Arirang Hibachi Steakhouse

I want to thank both Stephanie the manager and Stephanie the waitress for their exceptional service to me and my Great Aunt while celebrating her 95th birthday. From the moment she walked in, she was treated like royalty. I couldn’t have chosen a better place to celebrate such a special occasion. She truly enjoyed herself and is already looking forward to visiting again soon. The food was delicious, the service was beyond amazing, and we even tried the red bean ice cream for the first time—it was a treat for both of us! I highly recommend dining here; you won’t be disappointed.

Had an amazing time here! The food was delicious, the hibachi show was entertaining, and the overall service was excellent. PHI was our hibachi chef and he kept us engaged the whole time while cooking everything perfectly. Kelly was our server and she was so attentive, making sure we had everything we needed throughout the meal. Great experience all around; definitely recommend this spot for both the food and the fun!

Great experience on a Monday evening. Brought my cousin from out of town who had never bee here. Kids eat free on Monday A+++ Marco our chef was great and entertaining, staff were on point, food was delicious! A very entertaining experience!

So I really wanted to give this place a 5 star. Our cook was fantastic, the food was great. But here's where it falls apart. We were the first seating of the night and the floor where we were seated was movie theater sticky. You know that gross feeling when your show is stuck to the floor, that's what we were greeted with. It was a darker part of the restaurant so maybe they need better lighting to clean with? My next problem was the staff other than the greeter and the chef. We were probably less than 5 minutes after getting all of the food off the grill when they come over offering us boxes. My friend was there for his birthday and literally ordered the most expensive hibachi on the menu and flat out told them he planned on finishing it. They put 2 boxes in front of him anyway. They then tried to take my kids food. I was beyond not amused. While I would have gone back for the chef, the rest of it was so off putting and rushed I don't think we'll go there again, which is a shame

We celebrated my daughter’s birthday at Arirang, and it was absolutely perfect from start to finish. The hibachi chef was so entertaining — funny, engaging, and great with kids and adults alike. It felt like dinner and a show, which made the night extra special. The food was delicious and beautifully prepared — fresh, flavorful, and cooked perfectly right in front of us. Everyone at the table left happy and full. And a special shout-out for being family-friendly: while most of us enjoyed the hibachi, they also made chicken tenders for my younger son, which was so appreciated and made the evening stress-free for everyone. Great food, great energy, and a wonderful place to celebrate a special occasion. We’ll definitely be back!

We did Hibachi dinner on a Monday night, with two friends who had allergies. Chef and staff were attentive to note allergies and cook their food first/separately. We all enjoyed our food, everything tasted great. The showmanship of our chef was good, I've seen others a bit better perhaps. But our waitress Stephanie was very kind and helpful, she was one of the best parts of the night! Thank you all for our great experience

Our server and chef were awesome for our son’s first time at hibachi. Very engaging, waitress was on top of drinks. Chef was talkative and engaging our son and got him to try new foods. Highly recommend and extremely kid friendly.

We’ve been here twice in the past two months for birthday dinners, and both visits have been wonderful! My kids absolutely love it here. Each time, we’ve had a large party, and we’re always seated right away — no waiting at all, which is impressive. Both chefs we’ve had were fantastic — funny, engaging, and incredibly talented. The food is always delicious, but what really makes this place special is the experience. My kids laugh nonstop and love getting involved, whether it’s trying to catch food in their mouths, getting “sprayed” with the fake ketchup, or watching the flaming onion volcano — always a crowd favorite! The portions are very generous, and the prices are more than fair, especially for the amount of food you get. We always leave with leftovers. The atmosphere is lively and full of laughter — it’s loud, but in a fun way. You can still easily talk with your group and enjoy the energy around you. Both times we’ve brought a birthday cake, and the staff went above and beyond — singing “Happy Birthday,” helping serve the cake, and making everyone feel special. I highly recommend this restaurant for families, celebrations, or anyone looking for a fun, delicious night out. We’ll definitely be coming back again!

Kellie, our server and Harry, our Hibachi chef were excellent. Always a nice experience here.

