I have been to a lot of Japanese Steakhouses and was overly impressed with Stix. The food was fresh & delicious. They had three sections Habachi, booths & sushi bar. The customer service was excellent. I found the portion sizes were extremely generous for the price. It was very stylish the restaurant was unlike many dated Japanese Steakhouses. read more

Delicious! My handsome man and I went here for a romantic dinner. We were sat at a table facing the grill and started off with a sun money cocktail which was refreshing and crisp. My dear choose two sushi rolls, a New Orlean's and a Shrimp tempura. The New Orlean's roll was scrumptious, filled with shrimp, cream cheese and yamagobo, topped with crispy crawfish. The onion soup was a clear broth with scallions and a button mushroom. The ginger salad was spicy and tangy. We chose steak and shrimp hibachi with an updated filet for our steak. A few moments later our own private chef approached with a cart full of yummy ingredients. He started off with dancing an egg on the grill and then the spatula, eventually tossing the egg into his chef hat. He sauté the steak and shrimp, fried rice and mixed vegetables using the flames to cook the egg that was rolled out of his had onto the hot grill. Our chef was a true showman. Our service was awesome. We were catered to like VIP guest, and had a wonderful experience. This will now become "our" special place to celebrate important moments in life. Quaint, cozy and romantic. Truly an enchanted experience. read more

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Hey since I been here an HOUR waiting on a table that was promised in 30 minutes I may as well write a review. Its Friday night and busy of course. We used to eat here all the time and I never remember a wait this long. We have checked in 3 times which doesnt seem excessive enough to get black balled on getting a table. I checked online for reservations and the website said nothing about taking reservations. They didnt show up on open table either. Maybe its my fault but a perfect meal at this point will not convince me to ever come back. Total time to get the table was hour an 15 minutes. Word of warning IF THEY TELL YOU 30 minutes it actually means 75 minutes. read more

An underwhelming experience. The decor is out of date. The temp was about 80 degrees. The food was middling to poor. The chef was lackluster. The tip was added to the bill automatically. I won't be back. read more

This was the worst experience I have had in Alabama. I walked in the people at the counter act as though I was bothering them. They didn't want to answer my questions then sat me at a table and NO ONE , cane to me table. I just got up and walked out. Not to return read more

Good sushi and nice atmosphere. Stopped here on my way to Birmingham. Wasn't disappointed. Great presentation also.

Excellent food, enjoyable experience, very good service, prices were higher than expected. $233 with no alcohol 1 child, 1 appetizer, 1 child and 7 adults was a little expensive I thought. Which is the only reason for the 4 stars. read more

The sushi is ok, it's a lot better than Asian Rim but it's not the best in B'ham. They do have a really good happy hour deals on sushi, good size portions. read more

Wish there were more stars! The chef's are always friendly and personable and the food always fresh. Big portions for the money!!

Spring rolls were great and very freash. Main course was the Mango Roll. It has tempura shrimp, spicy tuna mango avocado. Excellent. read more

Stix - Chinese Near Me - Hoover, Alabama

7:23 Feb 27th. Excellent food. Really good sushi. Terrible awful waiter. This place has been around a while so benefit of the doubt. Bad hire. Really bad. read more

This is our favorite upscale Asian restaurant in town. We love the teriyaki chicken - I get double veggies and my husband gets double rice. Their sushi is really great too. Expect to pay a little more, but in my opinion it's always worth it. read more

Stix always came to my rescue during my 5 years living in the abomination of a state they call Alabama. I found this place after leaving the Galleria one day and all I saw was "SUSHI". If anyone has ever been to Alabama, sushi restaurants (or any other remote sign of culture), are not a common occurrence. Its a typical 1/2 Chinese, 1/2 Japanese Steakhouse type of spot. I never ate on the hibachi side, as I'm not a huge fan of eating a meal with a group of people (especially from Alabama) that I don't know. Most of the times I came here I with with someone who didn't eat sushi, so the Chinese side allowed them to eat their typical Chinese fare, while I indulged in my fish and rice smorgasbord. I have to say, although they are nothing atypical from any other mid-level Japanese place, the sushi was always fresh and the sizes of fish were amazing. The Chinese look pretty good too--not overly breaded as some places are. The calamari was surprisingly always good as well. The service was always soooo friendly...I always got the same waiter...George...every time. And he always called me Alicia Keys, which is a compliment, even though I look nothing like her. It definitely got pretty busy on Friday and Saturday nights, but always worth the wait when I was craving me some sushi! If I ever have to venture back across state lines into no man's land, I would definitely stop back in! *The 5-star rating is based on comparisons to other similar-style restaurants within 150 miles. **Sorry if my utter dislike for BAMA offended anyone ;) read more

The cook was AMAZING, so funny and very entertaining! I had to get up and find our waitress several times to get refills for our table. We talked to the manager and I don't really think he cared. Won't be coming here anymore. read more

My go-to sushi provider! Food is great on both sides of the restaurant (Asian side and Hibachi side). Always popular!

