Sizzling Lunch

We love going to this location particularly. It has a more chill vibe than the Cupertino location and the service seems more attentive. Also, we went one time close to closing and the server was very gracious and friendly and we did not get the feeling she was rushing us to order or finish quickly. More tables came in closer to closing that night and she gave them the same welcome in she gave us. The food is consistent and comparable to other locations if not better :)

2/22/2025Sizzling Lunch1760 Miramonte AveMountain View, CA 94040I went there on a Saturday for lunch looking for Katsu Curry. It's in the Blossom Valley mall next to the Safeway so lot's of parking. It was a little less than half full and I was seated promptly. You order by scanning the QR code on the table and launching the URL which opens the menu tab in the browser. I tapped the Pork Katsu with Curry Sauce and placed my order.The interior is contemporary bench and table seating with wood furniture. It was very clean with staff frequently cleaning the tables and floor.The curry sauce in a gravy boat came first. My food was brought to my table in a searing hot cast iron plate on a wood tray. The dish consisted of rice topped with corn and green onions, the breaded pork katsu, raw red onion and raw mushrooms on the sides. Make sure you stir the rice and vegetables immediately or the bottom of your rice will burn. I then poured the curry over my rice. The katsu breading was crispy but the cutlet was uneven in thickness so the thin part was dry and chewy but the thick part was tender and moist. The curry had good flavor and is not spicy.I'll round up to 4 stars and forgive the uneven cutlet experience, I'd repeat.

We came here on a chill relaxing Sunday. It was pretty cold outside so a sizzling hot plate for dinner was just what we needed to warm our belly up. We ordered my usual- Beef Udon with an added egg on top. We also ordered the Kurobuta Pork Belly Pepper Rice with an added egg on top. Both hot plates were delicious, sizzling hot and pretty satisfying. The fact that the food comes out on a loud sizzling teppan plate and you get to stir fried the food to get it cooked to your liking makes the dinner even more fun and refreshing. There are sauce bottles (garlic shoyu, spicy miso, teriyaki) on each table for you to personalize your dish by adding more flavor to your hot plate.

Okay, I don't know if it is this location or if this is true across all Sizzling Lunches, but the portions are definitely smaller than they used to be. I always get the udon with beef; less noodles, less meat. Pricing has definitely only gone up. And they are so stingy with the garlic butter! A tiny ball of garlic butter... and I paid $1.75 for extra garlic butter and they not only forgot to give it to me, but when I reminded them and they finally did, it was a tiny ball again. Do I have to ask for two extra orders of extra garlic butter?! Ugh. I don't understand why they're so stingy about it...is garlic butter really that expensive?? For drinks, I don't know if anyone other than me cares about the difference (fountain soda is flat in two minutes), but they only have fountain soda, no canned soda. I feel bad sounding so whiny, but I really did not enjoy my meal and was not full afterwards.The taste of the food is also mediocre. Not very flavorful (hence needing a lot of garlic butter). I can't help but compare to Pepper Lunch in Milpitas --Pepper Lunch tastes WAY better. It's more flavorful, and they do not charge for extra garlic butter. And they give you a generous scoop of it. It's really a shame that Pepper Lunch only has that one location in Milpitas because I would really never go to Sizzling Lunch if there were more Pepper Lunch locations in the Bay Area.Not relevant to most people probably, but they do have booster seats for toddlers. However, they're unfortunately smaller than average and seemed unsafe due to not being very stable when used in the booth seating. We ended up not using it because we felt like our daughter was going to fall given how wobbly it was.

It was my first time trying a place like this. The concept was interesting and I was excited to try something new. Finding the place was easy and there was plenty of seating inside.We were greeted as soon as we walked in and seated without waiting. We were told to order on the tablet and they would bring out our food. Since all orders come out on a sizzling skillet you would think they would have the air circulating more or exhaust fans over each table. My friends said we would probably smell like a bbq when we left the restaurant.We all got the spicy beef rice and shared a side of veggies. The table also has some sauces to add to the dish, such as garlic, spicy miso, teriyaki sauce, and chili powder. I used all of it for seasoning all of which were good and added to the flavor. The meat slices were very thin so they cooked quickly but it was not as much meat as I had hoped given the prices.The drinks didn't show on the tablet what was sold out so we settled for whatever sugar cane juices they did have. I enjoyed my strawberry juice it was not too sweet and very refreshing.We all ate everything off our plates it was filling but not overly filling. I was hoping to to have extra to take home but was happy that we all enjoyed our plates. Next time I'll probably add an egg or get an appetizer to try. I like that they offered a variety of options and look forward to visiting again and trying something different.

Sizzling Lunch is a chain restaurant. This location is located in a good-sized plaza by Safeway. So there is a lot of parking available. It's a fairly new location. The ambiance is quiet. The inside is clean, with simple and modern decor. Convenient kiosks at each table to order from. Today's temperature was about 87° but they did not have the A/C on, so it was quite warm in the restaurant. Surprising too since their dishes come on a sizzling platter, you would think they have a good exhaust system as well. Hmmm...Takoyaki: deep-fried pancake balls filled with octopus topped with katsu, mayo sauce, and bonito flakes.Chicken Karaage: deep-fried marinated chicken. It comes with an aioli dipping sauce.Garlic Beef Pepper Rice: topped with green onions, corn, garlic butter, and fried garlic. The dish has garlic butter, so that infuses your dish with flavor. Otherwise, it's pretty plain, but it's highly recommended to add some sauces/spices that are already on the table like teriyaki sauce, or soy garlic, chili powder, black pepper, etc.I am glad I got the opportunity to try them out.

Sizzling Lunch is an identical concept to Pepper Lunch! They specialize in serving meat and rice on sizzling plates. Think Japanese fajitas. Menu is simple and you order via a tablet at your table. Since the food cooks primarily once you receive it, the food comes at quickly.For 4 we ordered 3 different sizzling plates and all were good! Nothing mind blowing - it tastes exactly how you think it would. I wouldn't come out of my way to come here but it's worth trying out!

Food 4/5A spot if you're looking for something quick and filling. Food is average in terms of quality and ingredients. Definitely something you can make at home. Price is about $16-$18 depending on what you order.Service 4/5Normal service, nothing to complain about.Ambiance 4/5Located inside a plaza in a not so busy part of Mountain View. Quite spacious and not so busy on a weekday lunch.

Very similar to Pepper Lunch (Japanese chain restaurant serving a sizzling hot plate filled with rice and steak). Menu is simple, you order on a tablet at your table and servers bring your food. For four people having a lighter dinner, we shared two pepper rice dishes. Both dishes needed a little more flavor but it was a filling meal. Got seated right away on a weeknight, located in a strip mall so there is plenty of parking.

This is the first time I'm this disappointed with this place. I come here all the time but this time was quite disappointed. 1. They gave me very little beef. Barely surrounded the rice on the sizzling plate. 2. 25% of the supposed tender beef were tendon. That's not acceptable especially you gave so little beef. 3. They forgot to give us water and it wasn't ice cold when they finally brought it. So I paid $16 for rice and little beef with tough tendon. Not very cool