Samurai Japanese Steak House

There’s no other way to start this review then by saying that the service at Samurai is F-​A-​S-​T. Does Clark Kent work here? From the moment you sit down to nearly 10 minutes in, you already have your drink, soup, salad and sushi.
When Mom and I are shopping in Aurora, stopping in for dinner is a no brainer. The hibachi never lets me down! The rice and vegetables have fantastic seasoning and are crave-​worthy. I usually go with the shrimp (plump and juicy!), but the chicken and steak are awesome, too. We’re not too into the hibachi experience in general… so we tend to just grab a booth in the back and indulge in privacy. For those who do sit at the hibachi, they have really talented chefs. One gentleman is so hilarious, I literally will laugh at him halfway across the restaurant.
I’m a sushi snob, and the specialty sushi here passes the test. The Chelsea role is one of my favorites, particularly because my Mom isn’t too into rolls that are very raw, and this one is easily enjoyable. The shrimp, avocado, cucumber, asparagus and seared tuna are a delightful combo and have a great presentation.
They also have the world’s easiest online ordering. Great place for take-​out or to stop in for dinner!

Great place! Fast and friendly service and their sushi is delicious and priced fairly.

Went there for sushi. I was not particularly impressed with the sushi rice quality or flavor/​seasoning. The neti were okay but I like my sushi rice well-​seasoned.

A fun place to go on a Friday night. The hibachi chefs are energetic and always in a good mood. Food is excellent and cooked perfectly. One of Aurora’s best restaurants.

I did not use the hibachi part of the restaurant; I sat in the table side and just had sushi.
The sushi was fresh — very good. I am very picky about my sushi — where it comes from, what it looks like, etc… and I had no complaints at all. If you wanted to you could sit at the rear bar and watch the chef make the sushi to order.
Service was fast. The girls were friendly and attentive.
While I’ve no complaints at all I can’t speak to the hibachi food like all the other reviewers are.

Visited here for a birthday party, our hibachi chef was the most enthusiastic we’ve ever had! The children loved him, and he kept us entertained. I felt horrible for the neighboring table that had a boring, bland chef, but sometimes that’s just how it goes.
The food was decent. It appeared fresh, but what does it matter when you add three sticks of butter, a quart of oil and a handful of garlic? You could throw the frozen tuna in there and no one would know.
Service was great with refills and they even let us use the gong. Tasty birthday ice cream too.
It’s not going to win culinary awards, but they will give a great show for the family at the hibachi tables.

I was so disappointed. All of my food was under-​cooked and I felt like they couldn’t wait to get us out of there. Won’t be going back.

Their isn’t anything particularly special about this place. The AC doesn’t work properly and makes it very warm with the grills on. Food is blah!!! Very blah!!!

You’ll get a kick out of this: when I walked in I noticed a box on top of the cashier’s station: «Frozen Tuna!» I asked the manager if they served only fresh fish, and they said «oh, yes, it’s always fresh». I asked what the box of frozen tuna was doing sitting over there… «oh, uh, that’s just a box, our tuna is only fresh». Well, I can tell the difference between fresh and frozen tuna, and the sushi was definitely FROZEN tuna. Still, nothing tasted particularly bad – just nothing special. We also had a hibachi dish… chicken. It, too, was just ok. Service was good and friendly. I probably won’t go back to this place.
And by the way, the entire staff is mainland Chinese, not Japanese.