Lemonshark Poke Makai Grill - Columbus

We went to LemonShark for my birthday and I was super excited for the grill at the table experience. It turns out that my birthday was a terrible day for the restaurant because they were short employees and many menu items. Our reservation had to be postponed 3 hours earlier, but the open honesty and communication from the administration and Waitstaff made this whole experience a great one. Samantha and Marquita were very sweet about the whole situation and knew what we were, we had an amazing time. While we could not grill on the table, Marquita took us through the menu on a literal tour and made us happy to come back later. The food we could order was delicious, and we are more than ready to meet LemonShark again for our next night! My husband and I shaved that this could have been a pretty bad experience, but the open honesty of the staff, and their ability to roll with the blows made this a place where we like to return when they have their A game on!

This was my second time to eat here and absolutely loved it. The drinks were great, the food was phenomenal. And our waitress was quick and friendly and patient with the explanation of certain menu items. A great place and we will definitely visit again!

We love the food atmosphere. Our waitress was very attentive. Will be coming back!

The restaurant was closed and I didn’t get a notification.

The ambiance was good overall. It was something different, so I’d say the ambiance made up for the lackluster food. Thus, once the novelty wears off, I am not sure if I would go back for a full meal. I would probably go back- if I ever- it would be with a big group to enjoy a couple of beers with small plates during the Happy Hour. The small plates are fun to try and affordable. However, the biggest disappointment was a main dish, poke bowl. I have eaten a great number of poke bowls from a variety of places including some European countries, but I never had poke bowl with such undercooked rice. I am an Asian who makes rice everyday and knows what is good rice or not. I am normally ok with most sushi rices as long as it is cooked right. It was so undercooked that It hurt my teeth to chew. My husband who eats anything without much complaint agreed that it was hard to chew. Therefore, we both picked at only the fish pieces and left the rice. The fish was pretty good. All the ingredients in the bowl were great. However, the flavor was too subtle and overall too dry, I had to ask a bit more ponzu and sesame oil. Overall, we enjoyed our night out but I don’t think we will go back there for a poke bowl. We will continue to go to poke bros for a cheaper version of it- although the amount pole bros serves is less, it is perfect amount for me. But Drinking sake in a wooden box was a fun experience!