Ocha
“They have some of the best shrimp shumai and their regular hand cut rolls like spicy tuna are fantastic and fresh.”
“Monster Roll – The tempura banana in this roll intrigued us and, while it was good, we probably would go for something else next time.”
“Really enjoyed the chicken mango vegetable combination from the Kitchen fusion menu.”
Ocha
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
6 reviews
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Came here with my boyfriend the other night to have a special night out.
We had been walking around all day and decided to get a 4:30pm dinner at Ocha. Upon entering we were seated and given drinks right away.
Appetizers – my boyfriend and I split a sushi pizza and the field green salad with carrot ginger dressing. Both were good. The sushi pizza was a bit spicy but still tolerable by those of us that prefer mild spiciness.
Dinner – we decided to get the ocha roll, the happy together roll, the hawaii roll, and the black dragon roll. All were fresh and tasted delicious, but if I had to rank them in order of favorite to least favorite, it would be as follows: black dragon roll, hawaii roll, happy together roll, and then the ocha roll. Wow, so much food. We weren't able to finish it all so we got most of it to-go and finished it the following day.
While the prices are almost double what they are at Nori's across the street, the sushi here is almost double in size and much more fresh. I would prefer going here if you are in the area and want to enjoy sushi.
Very good food and service, but way too rushed.
Went for dinner last night. Had a 7 o'clock reservation. Decided to go for a couple of drinks first at the Cloverleaf next door, so we were about 10 minutes late. From seating to exit was under 30 minutes.
We ordered a couple of salads, some shumai, 3 rolls and a few pieces. When we were seated, we asked for water and green tea. It arrived in about 20 seconds. We took a few minutes to peruse the menu before ordering.
Our salads arrived in about 2 minutes, followed quickly by the shumai. No sooner had I taken my last bite of shumai, were my plates cleared followed by the immediate delivery of my sushi main.
We ate, our check was brought, and we were out the door.
As for the food, the rolls are quite creative and fun, and the fish itself is very fresh and tasty. Everything was properly prepared, there simply wasn't any sense of pace between courses, as it felt like a sprint.
In hindsight, were I to go again, I'd probably order some apps then only order mains after I had finished.
After lots of word of mouth, I decided to give Ocha a try. Their food was beyond delicious. I'm not the biggest sushi eater, but I think that is partially because I haven't found a place I love like this place.
A full service menu of sushi and lots of other great Asian dishes, there is SO much to choose from. What's great about Ocha is you can come here with people who don't like sushi because they are sure to find something.
I loved their tuna sushi pizza, something I normally would never think to try but it was incredible. And their speciality rolls, which normally would be too complex for me, are absolutely delicious. My favorite is the tuna lover. They have some of the best shrimp shumai and their regular hand cut rolls like spicy tuna are fantastic and fresh. On the hot side, my non-sushi loving husband is obsessed with the General Tso's chicken; said it's the absolute best he's ever had. On the service end, it's just OK. They could refill your water glasses and bring a wine bucket for your chilled wine more often.
They deliver to surrounding areas, including Livingston, which is a huge bonus, are BYOB and take OpenTable for reservations. A definite must try if you love sushi!
Where do I begin with our LOVE for Ocha.
Moving into Caldwell recently, we have been very excited to try out all the new restaurants however within our first times eating out local we found ourselves going BACK to Ocha because we loved it that much!
SO many good rolls. Ocha. Fashion. I'll come back with other updates, can't think of them off the top of my head.
TRY IT!
4.5! Came here for a friend's birthday and sat at a table for 8 in the corner by the window. Great spot, ample room, and easy to hear each other! Also BYOB which was a plus, and very nice service.
The Squid Salad was amazing and fresh. Also a very generous portion. The dressing was light- lemony and soy sauce mix complimenting well together. Also love that the squid was grilled and not fried!!
The cucumber brown rice roll I ordered was good (can't really mess that up). I decided a different route this time since the special rolls basically all had mayo and/or were fried- major turnoff for me. It's also pretty pricy here and the sashimi/sushi only are one piece each. But, the fish was very fresh, so I'll pay for that!
Overall, great sushi and great place, just be warned if you like healthier rolls. Would still definitely come back/order!
For NJ sushi, this place will do just fine. A self professed sushi snob, I had high expectations after so many great reviews on Yelp and from local friends.
The Bloomfield Ave spot is convenient, well lit, pristinely clean, minimalist in decor and perhaps best of all, has nice booth seating if you can snag one of them. It can get quite busy on a weekend evening but we didn't feel at all rushed having sat at 7pm and lingering for quite a bit after the meal. Service is on point. They're attentive and very accommodating for special requests like ponzu sauce, extra ginger etc. and no nonsense extra charge either.
Admittedly, we were in a bit of a sugar coma from Halloween but we were craving salt and some fresh sashimi. Their menu is extensive with so many sushi/sashimi appetizers, specialty rolls galore (which—as a sashimi purist- I almost never order) and a list of daily specials that will make your mouth water. Live scallop, king crab, sweet ebi, yellowtail Serrano sashimi and more. We started with the house special miso soup which was really nothing more than spinach added to the tofu classic accompanied by a side of tempura flakes for crunchy texture. Not super special but good. Next we had the miso glazed cod app and the Kanpachi Serrano sashimi. Thinly sliced Kanpachi dressed with ponzu topped with spicy peppers-yum. Not innovative but very good. Sadly though the cod was overly charred and the quality of the fish was poor-tough, slimy-not flaky and moist—so don't expect the Nobu style signature dish here.
My husband had a spicy yellowtail handroll and we split a tuna avocado naruto and the fire island special roll-yup…I succumbed to the allure of a crazy Americanized sushi roll which did not disappoint. The naruto was as expected except for the ingenious way they put wood sticks in each piece to hold the cucumber and fish in place. This made eating the ordinary roll so easy-and it really is so simple but ingenious as I've never seen before.
All in all we liked Ocha and would come back. It is about the same distance from our house to here as it is to go to Umi in Millburn so that is a tough call. For more inventive dishes and perhaps better quality, I recommend Umi but Ocha service is way better and the tab a little less pricey. Kind of a toss up but you can't go wrong with either given the dearth of reliable sushi places in NJ.