the food here is so yummy! the vegetable tempura is perfectly crisp and the fried rice is flavorful. the ambiance is very nice, especially if you come during lunch time when it's not busy! the service was very minimal though, i only saw our waiter twice the whole time we were there and we did not get any drink refills. i would still come back for the food, hopefully the service is a little better next time! read more

Gozen Japanese Restaurant - Vegetable Tempura & Chicken Teriyaki With Fried Rice - Sushi Bars Near Me - Visalia, California

We were lucky, didn't make reservation, walk in and there was a teppanyaki dinning available. The parking was pretty full, meaning this place was popular in Visalia. The teppanyaki experience was swesome, it's so fun to see the cooking tricks and the food being cooked in front of you. we had the combo filet mignon $58 and scallop (+$5), and upgraded to garlic fried rice. the beef was tender and scallops were big and freshly grilled. garlic fried rice was flavorful. We also had the pineapple ice (vodka), it was okay. The fried soft shell crabs were quite bad, very fishy, should have ordered something else. read more

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My daughter and I went to Gozen for lunch today we have enjoyed this place on several occasions, well today was an experience that made a turn for the worst!!! We left there and ended up at home sick I called to speak with a team member from management and instead of talking with a manager ended up speaking with a very rude host named Sharon demanding to know what I wanted the manager for and kept telling me that the manager will not speak on the phone claimed they are busy waiting tables but I have called three times and still so far can not speak to a manager... We will not return to this establishment read more

Gozen Japanese Restaurant - Omega roll & Wammy roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Visalia, California

So I always wait to post a review till the next day to analyze my experience and not base my review off of emotions. Never ever again !!! We get there .. ambiance is ok. We were celebrating my son's birthday. So we start ordering and off bat , as soon as I tell the waitress my parents are splitting a plate I see her face change. So I got up to use the restroom and I come back only for my husband to tell me that we have to order for my 6YO who doesn't really eat. So that's 26$ literally down the trash. At this point we have only got our drinks and it's already a crappy start. The chef comes and he is ok. Tries to make the kids laugh ... and they do. Their Tempenyaki was ok. Nothing exceptional. Sushi was really good though. The waitress stayed on top of refills. Dinner comes to an end and they come to sing happy birthday. Horrible !! No effort. Side note. I've been bartending and serving for 20 years. I get no one wants to sing happy birthday. But at least cake or. Geez. It was for a 10 year old and he deserved better than this. They got their 26$ for my 6YO but that the last of our money they will ever see. It makes sense that it was a Thursday night and the restaurant was almost empty. Bad business. This is not the way to make guest want to come back at all. My parents didn't split a plate because we're cheap but they split a plate because they're old and my dad is very sick and he wanted to accompany us for my son's his grandson's birthday. This is not the way to do business. My husband still gave the waitress $30 on top of the 17% gratuity that they had already added. And the only reason my husband tipped her that is because he knows I'm in the industry as well and we believe what goes around comes around, but that also works for bad service and bad. Buisnesss will not be returning to this establishment and I don't recommend this restaurant for any special occasion as they do not care about their guest read more

Gozen really surprised me this time. I've been here off and on for years and honestly it was never a place I looked forward too. Usually only came when someone else wanted it for a birthday or whatever. But this time... yeah it hit different. Biggest change for me was the sauce. Before I just didn't care for what they used, felt kinda bland. Now they got something more like the hot and spicy sauce you get at Japanese Kitchen in Clovis and that made all the difference. Has that sweet kick that just works with everything. I had sushi with fried rice and two rolls stood out. The Whammy roll was the long curved one, crab meat, shrimp, avocado, fried jalapeños, sweet sauce, crunchy and spicy all in one bite. The Cherry Blossom roll looked like a sushi cake, loaded with crab, avocado, tempura shrimp, cucumber, then topped with tuna, salmon, scallops, masago, crunchy bits and sauces... over the top but in the best way. We had a big group like 25 people and took up both teppanyaki tables. Chefs were fun, fire show was great, everybody got their food hot. Servers kept up with drinks and extras, honestly did a solid job with that many of us. Place looked clean too which I always notice. Only thing I kinda didn't like was the automatic 18% gratuity. I get it but it's one of those things where I probably would've tipped higher if they just let me do it myself. Once I saw it was already on there I just left it. End of the day though, this visit changed my mind about Gozen. Used to tolerate it once a year... now I'll actually look forward to going back. read more

