Tokyo Grill Express

Love the food. Love love love the food.
BUT the bathroom is disgusting. There is dirt and grime in the sink, on the light switch, on the door.
It’s scary because I’ve always believed how a business keeps its bathroom shows you how much they care about their customers.
PLEASE CLEAN. AJAX WILL WORK WONDERS.

I love it although I’ve only been twice I plan to go today for lunch to try again as I will update later but only complaint I have is the menu is nowhere to be found online someone please get this info up or I must continue to go to the other two Japanese restaurants nearby. ‚)

«I wanna go fast.» — Ricky Bobby
There are restaurants designed to be a repose from the grind, whose ambience and refinements bid you to linger and make «an experience» of dining.
This ain’t it, buddy.
I’m wrapping up a quick phone conversation with my wife as I walk in the door, so I pull my phone aside and very deliberately request ‘hibachi chicken for here’ with squinty eyes, brows elevated, and the customarily supplicative affect borne by those Southerners like me who for whatever reason need to convey an almost apologetic connotation when they ask strangers for things. Instead of leading the transaction in, say, a New York kinda fashion, i.e. ‘7 bucks for da foist one u’yuhs who can bring me a hot plate, capisce?’ — we Southerners often feel compelled to rouse a collective understanding that we are somehow inconveniencing a salesperson or service provider by agreeing to pay them to work, i.e. ‘Welp, ma’am, I’d be much obliged if y’all might find the time to make up a dinner plate right fayst if it ain’t gon be no trouble far ye.’ Why do we have this tendency within us? Why am I posing this question in a Unilocal review of a Japanese takeout joint?
Anyhoo, my phone call with my wife ended 5 minutes and 32 seconds after I entered the front door. You know how I know this? Cause I had to hang up and eat my big ol’ plate of Asian Ambrosia that had been DELIVERED TO MY TABLE IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. That is wicked fast, friends. That’s faster than most of my McDonalds drive thru trips!
On top of the speedy service, the food was EXCELLENT. Better than any other ‘average’ fast Japanese place I’ve ever been. They disclose that they prepare everything fresh, nothing frozen, and it truly comes to light on the taste buds, people. I still enjoy bathing my hibachi in shrimp sauce as much as the average American, but the actual meal elements themselves are truly delicious. Ain’t no shame in the portion sizes, either…
I’ll knock it down to 4 stars because it’s still a bit shy of life-​altering AND it’s a little bit pricy for a quick lunch in North Greer Walmart strip mall, imho. BUT, I’ll be back again and again — I guarantee it — and you also should get there in a hurry.

We sat in the rear booth and were able to view part of the kitchen. A worker entered the kitchen with cart and began placing floor mats on the cart. Here is the issue. The cart was parked next to the grill where the cook was actively cooking someone’s meal. Yet the worker continued to pile on the floor mats until the were up to his chest. He slammed the last mat down on the stack and dust/​dirt went all over the grill. Sadly, the waitress arrived at this time and we left. We did inform the waitress who apologized. However, it was not her fault. Be careful eating here. The table we sat had a large amount of food on the floor. But the food did look great until the fresh coat of dust.

The hibachi chicken is cooked to perfection with just the right moistness. The hibachi steak is my favorite, always tender and juicy. They have the best white sauce I’ve ever had and it goes well with their rice which is prepared fresh when ordered, as opposed to some hibachi places that just have old rice they scoop onto the plate.
The service is always helpful and friendly.
5-​stars

This place has the best hibachi chicken I’ve ever eaten. It’s actually better (and quicker) than the fancy hibachi and sushi places. I love their rice, which has bits of carrots and peas in it, and the quality of their chicken is excellent.
My only complaint is with this one surly employee they have. This guy looks like he’s 16, and he’s always screwing things up and not apologizing for it. I don’t know what it is, but all of the places where I’m addicted to the food have the most disgruntled employees!