Ordered through Uber eats and the food traveled pretty well. I ordered their steak & scallop Teppanyaki plate and the baked salmon roll. The baked salmon roll was meh. They added lemon and some weird honey sauce on top which I think the roll would've been much better without. The steak & scallops were delicious! Sauces came packaged separately which was great. The portion was HUGE and included fried rice (upgraded for extra charge), roasted zucchini and mushrooms, grilled onions, 4 medium sized pieces of scallops, and a generous portion of steak. I ordered the steak medium but I suggest ordering a notch less cooked if you are ordering take out. Based on my positive take out experience, I'll definitely be sure to visit in-person next time! read more

I've been here twice now and the food has been exceptional both times. Given that I am a Benihanas fan, I was very excited to try a new hibachi spot. The first time I came here, I sat in their dining area and the food was very good. I got the steak and lobster and both were perfect. The service was exceptional and the food was fresh. I'm surprised they didn't have more people. The second time, I sat in the hibachi area with my parents and the cook was friendly and attentive and the food was bomb! I will definitely be coming back and I hope they get more business as it is honestly a hidden gem. read more

Called in an order for take out. I ordered the Artistry sushi platter to have for New Year's eve. When i arrived, it was pretty busy and the staff looked overwhelmed trying to seat people and bringing out take out orders. They got my order out only 5 min past pick up time, so considering it was New Years eve, i was happy. Platter looked colorful and tasted fresh. Id buy one again! read more

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I've driven past this place for years and finally gave it a try. So glad I did. Food was delicious and service very attentive. Came with a friend and sat at the bar so we could talk. Both ordered drinks and shared 3 sushi rolls - everything was delicious. read more

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If you like eating with dogs This is the place for you They let customer bring in their dogs an let them place the dog on the counter well you eat The owner now want to argue about it when the chef even flip food into the mouth as he was cooking at the grill It not my job be you you thought the dog was cute you even placed them at the grill/ seat You need to pay attention to your own restaurant it shouldn't be that I have to run the rules in your restaurant read more

First time here and I enjoyed the show and food! This place is so much better than Benihana's. The teppanyaki food is much better than the sushi. The sushi is okay for me and not too great. Service was great and ambiance is awesome! I would definitely come back for a special occasion. read more

Encore Teppan - Teppanyaki Near Me - Diamond Bar, California

A lot of teppanyaki places have really gone downhill in terms of taste and quality. But both times I came to Encore, everything tasted excellent! The chefs can really cook, and are also nice/funny. Today Kamir was our chef and he was awesome. This is my go-to teppanyaki place, now that I know it'll be solid every time. read more

We came here for a fri night dinner with 4 kids and everyone loved it. The food was good and everyone was entertained, including the adults! The restaurant was very family friendly and so accommodating. Will def recommend! read more

A delicious Grey Goose martini beautifully crafted by Madison on the lovely evening. Happy Labor Day 2023!!! read more

Encore Teppan - Delicious Grey Goose martini beautifully crafted by Madison this evening. Happy Labor Day! - Teppanyaki Near Me - Diamond Bar, California

Better food than Benihana. Good has more taste and flavor. They give more options and sides than other. Service is genuine and nice. N Cheers to chef manni and Allison read more

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Good times, good food, the atmosphere and the food was fantastic The service was great and the chef entertaining read more

Food was really good. Tacho is always on point. Definitely coming back. Server Juan is the best read more

The food is great and staff is friendly. Don't let them sit you in the back room though. The exhaust system is poor and we found that our eyes were stinging from the dense smoke that filled the room from the grill. We won't sit in there again; can't be healthy. Other than that, great place. Rating would've been higher without the smoke inhalation. read more

This place is nice. It gets busy around 6, otherwise it's pretty dead. Their sushi is good quality and their service is good to great depending on how busy they are. read more

The food was great! It has great quality, and great atmosphere. Service was very nice as well! Our server Juan is very friendly, and so is all the other waiters. Overall great experience, will come again! read more

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My friend and I enjoyed a wonderful dinner at a table with Alec as our server. Don't get me started on Alec. His charisma is contagious which fueled great vibes throughout our experience here. He recommended a great range of handcrafted cocktails but the lavender coconut margarita was top tier! He even told us that he created it! We also ordered the NY strip hibachi. The steak was cooked to a perfect medium with tons of flavor. Overall, our experience EXCEEDED our expectations. A big thank you to Alec for creating a great experience and delicious suggestions. read more

Excellent service from Alec! Always a pleasure and the reason we come back! Food is very good and the ambiance is always chill read more

We visited a few weeks ago for teppan. We arrived close to their opening on a Saturday, surprised to see we had the place to ourselves :-). We went for it, I did personally, ordering steak, shrimp, and lobster. They did a really good job at seasoning everything, so every bite was delish. We will definitely come back. read more

Great place to have teppan yaki. Great service all around, great food, great ambiance, and great show from chef Manny. For sure will be coming back here again!!! read more

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Introduced to this place a few years ago. Thacho is always recommended not just for great food but he is also very entertaining and witty. Alec has provided us with outstanding and punctual service and is always friendly. I will continue to come to this establishment for as long as these two are employed here. read more

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Love the vibes inside, and how quickly we were helped! I've yet to try the food, but I'm enjoying the ambiance.

