Shogun Japanese Steak & Sushi

This is our go to for tepanyaki cooked food. We’ve been going to Shogun for nearly 20 years, recently, a group of employees bought the restaurant, and have done an ecxellent job of maintaining high-​quality food while breathing new life into the tired décor. The staff is second to none and the chefs are lively and entertaining.
Yattaaaaaa Shogun!

Good portions and the food quality is top notch! My go to Habachi style restaurant. Best in town.

The food is a delicious combination of art and culinary expertise. I have always had positive experiences here, and have been coming for years. Anything teriyaki will leave you with no regrets. And there is something about their grilled vegetables that will ruin you for any other restaurant’s grilled veggies. Excellent service, too. Highly recommended.

Homogeneous. That’s more or less how the food tasted to me at this restaurant. Before you start to think I must have had a shitty experience here, I just wanted to say it wasn’t shitty, but this type of food isn’t really for me. Others may like it. I was not a fan. That’s not to say the service was poor or unfriendly. Quite the opposite, actually. Everyone was super nice, and the food was fast. Maybe fast is the key word here. For $ 20, I got a small bowl of soup, a small salad with ginger dressing (which was delicious btw), and some rice, salmon, shrimp, and veggies. I had a Sapporo beer for $ 4 (the smaller size, I forgot the ounces.) For the sheer quantity of food you get, it’s not a bad deal, if you eat a lot of food. But I guess I’d rather have smaller portions of higher quality food for the same cost…
The menu is extremely limited, in my opinion. The two friends I went with told me they recalled the place having sushi as well, but apparently they stopped serving sushi years ago. (So they have been around for a while… evidently enough people like the food here to keep coming back. And there’s something to be said for that.) But yeah, I guess I wasn’t really in the mood for cooked food that night and wasn’t ’till after I got there that I realized I was limited to the hibachi style food.
Anyway, back to what I was trying to say at the beginning. Homogeneous. EVERYthing tasted exactly the same. The salmon, shrimp, rice, veggies… I guess because the chef used the same marinade/​seasoning/​etc. on everything on the grill, it all just tasted the same. Kind of burnt and bitter tasting. There were two dipping sauces. A mustard-​y type of sauce that was WAY too spicy for me, and some ginger sauce which tasted like a bland version of the salad dressing (which I loved btw. I ended up asking for a 2^nd salad, haha.) The ‘hibachi grilled’ foods were all extremely greasy, by the way. Practically swimming in oil/​grease, and I have a hard time digesting oily foods. If you don’t have a gallbladder, I would advise against eating here unless you’re on digestive enzymes.
Also another thing that irked me was that they would not cook my salmon medium-​rare. I guess they were concerned about food poisoning or foodborn illness? Which kind of makes me wonder about their food storage/​health practices in the kitchen. Or maybe it’s a local law… IDK. Either way, the longer you cook fish, the fishier it smells and tastes, and this was no exception. Even cooked at the utmost «minimum» time they were allowed, I still felt that it was overdone. I didn’t want to upset my friends by telling them I did not like the food, so I just told them I couldn’t eat anymore and took the leftovers home, which I then discarded. I don’t think I would ever go back here. I just don’t like the food they have and there’s really no other option on their menu. That said, both of my friends who I went with really loved it, so hey, it’s all a matter of personal preference, I suppose…

Funky fried rice. My partner wasn’t impressed by it. It had a REALLY strong wasabi flavor that I could barely stand (I really like wasabi and it almost killed me) Looked like the chef flavored it with one of the sauces used on the table. They don’t give you much of the meat that you order and rather load you up with rice, noodles and veggies. Which would be really awesome if the rice didn’t burn my face off.
How ever, the waitresses were really nice. They offered us a drink while we were waiting for our table.

Absolutely Delicious!!!
I loved the fact all 9 of us were able to sit in 1 table comfortably…. I ordered the Filet Mignon and Shrimp Combo…
Steak was cooked exactly the way I wanted (medium rare).
Shrimp had a lot of flavor and taste was excellent.
…comes with Fried rice, noodles, vegetables, soup and ginger dressing salad (I would drink this dressing if I can– yummy)
Our chef and our server were very friendly. Whenever I ran out of sauce condiments, they were very attentive.
They have a full bar as well. I recommend their cocktails.
Craving for Shogun just talking about it… :)

