Koto Steakhouse & Sushi Bar

Good place for hibachi. Centrally located and easy to get to and park. Took the family for the holidays. Two adults and six kids. The hibachi chef did a great job. Younger kiddos loved it. Food quality was better than average, quantity was great and price reasonable for Japanese steak

My party of 9 had a 830pm reservation. I arrived at 825pm, and couldn't find a server until 835pm; once I did, she said she couldnt seat us because we were still waiting on a few more, in which they arrived at 837pm. Id say thats pretty good; having my whole party of 9 showing within 7 minutes of the reservation time. Unfortunately, the staff ditched us and were afraid to tell us there were no grills available for my party. All the staff were ignoring us until a young server tried to explain to us what had happened, in which she got scolded for trying to help us which was very unprofessional by the "management". I felt bad for her since she was the only staff member trying to help us. Long story short, they finally seated us 1 hour after our reservation, because they refused to tell a previous reservation to please leave after staying at their table 45 mins after they already paid the bill- I was actually going to tell them to get up since we've been waiting on them but as I got close their table, the management sniped me and told me to go back to the waiting area Overall, one of the worst restaurant experiences ive ever had mostly for the communication. usually I give people the benefit of the doubt but lets be real- the food industry isnt that serious- I'm not gunna let some below avg service ruin my night, but these people were straight up ignoring us. but i will say, in the end, they did accommodate me with my requests.... an hour later. food was mid like any other hibachi place. rice was dry. shrimp was actually pretty good though. but ya I'll probably never come back. this is just my honest experience no hard feelings and obvi its not personal.

First of all, we arrived for dinner at about 9:15pm, knowing they closed at 10pm, and hoping they would still let us do the hibachi for dinner -- and they were so kind and got us set up at our own table. We immediately ordered drinks and a volcano roll to start, and before we knew it, our soup and salad was arriving, followed by drinks and sushi while they got our hibachi prepared. I really enjoyed the sushi roll, it was a fun take on a cali roll with baked scallop and crab on top. We both ordered mojitos and they were so refreshing!The hibachi cook was friendly and entertaining, we had a great time and the portions were HUGE! Everything was cooked perfectly (we did steak, shrimp, and scallops). Prices were very reasonable to the amount of food we got. We so appreciated them staying open a little late for us to finish our dinner, it was an absolutely perfect way to end our trip to Tampa!

it's honestly not a bad place. Very happy families go there. The sushi chef he's very nice. The food is good. I do get an eerie feeling from the management. The food is good.

This hiabachi place was really great . I came here with my son when I was in Tampa. The food is so yummy and not salty at all, it is cooked to perfection and the way you like it. The hibachi cooks are hilarious and make sure you smile and laugh and have a good time. They do these cool lights and when it's your birthday. My son and I got the steak and shrimp it was so good. This place is definitely worth it.

Great place , we only did dining and allThe sushi we ordered were delicious. My son tried the steak hibachi and loved it . Definitely great place to eat .

I truly feel bad for the owners and the staff at this restaurant. The entitled spoiled brats like Liam and his party of 9 drunk friend upset because their reservation was for 8 but their full party was there set the stage for an uncomfortable experience. When you have your explain how the restaurant policy about seating when trying to us the restroom and the silver spoon whiner is getting hostile with me because we were seated before them because we had our entire party. The fun times continued as the drunken college kids kept pouring in and being served free sake which fueled the entitled punks to be even more disrespectful. To the point that I had to call one of them out for talking shit about the 15 year old boy whose birthday it was. They tried coming outside after we left but 2 out of 3 ran back in when Champ tried flexing and I stepped up to his big man on campus sake fueled tough guy routine and he left with his tail between his legs when his blurred vision cleared up and he realized I wasn't to be tried. The service staff was friendly but miso soup was out and they only had the clear soup which is a beef based broth and we had vegans and pescatarian consumers in our party. The plates were in rough shape and the white rice we requested was also under cooked and they were not going to cook anymoreThe hibachi and sushi rolls were just okay and the hibachi cook we had wasn't that into it and I'm sure that was from dealing with all of these entitled punks all night. The place definitely wasn't the cleanest and we didn't even bother taken the leftovers. Again I feel bad for the owners and the staff as the location is to close to Mommy and Daddies little spoiled brats who act like punks.

Came in with a reservation at 8pm and there was no hostess. The one person working the bar and sitting people was super rude. We were told to wait and completely ignored us when we asked for how long. Free waiting for 30 mins we left.

Hibachi meal lacked flavor and did not taste like it was actually cooked on a hibachi grill. Rice was dry and flavorless with a few pieces of corn and a couple of peas. Veggies had no seasoning and tasted steamed. Noodles were pointless and tasted like they had been sprinkled with a bottled sauce. Filet was tender, but also lacked flavor.

All excellent...only problem is lack of parking. Sushi is great..many different rolls. Bento box is fun and elegant. Servers attentive and efficient.