Took my cousin for their first time and she loved it. The chef did amazing in interacting with the customers and the show was great. Food was delicious, they do serve enough to have left overs. The wheelchair accessible was awesome. We got parking in the front, ramp was wide enough and accessible. Maneuvering around the restaurant was easy and the tables where the hibachi happens was a good fit for my powered wheelchair. Definitely recommend. read more

Hayashi Hibachi - Chef preparing the food! Chef did a great job! - Japanese Near Me - McAllen, Texas

The food was very good. The service was excellent. The atmosphere was calm, pleasant and friendly. read more

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Our server was super rude , she rolled her eyes when I decided to leave after waiting almost 2 hours. When she got me my refill I had asked her for light ice and got upset despite the fact she had already gave me the wrong drink. read more

We had a great experience, the food service, the atmosphere the clinginess was spot on. I recommend this to everybody who wants to enjoy a good Japanese food. read more

The food and cook were great, however for as long as I've been coming here the service is always lacking. I'm sitting with an empty drink half the time but despite that the food is delicious. read more

Had the vegetables and fried rice. It was great!!! No steak as it's very chewy. Shrimp and chicken are great!!!! read more

Fast service, great food, fancy vibes. Even the shrimp is out here frying rice like a pro! read more

Hayashi Hibachi - You'll only get this service here - Japanese Near Me - McAllen, Texas

The food is always great I wish they would renovate or spruce up the place...it is always a joy when the cooks converse and have wonderful character...love love love their food read more

Had a wonderful night out with the family! We were a party of 4 and chose to sit for Habachi. Host was friendly up front. There were plenty of seats in the front while we waited for our table. Grabbed a drink at the bar while we waited Table didn't take long and we got a grill all to ourselves. Danny was a very attentive server. Never had to ask for a refill. He just got us one right away. We all had the steak and shrimp combo. Our chef was so fun and lively! Food tasted delicious and the portions were huge. He even took the time to make us two different sauces! Honestly can't wait to go back. read more

Hayashi Hibachi - Habachi - Japanese Near Me - McAllen, Texas

Come in for a Sushi Rolls Take Out Order at 9:30pm on a Saturday. The host gladly took the order and have to wait for more than 40 minutes for 3 sushi rolls. Wanted to cancel and one of the waitress confirm the order was canceled too with a very stern face with no response to hospitality. When I come to the sushi station, the chef and the waitress was having a blast while making I'm assuming my order after 40 minutes. I still paid for my food since my wife needs it but if she doesn't, I couldnt careless. Very bad customer services or maybe this place has a "thing" with racial profiling to Asian. Maybe. If you want to order food her and wait for nearly an hour, come here! Update on the sushi rolls, not good, not fresh, tempura shrimps was pre-fried and very soggy. 2/10 read more

Hayashi Hibachi - Japanese Near Me - McAllen, Texas

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So, me and my family have been coming to Hayashi for years, it even used to be my annual birthday dinner spot, but to say it's gone down hill in the year or two pause since we last made it out is an understatement. The service was pleasant enough, but the food was atrocious. The sushi was very hard to eat, we got our regular roll the Queen Mahi plus the California that comes with the Bentos, and the flavor of vinegar on the rice was overwhelming and the bits of raw fish on top of some pieces were shockingly bitter, not spoiled mind you, just bitter like it was the lowest quality sashimi grade fish they could get. The steak in the Bento was also cooked very poorly, it was medium rare, but the fat was entirely white while the meat itself was cooked closer to a medium, and the whole thing was chewy. And while their Kani salad tasted good, the giant chunks of cucumber were a bit much. Still, I have to give some kudos to the things they did well like their salmon teriyaki, tempura vegetables, dumplings, and avocado salad, but the disappointment in what should be some of their signature dishes (sushi and sashimi) plus the very high prices was enough to solidify that we won't be coming back. read more

