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Osaka Japanese Restaurant
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515 Westheimer Houston, TX 77006

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  • Japanese, Sushi
    Sun 12pm-10pm, Mon-Thu 11am-10:30pm, Fri 11am-0:30am, Sat 12pm-0:30am
    $$$
  • All Major Credit Cards, cash
    Business casual
    Smoking, Takeout, Private Party, Wheelchair Accessible
  • Dinner, Lunch
    Accepted, Not Necessary
    Lot Available
Description

Chef Thomas Wakasugi is a Japanese classicist with a unique twist. Though he was born in Japan, his sushi experience has all been acquired in Houston. And his soft-shell crawfish, sweet shrimp and raw beef-like toro creations all suggest that he has developed a knack for fitting Japanese sushi to the Texan palate.







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  • 2010 | Best Sushi

    It's refreshing when you find a place that's as genuinely comfortable as it is delicious, and that's exactly our experience at Osaka. The menu at this diminutive Japanese joint isn't mind-blowing, but it's consistently refreshing, with delicious salmon, shrimp, eel and tuna offered in creative combinations, all at reasonable prices. You'll find the standbys on the sushi list, plus a bunch of more adventurous rolls that expertly play with textures and flavors. Try one of the outstanding bento... More »

  • 2007 | Best Sushi

    Nestled into a small Montrose-area strip mall, this place has been a favorite of neighborhood patrons for some time. Osaka serves up some of the largest and freshest pieces of sashimi a person can find in the city. The salmon is always so magically fresh, you can't believe it's served at a sushi restaurant in Houston. But if you prefer rolls, they have you more than covered. The menu is filled with unique house items like the Osaka roll or the crunch roll, a spicy one that's covered with... More »

  • 2005 | Best Sushi

    It's the dish that sushi lovers and aficionados test any spot by: toro, or fatty tuna. Specifically, it's the cut of fatty meat along the fish's belly. A bad cut yields junk; a precise cut offers perfectly marbled flavor and a buttery texture. You'll never be disappointed by the toro at Osaka Japanese Restaurant, which serves the market's best tuna to a loyal clientele. The Montrose restaurant also boasts excellent offerings of sashimi (especially yellowtail tuna), consistently the best in... More »

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  • Tired of Turkey?

    Tired of Turkey?

    By Robb Walsh | Thu, November 28, 2002

    Bright red and streaked with fat, the large slab of raw meat glistens invitingly. It looks like a quarter-inch-thick slice of raw filet mignon. But it's toro, the fatty underbelly meat of the bluefin tuna. I bite off as much as I can chew. It tast... More »

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    WackyJackie | Houston, TX | 27 Reviews

    | Thu, September 30, 2010

    Great freebies-appetizers and ice cream (Green Tea and Plum) are usually offered.

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    BorrachaBean r | Houston, TX | 4 Reviews

    | Thu, February 19, 2009

    The best and freshest Sushi around! I like it because it has a cozy atmophere, dim lighting and it's a great place for a date or birthday dinner. The people that work there are super nice and they always give complimentary dishes to try. I would recommend the Caterpillar Roll and Kirin Ichiban. It's a must try in the Westheimer/Montrose district.

