Gekko Kitchen Politan Row

The taste of the teppanyaki is really great. Especially after adding the delicious sauce, it's extremely tasty. The portion is very generous and it's really a good deal. One person can hardly finish it. The service is excellent. They greet you warmly every time you pass by.

This was the saddest ramen I've ever had. And yes, I'm including Top Ramen for under $1. I could finish those. I wish I had seen the reviews before ordering. Look at this egg.

I ordered a steak + veggie hibachi bowl, and I was entirely pleased with the taste, serving size, and expedient service. Ive had hibachi from 4 places in total, including Benihana’s, and this was easily the best I had. The steak was perfectly seared and and glazed; the vegetables weren’t overcooked, and the rice, well, its just white rice- nothing out of the ordinary. I saw that others were disappointed with the ramen. Well I don’t eat ramen, so that didn’t deter me. If you decide to eat at Gekko, i would definitely recommend ordering a hibachi bowl.

Had a phenomenal chicken hibachi here. Politan Row is a fantastic location for attending the symphony. Atmosphere is a nice calm party atmosphere. Really great place. The food at Gekko, from.my experience, was phenomenal. The chicken hibachi was perfect. Large portions. Fresh and flavorful without the greasy aftertaste. Highly recommend.

The food is a 0/10 for me. The worse ramen I’ve ever had. The noodles were overcooked and clumped together, the broth lacked flavor, the corn taste like it was poured straight out the can and the egg was hard boiled. I could have made something better at home. The bao buns are hard and stale . I took it back because I couldn’t bite through it and it was softer but still stale and hard. Saw other people bringing their food back as well.

I was excited to get Ramen because I love it so much. When we went to purchase it, the service was extremely poor. I went for it anyway because again I was excited for Ramen. Upon receiving the food, it did not appear to be vegan at all. The vegetables tasted off and the broth was clearly not vegan. When I went to take it back, I got a “ head nod” and no acknowledgment. This is why they have this review!

Hibachis rice and meat are drenched in sauce. The shrimp is very fishy. Ramen noodle and egg were overcooked. Pork was good. I spent $40 for myself and my friend. The Bubble Tea was good.

3.31.25 For $23.75 I had the following experience. Food was not seasoned. Shrimp Hibachi bowl purchased on 3.29.25. Something in it has given me diarrhea for the last 2 days that I can't eat anything else. Service was ok. The kitchen staff tried to bark at me about where to go to order as I stood in front of my already purchased food and I was just asking for a plastic fork (to go)... nothing to do with ordering. Language barrier...she didn't get what I was saying and kept barking. The guy handing out food finally turned around and helped. Atmosphere is cool, eclectic, different...good music.

So this is a food hall spot so there are plenty of options. I wasn't feeling like anything crazy or deep fried so I decided to stick with something a little on the healthier side so I feel like ramen was a good choice. They send the food hall so that's free parking all around. There's plenty of spots. There's a cocktail bar at the back of the establishment. There's a really large park of front-based out of here. There's a number of things in walking distance if you're looking around. You'll go up there and be greeted and the person who was working the register was nice even though they were little words. You'll place your order and you can walk around because it'll give you a little beeper to carry around when your food is ready. They don't have outdoor seating but there's plenty of indoor seats. You can actually just grab food from any of the food stalls and sit at the bar if you wanted to. And happy hours. So from 4:00 to 6:00 will be a good time to try a couple of things. The ambiance is pretty nice and very clean. You have almost 10 different establishments you can try. They have couches and countertop and table sheeting areas as well so there's a mixed Gambit of things that you can select from. Chicken ramen - The ramen wasn't the best ramen but it was passable. The egg itself was boiled all the way through, typically, if you have a ramen spot, you still have the runny yolk usually, which means they did about 7 minutes of boiling and then they marinated the egg. This wasn't like that. As you can see in the picture. It didn't have a lot of options that come with the standard ramen. But the broth was okay. Now the chicken was the same chicken that they used in the bun. As I expressed earlier. It's like that they only have one meat that they use and they put it in everything. It's not like it's sliced specifically for ramen. It looks like chicken that could be used in fried rice. If you go to any other ramen spot, like if he go on Buford highway or in Duluth or something, it'll be different. Different. But they just had chicken chunks that they use. The chicken wasn't bad, and I will honestly say that they gave you a hell of a lot. Since there were only so many toppings in the ramen, they pretty much gave you a hell of a handful of chicken. But there was bamboo shoots and corn that were the other things are most prevalent. Not a lot. Spring rolls - The spring rolls were the best thing about this. I got them when they were super hot and crisp and they almost burnt my mouth but they were really good. They gave you the duck sauce to go with it, I wish I'd gotten more of them LOL. Chicken bao bun - The bun was okay. If you want something that's not messy, you probably shouldn't order this. Because it is sauced and it is definitely something you need to clean your hands up. Afterwards. It will soften tender, but the chicken that they used was the same chicken that was in the ramen. It wasn't something specific and I don't know if it was marinated like that or not, but it was okay. Wouldn't rush to get it again. Overall this was an okay try and I'm glad I did, but at the same time, there are a lot more ramen spots in the area that are a bit better. That give you more topping or more bang for your buck. That won't use the same meat in every chicken dish. It was okay and I ate it but there are other spots. Maybe I'll try something else from there, but I probably would not do the ramen.

