I have been meaning to try this place. I was worried it wouldn't be clean because the glass in the front looked dirty, but it is just weather beaten. If the owner replaced the glass and they kept it clean, that would be a huge step up for this place. Also, the black-painted flooring in the back near the restroom area was in poor repair. Other than that, the restaurant was nice and comfortable. Now, on to the more positive... For about $17 or $18, I ordered an order of spicy tuna roll, an order of shrimp tempura roll, an order of shrimp and vegetable tempura--which came with four shrimps--and an order of the Hibachi Chicken, which was, in itself, two meals. It was a full container of food, rice on one side ("fried rice" but nothing like real fried rice), vegetables on the other, with lots of chicken in between. Not only that, that price included a Sweetwater Pale Ale Beer. It was unbelievable! There is no better deal in town! Granted, I did get 50% off on the sushi portion because I was there on a Sunday night. But, what a deal! The food itself was okay--slightly better than mediocre (good)--but not great or excellent. The tempura was my least favorite item, as it was extremely greasy and not traditional Japanese-style "drier" tempura coating. Also, in the spicy tuna roll, there really wasn't much tuna as much as there was a lot of sweetened sticky rice. So, overall, for the food I would give it a 3, but for value, a 5. Service was also a 5. The staff are efficient and friendly. I would definitely return for the great bargain prices! I mean... $1.49 for a bottle of Sweetwater Pale Ale!! read more

I had a coupon from the Attractions Book and wanted sushi for lunch so I ran over to Hibachi Bistro. I ordered the eel roll and the salmon roll. It took maybe 5-7 minutes for my sushi to come out- the sushi chef prepared it fresh in the back of the restaurant at the sushi counter. The sushi was pretty tasty and definitely filling. read more

My Grandmother called to make a reservation and they hung up on her. When we got into the restaurant, the workers didn't even acknowledge us, ask us what we wanted to order, anything at all. They blew us off. We decided to eat at another place but based on other reviews, id find a better place. read more

Garbage, absolute garbage. I tried what they sell as sushi and was throughly disappointed. It looked like the pre packaged sushi sold at gas stations and tasted worse. Also, some restaurants clean their location, no this dump. read more

This one and the one on south college suck. Food is always so bland, inside is always so dirty and the staff makes no effort to greet you walking in basically just sitting on their phones the time until they finished what they were doing on the phone and then will greet you. read more

I will give it one star since there are no tombstones to give! Years ago the food was great but over time things have taken a dive Also not very clean. I would have to be about dead from starvation to ever eat there again. read more

Gf recommended this place. I was excited, haven't had hibachi is quite awhile. This place is terrible. Spent $9 on a bowl of shrimp and fried rice. Like really? They didn't have broccoli, they didn't have ice (they brought me some from the back and acted like it was a chore), and they especially don't have professional workers running the place. Every single table in the place was dirty, I had to clean mine. The floor is disgustingly sticky. Flys all over the place. Bathroom was gross. I'm not sure what is happening in this restaurant, but my gf had been here before and it wasn't like this. I mean honestly this place has the potential to clean it up and turn things around, but I do not recommend this place at all. STAY AWAY, read more

Hibachi Bistro - Japanese Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

We decided to try this restaurant again, but with the same poor results. The gyoza was so deep fried, it was barely edible. We had ordered one white meat teriyaki chicken with noodles and got rice instead. They gave us a new one. The food quality was flavorless. They offer no sweetener for the iced tea. The tables were dirty. They don't seem to try very hard at running the restaurant. read more

It was alright- we ordered takeout and got a sushi roll and hibachi steak. The sushi roll was good. The hibachi was okay. We ordered takeout and when we got home, there were no utensils (forks, chopsticks) and no sauces at all. The hibachi, my husband ordered with no veggies so he knew it'd be pretty basic but there was no seasoning, egg, or any sauce so it was lacking flavor. Overall, he said the service was good but due to the food we probably won't be returning. read more

