Toki sushi& steak house — Restaurant in LaFayette

Overall, an above average experience - when I walked into the restaurant it was right at the start of their dinner shift. It was awkward when I first came in; I could barely tell the difference between who were employees or customers. A man sitting at the booth farthest from the door greeted me without standing, smiling, or anything more than a seemingly uncomfortable "Hello..." like I had accidentally wandered into the employee break room looking for the bathroom. When I asked to see a menu to order takeout he just directed me toward the counter flatly.

The girl behind the counter was even more awkward, so much so that it felt more like a stickup than just a dinner order. She didn't greet me or say anything either when I approached the counter aside from looking at me like I had a tarantula sitting on my head that I couldn't see; not gonna lie, made me a little self conscious. Since she had a Tupperware of food on the counter next to her it could be that I came right after or maybe in last few minutes of their lunch break but strangely the door was unlocked and they obviously were letting people in.

When I was ready to order it took me a minute to get someone's attention as both her and the aforementioned man did not make eye contact with anyone, in fact both were turned away most of the time. When I did order it was a quick, easy, and courteous process. Since it would take a minute to cook they kindly let me go run a quick errand and come back when it was ready. When I did the man hopped up, nodded, and grabbed my stuff from the back thanking me flatly.

Without rambling any further on about the service, the food was not bad at all! The fried cheese dumplings are literally just crab rangoon with chili sauce but a bit fancier; I've eaten Chinese takeout for years and the taste is unmistakable. The tempura was fine but kind of bland and one-note without the soy sauce. The steamed gyoza dumplings were really good but, once again, tasted like what you would get at any small Chinese takeout place. The fried rice was hands down the best part - that definitely had a noticeable quality difference that I recognized instantly; the veggies were cooked nicely and the rice didn't have that greasy or clumpy consistency it characteristically has at some places.

Even though the service and food left a little to be desired, the price point wasn't bad at all and I could see myself coming back...

• Edit... This used to be our favorite sushi restaurant. The food is still excellent, however the last 5 visits they have been out of numerous items that we get. Today was no different...nO Edamame, no scallops, no Miso, no spring rolls and the Gyoza was not their regular kind. With this being a weekend...a holiday weekend at that..they should net be out of everything before the big dinner crowd even arrived. They should have been better prepared. Whoever does the ordering is slacking. Then today we were told they wont be getting Miso soup anymore....one of the main reasons we come is for the great Miso soup. At one time we made it a point to come weekly..but since they are always out of something..we dont come as much. Now with the miso being non existent we will come less often. Don't get me wrong...they are very nice and the food is great...but I am very disappointed. We will be back..Hopefully next time they have everything and decide to bring the miso back so I can change my review back to 5 star. *I would also like to add...the waitress we had tonight..which is still kind of new was non existent once we received our food. Therefore we never got drink refills and since we were disappointed we decided not to order a ToGo order for our family member at home.

PREVIOUS REVIEW** Excellent food! The best quality sushi I have found in Northwest Georgia. The salmon is my favorite. It seems as though they tend to change their miso soup. Today's miso was a bit disappointing, however it could be due to supply and demand issues like many restaurants and businesses are having.. I really miss Sushi Yami in Boynton Beach, Fl. I especially miss the owners and servers. Nowhere can compare to the hospitality at sushi yami...but Toki is the best up here as far as...

Family went to lunch and was disappointed to say the least. After being told how wonderful this restaurant was, we finally checked it out. What a disappointment! The four of us were seated, our drink orders were taken, then we were forgotten. Finally our drinks arrived. Surprisingly, each order was correct. Then the server disappeared. We were mostly finished with our drinks when finally we were asked what we would like. We ordered, ordered fresh drinks, then waited. And waited and waited and waited. The young fellow brought our food to the table. Two of us had ordered steak, but he could not tell which steak was medium well and which was medium rare. Finally my grandson pointed out the marker on the plate. He slung the plates to the table and left. The food was lukewarm, the portions were small, the vegetables were mushy and without taste, the fried rice had not been seasoned. The steak servings were interchangeable. The well done was no different than the medium rare. A real disappointment. The second round of drinks was also disappointing. The "unsweetened tea" was served without ice, lukewarm and not tasting like the first glass. For the price, I doubt...