| State: | New Jersey |
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| Address: | 1256 Indian Head Rd, Toms River, NJ 08755, USA |
| Postal code: | 08755 |
| Phone: | (732) 240-8888 |
| Website: | http://www.koihibachi.com/ |
| Monday: | 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM |
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| Tuesday: | 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM |
| Wednesday: | 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM |
| Thursday: | 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM |
| Friday: | 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM |
| Saturday: | 11:00 AM – 9:30 PM |
| Sunday: | 12:00 – 9:30 PM |
I ordered a vegetable hibachi lunch for takeout. The soup had a very odd flavor. The salad lettuce had a weird texture and the salad dressing was unfortunately bland. For the main, the rice was probably the best part, the noodles were okay and the vegetables were soggy, The two side sauces were also bland. I know one was ginger and I can only assume the other was mustard since that’s what usually comes as a side sauce with hibachi, otherwise I would have had no clue what it was and I may still be wrong. This is my first experience here, I was in the area and I had always wanted to try so I stopped in. Another place to cross off my list, I am still on the hunt for great hibachi.
Went on a Monday evening, no wait. Just four of us and they did not combine us with another party which is nice. Their hibachi noodles and rice are on point. I enjoyed their scallop and filet mignon combo.
I’m not a fan of their clear broth soup but my 14 year old drank 3 cups of it. I loved their ginger dressing salad. Green tea was good and was pleasantly surprised with their green tea ice cream of which a scoop of ice cream is complimentary with dinner hibachi. I enjoyed it and it was refreshing.
I must give my honest review.
I (we) didn't like the restaurant. It was too big. It was too loud. The only food that was good on our visit was the beef fried rice. I usually give a restaurant a second chance, but I won't with Koi. The food was under-seasoned. The chai tea was thin and lacked flavor. The duck appetizer was flavorless. I (we) didn't like it. As a rule, I always finish my food. I could not finish my meal here. I didn't even take it home to try and eat later.
Your experience might differ. I really hope that your experience is wholly different than ours was. No one in my party of four was satisfied with the food.
Service was attentive. We had two servers come within five minutes of each other to each take our drink orders.
They had what I consider an over-designed menu with too many pages and too many food items to get right.
My first time here. I attended a luncheon with a group of 40. I was a bit disappointed that the menu provided didn't offer variety if not ordering the hibachi. I ordered the kimchi roll and was pleasantly surprised. It was delicious. I should have inquired with the waitstaff if I could order something else besides the hibachi. I do see that the menu has alot to offer. That menu wasn't provided. The teppanyaki chefs were entertaining. Reading many of the reviews, the staff does make you feel a bit rushed.
Outstanding experience. We delivered through Grubhub Plus and the order not only arrived super quick (17 minutes quicker than estimated in app) but was so fresh and delicious. There was great variety and presentation. Everything was clean and well packaged. The soup was chock full of seaweed, which is usually rare to find when getting miso places, so it was one of best soups we ever had!