Wabi Sabi

Went to Wabi Sabi for my friends Birthday lunch .... this was my first time. It was a fun time. Our margaritas were good to start. Then we had the salad ... it was ok but maybe a few more choices for dressing ... Our Chef was entertaining but as I looked over at another chef he seemed to have a better presentation... the food was good and tender .. had good flavor. .. portions were good ... took some home... I had steak and swordfish , fried rice ,and vegetables. Will most likely go back.

Came here for our anniversary… It was an ok experience, the food wasn’t the best, the chef wasn’t entertaining at all, very boring and disappointing.

The only thing I don’t like about tepanyaki places, is that they wait to fill the table before the chef comes out to start preparing your meal. The food itself was great, I’d definitely come back. The shrimp were kind of small, but the serving sizes of everything was very generous. We tried a few rolls which were also very good. Located in a strip mall, like most places in Rancho so lots of parking available. They have a bar section as well with a TV for sports if that’s something you look for.

The staff was very kind. I ordered an entrée to share with my friend, we had just got off work, next-door. they separated it on two plates for us. the Chicken and Scallops were really good. I also ordered a couple of sushi rolls. I found a hair on one of them so it turned my appetite off. I enjoyed the soup though and my friends said the salad and beer was really good.

Great food cooked in front of you. Our chef (William) was talkative and had a flare that made the experience wonderful. Our waitress Victoria) could not of been nicer. She was super fast and was telling jokes the whole time. We will be back.

It was a good place but unfortunately since I went to another one a year ago this one came out short to be honest. The entertainment was the same but as the food comes out it gets cold and my previous place same scenario better location and better set up as well as the food coming out hot hot. Would I come a second time no to be honest it was overpriced for cold food.

Sushi was okay. Nothing that was a wow factor. The cooking in front of you is cool.you feel the heat for sure. Service was okay. Waitress could have asked if we wanted alcohol drinks after we just asked for water first. Oh well.

We went with a large party after a UCR graduation. They were absolutely amazing! We were seated early and had drinks before the graduate arrived. Food and performance was appropriate for our crowd. Our server's son graduated from UCR and truly enhanced our experience.

Wabi Sabi in Rancho Cucamonga is consistently delicious, fresh, and welcoming. The Spanish mackerel sashimi is our favorite it includes the deep fried bones as a crunchy bonus - so good. It was great to see the teppan area filled and most of sushi bar as well. The sushi bar is great for watching sports on Saturday.

Came here with family for lunch our chef was absolutely amazing he was very interactive and funny!!! He made it so fun for my 2 1/2 year old daughter! She had the best time!!! The food was delicious and the service was great we always love coming here!

I was brought here with my father-in-law for lunch. We arrived right at opening and were seated promptly. We placed our order and waited a little bit for the show to begin which is normal for these types of restaurants. As more people entered for their meal, it gradually became noisy inside, but not overbearing. We were still able to hear our conversations. The food was cooked well and the show our chef gave was fun and entertaining! I am sure we will be back when we can.

Came here on a Friday afternoon for lunch. Business has definitely changed compared to before. It wasn't busy and a lot of empty seats during lunch time. We ordered their Combination Dishes; I went with Steak and Shrimp and my coworker got the Scallops and Chicken. The chef was friendly and cooked our meats just right. My steak was tender and the fried rice wasn't too salty, which was a plus. Overall, we had a good lunch and hopefully business will pick up!!!

Food was great! Had the NY steak dinner. Portions were big at a reasonable price. Justin was our chef and he was very entertaining. Servers was right on top of everything and I never had to ask for a refill or more sauce. Highly recommend!

Been coming here for quite some time this place is always consistent great food to choose from. Cooks are very friendly well versed in cooking steaks, chicken, and Seafood if you're in the area swing by you won't be disappointed.

Wabi Sabi serves excellent Japanese food with large portions and really fresh, tasty sushi. Everything we ordered was flavorful and well-prepared -- definitely some of the best sushi in the area. The only downside was the service. While the staff were efficient, they could be a bit friendlier, as their demeanor sometimes came across as rude or rushed. Overall, the food more than makes up for it, and I'd absolutely come back again. Highly recommend for the quality and portions!

We been to Wabi Sabi many times and the service is always on point! They are very attentive and make sure you get everything you need. This review is about Justin, the chef we had today. He was such a vibe. He did a great show.. he asked us questions so there wasn't any awkward silence and he was very professional. His food was also amazing! Thank you Justin for a great lunch!!