Whenever I come here to celebrate an occasion I always ask myself why I don't come more. Really enjoy the Teppan experience. The place is clean and the staff are tentative. Garlic butter makes everything ! read more

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Spent Friday night having a great dinner here at Encore. My friends and I shared some spicy edamame, 2 rolls, the chicken and noodles, and sake. The food was delicious but I took one star off for slow service. Considering it was a Friday night, the restaurant wasn't too busy for the service to be that slow . Despite that, I really enjoyed the food so I would come back again. read more

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I love this place. My family and I have been coming here for years and it's still our favorite Teppan spot. I also love that they have a rewards program where you can get cash back for points that you're earning. I highly recommend this place. Juan is also an amazing server read more

Came here on Christmas Eve and made a reservation via Yelp. Got seated right away and everything looks clean. Definitely my go to teppanyaki place where I want to order from sushi or some surf and turf. Different than the typical teppanyaki place, this place is clean and doesn't have the sticky oily table and chairs, and the place is more modern than others teppanyaki. The quality of the meat is very good. Ordered filet mignon and it just melt in my mouth. The rest of the food is also delish. Their portion is huge as well. Worth every penny. read more

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Ambiance was super nice with the dark lighting show was super fun to watch and food was delicious! read more

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Great service, drinks and food. Celebrated daughter's birthday and even though we didn't ask for acknowledgment, they made it special for her. Sushi was phenomenal, Teppan cook was great and servers were very attentive. read more

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I brought my girlfriend here for our monthly date and an early birthday celebration. The staff is extremely friendly and the food was spot on. I believe our chefs name was Tacho, he's great and shared some tips how to make fried rice. * * * * * read more

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Great service and food. Definitely underrated. Must come check it out if you haven't been here.

I ate dinner at Encore and Alec Taylor was our server. What a nice personable server. The service and the food was excellent!! I will visit again. I was also at the restaurant last year and Alec made the best broccoli I've ever had. Thank you Alec.. read more

I originally wrote a review for Encore back in 2017. I originally gave 3 stars, I now give it 5. At the time I really hoped that this restaurant would succeed as Diamond Bar really needed a restaurant like this. Well fast forward to 2024 and needless to say I am so happy that Encore has been a mainstay. They survived Covid and have long since ironed out growing pains they had back in the beginning. The food is excellent. I love their Chicken Fried rice and and all the entrees. Service has been consistently good now for a long time. My wife and I go to Encore an average of once a month, consistently. We will continue to go as it is a mainstay in our restaurant selection. It's everything you could ask for a neighborhood spot. read more

This place is nice. Didn't have time to dine in this time, but the place looks really nice and spacious. I'd ordered takeout. They have an awesome discount from their app. The food is pretty good as well as their presentation. Customer service is really good! I'd ordered fried shrimp, steak, and scallops meals. All were quite flavorful without any additional dressing. I really like their spider rolls. Zucchini fries was also delicious. Next time, I'll come back and dine in for their hibachi grill experience. read more

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We came here because I got a gift card so we decided to try it out. We made a reservation through Yelp but arrived early. Luckily on a Sunday night, it isn't busy. We decided to pass on sitting at the hibachi grill and just sat at a table. Anywhere you sit, you can enjoy the show. Everyone that worked there was great and attentive but not much of a fan of the food. First, we ordered two plates of sushi: Rainbow and Crispy Breaded Cali rolls; and some Garlic Edamame. I wasn't a fan of the rainbow rolls because the salmon wasn't as pink and had a brown tint to it. I was a fan of the Crispy Breaded Cali roll. It had a great taste and tasted fresh. The presentation was great too. The garlic edamame also had a great taste and the garlic on it made it that much better. For our entrees, we ordered the filet mignon, teriyaki chicken, and chicken katsu hibachi. Again, the presentation was great but the food not so fresh. Overall, it was a great opportunity to introduce my son to sushi even though he wasn't a fan. All in all, I do not think we will be back. read more

The sushi is delicious for here and to-go! Great ambience in the restaurant. Our server Juan was very welcoming and attentive as always. We come back often and recommend often! read more

So...I wanted to support Encore during the pandemic, however the third party delivery services were charging ransom so I couldn't. However, they've stepped up their game - you have to download their specific app and you're privy to crazy cheap prices. Do it. Support them. I heard from another patron they have happy hour prices too. We've ordered the following: -baked Alaskan (I think it's $8 bucks): crab mix + avocado topped with salmon, baked with unagi and secret sauce -salmon skin roll ($6?): salmon skin -shrimp tempura ($8?): shrimp tempura Sushi is solid. I like the baked Alaskan a lot. We also had a fried rice/protein situation which was also good. They have specials - I think they're listed on the app. Another patron mentioned to me that the specials are incredibly affordable, so eating out for her family is still accessible despite the limitations of income. Encore is a lot more affordable than perceived. Check them out if you happen to be in the area. read more