Good food, great fun atmosphere and even better show! I've been to a few hibachi restaurants in my lifetime and they all pretty much follow the same script and Arirang was no different. We dropped in for a Friday evening dinner reservation at 6pm and, to my surprise, the restaurant was already pretty packed and loud - mostly with families and birthday celebrations. The menu here is pretty standard hibachi fare - Japanese-inspired appetizers/soups/salads, sushi and, the highlight of the menu, hibachi dinner entrees, which are served with a house salad, soup and white/fried rice with Asian vegetables and protein(s) of your choice. Proteins being steak, pork, chicken, scallops, shrimp lobster or fish (salmon, sole, tuna). The bottom line - you should be here to see a cooking lesson and hibachi show so skip most of the menu and go straight to the Hibachi dinners! Honestly, you won't go wrong with any of them, but, if you want to go all out, go with some steak or filet mignon & lobster. We ended up ordering a few Hibachi dinners with fried rice and a mix of steak, shrimp, chicken and scallops. All of it was super delicious - maybe a bit on the salty side for some because of the soy sauce that's squirted onto everything - but, ultimately, DELICIOUS still. If you've never been to a Hibachi restaurant and watched the chefs cook up your meal in front of you, then you're in for a real treat with the theatrics and show that they put while cooking your meal. Be prepared to also get involved if you're picked to drink some liquor from their squeeze bottle or catch a vegetable in your mouth - it's all loads of fun that makes the dining experience unique and interesting. However, it DOES depend on your chef and how theatrical they are. As for table arrangements, if your party cannot fill up the 8 seats at your hibachi grill/table, you WILL have to share the experience with strangers, which can sometimes make for an awkward situation - that's if you are not a people person. In addition, the chef for your table does not begin cooking your meal until all of the table has been seated, even if the tablemates are strangers, so, basically, everyone at the table experiences the chef's show at the same time. And, YES, they DO birthday celebrations if you mention it to the staff. I'm not sure how they charge for it, but, if you plan on coming here to dine, be prepared to witness plenty of them during your time there because they make it known it's your birthday. I can't endorse coming to Arirang all of the time, but it's a great place to celebrate special occasions - specifically birthdays, graduations, promotions, etc. The shared dining experience with others and the cooking show make it well worth the premium you pay for the food. Definitely an experience all serious diners should try once.

Having a reservation doesn't matter. When you get there it's first come first served regardless. Not really worth the headache

Seated quickly. Fast friendly service. She continued to check on us. The chef was entertaining and the food was really good.

If you want to wait for a drink this is the place to be. If you want to be ignored and not acknowledged Your in the right place. Manger is really confused and very rude. The whole staff has the worst customer service by far. If you want food with no fork or spoon your in the right place. If you want to waste time and not eat this is the right place.

Good food, the chef was great very entertaining and offered lots of options. Good amount of food for the price. I am gluten free and the chef cooked all my food first with gf soy sauce to avoid contamination

Ambience was great! Pleasant surprise in PA and the closest to Princeton and Trenton area. The service was good and prompt. The food was good but disappointingly they don't have white sauce or the infamous Yum Yum Sauce. They do offer a spicy Mayo bc every one asked for Yum Yum! Laugh! The portions were good. The filet and garlic shrimp was good. I also had spicy tuna and that was great! Worth a drive to PA to have!

Stephanie was such a great server. Mark is also an amazing chef! 10/10, totally recommend

Hibachi night for the family. We were promptly seated at a full table while the waiter took our drink order. A couple cocktails were ordered and were tasty and you can tell the alcohol was present which is a plus for me. Ordered dumplings as an app. The contents within (pork) were cold unfortunately. Had steak and shrimp dinner. The hibachi chef was funny and pleasant. The tricks he performed were all familiar and might need a reboot? Idk maybe that's a formidable opinion being the performance is part of the overall experience or maybe that's being picky lol. You judge. The food was good steak was tender and cooked how I liked the shrimp was cooked nicely and the rice was great. Everything had one note of flavor so I would have to be in the mood for this type of one flavor note to come back again. Overall cool experience and the service was good.

