Gekko Kitchen Politan Row

Sorry to say it might be the worst bao bun I’ve ever had.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 5

The people there were super chill and nice, food was super good and I didn’t feel greasy, loved it so much

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The service was horrible. To add salt to the fire, my salmon was raw. The girl said “yeah, everything with an asterisk is raw.” I ask her where is that evident on the menu that everything with an asterisk is raw. She brushes it off and asks if I want them to cook the salmon. I told her do not worry about it and I’ll do the chicken hibachi with fried rice instead. The portion size was nice and it wasn’t bad. However, the service was a real turn off for me.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 1

I had food here many times. Like Poke bowl, shrimp tempura, ramen and more. They were quite okay for the taste but compare to the price might seem pricey for the quality of food and how they put in the plates - like just smash ingredients randomly. Anyway, the staffs were so nice and eating them in the food court was quite a good experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

I was under the impression that it was hibachi….it’s not. Steamed rice is not hibachi. Food is terrible. If you want some undelicious food, this is the spot. Atmosphere is great and that’s all.

Ordered the steak and chicken hibachi bowl for lunch on a Sunday. Huge portion, delicious sauce, perfectly steamed veggies and rice. Very quick and excellent service all in a beautiful setting. Highly recommend visiting this spot in Politan Row

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This food is very bland. Friendly staff, but the food has no flavor. The rice is just plain and white. The only seasoning is a black d teriyaki sauce. I’m so disappointed. Visually it looks good, large services but it sucks. No taste at all. Very disappointed. If you’re not into taste and seasoning it’s a great buy, a bowl of bland. 😭😭😭😭

Food: 1

Service: 5

This was the saddest ramen I've ever had. And yes, I'm including Top Ramen for under $1. I could finish those. I wish I had seen the reviews before ordering. Look at this egg.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 4

Huge bland portions.

Could possibly be one of the worst food court “hibachi’s” i’ve ever had…. Rice tasted like microwaved day before rice, chicken was ridiculously sweet, broccoli was undercooked and hard, had frozen peas and carrots, and 2 pieces of zucchini. All this for $16? Insane.

Food: 2

Hibachis rice and meat are drenched in sauce. The shrimp is very fishy. Ramen noodle and egg were overcooked. Pork was good. I spent $40 for myself and my friend. The Bubble Tea was good.

The taste of the teppanyaki is really great. Especially after adding the delicious sauce, it's extremely tasty. The portion is very generous and it's really a good deal. One person can hardly finish it. The service is excellent. They greet you warmly every time you pass by.

I ordered a steak + veggie hibachi bowl, and I was entirely pleased with the taste, serving size, and expedient service. Ive had hibachi from 4 places in total, including Benihana’s, and this was easily the best I had. The steak was perfectly seared and and glazed; the vegetables weren’t overcooked, and the rice, well, its just white rice- nothing out of the ordinary.
I saw that others were disappointed with the ramen. Well I don’t eat ramen, so that didn’t deter me. If you decide to eat at Gekko, i would definitely recommend ordering a hibachi bowl.

I love ramen. I have been to many Pho and ramen restaurants. I wanted to go here because of the atmosphere in Politan Row. But I would not recommend ramen from here. I was very disappointed that it taste like packaged ramen.

3.31.25

For $23.75 I had the following experience.

Food was not seasoned.
Shrimp Hibachi bowl purchased on 3.29.25. Something in it has given me diarrhea for the last 2 days that I can't eat anything else.

Service was ok. The kitchen staff tried to bark at me about where to go to order as I stood in front of my already purchased food and I was just asking for a plastic fork (to go)... nothing to do with ordering. Language barrier...she didn't get what I was saying and kept barking. The guy handing out food finally turned around and helped.

Atmosphere is cool, eclectic, different...good music.