Sogo Japanese Seafood & Steakhouse

My son asked to eat here for his 15^th birthday and we had a great experience. Our hibachi meals were great — salmon, scallops, shrimp, chicken and steak were all very good. The cook was fun and the portions were larger than Tsunami, so we’ll probably go back. It was a busy Sunday night there. Apparently it’s a popular spot.

Worst experience ever tonight ! When we checked in at 5:20pm on a Saturday the hostess said «20 minutes» as we continued to check in with estimated wait time the response was always 15 minutes! After 60 minutes my husband learned that the manager told the hostess to tell everyone it was 15 minutes. WTF??? After 90 minutes of waiting and knowing 3 names were still in front of us… We walked out! Will not return again.

Usually eat here quite frequently and while getting drink refills and such is usually slow the food is good. After tonight never again! Ordered chicken and steak with carrots and zucchini. Both the vegetables were undercooked and the carrots placed on the cook top where the shrimp was cooked. The cook never trimmed the streak of any of the fat and then like an after thought asked how we wanted it cooked. My dinner was inedible and I will not return.

Take Out Review:
I had a
certificate to use and decided to cash in at Sogo. I’d never really heard of it but Japanese is my absolute favorite and IMO is pretty hard to mess up simple Hibachi, so I decided to give them a try. They do have online ordering, however, since I was using the certificate, this wasn’t an option for me so I called it in. I was pleased with placing my order because it was quick and the man on the line understood me & vice versa, was friendly & repeated my order back to me correctly. When I picked up my order the Host was friendly and quick. I was very happy to see him handle my certificate so perfectly from my phone. A lot of times, using those things can be a hassle.
I ordered the Early Bird Special which was a Combo for 2 for $ 23.95; and the Seafood Tempura. For my combo I got the Steak & Shrimp. It comes with Soup, Salad & a Shrimp Appetizer. Instead of Salad I got double soup. The soup is basically the same broth you’d find at any Hibachi restaurant. But theirs was very flavorful. It had mushrooms in it and what looked/​tasted like bits of chicken had sunk to the bottom. I can’t be sure if it was chicken or not but it was good. I couldn’t really tell what the shrimp appetizer was other than 1 bigger shrimp than what comes on the plate.
The Seafood Tempura’s description only listed Scallops & Shrimp so I was pleasantly surprised to see veggies included as well. Broccoli, Mushrooms & Zucchini. I threw one in my mouth thinking it was broccoli and loved it but thought it had a weird texture. I grab another one and inspect it and found it was a mushroom… I hate mushrooms, But I guess not when they’re tempura fried! lol! The tempura batter was delicious! They fried it nice and crispy. No mushy veggies. I’m sold!
I requested Mustard Sauce and was surprised when he said they had it. I always get it from my favorite Japanese restaurant & I hadn’t found another place that tasted like that, until now. I can do without that white sauce, but it’s normally my only choice unless I make that drive to my fav. I dipped the tip of my fork in it to verify the taste before I poured it on my food and got excited. It tasted just like my fav! I couldn’t believe it. I got up and did the Money Dance. I don’t bop, I do the money dance! Ayyyy! (Google It). But this seriously made my night. Everything was delicious! The steak was tender, the veggies were cooked nice, they gave me plenty of Rice. I’m not used to getting noodles, but they were really good as well. A lot of flavor. I smiled the entire time I ate and called at least 3 people to tell them about it. I. Was. In. Love!
The location of this place is going to be dangerous! It’s wayyy to close to home! I’ll definitely be giving dining in a try! Being as greedy as I am when it comes to Japanese, and as excited I was about my food, I ate my entire plate AND the appetizer. I was miserable and uncomfortable the rest of the night, I didn’t go to sleep until around 1am, but it was worth it!

I use to come here often, food was great etc. Then one day the hostess was very rude to my family. Then would not seat us after we waited. We always liked coming here cause it was a nice place and they were friendly. I would recommend Kobe’s Japanese Steakhouse for better service.

Saturday night so we expected a wait to be seated. We were pleasantly surprised when we had to wait only 20 mins. to get a table. Soup was as expected, should have ordered the shrimp sauce for my salad dressing because the ginger dressing was gross and dumped on wet lettuce like vomit.
That’s when the fun began. From the point that our salad bowls were removed to the time our chef came to the table was one solid hour. To add insult to injury, our chef came to our table ready to cook, only to realize he had another table ahead of us! The waitress did not come back to check on us until about the 45^th minute at which time she told us that there were only 4 chefs there tonight and that they were all still cooking.
Once our chef did arrive, the performance was okay and the food was not very good. Needless to say, we will not be back.

Most of the cooks are amazing! The best time to come is between 5 – 6 when they have the early bird. It’s usually not as crowded and it is still great food and great service.

As always it was SO MUCH FUN! We always go for my brother’s birthday and it’s always delicious and entertaining for everyone. Great vegetables and steak and seafood. The staff was very accommodating with all of the special dietary requirements. We always get more food than we can eat so big score for next day lunch!

Food is always delicious, great family fun, very entertaining and reasonably priced!

Our chef was awesome! Delicious steak, chicken & shrimp. The vegetables, rice & sauce are superb. I especially love the carrots! You will definitely have a great meal & an incredible experience!

Went to lunch for my birthday with my family. After 30 mins they still had not closed the table so that we could eat. We had to leave without eating. The manager still almost made us pay for our drinks and salads. I loved this place when it first opened, but it has gone down hill since it went under new management. Neither I, nor my family will be going back. We had had enough of the down grade in service, entertainment, and quality of food. I hope this helps in your decision NOT to eat here.

