Best bet for Sushi/Sashimi. I'm not an expert on seafood nor can I admit I know much about Japanese food. However, I was in Japan once and ate sushi/sashimi made by the Japanese masters there and it was amazing. Comparing what I ate there to this place, well it is good though this restaurant can never replicate what I experienced in Japan. Maybe it is in the brand of sushi rice used. Maybe it's because the fish did not come right out of the seas before hitting the chopping board, therefore it tasted 'good' instead of 'excellent'. Either way I'm in it for the raw more so then the rice itself. The types of fish they served up did not have a smell to it and just melted in your mouth like butter so sure, it's good... Go ahead and try it for yourself.

Sushi. We frequently venture downtown to eat here on weeknights between 4:30 and 6pm. Many of the rolls are 30% off at the bar/front dinning room.

It's very good sushi for the price, though I feel they are quite heavy on the rice. I'd consider this place my #2 sushi place and my #1 Hiabachi. I know it's more than other places, but the food is expertly prepared. My medium steak, is medium, my husbands rare is rare and my mom's well done... is done to our requests. The sauce is perfect.

Their Philly rolls are great, their spicy tuna the perfect amount of spice, and their spider rolls have very generous amounts of crispy legs and thick chunks of crab meat. My three favorites all done perfectly!!

When eating at the bar for the sushi special, we always have great service.

We've had a few bad experiences at the Hiabachi, but all of those have been waitress related rather than the cooks and the majority have occured at Nakashima's (sister location same owners) in Appleton. One experience at the Hiabachi left us with burned onions and sprouts. In the cooks defense, it was because he'd gone to look for the waitress as the veggies cooked. The table had been more than 1/2 through the meal without any rice or a drink check. It was quite pathetic and we felt bad tipping low since its a tip share place. When she showed up, she still didn't bring rice.

We left without our ice cream... because she also disappeared for 15 minutes at that point too. Even the cook was confused where she was off too, as she wasn't even covering other hiabachi tables... she was just missing.

We've gone dozens of times and the majority of times things go well.

Watch out the week of Xmas. My birthday is on the 27th and every year they are understaffed on weeknights. If it falls on weekend, things go much better!