Everything delicious as always. Food and drinks are fantastic. I love it. My favorite place to go.read more

Great food and great service. The ambience is very cool with a hibachi section and a casual dining…read morearea. Well worth trying.

We love this place but be warned there is always a wait and usually a very long line up even before…read morethe doors are open. The staff is nice, the ambience is nice and the food is good. I love the hibachi. Steak, chicken, seafood. Noodles, veggies and like 8 difference sauces to try! It is a must. There is a TON is sushi, although, I don't eat it my husband does. He reports is was fresh! And the selection is perfect. They have a carving station, and there are always stapes, like gyoza, dumplings, tempura, and rangoon, Chinese donuts, .etc but the other dishes seem to change often ! It's expensive all the time, weekday and more on the weekend but it's AYCE :)

We were surprised by the amazing selection of sushi, both cooked and uncooked! They had some…read moreunusual items that I've never seen at Asian buffets like frog legs and octopus. For the hibachi, you get a plate and select the items that you want grilled. I wasn't crazy about the location of the raw chicken which was in the back row. There were some juice drippings in the onions which were in front of it. They take your plate from you and put your plate aside, on top of another plate from someone else who may have selected raw meats. I don't know if those plates were re-used for the cooked food as I didn't stay to watch. They have a chocolate fountain where you can dip a variety of items like marshmallows, Rice Krispy treats and cannolis. There were more options but I didn't look at all of them. Our server was very attentive and checked her area often to clear plates and refill drinks. We never had to ask for a refill.

I highly recommend Koi for sushi, especially during their Happy Hour which is every day until 6PM…read more Their food is so fresh and tasty and bonus points that there is an option to substitute for brown rice. To start with we love the salad especially with extra ginger dressing. The tuna tartare and steamed shrimp shumai are favorites for appetizer. For rolls, we love the Red Hot roll and the Sex on the Moon roll as well as the Angel Island and the Big Mama. The service is great here and quick. Overall this is a great restaurant for date night or a night out with friends. Fun ambiance too!

Better than average sushi! Many options. Nice menu. Been here twice in the 3 days. Think that says…read morea lot. Great service. Lovely atmosphere. Inside and outside seating. Really good find!

We had reservations for 6:30, and they wouldn't let us sit down until all in our party was here…read more Friend was parking the car, and only 3 minutes away. No respect for us elderly. Rude rude rude! Pretentious people at the front! Quite possibly the worst I ever experienced This place is expensive, and also small protein portions are served. The food is just ok. I don't see the value to quality ratio here.

Happy Hour always at the bar can't be beat. Food and drink specials. .... See pics. Great…read morebar.....long L shape. Nicky, bartender, is super sweet. The music is great.....like Buddha Bar in NYC/ Europe. Food was all fresh, well presented, and everything was tasty. Tempura - light batter, not at all greasy. Jb sushi roll was delicious, Thai summer roll - fresh and tasty with peanut sauce, springrolls were a bit tiny. Tempura shrimp roll was perfect. Drinks were great tried a refreshing ketel one cucumber vodka concoction(added jalapeno) and a pink lady , one exception was my husband's hot sake .... It was really bad. But still giving 5 stars because its a great bar/restaurant overall.

Had a real nice lunch here at a reasonable price and I sat up at the bar. The boat had a little bit…read moreof everything salmon ,fried vegetables shushime edamame. I had a bowl of rice. I had a bowl of soup and a salad and sushi . It was a big lunch and very good. The server was very nice and I had free parking in front of the restaurant. They also have valet parking.

It's honestly kind of scary to see how some locations can be so accepting of their service quality…read moreas opposed to improving. I'm waiting for a to go order and I didn't expect to leave quickly on a Sunday evening and expected a fair amount of wait time, but there is a point to where you have to ask the obvious question: "hey, what's the status of my order?" Before I can finish the sentence she said 10-15 minutes... she didn't even know which name I was asking about. During the course of my waiting, two people who were waiting just walked out, another party was annoyed that her party was seated an hour ago and had yet to be served and what made this whole thing crazier... they weren't even all that busy. 3 tables at the hibachi spot sure, but they keep to go separate for that reason. I think if you are looking for decent sushi or hibachi, you can save yourself the time and energy and go elsewhere.

My husband and I often stop by for lunch while waiting for our elementary schooler to be dismissed…read morefrom school, and after several visits, we still haven't had a bad experience. The buffet is consistently well-stocked, with food being replenished promptly and kept fresh. The sushi bar offers a great variety of options, which is always a plus. One of my favorite parts of the meal is dessert. Pistachio ice cream is my all-time favorite flavor, and I'm always excited to see it as one of the three flavors offered. The lunch buffet is reasonably priced, the food is tasty, and the overall experience keeps us coming back. Definitely a reliable spot for a satisfying lunch!

This is one of the buffet restaurants I passed so many times and finally got to try with my…read morehusband. As you enter, you get greeted and get a table on the left side. You can get some hibachi which is on the back end behind the buffets. It didn't happen to us but there are signs warning you to be sure not to waste too much food or you will get charged for it. I can totally agree with that rule as I feel like wasting food on this earth should be a sin! Food was alright, not too fancy, but plenty of options. Hibachi have been my fave. I've been here twice already and will return when I'm very hungry.