Pretty disappointed in our experience at Sogo. They provided lots of rice that filled the plate. Skimped on the vegetables. The shrimp appetizers were two small shrimp. They brought take home boxes to our table before we were finished eating followed by the checked. They included 18% gratuity for parties of 6+ but when you got your credit card slip there was nothing shown in the tip section. If you weren’t careful you could easily double tip. The chef was good and entertaining.

We brought our kids here hoping that the showmanship involved in the Hibachi experience would entertain them enough to save me a night of cooking.
I’m happy to say my kids — ages 6 and 3 held it together through the meal.
In fact, they did well enough that this frazzled mom actually got to taste the food.
This is not good news.
Husband and I ordered the steak and shrimp hibachi. The kids each got the kid’s chicken hibachi.
We start with a bowl of soup. No mystery to the recipe on the soup. Open can of chicken broth. Put in tiny bits of chicken, some dehydrated mushrooms and a few scallions. The broth isn’t even seasoned.
Next comes some wilted iceburg lettuce smothered in whatever dressing you choose. I asked for mine on the side but apparently the waitress wrote it down on the side as «swimming in dressing’ and that’s what I got. inedible.
When it came time for the grill our guy was decent. He nailed the egg in the hat routine but failed at getting rice in anyone’s mouth so instead he just sort of threw rice at us. The shrimp appetizer actually came towwards the end of the meal. The steak we ordered medium rare was well done. The shrimp were rubber. the only seasonings used were a giant vat of butter, oil, salt and pepper and an insane amount of soy sauce. The noodles were actually straight-​up inedible. Another woman at our table ordered the filet and she sure wasted her money. Smalled filet I’ve ever seen and cooked all the way through despite her asking specifically for medium rare.
Dinner here is expensive at nearly $ 20 or more for a plate. The «Japanese’ chef (definately and amigo) did a good job with his knife show and was attentive to the kids. Unfortunately the food was below average and if we’re going to spend $ 75 per meal for a family of 4 then I’d like something better than chicken broth, iceburg lettuce drowning in disgusting salad dressing, over cooked steak and shrimp and low mein noodles so soaked in soy sauce that we couldn’t choke them down.
I’m afraid this place was a miss for us. We’ll avoid it for a while. Hope it gets better.

Best Japanese steakhouse around, in my opinion! The chicken and steak are both phenomenal. However, my absolute favorite here is the rice! Yes, simply the rice. I don’t know what they do but it is the best thing to eat here.

So I have heard about this place forever, but had never actually been there until last week. I really enjoy Sogo express and figured It has to be good.
Our hibachit «master» was very nice, but was far from the best I’ve seen. He tryed catching the egg with his spatula three seperate times and dropped them. Once on the floor and twice on the grill. I felt bad for the guy but was thinking, «please stop trying, you are just making it worse.»
Then he tryed the same thing with throwing rice into peoples’ mouths. I could have thrown better than him. But just like the little engine that could, he just kept on a chugging, throwing rice through the air until every single customer caught rice in their mouthes.
When we ordered, we asked for no vegetables. (I know, we are weirdos). Yet they still plopped heaping piles of vegetables on our plates, not just in the corner, all over. Either way, we made due, brushed vegetables off to the side and dined.
The food was really the savior of the experience. Their shrimp sauce is grade — A fantastic. My fillet, shrimp and chicken were all cooked perfectly, and I left with one full, happy belly.
I would probably come back for the food, but will definitely hang out at the express a little more.

Great family owned place. Chefs are entertaining. Filet mignon is so tender and the scallops are fresh and large. Our kids enjoy the fun as much as the food.

Standard hibachi affair — nothing differentiated or special here. Very predictable.

I get heart palpation’s and clammy when someone suggests that we go here and almost always the green apple quick step after we eat.
Food is generic, over salty and cooked by folks that aren’t Japanese (possibly from me-​hi-​co amigo). It’s so far from authentic hibachi it’s laughable. At least kabuto and tsunami make the attempt of being Japanese with their sushi offerings, asian chefs and making you sit on the floor.
Sogo is a honkie generic stirfry joint with overly large portions. If you like that kind of thing then this is the place for you. With that said, its not horrible if you eat here for lunch on sunday but the wait is excruciatingly long.
I would have given one star but they get an extra from me for the wait staff. Drinks were kept full the entire time.

Another year, another friend’s birthday and another dreaded Hibachi dinner. Many Hibachi places all fail with epic proportions. For the price you pay, they fail with the food, the service, the chefs and last but not least, the portions. They all appear to operate in the same manner with the same bland seasonings and strict itinerary. My experiences have all been similar to the Coop; get in, get your food and get the F out!
Sogo is no different; no surprise here. They serve the standard iceberg lettuce salad with some type of shrimp sauce variation as dressing. A very strange miso soup with chicken (if you can call it that) and lastly a chop shop trained hibachi chef. Now our chef was actually good and pretty entertaining, but the poor saps at the table next to us didn’t even get the «egg roll» joke. I didn’t hear one peep from their chef; he was strictly business, like the repo man.
Sogo did have good service though and I applaud them for that. The filet was good, all else just average. The restaurant is somewhat small and you might be rubbing elbows with the table across the room if it’s a full house. With the dining space being less then expansive, small tables come with the territory. So small in fact that our chef knocked over my Kirin Ichiban (oh hell no).
On the bright side though, sub par food can sometimes be compensated with large portions. In that respect, Sogo is a winner. Additionally if you tack on the
coupon, we actually have a worthwhile dinner.

Met up with some colleagues there. It was… meh. nothing special, the seating was a little crowded. Nothing about the food stood out. I did however, get my first taste of Sapporo and it was pretty decent considering it was from a can. worthy of at least one star in its own right. If someone else chooses to meet up there again I won’t put up a fight, but it wouldn’t be my choice!