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We chose to do Teppan-yaki and ordered the Lobster & Scallops ($29.95) and the Chef special (Filet, Lobster, and Scallops; $35.95). The meal started decent, a blazing fire set it off. The fried rice was prepared with flare, but came to tasting it was very underwhelming as it lacked seasoning. Things quickly went downhill, while Kevin (our chef) was trying to build the volcano, he forgot to tend to the shrimp. So the shrimp was burnt on one side. The shrimp was served to us whole, no slice and dice. After we've finished the shrimp, there were black stains left on our plate. I thought going to Teppan-yaki is for the show aspect, the fire, volcano, slice and dice, the juggling of salt and pepper shakers and utensils, and the tossing of shrimp shells. Ichikara decided that to take the shrimp exercise out of the routine as the shrimp came completely peeled. Furthermore, Kevin served us the shrimp whole, no slice and dice.
I did not expect the food to be overly salted (from the fried rice experience), but the scallops so salty that I had to wash it in the house seafood sauce. The scallops were also burnt and when it arrived on our plate it was gooey, I don't know why the scallops were starched. On the plus side, the filet was good and saute vegetables were decent, not overly salted. Our last course was the lobster. It wasn?t terrible, but had a freezer taste.
So, why did we go there? We had a coupon for $17 off a second meal and decided to give it a try. Instead of doing the dinner entrees, we opted for teppan-yaki. When we got our bill with the $17 discount, we noticed that the restaurant had automatically added the gratuity. I understand that the tip should be before discount and I would have calculated it as such, but to have them do it was just plain insult. Normally, I would confront them, but my dining experience was so dismal I don?t want to deal with them any longer. So, instead of saving $17 on our meal, we wasted $80.
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