Tokyo Express

When a friend first told me about a drive thru hibachi place close to my house, I'll admit I had my doubts. Heck, I had my doubts when I pulled in and saw a plywood sign with spray paint directing me to the pickup window. Man, if this isn't a lesson in "don't judge a book by its cover," then I don't know what is!When I pulled into the drive thru, there was one car ahead of me, so I had a second to glance at the menu, although I wish I had more time as it has way more options than I would have expected! I decided to try the teriyaki steak (no onions) and the Diablo roll. The woman who took my order was cheerful and kind, and even offered me a free sweet tea. I'm not usually a sweet tea person, but then again, I previously would have said I wasn't a drive thru sushi girl, either, so I decided to try it. After placing my order, I drove around to the second window to pick it up. There was another couple there ordering for outside seating, so I waited maybe 2-4 minutes. By the time I got to the window, everything was ready! This piqued my suspicions until I saw just how quickly one of the chefs was rolling sushi--he was so fast! In the time it took to pass me my food and my sweet tea through the window, he assembled, rolled, decorated, AND packaged a sushi roll. Seriously impressive!As I pulled away, I stuck my straw in my tea, and wow! It was really good! We are talking Bojangles level of delicious tea. At a drive thru sushi/hibachi place?! I got home and opened up my food and was impressed yet again! My roll came with seaweed salad (my fave!) and edamame in addition to the usual ginger and wasabi. The spicy Mayo was just hot enough without being overpowering and the shrimp tempura wasn't overly-breaded. Win! My hibachi was filled with fresh veggies and was a larger portion than I expected. The steak was good, but not great, but dang, for this speed and price, I'm definitely not complaining! I also got a very sizable container of the white sauce, which was awesome! It's probably 4oz or so? It's the same size as a cup of Queso at Moe's if that reference helps anyone. All in all, I had a great experience and will definitely be back to try more! I've heard wonders about their tofu hibachi, so that's on my list. If you're in the area and craving some good takeout hibachi, definitely give Tokyo Express a try!

Ordered spring rolls,crab rangoons, tempura shrimp & vegetables. Steak with half rice half noodles. First time trying this & just abt everything fried was full of grease. I was very disappointed. The steak was tough & very chewey.I must say for a $39. 00 meal which would have been lunch for the next day ended up in the trash. Won't do this again. I'll stick with my regular few good chewed.I only gave 1 star because I had to -to post this ..

Sunday afternoons are the WORST times one could crave sushi, because no sushi place in Durham is open for lunch... except Tokyo Express. I'm not gonna lie, when I walked into the restaurant, I almost walked back out. The inside is small and I wasn't sure of the quality of sushi I would receive. I decided to take the risk anyway and ordered the shrimp tempura roll (one of the few rolls without any uncooked fish). You order and pay at the counter and they bring the food out to you. To my surprise, the sushi arrived in a to-go container bento box style with edamame and seaweed salad on the side in addition to the conventional ginger and horseradish. Everything tasted good and relatively fresh. The value is hard to beat, since all of this was under $7. Most sushi places would charge you more for just the roll. My friend ordered the volcano roll, the philadelphia roll, and spicy tuna roll, all of which had decent flavor. The philly roll had a LOT of cream cheese though, it was overbearing. The fish wasn't fresh but that is to be expected and neither of us got food poisoning so it's fine. Glad my 100th review could be a positive one!!

Great tasting food, just be careful because the bottom of the bag can have spilled liquid. Three out of three times I ordered the Chicken Hibachi (yum), and the inside bag is juicy.

Ordered hibachi chicken and shrimp through Uber Eats. Added a spicy crab & shrimp roll. Food was prepared and delivered quickly, but I didn't get what I ordered. I got steak and chicken and a roll I haven't checked yet.

Love this place! As a vegetarian family our fast food options are limited. The hibachi tofu makes everyone happy. I call ahead to place my order and drive through pickup a few minutes later. They've never messed up my order and the buy 5, get 1 free card makes it an even better deal.

Good stuff and quick preparation. Have been looking for a decent ToGo hibachi spot since moving to Durham and it looks like this will be it! Got the hibachi chicken- no onions, no mushrooms with extra zucchini and it was excellent! Enough for two meals!

For what the place is, it is excellent. The food is quick, plentiful, and affordable. It is very tasty considering that you are asking them to cook food in 2-5 minutes for under 10 dollars. Their chicken, beef, scallops, and shrimp are all of quality and I'm very pleased with building/kitchen's cleanliness. This is not a Michelin rated restaurant or a restaurant that you would go to for a special night. It's not farm to table or hipster sheek. For a quick, affordable, and tasty meal, this is a solid option.

They are good both times i have ate here i was pleased. Food is good for price. Check them out.

This restaurant cooks amazing food and has a great customer service. The only thing that has made me give this restaurant this score is the fact that every time I order their alway some type of sauce spilled in my bag. One day it caused my thigh to start tingling because the sauce was extremely hot.