Went for lunch after the gym to try out a new spot. Pleasantly surprised! The food was great, service was amazing. Sat at the sushi bar and experienced great tasting fresh fish, prices are reasonable. Definite coming back :)

Went for the first time yesterday. The service was pretty prompt, we received our drinks fairly quickly and got our orders in shortly after. The chef was fun and entertaining. The food was cooked and seasoned well. I got nervous that my filet mignon, shrimp, and scallops would be overcooked but they were all actually cooked perfectly. I would definitely come back here.

The food was wonderful. I really enjoyed the sushi it was nice and cold (I can't stand when sushi is warm or has a fishy taste) this place did not disappoint the sushi was amazing and my husband teriyaki steak, rice and vegetables were delicious. Our service was excellent and she had a great sense of humor. The ambiance is nice. We sat by the window, but you could also sit at the sushi bar or the hibachi grill and have someone cook for you. Our friend brought us to lunch here, so he could pop my husband sushi cherry, so to speak (my husband is in his late sixties and does not eat fish at all). Chris was sure he could change that situation and also expand my husband palate, he did not disappoint and did exactly that. We had a great time with good friends.

This review is long overdue! I have dined at Wabi Sabi many times and their chefs, food quality and quantity, are their prices are exceptional. The restaurant is a lot of fun and the wait staff is always nice. Definitely recommend Wabi Sabi for an entertaining meal!

Soooooo good. 12 o'clock reservation, lunch and lunch combos all around. Some had chicken, some had chicken teriyaki, one had filet mignon and one had the ny steak. Some had steamed rice some had fried rice. Threw in some vegetables, onion, mushroon (which went great with the steak) and squash. Cook was on point, all business, very meticulous , served us all like he was feeding his family. Salad was ok, came with ginger, different but still good. Washed it all down with some tasty cold beverages (beer,soda and iced tea) , wait staff never allowed us to finish drinks without asking if we would like a refill. I was stuffed as was most of our party, some took food home, some dared to finish. Thank you Wabi for a great time, we shall return.

My kids favorite Hibachi restaurant.... The quality and quantity of food compared to Ben E Hanna's and Shogun's, Wabi Sabi takes the Crown.... Good fast friendly service....

So my SIL took me for my daughter Sammy's birthday. I haven't been to one of their restaurants in over 15 years. We were at a teppan bar and I had the shrimp and scallops combo. First was the soup which was basically tasteless hot water with a few mushrooms in it. Then the salad which was iceberg lettuce and some type of minced ginger pasty dressing. It was OK. Everyone at the table got the fried rice which I guess was part of the show. I had a ball cap on and wasn't paying attention when the chef asked if I wanted egg. I assumed that some people don't want egg in their fried rice. I no sooner looked up when he hurled a piece of egg at me that bounced off my shirt and onto the floor. To say that I was mortified is an understatement and I let him know in no uncertain terms. If I was alone, I would have left the restaurant. The fried rice itself was very good, in fact some of the best that I've had. The shrimp and scallops were perfectly cooked and delicious. The mixed vegetables were fresh but lacking in spices and tasted mostly of cooking oil, but not greasy. There was plenty of food and I took home half of the rice and vegetables.

Never going back to wabi sabi, me and my wife went out to eat for my birthday and a nice lady sitting near us gave the waitress a big tip also told she was going to pay for our meal , we thanked her she was such a kind lady for her to do that at random and at time she did not know it was my birthday.so it was just my luck ... when we got our check expecting obviously that the nice lady pitched in on our meal ... the full meal ended up being charged to us .. we believe the waitress had better use of the money that the lady gave to us for our meal. Ee didnt press the issue at the moment we said nothing paid our check and left. Thats my story on why i wont be eating there anymore

This place is awful. Always in a rush to get you in and out of the restaurant! Plus hardly any AC? felt like a sauna inside!

I love their food!! But it's bout the experience at this place and most of your cooks are not funny or do not have any personality at all... just going through the motions... but if the food is cooked right I don't really care. But what most upsetting is walking into a restaurant at 97 degrees and complaining multiple times. Manger turns on one AC and it did cool down to 77... but when the other four AC's say 95,96,97 well you're just a dumb manager. So I will no longer be coming here until after summer. Pffffft! Did I say horrible manager!!

Went for a dinner on a Saturday night. Called in to have a reservation at 6pm. When we arrived, we were immediately led to the grill station, where you can witness your food being cooked. We were assigned with William as our cook, and he was a pleasant one! He was very entertaining and funny! He made sure that the food that we odered, (steak, halibut, chicken) were cooked well done. The fried rice was amazing! The pricing is fair and it was well worth it. The place was packed and lively. Good spirits everywhere. Glad to have spent an evening here.