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Oh. My. God. I came here with a large group, and it was big enough that we overtook a table and a half. The service was incredible, they were able to accommodate our group of 14 in a timely manner. Angie and Marcos took care of us. Angie was on it with the drinks and checking up on us. Marco was super charismatic and a great cook. Teppenyaki it's already an entertaining experience, but he really took it to the next level. I hope i get to visit again very soon. read more

My husband and I had a fun meal of teppanyaki here for my birthday! I got the New York steak and he got the teriyaki chicken. The cook on both meats was delicious! Each teppanyaki meal comes with the protein, rice, veggies, miso soup, gyoza, and salad upon request. However, my husband and I both asked for the salad, and neither of us received it, which we didn't realize until later in the meal when it wasn't worth it to ask anymore. The miso soup was also a bit flavorless. They let me get double fried rice instead of veggies, and the rice is so good!! I highly recommend upgrading to the garlic fried rice! Our teppanyaki chef was also so funny and entertaining. Also, we ordered the Gozen Tiger roll as a starter, which is still my favorite sushi roll ever! The portions were also huge, so I had plenty of delicious steak and fried rice to enjoy for lunch the next day! Unfortunately though, the biggest downside to the dinner was the drink I got from the bar. I started with a Birthday shooter, which was really good, but after that I ordered a margarita. They had a full bar so I assumed a classic margarita would be pretty straightforward, but this was the worst margarita I have ever had. It was made with Minute Maid lemonade, was super weak, and was not good at all! So stick to the drinks on the menu and don't try any "standard" bar drinks. read more

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Love Japanese food and Iv been to this restaurant a hand full of of times and Iv probably only liked it only once. I went during lunch and got their lunch special chicken teriyaki and Cali roll. My man got the breaded chicken. Not only did it take it a long time to get out to us but my chicken didn't taste good at all. The texture was so off it didn't even taste like chicken I could NOT eat it I ended up eating my mans plate. Now the breaded chicken tasted fine. My side salad also wasn't that good. They must of watered down the clear dressing they had. It tasted like watered down Ponzu sauce. Our server could have checked on us more frequent. We had to get her attention Every time. Mind you it is lunch BUT they weren't really busy. The quantity was good but the quality wasn't. read more

Gozen Japanese Restaurant - Side salad and Teriyaki Chicken - Sushi Bars Near Me - Visalia, California

Ordered Salmon Teriyaki combo plate. Shared with Melissa the Salmon was significantly smaller than my previous order. The fried rice was lukewarm. The green salad was definitely a poorer quality of ingredients to accompany a signature combo plate. Melissa spoke to the cook regarding the quality of salmon. She applied a 20% discount towards the cost of the meal. Her listening skills were excellent and her take charge attention to detail was the highlight of the lunch meal. read more

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It was amazing! Service was excellent! Food was delicious! Our family time was the best! Thank you for the memories read more

Food here it's amazing, very delicious, people that work there are very friendly, the place is very clean but gets busy so maybe get a reservation before hand. read more

Vegetable Rolls were amazing! Better than the sushi. We went to teppanyaki, the theatrics were good. Service was average, filled our waters. Very oriental! read more

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It's been years since I last visited but I was desperately wanting sushi and my options we're limited so I decided to give Gozen another try. I'm very disappointed in my decision. To me sushi should be carefully made and cut delicately. It should almost feel like it melts in your mouth if made properly. We ordered 3 rolls and it appeared as if a caveman had cut and assembled them. The ratios were way off. The rainbow roll was not a rainbow roll at all and the rice was hard so the rolls were falling apart. Again the price point is in the high end so this type of quality is unacceptable. In this economy nothing is worse than spending your hard earned money on a bad meal. read more

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We went for Valentines Day For Tapanyaki The Service is always amazing and the food is always great . The atmosphere is always nice and decorated for Valentine's Day . The staff is great . Stan the manager is the best and the owners Billy and his wife are always friendly and busy working making sure everyone is taken care of I recommend this place read more

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They provide excellent service, tasty food, pleasant atmosphere. All in all a top choice. A great place for work lunches.

