Ota-Ya Japanese Restaurant

"I think this is the hidden gem of Newtown. It's a little tucked away but easy to find. The owner, Cindy, took our take-out order over the phone. She was friendly and attentive and helpful. The restaurant is small but very cozy. We ordered a bunch of different sushi rolls, Udin noodles, and chicken teriyaki. Everything was delicious and prepared perfectly. As stated, we ordered take out, but will definitely be back to eat in. If you're in the mood for sushi or just Japanese in general, skip the grocery store pre-packaged rolls and plan a trip to OTa-Ya."

"Love love love this restaurant! We were told that the one in NJ is better but we couldn't disagree more. The ambiance is way better here, the service was fantastic and the food was so incredibly delicious! We will be back, for sure. In fact, I can't wait to go back! ❤️❤️"

"Great local sushi restaurant! The ambiance is intimate and the staff is highly attentive. We started with getting the jalapeño yellowtail (spicy and great), sushi pizza (amazing), and the tempura shitake (good). We then got the $150 sushi boat with chefs choice. They also have $100 and $120 versions. Everyone agreed the boat was a lot of fun and delicious, and filled everyone up. We had 5 people. Great choice for a group. We ended the meal with a mix of the green tea and mango mochis, which were good as always. Definitely try out Ota Ya if you're looking for a new local sushi place around Newtown / Yardley!"

"This review is written from a sushi perspective, which is generally all we eat at Japanese restaurants. To that end, the food was solid, but not great. My wife's roll was overly cold, suggesting it might have been made ahead of time. A couple of my nigiri pieces were rather tough, though the white tuna, in particular, was excellent. I also liked my spicy tuna roll quite a bit. It was basically a rice roll with a heap of spicy tuna on top, which I thought was cool. I didn't like not being able to see the sushi chef(s), though. That's not typical. Service was good, but I felt the food was just too expensive for the quality level. For my money, Kawaii Tori in Yardley has a much better product."