Kobe Express

Had a late lunch. The dining area is small, restaurant very clean, food cooked correctly with care…read more Food came out quickly and service was great! Head over tails better than run of the mill NY style Chinese take-out.

Hole in the wall at the end of a strip mall. Not glamorous but exceptional pan-asian food. Heavy…read morecarry out business but eat-in possible and comfortable. Soups are excellent, large servings. All entree selections are generously portioned.

2 meat combo yaki beef and teriyaki chicken

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Watami Sushi And Noodles

4.3(178 reviews)

2.8 mi

We came on a whim and discovered this gem 15 minutes away from Maggie Valley…read more Store is beautiful and clean. We came on a Thursday late afternoon/Early evening and got sat quickly. Waiter was spot on - tended to us quickly to get our drinks. He came and took our order and food came out fairly quickly. The vegetable tempura was great - not greasy and this one had broccoli and eggplant (I dont like eggplants but I am sure someone will.appreciate this). Fried rice - even though it was kids, it was fantastic. It was not oil soaked and the flavor was so clean. Even my picky husband said it taste so good! Rice was not mushy.. it was, excellent! The Chow Hor Fun? I wont lie... I disnt have high hopes as a restaurant in the Carolinas. Boy was I wrong! The noodles were al dente, beautiful mix of all the veggies and protein. Sauce was a little sweet for my taste, so I was able to request for some chilli sauce and was all good. Also, not greasy. I was happy. My husband got the tuna sushi nigiri, tuna roll, salmon nigiri and white tuna. It was really good! Everything was bright and did not smell fishy. Last note - portions are freakin HUGE! Like i ate a third and took the rest' and the container was full. My daighters "kids" fried rice was packed to the brim. Expect left overs, u less your a competitive eater. The price, value and quality, this was def a 5 star - our first and only in our vacation here. Highly recommend - speaking as a Chinese vacationing in the carolinas that was getting desperate for any semblance of chinese food

We decided to try this restaurant on a mid Saturday afternoon. The restaurant was about half full…read moreof customers, and the sanitation rating was a 94.5%. We were allowed to sit anywhere, and we didn't wait long for a server. Wanting to try several dishes, we chose the pad thai, the ginger pepper beef, and the red curry with chicken. We also ordered some alcohol, my wife wanting to try a particular wine. A sample was brought, but it wasn't very good, it tasted as if the bottle was old, as if it had been opened multiple days ago. We commented on this to ourselves. My wife ordered a full glass of a different wine. Our server brought the entire bottle of that wine over to open it and pour it, in what I would describe as a purposeful but unnecessary gesture of showing that it was a fresh bottle. My wife made a comment about the type of corkscrew she tended to prefer while the server was pulling the cork, and the server's response came across as unnecessarily abrasive. Our food came out fast, and the portions were good sized. The pad thai was tasty, well made. The red curry was not very good, it had a very unusual vegetable blend and the sauce was very watery. The ginger pepper steak and its vegetables had a decent flavor but several of the meat pieces seemed to be partially made of what I can only describe as gooey gelatin, independent of the sauce the dish was cooked in. Very off-putting. All three dishes were decently warm when they hit the table but not piping hot, and as a result they were lukewarm or cold fairly quickly. Later on I observed our server helping another server clear a table and our server made a definitive and unmistakable head gesture towards our table. Overall she seemed very tense, only checking on us occasionally. Her lack of care was emphasized when she checked by our table and we told her we were done with a half-eaten red curry and she did not question whether there was anything wrong. Overall a negative experience, and we will not be returning.

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Kobe Express

3.6(69 reviews)

17.8 mi

Everything was really excellent! We had hibachi steak and hibachi shrimp with ginger sauce…read more(delicious), and salad. The salad dressing was really spicy this time (ginger dressing), so I couldn't eat it all. But for an unassuming place this is always a solid choice for us when we're in Cherokee.

The place is decent for a to go lunch. Call ahead and order because it can take some time with the…read moredrive through. It's better to go inside. The teriyaki chicken was over cooked and dry. However, the hibachi chicken and the side hibachi shrimp were actually pretty good.

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Suwana Asian Cuisine

3.8(51 reviews)

2.7 mi

Visited Lake Junaluska for a week and came here for lunch one day. The inside was pretty open and…read morewe were seated immediately. There was only one waitress serving the entire restaurant, and she did well, but sometimes I thought she could use a little help. This place was good, but a few things kept it from being a perfect five stars. We had kids, so we ordered some appetizers and requested they be brought out with the main meal so all the food came out at once -- chicken satay and a side of rice and some potstickers. They got brought out early despite the request. Restaurant has a variety of asian food: sushi, Pho, small selection of Thai and Chinese etc, plus some kid options (Corndogs etc). Everyone should be able to find something. Wife (half asian, her Mom ran Chinese restos growing up) got the Tom Kha and said it was unlike any other Tom Kha she'd gotten. Complex, and good, but different; extremely frothy. I ordered the Beef Pho and thought the meat was a lot tougher (both the strips and beef balls) then I am used to in Pho from Atlanta, Vegas, CA etc. Dumplings were mid, could have used a little more seasoning, they were very meaty. The kids liked their food. Parents thougt the food was fine. 20% gratuity automatically applied for a party of 6 (usually it's parties of 8). Drink service was a little slow and so was the check. Very passable, especially for a tourist town in the mountains but not going to wow you if you like more authentic asian food. Check it out if you're in the area and want some asian food!

authentic thai food, I get the massaman curry, super delicious, kind of a coconut and peanut taste…read moreif you like that! Great portion sizes, i always leave with left overs, and reheats well! Service is good, nice people. Pretty big open dining room, with nice lighting!

