Tokie's Downtown — Restaurant in San Mateo

In General, the food is really sub par and they tend to be very heavy handed with the sauce.

Got both Karage Chicken and chicken wings and it came with tje exact same Teriyaki sauce...possibly one whole bottle between the two dishes. Gyoza is store bought but from the bargin bin variety (think ones with Pandas...). Super soggy center like itbwas revently defrosted... Got the Agadashi Eggplant and Tofu for appetizers and both had higher oil to food ratios that a deep frier at McDonald's. Tempera was mushy or over fried in old oils. Laughable filler on the meal plates (pasta salad using under cooked spaghetti with mayonnaise and black pepper) Appetizer salad was OK and the vinegrette sauce probably saved it. Miso soup had more salt than liquid...Kidney Stones anyone?

Afterwards be prepare to spend a night on the porcelin throne.

But beyond anything else, the waiter we had was the absolute worst since he clearly hated his job. Rude, impatient, unattentive, slow, and disrespectful. Snapped at us when we were trying to decide what to order. Complaimed (yes complained) we ordered too much. Didn't bother to give us clean utensils or plates for appetizers. Didn't give us the dessert that came with the meal because we asked for the check (he assumed we just wanted to leave without even asking).

Will...

This place had the worst rainbow roll I think I've ever had. The pieces were too large - not impossible to eat or anything, but in the size range where it just feels like they are using too much rice. The fish was not high quality and it was cut very thick. It was also a bit of a careful thing to eat; maybe it was just the sheer size of the pieces, but it was as if it was open on the bottom. An $18 rainbow roll should not fall apart on its way to your mouth. The onigiri needed more salt and a bit more filling would not have gone amiss. My wife ordered udon and enjoyed it. The service was very good, very professional. The place had great decor and was super, super clean with maybe the cleanest restroom I've encountered in a restaurant. They were playing the radio, though, which meant we spent a good part of the meal listening to ads. Nothing like the O'Reilly Auto Parts jingle to get you settled in...

Decent Japanese food. Consider only if you are around the vicinity.

Food We ordered a Chirashi bowl $22 and a Combi meal (Salmon Teriyaki/California Roll) $18.

Chirashi Bowl was good though not the real Japanese styled Chirashi bowl. The portion of food is good, fish are fresh and tasty. Overall, good item and decently priced.

For the Combi meal, it was served in three separate bowl/plates which is kinda bizarre. At most restaurants, they would served this in a bento box style. Rice was good, salmon teriyaki portion is huge and ok taste. The California roll and "salad" was below average.

Location/Parking We were here on a weekday evening. It's nested in a really quiet estate, the surrounding area was rather dark with no human in sight. There's a huge parking lot (dark), you can't see the shop from the parking lot, you would have to walk further in before you see the...