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The food was delicious. I ordered the filet and shrimp. I was there with a business gathering and in a private dining area. The Teppan chefs were friendly and so was the wait staff. The waitress made sure our order for drinks and food was taken promptly and she checked back in to refill the drinks during our meal. They have a small bar area With beer, wine, spirits and sake. My only disappointment is the lack of exhaust system. Our room was so full of smoke from the Teppan cooking , it was difficult to breathe. My hair and clothes smelled of butter , garlic and smoke for days ! Even after rushing home to shower and change. I suggest updating the exhaust or simply installing one. read more

My family and I came here for a bday celebration and it was a huge party. The staff was amazing and fun. The food was on point. The filet mignon so tender and juicy. The mixed drinks were surprisingly strong but not in flavor. My sister and I kept them coming. The ginger dipping sauce was on point and it's so good on the rjce. The spicy mayo sauce paired well with the shrimp. Overall the experience was a good one and we will be coming back. read more

Came by to grab some dinner tonight to celebrate an anniversary, and made a reservation for 2 via Yelp first. Initially we wanted to try the teppanyaki, but when we arrived we were told that it would be a 45 minute wait for either of the seating options. With that said, we ended up choosing to sit at the regular tables which were stranglely positioned around the teppanyaki tables. It didn't provide much privacy for our party and made it feel uneasy. The menus are on each table via QR code so that's one thing to know when dining in. Additionally, our server told us at the beginning of our dining experience that they knew we were celebrating a anniversary and said that they would bring a little dessert at the end, which never was brought to us :( plus towards the end of our meal we just didn't see the same server again, not sure where she went. -- Service - 3/10 staff was nice at the beginning, however throughout our the meal they were quite forgetful and didn't come by as we tried waving them down. We ordered a coke and that never arrived however it was on the bill, so we are waiting for a refund for that in a few days. After we paid the bill, and gave a decent tip, the staff just completely ignored us when we asked for a receipt and didn't get one, and the complimentary dessert that never came :( Also the servers kept changing so it was a bit confusing. Ambiance - 6/10 lighting is a bit dark, but we were seated at a regular table and it wasn't as private a bit awkward as we were on the outskirts of the tempan seating. Additionally it was very smoky inside and it didn't seem like there was much ventilation. Also the entrance was a bit awkward as when we walked in no one was at the front and a few servers just walked by looking as us as if we walked into the wrong place. -- Truffle Salmon - 1/10 this was not good. The slices of the salmon were extremely thin, and fishy. You could taste the yuzu in the sauce, but absolutely no truffle taste. These 6 thin pieces were $15, so I wouldn't recommend ordering this. Sashimi Adventure - 5/10 this was the largest sashimi option so we wanted to give it a try. It had an assortment of fish and honestly was just alright. Most of the sashimi was quite fishy and the lemon slices and sauces only kind of cover the taste, but it was noticeable in the texture. From this $55 entree only the raw shrimp and butter fish were fresh and tasty. Also they didn't share exactly what kinds of fish was served so we kinda guessed besides the obvious ones. For the 30 pieces, the slices are quite thin and small portion. For the price of $55, I don't think it was quite worth it in addition to the quality. Presentation was nice though. Spicy Tuna Tar Tar - 7/10 this one was the best of the dishes, however the plating was a bit difficult to eat without a spoon. We were given blue corn chips with this, which were tasty, and interesting with this entree. For $10 this was a shareable and decent appetizer. Raw Alaskan Roll - 5/10 we ordered this to try a roll, but were not too pleased with the taste. It's basically a roll with spicy imitation crab meat with a carrot (was flavored but didn't go well with the roll) and topped with a super tiny piece of salmon. That being said, the taste was off... not exactly sure how to explain it but a California roll with salmon on top would've been better. -- Overall experience was quite disappointing. I wanted to come and give this local restaurant a try, and from the samples from here that we received before it was good, so I'm not sure why the dine in experience and food did not match. We were not happy with the experience in general and food. Additionally, it seemed as if the restaurant was trying to be both a dinner show experience, bar (sake bombs being announced), and an intimate dining place all at inceThis restaurant may be known for its teppanyaki so maybe that's why the sushi was not up to par, but I personally at the moment would not recommend the sushi menu unfortunately unless there's some change to the food and staff. Additionally, our final bill was $100+ and tip, so about $130~ for just 2 people. For the price and generous tip, we would expect better :( I normally am not a super tough critic especially for local businesses, however it was definitely not a good experience and will most likely not return for now, sorry. ---- We also tried the take out and the sushi was better than the dine in food, strangely. One note was the pineapple fried rice was in a Togo container that was $17 and the pineapple bottoms took up like 60% of the container so we only got a little rice. read more

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Celebrated my husband's birthday there. Food was delicious, service was good and the chef was wonderful read more

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I have tried several times and like the food and the cooker is professional! The place is beautiful and clean