Absolutely a must! Worth the trip to Hackensack, NJ! From the moment we arrived, we felt genuinely welcomed. The atmosphere was perfect! We loved the open kitchen and enjoyed what became an ultimate dining experience. We could not get over how everything was perfectly flavored and only the freshest ingredients were used down to the chefs prepared sauces. From the meat dishes to sushi, even the salad impressed us. Blaze on Fire Restaurant & Grill is truly a hidden gem and worth the trip. They are located on the corner on Main Street in a very up and coming area and offer off-street parking directly behind the restaurant. read more

Blaze On Fire - Chicken Shop Near Me - Hackensack, New Jersey

Asian and Peruvian fusion on Main Street in Hackensack. Parking is available in the back. Restaurant is new, clean, and brightly lit. Staff is friendly. We were greeted and seated immediately. I've visited twice. Highly recommend one of the ceviches. Great tang and fresh. This time we did fish bites as the appetizer. Perfectly seasoned pieces of deliciously fried basa. Served with a side of onions marinated with cilantro and citrus; gave a delicious bite. My dining partner ordered the paella. The seafood was perfectly cooked and flavored. Crab, shrimp, conch, octopus, squid with creamy cheese. Served with a side of shrimp ceviche in onions and cilantro. It t was savory and she didn't want to leave a bite. She described it as one of the best she has had. I ordered the tacu tacu with steak and the smokiness of the creamy rice and beans under that seasoned skirt steak just burst on my tongue. Steak was moist and gave a good chew. Generous portions make each platter excellent for family style. Absolutely recommend Blaze on Fire for savory meal. read more

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Peruvian restaurant with sushi fusion of classic Peruvian dishes. We came here specifically to try their Peruvian sushi. While the presentation was beautiful, the dish itself tasted average. The flavors were unique, but overall it felt like something was missing. The service was very friendly and the restaurant itself located near many restaurants and shops. read more

Blaze On Fire - Peruvian Sushi Boat - Chicken Shop Near Me - Hackensack, New Jersey

On the plus side, the food was fairly good. We had a mix of Peruvian and sushi and everyone enjoyed the meal. The servers were also friendly. However the service was really slow, especially considering it wasn't all that busy. The reason I'd probably not go back though is that an 18% gratuity was pre-added (and we only had a party of 5), but there was then also the suggested gratuity on the bottom where I ended up checking and adding an additional 20%. Seems fairly deceptive to me and I bet a lot of people end up tipping 40%+ like we did read more

Food was mid, definitely would pick Noche de Colombia over this place. At least that place gives out guacamole and chips when you dine in, but here? None. Also, service is good but when I asked for check, waitress was so sly to have an audacity to tip on their own when it's only total 3 adults dining in. Reason why I said sly part; before you tab your CC on the machine, there's an option to choose tip, she did that all first before and gave me an option to only tab my credit card. Huge mistake yall. I was going to tip anyways but doing it on your own was red flag and gave me a reason to never come back. I get it's Fifa season, but We're local, not a tourist so that wasn't cool yall. read more

My first experience with Blaze on Fire was picking up a takeout order. I had ordered their half chicken with chaufa over the phone. They said it would be ready in 25 minutes and it was ready for pickup when they said it would be. This might not seem like a big deal, but my wife is Peruvian, and apparently it's very common for Peruvian places to have a delay in order. There have been times I've ordered from other Peruvian restaurants and waited an extra hour for pickup. The food for takeout was great. My wife said it was weird the chaufa had so much egg in it, and i found it had a bit too much ginger myself, but it was good otherwise. The chicken also had a great charcoal flavor, so i decided we'd go back to dine-in for dinner. We went back for dinner, and were seated quickly. The menus are all on tablets, which i hate. But service was friendly. I also liked that I have the option of tap water, since many other Peruvian restaurants only offer bottled water. We ordered the Blaze Grill, which comes with skirt steak, two grilled pork chops, Peruvian kabobs (antichuchos), half rotisserie chicken, sausage, and your choice of two sides. We also added a side of rachi to the mixed grill. Like many other Peruvian mixed grills, it comes served over charcoal. Surprisingly, everything was cooked perfectly and the skirt steak was medium rare as requested. The anticuchos were cut a little thicker than i usually see, but it helped it not dry out. The rachi was super tender, and very heavily seasoned, but i like my food salty anyway. My wife was impressed by the juiciness of the breat meat on the pollo a la brasa. Everything was cooked well, seasoning was on point, and nothing was dry. I would definitely return. read more

