The good food for the price. The sushi is below average…read more Service is always nice and I think that's why I keep coming once every other month. The ambiance is ok.

It used to be really good, the food has gone down in quality with in the years, lots of times the…read moresmell of fried food is the first thing you smell when you go in, and it is not a good fry smell but like the smell of oil that has been used multiple times and it is time to change it. Service is always ok, the inside needs remodeling and the sushi bar is not good.

So, there's really not an amazing Japanese restaurant located in Thomasville, so when you get a…read morelittle craving for it, your pickings are slim unless you are willing to drive a good distance. Shoto's is one of the few choices available and it's located in the ALDI shopping center on Randolph Street. I placed my order for pickup over the phone, so I can't say how the dine in compares. I will say, I stood inside at the entrance for a good 10 to 12 minutes before anybody showed acknowledgment, which is quite frustrating to say the least. From what I could tell there was one waitress helping dine in customers and what little staff remained looked like they were trying to appear too busy running around to notice me. Again, not pleasing. I'd be totally fine with a "We will be right with you," or "please give us a few minutes," or even a "sorry for the wait," but I didn't get anything close. A lady finally came over with a few take-out bags in her hands and asked what I had ordered. Luckily, one of the bags was mine. I paid and immediately left. By the time I finally got home, my food was about room temperature. I heated it up no problem and had hot food again. The vegetables had a lot of extra soy sauce in its compartment of the to-go box, which made them a little soggy after sitting in it for a while. I also felt like they were a little skimpy on the vegetable portions, considering I ordered a hibachi vegetable plate. The majority of my plate was rice. Note that In the picture, there's tons more rice under the small portion of carrots, if it's hard to tell. Overall, I would say the food was basically average, but relatively salty. I think they just went a little overboard with the soy sauce. The restaurant didn't seem very busy, but maybe I caught them in a bad day? Sadly, when rating this particular visit, I guess I'd remove 1 star for the wait without acknowledgement or apology, and 1 star for the quality of the food. I don't think I'll be back for a while, but maybe next time will be better.

Heading through the area and thought what the heck let's give it a shot. Regrets. 4 hours later I…read morehad a vomiting child. The food was ok. The place could use a good power washing. Serve was good. The waitress was very nice. We had sushi which was ok at best. The girls each ordered hibachi steak one had mushrooms (vomiting child) and the other opted to get her steak and broccoli to go because we stopped to eat before needing to arrive somewhere else by 5:30. I think the extra stewing in steam helped cook her steak beyond food poisoning levels. It's an odd location and there didn't seem to be a decor plan. Lessons learned.

It's been a long long time since my last review of Shinko Grill, and really everything I wrote has…read moreexperienced some kind of change, so I wanted to update it for the post pandemic era. Since then, the half price sushi hours are no longer in effect, replaced with more standardized lunch specials and combinations. Three basic rolls for x, two specialty rolls for x, etc... as well as specials on hot food and the like. Due to this, I just haven't found myself there very often, and until my experience last week it had probably been two or three years honestly. We came during lunch hours on a Saturday. The lunch specials are good every day, not just weekdays, so that is a good thing. Ordering was simple enough, still done at the counter, given a number, go have a seat. Drinks still self-serve, no wait staff or the like which is totally fine. We ordered a general tso's chicken combination with fried rice and an egg roll, a basic two roll combination of sweet potato tempura and Ro Roll, and a two speciality roll combination that I honestly cannot remember the specific names of. There were also crab rangoons. My first area of dismay, even though we were eating there, everything came in to-go containers creating a ton of trash and waste. Plastic utensils, cups, everything. This was not the case in the past. I guess they've done the financial math that it's cheaper than dishwashing, but it's terrible for our environment. It would have been better if things even came combined on paper plates than this. As to the food, we were disappointed. Nothing other than the sushi and maybe soup appears to be made there, definitely true for all fried things. Rangoons came with plain duck sauce. Egg rolls the size of your index finger. Sushi wise, the sweet potato tempura roll was the best of the bunch. The fish tasted fine, nothing off putting there, but also nothing pleasant. The flavor combos just didn't make me want to eat more... and they were all crammed into to-go sushi trays with dry horseradish ("wasabi") It is not common for me to leave sushi pieces for the trash, but I did this time. Ultimately, the things that used to draw me here just didn't seem to be in place. But the price isn't bad at all. If you are more concerned with value, and don't mind some of the things I listed above, this place could work for you.

Don't order delivery from here... I get that it can take DoorDash (can't even order off of…read moreDoorDash, you have to use some other app off their website) to take a while to pick up an order, and I get if you're busy and it take a while to prepare the meal, but why was my order ready 30min before it was even scheduled to be picked up? And now, once we finally get our food, it will be pushing an hour and a half old... not really the way you want your potstickers and sushi...

Great wait staff! Extremely helpful and friendly! We had the Gyoza, Shrimp Tempura, and California…read moreRoll all were really good and flavorful. Wasabi had a nice bite to it.

Very clean and well organized restaurant. I was greeted as soon as walking in and able to place my…read moreorder at the desk then seat yourself. Very fast and courteous service. My dish was cooked perfectly and the chicken was not dry. Would highly recommend this restaurant if you're looking for hibachi.

You HAVE to try this ramen place. I am drooling thinking about how incredible this spot was. My…read morebest friend and I were on a road trip from Richmond, VA to Asheville and this was the halfway point. We were heading to AVL for my bachelorette and throughout the weekend we kept going "GOD THAT RAMEN WAS SO GOOD!" We came on a Wednesday evening. It took a little to get seated and service was on the slower side, but it was worth it. There was a lot of indoor seating and we were seated at a booth. They have mens and womens restrooms at this restaurant. And a lot of free parking out front in their parking lot. We started off with an Alaska roll as an appetizer. This was really delicious! We knew we were off to a great start. I got the black garlic ramen and my best friend got the red spicy oil ramen. We were in heaven. This ramen is beyond delicious. The rich garlicy broth of mine was perfection. Each element was so yummy. I would drive the 3.5 hours back just to get this ramen again. I highly recommend going.

