My wife and I took a weekend, and enjoyed this little gem of a restaurant one evening. We were seated right away, and served by Nah. Nah made everything that much better, even introducing us to our first sake bombs! She included the entire table of strangers, and made us work together to make the night memorable. Food was great, not too heavy like other hibachi grills. Lil' Tokyo has a new fan here. read more

Great stop for vegetarians. I was able to order plenty of vege only sushi options while my boyfriend got his tuna and salmon fix. Food was fresh and delicious. The service was excellent and the servers were funny! We will be back. read more

Went to Lil Tokyo before a show and found it be fun and a good value. Because it was before 6pm on martini day the ladies had one of the signature cocktails for $4! Two ordered off regular hibachi menu and one off early bird. The last ordered sushi. All of the meals were great with big portion sizes on hibachi orders and service was quite good. Chef was very entertaining and fun to talk too. We had a 10% off card and my wife and my meal was $50 with 1 drink and tip. I think very reasonable for sure. Will go back next year when in MB. read more

Stopped by after watching our daughter play softball all weekend. Took advantage of there afternoon specials, $13.95. Great price, lots of food and the chef (Kan, I think) was very personable and quite entertaining. He went the extra mile to make sure our food was perfect. Look forward to our next trip to Myrtle Beach. read more

Long review but please read to the pricing as it's most important for you fellow vacationers. My boyfriend and I visited this place while on vacation. First of all, we did get seated promptly. Maybe good timing, maybe they're just quick but prompt nonetheless. Our server was great! Very friendly, funny, welcoming and attentive. We did not have to wait long for our salads or soup and unlike most places, my wine did not take too long to be served to me. On to the food, (we obviously sat at the grill) our cook was very friendly and quick. Unfortunately, this is where things somewhat go down hill. They serve you rice, noodles, two shrimp, vegetables and your meat with all meals. The rice and noodles were not seasoned well - very bland and lacking. I had requested double noodles in place of my vegetables. After the cook served the whole table their noodles, he had forgotten about my extra portion but did quickly fix the issue and prepare me more. The shrimp was seasoned deliciously and I'm not even a big shrimp fan. We both ordered the NY Strip (10oz) and it was wonderful. It DID have a lot of flavor and was cooked just how we had requested. On to the bill, we both ordered (as already stated) NY Strip, about $25 each and I had two glasses of Merlot $8/glass. After tip, we paid $90. $90 for two people is a lot (in my opinion.) I do not feel it was worth the price. We have a Fujiyama Steakhouse where we're from and we pay around $40-$60 depending on if any alcoholic beverages are ordered. With that being said, I do not feel this place stood out to be anything special. It's too overpriced to not stand out in my book. I cannot say I will ever go back seeing as I'm certain Myrtle Beach offers another Japanese Steakhouse with much more reasonable pricing and food just as good. I hope this is helpful! read more

My 10 year old had a blast. To quote him "delicious food and they cook in front of you." Good service and responsive wait staff. We had Lincoln as our server. Ate in a Sunday late afternoon and took advantage of the lunch specials ($15 for shrimp and chicken, rice, salad and soup). read more

Lil Tokyo - Fun experience. - Japanese Near Me - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

What a find! We now live in Charlotte, but travel extensively (all the lower 48, Hawaii, Europe, and Australia). First trip to Myrtle Beach for us. VERY impressed with our appetizers, drinks, sushi rolls and hibachi meal. Just wasn't expecting this level of fantastic on what I've heard described as "the red-neck riviera". A little hard to find...behind Texas Road House, next to Books-a-Million, but worth the search. read more

Always ask for Carlos as the hibachi chef! Food is amazing, they do an awesome job with special food requests. Atmosphere is great!

Delicious sushi and hibachi dinner! The staff was very friendly and our chef was hilarious! Lots of food and good prices. read more

Lil Tokyo - Hibachi - Japanese Near Me - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Ate here a few nights ago because we were looking for sushi. We had a dragon scale roll and a beautiful roll. Both were good. I had a cocktail called blushing dragon which was delicious. The service was great and fast. Food was great. Would come back. read more

This is my "swing by" spot to grab some consistently delicious sushi and some hot sake. They are quick and consistent. Works for me!!

