We stopped in for a late lunch/early dinner. The place wasn't packed but still had a good number of…read morepeople. We grabbed a few sushi rolls off the rotary belt, and they were pretty good. We also ordered hibachi, shrimp, hibachi, chicken, and sesame chicken--everything tasted great. The kids especially loved the robots, which made the experience even more fun. The ambiance felt welcoming and comfortable. Service was excellent--they were very attentive with refills and regularly checked in on us.

Great food , great service, great drinks ! Reasonable prices and we topped it off with $7 expresso…read moremartinis! We will definitely be back soon!

Purchased a 50$ E-Gift card and when I tried to use it in person I was told I cannot, and they…read morecouldn't help me.

Review Visit: February 23rd, 2016…read more A strange mix of Taco Bell and your traditional Mexican restaurant. When it came to write this post for La Bamba, I had no idea how to tackle it. But, here we go! La Bamba was recommended by my friend Chad. He said he would go out of the way to stop there for some food while out doing family stuff. He said he had a lot of nostalgia for the place from his college days. With his recommendation and his hype, I decided to check it out while exploring Bloomington/Normal. It wasn't too hard to find due to the giant sign on the side of the building. My girlfriend wasn't hyped like I was because I always get excited to try a place that was recommended to me from a close friend. We headed in and were shocked at what La Bamba had inside. First off, the artwork on the walls was hilarious. I hope that was their intent because I couldn't help but chuckle at them as I stood awkwardly in the middle of the restaurant. You can see what I mean below. If they had some cultural or heritage meaning to them and they aren't mean to be funny, I do apologize for my laughing. After I got over that, I noticed there was a sushi bar. Now, of all the things I have been surprised by, this is up there. I'm not a fan of seafood so I was in no way tempted to even try the sushi bar. I am sure the food is good, but just not for me. I was here for some Mexican food. We both ended up ordering one of the combo meals. My choice was the mini burrito with rice, beans and a soda. My girlfriend ordered the cheese quesadilla that came with the same sides. My experience has taught me that a mini portion from a Mexican restaurant is still a massive amount of food and I hoped that La Bamba followed my previous experiences. We snagged a table and waited for our food to come out. So, did La Bamba live up to the hype? No, not in my opinion. The meal ran about $11 after tax and like I expected, the mini burrito was still more than enough to fill me up with the help of the heaping pile of sides. So, for your money, the amount of food is ridiculous. But why didn't it live up to the hype? Everything was dry or tasted like it sat in the warmer for a bit too long. From my experience when that happens, food tends to dry out and lose some of it's flourish, one could say. While it wasn't a struggle to choke down the mediocre food, it wasn't as pleasant as I was hoping. I do acknowledge that maybe we just got some old food as my girlfriend had the same issue with her sides that I had with my entire meal. Perhaps a future visit would yield different results, hopefully tastier than this visit. I could see how some drunk college kids would love this place. It's got some appeal to it that fills that void that being drunk brings with it. From the goofy art on the walls, the random sushi bar, the ability to customize Mexican food in a million combinations, there is some charm to the place. I just think I need to try it again during a busy time so the food is freshly prepared instead of sitting in a warmer all afternoon.

I may have gone into this with too high of expectations because of what I heard about the epiphany…read moregroup and that may have been unfair of me. But that being said there were a lot of GREAT things about this restaurant so I'll start there. The restaurant itself it's so moody and vibey I LOVED it, was such a good place for a date night, our waiter was so attentive, helped with all of our questions and a very patient with us as we worked through the menu. 10/10 service! We got the dumpling and pork bun appetizer and both were AMAZING, seriously the pork bun?? I could have eaten 1000 of them. Next was the sushi, I got the Atlantic hand roll and another member of the table got the rainbow roll, both were very fresh and flavorful, highly recommend. Next was the entree, I got the pork belly ramen, as a huge ramen fanatic I was SO excited, especially following up our appetizers, the bar was set high and unfortunately I was so disappointed. The broth was not very good and everything so extremely salty, I couldn't even eat the mushrooms in the bowl because they soaked up so much of the broth and it was like a salt bomb in my mouth. The pork belly was cooked well and I did really enjoy that, but for a $20 bowl of ramen, it really fell flat for me. I also got the sweet heat cocktail, and it also wasn't for me, cocktails are so personal so it's not that I wouldn't recommend someone try it, it's just that I didn't hit for me, and that was the general consensus of the table. While I had a great night, I would probably try a different restaurant for Asian food before I came back to this one!

Ambience is good. The music was just right, not too loud. The food was delicious. Our waitress was…read moredelightful. I think the table spacing is appropriate. The lighting is appropriate. I do find it to be a little bit more expensive than it should be for this area.

