Best Japanese Restaurants in Pittsburgh / Western PA

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1. Nakama Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar - South Side

4.1

Excellent(1426)

Price: Moderate

• Japanese • Downtown

Booked 9 times today

It was my husband’s 50th birthday on Monday. I am planning a huge party for him Saturday and didn’t even think about his actual birth day, so when he said ‘um, dinner?’ I said pick anywhere (because I plan epic parties and everything else takes a backseat) and Nakama was the pick. Our family of four (two teens) haven’t been here since before the pandemic, and upon entry we noticed they had made huge changes to the interior - open and updated. We later learned they were starting the remodel when covid hit, so it worked out they had all of that time. As we were sat (with the new open concept) we saw that the restaurant was utterly empty. The lone table was leaving when we arrived, and during our stay four people total were in the bar area. The greeter and our server were friendly, and our poor chef had ZERO to work off of conversationally. It was just us. We live together. We aren’t terribly interesting. Yet, he was plucking strings of convo out of thin air and it truly was appreciated. The only complaint was that my son and I drink tea, and they have none. How is it possible that a restaurant of this cuisine wouldn’t have a staple like tea?!? Otherwise, its good teppanyaki (though I prefer way more vegetables) my scallops were huge and cooked with a nice sear. My husband and sons got steak and said it was very good as well. Thank you for the enjoyable evening!

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2. Benihana - Pittsburgh, PA

4.1

Excellent(1565)

Price: Moderate

• Japanese • Downtown

Booked 27 times today

Always a great experience at Greentree The chefs meals are amazing the waitresses and waiters are helpful, friendly, and very attentive. They make us feel so welcome and that they appreciate our business . We have known Chong for so many years as we visit this restaurant once a month and have since it was the Samurai and she has always come to our table to greet and talk with us. She always makes you feel so welcome One of our absolute favorite restaurants

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