Overall: Food: 4 Chicken Katsu Curry: The chicken katsu was crispy, but it was not greasy and the meat inside was not dry. Unfortunately, the rice was a little a mushy and they didn't have the little pickles to go with it. As a side note, the amount of curry that they give is enough for me but might not be enough for others. Spicy Salmon Crunch Roll: I don't typically get deep fried rolls but wanted to try something different. The rolls were not greasy and were tasty! Service: 5 Our waitress was super nice and attentive. Food did not take too long to come out. Ambiance: 4 The restaurant is split into teppanyaki seating and normal seating. It is quite spacious and seemed clean. read more

Samurai Grill & Sushi Bar - Katsu Curry - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Need a place for habachi for a group that isn't a 30 minute wait then this is your place. It's good habachi and easy to drop in and get to eating fast! Limited open hours so call ahead. read more

Nice & clean, excellent service, great food. Five of us ordered an assortment of items, both sushi and non-sushi, and everything was fresh and delicious. I ordered the gyu-don and I was expecting beef and vegetables and rice but it also came with fried eggs on top which was a nice surprise. I had enough for delicious leftovers the next day. read more

Samurai Grill & Sushi Bar - Gyu-Don - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

This was an absolutely AMAZING experience!! Me and my husband found the atmosphere was welcoming and the decor was stunning. Our server was so attentive and sweet. We literally didn't have to ask for anything, she was in top of it the whole way through it was seamless! We will definitely be coming back again and again and again Good Job Samurai Sushi Bar & Grill!! read more

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I came here with a group of friends for a get together. The staff was very nice and the hibachi grilling of course was an impressive show! Our group was decent sized, about ten people. The service and drink refills were pretty slow even though the place had only one or maybe a second table we couldn't see occupied. There was also no one at the host stand when we arrived. Service was slow enough to a point where some of our party were joking that it was because we were large enough that a gratuity was already included. I understand staffing can be an issue but when drink refills pretty much never happen because the wait staff doesn't come back it's an issue. The four rather than five stars however is for the cross contamination issue. It's all cooked on the hibachi and we had some people ordering vegetarian and despite it being mentioned there was no effort to keep their food separate on the grill. So beware if you have dietary restrictions where this would be a problem. The portions are decent sized and the food is good, so still worth a try if that's not you! read more

Spectacular service, incredible sushi rolls, and outstanding Ramen! Try their limited edition imported Japanese beers, as well. I'm two for two at this place, and I can't wait to go back for a third visit! read more

We ordered sushi and sake! The rolls were delicious and filling. The yellowtail sashimi honestly tasted old and I can't believe they served it. The ikura was delicious. . The service was great and fast. The ambiance was okay and quiet. read more

Samurai Grill & Sushi Bar - Love Triangle Roll - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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My wife and I went here today and both got sushi. I got the Kraken roll and my wife got the Crunchyroll. We split the California roll. Overall the experience was spectacular. The service was prompt. The food was delicious. We will definitely be back. read more

Samurai Grill & Sushi Bar - Sushi - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Service was super quick and friendly. Food came out fast. The the sushi bar area was so clean and a nice quiet vibe with a beautiful dining area. The food was amazing. I got the noodles with the pork, and the pork melts in your mouth like butter. Absolutely will be a new regular spot. read more

Samurai Grill & Sushi Bar - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

I had a California roll for lunch and it was scrumptious! However, I had to give them my order twice because they failed to get the request to the cook (despite taking my $$$). Kinda funny, but they were extremely busy that day. It was a bit noisy but what eatery isn't these days? read more

Service was outstanding. Stephanie was very attentive and helpful. The food was great and the cook was engaging and funny. The ambiance was good. Overall, a great experience. read more

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It's been a minute since I've been at a hibachi grill restaurant. After Covid I find it a very rare occasion due to my busy schedule these days. An old friend wanted to hang out so we decided to come here. It was my first time here so I wasn't sure it was a hibachi until I walked in. The staff were very friendly and prompt. Me and my friend were seated at a grill within minutes and didn't have to wait long. There was a couple that was seated by us and I guess they were offended that we got the seats toward the front of the grill. All I know is they sat down for a couple minutes and then got up told the waiter something and walked off. We didn't see them again. Anyways the chef arrived and prepared our meal. He did an excellent job. My only complaint would be the fried rice could've used a little more seasoning and maybe one more egg. He only used two to prepare it for 4 people as 2 more people were seated with us after that couple left. I tried some of the sushi and egg rolls. My friend tried the calamari. Overall it was pleasant experience and when I find myself in the area I'll gladly return! read more

