Itoshii Osaka in Wijk 06 Binnenstad

Normally, I enjoy the food at Itoshii quite a bit. The first two times I went, it wasn't bad either. So, I went to the restaurant with high hopes to pick up some snacks. I bought some karaage and taiyaki to go. When I was ready to eat it, I noticed it was a bit darker in color than I'm used to. After opening it and tasting it, I realized they used old oil and fried the food too long. Taiyaki isn't supposed to be fried at all, so that was unusual in itself. I hope this is addressed in the future, because it made the food tough and tasted of old oil. This last time I ate it, it was a disappointing experience.

Self-service ordering machine. The rice bowl was quite good, but the eel rice wasn't cut, and the sauce was a bit sweet. It came with individually wrapped ginger, soy sauce, and wasabi. It was served in a plastic bowl. There was a wide selection of drinks. It's a great place for a quick and affordable Asian meal.

The sushi is very fresh and delicious! The price-quality ratio is excellent! It's also prepared very quickly. This place is truly underrated!

More than 20 min for a bowl, service should be faster during lunch rush hours

Usually a fan, but I am really disappointed by their Wakame salad. It barely has any Wakame in it, it’s just topped up with salad and carrots.

this place is sooo underrated, you get amazing poke bowls and surprisingly authentic ramen for a good price

Ordered Bento B took 18 minutes, rice was super hard almost broke my tooth. Solution is not there only thing I get is, sorry. First time and never again.

Not a bad place for a quick bite. Large portions.

Had great sushi, mixed box with 12 pieces, great for lunch

Just took 2 bites of my ushi donburi and I'm already such a fan🥰

The food was amazing i didn't have such a good meat in a while and the sushi was also so good, staff was really nice i definitely recommend

The bento boxes and boba were very tasty! The sushi was fine. Definitely a good option for quick tasty Japanese food.

What delicious food I ate here! I recommend this restaurant! I'll come back here soon to try some more! I had to wait quite a while for my food, and it was quite hot in front of the window, so I sat at a table in front of the counter.

Ordered here several times and it was always good, but now (01-01-2025) the food was just cold, really cold, as if it came straight from the refrigerator. Bad thing, and that for €60. Ordered food again on March 27, 2025; I thought: "I'll try it again, because it's not the food." Received cold food again; I had to heat everything up myself. Very bad thing! When ordering, I indicated that the food was cold during the last delivery and I had priority delivery via Uber, but I don't think that matters except that you pay almost 2 euros extra. This was the last time we order there.

Sushi tasted excellent. Luckily we had soy sauce ourselves, but 2 small bags is very little.

Very bad service, food is very mediocre. Recently ordered via home delivery, wrong order delivered. If you call for good delivery, you will go to the back of the queue, because it is delivered via home delivery. When asked if they can solve this, you are told that they do not and that I should call home delivery to speed things up... then the phone was hung up. What was concerned was soggy, falling apart and had little to do with sushi.

Staff is always friendly, food is always tasty

Had a quick meal here recently. Beautiful building and excellent menu. It took quite a while before my order was ready even though it was very quiet. The bento box was okay but the fried rice was absolutely terrible: tasteless and floating in oil. The few sushi that came with it were okay, a little more seaweed salad would have been nice. The bao bun with pork belly was very tasty. The taiyaki next to it (fish) was again very soaked in fat and fried for too long. My bottle of soda was also not cold. In short: nice place, but the food is not special. There may be other things on the menu worth checking out that I haven't tried yet.

Poor quality sushi. The sushi fell apart, the only thing holding it together were the thick blobs of mayonnaise. Delivery took 90 minutes longer than agreed..

Very nice boy behind the counter, the help was good, the food was very tasty!

After a long wait we saw people eating with higher order numbers. When we asked where our food was, we were told it still had to be made. Money back and we will never come back here again. Very annoying, we and our toddler were very hungry.

Great place to get sushi to go in Hoog Catharijne/opposite station. The sushi tasted fresh and the prices are reasonable too!

the sushi tastes great, but as soon as you ask for extra spicy mayo you are looked at as if you are begging. The sushi is pricey and if you take several rolls for €15 each and have difficulty getting half a cup of sauce, that is really a very bad thing.

Had delicious and filling sushi here. Top quality!

Waited 22 minutes for a mediocre boba tea. Tapioca was undercooked, hard inside and clumped together.

An amazing place to grab a quick bite and savour some Asian food. The noodles are so far the best I've tried around here. The place is quite cozy as well, so it's nice to sit and chill for a bit. The service was quick and with a big smile which makes everything better. I definitely want to come back.

Nice place with very tasty sushi and affordable prices☺️ Highly recommend to visit 👌🏻

The california Roll is super delicious

Worst ramen I have ever tried,the broth very salty

Had a delicious sushi lunch! Ready quickly and of the right quality. Until next time!

Ate for the 1st time, very tasty.

Food is not good, it is better to make your own food. All bowls are plastic, use once.