Great service Tasty food I ordered the shrimp hibachi and the spring rolls and they were both piping hot, temperature wise, and the price was decent for the quantity/quality of food. The ambiance is in POLITAN row, so cool vibe, nice aesthetic with soft and hard seating with good music.

Your cashier is rude and ruining your business. As someone in the hospitality industry I would quickly remove this employee because he isn't helping. Playing game on his phone, rude , sitting down not engaging guests . Rude

This is not hibachi steak. This is beef with broccoli. The name in the menu should be changed. This is deceiving and very disappointed with this meal. The only good thing is it is a good portion.

We met up with some friends at Politan Row Ashford Lane which we love for all the different varieties of food. I thought I would try out Gekko Kitchen Hibachi and I was just looking for the veggie option. In my mind, it was going to be like Benihana Hibachi bowl. I was NOT expecting a bowl of steamed rice with veggies on top and yum yum sauce on the side. I had to ask for a second yum yum sauce and even that couldn't make it something that I wanted to eat. Very disappointing and not worth $14 at all.

Me and my dad came here, the ambiance of the food court was cool. I got the pork ramen AND IT WAS AMAZING but the pork was a bit overcooked. My dad got a poki bowl, he said it was fine. We don't rlly talk to the workers but they were nice.

Got the poke. It's pretty pricey, $17 and they don't have much selection. Also, it's not poke bar style, so you just order salmon or tuna from the menu. Located in the food hall with nice interior. Really nice place to hang out and they have selections for other food if you want pizza or burger instead. There isn't much poke option in this city so it's nice that they have this option.

Ordered the spicy salmon poke bowl and got food poisoning. Disappointing that the sushi grade fish promised was not in fact fresh or safe to consume. Maybe the other places in the food court offer better options but personally I will not be returning to Gekko. The seating was great both inside and outside. The servers were all friendly and informative.

I've been to Politan Row quite a few times, but I've never tried Gekko Kitchen. My friend ordered it and I tried some of hers before ordering my own. To my surprise, it was pretty good. I ordered the shrimp hibachi. It comes with steamed rice, vegetables and shrimp. They only serve steamed white rice, which I'm not a fan of usually, but they had a teriyaki sauce on it which made it flavorful. It had a good flavor to it, but my only gripe is my shrimp was lukewarm. The service was pretty quick too. A tad bit pricey, but the portion sizes are big. Overall, it was decent for fast food hibachi.

Solid hibachi bowl for a reasonable price! We grabbed hibachi for a quick, late lunch. It's great to be able to walk from nearby hotels to the cool food hall this is in. One of the bowls is for sure shareable or you'll have leftovers!

First and likely the only time we will ever visit this place. The guy working the counter (Ricky per our receipt) was very rude and unprofessional. We ordered several bowls. Our beeper alarmed us our order is ready - SAME TIME as another couple from our group. He gave the other couple their order and we asked about our own order . He insisted he gave it to us already. I said thats another order- not ours. He refused to listen and accused us of just trying to get free food. I left my girlfriend to get a manager. During the time I was away, my girlfriend tried to reason with the cashier and she was told "the other Asian girl who don't got blonde hair got your food." She said "this is BS, where is your manager?" To which he replied "F*** you!" You bet it would have been a bigger argument had i been there when he said that. Eventually, I found the manager of the food court. Video showed how very wrong that cashier was. I wish the video also had audio. The said cashier apologized to my girlfriend by giving free food. No - thanks! The food court manager assured me the owner of that establishment will be notified of the incident and should call me. We shall see...

