We had hoped that this place would get better, is it hasn't…read more The Japanese restaurants in Manchester and the surrounding areas are run by Cantonese or Mandarin staff. It's not authentic Japanese, it's an interpretation of Japanese by Chinese workers and Cooks. Also, Chinese service isn't great and the waiter here isn't attentive and a bit too casual for my taste. The food itself is just acceptable, and for the price not great. The atmosphere also still is pretty weak, and the restaurant is small. It's sort of almost like a hole on the wall. On the West Coast, I've eaten at over 30 authentic Japanese restaurants, and for those of you who aren't Japanese restaurant or sushi aficionados... This food is probably fine. If you know we're good, Japanese food is, don't come here and frankly you may need to drive to Boston to get it.

Stopped in to Osaka for a small early dinner and tried assorted sushi options. Has some tables /…read morebooths inside, with many coming in for takeout. Menu has various Japanese / Asian style offerings you would expect. Fair selection of fish to choose from beyond the basics. Tried salmon roll with octopus and mackerel sashimi. Mackerel was tasty and fresh, good portion. Salmon was fine, and the octopus was also okay. Pleased with what I had, nice quick snack. Thanks

Such a nice restaurant!! Amazing food, great pricing, and friendly workers. My boyfriend got sushi…read moreand I had hibachi menu items, and it is so rare to find an AYCE place that does both, nevermind a place that does it so well! Will definitely be back, and I totally recommend!!

I wanna say Andrew had a great customer service great experience food was great I believe this…read moreyoung gentleman deserves a raise or general manger

Unfortunately I am finding out that this place has closed. I…read morehave driven by the restaurant a few times in recent weeks and one of the last times I was by I saw a truck parked there and some workers were removing the lettering at the front and sides of the restaurant. I looked them up on Google this evening and it did say that the restaurant is now permanently closed. It was a great restaurant for Japanese cuisine while it lasted. I have frequented the place many times. Their hibachi steak and shrimp were the top items that I've ordered from them and their house fried rice was always good as a side dish for the meal. The dining room was a nice and inviting place to eat. I will sincerely miss this restaurant.

Hibachi Birthday Dinner for our friend @michelledubois473 with Friends and Family, we the Crab…read moreRangoons and Spring Rolls to start and they did not disappoint at all they were so good, for our Main Dish I got: Sea of Japan with Noodles, Steak, Lobster, and extra Vegetables. My Wife @websterbuffa88 got Teriyyaki Chicken with White Rice, we both loved our Meals, it's a great place to go to for Special Occasion, 10 out 10

Re-visited this weekend for lunch -- this time with significant others, leaning fully into the…read moreHibachi life for four (1 vegetarian even)! Fun. Relaxed. Entertaining. Mai Tai recommendation? Confirmed. Approved. Rounds for 3 Cold, refreshing Sapporo was flowing too. Given that hibachi rooms are usually a full-volume symphony of knives, fire, and birthday chants (in just over 2 hrs, we enjoyed 4 gongs!) -- I was pleasantly surprised. Even without sound-absorbing decor or cozy furniture, the noise level stayed lively but not chaotic. No shouting across the table, no sensory overload. A win. Our chef brought the right mix of skill and personality (entertaining without trying too hard), our server was on it, and drinks showed up consistently and on time -- which, let's be honest, is half the battle. Officially found a go-to outside of Manchester for sushi and hibachi. Cheers to good food, good company, and Saki shoots, but safely.

The food was delicious. The chef at our hibachi table wasn't as entertaining as it seemed at other…read moretables. We were a party of 9, had reservations, was seated promptly. The music is incredibly loud... not good for conversation. All in all a pleasant experience.

it's really good :) definitely get the teriyaki. if you like sushi, it looked good as well.read more

Good service & food came out fast. It's a small space so there wasn't much seating but we managed…read moreto squeeze in at the window. I got two rolls - sweet potato tempura roll & shrimp tempura roll. Both were good but I didn't like that the shrimp still had the tail on when fried. The end piece was kinda pointless once the tail was removed. My husband got a chicken bento box and he enjoyed it. The dumplings were just okay but it was a good price for the meal. Overall, it was a quick & easy place to go before a concert.

