Todoroki

Stopped into this place yesterday for a Valentine’s Day dinner. We had reservations at 8 and they were so busy that we probably weren’t seated until about 9-915. Looks like they only had 2 Hibachi chefs and that’s what my party decided on. We started with drinks and I ordered a Long Island which I believe was $8 but the bar tender made it pretty strong. We got the salad first and it is pretty small, however it is very tasty with the ginger dressing. We also ordered the vegetable tempura which was also delicious. Although I am not big on eating meat, I did order the 2 tailed lobster. Everything was amazing from the customer service to the chef to the food. The food was well seasoned, you have to appreciate the garlic butter on the lobster and veggies, there is no meat in the fried rice as well only eggs. The owner stepped in and made sure our party had a great time and experience. She has a vivid memory as well, if you patronized her restaurant and spoke to her before she absolutely remembers you. I like that, shows that she has a good memory and even better interpersonal skills. I highly recommend this place for hibachi, I drove all the way from Chicago to enjoy the food here and won’t mind doing it again.

The food was amazing, simply delicious. We got miso soup (the tofu was in very small cubes and had a great proportion of broth to tofu), vegetarian udon noodles (also great), and sushi. For someone who doesn't like fish or avocado, the carrot and cucumber sushi (not specifically on the menu, but we asked for it) was amazing. It's the first sushi I've had in 15 years and it completely surpassed my expectations. Our server, Julia S, was fantastic as well! It was a very busy night and she had a ton of tables to serve, but she made sure to make us feel welcome and well taken care of.

The sushi is terrible. This used to be my go to sushi place, but they have had a massive and steep decline. I went back because friends wanted hibachi there, my rice was disgusting and inedible, I can't tell if they failed to cook it or if the heat was up super high but either way it was hard and inedible. Tragic, this used to be a great place.

It's loud.... Like 3 children's birthday parties at the same time loud. Not what I would recommend for date night but if you're planning a kids birthday party, the kids there had a great time. The food is a bit oily and one note for me which I think works for kids. If you want to do the habachi make sure you make an appointment.

Avoid this sushi place at all costs. We went there with another family (8 people total) for all you can eat sushi a few months ago. We figured we would order a few rounds until everyone was satisfied. The first round order took almost 2 hours. Then the sushi was not great and very heavy on the rice. By then none of us wanted anything but to get out of there - no way we were waiting another hour or two for more food. Can you believe they had the nerve to try and charge us for 4 pieces that were left at the table!?!?! I refused and worked things out with the manager and we left. A few weeks later, I received a call from the manager/owner who apologized for our service saying they were just short staffed and begged us to give them another try. Last night we decided to give another try and order takeout. Surprise… it was awful. It took 30 minutes longer than the hour we were promised. Our order of 3 bean curd (Inari) was replaced with tamago (that was dried out and tasted old). The crunchy spicy tuna rolls had ZERO crunch and all the sushi was WAY too heavy on the rice. Even my 15 yr old who can usually eat his weight in sushi couldn’t get this food down - it was inedible. We are done with this place and you should be too.

Tasty hibachi restaurant in Evanston, IL. Like most hibachi restaurants you start with a small salad and chicken broth soup. We ordered the vegetable rolls. Although they are premade - not made in house - they were still pretty good. For entrees we had the chicken & steak (sirloin) and the filet mignon & scallops. Both of the steaks were cooked to a higher than requested temperature - medium and medium rare respectively - but they still tasted fine. Each entree comes with fried rice, noodles, and vegetables. You're pretty much guaranteed to leave full and with leftovers. Our chef had some showmanship which was fun. I recommend tipping the chef cash-in-hand in hibachi style restaurants. My recommendation is $10 per guest in your party, but obviously that's up to each patron. Our server was attentive, made sure our waters and drinks were full, and our meal was to our liking. Even though we were only a party of two, the 20% gratuity was already added to our bill (as a former 20 year veteran of the service industry, this is fine as long as the service is strong). We added another $10 on top. *C'mon every bit helps the struggling restaurant workers* We also shared their house hot sake which was actually pretty smooth. Overall, a very pleasant experience.