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Kotoyama

2.7 (21 reviews)
ModerateJapanese, Sushi Bars

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Kotoyama is a nice little cozy steakhouse. It's had a open but surprisingly intimate style to it. Our waiter was the only one working the floor and even still he was courteous and attentive. We had very little wait at all for our food. Speaking of food. It was delicious and on point. The steak my husband order was cooked perfectly how he liked it. And the crunchy rolls were surprisingly sweet but wonderful none the less. Over all we will definitely be coming back to have some more!

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Great food full of flavors! Hibachi is good and sushi rolls are made fresh. Best hibachi in town with a peaceful atmosphere.

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Mongolian Grill & Sushi - Menu front

Mongolian Grill & Sushi

3.5(64 reviews)
0.7 mi
$$

The food at the Mongolian grill &a sushi bar was really good. At first I didn't know how to order…read morebecause I had never been there before, but the staff was really friendly and showed me how to order. Basically you can either order off of the menu like a normal restaurant, or you can get a bowl and put the ingredients inside and they will cook it for you. Cool idea! I was so tired of eating at chilies and boring places like that. If you need some food that tastes delicious and is fun to eat this is a great place to go. I ordered sushi (California roll). It tasted good and was a good size for the price (I think it was $4.95) also I ordered a bowl with beef, pepper steak, crab, shrimp, and octopus legs and got teriyaki sauce. Very good flavor and great service. I highly recommend this place to people who want good food and a good environment. The lights are low which is nice! Also they have most of the windows closed so you can't see the ugly streets outside which is perfect. Only thing I would change is make the music Chinese or Asian music instead of American music because well most American music these days sucks! Beyoncé and Justin beiber sucks! Asian music while eating Asian food makes food taste better. I have a feeling the people of orange may have requested American music. I'm not from orange so who knows. Thank you staff for the great service and thank you cooks for the great food!

Less than one star, I was eating lunch and saw a roach crawl under my table. The taste of the food…read morewas mid Safeway sushi is better and the boxed yakisoba is better than any noodles they have but to each their own. And the way they treat their staff is foul so I don't recommend. Not a relaxing place to unwind and eat.

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Mongolian Grill & Sushi - Fortune cookie wisdom:  Success is a journey. Not a destination.

Fortune cookie wisdom: Success is a journey. Not a destination.

Mongolian Grill & Sushi - When you choose to do the bowl special you get choices of what you'd want with it. I always get the Mongolian noodles

When you choose to do the bowl special you get choices of what you'd want with it. I always get the Mongolian noodles

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Chicken Teriyaki

Koi Japanese Sushi Bar & Lounge

Koi Japanese Sushi Bar & Lounge

4.0(121 reviews)
24.8 mi
$$

So I got this delivered. I ordered the beef filet with salad, fried rice and vegetables. The beef…read morewas tougher than a fillet should be. It was cooked medium rare as requested. The vegetables and rice were very good and I enjoyed the salad which was green leaf and not just iceberg. I also ordered the melon tuna which was a piece of tuna on top of watermelon (nicely ripe) with a slice of jalapeño on top. It was something different and I really liked it. Again the filet was disappointing, I wouldn't order it again. But everything else was great!

Came here for Valentine's Day. The restaurant has a cute interesting ambiance with couches for more…read moreintimate conversations which I think is well done. The service is also fast, though not perfectly attentive. The food is mediocre. It's sushi in Beaumont, so you have to curb your expectations, as the fish in East Texas is never great. We went with cooked rolls and they were tasty - the Cajun crawfish and the eel rolls are good choices. I would recommend avoiding the steak. I really enjoy Japanese steak skewers, which are usually made with good cuts of high quality beef. I expected nothing less in East Texas, but the skewers here are absolutely foul. I had two bites, both tasted like old urine. Additionally they were overcooked. I couldn't stomach any more than two bites. I would have come back for just cooked sushi but in addition to the bad steak, the restroom smells strongly of raw sewage, which the restaurant tries to mask with spray. There are unfinished toilet holes where I assume this stench is coming from. Very off putting.

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Koi Japanese Sushi Bar & Lounge - Fried rice

Fried rice

Koi Japanese Sushi Bar & Lounge - Miso soup

Miso soup

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Sake Sushi Bar & Lounge - Outside deep purple, then grey...this should've been tossed out or used for cooked purposes days ago.

Sake Sushi Bar & Lounge

4.0(118 reviews)
17.1 mi
$$

Was not expecting such an amazing place in the middle of a strip mall. Don't have a lot of time to…read morewrite this review but I wanted to make sure I give a shout out to this place cause it was really impressive. I travel all over the country for my job been to every state multiple times I try to sample sushi everywhere I go except for areas far away from the ocean. This place is definitely not traditional Japanese but more of an American lounge fusion but it works. The people very nice and friendly and talkative but the food was what was amazing. I usually go straight for sashimi maybe a sushi roll and forget about all the fixings. But at this place even the salad and the soup that always comes with the sushi dinner was out of this world! It was all I could do to finish my dinner. Not sure the next time I'll be in Port author Texas but when I am I will definitely come back here.

Unfortunately, nothing about this place really stood out. The food felt more like MEDIOCRE Asian…read moremall food and grocery store sushi disguised as a sit down restaurant. We ordered everything at once and it came out almost immediately, which was honestly confusing I thought the server had brought another table's food. The main reason I'm giving it three stars is that you do get what you pay for. On the positive side, our server was very kind and attentive, which I genuinely appreciated.

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Sake Sushi Bar & Lounge - Eggrolls

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Sake Sushi Bar & Lounge - No clue what this is. It came from a tub or vat? Not stuffed avocado, halved not even out of the Rhine.

