Super cute Asian village themed atmosphere with lively hibachi chefs. Always accommodating for our large party even when we are a party of 20. The food is always fresh and delicious, tonight I had the filet with calamari and a delicious lychee martini. read more

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We have been going here since it opened. We always order the same cocktails a Lychee martini and and espresso martini. Last night they were both served in a highball glass. The lychee martini tasted like grain alcohol so I didn't drink it, my friends espresso martini was the color of iced tea, zero froth. I noticed a new bartender. Tall African American woman. Maybe get her some training. Food was excellent as always. Quality control the bar tho. You guys had my favorite martinis. read more

Very attentive service. Extremely clean inside. The waiter and waitress were very sweet. The food was delicious. I ordered my steak medium it came out flavorful & tender. Everything tasted fresh and came out hot!! I was surprised at this restaurant in the corner of the plaza. read more

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The food is amazing delicious. The service was great, and attentive. Can't wait to go back.

Came on a weekday for dinner with a large party. This is my first time eating at any of the Saito's franchises and overall experience was good, not great. We were missing one or two people from our group of 12. We weren't rushing to eat but wanted to order something from the bar. Since it was a weekday the place was pretty empty, there was no one at the bar including any wait staff. I had to waive over a waitress to place drink orders. I was extremely surprised they did not have any happy hour offerings especially for weekdays. Eventually we were seated and the rest of our party joined. Hibachi experience was okay we had a small child who got afraid of the noise and the fire so entertainment was limited. Typically when I eat at hibachi restaurants portions are extremely large, I'm overly full and can't finish my meal. To my surprise my plate was pretty clean and I was left still a bit hungry. Other people in my party agreed with the portion sizes. Overall a "good" place for hibachi but wasn't overly pleased. read more

My husband and I just had a date night. New to the area having just moved it was finally time to venture out. We couldn't have been happier with our choice! This establishment is clean, the service was excellent, the wait time was low on a Saturday. The entertainment at dinner was great! The food was amazing, the portions were large. There was a lot of attention to detail here. My husband and I have been to hibachi places in Chicago, Nashville, Florida, all over. I think this might have been the best one we've visited. I would definitely recommend this place, especially if you have a healthy appetite! read more

I love Saito's! This was our first time at this location. The plaza is under construction and extremely difficult to navigate. It took us three turns before figuring it out. The inside of this location is gorgeous and well thought out. You can feel the culture in the decor. Our waitress was fantastic and had everything to us before we even had the chance to ask. They have protocols in place for those who are scared to sit with other people. There is also a drop down menu that comes from the ceiling all fancy and technological. The food was great, and it felt good to sit with other people and be normal! read more

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Food was good, service was great and very interactive. Quick service and clean resturant. The amount of food you receive at the hibachi is also plentiful. I ordered the chicken and steak hibachi meal, it comes with a soup, salad and shrimp appetizer, rice and vegetables. This was easily 2 meals. read more

Saitos's Japanese Steakhouse - Shrimp and veggies . - Japanese Near Me - Pompano Beach, Florida

To start off the only reason why I'm giving this terrible restaurant a 2 is because of the scenery and the hibachi chef but everything about this was a joke. This is the first time I've been to a hibachi establishment and they DO NOT offer any refills on soft drinks, which was the first flag. Next, we can talk about the food and the lack of flavor that this place has. It was DISTASTEFUL and overwhelmingly salty; everything about the food was wrong and overseasoned. Ongoing for the menu how are you able to create a hibachi restaurant and not have noodles (lo mein) in the dishes the only set of noodles/soup that's an extra $$ is the Udon Bowls and those were already expensive. After we tried to pay we had saw the bill had a FORCED GRATUITY OF 18% but is the fine print at the bottom of the menu says it will only be applied for a party of 4 or MORE which was confused on how we were a party of TWO and when we asked about it the lady had started to argue with us and demanded we paid full. As we refused to pay the forced gratuity she had called the cops and it became a whole commotion, as looking into the menu more we find they also charge for 3 DIFFERENT TYPES OF RICE and do not tell you or let you choose what type. When the officer (Officer Hernandez) arrived on scene the lady had tried to harass him to make us pay the full bill; quite literally harassed this officer to make us pay knowing we were only a party of 2 AND there was no reason to forcefully charge a 18% Gratuity she then when into depth and said that that's how the chefs get paid and that we are "cutting their pay" which made no sense because we all know that no single chef gets a FULL 18% pay cut. As the situation escalated the male manger had finally complied with us and took off the gratuity charge; as we came to an understanding with the male manager revising the receipt we paid $92.88 from $108.95 you can tell why we were concerned about the gratuity charges that were not meant for the 2 of us. As everything was resolved with the male manager we paid the difference and as we were leaving the lady manager was still pressing on the matter of us paying the full $108.95 and was now getting aggressive with the officer and us, even when we presented the receipt she kept on yelling and demanding we pay for it until we were off the property. To everyone who has an esteemed palate and a good sense of taste from my personal experience, I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE as a cute date for couples it's expensive. read more

