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Restaurant & Bar Reviews » Raleigh » Sushi O Bistro, Raleigh For Delicious Pan-Asian Cuisine

October 26, 2014 by Ron Wen 1 Comment

Sushi O Bistro, Raleigh For Delicious Pan-Asian Cuisine

 Front of Sushi O Bistro, Raleigh- NC Triangle Dining
Front of Sushi O Bistro, Raleigh- NC Triangle Dining

If you’ve spent any time on S. Glenwood in Raleigh, you know what the story is.  Crazy crowds on the weekends, clubbers walking about in 5″ heels and Ed Hardy t-shirts.  Restaurants and food is always of the pizza and food cart variety but if you look closely, there are some decent eating spots.  Take Sushi O Bistro for example.  I had walked by this place probably dozens of times since it opened but never really bothered to eat here.  There was always a crowd on its sidewalk dining area but I never really had anyone want to go visit.  And yes, the pan-Asian (Japanese, Thai, Chinese) had me a bit worried but it was finally time to stop in for a meal!

Bar at Sushi O Bistro, Raleigh- NC Triangle Dining
Bar at Sushi O Bistro, Raleigh- NC Triangle Dining

 

Located right next to 518 West and next to DeMo’s Pizza, Sushi O has a pretty unassuming store-front and a busy sidewalk seating area.  Inside, Sushi O presents the same feel.  Bar on the left, crowded with tables and chairs, TV’s over the bar.  It feels a bit hectic and thrown together given that many sushi and Japanese restaurants go for a more ascetic and spartan feel.  Again, going back to the pan-Asian menu I’m expecting a more American-ized dining experience.

Crab rangoon at Sushi O Bistro, Raleigh- NC Triangle Dining
Crab rangoon at Sushi O Bistro, Raleigh- NC Triangle Dining

We grab some seats on the side and get our menus for the evening.  With a large range of Japanese, Thai and Chinese, Sushi O provides a lot of options if you’re not sure what you want.  But as usual, I’m suspicious about the quality of eats that you’re going to get with a menu this diverse.  We order up some edamame, crab rangoon, a Hurricane roll along with another special roll for the day and red curry with beef!  Thankfully, Sushi O does a BOGO special for lunch and dinner along with 1/2 price hot sake special for the evening.  The starters are good.  The crab rangoon were perfectly fried and stuffed well with cheese and crab, a fun and flavorful appetizer.  We moved into the sushi which was a fried roll with tuna, salmon, yellowtail and avocado, yummy.  The daily special roll with jalapeno had a decent kick and came stuffed with crab, mango and avocado.  I thought the rolls were solid and a bit fancy but decently done.

Sushi rolls at Sushi O Bistro, Raleigh- NC Triangle Dining
Sushi rolls at Sushi O Bistro, Raleigh- NC Triangle Dining
Red curry with beef at Sushi O Bistro, Raleigh- NC Triangle Dining
Red curry with beef at Sushi O Bistro, Raleigh- NC Triangle Dining

 

And finally, we end with red curry which had plenty of bamboo shoots, beef and onion.  A good version of a Thai classic and reasonably well-done.  Service at Sushi O was solid but they do hire younger folks here as staff which means you can end up in a hit or miss service situation.  Overall, the place reminds me of a version of Sushi-Thai which does a decent job with a wide menu but does cater to a more Americanized clientele. But that’s not a surprise given Sushi O’s S. Glenwood location.  But colored me slightly impressed because they did a better job than I expected with the food and flavors.  So thanks so much Sushi O for my dinner visit!  I will be back sometime soon to work a bit more off your menu…

 

Sushi O Bistro

222 Glenwood Avenue

Raleigh, NC 27603

919.838.8868

 

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