Ah-So Sushi & Steak

I’m not a sushi person but my girlfriend is. So we went to ah-​so. I ordered a steak and our waiter never came back after ordering our food. 30 min later they brought out my girlfriends food. When we asked about my food 15 later he had a dumb founded look on his face like he had no idea what we were talking about. Not to mention before that he brought me a steak, then took it away to another table. To sum it up AH-​SO sushi and steak in Goodyear sucks!!!

Wonderful Teppan Dining, best in the west valley by far. I love that they have calamari on their menu for a combo option with the Teppan dining. Services is good, steak is done to perfection here. Fresh ingredients done right for dinner and a show. Love it.

Fuck this place. I show up with one other person to enjoy a bday dinner at the grill and I’m told that I cannot be seated at the grill because they have reservations for a party of 17. The reservation was for 7pm… it was 7:20 and nobody had shown up. We sat at a table and ordered. We ate our food and left around 9pm. Not a single person from said reservation ever showed and they didn’t seat anyone at the grill all night, even with room for 60 people at the grill. I will never eat here again due to poor business management. Beer wasn’t really cold or tasty, but food and service was good. I give one star because it won’t let me rate any lower.

One of worst cook at food table Experience I’ve had. Food expensive and not good. Cook didn’t know how to season it either. Soup & salad fair at best
waste of money. Don’t go here!

Price is right especially for happy hour beer if that is your thing. They need to update the routine of the grill cooks, if you come often enough it is the same routine. They do a good job though. The gem of this location is Robert the bartender. He is easily the most welcoming person I have met in a long time. His smile is addictive.

This place was great! Eddie was our chef and he was amazing :) Nice staff, clean resturaunt, nice atmosphere. The service was awesome too. We will definitely be back soon with a few people in tow!

Great place to host a party. We had my daughter’s birthday party with several of her friends at Ah So and the management could not have been nicer and more accommodating. The teppanyaki chef was generous put on a great show!

Possibly the worst restaurant experience I havehad in awhile.
It’s like a sleazy sushi-​barrio place.

Quite possibly the worst experience ever. We ordered three entrees of the three the sushi roll was the only good thing.
The bento boxes were lacking appeal and taste we decided to bring it to attention of manager he didn’t care he said yeah you must have high expectations of grilled teriyaki chicken then but ours is the best. You could tell that it was frozen!
Then the sushi cook kept taking his glasses off and on and we mentioned it to Tony the manager he said «well what do you expect he’s 65 years old of course he needs glasses»
Ultimately after that remark we said we were not happy and he said well then leave if your not happy with what I’m saying. Never have had a manager lack experience and courtesy. Totally appalled! Horrible customer service

I would really like to be able to give a better review, because I used to frequent the Yuma location when I lived there and and it was always a solid 4.5 to 5 star experience. Unfortunately, this Ah-​So doesn’t live up to it. The cons: it took 15 minutes from the time we were seated until a server even came to the table to see if we had been helped yet, the table (teppanyaki grill btw) was VERY sticky, and the grill food was wildly over seasoned with soy sauce or whatever was in those squirt bottles. The pro’s: big portions, good sushi and apps, and once our server, Cindy, did start to take care of us, she was attentive and helpful, no drinks went empty and everything we asked for was promptly provided. If you go here, definitely ask for Cindy. From other reviews, it’s clear this place has service issues but from what I saw it’s getting better. I recommend the sushi for quality and value, but for teppanyaki you might want to find somewhere else.

