Musashi Sushi bar & Japanese Cuisine

The customer service was amazing! Everyone was attentive and friendly. The food was very good, but the rolls were a bit rice heavy. It distracted from the taste a bit. That being said I am still giving 4 starts for service, menu creativity, amazing seaweed salad, delicious wine selection and vegan options. Thanks to the staff for a great experience.

Doing an update to this review because sushi was incredible! My friend and I went here and I got the ninja roll and she got the JD. Both were absolutely incredible! We also shared a hand roll and sashimi. Incredible and excellent presentation! Now craving sushi all the time.

Decided to try Lunch here and found myself praising the Teriyaki Lunch Special, very good and lots of food, I didn’t have to wait and the service was wonderful.
Good Job!
Must be timing for those that have a «unique experience»
As for me and mine I love this place!

The good reviews are shocking, this place is disgusting! The Miso soup tasted like they dump the whole salt shaker in it. The sushi was not fresh and I’m not impressed at all! Very typical of Grants Pass

Went here last night went here had a few different things. So delicious! Sit at the bar and chat with the sushi makers :)

Exceptionally great sushi and service. Always ask about the special (often, a large roll for under $ 6)! The place gets slammed on Friday and Saturday night, so make a reservation earlier in the week. You won’t be disappointed with the size of the rolls. Best sushi place in Grants Pass, no doubt.

Randomly stopped in Grant’s Pass while on a road trip, and had a sushi lunch because this place had good Unilocal reviews. I’ve had sushi in every major city on the west coast, and this was the best chirashi I’ve ever had! The fish was buttery, and the rice had pieces of mushrooms and inari in it! I wish this place was closer to home, but I’ll make a point to stop in Grant’s Pass again.

We had a sushi feast at Musashi last night. Everything was so fresh and full of great flavor.
The shrimp boats are to die for, but then so were the rolls we tried; JD Roll, Rainbow Roll, and spider roll. We had a little apprehension as the owner had the night off, but his staff did a phenomenal job. Our waiter was vibrant and fun. Overall it was a great evening, Thanks Musashi for the wonderful sushi!

Came in on a Saturday night and place was packed. They had 4 chefs working and pumping out beautiful looking dishes in a short amount of time. The rolls we got were incredible and plentiful. I would highly recommend this place for anyone who knows what good sushi tastes like.

We came for lunch. The fish was not fresh. In fact, the tuna slice was clearly dried out around the edges! The ebbe (shrimp) was shriveled as if it had been sitting around for quite a while. The rice they put the unfresh fish on was still warm, so the overall effect was incredibly unappetizing. Even the miso soup had an off taste. The California roll was filled with a stick of bad fake crab, the avocado in it was a dark gray, and the rice was squashed to a clay-​like consistency. If you want sushi, and are tempted to go here, I would suggest you stop in at Fred Meyer and get some grocery-​store sushi. You know it’s bad when the grocery-​store stuff sounds appealing…

This place was actually really good. This restaurant came in highly recommend by the locals. Coming from Northern California, where I’m fortunate to eat sushi for breakfast, lunch and dinner, this place definitely lived up to my expectations!
It was authentic, original and refreshing. They had a pretty wide range of rolls, to sashimi, to other Japanese dishes, as well as a full bar. They were even able to make a few special to order requests that we made on something we really wanted. The fish was fresh, felt as if it came right out of the ocean. Delicious!
The staff is very helpful and friendly. Although this place isn’t the biggest restaurant I’ve been to, it was definitely comfortable and cozy. For our party of 5, the bar area worked out nicely.
I definitely recommend this place, whether you’re passing through, looking for a quick bite to eat, or a little after work get together. Come check it out!

I love everything about this place. Best sushi in GP. I love the spicy crunchy salmon roll, and the hyubusa. The chicken and tempura is also top notch. There is one sushi chef that is kinda unprofessional and immature. I don’t know his name. He is nice, but he said the F word at the sushi bar a number of times. I think since we are in our twenties and we were there when it wasn’t crowded, that he thought it’d be okay to cuss, but we didn’t appreciate it, and it made our date uncomfortable. Other than that, the service has always been excellent and we LOVE musashi.

The chefs, that night included the owner and it was all they could do to not bury a knife up to the hilt in each other. It was Saturday night and the place was slammed.
We waited two hours for our order, while seated at the sushi bar.
I’m tracking it was a slammed Saturday night with a huge party in the next room. But the customers shouldn’t have a clue that you’re stressing out. We all did.
Wait staff was snapped at, and orders were rushed out.
I can wait two hours for exceptional sushi. I waited two hours for average sushi.
Maybe we caught them on the worst day of their business. But that’s the day we ate there.

