OHYA Sushi Korean Kitchen & Bar

Alrighty. Came back and tried this place again with a few friends that have never had KBBQ. I was excited to show them a good place. Well, this placed failed.
We decided on trying their KBBQ this time. I ordered the LA Galbi. And my friends ordered the bulgolgi. The LA Galbi had definitely been sitting for a while, it was no longer red, it was grey, and 70% fat and not marbled or of the quality in the picture on the menu. Kinda disappointing. Especially when it was 20.95.
We were starving so we pushed through.
Their banchan, is… laughable. We spent over 40 on two small plates of not great quality meat, and we were given 6 small dishes of banchan. One of them being macaroni salad. My gma would laugh at this place. What type of KBBQ place serves macaroni salad?
2 types of kimchi. Spicy seasoned bean sprouts. Regular bean sprouts. Potatoes and the very misplaced macaroni salad. Such variety, right?
At the end of our meal we discovered a very red hair on the new grill our waitress gave us. It ended up being woven into a piece of the bulgolgi. Gross. Before you ask, I have brown hair. My female friend had coal black hair. And the guys had next to no hair.
No point in telling them about it because we had eaten the majority of the meat, so the damage was done. You know?
Go somewhere else for sushi and KBBQ. This is a place for first timers that havent experienced good KBBQ.
Their ramen is good as well as the stone pot dishes.

We went here for my friends birthday. We ordered the Korean bbq deal for 4 people and it was a lot of food!
The different sauces for the meat was delicious! The soju went well with the meal.
The seafood tofu soup was so good! Extra spicy.
Can’t go wrong with the food here. It is a bit far for us so we don’t make it to this side of town much.

Decent Korean BBQ on the west side…
The food was decent but it seemed a bit pricy for what I ended up getting to eat. Our waitress wasn’t very friendly and didn’t seem to be willing to get me more to drink, no water for me I see…
Nothing fabulous but not bad either…
Service needs some help…

Stopped in for a late lunch as a first timer. Looks sketch out front (the printer home made signs don’t help), but once you walk inside you quickly realize a place like this is more suitable for Scottsdale with a trendy urban feel. Ordered the Black Bean Noodles and some awesome cold sake at the suggestion of my waitress Kelly, and wow. This dish alone will bring me back, but the great sake selection and prices don’t hurt at all.
It won’t be for everyone, and isl ikely more popular with younger crowds with broader tastes. I assume it helps being a cross the street from ASU. Although I woudnt bring mom for dinner, I’d sure as heck come here for a fun energetic environment where K-​Pop and Asian rap is always playing.
I didn’t have any sushi, but honestly wouldn’t come here for that anyways since the Korean food seems legit.
Keep it up, and thanks Kelly.

We came here right after we had Churn because I mean priorities. Dessert before dinner! Anyways, this place stays open till about 1am on a Thursday night so it was nice there was food options while most places were closed.
Our waiter was very sweet and welcoming. My fiancé thinks she was the owner? We liked her a lot.
FOOD
— Galbi: We got two different kinds. The short rib one and the sliced up one. The marinades were great! However, the meat was so chewy. Not at all tender. So chewy that my jaw started to fatigue after chomping on my piece of meat for so long.
— Sides: There were six different sides. They were okay, not our favorite selections.
— Crunchy California Roll: I think it’s hard to mess up a Cali roll so this was pretty good.
Coming from San Diego, we have a lot of great Korean restaurants so this was just okay.

