Sushi En

This was a WONDERFUL restaurant! My boyfriend recently took me there on a coworker's recommendation, and it was superb.



ATMOSPHERE: I lived in Japan for three years, and this restaurant (aside from being much larger than most restaurants in Japan) had the feel of a very modern Japanese restaurant. It was very chic but with nice traditional influences. It was quiet but everyone seemed comfortable and seemed to be enjoying themselves and the food. There are open tables, a long sushi bar, and even private rooms for larger groups or parties. While some people came in dressed like sweaty tourists, my boyfriend and I dressed nice-casual and felt perfectly comfortable. (I think I would have felt weird were I dressed down. I don't like it when a waiter is dressed more nicely than I am!)



FOOD: The food was great. Very fresh sushi, with lots of different combinations (not just the standard ebi-nigiri-zushi (shrimp sushi) and California rolls). Definitely stuff for everyone from those who refuse to even try raw fish to those who want something a little more daring and new.



SERVICE: The service was excellent. All of the food and drinks came in a timely manner, and the waiter was more than happy to oblige my boyfriend by bringing him a fork for his food. He even brought it folded in a napkin, so it wouldn't be so obvious that my boyfriend couldn't use chopsticks! Very smooth move!



PRICE: While you can certainly order cheaper options, the price was slightly steeper than most Japanese restaurants. Japanese restaurants are of course never cheap (would you still eat the sushi if there if it were?!), but this was definitely a higher end restaurant.



GETTING THERE: Since it's pretty much right next to the Rave Movie Theater, parking was a little hard to come by on a Saturday night, but other than a little traffic and a bit of a walk, it was certainly better than parking somewhere downtown would have been!

Out of all the sushi restaurants I have been to in Columbus, this is by far the best one! The rolls are very unique and the fish is very fresh. If you're up in the Polaris area, try it out!

Sushi En is by far the best sushi I've had in Columbus. Be sure to make a reservation on the weekend.