The food there is beautiful but tastes rather gross. Also they put alot of sugar and mayo everywhere. I tried sushi, poke ball and ramen, all sweet and not tasty and with a bunch of mayo. Bubble tea is nothing to write home about

Very tasty poke bowl and takoyaki!

Food is always top notch here Today happened to come by train. A little train ride later to pass here, so worth it <3 taiyaki Delicious food. Taiyaki and takoyaki were so tasty. Ramen was tasty and bento box fine. Can't wait to visit Utrecht again.

Surprisingly good! I was surprised to not see it full during the weekday lunch rush, and people are missing out. The poke bowl was delicious, as well as the takoyaki. Service was quick and pleasant. Will go back here again.

Itoshii has been my go-to place to order sushi for years. They always have friendly service and the sushi has good price-quality ratio. The boxes are always sufficient for me and are well full. Moreover, it is very tasty and quite affordable!

We ordered noodle soup, the soup was lukewarm, too salty with a lot of flavor substitutes that made you thirsty. Then I got a stomach ache at home and I had problems with my intestines. Table were filthy. Never eat there again.

Very nice place Food okay Accessible, there is a toilet inside Very nice

Very bad Ramen with very thin chicken strip (almost no chicken ,not at all as shown in photo)and broth also not so good.Price is too too high for that type of quality and quantity.

Ideal place if you want something quick to eat before a concert or a train journey. There are a few nice seats available. The donburis are highly recommended!

Ordered food 2 hours ago. We are still waiting now. The delivery time has been at 0 minutes for an hour and they don't answer 🥲

Happy to find this fast food restaurant. It has a wide variety of menu. And it is our comfort food. They also have a very good poke bowl. Good place to have lunch.

They have delicious rice bowl and staff are friendly. I do recommend it 😍

Uncomfortable seating, staff only focused on themselves. But the food was superbly prepared

The sushi rice was sticky and dense.

Ordered 6 Takoyaki for €6.80. Great taste, plenty of sauce and bonito flakes. Crispy and soft on the inside. Ready within 10 minutes. Well packaged to take with you on the train.

Best sushi in town, you can taste the freshness, the low reviews scared me in advance however I think they changed something up because it was 5/5 whilst I am not easy to please.

Pretty good Japanese food with a beautiful price.

Bland, dry and quite tasteless sushi.

You changed recently the veal meat and it is not that tasty anymore.

The employees were very nice! They refilled our drinking bottles for us and were very sweet. The food was also really tasty and the interior is very beautiful. Highly recommended !!

It’s quite a relief to find this just opposite central station Utrecht and on the outer wall of Hoog Catharijne mall. Foods were yummy but not that special, it’s like almost there but lack some punch. It has room for improvement as the presentation and the background flavors are already there. Service was slower during weekends but understandable and bearable, place is small and some chairs were broken (wobbles) cleanliness is also something that can be improved. Overall I would still choose to eat here out of all the restaurants in the mall.

An ok place to have sushi. Nothing special but fairly priced. Convenient when you are nearby station. They offer plenty of choice.

The food was good, but a bit salty. The people were very friendly, even they made some small mistakes I did not mind it. The atmosphere is okay, but it is very small to sit. Also I hit my head on the lights who are hanging very low because it was so small. Still if your in the area, then it might be a good healthy food place to visit.

Had a very good experience yesterday at Itoshii. My favorite is the inside out set. Nice atmosphere and helpful staff.

The young girl behind the cash register is very unfriendly and rude, you are not allowed to take napkins or soy sauce without proof that you have bought something (so show the receipt) she discriminates against dark people

The food was tasty but the seating was not very pleasant.

Unfortunately we were disappointed Tables dirty, instead of chicken noodle soup we got the one with pork belly. (unfortunately my daughter noticed this too late and had already eaten half the soup before she saw it, otherwise we would have reported it and probably received the right one, so it is also our own responsibility) The food itself was okay, but I've had better. Also a matter of taste, someone else may find it delicious.

Too many white people in an Asian store no hate or racism tho not what you expected

Very tasty, good flavors. Everything fresh. And near the station

I live in Enschede and when I go to Utrecht it's always an opportunity to eat at this place. It's delicious and reasonably priced. The service is wonderful, well located and clean.

The food was tasty, but I had to wait a long time

Chosen Menu A, after ordering via the machine it was already unclear whether it will be brought to you or whether you have to pick it up. Anyway, you walked to the cash register and you were given a device that made a sound when your food was ready, so it was fine to pick it up yourself. The food itself, sorry but the rice is very salty, I left it after a few bites. The rest didn't taste great either, I didn't eat everything.

There seems to be a Japanese food boom in Europe, but it's hard to find Japanese food in the Netherlands other than salmon sushi. Although it was arranged in a Western style, the rice was cooked properly and was delicious. The Japanese on the menu is a little incorrect, but it's charming. The BGM should have been a Japanese anime song anyway, but for some reason it was house music.

The food was good, not bad at all! Staff not very social. The sushi was good but not very special and the ramen soup was delicious.

Both take away and eat sushi on site. Fresh and tasty.

