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I’m a server at Okinawa & I can firmly say I love working here most days. Our food is of great quality. Our meat is red, bloody, & always fresh. Our soup isn’t salty & if it is we remake it. Our salads are fresh with handmade Ranch & Ginger. The sushi is my favorite. My coworkers are very lovely people & so kind unlike the hibachi I used to work at. Sometimes the people all rush in at once & it’s super stressful, but our customers are always very generous. Every once in a while you get a customer that is a lil impatient, but you do your best to help make the process easier on the customer, the chef, & yourself. We were super busy one Sunday night with only three chefs to work with so our wait was a little bit longer which we informed our patrons of. One customer who ordered the sushi dinner & had already gotten her food raised the most issues. She was with a group celebrating a birthday. Charming group…at first. After giving drinks, soup, salad, napkins, & mints just to help with the wait because, unfortunately it was a longer one cause, food only cooks so fast. They ate, we pulled the birthday cake out, sang, gave plates & forks for the cake, to go boxes, & shrimp sauce for the food. They decided they didn’t want to pay for their meals in retribution for the wait. All five ladies jogged while giggling toward the side emergency glass doors as fast as they could. With a sweet smile on my face I watched calmly as they shuffled & all slammed into the ALWAYS locked glass doors hard & fell. Screeching at their fail attempt & at the fact they dropped their cake face down on the ground with only a fourth eaten out of it. Which was basically a whole cake!!! With an attitude the barefoot birthday girl, sushi dinner child, & the rest of their group begrudgingly came to the front to pay for their tab after I informed them my manager would like them to pay for their meals before they leave us today. After the cake touched the ground the birthday girl demanded it be thrown away because, she doesn’t eat floor cake. I told her I completely understand & we were sorry for the inconvenience. Just for her I got rid of the floor cake free of charge. One of the girls did leave a tip which was very appreciated. For the entertainment alone & my amazing coworkers! I give Okinawa FIVE stars. Well deserved & earned. Good job guys! ☺️
KinKäd-B LintonKinKäd-B Linton
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Bad: FOOD & SHOW WAS AWFUL! NEVER GO BACK! Worse birthday dinner ever & waste of $. I had my meal credited. Other cooks appeared "ok" performers, but ours did only one trick....no fire anywhere...and no ventilation for smoke. All food was bland. Salt and pepper was not used either. The sesame chicken does not have a sauce and only has seeds on it. Did not give us white rice....Thought it was okay to leave the vegetables out of the fried rice....and used an excessive amount of butter, which ruined it. The cook kept asking us different places we have been to and suggested one place for us to go to .. ....I even said what's wrong with this one and we want to enjoy this! No birthday song, but another person had one. No dessert offered. Our salads were half filled with water and no one liked the ranch dressing. Vegetables we're basically a lot of onions with very thin sliced zucchini & mushrooms...Broccoli should have been for everyone... The manager was notified and all he can say is he'll tell the owner and to come back again...😂 As you can see from some of the other two-star reviews that nothing has been changed and this appears to be an issue still going on. Good: pineapple mixed drink, sushi, beautiful indoor Koi ponds, clear soup, waitress, and the teriyaki sauce.
Angel WatersAngel Waters
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I am sorry to say just two stars but it is the truth. We had a wait of 30 minutes and waited hoping for a great meal. We did not get the great meal, I think they were overwhelmed and try to just feed all of us. From what I could see they had 3 or 4 cooks. Here is the list of items we ordered Two steak dinners Shrimp and filet mignon Salmon and scallops Dinner for two (shrimp, chicken, and steak) All of the meals were served with soup, salad, vegetables and rice. Our server was also having a hard time we were almost done with Dinner when she refilled drinks. Our Chef was not at his best. Just one or two tricks, none of the showmanship. The best I can describe the night is boring. The food was plain and taste less. This is not our go to spot and I am sure we are not going to go back any time soon. The kids look forward to the show but did not get one. Total cost with tip $150
Sayed “Issac” HashimiSayed “Issac” Hashimi
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The service was amazing, the cook was personable and fun- my 2.5 yr old loved him! Food was delicious and we will definitely be back!
Jena BlockerJena Blocker
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Had a great New Years Eve dinner! It was delicious and fresh.
Tara BTara B
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12-12 update was there three times since last review 5 month update 1-6-23 great food....delicious Staff were friendly and professional. Our Chef was so fun! Food was absolutely delicious!! I've been to other Hibachi restaurants by Orange park area and Gate Parkway. I truly enjoyed my experience here. Usually, I have more people in my party. This was the first time my party (3) was grouped with strangers (2 sets of couples). They were friendly as well. I'll go back again.
Rhashaunda JonesRhashaunda Jones
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4403 Roosevelt Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32210, United States
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+1 904-388-8708
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okinawagrill.com
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4.3
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Family-friendly Japanese restaurant with a cooked menu, sushi bar & tableside hibachi preparations.
attractions: Stinson Park, Earth Gifts, Great Clips, Riverside Village Shopping Center, Casablanca Beauty Center, Baker Point Park, Pretty Green Salon and Spa by Jamie Marie, Blush Beauty Bar, Hinged Salon, Salon At St. Johns, restaurants: Sushi Bear Sushi & Grill, La Nopalera Mexican Restaurant, Star’s Caribbean Restaurant LLC, Metro Diner, The Loop - Avondale, Fuji Sushi West, Puerto Plata Restaurant, mesa, Peach Cobbler Factory, Bagel Love & Deli
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