This is great Japanese food, though their menu keeps getting smaller and smaller. No sushi but definitely worth a try if you're in the area!

I have ordered from Kochi three times in the past month. I like the Teppanaki noodles with chicken and shrimp with ginger sauce on the side. Don't forget to ask for the ginger sauce. It takes the dish to a whole new level of deliciousness. Broccoli and shredded carrots and other veggies are in the dish. It's very tasty and I usually have leftovers that tastes even better the next day after marinating in the juices overnight. I highly recommend Kochi by the Lake. For our convenience you can call in your order and pick it up at their drive thru window. I usually order and my daughter picks it up on her way home from work. read more

I really wanted to like this place since it's convenient. Unfortunately, the food really was as bland as I had read in other reviews. My "low carb" plate was swimming in water. The steak was ordered medium rare and was way over cooked and tough. Nearly inedible but after spending so much, I wasn't going to let it go to waste. I'm not sure if maybe it was just an off night or if this is typically the case here. read more

This was a devastating experience, you go up to the register, and nobody acts like they know what they're doing because it looks like everybody just goes to the drive-through Everybody was just standing around, cutting up, we ordered our food, and I left a tip to give to my server. If I knew that I was going to have to be my server then I would've kept my money. I had to get my food, get my own pepper shaker, get my own hot sauce, and then throw my food away and then go to the front and ask for a refill the drink why four people were standing around. Nobody waited on anybody. My chicken was burnt as you can see in the photograph, there was more burn, taste on the side or grill taste where the grill looks like it wasn't cleaned This place went downhill ever since the owner and his wife split up and the person got caught selling marijuana out the window and now this place is a shit hole read more

Kochi by the Lake - a bowl of rice and meat - Teppanyaki Near Me - Clover, South Carolina

Blandest hibachi food I've ever had. The rice was pretty much just long grain white rice with frozen peas and carrots. No flavor whatsoever. The protein was fine, I got chicken and steak. On par quality, but again, no flavor whatsoever. It tastes like it wasn't seasoned with anything at all and cooked in a splash of soy sauce. The noodles were spaghetti noodles with what tasted like a small splash of soy sauce. Very very very bland overall. The shrimp sauce was o also pretty thin with minimal flavor. read more

Good food and the portions is big! Enough for the two of us.! Definitely coming back here!

Love this place. Stay awesome. Filet upgrade is where it's at. Also, get there before 8 if you want sushi. I love the staff here and the food is so yummy. Thank you! read more

Kochi by the Lake - Amazing. Love this place. Thank you! - Teppanyaki Near Me - Clover, South Carolina

The food here has always hit the spot and be a family favorite. Indoor dining has came back, but the drive through is still available which is great for take out. Love it! read more

We swung through tonight for a quick dinner. Our completely burnt yet somehow cold crab Rangoon were inedible. Skip this place. read more

Kochi by the Lake - Cold yet burnt Crab Rangoon - Teppanyaki Near Me - Clover, South Carolina

It's too expensive for the bland, tasteless food. Drive thru may be only business they get because dining room is empty. Not worth it

bad service, bad food, even stop by there once and they were out of rice! Drove by there recently and there was a sign on the drive thru: no sushi! At a sushi place... read more

Here's what I like about Kochi. It's basically fast food hibachi and there's a drive-thru. I was running an errand and it was late. I was hungry and tired so I wanted to go to a drive-thru. Then I saw Kochi and figured I could get fast food with vegetables and an Asian flavor. The menu has a lot of hibachi and teriyaki choices along with sushi. Pretty much decide on a protein or combination of proteins and whether you want teriyaki or hibachi style. And you can get it with rice, extra veggies or noodles. Love that there is an all veggies option instead of carbs, but I was craving noodles. So I got the teppanyaki noodles with chicken and a drink. The drive-thru was a little slow and I had like five cars ahead of me, but my order was correct and I didn't have to get out of my car. When I got home, I was surprised at the portion sizes. You get a lot of food. Veggies and chicken was cooked fine. The noodles were more like spaghetti noodles, which was okay. It had more of a soy sauce stir-fry flavor. I dipped my chicken pieces in the shrimp sauce and that was good. Overall a good value for the money. With a drink, my meal was still under $10. read more

Kochi by the Lake - Building from the drive thru. - Teppanyaki Near Me - Clover, South Carolina

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I have tried this place several different times. Have ordered two or three different dishes with the noodles. All were bland, no flavor at all. Only reason I give this place two stars is that some of the sushi I have had, has been ok. read more

Horrible service, horrible food... the menu board is barely legible in drive up line.,if you order something and ask for no carrots you will get carrots ... every time... you can't call and place a Togo order. Phone lines don't work.. read more

