Such a fun and yummy experience, I would have to say the weight was a little bit longer. It was worth it. The food was delicious. The chef was super funny. It's just a honest nice place to be there. The drinks are really good. I got the Goku smoothie. read more

Went for dinner with a group of friends, all 12 of us, and we were seated quickly. Our appetizers came out fast, and the crab rangoons were crisp, hot, and served with a delicious sauce. I started with a carrot dressing salad that was simple but good. Our chef was funny and kept us entertained with great banter throughout the meal. I ordered filet and chicken with fried rice, and my only complaint was that it was very salty. It may have been the teriyaki on the chicken, but it was noticeably salty. Overall, it was a nice meal and time well spent with friends. Just a heads up, you will smell like a hibachi grill the moment you leave, so be prepared to wash your clothes and coat right away. read more

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Same as before! Clean restrooms Great service Price points are inline Food is good read more

The signature cocktails at the bar are excellent! I can go back at least once a week and just have a drink at the bar. The food was very subpar. To be frank, I didn't like it at all. No flavor and the chef burnt the egg and recognized it but felt if he chopped it up small enough and mixed it in with the rice, it'll be OK. It wasn't. read more

Great place gone bad, food was okay portions are way less than use to be, had a boring cook his heart wasn't in it, waited for an hour and half to get started, before hand the bar didn't even bring us our drinks like they used to and I could understand that if they were super busy but they weren't. I mean I would never go back again.. We used to love this place and the overall experience this time around was below decent.. for a quarter of the cost I'll just throw some steaks on the grill at home next birthday. read more

Unfortunately it was probably the worst hibachi I've ever had. The protein was questionable and the variety of vegetables was minimal compared to others. read more

We came here for my friends birthday. The drinks were good, the chef was hilarious and very entertaining, our waitress was great too! I definitely recommend. I got the salmon and steak, and we also got crab Rangoon. A variety of cocktails, but truly everything was very tasty, I'm sure we'll be back. read more

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This was the most distasteful experience I have had in a very long time. Me and my friends came to eat out as we usually do from here, we usually put something down for a tip but this time we didn't because we are college students so money is tight but we always pay our full bill and spend our money there often.... We didn't put anything in the tip spot because if we usually don't they don't charge the card but this time they took it upon their selves to charge our cards a $12 tip, mind you only 2 out of 3 cards were charged. When we called we were told we would get a call back and didn't receive one so we called and then we were greeted with the most unhelpful staff ever the person on the phone made remarks saying "your server is a college student also putting no tip was not okay" also saying " damn it" and lying saying the manager wasn't there. Customers don't matter to them. As someone who eats here often I'll never eat here again. Very very disappointed ! Do not go here they will steal your money. read more

My family and I visited Genji this past weekend for dinner to celebrate my birthday and we enjoyed our experience here. I made the reservation a few days before, and would definitely suggest making one to ensure seating. The space is very large but it seems that they do book up pretty fast. Service 5/5: I thought that service was great. Our server took our order and brought our soup and salad (included in the Hibachi dinner) out to us in a very timely manner. Afterwords, the chef came out and prepared our meal in front of us. I feel like he was less enthusiastic and engaging compared to what I have previously experienced, but we still got the onion tower fire and catch shrimp in mouth experience, which is fun especially for my family who had never tried anything like this before. Food 4/5: I got the NY strip steak with noodles and my family got the Atlantic salmon and the teriyaki chicken with fried rice. Overall, I thought that the food was a bit too salty, including the noodles, the vegetables, and the fried rice. Additionally, I asked for my steak medium rare but when I got it, the meat tasted cold on the inside still. I did try the fried rice and thought that that was delicious and chicken teriyaki was very good. The overall portions were also smaller than I had expected. They did bring out a little fruit platter after dinner for my birthday, which was very nice. read more

Genji Japanese Steakhouse - Chef preparing steak - Steakhouses Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

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This is such a fun experience where they cook everything right in front of you throw samples into your mouth, have amazing drinks, and tons of food options. It is on the pricier side, but it's so worth it. The staff is always very friendly and makes it a fun experience. Fun atmosphere!! They even have a nice little bar. You can get drinks at while you're waiting for your table. read more

Genji Japanese Steakhouse - Steakhouses Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

