Gaso of Japan is a great place, food comes quickly priced right...I see people giving it bad reviews and I think they are looking for a NY CITY type place. You want to eat Hibachi food and dont want to spend too much! go here! You live in area or drivr by to go up Catskills GO HERE! You want fast service and get BIG PORTIONS of good food GO HERE! I pass Mt Fuji place in NJ NY to go here!!!
Review Source:Leaving the theatrics and costumes aside, this restaurant was not very impressive. The food was tasty but nothing that merits a "wow" reaction. It's a nice place to stop by however I wouldn't make a regular place.
The one thing that I found to be at par was the amazing amount of food you got for the moderate price you paid. Overall impressive experience however not worth the "OMG" associated with a 5 star restaurant.
I had a great time at this Resturant. My aunt is highly allergic basically everything but she got her order perfect. My little cousin came to this Resturant as her first habachi Resturant and enjoyed every second of it. The chef was amazing! So funny and talented! There are no negatives to this place!!!
Review Source:I made a reservation two weeks in advance for 8 p.m. on New Year's Eve thinking it'd be a wonderful way to spend the evening with my family. Â We showed up at 7:45 and walked into a lobby/restaurant area full of people and a thick food smoke haze in the air. Â We checked in with the man behind the greeting table, and he said to wait in the lounge area. Â So we went into the lounge area thinking we'd be good to go with our reservation. Â
By 8:30 p.m., I approached the lady who was now behind the greeting table and stood in line behind four others waiting to talk to her. Â Long story short, the people in front of us had 7 and 7:30 reservations and were still waiting to be seated...at 8:30...and the lady behind the table was harried, unfriendly, and wasn't even able to tell me how many people were waiting ahead of us (she waved her hand over a long list of names and dismissed me with a shrug). Â
We left. Â I know it was New Year's Eve...but what's the point of a reservation if it's not even honored? Â And it would've been only professional to tell us when we checked in that they were running 90+ minutes behind in their reservation seating. Â
I cannot attest to the food, but our experience was sufficiently awful enough that we will not be going back to find out.
Having been to this location many times, we have recently been disappointed because it did not appear to be as clean as we would have liked. Â As a cook on the table restaurant, with food flying around, it needs extra care in keeping the floors and tables clean. Â We don't go for the show the cook puts on, and decline to have asparagus pieces flipped in the air aiming for our mouths, but if you get a table of kids or newbies and this can be lots of fun. Â Flipping shrimp tails into the chefs hat is delightful fun for some. Â We do like the food (hibachi fillet mignon and shrimp with lots of veggies,etc.) but think it is slightly pricey if the "show" doesn't add value for you. Â Ambiance is interesting and staff, although mostly uncommunicative, really try hard to make an occasion more than just a meal out. Â Because the tables are communal if you are a small party (2 in our case), you are sitting with strangers. Â And this is what you want to make of it. Â We engage the other diners, and more times than not, enjoy their company and have pleasant conversation. Â The last time we met a couple on vacation from Chicago, and compared travel notes and restaurant stories - kind of like a face to face Yelp meeting!
Review Source:This place sucks. Â The food is edible, but its about the entertainment aspect of the meal. Â It can be good for kids, however, I found that lacking as well. Â I've been here a few times as my little brother likes the whole tossing of food thing, and half the chefs are Mexican. Â Now thats not a problem, but if you're going to present your restaurant as authentically Japanese, have these guys act like Japanese stereotypes, and charge as much as you do, I do have a problem with that. Â The chefs themselves can be friendly sometimes, other times disinterested, and they actually have scripted phrases that they all say while they're cooking in order to be entertaining (ie: I believe I can fly, I forget the other ones). Â As for the food, its edible, but not the quality you'd expect for the price, and nothing special whatsoever. Â They have a very nice property and garden, so it is very disappointing that this place isn't good. Â I don't claim to be a Japanese food expert, but I do know what sucks; this place is lame. Â Not sure where offhand, but there are other Japanese restaurants that do a similiar setup not too far away anyway.
Review Source:I love Japanese food. Â I've been going to school nearby for over 3 years now and I just went to Gasho for the first time. Â Having been around for many, many years and the fact that the restaurant is inside a Japanese farmhouse built in upstate NY, Gasho gave me high expectations. Â However, I left a little disappointed.
