Teppan Edo vs. typical hibachi joint

[Mickey_777]

We're thinking about reserving a spot at Teppan Edo and we're wondering how you all (who have eaten there) would compare it to a typical hibachi restaurant in your hometown. Better? The same? I notice the menu doesn't include fried rice like the local places around here do. Is that due to it not being authentic to Japan? Thanks.

 

[Master Yoda]

Not quite as good and far to pricey. Go 5 minutes off property and you will find better quality at a lower price. As to why no fried rice, I have heard everything from it is not authentic to the restaurants in China having some sort of exclusivity in their contract.

 

[DisneyDebNJ]

Teppan Edo is one of those *must do* restaurants for my DS every year. To me, it's very similar to a Hibachi restaurant we have near our home, however, DS says that the steak is more tender at Teppan Edo. Plus, you get the disney touches and extremely friendly chefs!

 

[Zman-ks]

I really like Teppan Edo...always a must do for me.

 

[WWWD]

Good food, but very expensive. Not much different from what you would get from your local hibachi restaurant. The restaurant can be very loud, we got lucky and were placed in a two table room and not one of the larger rooms.

 

[Lightning McQueen]

Always a must for me, very enjoyable, great food, can be good value when using DDP but pricey otherwise. Staff are very friendly and put on a good show!

 

[disneycouple07]

I've never thought of reserving an ADR at Teppan Edo because I wasn't sure how different it was from a local hibachi restaurant. I'd rather eat at WDW restaurants that we cannot eat at on a regular basis at home.

 

[xdan0920]

Not quite as good and far to pricey. Go 5 minutes off property and you will find better quality at a lower price. As to why no fried rice, I have heard everything from it is not authentic to the restaurants in China having some sort of exclusivity in their contract.

Exclusivity on fried rice? Can that really be true?

 

[Master Yoda]

Exclusivity on fried rice? Can that really be true?

I doubt it, but it still seems to be a persistent rumor.

 

[xdan0920]

I doubt it, but it still seems to be a persistent rumor.

Damn bus drivers.

 

[Figgy1]

I've never thought of reserving an ADR at Teppan Edo because I wasn't sure how different it was from a local hibachi restaurant. I'd rather eat at WDW restaurants that we cannot eat on a regular basis at home.

Me too! It's good but..... very pricey

 

[Disnee4Me]

My DH is not the daring type when it comes to trying new foods, but he loves this place, so we always go here. As far as price, we recently went to a place in Westport, CT that was even pricier. And while I try to watch my budget at home, I kinda go hog wild at the World.

 

[DisneyDebNJ]

I've never thought of reserving an ADR at Teppan Edo because I wasn't sure how different it was from a local hibachi restaurant. I'd rather eat at WDW restaurants that we cannot eat on a regular basis at home.

This is my theory when it comes to Planet Hollywood or Rainforest Cafe, but DS loves Teppan Edo, probably as much as he loves Ohana ..... so

 

[NYwdwfan]

I'm surprised to hear so many people call it pricey - it's right around what we pay locally on Long Island. But then again, we also pay over $4.00/gallon for gas so things here are pretty inflated right across the board, I suppose.

We always go - it's familiar food for the kids and they love the Disney spin on things.

 

[disneycouple07]

This is my theory when it comes to Planet Hollywood or Rainforest Cafe, but DS loves Teppan Edo, probably as much as he loves Ohana ..... so

And we love Planet Hollywood & Rainforest Cafe because of the atmosphere. Closest place for us is a Hardrock Cafe and IMO that doesn't even compare to Planet Hollywood and Rainforest Cafe. This trip will be our first time for O'hana and I've already heard from a friend how good it is! If my child wanted to eat at Teppan Edo, you better believe I would be there!

 

[littleroo]

Good question! I have often thought to ask this! We have never been to TE and go regularly to the ones in our area. The kids love it! My issue is, there is never enough time to eat everywhere we would like to.

 

[Phonedave]

We're thinking about reserving a spot at Teppan Edo and we're wondering how you all (who have eaten there) would compare it to a typical hibachi restaurant in your hometown. Better? The same? I notice the menu doesn't include fried rice like the local places around here do. Is that due to it not being authentic to Japan? Thanks.

Food quality - on par and price with the Teppan places around here that are situated in hotels - heck, the Holiday Inn has one about a mile away.

If you want to talk dedicated Teppanyaki places, there is no comparison. The quality of food at Teppan Edo is much much less.

As for show, I have found the show element in Teppan Edo to be lacking. Of course that is luck of the draw. I have had bad performances at some of my "go to" places. But I don't think I would go back to Teppan Edo again. it's pretty sad when my two kids who were around 9 and 12 at the time were saying that both the food and the show was substandard.

-dave

 

[RandomPrincess]

We went once in 2004 and haven't been back. It was good but similar to what we get back home we have 4 hibachi places near us Sukura, Benihana and two non chain. To us there is not much difference.

 

[DisneyJunkie]

I have actually eaten at Teppan Edo twice. After both experiences, my conclusion is that the food is OK there, but the food is much better at the local Japanese steakhouse in my town.

Our new place, which we found really good is Nine Dragons in China.

 

[gobraves]

Big fan of TE and go there on every trip. It is not as good as our local hibachi place, which is top of the line but it is fun and familiar. Sake and a sapporo in Japan is always a highlight for us. I disagree that it is pricey, same prices relative to all hibachi places.