Morgantown, WV — Hibachi

Hibachi 3091 University Morgantown, WV

304.598.7140 website map

Not too long ago, I drove several hours out of my way to review a sushi restaurant in West Virginia. I had supper on a story summer evening at Sushi Atlantic in Charleston, WV. I was sorely disappointed. I closed the review by writing, There may be good sushi somewhere in the hills of West Virginia, but not at Sushi Atlantic.

Well, by coincidence, I find myself in West Virginia again this week. One of my colleagues suggested a couple of local places. So, tonight with great trepidation — I went to Hibachi. As the name suggests Hibachi is a Japanese restaurant with Teppanaki, Table service and sushi. I was seated at a table in the sushi room.

Hibachi has a sushi bar with a large number of specials. As I was seated, I perused the menu. I decided to try some rolls. I ordered a Hibachi roll, Simons roll and a Philladelphia roll. I was surprised that while there were a lot of different rolls, there was really not much variety. There seemed to be an inordinate number of rolls with cream cheese or with tuna/salmon on top. 

Interestingly, when you order 3 rolls, you get soup and salad free, a nice touch. The miso was very good with lots of seaweed. The salad was very good, crispy lettuce with tomato and cucumber. The ginger dressing was excellent, the best I have had in a sushi place.

When my rolls arrived they were arranged nicely on a wooden plate. The rolls were quite large but not very uniform. The fish quality was average. By average I mean certainly not bad but not great either.

Service at Hibachi was good and the owners seemed to have a rapport with their customers. 

Hibachi is the kind of sushi restaurant that I visit when I'm in the neighborhood.

Hibachi 3 rice bowls