Shogun Restaurant — Restaurant in San Diego

First of all I don't get why people will spend their money getting entertained to eat. You can just go sit on your couch and watch the movie while eating on a Chinese to go box.

But let's all be fair here. Some people do enjoy that feeling and want to see it for the experience. So I cleared my head and threw away any biases that I have and told myself to "just enjoy the experience."

After doing so, I still don't get it. The food is very mediocre, my best friend can cook better. Plus, the actual chicken and meats quality does not blow you away. Yes, the service might be unique because of all the throwing of knives and cooking tools, but what's the point of all that if the foods' quality is not great.

I mean, thanks for the entertainment, but your meat is dry, and your rib eyes are super thin, I don't understand why you'd call that a rib eye.

The meat that you eat at Korean BBQs is way better. The service is great, but it's not something memorable. So with that being said was the dancing of the knives worth it. I don't think so. Rather have a fine dining where there is no entertainment but at least my belly is entertained with nice high quality food.

Bottom line is no matter what we say, we go out because we want to taste something that we are unable to taste in our own kitchen every day. If the restaurant fails to do that then anything else...

First time here, although had tepannyaki many times. Liked the social feel where were sat at same big round table as another family. Chefs cook food at your table. Seafood ingredients were fine but maybe did not taste quite as fresh to me as some other places I have tried. Chicken yakitori tasted nothing like any yakitori I have ever tried. Tasted just like a plain grilled chicken kebab, which is fine, but it’s not yakitori, is it? Also, is quite pricey for combination meal based on what you get, although appetizers seemed reasonably priced.

Server seemed new: did not explain what was included in combination dishes as well as meats/seafood or ask if it was our first time. Also, if you say it is your birthday you get complimentary desert. We had a different very special event (and genuinely so, I rang ahead about it), which we told the server about as well. Yet we received nothing complimentary, until we explained at the front desk, which they rectified, to their credit. Having said that, front of house (overall) did not come across very welcoming (either on the phone when making reservation or in person): don’t underestimate the skill, it’s an important one and some places really try to perfect that experience, too.

Chef at our table seemed not to be very engaged. It did not help the chef at the next table was a born entertainer, amazing to...

It all started out good , waiters were nice , but service sucked . Me and my family went last night they served my daughter earlier than all of us . They didn’t provide any condiments with the sushi or forks spoons or napkins . Good look Someone coming to ask you if you need a refill. It wasn’t even that packed .

I hate to complain about my orders . I hardly do so when I do it’s for something way off . I was gonna buy the 60$ seafood combo (rib eye , shrimp , lobster tail ) was excited to eat . 30 min later after my daughter finished they bring it . But wait there’s more . When are other 3 costy dishes came they were ALL COLD !!! It looked really good but I did not pay 180$ for those dishes for them to not have smoke steaming off them just like the people sitting with the cook getting there meals nice fresh and hot. So I let them know about this and they agreed they’d re serve fast nice and hot . Another 20 min came and I was over it since we timed my 5 month old daughters breast feeding , it took so long that she was hungry again so she was crying so I decided to get up and leave because this was a huge inconvenience for all my family . They ruined our plans for the evening with that . I was very bothered . Never again. I’ll get my rib eye shrimp and lobster...