Much of what I stated in my first review is still true. I do enjoy the food here at OHYA. The karaōke rooms are fun and affordable, too.
This update follows some sorely understated service in our most recent visit here. We attended a friend’s graduation festivities in the large karaōke room. We all ordered sushi and various dishes. It was somewhere between 50 – 60 minutes from the time that we placed the order for sushi that it actually arrived. The entrees arrived earlier, maybe 30 – 40 minutes after ordering. It was a very slow process, which was frustrating.
Beyond this, the wait staff would step into the room, which was loud with karaōke music, and state the name of the sushi roll or dish. We were seated on the far end of the room. We’d ask «What?» when we couldn’t understand what had been said and, in most instances, they’d not notice our waves until someone in our party pointed us out. In one instance they just set a sushi roll down and no one knew what it was, not even the folks sitting next to the door. Our water was also never refilled — fortunately there were extra water cups on our table.
To exacerbate our existing frustration, we asked for our check around 7:55 PM. Around 8:20 PM we still had no sign of a check, and no staff had returned to our room in that almost half hour window. We ended up having to hunt down our server to pay, as did another couple in our party. We had planned to stay about 1.5 hours. We ended up being there closer to 2.25 hours, with a large chunk of that being time spent waiting for service. This was a Tuesday night. There were several full tables, but by no means a full house. If I give them the benefit of the doubt, it seems they may have been understaffed. Still… not pleased, OHYA. And I had loved you, so much.

Happy Mother’s Day 2016.
I googled this restaurant and viewed their website prior to going there. I looked at their facebook page. I read reviews and watched pictures of food samples and what the restaurant looks like inside. The pictures are possibly from when the restaurant first opened. It does not look that anymore. It is dark, cluttered, nasty looking, and smells bad. There is no air circulation. Your membranes are clogged by the smells of burnt food, burnt oil, and grease. The smell remained in my clothing and purse. When I got home and reach into my purse to get my reading glasses, the smell hit me in my face.
We drove in from Chandler and arrived at the restaurant close to 2pm. We were seated immediately. I was not able to sit in my seat, because there were rice grains and food debris on the seat. I asked the waitress, if she can please clean off the seat. She said, sure, and with a towel, she brushed the rice grains and debris onto the floor. Which caused me to look at the floor. The floor was nasty with food debris and droppings, all around my seat and table, and as far as my eyes can see.
My husband asked me, «honey would you like to leave»? We should have left, but we drove far. I thought, well, they say «dirty dives are sometimes the best places for delicious food.» Wrong.
The restaurant’s lighting is very dim almost dark. I reached for the menu. It was sticky to the touch. I tried to lift the menu off the table. The menu was stuck to the table. The table tops are wood and very sticky and dirty. The table tops are carved on by people, carved into with knives, like graffiti.
I asked the waitress for some napkins, so I can use them to cover the table, as a place setting.
We ordered five items off the menu, spicy seafood soup, teriyaki bowl, cucumber salad, (4) wings plain, shrimp tempura, and deep fried dumplings. None of these dishes had any taste. The cucumber salad was limp and soggy.
Our waitress was very nice and polite. She has nothing to do with anything describe above. We tipped appropriately.

Never have I ever thought I would find authentic Korean Galbi in Arizona! It was a little burnt, but I am guessing the burn was from grill. Galbi sauce was about perfect, with about right amount of sweetness. Totally worth the 30 minute driving.

Lier place … Food was 5star. Sever was bad !!! When my friend pay the bill a young girl sever didn’t bring the receipt for him and tell him $ 179.35 bill no include tips. So. When he tell us bill was $ 179.35 so we ask the receipt .20% gratuity without any explanation… Why you sever can lie customers??? No sever tell us karaōke have gratuity. !! Less you guys need write on the menu right. ??? Old sever was so mad at us … And being rude … We will not comeback !!!

