Yakiniku West

Absolutely atrocious service … we booked for a group, got seated and was scolded 5 minutes in that we must get started immediately then we chose the tier of ayce we wanted and we sat there for a whole 30 mins without any food or even water? Later on they gave us a pitcher after us asking several times but… they never gave us cups? This is outrageous, they even scolded us for “asking” for water since she was serving others 😓.. as the night went on it got worse the service. Here’s a video of us struggling we literally drank out of our plates… they just watched us and walked by and still never gave us plates, there was 3 workers, 1 waiter who was absolutely sassing us and rude, 1 older lady who was snarky and the last worker was a young lady who actually was our saving grace, she’s the only reason we didn’t barge out. She was accommodating and an amazing soul, too bad the rest of the establishment is a absolute mess of a place
The lady who scolded us for asking for water brought back our bill and said out 15% tip was too low and needed to be at least 18 tip is for service but in a place were we had minimal service and got scolded lmao better go somewhere else for anything

We went last Saturday with a party of 5. We took a chance since we didn't make a reservation. At first, the host was like, "You'll have to wait an hour and half. Of course we were like, okay, we will come back another time. Luckily, there was a table that was finishing early, and we only waited 15 .inutes before being seated. We did the basic all you can eat. There are so many options to choose from and totally worth it. Our standouts were the sirloin, rib eye, pork belly, and garlic shrimp. Their pork gyozas were also amazing. Their black sesame seed ice cream and green tea ice cream are also really good too.

Been here a few times before, really liked it, comparing to those chained yakiniku restaurants. This is the first time visit, post covid, still enjoyed it.

Price & Food - To my surprise, they launched AYCE menu, which I’ve never expected in a Japanese restaurant. Pretty good deal, with $38/$48/$58 level, all comes with appetizers, sides and desserts. We went with the $58 one with US Kobe. Quality of the meat are not great but definitely beyond average. Well seasoned and fresh. Worth the price! And a great selections of food.

Service - slow but very typical hospitable Japanese style service.

Vibe - honestly I prefer the traditional Japanese style but the place was clean and neat.

Parking - easy street parking.

Would definitely return.

The atmosphere is very nice in this location, plenty of space for seating and the prices are good for the amount you get. The meats were very fresh and it was juicy. I got the she so hungry meal for 2. The soy sauce was really good to dip with. ( was too hungry and didn't have a chance to take a picture of the meats :( the takoyaki was also very fresh and crispy yet soft.

Came to try there udon west / udon st mark's menu and tried some of there stuff as well. The sushi was super fresh and the okonomi was good. The udon was also good.

Good Japanese sushi and tempura

40.72965 -73.98854 Yakiniku West is a Japanese yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant where customers prepare bite-size meat and vegetable dishes on gridirons over a gas/electric grill in each table. The origin of today’s yakiniku is considered Korean barbecue, one of the most popular dishes in Korean cuisine. Beside yakiniku, the restaurant offers sushi, sashimi, salads, udon soup and Korean bibim-bap.

In June 2023, we were offered a table next to the restroom door. It took us a while to move to another table without the restroom smells. When ordering, we stayed on the Japanese side by opting for miso soup ($3.50) as a starter and shrimp tempura rolls ($12) & salmon toro sushi ($9.95) with rice ($3.50). Instead of a bottle of soy sauce on the table, the soya sauce was presented in a small bowl. We needed a refill.

The sushi and tempura had good flavour and texture. It was true to its Japanese roots without too much American influences. The Asahi beer ($6) tasted very good. Recommended.

Went here for a friend’s birthday dinner. I’m not entirely sure if it’s because they were understaffed but it took about 25 minutes for someone just to take our drink order/ acknowledge us. The apps were pretty tasty and the meats were decent. I just wish the service was a bit faster. Overall we pretty much spent an hour waiting. And they also tacked on another dish to our bill which was never served. Thankfully we were able to ask them to take it off, but it just didn’t add to the experience.

Food was so well executed! Very authentic Japanese flavor and umami. Even the salad was really tasty. It was lightly dressed with a soy and light mustard dressing, it had a very nice kick to it but not overwhelming at all.

Agedashi Tofu is one of the best I've had in so long, fried perfectly, not greasy and with that little chewy goodness and soft inside when you bite into it. The dashi broth was perfectly seasoned with sweet, savory and tons of umami flavor

The grilled meats were very high quality and just the right portions. Pricing was very good for two person portion, the "So Hungry" platter was only $60.00 for 2 people and the highlight was the beef tongue or gyu-tan. They sliced it perfectly, not too thin that you can't taste the flavor, but thick enough that it wasn't chewy at all.

Highly recommend this restaurant and I can't wait to go back again! It is also very clean inside and the servers are very nice and attentive.