O-Ku - Raleigh

4.7

1040 Reviews

$30 and under

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O-Ku Sushi Raleigh celebrates authentic Asian cuisine with a southern approach with a menu that focuses on unique ingredients and sophisticated presentations. From petite plates to sushi specialties, O-Ku showcases the freshest fish from the world’s finest markets and produces in areas such as Norway, Scotland, Hawaii and New Zealand, as well as local sustainable sources.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Aug 9, 2022

7:00 PM

Booked 47 times today

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(919) 792-3777

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
Asian, Sushi, Seafood
Hours of operation
Mon–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(919) 792-3777
Website
http://okuraleigh.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Catering
We look forward to planning and customizing off-site events and catering for you.
Private party facilities
We welcome you to explore our Private Dining options, perfect for any occasion.
Private party contact
Cathleen Barrett: (844) 527-4718

Location
411 W Hargett St, Raleigh, NC 27603
Neighborhood
Raleigh
Parking details
The best parking option would be the Dillion Parking Deck. The parking deck entrances are location either on West Street or Harrington. Also, there are public lots around the vicinity of Oku.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Popular dishes

Miso Soup$4.00
Seaweed Salad$6.00
Garden Salad$8.00
mixed greens, tomatoes, carrot, red onion, carrot ginger dressing
O-Ku Rock Shrimp$15.00
spicy aioli, fried shallots, greens
- HH$9.00
Dillon Wings (6pc)$12.00
sweet chili sauce, sesame seeds, chives
- HH$8.00
Carpaccio*$15.00
yellowtail, cilantro, serrano, mango, ponzu
- HH$11.00
White Fish Crudo*$15.00
featured fish, basil pesto, pink salt, lime, evoo, fried onion
Blue Fin Tuna Tataki*$16.00
seared 7-spice akami, orange supreme, daikon, chives, spicy ponzu
Edamame
- Traditional$5.00
- Pink Himalayan Salt & Truffle Oil$7.00
- Spiced Chili$6.00
Usuzukuri*$15.00
salmon, pickled wasabi, truffle ponzu, black salt, scallions
BBQ Pork Buns$16.00
braised pork, crispy bao buns, cucumber, pickled red onion, cilantro, hoisin sauce
Lobster Temaki*$18.00
poached lobster, asparagus, chives, black salt, cilantro aioli
Otoro Spoons* (4)$21.00
O-toro, uni, pickled wasabi, caviar, ponzu, micro greens
Wagyu Tartare*$16.00
pickled wasabi, shallots, cilantro aioli, quail egg

Omakase

Creative Multi-Course Tasting*
- pp$100.00
- Wine & Sake Pairing$45.00

Nigiri* & Sashimi*

Nigiri(1pc.) & Sashimi(2pc.)

Maguro$4.50
red tuna
O-Toro
fatty blue fin tuna
- MP
Sake$3.50
scottish salmon
Ora King$5.00
new Zealand salmon
Madai$4.00
sea bream
Hirame$3.50
fluke
Hamachi$4.00
yellowtail
Kanpachi$4.50
yellow jack
Shima Aji$4.50
striped jack
A5 Wagyu (1 Pc)
premium japanese beef
- MP
Uni (1 Pc)$13.00
sea urchin
Zuwai Gani$6.50
snow crab
Hotate$4.00
scallop
Shima-Saba$3.00
marinated mackerel
Unagi$3.50
fresh water eel
Tako$3.00
octopus
Amaebi$5.50
sweet shrimp
Ikura (1 Pc)$4.00
salmon roe
Nigiri / Sashimi Combo$35.00
assorted (Please allow additional time)

O-Ku Nigiri* (1 Pc.)

Tuna$6.00
tuna, umeboshi, shiso
Hamachi$6.00
hamachi, basil pesto, serrano pepper
King Salmon$6.00
truffle ponzu, pickled wasabi, togarashi, ikura black lava salt
Snow Crab$8.00
garlic miso butter, caviar, chives
Oooh Toro
sturgeon caviar, pickled wasabi
- MP
Sea Bream Marmalade$6.00
yuzu kosho, yuzu marmalade, yuzu tobiko, pink himalayan salt
Wagyu A-5
black truffle, pickled wasabi
- MP

Robata Yaki

Hanger$16.00
wagyu hanger steak, onion chips, fresh wasabi
Yakitori$9.00
chicken, scallions, japanese seven spice
Pork Belly$12.00
sweet chili glaze, micro greens
Citrus Scallop$13.00
truffle butter, yuzu
Hamachi Kama$15.00
yellowtail cheek, ponzu
Shishito Peppers$8.00
japanese 7 spice, miso butter

Hot Dish

Traditional Teriyaki
seasonal vegetables, steamed rice
- With Chicken$18.00
- With Salmon$23.00
Curry Noodle$16.00
spicy coconut curry, ramen noodles, scallions, chili pepper
Cauliflower Karaage$15.00
tempura cauliflower, dillon sauce, green onion, peanuts
O-Ku Fried Rice$14.00
braised pork belly, carrot, onion, edamame, garlic, egg