**sigh**
The flutter in my heart causes me to exhale.
The presage of the darkening clouds towards the south, and the increasing gusty winds tell me that it is going to be rainy Friday.
It’s like Christmas in our household. A momentous event, reminiscent of days past.
I decide to leave work early, and race home. And by race, I mean speeds that are beyond reasonable and prudent. Did I just admit that?
A song in my playlist begins to play. It’s Pink’s song entitled Perfect. It seems that this may be indicative of the rest of this evening, as soon as I make it home.
We both arrive exactly at the same time. An unusual occurrence in our household. I jump out of my car, and rush to give my beloved a long kiss as if I had just come back from being gone a Month of Sundays, and I just longed to hold her in my arms.
We decide to go out and eat, as we always do on a rainy Friday. We hop in our car, and just drive until we arrive at this Japanese restaurant.
Ah-​So is a restaurant chain that does its best to present an elevated dining experience. I am not sure how successful they are at it. However, our initial experience when we arrived was certainly a disappointment.
Upon arrival, the hostess greeted us, and then disappeared for about 5 minutes keeping busy and attempting to organize her reception table in anticipation of the normal dinner rush. Unfortunately, as she kept busy, she neglected to make note of the most important part of her position — acknowledging and seating the customers that happen to be already there and waiting.
The hostess finally returned from her busy work and seated us. There was a family already seated and they occupied all the available seats, except for two that were left.
It would take another several minutes, before Cindy, our server, would eventually acknowledge the presence of our entire group, and she proceeded to take our order. She started with my wife and I; but I politely indicated that the other family had been there longer, and she needed to take their order first.
Shortly thereafter, she brought the soups to us, and it was dreadful due to the fact that it was cold.
Normally, three strikes equals an out — as in we are walking out! The prolonged wait at the reception desk, the long order taking wait, and now cold soup. We could’ve just gotten up and walked out of there never to return. Anyhow, the manager came over; probably noticing my displeasure with everything thus far, and attempted to calm down my frustration and irritation with this establishment.
Service recovery is important to any successful business. The quicker you can turn around a customer’s negative experience, the greater your chances of winning a customer’s heart and mind.
If it weren’t for the fact that my heart and mind weren’t so involved in just enjoying my wife’s company, and attempting to salvage this evening; I would’ve made sure that they would’ve known my displeasure up to this point.
Fortunately, our Teppan Chef, Jeremiah, did a spectacular job recovering from the failed initial experience. Although the food wasn’t that spectacular, he was able to alter the mood and lighten things up a bit before a revolt started. He engaged everyone in the dining experience, and provided semi-​palatable dishes. My wife had the steak and scallops (who orders scallops?). I had the combination steak, chicken, and shrimp. At this point in time, everyone’s mood was more jovial and playful, and it was nice to see the kids on the other side of the table enjoying and marveling at Jeremiah’s display of cooking prowess.
Cindy was prompt and courteous and at the end of dinner, we were reasonably convinced that this place has some merit and has the potential to provide a decent dining experience. I tipped her and Jeremiah generously.
All in all it was a pleasant experience, and I got to spend some time with my beloved on this wonderfully pleasant evening. From my perspective, I thought it was just simply delightful to spend a rainy Friday with her, and this was going to be the extent of my experience.
Nonetheless, her Friday’s experience wasn’t quite over for her — at least not for a few more moments.
As we were exiting, there was an attractive (by most standards) mid-20’s blonde coming in the same door. She opened the door, and I made no motion to assist in holding the door open (not out of rudeness, of course, but simply due to focus) until my wife was close enough to it. I quickly stepped in front of her, and held the door open. This has been my custom with my wife forever, to the point that I don’t even think anything of it.
To my surprise, that meant a lot to her. She just thought it was so sweet and marvelous that I would take no notice of the younger and seemingly more attractive blonde.
As we continued to walk towards our car, I just turned to her and said…
«Why would I notice anyone else, when I already have you — and you’re Perfect!»

I just took my daughter here after her first week of this school year because she wanted sushi and this place is on the way home. Luckily they do not close in the «in-​between» time and there wasn’t many people here yet because it was just before happy hour.
They do have a happy hour, literally an hour, from 5pm-​6pm.
The sushi was up to par in flavor, but the philly roll (daughter picked) had some of the tiniest slivers of salmon. It had more cream cheese than salmon. We also got the Kim #2 roll per the suggestion of Erica, our «server». It was decent, but I am pretty sure that it is her «favorite» because it is $ 15.
Speaking of our server. It took her so long to come to the table the first time that we almost left then. She was talking to one of the guys behind the bar and once they were at a story pausing part she graced us with her presence.
Aldon (?) the busser was more helpful than our server. He would probably make a better server.
I haven’t been here in many years and the décor has changed totally since the last time I was here and it looks like someone trying to be hip and trendy and trying really hard to look the part. Not sure if I will be back.

