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| - For me, hibachi grills are like the cirque du soleil of food -- you're there to be entertained. By the acrobatics of your main entrée, the chef's one-liner puns, and of course, the sudden blazes of fire erupting from the famed onion volcano.
Although they do offer sushi and many other items on the menu, my boyfriend and I decided to go forth with the hibachi grill for an early v-day dinner. He made us reservations which was very convenient on a Saturday night. We were seated right away despite the small crowd in the waiting area. To start, we both got the HIBACHI BASIC ENTREE ($8.95) which consists of their house salad, onion soup, vegetables, and choice of rice/noodles. From there, you select your choice of your meat/seafood which range from $6.95 (chicken) to kobe beef ($48.95).
He got the chicken which the chef sliced up nicely into bite-sized pieces, and I got the shrimp which came to about seven pieces. Both were seasoned with lemon, garlic, and butter -- yum. The fried rice was good, too. However, the mixed veggies are not. That's probably why they give you ginger sauce for them to offset the blandness. Mine came with a lot of onions, and really, I think they're just there for decoration. The people next to us didn't really eat theirs either. To drink, I had a taro boba smoothie ($4.75). The boba balls were kind of hard, but the smoothie itself was the right amount of sweet.
Overall, great interactive experience and good place to take guests. Funny to watch people's reactions, especially the little ones. Warning: Don't be surprised if the chef attempts to throw food into your mouth not unlike a sea world trainer to a hungry seal.
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