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| - We were in town visiting family, and we particularly like to go out for hibachi at least once each visit. This time, we went to Hibachi Steak House, and I hope we never have to go back...
First of all, I want to preface the remainder of this review by saying that the only thing that saved them from one star is the food - we ordered a sushi roll (I can't remember which one now) as an appetizer as well as hibachi dinners, and it was all outstanding.
What was not outstanding and easily ruined the entire evening was the chef. I wish I caught his name so I can call him out specifically; we were told that the other chef our family members had in the past was great. He was abusive, rude, and unprofessional towards only the female guests at the table. He seemed to think he was being very funny and witty, but we were taken aback by how immature, mean, and sloppy he was.
A probably not exhaustive list of things he did:
- Used his spatula to fling bits of onion at my partner and I. I was hit in the face, but my partner managed to duck in time. I'm just glad I wasn't hit in the eye. This was before the tossing of the shrimp game, which I declined to participate in (normally I do).
- Made fun of one of the other women's voice and laugh. He would mock it and laugh at her. During the catch-the-shrimp-in-your-mouth game, he asked her to open wide because he was going to toss shrimp at her, and when she did, he gasped and made fun of how large her mouth was. My partner interpreted his mocking as sexual innuendo regarding the guest's ability to perform blowjobs, but I didn't. Whether he's right or not, it was completely inappropriate. She looked genuinely hurt through all of this.
- Almost hit one of the other women in the face with a serving tray. He meant to scare her, and thoroughly succeeded.
- Continuously made references to the female guests' asses. This would be immature enough, but managed to make it more so by always saying that the yum yum sauce was "good for the bum bum." Again, he only said this to the women at the table.
- All, if not most, of the extra food left over after serving was given to my partner's stepmother, again with references to it being good for her bum bum.
- He attempted a trick of catching a packed bowl of fried rice right side up in his hat, but botched it and it spilled all over the place. Fine, mistakes happen, but then he served the rice right out of his dirty hat anyway.
All this time, to the men at the table, it was "sir, how is your food?" and "sir, is it cooked to your taste?" He was always polite and professional towards the men.
Since he was specifically targeting the women at the table, I was literally on the edge of my seat, wondering what he would attempt to do to me next. I go out to eat because I want to relax, enjoy good food, and enjoy the company I am with. This experience was not relaxing or enjoyable at all, in spite of the great food. If it had just been my partner and I, we would have gotten up and left or at least spoken to management (since we were guests of our family members, I didn't want to contribute to the awkward situation any further). Our family members said after that if they return and get the same chef, they will ask to be moved so they don't have to suffer through him again.
But hey, at least the food was good.
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