Always over the top, every visit is a new experience to me and my family we love you JMK.read more

I was looking forward to dining here because of the reviews. I don't know how this place is getting…read morefive stars unless this is just five stars for Rockford. Teppanyaki - our chef was weak. Zero personality. No fanfare. The only thing he did was light the onion volcano and even that was lackluster. Food: Sushi was swimming in mayo/mayo based sauces. Fried rice had a sour taste. Veggies were meh. If you want a fantastic teppanyaki from ambience to food drive to Kyoto in Crystal Lake or Kobe in Algonquin. This place is barely a step above Benihana.

My wife and I were hungry after my physical therapy session at the other end of the strip, so we…read moredecided to try Yaba. I'm glad we did. Our waiter, Chris was helpful and always there just when we needed him. My wife's spring roll appetizer was crispy, fresh and not as greasy as a lot of spring rolls we've had. My soft-shell crab was crispy outside, tender inside and emphatically fresh. My wife's chicken fried rice was not only tasty, but the portion was enormous. I had tuna sushi as well as masago, eel and tobiko, all of which were as good as any sushi I had back in New York, but I'll give extra points for the beautiful presentation. My wife also raved about the fried ice cream...oh yeah, they had hot sake too!

The hibachi chicken and steak w fried rice are going to be a regular treat in our house! This was…read moreso delicious and plentiful!! The soup is delicious and the salad was perfect!! Chicken and steak cooked to perfection!!!

While in Rockford visiting my family, they wanted to take me to the Beloit Wisconsin farmers…read moremarket. So after walking around and shopping for a while, we decided it was time to have lunch. We stopped into Zen. Very nice place, very clean and welcoming. Two of us, Love, Sushi and two did not but they had plenty other items you could order. I ended up having a California roll and a shrimp tempura roll and salmon sashimi. The sashimi was excellent.!!!! The California roll was really good. The shrimp temporal roll was good but I didn't think it was great. Most shrimp tempura rolls I've had -the shrimp that's in the roll has a batter and it's a little bit crunchy and then it has a little flakes of batter on the outside of the roll. This one had seaweed as the outside of the roll. it just felt like it was missing something. The sauce on it was really good though .Just wouldn't be my first choice in the future. My niece had sweet-and-sour chicken & loved it! My brother-in-law had a chicken noodle dish which he also thought was excellent and serving size was so much, he brought home. I also loved the mango iced tea ! I would definitely go here again and try a few of their many other rolls. Our server also was great and very attentive.!

We found the menu had many sushi and roll options but not many dinner entrees. I ordered the beef…read moreand rice bowl. What I received was a bowl of white rice with a lettuce salad, shaved beef and egg on top. It tasted horrible. This dish was recommended by the server so I thought it would be good. The server only came back to check on us once during the entire meal. I would t recommend this restaurant. Also the restaurant is extremely noisy.

As far as Chinese buffets in this area go, this restaurant was highly recommended by our friends…read more We were pleasantly surprised by how huge the restaurant is. Lots of seating and tables. When you walk in, the host brings you to a table and asks for your drink order. Then, you're free to go to peruse and choose your food. There are three rows of food, plus the raw oysters, hibachi fixings & STEAK!!! On the far wall are more desserts - cake, mousse, cookies & ice cream. My husband loved choosing his own steak and how to cook it on the grill. For me, the food was tasty, but it was the vast variety that won me over. Good experience. $17.99/pax for dinner.

No crab legs. Cold food. Does not taste like authentic Chinese food. Please don't go here. Wong…read moreWong take out in Rockford is authentic food.

Was in town for work and someone recommended this place when I mentioned Asian food. Since I am a…read morebig fan of pho, I decided to give it a try. Location is small, but nice and clean. Servers were very attentive and friendly. I had an order of egg rolls and the Rock Pho Special pho. The egg rolls were freshly made and cooked..and they were excellent. The sweet and sour sauce wasn't the standard syrup you get at many Asian places but was deep red and very tasty. The pho came out extremely hot and absolutely loaded with meat. Broth flavor was excellent and all the meat was great. Definitely highly recommended!!

Great good, good portions, and nice staff! My favorite is the dragon fried rice, chicken wings, and…read moreladnar. Staff are friendly and clean restaurant. Give lao food a try!

Evening last min decision, Outstanding Shrimp noodles and brilliant pot stickers. good pricing,…read moreWell Done

I ordered the California roll, Shrimp Avocado roll, Salmon roll and the Shrimp Tempura roll. WILL…read moreNOT ORDER FROM THIS PLACE AGAIN. I don't eat raw rolls but ordered it for my daughter. They put the shrimp tempura roll and salmon roll together in 1 container. When I called they gave me an attitude and said it's seafood. Like this wasn't an issue! No customer service skills what so ever. Overly priced and apparently quality and presentation means nothing.

Food, service& atmosphere awesome! Amanda does the best service and handles everyone efficiently &…read morevery witty & warm soul!

As soon as you walk in the customer service is excellent! Marc the owner prepared our sushi rolls…read moreand did a roll a little different to help get what I wanted. Wife got the beef kababs and those were excellent as well. We will be back!

They're under new ownership and I feel the quality is better. We've only gone for lunch but they do…read morewonderful lunch specials-- two rolls with soup for around $13. You can also get poke bowls and sushi/sashimi specials for a good price. Their tuna has great flavor and they're really speedy, so you can't beat it for a quick bite. Once we were in and out for lunch in less than 30 minutes! It is now a regular lunch spot for us. I would definitely try them again for dinner. If it's been a while since your last visit, give them another try!

Good spot! They have…read morea lot of variety of great Japanese and Asian food, including sushi burritos, which I haven't tried but I may have to next time because I'm so curious. We've been here a few times and we've gotten the sushi and the bulgogi and both were excellent. Very tasty and would definitely recommend. The portion sizes (for the price) we felt like were a little small, so that's the only reason I took a star off. The staff are great, our waitresses both times have been awesome and super friendly and helpful. The atmosphere is modern and clean. They had a sign today saying they were new management. Glad to see a restaurant like this keep going downtown!