Mt Fuji Hibachi - Westminster

Update after-COVID era visit 04/2022: The place is still the same, albeit busier. We had a reservation and we still had to wait about 15 minutes before being seated. It's a hibachi so they always try to fill the tables before seating you then if all tables are occupied, they can't just kick customers out so there will be a wait. Also only so many chefs to go around. They have signs at the hostess table to let you know about all the rules and even warn you that a reservation does guarantee a table but there may be a wait still. I posted pictures of them so people know what's up. The food is as good as it was. Waiter was the only down side as once he took our original order, we had several instances of drinks going empty and not checking back up but that place was slammed so it's understandable as many places struggle to find workers. So be warned of that as well. The portions are good, meats tasted good as well as vegetables. Finally this place is opened. Please, before you head out that way, I strongly suggest you make a reservation. They are crazy buzy and popular. Been waiting since last spring for this place to open and they finally did. They were apparently waiting on some final paperwork to be able to open. Food is fresh and cooked in front of you, hibachi style. They can even spice your meat selection for you, garlic or even El Diablo (spicy). They also have a great sushi selection as well as wine. It's fun for the family and kids will be mesmerized by the show the chefs display. Now mind you they still have some kinks to iron out. The wait staff is still learning the trade and they have new chefs. So be patient. But do not hesitate to ask questions. The hours are not really definitive as they are still trying to figure those but I was told they will be opened everyday from 10ish am till 9 pm. I'd recommend calling first to be sure of the hours and also to get a reservation.

It was just the two of us but we got the whole show. It was 4pm with no one else but us. I was afraid that watching them cook for just the two was going to be disappointing. But the cook did the whole show and comedy routine. So go anytime and enjoy. I wish I could break out a section for how it looks. For the price per head you should expect more for ambience. The cook stations area are seriously unclean. If you go at night I bet you never see it. But in the daylight it looks like years of neglected.

Had reservations for our party of 12 to celebrate a birthday. Our waiter was in such a hurry taking our drink order we couldn't even ask questions. He would cut you off and move to the next person. My mom tried to order a martini and he ran off before shecould tell him how she wanted it. She had to get up and find him. She let him know we were not in a hurry and we were there tocelebrate a birthday. The next time he came back to the table was worse. He was rude and said to our party that we needed tohurry up and order because he was busy. He was very rude about it. He said he would give us 5 more minutes for $5 and if we lefthim a good review, unprofessional. Killed the excitement and we all just wanted to walk out and go somewhere we would be treatedbetter. After that we sat there waiting for about an hour for a chef to come and cook our food. The food was very basic, notmuch flavor or portions. At the end they couldn't even separate our tabs even though that is a common thing that they do. Such abad experience. Will not be back.

We had a great experience at this hibachi grill. My kids really enjoyed the food. We did encounter some difficulties when ordering for them, and it seemed like our server might have been having a rough day and wasn't very engaged. Despite that, we would definitely love to return and give it another try.

We had an excellent lunch, and I believe we had the best chef in the entire establishment! Johnny did a fantastic job and truly entertained our family; he's the best we've ever had there! All the food was perfectly cooked and absolutely delicious!