Tokyo Wako

I came here on a short trip to Long Beach with my family and I loved it! The employees were all very kind and helpful! The food was mouth watering. The emperor steak was one of the best steaks I’ve ever had! I also loved their shrimp, soup, and salad. The atmosphere was nice and I loved it. Our cook was funny and made delicious food. The ice cream for one of our birthdays was really good! Overall, I loved this place and would definitely recommend it to anyone!!

This review is for the dining area and not the toppanyaki side of the restaurant. However the restroom that is communally shared was filthy and parts of the ceiling were coming down. My wife also went to the women's restroom and told me it is unsanitary. Bear in mind this is on Mother's Day around 6pm and the restrooms were a mess. We were given disposable utensils and soy sauce packets; mind you we were dining in and not taking anything to go. We ordered the truffle edamame which didn't have any umami flavor of truffle whatsoever. My wife ordered a salmon wrapped scalloped that tasted overly sweet and like a bunch of flavors just mixed together with no contrast or acidity to wash out or balance the overbearing sweetness of the sauces. My food was a little bit better as it was simply fried but honestly feels like it shouldn't be priced at $26 but rather than $18 for that dish once I received it. Our waitress only walked by once and saw that our drinks were low and refilled them. But never came back and asked how the food came out or how we were doing or even bothered to offer dessert. I had to flag down another waitress to get our to-go boxes and the check. Also, one of the guys who is running the food was coughing very loud in the back and coming out from the kitchen walking with plates and bringing back refills and walking back out. I couldn't help but to notice he wasn't wearing a mask or gloves the entire time he was coughing. This isn't exactly the kind of experience you want when you are spending $130 on dinner for two. Again disposable utensils, lack of attentive service, filthy restrooms and subpar meals that just don't live up to their prices. I honestly can't believe this restaurant is on the pier and fails to capitalize on the real estate it's at and deliver excellent service and cuisine. P.S. I'm writing this review while sitting on the 🚽 cause to add insult to injury it upset my stomach.

The food and Chef were great, but the servers were below average. I expect better service from a place that charges hundreds of dollars per family and expects another $50 for tip.. Drinks were not refilled on time, the wine glasses were dirty, and the Chef kept stopping because the server wasn't bringing his ingredients as needed.. Also, there were a lot of hidden charges I didn't expect, and I had to pay for parking even after validation. This is a nice restaurant and I might come again, but I wouldn't go out of my way to come to a place like this. They need to lower prices or raise the quality of service.

My fiance and I came here for lunch for my birthday and enjoyed it very much. The sushi was fresh, delicious and decorated perfectly on each plate. Our server was sweet and knowledgeable about the menu. Prices were reasonable for a high end sushi and steak joint. We look forward to we eating here again in the near future!!

Being a huge hibachi fan I was skeptical with trying a new place as they never live up to the expectations. My man Edward here was awesome! Funny and very entertaining and the food was amazing! Parking is a little tuff but it's right off the pier and everything turned out perfect for a beautiful evening! If you find yourself in long Beach visit this place! I know will be back! Also make a reservation for the grill you may be turned away.

We sat at table, ordered rolls and sashimi combo. No plate for us until we asked. Plates were dirty. Rolls were good taste, sashimi was a total disaster, before we order we wanted to know what fish will be in the sashimi combo, waitress didn’t know whats in the combo. when she served the fish to our table ,it was smelly and soft, it was at least 7 days old fish. Not sashimi quality at all. Overall bad experience.