This “izakaya party club,” may hit the mark in terms of ambience and drinks but it definitely falls flat when it comes to the food. With its Japanese gateway, wall paintings of Yohii cartoon characters, sushi counter, pool table on the second floor, J-pop and an enjoyable live band, Yohii is a fun Japanese haunt (for Thais that is). With well-known hiso owners, the clientele is made up of equally pretty, hip and young professionals. The problem is, pretty packaging doesn’t guarantee quality. The waiters may smile and nod, but that’s all they do. Most of them are utterly clueless about the menu and downright inattentive, you have to wave frantically for them to bus the table and don’t even think of asking for recommendations. The menu is simple and creative with sections divided into appetizers to go with alcohol, a menu of sushi, sashimi, salads, skewered meat and donburi to (according to them) fill you up like a ninja, a sumo, or a shogun. The sashimi, order their tuna, hits par being fresh and tender. But once again, Yohii proves you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. Their rainbow roll looks good with an assortment of colorful sushi, but the double fish layer is chewy and has too much rice. A favorite is the grilled California rolls. It’s interesting but if you don’t like mayo, stay away. The gyudon with deep fried beef is average in flavor, but with chewy beef, we can find better elsewhere. The Japanese buffalo wings aren’t exciting and we never got the negi we ordered. Their Yohii special, which is yogurt and shochu, is more like yakult and shochu, let’s just say it’s an acquired taste. Hey, they said “izakaya party club,” not Japanese fine dining: Come here to get drunk and get your taste buds softened up for their dishes.