KOBE Japanese Steak House - Lanham

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   TonyO

   Baltimore

   7 reviews

   1.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on April 13, 2022

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   I do not recommend anyone to go here. When I got to the restaurant with my guest and checked in, the tall male host stated “We don’t do reservations”. He then said a table was ready after I had to ask him how long was the wait. I went to the bathroom and when I got back my friend said “The host said we have to wait for another table once you get back from the bathroom”, which is crazy because we checked in together. Also there was about to be a fight at the front due to how the hosts were talking to customers. This was dinner. I got filet mignon with chicken and fried rice. The cook never asked me how I wanted my steak until after he already started cooking it. Guess he forgot. I ordered medium rare. Thankfully I said something or it would’ve been well done. Smh. When I mentioned it, he then remembered to ask the other lady at the table how she wanted her steak. While waiting for the server to come take my card for the bill, the tall male host came over to me and stated “I don’t mean to be rude but are you about to leave because we have a large party who needs this table”. I informed him I’d leave once my server takes my card. This was literally one 2-3 minutes after the chef cooked our food and left. We literally didn’t have time to eat our food. Also, I didn’t get my 2 pieces of shrimp that come with dinner. I guess he forgot that too. I will never go to this location ever again.

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   Lasgiddie

   Washington DC

   22 reviews

   vip
   3.0

   22 reviews

   Dined on April 11, 2022

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   The bartender was attentive and made good drinks. The sushi had too much rice and the selection of special rolls was limited.

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   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC

   7 reviews

   vip
   5.0

   7 reviews

   Dined on March 14, 2020

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   Great service & the food was delicious!

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   TriciaWillie

   Richmond

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on February 17, 2020

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   Nothing at this time. The guests we invited liked everything.

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   OpenTable Diner

   Washington DC

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on February 15, 2020

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   this was awesome and my boyfriend really enjoyed it!!

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   Shelly

   Washington DC

   47 reviews

   vip
   1.0

   47 reviews

   Dined on February 15, 2020

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   Too expensive for the choices. Lunch should not cost $200.000 for 1 appetizer (that was too breaded to consume - tempura shrimp) , 2 sparking waters and 3 entrees. Further, our diets consist of no carbs. We had to contact management to request veggies alone. Couldn’t get it across to the server that the noodles and rice were not to be included. This money was not well spent. I will not be repeating this sort fiasco. At least not here again.

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   OpenTable Diner

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 15, 2020

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   The wait for the chef was very long, about 45 mins, but there was another table that was seated after us, and the chef was there within about 15 mins. The food was good though, no complaints on that end.

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   ArrianaR

   Washington DC

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 15, 2020

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   It was okay I went on Valentine’s Day which was not a good day to go

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   OpenTable Diner

   Baltimore

   4 reviews

   3.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on February 6, 2020

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   Very crowded for a Wednesday night and I don’t think they were prepared for it. We waited for around 30 minutes after being seated before the cook came. Server did not do a very good job of clearing dishes and getting drinks but the cook was pretty good and the food was tasty.

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    MarceyA

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on January 3, 2020

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    Great place for large groups to celebrate and enjoy! Tasty meal and accommodating place

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    ToriG

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2020

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    This place used to be my favorite restaurant but it has gone down hill tremendously

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    TonjaS

    Atlanta

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 26, 2019

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    The food wasn’t good. Very greasy and the chicken was dry.

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    DCStar

    Washington DC

    26 reviews

    5.0

    26 reviews

    Dined on December 24, 2019

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    Family Christmas dinner

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    WallaceR

    Washington DC

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 20, 2019

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    We sat at the Hibachi grill so I think you can't help the noise. It was fun and our chef, BJ was very entertain. What we didn't care for was the high amount of salt that I thinks was in the butter used to fry.

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    Petesip

    New York Area

    36 reviews

    2.0

    36 reviews

    Dined on December 15, 2019

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    The hibachi tables, where the chef stir-fries your dinner with a flourish, are certainly enjoyable. The dinner that results is a little heavy on the starch, with both noodles and rice prominent in the result, but the flavors are very good and authentically Asian. The accompanying sauces are also tasty. Portions are generous, so it is good that take-home dishes are provided. The same food, at regular non-hibachi tables without the theatrics of the chef, seems pretty ordinary. Very disappointing indeed is the sushi and sashimi -- the tuna was almost over-the-hill, some bites of white fish were so chewy they were impossible to eat, only the salmon and some of the white fish had the desired freshness and flavor, and the sushi rice was underseasoned and very skimpy. I would expect a Japanese place to do better than a take-out grocery store, but this was of a poorer quality than you might get at Giant (if they had sushi). My friend who had the special Baltimore roll was also not impressed. The seaweed salad, on the other hand, was delicious. Stick to the hibachi menu and you'll have a very nice time.

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    LeAnnM

    Raleigh

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on December 14, 2019

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    Overall the food was fine. There was a lot of confusion with our entire table, separate parties, and the ordering process. We didn’t get food we were supposed to have even though we paid for it. The other groups seemed to not have understood some things were up charges that were normally standard with hibachi locations. Service was slow and I had to ask for drink refills several times.

