Pacific East is a very down to earth, humble, and traditional japanese restaurant that serves up great quality raw fish. They use authentic japanese ingredients, and it really shines through their food. Priced at about $1-2 more than your usual run-in japanese bar is completely justified by top notch raw fish.
Pacific.E is a great japanese restaurant for those who appreciate high quality, but humble japanese cuisine.
If they would only stay true to their japanese-focused roots (rather than try and satisfy a vaster Cleveland crowd with a huge multi-ethnical menus) and fine-tune a bit of their kitchen food, this place would absolutely be "As good as it get's"
--last minute tips--
-I highly recommend their unagi (eel)
as well as any of their Toro sushi's (fatty tuna)
-Their hamachi kama is a GREAT choice for those who do not eat raw fish, but love simple delicious fresh fish
-all in, you can't go wrong with sushi/sashimi/maki rolls
-their Malaysian menu is so-so, nothing that wow-ed
Food: B+
Atmosphere: B
Service: B+