The only 2 words I know in Korean are «bulgogi» and «bibimbap» so coming here was quite appropriate. I’ve been here many times and the food is great! However, bulgogi bibimbap does start to get boring after the 10^th time. I should really learn some other words.
Twice a month they have Korean BBQ nights, where they pop open the grills and you order as much meat as you can eat in 1.5 hours. I find that the time limit is less of an issue if you eat it raw, but I also find that eating it raw is more of an issue. The price is more than what you would pay for a normal Korean meal, but less than what you would pay for the actual cow they got the meat from, so I’d say it’s pretty fair.
They play Kpop music all the time, which is great because I used to love Kpop. Unfortunately, Kpop is synonymous with Gangnam Style for 90% of Americans, so I try not to break out in dance when GEE GEE GEE GEE BABY BABY comes on. Also I am not a dancer, but that’s okay because according to The Killers, I could still be human.
Towards the back of the restaurant are several private karaōke rooms, where you can channel your inner Mariah Carey. The last booth of the restaurant shares a wall with the first karaōke room, so you can hear things coming from the other side. If you are sitting in that booth, you can quite literally hear Adele say Hello from the other side.
I am always satisfied with my experience OHYA. If you are not full by the time you finish your meal, then you need to learn how to order more food. I have had diarrhea after eating here before, but that’s just me on a Tuesday.
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Best Korean restaurant that I know of in the area. Great for friends/​family! ⁵⁄₅

This time they really went out of their ways to please me. I brought my $ 20 Groupon for sushi (Rainbow and Catepellar roll). That was decent. What really stood out this time was their raw oysters which is being offered at 3 for $ 5. The texture of ponzu, scallions, and presentation on iced bed rivals best restaurants with much higher price tags. A true gem that deserves recognition.

Amazing food and good prices definitely recommend,
My favorite sushi bar in Phoenix
Keep up the good work and service OHYA

Given the area it’s not bad. I’ve tried their AYCE offering which is edible. The one good thing about this place is that they are relatively generous with their portions. The other menu items are okay if you’re really jonesing for some Korean food or quick sushi.
Things I’ve had here:
Bimbim bap: sometimes they run out of the clay pots and then it’s not nearly as good. This portion is a little smaller than I’d like and the meat is a little lower quality
Soon dobu: spicy Korean tofu soup. It’s hard to get this wrong and they don’t. But I’ve definitely had better.
Korean fried chicken: very very generous with their portions here. It’s way too much sweet sauce for my taste though. I would honestly skip this.
Sushi: it’s actually not bad to be honest. The cut of fish are average but they don’t drown you with rice and their pieces are pretty good sized.
Their menus and tables are usually some sort of sticky which isn’t great and the BBQ pits are electric which make cooking a real hassle. I would say you could do better but if you’re in the neighborhood and don’t want to commit to a drive then you can certainly come here.

I used to be a regular here at Ohya for this place is located very close to my school (ASU west). I came here on many occasions with friends and have introduced many people to this spot. I normally get okay service however my last visit was very unexpectedly inappropriate. My waiter found me on social media after my visit just to comment about his tip.
Let me start from the beginning, my friend brought me here on my birthday, a Saturday around 3pm. Before arrival we called and ordered a few sushi rolls ahead of time over the phone because we were in a hurry and they usually take a long time to make your rolls from my previous visits. Since the food was ready by the time we got there, we were in and out within 20 minutes. I wasn’t sure if the waitress dining the table next to us was our waitress because no one checked up on us, but by the time we were done eating and ready for the bill our waiter finally came to refill our drinks. (it was surprisingly not busy there for a Saturday however, it was 3pm). My friend tipped according to how much service he gave which was 10% of the bill.
The day after on a Sunday night, I received a comment on a photo I posted of their food on instagram a month ago (with the same rolls I ordered from my last visit). It was from the waiter making a comment about how low I tipped him. I was extremely shocked and have no idea how he found me. I thought it was inappropriate and uncomfortable for him to find me on social media and have to say something just because of a tip. Either way tipping is optional and I usually tip 20%, however my friend tipped according to how much service he gave us. I replied back to him asking what his name was and he deleted his comment. See the photos I posted of screen shots of the incident and his IG profile to avoid him if you visit. I now feel very uncomfortable returning to this restaurant over the situation that occurred and will not be bringing my friends here if this is the kind of service I get back.
EDIT: I reached out to the owner with the same story and after further investigation he let go of the waiter. You are now safe to come eat here without being stalked!

