This place is amazing. They do not take reservations and you can't share plates. The atmosphere was nice and the staff were very friendly. Friends came here for spring break and recommended hibachi with ribeye steak and scallops. It was delicious. The plate had the ribeye steak cooked the way you like it. The vegetables were stir fried zucchini and onions. All in the same sauce and with fried rice. Also comes with soup and salad but they ran out of salad. They had a back room with a hibachi grill. They had a counter for sushi that you could watch them make. All in all good place to come and enjoy the food. Will be back next time back in town. read more

Little Tokyo - Hibachi Ribeye, scallop and shrimp with vegetables and fried rice - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Wait was short if you don't want the teppenyaki style dining. Sauce for vegetable hibachi was too sweet and not palatable. Vegetables could have been more varied rather than just zucchini and little mushrooms. Sushi was warm (gross). No miso soup here and ginger salad dressing was not great. If you're craving hibachi, choose somewhere else!!! read more

This place was fantastic. We had a short wait and then we were rewarded with huge portions! We left with enough for lunch for each of us the next day.The waiter was so nice and very accommodating. We loved it. read more

Little Tokyo - Steak & scallops - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

I saw this place from a person I follow on tiktok. It looked like Benihana from back home in Cali. But sadly no comparison to back home. We sat down there/ordered are 2:55 and got our food at 3:35. I order the Sushi smoked salmon cream cheese avocado (was ok, pretty small roll, no sauce not too flavorful). I also ordered the Hibachi ribeye chicken and shrimp. (Tasted more like beef rice than fried rice). Ordered Starry but it was Sierra Mist because that always tastes like dirt to me. read more

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The service was prompt. The restaurant is clean and quiet. The food fresh, good, and temperatures were as needed. read more

Little Tokyo - Not sure of the name of the roll!! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Hidden gem! The food was delicious. I do think they have an overstaffing issue as there was about 15 staff in there with 3 tables full, but I'm not complaining haha! For there being so many people, however, we waited about 10 minutes for the check while no one else was there. Luckily, we were not in a rush and it ended being a very nice experience. read more

Little Tokyo - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Business was brisk on a Wednesday evening after 7 pm. Our family of three was able to get one of the last tables in the dining area. There is also a hibachi area which looked full and I saw people waiting for that side. We ordered pork gyoza which are fried and tempura shrimp for appetizers. The hibachi dinners came with soup and salad with choice of dressing (we chose ginger dressing). I picked the shrimp hibachi, son chose the shrimp and filet steak hibachi, and husband chose the steak hibachi. Portions are huge and we brought home three boxes worth of leftovers. It is a good value for all the food! Our hibachi came out so quickly that the shrimp tempura came out last. They also have sushi menu but we did not partake on this visit. They do have a happy hour pricing between 3-5 pm on weekdays as well as lunch specials for additional value. I am a big fan of Japanese food so I am glad to add this one to my repertoire when I am visiting the area. read more

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The best yum yum sauce! A must eat in the Gatlinburg area. I always get the shrimp hibachi. The side of noodles is also really good. Their ginger dressing for the house salad isn't the best, but it's still good. read more

I loved my food. I got lo mein and miso soup. One of the other guests joining me got rice and sushi, the other guest got chicken hibachi. I do recommend. The service was quick, epically for the soups and salads. Our server was very nice and had patience. The reason I have it 4 stars is because it was a little dirty in the entryway. Overall I really recommend. They had some of my favorite songs playing. It was pretty empty. We sat at a table not a grill. I DO RECOMMEND! read more

We love this place! Lobster Roll every time portions so big we share a meal. We love steak- chicken hibachi read more

This is my absolute favorite restaurant in Pigeon forge!! It is delicious. You can't go wrong with anything you order. My favorite sushi roll is the French kiss. It's so good that I ordered that combination at any restaurant I go to for sushi. Their hibachi is also delicious. The staff and the owner are super friendly down to earth and goes out of their way to make sure you have a good experience. They keep your drinks filled and the portion sizes are really big. They make your hibachi experience, fun and inclusive with a group you sit with the vibe of the restaurant overall is chill. There's normally a long wait because they are really good, but it's definitely worth the wait. And if you don't want to sit at the hibachi grill, and you get a table, your food comes up really quick. read more

When dining at Little Tokyo, we made it known to wait staff and the cook 3 separate times that one person in our party has an allergy to shrimp. When we told the cook, he seemed almost annoyed tha When we informed the chef multiple times that someone in our party had a shrimp allergy, he seemed somewhat annoyed by the reminders. We had specifically made a reservation for the hibachi stovetop hoping to enjoy the typical show, but our chef didn't do any of the usual tricks or interaction that other tables were getting. While that part was underwhelming, it wasn't the main issue. The real concern came when the food was served. Although the shrimp was cooked last, the chef placed two shrimp directly on top of the plate belonging to the guest who had the shrimp allergy. Because of this, that person couldn't eat their meal and ended up leaving hungry. The food itself was good (around a 7/10), but the lack of attention to an allergy was disappointing and concerning. Hopefully this feedback helps others with allergies be cautious and encourages the staff to take allergy requests more seriously. read more

