Japanica
Japanica
The dynamite roll
Monkey crown given to Black birthday girl.
Calamari
The dynamite roll with eel, salmon and crab
a plate of sushi and a fork
a woman walking through a restaurant
the outside of a brick building
a plate of sushi and onion rings
a plate of food on a table
Calamari
steak, food
food
food
Sushi bar
food
sushi and sashimi, interior
Cool fake tree
Bugs found in food
Hibachi Chicken Dinner
Steak and Shrimp Combo Dinner
Steven T.
Aug 28, 2022
I like to do try a new restaurant each week and I was craving calamari so I stopped by for lunch. To my surprise for a strip mall location it was spacious with hibachi tables, tables, booths, sushi bar and semi private room in the front. I was promptly seated with a menu and yes fried calamari is on the menu and I would have some and a random roll of some sort. The dynamite roll sounded good with eel, salmon, crab with spicy powder.Me lunch came quickly and looked good. The fried calamari was big breaded rings with a crunchy coating and satisfied my craving with that sweet/creamy seafood flavor. The dynamite roll was pretty good with a nice seafood flavors and the nice textures of the soft raw seafood with the denser sticky rice. I never really use any dipping sauces or soy sauce because I want the natural flavors of my food to shine so I can't tell you if the dipping sauce was any good or not.I used to rarely eat sushi and not because I don't like it but my growing love for calamari is finding me eating more sushi which is not a bad thing. I have no complaints at all because my service and lunch was very good.
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Nora D.
Feb 25, 2025
Made a Hibachi reservation for 12ppl at 7:30PM on a Saturday night (called in the reservation 5 days prior to our going in). Explained that we might have 14ppl and would let them know right away upon getting there if there would in fact be 14 of us. Once we arrived, we explained there were 14 of us. Staff barely acknowledged us and we stood around in the main entry (about 20mins) until one of us suggested we wait in the bar area. Our group happily waited in the bar area but when we tried ordering drinks, staff told us to wait until we were sat at our table. We waited. And waited. And waited, we watched other ppl get sat and eat and enjoy their nights. I checked in with staff a couple times and inquired about our table. Staff was rude and snippy. I explained that we were supposed to meet with other friends after dinner and we needed to keep somewhat to our timeframe (which is why we made a reservation). We were finally sat at 8:50PM and by then a couple from our group needed to leave, and a few ppl we were going to meet after dinner came to meet us at the restaurant as they had been waiting for us. Once sitting at our table, we waited for waters and drink order to be taken, which finally happened at 9:15. Members from our group then told the chef it was my birthday. He, in turn, gave me a blowup foil Monkey crown. I've never been one to be sensitive about race but, overall I couldn't help but be offended. Most of our group was minority, we were brushed off and talked down to, then the monkey crown took the cake. Never returning there and wouldn't recommend it for others. Unless you want to support a business by bringing a huge party in and being treated like a bother. We would've left and gone somewhere else but, where do you go with 14ppl, last minute on a Saturday? Definitely ruined the birthday vibe.
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Erica W.
Aug 9, 2024
Service is always quick, and food quality is consistent. The teriyaki is delicious, as well as their hibachi. I have finally ordered from Japanica for the first time in over a year since going strictly gluten-free. I ordered pickup over the phone and they were very helpful in figuring out what could be made gluten-free or not, they also give gluten-free soy sauce.
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Salena G.
Oct 6, 2023
The best hibachi I have ever had. Always consistent, fresh, perfect texture and taste, and a nice serving. The chefs here are friendly, entertaining, and very talented. Their yum yum sauce is amazing. I have tried many hibachi restaurants and this one takes the stake always. I recommend to everyone! They are a bit busy, even during the week, so reservations are always a must for us. Each hibachi table sits 8-9 people per side.
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Kenadee M.
Mar 23, 2024
AVOID AT ALL COSTS. The only good thing here is the drink menu. We wanted to try the new kpot next door but it was a 2 hour wait so we came to Japanica. There was no sense of order while we waited in line to check in. No one was acknowledged and we waited for about 20 mins to be seated. We sat at a table with no grill because it was quicker to be seated there then wait for a grill table. The drinks were amazing and so was our waitress. We waited a long time for a food and when it finally came it was ice cold. I told the waitress and all they did was microwave it. Waste of $40. Wish I read the reviews before coming here when other good restaurants are right near by.
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Samantha P.
Jul 5, 2023
I love hibachi and I was excited to try this place out. The fried rice was really good, the service was well done as well. But the meat was SUPER salty. I couldn't finish any of my food and only had a couple bites because of how much soy sauce the chef added. He was also very very low energy. Usually when you pay for hibachi you get a little bit of entertainment but our chef didn't do anything other then just cook and leave so we were a little bummed. Also do NOT order the sashimi, it was downright gross. Smelt and tasted off, I would stay far away from it. I wouldn't go again which is a shame since I do love hibachi
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Khaum L.
Aug 5, 2020
took my 15 year old niece out for a girls night to Japanica. I have always enjoyed the atmosphere and service prior to this one experience during COVID. The staff was extremely nice as always. We were seated right away. However, our table was not clean. There was left over rice crusted on the table top and the side by the wall was drenched with water. I had kindly asked if we could get the table clean before we are being served. The waitress apologized and asked if we were ok with moving to another table, which we did. The next table we sat at wasn't much better. The table was sticky and had leftover food crusted on the top of the table. I didn't want to be bothersome. Luckily I carried santiwipes and cleaned it myself. We ordered the sushi for two. It came with two soups and two salads with a variety of sushi. The food was great until we ate the pickled ginger. It had a very strong mildew taste to it. We decided to eat without the pickle ginger. Overall our first experience eating out during this trying time was a fail, it was a bit expected especially during this trying time. We appreciate the staff moving us to a different table but again the next wasn't any better. Kudos for trying though. I think if Japanica wants to survive during this pandemic, they should better their sanitary and cleanliness more than they were before.
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Louisa E.
Jun 5, 2023
One of the first Japanese places in Milwaukee area. The Hibachi Tables are always fun if you have a birthday or special occasion. The food is top notch. I always think I want something different but can't help getting Hibachi as it is so awesome. You do not have to sit at the Hibachi tables to have Hibachi either, you can order it off the menu. They have all sorts of items. They even have nice cocktails for after work gatherings with friends. Their appetizers are nice and reasonably priced too!
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Ambitious P.
Sep 13, 2024
Service was horrible. It wasn't that busy and our server was very mean. Didn't really answer any of our questions. Seemed like he just wanted us to order, pay, and leave.
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Jake Z.
Apr 9, 2024
The worst service of my life, they got our order wrong and when they present the incorrect food we corrected them and the waitress sent the chef out who yelled at us. After all that they still brought the wrong order out again and billed us for an even more expensive meal. The manager was no help, he just took a phone call during our explanation and walked away. TERRIBLE
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