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Bonsai is a Japanese and Korean restaurant in Upper Arlington, OH that serves many Asian favorites, perfect for lunch or dinner. We combine the excellent cuisine of Japanese and Korean food to provide you with a delicious menu full of tasty items that will keep you coming back time and again. We are a dynamic restaurant that includes a full sushi bar and takeout options for you to try.

Our menu has many of our delicious sushi rolls and different choices of fish to choose from. We offer a variety of fresh fish, vegetables, and lunch specials all prepared by our professional chefs with many years of experience. Our menu consists of classics including ramen, udon, pad thai, kimchi, and more.
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Bonsai is your premier Japanese restaurant in the Upper Arlington area. We are open for lunch and dinner each day and have a full sushi bar available. We offer a variety of delicious Japanese foods in the form of appetizers, entrees, soups, specials, and more. Our menu features fresh sushi, ramen, udon, and sake.
Bonsai also offers all enticing flavors of Korean food at our restaurant. You'll be able to select from a wide array of traditional Korean food with the finest ingredients and authentic recipes. Our menu includes our signature kimchi, Duk Bok Ki, Korean pancake, Yuk Gae Jang, and more. Contact us at Bonsai today, and we'll show you all the excellent food and amenities we offer for enjoying the hearty flavors of Korea.
In addition to providing the Upper Arlington area with a convenient and affordable Asian food, Bonsai also offers delicious takeout. Whether you are a party of one or need to feed the whole family, our extensive menu is sure to have something for everybody. Don't settle for second best and find yourself unsatisfied with the results.
Bonsai is Japanese Oriental Restaurant, which I have been a huge fan of for over 10 years, and couldn't be more thrilled that it's down the street from me now! I like the minimal/modern atmosphere. Try the Calamari Stir-fry for a spicy rice dish, or any of their sushi! So after being told we had a 50 minute wait at another local sushi restaurant we saw Bonsai.
Reviews (10)
Stacey W. Pizard
Stacey W. Pizard
Jan 16, 2022
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Had a great spicy salmon roll. Gan Pang Chicken was delicious as well as the Dol Sot bibimbap. Tasty side dishes too. Service was good also.
Habiba Ahmad
Habiba Ahmad
Oct 23, 2021
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Absolutely disgusting. I went there for my lunch break with my coworkers. Ordered the Gan Pang chicken. There was HAIR in my food. I ignored the first one and just took it out. Then there was another which I ignored as well. When it came to the third one I was done. I was disgusted and couldn't eat my food anymore and I had more than half of it left. I asked the guy at front desk if I could get another one and he called the server. I told her what the problem was and showed her the hair. Told her this is definitely not my hair, it's a different kind, length, and color. She took it away and told
Edward Taylor
Edward Taylor
Oct 19, 2021
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Their sushi tasted incredibly fresh. The miso ramen was pretty good, but I think I would try one of their creamier soups next time I'm in town to try them out.
Courtney Cook
Courtney Cook
Sep 28, 2021
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Fantastic restaurant, and look forward to when I can return! The use of ingredients and flavors was creative and worked great! This was such a nice change from standard Japanese fare, and I will happily tell my friends and family to come here! 10/10
Deep Belew Media
Deep Belew Media
Sep 23, 2021
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Best asian fusion cafe-style eatery I've been to - hands down. The ambiance is comfortable, and quiet. The food is JUST the right amount to leave you satisfied, never enough to over-stuff, and everything on the menu is delicious. Sushi, or entree its all good. Lunch or dinner, its all good. Weekday of weekend, its all good. Times are tough for restaurants, but I can happily say Bonsai is still the beat, most consistently good restaurant I've ever been to.
Toni Hunter
Toni Hunter
Sep 03, 2021
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Really good Japanese food. I had the katsudon and it was fantastic and nicely priced!! I highly recommend this place
Maria Sagan
Maria Sagan
Jul 29, 2020
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There are so few places to get grilled mackerel in Cbus and this is one! Bonsai does not disappoint. They also have a wiiiidddee range of other items to choose from, spanning both Japan and Korean cuisine. The lady who served me (who I assume is one of the owners?) was great and offered great advice on how to enjoy the food (stirring the dumpling sauce into my rice mmmmm). Every entree seems to come with extra side dishes including kimchi, some sort of spiced cucumber, and another kind of cold potato dish. They were all delicious and I'm so sad I couldn't finish everything! My bill came to 30 bucks
Richard Trierweiler
Richard Trierweiler
Dec 25, 2019
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Service could have been a bit more prompt especially with the bill, but staff was friendly to children and the food was excellent. The Seaweed salad and tofu Jim were quite good. We also had the tempura veggies which were good, but when isn’t fried stuff tasty? We had a couple vegetarian sushi rolls which were great as well.
Kamal D.
Kamal D.
Aug 18, 2019
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Pad Thai was good the first time, second time the chicken tasted like it was just microwaved. Hot pot was delicious and sushi is always great there. I don’t recommend the calamari dish but other sea food dishes are good. I’ve been there multiple times and the owners are very sweet.
Liel Naor
Liel Naor
Jul 02, 2019
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Have been a couple of times, and even had take out sushi. Every time is a success. The sushi is tasty, and the main courses always are tasty and good sized portions.
The servers are always so nice and professional.
The place itself is pleasant.
We will be back again :-)