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Came here for a birthday party with 12 people and waited a bit but to be expected. Staff is very friendly and the place is clean for the most part. Main floor was sticky as you walk across it which was a concern but that aside, the staff was great! The food was good and my wife and I split the main course and still had some left over. Try the warm and cold saki!! Very good! The place is dated and needs some updating. There are obvious areas that are not used and can be seen by patrons. Just being nit-picky. read more

Had sushi. The fish was fresh, nice portions. Too much sauce on the rolls for me, I'll ask to leave it off next time. The albacore nigiri was not what I'm used to, but it was outstanding. Salmon and tuna were good. Had the spider roll, and the soft shell crab was overcooked, but edible. One thing weird stood out-there was no wasabi anchoring the fish to the rice, so things fell apart before I could get them in my mouth! I've never had nigiri like that before. Also, the rice ball could have been a little more generous (I know, who says that?). Waitstaff was friendly, the place was quiet on a weekday. read more

Service: the service was absolutely amazing!! We had a server that was like no other! He was attentive and just all around fantastic. Cups were never empty, dirty dishes were picked up immediately, and his personality was phenomenal. Jack was our server, and Jose was our chef. The chef was fun and professional. The food came out great! Food: we ordered the kracken sushi roll as an appetizer. This was the best roll I think I have ever had! Just everything about it was perfect, the hubby and kiddo loved it too! I thought about taking a picture of it after it was already gone! Sorry! Then we had the soup and salad, which was alright, I didn't love the dressing on the salad, but that was just me. The Teppan was a fantastic show and was cooked properly. We ordered a shrimp, chicken, and steak plate. They were all great, and quality meat was used. Lastly we had the fried ice cream and HOLY COW this was delicious! All three of us were able to share the dessert. We will for sure return, the atmosphere and service was great on its own, but the food was also phenomenal. Overall they made my birthday dinner amazing!! Thank you!! read more

Samurai Grill & Sushi Bar - Ice cream - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Samurai grill and sushi bar is always a fun place to go eat. Our server had us laughing the whole time and the food just comes out absolutely amazing. I ordered the teriyaki chicken and I asked them to make it spicy and it always comes out AMAZING! This is such a fun date idea or even to go with a family for like a birthday it's just so interactive. read more

Samurai Grill & Sushi Bar - More veggies and meat cooking with onion volcano being filled with the lava bubbly - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Excellent food and really nice service. We walked in on Valentine's Day with no reservations and they still worked us in! The sushi was excellent! Can't wait to come back and try the teppanyaki. read more

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The best Sushi. You can't beat the family staff who are polite and professional. The Sushi is fresh and skillfully prepared and presented.

Called to order food and they wanted to charge us more than what was on their online menu.Pretty sure this is illegal.

Entertaining hibachi style restaurant with awesome service. I had a party of around 20 people come here and Flannery, one of the servers took care of all of us for the whole night. Our chef Victor was also really funny and really clicked with us. If you are looking for a great entertaining dinner experience, I recommend you try Samurai Grill. Not only is the service great, there are a range of food options from steak and chicken plates to sushi and tempura. Give it a try! read more

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I came here with a group of friends and this place was delicious! We had amazing service from the start, our server was absolutely wonderful, her name was Flannery, she is great and loves to have a conversation. The chef was interactive with us and cooked us such a delicious meal. Definitely will be going back! read more

I am from California, so I was hesitant about sushi in New Mexico. I asked for a simple request to substitute crab Stix in any roll that had crab mix. They said they couldn't. I was fine with that and decided not to eat, but insisted we stay because my host wanted to eat sushi. The reason I am giving them 1 star is because we were waiting for the waitress to come back and take our order, but we were ignored because a group walked in that have eaten here before, the sushi chef seemed to be really accommodating. They brought them drinks and started sushi for them, while we had to wave them down to take our order. read more

Always fresh, good fun, great food, good service. Loving the Sami and noodles! Try it, you'll like it:)