Walked in and was told they only take reservations. There was 20 tables freely open. Called to place a reservation and was told they were booked. This is my lowest rating I've given a restaurant read more

Genji Japanese Steakhouse - the front of the restaurant - Steakhouses Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

We ate there tonight, my Sesame Chicken was not fully cooked. The chef took my plate away even though I was stilll eating my rice and vegetables. A few minutes later he reappeared with raw chicken and rice to start all over. Everyone was finished eating and expected me to sit there while he started all over again. I'm out. Won't go back. read more

Typical hibachi, nothing special. They only do hibachi, and there is not an option for just a restaurant setting. There is not a good parking lot, and the inside as a weird feel. The entrance and everything is accessible, but there is not a good accessible seating option. Each table has about 6 to 8 chairs and the setting inside usually gets pretty loud. I would not recommend it for the food, the prices were too high, and it is not a romantic or intimate place to be. The chefs were average, truly nothing special. read more

This is our extended family's favorite birthday dinner meet up- usually two full tables deep. The reservation is honored- our whole party knows to get there early for timely seating. Even at two tables, we still feel connected. The chefs are entertaining and the food is on point. I also like the cocktail list- great drinks. read more

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Waitress constantly was pressing to take an order on an evening when less than a fourth of the tables were occupied. We tried to slow her down; however she kept hurrying us up. The chef was mediocre and also in a big hurry. We've been celebrating birthdays there for 20 years though probably elsewhere in the future. Genji used to take a birthday picture. Reason not doing this is their camera broke over a year ago!! Really? Food quality was par with other years though the portions are smaller. Another shrinkflation experience. read more

OMG. I went to Genji last night for the first time and I am absolutely blown away! We have never had hibachi before so this was a first for us and every item we had was beyond delicious! The fried rice was to die for and the filet was melt in your mouth like butter--some of the best filet I've had! Our chef was so fun and entertaining--he definitely made our experience that much better! We were celebrating two birthdays which was fun with the parasol and gong along with the happy birthday song. I already am anxiously waiting for our next visit to Genji & going to be enjoying my leftovers today! read more

Wonderful place for special celebrations. Expensive!! Food for everyone is prepared on same hot table. Show is fun but if you are surrounded by family it is much more fun than sharing the large u shaped table! Let them know food allergies and they will clean grill and accommodate as much as possible. VERY SALTY! You can request less soy sauce! read more

The Atmosphere is excellent as is the food It was the first time I have been here. We went as a multigenerational family. It was entertaining to the adults and the children. Our food was prepared in front of us. Very tasty read more

Went to Genji last night for wife's b day dinner with friends. Have to say after all these years it's still pretty damn good. We were greeted nicely when we came in. We had a reservation for 8 people at 6 pm. The place was packed but we were seated promptly. Our chef was pretty funny. Probably kinda new as he messed up on his tricks a few times but that made it funny. My scallops were cooked absolutely perfect!!! My salmon was also very good. All Japanese steak houses always seem to over cook shrimp though. Lol. The mustard sauce, ginger sauce and yum yum sauce are all delicious!!! I know they are busy and have to turn tables but the waiters need to slow down just a tad. They bring you the bill the second the chef leaves. Other than that is was a good experience... Genji is located on the southwest side of 144th and center. read more

Genji Japanese Steakhouse - Chef cooking out fried rice... - Steakhouses Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

the cook didn't interact with group very well food was over salted was disappointed with the night read more

Very similar to a hibachi place back in FL, and just as wonderful... I never thought I would find another hibachi restaurant that would rival Makotos, but Genji certainly does. They cook at the table, entertain, and serve the food with flair and a smile. I liked the way they cooked the fried rice at the table, served it in bowls, and their selection of sauces. All very unique. The food was all fresh and well made. From the salads to the shrimp, steak, scallops, and chicken - no complaints. This is a great place and will be glad to goo again on our return visit to the area. read more

I had never been to a teppanyaki restaurant before our visit to Genji the other weekend, it was really a lot of fun, and the food was quite good. I didn't realize how popular Genji was, and I would highly recommend a reservation, but we walked in on a Saturday night and after a 20 minute wait at the bar we were seated. The drinks at the bar were really good by the way, I reccomend a mangorita. When we were seated it was at a 10 person table where everyone faces the grill, service was quick, and everyone gets a salad with their meal before the chef comes out to cook and do the show at the grill. The food was really good and its fun to interact with the chef and watch your food being made. We ordered combos with shrimp and NY strip, you also get fried rice and veggies, everything was very tasty. It seemed to be a really popular place for birthday parties and other celebrations. You get a good amount of food for the money, overall a very good experience. read more

