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| - Fuji killed it. My wife and I were eager to try this place as we both love Hibachi and Sushi, and the buzz had been growing for this new spot. Took a trip over there on a Tuesday night around 6:30pm and were seated right away.
Love the style of the place - bright, colorful, modern, lots of decorations, and a fun Hibachi area that keeps the tables close and social. This is the first thing that really stuck out to me, as I've been to quite a few different Hibachi restaurants and many of them feel pretty sterile, or like in Ginza's case, run down. It's a shame because I rarely get a bad meal at any of those spots, but good atmosphere is not a given.
The service matched the décor. Our waitress was very friendly and good about bringing out drinks on time, answering questions, and having a general good sense of things. It was also nice that they seat you and start the meal process as you get there, unlike many places where you need a full table first. We still waited for the table to fill up to get the main courses going, but at least here you get your soup and salad ahead of time. Speaking of those, the salad was nice, a good flavor and I'm not normally a salad guy. The soup was luke warm and a little too sour for me, but I'm sure it was just timing.
But then Chef Han (or Han Solo as he put it lol) rolled in. This guy was awesome. Put on one of the best shows I've seen, doing all the usual tricks and plus a whole ton more. He walks in with fire coming out of his hat, and I knew at that point this meal was about to get real. Dude proceeds to go ape on the knives, fire everywhere, and talks to everyone at the table throughout the meal. He had my wife come up and bounce the eggs, made all of us laugh a lot, and literally lit his hands on fire. That's 'effin service. Don't want to spoil all of his show so I'll stop there, but he was a cool chef and really entertaining. He talked a bit about his past when I asked, and he's been through a long windy experience leading up to this point. Absolutely request him if he's around.
The food was good. Not the best Hibachi I've had but very tasty and I absolutely will return because of the experience and also some custom tailoring that our chef mentioned a lot of them do (7 Japanese spice filet mmmmhmm). The main thing with the food was that I felt the fried rice was a little bland and soggy (but again still good), otherwise everything else is hot to trot including the delicious shrimp and accompanying oil/sauce. The vegetables were on point, super great to see Broccoli in the mix as I'm a big fan and it was wonderful with the mustard sauce.
Pretty sure I will be back soon and won't be visiting the other Hibachi joints anytime in the near future. Next time I want to bring a cadre of friends though, and get their birthday drums going.
Keep up the fire Fuji
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