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| - We spent a few days in Las Vegas with a group of friends and decided to go here to celebrate the birthdays of three people in our party, one of them being my boyfriend.
First, the prices.
Half of us regretted going here upon looking at the menu to discover that it was about $60 per person, on average, just for the entree. The website we had looked at earlier showed $32 per person. $32 was for the "a la carte" which consisted of miso, steamed rice, and chicken, with a few veggies. The other options were for the appetizer, soup, salad, two meat choices, rice and veggies. Ordering fried rice here will cost extra. (unlike most other hibachi restaurants.) Sushi prices were average, and beers were VASTLY overpriced. (welcome to Las Vegas, hope you're prepared to pay three times as much for everything!) A small Sapporo was $8, and out here in Chicago a large is usually $7, to give you an idea of the price gouging.
Second, the service.
Service was okay, it wasn't terrible. I certainly wasn't blown away, nor was I angry enough to write a letter. Our server hardly spoke English and couldn't answer any questions we asked him. Since we had a large party of 9, they placed us at two tables that were pushed together. Resulting, we had two chefs. One of the chefs was in training, and i actually sat between the two tables (on a nice crack in the table) where i was able to see both chefs work. Neither did tricks, nor told jokes or talked much, they just cooked all the food at once, very quickly and departed when they were done. Part of the experience of going to a hibachi grill is to see a little flair and there was none to be had at Hyakumi. Oh, there was an onion volcano...but that's about as standard as airbags in a vehicle.
Third, the food.
Although most of our friends (who suggested the place) were enthralled at the supposed "quality" of the ingredients used, I and a few others were less than pleased. I ordered the "organic chicken" which could have very well been tofu, it was so dry and flavorless. It was cooked with no seasoning other than salt, butter and sesame seeds. The miso was good, so was the salad my boyfriend got with his entree. The salad was a very slim portion of sliced cucumber with a vinegrette and a few bits of crab meat. We also ordered sushi, spicy tuna, which i have to say was the most redeeming part of the meal. The outstanding sushi is the ONLY reason this place doesn't get a 1 out of 5. According to those that ordered steak, it was extremely tender and delicious. I didn't want to "fork" over $61 dollars to experience this for myself, so I only have their word to go on. The rice portion was extremely small. Normally, they fill the bowl and then level it off. This was a half-filled small bowl of rice. Also, the veggies were mostly onions with a few bits of mushrooms and zucchini, and the portion was also very small. Normally, at a Hibachi restaurant i can barely finish my food, but here i had absolutely no problem eating every morsel on my plate. Those that ordered the two-meat entree (the $61 dollar meal) received three pieces of unseasoned shrimp as an appetizer and a green tea mochi dessert. I had a bite of my boyfriend's mochi, which tasted a little odd and doughy.
I have had so much tastier teppanyaki at places that have offered larger portions at cheaper prices. If given a blind taste test, I certainly wouldn't rank this above any other hibachi restaurant. I also wouldn't recommend eating at a place like this in Las Vegas. These types of restaurants can be found anywhere, and on the strip all you're going to get is price gouged, so at least choose a restaurant that you couldn't go to unless you're IN Las Vegas.
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