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| - I love finding a good teppanyaki place, especially when it comes with a great sushi bar to match! Without a doubt the sushi was the best part of the evening and I was blown away with how affordable the rolls are, even the specialty rolls! I'll be back just for sushi for sure!
The teppanyaki experience was good, but perfunctory. I didn't feel our chef engaged with the table as much as I am accustomed to. They had all the expected tricks and thrills, but he didn't seem very enthusiastic or interested in creating an experience for the table. I was celebrating an important birthday and the other group we were seated with was celebrating two birthdays and the chef never asked if anyone was celebrating something- a pretty typical situation for groups at this style restaurant. I guess along the same lines, nobody really asked; not the host when I made the reservation, not the host when we checked in, not the server. The host wasn't very personable during our few interactions; after being asked to wait for our table, he basically ignored us when we told him we would wait at the bar for our table and he wasn't very pleasant when he eventually seated us.
All of the cooked food was good, but the steak was great! So tender and flavorful. The hibachi meals come with all the usual suspects- soup, salad, rice, veg, shrimp appetizer, but they also serve a simple noodle side with what I would describe as a light teriyaki sauce.
Now let's get back to the sushi! We tried the "I love yellowtail" roll, because I LOVE yellowtail :)) and the baked lobster roll. I'm normally not this first one to pick a warm/cooked roll but went with it on my friends selection. It was the best bite of the whole night! Super rich, loaded with crab and lobster, and a crisp freshness from the cucumber.
All in all, I will definitely be back for the good food and reasonably priced sushi, but the service all around needs to be a bit more polished and attentive to earn that 5th star from me.
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