Alright, so here is the other Himitsu review. The one that that talks about a dining experience for two people which is probably more their speed, and what they intend. Unlike the total farce which was our first experience here (you should read my previous review), this could not have possibly gone better. Service was prompt and courteous for both drinks and food, and the food itself was wonderfully delicious. So much so that you wonder if you're still in Mexico or were transported somewhere that Japanese and Asian Fusion is more common. This time we were seated in an area that had better AC flowing, and a view of the teppanyaki area for those that made reservations. That is the only place at the resort that takes a reservation. As I stated in other reviews, reservations should be allowed for large groups... as every time we showed up in our full 13 person quantity, it was like we just told the host that the apocalypse was currently in progress, and they freaked out. The appetizers are really good here, highlighted by what might actually be the best gyoza I have ever eaten. It doesn't stop there though, as there are a few sushi rolls to choose from that are well executed, and a nice little chicken sando that is good in concept, but just needs a different bread. The main courses are however, the stars of this show. The Mongolian Beef was beyond excellent, maybe even transformative. Highly marined, super tender, and I love the sauce which had caramelized onto it. It made you want to order another round... which we came back for another day and absolutely did. The chicken and steak fried rice was wonderfully presented with a soft boiled egg and dragon fruit. It was on par with most hibachi, I would say. The Mongolian beef was special. So as I said, roll up to Himitsu with a small party, everything is fine. Roll up with a big group, and chaos will ensue. More coaching is needed, but this 2 person experience was excellent. read more

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I was here for my birthday and they made me feel very special! Food and service was great! read more

Himitsu - Happy Birthday to me! Staff surprised me and sang Happy Birthday! - Japanese Near Me - Tonalá, JAL

Best restaurant in the resort! Best service along with best chef!! Food is fantastic!!! Place is super classy!! read more

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One of the more popular restaurants at Dreams resort. We stopped by for a late dinner on our last night in Puerta Vallarta. This Pan Asian/Japanese restaurant serves a variety of fresh dishes albeit not authentic. With that said, it's fairly good pan-Asian in Mexico. Service was excellent and attentive. The decor and ambiance charming and elegant. read more

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We had a really good meal here and were lucky enough to get a reservation at the hibachi station so that we could enjoy the show! If you do the hibachi, you are going to get a set menu (sushi rolls, miso soup, rice, veggies, chicken, steak & shrimp along with a dessert)! It's a lot of food, and it was all so good. The chef we had was excellent and made the station fun! I felt so bad though because it was SO HOT inside and I cannot even imagine how hot he must have been with the heat from the grill. But he did great and cooked the food to perfection! I enjoyed the rice and veggies so much! Not to mention toe flavor on the shrimp was amazing! The servers we had were also helpful and made sure to keep our drinks full and they took good care of us throughout the evening. The only reason I am giving a 4 star is because it really was just too hot to truly be able to enjoy the meal; it's so hard for me to eat when I am hot. Thankfully, the ice cream dessert helped to cool me off. read more

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The Japanese food is very unique but not authentic. I tried their sashimi and the color seemed to be slight off but I didn't get sick. So I guess that was ok. The rolls were not bad but not wow either. It does take a while for them to bring the food over. Service was ok. Just a bit slow. I also tried the spring rolls here. Bad mistake. The skin was too thick. It was big and filling. I had the curry mahi fish and it was over cooked. Better to stick with the sushi and sashimi. Only complain is that they cut the sashimi paper thin and still it was not cut properly. read more

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This restaurant is located at the Dreams hotel. A reservation is needed for the hibachi grill. When we had made a reservation with the concierge, they didn't ask us how many people (they assumed two), so we forgot to tell them we had 5 people in our party. We ended up eating at the regular restaurant. It was close to closing so they had run out of salmon sashimi. We got the tuna sashimi (nice, large pieces), the pad thai (kinda spicy), the king pao chicken (nothing special) and the fried rice (tasty, but really salty and barely had any shrimp and was a small portion). read more

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Killer design of a restaurant! Although most of the plants were fake didn't deter me from loving the ambiance. Service was quick and attentive, wasn't super hungry so didn't order a lot. The Asian fusion style was interesting, the rolls were a bit sad. Didn't see anyone doing the hibachi/teppanyaki on the far side of the entrance and was curious how well they did it. Maybe next time For sure would return and try other items when famished. Fun place with a cool vibe about it! read more

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Himitsu is the Japanese Asian Fusion style restaurant located in the Now Resort, next door to the Secrets Resort. There are two types of seating for this restaurant, walk in or making a reservation for the Benihana type grill table. There are limited seats for the grill table, so make sure to book ahead. The first dinner we had, we ordered a variety of appetizers and sushi rolls to share. We has a tempura shrimp, the spicy tuna, thai beef salad, gyoza and tiradito. On my birthday, we had a reservation for the grill. My guy pre-ordered and paid for a bottle of wine, which the guy next to us assumed was free and started drinking our wine. We tried to explain that it was our bottle, but he ignored us and wasn't worth fighting over. Service was great and the selection of fish was incredibly fresh and full of flavor. read more

