Best Japanese Restaurants in Youngstown

This was the best sushi experience of my life. The food was next level and the chef was entertaining and talented. We will definitely be back and next time we’ll take photos! We go here all the time for takeout and dine in and have always loved this place, but the Omakase experience was really amazing.

Our entire party of 11 was blown away at the quality of the sushi. We absolutely loved everything we got and we will definitely be back!

The hubby and I hadn’t been to Basil in a while (probably pre-Covid!) so he chose it for his birthday dinner. We had classic gin martinis and salt and pepper calamari to start, then ordered sushi and sashimi dinners. The cocktails were perfect and the food was fresh and flavorful. Very nice quality fish used in the sushi. Melissa (meow!) was a fabulous server in an old-school yet Gen-Z sort of way. (If you remember the waitresses at Esber’s or The Crystal Light, you know what we mean!) She made sure that the timing of the appetizers, salad and entrees was perfect and even put up with my hubby’s corny jokes with grace. We definitely will not wait so long to come back. Thanks for a lovely meal!