We used to come here frequently, but were disappointed on our last visit. However, this was on our…read moreway home and I was in the mood for some sushi. We were surprised how busy it was considering it was only 5:15 pm on a weekday. Everyone was in the front room which includes the bar, some tables and a sushi counter. We were quickly seated, adjacent to the bar, as all the tables against the wall (read that as incrementally further from the bar) were taken. Our pleasant waiter arrived promptly, and took our order. We selected: * Gyoza (6 pieces): Pan fried or steamed pork dumpling $7.50 * Hibachi Chicken & Shrimp with Fried Rice $25.00 * Sake Don (7 pieces) Salmon sashimi over a bed of sushi rice $15 Soup and salads arrived immediately, and were fine, standard fare. The fried Gyoza was very tasty and quite light. The Sake Don was good, the salmon was a little thin, there was a nice amount of roe added and a huge amount of rice. But the Hibachi Chicken & Shrimp was terrible. The proteins were tough and dry, the rice was much too salty and also dry, it was a very unappealing dish. My co-diner commented that the venue looked tired, the table felt sticky (the plastic menu was difficult for the waiter to retrieve from the table as it was stuck to it), and it was very noisy. She commented that we should never return.

Definitely went downhill. I order takeout from this restaurant frequently since it's the closest…read moresushi/hibachi to me, 5 mins drive. I came here with my family along with 2 other families since they were doing specials B1G1 50% off hibachi. - service was decent, we were the only table for hibachi. - tables and plates were sticky, it was stuck to the table. - I rarely eat here since I have little kids and takeout is more convenient. We ordered a few items and 6 hibachi and 1 kids meal. For the kids meal we didn't order a drink but they kept pushing us to order a drink for the deal. It didn't make sense since we were okay with the child being only 4 to have her meal not be part of the promotion. In the end, the promotion was not fully honored. They used the kids meal as the 1/2 off and refused to let us split the check between the three families. Coupon will not be honored if split.. dumb excuse. It was an excuse so that we can't get a discount for the reg hibachi. If you're not going to honor it right, you should not promote it. After years of coming here, we will not be back again.

If I would I would give it zero, very unprofessional staff and poor customer service , quality of…read morefood isn't the best either, vegetables are soggy and overcooked. The cashier had the worst attitude and would refuse to provide service . I ordered a chicken bento box and asked to make it spicy, the cashier gave me the worst attitude and said there's spices over there. I wouldn't order a single order from there specifically for their terrible customer service.

PLASTIC WRAP IN THE FOOD. Got a rainbow roll and the crab was still in the plastic roll, wrapped in…read morethe roll, then cut. Tried to call the store multiple times and they did not answer! Not sure how this was missed... Update: whoever I spoke to was great and offered to compensate, however be cautious

A small but well made lunch buffet option of home-y Chinese food. Their weekend lunch buffet leans…read moremore on foods that are familiar to Chinese cuisine than the typical Chinese buffets. All of their options are tasty and well made. The service is quick and generally friendly. Only been here for their weekend lunch service and it seems like many Asian families do come here! It's not a super fancy place but a step up from a casual restaurant. Unfortunately my phone didn't eat first. I rate a 4/5 just bc the selection is a bit small so it could get tiring to eat.

Large Asian fusion menu with a lot of options. I went with a friend for her birthday dinner and we…read moreordered the dumplings, miso soup and wonton soup, and the spicy sushi combo with spicy salmon and tuna rolls and crazy maki roll. The sushi was fresh and delicious. The restaurant has a romantic atmosphere which we found silly for a birthday dinner for two, but it would make it a great spot for a date! I was pleasantly surprised by the food and speed of service and would visit again.

We started going here after Joy Asia (RIP) closed, and we can't say enough good things about Ginger…read moreGarden. Excellent food, really good drinks, great service...and KENO! Our favorites are Jalapeño hamachi, egg and scallion fried rice, crab rangoons and pretty much everything else. Bartenders are attentive and the customers are friendly. They've got teppanyaki tables which are popular any time of the day, and it's fun to watch the chefs even if you aren't participating in the meal. If you love fresh sushi, adult beand tasty Chinese dishes, make Ginger Garden part of your regular stops. You won't regret it!

This well established local restaurant has hibachi, sushi, and typical American Chinese food. After…read moreour first visit, it's hard to say what their speciality is. We didn't try hibachi, but the sushi was okay, albeit pretty expensive for the quality. Relatively basic maki rolls like Eel & Avocado, Shrimp Tempura Maki, and Boston Maki were $8.45 $9.45 each. The Chinese food we tried was pretty mediocre. Beef Chow Foon had tender beef and nice chewy noodles, but was too oily. The real disappointment was the chef special Five Flavor Shrimp, which had nice flavor, but the shrimp were overcooked and rubbery. White rice is not included with entrees. Lots of big TVs and an active bar scene, but given inattentive service, high prices, and so-so food, I'll stick to other sushi and Chinese restaurants in the area. Oh well.

