Tokyo Stop

Went in for the first time today after living right next to it for 4 years. Finally gave it a shot and I'm a little mad. I didn't do it sooner. The yakisoba was fantastic And the teriyaki chicken hit the spot .

I was very disappointed in the meal. I got a Large teriyaki chicken with fried rice. The chicken was burnt and the "fried rice" was just white rice with some veggies mixed in it. It honestly tasted like someone had used my meal as an ashtray. It also didn't help that the restaurant also smelt like cigarette smoke.

I’ve been here several times now. The staff is friendly and service is great. Their pricing is fair for the amount of food you get and the taste. It’s a great fast Japanese food spot. Their curry chicken is comforting, their katsu and katsu Don crispy.

Yes. Most of their food is the entree and white rice…as it would be for the most part if you were making it as a dinner item.

Their Miso Ramen was tasty, and has less frills than many other ramen shops, but that broth 🤤

The yakisoba is great but yes, they do char grill the chicken for it.

My only real suggestion is slightly less oil in their fried rice, as both times I’ve gotten it it’s extremely greasy. (It’s still very tasty though!)

It’s a simple, good, hole in the wall restaurant run by hardworking people serving good food at a fair price.

I am disappointed that the rice was not properly cooked when I ordered curry chicken with rice for my lunch break. The curry was good, but the rice was hard and inedible. I ended up giving it to birds. and trash .Today is Friday, February 23, 2024, and although I love Japanese food, I hope that next time the restaurant can serve the correct dish. Thank you.

Food is always amazing here and service is typically fast enough to fit inside a lunch hour. Have been eating here from time to time for about 5 years now, and never had a complaint about the food, service, or the cleanliness of the restaurant. Will always recommend this to anyone who asks.

Went for lunch, got the spicy teriyaki, while ordering was told that I could get vegetables with it, got the meal and vegetables were not with it, I had a misunderstanding, you have to ask for the vegetables. The girl had them make me some at no extra charge. Thank you! It was delicious!

Delicious, nutritious, no frills good old fashioned food. I’m a fan of Tokyo Stop! I like the #41 #42 and #55 the large Ramen is enough to share. I call ahead 10minutes later it’s ready for me. I can’t wait to try more of the menu items. Very nice staff friendly and attentive. The chicken was perfectly grilled, meat was delicious, rice was perfect.

There are a lot of Japanese restaurants in town, but after one meal here, I can’t say this one deserves another stop. I ordered the large chicken Katsu, which happened to be a whole lot of rice and chicken, and that was it. Pretty boring. Other places commonly include a variety of sauces, cabbage, lemon wedges, sesame seeds and seaweeds and hard boiled eggs, etc. But this? A tasteless heaping pile of starch and protein? Man, what a letdown.

Their prices are good, however. And the staff were super friendly. But it feels like the food is dumbed down for white folks. I’m looking for bold authentic flavors, and this fell flat. Very disappointed.

Edit: 3.3.23 came in a second time, ordered the chili yakisoba, and boy oh boy, I was blown away by how AWFUL the chicken was. It was burnt to a crisp, more dry than the Sahara, with a terrible charcol flavor. Literally the worst chicken I’ve had from any restaurant. I’ve downgraded my review from two stars to one. I’m appalled that this chicken left their kitchen and made its way to my lunch. The rest of the yakisoba was pretty good, but still very much on the dry side, and the flavor was extremely lacking.

I don’t know why, but I’m going to give them a third try. Might be because my two experiences don’t line up with the rest of the reviews. I’ll provide another update on my next experience, but I must admit, my hopes are not high at all.

3/29/23 Update. Tried their chicken teriyaki. Surely they can’t mess that up, right? But no. Once more, the chicken was overcooked, not as bad as last time, but definitely charred and dry, and the rangoons were cold and sad. My 11 and 12 year old daughters make better rangoons at home. And the teriyaki sauce? Tasted like generic store bought sauce. To be fair, it’s the best dish I’ve ordered from Tokyo Stop thus far, but after three honest attempts to get some decent food from this place, I’m giving up.

If you’re an American who loves the idea of eating Japanese food, you might like this place. If you’re looking for anything remotely authentic, get the hell away from here. If you enjoy charcoal on your chicken, you’ll absolutely adore Tokyo Stop. But if you’re my friend, I’m steering you anywhere but here. Literally anywhere but Tokyo Stop. I cannot fathom how they’ve managed to get the star rating they have, but then I stop to consider the intelligence of the average *white* American (you won’t see Japanese folks eating here, ever, FYI), then I’m not surprised at all.

ZERO stars for their food.
FOUR stars for customer service (they’re actually pretty awesome).
Zero plus four is two. And there you have it.