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| - I've been to Nakama three times in the last four years, and I have to say I've had some mixed experiences from visit to visit. Nothing outright horrendous, but I've never had a perfect meal here, either.
During my first visit a family member and I sat by the window and enjoyed a quiet meal on a Saturday afternoon. My only complaint then was that there were no indications about just how big each order of sushi on the menu was; as a result we ended up putting in a second round of orders to fill up our stomachs, because round one was pretty light. (This problem still exists - they don't specify how many rolls you get next to every item or even in the section header. My orders have definitely ranged in size over the years and it's really hard for me to judge how big their rolls are without images or numbering. Special rolls in particular are rarely the same size as regular rolls since they have special ingredients.)
At dinner during my second visit I couldn't hear anyone in my dinner group over the grills, voices and music. The food was ok but the main thing I remember about the evening is leaving with a headache from the noise.
And my third and most recent visit, while mostly good, still wasn't quite spot on. On the plus side, presumably since it was a Monday evening it was relatively quiet and there was no loud or obnoxious music being blasted throughout the place. The chef making our dinner was very nice, he let his technique wow us and do most of the talking for him, and he occasionally engaged in polite conversation with us. I loved watching and listening to this gentleman and he was a huge improvement over the flirtatious comedic wannabe I dealt with at the last hibachi place I went to, which will remain nameless. The drink I ordered was delicious and based on the samplings I had from my family's meals, the hibachi orders were perfect - the meat was tender and juicy and everything was seasoned for flavoring and cooked just the way everyone wanted them. But like I said, the meal wasn't spot on. My sushi, the Hawaiian roll, was ok, although I wish there had been more tempura evenly distributed throughout it. Our waitress actually messed up part of my order - I got a plate of salmon roll instead of the salmon cake, but I had waited long enough for my food while watching my family's hibachi being made that I didn't feel like complaining about it and sending it back. (On that note, if you come as a group, know that hibachi and normal orders never arrive anywhere near the same time. Order appetizers if you don't want to sit at the table drooling as your friends or family's dinner cooks in front of you.)
I've definitely never had an outright bad experience at Nakama and the food has always been tasty enough, particularly the hibachi - but honestly I wouldn't go out of my way to eat here and it'll probably be another year or two before I stop by again. And while Nakama hasn't completely and utterly disappointed me, it just haven't "wowed" me yet, either.
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