Ordered takeout it was timely, tasted amazing, excellent service. First time having their food and will definitely go back and eat there to get full experience!

I ordered on DoorDash now I don't expect the food to be at its best quality when it is delivered by a third party however, I do expect the food to not have foreign objects in it which mine did I usually love the food here but this time I was not happy at all , I found a small shard of metal in my steak which I bit into. and also small hairs from some kind of animal , the bag that it came in smelled strongly on cologne inside the bag not the outside of it I was absolutely disguSTed , DoorDash refunded me fully for the food so this is not the issue here the issue is when I call my call gets sent to a voicemail after a few rings I cannot get through to anyone so I sent some e mails. having shards of metal in the food I was intending on sharing with my children I am at a loss for words

Well, it would be nice to comment on the food, however we sat there for 15 minutes and no one came to take our order! It was not busy in the restaurant area, there was just one other table . After 10 minutes we saw a waitress come over to the other table and gave them their salads. She then walked away. I went up to the hostess area and told them that no one has come over to our table. They apologized and the woman with them, I think the manager, said she would get someone right away. Well another 5 minutes goes by and no one came over to take our order. We left and told the hostess, she apologized. Very unorganized! 0 stars!

Great restaurant and awesome happy hour, such a nice menu and great prices .. the bonus was our server Katie who was right on top of everything, service was excellent!

Fun experience and entertaining, good for a group if you're looking for a place to go. The food is quite salty and everything ended up tasting the same. Noodle is good and filling but also so salty... They do give you ice cream at the end to finish the meal so that was nice. It came out to be about $38 per person with tip and tax so a decent deal for dinner. You can watch the chef cook the meal in front of you.

We went here for a special birthday dinner just me and my fiance, the manager Stephanie came over to check on us and made sure our special night was absolutely perfect! The food was amazing, the ambiance was quiet enough we could hold conversation, and service was overall phenomenal. We will absolutely be back. Thanks to Stephanie our night was impeccable.

I used to love this place, but we went on Valentine's Day and my son's father got food poisoning from the scallops and he is still sick today. Somebody needs to do a better job making sure meat and fish are at the appropriate temperature. Note to staff - you cannot keep fish at room temperature, bacteria grows on it and it makes people sick. Basic restaurant 101, especially a restaurant that serves a ton of seafood both raw and cooked. Beware.

The place had great service. The waitress was wonderful, the habachi chef was fun, had jokes, and did your habachi cooking show. The food was good, normal what you expect at a habachi grill. The drinks were light but tasted good and were fun. The restaurant manager visits each table to inquire about your experience to ensure everyone had a good time. I had a wonderful night and would come back.

Food was delicious ! Wait staff was super attentive, cookies were fun. Ambiance was perfect for hibachi. Highly recommend. Plan to be back!

I have to knock my review down a star. The pricing is not what you see. They add 18% gratuity automatically to parties of two or more. I have no problem tipping for good service but I have a real problem with restaurants paying their employees a low wage and expecting the customer to just make up the difference. PAY YOUR EMPLOYEES PROPERLY. This place is hit or miss. The food is exactly what it should be but the service gets very iffy when they are packed. If you go during the week you'll have a way better experience.

This is by far my favorite restaurant of all time! I love how the chefs cook in front of you. They make amazing food, and get you into the mood to have fun. I especially like when they do all these fun tricks like cracking eggs while throwing them in the air, the onion stack fire, and the zucchini toss. Our waitress was so nice, and the chef was such a fun guy. I love how active and energizing the restaurant is, especially with their "Banzai" birthday celebrations! Definitely would recommend this restaurant!

We had a Rent-A-Chef private party done by Arirang on Staten island, in our yard to celebrate my daughter's 30th birthday. It was wonderful. The party was easily planned with the help of Amanda Hempel, event planner. Dickie was our chef and he was like always perfect. His assistant made sure everyone was served their food fast and pipping hot. The food was delicious, setup and take down of the party done quickly and with ease. I'd recommend having a private party with Arirang to everyone. It's a fun and different way to celebrate any occasio, or to just have a fun night with friends at home.

