Best Japanese Restaurants in Louisville

Exceptional service across the board. Our server was Jordan who was wonderful. Very patient and helpful.

Nicolette was an angel when we first walked in and took us to a table but my lil sis wanted to sit next to the window. Nicolette was very kind and understanding and gave us a high top in the bar to wait and have a cocktail. 20 minutes later she sat us at the window!! We had Sam for a waiter who was excellent!! He showed up when we needed him, checked on us after the food was served and described and delivered all of food hot and tasty. We had the east coast oysters to start, chop chop salad for the ladies and lobster bisque for the men. Lamb chops, the seafood special a Chilean sea bass with all kind of things with it, scallops and the grouper. Everyone loved their meal, apps and the in between. We love Ocean Prime and my lil sis from California does too.

We love hapa, we have been coming here for years. We are sad with the new menu though. We miss the teriyaki salmon and the terriyaki tofu And the udon soup which on a cold night has been one of our faves for years. The new ramen is just not the same and it’s not even on the dinner menu. The new tofu on the menu is too spicy and too sweet and not as good as the teriyaki nor the yakiniku which was too spicy for me but my friends loved it. Please bring back our old favorites, it is what kept us coming here for the past decade almost weekly.

Excellent dinner on Christmas day - the fish was fresh & the service was excellent.

Benihana has been hit or miss for many years. Grabbed a last minute reservation on Christmas Eve, and to my surprise, fantastic experience! Had Mike “splash & meadow” as our chef. He was entertaining and fun. Food was the best I remember. Thankful for the entire staff for being so engaged on a holiday evening. I’m sure they’d rather be with their families, but everything exceeded expectations. The restaurant was insanely busy, but we were seated right at the reservation time. I could not have asked for a better evening.