Sure, you could get your meal served the ordinary way. But at these Japanese, hibachi-style restaurants, you may get served in style: Watch cooking utensils fly at top speeds, get ready to catch food in your mouth, and maybe even make some new friends, since you could be sharing the table with strangers.
This space has seen numerous restaurants, but with hibachi grills rising in popularity, Fuji Steakhouse is a perfect fit for this Eastgate spot. Prepare to be entertained by the friendly and sociable chefs, who might be manipulating fire or tossing broccoli in the air for you to catch, all while preparing a hearty meal of steak, chicken or seafood. Fuji Steakhouse also has a sushi menu as well.
Atop a hill just off I-74 sits Sakura, a Japanese hibachi-style restaurant in the former Dante's Tavern location. From its perch, the 1-year-old West Side restaurant offers 16 hibachi grills each seating up to eight or nine people as well as a full sushi bar and access to the neighboring bar, Poppy's Tavern.
Benihana
Culinary entertainment from the seat of your table, Benihana’s professionally trained chefs will cook your meal right in front of you from their table top grill. This Japanese chain restaurant is known for its full length sushi bar and Japanese cuisine choices. The chefs will dazzle as they slice and dice your meal and maybe even throw a piece up in the air and let you catch it in your mouth. This downtown location is a great place for birthday dinner or other celebrations.
This Asian food lover’s paradise in Hyde Park is a great source for a fresh scene and fresh cuisine. Enjoy sushi, Japanese soup, seafood or hibachi-grilled meats while the chefs put on a show. Just make sure to make a reservation - the few hibachi tables are very popular.
Soho Japanese Bistro
Soho's Japanese sense of elegance is summed up by the massive bamboo piece in the center of the dining room. First-timers should try something from the hibachi menu (veggies, beef, chicken or seafood), which earns you a front-row seat at one of 14 hibachi tables. There are separate hibachi and tatami rooms as well.
If you're looking for high quality food and an elegant restaurant with Asian flair than Hibachi Master is your place. Options for lunch include tempura, katsu, teriyaki and teppan grill items. You can also choose from a variety of combos for lunch and dinner or try their hand -rolled fresh sushi.
Find worldly flavors melded into one fabulous cuisine. Enjoy the dine-in experience in contemporary surroundings, complete with a view of the flat-screen television suspended above the bar at the entrance. If you're looking for a cooking show at your table, eat at the Japanese Steakhouse where an experienced Hibachi chef will cook right in front of you.
Kabuto serves up Japanese cuisine, like sushi and sashimi, plus hibachi grilled meat, seafood and vegetable entrees. Wash it all down with some sake and maybe end your meal with dessert, like Japanese ice cream, including mango or ginger flavored. Current specials include for lunch any 2 sushi rolls for $10 or any 3 for $12 or Hibachi vegetable for $8 or chicken for $9. Dinner specials are Hibachi vegetable for $12 or chicken for $14.
Mix up lunch or dinner for a hibachi experience at Fuji Japanese Steakhouse in Florence. This is casual dining, but also a great place to have a celebratory dinner with a group of friends. Start off with sushi, or soup and salad with ginger dressing. Then decide between a hearty, meaty meal of steak and chicken, or opt for vegetables or seafood, like shrimp. Hibachi grills are known for large portions, so come hungry, or just be prepared to take home some leftovers.
Miyako has ten hibachi grills, so the dinner experience centers on that. Customers choose steak, salmon, scallops, lobster, vegetables, fried rice. Dim sun tuna sushi with wasabi sauce is one of the most popular sushis. For lunch, Miyako's signature offering is the bento box. The box holds steak teriyaki, rice, a spring loaf and a California loaf.
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– Katie Maurer contributed
