Yuki Japanese Restaurant

A once beloved establishment of mine has sadly changed for the worst. I was excited to take my girlfriend on a lunch date to Yuki - a place myself and friends have gone to for years. I always recalled the delicious food, generous portions, and energetic hibachi chefs.

Upon entering we were met with a lukewarm greeting. When we asked to do the hibachi tables we were questioned if we were both buying lunch, in a sort of judgy or “won’t be able to seat us” was if we said we were going to share.

For how empty it was at lunch, I was hopeful to have quick service. Unfortunately, that was not the case. It took a while for the dated table to get warm and only ordering sodas took a little bit. About 30 mins into after being seated was the chef finally coming out.

We got hibachi lunch, which is a much smaller portion than the normal. I recalled in the past it came with the usual soup and salad, but I could be mistaken since we were asked if we wanted one or the other.

Our chef was friendly, but you could tell there was 0 passion. I recalled the days of getting a grandiose show, vegetables flying, saki squirting everywhere, but sadly this time it was right to the point. The performance was very underwhelming too as the only main highlight was the onion volcano, but the rest was fumbled upon or missed completely. With that, our chef was also wearing his AirPod the entire time, which just added to the disinterested aspect. All said, the cook show aspect lasted only 4 minutes, which leads me to my next concern - the cook of the food.

The food is where I am sad to say this place really has dropped the ball. Lunch used to come with A LOT more food and for a lower price. I understand the economy is rough right now, but cutting back on portions while raising the prices for lesser quality food is sad. The rice was well done but not too fried as I am used to. The vegetables were great and both were well costed in the teriyaki sauce.

Now to the meats. When we saw our chef cut up the meat, I could see it was very much raw. We both got steak and asked for medium rare as other reviews said they have typically overcooked their meats. I wish this was the case for us. After slicing the meat, sadly he just seared the edges and gave it to us. I was eating and the bigger pieces started to be harder to chew. Eventually I bit halfway into one to inspect and it was absolutely cold and raw red in the middle. I attached an image of that for your reference.

When we were done the meal, I brought to the attention of the hostess that my steak was cold and raw in the middle to which I was offered a “sorry” as she grabbed my dish walked away and back with the check.

I am sad that this once loved place really declined in the last year or so. I hope they take these reviews to heart and change back to their old ways.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Do not come here. There was zero service and was so quiet you could hear your own heartbeat. The sushi was WARM!!! The shrimp had clearly turned bad. I did not eat but 3 bites. Overpriced for awful food. If you think booze will lighten the experience, think again. I tried multiple drinks and I questioned if there was even alcohol in any of them..

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Silent, dated hibachi room. No music played at all, stone silent. Service was almost non existent. It took 20 minutes to even get a drink. The hibachi chef must have been going through something, because the food was overcooked, and he had no personality. The entertainment was very lackluster. There was no saki at all, and the whole experience was very somber and off-putting. I wasn't even able to eat the shrimp as they tasted of mold. I would not recommend. Please just close down.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

I was visiting the area for my son's graduation and this is where we went for his graduation dinner.

The restaurant is decorated nicely and very adorable inside. They did a good job setting the atmosphere and making it feel inviting.

We ordered hibachi and it was all delicious. They cook it in front of you and put on a little show which makes it a lot of fun. At the time of day we went, there wasn't very many people there, we might have been the only patrons in the restaurant actually. Service was top-notch.

There is a gym that exists as a business above this business. You get the nice restaurant ambience music and then you have this pumping pumping music that is coming from the ceiling above. It definitely made for an interesting experience, but did not detract from the delicious food that they served.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best scallion pancakes I've ever had. Everything was delicious

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lucy was amazing! The food was fantastic , and the service was outstanding. 10/10 highly recommend.

Kado roll is amazing.

Authentic, relaxing atmosphere, Prepared with a Golden touch.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Incredible little sushi and hibachi spot with the best service. I have gluten diet restrictions, and the staff is always friendly and explain to me how dishes can be altered so that I can still enjoy them. For example, removing the tempura from a spicy sushi roll makes it lose a little structure, but it's still so delicious! They also have tamari on hand!

Dietary restrictions: Gluten-free friendly

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Edamame, Miso Soup

We've been coming here for years for their Hibachi. We always get the filet mignon. Everything is usually great, but we hadn't been in over a year, and decided to go last night. It was a Thursday night around 7pm, and we didn't expect the place to be full, and it wasn't. They had to turn on the lights for the Hibachi room because no one was in there. All of the plates had already been set out around the grills, which is a bit unsanitary if you ask me. How long had dust from the air been settling onto those plates? Anyway, the man who did the grill came out with everything already cut. Watching the show is half the price you pay, but they had already cut up the filet mignon backstage, so we didn't get to watch them cut the meat. He just dumped it onto the grill already cut into cubes. And those cubes were already brown on the outside, red only on the inside - how meat looks that is getting rather old. The fried rice used to be delicious, with plenty of carrots and peas mixed in. Now it just a few light shavings of carrot and a few wisps of some green herb to give it some look of green. Shrinkflation? Hmm. Anyway, the biggest crime was having the filet mignon and veggies smothered in some new Teriyaki sauce that they never used to use before. They used to put a tab of butter with a few shakes of salt/pepper/spices onto the meat and veggies while they cooked, but now they squirt a huge amount of teriyaki sauce. Maybe they used the teriyaki sauce because the meat was browned/old already, to hide the flavor? You should not smother filet mignon with some sweet thick sauce. It just was not the same. The decline in food quality is really sad, because we used to love coming here. The service was excellent, as usual, and they were very friendly, but you go to a restaurant for the food, not the service. Hopefully they will read this and go back to preparing their tepanyaki how they used to. Until then, we'll try another place.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 5

I only get to come a couple times a year to this area but this is my favorite Japanese restaurant easily thus far.

Parking: There's a few different restaurants here but there's a large parking lot that you can usually find a spot in from my experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Miso Soup, Roll, Cucumber Wrap Sushi, Chicken Katsu D

I had much Ramen, especially during two weeks in Japan. The ramen served here was nothing like that. The pork was charred and too thick. The charred flavor seeped into the soup and gave it a bad after taste. Like it had burned on the stove. Minus two stars for that.
The waiter also mistook my order and only provided us one ramen for two adults. Minus two stars for that.
The fried rice and maki was fine.

Parking: Plenty of parking

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 3

The sashimi lunch special was excellent!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Always fantastic!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

There is no better yakisoba for my money than the Seattle area. Ive tried it in texas and new mexico, and new york. So far, this place is a strong second.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5