What an amazing experience! I highly recommend checking this place out. I went to their sushi bar today and tried their Godfather roll, the food was prepared rate there and tasted amazing. The service was great! The ambiance there is really nice, soft, and calm and you can have really nice conversations with the sushi chefs. I'm coming back here soon! read more

Great food at decent prices. Two separate seating areas, one for grill and the other for sushi. Service is fair, no much hovering over you. We went during the day so there was hardly anyone in. read more

I'm not gonna lie, this is by far the best hibachi grill in Albuquerque! I've been to all the others I think, and this one has the best seasonings on everything the flavors just combine like fireworks. The sushi was OK the service was pretty good but the flavor for everything is incredible. I had fried rice with salmon and the people with me had shrimp and steak and everything and everybody thought it was amazing and highly recommended. And the waterfall scenery is beautiful too, as a sidenote. read more

Samurai Grill & Sushi Bar - The hibachi grill - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Post covid review...the staff were super friendly following all new safety practices. The sushi was fresh & tasty. For me the egg rolls were perfect, thick crispy & full of flavor. The steak BULGOGI was delicious. The sake was hot & soothing. The service was excellent. read more

Samurai Grill & Sushi Bar - Spicy tuna, mixed crunch roll - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

Was passing through town and we went there for dinner. Everything was wonderful. I love tepenyaki and I love how with you, you can choose noodles OR rice. Very good and would go again read more

Unfortunately it was no longer open for lunch! My bowling team always goes out for a weekly lunch and we were disappointed to see the "New Opening Hours" sign.... read more

This was another fantastic meal nice, light roasted veggies, steamed rice and a small Viagra salad. Awesome! read more

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Roughly 8 years ago, I ate at Samurai with my now-fiancé and a group of friends just before our senior prom. Consequently, this restaurant will always hold a small, special place in my heart. I still have some pictures from that meal hanging in my living room! Now that I am no longer 17 years old and highly impressed by any meal that isn't delivered through a window, I can see that this is not a super fancy expensive place like I once believed. (I still get a little more dressed up when we come here, even though I'm aware it's not even remotely necessary.) I always enjoy the food, especially the fried rice. I could honestly just eat a bowl of fried rice and be happy. And it would be plenty, because boy are the servings huge! I usually order steak and Thomas almost always gets sushi (I even try a piece once in a while!). The best part of any teppan restaurant is always, of course, the show. I neglected to take any pictures but we had a very talented chef tonight. They're like one part cook, one part circus performer, and one part stand up comedian! Samurai has some great chefs and we've never been disappointed. I'm always grinning by the time my meal is ready. Depending on the night, the service can be a bit slow. Tonight, for example, my fiancé ordered a refill of his beer and they completely forgot it. By the time we realized they'd never brought it out, we were about ready to leave! It also took quite a while to get the green-tea ice cream I ordered, although it was totally worth the wait - so refreshing and different! I do really appreciate the generosity of their wine pours... I ordered a Pinot for $6 and received a nearly-full glass! Many restaurants will charge more and serve less. No local wines or beers available unfortunately, but their selection of sake and Japanese beer is rather extensive if you're feeling adventurous! They've gotten rid of the fish in the pond, which I think is a bit sad. I guess it's probably hard to keep them alive with people chucking pennies at them every night though. read more

Samurai Grill & Sushi Bar - Green tea ice cream! - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

On Super Bowl Sunday, 4 of us enjoyed a great Teppan dinner experience at SAMURAI GRILL & SUSHI BAR. I ordered the Filet Mignon with noodles, my wife ordered sushi (911 Roll and Hungry Roll), another ordered the Sukiyaki Steak with noodles, and finally the New York Steak with fried rice. Everything was absolutely delicious, perfectly cooked and seasoned. Our teppan chef Victor obviously was an expert and personable chef, and even taking time while cooking to answer questions and explain how he was seasoning our food. It was a delightful and delicious experience! Definitely highly recommended. read more

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My boyfriend and I love this place. It's a regular on our date night list. This time however we took the whole family for my cousins birthday, and she loved it. She's not a big shrimp/crab fan so things were interesting with ordering, but she enjoyed it all, and even tried new things- so proud of her! We love many of the rolls, but the Samurai roll is definitely our favorite. read more

