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| - I often find, as I have joined Yelp, that I find it necessary to write a review simply to provide a counter-point for people who just don't 'get it'. And, if there is one restaurant around you have to 'get', it's Japanese Village.
I have eaten there (lunches and dinners) no less than 30 times over the years. I could not differentiate between one visit or another. I, like all returning customers, can tell you all the jokes the chefs say (..."Chicken from KFC"...). To say they don't change things is to miss the point, or again, to not 'get it'.
Food: never had one bad thing there ever. The steak maybe isn't the bestest cut in the west, but with their sauce, who cares? The shrimp sauce probably has the highest calorie ratio of anything on the planet, but who cares? Everything tastes great.
Reservations/Seating: These guys take their reservations seriously. They are the only restaurant that runs on a schedule, and they expect you to abide by it. If your reservations are for 7, be there before 7. You are told this five freaking times when you book, so don't get your knickers in a twist when you are either rushed or refused when you show up ten minutes late. Following that, there is another sitting in an hour. This is NOT a sit around and drink coffee and discuss restaurant. When you are done dessert, you are expected to leave. There are hundreds of other restaurants where you can hang out afterwards, but this isn't one of them.
Notes: while they don't proscribe it, I would suggest leaving the under-8s at home. The restaurant isn't (physically) setup for it, you don't get your money's worth, and you don't enjoy yourself.
With the staff, it's obvious there can be some language barriers. And, importantly, this is one loud place. Speak clearly and loudly, and all will be fine. You mumble a drink or food order, that can lead to a problem.
Get there on time, put the steak sauce on everything, go 'oooohhhh' with the volcano, have a laugh, and you will have a great memory.
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