Oyako Tso's Sushi and Hibachi Steakhouse — Restaurant in Freehold

Party of 2 no reservations. Setting: We were seated at a high top table across from the hibachi's. I would recommend against being sat here if you're looking for an intimate table, their hibachi, presentation becomes very loud. They squirt water and throw things. And there's a cart of either food or empty plates that whizzes by every five minutes. However, we went on a Friday night with an event being held at the courthouse, so our options were limited.

If you are a party booking for a special event, especially if you have children. I would recommend it. Everyone I saw was having a great time, and the chef was very interactive, especially with the kids.

Wait Staff: Our waitress, was truly having an off night. I don't know if they overbooked, or she was just that angry in general, but it came across through the whole ordering process. She did loosen up a little, especially with the hibachi tables directly across from us which were clearly more worth her while, as she pretty much ghosted us for the remainder of the dinner.

Food: We ordered an appetizer of scallion pancakes, and for our mains I ordered the Steak and Scallop Hibachi and my wife ordered the Vegetable Hibachi. This came with either a miso soup or salad with ginger dressing. We opted for the soup, I ordered clear soup instead, which was a dollar uncharge.

The soups came out instantly and were good. After we got the scallion pancakes which were pretty solid, I however I felt a little more dipping sauce would have made it better. We then proceeded to wait a really long time. The waitress did come by and apologize that the kitchen was backed up. Based on the amount of food that was coming out of it, I totally believe that. And honestly it was worth the wait, the food was extremely fresh, the meat and scallops were cooked perfectly and overall it was good. If I could make one remark there wasn't a lot of variation with the vegetables at all and it made the plate as a whole - bland.

We were able to flag someone down for the bill, and after paying basically just walked out with no offer of dessert or even a goodbye.

Final thoughts: It was ok, and the prices were good, but there was nothing that elevated it above a decent in my book. I would try it again on an off day and an off time - for a more relaxing...

My family and I have been dining at Oyako Tso’s for many years for both hibachi and sushi. Tonight we came in for hibachi and were seated as usual. Out of the 5 (2 adult 3 children) my youngest daughter only wanted sushi and my other only hibachi rice. We were told we could no longer sit at the hibachi table if they did not order. (We did this less than 2 weeks ago with no problem). We were told we needed to sit at a normal table so I asked would we still be able to order hibachi as that was the purpose of our visit. We were told yes and moved. Within secs a larger party was placed at the table we were removed from and it was apparent what the real reason for the move was. Staying positive, we ordered like normal and waited. Easily upon the food coming out you could see there was a major difference the chicken and shrimp were heavily covered in a thick sauce and black pepper, the rice tasted old and flavorless as did the noodles. I asked the waitress why my food was different and she attempted to say it wasn’t and the sauce was teriyaki. They offered to remake it. Again they brought out the same style food. Again I told them that this was not the same as the hibachi we receive when it’s cooked in front of us. This was at best Chinese take up food. I asked to have the meal removed as I reused it and for the bill so that we can leave. They said ok and came back with the bill still reflecting the meal. I called them out on it and they snatched the bill back and changed it. Needless to say we won’t...

I called today (Friday) to make a reservation for 8 people (we ended up being 9. They accommodated us to a bigger table, which was the only positive about this dinner. We ordered our food with the server. Our soups and salads came out first. Then, Sushi right after. No chop sticks, no extra napkins AND not even the little bowls for soy sauce. I waited a few moments to catch a server but nobody. I went to the receptionist up front and asked and she said to give her a minute, but didn’t budge. I had to then go find a server at their station to ask for chopsticks, etc. This was disappointing considering it was my mothers birthday we were celebrating. Then our chef came and began to cook. Throughout the dinner there was such a disturbance from a table next to us. Ten underage (middle school) boys were gallivanting and yelling so much that we couldn’t even hear our chef and he couldn’t hear us. No parents. No manager told them to quiet down.

As for the food everything was delicious except for the sauces they offered with the hibachi dinner (they were bland) and the steak had little flavor (we had to ask for him to put butter and garlic)

They did offer us free ice cream for the disturbance because other customers were complaining as well. Management should be more on top of things at this establishment, especially on weekends when it’s busy and very crowded place.

Thank you to who...