Oishii - an excellent Thai and Japanese and Sushi restaurant in Santee

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Hi.  I blogged Oishii about two years ago- as my last post before Kirk and His Missus came back from their Hawaiian vacation.  It is a small restaurant that serves great, fresh sushi, wonderful Japanese food and Thai.  Wonderful Thai food.  Because all I keep reading in my email from Kirk is describing Thailand and Laos and the food he is eating there, I have been craving Thai almost daily...I suppose to be enjoying something vicariously.

Oishii is in a strip mall on Mast Boulevard (an exit off the 52) just before Magnolia, and seems nondescript.  (I will insert a photo of the restaurant soon but will post now).

It isn't very fancy but it is nice and clean.  There are 10 chairs surrounding the sushi bar, 5 booths and 8 tables.

The menu does have a plethora of Special rolls listed which a lot of people seem to order.  I didn't.

 

I always get an oyster shooter ($3.50) and sometimes they give me two which always makes me happy.

There are at least two oysters in the shot glasses which are filled with the liqueur of the oyster and spicy sauce, topped with masago (herring roe) and served with a lime slice.

 

The Mister ordered the fried calamari appetizer ($5), which is listed on the Thai side of the menu, even though tempura is all over the Japanese side...

In amazingly light batter and very soft, tender squid.  It is always done so well here.

Served with a sweet chili dipping sauce (which tastes like the stuff I usually buy off the shelf at 99Ranch, which is from Thailand).(The cap is yellow and "Pantai norasingh" is written on it-this is thicker than the sauce served with the calamari, but the flavor balance is the same).

 

I got the silver noodle salad ($7.95) made with bean threads, shrimp and chicken and covered with a spicy lime based dressing.

It is always fresh made and very filling.

 

Not much spice for The Mister, still, so he got beef pad see ewe- flat noodles with red and green pepper, onion, black bean sauce and broccoli. ($9.95)

Fresh vegetables, beef and sauce as well as nicely fried noodles.

It is always good here.  The Japanese and sushi is prepared as well and as much care as the Thai food.  Always fresh.

Excellent lunch specials.

Oishii Japanese-Thai Cuisine and Sushi Bar  10251 Mast Boulevard Santee 92071 (619) 596-4852

Mon-Sat 11-9 closed Sunday

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Comments

[bill]

The oyster shooter reminds me of AngoTei oyster shoot but with a quail yolk to go down along with the oyster. It was so delectable.

[bill]

Those oyster shooter reminds me of angotei back in the days. Oyster shoot with a quail yolk, it was so good.

[sawyer]

i had some thai today and took some pictures with a camera =)

when you eat/drink the oyster shooter, do you take a "shot" meaning do you swallow it whole? or do you chew on the oyster? i've never swallowed it because i feel like it'd be a waste not to chew it...2 for 3.50 that's a nice deal and nice of them to do it for ya. i love raw oysters!

[Nate]

the oyster shooter looks and sounds interesting, and as oyster season is about to begin in Japan it'll be a good thing to try.

[Cathy]

I just read about angotei, Bill and it looks like someplace I would have enjoyed. It hasn't even been gone a year yet...
These shooters didn't have a quail egg in them though. They are tasty with the 'sauce'.
I pulled out the oysters and ate them with my chopsticks, Sawyer...so I could savor them. Then I drank the tangy 'sauce' separately(first time without squeezing the lime in but using lime on the second one). There were two oysters in each shot glass. Small ones, but tasty. The Mister doesn't like raw oysters, so it was all for me.
Do try it, Nate. More interesting than just raw. Although if in season, you will be getting fresh no matter what. Thanks for stopping by this side of the blog.