This not for the food, this is for the prices. I have been going here for years and just last year in November they went up on their prices and the next month they went up again! This is ridiculous! It's not much to spend over $40 here now and it used to be less than that. I know the price of everything has gone up, but there is no sense in going up on prices from one month to the next. All the other Japanese restaurants I go to, their prices are not outrageous. They have reasonable prices. This is a good place to eat, but they need to lower their prices. It's crazy! read more

This place used to be great, but not anymore. The food is bland and the prices are all incorrect. We asked why the prices were different and the workers were like I don't know that the owner did not change it. The girls excuse was that I just pushed a button and that is what the price is. They now charge for tap water which is $1 each in a cup with a straw. I know there is inflation, but come on! If it was bottle of water I would understand, but no it is water straight from the sink. We definitely will not be going back! It is a shame though, I used to love this place. read more

Kochi by the Lake - Receipt showing that tap water in a cup is $1. The restaurant also needs to change prices on their menu to reflect the actual prices. - Teppanyaki Near Me - Clover, South Carolina

This place originally Sake Express. When it became Kochi by the Lake, it was essentially still sake, but with a different name. It's changed now. The food is okay, but there's a bunch of hand written notes in the lobby that basically tell you that there is no waiting service. So don't tip. Also they no longer serve sushi. Which is kind of silly, as the restaurants formal name is "Kochi by the Lake, Japanese Steakhouse and sushi" read more

Went last week... this was during the COVID-19 lock down so our experience may have been a bit different. First off, we called ahead and still had to wait in the car line for well over 30 minutes (no other option then to go through the drive-thru with folks who didn't call in). We both got hibachi and sushi. The hibachi was fantastic; however, the sushi tasted much like a Food Lion special sorta sushi (stay away). Overall Pros- the hibachi was fanatic Cons- long lines with no options for folks who called in the order & sushi was borderline inedible read more

Best Japanese food in lake Wylie and it's right beside Walmart. Very convenient. Highly recommend!

Served us rotten jumbo shrimp that smelled so bad I don't know how the cook even could stand to cook it. When we took it back they gave the wrong amount of refund was 13 and some change gave back 11$. Also wasn't apologetic in the least. read more

AMAZING! Come here for the best hibachi/teriyaki and freshest sushi. And they have a DRIVE THRU! What??!! Came here with the hubby and kiddos for lunch. The interior is clean and modern. Great big booths for family. They have patio seating outside as well. Lots of windows for natural light. Very kid friendly. But the food.. wow! We got some crab rangoon (which is on their seasonal menu) and Japanese spring rolls for appetizers. They were so good! I couldn't even take a picture of the spring rolls because they were gone in lickadee split. We got a few dishes for the table to share. Chicken and shrimp with fried rice combo, steak and fried rice, and flounder with brown rice. All were fantastic. We should have only gotten 2 plates to share because the portions were HUGE! We had to to-go! Also got 2 rolls of sushi which were extra fresh. I usually get sushi remorse after coming home and spending a few hours in the bathroom hugging my stomach but not at this place. We dine in but saw that they have a drive thru and it moved pretty fast. That's super convenient especially for a mom of 2 such as myself! I will definitely try the drive thru one of these days. All in all, amazing food and friendly service. I will be back! read more

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We love Kochi! It's great that it's so close to our house and that there's a drive through! It's replaced pizza night at our house. I call up about 5-10 minutes before we are going to pick up our order, and it's ready to go, hot and fresh. Generous portions--I often save the other half of my meal for lunch the next day. Our favorites are the hibachi steak (upgraded to a filet because my husband is so extra) and Teppanyaki noodles with jumbo shrimp--the shrimp are always cooked just right. Hubby's steak (ordered medium rare) is always tasty and buttery tender. The sauteed veggies are always fresh and crisp--never soggy and overcooked. Sauces are are tasty, not overpowering, and they always give you that yummy shrimp sauce. We always order spring rolls (traditional fried type) and I love the Japanese spring roll (it's also cooked but it has cream cheese filling). Although we usually do take-out, we have dined in on occasion; and it's always an excellent experience. You order and pay at the counter, go find your table, and someone comes and takes your drink order and brings you the drink and food when it's ready. It's always very clean and all of the staff are very friendly and attentive. Sushi is just California-roll style, which is ok. I prefer nigiri and sashimi type sushi, but rolls will do when I'm craving sushi and can't get to Cherry down by the bridge. read more

used to be great, but it fell off so bad. we really need a good Japanese spot that's well managed.

