My daughter loves this type of restaurant and wanted to go to our hometown Japanese Restaurant for her birthday. I told them on the phone that it was her birthday, and also told the chef, but he just mumbled something. He asked us at least 5 times how we wanted our steak, and then it was wrong. We saw a chef two tables down do the usual egg catch with the hat, choo choo train, sparkles, etc. Our chef did NOTHING. No tricks or interaction with us whatsoever. We were so disappointed for our daughter. She tried to enjoy it anyway. We didn't receive any sauces, and finally when we asked, we all got the white sauce only. Our drink glasses stayed empty for most of the meal until I wandered out into the hallway to search for someone to refill them. We were also at the end of the table that was served first, so our portions were very much smaller than those at the other end. Finally, the rice was not cooked enough and was basically raw and hard, some of the vegetables were burnt and tasted terrible, while the ones on top were not cooked at all. They were never tossed. Our bill was over 100.00, and we could have gotten much better food at the quick Hibachi Grill, and sauces even come with that. Our chef had no writing on his hat, so perhaps he was a chef in training. He coughed several times, dropped a shrimp on the countertop part of the table and then picked it up and served it on my plate, and didn't even smile or appear to even want to entertain. Save your money and time. I wanted to support the hometown Japanese steakhouse, but NEVER again will we go there.
Pros: none on this visit
Cons: unfriendly cook with no show at all, over $100 for family 5
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