Yum Yum sauce is the bomb. The workers do a great show and gets the tables excited with their tricks and jokes. I take my family here for celebrations all the time, RSVP early so you are ensured a spot. You do sit with random people unless you have like 12 family members attending and takes up all the seats. But if its small, you will most likely sit with other randoms, which isn't bad it makes it fun to meet new people if you're into that. I would highly suggest taking family out here as it is kid friendly, I love that they do the shrimp throws for everyone at the table, it was fun. The food was delicious comes out with soup, salad, rice/noodles, vegetables and main course. Seems to ALWAYS be packed so you know it is good. the food came out perfectly timed as always. The steak here is decent, the chicken is pretty good, they also have Kids menu (but the kids get everything like the adults) so still a lot of food! read more

I absolutely love this place. My food was a bit salty last time I was in but overall my experience here was really a great one!!

Place is awesome! If you arrive with a wait time it's really no issue as they have a large waiting area where you can order drinks and have a seat to wait! Once we were seated we had salads and drinks very quickly! Love love love the chefs!!!! They are hilarious! The jokes are funny and well delivered. We loved how they interacted with the group and talked to all of us. The food was so good! Shrimp throwing at the end is fun! We were entertained thru the entire experience. Had a blast! This is definitely a great spot for a large group or family! read more

Excellent food. Great staff. Very cool place. Have had a handful of birthday get togethers here and they've been wonderful.

Very forgettable. Chef seemed to just be going through the motions. Have been to several other Japanese steakhouses with much better quality food as well. read more

The server we had was not good at all. He forgot both of our entrees and had to be reminded. Forgot our drinks on multiple occasions, put my meal into the chef incorrectly. The chef said he would fix it, but didn't and to top it all off in one of the chefs tricks he hit my son in the face with his spatula. He said he would comp my kids meal, but alas that didn't happen. Won't be back. read more

We used to LOVE this restaurant. It has gone downhill considerably. We ate there a few nights ago with a party of 5 adults ands 1 toddler. The pacing of food arrival was really off. First arrived the chicken; it was a bit overcooked and dry, but edible. After some of us were done with the chicken came the 3 sauces!! Then came the vegetables, and a bit later the rice. Shrimp and steak came last. It would have been nice to have the sauces before any food arrived...especially for the person that only ordered chicken!! The vegetables are usually my favorite part. They have cut way back on the variety of vegetables. Most of them were onions!! They no longer give a birthday credit, even though it still says online they give $15 for a party of 4 or more if a birthday is being celebrated. We were out for my dad's 78th birthday. Even though our bill was almost $200, no piece of cake or anything was offered as complimentary. They did offer a small plate of maybe pineapple for an extra charge..another lady in our table grouping purchased one. We were glad we did not. For the amount of food given, the prices have gotten way too high. Especially those that ordered just the chicken; they received a very small amount of meat. We had to ask for more water and drink refills and then it took forever; several of our water glasses were empty for quite a while; the waitress never noticed. The best part of the meal was the friendly and funny chef. We were disappointed with the cost, the service, and some of the food. We will find another restaurant to celebrate family birthdays. read more

reservation was at 7:30, didn't get seated until 8:15, waited on someone to take our food and drink order until 8:35 and then she didn't come back for 10 minutes so 8:45, and our cook didn't come out until 9:00. KEEP IN MIND WE HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE BEFORE 7:30PM. And this place we pretty much empty! read more

If you enjoy loud country western music with your not inexpensive Japanese dinner, you will enjoy this restaurant.

