3.5 stars
I went to Oishi a couple of weeks ago for the first time with a friend. I got a half off coupon from some website, so I didn't really expect it to be that great. I guess my philosophy is that if a restaurant has to consistently resort to selling half price gift certificates, then they probably aren't that good to begin with.
The menu was a mixture of Asian cuisines. I expected a more Japanese menu, but I thought the menu was just all over the place (which is not a good sign in a restaurant). I got some chicken katsu-like dish which turned out to be pretty good. Huge portion, great presentation, and a bargain with my half price certificate. My friend got some mango vegetable dish, and it was good, but not great.
One gripe though. Our waitress was just rude and plain bad. Probably one of the worst waitresses I've come across. She spoke poor english and looked like she's pissed off all the time. For a restaurant that puts such a heavy emphasis on presentation, they should probably hire a real professional waitress/waiter instead of hiring probably a family friend or something who just immigrated here.
Pros: good enough food. very cheap with coupons (which can be easily found online). very beautiful presentation.
Cons: rude waitress.