Quickfire Japanese Hibachi

The food is great. Not better or worse than any other hibachi. Be prepared to wait 15 minutes.

Meh, food is decent for quick and fast but for some reason other locations have a better taste than this one.
Staff can also come off as a bit condescending when you ask a question or two.
All in all the food was decent and the service was mediocre, will dine again on a busier day in hopes of better food.

The food is good. It’s cheap and you get a significant portion. I’d like this place to be good. When it first opened it was good.
Downsides of Quickfire:
1. Last few times I went, no soap in the mens’s bathroom. Where are the staff washing their hands? That’s a deal breaker for me. Too bad as its otherwise pretty good.
2. This place seriously tries to keep their costs down by ignoring climate control. When it’s cold on days I’ve been there, the majority of people dining in are wearing their winter coats. Come on now!

I been to every hibachi and I must say I always have an great experience. A Chinese guy who works there is friendly gave me a bottle of water for free since I asked. I got like 3 boxes. And he said thank you in my language. And I like the fact that if u buy 5 u get 1 for free. Oh on Halloween it’s free chicken hanibchi. But I’m going to chipotle for 3 $ burrito
I kind of don’t like the fact that they charge 50 cents extra for yum yum sauce I guess because a lot of people like yum yum sauce
Great food better than Chinese food

I’ve been a QuickFire fan since it first opened but the quality of the food has always been inconsistent. Sadly they changed their tasty noodles for something that looks and tastes like spaghetti and the vegetables I had today were burnt. I wish the portions of food and quality were more consistent. As the chain moved to the QuickWay name and opened more locations this location has suffered. Hopefully management will try to take the brand back to the original flavored and quality that made them popular in the first place.

This place is good for what it’s worth. Cheap and quick Japanese for lunch. Come here very often and no complaints.

Very good! A little bit of a wait but I guess that’s a good thing. Shrimp tempura roll was the best! Spring roll not so much. Next time I’ll try the fried rice.

My new sweet spot! Found this place while looking around for a quick bite! The bento box is the best deal around! Meat, California Roll, Dumplings and Spring rolls all together come out under ten dollars! I thought the flavor was delicious, but if you think it’s too bland just add the sauce they give to you!
Will be coming back everytime I’m in the area– Quick, Cheap, Good!

My family just went there to have dinner. We got noodles with shrimp and beef. They were so good.

After coming again, I am very disappointed with the quality of the chicken (very fatty), and the fact that you have to pay for additional «Yummy Yummy» sauces. No other place charges for that and it is a shame they do.

I have been coming here since they opened last year, mind you we travel from Rockville to Germantown at lunch bypassing the closer one in Gaithersburg because this one was WAYYYY better. Well NOT anymore. They carried items that set them apart from the Gaithersburg location which they no longer carry. Why take away items that NO other hibachi restaurants in this area offered. That was not a smart business move. They used to carry A cucumber salad, Regular salad and a great bowtie salad as side choices instead of just the normal rice, noodles and veggies. :(Now the food is just MEH!
Oh and lets not forget the tight limit on the yum yum sauce now… smh
This location which was once a favorite just got cancelled off our list.
Bring back the better choices please!!!

Ya know what, yeah I give ‘em 4 stars — just deal with it…’twas a smooth overall experience.
Brownie points for having sriracha sauce bottleS readily available at the counter and near the fountain drinks (yup, PLURAL).
Speaking of fountain drinks, they have Coke Zero so next time I’ll return w/​my other half who enjoys that fizzy bev.
Convenient fast food chain über similar to Sarku Japan. For those who know, that should sum up the description of this place.
I enjoyed the medley they offered in my chicken bento box. Thanks for offering white ginger slices too. That healthy chunk of wasabi brought a smile to my mug.
The food porn will best describe our experience here. All were cooked just right, no soggy veggies — still had good bite, and the portions were fine.
This location can get as busy as Chipotle so expect to wait a few minutes.
If you parallel parked then enter at the front but there’s additional parking at the back too.

4 stars because it took so long, and no one was ahead of me in line. Overall great prices, friendly staff. I got California rolls and Spicy tuna sushi. Great sushi! I definitely will return.

Went for the first time on 2÷6÷15 after hearing my sister rave over this place. Nice, clean, friendly, affordable, and the food was Okay (tasted a bit bland) but nothing to write home about. But all-​in-​all nice little place nestled in bustling Germantown! I’d return if in the area.

This is an update from my prior review…
This time my food tasted great– the trick is to ask them to cook your food well done and ask for extra sauce to cast out the bland taste

