Nikugen Steak Sushi & Ramen

Absolutely phenomenal quality and big potions, my go-to hibachi spot.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Deep Fried Gyoza, Steak, Black Garlic Ramen, Nikugen Ramen

Probably the best sushi rolls I've ever had! Sorta bummed I just now discovered it because it's basically in my backyard. My wife had the Udon which was absolutely amazing.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

For s strip mall restaurant, Nikugen is surprisingly and pleasantly consistent in all categories

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I love the staff and relaxing energy here! The food is always delicious!?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

An above average, good choice for a Japanese outing. I definitely had a positive experience.

The ikageso karaage (fried squid with spicy mayo) was plenty tasty. Great texture on the fried squid with shredded cabbage, dipping it in the spicy mayo made it all come together nicely.

The takoyaki (a dish that’s close to my heart) was surprisingly good, and the most authentic dish I tried here. It was incredibly rich; I had a hard time finishing it! It was a little mushy on one of them, but the rest were crispy on the outside and gooey on the inside, and it captured all the flavors. It reminded me of iyaki my Japanese mother made when I was a child.

The miso soup was good, too. It had bits of tofu and seaweed, and the miso was real, not a powder. You can tell if miso soup is real by the little bits it leaves at the bottom of the bowl when you finish it. Miso is, after all, soybeans ground into a paste.

The steak combination (I ordered medium well with scallops) was tasty, too. The fried rice in particular was surprisingly good; I ordinarily don’t care for fried rice. It was much more flavorful than I was expecting. The scallops, steak, and even vegetables were all well-cooked, and I cleaned the plate. It’s very rare for me to clean a plate if it has a big portion of veggies on it, which this did (onions, mushrooms, broccoli, carrots, and zucchini). The sauce was a nice touch. I sure wish there was more protein on that dish, it was that good! One scallop was gritty for one bite, but that was it. All the other ones were perfectly clean.

The yuzu white peach drink was certainly unique. It wasn’t too much of anything, and captured all the flavors of yuzu and peach.

The staff got the job done, and did it well. They were some of the most attentive I had seen, and were always courteous and smiled. I think they could have been just a little friendlier, but the way they are is fine, it’s not something I can really take issue with.

The atmosphere is nice too, it’s quite modern with an element of Japanese decor. I do feel like something was missing and it’s all very black, but it wasn’t a problem or anything. A few more decorations to liven up the place would make it perfect in my opinion, but the way it is is just fine. I especially liked the mural on the wall of black mountains with soft-white lights behind them, casting a silhouette of each.

The only real complaint I have was the bar counter, it was sticky for some reason, and it bothered me. I asked the staff if I could move to a proper table, which they allowed. So if you come here, until they use a different cleaner for that countertop that doesn’t leave a sticky residue, do yourself a favor and get a table.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steak Combination, Takoyaki

Visited yesterday for lunch, it was delicious! The service was great. Really impressed with how hot and fresh all of the food came out. The Gyoza was the best I’ve ever had! Black garlic ramen was amazing. We also ordered some sushi and hibachi, both were superior to other restaurants in the area. This spot will be a regular stop for us when we are in the area.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Nikugen Black Garlic Ramen, Deep Fried Gyoza

The food as well as the service was absolutely remarkable and also very tasty.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Nikugen Black Garlic Ramen, Nikugen Ramen

The black garlic ramen is sooooo good ? had some yummy sushi rolls too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Nikugen Black Garlic Ramen, Deep Fried Gyoza

Been going here for about a year, love the food, service, and restaurant interior. Definitely recommend the ramen, gyoza, and steak combination, will for sure keep coming!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steak Combination, Gyu Katsu, Deep Fried Gyoza, Yakiniku Ramen, Steak

This place has gone down hill.

They overcooked my filet hibachi. I ordered medium (hot and pink) and it came out well done (grey throughout). I asked for them to make me another filet cooked correctly and they brought out a new york strip hibachi plate and tried to pass it off as filet. That dishonesty cost them a loyal customer.

I have been a loyal diner for years because of their good service and consistency in cooking steak correctly. I can forgive the one off mistakes but the fact they thought they could pass a new york strip as a filet tears it for me. Don't lie to your customers. I've eaten plenty of your filets and strips to know the difference. The few dollars you tried to save by not cooking another filet properly has now cost you thousands of dollars of future business from myself, my friends and my family. It's sad because until today Nikugen was my top restaurant.

Service: 1

Wonderful food, good service, and the management did an excellent job augmenting his wait staff.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Awesome sushi

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Decent place for japanese food. I like how crunchy the takoyaki is. If it had a little more flavor, it would be my perfect takoyaki. The udon noodles are good. Steak katsu was nice as well.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Had a fantastic first experience here last weekend! Our server was so kind and attentive. Definitely try the Gyu Buns, Gyu-Katsu and Spicy Crunchy Garlic Salmon hand roll!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Gyu Bun, Gyu Katsu

The one star is for Google allowing me to put these people on blast! Worst service horrible food they give you the wrong food they use the language barrier as a reason why they can't understand you when you call back to hold them accountable don't waste your time!!!!!