I don't really enjoy giving places of business only three , and had the food or the service met my specific expectations, I probably would have given more. However they didn't, so here is why.
I told #SuperHubs that I was craving some good Japanese food, hibachi style. We have been to quite a few of them in Greensboro, so we decided to drive toward Burlington and see what we can see. On the way, I grabbed my iPhone and opened my trusty Yelp app. It led me to this little place, and I had already noticed that it had only received three stars, but the other Japanese restaurants that we frequent also received three stars, and I did not agree with those. So, I thought we would give it a try anyway.
From the pictures posted, I could not really tell much about the restaurant itself. I was really hoping for a table style grill where I can watch them cook the food, because then I would know it was cooked fresh. However, that is not what we saw when we walked in. As soon as you walk inside the door, you place your order at the bar, and then find a seat in the main dining room. So, I guess you would call this Japanese express. Or maybe Japanese fast food? I have no idea, but I do know it was not what I thought. The only reason I'm saying this in this review is so that if anyone is wondering what kind of restaurant this is, it is NOT where you sit around a big table with strangers and have your food cooked in front of you.
Now, about the food. I gave the grill style table, or lack there of, a pass hoping the food would meet my expectations. When the salad came out it was brown-ish lettuce with a few strings of carrot in it. The ginger dressing that I ordered looked like mashed up carrot baby food. And it tasted bitter.
I ordered the steak and chicken combo so #SuperHubs and I could share. The steak was not tender but very chewy. The chicken was well seasoned and had a good grilled flavor to it, but several pieces were charred on the edges.
It did come with broccoli and mushrooms that were sautéed tastily. And the rice and white sauce was really good.
The place was neat and clean. I could tell it was well sanitized. The staff was masked and gloved up, as well as being very friendly. But they did not return to the table to ask about refills or about our experience.
All in all, we probably would not try this place again. read more