Classic Maki*

Tekka$8.00
tuna
Negi Hama$8.00
yellowtail, scallion
Kappa$5.00
cucumber
Sake$7.00
salmon
Unagi Kyu$10.00
eel, cucumber
Negitoro$15.00
minced O-toro, scallions

Signature Maki*

Salmon & Lemon$13.00
crab, avocado, cucumber, salmon, lemon aioli, yuzu tobiko
- HH$8.00
Spicy Tuna Crunch$11.00
spicy tuna, cucumber, eel sauce, tempura crunch
- HH$7.00
Cali Crunch$10.00
crab, cucumber, avocado, sesame, masago, eel sauce, tempura crunch
- HH$6.00
Rainbow$15.00
crab, cucumber, avocado, hamachi, salmon, tuna, masago
- HH$8.00
Tsunami Roll$12.00
panko fried roll, salmon, scallop, avocado, kewpie mayo, eel sauce, scallions
- HH$7.00
Katana$16.00
tempura shrimp, avocado, wagyu, spicy aioli, eel sauce, crispy onion
Yasai$12.00
shiitake, cucumber, asparagus, japanese pickle, avocado, mango salsa
Tuna Wrap$14.00
spicy tuna, english cucumber, big eye tuna, spicy aioli, eel sauce
Spider Roll$15.00
softshell crab, cucumber, avocado, seared salmon, spicy mayo, eel sauce, masago, scallions
Red Dragon$19.00
tempura lobster, cilantro, avocado, tuna, eel, serrano, sesame seeds, eel sauce

Hokozushi

Black Magic$21.00
lobster, shrimp, squid ink rice, spicy aioli, masago, chives, shallots
Ha-Ha Machi*$16.00
spicy tuna, asparagus, seared hamachi, cilantro aioli, wasabi tobiko, rice puffs

