Hibachi Express — Restaurant in Chattanooga

Ordered take out and arrived about 11:06a.m. Entire process took about 35 minutes. Hadn't been to this spot in a while because the location for me is to difficult to get out with traffic coming on all sides of the plaza. This place has FALLEN OFF. Upon entering I spoke and said hello before I even made it to the counter an older lady who was off to the side by a tall fridge who greeted me had a sour greeting she could've kept. By this time another female came to the register and took my order. Purchased 2 hibachi chicken and 1 steak/chicken combination plate for a total of $37.66 Bland food and rice was not moist Undercooked rice, yes it was slightly hard. The chicken tasted tough and looked like it was butchered chunks of something. Lacked seasoning as well. Now I know why I stopped coming to this location in the first place. Too many other quality places in Chattanooga to ever revist this place. I know during Covid we all had social distance protection and protocols but it appears they didn't get the memo that in order to re bound afterwards you should go back to buisness as usual as this inside setup is indicative to the faded signs on the door. All soda machines had sticky notes on them that read "out of order" Tables and chair stacked over to the side and 2 in the middle just to hold the menu.

Interior decor lacks an ambiance and looks tired and what I call " A hole in the wall" but the...

My wife and I searched Google maps for Local Chinese food in East Brainerd. The hibachi express came up in the results and we decided to go. It is located in a small plaza at the corner of E. Brainerd Rd. and gunbarrel Road. We both ordered hibachi chicken and shrimp plates and they were a little over $15 apiece. Our total meal which is the two plates came out to $30 and change.

The chicken and the shrimp were excellent, and the vegetables were very good as well. The portions were big. My only complaint is that I did not like the brown rice you see in the picture. That was the fried rice we requested. It tasted very much of curry and had a dark, brownish flavor to it. I would highly recommend getting another style of rice other than their “fried “on the menu. As i left the rice untouched, the pieces of chicken and shrimp and vegetables were plenty enough to make me full.

I also tried the ginger sauce in which I dipped a few pieces in to see if I would like it. I did not care for it. I did not try the white sauce.

If you are local to the restaurant or in the area, they are good eats and aside from not liking the rice. I felt like they were just as good value as other small hibachi houses...

I've been coming to this restaurant almost weekly since 2018. It's genuinely been one of my favorites and, up until recently, I would have given it 5 stars. It appears that they have made changes to their menu. I'm assuming that maybe it's new management or a new cook.

The staff is friendly and nice, but the food is not nearly as good as it previously was and appears to be smaller portions. To be more specific, I ordered the Teriyaki Chicken a couple times recently. The chicken, which is usually cooked perfectly, was rubbery and very bland. Additionally, the vegetable mix has been changed and they were not cooked thoroughly, to the point of being almost raw. It's an extremely disappointing development because I truly loved this restaurant and considered it one of the better takeout places in the area. Maybe it's just a period of growing pains while they make changes and I'll be glad to check them out in the future, but, as-is, I will not be...