I found multiple hairs in my food. I told the chef and right away he said it wasn't him and left it alone. Didn't say anything about it after that. Went to the front to tell the person at the register and said she was gonna talk to manager about it. They offered to give a minor discount which wasn't right. We weren't trying to get a free meal. We wanted the manager to be notified about the situation. They said the manager wasn't in and told us not to worry about paying. That was a bad experience I won't wanna go there again. read more

We were from out of town and wanting to eat Japanese food, called this place for take out and the person I spoke with said that the food will be ready in 20 minutes. When we got there,food was not ready, granted there was a lot of people but if the agreed upon time was 20 mins, you expect 20 mins. We waited close to 40 mins for our food. Disappointing. read more

Their seaweed salad is the best in town. Lots of fresh seafood mixed with the seaweed. You can ask for spicy which I prefer Their rolls are great too. The caterpillar roll us my favorite as I LOVE eel. If you want entertainment try their tapen yaki bar. Always fun for groups read more

Very yummy except do not go here for a first date because you will smell like the restaurant for hours!! Also I wish they put bacon in their fried rice. A lot of butter and garlic as well. No joke. read more

Food was great but your hostesses obviously don't like their job and made everyone seem insignificant my first and last time here

I love this place so much, quite possibly my favorite place for lunch... if you have the time. It is best to make reservations for the Teppan Yaki because this place gets packed pretty quickly. I've been to other Teppan Yaki places that have a better decor but it is the food that blows away the other places. Lunch is pretty cheap though I have gone for dinner before and it was not rediculously priced like similar Japanese style restaraunts in Fresno. I've tried all the different types of selections they have on the menu here but I usually get the spicy chicken and always ask for extra spicy sauce which is mixed with terryaki sauce. I wish I could make this stuff because it tastes fantastic on the fried rice. I was once told it was a combination of butter, spicy chili sauce and mayonaise!! Sounds weird but as a cook I could easily see how these mixtures work well with one another. To my dismay though I have not been able to exactly reproduce their style, if anybody knows please share!! Kids love this place because the cooks are funny and often will build an onion volcano which is a big hit with kids and adults alike. read more

My cousin Brittney and I always take our girls here. Our kids are really young, so they don't eat full plates, neither do we, so Brittney shares with her kids, and I share with mine. Her daughter, Nia, she three, eats about half of half of her plate, and Emma, who's 1, doesn't eat much, she takes 3 bites most of the time. My girls Kylie and Kaylin are only 2 and both of them together eat half of my plate! We get Hot and Spicy, our girls don't like it, so we only put it on half. I love this place, so if your really hungry, go here! read more

I've been here a couple of times and really no problem to speak of but this was our first time to do teppanyaki and never again!! Everyone around us got waited on and served before us and after 20 minutes of sitting there we had to ask another waitress to at least take our drink order. The service was slow and horrible and our waitress was not good, just in a hurry to go home. Our chef at the table was funny and awesome. Will I go back for teppanyaki.....NO!!! but I will go back during the day and for dining only. read more

Great place! We came to celebrate my dad's birthday (it was his, my mom, and my grandparents 1st time) they loved it as well! Our chef was awesome. He was very funny and put food was delish! We are planning on going next month for another birthday read more

Had lunch there recently, and found both the food and service good (a very different experience than some reviews on here would suggest). The fried rice and tempura vegetables were especially delicious, and there was enough to take home and enjoy for lunch the next day. I'll definitely be going back! read more

My significant other and I walked into the establishment at 3:00 during their closed time. However the way the hostess relayed to us that they were closed was absolutely rude and this is not the first time I have dealt with a rude wait staff from this location. As much as i love the food I do not believe i will be returning because of the way they treat their guests. read more

You have a choice of eating at the sushi bar, one of the Teppanyaki areas or a regular table. The sushi is fresh & tasty. The food & show at the Teppanyaki table is always great, although the chef's funny comments are sometimes stale & seem scripted ("This is my first day here.). It bugs me that you can't order the fried rice if you choose to sit at a regular table. The worst part of the experience is the sometimes long wait to be seated & the cramped waiting area. read more

Absolutely the best Teppanyaki in town. We had dinner at Japanese Kitchen last night and everyone loved it. The staff was incredible and super attentive. From the manager to the chef and everyone that we had contact with. We were asked several times during our meal by an employee if we were doing alright or needed anything. The food was amazing and the portions were huge! We've been going to the "other teppanyaki restaraunt in Clovis" for several years. I must say, they need to take some lessons..... read more

We love going to Japanese Kitchen for special occasions. We don't eat on the teppan yaki side anymore because of the long wait and the fact that we like sushi better anyway. The sushi is delicious. There are tons of rolls to choose from. We always get the Big John's 50/50 roll. Last time we went, we ordered a roll to go at the end of the meal to bring to someone. We ordered it gluten-free (for someone with an allergy) but it came with teriyaki sauce, so be extra careful if you have allergies. It was fine with us though- they made us another one and we got a free roll :) read more

Evening was going ok , till we get to the fired rice there was a cockroach in it. We couldn't eat any more. That spoiled everything for us.....I don't give it any start but I couldn't post unless I give it a star. 0 Star.......... read more