What 1,040 people are saying

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4.7

4.7 based on recent ratings

4.7Food
4.6Service
4.7Ambience
4.4Value

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MWss
Raleigh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
The service was excellent! I appreciate that they answered my questions
CC
CaoC
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
overall3food3service2ambience4
Trendy upbeat vibe & nicely decorated. Tiny food portions; did not seem like a good value financially. Server was very kind. They did give us $3.50 discount for taking about 45 minutes making my meal while they served my husband's main meal 30 minutes before mine. They forgot my ponzu sauce which I had mentioned twice. It was still an okay experience and might have been just an off night; other people might have a super experience. Hoping for a great future for O-Ku. :-)
MF
MarkF
Raleigh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
My wife and I went for our anniversary dinner. We chose the Omakase tasting for our dinner. It was all prepared beautifully with great skill and care. The service was excellent. The only improvement from our point of view would be possibly adding a noodle dish or a sushi roll to break up the amount of raw fish we had over the 8 courses. But, almost everything we ate was very scrumptious.
MM
MariaM
Raleigh
3 reviews
vip
4.0
3 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall4food5service4ambience3
Food was amazing, server was nice but very visibly busy. Got our food before our drinks which kind of sucked but the food did make up for a lot of it. Very fresh and delicious.
TR
TotallyRegularPerson
Central Coast
5 reviews
4.0
5 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall4food4service3ambience4
Amazing food overall, with few misses. Stick to fresh over fried or battered and you're going to find a winner. Beautiful space and ambiance but so so loud (and we came on a Wednesday). Does the sound matter though if the food is pretty close to perfect?
T
Taylor
Washington DC
7 reviews
vip
4.0
7 reviews
Dined on July 31, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience5
One sushi roll took an hour to come out but other than that a good experience.
M
Majesty
Greensboro
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on July 31, 2022
overall4food4service3ambience4
Service was not the greatest. took forever to get our food. Saw several tables get there food before us.
l
luv2dine
Raleigh
19 reviews
vip
3.0
19 reviews
Dined on July 27, 2022
overall3food5service2ambience3
Service was very slow. Had to continuously try to get our waitresses attention to order anything.
J
Julie1972
New England
7 reviews
vip
2.0
7 reviews
Dined on July 25, 2022
overall2food3service1ambience4
The service was terrible. Our server hardly visited our table. Several things I ordered never came or the wrong order arrived. When addressed with our server an apology was never offered.
KE
KarlieE
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 23, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
It was a nice experience, definitely want to go back and try more items on the menu!! Service was good gave us enough time to look at menu. God for date night or a special dinner of some sort!!
M
Matt
Raleigh
1 review
vip
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 22, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
The sushi is amazing and waitstaff is attentive to all your needs.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Pinehurst
7 reviews
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on July 22, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Absolutely delicious. Fantastic service. Will be back asap!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Raleigh
5 reviews
vip
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on July 22, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
We love coming to Ok-U, the food is great and the ambiance is nice. Our waitress last night was THE BEST!!! She was so fun and attentive, definitely made the experience great! Thanks!!
RA
RicardoA21
Raleigh
13 reviews
5.0
13 reviews
Dined on July 21, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent food!
AD
AngieD
Raleigh
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on July 20, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Celebrated a birthday at O’ku and they made us feel extra special (or maybe that’s their normal customer service 😊) Will definitely go back. Enjoyed starters, Sushi rolls and Noodle bowl and of course a birthday dessert . Just the right amount of attention from our server and food was delicious
k
katyholdener
Dallas
8 reviews
vip
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on July 18, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Out of this world sushi!! Truly incredible and I’m a sushi fan. Sashimi and nigiri were incredible.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Raleigh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 16, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was great as well as service. Music could be lower and noise level could be fixed with better sound proof and acoustic.
MV
MartinV
Miami
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on July 16, 2022
overall3food3service2ambience2
When Marcos used to work there everything was better, now feels like the quality is decreasing, also, we order dessert to go and it took forever to get it, we even had to go to the kitchen to requested several times. I’m not sure if I will come back.
SJ
SJAP
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 15, 2022
overall5food5service3ambience5
Awesome atmosphere and delicious food! Would definitely recommend.
P
Peter
Raleigh
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on July 15, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great service and food. The server read what I wrote on Open Table and came out asking what we were celebrating. Great outdoor dining experience.
PS
PatrickS
Raleigh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 14, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent- Will come back soon. Great ambiance and very good service from Shelly.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Central Coast
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 14, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing fish. Fantastic service. Can’t wait to go back! Compliments to the chef and the staff!
K
Kay2
Greensboro
5 reviews
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on July 11, 2022
overall4food4service5ambience5
Sushi was excellent, service (Ms. Coco) was absolutely exceptional and surpassed fine dining experiences. She was amazing at anticipating needs and preventing problems. Ambiance is very nice, a good spot for a fancy date or evening out.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Raleigh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 9, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing food and ambience. Lovely date night!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Charlotte
12 reviews
5.0
12 reviews
Dined on July 8, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Outstanding food and great service. Love OKU!
KS
KeithS
Raleigh
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 8, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
The food was excellent, service overall was good, had to ask for soy sauce, but other than that it was a great experience
J
Joshua
Charlotte
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on July 3, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food, service and atmosphere was amazing! We will be back soon!
MW
MichelleW
Pittsburgh
16 reviews
vip
5.0
16 reviews
Dined on July 2, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
This is my favorite place for sushi in Raleigh. The Otoro spoons are amazing. The only negative is the rolls are not the best, everything else is top notch! We did the Omakase and it was so worth it! Daniella was an amazing and fun server!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Charlotte
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on July 1, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great service and best sushi in Raleigh. We love dining here.
TC
TimC
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 30, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience5
Great spot - one of my favorite restaurants. Good vibe. I usually have great service - a very attentive staff. Tonight, I must have had a new person....had to ask for additional drinks, had to ask to order appetizers, had to ask for more soy sauce....atypical experience. I will be back.
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Zwagg
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 29, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Amazing food and great service! Would highly recommend making a visit!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Raleigh
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on June 28, 2022
overall4food5service2ambience5
We had a reservation at 730 and were seated around 745. It took almost an hour to get our drinks and order food. We had an appt at 915, so we were almost late and we had to eat very quickly.
OT
OpenTable Diner
Raleigh
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on June 28, 2022
overall3food3service4ambience4
Would have loved a roll as part of the omakase. Wagyu seemed overcooked. The first two dishes were lovely.
GA
GermanA
Raleigh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on June 27, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food was delicious, Daniela was really great. We had a fantastic experience.
AG
AndreaG
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 26, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
This was my first time trying this restaurant. The service was amazing and the seafood was extremely fresh!
R
Rosa
Raleigh
9 reviews
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on June 25, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience4
Great Sushi selections, service was quick and pleasant.
NE
NicoleE
Raleigh
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on June 23, 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
Great experience for a birthday celebration, complimentary champagne toast was a lovely touch that was very appreciated!
OT
OpenTable Diner
Raleigh
23 reviews
5.0
23 reviews
Dined on June 23, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Everything was amazing
OT
OpenTable Diner
Raleigh
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on June 22, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent dining experience will go back often
JP
JacobP
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on June 21, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Great food, great service, not overly expensive, food is well worth the money.

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
Physical distancing
- Limited number of seated diners

Protective equipment
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace
- Diner temperature check required
- Staff temperature check required

FAQs

O-Ku - Raleigh does offer delivery in partnership with Chow Now. O-Ku - Raleigh also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (919) 792-3777.

O-Ku - Raleigh is rated 4.7 stars by 1040 OpenTable diners.

O-Ku - Raleigh does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.