We'd been to the Saito's in Boynton Beach several times, so we were curious when we saw the signs saying "coming soon". When we heard that they were finally open, we stopped by to have lunch -- only to find a sign on the door saying (only) open for dinner. The other day we were heading to another sushi restaurant for dinner when we remembered we still hadn't tried this place... It's upstairs from the former Panera Bread restaurant in the Pompano Mall. The elevator lets you right out in front of their door. The restaurant inside is huge and artistically decorated. On one side as you enter are the hibachi tables for cooking in front of you; in the middle is the sushi bar; and to the right the "regular" tables. Off the area to the right, there's also a private room for groups. The impressive decor is elaborate and ranged from a huge Buddha in one corner to wall art and small fans. You can tell they spent a lot of money to make it attractive. We decided to sit in the regular area and have some sushi. The server was efficient and friendly. We were warmly welcomed as we entered and thanked for coming on our departure. We each ordered a couple items. I started with their angel hair cucumber salad. I've had this before. The cucumber is thinly cut to look like spaghetti. The krab pieces are also shredded thinly into strips. It's all mixed together with red fish eggs (masago). Their version was good, but I would have liked a bit more krab in it -- and a tad larger portion for the price. After the salad, I had their shrimp tempura roll. It was fine and reasonably priced, but just okay. My husband had two pieces of sushi -- he chose a la carte Saba (mackerel). In addition, he had their large futomaki roll. This is a fatter wrapped roll with egg, avocado, cucumber, krab, and flying fish eggs. We had a satisfactory sushi dinner here. It was a bit expensive, but to be expected. I'd be curious to hear about those who tried their hibachi experience. I'm glad we came. Now we know. read more

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We held a wedding at this location. Lilly did her best to ensure that the celebration was marvelous for all who attended. The private room was available right when we needed it. We took our time during the occasion and felt welcomed and appreciated the entire time. The food was fantastic, the service was excellent. A phenomenal experience overall. Thank you. It's nice to know that great customer service still exists in restaurants and staff that truly care about their business. read more

The food was really good. I got the hibachi lobster. They also give you shrimp samples. The place was almost empty which almost made me rethink sitting down lol but great customer service and friendly environment. read more

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My husband brought me here for my birthday. We arrived around 8:40pm. The restaurant closes at 10 and there was only one other table sat. The decor is amazing and although I've been to 2 Saito's before this, this is my favorite now. You can see from my pictures it's a really nice place. It was also very clean. The mai tai I ordered wasn't very good but that was the only down side to our night. The sushi, and food were delicious. Our chef did the whole show, made us laugh, etc and did not rush even though it was towards the end of the night and it was only the two of us at the table. The ginger sauce is amazing with the meat and the yum yum sauce is amazing on well... everything haha. Since we ordered sushi, edamame, and each dinner plate we had enough to take home. The food was delicious and I can't wait to come back. At the end they brought me ice cream and sang happy birthday. read more

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Just a warning, you will pay full price on hibachi but not get everything included if you're ordering takeout Hostess told me that hibachi orders can come with soup OR salad if it's takeout even though their menu clearly says you get salad, soup, hibachi shrimp, steamed rice AND vegetables on hibachi orders. . read more

Service was FABULOUS - food was WONDERFUL!! Would definitely recommend and will return !

I am literally siting here . Food is a -5 . Waiting forever for help 2x this is not cool for their crazy prices.

Been here 2twice this year so far !!! Food is so gooooodddddd. Customer service could be great but my server and I had a little bit of a language barrier and a couple of miscommunication and she didn't take having to fix the issues kindly . But the hibachi cook was very funny,attentive,great conversationalist,energetic & kept you on you toes all in all he had great energy and kept everyone happy . Didn't like the spare ribs at all. the Shrimp Tempura App,margaritas, special sauce & Shrimp & Lobster is to die for . It was clean, portions is good (had left overs) , they paid attention for food allergies, alcoholic beverages was strong enough, food wasn't planned and had flavor, good parking, and elevator lead right to the front door. Rate: 10/10 read more

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I absolutely loved the decorations and overall ambience. We thoroughly enjoyed the service and presentation of our food. It was cooked perfectly and tasted amazing! I highly recommend it. read more

Saitos's Japanese Steakhouse - Steak hibachi. - Japanese Near Me - Pompano Beach, Florida

Would not recommend. Very overpriced. Mediocre food that turns your stomach in knots. The vibe is terrible and the music is very annoying.