I must say I’ve been a frequent customer for a few years, both eating there and ordering via UberEats. I’ve always loved their cha siu dan daan ramen and takoyaki, super delicious! However, the last few times I ate there the food was not how they were at all! Especially today, my cha siu ramen tasted so bland I had to ask for salt and pepper, but it didn’t help at all because the noodle also tasted bland. The soup was very ‘thin’ and I threw away 95% of it :( I also ordered takoyaki, not that bad but I have tasted so much better ones there! Decided to left a review, just so they can improve it in the future and I can come back again for my favorite dishes!

Food was so-so, and the portion is not so generous with this price. Waiting time is quite long. Bubble tea tastes good though.

ordered milk tea, and it was good for the price :), a fresh taste with chewy boba but when i almost finished it, found a piece of black string. the worker did not even know where the string came from.. 😦

Amazingly very tasty and good sushi and nicely packaged. It is quite small inside, but it was quiet so that was not disturbing. You can sit there comfortably. Friendly staff

Taste of dishes is mediocre to below average. I had cha shiu udon, the broth was ok but overal the dish was way too fatty. I was fishing out solid lard chunks out from the soup. A bowl for 14.50euro, if not mistaken. The rest of ingredients are ok but they don't look fresh. This was not so worthy for me. I had also Taiyakii which I ordered multiple times from here, because this is not found so often in NL. Sadly I am disappointed every time. Their Taiyakii is deep fried, and soaked up *a lot* of oil. Too bad, my Taiyakiis were also over-fried. Karrage was ok. Takoyaki was ok. Okay like you would expect it but nothing special. It was more self service, the only interaction I had in the shop was collecting food when it was done, so I couldn't comment more on service. Ordering is possible at the reception or digital order booth.

If you ask how long it will take, the answer is first 'almost ready' and five minutes later 'a maximum of ten minutes... right...

Itoshii is a cozy restaurant right opposite the station, which is ideal for when you are on the road and want to pick up food quickly. You can go here for tasty donburi, ramen or various Japanese snacks. And all that for a good price!

Very nice place. The food was good, the service was nice and polite, and the anesthetic of the place was very well done. 👌🏻

We received two rotten eggs and no extra compensation was given after requested. Quality control can be improved

Ramen was okay but nothing special

Great food for both lunch and dinner! Lovely staff and it is very quickly served! Will go here again :)

Ribeye rice bowl as takeaway. Was fine for the price even after reheating. It took just a little too long for me.

Update: 27-02-2023, delicious bento box. Friendly service. Delicious, friendly staff, clean. Had a tasty usi donburi, beef rice bowl. nicely presented. Nice tea. Only the receipt and cutlery were presented upside down in relation to the logo on the tray. They also have an interesting selection of Japanese beers and Iki beer yuzu beer. They have Iki yuzu beer. Iki is a fusion brand that mixes beer with Asian flavour and more. Curious about the desserts: Japanse crab with red bean or Macha ice-cream.

Good food and stuff and stuff idk.

Food is delicious and always fun when you sit with your friends

Not fastfood, takes long, do not go here if in a hurry

Waited almost 50 minutes for a bowl of ramen and some sushi, but it was delicious nonetheless.

This was one of my favorite sushi places for easy eating, but has deteriorated considerably. My tuna sushi had all white on it and my sushi fell apart.

Delicious food, top sushi and bowl. Everything super fresh and friendly staff, definitely recommended

I always love their Crunchy Itoshi, It's really a must try food when you visit Itoshi ♡

This used to be a favorite for ordering sushi. However, now the delivery times are absolutely insane averaging 1,5-2 hours each time. The rolls are being more and more stuffed with rice and less filling. The rice is hard and stiff as well. Sadly, I can no longer recommend this place.

Price/quality ratio of the sushi was excellent, takoyaki is always a favorite.

Price/quality ratio of the sushi was excellent, takoyaki is always a favorite.

Delicious rice bowl, well filled and delicious spicy dressing

I used to be a big fan of Itoshii because unlike many other sushi take-out restaurants the quality was really good. But lately I'm disappointed to see the quality is getting lower. Yesterday the sushi boxes we ordered were thrown in together in one big box (and yes it looked like it was thrown, but maybe that happened because of the delivery, I'm not sure). Besides that the fish didn't taste fresh and the sushi fell apart.

food came quickly and was well priced! Takoyaki's are delicious 😋😋 Perfect for a quick visit on your own or to sit with friends!

Friendly staff, halal options, fresh and authentic taste. My go to Asian lunch place in Utrecht!

Wait 30 min, ramen without any taste, dont order ramen in this place

Order incomplete, poor quality, very slow.

Ate on site twice. You wait quite a long time for a "Street food" concept. Bento box is meh. Sushi taco is tasty. Nothing else special.

They have delicious sushi. The sashimi roll is especially recommended

Tastiest Sushi 😍 definitely worth 5 stars. Super sweet owner and staff.

I just ordered from this restaurant, and it was absolutely awesome! I usually don’t have very high expectations when I order in, but the quality of the food surprised me in such a positive way. Made my night!