Had been a while since we dropped by here, as we are not in Hoover all that often. I haven't eaten at the hibachi side at this location, so can't vouch for that. I do like some of their sushi, but have never been too impressed with the entrees. This time, we had one of their "specialty" dishes, which was lightly breaded and fried chicken in a chili sauce. I can say that it was just OK...definitely nothing to write home about. The cocktails that we tried were quite tasty, and reasonably priced. I know the Fultondale location has a really good happy hour, with some half priced appetizers and drink specials, but not sure if this location does or not. All in all just an OK place. read more

Writing this review on the experience I had tonight.. because it always seems to vary. Tonight was great. We sat at the bar and ordered the shrimp fried rice, crab wontons, California roll, and Philadelphia roll. The food came out super quick and tasted freshly cooked. Not to mention the server/ bartender was great! She got me a to go cup and to go box! The only reason I give it a 4 is because I feel the service should not differentiate so much between visits. read more

Stix is the best Chinese food in Alabama, as far as I know. When we are in Birmingham we always eat there. The quality remains high. Everything we ordered there last time was awesome. Long may it continue. read more

It was bad customer service. One of the workers was digging up her nose and touching other workers. Some of the workers had attitudes.

We visited for my birthday and were very satisfied with not only the amazing performance put on by our chef but by the quality of the food as well. Very good experience. We went on a Tuesday night and had reservations for 6pm, but didn't really need them. The place filled up as the evening wore on, though. Pretty pricey, I paid $200 for my party of 7, but worth it. read more

First visit to Stix and I was disappointed. I was pretty busy, but tables were turned quickly. Most of the service was good and efficient, however, our server was not very friendly. Perhaps she was having a bad day. However, she was prompt and efficient. The Chef put on a nice show, but the rice wasn't cooked well or seasoned well. I chose the steak instead of my usual filet and it was a horrible cut. The shrimp was over cooked and tuff. The chicken was done well enough. He was pleasant and I enjoyed his presentation. We had Bang Bang Chicken and Wanton appetizers which were really good. The soup and salad were average. Hopefully, we just picked a bad night to visit. read more

One of the weirdest dining experiences in my life. Tonight. December 29th, 2015. We were a party of nine and had a 6:30pm reservation on the non-hibachi side of the restaurant. Our server was a woman in her mid fifties maybe? She was so curt, rude, etc, that our ordering process was TERRIFYING. I was scared of her. She had an air of superiority about her that basically said "you are beneath me, you should feel glad I'm even lowering myself to be your server." You'd think we walked into that restaurant wearing cut off t shirts and dirty flip flops and not dressed cute (we all looked adorable. We aren't animals). We had a group of nine and we asked if we could split the check. She said fine. EDIT: We asked to split the check before anyone ordered, AND we sat directly across from the person we were paired with -- it was very easy to split up, and we were clear that if she could not split the check, we were happy to manage it otherwise. A good number of us have worked in food service at some point in our lives and we strive to be good customers. She walked to the front of the table and was very much no nonsense. She dictated the exact way we were to order. She stood at the head of the table and refused to move around and speak to us, and forced us to yell down the table at her and tell her our order. My brother politely asked if she didn't mind coming down to his end of the table so he could ask her a couple of questions but she yelled at him that she would NOT do that. So he had to yell down the table. She was bizarre, so so so rude, then went away. No checking on us. We had to request water refills. Thankfully there was a very kind busboy who helped us out. We slipped him some cash on the side as a thank you. He was fantastic. The food was phenomenal. It was delicious!!!!!!! So that's the sad part. Like -- this could have been such an awesome dinner! But we were so scared and off out by her that it really cramped the whole thing. Of course they added gratuity (I expect that with a big group) and it was 18%. I never just leave it at 18, as I prefer to tip 20-25% (servers have to make a living and I firmly believe that tipping is necessary, even with mediocre service). But I sure as heck did not add any extra tonight. Sadly she still made a killing since I'm pretty sure our collective total exceeded $500. Anyhow, makes for a good story. If you can handle feeling like you're in that Seinfeld episode with the crazy mean soup guy, then head on over. Give it a shot. The food is great. read more

TERRIBLE service. The hostess has no idea what she was doing. I made a reservation only to still have to wait a normal wait time to be seated. Don't bother asking for a manager when the hostess doesn't pay any attention to you she will simply talk over you and not answer any of your concerns/questions then walk away and leave you talking to yourself! I'm going straight to corporate with her. Completely unacceptable. Once finally seated, there's no room to move or talk! You won't be able to communicate with anybody in your party over everybody else's conversations in the same room as you! And did i mention there was a fight? BETWEEN THE EMPLOYEES!!! Right in front of everybody. Yelling curse words, throwing drinks. Please do not waste your time here. Unorganized, loud, filthy floors. This was the worst 21st birthday celebration ever. read more

I LOVE STIX!! DInner every Tuesday night.. try the orange peel beef, you can't go wrong.