This was the worst food pickup experience my husband and I have ever had. My husband was treated…read moreterribly by this establishment when he went to pick up our dinner order. He (an African American male) was treated terribly from the moment he went inside. First, the receptionist acted funny toward him and non-friendly, as if he was stealing someone else's order. That was strike number 1. Then, when he got home, we realized our order was absolutely wrong. We were missing the Spider Rolls and the yellow tail. We spent almost $70 so of course, this was irritating. He called the restaurant on his way to get the missing items and once again, the receptionist was rude. She questioned if he knew what yellow tail and spider rolls looked like. Questioning and insulting his intelligence as a grown man. That was strike number 2. He asked to speak to a manager and he said there wasn't one and he would need to come tomorrow to speak to one....yeah ok. He told her that wouldn't be necessary because he was pulling up to the restaurant in about a minute. When he came in she continued to argue with him about his order and told him, he needed to bring it back...why would he bring back the items that were right in the order, when he was there for the MISSING ITEMS?! Not to mention, that's extremely unsanitary! She would not help him but instead argued so badly with him that the chef had to come out of the kitchen. The receptionist spoke to my husband as if he was a child. She talked to him as if he was a thief and a liar. Strike number 3. The chef then told my husband, he would take care of the missing items for him and to not worry. Now, why couldn't the receptions in treat him with the same respect and dignity that the chef did? I'll tell you why. She racially profiled him because of the demographics of the city where the restaurant is located. She treated him as if he was uncultured, ignorant, and a liar. We will never be back and will be sure to write every single person that matters and leave reviews all over the internet exposing this racist establishment. I will be sure that everyone knows exactly what happens when a black person enters the restaurant.

I use take out only. Would not consider eating there unless no other choice. Food is excellent with…read morelarge portions.

Presentation of the food looked amazing, but something about the flavor was missing.. kinda bland,…read morenot typical flavors I'm used sonwhen ordering similar dishes elsewhere. Just wasn't calling me to come back for another visit. I done a takeout order, so I didn't visit in the inside. Service was polite over the phone. Once I placed an order, she stated 45 minutes before my order was ready! Longest takeout order I've ever had to wait for.. Can't say that Denton has too much to offer in their little town, but it is nice to have variety like a restaurant like this when you're craving something other than fast food. Little hole in the wall building, but they're usually the go-to's.

Very nice restaurant. Very friendly staff. Love the quick service. Plenty of menu options…read more Teriyaki with. Chicken plate was really good. Sushi also available. A nice spot too visit if ever in Lexington NC.

When you first walk in on the left is an eye sore. The room feels crowded and messy. Seems like the…read moreowners live their part time with their kids with a tv and items in boxes. This place also had really good food. I don't know what happened? The service was great our Male server kept asking if we needed anything. The food was hot and had decent portions. My mother and I had not even been home an hour when our stomach turned. We will not be back.

I had picked up an order to go since I was by myself because of work travel. Food was good but I'm…read moresure would've been even better if I had eaten there. The lady who took my order was very friendly and my order came out pretty quick! I peeked in the rooms and saw the standard hibachi grills and many families enjoying their dinners. The lobby was pretty packed with people (always a good sign) and there was a small bar to have some drinks while waiting for your table or order.

Great service, entertaining chef, and delicious food. I was amazed how good the scallops were…read more The Wasabi for the Sushi was bland (as spicy as mashed potatoes), but everything else was great.

My little wanted sushi, and we definitely can't get that in our town, so Yelp and friends pointed…read moreus to Sakura Express. It was delicious! This restaurant is a mixture of tables and booths. They are a self service restaurant where you order and pay first and then seat yourself. The decor is what you think of in a take out restaurant, and it was a little on the dim side with lighting. We all were able to get what we wanted to eat. The oldest little wanted sushi, so they got a crab roll. The youngest little wanted noodles, so we split the chicken yakisoba. The littles tried to use chopsticks, but ultimately resorted to forks. This was a great first experience and we will definitely return again when in the area (or wanting sushi without going to Greensboro).

100/10 the BEST and most fresh hibachi steak plate you can find & cheap & authentic is a bonusread more

A little piece of heaven in every bite…read more My family has been meaning to try this cozy restaurant and finally got the chance. Ambience was great, felt really comfortable while dining in. Staff was very friendly while cleaning inbetween helping tables showing they care about keeping standards high. The food was amazing. I had the tonkotsu ramen, my wife had the curry rice bowl, and my daughter had the kids shoyu ramen. Everything was perfect. No complaints. We also got to try the crab rangoons and gyoza. The rangoons were on the sweeter side with a creamy inside and crunchy outside. The gyoza was fried so it was crunchy with a meat filling that was nicely flavored. We were so happy with our experience we decided to get take-out the next day. Food was definitely thought out when prepared since the ramen had specialty plastic bowls to prevent soggy noodles. For me, this is the best Japanese food and ramen in the triad. Nothing beats the flavor and care put into every dish. This is a destination food restaurant you need to try if visiting the area, or a regular spot you will need weekly if local.

Love Iso Iso! I love the ramen and the service is always so kind and quick and it's the cutest…read moreplace. I usually want ramen when I'm feeling under the weather and this bowl always gets me right. Definitely worth a visit!