We were seated as soon as we entered the restaurant, which was nice considering I have waited for long periods of time at other hibachi style restaurants. The employees were friendly, constantly waiting on you and asking what you need, and our hibachi chef was entertaining and hilarious! The environment was very clean and all employees were wearing masks. It has been a while since I've had hibachi and this was a pleasant surprise. We had the chicken hibachi and it was delicious and very filling! read more

Saitos's Japanese Steakhouse - Japanese Near Me - Pompano Beach, Florida

Not sure why the low ratings but we had a 5 star experience. The new location is excellent and transports you to Japan without the the price of an airline ticket. I ordered a blue long Island ice tea (top shelf), it was properly made and started the evening properly. We ordered a sashimi app and it came with 9 pieces of fresh fish in very thick slices. The freshness of the fish could be tasted and appreciated. We also order a hamchi with jalapeño that was just rich in flavor and yummy. The habachi experience was entertaining and the food was perfectly seasoned and mad quickly. I had the filet mignon with shrimp and fried rice (upgrade charge). It satisfied my taste buds. I've been to many hibachi places and this ranks up there in my book. read more

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I'm so speechless..... I would give it 1.5 if I could ONLY because the cook was very nice. The service was terrible and THE food. Please do not waste your money on this establishment. It's really hard to mess up Japanese food !!!!!!! Also, they charge a 18% gratuity for a party of 4 or more and don't even refill your drink or check on you!!! I believe in tipping if you are customer oriented and do a very good job. Not just to include gratuity for doing absolutely nothing, unless it was going to the cook only. There was absolutely NO seasoning on anything. The salad had no dressing choices. You had to pay $3 extra for fried rice, like what??? I'm at a Japanese restaurant... The soup was cold and everything that came off the grill tasted like charcoal!! This is not an exaggerated post. We had a party of 10 and not ONE person had anything good to say. We were celebrating a birthday and nothing was done or the birthday wasn't acknowledged. But at another table they gave a dessert with a candle. I take eating out and leaving reviews that will help seriously. This was not my choice of restaurant but I was highly disappointed at waisting my money on this food . Read my quote in my bio.... read more

Love love love this place. The manager, servers and chefs are the absolute best. They treat you like family. The food is great, and the drinks are just as good. The whole place is remodeled and very spacious. They have a hibatchi area and a Sushi area. Everything is clean and the parking is never a pr read more

Saitos's Japanese Steakhouse - food being prepared on a grill - Japanese Near Me - Pompano Beach, Florida

We liked the food and had great attentive service on a Wednesday night. Hibachi was great, way better than Benihana for sure! read more

Saitos's Japanese Steakhouse - Japanese Near Me - Pompano Beach, Florida

Best Japanese food in Broward County! Truly exceptionally flavored with prompt and accommodating service to match. Spotless clean, beautifully and charismatically decorated. Spacious to accommodate lots of guests. They were busy but still provided efficient service. There wasn't any waiting as plates were promptly removed and glasses quickly refilled. By far THE BEST JAPANESE RESTAURANT IN BROWARD COUNTY! The soup is extremely flavorful; the best I've eaten. The salad dressing was also exceptional. The veggies were seasoned to perfection. We normally don't eat the veggies at Japanese restaurants but we enjoyed every bite of these. Just exceptional. Filet Mignon was our steak choice and we were not disappointed. Fabulous! We've enjoyed dinner and lunch here in a week. Awesome food. And service! Can't recommend enough! read more

Saitos's Japanese Steakhouse - Lunch - Japanese Near Me - Pompano Beach, Florida

These are the California rolls here at Santos we always order the sushi everything is always delicious here I prefer this place over Benihana's the food is so much better and the staff is wonderful read more

Saitos's Japanese Steakhouse - California rolls we always order the sushi the sushi is delicious as everything else here I prefer this place more than Benihana - Japanese Near Me - Pompano Beach, Florida

This will be our last visit. The lady is rude and the place has gone to trash. Then they complain when they receive a low tip. Last time I checked your tip is based on the service you received. The service sucked. The lady could careless. Horrible horrible place. read more

