Tokyo Garden - Midtown

Very delicious! Service was alright. The chef had a good show. No yum yum sauce and only ginger dressing for the salad. Small portions and they have a bar but you can't sit at it because there are no stools. All in all I liked it. Might have to go to their sushi bar next time.

The food was tasty, the show was outstanding and everyone was nice. We had a 5:00 reservation and we felt a little rushed to order and then when it was time for us to leave, the guy came and stood in front of us as soon as the chef walked away, asking if we needed to go boxes and waiting for us to pay our check. We ended up eating fast and taking a lot home. Might want to do something about the yellow jacket nests above the front door and around the side, also. I will go again, but maybe to another location.

It is a nice place with friendly staff who are very patient and don't rush you. A reservation is best but isn't necessary if you aren't wanting to sit with a crowd, which is recommended with younger kids unless they like the action. If you don't want to sit in the loud area with the live cooking, there is a secondary room off to the side that is for quiet dining and still looks great. The walls are decorated with grayscale painting and they have a few interesting looking statues. These sushi rolls are priced very fairly, averaging around $1 per piece. Some of the more simple veggie rolls are only a few dollars too (less than $0.50 per piece). I got to see the grills where the chefs do the cooking. They are arranged in a rectangular "C" shape, with the grills at the two ends and the center open for the chefs to work. They briefly shut off the overhead lighting when they are going to do a flare up so that it looks more spectacular. I got a nice photo of an orange flame later in the less busy part of the night. The entire restaurant is decorated with a nice blue lighting along the walls and this completely fits the atmosphere. And some of my food photos, there are specs of glowing blue because the light reflection off of the glaze was coming from the walls rather than the ceiling. Ceiling lights are a nice warm light and not too bright but not too dark either. We can't wait to go back.

The food is really good and the staff are nice. The building really needs to be deep cleaned. Lots of dusty cobwebs. Very busy on a Friday night so make a reservation or be prepared to wait. It’s also pretty noisy. Kids love the volcano onion.

We celebrated a birthday with the family, including an 18 month old great grandson. I think he enjoyed the visual spectacle more than anybody