Japan Samurai — Restaurant in Virginia

My husband and I decided to come back to the place where we had one of our first dates, to celebrate our 12th anniversary (although we have been there quite a few times throughout the years). The food was amazing and the chef was great (those two were the only positive aspects of our dinner). However, they have no wait staff and the owners perform those duties in addition to being the host. My husband never got a refill on his drink (or was even asked if he wanted a refill), the lady came to our table after being seated for a while and asked if we were ready to order without even greeting us or getting our drink order first. THEN, when we got our check, there was an 18% service charge added for a party of 2. There is no where in the establishment that states that there will be an 18% service charge added to every party regardless of the size. The bathroom was subpar, the adjacent tables were dusty, the sushi dining area was closed, and the service was very disappointing. For a hibachi restaurant that holds a pretty pricy cost, there was zero interest by the owner/waitress/sushi maker/host to make us feel welcomed or that they appreciated our business. I can’t say that we will be...

I've been going there for 20 years I understand their food prices should go up with inflation and I'm fine with that but their food quality has gone down was there for my birthday I was very disappointed in their food quality it has gone downhill I no longer feel it's worth the money the show going downhill a few years ago but I didn't go for the show I want because the food when used to be excellentfor instance the soup no longer came with mushroom and onion in it it was just flavored water steak cut back the amount of salad you get two about a half a handful I always get the daily special the shrimp was overcooked the steak was a little undercooked the chicken was still good they no longer give you the spicy mustard sauce I am very sad that it is no longer the samurais...

My family and I went to Japan Samurai on Christmas day 2018. The food was fresh, and it was nice to have something different for Christmas dinner. The Hibatchi "grillmaster" was quite lively and entertaining--very friendly. Everything was tasty and prepared according to the individual tastes of each of us (12 total--one gluten-free.) One to two of us wished for more meat for the entrees, and a couple of people wanted more vegetables, but this was not such a big issue. The only drawback was that the waitress was on the grumpy side and a little short with us. We were wanting the other waitress who seemed to be pleasant and smiling.

Anyway, this is a good place to try, and hopefully, that particular waitress will be in much a...