Oishii Sushi Express - Coorparoo

Friday night we went to visit our friends and their new baby. With everyone being too exhausted to go out or to cook, we offered to pick up some take away. I was actually very excited to do some exploring in the local area of Coorparoo, having grown up nearby and it has since developed quite well with a number of food options which I was keen on trying so of course we started with the Japanese option at the long established Oishii Sushi Express.

The store was fairly homely and staff were friendly and efficient. There was a fairly basic menu comprising a few rice and noodle dishes as well as sushi. Our friend who had very recently given birth said that one of the things she missed most during pregnancy was sushi, so we mainly ordered sushi.

Food took a fairly long time to get ready and there was also a constant stream of customers and take away orders come in as we waited. It took at least half an hour before our order was ready.

This was the Alaska roll, comprising of crab meat, cucumber and avocado topped with salmon sashimi. I found the sushi to be surprisingly disappointing given how many people had frequented the store. The sashimi was very thinly sliced and doused in overpowering sweet soy sauce. The fillings were moderately generous however it was also apparent that the rice was not seasoned with vinegar. 

Our next roll was the Caterpillar roll with cooked tuna, cucumber topped with avocado and tobiko. As expected the rice was also unseasoned. Comparatively the avocado was also very thinly sliced but the tobiko was generous and the filling also so. I quite enjoyed this roll and it met the expectations I had for it.

We had an assortment of nigiri including salmon and unagi. These were also not very generous when it came to topping to rice ratio as they were fairly thinly sliced. The rice was not seasoned again and I consider it substantially inferior to the baseline Sushi Edo.

Another friend ordered a dish of Teriyaki Chicken Rice. This was far more generous, represented good value for money and as well received. Overall though, this was not a place that impressed and next time I'll be trying out other Japanese restaurants nearby.

Price: $15 - $25pp

Taste: 4/10

Value: 5/10

Service: 7/10

Environment: 7/10