The chef was not in your face like at some places, but he lacked a bit of energy and showmanship. Early bird portions are small, and the food lacked flavor. They were very accommodating to a seafood allergy. The chef from the next table threw shrimp over his back and into our food and laps, which was not appropriate. On a positive note, the wait staff was very attentive and friendly. read more

The food is always cooked to perfection here. My new favorite Japanese Steakhouse! And the sushi is excellent as well. We had Tu as our cook and he was amazing. Karina, our server was so sweet and very attentive. We'll definitely be back!!! read more

Great spot in Myrtle Beach with a variety of foods. There is a regular seating area, hibachi tables and a bar area depending on what experience you want. The early bird specials are great and the bento boxes are perfect if you want a little bit of everything. Service was fast and friendly and the food was very good. We would definitely come back. read more

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Best sushi in the area! If you want great sushi and don't need upscale environment, this is the place to go.

Without a doubt the best sushi on the beach the Godzilla, the Beautiful, and a few other rolls are the best I've ever had I have been a local for years and I tried to send as many people as possible to this place read more

Best place I have been to so far! The staff was friendly and our cook our was amazing! He literally had us laughing the whole time! I would come back. Ask for Lincoln! read more

Good food at a great price. Three restaurants in one... Hibachi, regular Japanese dining & sushi bar. They have the option to eat at hibachi table or at a regular table if not everyone wants hibachi but you can still order hibachi! There is also a large selection of sushi. Lots of variety & flexible dining options. We has chicken & steak hibachi, tuna roll, salmon roll & my son had a bowl of just noodles. Very good food. read more

The Coastal Grand Roll, Angel Hair Roll and Shrimp Hibachi are our favs....Frankie and his staff do an amazing job! Date nights here at the Sushi Bar highly recommend, or parties in in the hibachi area! read more

Visited here on our stay at Myrtle Beach hoping to have a great Birthday Dinner. Our cook was new and was very entertaining for his first day however I order filet and chicken, never got the chicken, he told me to eat my sons chicken which he has order for his entrée, and all of the portions he passed around were very small (unsure if they give less food at this location) told the server and she downgraded my meal to a kids filet which was fine but feel as though we should have received a lot more food for the price we pay and no such thing was offered. Also, had a coupon from the books they pass out upon check in and instead of the $10 we should have gotten off due to how high our bill was we only received $5. Wasn't the best hibachi experience in my book and we wont be returning. read more

Typical hibachi place, but very good! Service was good, sushi was great! We didn't have to wait for a table and it was a clean place. Fairly easy to get to and there is a mall right by it. read more

Terrible experience at that place. When we came in, nobody welcomed us and we kept standing there because nobody would assign us a table. Waitress was unfriendly, unprofessional, inattentive, and SLOW. Waited forever to order. Then waited forever for the appetizer. Waited longer for the sushi. When the sushi finally arrived she forgot to give us cups for the soy sauce. I had to walk to the bar to get them because she wouldn't return. Overall a bad atmosphere between the staff. The BATHROOM was GROSE! Door almost fell off, paper everywhere, sticky floor. Waitress never returned to give us the bill. We walked up to the bar and asked if we may pay. Even paying was a challenge as they did not realize that we wanted to pay with credit card. The sushi was decent but I would NEVER return to that place! read more

Great service! Waitress was on top of everything. The food was fantastic, had a great cook who was entertaining and very funny. Friendly environment. Great time for a night out with friends or family read more

Service was amazing as well as the sushi and hibachi. Great atmosphere, highly recommend!

Came tonight with my girlfriend for dinner and we were both very pleased. 5 stars for our server Edward. He was knowledgeable and friendly and very helpful. Hopefully we have him when we come back 5 stars for food quality. Was delicious. Great vegetarian options as well Only reason I'm giving 4 stars is due to all the food kind of coming out together. Space it out more let the guest enjoy the full meal one course at a time Overall we'll be back read more

We were a large group with kids and had one hibachi table to ourselves. Enjoyed the performance, especially the kids, although I think other chefs at other tables were better. Food was not bad-- we had the shrimp and salmon (though the chef should have asked how done we wanted the salmon, was not done on the inside.) Prices were also reasonable. We shared a few plates but still had a lot of leftovers for the next day. read more

