All around just wanted god food at all. the chicken Chicken Wings (8) were soggy. The Hibachi Chicken, Steak and Shrimp had an odd texture and the Miso Soup was subpar and tasted watered down. I would not order from here again. read more

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DISGUSTING! Save your money - eat anywhere else but here. Their hibachi steak & shrimp has this slimy gravy. It mad me physically ill. SO GROSS - and so overpriced. read more

Bleh....soggy vegetables, mediocre egg rolls...spend your money at Tokyo Grill it's 1000 x's better. Overpriced and less than mediocre read more

Hibachi Express - a meal in a styrofoam container - Japanese Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

Heavy on rice, light on protein.... Traveling thru Little River, I stoped here for take-out. I ordered the Teriyaki Chicken. It was served with rice, and I mean a LOT of it. The chicken was sparse, It also come with a soup, I did not want nor try it. I had to put Soy Sauce on it for any flavor. I was very disappointed and can't recommend this restaurant. read more

food was amazing. order was accurate and ready by the time we arrived (we placed an order on their easy to use website). their white sauce is my FAVORITE, we always get extra! read more

They have THE best Crab Rangoon and THE best steak hibachi. The steak is usually always well done, but great food and super fast delivery!

First off I would like to say how wonderfully polite and kind the people of this restaurant are. I am currently a patient in the hospital in Columbia, and I am from out of town. They were kind enough to deliver my food to the hospital which I'm very grateful for. I ordered the jumbo hibachi shrimp and vegetables and chicken wings and an order of the sushi California rolls. The food itself was good, but the hibachi sauce was extremely bland and the soy sauce was also extremely bland leaving the food lacking a lot of flavor. Except for these unfortunate things the food was beautifully displayed and very much appreciated. read more

Hibachi Express - Hibachi jumbo shrimp vegetables and rice - Japanese Near Me - Columbia, South Carolina

The update: after ordering several times through bite squad and even picking up ourselves, I've decided to drop one more star. The reasons are because constant inaccuracy of orders & that they advertise brown rice as an option but it's white rice with soy sauce. You pay extra expecting brown rice but you get white rice that is just colored brown. The "good": Quality of food is delicious Portions are great Orders are quick and accurate Decent seating available for those who want to dine in Prices are reasonable Everything is prepared fresh The "could be better": Price of convenience - There's a discrepancy here in person on their prices vs if you were going to order through Bite Squad. You will pay more on the app. Usually only by $1 per item but more if you want extra portions.. Like if you order through Bite Squad and wanted extra protein, it's over twice as much because you literally have no option except to order it as an extra side of the meat. In the restaurant it's only a few dollars extra if you wanted a little extra. They are able to control what they want to offer the customers so this is a decision on their part. read more

I usually go to Tokyo Grill to get good hibachi food but I decided to try this... I really wish I hadn't and just stuck to what I knew was good. We got the lemon pepper wings for $8 and thought that for $8 they would be large wings. Eight small bland wings for $8!! Not worth it! *Shaking my head* their steak and shrimp was also very bland. The steak sauce was sad tasting and the shrimp had no flavor. Salt and pepper... that's all they need to add and get rid of the frozen veggies and terrible steak sauce. Not good at all. Tokyo Grill al the way. read more

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Horrible. Everything was dripping in grease and absolutely flavorless! Their fried rice doesn't even have any egg in it, it's basically just browner white rice. It's really the worst Asian food I have ever had. Panda Express would've been a better choice. read more

It was good but nothing write home about. Sufficient is the best description. It is during Vivid when they are doing Carry Out only so it.probably would be better if we had eaten it when served. Woman was pleasant. read more

This place is consistent. It's not gourmet food, it's Hibachi take out. This is a couple who works extremely hard and do a good job. Their English is not very good, but don't hold that against them. Don't order from here if you are expecting a gourmet meal. read more

Exactly what you need from hibachi takeout. Made very quickly, plenty of food, delicious, and fairly priced

My teriyaki sauce was thicker than molasses. Like it was literally like jello. The fried rice isn't even fried and the proteins are of low quality. read more

trash. people are rude in there. hibachi isn't good shrimp tasted weird. rice is dry not a fan.

Terrible - rude staff, overpriced & food is always old. Also their kitchen is disgusting (thats why they hide it with a cheap curtain) - the dining room & restrooms are disgusting as well - skip this place 110%. read more

We are new to Columbia. We were told to try this place which I close to our new house. We've eaten here twice now. The family who runs this place are super nice. The food is so tasty. I'm really glad we found this place. We will be eating here a bunch. read more

Nasty food and Nasty Attitudes . Ordered the hibachi chicken and steak , I received the chicken and shrimp ! The chicken is overcooked and soooo dry and the shrimps aren't cooked enough, not to mention the over cooked soggy veggies! The spring rolls are terrible and the sauces are nasty as well. I'm not big on complaining but this place is just bad. They also no longer serve sushi (I wondered why but after getting my food I'm not surprised) read more

Having been here multiple times, their quality is second to none. I love their food. It's a scary amount cheaper than Satos and other Japanese steakhouses/hibachi sit downs. Those other places are great but when you don't want to engage in a hour and half dinner and want to catch your nightly show, Hibachi Express is the way to go. I will go here time and time again. Agree with the other poster better than Tokyo grill: less commercialized. read more

ugh, I wish the scaling system was more specific. The food was fresh, it was hot, it was prepared only after ordered, I would give it a 5 in that area. The place was also clean and bright. However, this is the Japanese food that is dumbed down for people who HATE trying anything new and are extremely picky. As an introduction to Japanese, maybe it's great, but I guess I've graduated to at least middle school Japanese food? It lacked the umami, the savory, the complexity that comes with dishes I've tried most other places. If you're all about meat and rice and large quantities of "japanese" mayo, this is your spot. God, I sound like such a snob, but I just don't know a better way to put it. If you're cautious about branching out, try it. It may be a good place to get started. read more

