Tokyo Garden — Restaurant in Tulsa

This was my first time here and compared to hibachi places I’ve been to in the South east, I’m only giving this place one star for service and one star for the taste of the food. First let me start off with I was absolutely disappointed that they didn’t have the traditional yumyum like sauce most hibachi restaurants. Their choices weren’t much of sauces and more like dips. Oily dips. That was strike one for us, secondly was the portion sizes. Absolutely a ridiculous small amount of rice, noodles and veggies with a meal that I’m spending nearly $30 a plate for. Our chef was ok on the theatrics of his performance and personality. Maybe he’s new and a little shyer than others idk. Horrible aim. No one caught their food in their mouth that made the attempt, I got food thrown on me more than once. And I didn’t even attempt to get food in my mouth! And then the final strike on them was when we got the check. There’s an EXTRA $1.75 CHARGE FOR FRIED RICE! What??? Seriously you go to a hibachi expecting fried rice on the grill it should not be an extra charge!! I expect when I go to a hibachi restaurant to take home at least some rice, NO! You won’t have that problem here. But the meat portion was decent. Rice has to be the cheapest side and they can’t raise the portions of it??? I will NOT go back to this place! Their food tasted basically like any other hibachi place I’ve been to. Just much less for your money. Attached are the photos of my meal. I decided to start taking pics of my portions only after I took 2 very small bites noodles and one small bite of rice afraid I’d have nothing left to eat with my meat, it practically got cold waiting for the meats to get done and...

I loved it! The food was really good. Of the three hibachi Steak House's I have been to in Tulsa, I would say this is overall my favorite. I will have to try the newer one down on Memorial for comparison.

The food - I had the (Teriyaki) Steak, not the regular steak or filet, added chicken with Fried rice and all the fixins'. The steak was a smidgen undercooked, but it was also the last thing to make it off the grill other than the chicken, so I can't fault the guy. The chicken was awesome.....so good. The veggies were great. The noodles were like a 4.5, only because I thought they were lacking something. I'm not sure what, though. Food is overall 5 star for sure!

Service - It was good! The server girl was slammed, so I could not hold it against her. She kept up and my drink was full, that's all I can ask for.

Atmosphere - I liked the decorations, the seating was a little too close to each other, but not horrible. My only problem with the place was it is in need of some repairs on the inside. Maybe some deep cleaning, but that's just my restaurant management life talking. What mattered was clean. The hood vents, grills, food carts etc were all nice and clean. The hood vents were shining! Juat some paint, ceiling tiles, etc that needs some love.

100% recommend though! Best hibachi fried rice I have tried so far, the teriyaki steak was a nice change and the chicken was bomb. The only thing I liked better at the other guys was the ginger dressing. It was great here, but the other one has them in...

As with most Hibachi type restaurants, it was a good show and good service. I have also never had a bad experience with any menu item whether it be food or drink and the food is usually the best Hibachi in town. The parking isn't too bad and if the main lot is full the old Caravan parking lot is available for overflow.

Now, why the 3 stars you ask? EVERY time I've been to this restaurant the bathroom floor is either completely sticky like its covered in urine or completely slick like its covered in grease. The area around the toilet and the urinal is always completely disgusting. Its to the point that my son has slipped in the restroom twice and my self once. The sink is so dirty that it doesn't really do any good for you to wash your hands and have to then touch a disgusting sink. Once you make it past the sink, then you have to battle the door which is equally disgusting. Its so bad in fact, that I don't even want to use my shirt to open the door. Which is the only option since i've never seen paper towels. When you enter the lobby and waiting area, the dust and filth is so thick that I don't even want to sit on the benches to wait. I usually just stand up and try not to touch anything. The bridge and the water fountain looks like it hasn't been cleaned or maintained in at least 15 years and if you are unfortunate enough to take a look at the carpet, you will probably lose your appetite.

Use the bathroom before you get to the restaurant. Cleanliness aside, service and food is great...