This is a solid restaurant! I can't give it five stars because this is not amazing enough to put ahead of others that are my absolute favorite but the few times that we've visited here within the past year and this year it's never busy so there's always a seat for us. The cooks are pretty much uniformed while there is some more interactive than others which is fine especially when I come and I'm hungry I don't like a lot of playing here and there especially when it comes to the rice give me all the rice ASAP:) This is a decent spot if you like Hibachi I believe they have sushi as well that's made fresh. My only side... When you walk in you smell an overwhelming scent of grease/oil in the air. I don't know if it's from the carpet that should be replaced or removed or a better ventilation system is necessary but if you can get past the smell then you should have a great experience. The food is good and you do get a lot! Our last visit we definitely had food to bring home so no complaints there. Plenty of parking as it's located in a shopping center so even if you finish eating and want to walk or continue your night... You can browse around to other shops... Dollar Tree within walking distance or decide to have drinks at the bar located either at the Outback or AJ Gators both within walking distance. Try them out if you're in the area! Have fun and enjoy life :) read more

Plenty of seating. The host was nice. There is a living room like area for waiting. They also have a dining area without the hibachi set up. The entertainment was great. We enjoyed watching him. I had the chicken hibachi. In my opinion, there was not much flavor. Everyone else had the shrimp and scallop hibachi. No complaints except some of the scallops were more chewy and didn't have a nice sear. My cucumber avocado roll was nice and fresh. The soup and salad were flavorful and fresh. Not bad for the price. Keep in mind, there is an 18% service fee. FOR ANY SIZE GROUP. The place is a bit outdated. I'd eat there again , probably. But not a place I'm excited to go back for more. read more

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Worst habichi we have ever been to. Save your money. Horrible! Very unsanitary. Look around all the grills. They don't even clean anything but the top of the grill. Every other part appears to have grease and grime from 15 years of not being cleaned. I can only imagine what the kitchen looks like. I tried to leave as soon as we sat down but it was my gf bday. She wanted to stay. They never brought her anything for her bday even though we asked. Then she noticed everything I did. And didn't want to eat. read more

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Wow this place was wonderful! My family and I went out to dinner at this lovely restaurant the other night and we really loved the ambience atmosphere! It was quiet, the food and service was top notch! The chef was delightful, funny and really was moving those tools and putting on a good show! My wife loved it and the food was just amazing! We have found a new spot to go to for hibachi nights! We had a little bit of everything from shrimp and steak, shrimp and chicken and teriyaki chicken too! read more

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Food is delicious without a doubt, the only thing that caught my husband and I off guard was the automatic 18% gratuity. I understand for parties of 6 or more but for two people is outrageous! The chef we had was amazing and I wish we had tipped him cash before knowing about the gratuity. Our mistake for not catching it, of course, so putting this here to alert other potential customers in case they miss it on the menu too. read more

Japan Samurai - Gratuity charge for all parties regardless of size - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia

This small family owned establishment has been consistently one of the best dining experiences I have had in the Hampton roads area, and I eat out all of the time. Food quality is wonderful, the atmosphere is inviting and casual and the staff really hustles to take care of their customers. I would highly recommend this restaurant. read more

Food was decent. Steak was tough. Shimp tasted like it was from the fishing pier. It was a party of 2 and they automatically added an 18% gratuity. Not worth the $50.00 they charged for subpar dinner. Avoid. read more

Food never disappoints. I always get chicken and shrimp hibachi. My friend that often comes with gets sushi and is equally pleased.

Food was decent.but how the fuck service charge was already on bill without telling us? Service that we receive wasn't that good tho read more

Love the food and service here. I've never had a bad experience and the restaurant is always clean/ presentable.

Great staff and friendly service! Food was great portion and taste. Do yourself a favor and come and try.

