Reviews for Hanakawa Japanese Steak & Sushi Bar in Libertyville, IL

The food and chef were absolutely phenomenal! Our server unfortunately was awful, maybe he was new and will get better over... time. But I wouldn?t let a bad server deter you from visiting because the food is very good. Read more

Food was pretty good and reasonably priced. I was a little frustrated because we had a 7:50 reservation and weren?t seated til... 8:15 (I?m thinking they had an 8:30 reservation that would fill up our hibachi table and so they made us wait) but other thanthat service was pretty friendly and quick. Portions were pretty decent. Read more

My wife and I were there for our anniversary dinner on 10/20/2022. The hostess and the chef were friendly, and the food was... good. However, we were entirely ignored by the rest of the staff even as they offered the other members of the table we weresitting at drink refills, check-ins, and to-go boxes. It was one of the few times I've felt mistreated due tohomophobia/transphobia, or both. It was not a great overall experience, especially on a day important to us. Read more

This is the worst Hibachi restaurant I have ever been to? the food was good. The amount u get is ridiculous. I?ve been to a lot... of hibachi restaurants and I?ve ALWAYS HAD LEFT OVERS TO TAKE HOME. This place we didn?t. Then my girl friend ordered the goldenshrimp appetizer and before she ordered it she asked the waitress how many shrimp came with it and she said 6. The appetizer was14 dollars. We get our food and and it came with TWO SHRIMP. We asked her if this was the golden shrimp appetizer and she saidyes. Under the golden sauce there was TWO SHRIMP. Told her there was only 2 and she then said she meant they cut the two piecesof shrimp to make 6. So then I lift the golden sauce off the shrimp and there was 2 full pieces of shrimp. So u get 2 pieces ofshrimp for 14 dollars. But she so sry, she so sry?. We?ll u being so sry doesn?t fix that u lied and that u charged us 7 dollara piece for shrimp. They didn?t comp or take anything off the bill. Had to ask for a refill. Just all around horrible service. Ihave never left a review for anywhere I have ate at. That?s how bad the service was that I had to sign in and make a review forthis place. It wouldnt let me give zero stars or I would have! Will never be back again and would recommend people not to gothere. There was a cpl next to us that was complaining to the guy there about the service they got and the guy didn?t fixanything for them either. He so sry, he so sry is all he said to them. SO SRY DOESNT FIX THE TERRIBLE SERVICE U GUYS GIVE Read more

EXCELLENT SERVICE!!! Our Sailor just graduated from basic training. They took very great care of their dress Whites for our son... and the other Sailors that came with their families. They gave them extra cloth napkins to cover their uniforms without beingasked. Such care. Food was delicious. Highly recommend. Read more

We went to another hibachi place, but when my wife and I came here, we will never go anywhere else. The friendly staff are... amazing and the chefs are superior. Everything Is cooked to perfection and their Mai tais are amazing. Highly recommend thisplace Read more

What a nice place to enjoy your family and friends with some excellent sushi & hibachi. Fantastic MaiTai.

They had a nice variety to their menu that I haven?t seen on other hibachi menus. We asked for a non-hibachi table, but they did... not have any on the lower level and my wife can?t do stairs. The staff was friendly and efficient. My son said it was some ofthe best sushi he?s ever had. Read more