Just when you thought it was safe to meet friends out for lunch at a Japanese restaurant in Goshen Indiana...
I can't remember what the place used to be, but it was way better. The disco ball should have told me that food wasn't the priority of the new owners.
The waitress brought out the dishes 1 at a time. This resulted in everyone finishing their meal before the last member of our small party even received his. He'd mentioned that he had  bad experiences twice before and that he was giving Kaizen one last chance. Too bad for them that they didn't deliver. They weren't even busy! Imagine this..a sushi restaurant running out of sushi rice. Once the rice was there, the chef prepared the rolls in his winter coat. In. His. Winter.Coat.
When the manager was called over, he offered 10% off the rolls. Insert sad face here.
The one star is for the fried rice I ordered. We would have been better off getting take out from a $3 lunch special type joint.
We liked this place and for the area it's great. The hibachi is pretty good, a lot like Hani Yori in South Bend, but the atmosphere is much better. It's newer and more modern. We liked everything except for the creme brulee dessert, I don't think they let it set up enough, it was watery. Our entrees were great, all hibachi, shrimp, filet and chicken, all really good!
Definitely recommend this place! The carry out is really good too, good packaging, all the sauces, sides, etc. included.
The sushi here was really great. You could tell that the fish was very melt in your mouth fresh and the chefs new what they were doing.
We did not try anything on the Hibachi side but they were busy the entire time we were there. Lots of people seemed to really be enjoying themselves.
Will definitely go back (especially since it is only 2 miles from home)!!
New Sushi place in town, just opened, had to go try it out. Â It's also what is now frequently called a Hibachi Grill (I always called them teppanyaki grill/restaurant). Â Didn't go for the teppanyaki today, might try some other visit. Â From what I saw, it was the usual show though. Â The sushi was excellent, wide selection, fish was quite fresh (not too sure how they do that, in the middle of Indiana) and tasty. Â Well prepared and presented. Â Our family had a variety of different rolls, as well as a chef's selection of nigiri and sashimi. Â Excellent service (though have to say, it wasn't very busy, so no pressure on the server). Â Overall, excellent new restaurant. Â Only downside is it's pretty expensive. Â 6 people, $150 w/tip, no drinks. Â This counts as moderate by Yelp's criteria, but it's pretty expensive for me. Â Other than that, I'd say it's as good as Soho, my previous favorite.
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