Wasabi — Restaurant in Fayetteville

We were in the mood for Hibachi and had already tried Shogun so figured we would try some place new. The first disappointment was to find that they don't have the normal hibachi grills right there at the table. Seeing the chef cook your food always adds to the entertainment value, so that was a bit of a let down.

We started by ordering drinks. My wife ordered some fruity drink (can't remember what it was called) but said it wasn't great. I got a beer and the house saki. The house saki was incredibly cheap for only $4, but after tasting I see why. Probably my least favorite saki I've ever had...and I've drank a lot of saki in my day.

After looking at the menu we realized this place is more geared towards sushi. We're from Ohio where there are many hibachi places called "Wasabi" and they are all your traditional hibachi focused restaurants so just figured it would be similar. The hibachi menu was super limited. Only having 4 dishes to pick from. No filet or lobster options. Didn't even have any combo dishes (ex steak and shrimp). In addition, they have noodle dishes but not for the hibachi dinners. Steamed rice was the only option.

I ordered the shrimp hibachi and my wife got chicken. My shrimp was ok. It had ok flavor, it just didn't feel like it was cooked on a hibachi grill. Same with my wife's chicken. To me it looked like the chicken was sliced up raw, marinated and cooked in a pan. She said it was meh. None of the meat had any type of sear on it. So between that and not having the cook there at the table it just didn't feel like we were having hibachi.

I will say, the waitress was super friendly and did a good job at making sure we were taken care of. And to give props we're they're due, the presentation was very nice. Just underwhelming from a taste/texture standpoint.

Seeing as I don't eat sushi I don't really ever see myself coming here again. It's a bummer because they have a great location right there...

My baby girl wanted sushi and suggested this place. It is kind of a college kid sushi restaurant/sports bar/could be up scale place but it really is caught in the middle. Baby girl had the Sam's roll which comes out on fire which is kinda cool but kind of gimmicky - the fire is not finishing the cooking process or anything like that. The Sam's roll was good but not great. I had the habatchi steak which was really good the veggies were cooked just right. The fried rice was good. the salad was ok. The main part if the restaurant is really nice. The bathrooms are super sketchy. Wait staff was ok not upscale service. The cleaning around the restaurant was not good ( the sides of our table were super sticky) so this is where my mixed feelings come from... The upkeep is like a college bar (just gross) but the place looks nice, lots of tvs like a sports bar but the food is good. It is worth a try just have the proper...

We ordered the flaming sushi roll, and it tasted horribly bitter. Almost like the fluid they used to light the sushi seeped through the whole roll. My boyfriend should have said something sooner but he tried to power through it until it came to the last 2 pieces. I tried one to confirm what he was tasting, and right when the bitter taste became too overwhelming the server walked over asking how the food tasted. Seeing as I wasn’t able to swallow the sushi I had to tell her the truth. The server was really nice about it and went to talk to her manager. Unfortunately, since my boyfriend powered through the majority sushi they were unable to do anything about it, not that I expected anything since we were originally not going to say anything. My tofu hot bowl was good, and the server was really sweet which saved the dinner. Also the whole restaurant smelled strongly of cigarettes, which was off putting to...