After nearly six years of serving fresh Japanese food at their O’Sushi restaurant in Canton, Sophia Kang and her husband, Shawn, thought it was time to branch out and open a second restaurant. They chose Dearborn.

“We love Dearborn and we love Ford Motor Company,” said Shawn Kang. “We have been looking at coming here for a long time.”

Dearborn's new O'Sushi restaurant serves fresh food at attractive prices.

The couple’s Dearborn restaurant, 22431 Michigan Ave., opened Jan. 5 in the building owned by Norm Newman near Michigan and Military, just across the street from Sacred Heart Church.

With an American flag and colorful triangle banners flying outside the building along with two large window banners that proudly tell passersby that O’Sushi “Loves Dearborn” and “We love Ford Motor”, the restaurant stands out.  Those looking to drink saki with their food will have to wait a bit longer as the family works to obtain a liquor license.

Inside, the decor is authentic Japanese and nicely decorated. The Dearborn location is much more modern and fresh inside than the Korean couple’s Canton restaurant. But both locations serve excellent fresh food at an attractive price with all the hot green tea you can drink for free.

The most popular entrees — which include miso soup, house salad and rice — are the Bibimbab (beef and vegetables over rice) for $9.99, Shrimp Tempura (deep fried battered shrimp and vegetables) $15.99 and Salmon Teriyaki (grilled salmon with teriyaki sauce) $16.99.  

Of course, as the name on the building states, there are plenty of fresh sushi offerings and daily lunch specials, too. Regular sushi rolls are made fresh while you wait and are the least expensive on Michigan Avenue compared to the recently-opened Kabuki at Michigan and Howard and even Westborn Market. A six piece Spicy California roll costs $4.45 while a Spicy Tuna Roll Avocado costs just $4.75.  The restaurant also serves an assortment of fresh Nigiri sushi and sashimi pieces over rice.

The host/servers (Irene, Tiffany, Aaron and Rocky) are a friendly group who know the menu and overall do a nice job making guests feel welcome.

O’Sushi is open seven days a week. Hours are Mon.-Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Friday 11 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.; Saturday noon – 10:30 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. – 9 p.m.  For more information call the restaurant at 313-562-4166.