Hello all, for transparency, I visited this truck for the first time last week as it visits my job site frequently. I made a video review for my personal IG page initially, but I didn't post it here because the content wouldn't be appropriate for Yelp. So I'm posting a text review now.
I'll start by saying that this is a food truck, so as you expect, the menu is slightly limited to their specialties. This day, I decided to get what they call the "steak entree", which is $17 on their menu. It's steak, rice, peppers, onions. Basic teppanyaki, my bad "hibachi".
So I order and before I complete my transaction, dude is like "How would you like your 'Zodiac Sauce', spicy or normal", thinking it's included, I say "spicy". Great. He presents the check, 20 something bucks not including tip. Hmm, later I realized that the sauce is NOT included, and I basically paid for something that he insinuated was included with the meal. Annoyed, I paid. Already I'm irked because I think dude is trying to get over on me. Fine, I won't kill the overall service for that one infraction, but it did lose them some points.
Less than a minute later, I mean, warp speed, my food was ready. HMM. OK, bet. I reach out, for what has to be the smallest little shallow plate of food. If anyone has recently gotten a bowl from Abuela's Taco's recently, its like that bowl, except Abuela's is like 8 dollars and this was 20. So now I'm kinda mad, I paid 20 bucks for a tiny bowl of "hibachi".
I get to the break area open it up, I see a pathetic, 6 or 7 pieces of the cheapest chewiest steak out there. Not only that, but the flavor absolutely SUCKS. Like there is nothing, I've eaten at similar trucks, at similar price points, not only did I get MORE food from those guys, but I got BETTER food. I try the sauce that he added on. It was OK, kinda sweet, kinda spicy, had a little of that tang that I don't like, which suggests to me that there is some kinda mayo going on or it's an "aioli" of some sort. Never the less, I thought it was good, even if it wasn't my Jam.
The rice tasted burnt, the veggies were good, even the huge chunks of the onion bulb. Overall, I'd say the spot is either highly overrated, or what they serve the employees at the job sites, is some 'B-grade' left over caca that you think you can get off on us. Some here might like it, but I implore anyone, ESPECIALLY my co-workers, to look through these yelp reviews, and look at these huge beautiful plates, in big styro boxes, vs the little tiny bento/Tupperware type of box you'd take your left overs to go in.
It was hardly a value, it was hardly good, and I can't recommend it to anyone who likes this type of food. Take a trip and try some of the other spots around town, I won't put their names in this review, but do some research on this very platform and you'll find some local gems. As of now, Hibachi Done Wright is Hibachi Done Wrong and does not deserve your hard earned dollars if they're going to be putting out this SLOP at premium prices.
METRICS:
Service 2/5 - Cashier was nice, but tried to double talk me like a car salesman.
Food Quality and Taste 2/5 - Average at its very best. Steak was chewy, devoid of any real flavor other than burnt soy sauce and cheap teri sauce.
Value 1/5 - Overall value was lacking. You're better off spending your money elsewhere.
Overall - 2/5 - Mediocre
Final thoughts: Why are you guys jipping hard working people on their lunch break? read more