First and last time eating here, sat down for hibachi and got our soup and drink. Chef came out with cart and started cooking, another guest noticed a roach crawling on the rice on the cart that came from the kitchen. Everyone sitting at the hibachi table stood up and walked out. We originally did check reviews for the restaurant which we did see a few reviews due to bugs but they were over a year old. We decided to give it a try any way but I do not recommend. Interior design is nice but sanitation needs lots of work. read more

Me & my boyfriend came here last year at some point. It was alright but we looove miso soup and it was terrible at this location. We DID, however, decide to give this place another chance and came back and the soup was so much better. It wasn't cloudy and have a weird smell. We were so excited Everything else was tasty. Scallops a bit gritty but I usually expect that. Customer service was good. We are fairly easy to please. Will be coming back. read more

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Too much to overlook, sorry. First a disclaimer, I only ate the sushi and my server was just fine. Food - Where to start. Menu looks inviting, the pictures in the menu especially. However, if your going to do such (and show pictures on the TV screens of menu items) I would hope they would come moderately close to the same? Wrong. Presentation sloppy, quickly put together , roll sizes inconsistent, items in menu description absent, size from one special roll to another completely different etc. We ordered 4 rolls completely based on menu description and the picture, disappointing. The overall taste was lacking. I came in hungry and to still not enjoy much of what I was tasting is concerning. Fish seemingly not fresh, chewy, bland flavors, raw bitter asparagus, paper thin seared tuna it goes on and on. Decor - Seems like the previous restaurant (my wife said some sort of "alligator" place) never fully left. Still find smatterings around. Most everything is dirty, and not just from close inspection, just downright blatent. Dust hanging from fixtures, buildup on sills, smudges on glass, dirty signs, bathroom door sticky and paint missing all over and bathroom (trashcan in stall, water all over floor, the location just opened up for day). Staff - Like I said, server was just fine. However I began to notice the speed at which sushi was being cranked out, impressive at first, however once the plate arrived and lack of attention to detail clearly rushed only to find all of the sushi chefs sitting at end of bar once orders cleared playing on phones was downright upsetting. If I was a patron sitting at bar this completely negated the interaction. This is the first time in a long time I have legit left a place dissatisfied and honestly quite angry. The wool had been pulled over my eyes with your menu and I fell into that trap. There is a lot of potential here, simply misguided and lack of standards. read more

Ronin - Back - Moonlight roll, Middle - Amazing tuna roll, Front - alligator roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Monroe, Louisiana

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Ronin Hibachi has the best sushi in the area, Great & Friendly Service. Best Hibachi you'll eat in the 318 area

Pretty good. We didn't arrive til 2 but very fast service. My daughter liked the noodles as well. Next time I'll get steak. Pretty good prices as well. read more

The raw sushi was the best part of this place. The hibachi was mediocre, service was polite yet slow, and the drinks had no alcohol whatsoever. The grills and surround areas need to all be steam cleaned as there was noticeable grease and food buildup on the chef's side of the grills. The floors were greasy and sticky and the paint was peeling from the interior walls. read more

**UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT! I have been here a few times a year ago and it was not good and it was a ghost town. I lost faith and didn't come back...until tonight. The parking lot was flooded and the place was still packed. The food was awesome, the atmosphere was great, and the staff was really good....and this was a Monday night. If you have been here before and lost confidence in this place, give it another chance. read more

Don't go here! This used to be a good restaurant a few years ago, but something happened. I don't know if they changed owners, or ran out of money, but it is awful now. The food is bad, the service is worse, and the cleanliness is appalling. Take it from a Monroe resident that you should find somewhere else to eat. read more

I gave this place 5 stars because of the lunch prices. Do yourself a favor and order off the hibachi lunch menu. They give u a lot of hibachi and the prices are great. The sushi is decent too. I really enjoy this place and will be back. read more

How can you call this a steak house? I'm confused. I ordered to go with the hostess. I wanted a new York strip and a salad. she suggested I order the 'side' new York strip and house salad, since I wasn't interested in a soup or rice. I received 2 small to go containers. The 1st contained 9 small bite sized pieces of steak. Not a whole steak- as you might expect from a 'steak house'. I'm not sure that these 9 bite sized cuts of steak were enough to be a whole steak. And whose to say what cut of meat I received anyway? This place is not a 'steak house'. They should consider a new name, as this is misleading. The 2nd container I received contained the house salad, which I had to drain of water. There was enough water in the bottom of the container to FILL the salad dressing cup that accompanied the salad. Is the kitchen staff high? Who dumped lettuce and WATER in a container and said 'yep, that's a salad!'... ??? This place is over-priced and gross. I will never return, and I hope that others do the same. GROSS. read more

