Tanaka Japanese Restaurant

"Bummer Experience at My Go-To Japanese Spot So, I've been to this Japanese place like four times in the last year. Usually, it's pretty good, which is why I gotta share what went down this time. We went all out with our order - couple of appetizers, entrees, and like five sushi rolls. The main thing we were hyped about was the Saba Shioyaki (grilled mackerel). But man, things got weird. When ordering, I asked about the Gindara Dinner (grilled black cod), but the server said it's a small dish. So, I stuck to the mackerel plan. But here's the twist - when our dish came, it didn't look like mackerel at all. Mackerel's usually dark, but this was light. We tasted it to be sure, and yep, definitely not mackerel. Told the server about the mix-up, and she was like, "Nope, you ordered black cod." And get this - they wouldn't swap it out but said we could order mackerel on top of this. We passed. And we sent the Black Cod dish back. Then the server comes back saying the owner will charge us half for the black cod because we touched it. How were we supposed to know it wasn't mackerel without tasting, right? I told the server to forget the discount - we don't need it. We paid full price for the black cod and didn’t order anything else. I've been here on dates, with friends, and with family. But today? Total letdown. Felt like they were penny-pinching and thought we were too. I usually leave a nice 20% tip, but today, just 16%. Didn't really feel like they earned it. Probably not going back after this."

"I’ve been eating at Tanaka for probably twenty years. I will happily eat at Tanaka another twenty. Run by the most genuine, kind family and the quality of the fish and food is exceptional. My very favorite Japanese restaurant."

"Quality of fish at this place is amazing. The temperature and texture of the rice is on point. The portion size feels right. This is one of my top go to sushi places nearby."

"Very nice place. The food is delicious, atmosphere and service is very good as well. I've been here several times and every time they meet my expectations. I've tried several things on their menu and everything I've had so far has been amazing. The place is kinda small but that add to its pleasant atmosphere I think."

"Very chill atmosphere. The server Alex was amazing. He did a fantastic job. The food was delicious, i really enjoyed the soup and Eel. I want to come back and try the sushi rice. I am only curious because i want to know if it's different then what i had with the eel, not that it wasn't great, but it I wasn't to thrilled with the texture."