I've eaten at a lot of Japanese restaurants and sushi places. I cannot believe this place is still open. The food is barely edible and that's being kind. I would literally eat anywhere else but here. read more

Although we are very happy to have another sit down restaurant here in Denver, we were not overly impressed with our first visit to the new restaurant. The food was adequate. The first issue I saw was that it seemed a little messy. They did appear very busy and I'm sure were having a hard time keeping up with all the tables in a busy lunch setting. The wait staff was very kind and attentive. We will go back in and see how it is now that it's not the first few weeks of the restaurants opening. Once we return, if The food is much better, I will repost an updated review. read more

Used to eat at this place a lot however, it has constantly went down hill. When we visited this last time, they messed up 2 of the 4 orders then they messed up the sushi role as well. The quality of the food is not even close to what it was 2 years ago. The amount of food that comes on a place has gotten a lot smaller, which I do not mind as it is already a large portion. The service has fallen off drastically. Over all if you want quality food and good service I recommend finding somewhere else to eat!!! read more

Tried this place on a recomendation from our daughter and she has'nt steered us wrong yet! Not much on decor inside, but they make it up with the food. Now, I don't know about you, but I have never been able to eat decor. Service is prompt and friendly and they have a large window into the kitchen so you can watch the food being prepared. I got the hibachi steak, chunks of med. rare grilled steak with mushrooms over a bed of fried rice and Japanese sweets carrots on the side. My wife went the all veggie route over steamed rice. Both came with shrimp sauce. Portions are very large. Now, I can do some eatin' but ended up taking some home, as did the wife who take about half of hers home. Also tried a tuna roll which was very good. Prices are reasonable and the food is good. Can't wait to go back and try some more of the sushi. read more

They're alright. Their food taste very similar with other hibachi places like Toyama Express. I'm not sure how many Japanese restaurants are actually run by, or have, Japanese employer/employees. But hey, if it's good, if it's good, whatever you call it, right? The key difference that separates this place is that it's got a tad bit better ambience, and the portion is good. They had some bamboos in a corner (real or fake, I do not know), and the ladies working there tried to be polite. As for the quality of the food, like I said, it wasn't super special or bad. But I enjoyed it of course having gone there after a 3.5 hour kayak session. I think I never had a bad meal after out door activities. Haha. Maybe that's why I'm giving this place a 3-star review to be on the safe side. In any case, it's worth your money. A-OK. read more

Placed a carry out order habashi fillet mignon with mushrooms and Habashi salmon with broccoli and a vegetarian Habashi. Everything delirious!!! I will return, much better than in the past, I am so glad I tried them again. I will be a regular, excellent pricing for the quality of food. read more

Great price, fast service, great food for price. And you whiny crybaby karens need to get a life. Yawl just love to complain just to complain. Ive been here a dozen times in the last 6 months, and never had an issue. Even if i did, who cares, life happens. Move on. read more

The sushi at Japan Restaurant isn't half bad, but if you order rice or chicken, it's ALWAYS dry. I eat here twice a week usually and I've never had a good experience with the rice or chicken. The staff is always friendly and attentive though, so that makes up for the bad rice and chicken. If I were you, I would stick with their sushi. read more

Japan Restaurant - Here is a picture of my meal on 7/16/2016 at 12:30pm. - Japanese Near Me - Denver, North Carolina

We have gone to this restaurant off and on for a few years. I am disappointed in what I found in my hibachi chicken tonight. It was some type of plastic that reminded me of a twig I called the restaurant asked if there was an email that I could send a picture of what I found. The manager offered a credit for the meal that I was unable to eat. Instead of refunding the meal. I really find that not acceptable so I just will not be going here again be careful and look at your food. read more

Very delicious food served by an amazing waiter (I hate that I forgot to get his name!). Will definitely be coming back here soon!