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Haven't been here in year or so, but yikes! We ordered our usual - teppanyaki grill for take out. Garlic, onion, and sesame used to dominate the flavor profile. But this time . . . the tenderloin steak was tough to chew, the broccoli tasted like it had been soaked in sugar?, the rice & other vegetables were so salty that we spent most of the meal drinking water. Threw leftover in the trash this time. Remorse. read more

When our usual Friday night Teppan restaurant unexpectedly had a two hour wait (which we've never experienced there ever), we decided we didn't want to wait and drove to Samurai instead. We used to frequent Samurai back in the day, especially when we lived in the area. We hadn't been for quite some time as on our last few visits, we had noticed a steady decline in service, quality, and atmosphere, to the point that the other Teppan restaurants surpassed it in quality and overall experience. In fact, I was hesitant to return, but my husband wanted to give it a shot since it had been so long and he figured it would be the least crowded out of the Teppan restaurants. Well, he was right. Friday night at 7:30pm, and they were almost completely dead. The plus side is we got seated right away, the downside is that the restaurant felt mostly cold (atmosphere wide) and empty. Some positives, though, is that our waitress was super attentive and friendly. Our drinks never went empty and dirty dishes were cleared promptly. The chef was personable and cooked the food well, and the food was of good quality. Pricewise they are about on par with other Teppan restaurants, except you get a choice of either noodles or rice, not both. The portions are generous, though. Atmosphere wise, though, they fall short. My husband pointed out the last time we were here (I don't remember exactly when but easily over a year ago) that the plastic cups they used for the drinks were pretty old as some of them had a "Crush" soda logo on them and Crush hasn't been manufactured since 1999, the same year the restaurant opened. Last night we noticed the same "Crush" cups. The granite was chipping away on part of the table, also. Not any major issues, but perhaps some minor updates are in order. Also, it seemed rather dark, maybe some different lighting or decor to spruce up a little bit. Overall, not a bad experience, but we'll be inclined to stick to our favorite. read more

Got three types of sushi the Philadelphia roll was great the wahwah and the other one were both way too spicy I like to taste my flavors in sushi which should have a delicate flavor and meld the one with shrimp and salmon came in what smells like a teriyaki sauce ok I'm game but it's like they mixed half teriyaki and half pepper juice I mean it is New Mexico so anything is possible but will probably not order here again I mean 50 bucks for three rolls and we can't even eat two not worth it read more

We have been eating here for *years*! The food has always been good to downright incredible, which is why we keep coming back. The service, for many years, has been slow and lackluster, which has kept us from visiting as often as may want to. Talk about a revival!!!! Everything was delicious, the service was friendly and timely.. truly, the service was wonderful and smile-inducing... plus our Hawaiian roll was a beauty for the eyes and a flavor explosion for the mouth!! We will be back soon and hope to see other friends there. Keep it up, Samurai! You have a great team! read more

Samurai Grill & Sushi Bar - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico

One of the best restaurants I ever been to. Japanese food in New Mexico!! Pretty awesome. Good food, great service, and awesome price. I will definitely come back again. read more

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With delicious fresh sushi and friendly servers, Samurai has been our favorite sushi place for a long time. Recently though, after visiting some other establishments, it's becoming apparent that Samurai needs some facilities updates. The carpeting is old, the bathrooms are super-outdated (broken paper towel dispenser handles in the women's room?). It could use a facelift. This is our go-to for date nights, but we hope they invest in themselves soon and update their dining areas and bathrooms. read more

Our first time trying Samurai, I must say I was surprisingly pleased. Based on the previous reviews it could have gone either way. As you walk into this restaurant the ambiance is beautiful from the umbrella fish pond to the beautifully painting and art work in the Sushi dining area. Staff was welcoming and friendly, our waitress was very attentive and cleaned our table promptly as we finished our different rolls. We ordered the firecracker, Michigan, Philadelphia, California rolls, and salmon and tuna sushi. Our family favorite was the firecracker and the adult favorite was the Michigan, fresh fish with avocado was a delightfully delicious combo in my mouth. We will be back and put this restaurant on our rotation of sushi restaurants. Thank you for a wonderful dinner. read more

Samurai Grill & Sushi Bar - Firecracker Roll - Japanese Near Me - Albuquerque, New Mexico