TOKYO STEAK Japanese Restaurant
184-16 Horace Harding Expwy.
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365, 463-2999

CUISINE: Japanese

HOURS: Mon.-Fri. Lunch 12-3pm, Dinner 5-10pm. Sat. 4pm- 10:30pm. Sun. 4pm- 9:30pm.

PARKING: Curbside

CASH ONLY PRICE: Currently 20% off food with coupon. Luncheon Special (appetizer to dessert) @ $9.50 to $11.

Tokyo Steak is a Japanese restaurant newly opened by Hirochi Machida that features classic cuisine of that country. Family seating is around the Hibachi cooking element and the menu includes appetizers of shellfish or vegetable tempura as well as sushi.

We enjoyed the Smoked Eel (Unagi) Sushi ($2.50 a piece) and the attractive California Roll, but there is a complete list of sushi as well as sashimi available. Also available are beers, wines and sake, the popular Japanese drink.

We watched the performance as the skilled Chef (Fastest Knife in Queens?) prepared our order from the dinner Hibachi menu. Meanwhile, we had Miso Soup and the soup of the day (fresh mushroom and onion in a rich broth). Our entrée was the Hibachi Steak ($16) with lots of bean sprouts and a special side order ($1.50) of Fried Rice with chicken, vegetables and garlic butter. Along with a fresh Green Salad and Green Tea, it was a light yet filling meal and also healthy.

Another entrée, the Hibachi Combination Dinner, includes shrimp, soup, salad, Hibachi Vegetables, rice, green tea and ice cream or fruit which can be customized to include steak or chicken ($18), chicken and steak ($19) a seafood combination of lobster, shrimp and scallops ($25) or the Chef’s Special Filet Mignon and Lobster ($25).

Our friendly, English-speaking waitress, Junko, offered a taste of all the dessert ice creams — mango, red bean and green tea at $2 per serving. Any one makes a nice finish to your dinner.