This place is one of the best hibachi places I've been to. The staff is so friendly and nice and the food is amazing. I always go for the hibachi chicken qnd a sweet tea. The atmosphere is always exciting and full of joy. read more

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This was my first time doing takeout but I was very impressed with the food quality and customer service. I will definitely try this next time. read more

Two years ago this place would have received 4 stars but the restaurant has really gone down hill since then. The male manager/host was extremely rude to my family and friends. He would not let us finish our thoughts or even listen to what we were trying to say. (This was before the meal) My two year old had to use the restroom and it was totally disgusting. No soap in the dispenser or in the bottle they placed on the sink. Luckily I keep sanitizing wipes in my purse. Then our waitress misunderstood how we wanted our checks. My friend's stepmother politely explained how there was a mistake all to have the same host/manager snatch the check from out of her hand. He's lucky he didn't get a cursing out cause she don't play. The one thing that was a positive was the hibachi chef that provided entertainment and quality skills over the grill. Unfortunately the next day, my daughter woke up vomiting and so did my god son. They both ate the same meal that night. Turns out the chicken nugget and fries meal gave them food poisoning. When I called the owner to let him know that the kid's chicken nugget meal may need to be look at, he barely let me finish what I was conveying and had the nerve to tell me they could have gotten it from somewhere else. NO SIR THEY WERE BOTH THROWING UP FRIES THE NEXT MORNING THAT THEY HAD FROM YOUR NASTY ASS RESTAURANT! That's what I could have said, instead I stayed calm and asked him to let me finish. I advised him to take a look at the food for the meals so no one else's children would have to go through this. He still insisted to talk over me by telling me no one else has gotten sick from the meals. He was quickly hung up on. It breaks my heart bc my god son really want to experience hibachi and this will forever be associated with that experience. Thank you to the hibachi chef and everyone else need to take some customer service trainings. I WILL NOT SPEND ANYMORE OF MY BLACK DOLLARS IN THIS ESTABLISHMENT! read more

Service was good but Sushi not that great. Yellowtail was fishy, California roll needs to add avacado etc.. dry and bland. Tuna sashimi was okay but the cucumber salad was only sliced cucumber with nothing on it, no taste. For $85 they should fix the food, No wander nobody was in the restaurant at noon. Don't think they use sushi grade fish. Nice inside but really need to fix the food. read more

The entrance to this restaurant is completely inconspicuous! It looks attached to the Chinese buffet next door. And they're aware of this, so there's a sign to help with the confusion. Sure, it has a typo but you get the gist. There's no buffet here. It's a quaint Japanese hibachi and sushi spot in a shopping center with a Kmart that's going out of business, a bounce house, and the aforementioned Chinese buffet. I created my own roll: yellowtail, red snapper, smoked salmon and cucumber. They were large and scrumptious. Service was speedy. I like this place. After all, there's no place like it in Chesapeake Square. read more

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We love Japan Samurai! We've always loved eating in here since we moved to WB but we have especially loved getting take out from here since COVID started. The food is great whether you're eating it in the restaurant or at your home! Very consistent & the service is always friendly & fast! Highly recommend! Our favorite sushi is the Hot Night Roll & you can't go wrong with any of the hibachi options! read more

Our family loves this place. The staff is super Friendly and food is great. Highly recommend this place if you have small children. read more

I went with my family on Wednesday. I know and understand that the business is lucky to have survived Covid but the service of the owner is horrible. They have printed on the menu about 18% tip automatically but if you tell them you want to do another tip they will take care of it, so I did and told the waitress, the owner said well you have your family here and it will still be the 18% tip. I replied to him you will find a way to make sure you charge me that anyways...his reply was yes!!!! Ok well you literally shorted yourself because I normally tip 20%. Then I was talking to my granddaughter and she was misbehaving and said to her you need to behave or we will go home and she said NO and I said that's it we are going home to get her to behave. The owner again starts yelling at me and then speaking and yelling in Japanese to the waitress and said to me "Are you leaving?!?" I said to him, "I am speaking to my granddaughter I am not even talking to you. I swear I wanted to leave! Then the whole time we had lunch there he glared at us the WHOLE TIME!!!! They over charged me for broccoli and didn't tell me until I received the check. I spent and astronomical price for lunch that would have been a dinner. I never expected the amount I paid. I will never go there ever again. read more

