It's been 5 years, FIVE since my last review. Michelle and I…read morespent the day together running around to DMV/Tax collector for SC state etc. We sure worked up an appetite and I suggested Hot Cha Cha which is what my Grands call this place. We went on a Monday evening to do Hibachi, it was 5p when we got there and we were the only ones doing hibachi. It's always so good, entertaining and fun. Michelle had the filet & chicken, I had the filet and shrimp. You get the salad, soup, sweet carrots, the noodles, fried rice and your entree, it's such a good meal! Great value for the $ and the service and food quality is consistently excellent.

Came here for my god daughter birthday. Was an awful experience. Let's start the cook mixed up…read moreorders. Had to keep sending for food from the kitchen. I did not indicate that I did not want onion but told the cook before he mixed the vegetables and he did it anyway and laughed when I looked disappointed and said "should have put it on the ticket". I said I told you well before u did the mixing. While he continue to laugh and be smart when I asked about it. Then I asked his name an he just got smart and continued to laugh. Did not put the chicken plate on the final person in my party and again laughed about his mistake. He was unbelievably rude. I come here all the time but will not be returning again. Get your staff together. I would have give zero star if I could. Been coming since day it opened. NEVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fantastic food…read more Excellent service. Reasonably priced. Wish it was closer to home. Definitely worth the drive.

Dropped in for lunch and was pleasantly surprised at the service and menu. I ordered from the sushi…read moremenu and Lori from the daily lunch specials. Both our meals were good with mine better than hers IMO. Once you look around you begin to notice the age of the restaurant. It's been awhile since it was refreshed and it needs it, too. My "Give 'em a Whirl" meter says, "A few tweaks in the food and some elbow grease and paint and she'll be pumping 5-star reviews before ya know it." Support local. Go here.

We normally don't do buffets, but we had this tradition of doing buffets near home on New Year's…read moreEve. Well, since we haven't been here for 6 years, decided to give it another shot... Well, as soon as I hit the door, I can tell they changed a few things....decor-wise. The area near the entryway wasn't bad...if anything, a bit better? However, the buffet area was way worse. I'd definitely say downscaled. There was absolutely no vibe to the place. Despite the lofty size, it was dead silence. No overhead music...and not many diners either (on a New Year's Eve). In fact, I don't ever recall this place being so quiet. The buffet foods were also downscaled. The foods all just looked so bad...as in TV dinner quality? Some of it didn't even look fresh? In fact, I'm worried about the sushi that I had. They were some of the worst sushi I've ever had...as in EVER HAD!!! Also, they didn't even have some of the items I used to enjoy...liked steamed buns (or maybe I just didn't catch it??). Good thing that they kept the pricing reasonable...about $19 per person? Although I don't recall being blown away by the quality in the past (especially in the past decade), the foods were MUCH better in quality the last time we were here (2020?). It's truly sad because when this place first opened way back when, it was really good. However, with the change of management over the years from Jade to Ginza, things kept dipping downward. Both my husband and son agreed on just how bad everything was this time...and we also agreed that this is probably the last time we'll come here.

Haven't been to a Buffett in a longgg time, it was very clean, service was perfect, food was all at…read moreperfect temps, and all very tasty. Sushi bar was nice & well kept, really just a pleasant experience!

We recently had dinner here. What a gem! Fresh food, sweet service, and fair prices…read more Two of us had bento boxes. Delicious food, good price for the value. I enjoyed two rolls, the spicy tuna roll and the eel avocado roll. Fresh and delicious! They have a full service bar. Service was attentive but not suffocating. I look forward to more meals here?

We usually like this place But today on a take out order…read more Portion was smaller The chicken in the hibachi chicken was dry and tough Really disappointed It may be a good reasons not to go back Sorry Kobe

Food is fresh and service is great. Mostly "to go" but there a a few tables inside. We will be…read moreback. Thank you.

The lo mein is very tasty with some sweetness to it! The best I've had! The portion size is good…read morefor the price.