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Main Menu
Appetizers
$3.95
Seaweed Salad
healthy, tasty, and spicy seaweed
$3.95
Edamame
boiled fresh soybean peapods
$4.50
Agedashi Tofu
fried tofu with daikon-ginger sauce.
$3.75
Goma-Ae
boiled spinach with sesame seed sauce.
$4.75
Vegetable Tempura (Appetizer)
$4.75
Gyoza
pan-fried pork vegetable dumplings
$4.75
Shumai
steamed dumplings with hot mustard sauce.
$4.75
Yakitori
broiled chicken and vegetables on skewers with teriyaki sauce.
$5.50
Shogayaki
tender pork sauteed with ginger sauce.
$6.50
Negimayaki
sliced beef wrapped with scallions and cheese.
$5.50
Squid Salad
$7.85
Sunomono with Chilled Octopus
a vinegar and cucumber salad with chilled octopus.
$8.95
Sunomono with Combination
a vinegar and cucumber salad with a combination of meats.
$5.95
Miso-Yaki
baked black cod marinated with miso and sweet wine.
$6.50
Soft Shell Crab
lightly battered and deep fried with spicy sauce.
$5.50
Ika-Yaki
grilled filet of whole squid with sauce.
$6.50
Shrimp Tempura
lightly battered and fried shrimp, sweet potatoes, carrots and onions
Dinners
All Dinners Are Served With Miso Soup, Salad And Rice.
$17.95
Tempura
served with fried sweet potatoes, carrots and onions , shrimp 5 pieces of lightly battered and fried shrimp
$17.95
Tempura
served with fried sweet potatoes, carrots and onions , combination 3 pieces of shrimp, 1 white fish and 1 crab
$12.95
Tempura
vegetable
$11.95
Teriyaki
chicken
$15.95
Teriyaki
beef
$15.95
Teriyaki
salmon
$16.95
Teriyaki
sea bass
$18.95
Teriyaki
seafood combination , stir-fried scallops, shrimp, squid, crab, clam and fishcake in teriyaki sauce
$8.95
Deluxe Stir-Fried Vegetables
fresh cabbage, asparagus, carrots, snow peas and mushrooms
$17.95
Unaju
Noodles
$6.95
Zaru Soba
cold japanese buckwheat noodles topped with seaweed and sessame, with homemade sauce and a side of daikon puree, wasabi, and scallions.
$7.95
Somen
cold dish served over rice) japanese cold noodles with seafood and vegetables
$8.95
Vegetable Udon Or Soba
flat rice noodle or skinny buckwheat noodle served in broth
$10.95
Beef Udon Or Soba
flat rice noodle or skinny buckwheat noodle served in broth
$11.95
Shrimp Tempura Udon Or Soba
flat rice noodle or skinny buckwheat noodle served in broth
$12.95
Nabeyaki Udon
shrimp tempura, beef, chicken, fish cake, and fresh vegetables all cooked with traditional japanese thick noodles in an egg broth.
$9.95
Stir Fry Udon
with your choice of shrimp, beef, chicken or combination, along with assorted vegetables and topped with roasted sesame seeds and seaweed.
Sashimi Combinations
$31.14
Sashimi 'a' (7 Kinds)
$23.14
Sashimi 'b' (5 Kinds)
$16.74
Sashimi 'c' (3 Kinds)
$21.54
Tuna Sashimi Dinner
$19.14
Yellowtail Sashimi
$17.14
Salmon Sashimi
Soup and Side Orders
$1.50
Miso Soup
japanese soy bean soup with tofu and seaweed.
$1.50
Steamed Rice
$2.95
Fried Rice
$3.54
Clear Soup
fish and vegetable soup
$2.75
Salad
$1.95
Assorted Pickles
Sushi
$25.95
Osaka's Special (21pc)
$19.95
Matsu (15pc)
$13.95
$19.95
Take (10pc)
$19.95
Chirashi
assorted fish over a bed of sushi rice.
$7.95
Roll Combination (13pc)
$9.95
Hand Roll Combination (3pc)
$18.95
Tekka Don
sliced tuna over a bed of sushi rice.
Sushi And Sashimi Combinations
$12.95
Chiku
1 kind of sashimi, 3 pieces of sushi
 
Ume
2 kinds of sashimi, 6 pieces of sushi
$28.95
Kiku
3 kinds of sashimi, 9 pieces of sushi
SUSHI ROLL
$5.50
Tuna Roll
$7.50
California Roll
$4.95
Yellow Tail Roll
$3.95
Salmon Roll
$3.50
Cucumber Roll
$5.50
Spicy Tuna Roll
$9.95
Futomaki (1/2 4.95)
$6.95
Spider Roll
crab
$11.95
Rainbow Roll
$10.95
Caterpilla Roll
$5.50
Shrimp Tempura Roll
fried shrimp
$5.50
Crunch Roll
$10.95
Tiger Roll
$9.95
Big O Roll
$5.95
Philly Roll
$5.95
Columbia Roll
$4.95
Eel Roll
$4.95
Vegetable Roll
$2.95
Oshinko Maki
$4.50
Tuna Hand Roll
$3.95
Yellow Tail Hand Roll
$3.50
Salmon Skin Hand Roll
$3.50
California Hand Roll
Dinners -special Teriyaki Combinations
Served With Miso Soup, Salad With Ginger Dressing And Steamed Rice *substitute Fried Rice For $ 2.50
$18.95
Chicken & Beef & Pork Tonkatsu
thinly sliced fried pork
$19.95
Chicken & Beef & Tempura
shrimp and vegetable
$20.95
Chicken & Beef & Sushi Or Sashimi
$22.95
Salmon & Beef & Sushi Or Sashimi
$21.95
Chicken & Salmon & Sushi Or Sashimi
$22.95
Tempura & Salmon & Sushi Or Sashimi
Dinners -pot Dinners
Served With A Salad With Ginger Dressing And Steamed Rice
$14.95
Sukiyaki
thinly sliced beef, tofu and vegitables braised in a rich broth
$18.95
Yosenabe
soup for two served with 2 salads and 2 bowls of rice, assorted seafood and vegetables cooked on your table in a delicate broth

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