Debated whether it deserved a "1" or a "2". I do not see how it could be better than what we experienced, 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 read more