Kobe Hibachi Sushi Asian Cuisine Reviews Summary

Category: Japanese restaurant

Address: 2585 South Rd, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601, USA

Phone: +18454549888

Rating: 4.2
based on 113 reviews.

Service

Pros:

  • "The staff is always friendly and polite."
  • "The bartender Brittany does an awesome job."
  • "Very friendly to you and children."
  • "The waitress was wonderful and offered a substitution when we mentioned an allergy."
  • "Our server was very nice and attentive."
  • "Service was excellent."
  • "The staff was very professional."

Cons:

  • "Will never go again, they strong arm you about the tip."
  • "The waiter never came back I had to search for a person."
  • "The service sucks which makes sense why it tanked. Because now it's automatic gratuity."
  • "They demand tips (that are not mandatory in the US)."
  • "The staff needs major hospitality training."
  • "Terrible service food is good If you’re willing to wait for it."
  • "The service was sub-par on all accounts."

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was delicious with large portions."
  • "Food came quickly and was very fresh."
  • "Great sushi, great food prep and great customer service."
  • "Food: Delicious Atmosphere: Bangin' Service: Sonic the Hedgehog fast Bathroom: 8 out of 10, would recommend."
  • "Great, fat sushi rolls that tasted fantastic!"
  • "The food tasted soooo good."
  • "The food was delicious."

Cons:

  • "Hello, I went with friends and my wife last night 09//02/2018. Had filet mignon and scallops... got very sick dont recommend eating here.."
  • "The quality of food was underwhelming, the meat was tough and the shrimp was not cleaned properly."
  • "The chicken was very undercooked which made 6 of us throw up for hours."
  • "Not 100% sure about freshness of salmon."
  • "The general house chicken was soggy looked like it was old."
  • "Salmon on salmon roll was tough and stringy."
  • "Issue was the smell of the sashimi, smelled of fish HEAVILY Strong and tasted a bit odd."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Definitely a fun atmosphere and decent priced."
  • "The atmosphere is clean and relaxed."
  • "Atmosphere is always Pleasant."
  • "Cozy feel inside. You wouldn’t know you were in a busy strip mall."
  • "Both of us and other diners seated around the family style table had a fun time watching the Chef cook the food."
  • "The atmosphere is what you would expect at a hibachi restaurant."
  • "It's always an awesome experience and a very cool relaxed environment."

Cons:

  • "To Management - I do suggest hiding the cleaning supplies from plain view. It doesn’t set off a good vibe."
  • "Also the fish's water needs to be cleaned like 2 weeks ago."
  • "The host was not that entertaining."
  • "Once the chef is done cooking and serving everyone the waitress is already coming around asking everyone if they want a box to take food to go and handing you your check."
  • "Absolutely rude ladies at the front."
  • "Also, why bother having a vegetarian option if you are going to feed them meat soup as an appetizer and serve them the last scrapings of mixed vegetables, cooked on the same surface as the meat without cleaning?"
  • "Our hibachi chef was mute and didn’t speak English. Didn’t put on a show just cooked our food and looked depressed and unhappy to be there!"

Price

Pros:

  • "Prices were good too."
  • "The dining is reasonably priced."
  • "Reasonable price too."
  • "Prices are reasonable."
  • "Great food and very reasonable lunch specials."
  • "The price we paid was excellent."
  • "Dining hibachi here is fun and affordable."

Cons:

  • "Stick with the drinks on the menu unless you want to pay a fortune."
  • "They added a $33 tip."
  • "Waste of $400!"
  • "The $100 bill was too high for lack of quality of the food."
  • "Prices are a bit high, but it is hibachi."
  • "Take out prices are ridiculous for the amount and quality of food you get... never again."
  • "Prices were kind of high, but that's fine."

Management

Pros:

  • "John and his staff will treat your family, like their family."
  • "Thank you to our amazing chef 'Sake Mike' for taking our friend Shannon's birthday to the next level! We had an absolute blast and will never forget this night."
  • "Always a fun time especially if you get an exceptionally animated hibachi chef, comparable prices, good, delicious & fresh sushi."
  • "They made you feel comfortable and welcome."
  • "Meal was a lot of food. No one left hungry."
  • "Phenomenal place to go and eat! It is quite the show if you do the hibachi!"
  • "The food was 10/10 even the 'table' hibachi was 10/10 - usually when I sit at a table instead of the hibachi area the food is not as good as the fresh hibachi - but this place it tasted fresh too!"

Cons:

  • "But they dont treat African Americans well....im very upset...but i politely asked for my receipt back after she found out through another server that she was completely WRONG!!!!!!!!"
  • "Kobe hibachi made my family and I feel very uncomfortable and Un-welcomed."
  • "I loved this restaurant for years... WHEN I GOT HOME AND OPENED ALL THE FOOD, I WAS MORTIFIED."
  • "Come to find out they also asked the other party to adjust their tip for more and made them feel so uncomfortable they changed it."
  • "The manager came and said that she could not accept the $10 coupon because they need to physically staple it to the bill."
  • "They completely forgot it was her birthday after we noted it in the reservation."
  • "FOOD SMELLED LIKE OIL HAD NEVER BEEN CHANGED FOR MONTHS. STEAK TASTED RANCID...RICE TASTED AND SMELLED SO BAD."

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