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    Asuka

    2.8 (114 reviews)
    ModerateJapanese, Chinese

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Jessi A.

    I had never tried hibachi before and I was not disappointed ! I loved the close honey feeling the seating gives you. Our chef was super fun and even threw a broccoli at me that caught in my mouth ! The portion for the price is so worth it. I had enough leftover for dinner the next day. And the Thai tea was phenomenal. I will definitely be back.

    Chicken and Shrimp hibachi meal
    Hannah

    I've lived in Bloomington for 2 years and haven't ever heard any reviews of this place. I decided to finally give it a try with some friends in the hibachi area, and to say it quickly, I was satisfied. Service was nice, as we had meaningful conversations with our cook while also getting constant refills without ask, which is always a small detail I love. Price is so reasonable for what you're getting as the food did not disappoint. I'm basic and just got the chicken and shrimp but was very satisfied with the entire meal, as you also get salad, soup, and veggies on the side of your order. Overall, I see the vision with the place, but it was so dead attendance wise that it just felt like we didn't belong there or something. We had the entire place to ourselves which just made it weird eating in the (almost) dead silence. Overall, good food and service, but it felt very enclosed to the point it could almost be considered uncomfortable. Maybe we just caught them on a slow day.

    Steak
    Dan H.

    Asuka was a pleasant surprise. During my time in Bloomington, I'd never been to a hibachi restaurant. I decided to go with some of my colleagues before they went on vacation. l The service was great, and I got my food in a fast manner. The food was delicious, and nothing ever beats Habachi Steak with mustard sauce. Additionally, I got double rice. You can never have too many car While this restaurant's food was delicious, I do wish that our chef was a little more outgoing like others. Other than that this restaurant was an absolute delight. Overall, Asuka is a great place to gather with a large amount of friends and family.

    Beef scallion

    Where to begin with this review: 1. Not greeted upon arrival, and just awkwardly standing there while staff give you looks. Eventually after a minute someone walked over to seat up. 2. The server was just plain awful. He didn't really speak to us or have any interest in us. There was a table of females that he kept going over to and spending all his time while treating the rest of the customers like we were a bother. It took 10 minutes before he came back to take our orders. (At this point it's our mistake for having not already walked out) 3. The food.... A. We ordered the calamari app. It was the chewiest and most unsavory dish of this type I have had. Like it was just frozen in a bag that they just cook when needed. B. The fried rice is the absolute worst rice I have had in my entire life. My partner guessed the awful taste comes from oyster sauce, which is our best guess to what could the terrible flavor. C. The salt and pepper fish was actually good. D. The beef and scallion was edible, but not the best. End of review. Do not come here if you want good service. Don't order the rice. Some dishes are decent. Others are hit and miss.

    Clear soup with hibachi set up

    I come here every week. This place rocks. The employees are so kind and they always take such great care of me and my friends. The hibachi is awesome, the chefs are hilarious and always bring their game. Highly recommend the hibachi steak with fried rice, it can't be beat. I've also tried the sushi several times and it has always been quite tasty. I will continue to come here for the rest of my tenure in Bloomington and highly suggest this place to any hibachi, sushi, or Chinese food lover!

    Veggie Spring roll
    Cecil M.

    I gave it 3-star for the service. Service was prompt in spite of the busy holiday (Christmas Day). We we're excited that we don't have to go at Chinese restaurant this year & we saw a Japanese restaurant open. I ordered a bento combo & quite not impressed. The teriyaki is not marinated it looks like they just pour the sauce to anything. We wanted hot food but it's warm and the spring roll is mushy. The quality and taste of food is below average. Unfortunately, it didn't passed our taste buds.

    Chicken teriyaki, rice, sushi, yum yum sauce, sweet n sour sauce, and I can't remember what the other food item
    Sean V.

    Excellent experience! Staff were amazing and polite. Very respectful and deserve 1000 stars if possible. Above and beyond. The environment is beautiful and cultured. The food tasted healthy and great! Thank you and much appreciated :D

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    The Chinese food here is just ok. The service is pretty slow. I would not come here again

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    Delicious food, lovely service and attractive decor. Every time has been consistently wonderful!

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    This was our first time dining in the new restaurant; it's really nice. Hibachi chef was wonderful! Loved the show and the service.

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    This place has went downhill in the past ten years. Now it is overpriced and mediocre at best. The…read morehibachi lacked flavor. The service is nothing to write home about. Will not go back.

    Got hibachi, we always get the chicken and steak, prices have gone up since we started coming here…read moreso for 2 adults with s&c, you're looking at around 75-100$. I got the shrimp tempura, and it was cold, and tasted like it was yesterdays. No crunch to the tempura whatsoever. i asked if they make it per order or one giant batch then use throught the day and the lady looked very confused. Ice cold shrimp, soggy breading, not a good mixture. Ive never had an issue with the tempura. Dinner was excellent of course. Recommend 10/10 Might want to skip sushi though. I dont recommend that. So I've read some of the reviews about how this place is really dark and dingy, when you first walk in lights are on you can see what you're doing you can see everybody there's a bar to your right and there's Booth seating for non hibachi. When you walk through the doors you're right at the desk to check in. If you look straight you can see the Hibachi room. This is a darker room so it can be more intimate. With the whole fire going on the grill, keeping it dim in the room gives it a "wow" factor and to set the mood/ambiance. Its not so dark you cant see, its just not as bright. If it's a bright room and you're having all of these fire tricks going on it's not a big wow factor. I've never had a metallic taste happen in this restaurant, nothing is wrapped in tinfoil, and I've been coming here since I moved here in 2010. Now you can sometimes get overcooked food here if the chef is overworked, but as long as you talk to them and tell them that it is overcooked they'll remake it for you. Or they'll take it off your check. Everyone here is easy going even on a super busy day. I've never had attitude from anybody. Also they don't use a bunch of sauce to Overcoat your food with flavor. A lot of other places will just load it up with teriyaki sauce and the other sauce that I can't think of the name of but the reason why they do that is because the food isn't fresh here the food is fresh. They use fresh ingredients. I've been to other Hibachi places where in their vegetables they add corn and green beans which ruins the whole flavor and then when they're cooking on the grill they add jarred garlic which is a whole different flavor that doesn't mix with the Hibachi experience. Everything is cut in front of you so if you don't think that your chicken is correctly colored you can see it and you can tell them. Again if you don't like something TALK TO THEM. They dont bite.

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