Ayame Hibachi & Sushi

As Ayame is the first hibachi in Hoboken, I’ve been here a few times. It’s a pretty nice place with the hibachi, the cooks will put on little shows that are VERY entertaining. I love the steak, along with the noodles. They have this weird Japanese soda that is good. Although sushi can be ordered, I’m not really a fan of it and never really tried it. Oh, and the calamari is nice. The TV will be playing sports most of the time BTW. Overall, it’s a good place.

Ordered delivery to Jersey City from here via Seamless.
I immediately loved their website — great, colorful menu photos and lots of options.
The Tiffany roll was great.
Decided to get the miso glazed cod (since I’ve had it at several other places and it was always delicious) and was very disappointed. The $ 11 appetizer was tiny (see photo). Not impressed with the taste at all which just makes the inadequate portion that much more frustrating.
I think I still prefer Okinawa but they close at 10pm and this place is open until 11pm (at least on weekdays) so that’s an advantage.

Okay. So my first review was not the best… But since that time I have been back here several times. It has been amazing every single time since!

The place was smaller than Teppan in Jersey City. The restaurant within walking distance from the PATH train station.
When I walked in, I was initially given a seat at the front until I told the waiter that I am here for the hibachi. I later sat at the hibachi table where another group of two were already sitting.
I ordered the hibachi angus steak with scallops. There was only one hibachi chef. The performance was about 20 minutes long. We had fun, where the chef was entertaining us while grilling the food.
I choose to come here by PATH as it was cheaper and more convenient than the NJ Transit buses, which the fare is distance based, as getting to the Port Authority Bus Terminal costs up to $ 4.50.

This is my go to spot for sushi! Everything is always fresh and delicious. I order the edamame to start and it’s always super quick. My favorite special roll is the bagel roll which is deep fried with cream cheese. to die for! I also enjoy their Philadelphia roll, spicy tuna, and California rolls. I’ve brought friends here before and they love it! I’ve yet to try the hibachi style dinners but whenever I go the place is always crowded with large parties having a blast doing saki bombs. The chefs are always always fun to watch even if youre not sitting front row! Would definitely recommend!

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One of the best restaurants on Washington street. It’s not cheap, but I really enjoy their lunch menu roll combos. There’s no guilt after eating at Ayame Hibachi.

The teriyaki chicken tastes bland, the veggies under it tastes better. I always thought it’s safe to order teriyaki chicken because it’s kinda like the same in most japanese restaurants. The spider roll is good though. But what pissed us off is that our server is rude. We just requested our soup to be heated again and he gave us an attitude.

BYOB and food portions for hibachi are huge! Well worth the money hibachi lunch/​dinner includes soup or salad, noodles, vegetables, meat or vegetables and sauces.
Vegetarian go to is the vegetable hibachi lunch or dinner portion.

tastes good and good services on hibachi. But, sushi here is a little too salty for me.

ayame is a solid choice for Japanese food in Hoboken. The service is professional and the quality of the meal is always high.
A friend and I were celebrating and ordered:
Spicy girl roll Which is real yummy !
Playboy roll and mango dragon roll
Overall, the food is excellent. The roll had very good sized cuts, very fresh fish and melt in your mouth textures.
Do expect to drop a good amount of money here once you figure out how to read the menu. As the ingredient quality is superb and the service is attentive, I think is definitely worth it.

This was one of my first times out for dinner in Hoboken. Only reason we decided Hibachi was because my cousins had never had it before (shocking, I know).
Con: Anyways, we had parked our car right in front of the place and STILL didn’t recognize the place because the sign for it was SO small. We walked back and forth a few times until we realized it –_​– We opened the door to a sweaty, disorganized, chaotic, and cramped room. In the tiny dining place they had crammed as many seats and tables as they possibly (there were 5 Hibachi tables). Our reservation was for 7:30pm and we were seated at 8:15pm which was kind of annoying that we had to wait, but it made sense because it was SO crowded (btw, we went on a Sat night).
Con: Once we sat down we didn’t have to wait too long to place our orders, however our waiter was so rude. My cousin had a few questions on the menu (because she had never had hibachi before) and he just mumbled with «can you just place your order please» he COMPLETELY disregarded her!!! wth! I understand it was busy, but that was no way to treat a paying customer.
Pro: The food was really good! This is why I rated it 3 stars instead of 1. The chef was friendly, funny, and accommodating.
Side note: The interior of this place def needs some remodeling. I noticed there were Christmas decorations up (random red stockings taped to the walls along with a wreath). There was a big ‘Happy Birthday’ banner hung on one of the walls, and there were pictures of flowers, sailboats, and butterflies hung up. How does any of that relate?!