I came here at 6 on a Monday night...there were maybe 10 other people in the building- which worked great in my favor as I had somewhere to be in an hour, and sushi isn't exactly known for being a quick bite. Ordered a beer and two sushi rolls. The rolls were delicious- great quality ingredients. I was in and out in 35 minutes. The only reason I didn't give 5 stars was because 1. I didnt see any specials listed and the prices are a tad higher than other places. 2. Two other waitresses(not mine) were at the bar actively filling out paperwork that was along the lines of a police report about a man one of the girls knew. It was uncomfortable, and since I was two seats away they really should've taken it further away so I didn't have to overhear their conversation. Otherwise it was a great experience. read more

Lil Tokyo - My usual order at new places- Philadelphia Roll and Rainbow Roll. - Japanese Near Me - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Just had lunch here! The food was fabulous! They are more known for their hibachi grilled fare, but Do Not underestimate their sushi rolls! Fabulous! And the service could not be beat! This will definitely be on our vacation list for next year! read more

AMAZING!!! We chose this restaurant over others because of the great reviews and it definitely lived up to what everyone said in the past. Both the food and service were excellent. Our chef was making jokes and asking our preferences for everything. It's also open late which is great for longer dinners. read more

Great prices, great portions, great service. The cook was excellent, had a sense of humor and put plenty of flavor in our food.

Thoroughly enjoyed our dinner there. We had Dr. Quang. He was very entertaining and the food was awesome. I would recommend getting the egg rolls. Not what you were expecting. They had crab with cream cheese and were very yummy!! Our waitress was very friendly and knowledgable. Didn't give us any problems with using a phone coupon. read more

Me and my wife were there today in our vacations , the waitres was Irina and the cook was Enter, both were excelent , the service, the enviroment and the food was so good and delicious that was not need to deep in the sauce. The only thing I Will sugest is use cloth tissue instead Of paper, but overall was great. read more

We arrived for our reservation at 4:30 and everyone didn't arrive until 4:50, no biggy. We were then seated and told we couldn't have the early bird special when it was still before 5, because we "sat around for too long waiting." I pulled out my phone clock to show our waitress the time and she very rudely threw the menus at us and started to grumble about the prices only being a dollar different. If I had of known it would be such a hassle, I would've not said anything... But the food was very good and our chef Billy was very entertaining. read more

Very good!!! Some of the best Japanese food I've ever eaten! The cook was very entertaining and kept is laughing the entire time! We will definitely be going back!! read more

I moved here couple months ago, was,looking for a good sushi place,So my friend took me to the lil Tokyo ,this place is amazing, we got vampire and godzilla rolls so del, cucumber martini was great too, def gonna come back, great service, Frankie is awesome!!! read more

Couldn't get out of there fast enough. My mistake for thinking the name meant they knew how to do Japanese food. Service is nice and quick but food is not close to Japanese. They miss on too many basic things to be Japanese. It's American Asian with an annoying Chinese New Year drum banging periodically. read more

The service was terrible, but the food was great. I took my girlfriend there on a sushi date, and nobody greeted us when we walked in. We stood there for a couple of minutes before anyone noticed us. Finally, when we were seated, I asked the waitress how things were going, to which she replied, "they could be better," with a bit of a frown. That became very apparent as we sat forever at our table while waiting to place our order, to receive our appetizer, and finally to receive our sushi. All of the waiters/waitresses seemed completely overwhelmed, but they were friendly. Perhaps they were new, or they were understaffed for the night. The sushi was the only redeeming part of our experience, and the only reason I'm giving an additional star. read more

Very, very good. We wanted to try something different while on vacation and very glad we chose this place!

My family and I were excited for a great hibachi dinner. The chef Lincoln was great but the food was not and if it wasn't for the chef then we would have left. The soup tasted like water, the noodles had no flavor along with the rice. The steak was so thin and unappealing. The vegetables were the only good thing on the plate. read more

Awesome awesome awesome! I usually don't like these kinds of places but this was great. Our chef was amazing and was very funny! He had us catching shrimp and chicken in our mouths. The food was top notch and we had an overall fantastic experience! read more