tokyo ii japanese seafood and steakhouse

not that great. i'm far from a sushi buff, but thisplacewasn't that great. nice staff and all but the sushi didn't taste like it had fresh fish. i'll stick with kunis.

pad thai. long, soft noodles in a sweet and spicey sauce with ground peanuts and fresh bean sprouts on the side. this comes with a variety of meat options, as well as vegetable or tofu, of which i've tried the chicken and the vegetable. both were excellent. i think this is just as good as any thaiplacei've had it from and a very large portion. a favorite of mine.


-----13 mar, 2012-----

a little bit of nippon. i have never been to japan but i've seens loads of pictures and movies. the decor of this is very metropolitan japan - upscale but still casual, modern but traditional. you would never guess this used to be ihop. sushi is on par with every localplacei've eaten but kuni's. i think the hibachi outpaces other places i've tried (shogun, kyoto, etc). the thai is also excellent, a suprise for a non-thai centered restaurant. desserts are tasty and reasonaly priced - try the deep fried green tea ice cream. the only dish i've tried that i thought was anything less than awesome was the udon, which was very bland (though it often is - i add a lot to udon soup when i make it at home). service has always been very good when i went, except the first few weeks when they were working out the kinks. overall an experience that makes you feel like you are overseas, and i don't throw that phrase around.

horrible customer service - average food. went to thisplaceon nye 2011. had a hankering for some sashimi.

you think in this day and age that japanese people running aplacelike this would know the difference between nigiri and sashimi. i ordered about $25 worth of sashimi - waited about 35 minutes at the bar for them to prepare it (no big deal.)

i get home and there were 3 pieces missing and what was there were thinly sliced fish draped over rice. not even the types of fish i ordered... really?!?!

i called and it seemed that they put the person who speaks the least english on the phone to confuse me...(they have plenty of english speaking young employees there.)

after another half hour on the phone - they said they would refund me some of the money for the missing pieces (not adequate since what i got was not close to what i ordered) and then said they would prepare the correct meal for me at no charge the following week. i was satisfied with that.

called the next week and they had absolutely no idea what i was talking about - after 15 minutes i refreshed their memories - they offered me $6 in credit for my order. i said ya know what...im done with this place. see ya on yelp and urban spoon.

i work in the restaurant business and know what it means to have happy customers...if you mess up, you make it right. seriously though, japanese that dont know the difference between sushi, sashimi, and nigiri? really?

to top it off...i was watching the hibatchi chefs while i was waiting for my food and they were screwing up left and right...dropping stuff and messing up their routine. id be heated if i paid to sit and watch an amateur butcher an artform like that....