Have been here several times and always enjoy it. The ambiance is only medium, as the décor feels a bit hodgepodge and the place doesn’t really have much character. Fortunately the food is quite good. The hibachi experience is fun, though those wanting more privacy or a quieter experience can opt for a separate non-hibachi dining area. I’ve tried the steak, chicken, and shrimp and enjoyed all. The hibachi meals come with salad with a tasty house dressing, soup(basically broth), vegetables, fried rice, and meat of your choice. Portions are really big and the fried rice and veggies are flavorful. The chefs are skilled and do a few hibachi tricks that the kids(and I) enjoy. Some of the chefs are less engaging than others, but I’ve found that they tend to respond to groups that interact with them. Value varies widely depending upon day & time of your visit. Weekday lunch specials are the best value and are very reasonable(the hibachi filet mignon lunch is a great deal for $ 10). Evening and weekend prices are higher, with the dinner rates being the most expensive. Overall Kobe is a nice local choice for Japanese cuisine. The atmosphere won’t win any awards, but the food is delicious, the service is good, and the hibachi is always fun and especially reasonable for lunch.
Margie G.
Place rating: 5 Rossville, GA
Go to Kobe you won’t be disappointed and the staff are wonderful. Err go there a lot and Miss Paige is so sweet. Ask for her when you go. She’s usually in the hibachi area she’s always ready with a smile.
Judy V.
Place rating: 3 Texarkana, AR
We were seated right away but took over 40 minutes to get our chef. Place was very WARM and uncomfortable Food was great. I noticed other chefs had good attitudes. Our chef was untalkitive and boring.
Joe C.
Place rating: 4 Chattanooga, TN
This restaurant is a standalone building in a strip mall so parking is not an issue. It is in many ways a typical Japanese Hibachi style restaurant here in the U.S. What I found a little unique and cute in many ways was the décor when you walk in. A semi outside area with tables and a somewhat private and in the main restaurant there is a an area with unique wood tables and benches(I should have taken a picture) and a small bar which has a lighted top. They have both sit down tables and booths along with the typical Hibachi area where they cook the food in front of you. We ordered a steak and a chicken Hibachi style dinner in a booth. The food was flavorful, plentiful and in fact we could have shared on meal between us. It came with a clear soup and small salad. As always I had a beer but they did not have any on draft so had a bottle beer… Please don’t let Old Chicago know LOL… My date had a Margarita and loved it stating it was one of the best in the area… Great place to bring a date or family and prices are very reasonable. The only irritating thing was the recording of Happy Birthday because it seemed to play a lot at tables and one time I think it got stuck but overall I think it is worth the drive. I would give it 3 or four stars for the overall food flavor, price and atmosphere.
Brandon C.
Place rating: 3 Chattanooga, TN
It was OK but really expensive. The steak was a little rubbery and I bit into something hard in my shrimp that made my teeth hurt all day Also the chef thinks he funnier than he actually is.
Stacy B.
Place rating: 3 Clermont, FL
I enjoyed my lunch here at Kobe today. This is a very nice restaurant; in addition to the«show», you can sit in the dining room and order from the menu. There is also a very nice bar and a separate sushi bar. Everything was very clean. And I’ll add here how impressed I was with the cleanliness of the ladies room. We decided to eat in the dining room and order off the lunch menu. I ordered the steak and scallops hibachi and hot green tea. The meal comes with a salad with their standard house dressing & iceberg lettuce,(Dressing is very watery) and some sort of broth/soup. I ate a few bites of the salad and didn’t care for the soup. It didn’t matter, I came for the steak and scallops! The steak was cooked to my requested medium, and the scallops were large and tasty. The only disappointment was that they had over salted the meat. Very, very salty. The rice was ok. I would have loved soy sauce to flavor, but that would have added more sodium. Overall a good lunch, I would go back but know now to ask them to go light on the seasonings. I’ve had better lunches here. Service was just ok. I could’ve used a few more napkins, but she never returned until she brought the bill.
Miana H.
Place rating: 4 Summerville, GA
Friendly, attentive staff and the food overall was pretty good. Shrimp was a touch overcooked but the chicken hibachi was perfect. Husband had the steak and loved it as well. We’ll definitely go back there again in the future.
Joel S.
Place rating: 4 Huntsville, AL
My wife and I were meeting friends for Christmas lunch in Fort Oglethorpe. After discovering a 40 minute wait at IHOP and not wanting to eat there anyway, I called Kobe to see how things were. No wait!!! Given that it was Christmas day, I didn’t expect much in the way of service or food. Wow! I was surprised. The service was top notch and the food was delicious. We had the Chicken Hibachi Dinner and Steak Hibachi Dinner. These came with soup, salad, and ice cream. Our glasses stayed full and the food was great! This was a real treat on a day when I expected to find people who didn’t want to be at work doing a marginal job at any place we went. We will definitely return.