It was Saturday night 99% were local young crowd The food quality was excellent Portion size was good The problem for me was too much soy sauce added So, it was too salty I was told by the chief that this was the local flavor Next time, I will ask for less sodium Less butter if I ever come back to this town Hey, I'm from San Gabriel Valley I prefer Asian seasonings

I am giving this a 2 star ratings is for a few things. 1. Reservations at 8:30 pm did not enter until 9:43 pm reason they said overbooked not even an apology. 2. The food, no flavor for the fried rice which you pay extra and shrimp an vegetables. Sushi was done so fast that the rolls we're coming apart. 3. The service was good but since it was passed closing time they we're running fast. You can see we're they were not happy about it. 4. The manager did not even said a word or apologize to us very rude. We all felt like he really wanted us to leave not gave him satisfaction. After going to this establishment about 5/6 a year since it opened will be going somewhere else for better food and treatment. Hope this help someone.

The best tepanyaki . We love the atmosphere great our family loves it. The chefs are awesome . The service is on point. Highly recommend trying it.

Ordered takeout yesterday and the toro was straight up BROWN. Completely disgusting and knowingly serving bad sushi should require a visit from the health department. To add, the regular tuna sushi had the texture of straight rubber. Note to the restaurant: don't serve OLD SUSHI, it's just good practice and you'd think it'd be basic common sense being in the food business and all. Guess not.

Pretty standard teppanyaki spot. Food and drinks were good, the cook was great I had the New York steak and grilled shrimp.

Do not come, It's f**king cold here. They don't want to turn on the AC even I make complaints. Never come back.

Omg the service is amazing Ricky Bobby was our chef and I must say Beni ain't got nothin on him he's such a positive spirit and brought life to the party the food was outstanding service outstanding me and my husband will most definitely be back again thanks to him!!

Excellent sushi and terrific service. Sit at the sushi bar and chat with the chefs. VIP roll was so good I had to order another.

Horrible service!! I went there with my family and we ordered food to go along with our dinner. Our baby was getting fussy when leaving and we realized afterwards that we left the food bag inside the restaurant so we immediately called to make sure they could put it to the side for us even though it had only been maybe 10-15 minutes, the lady stated they threw it out so I told her that we just spent over $130 on our food and they threw it out so were they going to replace it or did we just completely waste our money? She said that " sometimes they replace it"? So I asked if she could ask somebody but she didn't and just said "yea I think they threw it out by accident?". So AGAIN I asked, if she could ask someone to replace my food THEY threw out or if I could speak to someone else. She said she would ask but quickly said they denied my request to replace our food. Lesson learned, I would never go here again after this horrible customer service. Go to Benihana or shogun instead

I've been coming to eat here since 2005 and it's always a great experience. Shawny was always a sweetheart and always would come to our table to say hi. That meant so much to us, made us feel like family. The food is always amazing and they have a large selection of drinks. This place got me hooked on hot saki.. Would I recommend this restaurant, ABSOLUTELY HECK YEAH!!! Birthdays are always acknowledged and they will stored your birthday cake in the fridge for you! It's just an amazing place to eat or chill at the bar! Definitely one of my favorites!!!

If you like Benihana's you'll love it here. Same type of vibes. I got the veggie/tofu dinner along with tempura veggies. So good. The cooking show presented was lots of fun.

One of my favorites restaurants in Rancho! Great place to eat. Best Tepan grill around!

Great food cooked in front of you. Our chef (William) was talkative and had a flare that made the experience wonderful. Our waitress Victoria) could not of been nicer. She was super fast and was telling jokes the whole time. We will be back.

My favorite sushi restaurant in Rancho Cucamonga. The oysters are fresh and good size. Octopus sashimi is so good. The steak and fried rice is good but I come here mostly for the sushi bar.

I used to live here in Rancho Cucamonga and it was my favorite restaurant back then. Now I visit and eat here when I travel, and today our chef is the best I've ever experienced. Chef William is kind and the best cook. Highly recommend, thank you William!

we were there yesterday and sat us down and while we waited for the waitress we saw a roach on a plate stay away from this place they have roaches.

I love Wabi Sabi whenever I am in the mood for hibachi. This location is spacious with plenty of bar seating and regular dining, in addition to the grill seating. We were 10 minutes late for a reservation so we chose to sit at a table. The bar has a variety of options, including red wine and champagne, which I was pleased about. The food never disappoints. The Yakisoba noodles are my favorite. The baked salmon roll is always good. You can never really go wrong with Wabi Sabi. Overall, it was a tasty meal per usual!