The overall atmosphere and presentation by the Hibachi chef was amazing and Kat was a phenomenal host!

katie was awesome!!!! great service- delicious food!! Can't recommend enough - gotta try it if you live around here

We got take out. The hibachi was decent. I ordered shrimp and chicken they gave me steak and chicken instead. Also the sushi rolls are huge. Maybe some people enjoy that but we did not, you can't eat them in one bite like normal sushi and they had an unnecessary amount of rice in them. No shrimp sauce for the hibachi meals either which I've never seen before. Overall the hibachi tasted good. We got 4 special sushi rolls and we were not a fan.

a great place to for a celebration- many people go for a birthday outing (because they do a bday song) or to get together with a large group. both times food was excellent, with large portions and typical hibachi food along with other items if you don't like that. service was good, with entertainment at the table by the chef. a good place to keep kids busy because of the entertainment/coloring/food options. I've been there twice, both excellent. pricing was affordable for what you get. for me and my 2 yr old daughter $50 including drinks, soup, salad, entrée, desert, and tips.

best hibachi experience ever our servers kristen and morgan was the best and very friendly and awesome

I always love coming here. The food is amazing and all the employees are very outgoing and kind. I have to say one of their hostesses named Bianca really stood out to me. She is always very friendly and helpful towards me and my family. 10/10 recommend this place!

Bianca was so helpful!! She was ready to help when we walked in and very friendly! I love this place and will be coming back

Stop in late Saturday night my husband and I. Katie was our server and bartender. She made some awesome suggestions. We had a few appetizers and a couple of very good cocktails. Great atmosphere, excellent service and delicious food. We will be back.

We had a nice time at this hibachi restaurant. I'd come back here, but I might give another hibachi place in the area a try first. This is a very large restaurant with a table dining area, a bar which looked nice, and a space with a lot of hibachi tables that were smaller than I've seen elsewhere. When we arrived, we had to wait in the entrance area. I think they have parties wait until they have enough to fill a table. I would prefer if we could get seated and order any drinks or appetizers while waiting. Once we were seated, I felt very rushed to order. They were asking for our drink orders before I even had a chance to review the menu. I asked if they could do a strawberry margarita on the rocks, which they could not, and ended up ordering one of their martinis which was fine. We also wanted to order sushi, and it was awkward to try and order since they were rushing us again to order our hibachi meals. The wait staff also took my water glass away to refill instead of bringing over a pitcher, which meant I was stuck sitting with no water for a while. The brought over our soup and salad before the chef even came over. I prefer to have my soup and salad while the chef is cooking. Our sushi was decent. The soup was typical, but the salad did not have the same ginger dressing I am used to for hibachi. The hibachi food was good. However, it is odd the fried rice is an upgrade and that ice cream is included. I could've skipped the ice cream but it was nice. Most hibachi places include fried rice standard, and some also include noodles, so I think they should make more of an effort in this area. Our chef was very enthusiastic so we enjoyed that part of the meal. Someone else, a manager or owner perhaps, came around after our meal to see how it was which is always nice.

The ambience is very nice, but the sushi sashimi was not very fresh. The lights on the ceiling was flickering and seemed like it was about to go out.

Happy hour is very good! Bartenders are top notch. The food never disappoints, EVER. Ambiance is great for low key OR if you want to have the waitstaff to sing your birthday song super loud. And everything in between. It's always fun.

Kat was amazing she was kind friendly and very attending to the table 5stars and the food was amazing would return again!

Perfunctory hibachi joint with the formula etched in stone. A little Miso, flaming Saki volcanos, some salad and a knife wielding empresario tossing protein cubes in all directions. No surprises and that's a good thing. We ordered the steak and were not disappointed. Honestly, this could have been anyone of the last twenty of these samurai chop houses that I've been to so it's memorable for being not memorable. If you're in the area or just passing through, you'll be pleased at their highly competent presentation. Just don't expect them to draw outside the lines. Four stars.