We have eaten here a few times and in the past it has been o.k. First off we are not sushi eaters and apparently this is their speciality.
On this occasion I had the senior teriyaki beef. Fortunately I have all of my own teeth which were needed to chew the stuff. This «beef» was probably the toughest piece of meat I have ever eaten. My wife ordered the tempura shrimp which was not entirely cooked (we don’t like sushi). The shrimp was also very oily. The salads were o.k. but they need to cut the greens somewhat smaller or furnish a knife.
Our waiter was outstanding and very attentive to our needs. other than that I don’t think we will return. The date of our «dining experience» was 7÷24÷15. I am very generous in giving two stars.

Well, I stopped in Grant’s Pass for a night and looked around for something to eat. Unilocal led me to this place and I have to say that in all my years of eating sushi I have eaten a places as good, but only one better. The fish was fresh, but that was expected. The stars are the staff, both serving and chefs.
The fish, rice, nor I, and all the other components were fresh and very well prepared. The balance of components in the nigiri were perfect, especially the use of wasabi.
I heartily recommend this restaurant for a exceptional sushi experience.

I’m the kind of reviewer that will only give 5 stars to a restaurant that far exceeds my expectations on all fronts.
Tonight was one of those nights.
I entered the room and they were totally packed, three chefs frantically cutting fish but was still greeted with a jovial IRASSHAIMASE as the waitress guided me to the bar (which appeared to be the only open spot left). She kindly handed me a menu and warned me that there was a bit of a wait because it was busy. Luckily this was no problem because I was quickly joined by a lovely couple for dinner. T.A. and Kat are regulars who’s stories and company were greatly appreciated. Conversation and atmosphere were wonderful. Staff happily joined in the fun and before too long our three meals were served.
We ended up sharing our meals and it was just glorious. I ordered the JD roll and tekka (tuna) roll. T.A., a seasoned veteran, ordered nigiri of salmon, scallop, shrimp boats and grilled green muscles.
I basically had a little of everything and a lot of the rest and I enjoyed EVERY bite. Let me tell you that I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Food, atmosphere, staff and new friends made me feel like a king.
Thank you.

Our inaugural Grants Pass feeding fell short. I’m tossing the mystic stars between a 2 or 3. It tucks you in with its charming Japanese trinkets but fumbles on the fish.
Digs:
Decorated well with pagoda trimmings and samurai detail it creates a feeling of home (that obviously this white boy has never experienced being raised in a small white Washingtonian town);
Ate:
Ika salad — (Smoked calamari yes squid salad) — very tasty nearly like smoked salmon with ginger and fish sauce that made me moan a little; unfortunately this was the highlight of our eating experience;
Yellowtail roll — presented around a heavy wall of rice, we were poorly bloated at how little fish there was versus rice; barely any flavor;
Nigiri — tilapia (shockingly ice cold), tamago (sweet egg, but smelled of light barnyard), bbq scallop (enjoyable but heavy sauce masked the scallop taste);
Drank:
Hot house saki — brought warmth to a soggy night — dry not too sweet (at least they pour well);
BONUS: they come equipped with a mini-​ish full bar for cocktails;
Service:
Another sour note was the waitstaff. Slow plate to plate service was a little frustrating between multiple waiters; murmurs began next to us when the waiter simple forgot an after dinner mint (quite traditional?) for the couple, then returned and literally tossed the mint at them and walked away without a word; yes it could be perceived as anal but the slight disrespect was startling; it was a chaotic system;
Overall:
When studying our experience and the ratings collected prior I don’t feel confident Grants Pass understands what quality service and sushi really is. The walls feel cozy but Musashi needs to revisit their fish menu and retrain the front-​house staff before swimming with the likes of Shinsei Sushi or Umi (Jacksonville).

We came here for the first time on our anniversary night. We’ve eaten at a lot of sushi restaurants in the SF Bay Area and will say this restaurant is tops. They tend to serve a bit too much rice but the sashimi is fresh and delicious.
The biggest compliment is how they made us feel welcomed. Great customer service.
If you’re in town, you have got to try this place. We’ll be back

A real five star venue here in Grants Pass. Traditional Japanese with all your favorites on the menu.
Excellent service and friendly staff. Fresh and tasty sushi and sashimi.
I have this spot bookmarked for the future !

Sometimes, I sit back and remember the days without Unilocal… how did we find these great restaurants, hotels, Nail techs or coffee houses? I guess by word of mouth, or driving by??? I can’t remember that long ago. But the point is, it is a day like this that I want to tip my hat to my fellow Unilocalers!!! Thank you for your straight up reviews of a exceptional business, You are the best! :)
This little nook of a gem sushi dream is fabulous! Everything about it, the people, the sushi chefs, the sushi… lol, the green tea, the wasabi… all of it was amazing.
So i would like to thank those of you who left these honest reviews, I would also like to thank the fisherman who caught this wild fresh fish for out sashimi and sushi, also thanking my dad who taught me the difference of fresh to not fresh fish, and last but not least I would like to thank god. If it weren’t for him, we would have no fish. Thank you all!