Today was the last time I give Gozen a chance to impress me. I've been here a handful of times over the years and they have always delivered mediocre results. I prefer Sushi Kuu because I believe they are far superior, and today Gozen proved that. Went for lunch and got a table for a party of 2. The restaurant was practically dead, with only 3 tables waiting on service. We ordered two items on the menu and waited 35 minutes before the 1st item came out. The table seats next to us were falling apart and we stayed joking about it while we waited forever for two items. The worst part was actually during the wait. A cock roach was trying to climb my foot, and I kicked it off before it could start it's climbing journey. I squashed it after. Not quite the thing you want to see right before eating raw fish. So, needless to say, that was our last time trying to give Gozens a chance to prove to us they could deliver an exceptional experience. I think I'll just stick to Sushi Kuu! read more

Gozen Japanese Restaurant - Meet Larry the cock roach. He tried climbing my foot at Gozens. Didn't work out too well for him. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Visalia, California

Valentine's Day, picked up lunch, order was wrong, avocado was half black, over ripe and soggy:( $80.00 later..probably won't be going back-Fresno has so much more to offer and much better read more

Me and a Friend just went the other night not only did we get and amazing Server we got really good food and the Pot Stickers were so good with the Cucumber Salad and sticky Rice my friend got the Teriyaki chicken plate and it was so big we left so full and happy read more

Our kids took us here for our birthdays & good times were had by all! The service was stellar as was the food. Not to mention our talented chef that entertained us with the best comedic timing. If you are looking for special memory! THIS is the place! read more

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Was in the area and hubby treated me to sushi since ive been craving sushi and my bday. Staff was awesome, welcoming and friendly. This place is so nice and clean and the roll was great. Will be coming back! read more

Gozen Japanese Restaurant - Gozen Tiger Roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Visalia, California

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Food was mediocre. 3 only choices of dessert are actually store bought, not their own. Service and ambience are nice though.

Excellent food, exceptional service. Clean and pristine environment. The wife and I decided on an early dinner. We had been to Gozen once before a couple years back. The cuisine did not disappoint, and the price was more than fair. The quality of the meal, as in taste and presentation was beyond its fair price. I'd recommend anyone to Gozen. read more

I wasn't sure about this place at first as the yelp reviews were iffy. This place was amazing. We came on a busy Friday night, didn't have a reservation and got in after a little smiling. We wanted to eat at the hibachi bar but they were all booked. They were able to get us a table and let us order food from the grill. The waitstaff was so nice. Highly recommend. read more

My husband and I love this restaurant. We usually sit at the bar & eat. The bartenders, Emily & Shawn are amazing. They give great service. The food is excellent. I love the Mexican roll. We just feel very comfortable here & have met some new & wonderful people here. read more

We came here tonight to celebrate my son's birthday. At the end of our meal the waitress brought out ice cream and as she was setting it down on the table, a roach crawls out and she quickly swats it off. At this point she clearly is aware they have a roach problem and has done this before. My boyfriend then asks to speak to the manager, and as he's speaking to someone regarding what we just witnessed, another roach runs out on top to the table!! I couldn't believe this. How is this place still opened?? Has anyone else witnessed roaches there before? We definitely WILL NOT be back! And it's sad because we used to love this restaurant. read more

It's hard to find a great veggie roll. Gozen's yum yum roll is fantastic! The service is great!

Service was not great. Also, ordered the salmon roll and there was literally a tiny speck of avocado and a tiny piece of salmon. Rip off. Other person who ordered ended up with diahrea read more

Gozen Japanese Restaurant - Sushi Bars Near Me - Visalia, California

Love coming here for sushi! I don't think there's anything in the menu we haven't tried and we love! Great costumer service and fast! Place is always clean and it's pretty full all the time! Still get our food fast! read more

Our cook today was Marco, he is super funny knew how to keep a conversation going. Our food was amazing! The waitress kept up with our drinks. It super quiet around this time. The lunch specials were defused hit. Shrimp & New York Steak with fried rice and veggies! This was my first time here & I definitely will be returning. read more

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I went with my family and the food was good. Though the food was good I don't plan on going back because as we were eating our food we had a baby cockroach on our table and run from our booth to the other and we were sitting next to the sushi making station. As we told someone about it and we did it as to not make a huge scene, all the workers looked directly at it and told us they couldn't see it and it was probably nothing as they laughed. After that we were done. As far as the food goes because we had eaten some before this, the tempura was overly oily though and the veggies were still hard and unfortunately this has been the case multiple times so that's just how they make it. The sushi was good and so was my teriyaki chicken, but I just can't see myself going back. read more