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I was surprised. I went in for lunch and with food allergies I thought I had no chance. There's an olive garden and a ruby tuesday nearby but this sounded different and I'm not big on chain restaurants. I told them I had food allergies and a guy came over and we talked. He walked me through what he could do and I gave it a shot. I got grilled chicken, steamed veggies and steamed rice. It was really good. The chicken was seasoned well.. not too much and the veggies were good. Somewhat of a nightclub decor.. but not in a bad way. So gluten free, soy free, corn free and lactose free.. yeah they can do all of those. read more

This place gets one star. Here is the math to get to one star. Great tasting food - 4 stars, terrible service plus an un-enthusiastic hibachi chef - minus 3 stars. The last time I ate at this establishment we had similar service with different people. I will be surprised if this place stays open. When I see repeated service like this I would have to attribute this to poor management decisions. Therefore the place is not likely to improve very much even if they have new people replaced by attrition or some other form of turnover. For the money spent, I will not ever be back at this establishment and would advise others to stay away. read more

Restaurant was a surprise. They didn't have Takoyaki, but not bad for a small town. The Teriyaki chicken was good. The shu mai was a bit different than I'm used to, but not bad. Staff was friendly and prices were reasonable. I would recommend and probably visit again. read more

We are here tonight... sushi was amazing !!! Food was fantastic!!! Waitress was fabulous!!! She took care of us!! We will be coming back!!!

I got the lobster and fried rice, and they both were really good. I was disappointed when I found out the lobster was grilled, but the grilled lobster here is good. I wish they had boiled/steamed lobster. They have pretty good sweet tea as well. Our server was great. read more

I loved it! Great sushi great servers awesome hostesses and amazing sushi chefs. Will definitely be coming back and will definitely be telling all my friends. read more

A unexpected find in Monroe, LA I was on business in Monroe, LA and was driving around looking for a place to eat. My plan was to find some good cajun food but I saw the sign for Ronin and tried it out. I am glad I did. The sushi was excellent. My favorite was the ronin roll which is basically a spicy tuna roll layered with avocados and eel (unagi). Nice combination. Service was friendly and efficient. I would definitely recommend this place. read more

We went here for lunch, and the service was great. Our waitress was very attentive and friendly. The Crab Rangoons and the Louisiana roll were both delicious. And the Hibachi lunch specials were tasty and had huge servings. We had leftovers to take home. All around great experience. We'll definitely be back! read more

If I had went to the bathroom before o ate,I would have left immediately. My brave sister entered bathroom and encountered an employee who stepped over the garbage and acted like all was good. I said something to the hostess ar the horrible smell and she just smiled and went back to her phone. At least the food was okay. Update: Seven months later: bathroom still stinks read more

I went to eat with my friends last night thinking we'd have an enjoyable meal. Well the prices are very expensive for the subpar food that we received and our waitress only was attentive to us about two times throughout the whole meal. The rice was hard and sweet tasting so it was similar to soap... and my steak was mediocre. I'd give it another try but it was not what I expected at all. read more

Ronin Hibachi is my absolute favorite restaurant in Monroe, La. I have never been disappointed until tonight. Our server JOHN was the best waiter. Until he wasn't..... We talked and talked about how good he was until i politely asked for a to go Yum Yum sauce for my sushi, and he then cut me off mid sentence, pointed at a half empty cup of yum yum sauce on the table and said "Well it's right there" with a snark in his voice and proceeded to walk away. I proceeded to ask for it again two more times and both times he walked away before i could even finish my sentence. cutting me off. periodt. Then the last time i asked he finally listened and walked away only for another waiter to bring me what I had to ask for FOUR TIMES. we never saw John again. but hope he enjoyed his undeserving but generous tip!!!! read more

Love this place! Sushi is awesome, best sushi chefs, great bar tenders, waitresses not so much was just reprimanded for walking in and sitting at the bar read more

Chipped and cracked bowls and serving dishes. Miso soup had a soapy taste to it. Very dirty floors, tables, and restroom. Would not go back or recommend!!!! read more

I will not recommend, the grill cook would not listen about cooking my.calamari steak near the beef since I have an adversion to beef since I was a kid! He went on and cooked it in same spot as beef, then the vegetables he cooked with the same grease and in the same spot as beef hence my $20 dinner all I had was a little rice. he would not listen nor did he care that my husband, the waitress, and I all told him to cook the beef on other side of grill! He didn't care. If you are paying they should listen. The manager was very kind deducted my meal after I mentioned my dissatisfaction to the waitress. This little sushi /steakhouse has great ambience, very pretty decor, and in all fairness my husband said his food was good. He Loves beef, will eat anything! Hopefully my review will make them. more sensitive to those of us that can't stomach beef! read more