Average at best. Been here twice, twice got chewy bulgogi that tasted old. Grey and chewy and too sweet.
Sushi is terrible.
Avoid.
If you want sushi, go elsewhere. Like anywhere else.
If you want Korean BBQ, go to Café Ga Hyang.
Never again.

Walked into the restaurant and no one was there to greet us. It took a few minutes for them to realize we were waiting.
The manager came and brought us two waters and asked «anything else» and I said «oh my friend needs a water”(she was in the bathroom) and the manager rudely said «oh I know and walked away»
We got the waters with no straws and have yet to see the manager/​waitress come back to ask if we are ready to order or have any questions.
We finally got a nice young woman who came back to get our order and asked if we had any questions about the menu.
We ordered Kalbi combo and we cooked it ourselves. The meat was sweet but good. We each got our own cup of white rice and it came with 6 side dishes.
Overall after we got the new waitress and not the manager we ended having a decent experience.
I just wish we had more Korean bbq options in Arizona besides a couple we have.

Umm where do i begin. Well ita ok, food taste real good but prices r outrageous. I ordered the galbi beef n it cost me $ 24 bucks, so not worth the price it tasted great but the portion was not enough at least not for that price. Damn i so miss california. Not sure ill come bak, but i wont knock it it is a nice place n they have good food. Just not enough for meeee. Over priced if u ask mee. Im gonna elsewhere after just to fulfill my hunger, so sad!

Not too much of a recent review as my visit was back in June 2015.
My family and I decided to stop here as our last meal before going back to California. The place was so tucked away that we almost missed it. Parking in the plaza is plentiful.
Inside the restaurant it was very dim and dark. I suppose it’s nice if you’re in to the whole lounge-​modern thing, but to me it just felt like they just didn’t want to turn on the lights until it got darker…
My family was a party of at least 12. Service was DEFINITELY slow. Our drinks got refilled maybe once? The staff here spent their time talking to each other at the front desk and in the back then properly serving their customers.
Food was decent. My aunt ordered for everyone so I can’t tell you the exact items we got, but everything was mediocre and nothing was that flavorful. Fried rice, stir fry noodles, bulgogi, pork belly… I think the best thing we tried was the sashimi and cucumber salad which I wish was a bigger portion.

Bad service upon arrival. Stood at the front waiting to be seated for 5 minutes without acknowledgement. No waters were given for at least 5 mins past seating. The lady who seated us was very rude when asking for what to drink and no straws were provided. We waited 10 minutes with no straws so decided to grab them ourselves at the sushi bar.
Once our server came, the service did get better. Our server was very consistent in asking if we were okay and if we needed anything.
The food was delicious! We ordered the #5 combo as well as a plate of clear noodles. We decided to cook our meal ourselves and enjoyed our dinner.
5 stars for the food and 3 stars for the service

My very first dip into KBBQ was with CGJ, and I hadn’t been back in years since its rebrand to OHYA til a few weeks back.
I am a walking social disaster and double-​booked dinner plans with two separate groups of friends last night with OHYA being the first of two venues. Afraid to cancel on either, I sucked it up and tried to go for a lighter meal here. Aiming for the lighter bite was futile as I ended up grabbing a Caterpillar Roll, multiple bites of my friend’s galbi, and waaaay too much banchan. That damned daikon always reels me in. Inevitably, I ended my meal way too full and had to mentally rally for the next dinner, at Oregano’s, on the other side of town immediately after. Also the scent of marinated meat really stuck to my clothes and probably made for a strange and stark contrast for everyone within a 5 foot radius at an Italian place.
Overall, I was pretty pleased with my recent experience here. I’ve maybe been spoiled over the last few years with some more solidly stellar Korean places (in Rochester, of all places), but that’s not to take away from OHYA’s quality. The marinated meat options were as solid as I remember them being from days of CGJ yore, and the addition of a sushi portion to the menu while not particularly inspired was chill. VERY interested in the karaōke since I was short on time and didn’t get a chance to make the push for it. Will definitely be coming back in the next few months.