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| - Good average Japanese steakhouse for hibachi but this isn't Benihana...at all.
I went to this location after seeing all of the reviews on yelp, which were mostly positive but I saw a few things wrong.
The hosted greeted me and my date immediately, and got us seated quickly since it was a Monday night and virtually empty except for the hibachi area, which was what I came for.
Seating is wierd here, they had half empty hibachi tables but insisted on putting me and my date at an empty table. Part of the hibachi experience is the show, which is usually better when their are more than two people at a table of eight!!! People trailed in the door but only a group of three were sat at our table and at the other end...what?
The food made up the bad seating, I had the Nakato Delight, and chose the NY strip instead of the filet. It was great....steak was cooked perfectly, shrimp not overdone and the chicken was tasty. The hibachi chef was in good spirits, although he gave up on the entertainment portion of his job since the group of three across from us were ignoring him and kept talking amongst themselves.
This Nakato has a nice albeit dated interior, but much better than the run down Kabuto on Pineville Matthews. The prices were in line with most hibachi places, 18 for chicken and around 22+ for combos. And you will have leftovers for sure!
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