Came in for my mother's birthday meal and overall it was a good experience. I will start off by saying that the 4 stars are solely meant for Justin (5 stars service), who cooked our meals. I would give 5 stars but the one star docked is for a reason. We ordered a diet coke but it was flat the first time and ordered again. The thing that ruined part of my experience was the soup. The soup flavor was just fine but as I kept having more and got half way down the bowl I saw a hair strand! I literally felt so grossed out, it was hard to enjoy the meal feeling so disgusted. Did they do anything about it? NOPE, of course NOT. The insides of my mouth still feel disgusting as I am writing this review. Some places would discount, give one meal free, or something but she just took the soup away lol.. Anyways, Justin came out and I would say he was probably one of the best chefs we've had. We've been coming to this place for years and he pretty much topped them all. The tricks n stuff were pretty cool and entertaining to watch. He was pretty funny while making our food and our family had a great time. I accidentally asked him for sriracha cause I forgot you were supposed to ask the server, but he turned around and asked our server to go get it for me. We had a pretty good meal and enjoyed it more as our family were the only ones at the table. We would be back for Justin but I probably won't drink the soup from there anymore. If you ever stop by at Wabi Sabi be sure to ask for Justin! He gave my family great service.

Better than Benihana! Was able to share one course with my boyfriend and we still had leftovers. Only complaint is the soup was a tad bit salty but otherwise great service and nice ambiance. Would go again!

When the chef walked out and came to our table he knew the people at the table next to us so he started talking to them and said sorry I can't do you table I have to do this table. He proceeded to rush through his cooking not even doing the basic show, literally just cooking in front of us. Then he told the next table I can still do yours now. When I addressed this with the manager he told me I don't think he would do that. I'll ask him when he's done. Right like he's gonna tell you that. And we saw the show he did for the other table. Completely different. He pulled out all the tricks. Then he went over and told the chef and the table that he had hurried through, and they were laughing and mocking. So incredibly rude!! What a joke of a manager!! I will tell everyone not to go there and what a horrible experience we had.

The hostess is super kind! Love the sushi here (get the dragon roll and double shrimp roll)

I have been visiting this restaurant for years! Multiple times each year. We went a few days ago and tell me why I was charged $16 for Coke. $4 for the first one and then each refill. This is crazy! It was mostly Ice so of course I needed refills. Why are you charging full price for soda refills? You lost my business! I won't be returning.

Great food, nice ambience beautiful restaurant. Me and my family had a great time. Would definitely visit again.

This is the best tepan steak house in Rancho. The food is really good and big portions. The drinks are well presented. The chefs are funny and entertaining. The ambience is amazing and staff are always refilling drinks.

Those who enjoy the "dinner and show" concept should check out Wabi Sabi. I had a fun experience trying teppanyaki for the first time last night with group of four. We were able to evade the dinner-time rush, as we arrived at around 6pm and were seated right away. Our teppanyaki chef was lively and very friendly; he was joking with us for the entire duration of his tableside performance. He did many of the tricks that come to mind when one thinks of teppanyaki, such as assembling a volcano out of sliced onions, and balancing eggs on his spatulas, which he would then crack, fry, and toss into the mouths of willing diners. My cousin told me that she was relieved that this chef was the one that had been assigned to our table; apparently, she had had a previous experience in which a taciturn chef performed the same tricks (including the food tossing), and his lack of connection with the diners had made it awkward. I ordered the New York steak and shrimp dinner combo, which included salad, a light brothy soup, steamed rice, and a shrimp appetizer (which turned out to be a couple pieces of shrimp that are grilled in front of you). The steak was cooked perfectly rare, and somehow soft - very minimal chewing involved. The chef recommended that I try it with wasabi and soy sauce, and I found his suggestion complemented the rare meat perfectly. Overall, I found that this was a really fun experience. It was reasonably priced, the staff was attentive, and I now have enough leftovers for two more meals (lol).

The service has gone way down and the cooks no longer are funny and friendly like before! I rather go to Gen BBQ next to it.

Went yesterday for lunch food was terrible steak and chicken were so dry fried rice was awful

Great food, large portions, excellent service.Priced similar to other hibachi restaurant however larger portion.

Sestee promptly no wait. Server was friendly and quick. Food came out quick and was hot and so tasty. Chicken and shrimp was full of flavor and not over cooked . Fried rice was delicious not to salty . Great family friendly spot

Went to celebrate New Year's for lunch. There was seven of us cost $250. The food tasted off not like it used to like maybe the vegetables were old.