We have been long time fans of Japan. However lately their customer service has sucked and the wait time for food has been the longest. It's not even busy and we ordered sushi as an appetizer and had been waiting for 20 minutes for that. (No our sushi was not fried). Not to mention the raw sushi we ordered was warm so I'm not sure how long it had been sitting back there or if they keep the fresh fish cold. This place is not what it used to be. Denver really needs a good Asian cuisine read more

My husband and I ate lunch there today. I ordered the Dragon Roll and he ordered the Tiger Roll, and we each had a bowl of miso. The miso, as always, was delicious, but neither of the sushi rolls had much flavor. Both were very bland. The Dragon Roll barely had any roe in it. I also wish they would serve something besides the overly sweet carrots with their dishes. read more

I used to love going here until around 6 months ago. my boyfriend and i came in one night, waited to be seated and was never approached by someone. we left after 20 mins of standing up front looking stupid. Recently i visited and placed a to go order, the rude cashier left in the middle of my order....leaving me up front looking stupid again. the food is alright, but not good enough to come here because of the customer service. read more

Would have been 5 star but they omitted the Terayki to my order. Vegetables & chicken were cooked just right, crisp vegetables and large pieces of chips were tender read more

Ordered a vegiterian meal. Not so much when getting it and eating it. I understand that they have just one flat top to fry on, but is it so hard to keep meat out of other foods... read more

Stopped in for lunch. Had the chicken teriyaki, it was really good. I especially liked the carrots. I'll be coming back again.

Ordered a Philly, it was grey on color, but I figured it was because the rice was thin on the outside up against the seaweed wrap, second issue (and this is huge!) it was warm. I've never had uncooked sushi served warm. Not trying anymore sushi here,too afraid of what else isn't the proper temperature. Hubby got the Hibachi Steak & Mushrooms, I liked it, he didn't. I got the Teppanyaki Chicken and Cabbage. Not thrilled with this dish at all. I found the noodles to be too thick, a handful of chicken that was mostly gristle. GROSS! Threw the leftovers out when we got home since we both developed a fowl after taste in our mouths on our way home. Seriously doubt we'll be back. read more

Excellent food and service. Such reasonable prices. The carrots are fabulous! Always enjoy dining here.

Not only do they shut off their phones at rush hour because they are too stupid to implement a simple call wait function, their online ordering has NO WAY ALTER THE ORDER, so when you order something and let's say don't want the broccoli, you are shit out of luck because they won't answer the phone to help change it! Fuck this place and its shitty food. read more

The food is really good but service is alright. Drink was never filled and they messed up my food. I sent it back and they just picked stuff out of it and gave me the plate back 10 minutes later. read more

Honestly the worst "hibachi" I have ever had, just moved to the area and decided to give it a try. The waitresses had absolutely no clue what was going on the whole time and couldn't answer any questions. 2/4 of us left with some sort of food poisoning throwing up all night. Very disappointed and won't be recommending or returning. read more

Authentic and tasty every time. Sushi was perfect! You'll love what Charlie has done with the place!

I got the Steak Hibatchi with a side of Noodles and a order of the California Rolls. The California rolls were okay. But the Steak Hibatchi was also pretty good. But the noodles were awful, I have never tasted anything as bland as that in my life. But the worst from my entire experience was the employees. Two teenage girls, extremely rude on the phone and even when I came to pick up the order. I would give this 3/4 stars if it wasn't for the awful employees. Would come back for the food though. read more

We love this restaurant. I think I could make a meal of the soup and carrots alone. And the ginger salad dressing even makes the basic iceberg lettuce taste great. Oh...and don't even get me started on the shrimp sauce...so yummy. Everything thing I've had there is very good. The service is always very good also. read more

Average "Japanese" restaurant for the typical palette. This place is nothing to write home about and if you just need to have "Japanese" then this place will suffice otherwise look elsewhere. read more

This has quickly become one of my favorite places to eat! Talk about a true diamond in the ruff, from the exterior, this place doesn't look like anything special, but eat here once and you will be convinced. The veggies are fresh and flavorful, the meat is always tender, and has amazing flavor. I can't eat rice (which comes with nearly every dish) and the employees here are always more than happy to substitute out anything I want in place at no additional charge. The staff is friendly, and the interior is impeccably clean. The best part is that this place is cheap! I get the hibatchi chicken (which I used to pay 12.99 for at my old Japanese restaurant) and only pay $5.99. Seriously, give this place a try, it's amazing! read more