I am somewhat mixed on the whole place. The food was ok for fast food but it seemed a bit like fast food. I was bothered by a man in the back cooking who kept putting on his hat and taking it off to scratch his head...about 10 times. yikes. The food was not bad and they did have quite a menu board. The noodles were a bit like spaghetti and we had the bento box. We enjoyed it but it's not the best we ever had read more

Save your time and money. Received a half correct order, the rest was wrong. My wife liked the shrimp and scallops hibachi dish even though it was not what she ordered. My steak bento box was a joke. It was rubbery meat in a tasteless sauce. The sushi was also terrible. If you want fast and inexpensive sushi, then just go to your local grocery store. It will be a lot better. read more

I love this place. It's very close to home and the sushi is always fresh and delicious. read more

Kochi by the Lake - Teppanyaki Near Me - Clover, South Carolina

Good for drive thru sushi. Dining room has been closed since 2020. Rolls are tiny but the cost is reasonable.

Save your money and as a former reviewer said "eat at Wendy's" My wife and I ordered two bento boxes with teriyaki beef. What we received were two boxes with tough cut up stew beef ,the size of a dime, mixed with broccoli. There was no hint of teriyaki. The rice and California roll were okay. This must have cost the restaurant owner 50 cents. read more

My husband and I had takeout. It was good very filling and definitely would do it again.

I've been here a few times while passing through the area. I'm a vegetarian and always order the vegetable entree. I just found, and bit into, a freaking piece of meat in my entree. Definitely will never eat here again and advise other vegetarians/vegans not to. read more

Hibachi and teppanyaki pretty bland. Ordered two bento boxes. When we got home, neither box had its sushi roll. So I overpaid for what I received and it was practically tasteless. Pluses: Portion on the teppanyaki noodles quite large, so I can re-heat and add soy sauce for flavor. Shrimp sauce is decent. I truly regret to say that McDonald's would've been the better option tonight. read more

SO GOOD! I love this kind of hibachi and this place did not disappoint. The drive through is a convenient perk, the filet was cooked perfectly, and the sauce is everything I could hope for. The veggies were awesome and portion size is great. I cannot wait to go back again and again. Definitely recommend. read more

Since new ownership food, cleanliness and service has declined! We used to go there often, food is not as fresh....too many carrots!!

Called in an order. Went inside to pick it up and paid and was told my food was ready. Nobody gave me my food the worker went on about her business. I had to ask for my food. I didn't get my drink. I ordered zucchini and onion got home and had mushrooms, broccoli, zucchini and onions. I called back after paying $20 for 1 plate of food and a side of zucchini and onion and was told sorry. The girl stated no manager on duty. Very disappointed. Will not go back! read more

I've had a few bad experiences with this business but I've held off of the review due to covid and due to the fact they mostly get it right. Today I placed an order and upon paying noticed the price on my receipt was more than the price posted. I expressed this to the staff and was told their was nothing they could do. I explained I understood what businesses have been faced with during the pandemic but I have worked through it as well and they should honor the price posted. At least now I'm aware of the increase and I would expect to pay more. Along with continuing to patronize the business. I was told no and given a refund. Interesting that they would rather give the money back and lose the business to Cherry, then adjust one dollar. Almost laughable. read more

We love this place!! It's a favorite with all of our out of town guests too! We love the chicken hibachi and shrimp hibachi. That sauce is AMAZING!!! read more

Place only has drive thru currently, but keep driving past this one....just moved to the area and only took 5 bites of the sushi and hibachi food and my stomach is already turning upside down. Specifically asked if the sushi is fresh or if they offer the paste sushi and she said fresh...no way in hell is it fresh (see picture). Also, the crab Rangoon has an aftertaste ...go eat Wendy's instead! read more

Kochi by the Lake - Paste sushi - Teppanyaki Near Me - Clover, South Carolina

Ordered a hibachi steak they gave me a hibachi chicken came back to replace the order and was charged on top of everything. And had to wait a ridiculous amount of time for the lady to give attitude. I used to come all the time. Not anymore read more

Since opening, the food has become progressively better each time that I dine here and now they got it nailed down good. Management and the employees all genuinely make me feel very welcome and are the epitome of friendly. Last night, my server's kindness and clever wit was the embodiment of delivering exceptional and personable customer service. As I look forward to enjoying the food just as much as I anticipate the positive interactions with their staff, I vote this the best place to eat in Lake Wylie. read more

You can not count on the service here, they are always messing up orders and rarely apologetic. I spend so much time getting the orfer right it's usually not worth coming. We don't come here as often bc of this, its always a gamble. By the time we order and wait on them to fix it its 1hr at times. Besides the mediocre customer service the food is decent. read more