If you are looking for delicious Japanese food in Pigeon Forge then Little Tokyo is an absolute must! The friendly smiles and warm hospitality make you feel welcome the moment you walk in and the cozy atmosphere is especially comforting on a rainy day. I always order the Chicken Hibachi and it never disappoints; fresh, flavorful, and perfectly cooked every time. The soup is outstanding, though I will admit the salad could use a lot of improvement. Prices are very reasonable considering the quality and generous portions. Whether you are visiting Pigeon Forge on vacation or you are a local looking for a reliable favorite, Little Tokyo is well worth a visit. It is the only restaurant in town that I find myself returning to again and again. read more

This place has good food but it's kind of more Chinese I think than Japanese! My photos will affirm that! But the chicken and shrimp was good And I'm sure like a staple for this place it's like teppon style when served.Pot sticker sauce yummy . I'd return if in thr area again read more

Little Tokyo - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

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The food was pretty good. Hibachi experience was average. The lunch portion was really big.

Large amount of food, was fun, and the staff was friendly. Definitely worth going and great access to the town.

Great food! Great service! We had Hibachi. Only 4 tables but wait was only 20 minutes. A tad hard to find entrance. The entrance and parking is behind the strip center. read more

The ambiance was pleasant and inviting. The cooks were wonderful and so was the food! Did not wait long and had great service.

We've waited 3 1/3 hours to be seated. Ate the nastiest house dressing possible. The soup had zero flavor and now we've been waiting a hour bc our cook isn't ready. read more

Little Tokyo - Nothing we're still waiting - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

The food was top notch for sure! Some of the best hibachi food I have tasted. Even when I ate the leftovers the next day, it was still really good! 5.0 for the food!!! The service was good! The chef was also top notch and he was very kind and he just focused upon the task of making sure our orders were exceptionally fulfilled and it surely was! He was so kind! I wasn't expecting a full piece of Salmon but it was the best. I just chopped it up on top of my rice but my favorite food item here was the Salmon! The only downfalls to this place was that they do not take reservations so it is first come, first served basis, which makes the wait time a little longer before you're seated. We waited 45 minutes to an hour. Also, it is a pretty tight knit restaurant. Everything is pretty close together, so if you're uncomfortable in small, tight spaces, I would advise you to complete a take out order. They do have two areas in the restaurant, which is very convenient. One area is the regular tables within the restaurant to order food and the back area is another part of the restaurant for the hibachi cooking, which is the one where they cook in front of you. There are 3 grills and they sit about 8 people at each grill. Other than that, everything was really good! Lastly, I like how accommodating they are to your requests! An individual at or table requested no teriyaki sauce on anything and he understood and honored her request. My husband asked about getting two soups, instead of a soup and a salad, and they did just that. I'm grateful that they are kind enough to do that! read more

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I came here in April 2024 with some friends during vacation, and I really loved my meal! Our chef was very charismatic, kind, and prepared everyone's food in a timely manor. The only thing I will mention, which I see from other reviews as well, is the wait time. I will also note that we walked in for lunch without a reservation. We waited only 5-10 minutes for a hibachi grill table, but from there waited an additional 30-40 minutes for our appetizers and for the chef to begin preparing our meals. The wait staff was pretty laid back so we weren't able to put in additional drink orders since they were rarely around the take them, but I promise if that all wasn't an issue, this place would easily be 5 stars! I'm considering just doing take-out if I am ever around Pigeon Forge again. read more

Little Tokyo - Shrimp and chicken hibachi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Service was horribly slow, soup was gross, salad was unfrozen mush, the noodles came from a sealed bag and the meet was seasoned with something like bbq sauce. Run. read more

Little Tokyo- BIG Portions!!!!!!!! They gave us a huge amount of food and it was great!! Our chef Alberto? Was AMAZING!! He made the onion train, did the "egg roll" and was so friendly! However, The place is very dirty and dirty plates, lots need to be cleaned with an all purpose cleaner like the walls, eating area, grill sides and chairs and floor BUT I'd still go back. read more

Little Tokyo - Chicken Hibachi w Shrimp... oversized portion yum!!!! - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

We have a sushi fan in the family so we took a chance on Little Tokyo. We all had some sort of fried rice and we ordered the $100 sushi platter to share. The sushi was fresh, beautiful and tasty. We would return. The ambiance was ok, need to invest some funds into brightening the place up and making it more appealing especially due to it being a high tourist area. The A/C was not working and it was warm even with the secondary A/C unit running. The service was fine. read more

Little Tokyo - Pieces from sushi platter - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

We ate last dinner at this place. We set around the grilled table watching the cooking show while we await to be served. The place were little dimmed lights to me overall. The service is an average as I recall. However, the most important fact is a food. We started with small salad with ginger dressing and a small bowl of soup. The dressing doesn't look and tastes fresh. The soup was bit salty and no deep flavor. They gave more than enough amount of rice. That filled us up. But I notice the grill temperature was set a bit too high, all the food including vegetables, meats, sea foods are burning while the next other items being cooked. The food is edible when hungry, but considering the price and quality, I am not willing to return to this place. read more

