Tokyo bistro — Restaurant in Elizabethtown

A Nice Little Surprise In A Tiny Little Town. I've lived in the area for going on ten years now and I've watched my favorite Chinese restaurant change from a great buffet to just a barely passable take-out place. That is not Tokyo Bistro. Tokyo Bistro is a Japanese restaurant tucked away on Poplar street. It's kind of easy to miss if you're not looking. I have to say, I've eaten a LOT of sushi over the years. I've eaten sushi at a lot of different places from upscale restaurants, to all you can eat, to even gas station or super market sushi. Very little sushi is "bad" sushi. However, Tokyo Bistro makes some of the best sushi I've ever had the pleasure of enjoying. They are exceptionally reasonably priced, too. They make an incredible octopus sashimi. Their eel roll is nothing short of amazing. I will never not order an eel roll when I go there. I have enjoyed every roll I've ordered there, but the octopus and eel roll truly stand out to me.

They make pretty good hibachi if you're into that sort of thing. I think they do a fantastic job with nearly everything I've tried. My only real complaint is that the gyoza is incredibly over priced. I do not like the idea of paying more than one dollar PER gyoza. I do not think the quality matches the price or the quantity, but my wife would most certainly disagree. The sushi chef is talented and I take a great deal of pleasure watching him create art.

I take off a few points in the atmosphere category because the place is a little run down, they play the radio too loud in the dining room (and it's always country), and it's just a tad bit cramped. I prefer to sit at the "bar" and watch my sushi be made, but it's not terribly roomy enough to enjoy it without feeling like I'm impeding the flow of traffic in the building.

My recommendation? Take your spouse or significant other and order the sushi boat. It's a fun experience and doesn't cost too much. Tokyo Bistro is, in my opinion, better than any eatery in Elizabethtown, Lumberton, or Whiteville. There's no competition. Give the place a try. I don't think...

Last time I will spend my money with this restaurant. Tokyo Bistro used to be a reasonably priced restaurant but in the past months the prices have become much higher while amount of food on the plates , especially take out plates have become smaller. I paid $15.99 for the Jumbo Shrimp and Filet Mignon take out dinner. The plate had 4 jumbo shrimp, 10 small pieces of steak, a broccoli floret which had been cut into 4 small pieces, huge amount if grilled onions, 2 small pieces if zucchini and the usually huge dump of rice. You only receive 1 half filled small container of white and cannot receive extra. The high prices, the meager amount of food and I forgot to mention the unfriendly staff at the register.....no welcome, hello, or greeting, just looked me while I place my order and then told me my order total, are reasons why Tokyo Bistro has lost my...

We have ordered here several times. The first time was amazing and we were so happy but it seems to just gradually get worst. We have had it all since then (items missing, wrong item, horrible quality, etc.)Today is probably the worst yet. Order over $63 (for lunch) , & made the almost hour round trip since they are the closest to us. There was a lot wrong including but not limited to only onion in our hibachi (No other veggies at all), rice had zero flavor at all and was mushy, & The fish was completely over cooked and dry. It's so heartbreaking since we had such high hopes but this is the last time we will be...