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Mostly ate rolls. The rolls were good and well prepared featuring fresh fish. The ambience was nice and relaxing. The teppanyaki tables were full and lively but we weren't able to get a reservation for over due to the long lines and limited time available to make a reservation. If you want to sit there get in line early. read more

There is good and bad about this resultant. I'm gonna talk about the pros and the cons of this restaurant. Pros: kids are welcomed, nice presentation,quick service, friendly staff, and the shrimp was great. The fried ice cream is what really saved the review and got the 3rd star. Cons: the chefs are inexperienced and our chef even cooked part of an egg shell into the fried rice. The fried rice is both burned while cooked and under cooked while prepped. So be prepared for crunchy rice. The vegetables are pretty bland, the sushi is gross and looks like it was taken from the lunch buffet. I didn't order the beef but I tried a piece and like most restaurants on the property the beef is slightly undercooked. read more

Himitsu - Japanese Near Me - Tonalá, JAL

This was the worse restaurant I've ever had in my life. The "udon soup" had no udon noodles in it. The pad Thai noodles were still uncooked, and the flavor was very off. The imitation crab in the California roll was extremely hard. Everything was disgusting. They need to come up with a new menu. Drinks were fine. read more

Service as usual was great. Sushi was not fancy - I would relate it to Safeway pre-made sushi back home. If I "paid" for it in a restaurant I would send it back but for "all you can eat" it was pretty decent. Fried rice was too salty. Dessert was meh. I would probably come back. read more

Of all the restaurants at this resort (Secrets Vallarta Bay) - this is by far the best one for overall experience. Food presentation is well put together Taste - 3 stars I ordered the Peking Duck Wrap - came back another night just for this - 4.5* Tom Yum soup - just a soup base with a splash of soy sauce, a few chili flakes, shrimp and glass noodles. Not bad but not the authentic real deal obviously - 4.5* Miso Soup - big chunks of shitake mushrooms and seaweed. Same soup base as tom yum minus the chili - 4.5 stars Shrimp dumpling - 0* not worth it, wrappers way too soggy and shrimp was undercooked Shrimp and pork gyoza - 0* not worth it, they were shy on the panfry so therefore the dumplings looked more steamed than fried. Same look as the shrimp dumpling except pork was added. Pad thai - good presentation - super salty but good if you like it. Its more of a chow mein with wide rice noodles than pad thai - 4* California roll and sashimi - good presentation but the sashimi is always warm. Try it but eat it first as it quickly becomes room temperature. Tepanyaki - good presentation and experience. Everything doused in soy sauce. 4* My ratings are based on the Mexican way of cooking Japanese/Asian fusion. It has nothing to do with the actual taste of authenticity. This would be my first choice and would return at least one more time during my stay. Oh and of course, Service - 5* read more

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This is the weirdest thing ever. Apparently it's "open to the public" in yelp and google but when you get there you have to pay a "night pass" bc is inside a hotel. $65 USD per person. read more

Came for a 5 star resort dinner and received above that! Must do while in PV . Manuel the chef who made our dinner was amazing made this a memorable experience :) Joel was also awesome ensuring our needs were met. Top service. Delicious food. Thank you guys! read more

Don't expect great sushi, there is no nigiri, the only sashimi they offered was tuna or salmon, all of the sushi rolls were essentially imitation crab California rolls with piles of meat on top. It hit the spot, I will go back to try the rest of the menu. read more

This meal I had was incredible I was there for 3 nights and had dinner there twice! The Duck was incredible... This place is a MUST if you are staying the at Secrets OR Now. read more

This place had the best Japanese food I have ever had but there was one problem. The service was horrible . There were two parts of the restaurant. There was an adult only side and a side for kids and family. I ate on the kids and family side because I wanted to try it. On the adult side they cook your food in front of you like another amazing restaurant "Bennihannas." Plus the service is great on the adult side. But on the kids side it's like a lonely living hell. The service is like the garb in the dumpster of a McDonald's. really bad. It's like they don't know your there. I ask for some steam rice and 30 min later it's still not here. I'm like "where my damn rice?!???!" When it comes it's like one mini bowl of steam rice. It tastes so fab with soy sauce but I finish it in half a min. The rice came with some steak I ordered but after I finished I asked for some more rice by itself. Half an hour later I get my rice but it's still the steak with the SMALL amount of rice. I was so pissed but it was okay. The rice was good but later some waiter came up to us and asked "would you like any drinks?" I asked for a Shirley temple and it took 20 min just too get one drink. Like WHAT. I dident eat that much that day and I asked for another serving of rice. It took so long we all considered leaving but then a waiter came without my food ( it's like they forgot I ordered that) and asked "would you like some dessert?" I was ferious to not receiving my food. That concludes my review but on the bright side in the kids and family side you could sit on the floor which is kinda cool. Basically you would only have a good experience on the adults side. Bye have a great time read more

Himitsu - The rice I ate - Japanese Near Me - Tonalá, JAL

Probably the best restaurant on this property. The service was fast with a little wait. Might want to make a reservation though. If you walk in, you're likely to wait. read more