The OG ‘I have been at this desk for 8 hours too long and I need to aggressively drink my feelings away’ spot. Unbeatable happy hour prices. Spacious bar. Lychee martinis. Wasn’t crowded at all around 5 but the dinner rush showed up in full in the hibachi area at around 7 so I imagine reservations are a good call. Apparently kids eat hibachi free under age 5 on Wednesday (and Tuesday I think?) which would explain a lot.

The service is slow for hibachi. we were first to sit and had to wait till the table is full! The chef act is very short compare to other similar restaurants which is fine. The quality of the food are just ok, taste like ordinary asian restaurant. However the portion us big. I guess trying it once is fun to watch and experiencing it. The restaurant itself is well designed and has a good interior.

Easily one of my favorite sushi spots in Montgomery County. Favorite rolls are Tuna Amazing, Surf and Turf, Dynamite, Yellowtail Sashimi appetizer and Tuna Tataki appetizer.

The best time ever. Our 2 year old twins loved the experience and the food. Our 13 year old also had a great time even though he wouldn't admit it. Special birthday dinner for my lovely wife. Our chef was awesome with the twins and made them feel special. 10 out of 10. Great staff and great service.

Celebrated my soulmate's 53rd birthday 🎉🎊! Sushi and the free ice cream at the end were truly AMAZING! The server was very welcoming! We felt at home for their beautiful service!

The ambiance and service was good. The sushi was amazing but the Hibachi was OK. It wasn't that great. We had Hibachi on other places and it was great. However, I still recommend this place for the nice dinner or lunch.

The family and I were in the mood for a hibachi show, and Kabuto did not disappoint! We arrived early and were greeted warmly. Our table for six was booked, but we decided to sit at the bar while we waited. The adults enjoyed trying the unique snow sake, as well as Sapporo and Asahi beers (Kirin was out of stock), while the kids couldn't sit at the bar. The welcome was very friendly, and we felt comfortable from the start. Once our table was ready, we moved to the hibachi grill, where the chef put on an excellent show. The family enjoyed the interactive experience of catching food in their mouths, and the chef even sang a Hindi song for us! The thrill of seeing everything cooked in front of us was enjoyable, but we would have preferred a tad bit more salt and spice in the food. The service staff, particularly Melissa, was great. Our water glasses were always full, and her friendly demeanor added to the overall positive experience. Overall, we had a fantastic time at Kabuto and would certainly return for more! The atmosphere was lively, the service was exceptional, and the food was delicious. While we would have liked a bit more seasoning, it didn't take away from the enjoyment of our meal. We highly recommend Kabuto for a fun and entertaining dining experience!

I absolutely love this place! All the servers are so kind and so are the chefs that cook at the table! Our server’s name was Anny and she was the sweetest person. The food didn’t take that long since not a lot of people were there. The bathrooms were super clean, the women’s restroom had these pretty sinks and the soap was in these cute little containers. My friend said the men’s bathroom had LED lights on the mirrors! The tables had lights underneath them and were so clean. This place had a lot of cool/cute decorations everywhere which make it also a good place to take pictures as you eat! I really recommend coming here when you have a family dinner, a birthday dinner, celebration, or just a date.

April 2023 update Came here for lunch on the weekend. We got a birthday coupon in the mail for the place (1 free hibachi entree with purchase of 2 hibachi entrees), so we decided to check out the hibachi. Note they offer 3 hour free parking with validation for the adjacent parking lot/garage. The validation machine is by the hostess stand at the front door. The place is dimly lit and decently clean. When you enter, they separate the people who only want sushi from the people who want hibachi. Makes sense since hibachi is a performance experience here (the chefs make hibachi at the table). If you want hibachi, you can also order sushi. They have a hibachi table for bigger groups, but most of the tables serve a max of 8 people. They also seat multiple smaller parties at one table. Our table had 2 parties of two and 1 party of three. The occupied hibachi tables have lights on under the counters where you eat. Our waiter was friendly but was mostly not there. I noticed that the waiter stayed away when the chef was there (presumably to not interrupt the performance), and this was true for the other tables too. Even with that, the waiter only came by to take our orders, deliver ordered sushi, and after the chef was gone to ask if we needed anything. One of the parties drank a lot of water and had to wait a long time for a refill. The hibachi chef was funny, engaging, and confident in his skills. The performance he put on was really good, and he answered all the questions we had for him. Since there were birthdays at the table, he made a birthday "cake" with stacked onion slices drenched in oil and then set on fire. It was a very flaming birthday song 🔥. He also made sure there were no seafood allergies before cooking the meat. It was pretty interesting watching my hibachi plate "grow". First the noodles were served, then the rice, then the beef was done before the veggies. Then the salmon, shrimp, scallops, and chicken. When it comes to amount of meat for the price, I think salmon is the least. If only because it seems that the salmon is divded by fillet and everything else is based on weight and then the chef has to eyeball how to divide them evenly among those that ordered that specific meat. For the actual cooking, I would say the meats were cooked a little overdone but still some juice. I do think a lot of things were too salty. The house salad was VERY salty, and the noodles and fried rice were a bit too salty too. Overall, while it was an interesting and entertaining experience, I'm not sure if I would come back. Original review (2019) Went there for the weekday lunch. We ordered the steak teriyaki bento with miso soup, house salad, and pork gyoza and the maki bento with suimono soup, California roll, salmon nigiri, and sunkissed salmon roll. The food was decent overall; house salad too salty, pork gyoza not worth it, sushi rice too wet, raw fish itself pretty good. The service could definitely be improved and also wasn't consistent: they got the steak wellness wrong and we saw another group given fortune cookies with the check. Overall, it was good, but wouldn't go there again.

