“[Nishino’s] cuisine is pure Japanese with innovative American touches. The results are artful, often dazzling...It’s a joy.”
- Seattle Times, Pacific Magazine

“[Nishino] serves ‘creative’, ‘cutting-edge’ cuisine at this ‘graceful’ Madison Park Japanese [restaurant]. His “beyond description chef’s-choice dinner’ and ‘great sushi bar’, where everyghin is beautifully presented’, are ‘impressive’.”
- Zagat Seattle

“Although its sushi is great, what makes Nishino a standout is its fresh, creative approach to [Japanese] cuisine.”
- Seattle Magazine