I've been wanting to check this place out as it was highly recommended by two of my clients. I…read moreordered via Uber Eats with pickup, so I can't say much about the ambiance or the service. However, my order was ready when I arrived and the person at the front was very pleasant. I will say that the parking lot is pretty small. I finally tried it when I got home........and was NOT disappointed. The tuna practically melted in my mouth. Everything was fresh, the portions were reasonable, and the food was delicious. Even though I did take-out, the presentation was still beautiful. I tried the Sashimi App, the Seaweed Salad, the Spicy Tuna, and the New York (Tuna, Yellowtail, Salmon, Cucumber, scallion and Tobiko). I loved every dish and definitely plan to return to Kaizen.

Back in SoFlo again and number 1 stop is Kaizen. The service again is friendly, professional and on…read morepoint. This is the norm for this place. They have great staff and management. I sat in the bar so as not to take up a server's possible four top. I usually opt for this when I dine alone and the key is that Kaizen's staff never forget about you or leave you feeling neglected! The restaurant is clean, comfortable and they have great and interesting videos playing of sushi being made. Love Roll to start and it was amazing as usual. The tempura lobster is always so tender and the entire roll is a textural, flavorful feast! As a side note, it's worth noting the ginger used here is excellent. It's always plentiful and compliments their wasabi which is also fantastic. The wasabi has just the right kick but isn't brutally overpowering like, maybe grocery store wasabi. There is a reason I keep coming back and keep re-reviewing. It's all about consistency over time. In much the same way as a restaurant can have an off night or meal, it's about the trends over time. That's the true hallmark of a truly great restaurant and Kaizen is consistently on point! In fact, it is so good I have a hard time leaving my gold standards of the love and sexy rolls. Maybe sometime in the future, but if you're in

The Icon of the Seas had to wave off stopping off at Royal Caribbean's private island, Coco Cay,…read moredue to high seas. This meant we had the seventh day of our cruise free on the ship. Due to some good fortunes, my brother offered to take care of a meal at Izumi, the Japanese restaurant located in indoor/outdoor Central Park. The meal was what we expected, with good service, OK fish, but unexpectedly noisy environment. He was able to negotiate the a la carte menu down 30%, mainly because the lunch time hadn't been sold out. We wanted to sit at the bar, but were guided instead to a small table right next to other diners on both sides. We knew the table was going to be too small for what we were going to order, but the servers were good at bringing only the plates that fit. One bad result was that we couldn't really sample, but had to finish a plate before there was space for the next...so the chef kinda decided which rolls needed to be tried first. Fish quality is what it is on a cruise boat (AYCE buffet quality), but I found the sushi rice to be quite good, some of it even served warm. We tried seven of their eight signature rolls ($19 each...skipping the philly roll because I don't like cream cheese in my make...eight pieces of normal diameter cut...the sushi rice was good...none of it particularly well made, with some falling apart as I tried to pick it up), chef's sushi selection (4 nigiri of salmon, 4 of tuna, 4 of yellowtail for $25). I tried the spicy miso ramen ($16): good noodles, with the broth being similar to what they have upstairs at the buffet. Note that a lot of prices at the specialty restaurants are heavily subsidized...this a la carte option is not. A better option might be to get it as a fixed price option, for less hungry appetites. Tried all three of their specialty cocktails, with the spicy okinawa not being to my taste, but the other two being fruity and delicious. Izumi is also a Teppanyaki restaurant, and the designers had done a really poor job of doing anything about a noise buffer...it was really loud in the restaurant, many times difficult to hear because of the performances happening (constant clacking of the spatulas against the metal grill, over and over). It got better once the performance was over.

Cruise line: Royal Caribbean International Ship: Navigator…read moreof the Seas Occasion: Shakedown * Master Chef* Travis * Server: Ferdinand (Philippines) Beverage: Geisha drink, Diet Coke Appetizer: Edamame, Miso Soup*, Octopus*, Tuna Tataki* Pork dumpling, Firecracker Shrimp Main Event: Chef's Specials: Futomaki roll, Dynamite Roll, Spider Roll, Spicy Tuna Roll Dessert: Japanese Ice-cream * ATTENTION YELP WORLD * THIS was a dining EXPERIENCE I won't soon forget. First, I like to add context in what I experience & so I was curious about the name. I didn't have the chance to ask Chef Travis about the name IZUMI, so I did the next best thing and conferred with my ever-ready resource, GOOGLE! So I found that the Definition of Izumi: fountain, natural spring. Meaning of Izumi: Means "fountain, spring" in Japanese. It's usually a name assigned to females, and there are a recorded 654 people in the U.S. with the name, IZUMI! I have always believed that you can tell much about a restaurant, by how well they have prepared the simplest of fares on the menu. Most Japanese cuisine aficionados know MISO soup, so we ordered that foodie staple, and let me just say, it was DIVINE! Dahhhhling, the FLAVOR on such a simple but important food item, was a party in my mouth. It's the soup my Asian soup WISHED my grandmother used to make...and we aren't even Japanese! But for a brief moment, at least till the soup was all gone, I wished she was! Needless to say, it set the stage of my picky palette! The Chef's Specials are as unique and passionate as the owner, in terms of taste and presentation. I can say passionate after meeting Travis, who's fire in what he puts into his creations is palpable and infectious! If I wrote about the considerable amount of food we ordered, it would take a week. Just look at my review about the MISO alone, and you'll get the gist of what I'm saying. Ferdinand and the maitre'd were unbelievably attentive and far exceeded the max stars allotted for this review. We truly appreciate being so nurtured throughout that incredible meal. IZUMI is offered in most of the Royal Caribbean Cruises Specialty Dining experience. Do yourselves a favor, and make your cruise extra special by going to IZUMI. They put the true meaning Royal in Royal Caribbean, when it comes to customer service! Thank you Travis & Navigator of the Sea Team! I'll definitely be back!