What a big disappointment! I chose this place because of the mostly positive reviews on the sushi. I live an hour away in the country and I am accustomed to driving A bit of a distance to eat sushi. Stopping in here for lunch and I was the only person dining for the entire length of my visit.. Looks like I should have tried the Chinese buffet next-door. I ordered edamame for an appetizer. My portion was small for the price I paid. Most sushi restaurants I would have gotten double that order for the same price. I ordered two special roles, and order of salmon Nigiri and shiro Magaro. The sushi chef must have gotten my rolls confused with something I did not order because one of my rules was so spicy that I could not eat it and it was nothing like what I ordered; even after I scraped off the spicy topping I could not eat the rest of the sushi underneath. Nowhere on the roll description did it say it would be spicy. My shiro maguro looked old and beat up. The sushi is priced at 4.50 Per two pieces, and the special roles were two for $20. My total bill without tip came to $46.31 for one person at lunch. Way overpriced considering the food is garbage. read more

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Delicious! Sushi & hibachi are both very good! I've been ordering take out since the state wide shut down, but I definitely plan on dining in once we are able! Only negative is the steak is usually well done instead of medium, as requested. I would recommend, regardless! read more

My favorite Hibachi place in all of Hampton Roads. The couple that owns it are super amazing people and always greet you with a smile. They bust their tails. The cooks are great also. I will not go to any other hibachi places. Their fried rice and yum yum sauce is incomparable. read more

I've been coming here since I was a child. The food is great. When my husband I came this past weekend, they added an 18% service charge (which they add when there are 6 people or more in a party). The waitress told us the system was automatically adding it so they could get minimum wage. I understand times are hard, but we didn't appreciate the charge being added without telling us. Then the waitress was guilting us. So I would check your total before you pay. read more

My family has been coming here for YEARS and we have never had a bad experience. The staff are beyond friendly and the chefs always make it a fun experience. The food is amazing and we recommend to everyone looking for good hibachi! read more

Fantastic review for Chef Petey! Wonderful food, great jokes, had an awesome time! We're from out of town, but will definitely come back again certainly hope to get Chef Petey again. Had the shrimp and chicken hibachi- the soup and salad were delicious, and the entire hibachi meal was perfection. Fiancé had sushi, he said it was wonderful as well. Thanks, had a great date! read more

I went to Japan Samurai last night with my son and we both loved it! I have never been to a Japanese Hibachi Restaurant before and this was a great dining experience. The staff was pleasant and prompt with seating and drink orders and it wasn't long before a Chef appeared and started to put on an amazing show with things flying through the air and flames shooting up from the grill. I loved the flaming volcano that he made with onions. The food was plentiful and delicious. We were served a Miso soup and a small salad with a ginger dressing before the main meal was prepared. I had the Steak and Shrimp and it came with lots of veggies and rice. My son Chris had the Veggie dish and it looked great and he said it was delicious and there was plenty of it. I can't wait to go back again to this place. I have posted a few photos on here. read more

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We went here for anniversary and absolutely loves the food and service the only thing that we didn't care for is having to be seated with another couple that we did not know but I would give them five stars for the food. read more

I love this Japanese Habachi more than Sumos in Virginia beach. Never a wait to be seated. The food is a plenty for the price. Today I had a little of everything. I was hungry.....I had habachi shrimp, scallops and steak. Yummy. All served with the usual rice and veggies. It was so delicious. Will be sure to visiting again while in the seven cities. Ricky yelping ain't the same without you. Sticky misses you read more

