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Wasabi Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi
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19601 Bruce B Downs Blvd
Tampa, FL 33647
(813) 994-6600
Tampa, FL 33647
(813) 994-6600
- Price Range:
-
$$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good for:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
7 reviews for Wasabi Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi
I don't know what was wrong with the guy below me but this place is great. Me and my girlfriend go here to celebrate just about everything. We have tried a few other Japanese places around Tampa and this is definitely the best. Yes it is a bit pricey but the taste and amount of food definitely makes it worth the money.
The place has a great design and the staff is always very nice. When you are seated and choose your food after a little bit they bring out a bowl of a miso soup( or onion I am not sure) but it tastes great. Shortly after that each person is presented with a bowl of salad with a fantastic Ginger apple dressing. I literally wanted to buy the dressing it is so good. Then your cook comes out and cooks everything right infront of you and puts on a little show. Everything is cooked just right and made how you ask.
The prices of the dinners range from 15 to about 26 dollars mattering what you get and if you get a combination. I would say it is not too kid friendly because it is a bit pricey and I don't really think they will appreciate the good the food.
So if you enjoy great Japanese food a wonderful place and don't mind paying for a nice diner definitely give this place a try!
After a seemingly endless construction and their decision to not open for lunch I wasn't sure if I'd ever get to try this open-grill steakhouse. Now that I have, the word that springs to mind is "pedestrian".
The tuna martini appetizer was quite good, a spicy tuna and greens concoction that you really need to mix to fully enjoy. The sushi was pretty bland, but to be honest, I find this to be the rule rather than the exception in these kinds of restaurants.
I hope, for the restaurant's sake, that it was the first night for our cook. Our food was below average and the performance didn't entertain even our young child.
The service was very good except for one thing.. I was not familiar with the whole sake selection so went with the waiter's recommendation.. it tasted like water with a little vodka poured into it. He was, however prompt in filling our large party's requests and accommodating.
For food that is better and cheaper (albeit set in a lesser atmosphere) go to Kado's a couple of blocks south on BBD.
This place is overpriced and lacking in quality food. The decor of the place tries to be uber trendy and modern, but it's exterior is very tacky. Service was ok, nothing outstanding. Basically, the restaurant is like the sushi version of MTV.
The BEST sushi in New Tampa! & the Hibachi chefs are great too. My only complaint is to ease up with the carrots on my stir-fry.
The other posts are going to influence my post, as I obviously have some learning.
I was impressed with the atmosphere. It was a rather mod spin on the Japanese theme. The exterior of the building looks really cool and really catches your eye as your pass-by.
From the warm towels the wait staff hands you to start off your meal, to the good pot-stickers (although hard to mess up), it leads nicely into main course of Nigiri sushi.
The wait staff is friendly, but needs to know when to go away.
Parking sucks and I will echo the comment about waiting 45 minutes to be seated in an empty restaurant and that does not change even if you made reservations.
By the way - This place is a little pricey for what you get.
This place was bad.... The sushi was smelly, the hibachi show was a joke. The food was tastless and bland. The "head chef" did our show. He couldn't even cut the shrimp! The steak was burnt, the shrimp medium rare. YUCK. We had to wait 45 minutes to be seated in a half empty restaraunt! The bathrooms were dirty and one toilet was clogged with God knows what. What a waste of time and money... GO to KOBE or Sushi Tsue's
This is a relatively new Sushi/Steakhouse in the area, but it's quite different than a lot of others I've seen. The hibachi area is completely separate from the sushi area. In fact, the sushi bar is so small and quaint that you would never imagine it to be in such a big building. The interior of the building on both sides of the restaurant are STUNNING. On the sushi side, the rolls are amazing. I highly recommend the lightning roll. My finace and I haven't been able to resist ordering it even though we really like trying new things each time we go. The Hibachi was okay. We went on a Thursday night so the table we sat with was very dull and not into the show. The chef was very good and funny. Prices are what you tend to expect in a sushi restaurant. Great appetizers...try the TNT Mussells. Overall, if I could give this more than 5 stars for the sushi alone, I would!