Torii Japanese Restaurant in Modesto

Review №1

2023-12-06 23:19:38

The reservation system needs serious attention. There is no confirmation of phone message reservations which is their only method. Monday evening was pretty crowded. Food quality is average but has been better in the past. The scallops were old and tasted a bit fishy. New York steak was tough and chewy at medium rare. The grill was dirty around the edges with dried leftover food crumbs before and during use. Employees were polite and friendly but busy and sometimes inattentive. Most patrons were celebrating a birthday or other event.

Review №2

2023-11-29 16:31:02

The waiter was super nice. She was very attentive. Her glass was never empty now the chef Milo man made us feel so welcome very respectful, super nice, funny and genuine, kind person. I definitely recommend him as your chef. I can’t wait to go back with my family.

Review №3

2023-05-28 06:50:04

For the price I paid, I have to say this place is NOT worth it. Our “Chef” was either stoned or drunk… he asked us 5 times what we were here for (birthday) but continued to ask if it were for a graduation. No funny jokes…No Fried rice heart, just a lot of awkward silence. He botched the flaming onion ( almost set us on fire) and when he did talk, he just kept cussing. We waited over an hour for a chef to even come to our table which was just ridiculous. Food was triple cooked as he kept leaving the grill and oh, thank you for the 3 bowls of secret butter sauce in EVERYTHING you cooked💩💩💩💩FIRST time here and we are never coming back. 👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼 Thankful our table didn’t catch on fire 🔥

Review №4

2022-10-08 12:08:14

This is honestly a really nice teppanyaki/hibachi spot. I feel like they’re perpetually understaffed because I’ve been here twice and even with a reservation it still takes 10-20 minutes to be seated, but that’s not on the employees though. The staff are super friendly and when you are seated, they’re hustling to get your drinks, take appetizer orders, and your entree orders. The chefs are characters, really funny dudes with funny jokes, catch phrases, and holistic interaction with the whole table. The performance and the flames are all very lively! As for the food? It’s pretty solid, no matter your entree order you’ll get some chopped up zucchini (one will be thrown into each patrons mouth, the rest is cooked), onions, and mushrooms; a veggie fried rice, and your entree all cooked up with a garlic compound butter, soy sauce, and whatever seasoning they have in those metal containers. Pretty solid spot! Also, the margaritas are strong AF (although I don’t really drink like that). They also have live Karaoke.

Review №5

2023-08-09 02:58:36

We have had Milo as our cook at least 4/5 times and he is the best cook. Food melting in your mouth delicious!! Don’t know about the other reviews but he has always been friendly and professional with us. Never cussing, always funny, and my kids love talking with him. Thank you for the wonderful dinner it was great! Hope to have Milo every time we come!

Review №6

2023-10-14 01:57:54

They older lady needs to slow down and not be so impatient. The chef Was awesome. I give him 10 stars. Don’t forget to tip the chef personally. don’t wait until the end he will not get his cut.

Review №7

2023-11-10 05:02:42

I believe service makes the experience at any restaurant, ivette went above and beyond to serve our table and had a great personality! I don’t like sushi I’ve tried it a dozen of times and still never found a roll that I liked but she recommended the vegetarian roll with tampers shrimp (cuz I love shrimp) and omg it was the best sushi I’ve ever had!!! And when I say she went above and beyond I mean like higher than the stars I’m allowed to give on the reviews. First time here but won’t be the last now, thank you for such a great experience!

Review №8

2021-12-07 05:01:17

In short this was my first time back since the ownership/remodel. Ambience was cool and I was impressed with my roll they call the Hungry Hunter, it checked all the boxes for me when it comes to rolls. Between my friend and I it was $70 for two craft beers, two rolls, and tip 👌

Review №9

2023-08-27 06:00:14

Ok my parents came in with me recently for some food and Saturday karaoke. It was overall fun and the food was ok. The waitress evett was so amazing. Made sure to note my allergy, and was really chatty and super attentive to my parents. So the karaoke was fun but for me I can NOT STAND when there is a crowd ready to sing and the KJ/DJ sings. Unprofessional in my opinion. But that would be the killer for me is staff singing when they should but hey secret garden mainly had the staff singing so I guess beggars cant be choosers in this case I suppose. But over will be coming back for fun

Review №10

2023-06-19 03:01:26

Weve been coming here for years even before the remodel. We like it. Its not OMG fabulous but its something different. However, the past two times including today, we noticed that the raw meat and chicken were together in the same pan on top of each other. The meat was on top of the chicken our whole party ate it and now we have diarrhea. I should have said something but didnt. Eat at your own risk