I have been wanting to try Volcano Grille ever since they moved to this location and finally did yesterday for lunch. Went in and saw only 3 other people (around 12:30) in there and decided to have it to go. I ordered the big bento with two protein (beef and shrimp) and two sides (fried rice and yakisoba), everything had a lot of black pepper in it. The beef and shrimp were both extra charge on top of the base $10+ for the "Big Bento". I could only see that chicken did not have any extra costs to it but salmon and poke both having to pay extra for also. Why all the extra charge for their protein items, I don't get it. The food was okay but very bland. The only thing that really stood out was their use of black pepper in all the food I had (beef, shrimp, fried rice, and yakisoba)
My lunch came out to $18+ with a regular drink, not crazy but did not feel it was worth it. Good thing they have all those sauces to add flavor to the food but overall I did not enjoy it. They do give you a good portion of fried rice and yakisoba, but I just did not eat it due to lack of seasoning and did not want to pour sauces over rice and noodles, ended it up wasting food. The beef was tender and the shrimps were okay but I think T. Madness right around the corner would have been a better choice.