My family went here to celebrate a birthday and very few things went well. We will not be…read morereturning given superior hibachi restaurants in the area. I had made the reservation 6 weeks in advance but the front desk had no record of it when our party of 7 arrived. Thankfully I was able to find their confirmation email and so we were seated shortly thereafter. The waiter took our drink orders and the first round came out within 5 minutes but the others (2 sodas and 1 beer) took an additional 20 minutes and 3 rounds of reminders to the waiter. Our chef did not start cooking until nearly 45 minutes after we'd been seated despite everyone at our grill being there. The chef (Brandon) was the highlight of the visit as while he was soft spoken he was clearly quite capable and did a great job cooking everyone's food. I hope he can obtain a role at one of the better restaurants in the Charlotte area and get away from this place! Once the cooking/show was over we had to wait another 30 minutes for our check and the party seated by ours eventually went to the front desk to complain. While we were waiting, family members went to use the restroom and noticed an attendant standing outside waiting to clean. He did not say a word as people entered though. Clearly he should have been giving out warnings because once inside there was a very foul scene involving bodily fluids and waste all the over the floor.

My family of four went to Tokyo Japan tonight to celebrate Christmas Eve. We have been to the other…read morehibachi places in the area and were somewhat disappointed. When Tokyo Japan opened up a little over a month ago, we saw the great reviews. I knew we had to check it out. Not going to bash the other place. So I'll just give the positives of Tokyo Japan. Much much more spacious. And clean. The chefs are much more professional and spot on as far as making the meals. We dine at a hibachi table with a family who had several allergic concerns. So the chef took his time to make sure everything was addressed, which we all really appreciated. For the first time I ordered the calamari and shrimp hibachi dinner. And it was superb. Miso soup was great as was the salad with the sesame dressing. We will absolutely be back. we are very much looking forward to going back! Kudos the management, the staff and our chef.

Last time we were here, my husband tried their Chicken Katsu Bowl...and it looked so good, I vowed…read moreto try it next time. Well, I finally returned to give it a try...and sure enough, it was DEE-Lish! Their Chicken Katsu was pretty good...but more than that, I really appreciated the abundance of veggies with this rice bowl. A ton of carrots, broccoli, zuccini and onions! If I'm ever craving Katsu, and not looking to drive further out of town, I now know where to go.

Very poor at best. The food was packed together, cold on hot. Bland flavor and Dragon Roll was…read morepacked on top of Bento Box and was warm when it arrived. Was not edible. Rockin Eel Roll was good. Not a total disaster, but close.

Had high hopes for flavorful and delicious But was not even…read moreaverage A bit disappointed We ordered steak, hibachi, and chicken, hibachi and egg rolls $50

Debated whether it deserved a "1" or a "2". I do not see how it could be better than what we…read moreexperienced, but the food was, at best, mediocre Japanese food. The menu was impressive and they have a ton of sushi offerings. Mains consist of ramens and hibachis, which are plates with rice and veggies plus a protein. I ordered the shrimp ramen at $14.99. Our neighbor ordered tempura shrimp ramen. Same broth, but tempura shrimp were lightly breaded and fried. My shrimp was very good as it was toasted in a pan along with some spice. But other than the shrimp, the ramen was flavorless broth, under-cooked noodles, about 10 kernels of yellow corn and, in a truly Japanese way, not just one, but four slices of fish cake. It was all awful. Neighbor's wife had a hibachi of beef and she ate the meat and described the remainder as "mush". She and her husband said that they would not be back. My wife ordered a sushi item, Crispy Garden Roll (Tempura Asparagus & Sweet Potatoes ) @$10.99. She does not eat seafood of any kind and this was veggie enough to satisfy her. The roll was beautiful! The white rice rolls were on their sides and thin slices of avocado draped over each roll. Very pretty, but no flavor. Plus, my wife found the inner part of each roll, which contained the asparagus and sweet potatoes was wrapped in Nori seaweed, She took apart each roll so she could eat the interior. She was unhappy. We had ordered egg rolls, which were a serving of three for $5.99. I asked the waitress if they had any sauce, especially hot mustard for them and after a blank moment, she suggested their bang-bang shrimp dressing. We ate the egg rolls as they were served. I love Spicy Crab Roll sushi at $8.99, but want the style where the crab is mixed with a flavored mayo, nested inside each sushi roll. I specifically do not like the cheapo technique of offering any sushi in a hot version, but they just squirt it on the sushi or put a dollop on top of each roll. The waitress assured me, "No, it is mixed in." It was eight pieces with some flavorless mix in the middle and a small dollop of equally flavorless, let alone spicy, mayo. I ate one and could not taste anything but the rice. We all left, saying that we would not return. If you want taste, Kobe is not your place. Pap