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They have changed the noodles in the Yakisoba. It's not udon noodles anymore. Smaller skinnier noodles and lacks the bomb flavor it used to have. This is second time I've ordered the garlic rice and the rice is not cooked. Nothing worse than biting into crunchy rice. read more

Stopped in for a quick dinner on a busy Friday evening. Surprisingly got seated and served very quickly. We did the sushi side and our server was great. Very attentive and brought out our items as they were ready. The whammy roll and garlic fried rice were a hit at our table. A little pricey but expected with the ambiance and service. read more

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This is a great place for teppanyaki or sushi. Last weekend we went out for a friends birthday dinner. The food and pricing was fairly decent. The drink options are plentiful and will have you wanting more. The service and show was well worth the price and enough to get you to come back for more. Reservations are highly recommended and if you don't, you can't blame the staff for the time it takes you to get seated. Parking is pretty slim, so don't expect to find a spot right away. The place from the outside looks small, but don't let it deceive you. You will enjoy it here, trust me. read more

Always quite crowded. The Hibachi Grill is always a pleaser for family. Sushi is great as well. Love this restaurant

So yummy! I finally converted my husband and now he can't get enough of Gozen's sushi rolls either! Our personal favorite is the Gozen Tiger roll and we never forget an order of gyoza. If you're not a sushi lover, the garlic fried rice is unmatched and I'd recommend trying the crunchy roll to ease into the sushi life, you won't regret it! read more

Sushi is good period. Not outstanding just good. The show at teppanyaki is always great and good family fun. The service is good. Friendly staff but they do appear short staffed even when it's a bit slow which is rare. Parking is free and on busy days mainly special occasions you have to park on the street entrance to the restaurant. An additional bowl of plain white rice is $4 not bad and adding beef to chicken teriyaki bowl is $9. If the additional beef was generous you could definitely share a bowl. But the wine ohhhh it's $12 for a bottom shelf wine. No Bueno and the forks are that flat cheap style from a cafeteria. Could be better is all I'm saying. read more

very disappointed had a party of 14 2 cancelled still had party of 12 which one person ordered sushi and they still wanted to charge me for him not ordering but they didn't take into consideration that 4 ppl in my party couldn't even see the grill or what was going on and we did complain about that not only did they make like $700 and the grill next to us had to ppl and one cook and that is okay never had this experience in 10 yrs going at least once every 2 months even the 2 mexican cooks know me and are so nice about everything compare to the manager and waiters this makes me think about returning there very disappointed what i had to go through didn't even enjoy dinner read more

Our amazing server was so awesome. Her name is either McKenzie or McKayla. She gave great service even though we had special orders and she made us laugh and we had so much fun. read more

Gozen Japanese Restaurant - Ha Ha Roll and vegetable tempera - Sushi Bars Near Me - Visalia, California

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This review is written from an American palette point of view (I usually only eat authentic) Appetizers: Veggie tempura Shrimp tempura Calamari salad Entree: Tornado roll Sweet shrimp (ama ebi) sushi The service was really fast! Food came out in less than 10 minutes and our waiter was very friendly. It wasn't too busy so we had a nice quiet dinner! Veggie tempura consisted of several vegetables such as sweet potato, broccoli, green beans, etc. it was nice and crunchy. The shrimp in the shrimp tempura were thin and it looks like it was maybe fried twice to create volume. The best appetizer out of the three was the calamari salad. The octopus was so soft and the salad had a great vinegar flavor. The tornado roll was honestly one of the best Americanized sushi roll I've had so far. It has tempura, unagi, crab, avocado and some shrimp on top. The sauce went so well with the roll and they put huge chunks of crab on top of the whole dish. I usually judge a Japanese/sushi place by how good their sweet shrimp sushi is (ama ebi) because at cheap places it tastes terrible. BUT this ama ebi was nice and creamy and very delicious. I was impressed! Overall great place to go if you're looking for a Americanized Japanese place and you just want one of those American Japanese rolls read more

Gozen Japanese Restaurant - Tornado roll - Sushi Bars Near Me - Visalia, California

It was all so good! Always love the sushi rolls. The tempura vegetables and shrimp are awesome. The ambiance is good and so is the service.