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The first question I ask at any Chinese or Japanese restaurant is whether they make their own hot mustard or just use the bland prepackaged kind. When the answer is no, it usually tells me a lot about the rest of the food. Unfortunately, that impression held true here.
It was late, I was hungry, and the place looked busy with plenty of locals coming and going, so I decided to give it a try. For $28 and some change, the portions were disappointing and the quality didn’t justify the price.
The crab rangoons — or more accurately, cream cheese rangoons — had almost no flavor and no noticeable crab. The spicy yellowtail sushi roll was extremely fishy, to the point that the first bite was difficult to swallow. To make matters worse, no soy sauce was included.
The one bright spot was the Thai tapioca boba tea, which was refreshing and delicious — easily the star of the meal.
Service was adequate, though I felt uncomfortable while trying to read the menu as the staff member stood staring and asking if I was ready to order. That should’ve been my sign to walk out, but I ordered anyway.
I took the food back to my camper and quickly realized it was a meal I could have done without.
I don’t read reviews before trying a restaurant because I prefer to go in with a blank slate — no expectations, good or bad. After writing this review, I did take a look at others and noticed a pattern: this restaurant appears to be stronger as a Chinese food spot than a sushi restaurant. That context may explain some of my experience, particularly with the sushi.
… moreKristie Fincher
This was the best restraunt I’ve eaten in,in a very long time. Was my son and I first time there. Wonderful service and atmosphere. The food was so worth it with some to take home. There salad with houe made ginger was absolutely amazing. The beef was delicious and the chicken. The banana oreo shake amazing.
… moreBrent Hinson
I’ve ordered takeout from Toyami twice over the past month, and each experience has been great.
The first time we ordered takeout, my wife got the Lo Mein Noodles, and I got the beef fried rice. Both were fantastic. The fried rice was so good that, despite thinking I’d have enough for leftovers, I ate all of the rice in one sitting.
We ordered again last night. Since I bragged to my wife about how good the fried rice was, she opted to order the vegetable fried rice, and I got the beef fried rice again. And, like before, there were no leftovers.
The prices for the items we’ve ordered have been more than reasonable. Both items averaged around $10 each, which, considering the portion size, is more than a fair price.
Pickup times averaged around 15-20 minutes, but our orders have always been up front and ready whenever I went in to pick them up.
The service when checking out is great, too. I’m always asked if I want utensils or extra sauces for our meals.
The first time we ordered was around the holidays. Upon checking out, they gave me one of their 2025 calendars, which included all their contact information.
Again, I’ve only ordered twice, and I ordered similar items both times, but I’ve been more than pleased with the food.
Based on my experience, this is the spot when you don’t feel like cooking and have a craving for Japanese or Chinese cuisine.
… moreJan Burrows
Everytime we come here the food is always fresh and you can tell it’s made with love and care. So delicious. Service is good, friendly and fast. Never have to wait long. Excellent excellent restaurant. We love coming here. Hands down best restaurant in Union City. Highly recommend the coconut shrimp.
… morePizza Maria
Delicious food and wonderful service from the kitchen and servers. Went with my Fiance on Christmas Day because we forgot to plan dinner, and was pleasantly surprised! They seem to have karaoke and even game tables like pool! I had the sweet and sour chicken with white rice, and it was super filling! However, if you are like me and have a weak digestion, you might find yourself in the bathroom-which is where I am a little dissatisfied. One toilet seems to not be working right now (I am telling the staff so hopefully it will be fixed), but it appears a bit dated and only has 2 women’s stalls. Besides that small gripe, I have had a wonderful time eating here and enjoying the atmosphere this Christmas evening.
… moreCedric Lamonte
International Asian Cuisine becomes a local commodity here at Toyami Steak House in Union City. They even have a Union City roll made with all ingredients you would commonly find in this neck of the woods. Toyami comes complete with karaoke, bar, arcade room, pool and air hockey room, party room, hibachi bar, beer bar, TVs with family friendly programming and more-all of these pictured. I will be your guide to the uniqueness and friendliness that is Toyami Union City. From seat to meal the whole process only took 11 minutes. I waited four minutes to order and seven minutes to receive my food. I ordered oysters, three lamb skewers, and the Pink Lady strawberry ice cream. The oysters I found to be lightly breaded with a sweet hearty saltiness that would satisfy a seafood lover, they clearly do oysters well here. The lamb skewers were perfectly cooked with a nice chew texture and saltiness that would satisfy what you look for in a lamb dish. Their take on ice cream is a homage to asian roots that finds this velvety dessert rolled into creation as pictured. Its very playful and automatically for convenience comes in a to-go container. The playfulness continues with strawberry pocky as well as syrup and boba pearls added(upon request). This place could be considered a Boba Lounge and its one of the few places you can acquire Boba(two drinks both blended and over ice pictured) for up to a hour drive away and they do it well. Family friendliness is driven home as the children get their own kids menus as pictured. Pride is truly a factor here as they created their own custom Toyami art piece across a wall. There is a small seating area in the games room with side tables for you to cleanly keep your food and drink while enjoying pool and air hockey or the arcade games. As I offer to hold nothing back in my reviews I would offer a couple well placed criticisms. The bathroom needs updating, in a post-covid community it has become common place for auto dispensing paper towel dispensers and flushing toilets to be found even at fast food restaurants yet that does not exist here. The bathroom has some build up amongst floors and walls and the partition/door to the stall either needs deep repair or replacement to bring into this day and age. Further for a menu that would offer such unrestricted variety I find it odd that it would restrict you from mixing and matching the skewers as the price is listed as “per skewer” which leads you to believe that you can mix and match or order any number individually, and this isn’t the case you must order them three at a time of the same kind. This being the case I believe the menu should reflect this. To summarize this is a family friendly establishment of the highest caliber and I would offer a come one, and come all to far and wide to enjoy this very singular unique experience that is Toyami. If you are unable to get out due to some restriction on any given day, thats fine, they Doordash too. Enjoy dear readers, enjoy.
… moreLesco Brandon
Awesome food. A little pricey but definitely high quality. The only issue we had was, my food came first. My wife’s food came 20 minutes later and our daughter’s food didn’t come until 10 minutes after that. Other than that the staff was very friendly and attentive.
… moreTraveling man
The food was great, the staff was friendly and fast with my order. My drink never was empty.
Im so glad the staff at wing king was rude or I would have never left there and came here.Better food, better staff.
… moreJames “LupusImpius” Eaton
Awesome place… sushi presentation was amazing and good, the egg drop soup was great, and the rolled ice cream
… moreElad 22
Excellent food! Good quality ingredients cooked by someone who knows how to make magic happen in a kitchen. 100% recommend. I have tried several menu items here, and everything has been exceptional. From presentation to taste, I have not been disappointed. Korean bbq wings are a must try.
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