No clue what this is. It came from a tub or vat? Not stuffed avocado, halved not even out of the Rhine.

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MX Sushi Bar - Obe roll

MX Sushi Bar

4.5(30 reviews)
24.6 mi
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When family comes to town for the holidays, there's one spot that always makes our restaurant…read morerotation--MX Sushi . We're a family of sushi lovers, and owners Macy and Eric never miss a beat when it comes to delivering fresh, flavorful goodness. You'll find them in the food court at Parkdale Mall, and trust me... they're worth the stop. I ordered my usual favorite, the Obe Roll --a perfectly rolled beauty stuffed with spicy crab meat and shrimp, then drizzled with just the right kick of sriracha. One of my granddaughters went for the fried California roll, filled with avocado, cream cheese, and crab meat--crispy, creamy, and absolutely delicious. I also grabbed egg rolls for hubby, and everything came out hot, fresh, and spot-on as always . But listen... the true star of the night --the one we could NOT stop talking about all the way home--was their cheese-filled rangoons . This is Macy Ding's recipe, and baby... it's a flavor explosion! Crispy, golden wontons on the outside with warm, creamy deliciousness on the inside. No surprise at all that they didn't make it home to share . These bite-sized beauties are an absolute must-try--so good they're what I call "drop folk" good . So if you ever find yourself craving sushi, I highly recommend MX Sushi . Tell them Best Bites sent you--and whatever you do, don't leave without ordering the cheese rangoons and one of their refreshing strawberry or peach drinks . Trust me... you'll be planning your return visit before you even finish your meal. They are Best Bites approved.

My husband and I's go-to when it comes to sushi. The staff is nice and their service is quick. The…read morefood itself is phenomenal. The kind where even after you're full you wish you could eat more. My favorite to get? The Crunchy Roll with either a side of the veggies or a onigiri (rice ball).

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MX Sushi Bar - Obe roll

Obe roll

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MX Sushi Bar

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Kyoto Japanese Steak House - Teriyaki beef

Kyoto Japanese Steak House

3.5(38 reviews)
27.0 mi
$$$

Was craving something different, this place filled the need. I ate at a "reg table" not hibachi but…read moreordered hibachi, service was great and food was just what I wanted. Nice treat from the "norm" so to speak.

Brought family to the hibachi grill. First off I love the food but the easy fixes do not get…read morefixed! Our family sat down and my chair (out of all the chairs) and it made me lean forward and had to swap chairs. Waiter did get our orders for our drinks and gave us our salads and soups while we waited for more people to show up. We are a healthy family and 2 of us do NOT put lemon in our water. And we ALL love water rather than sodas. The WATER WAS AWFUL AND HAD A BAD AFTER TASTE. I even asked for bottle water which I would have paid for but they do NOT SERVE THE EASIEST THING CORRECTLY. Now the 2 of us need a soda. I waived and waived (my waiter was NO WHERE TO BE FOUND) and finally asked for 2 sodas and they sodas NEVER SHOWED UP... we were eating salads and the cook is here now and we STILL have NO DRINKS. After waiving to another waiter (not ours) I stated again and finally we received our sodas. Since I have a tough time swallowing I need drinks and my soda was empty instantly and it took forever for them to refill it as I had to repeat the awful process of getting a waiter. Waiter has vanished and barely see him. The cook was awesome and entertaining but I was do distracted talking to waiters and trying to survive (swallowing because I can choke with no drink) I missed very good parts of the hibachi because of this. Also when the cook got there we ALL had to move seats because one of our family members feet were constantly sliding because she sat at the end (by the cook) because the GREASE MADE IT VERY SLIPPERY Fix the water as it was awful and UN-DRINKABLE. And please have waiters NOT VANISH and especially purposely turn their back to you as they take other orders. Yes that happened also. And clean the floors.

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Kyoto Japanese Steak House - Steak and fried rice

Steak and fried rice

Kyoto Japanese Steak House
Kyoto Japanese Steak House

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Tokyo Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar - Chicken Hand Roll

Tokyo Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar

3.0(55 reviews)
17.1 mi
$$

I always like hibachi and decided to stop in and try this place. All I have to say is everything is…read morenext level. The soup is awesome! The sushi is great and the steak and scallops are awesome! The bartender created her own sushi roll and if you like a little spice. Grab one! It's great!

I was in the area to attend a funeral and my friend with whom I rode had told me that Tokyo was the…read more'it' place in the Port Arthur area. At least when he was still living in this area. So we made plans to come here for Dinner before heading back into Houston. When we arrived, it was a little before dinner time so the place wasn't packed at all. We had told the host that we might have around 12 people coming in for dinner and we got a table with no problem. After we had been seated, we found out that only 8 people was going to dine in and that wasn't an issue. I ordered the Obe Rolls and the Crunchy Rolls as appetizers and decided to go with the Banzai Special for my entree. Between the Obe Rolls and the Crunchy Rolls, I much preferred the Crunchy Rolls. I thought it tasted pretty good. As for my entree, I thought it was pretty good but it has been cooked more medium well than medium, which was what I had requested. But other than that, everything was good. And on top of that they give you a lot of food. As for the service, we had one waiter serving all of us. And he didn't miss a beat! Empty soda glass? He was quick with the refills. Needed to order something else? He was always around. Dirty plates, he would come to pick them up. Frankly, I was a bit skeptical about the service after quickly perusing what other Yelpers had to say about this restaurant, but I was glad that my experience was a good one. I don't live in the area so it's very unlikely that I'll be coming back here anytime soon. However, if I'm ever in the area and my friends want to dine here, I wouldn't hesitate to go back.

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Tokyo Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar
Tokyo Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar - California Hand Roll

California Hand Roll

Tokyo Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar

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Kotoyama - japanese - Updated June 2026

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