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Eating plant based will never count me out. Tokyo Wako #vegan #restaurant #dining #veganfood #asianfood #volcano
michelleeatsplantsmichelleeatsplants
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Girls, I'm diving in first! The acrobatic teppanyaki show is a total blast! 🤹🏻♂️
AlbertAlbert
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I've been to many a teppan house in my time, love these types of places. Tokyo Wako is interesting. First of all, their website did not list this location, which I found odd but maybe it's new. I in Long Beach at the end of September for a convention and came here for lunch on 9/25. The food was good. I had the combo Filet and Chicken. To be honest, I probably should just have gotten the chicken since I've been having Filets for dinner at steak houses all week and it's just a world different at places like this. But for what it was, it was good. My friend who was there with me was vegetarian and gluten free and the staff went above and beyond to make sure that her needs were met and she was happy with her food. My only complaint is that we had a trainee doing our cooking and while he did a good job, you could tell he was focused on not messing up the tricks and he wasn't much of a conversationalist. For example, he asked if we like coffee and then mentioned he had a favorite place, but when asked what it was he said "oh just go to starbucks." It was odd and a bit off-putting. The table behind us (which sat at the same time we did and had enough seats for us to join them) got the veteran chef and you could see and hear the difference. Since half of what you pay for and the main reason you go there is for the show, it was a bit of a let down. As someone who has been asked to grade new trainees at the local teppanyaki restaurant, I get it and have no problem with new chefs, but the conversation skills were my biggest issue. Still, not worth knocking off an entire star.
Ryan HugginsRyan Huggins
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This review is for the dining area and not the toppanyaki side of the restaurant. However the restroom that is communally shared was filthy and parts of the ceiling were coming down. My wife also went to the women's restroom and told me it is unsanitary. Bear in mind this is on Mother's Day around 6pm and the restrooms were a mess. We were given disposable utensils and soy sauce packets; mind you we were dining in and not taking anything to go. We ordered the truffle edamame which didn't have any umami flavor of truffle whatsoever. My wife ordered a salmon wrapped scalloped that tasted overly sweet and like a bunch of flavors just mixed together with no contrast or acidity to wash out or balance the overbearing sweetness of the sauces. My food was a little bit better as it was simply fried but honestly feels like it shouldn't be priced at $26 but rather than $18 for that dish once I received it. Our waitress only walked by once and saw that our drinks were low and refilled them. But never came back and asked how the food came out or how we were doing or even bothered to offer dessert. I had to flag down another waitress to get our to-go boxes and the check. Also, one of the guys who is running the food was coughing very loud in the back and coming out from the kitchen walking with plates and bringing back refills and walking back out. I couldn't help but to notice he wasn't wearing a mask or gloves the entire time he was coughing. This isn't exactly the kind of experience you want when you are spending $130 on dinner for two. Again disposable utensils, lack of attentive service, filthy restrooms and subpar meals that just don't live up to their prices. I honestly can't believe this restaurant is on the pier and fails to capitalize on the real estate it's at and deliver excellent service and cuisine. P.S. I'm writing this review while sitting on the 🚽 cause to add insult to injury it upset my stomach.
Andy ValdezAndy Valdez
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Having lived in Asia for 25 years I have been spoiled over the years. Japan coming in at number 1 and Taiwan at number 2 for good Teppanyaki steak houses. The food quality here is average at best for some items. In general most food items served were below average. Tempuras arrived not cooked well and the batter they used tasted pretty bad. I think they wanted to save money on buying good Japanese Tempura batter. We ordered their Prime beef which was also average quality. The salad dressing that arrived with their salad was horrible to say the least. Mushroom soup was also bad. This was my first time here and my last time here. I was invited here along with a group of people over a business meeting but personally would never plan a trip here for dinner. This place makes me miss Asia and appreciate the good food they have back in Asia. This Teppanyaki is about what one find in China I reckon in terms of food quality.
Mark CrystalMark Crystal
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Highly recommended good food!!!!!
Nacim IdrenmoucheNacim Idrenmouche
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Address
310 S Pine Ave, Long Beach, CA 90802
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(562) 435-7600
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tokyo-wako.com
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4.1
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Local Japanese chain featuring sushi & steaks grilled tableside in a sleek, contemporary space.
attractions: Aquarium of the Pacific, The Pike Outlets, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center, Catalina Express, Hyatt Regency Long Beach, Hotel Maya, ShoreLine Aquatic Park, The Westin Long Beach, The Reef on the Water, Hyatt Centric The Pike Long Beach, restaurants: Tequila Jack's Restaurant & Cantina, Parkers' Lighthouse, Hooters of Long Beach, Gladstone's Long Beach, 555 East American Steakhouse, The Potholder Cafe Downtown, The Auld Dubliner, Islands Restaurant Long Beach Pike, Shenanigans Irish Pub & Grille, Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

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