Great food! Always seasoned just right. I love their teppanyaki, and the cooks always make it interesting and fun. I love going during lunch because it doesn't get as busy as lunch, and they give bigger portions for smaller prices. read more

This was my first ever sushi place over a decade ago and so I was looking forward to going here again after such a long time away. We went for a friend's birthday party and were made to wait a half hour AFTER our reservation time on a SUNDAY evening. After sitting down, we were introduced to our waiter who quickly decided he'd rather talk to the front cashier girl, the barkeep, or any other employee working that night because we had to get up out of our seats and GO FIND HIM ALL NIGHT to get any level of service at all. I asked OTHER employees THREE TIMES to send over the manager that night and never saw here until we were finishing up paying for our meal (which was a far cry from my first experience there). I could type up a mini novel on everything horrible about that experience but it's safe to say that if I could give them ZERO STARS that would be being nice. They went out of their way to piss of 6 couples that will likely NEVER eat there again... When the manager finally made her way to us, she seems apologetic and all, then took down our names and phone numbers supposedly to call the owner with our issue and said we definitely hear back from the owner. Guess the owner didn't care about our complete lack of service either as it's been over a week now and no one has received a call at all... Pathetic all the way around... Never again... read more

Best Food Ever Absolutly Love It They Always Put On A Show Totally Wroth The Money Get Tons Of Food I Think They Have Pretty Reasonable Prices Considering All The Food You Get Pretty Clean Kid And Family Friendly On Top Of Things. Love It Every Time I Go Never One Complain. read more

Amazing sushi. I go there constantly. Just go to the sushi bar though, all the other stuff is not amazing. Godzilla roll is amazing and I would highly recommend it. read more

The Japanese Kitchen was my favorite place to go for all occasions, when I lived here. Now that I live in Texas it's always one of my first places to go when I visit the family. The service is always first rate. The teppanyaki , is excellent and even the sushi bar is large and inviting. read more

We took my sister here for her 21st birthday. The chef was super entertaining and made good food for us. He talked and did tricks for us. He sang happy birthday with us to my sister and even bought her a drink for her birthday. The waitress was attentive and brought out the cake at the perfect time. The tempura vegetables are flavorful and crunchy. I love this place for teppanyaki. The food portion were good. read more

The restaurant should disclose that walk-ins are not welcome. We arrived at 5:10 pm and was told by the hostess that it would take about an hour to seat us. We decided to wait, but it was 6:45 and they had not been able to get us seated. POOR SERVICE, NO REGARD FOR CUSTOMER'S TIME, WILL NEVER GO BACK TO THIS RESTAURANT. We ended up leaving because of their poor customer service. read more

my favorite teppanki place to go to, always excited to come here because the food is amazing and gotta love a dinner and a show, i really look forward to the rice with their hot sauce its sooo good! also the soup and salad is delicious, i just love it everything is so good. read more

Every time I'm done with the food i always have a stomach ache and have to use the restroom badly like DIRREAH!!!! We ate at the teppan yaki for a birthday party for about 10 people and the server who was older and looks Chinese is very RUDE!!! She would give us attitudes and expects all of us to order!! As we were having a good time with the chef she would just come and ruin our good times and stare us down. What i HATE most is when the chef finished cooking she would bring out togo boxes immediately and rushes us out. As a big group we like to talk a bit and have a good time, but we see our waitress at the corner with a man in a black suit that looks like a manager and they would stare us down as if we were going to dine and dash!! It was pretty uncomfortable and rude!! We were very upset with everything that happened and while we were leaving one of my group member knew the owner and had a talk with him about our situation!! Bad Experience and will Never come back!!! read more

This place has great tasting food. I've only gone for teppanyaki, my usual is the filet mignon and chicken combo with rice, miso soup, salad and the veggies. They have amazing tasting sauce that go along with the food. On the other hand, the host need to change their attitude. I don't know if they have a preference for certain people but I usually stand by the front door for about 10-20 minutes trying to get my name down for table. I keep coming back and usually wait because the food is really good. But like I said the servers need to change their attitude. I know they are busy, but when I already sat down in the lobby to wait, I witness the host rushing to write down people on the list right away. Not even a 5 minute wait for them, I don't known what's going but it makes me discriminated. I don't like being treated that like. That's why I only give them three stars because their host. The food deserves a five star review. read more

We were staying for one night at a hotel literally across the street, so we figured we had to check this out as it got such rave reviews. Called at 6 on a Saturday night and they said they could get us in at 7:30. Great! Were seated right on time, the show was great. Had the fillet as suggested by lots of others. Got to sample a few drinks, sake and a bottle of wine as we didn't care how much we drank as we were walking back to our hotel. Plenty of food, unlike other Japanese restaurants where they serve half as much for twice the price. Just can't hand out 5 stars unless the place absolutely bowls us over. The restaurant is in a kind of funky shopping center next to a bar and lots of vacant storefronts. The interior is old but functional. Service was great and everyone was really friendly. Can't beat the price. Dinner for 2 ran us about 50 dollars, but we ended up spending another 40 on drinks and we were very happy. Would consider going back if we are ever back in Fresno. read more

this is the best resturant ever the cooks are very funny as well every time i go and visit 559 i always make sure to come and have lunch here.. read more