that is fresh and clean
shrimp shumai– steamed shrimp super tasty and clean with the accompanied sauce. Great app and it comes in their bento boxes
The plaza that it is located in is notorious for having failed businesses. I hope this one sticks around! Altamonte Springs can use more businesses like this, so you don’t need to drive far to find quality sushi. I can’t wait to try their other non-​sushi entrees.