Tokyo Grill 7457 Patterson Road, Columbia, SC 29209

"Good evening, I am a current worker at Tokyo grill and the comments made by this former employee is her way of retaliating. First thing first we had a B from DHEC but it quickly changed to an A because we handle the situations properly. The disgusting remarks about our cook who works very hard are disturbing to me and the staff. We have no problem with our cook and he’s cherished at our establishment. Also, she states we don’t wash our hands like she’s standing in the bathroom with us which is very confusing to me. I have never once went to the bathroom with her or any former employee at Tokyo Grill so that statement is false. When angle was working with us it was hard for her to multitask and move at a quick pace which you are required to do for this job. Her kids and boyfriend would sit outside in the front our establishment non stop, and she would constantly feed herself and her family for free. She would go to the restroom to be on her phone for at least 25-30 minutes multiple times a day during a 5 hour shift! Once again this is a job where you have to be fast paced and work diligently, which she could never handle! She would let the phone ring during busy hours and leave to go back to the bathroom during busy hours. She told our boss that she would take down her comment for $200 which she was told no! Therefore, the comments made about our establishment is based off envy and her way of getting even. Another fact is after she was let go from the job she would send her boyfriend inside to get food after being let go, so therefore she enjoys the food just as much and had no problem paying to get more. However, since she was denied money she feels she has to get back by leaving rude and manipulative comments."

"worked here. The cook does NOT wash his hands, ever. Not even after using the bathroom! They have roaches and lots of other bugs in the back where they store, prep and cook all of their food. They let their delivery guy come in after driving without washing his hands and he fixes his own food. They are extremely unprofessional and had a b rating from DHEC due to keeping their food at less than ideal or acceptable temperatures and bugs. They water down the soap that they use to wash the dishes with. The tools they use to clean the grill with is NASTY and is never cleaned. They use the same took to clean the grill that they clean the window with. They illegally pay the cook under the table and expect the lowest paid employees to do more work than anyone else while they sit back and collect money. They do not charge the proper amount of taxes on their food. They charge more than they are supposed to. (We had an retired officer come in and bring it to their attention and nothing was done about it) they owe me money from a shirt I turned back in due to it not fitting AND they went and edited my hours so my last check was way less than it was supposed to be and Danny refused to correct it. I hurt myself on the job, not only was I not sent to a doc but I was expected to work and then fussed at when I physically couldn't work the day after it happened (because I didn't give her enough ahead of time notice) they don't wear gloves or wash their hands. They will literally go clean the bathroom and then go back to preparing customers food. They are on their toes the days leading up to DHEC inspections and then soon as DHEC is gone they go back to their same nasty habits and refuse to actually do what DHEC tells them to do. They are all around terrible and do not care about their employees or customers in the least!"

"My wife worked here and they are an absolutely disgusting establishment. They were even given a B rating from DHEC because of their roach infestation and keeping their meats at Temps that are too high to keep fresh. They make everything as clean as possible when they know DHEC is coming but soon as DHEC walks out the door they go right back to being nasty and unprofessional! My wife was even hurt in the job and they wouldn't even let her call out of work the next day even tho she was unable to even STAND without being in pain! The lady that works up there named MARLA was told at one point my wife was uncomfortable working closely with the cook because he was extremely disrespectful and inappropriate but she refused to hear anything my wife had to say and Marla literally told my wife to just deal with it! None of them wash their hands even after using the bathroom. They don't wear gloves and when you ask to have your meat cooked a certain way they DONT do it they just pretend they did unless you stand there and physically watch the cook the entire time! And when you tell them about allergies you have they just talk trash about you and 9 times out of 10 they don't actually accommodate because they simply think you are saying you have allergies to get fresh food. They are absolutely disgusting! The owners daughter was alerted of my wife's Google review of their restaurant so she contacted my wife attempting to SCAM my wife into taking her review down, even tho she knew everything my wife said was true!"

"The food was flavorful and plentiful. The ladies up front were friendly, efficient, and helpful. The atmosphere was clean and well pit together."

"Good experience overall food was cooked fresh and looked really good and tasted good. Nice friendly staff and clean dining area."