Best Creative Japanese Restaurants in East Liberty

From start to finish—wow! We had an amazing dinner at Golden Gai at the counter. Dishes we tried: - spicy cucumber salad - ginger salad - scallop roll - rickrolld roll - salmon nigiri - toro nigiri - fried soba noodles (mushrooms were insane!) - yuzu tart for dessert Everything was stellar with unexpected flavor twists at every turn. We also loved the unique stoneware and glassware! All staff we interacted with were warm, friendly, and personable. We’ll be back!

The food was absolutely delicious and our server was 12/10 every suggestion was spot on. We would not have ordered half of the items without their recommendation.

My partner and I went here in hopes to have delicious sushi, as I used to live and Seattle and here in Pittsburgh it’s a rarity to find quality fish understandably. However that was not the case here. We loved everything we ordered. We had the tartar, the sashimi treasure box and the beef udon. The treasure box was a fun way to see what all Otaru had to offer. Our service was excellent. Angela was our waiter and she was warm, knowledgeable and very approachable. Highly recommend!