Waited an hour and a half to be seated and another 20 to get drinks in ... just got worse from there ... service and food sucked :/

Great environment, the people are friendly and they have some of the best hibachi. The other reviews with below a 4 star must be a rare occurrence because I come here all the time and it's the same superb food. read more

The cook was AMAZING and so kind. The food was delicious and overall i could not eat all of it. But i recommend because this place is very very good. The cook has a few tricks up his sleeve read more

Little Tokyo - Hibachi with ribeye steak. 10/10 - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Not sure what we did to make the server dislike us, but he has been an absolute turd the whole meal. Left the table without getting the drink order for the toddler or our appetizer. Only staying at the table long enough to pick up or drop off. Didn't check drink levels, didn't bring napkins...The spring rolls need a dipping sauce, but at least the appetizers were warm when we got them. The meal we ordered was COLD when it got to the table. The chicken was so tough you couldn't spear it with a fork. We were looking forward to it because our previous experience was pleasant, but this was atrocious. UPDATE- we thought this was just how customers were treated when not dinning at the grill, but judging by the other tables, we are the only ones being treated this way. If I could give this restaurant a negative star, I would. read more

Ate dinner with my husband, we both shared a four different sushi rolls. Service was quick and pleasant, and the rolls were absolutely delicious! The amount of food that you get for the price is great as well. We will most definitely be coming back read more

Our food was good however we sat in the dining room instead of at the grill for faster service or so we thought. After ordering we waited 55 minutes for our food to come out all the while watching staff play on their phones, eat their own food, and play and laugh with each other. When our waiter did bus our soup and salad bowl he simply set them on the bar stool behind us and they were still there when we left Some good management could make this a good place. Don't go if you are on a schedule at all! read more

This place is a good Japanese oasis in Pigeon Forge area. They serve a lot of variety of food items. Service was friendly and quick. Seating was excellent and and spacious - good ambiance. Our only concern was: the taste of the food was not satisfactory. Spring rolls felt more doughy and maki rolls had a very thick Sea weed coating. Entrees were okay but still not impressive. Overall, for location and service I would recommend them! read more

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What a great small spot for sushi. 3.5 I went solo and opted to sit at the sushi bar. That was prob a mistake I sat there over 25 minutes before a sever came to take my drink order and salad. The sushi chef grabbed my sushi order. They brought a soup too. The soup alone was a 10. It was prob the best soup I've eaten at a Japanese spot. (Minus the onions it would have been even better.) My salad had a hair in it. So I did not eat it. The server dropped my check off when he dropped the sides off. My sushi was excellent. The Rainbow was basic but fresh and delicious. The second star of the show was the Ruby Tuna on Tuna yummyness! read more

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Very delicious place! me and my family were looking for a place to eat before hitting the road and Little tokyo came in clutch, we were given the option of eating with the habachi chef or eating at a regular table and i will say regular table was much more faster. Service was quick and very professional; ambience was normal nothing too flashy. i'd recommend coming if you want some habachi read more

This place is tiny, only 3 or 4 hibachi grills. We got there at 4:30 and had to wait over an hour to get a grill table (4 people). The prices are fair and the food was really delicious. My only complaint is the lack of sauces.... They only offered Yum Yum sauce. I had to request ginger and it was terrrrrrrrrrrible. It tasted like they just soaked ginger in water and served it like that. I've actually never had a ginger sauce I disliked before this experience. They also douse everything in teriyaki... I don't like teriyaki, so I asked for no teriyaki and that wasn't a problem at all. read more

Little Tokyo - Birthday treat.... Rice with fish eggs and a candle. It's cute, but definitely not what I expected lol. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Horrible. Just horrible. All the reviews you see about the long wait for the actual food and the water soup are true. Nothing about this place was good. The rice was so salty that my husband got chest burns within 30 mins of consuming it and lasted until the next day. DO NOT GO THERE!! read more

Waited more than 15 mins then told they can not accommodate allergies. They cook based on what the table has. Made no accommodations. As a local I will not go back. Left without food. ​ read more

Amazing service great sushi and salmon every one there was really nice to 5 stars would go again

Walking in it was crowded but it's a tiny place with good food at dinner time so that's a given. The service was great everyone was kind and came in a timely manner. It's a tiny little with a nice atmosphere and amazing food!! I've been to lots of Japanese restaurants and this is my favorite. A great hidden place 5 stars! read more

Little Tokyo - Chicken and shrimp and ribeye hibachi - Sushi Bars Near Me - Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

This has been a family tradition for my granddaughter since she was really little starting out at KOBE in Florida. They show is the best part. It was hot, he was tired...no egg flip, no volcano, no asking " is it anyones birthday????" no conversation , no interaction like we saw at the table before ours. The food was good and plentiful. This was her 13th Birthday. We will have to do " a do over" in Massachusetts. She was disappointed...Lack Luster Show. But we left with a bag of food read more