Warning: The $9.99 special applies only to the white rice with the meal. Fried rice is $3.00 extra per serving. Not budget-busting but I have no respect or tolerance for a quasi-bait & switch. Also, not warned that only cash was being accepted until the bill arrived. As for the food, very average and the cook is on the lower end of the entertainment scale. read more

Hayashi Hibachi - Warning! - Japanese Near Me - McAllen, Texas

We sat at the sushi bar. The sushi chef was great! Food was delicious and prices were really affordable. Everything was fresh! read more

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The chicken is amazing. Super tender, soft, sweet, chewy, and delicious. Service was excellent. The chef cooking in front of us was very talented. The presentation was fun and the restaurant was clean. read more

Hayashi Hibachi - Steak and Shrimp - Japanese Near Me - McAllen, Texas

Great service and wonderful drinks. The drinks are perfectly balanced with amazing customer service from the bar. Thank you for the over due hospitality and a well-needed refreshment from the typical average restaurant service. This has made the drive for my wife and I from Boerne, TX worth it! The bar staff made us feel like we are welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for the wonder service and well deserved hospitality from Hayashi Hibachi in McAllen, TX, it's nice to get back to a customer-driven business. We will be back soon and every time we visit the great RGV! read more

Soup -tepid : 1 star Waiter : ok: 3 stars Cook excellent: needed more tricks but still 5 stars ; food was excellent Ambience moist but ok Something needs to be done to make it more like it used to be Overall 3 stars read more

If the chef wasn't so awesome and food being deiicious we would've left. Overpriced for such shitty ass service. Rude waitress. Took 30 mins for a mixed drink (bartender was not doing anything, no drinks being made, empty restaurant), 45 mins for our sushi. Asked waitress for napkins she reached to kid in party next to mine. Yea three napkins for party of five. SMH lazy rude waitress with an attitude. $178 for this crap. No dice. I left $35 cash tip for chef. DONT WASTE YOUR MONEY AND TIME AND THIS PLACE. read more

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We had a party of 12 on a Friday evening. First off I was served a rank and broken Cabernet. Then when my glass of water fell I've and went everywhere, they wiped it onto my lap, never replaced it either. I was looking forward to the best fried rice to only have tasteless rice put on our plates- then we barely got any veggies ! My steak was well done, I had asked for med. rare, and my shrimp was so over cooked that I couldn't chew and swallow it. Sad birthday dinner, very disappointed. Not to mention, our chef did not engage with us. :( read more

The egg rolls were the worst I've ever had. Tasted like some kind of unidentified mushed meat inside. Never tasted a recipe like that before. The cook acted like he wanted to be anywhere but at work. Next to no conversation, no show, no joy in the job he was doing. We commented to the manager and they were aware of his lack of performance but he still works there. They added an automatic gratuity for the "show". No Japanese beer was available. All of the several brands were out. Unbelievable. The steak was somewhat chewy although the shrimp was excellent. Both sauces were nasty. Never had them taste like that at any Japanese restaurant anywhere in the world. The food was overpowered by stale garlic. The fried rice was not much more than rice and soy sauce. Tasteless. The floors were slick with oil and spills read more

Decided to try the hibachi for lunch. The waiter took the order quickly but it took forever for the cook to come out. I ordered hibachi steak & shrimp. It was the blandest hibachi I Ever had!! The cook made some sauce with siracha, butter, lime juice and soy sauce for guest who had requested it in Spanish. I have never seen that at a Hibachi restaurant. I was not offered any since the while conversation was in Spanish. I asked for shrimp sauce which is a staple in Japanese restaurants and was told they were out even though they had only been open for less than 2hrs today. The food was incredibly bland. The worst hibachi I've ever had. read more

Hayashi Hibachi - Bland steak & shrimp - Japanese Near Me - McAllen, Texas

This place isn't even worth 1 star! The only thing worse than the wait is the chef!! It took 1.5 hours to have the chef to start cooking!! Very rude and the chicken was undercooked!! Skip this place at all costs!! read more

Very good place to eat with family and loved ones. Love the environment and very entertaining to watch