Entree selection is pretty much limited to hibachi and nothing else. Â There's also a decent selection of appetizers, desserts and drinks. Â The quality of food that I got never really went past just OK, but some just wasn't good at all. Â Here's a breakdown of what I got:
Hibachi Scallops appetizer $4.95:
-about 1/2 dozen scallops of decent size, it was OK, a bit bland
Hibachi Chicken $13.95
- Onion soup: served piping hot, but tasted like water + msg
- Salad: the dressing is not bad, a little too creamy for ginger dressing
- Hibachi rice ($1.95 extra): by far the best part of the meal (and that's not saying too much)
- Hibachi Chicken: it was OK, a little too salty, and a few chunks had uncooked parts (yuck)
- Hibachi vegetables: again, just OK, the muchrooms were well cooked and tasty, but the bean sprouts (called spaghetti with no meatballs by our chef) was remarkably bland.
The service was a bit slow. Â 10 minute wait to be seated wasn't bad, but the entire meal from entering the restaurant to leaving took over 2 hours. Â Our server was friendly, but messed up the order which is no biggie. Â However, our chef wasn't very entertaining and wasn't trying hard to be. Â
Nothing about the restaurant really stood out for me, so 2 stars it is. Â Will I be back? Â probably not.
Good Food.Very entertaining chefs! the Hibachi rice is my all time favorite.the kids luv this place! we were a table of 11 last night.Everyone seemed satisfied with their choice of entreas.I had the master special a dish consisting of chicken and steak along with zucchini,broccoli and other mixed veggies.I washed it all down with a drink called the Lion's mane.In fact I had 2! my only issue with this place is they can't add....might have been an honest mistake but the drink count on the bill was alot higher than we actually drank...the bill had to corrected.that took some time and the natives (the kids) grew a bit restless! gonna try Mt Fuji and get  back to you !
Review Source:It's more entertainment than fine dining, but that's part of the attraction. Â Expect to wait a while to be seated, since its with a larger group around the hibachi grill, elbow to elbow. Â Lots of birthdays, etc. being celebrated. Â My kids love it, but otherwise mediocre at best. Â Very dated (as in '70's) decor.
Review Source:Gasho is a decent Beni-Hana knock off. Â Food is decent. Â Nothing to run home about, but it certainly is a good time.
Don't expect a 5 start restaurant at this place. Â It is more often then not dirty. Â Carpets are littered with all kinds of food particles that in all likelihood were hurled at someone during the cooking service. Â
Lots of kids too. Â Earplugs may help. Â Funny chefs. Â Courteous staff but they are not going to bend over backwards. Â Prices are a little steep, but seeing that this is the only restaurant in the area that specializes in "Authentic Japanese Cuisine" and "entertainment", they get away with it.
You walk out of Gasho smelling a litte greasy. Â I even had grease stuck to my glasses lens once. Â If you're looking for a good time, have some money to burn, and don't have super high standards, you'll find Gasho a suitable dining experience.
Gasho was THE coolest place when I was a kid.
The gardens outside were perfect for wait times - just crawl around here and there, or stroll along the paths. You can hear your name called over the loud speakers while looking at the koi pond. I can't say enough how pretty it is outside.
Inside it is darker, but very spacious. There's a lounge area you can sit in while waiting for a table, as well as a bar.
And then there are the hibachi tables, what Gasho's main attraction is. When I was a kid, all of the hibachi chefs and waitresses were Japanese. But they weren't nearly as busy. Now the staff are much more racially diverse, and the joint is bustling.
If you haven't had hibachi before and your party is under 8 people, expect to share the table family style and have a fun show put on by the chef.
For the most part, you're paying for the ambiance (they imported the entire building from Japan). Entree prices are high for what you get, but it is a nice experience if you've never done it before. Gasho is still one of the best hibachi restaurants I've ever been to. The meat food of your meal is genearlly overcooked since it sits there on the grill while the chefs perform, but not horribly so. Just don't expect perfectly cooked shrimp, or a rare steak. Go with chicken or pork if you are picky. Â The dipping sauces are always a plus though - very tasty!
The cocktails are really well mixed too - nice and fruity!
Chefs continuously serenade patrons while cooking which is immensely annoying. Â The singing is good for children to keep entertained while they wait for their meal to be served. Â You don't get bored easily. Â The chefs' primary job is to cook patrons' meals as we're there to eat rather than listen to them sing. Â If the chefs want to sing they should do so at karaoke bars.
The recipe same as Shiro's in Westbury, NY.
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