Normally receive decent service. Tonight, the service was terrible. Our group took up two tables and had two waitress devoted to us and they were terrible. Spoke to a manager and he simply said he was sorry. I won't be back. read more

Stix - Chinese Near Me - Hoover, Alabama

I could not eat anything we bought except the rice. The vegetables were steamed, not fried like you see in the photos and even though I mentioned I want the meat well done it was rare. Everything had a sweet sauce on it I could not even finish the soup. It's the first asian restaurant where the hot and sour soup had parsley in it which gave it a bad taste. After I took the first bite I felt really bad for spending so much money. read more

order something. waiting for more than 50 minutes, they tell me it will come soon, another 50 minutes waite !! they tell me the things i ordered sold out!!! i stay here from 6 to 8, two hours! with nothing to eat..i'll never come back again. read more

I had take-out: Chicken Lettuce Wraps, Asian Coconut Curry Vegetables, and Beef and Broccoli. Everything was tasty, satisfying, and even packaged well. My friend enjoyed it as well. We even had leftovers for the next day. read more

Great food for sit in, but don't order out. Portions tend to be smaller and quality is compromised. I ordered a chicken entre and sushi. Of you want these for carry out, there are better options in the same area. If eating in, food's great! read more

We had reservations for 7:20PM. Was told it would be 15-20 minutes, so my party and I went to the bar. Stood at the bar for 15 minutes and got passed over twice as other customers who hadn't been there nearly as long got served. After 30 minutes we were finally seated. Food was great... Until the chicken that was supposed to come with my chicken and scallops never came. Finally my chicken came with the check, cold from sitting around in the kitchen. My ticket was discounted $4.99, but I will still never return nor recommend. The food simply was not good enough to make up for the terrible service. read more

Worst service ever. Actually somewhat scary how rude some of the wait staff are. Gave it a few try's, but no more. Too many other great Japanese choices in Birmingham to waste time on this one. read more

Delicious Food! Definitely bang for your buck on the Hibachi Grill!

Oh that sexy sauce will blow your mind. The guys there are funny and entertaining just try to catch the shrimp the first time. Yum yum!

Sushi is always good. Japanese grill items lack flavor in my opinion. Menu dishes just OK. We mainly just stop here after shopping at the Galleria only when olive garden is packed. read more

Always ALWAYS always have slow service and it smells a bit odd when you first walk in, but the sushi is delicious. Portions on the soup box are (as usual) a bit small, but the flavors are all there in everything I have eaten there. read more

I went recently with a friend celebrating a birthday and we decided to sit at tables and order from the hibachi side. The portion was a lot smaller & I did miss the option of getting extra sauce. In my honest opinion, I would sit at the hibachi grills than sit at the tables. read more

Meh. Stix is mediocre at best. The meal started with a salad as usual; however the dressing was more like soup poured over some lettuce. It was not the traditional ginger dressing served on a salad at a Japanese steak house. The chef went through the usual routine of cooking the food but was not interactive at all. The typical "back and forth" one finds at a place like this was noticeably absent. The food, once served, was very salty and over cooked. I cannot recommend this place when there are so many other choices in this area. read more

My group had a lunch reservation for 14 at this restaurant. The restaurant lost the reservation. We kept being told they were "setting up tables". There was no sense of urgency or customer service! A whole section was available but we were not placed there. After a wait of 25 minutes we left and were seated immediately at a nearby restaurant. Stix lost a $400 lunch payment and future patronage. Terrible, frustrating service!! read more

My husband, son, and I don't eat out often. In the past Stix had been one of our favorite restaurants to celebrate special occasions. It was our anniversary, my birthday, and Father's Day all rolled into one. Immediately upon being seated we noticed the table, plates, and around the hibachi grill were dirty (even had old food left behind ). We contemplated leaving but regretfully decided to stay. The waitress was friendly and we placed our order. We ordered sushi and our meal. When the sushi was served I knew right away something was off. The tempura was gritty and greasy and really gross. When the hibachi chef put the rice on the grill, again I knew something was off. The rice is usually white and as they cook it and add the sauces it turns brown and flavorful. This rice had no peas,carrots, or beans in it. It was very bland and greasy. The meat and vegetables were good so no complaints there. But let's face it we go to stix for the rice. The chef did the bare minimum when it comes to entertainment while cooking so that too was a huge disappointment. Our bill totaled $160 and as soon as the chef left we were hurried up by the staff as if we were expected to leave since the chef was finished cooking. I hate we paid that much for a meal and had it been just my husband and me I would have complained to the manager but my son begged me "not to be a Karen" We won't be back anytime soon...if ever read more

Standard show cook stuff. The food was good, but nothing spectacular. We were in Birmingham for Boo at the Zoo and it also happened to be my oldest daughter's birthday. She loves this for her birthday even though she is 19. A little pricey considering nothing really blew us away, but then again it is what it is and most of it is as expected. read more