When I arrived to the establishment the parking lot was filling up quickly. I arrived at 8pm I didn’t know but your party has to be seated by 8:30pm because of the closing time at 9p and I was there on a Saturday evening…..other days may vary. I had a party of ten, but thankfully they gave us until 8:35p lol because everyone was not all there. The establishment is very nice and clean. The service was excellent and the food was delicious. The food is cooked right in front of you, so everything is cooked to order. The chef that was our cook was funny and nice. My family was drinking the Mai tai’s and they said they were amazing as well. I’m definitely going back to this establishment again and again soon. I would recommend this amazing place to anyone and everyone to enjoy.
A friend visiting from out of town knows the Sarasota area and suggested dinner at this Japanese restaurant. The place is super authentic with Japanese decor, staff and cooks. We ordered Shrimp Tempura and Gyoza dumplings, the former tasting much better than the latter. We ordered spicy salmon and salmon Tempura sushi rolls and they were very good. Service was on the money. Definitely recommend if you love sushi!
This is a great classic restaurant. I’ve been coming here for 30 yrs and have never had a bad meal. The chefs at the tables are great, and they really care about there customers. I will continue going here for ever.
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In my opinion it is the best sushi I have ever tasted.
The atmosphere is like an old Japanese house, the interiors are very well cared for and it has unique setting details, with excellent tranquility and silence to eat and enjoy the whole experience.
The place is run by its owners and one of them is the one who prepares the sushi in a bar at the back of the room in full view of everyone.
You can eat at the bar or in the living room, the experience of the bar is very interesting because you can see the sushiman working all the time, although the bar is a bit small to support the dishes.
It has an internal garden as a decoration (you cannot eat there) very nice and that gives a lot of light to the living room.
The food is simply incredible, the shashimi table is prepared with fresh fish of the moment, which is constantly changing and is very abundant, fresh and with a variety of fish that I had never tried before.
A highly recommended experience for those who like good sushi prepared by experts
Such a great experience. Good conversation as you sit with other people. The food is outstanding. I took a date and we ordered from the hibachi grill menu. I had the steak and scallops and my date had the steak and shrimp around 30$ a piece. Sound steep? Not at all considering you get soup, salad shrimp appetizer, vegetable stir fry, your meal and fried rice. The best part it's made right in front of you. Get the Mai-Tai if you go I highly recommend it. Definitely will recommend.
The only downside was waiting over an hour to be served once we were seated. The food was excellent and I was impressed that they included the mushrooms and bean sprouts standard on the order. Great food— if you can wait, it’s worth it.
Excellent hibachi place, great service, great atmosphere. The only reason I gave 4/5 is because the meal felt a bit rushed.
That being said, I will go again! I had fun and the scallop hibachi meal was delicious. Domo arigato, Jo-To!
Delicious !!! The Geisha drink was not only an adorable souvenir to keep but delicious to the taste. Only downside, the seats were somewhat greasy but to be expected for the way its cooked. The chef-artist was great
Always and has been a fun place in our revolving favorites. Been a fan of this place for decades and use it especially on special occasions. We went their with fiends as a last time tribute before they close as Jo-To's. We read the owners are retiring. But someone will surely rename it and keep this business in operation. Great location and east to get to. Thx for the decades of fun great service! Happy retirement!
Joseph Arce (GuardedFox)
+5
Amazing. Everytime my wife and I go we always enjoy ourself. Great food and great entertainment. Awesome chefs and nice and polite waiters and waitresses.
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