I can stop raving about how great the food is, I go at least once a week. I have no problem the manager is wonderful the hostess are all good and the waitresses are very well too. so all the bad reviews that I’m reading must not be the one in Goodyear Arizona. it can’t be
They are very professional in the one in Goodyear. I recommend anybody going riot you will be impressed.

Our group had a fabulous time at Ah So Goodyear. Food was delicious and quick. Drink specials were on point and the overall vibe of the place was very welcoming. Manager is a class act too — can’t remember his name.

Came here for my boyfriend’s birthday dinner. We’ve done the teppanyaki many times so we decided to just eat in the dining room since it would be quicker and easier (especially with the couples there for prom). A guy came and took our drink order (water and a Blue Hawaiian) and then disappeared for awhile. Then a female server came to take our drink order and we told her the guy had already been by. She seemed very confused but then the guy returned with our drinks. He ended up being our server for the duration of our meal.
We decided to order an appetizer off the happy hour menu. $ 3 spring rolls. I had to laugh when they came out because it was two spring rolls cut lengthwise so it looked like four. They were tasty though. For my entrée, I ordered the Steak & Chicken with no vegetables or soup. Our server asked if I wanted more rice in place of the veggies. Yes, please! Fried rice, of course.
The food was very tasty! There did not appear to be any onions in the rice, which was appreciated. The steak was very tender and delicious dipped in the teriyaki sauce! The chicken was fine too. Oh yeah, and the Blue Hawaiian is still the best drink I’ve had anywhere. Very expensive meal, but it was a special occasion and I had leftovers to take home.

Steak and shrimp is fantastic. Good sushi. So much more relaxed than a Benihana it’s so great. A fantastic replacement for Tomo’s

Worst experience I’ve ever had at a restaurant before. The management and service was terrible. We didn’t even get a chance to eat so don’t apply this review to their food.
Save your time and find a restaurant with management that cares about customers and their business.

I know I know service is lacking in this area and lots of reviews say so but I must say the service was the highlight of our experience here! Erica was our server and she was very attentive. We had a party of 8 — 4 little kids and 4 adults and she was all over our every demand. I write my reviews as a gluten free eater so I must say that generally I bring my own gluten free soy sauce when going japanese but as I was just visiting the area I did not have any and they did not have any as well. After speaking with the manager she was very accommodating and had the chef in the back make me a dinner that was free of soy sauce. That being said, the veggies were steamed (which is nice) but were not flavored at all — I had requested s & p and some butter, the steak was good. The rest of my party ordered hibachi and we enjoyed the chef’s performance. They said the food was overly flavored though.
**They were great about our reservation & told me when I called that their cc machine was not working and it was cash only that day. I could see this being an issue if you hadn’t called first and went to eat there.

My wife and I regularly hit up Ah-​So for Happy Hour. They have fresh and delicious rolls for half off. We usually get the Snow White Roll and the Sweet and Spicy Crunch Roll and shared a bowl of fried rice – all for less than $ 20 (including tip). The food is fantastic but very inexpensive!
We get seated right away and always have delightful wait staff. Such a pleasant experience every time!

Fun, Tasty, and Good for a Special Occasion…
Our family caught dinner here to celebrate my father-in-law’s promotion. Very nice crew and the teppanyaki was fun. Our cook didn’t have the skill level you see in Japan, Taiwan, or Hawai’i, but he was still good.
The place is clean and open. Wait staff was very nice to our little girl. Food was very tasty and stylishly presented. The sushi actually tasted fresh!
Combined, the price seemed worth experience… and higher bill.