Mahzu Japanese - East Windsor

Got some ala cart sushi which was fine and the lobster tempura roll which could've used some more flavor but was good enough. The mains were all perfectly cooked and tasty, nothing mind blowing, but competent hibachi. The problem was the chef. Half the fun of hibachi is the performance! This chef was dull and lifeless. No jokes, no tricks, no egg spinning, no food tossing, no sake squirting, no knife juggling (except for 15 seconds at the very beginning, and not very impressive). He just boringly cooked the food and put it on our plates. Honestly the worst hibachi chef I've ever seen. I would say avoid this restaurant all together just on the chance that you'll get stuck with the same chef we had today! Wait staff was fine though...

Went here last night with a party of 10 for hibachi. Saturday night at 6, plenty of open tables. Food and service were right where you expect it to be, but nothing exceptional. The hibachi skills were mediocre. I think we all have an expectation of what activities they need to perform and it felt like the chef was just going through motions instead of adding the charisma and charm we want. Food was as we expected salty and soy/sesame, which I think every hibachi experience is like. Quality and cleanliness were fine.

Fun experience with good food. There are differences depending on the chef. Some are better at organizing the hibachi table than others. They do have non grill tables and you can order hibachi from there too.

Starting with the high quality napkins to the engaging and amicable waiter this place is all thumbs up. The clear broth soup full of umami lingers even after the entree is consumed. The Chicken Katzu Ramen is smooth and abundant and the Hibachi Shrimp lightly grilled to the perfect tenderness. Miraculously open on Monday, we lucked out with this opportunity to enjoy lunch here.

Favorite hibachi restaurant of all time, been coming for decades. Moved across the country and I still come back to this place every time, love it here and the staff and service are exceptional