Hisui Japanese Restaurant

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Bernee Martin

We had driven by this place on the freeway for years and we thought wed finally try it. I had always heard how wonderful Japanese steak is so my expectations were quite high (perhaps too high). Im very glad that we went during happy hour when they have some good specials (Sun-Thurs from 4pm - 6pm) because it wouldnt have been worth it to pay the full dinner price. We had never tried food grilled Teppanyaki style in front of us; so, I am glad we experienced that. And it was fun to watch the reaction of the boy seated next to us to the open flames the chef had flare up a couple of times. My husband and I had one of what is called the Hibachi special - steak and shrimp. It is said to include: soup, salad, shrimp appetizer, veggies, steamed rice & ice cream for $29.95 for two people. The miso soup was fine and the salad good sized but rather boring. We opted to upgrade to fried rice, which my husband thought was way too much when he found out with the bill how much extra we had to pay - $3.95 each. The fried rice was good, not the best Ive had, but it was fun to watch the chef put it together and Im not a big fan of plain steamed white rice. I first tried one of the shrimps plain (without the serving sauce) and it did not smell as fresh as I would have liked, but with the serving sauce the slight fishy smell was covered and they tasted okay. I ordered my steak medium rare and received it cooked to what I would say was medium instead. It wasnt bad, pretty tender despite only a couple pieces having any pink left in them. I found myself wishing for some pepper to put on it though. With my high expectations I was rather underwhelmed by it overall. The veggies were okay, nothing special but edible - mushrooms, onions, carrots, zucchini, and bean sprouts. My husband and I both found ourselves wondering where is the shrimp appetizer mentioned in the special? We asked at the end of the meal and were told that two of the shrimps that we got with our main course were considered to be the appetizer. What??? Normally appetizers come before the dinner and arent just one section identical with the rest of the main course. A lady across the table from us had ordered the chicken and steak; I hadnt noticed whether she got two pieces of shrimp included with her main course for her appetizer and was too shy to ask her. We got more than enough food to eat what with the good sized salad and the bowl of fried rice filling us up, but we thought it was rather bizarre (not to mention disingenuous) to label two of the shrimps included in the main course as an appetizer. They were out of the green tea ice cream which I would have preferred; so, I got the chocolate which was okay - a bit heavy. My husband got strawberry ice cream which was really good and fresh tasting. We both just drank water with lemon slices in it and the refill service was superb. They had Japanese music playing in the background, which I appreciated since when Im eating an ethnic-style food, I want that ambiance. I did have difficulty understanding the hostess, wait staff, chef clearly as all seemed to have very strong accents or mumbled (or perhaps there was a little too much noise in the Teppan Room, especially to understand a low voice). While Im glad we finally got around to trying the place, I doubt we will return any time in the near future. If we do though it will definitely be during happy hour.

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Laur 818

To be fair my husband and I did go in the middle of the day when most Japanese places are closed... however, there is only one entrance to the parking lot and its extremely easy to miss since it shares the driveway with a tire shop. Enter the parking lot naturally you can see the building up close... The building certainly looked old, could use a pressure wash and a paint job because it looked dirty as well. But this place had good reviews so we gave it a shot. We walked in and the decor was simple. There was a smell to the place as if it hadnt been deep cleaned in a long time. There was a fountain with fish and even a turtle in the waiting area which was nice! Although the water level was super low and it looked like it needed to be cleaned as well. We were briefly seated by a waiter who seemed like he couldnt care less and was handed menus by a waitress who seemed like she was doing something else. Once again even the menus looked like they could have used a good cleaning.... or replaced altogether since they were stained. But again I was optimistic. She explained that it was happy hour but all you can eat didnt start until 4. We looked over the menu and saw the prices! The average for a roll was 10-15 dollars! For one roll! We told them wed be back and went to the car. We decided to try Fuji Japanese buffet. It was a longer wait since they actually close down to eat and prep the restaurant for dinner rush! Great idea... waiting sucked since we were really hungry, but were glad we did! For a couple bucks more we went to a restaurant that was cleaner and EVERYTHING on the menu was included in all you can eat! We talked to this couple in line while waiting for the restaurant to open up and they said they used to go to Hisui until Fuji opened up and they never looked back. I havent eaten in Hisui.... and after that I probably wont!

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Alicia Medrano

Went here for Dinner last night with my bf and we sat in regular seating area, right next to the sushi all-you-can-eat. First of all we were greeted rudely, and then our server didnt come to our table for 10 minutes. A sushi chef walked by our table and asked if we have been helped and once we said no he went to get our server. Our server came up to us seeming rushed (even though the only thing that was packed was the all-you-can-eat sushi bar) and asked if we were waiting on something...so we gave him our drink order and ordered 3 rolls. He came back with our order. The fish was pretty much room temperature, I found a small bone in mine, and one of our rolls was made so fast that it didnt have all the items on it that it was suppose to have. We didnt see our server for 30 minutes so my bf went to complain to the manager. Turns out the manager was the rude guy that greeted us, and he apologized and said "its probably the new management". The only good thing was that he gave us a discounted check. Ive eaten here plenty of times, but usually at the sushi bar. I guess that why thats the only thing thats always busy. We felt like that we were being ignored and we were unimportant, and that they had to make sure all the attention was on the sushi bar. Sadly to say this was my favorite place for sushi but after last night, Im never coming here again. Not unless its to the sushi bar and right after they open.

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Vanessa Saetern

Went on a Saturday afternoon and didnt see any all you can eat offer. The chef did mention something about it being new owners within the last 6 months..? He was speaking too fast and low so Im not quite sure. but he was nice, pretty fast with his hands and awesome at what he did.Tempura roll, literally just df shrimp, and sauce drizzled on top which reminded me of buffet sushi which sadly I have had better at. I wouldnt come here for sushi, a bit pricey but maybe just the experience of watching chefs cook in front of you. My first time and probably will only go once in a blue moon with first timers too. I also got the steak and shrimp, again awesome to watch it being cooked but the taste and quantity for the cost ($14?) not worth it. Great service though. Wish they can change up the flavors or something then it would all be great.