Quickfire, my love… how have I never tried your delicious and easy-​on-​the-​wallet food?
All this time you quietly sat next to Chipotle in Gaithersburg and watched me walk in and out and in and out and in and out… never saying a word. Not attracting me with your buy 6, get the 7^th meal free card. Why? Why? WHY???
I tell my sister that I will buy her dinner but I am on a budget (because this girl likes to eat as much as I do and she loves to spend OPM!) so we could not go anywhere with linen napkins. Plus, I was headed to Germantown (one guess where I was headed!) and she would need to drive and meet me if she didn’t want to shop with me.
This was tough as neither of us live in Germantown and I rarely eat there except for Outback. She mentioned Quickfire, but I dismissed it not knowing what it was. After exhausted all the other options, she brought up Quickfire again. Said it was inexpensive and hot and yummy. Reminded me that there was another one in Gburg next to my Chipotle. I figured I was up for the challenge especially since I am trying to review new restaurants.
No frills Japanese food. Hot, fresh and fast! Two people can add on sides and still dine for less than 20 bucks! Hot diggity dog!
You get to choose a protein (chicken, steak, salmon, shrimp or tofu), a starch (white rice or noodles) and a veggie (steamed cabbage w/​carrots or something else). Prices are based on the protein you choose ($ 6 to $ 6.85). Two proteins for $ 7.50 or three for $ 8.50.
Feeling hungry? Make it a bento box by adding a side for $ 1.70. California roll (4 pcs), hibachi chicken roll (4 pcs), spicy crab and shrimp (4 pcs), spring roll (2 pcs), dumplings (3 pcs) or shrimp tempura (2 pcs). Is it me or will you lose money by NOT choosing to add something extra???
They also have sushi rolls for $ 5 or specialty rolls for $ 8. Add even more protein or rice or noodles. That is it. Simple menu. Delicious food!
I chose the beef with rice and the cabbage. Feeling hungry, I made it a bento box and added spring rolls ($ 8.25). My sister made her pick 2 into a bento box and added a california roll to her beef and chicken ($ 10.20). With tax, the total was $ 19.56. We ate in and she happily used their siracha. I devoured all my food. The beef was tender and I had they add teriyaki sauce. The spring roll came out later and to be honest, it was soggy inside and there was no duck sauce. Skip this next time. My sister couldn’t even eat all her food. She tore through the sushi and the protein but couldn’t finish the rice and veggies.
I took pictures but then got a new phone. Seriously, a good amount of food at an affordable price. Get the rewards card and come back often!

My friend has been gushing about this place for a while, so I finally decided to try it out, and unfortunately, I wasn’t blown away with the food.
Pros — affordable (most items under $ 7), quick (food is ready in 5 mins or less), & fresh (the hibachi items are made right in front of you)
Cons — it’s just not that tasty. :/​It tasted like average chinese food for me, nothing to write home about. I got the shrimp + rice + veggies option, and the shrimp were flavored okay, but the rice was definitely bland, which is surprising since rice is relatively easy to dress up. Veggies are not my favorites in general, so these sub par veggies definitely did not leave me wanting more either.
While the affordability, efficiency, and great staff are wonderful, if the food isn’t tasty, the masses will not come.

So here is another new spot in Gtown, nestled in between burger joints, crappy burritos, and a sub joint… Here the place offers a fast food version of Sakura minus the show… you wont see Edward Scissorhands juggling an egg or whistle a choo choo train… the food is somewhat healthier among the neighbors on the block… The menu is somewhat limited and sort of pricy. The price of the sushi, I can do better for half price and get more at the Lotte Market. I can make my own bento box, but I totally regret it… first I chose a fried cabbage type mixture… It was a little to burnt to my liking… then I opted for like a shrimp type mixture with rice… I ended up with a somewhat raw shrimp… The shrimp tempura was on point… the highlight of my meal.
Some of the other food is okay… like the beef teriyaki, but a little bland… I asked for more of that sauce and the stingy cashier was like no. Wtf no? So of course I dont take no for an answer and asked the amigo working the grill for some and got it… You seriously can do better else where. This place is overpriced and not all that.

The cool thing about Quickfire is it fills a niche that I personally haven’t seen before. It is a fast food version of a sit down Japanese steak house. Usually when I go to one of these sit down places the food is good and there is some extra entertainment from a chef flipping shrimp around the table, but it is a little on the pricey side.
Quickfire gives you the food quickly at a very reasonable price. I usually get the Hibachi chicken with fried rice and vegetables and it is $ 6. Also the portions are very large and you have unlimited Yum Yum sauce at your disposal., which I am obsessed with.
The thing you really have to remember when paying $ 6 for a huge helping of hibachi style chicken is… drum roll please… you are paying $ 6 for hibachi chicken. You can’t expect this to be the same high quality food you are getting from one of the sit down places. I think the food is decent here, but you definitely have to measure the quality against other fast food restaurants or you’ll be disappointed with your meal.

Its not bad food, but I am not overly motivated to return. It seems better suited for a mall food court than a walk-​to/​drive-​to restaurant.
Of Asian comparisons, Ricky’s Rice Bowl does a much better job in a similar genre. Ricky’s has a similar selection of meats but a wide variety of sauces (Quickfire has only one) and Ricky’s gives you a better serving of vegetables.
Somebody compared it to a Chipolte style place, but other than having the food made in front of you, it is in no way similar to Chipolte (check out ShopHouse in DC instead). It is not a mixed up bowl like Chipolte or a deep mixture of vegetables and sauces like Ricky’s. It’s pretty much just starch, veggie and your meat on top. Yeah, not a whole lot different in the end than any asian lunch buffet, or likely Panda Express next door (but Quickfire has less options). So, I don’t see it lasting.
Chipolte gives you multiple options so every bowl is a unique colorful creation. With Quickfire you choose your meat. Then you choose a salad (lettuce, cucumber, & something else) & you choose a starch (fried rice, white rice, rice noodle, cabbage). Your meat is grilled, terriyaki sauce is added, and than you get your Styrofoam container.
I tried the chicken and thought it was flavorful but fatty. The salmon portion was good (they give you two mini-​steaks), was a little fishy in the center, but was otherwise flavorful. The sauce was nice and they provide Srirachi as a condiment.
The cucumber jalapeño salad was very hot (lots of peppers) but no other discerning flavor. It was pretty much cucumbers in a light vinegar sauce, some other spices for texture (not much flavor) and that was it. I’d skip that next time.
My salmon was $ 6.85 and was a good portion for the price. I added on the $ 2 half fusion option and tried the Philly roll. The roll was good but the seaweed paper was chewy the way food-​store rolls get when they have been made ahead and are sitting around too long.
Like I said, food wasn’t bad, but no real reason to go back. My kids liked the rice and noodles, which says something I guess. If they ended up giving you a dozen vegetable & sauce choices and mixed up a Mongolian style meal for each person, that would be worth going back to.