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    Tokyo Wako

    3.2 (482 reviews)
    ModerateJapanese, Sushi Bars

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    TOKYO WAKO ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Happy hour specials

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    Mediocre at best. The food itself is fantastic, that alone deserves five stars. The hibachi grill performance was non existent. It was literally just a nice guy cooking our food and that was about it. Other than the onion volcano trick and shaping the fried rice into a heart, that was all we got. I was pretty disappointed since the whole point of going to a teppan grill restaurant like this, is to have dinner and a show. That's literally the whole point. The staff was really nice and quick with the service, but the atmosphere was really dull & it gave the vibe of 'this once was a great restaurant but something happened that made it go down hill'. There wasn't any music playing which also made the whole experience feel pretty awkward and unfortunately I don't think I'll be coming back here. Sad because I really wanted to like it but overall it was pretty whatever.

    Wako Grand Prix - Teriyaki Chicken & Filet Mignon cooked to perfection!
    Nancy G.

    We come here at least 3-4 times a month. It's the best if Teppanyaki & Sushi around! All the chefs & servers are wonderful! Valentine's Day we had our favorite Larissa & Jose! Highly recommend!

    Sashimi Salad
    Ray Z.

    So I placed a pickup order for Sashimi Salad and Onion Mushroom soup at Tokyo Wako Onterio shortly after 5pm when they first open for the night. I get to the restaurant about 20 mins later, unfortunately their Sushi Chef had called in sick in the interim. I'm totally bummed out thinking I wouldn't get my Sushi order which I was completely psyched on having. This was about the head south. When the manager on duty jumps in and says "I believe I can make that order" Okay so not only was the Sashimi incredibly fresh, perfectly presented, made quickly and on schedule. It may have been the best Sashimi I've had in a long time. Kudos to the manager on duty September 11th 2023 for stepping up. Thank you I'll definitely be back when visiting Onterio Mills.

    Scallops
    Danny P.

    I really like coming to this establishment every time an experience. The food is really good . The chef prepared everything perfectly .The sushi , filet mignon, jumbo shrimp and scallops were delicious. The service was excellent courteous and friendly. The interior is nicely put together. This place is always crowded on the weekends and during the week but what do you expect with good food and good service .There's plenty of parking . The handicap stalls are close to the front entrance.

    Santa Anita Derby
    Kimberly J.

    Walking into the restaurant they had a couple ponds with koi fish, it was a relaxing setting. We had made reservation and we were sat quickly. We had a very friendly server, he was attentive to everyone at the table and remembered all the drinks. My husband and I ordered the rising sunrise and dragon roll. The rising sunrise is the most delicious roll! It was sooooo goooood, the dragon roll was good too. Our chef was awesome, he did a lot of tricks and made some jokes which kept everyone at the table focused on his cooking. Everything tasted delicious!

    Gettin Ready to get down! Happy New Years Eve!
    Ray R.

    We had the Best Meal I've had in a while. Teppan Seating, we had the whole place to ourselves for the Late Lunch on New Years Eve. 3 item Combo was my first choice of the afternoon .We also started off with the Dynamite Plate which was a baked scallop dish . That was amazing. The teppan chef could have tried a lil harder, his act was weak. Overall we had a great Dinner yo bring in the New Year!

    Karen B.

    This used to be my favorite teppanyaki spot. The meat used to be such great quality. Maybe it still is but our chef overcooked my steak beyond belief. The server was not attentive and we had to flag him down several times to get drink refills. The floor was so gross and sticky. Had a reservation so we were seated pretty quickly with a group of 3. Order was taken promptly since the others had already been seated. We were ready to order so that wasn't a big deal. Drinks, soup, salad and gyozas came out fairly quickly. So far so good. The chef wheels the cart over and starts the "show". He starts by tapping the spatulas on the teppan grill then he attempts to flip one and it comes crashing down on the table. Good thing our table wasn't full or it would have landed on someone's plate. This os when I knew we were in trouble. LOL Veggies are on the grill and he attempts to build the onion volcano thing. We watch for several minutes as he struggles to do this. He finally just stacks them as best as he can and lights it on FIRE! Like huge flames LOL! Fried rice comes out ok. I see some big chunks of rice not smashed down and mixed well but it still tastes ok. He grills the shrimp and gives them to us whole. No special shrimp tail removal tricks. He puts the chicken and steaks on the grill. 2 of us order medium rare, 2 medium and 1 chicken. Veggies still on the grill. Umm usually they're plated by now. So he's cooking everything up and confirms how we want our steak cooked twice. Medium Filet served first, then medium New York, then medium rare New York, then chicken and last is mine ... medium rare ribeye! The steak is so dang thin that and W A Y over cooked. Seems like maybe he could have served the medium rare steaks first, then medium, then the chicken. The other person who ordered medium rare confirmed his was way overdone too. Finally the veggies get served. Usually the veggies get served after the shrimp appetizer so we can eat them with our steak. Meal is over and they don't offer dessert before bringing the check. Hmm ok. As we get us to leave, I try to push my chair in and it's stuck to the floor. Uh gross. No more driving all the way out here for such a mediocre meal and "show". Wish I would have picked somewhere else for my husband to take me for my birthday.

    Ice Cream
    Christina T.

    Chef Javier and Chef big Mike cooked for us this evening. We were a party of 13 we had to get two grills and both were entertaining and we showed up perfect timing right when I opened. Our server Larissa was attentive made sure our drinks were filled and beer refilled. Let's just say we had less to take home with the food being that good. This is not the first we've come here we actually come for allot of our birthdays and it never disappoints.

    Chicken fried rice
    Valerie V.

    Opens at 5pm they do not answer phone calls, they do not open early if ur knocking on door, service a bit slow bc they are really short staff , the chef and food was great. But overall beginning 40% service was OK/below average .

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    The host Andy was extremely rude ! We were not pleased with how he spoke to us a patrons! Do better Andy !

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    Service was excellent! I had a great time. Maya our bartender was super nice and very attentive. I will definitely be coming back again!

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    Made online reservation for 5pm. No one was even there. Got a text at 545 the table was ready

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    Ask the Community - Tokyo Wako

    Do they do dine in yet for teppanyaki ? Wanna take my gf for teppanyaki. Thank you

    yes they do! i suggest get there early as they fill up quickly

    Are they still open for business?

    Yes they are but go early they close at 9 and last seating is 7ishpm

    Do u accept reservations?

    Yes, they do but still have to wait

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