Ohana Sushi brings all-you-can-eat rolls to Delta Township

Within the weeks since David Yang opened the doorways at Ohana Sushi, the eating room has been buzzing with exercise. 

Yang, 21, opened the restaurant Dec. 7 in an outdated Outback Steakhouse at 707 Brookside Drive in Delta Township. The son of restaurant operators, he started work on the property this summer time.

To organize his menu, Yang traveled to the East and West coasts, eating at sushi eating places serving infinite platters. He adored the all-you-can-eat mannequin and needed to deliver it to Better Lansing.

Ultimately, the menu he settled on consists of all-you-can-eat sushi rolls, hibachi and appetizers beginning as little as $1.

Prospects have taken discover.

“We have been attempting to come back on the opening and it was packed,” stated Rachel Henderson, who dined on the restaurant throughout a latest lunch rush. “We held off, after which we have been like, ‘Nicely, we’re dwelling for lunch, so let’s attempt it for lunch.’ And right here we’re.”

She and her eating accomplice Lexie Buccili polished off a number of rolls of sushi, each attempting dishes they hadn’t had earlier than.

“Sushi is just not actually low cost, particularly whenever you eat numerous it,” Buccili stated. “So it was good, and I had an enormous number of soups, salads. Every part was on the all-you-can-eat menu.”

Ohana Sushi workers Wendy Hung and Anthony Wang stated opening day was hectic however gratifying. Former classmates of Yang’s on the College of Pennsylvania, they joined the workers after Yang put out a name for assist. Staffing shortages have affected the restaurant, Yang stated, inflicting some orders to be delayed in latest weeks.

Ohana Sushi is open daily from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. with one exception:

“We determined to shut 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. for the well-being of our workers, so we’re not operating round the entire day nonstop,” Yang stated.

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Yang bought his begin in eating places at a younger age, serving to his mother and father run their enterprise. His household operates New China Buffet in Portland, Michigan and The Tangy Crab, a Cajun-inspired restaurant close to Ohana Sushi. They hope to increase Ohana Sushi as a series based mostly on the Delta Township location’s income.   

Yang’s relations helped him construct the menu at Ohana, introducing him to mango rolls — a home particular — and cream cheese rolls. All of the rolls are ready by a crew of cooks stationed inside view of the eating room so visitors can watch them work.