Hokkaido — Restaurant in Chattanooga

So as this our first time here I am going to start with the decorating. Surprisingly a few Asian items tossed into a red and white checkered covered tables. Feels more like a 50's diner then Hibachi theme. More so because of the lack of Hibachi grills. So no show as they cook. Not really an issue as all the othe Hibachi restaurants in Chattanooga have shows that pretty much useless. Staff was friendly but gave off a hurry up vibe. The music being played was horrible. So the standard salad, yes out of a bag. Seems to be the standard anymore. The Miso soup tastes canned. Even my ice tea has no color or flavor whatsoever. Now our main courses, the tempra was light,crispy and well presented. The shrimp scallops,and steak meal. Well presented and cooked correctly. However the scallops mushy from being frozen. But that a side, not a bad meal. So all in...

Cute little place. Very clean and not busy today. The miso soup was slightly bland and has a metallic taste. I wish soup was made from scratch nowadays. The salad was not pre-dressed which I appreciate because many places put to much dressing. The dressing has a light ginger flavor and hints of orange, good flavor. Tempura has wonderful color and cooked perfectly. Portions were not overly big. Vegetables were hand cut and fresh. They qere cooked well and still crunchy. Hibachi chicken and steak were moist, not over cooked, and lightly seasoned. I appreciate it was not drowning in soy sauce. There were 3 distinctly different flavors, one for the chicken, 1 for the steak and 1 for the vegetables. The fried rice has a lovely flavor. Definitely worth...

I ordered Miso Soup and Fried Wings. (my husband ordered something else) The Miso soup was "OK". Instead of wings(which is what I paid for) I got wing dings. For people that don't know the difference, this would be acceptable. My husband and I were HOPING this place would be different but unfortunately, it isn't. Asian Food in NJ, NY, MD, PA, DE, CT you get what you pay for. This was laughable and DRY. WE THREW ALL THE MENUS IN THE GARBAGE. You lost a customer with us. You had the sweet baby girl flag us down to give us extra menus but the food is garbage. She was sweet but bottom line is, we hate paying for false advertisement. The best Chinese cousine is in Eastlake on 23rd...