Went to Otani in Hudson, Ohio for the first time last night, and I have to say, overall, it was a good experience! When we first walked in the door of the restaurant which is located in a small shopping plaza, (I will note that this particular plaza was not very well lit, which made finding the restaurant a little tough.) the restaurant was decorated nicely, and it was very clean. We did notice the bar area to the left. There was a sub-par band playing cover songs, to which we were kind of glad we couldn't hear from the hibachi side of the restaurant. One downside to when we arrived at the restaurant, we waited for at least 10 minutes at the door before I decided to let one of the employees know we were here for our scheduled reservation. They did apologize for the wait, and promptly seated us.
Once we were seated at the hibachi table, we noticed a pretty good sized sushi bar behind us. If you like sushi, I feel like you wouldn't be disappointed. The waitress was quick to take our drink orders and also the food order at the same time. We were then served a small bowl of miso soup of which was nice and hot when we received it. You are also given a decent sized portion of salad, which I also thought was pretty good.
When our hibachi chef arrived, he was very personable. He introduced himself, and interacted with the people at our table. He was entertaining, and was very curious about what brought us to the restaurant for the night, all while preparing the food we ordered. The food he prepared was your standard hibachi style meal of vegetables, fried rice, shrimp, and your meat choice. I did have some special modifications to my order to which the chef made sure to take care of. The food quality was outstanding. Cooked to order, and very fresh. The quality and presentation of the food was very acceptable for the price we paid for it. We will most likely return to this restaurant. It would be a great place for birthdays, or other special occasions, and I would recommend anyone who was looking for a new place to go to give it a try!