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First time coming here! My friend lives in the area and had mentioned that this place is great, so I had to try it--10/10! This is only my second time eating Peruvian food, and so far, this is the best. It's so good, you just want to keep eating even when you're about to explode. read more

Blaze On Fire - Lomo Saltado de Carne - Chicken Shop Near Me - Hackensack, New Jersey

Trash food, exorbitant prices which is funny because i've been to michelin star peruvian restaurants witb half their prices and triple their value. I said it before, i'll say it again, bergen county cannot have good peruvian food because peruvians who set up shop here think they're feeding martha's vineyard type of clientele. You aren't. Get rid of your dumb ipad menus, stop spending thousands on decor nobody cares about and think with your brain on how you'd want to be treated as a client. Btw leche de tigre is left over from ceviches, it should in no way be 16 dollars. That is straight up INSANE. read more

Excellent Lomo Saltado. It was the first time I ever tried it and it was excellent. A friend recommended Peruvian food and I'm glad they did. read more

We heard of this new viral Peruvian spot that makes Nikkei and Chifa as well as other Peruvian food! We had to go! Upon stepping in, the place had a great atmosphere and great decor. We ordered the Chimichurri, Huancaina and acevichado maki's with half a pollo à la brasa with fries and the churros dessert! Everything was amazing! Janet and our waiter Dave were very nice and accommodating! We will be back! read more

Blaze On Fire - Maki's - Chicken Shop Near Me - Hackensack, New Jersey

Food was ok. I do not recommend this place. Asked for water never came. I ordered food along side my boyfriend meal. It never came. Highly disappointed! read more

This restaurant does not have the capacity to accommodate large groups. We had an 8:00 PM reservation, but when we arrived there were no tables available. We were finally seated around 8:30 PM. Even then, we had to ask for menus, and by 9:00 PM we still had not received any drinks. To make matters worse, we were told that sushi was no longer available, despite clearly seeing other tables still being served sushi. One of our family members had an altercation with a server after simply asking for an extra table, which could have been handled much more professionally. Overall, the staff was extremely rude and dismissive, and the restaurant did not accommodate items that were listed on their menu. I would not recommend this place based on our experience. The only positive note is that the owner--the lady--was sweet, but unfortunately that was not enough to make up for the overall poor service. If I could give 0 stars I would: read more

Food was really good and the staff was super friendly! Great service and beautiful interior. read more

Blaze On Fire - A Lo Pobre Maki Roll - Chicken Shop Near Me - Hackensack, New Jersey

The food is delicious and very well seasoned. The ambience is also great! Please don't believe the ratings. The service is great as well. Yes the food does take a min to come out, but it is because the food is cooked fresh. Remember good things comes to those who wait! read more

The food was not to what I expected It is a beatiful place but food wise I will not go back through up all my food and was not even asked if I wanted water or anything . I wasted money but they will not see me again . read more

Came here after my girlfriend saw a few tiktoks about the place. The sushi options were amazing. A la pobre maki roll was my favorite with the lomito roll as a very close second, both are so good. Staff are very nice. The restaurant is very clean as well as the bathrooms. read more

