Osaka Sushi and Hibachi

This was unfortunately the worst service, and the worst food I have ever had in the Twin Cities. We chose to do Hibachi. We were never greeted warmly, the staff was very crabby, and everyone just kept literally throwing the next dishes at us. There were 2 major spills/​dump all of the ingredients on the floor before we ever began. NO tricks were done, and it was the sloppiest job I have ever seen. Half of the rice was strewn everywhere, then the same with the noodles. The noodles were rubber, the fried rice was completely flavorless and not done, the vegetables were hard, and you couldn’t even chew the chicken. No salt, pepper, garlic, anything was used. The chef never looked at us, and barely got our food on the table as he threw it to us, and not in a fun and playful manner as most do. As soon as we had our first bite of chicken we left, hoping that maybe something was edible, but it was all absolutely terrible, and not inexpensive. :-(

Food was good in the hibachi section (like tepanyaki) shrimp and scallops were great as was fried rice. Soup and salad were uninspired.

Wow. What a find this place was. I have only been here for sushi during happy hour and can confidently say this will likely become a weekly ritual for us. They boast fresh ingredients, beautiful presentation, and very friendly staff. Did I mention the sushi rolls themselves? They had so many creative combinations that we ordered twice as much sushi as we should have. No regrets, we brought the rest home and ate it that night. Also, three words… WASABI BLOODY MARY. Prepare to have your life changed. I almost don’t want to post this review because I want to keep Osaka as my own little secret.

We go here for lunch and dinner at least once a month! Service is always efficient and the happy hour prices are amazing for the amount that we order. Pricey, but worth it. Can’t wait to try the hibachi show for dinner sometime soon.

We used to go to this place in San Diego called Shogun. It’s a chain of hibachi restaurants like Benihana but lower level. I thought it was ok. My son loved going there so we went there often. I was expecting a similar experience here but I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by this place. They were so fast, very interactive an Johnny on the Spot with everything! Will definitely be coming back here. Food was excellent too. Much better than Shogun even though it was literally the exact same menu.

I love this place. Hoping to go for a birthday party next week.

We decided to try Osaka for our anniversary dinner. We chose to try the hibachi. I had the chicken and shrimp, he had the shrimp and scallops plus the fried rice.
Our chef was entertaining and put on a good enough show. The food was ok. I would not say outstanding but ok. The side sauces were good I preferred the white.
I would actually give the restaurant a solid two and a half stars mainly based on the food but that wasn’t an option. Two seemed to low. Three is really generous. You’re welcome Osaka.
Fail #1 no chopsticks! I have never eaten at a Japanese steakhouse with a fork, but I guess there is a first time for everything.
Epic Fail #2 No Saki bombs? Hmmm. Perhaps they cannot serve these correctly since they don’t have chopsticks? Should really have been fail #1 but I already typed that paragraph and what can I say, I am a little lazy sometimes.
The meal felt very rushed. It was clear they were wanting to push through as many people as possible. Our soup and salad came out at the same time. The chef also appeared at this time. Kinda hard to try watch the little show while trying to wolf down my first two courses while simultaneously being served my meal. I have a problem multi-​tasking. I also eat s l o w l y.
I wish I could have tried to catch some of the flying food the chef was slinging about as part of the show but I feared I would choke on the salad I was still trying to eat.
Immediately after the chef left, our waiter showed up with the bill. We were not even close to being done eating. Never offered dessert or another glass of wine. All told we were literally in and out in about 25 minutes. Someone forgot to tell the waiter that the circle of life in a restaurant is to sell. Sell another drink, sell some dessert, sell anything you can. The more you sell the higher the bill = the higher your tip. DUH!
I envision a fun relaxing meal when I go to hibachi and this was just not it. So if you are looking for fast food, or you are very short on time go here. If you want a relaxing fun romantic anniversary dinner this is not it.
Overall, I was pretty disappointed. We headed to the Tamarack Tap Room to have another drink since none was offered at Osaka.

Al is the freaking man! As the Manager he does what is needed to get you going. As for the drinks, you can trust your drinks you be phenomenal! Gooooo!

Our Hibachi chef was superb and the food was palatable. The scallops are HUGE sea scallops (which are far less expensive and less tasty than bay scallops) and the shrimp are 4 or five medium sized shrimp. Our waitress was disinterested to the point of being rude and also wouldn’t accept our 15% off coupon. We won’t be back to Woodbury location as a direct result of the dreadful waitress. We can get Hibachi at Akita as well, so we will continue to go there instead.

Love this location! Better than the one in Woodbury. It’s a place to eat sushi without the pretentious atmosphere like the woodbury location has.

My co-​workers recommended this place last year when I was new to the area. Well, we came here for lunch and it was pretty good. I got the lunch special with some sushi and miso soup. Overall, a pretty good deal and service was good/​fast. Just recently, I was going to go with my fiancé but Saturday night was by reservation. Unfortunately, we were on the way home and hungry so we passed on it to pick up take-​out from Little Chopstix.

Fun place for a group dinner. OK for kids who know how to behave in a restaurant.

We always have great food and service here. The hibachi is what we do. The kids love the show and the fresh food. It is always cooked to perfection and the freshness is unmatched!

We came with a large group and shared many items. Great happy hour sushi deals. The Spicy Girl roll is a new favorite. Our server was very attentive and friendly.

Service was horrible despite it being valentine’s day and super busy. I made reservations for hibachi but wasn’t seated until thirty minutes later. The waitress wasn’t too pleasant and was rushing my kids and i already after ten minutes of having the food cooked… she gave us boxes to go. We were treated differently from the rest of the customers. I did not tip well and they complained about it but i told them i was not happy with the service so they said fine. The only reason i went there was because the Maplewood location was all booked. I love that location alot better cause the service is way better. I dont care how super busy you are, do better next time.

My husband and I went here for the first time a few nights ago for date night and they had happy hour on sushi which if your on a budget you still get filled up with fresh tasting fish

Went back & tried this place again on New Years Day — one word describes everything! SLOW!
Service was SLOW
Business was also SLOW & it seemed like the staff was even slower.
Food is decent but service has to improve or I just don’t think this place is going to survive.

I’ve been here before and service was good, but today was another story. We Sat down for hibachi and I checked in immediately. I took a long time to look at the drink menu, just because I couldn’t make up my mind. Once I was done, we noticed it’s been while since anyone has come to get our drink order. I looked at my Unilocal app check in time. 11 mins! We’ve been sitting here, no contact since we were seated. After about 20 mins the waitress finally approached us.
We were the only two at the table. After we put our drink order and dinner order in, it all went pretty fast. Well be a while before I return again.

Visited the new osaka in Woodbury lakes for sushi. The sushi was great! It was a early Sunday dinner so the place was quite but quickly picked up.

Great place.
Our waiter was super enthusiastic and friendly. His service was very good.
Sushi was generous and fresh; sashimi was big slabs of cold, clean tasting tuna, salmon, etc. Rolls were big, flavorful and fresh.
My favorite was what I call «the kraken». A whole, huge squid, grilled perfectly and served with a light sauce. At $ 6.95– what a bargain! With a bowl of rice, it could be a meal in itself.
I walked to the back of the restaurant, into the hibachi/​teppanyaki area. It’s huge and the tables are well-​spaced. They also had a private room with 2 grills that looked to seat about 20. Very cozy, would be great for a party.