I’ve been here before in 2012, for the first time. I remember it being good. BYOB.
I went here for lunch over the weekend. The restaurant was dark. I like when the lights are dimmed but we were relying on the sunlight from the front of the store, haha. There were 3 waiters sleeping on the tables toward the back. Legitimately sleeping. A few others on their phones, including my waitress. Couldn’t get her attention, she was busy on her phone.
Halfway into eating my salad, I found a hair. They didn’t really handle it well. The communication was off. Then the habachi wasn’t good– the qaulity of the rice alone was poor. The entire dish was drenched in sauce. It was disappointing. Weird experience. The waitresses would just walk away and go talk to the manager about it. Manager didn’t even know the dishes on the menu. Not coming back. Not worth it.

Good Sushi and overall love the vibe on Washington street (this place is middle of all action). Navigation inside with a big group can be tight.
Food was awesome, went for a business dinner with a co-​worker and it was well worth it. The servers can be trained much more better in serving and kitchen skills.

Food is excellent! BYOB is a plus!
Thou the server needs a little more training since he wasn’t too familiar with our orders!
But who cares!
The food is outstanding!

Came here before and was okay. However, we placed an order from this place and while we received our food in a timely manner, we discovered a cigarette butt in our hibachi dinner.
Disappointed and grossed out. :(

The day I chose to eat here it was pouring outside– but that doesn’t matter because I had the best experience! The hibachi chef was very friendly and funny. He really got us all involved in the show. The food was SO good, the noodles were cooked to perfection as well as the rest of the food. After dinner they brought me some green tea ice cream which I love.
I recommend coming here for a birthday event. This place is also BYOB.

always nice to find a good sushi place! place was packed when we got in around 830 for a Saturday night dinner. A lot of people doing hibachi, we were there just for sushi. I got the triple color sushi combo for 30 bucks. came with 9 pieces of sushi and a special roll that I cant remember… so a total of about 15 – 16 pieces I’d say, a bit pricey but most places are these days. It’s a BYOB place so that’s always a good deal. Saw one of the hibachi chefs do a trick where his hat was supposed to light on fire and he ended up lighting up his whole back… hahaha and he was so boss about it and just walked off into the kitchen like nothing happened. I think that’s a hibachi chef’s equivalent to dropping the mic.
Service was good, food came out quickly and they didn’t rush us to leave. I wouldn’t mind coming back here!

I love Ayame. The service is great, prices are fair, food is delicious, and it’s a byob. What more can you ask for? The fried rice is my favorite and I loved the scallop/​salmon combo I got the last time I went but you will probably be satisfied with anything here. Oh and they always keep the saki flowing! Can’t wait to go back!

Obsessed with hibachi? This place is pretty good.
Came here with my friend last weekend for dinner. Totally should have made a reservation, this place was packed when we talked in. As busy as it was they had a table ready for us within 15 minutes. We wanted to sit at the hibachi grill but again didn’t make a reservation so that was our bad.
We sat at a regular table and were still able to order hibachi even though we weren’t at the grill — a lot of places normally don’t do this so we were super happy! I ordered the shrimp hibachi and let me tell you — THE PORTIONS ARE HUGE! Seriously, if I realized how much food they were going to give me I would have brought a family of 4 haha, had left overs for daysssss. The food here was good, but nothing out of this world. Pretty standard.
Will definitely come back, next time i’ll be making a reservation though. PS ITS BYOB, don’t forget your booze!