soho japanese bistro

horrible corporate faux food. freshness was lacking, it was unimaginative and in general horrible. this place is just another corporate shill trying to make money from a type of cuisine that is best done by someone who owns the restaurant, and really cares about the quality of what they offer.

worst japanese/ sushiexperienceyou can have except maybe for the packaged sushi at meijer and martins.


-----06 mar, 2012-----

not very good. i have been there for both lunch and dinner. for both meals we chose to have sushi. it was average at best, not particularly creative in presentation... and on the second occasion the rice was simply awful. the value simply wasn't there. i don't mind dropping 80-100 dollars for a truly great sushi experience, but there are other restaurants in town ( toyo grill comes to mind) that offer consistently better quality food, at a much better value.
the service was marginally better, at lunch in particular the gentleman who was our server was attentive and knowledgeable.
i would not bother with this place if you like good fresh sushi and sashimi attractively presented. soho offers atmosphere and thats about it.

i cant decide. as a non-japanese bistro go-er, i generally stick to chinese foods and did not really know what to expect from soho. i liked the food once i got it, but it seemed to take forever. i ordered chicken, which was mediocre. i decided i liked the rice and egg teppanyaki better than the meat that came with it.
also, my group of 3 had asked for egg yolk sauce which my waiter and the boy working the grill had neglected to provide. however, a different waitress was very pleased to serve us and was apologetic about the missing sauce. it was so good it would almost be worth the wait; however i don't know if i want to wait that long ever again. it was a goodexperienceoverall, and i will probably go back again.

go to the bar. i have been going there for about a year and i will say i was going for just the sushi until one time i sat at the bar. this is where i dine now. the bartenders there give you the best service and they know a lot about the beer selection that is offered. they can pair up your food with a high quality beer better than anyone in the area. these guys will give you the bestexperienceat soho.

will not go back again. that had to be the worst eating outexperiencei have ever had. first they spilt tea down my back and into my purse. btw not even a sorry for the girl that did it. 2nd took her forever to take our order. 3rd order sushi rolls and they come after our food. 4th waitress didnt check our drink refills 5th then after everyone but one table is gone we still had to get our own to go box and our ticket. 6th never offered nothing off for having tea pour down my back. needless to say no tip for her. btw this was the 4 time i had been there.

i looked at the reviews for soho japanese bistro on urbanspoon (this is in granger, indiana close to notre dame) to see if they matched up with myexperienceand they didn't too much. one guy was disappointed because hisexperiencewasn't authentic. uh, d

expect to wait. whether for the dining room or teppanyaki grill room, expect to wait. on our first visit, we waited 35 minutes for a table in the dining room. the sushi was fine, but nothing spectacular. on our second visit, we had a 7:00 reservation for teppanyaki and weren't seated until nearly 7:30, then had to wait another 25 minutes for the chef. part of the appeal of the whole teppanyakiexperienceis supposed to be the chef and how he performs and interacts with his guests. ours was wooden, cooked like he was alone in the back kitchen, and only spoke to ask if we wanted egg sauce and how we wanted our steak cooked. you will get a much better teppanyakiexperienceelsewhere in mishawaka.