...so...my husband and I went to this establishment. We ordered filet mignon and lobster, one with white rice and the other with fried rice. We DID NOT GET FILET MIGNON but we were charged for it. We told the waiter and he OVER-EXPLAINED how IT IS filet mignon. IT WAS SIRLOIN AT BEST. There chunks of fat and membrane that we had to cut out of the bite-sized pieces, or pull out of our mouths because we couldn't chew it. My husband didn't want to argue, it was early (we got there before 4pm on a Saturday and were the only ones in the regular dining room to the left, when you walk in) and having a great day. Suffice it to say, YOU DO NOT GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. I PURCHASE AND COOK FILET ON A REGULAR BASIS...IT WAS NOT FILET...PERIOD. We will not be back. You don't get to bait and switch then automatically add 18% gratuity for 2 people while they are completely dissatisfied.

I had a 50th Birthday party for my husband last weekend. We had 26 people attend and had it in the private room. 3 chef's, 2 waitresses and a hostess or manager who checked on us often. It was a wonderful experience. The food was delicious, the service was excellent. Our guests all had a great time. We got more than enough food for the package we ordered (the Emperor). I highly recommend having a party there.

Perfect place for hibachi you should go and try there! Foods are delicious, soup also good

I frequent Arirang and even celebrated my b-day with some friends and decided this time to introduce my cousin to the place since we both love good sushi. The service and the food is always on point. The sushi is fresh and the entrees are delish. Me and my cousin started off with cocktails - a Asian Orchid and Asian Pearl. Cousin liked my more than his so we ordered a second round of the Asian Orchid. For appetizers we ordered Edamame and Tartare Sampler. The edamame were lightly salted with lemon on the side. The sampler was fresh assorted sashimi on a bed of lettuce. For our entrees we went with Angel Kiss, Rainbow, Crazy Dragon and Volcano. Always a nice experience and would definitely bring family and friends.

Great dinner and drinks at Arirang tonight. Love that the staff is accompanying to special requests I enjoyed talking to Stephanie and James, managers too.

First and foremost there is another Hibachi Restaurant down the street that serves Calamari on the Hibachi and this one does not. If you are anywhere close as much of a fan as me of Calamari you will appreciate this advice and do not enter. The drink menu is extensive and interesting I will give Arirang this much. I went with the Karate Punch (Packs a punch with rum, gin, pineapple & orange juice). I enjoyed this drink and can recommend. There were four in our party and we did indulge in two rolls of sushi, four orders of Hibachi, one drink a piece for the adults (two drinks in total). FYI-parties of four or more they now add there own gratuity, total bill came out to $178.00. Yeah, I needed a minute to digest that as well not so much the food but the sticker shock of this Hibachi outing. Food was good and service was adequate however I will never be back here as it was one of the last places I went with my ex, yes that is right I am now single again and if I ever spend $178.00 on Hibachi please someone commit me! As always people SYOY!!!!

We ordered takeout. We have been here before and had good food in the past. This time was so bad. We ordered the Philly roll. The salmon was discolored so I pulled one apart and it was slimy and obviously far beyond shelf life. Also the rice was old and crusty. We just threw that right in the trash. The fried rice was literally soy sauce and white rice. No vegetables at all or anything else in it. Not even enough soy sauce. The chicken dish we ordered was insanely over cooked and literally just coated in soy sauce. I could only take one bite and threw it out also. The edamame was way over cooked and old. Also trash. It ended up being a colossal waste of $75 plus $30 because I had to go to Wawa and buy a new dinner. Whatever is happening there with the kitchen is not going to work... the manager did give us a call to see how the food was which is a nice touch but I didn't have anything nice to say so I didn't respond. So bad. Don't waste your money.

