Good food at Omai but pricy for what it is. Hip ambiance that's atypical for a sushi restaurant. Worth a visit - Omai is a good addition to the continuously improving Baldwin Street.
Between 2 people, we ate 6 hand rolls between us. It's great that they can cut them in half for you to share. We tried the specials (uni and scallop) as well as 4 from the menu. They were all pretty good but at ~$6 bucks per hand roll for the menu ones, we thought it was on the pricy side. The special rolls were $15 for the uni, and ~$10 for scallop.
For the shareable apps...
The yuchoy was disappointing. It was nicely presented but that was about it. A very small portion of diced vegetables on a nice plate.
The croquettes were surprisingly delicious and we ended up ordering two rounds. A nice warm dish to add to the meal.
The pork belly was pretty good too and great to share with a group.
Chicken pate was nice for a starter - make sure to ask for more chips!
Our bill for 2 which includes 2 drinks came out to $140 and we shared the apps between 4 people. Overall, Omai is a unique experience but I wouldn't come here regularly for my sushi fix. I'll probably make a return though for some more uni hand rolls in the future.