I made dinner reservations around 6:30PM for 9:00 for my family. I get a call at 8:30PM as we are walking out the door telling us we MUST be there in 10 minutes or else we won't be seated. I told them that that was impossible, but we were leaving the house. I arrived at 8:58 and got our table as my family was parking. The MOMENT I sat down, the server was hostile and said we all had 5 minutes to place our order or we would not be served. I was so shocked as I had never experienced this at a restaurant before. My sister-in-law, more confrontational than I, asked to speak with the manager. The manager informed us each reservation is contacted at the beginning of the day with strict instructions. Seeing as we made the reservations only a few hours before, that was not possible nor communicated to us. We were treated so poorly from the moment we walked in. The ONLY saving grace was our chef which was so positive and friendly. Overall, walked away and can say this was the strangest customer service experience I've had.

The restaurant is unbelievably big. Not a lot of business on a rainy Saturday lunch. People waited pretty long time to get a hibachi chef. My friend told the chef more than 3 times to not over cooking the lobsters.

The chef was amazing! Our table definitely had the most lively, energetic, and fun chef! Our server was lovely and very friendly as well! The food was absolutely delicious!

Came here for sushi, have not tried the hibachi. The sushi and sushimi are good and are par for what you'd expect. The waitress we had was kind and quick as could be despite there being a minor time-consuming issue at another table. The food came out quickly, one after the other at a pace that was quite surprising. What I liked best about this place was the good, yet afforable sake selection. Often places can upcharge significantly for similar types range sakes. All in all, glad I went and hopefully I'll try the hibachi next time

My sister and I visited Kabuto Hibachi, Sushi & Udon Restaurant on my birthday because the restaurant was kind enough to send us a birthday discount offer, which we took advantage of. When we arrived, we found their parking to be free and convenient. Kabuto's interior is festive, and because it is set up for Hibachi diners to sit around a grill while a Japanese chef prepares the food, Kabuto lends itself to groups of diners who come to celebrate birthdays or other events. So we were not surprised to hear a nearby table singing Happy Birthday. Because Kabuto prepared our meal Hibachi style before our eyes, the chef was central to our dining experience. We saw that our chef was very skilled with a knife as we watched him slice our beef, chicken, and shrimp. He then went on to combine the protein with the rice, vegetables, and sauces, which he served to each of us. He was also very generous with the portions he gave us, so my sister and I were able to make a second meal from what we ended up taking home. Likewise, our server was very conscientious by making sure we had whatever we needed. We had a good experience at the Kabuto Hibachi, Sushi & Udon Restaurant and recommend it, especially for special group celebrations.

Very disappointed in this place. Overall the food was ok, our steak hibachi was terribly over cooked as you can see from the pic, we ordered medium rare, but the scallop one was good. Main issue we had was the wait time for food/drinks. Went at happy hour and our server Melissa was very good and apologetic, it seemed to us that she was supposed to take all the tables on one side of the restaurant, and there were a lot of tables including a big party. Meanwhile for some reason they had like three or four people standing around the host stand. We ordered happy hour drinks and it took twenty minutes to receive them, our second round took even longer as the restaurant had filled up more. It took a while to get our entrees as well and they forgot to give us our soups. Note to management get more servers/food runners/bartenders especially during the holiday season. Might give this place another try as sushi was pretty good but will try lunch as it won’t be as busy

What a great place to celebrate a special occasion. The staff goes out of their way to make you birthday, anniversary, promotion feel wonderful. The food is consistently delicious. It can get a bit loud when the restaurant is full of patrons having a good time. But generally the experience is really good.

Kabuto continues to impress. Always a fantastic environment, great service, staff is always friendly and accommodating, and food is good as well. They have a great happy hour and fantastic 1/2 priced sushi. We come for all special occasions! It’s a great place for the kids.

Amazing food and service. Definitely one of the best sushi places in the area and extremely cute atmosphere walking distance from the Rockville metro.

This was our first time here...we went early (430pm) so it was REAL quiet. The down side was that they were out of multiple drinks types that we tried to order. We are reasonable people and made other selections but that was a little disappointing. Other than that, the food (hibatchi) was fantastic and the chef couldn't have been better. I certainly would go back for another go at it.

Service was great. Food was not - can’t speak to other things on the menu aside from the salmon avocado and spicy tuna rolls. Salmon avocado was fine. The spicy tuna roll really didn’t live up to the name - 1/3 of it is crunch (not specified on the menu) and the other 2/3 I’m convinced wasn’t even tuna. Maybe a tiny bit minced tuna mixed with a lot of something else

Drove by the place daily and finally went. You can order hibachi at the dinning room or you can wait for the hot counter. But what's the point of going to a hibachi place without a show from the chef? The dinning experience was great. Our waiter seems new and made a couple of rookie mistakes, not a big deal. Order the filet, scallop and shrimp combo. I asked for rare and it was actually rare. It was tender and perfect. I think there was too much source on the shrimp and scallops. It just got too salty at the end. The food portion was huge. Got fried rice and noodles. I end up eating all the protein and vegetables but gave up on the rest.

The place was pretty clean and nice. Service was okay. And the whole hibachi experience was just okay, nothing special. I was expecting much more. I heard good things for sushi here though.

Delicious sushi and sashimi. Nice presentation. They have a section for regular seating and for hibachi seating (but you can order hibachi no matter where you sit). This was on the pricier side but still reasonable. I was sad to see they were still serving plastic straws with their water. I didn’t use mine because single-use plastic is the worst contributor to un-recyclable plastic waste.