I ordered the Steak / Chicken & Rice. (No Veg.) Taste: 1/5 the rice was bland and had 0 texture. It tasted like I was eating little pieces of butter. The meat was cooked to the point of being dry and un-flavorful. White sauce was bland as well. Portion: 1/5 I had 3 pieces of steak and 5 pieces of chicken. It was laughable how small the meat portion was. The rice portion was insane!! Probably 6 scoops. Way too much. Price: 4/5 Average for a fast serve hibachi restaurant. $10.38 for my meal Interior: 2/5 Sticky and not very clean. Outdoor seating available. Final Thoughts: WAIT TIME WAS INSANE! 25min. I will not be back. read more

I had been curious about this place for some time. I got the steak and shrimp Yaka Sobo.....it was awful. The noodles were overcooked, and mushy(noodles in a raman pack would taste better). The steak was really, really ....I mean really dry (almost jerky like). I can honestly say, I would not recommend this place based on my experience. I almost never write a review, but this place was a BOB (bottom of the barrell). When I asked for chop sticks the lady told me that a fork was in the bag. I repeated that I wanted chop sticks, and she reluctantly handed one to me......never again........ read more

I ordered my food an hour ago and I am still waiting. I truly believe they skipped my order. It was a number of people who came in after me and ordered and has been got their food and gone read more

I don't get the hate for this place. It's a typical hibachi place. No, the people are not Japanese but neither is "hibachi" if you really wanna get to the nitty gritty. The "tiny" dining area has 11 tables that each seat 4 so 44 folks...and trust me, on a busy night it will be full and the phone will be ringing for pick up orders. The guy at the front isn't warm but he's polite and repeats the order back to you to make sure he's got it right. The food is good but the chicken is not my favorite. Kinda chewy. Shrimp or scallops are always good. LOVE the ginger dressing. Don't get sushi here. It's not a sushi bar so... Stick to Hibachi. It's always clean and they have a 99.5 sanitation rating so I'm good with that! The "express" means about 15 minutes to get food. Get a salad and be patient. It's made fresh to order (they will make your veggie combo without a certain veggie if you ask). Come try it out. It's normal priced hibachi from a clean restaurant that is convenient and pretty fast. read more

Good Food! Great Value! I liked the Hibachi Chicken and Chicken Soba. I would also recommend cling ahead of picking up. read more

Not sure why some reviews are so hard on this place. I went here for lunch expecting typical hibachi and that's what I got - not disappointed at all! I also ordered miso soup (hot and delicious) and cucumber avocado roll. Everything I ordered was tasty. I did wait 10-15 min, but I wasn't in a hurry. read more

This has got to be the worst place with the most people and it's a reason to this madness. I just moved to garner and always been used to raleigh hibachi. This place was busy like it was the best thing in the world but I realize that's what garner people are used to but I'm used to a little more meat on my hibachi considering I ordered chicken hibachi and not veggie. They gave me in the amount of a nice chicken leg and I'm used to places that portion in amount of a breast. I really think people went there just for white sauce. I will NEVER EVER come back and I got some nasty wings too read more

Never disappointed when I order from here. The basic chicken hibachi is what I have been getting for years and I enjoy it every time. Recently I tried the teriyaki chicken and soba noodles and was blown away!! So good! The service is always friendly and the food is usually cooked quickly. read more

This establishment does not fry the rice. "Fried rice" lacks the flavor and consistency of being fried. "Fried rice" appears to be steamed white rice with added soy sauce for an attempt at flavor and color matching. read more

Express my butt! We waited a good 20 minutes. And this was a Thursday night. On top of that, $34 for two entrees and two kids meals (no drinks) seems pretty steep for strip mall greasy spoon Japanese food cooked by middle eastern guys. As for the food quality, it was decent. The beef in my Hibachi Steak and Shrimp was a little tough and not that flavorful, but at least the dish had some good veggies. My wife had the Soba, which was very nice but didn't include much in the way of vegetables. read more

The food is always fresh and on time. Philly rolls are good. If your wanting Japanese habachi this is the place. read more

New Japan Express - Japanese Near Me - Garner, North Carolina

Ordered ahead and they gave my food to another guy who got there after me. He then came back and said he ordered no vegetables.