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The Manager/Owner refuse to honor the coupon that is offered on Yelp for the restaurant (when you check-in there is coupon to redeem); It is a 15% discount off of Hibachi and Sushi Dinner. The owner told me I would have to be a registered user on Yelp and when I redeem my offer, Yelp will then give me a coupon number to use. I showed him that I was a registered Yelp user (my profile) and As I explained to him that Yelp does not give numbers; you show the Owner/Employee the coupon via your phone and the offer is granted. He still refused. So I asked him to show me where do I go on the App to get the number and he told me "he didn't know". I come here often and I was very disappointed this visit. The food is great but I will no longer be a regular customer. I will drive 2 exits further and go to Ninja at Harbor View. read more

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Went here with my family and friends for the first time. First off the man was very rushy with us and they don't let you even finish your sentence when talking. I won't be back at this place especially since my 5 year old and my 2 year old god child had food poisoning from French fries and chicken nuggets. They both ended up with the same symptoms the next morning, horrible. read more

We were all picking up some friends and ended up in this area and looked on yelp and the reviews seemed good and the atmosphere is nice inside. It's tucked away in the K-mart shopping center right off Portsmouth Blvd close to Chesapeake Sq. Mall. We were all pleasantly surprised. The ambiance was very nice and the elderly gentle who greated us was friendly. We didn't get the Hibachi we decided on sushi and let me say we were NOT disappointed. Their sushi was phenomenal. We sat at the bar it was made right in front of us. Their Philly roll was one of the best we ever had. We also had a spicy tuna roll the was dipped with tempura batter and eel on top. It's a little ways out there but its worth it. read more

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We came here on Valentine's Day for a late lunch. We did not have to wait for a table at the hibachi. The server was very nice and pleasant. Our hibachi griller was also very nice and attentive. Hubby had the filet mignon and I had the scallops. He cooked everything perfect. The only thing I'd like different would be the veggies not cut up so small; otherwise everything was on point! When we're in the area, I will definitely come back! read more

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The food is always great but the service can be slow. They need to hire another chef. Prices are comparable to other hibachi restaurants. read more

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The food was decent. Sat at the Sushi bar. Dissatisfied with how the check is brought back after you pay because when they brought back the change they did not keep the receipt in there and the amount brought back to me was less than it should have been. read more

Don't anticipate using the 15% off deal offered through Yelp because they won't allow it. I went there for dinner and was denied the use of this discount because it doesn't show a coupon code. Don't get the salad! It was more like ginger lettuce soup. My husband and I literally had to drain out the lettuce with our forks. The sushi was mediocre, comparable to any sushi stand you would find at a mall food court. Next time we will make the drive to norfolk for a decent sushi experience! I DO NOT recommend at all! The only thing pleasant about the place was our waitress who was very kind. read more

No line. Hibachi and sushi. The food was enjoyable and the prices ok. We ordered Sushi for take out and even though there was no line there was quite a wait to get our food. Worth going again if we lived closer. read more

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If I could I would only give a half star, if that. Worst restaurant been to several hibachi restaurants this the food was ehh and the portion size was considerably less than any of the other places - service was atrocious had to wait almost 20 minutes to order a drink the waitress kept reaching across us and then added a 18% gratuity automatically to our bill. Very disappointed. Highly recommend Ninja or Wasabi if you are looking for good habachi read more

Just had takeout from Japan Samurai, it was really good. The man who answered the phone was really nice and courteous. We enjoyed the hibachi filet, shrimp and chicken. The fried rice and veggies were cooked to perfection. I will definitely return. read more

They had horrible customer service. They were rude. We were waiting for hours till we got our food. The food wasn't all that. I will not be returning. It was super high read more

It's good sushi and it's cheap. I even had a side of rice and veggies and those were cheap. Daughter and I ate very well, with leftovers, and spent under $30. We just eat in the sushi side. There is a tv in there usually on something kid friendly. Staff is nice and my water never got empty. read more

Japan Samurai - Sushi Bars Near Me - Chesapeake, Virginia