My co-workers they chose this place and as soon as we walked in I told them the restaurant smells horrible and I don't wanna eat here as this smell says a lot about the place .of course they looked at me as being picky. If I had a choice I would had left as this is not a type of restaurant I wanna go to. We ordered our drink and food and we asked for saki and as soon he brought it for us and left the saki cups there, I saw a big lipstick mark on my cup and I had to send it back and of course the waiter apologized. When our starter arrived , salmon tartar and shrimp tempura with drizzle of spicy mayo on the top . As soon as I came to pick the first shrimp I saw a hair and I told my colleague it's a hair and when he tried to pull it out. It was the longest hair ever which was disgusting. The waiter came and I said this is not acceptable first the lipstick mark and now the hair , I lost my appetite and this is gross , as a lady my colleague always think I'm picky but they accepted the fact that I was right at first when I said : this restaurant is smelly and we should had gone to a different place. Horrible place read more

This is my go to place when I'm on the road in Monroe for work. Filet and scallop hibachi combo is the business. Best yummy sauce ever! My wife and I joked that it was like crack, I imagine this yummy sauce would be just as difficult to quit. Don't think about what goes in it ( likely ungodly amounts of butter;) Just dip the medium rare filet mignon pieces in the yummy sauce, devour, thank me later. read more

Perhaps I'm spoiled from living in the San Francisco Bay Area, but this restaurant fails in many ways. The dirty glasses hanging on the bar are immediately impressive. The cucumber salad had big chunks of cucumbers and very little taste. The waiter did not know the menu--he was surprised to learn from us that the meals should've been served with miso soup, salad and rice. When he did bring those midway through the entree, it wasn't worth the trouble: the miso soup was watery with little miso in it. There were uncooked the kernels in the rice and the salad was limp. The edamame and the meats were ok, but the rest of the experience, including the teriyaki sauce was more than disappointing. Never again. read more

Went along with 10 friends, really had fun. I enjoyed the calamari, lobster and chicken

Food is generally good. Sushi is very good. Waitstaff is mostly good. Hibachi chefs range from tired to completely disengaged. Sometimes, they will smile and clack utensils, but other than that, you're lucky to get one to even go through the motions. Prices are quite high -- nothing is served with gold leaf, but the check implies as much. read more

So, on a business trip and decide to have Japanese food. The waiter takes the order, spicy tuna roll and an avocado tuna roll. What gets delivered is a spicy tuna roll and an avocado roll. (Mistake one) second order was a Ronin NY steak dinner. What was served was a Ronin Special dinner. $12.00 difference between the 2. I didn't want lobster, I just wanted a steak. (Mistake two) When I brought it to the servers attention, he went and talked to the manager and came back and said, " the manager says if you eat the whole plate, you pay for it ". I sent it back. That's not what I wanted. I just wanted a steak and a salad. The person I was with, that had ordered the rolls was asked to place the avocado rolls back on a plate. He did so with his bare hands. Who does this ?? Not happy at all. Will never come back. read more

Food was great. Service was awful. My server didn't seem to recognize an empty drink when he walked by it 5 times. Would eat here again because the food was stellar, but a little pricey.. read more

Oh my! So many sushi, nigiri, and sashimi options here! And it's all good! Great decor and atmosphere. Right across from the mall. The floor is a little slippery, so be careful ladies. read more

Good average priced place to go for Sushi and Hibachi. Be prepared for wait and slow service during peak times. The sake comes out of a box, you can see it right behind the bar. read more

The sashimi (tuna, salmon, white tuna) was very fresh and delicious. They give you 3 pieces per order instead of 1 or 2 like most places. Service was also good. read more

Our table ordered Crab Rangoon, spider roll, crazy roll, sesame chicken dinner, soft shell crab and the alligator roll. We enjoyed our food. Service was great. read more

Ronin - Sushi Bars Near Me - Monroe, Louisiana

Very friendly environment! Was sat at the grills on a date night with the husband. Excellent food. Sushi was fresh and absolutely tasteful! Hibachi food was hot and expertly made to taste. The show the chef put on was so cute & very entertaining. Will definitely be back! read more

The food is great here. Love the sushi. We didn't sit at a hibachi grill but we did order hibachi style cooked food and it was awesome. The service is ok. The waiter needs to get his sushi info straight. The food is a little pricey too. read more

Close to my hotel so i come here often. Wait staff is usually friendly, though I've often waited a long time to get seated even though it wasn't busy. The hostess is either on the phone or missing. Food is ok for the price. The sushi seems to be missing rice vinegar but is otherwise fresh and in generous portions. read more

Sushi menu is extensive and delicious. The server was terrible, he had no clue when the fish arrived, the ingredients, and when I was waiting for my table he was complaining to the waitress about a tip from a customer earlier in the day. I would go back but not in the back room. There were Mosquitos on the blinds, dusty, and the floor was sticky. read more

Told the lunch crew I was in a hurry and they had me in and out within 25 mins. Amazing service, amazing food, and amazing servers. I eat there a lot and I'm never disappointed! read more