Food gets a 5 star review. However, you may need to wait over an hour to get it. You may also get yoir appetizer after your entrée and after guests that arrived after you! Waiter suggested we come back on a weekday for slower pace. Not sure they anticipated volume. Only 1 sushi chef fo their most popular dishes. They need more chefs and help in restaurant operations. Music creates upbeat atmosphere, but loud. Maybe use space for more tables. Since take out seemed to be prioritizes, will order take out because food is worth it. read more

Terrible service. Took 90 minutes for appetizer to be served. Another appetized was completely lost in the dysfunctional process. Would never come again. Would give zero stars if I could. read more

Never in my daughters life has she been discriminated. I take my daughter everywhere she's very well mannered. The owner presented herself and proceeded to ask me if I would like to move to another table and that she would give my daughter toys to play with. My daughter is 23 and was not making any noise. She was just enjoying the moment. She then said she has a nephew and she understands and that's why she asked me to move. I said I was fine and I didn't want to move. So then she went to the people next to us and basically told them to move. Like they had an issue with my daughter. They said they were ok. The reason why I didn't make a fuss or leave is because we were pressed for time as my daughter had a class right after. She also would have gotten very upset. My daughter is legally blind and has autism. I will not be going there again. For the future please do not do that to your customers as they can actually do something else about that legally. Be kind read more

Made a reservation for 10 adults plus a toddler and requested a high char. They sat us down at a table that seats 8. Service was horrible - it took 1.5 hours for us to receive the food. We had to wait for the server to bring us silverware and napkins which took some time. My son's food didn't arrive at the same time as everyone else and when it did come, the order was incorrect and they charged us for it. No sympathy, nothing to accommodate the inconvenience. The waiter was not attentive and very dismissive! Never again! read more

Solid Peruvian cuisine mixed with some newfound sushi makes this spot a highly recommended restaurant.

The food should definitely get 5 stars, however, the operation leaves a lot to be desired. We waited over an hour for our full order, though they brought the 3 year old her food faster. Two of the adults finished our food before the third got hers. Take out prioritized. Need more chefs. Only 1 sushi chef, and it's the most popular dish. I don't think they expected volume. Staff apologetic, but then suggested we come back on a weekday! Waiters not sure which table to take dishes. While the loud music creates an upbeat atmosphere, you can't hear each other talk. DJ area might be better used by adding 2-3 more tables. Will go back or maybe just do take out only. read more

Food was amazing I'll start there. Server treated us poorly forgot our drinks and our starter and brought our entree before the drinks abe starters. Half assed the apology by the server and owner. For them to still bring it out and charge me lol. Rookies are running this place food was amazing what a shame I'll never go back. read more

Went with my wife and son because we love both Peruvian rotisserie chicken--especially as made at PioPio in Queens--and Japanese food, so the combination sounded unbeatable. I ordered a linguini noodle dish with seafood, my son ordered the same with beef and chicken, and my wife ¼ of a rotisserie chicken. We also ordered steamed Japanese dumplings (gyoza). While we waited, the lady who owns the place came over to welcome us. They've been here only three months so I'd like to wish them well. It's a decent space, functional and modern, with convenient parking at the rear. However, instead of noodles and seafood I got noodles with beef and chicken, which is what my son ordered, and he got just beef. We decided to stick with these since we didn't want begin waiting again. However, my wife's chicken came after my son and I had been eating for six or seven minutes. Two more minutes, she said at one point, and I'm sending it back when it comes. Instead of her entrée arriving with ours, the server brought our appetizer, which should have come well before that. Fortunately, my wife thought her chicken was the softest she'd ever eaten, although she regretted that the meal lacked the delicious green mustard we usually get with Peruvian chicken. The green stuff we were given in a small squeeze bottle was more like a hot sauce. Sadly. the beef and, in my case, chicken, on the noodle dishes were forgettable, borderline chewy beef and dry chicken. There were other issues, like having to ask for silverware, and having to use a butter knife to cut the chicken, but this review is already as long as a novel. Oh, yes, by way of apology, I guess, we were given a container with some sweet, powdered cookies to show their heart is in the right place. read more