I have never felt the need to write a review but this experience burned so deep into my bones that I was forced to create a Yelp account and write a review. I will start with the positives. The hostess was great she assured me that the wait was short, which it was. After we sat our waiter was great, he brought the drinks, soup, and salad out in a very timely matter and took our orders quickly. I cannot speak any further on any positives about this restaurant. To start we waited 1 HOUR after being seated before our chef even began to approach the table. The stove was dirty and the space was cramped, overly loud, and there was no background music. There were 16 stoves in the restaurant and only 4 chefs. All tables seemed to be getting sat, which seems ridiculous to me. On top of that when we sat down they didn't even turn on the stove, I had placed my hand above it and even tapped it and there was no heat, which shows that they did not expect a chef to be out any time soon. Now to go onto the food, I got a Shirley temple to drink and it tasted like seltzer with a little bit of sugar in it. This baffled me because it is very hard to mess up a Shirley temple. Then the soup and salad came out. The soup was sweet and not like any other miso soup I've ever tasted. I took one sip and put it to the side. The salad was primarily wilted lettuce with one slice of cucumber and tomato each. The dressing was watery and tasteless. After we had waited an hour, I asked the waiter for the check for the Shirley temple because I was starving. He went to get who I can only assume to be the owner, who promptly walked past him to the kitchen to get a chef. I was already standing and she came up to me to speak. I tried to be polite but was hit with immediate rudeness and aggression. I offered again to pay for the Shirley temple and she responded by saying "See that man over there, he's your chef" in a very condescending tone as if speaking to a child. I explained that even if the chef came over right now I'd still have to wait for my food to be cooked and I am quite hungry. She kept insisting that I stay and tried to explain that I could eat it as each part was prepared, which I understand is true, but still not timely and necessarily the way I want to eat my food. I again told her that we were fine and offered to pay for the Shirley temple again, to which she walked away to the front desk and I followed to leave. As I walked out I said "Have a nice night" and was met with no response. I would give this place 0 stars if I could. I hope that the staff is treated better than the customers and I certainly will not TRY to eat there again.

Friends and family celebrated my birthday here . I enjoyed some salmon and fried rice . The chef who cooked my food was professional and fine. Made a sweet heart out of the rice. He tries hard to get people to be interactive and his little food show. The food I ate was good the rice was yummy. Salmon too. They were lots of vegetables like zucchini and what not. Let my shiro mushroom broth was gentle and nice. My drink was tropical and lovely. The waiter was surly and a smart arse. I didn't find that very charming at all. The cake was freezer burnt. They didn't try to rush us out afterwards so I gave it a higher rating above.

Fun times! Great place to celebrate! Food was great. Big portions. Go with a large party

Waiter was amazing! Good food & not too pricey. They wore mask and kept 2 seats between families. I would definitely go back!

Was very good, they accommodated my shellfish allergy. They had a lot of appetizers with shellfish only (wanted dumplings but on had shrimp ones. My filet was amazing. They had different sauces then most hibachi ( no yummy yummy sauce) which is one of the main reasons o go to hibachi. Other sauces were ok but so super salty I know I'll be up all night drinking water. My green apple martini was perfection. Service good. Please get on board and get some yummy yummy sauce

I don't usually write reviews, but felt I had to today. Went to Arirang for Valentines Day and was not disappointed to say the least. The food is delicious and filling for a very reasonable price, the atmosphere is beautiful and service is excellent. We were served by Mya and she along with the rest of the staff were very attentive, kind, and friendly. Overall great experience.

It's a nice place but not what it seems entirely. But that's because I've been to many restaurants like these maybe I had higher expectations.. Went with a very large group, had a good time but it definitely is not a top notch hibachi steakhouse experience. They do not reserve tables, we had 15 plus people and they were able to accommodate us according which was a plus, but we did have to wait it out at the bar. They don't have any draft if you drink beer expect bottles only, lots of wine and other liquor options. That's about it.

The whole experience was awesome. From the start the front desk service was great! We love going to hibachi and Arirang is our favorite place! The meal is always delicious. The show that the chefs put on is our favorite. We highly recommend especially for the ambiance of it all! Clean. Great service. Great food. The manager Stephanie even came up to our table and made sure everything went well and that is what I like to see with management!