First time here and it was great! We did the AYCE all-you-can-eat on a Monday (they only do it…read moreMonday and Tuesdays) - got there around 7:30p and even though it was very full, we got seated quickly with a table for 3. It's $50 for the regular AYCE or $80 for the Premium AYCE. We opted for the former, and it was plenty great. We have done lots of AYCE sushi and I will say this is the BEST of them - I think it's because it's the same grade sushi as they would normally do Ala carte on other nights. The $50 menu had plenty of sashimi and regular nigiri (sushi with rice) options and some Thai too. We had mostly the sashimi Salmon, Tuna, Yellowtail, Octopus, a few rolls, some edamame, gyoza, shumai. My favorites were the salmon, as the cuts were large, thick and amazing silky, and the gyoza, as it was perfectly crispy. The Pad Thai was bit way too sweet for my taste - a skip for me next time. The decor is very nice - reminded me of a dive Tokyo bar. Service was quick and very attentive. We will be back!

Have been hearing about their Mon & Tue AYCE, so went on to try it a month or so ago. With what…read moreseems to be a recent price increase, now $50++ allows access to a good variety of sushi/sashimi, on top of apps, ramen, poke bowls, and cooked rice/noodle dishes. Whereas $80++ offers diners a set of amount of uni, plus unlimited amount of everything else, wagyu included. Sounds like a good deal, especially when one can eat a lot. Even as we are no longer Team Eat Till You Burst, we went for the premium, mainly for the nicer cuts such as toro and wagyu, and because uni!! Jumping in shortly after 5pm, we were promptly seated, marked a bunch of stuff on paper, and soon after submission, we got food brought to our table. It was a decent meal overall, so why 3 stars? Let's recap. Menu variety is fantastic, though of course we didn't get "one of everything", coz that's simply impossible. While the premium did cover a lot of grounds, it would have been nice if they also included anago (sea eel) which is currently only available on the a la cart menu, and maybe even offer couple lesser-known items such as monk fish liver app, sea grapes, off-the-beaten-path fish cuts, what have you. Would be happy even if we only get an allotment of those like we do with the uni. Now, service - great overall. Servers circulated around and were alert of customers' needs. Approached at appropriate times to take our order sheets, refill water, provide new order sheets, and ask if we wanted more food. So kudos on that. Their denotation of serving "regular portion" of cooked food had us hesitant in ordering, since we didn't want to be wasteful (or use our limited stomach space for dishes we can easily get elsewhere). But from other tables' orders as well as the one noodle dish that we ended up getting, it seems that the portion size was what I would like to see at AYCE places -- about 50-60% of regular Asian dish size, where 3-4 people can each have a couple bites "just to try". However, to think if that is what they call "regular portion", then it is definitely "Brookline pricing" on a la carte, which I would not recommend one to do such things on these items. Food is fantastic in general; we got a variety of stuff, and everything was really of top quality and taste. The meal would have been a "highly recommended" if they didn't serve the uni that we got. Out of the 12 pcs of uni sushi, all of them were... while not "foul" to a point where one cannot safely consume, they were definitely more sub-par than "ok but not great". Colors aside (which I understand there can be a range depending on origins and such), the uni was a "splat" of yellow stuff on rice, without distinct shape of the flesh. On top of the fishy smell (I'm talking about slightly ammonia-ish), the presentation and taste-texture upon them hitting our tongues... really left the ENTIRE room to be desired. In retrospect, we should have sent them back even if they weren't going to replace them. But instead, we stupidly forced ourselves to shove them all down in cowardly silence, then ordered another round of wagyu just to make us feel a little better about it. Yes, we weren't smart as customers. But if the restaurant is going to charge $100++ per person (after tax and tip), someone from the kitchen should have known better than pushing this thing out for customers to deal with. In their defense, yes, the uni itself was still "edible" in a sense that it didn't make us sick, but I'd maintain that better judgment should have been made. Once the shell was cracked open and you see this pale-gray yellow mush, it should have been decided that it is better repurposed, than be served straight to your customers as your star/featured product. As seen in other diners' experiences, it could just have been a one-off mishap, so I'm not knocking them entirely. But I do hope the restaurant would improve on their QC accordingly. It was such a disappointing low point in an otherwise wonderful meal.