Food: Outstanding, mouth-watering, and Instagram-worthy! Environment: I've dined in too many times in the last ten years. No complaints - ever. Customers Service: I placed my most recent order through Postmates because of COVID. Nothing was missing from my order, and I received a generous amount of sauces! Unlike other sushi bars in the area that are stingy with their sauces on takeout orders. Overall: My Postmates delivery driver was quick with my order. It arrived fresh and maintained the hibachi-style taste that you expect when dining in. & The sushi was fresh and packed with fresh ingredients. Do: Dine-in at the hibachi grill for a great dining experience. (Due to COVID - with caution). OR place your order through Postmates. 100% recommend Hayashi because of the food, portions, and food prep time. Don't: I can't tell you what to do. read more

Hayashi Hibachi - Shrimp Fried Rice & Hayashi Roll - Japanese Near Me - McAllen, Texas

Sushi was amazing. It taste as good as it looks! The hibachi from here is really good too. read more

Hayashi Hibachi - Left to Right: Texas Roll, Hyashi Roll, Spicy Tuna California, New York Roll - Japanese Near Me - McAllen, Texas

Nice portion of food. I was surprised that the hibachi dinners didn't come with a salad. Shrimp were cooked to perfection, but I can't say the same about the salmon and the filet. Food was over all bland. I don't understand why I had to order white or fried rice when they gave me fried rice with my dish anyways. Overall not the worse but not the best. It'll make a turd lol read more

Hayashi Hibachi - Filet Mignon and Shrimp Combo with fried rice that came with the dish and steamed rice on the side (which was weird) - Japanese Near Me - McAllen, Texas

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Went to celebrate my birthday with my family. Cook was confused with order. Then the added on tip for Waiter that was NOT attentive to us, several OTHER waiters had to refill & help us instead of the waiter that got the tip with no option of $42 for a horrible service. waiter didn't even say happy birthday or offer a candle nor dessert but got the tip!!! It was freezing could not enjoy food nor experience. this is the last time spending close to $300 very disappointed! read more

Come here with family when I'm in valley. Have a certain cook that we ask for . Any thing we get is good Service is great. My nephew could eat here every day . Loves the rice read more

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Honestly, i was excited coming into here. But when i got sat down and they took forever to start cooking, i got bored and impatient. Our waiter was super nice but it is RIDICULOUS for the wait time. I had to wait almost 2 HOURS for my food to finally cooked. Our cook was cool, as he was also nice. I just wish they didn't take as long to cook my meal. I'm not too sure if i'll be coming back here. :,) read more

Visiting from San Antonio, this place was recommended by a family member. I can honestly say the habachi chicken with fried rice was delicious. I highly recommend and the presentation was excellent! Follow my IG: SanAntonioMunchies for everyday San Antonio Foodie pictures & recommendations for restaurants. read more

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I used to be a a huge fan of this place, I'm not sure if they're management has changed but the service during lunch the last two times have been awful. The last time we went we sat and waited for 10 minutes for Someone to even greet two people (mind you there was someone behind us working on fixing a door that seemed to be a server) after waiting for another 5 minutes we finally walked out. Today we gave it one last chance...our host took us to the hibachi table and pulled out our chair and 4 or 5 bugs were dead on the chair!!! Which means NO ONE cleaned nor disinfected the area or bothered to ask us what was wrong!! I will never be back again! Save your money and time! read more

This was not a good day for this restaurant. Party of 5 people. We were seated promptly but then again it was right after they opened on a Monday night. Server got one persons drink order wrong. Soup was lukewarm at best. Salad was full of water. Hibachi cook had to be reminded twice of special food prep requests. Chicken was way over cooked to the point of being burned. Expensive night out for mediocre food. read more

The cooks are mainly inexperienced in making food. Our cook mainly burned all the food and left it bland with no taste. This restaurant used to be good but for some reason it has diminished into a cheap fast food restaurant that hires anyone to cook their meals with no experience. I'm never coming back here again. Thanks for disappointing me and my family. read more

