Hibachi Sushi — Restaurant in Raleigh

So I tried Pad See Ew here, but what I got was more like "Pad See… What in the world is this?"

Imagine you’re expecting that smoky, savory Thai classic with wide rice noodles, Chinese broccoli, and just the right amount of soy sauce. Now imagine instead a mountain—and I mean a mountain—of thick rice noodles drowning in a sweet red sauce (think Pad Thai's distant cousin who studied abroad and came back weird), tossed with some broccoli florets, egg, and a few tiny shrimp playing hide and seek.

Was it edible? Sure. Was it Pad See Ew? Absolutely not. This is "Thai food" for broke college kids who want a bucket of carbs and don’t ask too many questions. If you're here for authenticity or flavor precision, this ain't it.

My girlfriend got the hibachi and described it as “meh” while poking at it like a disappointed Food Network judge. The presentation was kind of like the food equivalent of showing up to a Zoom meeting with no camera and bedhead. Functional, but not exciting.

That said, I’m giving them props for being a small local business slinging affordable food near NC State—lord knows the area needs it. If you’re on a budget and just need fuel to survive your finals, you’ll be fine. Just… maybe don’t expect your favorite Thai dish to taste anything like it’s supposed to.

Support local, but bring low...

I'm pretty confused about all the generally great reviews for this place. Wondering if we just hit it on a really bad day? From the 4.1 star rating and recommendations from friends, I was pretty hyped to try it.

However, I was extremely disappointed. This was the most disgusting hibachi I've ever had. My fiancee and I both ordered the hibachi chicken entree, so I can't speak to anything else... perhaps their sushi is more the star?

With regards to the hibachi, however, well, I stopped eating it when my fiancee mentioned she thought it might make her feel sick tomorrow and I realized I wasn't going to have to wait til tomorrow for that feeling myself. Mushy veggies, poorly seasoned, greasy, overly salty, and made us feel sick. Won't be back.

Besides all that, though I know they can't control their customers, one of them randomly decided to strike up a conversation with us and got very rude. But even if that hadn't happened the food was the ultimate reason for the 1 star.

I will say, however, that they were very quick, and I think I liked their self-serve white sauce when I tasted some that got on my hand and wasn't on the disgusting food which it failed to enhance. Other than that, though, an all-round...

Do I have covid? That was the question I started to ask myself after tasting this food because I have heard that sometimes people lose their sense of smell and taste when they have covid. That's how bad this food was.

I ordered it via Uber, and sitting in my hotel room, I was longing for just a packet of salt. Ironically, the packet of soy sauce that came with the sushi was low sodium.

Speaking of the sushi, there were 4 option levels of spiciness on the "spicy" tuna roll. I chose the hottest. What they delivered would have been a good substitute for baby food. The wasabi, which could have fit in a thimble, had no flavor and no spice. I put it all on one pitiful piece of sushi and didn't know that it was even there.

After this wholly unsatisfying meal, I went to brush my teeth before bed. The mint in the toothpaste was far more flavorful than the food, so I knew that I didn't have covid. All I had was a terrible meal and wasted money.

My advice (particularly if you are sitting in a hotel room browsing the UberEats app: just close this window and return to the list of restaurants. Anything - and I mean anything -...