UPDATE: 1/10/22: After this above mentioned experience, I knew I had zero desire to go back to Genji. A friend of mine asked me to go to dinner and mentioned Genji. I explained that I had no intentions to go back to Genji but that I would make this exception. We went there on 1/3/22. I checked in, sat down, and we waited for the rest of our party to arrive. Once everyone had arrived, the owner/manager came over to our table and said that he didn't feel comfortable with me being in the restaurant because of the review I had left over a year ago. He also mentioned that his staff was uncomfortable at which time my son looked around and the staff looked so confused, they had no idea what was going on. I replied to the owner a simple "OK". He kept talking in circles and repeating himself. I kept saying "OK". It was obvious that he wanted more of a reaction from me in response to his "kicking me out of" his restaurant. I finally said more than OK. I said, "I understand, I am fine with leaving, I did write the review, and that I did not want to eat there, that I was only there because that is where my friend chose." The seven of us left and we went to KOBE and had the best time! Between the negligence during the city mandatory mask mandate and my experience of his unprofessionalism last week, I am confident that my review a year ago and this update is needed. Thank you for teaching my son what not to do and how not to act as a business owner and for giving me the opportunity to show him how to react to confrontation. PREVIOUS REVIEW FROM 2020: Owner does not wear a mask and does not enforce the mask mandate on his employees. After picking up my take out order, I called to address my concerns and apparently he has a deviated septum (no excuse for not wearing a mask) and he lets his employees decide if they want to wear a mask or not. We used to be regulars here but not anymore. Kobe and Osaka can have our business. read more

First timer here. We had a blast. Had a 3 year old and 1 year old with us (which is a tad risky) but the hibachi chef catered to them and we had fun! The food is amazing. The veggies and fried rice was so flavorful. You get a ton! You get a shrimp appetizer, and I ordered the NY strip. Very tender. It's ALOT of food. All that is on top of the miso soup and salad that comes out first. The other group at our table was basically drinking and swooning over the "yum yum sauce". I didn't think it was that amazing, but i loved the ginger sauce and the spicy mustard was on point. I would definitely suggest getting a reservation, it was crazy in there. The general manager was super sweet and while we were waiting brought my kiddos two small smoothies with whip cream while they waited. Now that's service. We will be back!! Thanks for a fun night Pro tip: don't order the shrimp as part of your entree because you get a shrimp appetizer, so pick something else!!! read more

the food was amazing and the workers were so nice. I really recommend anyone to go there. It was my birthday a few days ago and we went there and they sang us happy birthday and they gave us a dessert tray. Also the cooks were really fast. read more

Our meal was excellent. Chef Alex not only made delicious food, but was entertaining and friendly while cooking for us. Highly recommend!

We'll to start off we were greeted at the door by a nice woman . Only took about 5 mins to be seated . Got there at 6:20 resv for 6:30 . Once we were seated the waiter told us about the restaurant and how everything works . Preceded to take our drink orders , I tried a Godzilla which was super flame . And also a muai tai . Also good too . After that our chef don came to the table and he was a great time . Cooked up all our food very well. Got my steak medium well and it was perfect . He also threw us shrimp and just told us some good stories . Loved the vibe overall would give the food 5 stars . Portions this night was around 4 a 4 but with the stellar customer service and chef I think it was worth 5 stars . read more

Genji Japanese Steakhouse - Steakhouses Near Me - Omaha, Nebraska

We met friends at Genji to celebrate tonight. The reservation was at 7. We didn't get seated til around 730. I had chicken and salmon. My wife had chicken. My son had chicken and shrimp. The food was over cooked. The cook dumped large quantities of soy sauce on everything. It was his last party of the night. He may have been tired. He was not talkative and the presentation was really lame. We told the boys that you go there for the show not the food. The cost was 30 per person including tip. We will not go back. read more

Had a great time this evening. The food was great, & cooked just the way we like it. The show Austin put on was lots of fun and entertaining. Our waitress was right there when we needed something (I'm sorry, neither my wife or I caught her name). Will definitely go back! read more

Walked in and walked out. Ambiance was dark and dirty feeling. Took forever for anyone to come to the hostess stand. Said the wait was 30 mins. We left. read more

This wàs my first visit to this Hibachi grill. I read up on Yelp reviews and it was mixed. U was concerned about complaints of wait times and the criticism expressed by Yelpers. Upon arrival, we were asked to sit and wait in the bar lounge. Within ten minutes, the greeter came over and apologized for the wait and offered to bring us complimentary appetizers which we accepted. Within 10 more minutes, we were seated in a cramped middle area where the next group was very clear we to us. The soup and salad was not as good as Kobe but the meat flavor was. Service started a bit slow but greatly improved once the grill chef showed up. The ambiance is a bit better at Kobe but the entree is tastier at Genji. Overall, it was a good experience. read more

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