Whole place to ourselves!

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Nagano Japanese Grill

4.6(201 reviews)

38.0 mi

Excellent place - hibachi style entrees and sushi in a casual setting at a reasonable price…read more Service was friendly and fast. Highly recommend!

Good little hibachi restaurant. This is the perfect pit stop if you want a fast hibachi style meal…read morewhile near the outlet malls. You'll end up with a heaping pile of meat, rice, and veggies. Consistently delicious and a decent value for the money.

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Kobe Express

3.6(48 reviews)

15.8 mi

This place is great for take out, but it is also great for dine in. You seat yourself. My waitress…read morewas awesome and very attentive, I ordered the jumbo shrimp/steak combo. The fried rice was fluffy. The cooked carrots were good. The broccoli was also good. The steak was cooked medium and I love that. The jumbo shrimp were big! Great meal. Interior was very clean, modern and inviting. I would return again.

Was trying to figure out what to pick up for dinner and we had never been to Kobe so we decided to…read moreorder it to-go. We couldn't find a menu for the Sylva location but for one for another location in the area and that seemed to work. I ordered the Jumbo Shrimp & Steak Hibachi with no broccoli and subbed rice for Soba Noodles. I was a little odd that they didn't ask how I wanted my steak cooked since that in normally with most hibachi restaurants. Once our food was picked up I will say it was a pretty big serving. My shrimp were bigger then the normal shrimp but not by much. But the shrimp and steak had good flavor and I was a fan of the mushrooms it came with. I will say the serving of the Soba Noodles was on the smaller side though. The carrots seemed like they were just boiled and chopped up. Most likely were not cooked on a flat top and have never little flavor. Thank god for Shrimp Sauce right. Prices were similar wo what you get from most hibachi restaurants but did think the quality holds up to others. They also didn't have any Soy Sauce to go which was also odd. Would maybe come back if I was really craving Hibachi but most likely would not be my first pick.

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Hibachi steak with mushroom, broccoli, and fried rice

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Sora Japanese

4.4(192 reviews)

24.5 mi

Sora is a wonderful place! The sushi is delicious. We enjoyed the Geisha roll, spicy tuna, dragon…read moreroll and several others. Everything was very fresh.

My chicken phad thai was absolutely horrible. It had no taste although I ordered it to be spicy, so…read morethey brought me a oily spicy side to put on it. The noodles which are typically long in pad thai where all small little pieces cut up. It was absolutely awful and made me ill afterwards for quite a long time. The chocolate dessert was straight out of some commercial package. Although the restaurant was busy it was the worst Food I've had in a long time.

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Spicy Tuna Roll

Osaka Sushi Bar & Asian Cuisine

4.2(52 reviews)

17.8 mi

It's more a 3.5 but I'll be nice and round up…read more The fried rice is not bad and they give a big portion. The hibachi steak was a little on the tougher side. The orange chicken was a good standard with a good portion. Lunch special is dine in only. The guy there is super friendly and nice and helpful. The lady has the grumpiest face every time I go in. I smile and say hi and there is never a smile back.

This is a very yummy place to eat with friendly servers and nice interior design with fun and easy…read moregoing music playing. The food is good quality and fresh. Expect to pay around $20+ for most things on the menu. Portion sizes are great for the price you pay.

Chicken Katsu

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Kobe Express Japanese Resturant

4.0(33 reviews)

34.6 mi

Traveling for work & wanted something light for dinner. Came across Kobe Express. It's small,…read moreunassuming, with several tables in the busy dining room. Owner was very friendly and helpful. My sunset platter with nigiri sushi & a California roll was generous & pretty good.

Sushi is one of the best around fantastic price, good choice and menus and you can tell they make…read moresushi good because it doesn't fall apart when you're eating it

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Wonda F.

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14 years ago

I went back to Kobe and this time the wait was not so long. I love the sushi rolls and get one most times I go there. My friend had some regular food - rice and some chicken and vegetables - she said it was good. You can pick what veggies and meats you want and they'll cook them up for you. I tried some of her carrots and they were very good and something they put on most orders (not sushi). The waitresses wear cute oriental looking jackets. read more

Ji S.

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10

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14 years ago

This place is absolutely amazing. The food is terrific and the service is awesome as well. I really like the menu selection...it's very extensive. The food is consistently wonderful even if the place is jam packed! Yes there can be a bit of a wait at times, but it's totally worth the wait! The staff is friendly and courteous. A must-try spot in Waynesville! read more

Jonh S.

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3

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14 years ago

The food quality was outstanding and the shrimp sauce was amazing. A downside to my whole experince was that the service was slow and all over the place, if you are looking for an attentive and reliable service reconsinder your choose to visit Kobe Express. The atmosphere is quiet dull and silent, its okay if your looking for a lunch date. read more

William G.

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5

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12 years ago

Firstly, nobody here is Japanese, it is Vietnamese owned- but that being said , the sushi chef has got talent- I urge people to try the squid salad and the seaweed salad, which is as good as i've had anywhere. The owners are nice too, and the service is always pretty good. read more

Gale T.

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21

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14 years ago

Good sushi, and if you don't get there when the crowds are there, they are very fast... I stopped by and picked up a sushi roll last night (Sunday night) and it was as fast as going to Wendy's or Burger King. I love the Green Dragon Roll... :-) read more

Autumn W.

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7 years ago

Our server was quite unfriendly. The food was mediocre.

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