Koi Japanese Sushi Bar & Lounge — Restaurant in Beaumont

I don’t understand how this place is so highly rated. Maybe it’s because the hostess was so sweet. She’s the only saving grace - her and the comfy love seats which were surprisingly clean.

Everything else sucked. We like to think of ourselves as really understanding diners. We were both servers for years, so we understand being busy, having a bad night, or the kitchen breaking down.

First off, how are you considered a hibachi place if all your food comes from the kitchen? Secondly, our food (baked salmon roll, filet mignon, vegetable dinner) were all bland as all hell. Lastly, our server (Vincent) was literally the worst server we’ve ever had. He took at least ten minutes to greet our table when he only had one other table. He greeted us by saying, “Something to drink?” Nothing else. We offered to place our order if it was easier for him. He took it, and our food came out staggered as lol hell. The filet came out first. Then the vegetable about 5 minutes later. Finally, Vincent mentioned the sushi - which we thought he had forgotten. It came out about 30 minutes after we ordered.

To make matters worse, Vincent dropped the check without a word after never bringing us water or checking on us. Then, we waited for him to pick up the check for 10 minutes while stood in the bar and stated absentmindedly at nothing. I watched him. He got a 5-top at some point, but he had plenty of time before that to grab our card and run it. He just didn’t care.

Again, thank you to the hostess that saved us. She came and picked up the check without us asking. She was very intuitive and sweet.

Keep in mind we came in around 6 or so on a Wednesday night. These understanding, usually awesome tippers (and alcohol and appetizer buyers) will absolutely not be back.

Don’t waste your time. Go to Tokyo instead. Both locations in Beaumont are light years better with their sushi and...

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