Matsu Hibachi Sushi - Raleigh

Omg My family and I just went here for my birthday last weekend and OMG the food was amazing about the rice was so soft and fluffy the meat was tender we have the chicken steak (rated around fillet mignon and shrimp Hibachi it was so good and the yam yum sauce was tasty they cooked it before us and the cook was over entertaining and even played lots of birthdays going down trick

We went on a Friday night and were surprised how few people were there. We both ordered a few rolls of sushi to share and you get a lot of fish in your reels. The service was great, everyone was super nice. This could definitely be our new sushi spot. They also do hibachi and next time we go, I think we will try!

The food was decent. Not my favorite, but what a nice little spot.

I had the shrimp hibachi dinner with white rice and it was delicious. The serving of rice was a bit smaller than expected, but it was still good. The meal included zucchini, scallions, onions, and a side salad with miso soup. I also tried the steak and chicken hibachi dinner with fried rice, which had a more generous serving of rice. The chicken and steak were cooked and seasoned perfectly. This dish also came with a side salad, miso soup, and two shrimp noodles. The Happy Roll was fried on the outside and filled with cream cheese, avocado, and crab meat, topped with spicy mayo. It was tasty and I would recommend it. The salmon poke bowl was the best dish we had. It came with rice, avocado, a choice of fish, seaweed salad, crab salad, cucumbers, and fish eggs. The fish was in a sweet sauce and the dish also came with miso soup. The fish was fresh and buttery. Lastly, the salmon sushi rolls were wrapped in seaweed and filled with salmon and rice. They were delicious, fresh, and not fishy at all.

Let me start by reminding our waitress she was amazing. Now, let's get down to the experience itself. This place has been impacted by covid heavily as well as staff shortages, but they are amazingly prompt. You may have some experiences with inaccuracies with your orders even while dining in. Please be patient! I believe at least from our first experience here they had only one cook, one cashier, one sushi chef, and one waitress while we were there. Our waitress took our orders by memory and she is elderly so there were some flaws but she was great so please don't think what occurred put me off of this place in the least. The traditional hibachi experience of sitting around the flattop grill with others due to covid is not a option so you have a more traditional restaurant experience while still getting the hibachi menu most are use to at these establishments. I ordered the filet and chicken but I received a filet and shrimp. More on that in a moment. Portion sizes were excellent. I got the standard soup, salad with ginger dressing, fried rice, noodles, filet mignon and the aforementioned shrimp. I also ordered 6 pieces of sashimi which were tuna mackerel and red snapper. The sashimi was great excellent size cuts and presentation. My meal had some flaws and some surprises. Most establishments that are similar to this that I have visited do not offer noodles so big +1 for this. Loved the fried rice, I appreciate the egg in it a great deal. Why I rated it 4 stars vs giving it 5 is that this establishment does not take allergies into consideration with their meal prep. Yes, I know cross contamination can occur but at least give me the option to remove as much risk as possible. I did not get vegetables which normally comes included in a hibachi meal and I'm deathly allergic to mushrooms. I did not get the option to remove them being their vegetables are premixed and cannot be substituted. I also have a shrimp allergy, not as bad as the mushroom one so when I received a heaping side of shrimp with my order I was a bit put off by this. Our waitress, mind you, elderly and took our order completely by memory had everything perfect but this. She made amends she had a cook make me a side order of chicken to go when she inquired why I didn't eat the shrimp. I really loved her personality and her sincerity and concern when she realized the error she made and appreciate the effort. Great food, love the sushi a lot but if you have allergies you might want to stay clear of this one.