I've been here only for lunch, both to dine in and mainly takeout. It's a nice set up inside with booths and tables. I usually go for the teriyaki chicken. Under $7 for the plate that includes the classic sweet carrots, rice, chicken & vegs. But it's the shrimp sauce that makes it, right... and this place has good shrimp sauce. If you're up in the Lake Norman area around Denver, give this place a try for lunch. I'm currently working in this area and it's one of my go to takeout spots. read more

Love Japan! Great fast Japanese food. Love the wait staff and they have lots of community involvement with the local schools which is always a plus in my book. for a good fast and cheap dinner this is a great place to meet up with friends and chill!! read more

Low carb meal is great. This is one of the best Japanese places around the lake. The staff is always friendly.

Best Japanese food! I can't believe we haven't been before today. Awesome atmosphere , clean (great sanitation score), great prices and lots of food! Highly recommend it! read more

Simple but well executed menu. Great "fast food" Japanese. Great sushi bar. Only negatives the noodles are not that good. I only tried them once, but they were bland and stuck together like old spaghetti noodles. The steak gets over cooked unless you tell them to make it more on the rare side. Other than that love everything we get. read more

If I could give it negative stars I would. I will NEVER GO BACK HERE!!!!! First of all we walked in and it took a good 10-15 mins to get setted... then we got our drinks.. after we got our drinks we sat there for almost 30 mins waiting to order for food. Then when we ordered food it took almost an hour to get our food. The sushi was the most discusting sushi I've ever seen. It was warm and I found a hair in one of the roles and when brought to the managers attention she didn't believe us. I pulled a damn hair out of my mouth!!She took off the sushi but had a crap attitude and was so very rude when we asked for to go boxes she threw them down on the table and walked away. We ate there not even an hour ago and I feel like I'm going throw up. read more

Such terrible food. Was for sure old and absolutely no flavor. Not good at all. If you like La Choy though this might be just for you.

This is a fairly low-end restaurant. Good for maybe coming off the lake or something along those lines. Food is ok.

My wife and I ate there last night. The quality and preparation of the food (we had the salmon and broccoli dinner) was very disappointing. They do not yet have their liquor license, and the cokes they served us tasted like water with caramel coloring. We will not be going back... read more

Absolutely wonderful hibachi steak when the main cook is on . Some of the worst service I've ever seen in my life in a restaurant. You ask them for lemon for your tea and they just continue cleaning up. You practically have to refill your own drinks. So take out is a must. Good food though read more

Our go-to for date night when we want to stay local. Husband and I can get away with sharing a hibachi entree and a roll as their portions are on the larger side. Have eaten in and taken out many times since moving to the area 2 years ago from Charlotte and always bring our friends who turn into repeat customers as well. read more

Me and my best friend walked in today around 4:50pm and the restaurant was empty, we sat ourselfs and there were 3 host or servers just sitting there giggling about a movie, I even heard one say " yeah she ate a** ". There's 3 employees sitting there " Johnny just added me on snap chat like what the fuck " It's just so childish to hear employees talk so loud with no regard to anyone around them. We continued to sit here while they just stood there and giggled, then our server came up with no Emotion or greeting and said " what can I get y'all to drink ". But the food was okay, but service was more then terrible... read more

Well this place was another absolute joke as I ordered fillet mignon with my vegetables and fried rice. They brought me what was a very pathetic piece of sirloin and when I question the waitress about it she said oh yeah you're right you want me to go have them redo it. Absolutely not, never send food back. You have one chance to get it right and they absolutely screwed up and tried to cheat me! read more

We've been coming to this restaurant for the past 8 years and love it. It's always fast, friendly service and the food is delicious. The spicy crabmeat roll is my favorite and I can't find another restaurant that makes it as good as they do. read more