Food was ok, only Tuna was the most fresh, other sushi fish was just average. Much better than the Tokyo sushi place in the mall.

Service from the japanese waiter (male) was snobby and rude. Common this is Findlay! The prices were simply a rip off, but again, I guess they can charge this in findlay as there are no other options.

Sushi section in the back is dingy and hole in the wall like, while the hibachi grills looked great.

I couldn't agree more with this post.  I am new to town and took my parents there very early one evening for sushi and the shoved us in the very back, the waiter through everything down on the table and never made eye contact.  They were very rude and the sushi was just okay.  Disappointed.

Steakhouse is fun and entertaining.  For the best sushi go to Asian Grill.  Very nice.  Very friendly.  The Volcano Roll is a must and the Korean spicy soup is the spicyiest food I have ever had.  They had to bring me a bowl of rice to help.  It was awesome.  If you are the only patron there, they tend to give you special coupons and on Weddnesday evenings they have $1 sushi menus.

I have eaten here several times over the last 6 years and the food is always great. I usually get the emperor and the steak is always terrific. The prices are not that high in my opinion. You get a ton of food and the meats are much better here than the Tokyo grill in the mall. Keep up the good work.

We have eaten there on several occasions over the years with the most recent visit in April 2007. They always had decent food, however we discovered significant price increases, in addition to charges for items once a part of the meal (e.g., shrimp appitizers and rice). The cook said prices increased (including takeaways) about 30-40 percent. We once saw this place as alternative for a special night out, but it is now cost prohibitive!

Japan West is split into two areas, a teppanyaki area in the front, where they entertain and cook in front of you, and a sushi bar area with some tables in the back.

I haven't frequented the teppanyaki area much, but I'm told it's quite good.

Japan West was started by the President of GSW, a local Japanese company. And besides En Japanese in Toledo (which I'm not a fan of) is the only Japanese Restaurant in the area run by Japanese. In my opinion the sushi is good, but not great. It seems to fluctuate, though the sushi chef is always the same. Also the sushi is more 'traditional' and you won't find many of the tasty 'international' options that can be found at most sushi bars. The real treat to be found here, and the reason it's so popular with the local Japanese population, are the Japanese menus. They are almost entirely different than the English menus and contain a real breadth of Japanese cuisine. Compared to the same in Japan, some are hit and miss in my opinion, but just being able to find them around here is great. So I would recommend either bringing someone who can read faded, hand-written Japanese or just trying a couple at a time.

There are many great 'international' Japanese restaurants, but for more 'traditional' fare, I highly recommend the back room of Japan West. Though keep in mind that the more 'traditional' Japanese food is not more common because it doesn't always match up with the American palate and needs a Japanese customer base to support it.

Japan West probably is best Japanese restaurant in south of Detoit and North of Cincinatti. May be Top 5 Japanese resutaurant in Ohio. In fact, there are only a handful of Japanese resutaurant run by real Japanese in Ohio. I recommend Sushi, Omakase. Do not go for rolls as rolls are same whoever prepare, or I would say fake Japaneese food.

Try the sushi lace across from the mall, its cheaper and better

I have been going to Japan West for the last few years and have never had a bad experience. The food has always been excellent and the staff always very pleasant. I have never sat in the back but always at an habachi table. It is a little expensive but worth it. I just went there for my birthday recently and everything was excellent. I was not able to eat everything and had left overs for 3 days. I especially enjoyed the lobster it melted in my mouth. My son was with us and told the waiter it was my birthday. They brought out a pineapple boat which I was stuffed at that point and had to take it home. Overall its the best restaurant in the state for Japanese steak house.