Had a great dining experience at saito's! The decor is very detailed and intricate and makes for a fun experience. We were immediately greeted at the door and sat at our table. The service was friendly and quick. After ordering, we had the hibachi experimce. Our chef was fun and entertaining and the food was delicious! Overall everyone was great and will definitely be returning read more

Saitos's Japanese Steakhouse - Dirty martini - Japanese Near Me - Pompano Beach, Florida

the woman server was so rude, she actually wanted to argue with me, she was the only one waiting tables and we were the only table, she seemed more concerned with the hibachi guest. I told her it was our first time and we didn't understand the menu. god forbid she should try to explain just a little. it was my husbands birthday and she ruined the experience! she also automatically put 18% tip I guess she knows it wasn't going to be much if any of a tip due to the awful service, making us sure she has done customers like this many times! sad October 26 for lunch. read more

Really great low key hibachi/sushi steakhouse, calamari on the grill was delicious, it was sooo much food we had to take it home, the drinks are great, and the staff is friendly and are constantly checking in if you need anything, the decorations inside are impressive, it was a great experience that I've recommended to all my clients that love hibachi read more

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They are really good. I had Hibachi. It was delicious. I wanted to have Kobe Beef, but unfortunately they went out of it. I recommend this Restaurant to everyone. Nice Service, nice Food, Perfect. read more

Restaurant was fine, typical decor. Went for the experience of hibachi grill with our three year old and was surprised by lack of customers on a Wednesday night at 7pm. Service was great. Pricing seemed high for the quality but was decent. read more

New spot alert in city center! They opened mid pandemic so we were so happy to go in and support a new restaurant. The servers were super friendly and attentive. Everything came out very fast, the miso soup and house salad were pretty standard but tasty. The chicken fried rice was fresh and very tasty. The highlight was probably the grouper roll, all tasted fresh and had a lot of flavor. I would recommend to check it out. They also have a hibachi on one side, if you prefer that experience. We will be back! read more

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What a wonderful dinner. My husband and I finally went to Saito's on Friday night and we were so happy with the food and service. We had a few different things on the menu and we very happy with everything. We will definitely be making this our new go to spot for sushi and hibachi read more

Visited about a month ago and the chef we had was incredible discriminatory towards my black father, assuming he would want oxtail. would also constantly ask how we wanted our chicken cooked. obviously we want fully cooked chicken and not undercooked food. overall just disappointed and disgusted with the chef. read more

The service was great but the cook over salted our food even after saying less salt please. I would go back but before they even start I would stress easy on the salt please. read more

Not much to call this place a restaurant. They have no sushi (they don't make it anymore) poor customer service.

We absolutely loved it here! We were so excited to see it had opened and just had to check it out, the interior is so gorgeous! Love the decor, the staff were very kind and attentive, and the food was great! read more

Saitos's Japanese Steakhouse - Japanese Near Me - Pompano Beach, Florida

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I am a huge fan of Saito's. We typically go to the one in Coconut Creek. That one is being renovated to we went to the one in Pompano that is fairly new. It did not disappoint. We were at our hibachi by ourselves as there aren't many going out yet due to Covid. They were clean, practiced social distancing, masks were on and the food was DELICIOUS. Why four stars instead of five if it was so good? Well they need to install the industrial hoods that would suck up done if that hibachi smell as opposed to it staying on your clothes. The Coconut Creek location has them. Not sure why they skimped at this location. From strictly a service, food, cleanliness perspective....it's right on. We had the lobster, shrimp and filet combo with some plum wine and Sarrappo. The fried rice and veggies were exquisite and the food cooked to perfection. We will definitely be back. read more

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Rudest staff I have ever encountered, do not go to Saito's Citi Center Pompano beach. Chef had horrid attitude, like he was doing us a favor. Kept telling us Benihana sucked, then he told us he worked there for 10 years, he was probably fired from there. The chef tried to rush us through the meal, he wanted to cook the main course while eating our soup and salad. I had gone to bath room and chef wanted to start cooking while I was gone. My son wanted him to wait for me to return and chef told him if he wasn't happy, "there is the door." They ruined a Birthday celebration for my son. After meal was over we were waiting around for a check. The chef came out to cook at the table next to us, my wife asked if someone could bring us a check. The chef rudely said, "What do I look like, a server, I'm a chef." On way out we told the hostess and who we thought was a manager how rude the chef was and they said, "don't come back." Don't go to Saito's Citi Center Pompano Beach. read more