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    SamanthaD

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on December 14, 2019

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    We had a really good time we were joining them for a birthday. They really took care of us an we had a great time we got seated right away an the service was great.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    7 reviews

    3.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on November 21, 2019

    overall3food4service4ambience4

    Experience was OK, didn’t care for me shrimp,

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    TonyH

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 10, 2019

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    I ordered ice tea and it had this strange taste so returned and ordered water and could not drink due to this strange taste.

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    KellieO

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 27, 2019

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    Our waitress was awesome. Food was fabulous !!! I will differently visit here again when in the area.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Baltimore

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on July 13, 2019

    overall4food4service4ambience4

    It was nice to be out

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    JoyceB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 22, 2019

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    The food was delicious. This was my second time visiting and I would definitely return. Took my daughter and a group of her friends for her birthday and they loved the experience.

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    SHATERRAB

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 16, 2019

    overall3food5service1ambience4

    our server sucked.... we had to keep looking for her because we needed drink refills... the food however was AMAZING... I will def go again

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    LindaP

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 16, 2019

    overall4food3service3ambience5

    My visit there was nice, me and my family enjoyed the hold experience. The only thing I have to say that I didn't enjoy was the fact that I asked for my steak to be medium cooked and it was cooked to well done. Which made it a little tough.

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    Jimbo

    Washington DC

    9 reviews

    3.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on June 13, 2019

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    PROS: The food is delicious, the chefs are almost always friendly and engaging, and the portions are huge. I got the chicken & steak combo with no noodles and double fried rice and it ended up being two dinners for me. For reference, I'm 6'1" 200#. They add an auto-gratuity of 15% for parties of 1-4, so that's a savings for me because I usually tip 20% for decent service. CONS: The manager is gruff and service is sparse. It was 15 minutes from the time we were seated to the time we had our drinks and an additional 5 minutes before our food order was taken. Some of our tablemates resorted to going to the bar for their drinks. They add an auto-gratuity, but then they provide a line for an additional tip. That's unethical; either have the auto-gratuity and eliminate the tip line or drop the auto-gratuity.

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    KeyonnaP

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 11, 2019

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    Friendly staff and great service. Can’t wait to come back.

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    renitar

    Washington DC

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on June 8, 2019

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    The food was great, and the person who cooked the food made the experience great. The waiter was lousy and had no personality at all. He came to the table giving one word answers, and just unfriendly and not smiling. He has no personality at all. The chef made the experience a great one. The wait staff in general is unfriendly and lack customer service skills.. this could stop me from returning..my suggestion is to improve upon this immediately. This was my second try.

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    TaliaN

    Washington DC

    4 reviews

    2.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on June 7, 2019

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    Service was slow. People were getting serviced before us although they came after us. I brought it up to the waitress and she apologized and said it was her fault because she was late to the table...not a good excuse.

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    BAV45

    Washington DC

    5 reviews

    2.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on June 4, 2019

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    The food at this place was mediocre. The price for a chicken hibachi entree is absolutely absurd. I basically paid $14.95 for tasteless chicken fried rice. Our waitress was pushy and forceful. She did not give us time to look over our menu or discuss items among ourselves. She kept coming to our table every 2 minutes rushing us to place our order. I will never dine here again

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    TowandaB

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on June 3, 2019

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    Went for my daughters birthday and we had a blast. I was surprised that it wasn’t crowded. Our cooker has the whole bunch laughing so that made the evening

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    Chigo

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 31, 2019

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    Great food as always. The service was nice and the show put on by the cook was even better. Made it the best graduation day ever

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    Mingo

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on May 28, 2019

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    For what I paid, it seemed like you were just another person coming and going

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    YBMEUBU

    San Francisco

    5 reviews

    3.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on May 12, 2019

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    Servers not very efficient and appeared lost as to what they should be doing. Entire table served cold soup and wrong orders were brought to the table. Chef was very entertaining and able to distract from local of efficiency by wait staff. Food was excellent!

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    renitar

    Washington DC

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on April 6, 2019

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    The food was delicious and the chef was entertaining. We were served immediately after being seated. Very nice experience!

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    Lena

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on April 1, 2019

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    our chicken was HARD AND GUMMY we didnt eat the meat.

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    CadillacDeville

    Washington DC

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 31, 2019

    overall4food5service4ambience4

    I took my son for his 17th birthday and everything was delicious. The waitress could of provided more attention, but all in all a return is definitely going to happen.

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    1 review

    2.0

    1 review

    Dined on March 23, 2019

    overall2food4service1ambience5

    We were definitely rushed to eat and leave. They brought the to-go boxes and the check while we were still eating and actually told us that the needed our table soon. There was 11 of us and we paid a lot of money, including a mandatory gratuity that I would not have paid if I didn’t have to. We also told them we were missing a soup and never received it and they only came to see about us when bringing the to-go boxes and check. They also cleaned the cooking surface while we ate. Sorry, but that’s gross.

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    Sierras

    Baltimore

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on March 23, 2019

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    Great! My only complaint is the birthday Gong it was used throughout whole song at the table beside me. I think 2 dings would have been good. But the waitress/hostess hit it about 10 times!

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on March 17, 2019

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    Brood was great! I was full and happy for my birthday!

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    OpenTable Diner

    Washington DC

    7 reviews

    4.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on March 16, 2019

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    Everything was great, we didn’t have to wait to be seated well we had to wait until our entire party was there but otherwise they were ready to seat us. We were seated in a lil private room they have. It’s cool but because it’s small it gets really hot in there. The food was good, the service was good and I would go back again.

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