We went in for dinner (date night). Service was ok due to language barrier. We order drinks (price is decent). We ordered Filet Mignon ($30) and Shrimp hibachi ($22), came with broth soup, salad (ginger something dressing), white rice (sub fried rice for additional $3) and veggies. We didn't ordered fried rice and we told the chef when we notice the discrepancy, the chef made sure we had white rice instead of fried rice but we still got charged for the fried rice. I ordered my vodka soda tall and got short (didn't return it nor tell him) . The chef was very entertaining and food is decent (good size portion for the price). Over all, I would go again for entertainment. read more

We've been here a few times. It's progressively deteriorating in cleanliness and service. We last visited a couple of nights ago and the floors were slippery, greasy, and littered with debris. Where we sat, there were two large tubs left on the floor with dirty and wet cloth napkins in them like they were there to catch leaking water. It was very tacky that they were left right next to our table. Our table was also greasy and not cleaned well. Lastly, every dish they brought to our table was wet like it was just out of the dishwasher and at least once was greasy. Wet dishes is a huge red flag for any restaurant. The sushi we ordered was ok, though the salmon sashimi was not cut correctly and resulted in big bulky and unevenly cut pieces. Hayashi will likely be closed within a years time as the quality and cleanliness of this popular restaurant is on the decline. read more

It was our first time going there we wanted to tru the place but we left ser waiting over an hour for the chef to come out? It wasn't super busy only 4 tables when we got there had people in it, so not sure what happened we ended up getting up and leaving been to other Hibachi places and never had to wait that long that was crazy! We waved at waiters to see what was the wait and no one noticed so we decided to leave! read more

It was a nice experience. Food was delicious and the cooking entertaining. Wait staff always look like they are in a hurry. Plus they are not around when you need to add to your order. read more

This place used to be so good, now it's food poisoning waiting to happen. Floors are so greasy you can skate on the. They have to lay mats down to keep people from falling. Restaurant is disgusting dirty. They brought me five forks (cleanest in photo and came with washed on leftover rice). Nobody busses tables for the two hours we were there. Staff handled food without out proper precautions. Laziest staff ever. I literally had to get up and one point and ask them to stop gossiping around the bar and bring my table sodas. Very disappointed to see this once classic become something that needs to be history. Eat at your own risk. read more

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Kudos to the chef for the food. Our server sucked. He obviously cared more about some rowdy a-holes across from us because he had the time to sing happy birthday, but he couldn't get my choking mother a refill. I would drop his name but I've literally only seen him twice. Pathetic excuse of customer service. I normally wouldn't be so mad, but when there's a $16-$25 price tag on Fried Rice that's when things start getting ridiculous. Good food, garbage service. read more

Mediocre. The service alone was painfully slow. It took half an hour for my party of 4 to even get a glass of water after being seated. I ordered a cucumber martini when I initially sat down, and I didn't get that until AFTER my food was being served on the plate. Why did it take an hr to get a cucumber martini? Bad service, simple as that. The chef failed to entertain and was not fair with the food portions. He definitely gave more food to the party on the other side of the table. They got more rice, vegetables, and even meat! On top of that, the chef was putting our food that was allocated to us in to-go boxes! Why are you putting our food in to-go plates to fulfill other orders? It takes away from the experience. I don't mind paying for good food and good service, but this was not worthy. The service and the food wasn't worth $140.00 for a party of 4. It was difficult to talk to one another, because it was LOUD. The service was slow, and the cook failed to entertain. read more

To start of, I don't get the 3- star reviews on here. Maybe they have improved a lot since then. Been to the restaurant twice, once for lunch and once for dinner. Both times, the food was fantastic. The service was nothing I could complain about. We had the hibachi and some sushi both times. The only small complain I have was the chef from our lunch time was a little messy when it comes to his cooking, besides that, the hibachi there is probably better than Benihana. Sushi is all pretty decent price, fresh and tasty. They do put on a good show when it comes to the hibachi, but of course, it all depends on who you got as your chef. It all might vary a little bit. I will definitely be back here for more. read more

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