AWESOME prices!!! And VERY Delish highly recommended…read more FYI very busy on weekends but well worth it.

Was looking for a nice sushi place around here on my visit. Stumbled on this place. Sushi primo…read moreexceeded my expectations for a place in lil ole Normal IL. As a first timer the ordering process caught me off guard. Before you are seated u must order ur food and luckily there was no one behind me bc it took b me a good 8-10 min to order and decide what rolls I wanted. lol the lady at the front desk was really sweet and helpful. After my search I decided on 3 rolls for $14 that was a nice bargain. Panther Roll, rock and roll and the spicy Latina roll. Sat down and the wait was pretty quick. And the place was very clean with comfortable seating. Rolls came out and was a pleasant dining experience. The rolls and fish were very fresh and tasty. And for the price it's unbeatable.

Great food my go to place however the bowls have Got smaller every time I go there but price is moreread more

Wow! Fresh and delicious. Got the big kahuna signature bowl with seared ahi tuna and it was…read moreamazing. Hidden gem - will be back!

This time we each got 1lb of snow crab. My wife enjoyed the medium spicy level. They no longer…read moreallow corkage but they do a generous pour of the glass of Pinot Grigio wine.

We walked in and the Tasty Crab's decor is that of your typical seafood restaurant. We were greeted…read moreat the hostess stand / to-go area. We inquired and were given menus. We ordered, received the check and waited on our food. The food arrived promptly much quicker than we expected. It was fresh and hot. The fried oysters and fries were good! My Mom and I ordered bags and they were not seasoned enough for us. We had to had add seasoning to it but the food itself was prepared well and not overcooked. We're from Savannah so. We're a hard sell on seafood. Customer service was good and I would return.

I can't believe this place has less than four stars. Food is amazing! I've been a few times now and…read morealways get the chicken + filet hibachi dinner, and it's great. The variety and proportions are good and everything tastes great every time. The spring rolls and the cheese wontons are also spectacular--my fat ahh can put away all 6 wontons alone and still eat half my dinner EAT HERE YOU WON'T REGRET IT!!!!

Grill mastere used to be a lot more entertaining and bettergrillers. Our food was good the other…read moretable had burned rice

Great food, with a great selection of vegetables, and proteins (even venison)! Nice atmosphere,…read morewith TVs (unexpected). I thought the combo of rice, and noodles were amazing! AJ/J our server was great. Once we were seated, he came over to take our drink order. While the drinks were getting made, he showed us the process of making your bowl. I felt that was cool of them to ensure we got the most out of our visit. I'll be returning...and soon! Pics next time!

Was there for lunch yesterday everything was fresh. atmosphere was clean and warming. Staff was…read morehelpful and it was a great day.

Great service, menu has variety. Convenient location. Sushi is always fresh. Relaxed environment.read more

Decent sushi during a business trip in Bloomington…read more Ordered - California Roll (4/5). Consistent to other places and was fresh. - Sashimi Platter (3.5/5). Some pieces felt fresh and tasty, others were too thick like the tuna. - Dumplings (5/5). These were perfectly steamed - Salad (2/5). A bit sad, just lettuce... Not too bad of a place especially in the suburbs.

We're not from around here and this was our first time having sushi Peoria. We sat at the sushi bar…read moreand not sure if it's normal here but didn't get edamame or miso with bar service. The rolls were not cheap, and they weren't that good. I'm not sure why my spicy yellow tail roll was so fishy that it left a fishy smell on my palette long after leaving. It shouldn't have tasted that fishy either. Their signature roll was not impressive either. The Shumai was good but it arrived just slightly above warm. The albacore nigiri, was the best part, super soft and yummy. All in all the portions were only ok. The service was quite disconnected. Even at the sushi bar nobody said hello, or checked on the food. The music seemed a bit out of place for a sushi place. (slow jams) Well now we know, on to the next one. Check my reviews for the next sushi place I review and all the other places I discover as I learn the foods available in Peoria.

I have had Osaka before by obviously in a different area. I recently moved out here to Peoria and…read morewas so happy to hear about them having another Osaka sushi bar come to find out. I was very disappointed in what I got I ordered three sushi rolls just the regular sushi rolls and it ended up being just over $30 for me to only get like half of the role I'm used to I ordered for me and another family member and this amount that they gave me for $30 was enough for just myself I was really disappointed in the amount that they give you for $30. I will not be coming back here again and I will just wait till I go back to the old Osaka that I used to go to because this one out here in Peoria charge is too much for the little amount of food that they give you. they should really adjust their prices.