Great food...honestly really love it. I'm giving the place 3 stars solely on the fact that it's pricey and that seating is very limited.

Do Not get your $7.42 worth of chicken I had more vegetables then CHICKEN. They give you a lot of vegetables so your plate will look full the chicken is cut very small to make it look like more. If I had looked at my plate before leaving they would have giving me more chicken or my $ back. They deserve 2stars but get3stars due to the taste... read more

New Japan Express - Habachi Chicken more like vegetable rice - Japanese Near Me - Garner, North Carolina

Soba noodles were over cooked and flavored with soy sauce only in certain chunks. Could not eat any of the noodles. Shrimp and chicken were flavored ok, but as a dish, did not enjoy it all read more

THIS SPOT HAS THE WORSE SERVICE. They added carrots to my order when I asked for no carrots. Forgot to addd my steak. The customer service was horrible read more

First and last time going. Maybe I'm just fat but I got chicken and steak and chicken and shrimp but there was like absolutely noooo meat. I ordered online for pick up and before I left I checked my food. When I checked my plate swear there was 4 pieces of cubed chicken and 3 pieces of cubed steak. I went back up to the counter and asked if this was the normal amount of meat. The lady at the front said yes. Then I asked can i just have my money back because I felt like what I paid for wasn't worth the price. Then she said I couldn't get a refund. Now that is what really upset me. I asked why. She rudely said I can't just come in order food check it and ask for my money and started pointing at the pictures saying I have something to look off of. I continued to ask for my money back and said they can keep the food. She rudely asked why would I want the food. Since she was being rude this made me be rude back because how are you not going to refund me MY MONEY!! Another worker showed me meat in clear wrap telling me only 3 ounces of meat......Like whaaat only 3 ounces of meat? They really weighing 3 ounces now I know my ass fat because that's nothing to me. I'm going back and forth with this lady she had me heated but I was still trying to be calm because ain't no way I wasn't going to get my money back. They guy said he would give me more meat if that would make me happy. I said well if I'm not getting my money back I'll take that. I really wish I took a picture of the plate but on top of being fat I'm also pregnant and I was just hungry. But do not recommend. NEVER EVER EVER!!! read more

No just no! It was not good at all. I know quick hibachi isn't the best, but their rice is SO BLAND! We couldn't tell the difference between the fried rice and white rice. My coworker smothered hers in yum yum sauce just to get it down. I threw mine away. The spring roll was as hard as a rock. We won't be ordering again. read more

Great, fresh hibachi. The vegetables are fresh. All meat is cooked to order and fresh. The rice more sticky than most but still is a nice compliment to the fresh veggies. read more

this is a spot i stopped into tonight to grab some takeout before i started home. the place was clean and has a 100 rating, didn't take long before my food was ready(about 15 Min's). i got the hibachi steak, it was ok kinda on the bland side but a splash of white sauce here and there helps alot. i don't know if it was just a bad night or what but to be honest i wasn't expecting a miracle here, but you know what they say about first impressions. New Japan Express maybe we got off on the wrong foot but ill come back just one more time to make sure it wasn't just me being a junior food snob. so till next time NJE ( Cuz i believe in second chances) read more

I got the shrimp and scallop soba and it was delicious. Plenty of flavor. Will repeat for sure

Bland with a capital B!!!! I never thought I would say this but....the white sauce was not good. I mean...when has yum yum sauce ever been bad? Hard to screw up anything that has mayo in it, but theirs was lacking flavor and so was the meat! My hibachi chicken and steak was 15% meat, 30% rice, 54.5% onions and .5% other vegetables. Womp womp! It took about 15 minutes to prepare which wasn't that bad and the cashier was friendly...thats the only reason I am giving it two stars. Not worth the $10 I spent....I should have went somewhere else. read more

It did smell good walking by the restaurant but the food taste so bland. Not worth it. I' will not come back or recommend it to anyone!

