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| - Having lived in Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, these hibachi type steakhouses are all over the place. Being new to the area, we decided to take my sister here for her birthday.
When I heard the name "Kobe Hero", I assumed this was a "Kobe Japanese Steakhouse", which I frequent in the Orlando area. Apparently they are different.
The restaurant itself - very nice.
The front of house staff all seemed pleasant.
When we sat down at the table, we ended up being the only party for the 'show'.
Ordered the following: Filet and chicken, salad with the house dressing, and the soup.
First, the salad was fine. The soup was a little bland, but good. It's really no different than what is served at any other place, but it seems to have been watered down.
My entrees were cooked very well. The 'show' was nothing different. You get the "Japanese Egg Roll", "volcano" etc...
Our cook was good, but seemed tired. I know being a chef is hard enough, but having to also 'perform' multiple times nightly is just that much more difficult. Im not saying he wasn't good, but he could have used a little spring in his step.
What I think could have been improved:
In every restaurant like this that I have been to, whether it be Kobe, Benihana, Japan Inn, etc... they all have two dipping sauces: One is a cream sauce, and one is a brown sauce (not soy sauce). For this meal, we only had the brown dipping sauce. I happen to enjoy the sauces.
We weren't offered a dessert menu! It was for a birthday, and we weren't looking for the singing cake thing, but we all wanted at least an ice cream dish. We ended up buying dessert elsewhere.
Other than that, it's your typical Japanese steakhouse. I do feel they need to spice up the cooking show. It's just like every other restaurant. Little changes can make this place stand out. I will still come back, because I do appreciate a well cooked entree. I just hope to see the additional sauces.
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