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    Japan Express

    3.8 (46 reviews)
    InexpensiveJapanese, Fast Food
    Open • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Quiet
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Interior cashier and storage area!
    Tim N.

    I don't understand what is going on with this restaurant. It has a drive through and that seemed to have a steady one or two at a time customers passing through during a Wednesday lunch hour, but only one person was dining inside. The interior is dimly lit, with dark floors and walls and the floors are extremely slippery, I think due to condensation more than grease, but there is zero traction. They had a sign up that the floors were slippery and even one of the owners sort of slid to the door to deliver a drive through order to the waiting customer and slid back inside. For some reason, right by the ordering station, was a strange amalgum of restaurant supplies, a miniature motorcycle, some random toys and not neatly stacked (see picture). The back wall of the dining space, immediately in view upon entering, has two small chest freezers on either side of the trash bin (also see other picture). On top of the trash bin was a small portable heater. The two rear tables were also half covered with a stack of random toys as if the kids come home from school and play there or do homework? It just seemed unusual, but there is a health rating of "A." The drill is to order from the counter and they bring a styrofoam container with your food to your table. In my past dining experiences here, it was the same. Styrofoam cup, plastic fork, styrofoam container and two small containers of 'yum"sauce. Each order comes with two scoops of bland "fried" rice, which has consistently been disappointing in that it is greasy, flavorless and slightly al dente' if not crunchy or tough. And it is way too much rice. I believe their idea is to serve a large rice portion and that you are to dump yum sauce all over it so that it will be filling and have some flavor from the sauce. Stir fry is bland and the accompanying sauce is watery. I also had tempura shrimp, which were decent, but were served only with yum sauce instead of tempura sauce, or teriyaki sauce. I asked for soy and then used salt. But you have to ask for soy sauce. None on the table. Napkins are brought with the styrofoam dinnerware, but only a few and they are not on the table. A different plate, some condiments and napkins on the table, a real fork, and for the tempura shrimp - salt and lemon is one traditional way to eat these and that would have kicked everything up a notch. Also, I bet a small investment in a screen to hide away the storage, the freezers and maybe the kids table would make the interior more inviting. If you are looking for something that will fill you up and resembles Asian food, this is your place. But don't come for the flavor or the atmosphere, and wear some shoes with a lot of traction.

    1. Steak and Chicken Combination
    Jeff F.

    This is our go to fast food Hibachi in the area. We drive from Simpsonville (approx 15 min) to come here for some delicious food. I love the steak and chicken hibachi combination and substitute extra carrots for mushrooms. They also have delicious pork dumplings to pair with the meal.

    Supposed "fried rice". Literally white rice drizzled in soy sauce alone. Didn't even bother to cover all the rice.

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    Friendly and excellent customer service! I appreciate their attention to special requests and consistent quality.

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    11 years ago

    Sushi was horrible. The rolls fall apart and have a horrible taste. And services wasnt so good either.

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    “The sushi I have had here was also good (especially for a drive thru)-fresh to order and inexpensive.”

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    Ordered a steak and lobster hibachi to go, and it was great! Everything flavored well, steak cooked…read moreas requested, generous portions. Yummy food and scratched my hibachi itch!

    This was my birthday dinner, and unfortunately, what should have been a special evening turned into…read morea total disappointment. We have been here many times before and have usually enjoyed our experiences, which made our visit on Thursday, September 3rd at 5:15 p.m. even more surprising. We were seated in the sushi area and waited about 15 minutes before anyone came to greet us. When our server finally arrived, she brought three bowls of soup to the table even though we had not ordered drinks or food yet. She then disappeared for another 15 minutes. When she returned, she asked if we were ready to order, but still had not taken our drink order, so we gave her our entire food and drink order at once. We ordered sake, waters, and iced tea. The iced tea came fairly quickly, but the sake and waters never arrived. Eventually, I had to stop another employee walking by and ask where our server was and explain that we were still waiting on our drinks. Thankfully, she immediately brought them over. Two people in our party ordered sushi and two ordered hibachi. The sushi chef brought the sushi out, but the hibachi meals did not arrive until approximately 40 minutes later. This meant half of our party had their meals while the other half sat waiting. Unfortunately, the service wasn't the only issue. Our table was sticky, the floors were dirty and sticky, and the overall cleanliness was disappointing. The food itself was also nowhere near the quality we remembered from previous visits. Throughout the meal, no one checked on us, refilled our drinks, or asked if we needed anything. Then, when we were ready to leave, it took forever just to get our check. What a total disaster for a birthday dinner. It honestly makes me sad to write this because we used to really enjoy this restaurant and have had good experiences here in the past. Unfortunately, after this visit, we will be looking for another Japanese restaurant going forward.

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