If you like rubber chicken drenched in teriyaki or sauce and onion soup so burned it looks like motor oil , this is your place ! No ice in the soda machine ... again . The rice was mushy . Saw one of the cooks , cross contaminate the grill as he was putting on chicken and scrimp . The dinning area is pretty disgusting. When you walk across the floor , it shouldn't sound like Velcro getting ripped apart . The staff was nice , everything else was awful DO NOT EAT HERE . You will be sick read more

Service was fast but food was not good! Sushi had paste in it and hibachi steak was way overcooked. Don't waste your money!

Really excited about the portion and quality of this meal! In the past, the quality was lower but they seem to have redeemed themselves! Delicious, like it should be! read more

Hibachi Bistro - Filet and hibachi chicken! - Japanese Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

This was one of the most awful hibachi meals I ever had. I ordered the filet mignon and jumbo scallops. The filet was so over cooked and Didn't taste anything like filet. There were 4 medium sized scallops. My stomach immediately started hurting after eating some of the food. There were no sauces or silverware in the bag. I understand that this was a doordash order but the restraint at should be accountable for putting sauces in. How am I supposed to eat plain hibachi- not even chopsticks. For a $20 before delivery fee order I am extremely disappointed. Disgusting! read more

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This is our table after 45 minutes of waiting. Hibachi bistro served 4 different groups food to them, when they ordered after us. Terrible customer service with a 93% sanitation rating. No serve safe employees. Food is a 4/10 compared to most Japanese places. Save your money for elsewhere. read more

Hibachi Bistro - Wrong sushi - Japanese Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

I had a small hiccup on a catering order I tried to place yesterday however they corrected and delivered my food on time and hot today. I can't say enough about the customer service I received and how delicious the food was. I believe it was the manager/owner that ended up bringing my food to my work place. Thank you for the 5 star everything. Will definitely order from them again. read more

Terrible customer service. 45 minute wait. Tempura was cold. Never saw more than 8 tickets. No one on the grill for 20 minutes. Staff just standing around. Finally get my order and am told "sorry, we're busy". Steak was ordered medium, it's well done. Watched a family demand a refund after waiting 45 min for a order the staff hadn't started yet. Absolute joke of a place. Avoid at all cost read more

If you love food being made while there on the phone texting or they just forget to make it while waiting 40min for them to remember while watching people come and go with there food, this is the place for you! Nothing like phone germs mixed with your food and reminding them you've been waiting for 30 min now (they were not busy at all) and them getting attitude with you while there all shrugging there shoulders, extremely poor service and quality. Maybe it was just me? But after looking at all the one star reviews I'm not surprised at all. read more

This was the best habatchi I have ever had in my entire 100 years of life. Let me tell you when I was graced with a overflowing plate of habatchi chicken by the sweetest little cutie pie server I decided to change my life for the better. There are not enough words in the English language to recommend this food enough. read more

Showed up to pickup my order & the girl at the front counter was sitting on it with her feet up (right on the counter)-strike 1....the pint of sauce that I already paid for wasn't in the bag & the drinks I already paid for weren't with my order-strike 2....the food was not tasty at all....strike 3! I don't know what happened to this restaurant it used to be awesome at everything, now not at all & it's very disappointing! read more

Quick and fast. Really good food if you're in a hurry. Haven't really had a chance to dine in. We have always got it to go and have never received bad food read more

Good: The staff are nice and warm. The dining environment is relatively good. Lunch special comes with free drink. The however: I must say the food itself is not satisfying at all. I ordered sweet and sour hibachi chicken. First it was served on a plastic plate. About the food itself, I feel like they just put the sauce on the chicken without doing anything else beyond that. Without the sauce, the chicken is lukewarm and tasteless. I don't think it's hibachi or stir-fried. The side vegetables-onions, broccoli and zucchini (I assume)-tasted stale. For $8, I expect better food quality. read more

