Hibachi Express — Restaurant in Alpharetta

I consider myself a hibachi connoisseur, and have been to over a dozen different ones all up and down the east coast. However, this little hidden gem is only my second "express" steakhouse, the first being Osakas in Lynchburg, Va. Their is no doubt about the portion size, that everyone else is mentioning below, it is huge. The regular size is perfect for an adult. Two children (10 and 8) can share a regular size too. The chicken is what it is, chicken, nothing fancy. This particular restaurant clearly uses their own homemade sauce, as the chicken tasted just a little different then most places i've been to, note- that this is neither good nor bad, just different. The yummy yummy sauce (Japanese steakhouse white sauce) had a small mayo after taste to it, which only means one of two things- either a.) they made it that day and didnt let it sit for 24 hours or b.) they didnt use Helmsmans (believe it or not, this makes a difference). The price is great, the menu is standard hibachi, and there are about 6 tables available for eat in. You can order the salad (with Ginger dressing) for $1.99. I didnt see the soup that usually accompanies the meal, but I didnt really look for it either.

My only beef is - No chopsticks and homemade sweet tea (only the canned crap)----- two staples for...

I am so disappointed. Only because my daughter has ordered from here a million times, and they do have pretty good food. But their customer service is lacking very much. They didn't have my phone number in their system because she always ordered under her phone number; therefore, they said because they were going to be closing in about 40 minutes and they didn't have my phone number in their system, they were not going to allow me to place my order. Not even if I paid for it, in advance, and then drive 5 minutes to pick it up. She said it was their policy. I have just never heard of such a policy.. not like that.. and honestly, I would totally understand if it was 10 minutes 'till closing. BUT it WASN'T! This is why I, nor my daughter, will order from you again. You had plenty of time to cook food which takes 10 minutes to cook and I was willing to pay for it,in advance, and even pick it ..when I originally wanted delivery. It just doesn't make any sense to me so that's that and it is what it is.. oh, and Benihana got our business.. and they even delivered and it was amazing food....

Now I will say the place lives up to its name… hibachi express… and when I say express I mean I had my order 5 minutes after ordering… a couple of things that bothered me… although you receive your food quick the quality is sacrificed just a bit and the taste of it was still good overall… I’ve just had better hibachi… secondly there’s two different options for mixed veggies… there’s broccoli and onions or you can add carrots for $1.00… I don’t see why the carrots just can’t be part of the mix to begin with as it is a popular mixed vegetable… for the combination meat dishes considering the overall quality I thought they were a bit overpriced… coming in around $14 versus $9 for a single meat but inflation with the economy I can partly understand… overall nice and quick yes but I’ve had better hibachi for the same price so I’m not too sure if I’ll visit again. 4 stars for me their combination dishes could be better priced for the overall quality and its not anything to really...