Just average. Not express like at all. The staff didn't seem exactly thrilled with being there either. Also there is some communication issues...and not because the staff was Japanese (they weren't).The food is edible. The dining area is tiny but appeared clean. read more

I like the Habachi chicken, try the white, sauce it is excellent! A little pricey, but I don't mind paying for food that is good. For a little carry out joint, it is very clean and has about 10 tables. read more

Awful food. Found hair in my sushi. I'd rather take my chances with Trader Joes sushi.

Great food and a local business. I'd recommend the king crab ragoons. They are amazing.

Not super great but not bad either. This place was ok, staff was friendly.

I ordered the Soba noodle dish with veggies. What I got? A plate full of cheap, tasteless, mushy RAMEN noodles with some overcooked broccoli and hard carrots and onions. I was so incredibly disappointed. I could easily buy a few packages of Ramen in the grocery store and stir fry them with broccoli and carrots if that is what I wanted. They really should NOT advertise the "yaki Soba" noodles on their menu as if they are actually soba....those taste completely different than packed ramen and I really didn't appreciate paying $8 for that mess of a dish. I ate as much as I could stomach, tried to get my $8 worth, but winded up throwing most of it away. I have ordered the hibachi dishes with rice, with better results, but still not worth what they are charging. read more

Ask for the Soba noodles, either regular or spicy is so good. Especially with their delicious white sauce! Service is always great and my orders are always done in a timely manner. Gets sorta packed sometimes so would highly recommend take out. read more

Love this place! Hibachi without having to have reservations! It is quick and friendly. They even remember us when we stopping.

My family and I get take out from here about once a week. We usually get 2-3 plates for the four of us. I definately recommend take out over eating in (the restaurant is small and usually crowded), and order ahead of time (10 minutes before you'll get there). The food is great - we actually like it better than Kaze. read more

This place is horrible compared to the habachi japan in greenville nc. The food was greasy and seemed like it was cooked in a microwave. I wouldn't feed this food to my dog. They replaced onions with sweet carrots in all of our entrees and didn't tell us they were out of onions. The rice was nasty and over cooked. All around not worth the 40 dollars we spent. read more

Wow, New Japan has gone downhill fast! I got chicken & shrimp with rice and veggies...for $10.50! Ridiculous! 10 tiny dime size pieces of chicken and 6 tiny shrimp....really??!! I won't be back! read more

Disappointing. I've now tried this place twice just to see if I just went on a bad day the first time. I wasn't expecting anything super special, but I was expecting a little more than stir-fried ramen noodles (exactly like the kind you can get 10 of for $1 at the grocery store) with some broccoli on top for Vegetable Soba. Zero flavor, literally two little shreds of carrots (I counted) and broccoli. Also, definitely call ahead, you'll be waiting close to 20 minutes if not. read more

This place is my favorite place to go for Japanese. Cheap, quick, and good. I've never had any problems with the place except having to wait if I catch them at a busy time. The people there are not sociable but who cares, they aren't mean, they just take your order and give you your food. I prefer this place to the expensive places that put on a show. read more

At 2pm on a Saturday the restaurant was empty. The service was fast and the food was excellent. They even showed me the white sauce. Try the ginger as well. $10 what more could one ask for? read more

New Japan Express is THE BEST fast food Hibachi place I've tried in the Raleigh area (Garner). For me, the key to a good Hibachi restaurant is awesome white sauce and fried rice; everything else is pretty much the same. I'm SUPER PICKY, & their white sauce is pretty good. You'd be amazed how many big "cook in front of you" Hibachi restaurants get it wrong. If we go to a big place for Hibachi, Kanki is our favorite. I order Hibachi Shrimp & fried rice at New Japan Express - always great, just about as good as Kanki. Sorry, there's no substitute for the onion soup and onion "volcano," haha. Crab rangoons were great, too, and something Kanki doesn't have. My boyfriend always likes his Hibachi steak and rice with mixed veggies. I've ordered take out and eaten there, and I haven't been disappointed yet. Once they accidentally made me Hibachi chicken instead of shrimp--not bad, just not what I wanted. They then cooked the shrimp I should have gotten and had them out in about 2-3 minutes, so I got chicken for free! I really enjoy this place. read more

Been going here for years, it's awayls consistent and good. The guys are always nice and joke around. Just wish I didn't live 25 minutes away! If you like better than average take out hibachi this is the best spot I recommend read more