I specifically asked if they had poke bowls... I was served something that looked nothing like a poke bowl. Terrible and expensive... save yourself some time and money and go to pretty little taco...

Very disappointing but an extra star for the service and the fact they actually closed at 10p and not 945, when the other restaurants in the row decided they were done serving food, 15 min before their scheduled close time. Ordered vegetable hibachi given it was their only vegetarian entree, ended up with a bowl of bland rice and broccoli and that's all. For $18 with tax and tip I expected not to eat white rice and partially cooked broccoli flavored only with my to-go mustard packets for dinner. The people were nice but won't come here again. Don't know how hard it is to add a few other veggies to the 'vegetable hibachi'. Carrots? Peppers? Mushrooms? Anything? Just a suggestion.

I love coming to colony square and trying out the variety of food and I have never been so disappointed with something I ordered. I choose the spicy salmon roll and it was the most flavorless meal apart from not being spicy at all. I literally had to add Sriracha to the plate to give it some sort of flavor. The "salad" on the plate literally only consisted of lettuce strips and the salmon didn't taste fresh at all. Service was fast but now I know why they had no line.

I was quite impressed with the quality and quantity of the vegetable hibachi bowl I ordered. Bowl came with steamed rice and mixed vegetables (on top of the vegetables I already ordered), plus hibachi sauce. It was a huge serving that can be shared between 2 people imo. Bowl was about $14, which was reasonable considering their location. I'd love to try their other fares to see if the rest of their menu stands out like this one.

This food was soooo good and fresh. For me, it needed no added nothing!! I normally have to put soy sauce on my food, but the flavors were all there!! So good! Highly recommend. Cool spot for just hanging out too!!

Had to come back to this place a second time after seeing it on TikTok and friends and family suggesting I go to colony square to check out the new restaurants. Fell in love with their chicken hibachi came back again for the shrimp. Highly suggested ...support your people because this is the spot the eat.

I love Ramen and Gekko's Ramen Bowl is one of my favorites. It's hearty broth never disappoints. You don't need to add seasoning unless you love some hot sauce, but personally I am SO glad they leave the spicy sauce as an option instead of just adding it in because I can't eat spicy foods. I only had 2 issues with them before. One was that they never put napkins and utensils in the to go orders, and I would sit down to eat and realize I forgot to ask for something that should be normal to put in a to-go order. The other was that it was hard to get good service sometimes because workers seemed too busy dancing to the music in their headsets to give me their attention. The new manager Sergio has changed all of that. It seems easier to get good service lately because everyone is more focused on their jobs and the staff is acting more friendly. Yesterday I got into my car and realized I forgot to ask for napkins and utensils again, BUT I was pleasantly surprised to find them in my bag. I was so happy! Now I am getting the same amazing food I love with good service and I don't need to remember to ask for one more thing. It is all in the details! Thank you Sergio!

Probably best bang for your buck in the little food court/ mini club that it's tucked into. Great quality food, the steak was extremely flavorful hibachi style with great vegetables. If you are familiar to early, it's a lot like that but slightly more expensive. Also the service was fantastic! I paid and turned around with my food in had basically! All around great experience and use of 18 dollars

The food tasted good and they prepared it quickly. They kept everything separated well and the portion size was nice.

Everything was really good! Nice big tasty portions! Definitely coming back! Yummy yummy

This was nearly the worst Poké bowl I have ever had, and then after I found a piece of plastic in the food, it became the actual worst. I should've had a clue when I asked the lady if the Salmon was farmed for wild caught, and her answer was, "it is raw." I went to show her the diesel plastic and her answer was, "the dishes go in the bin over there." I read a couple reviews, they were both good and bad, but I like to make my own decision. I prefer writing good reviews, but there was nothing good about this experience. MORE NEWS HERE... This was my only meal today, and 5-6 hours later the diarrhea hit. It only lasted a couple hours, I guess it just needs to clean that stuff out. And I have an iron gut, that never happens to me.

a little over-priced and super bland food. only offers steamed rice and has very basic seasoning. sad food :(