Hibachi Bistro - Japanese Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

I ordered Teriyaki Chicken and Shrimp, Kathy ordered Hibachi Chicken. Both entree's were very good. Waiting too long to to give our order as there was only 1 cashier with a long line. Once the order was taken the food arrived in a reasonable amount of time. The Chicken pieces needed to be cut smaller read more

Hibachi Bistro - Japanese Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

How is this place open still? And how are these employees not fired? Worst service I have ever experienced and the local chipotle is pretty bad. It's slow as molasses and rude af staff read more

The low reviews almost kept me away, but I really like this place. Sushi came out looking great, nice sushi bar area, clean facility, etc. I came on Friday night, when sushi is half-price after 8pm. So the price was great too. Friendly staff. I didn't try any of the hibachi options , but it smelled good! If you live in town, or if you're heading home from a day-trip to the beach, it's a great place to stop by and get some carry out. read more

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Ordered a steak hibachi meal and a chicken hibachi meal. Steak meal was missing broccoli and neither meal came with the white sauce or ginger sauce that was requested, which killed the meal for us. There were no utensils or napkins which were also requested. Also ordered the onion soup, which tasted like water. read more

People have some terrible reviews about this place, but when they actually get the order right it's good. Seems like their system isn't perfected but being a business owner I know how terrible the work ethic is out here. And the turnover rate is. People can't live off minimum wage out here when rent is twice what a mortgage would be.it was no system to what they were doing and I sat there watching them the entire time and they Fkd my order all up. Overcooked most the time, poor quality of meat, dry as hell. And took forever. But the kitchen being right there and only room for one person? Never seen some dumb shit like that in the food industry. I tipped them really nice too and the girl k ew the order was wrong she looked guilty as hell. Take some pride in your job and get order in your kitchens this place could be so much better then what it is, it's was still decent but I was pretty blunted anything would of been good. read more

Loved this place in the past but at noon their service is horrible, waiting for my food for so long while I watched one of the workers sit on their phone the entire time I was there read more

Never answer the phone. Never on time. Worst service in Wilmington. Used to be great and has gone downhill over the past several years. Just a bunch of kids working there who don't want to do their job. read more

This location is in dire need of some good help and better management. Tonight was just the icing on the cake in a long line of disappointing visits. Called an order in, two very simple entrees, ahead of time. Get there, it's not ready, which is really no surprise because it's never been ready when we've called anything in in the past. After sitting there waiting, the order is finally ready, except that's it's not...it's wrong. So they start making it a second time, wait...wait...wait, it's ready again....except it's not. Twice in a row they screwed up the same order. Too annoyed and tired from a full day of work to argue it so home we went to eat our tough steak and noodles. Tried in the past to give the benefit of the doubt because...Covid. But Covid has nothing to do with laziness and incompetence. Will not be going back. read more

DO NOT BUY FOOD FROM HERE. 88 SANITATION RATING. IMPROPER, UNSAFE FOOD PREPARATION. FOOD WAS DISGUSTING. MASKS WERE NOT PROPERLY WORN DURING PANDEMIC. FOOD TASTES LIKE ****. FOOD IS THE WORST I HAVE EVER ATE. This is a word of warning. This place has an sanitation score of "88.0." Sometimes the nasty restaurants have amazing food, so we gave it the benefit of the doubt. We also did not want to deal with driving around looking for somewhere else. Big mistake. We should've went to cookout or just went home. The food is horrible. The hibachi chicken felt like it was cooked by someone who was cooking for the first time. The food had no taste besides "fishy." Why was the chicken fishy? Everything was off. Our sushi arrived after the person eating the chicken Said his food was gross. The person preparing the sushi did not wear his face mask around his face. He had it around his neck like a necklace. Another worker entered the sushi station and had no mask. The sushi itself was disgusting. It was lukewarm and pale. I am 100% it wasn't fresh and the sushi rice was like play dough. I have never seen sushi this bad. There were chunks of carrots (probably cut by a butter knife) and warm cream cheese in the sushi. The sushi was by far, the worst sushi I have ever had. Harris teeter has better sushi, and their sushi is not good. Hibachi bistro is disgusting. Altogether, we ate less than a quarter of the the meal and that was only because we had not ate alll day and were too exhausted too deal with the workers. I NEVER WASTE FOOD. I NORMALLY BRING THE MEAL HOME, BUT THIS WAS SOME OF THE WORST FOOD I HAVE EVER BOUGHT FROM A RESTAURANT. I wouldn't be surprised if we get hit by food poisoning. It hasn't been long. I am worried. We should not have ate anything from here. Please trust me and don't give away your money. You will be disappointed. This is robbery and the owners of this restaurant should be ashamed. Not a good look for Wilmington. Literally, go anywhere else to eat. ANYWHERE. read more

