At Japanica, three generations raised on foods with traditional Asian flavors have come together to blend their respective talents that have been refined both in Asia and America. Members of the Li Huang family, originally from a small fishing village on an island in Southeastern Asia, worked as chefs for several Asian restaurants in Chicago where they developed and enhanced their distinctive cooking styles. During this time, they also began their search for a place where they could serve their own food reflective of their unique backgrounds and experiences.
In 2008, they moved to Tallahassee and opened Japanica Steakhouse & Sushi Bar in order to provide the Panhandle with a distinct taste of the East.
Relaxed venue offering hibachi-cooked fare, signature sushi rolls & Japanese kitchen entrees. Based on 658 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
3111 Mahan Dr #15, Tallahassee, FL 32308
Phone: (850) 656-9888
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Hours
| Saturday |
11:30 AM–11 PM |
| Sunday |
11:30 AM–9:30 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday |
10 AM–3 PM, 4:30–10 PM |
| Wednesday |
10 AM–3 PM, 4:30–10 PM |
| Thursday |
10 AM–3 PM, 4:30–10 PM |
| Friday |
10 AM–11 PM |
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Reviews
Felicia irby
Great Hibachi place, made reservations online, seated quickly. Our server Matt was all the P’s Polite, Professional and Patient. Ordering was fast and easy, thank you for a pleasant experience
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Jay Finlayson
Their hibachi lunch deals are unbeatable! Chicken hibachi for $9.95? Even Robotos can’t beat this place, and the quality is still Japanese Steakhouse quality. If you like hibachi and like lunch, you should mosey on over to get their lunch specials. Still comes with soup or salad. I always like getting double rice instead of veggies bc I love fried rice.
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Kevin Contino
Food was great! Perfectly cooked! Great price for the taste!
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jarrod watts
Just got done eating her for my birthday. Nice laid back atmosphere, friendly staff, chef was great didn’t over season anything but still had lots of flavor. Will 100% go back.
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The Real D A R
Not busy at all on a Sunday night. My family of 6 was seated rather quickly. Hibachi is always worth the price of admission. Food was on point. Chef did the normal tricks but it never gets old when you have young kids.
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Claire Smith
This used to be our go-to hibachi when my kids were little but then, they began changing the rules on lunch – made you call ahead and have more than 2 people – so we stopped going. Well, this past Sunday we decided to give it another go. There were definitely pluses and minuses. Plus: seated quickly and tended to by both our waiter and chef quickly. Minus: soup OR salad, when other hibachi places do both. Pro: chef cooked the filet like a champ and it was highly enjoyable. Minus: rice was bland; could use salt, pepper, and garlic. Minus: sushi rolls were good but not spicy, as ordered. Plus: reasonably priced for an overall solid meal for my family of five. I’d go back now, when before, I’d written them off.
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Tiffany Smart
The lunch special was a great deal. But I didn’t like the hibachi rice or salmon too much ….I make better fried rice at home from scratch. The salmon didn’t taste fresh. My partner had the hibachi calamari and he stated the food he ordered was bland. The only part of my meal that was a little tasty was the miso soup , my lobster roll and JB roll.
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mark murray
Came in for a birthday party . Services slow and bad . Cook seem like he wanted to go home . chicken was supper dry and rest of food below average. Would not recomend.
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Myrtie Hucks
We ordered their special which was luke warm and without egg rolls. I liked the food, tea was weak. The atmosphere was gloomy not too friendly. Service was fair
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Brian Fitzpatrick
We went for my wife’s birthday, our son ordered the Calamari, we were shocked to see white fish being cooked , I asked the chef where is the Calamari, he ignored me , so I asked 3 more times still no response.
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