For the price and convenience, the food was actually pretty good. I know people complained about the rice but I thought it was good and I'm big on flavors. The portions were good and I really enjoyed the Yum Yum Sauce. The only reason why I don't give them a full 5 stars because they got my order wrong. Over the phone I said twice I wanted steak and shrimp and somehow I got steak and chicken. I didn't have time for her to make a completely new order. Nevertheless, it was still good and I will come back when I have a taste for Hibachi! read more

HAIR IN MY FOOD. No taste in the miso soup. the meat was flavorless although i will say the meat was good quality, no gristle. the white sauce or shrimp sauce was literally only mayonnaise. would not suggest ordering here and will not order again. read more

This place is nasty. The food was tasteless and not good at all. The veggies were mushy. The rice and the meat were not seasoned. This was my first time coming here and I knew something was off when I realized I was only car in the parking lot. I would never eat here again. Overpriced for their nasty food. Not to mention the service was horrible. The lady at the window was rude and dropped my change in my hand. Worst experience. Could barely even eat 2 bites of the hibachi. Ruined my entire appetite. read more

A good place when you crave rice and that's local. Food was probably how my mom would make hibachi. Not authentic but still a good hole in the wall to support small businesses. read more

My daughter and i love this place. Its a tiny little hole in the wall, but the food is delicious. Better quality than you get at many of the big sit down places like Sato, and half the price. They cook everything when you order it. No food sitting around (except the rice sitting in the cooker) . Speaking of the rice, its brown and super moist. The sauces they use are yummy and not too salty like a lot of hibachi places are, especially the white shrimp sauce. There are a few tables if you want to stay and eat, otherwise get it to go. Not much on atmosphere, but full of flavor. A hidden gem! 1000 times better than Tokyo Grill. read more

Honestly it's rare I taste food so bad I've actually been unable to finish it after I've already paid for it. Rice tasted like cardboard, sesame chicken was covered in sesame seeds but had no sesame sauce, just orange sauce. The sushi was covered in thick, over cooked rice that tasted like flavorless mush and the shrimp tempura was flavorless and rubbery. I can't believe I wasted $14 eating there. Had horrible stomach aches within an hour of getting home. read more

I got the hibachi chicken for lunch. Nothing hibachi about it. Tough chicken with mushy vegetables and bland rice. Don't bother.

Hands down best hibachi in Columbia to go for half the price of other restaurants. Always hot and tasty plus the staff is friendly

I like this place because they deliver via Yelp, they have decent food, relatively cheap prices, and with good delivery time (although could be quicker!). Other reviews are super critical and sound like a bunch of millennials expecting fine craft dining experience like most younger adults. I just want a place to deliver to my hotel room because I worked an 11 or 12 hour day and worked out at the hotel gym and no have energy to go out to a restaurant. I basically want decent tasting food and to not get a norovirus type stomach bug and to not see some weird unidentified object in my food -- they get this accomplished! I'm giving them 5 stars because they meet and exceed my expectations for what I want. For others that complain about the taste of their rice or the lack of sesame in their sesame dressing (that cracks me up) - go to an upscale Asian craft restaurant for $20+ plates and you will be very happy with the rest of your fellow millennials. Until then, leave this place alone. It rocks! read more

The clear soup was not clear and tasted sort of off. The overall quality of the General Tso's chicken was poor - not spicy and soggy. Vegetables were cut too large and had no flavor. I will not be returning here, please do not waste your money. read more

This is our favorite Japanese restaurant since we just moved here! My Son is picky but for him to want to go back to eat means a lot!!! We love it! It's 5 stars for us read more

Purchased the shumai (shrimp dumplings), spicy tuna sushi and spicy salmon sushi. The shrimp dumplings were mostly dough. I finally cut one open to see whether there was actually any shrimp inside. What I saw was a miniscule piece of shrimp that one would see in a cheap packet of store bought ramen. As for the sushi, I really should have asked what was in the spicy version. They just dolloped mayonaise on a sushi roll. To be fair I didn't try any of their hibachi or other meals, but this experience was a complete turn-off. read more

I keep giving them a chance, and I keep getting let down. Broccoli burned, jumbo shrimp with tails still on them, gummy rice. There's better Hibachi to be had in Columbia. read more

Ordered from here using 256togo. We got so much food and it all tasted great! We were able to get 2 adult meals, 1 kid meal and 2 appetizers, tax, tip, and delivery for less than me and my husband paid just for the two of us to eat at Sato last time we went there. Our rice was good. Steak was cooked perfect. Shrimp were great. The spring rolls and crab rangoons were awesome. We'll definitely be ordering from here again! read more

My order was completely wrong and they were unwilling to refund me. What I did get was disgusting. I highly suggest no one eat from here.

Every couple of weeks me and my significant other order Togo from here. We have never been disappointed in anything we have ordered. I love their fried dumplings and their Hibachi rice which they give us "white sauce" or "shrimp sauce" with. My love always gets their General Tso chicken and never complains. We will always come back! read more

I get delivery from here and I've never had any problems besides them forgetting the shrimp sauce. Food is delicious and good for the price. "Clear" soup is not literally supposed to be clear....people on yelp are too critical. Yes the hibachi isn't the best in Columbia but it's what I expect for the price I am paying. read more

I don't know why anyone would not find this place fantastic. The amount of food for the money is unbelievable. I would put even with Saki's or Yamato except no show. My son and I eat there all the time. Try it and you will see. read more