What happened? Was a great spot with a great Weds deal, HALF PRICE SUSHI. Then over the summer they lost their sushi chef and it was months of no sushi. Then this year sushi returns however it's not the same:( Also, when you order from the website menu guess what? Half of the items there they don't have! If you don't have, please update. Used to be great, not the same anymore. read more

Hibachi Bistro is okay. Every time we have ever ordered take out from here it takes forever! We haven't gotten it in a while, but last time I got some chicken fried rice and some sushi to go along with it. The sushi was pretty good... But the chicken and rice was really dry with not much flavor. Hibachi Bistro is kind of like a fast food place, not really authentic cuisine. read more

Hibachi Bistro - Chicken fried rice. Btw, the dipping sauce was good. - Japanese Near Me - Wilmington, North Carolina

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We have lived in this area for over 15 years. This place used to be really good, but it went downhill years ago. I keep giving them my business hoping it will get better but it never does. I have spoken with management and nothing has changed either. The food I ordered tonight was terrible. I wouldn't have eaten it if I wasn't so hungry. The rice was hard, the filet (the tiny bit they did give me) was dry and over cooked. Do NOT recommend. read more

Should've read the reviews, the food is absolutely horrendous. I got the white meat chicken teriyaki... it did not look or taste ANYTHING like teriyaki chicken. The edamame was drenched in oils. Never been so disappointed with $25 of food. read more

The staff and management or lack there of at this restaurant needs a major change. We ordered being the only ones in the restaurant and watched five or six employees just stand around for 10 minutes before many made an attempt at starting our order. It's clear the staff just does not care in the slightest. read more

Horrible service. Avoid at all cost. Screwed up my order and didn't care enough to rectify it. Lousy business. Find somewhere better.

The sushi is pretty good for the price. Rolls are $5-6 (can't beat that's). Service is good. Good comes out fast. My husband likes the filet meal. Veggies are good too as well as scallops. Overall great for the price and beats a drive thru. read more

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We went in to order dinner for 9 adults. We ordered entrees, soups, salads, and sushi rolls. I was impressed at how quickly the food came was prepared. We stocked up on drinks and sauces and the food was ready soon after. It did seem that some our food was incorrect though. We received regular hibachi shrimp instead of jumbo shrimp and hibachi steak instead of filet. The filet or steak plates also were cooked more than had been requested. Aside from all of this, the food taste pretty good. This wasn't our first stop and it won't be our last. read more

Never again. Ordered last night. Everything was over cooked. Our steak tasted as if it had been boiled. Mushy noodles. Flavorless. Miso soup was a broth and onion soup was a beef bouillon cube with a cut onion. read more

A pure shit show! I stayed away for a while and at my wife's urging we ordered takeout. The quality of food is fine. However, they always forget something. Tonight, I didn't get my white meat teriyaki chicken. If you've been in the restaurant lately, it is an unorganized mess. It resembles a daycare with eight year olds looking for guidance. I'm done giving this restaurant business and I highly recommend you avoid as well. read more