I don’t know where these five star reviews are coming from, I certainly didn’t have that kind of experience.
I’ve done teppanyaki countless times in several cities but never has it been this bad.
Let me start with my first impression: I walk in and stand patiently in the foyer. No one is at the bar or host stand. I can see into the dining room and only one table has any people around it, the rest are completely empty. I patiently wait for someone to greet me. And wait. And wait. I waited almost ten minutes before the hostess put down her phone and came from the back of the restaurant to see me. I would have walked out long ago but I was very hungry and had a serious craving for some teppanyaki.
I sit down, the only person as my table. It’s deathly quiet as the other table eats in silence, not talking to each other. I order the filet and shrimp combo and ask if I can get miso instead of clear sour since I’m allergic to mushrooms. I wait a bit longer and get served clear soup. The server doesn’t understand when I say I requested miso and can’t have clear soup.
Finally the chef finally comes out and starts cooking. No talking, no patter, no showmanship that I expect with teppanyaki. I would write if off except I watched him talk and entertain the other table, throwing shrimp into the air. With the cost of the meal i expect a bit of a show. He cooks in silence, plates my food and pushes it to me. That’s when I notice my silverware doesn’t even include chopsticks. What kind of Japanese restaurant doesn’t offer chopsticks?
How as the food? The filet was actually good. The shrimp slightly overdone. The noodles served with my steak were so salty as to be inedible. The fried rice was flat and lacked any real flavor. While I was eating the check was shoved towards me. To be honest, the server made me feel rushed.
Pro: big plate of food, steak and shrimp were pretty good.
Con: everything else.

This place was the bomb! The food portion was huge. Very tasty and the chefs was really entertaining. Our server was very nice and was always there to refill my alcohol. I will be back!

My wife and I love to eat here. It isn’t much for atmosphere but the food is always exceptional. You also get a lot for your money. If you go here for their lunch you can get a lot of food for less than $ 10.

When we are young, we’re all told not to play with our food. However, we aren’t told that noboy else can play with it — and that’s the beauty of Shogun.
While you sit around the table with a handful of other people drinking and laughing, a chef stands behind a scalding hot grill only inches away from you and puts on a show that reminds me of Mallory Square at sundown. The chef is flipping fire and rice, cracking jokes and eggs, and yes, even creating an edible volcano right before your eyes. After all that, you can eat… and it is delicious.
It’s not expensive, but it is difficult to get a reservation on Saturday night, so call early in the week. Everyone is so nice, and it really is a fun time… just watch out for those eggs!

This place isn’t too bad. The food was okay. This place is in a strip mall so there are no windows in the seating area and it is very dark inside. It’s also really cramped. They have 6 hibachi tables. The tables are cramped together so that there is only enough room for one person to be walking down the center aisle. The chefs can hardly roll their food carts around.
Despite having the regular vent above the grills, the air was really heavy. There really needs to be additional ventilation. Our chef was nice and friendly. He put on a fast but entertaining show.
The food is typical Americanized-​Asian food. Teriaki everything. I had the Mahi Mahi, which was good. My husband had the steak and shrimp. They put too much horseradish in the rice. The plates were all plastic and didn’t match. Some of them even had the name from a different restaurant on it.
Our bill was $ 45. The tip is traditionally shared between the chef and waiter. So I gave them over 20%. The total was $ 58. The service was good.
Overall, if you want okay hibachi, this isn’t a bad place. But if you are going to spend that much on hibachi, you might as well go to Kobe Steak House of Japan at Westport Plaza near the Funny Bone. Kobe has better food, better atmosphere, and better chefs for the same price.

Was disappointed when the manager came over immediately after we finished our dinner asked us to leave because she had other reservations. We just spent $ 200 and were only there an hour. I guess she was more interested in making money than having repeat customers. I will never go back.

Excellent service and staff! Order was cooked to perfection. Highly recommended.

This place does not understand what cross-​contamination is. I have a shellfish allergy and explained that if they were to cook the lobster tails that someone at our table ordered, they would need to use new utensils. Just wiping the spatula and knife off does not clean it.
Unfortunately I paid for food I couldn’t eat because of this. I will definitely not be going back again.

Prompted by my curiosity after a friend’s recommendation, I took my fiancée to Shogun last week for dinner. Our total bill after tax and tip was $ 56: I ordered the filet and shrimp, she ordered the hibachi steak and crab.
We were seated at one of the grills with another couple out for a date and a group of three with an incredibly obnoxious teenager. This may have colored my experience a bit, but I tried to overlook it.
Our chef came over and introduced himself, and our soups and salads were brought out in quick succession. The ginger salad dressing is strong, and there don’t appear to be any other options, so I hope you like ginger. Our chef talked a lot, spouting a lot of gibberish while clanging his utensils around the grill in what I imagine was a bit of showmanship. He didn’t drop anything, so I’ll let it slide.
I should warn you about something, so that you don’t make the same mistake that I did. Portion sizes here are enormous! When the chef serves you up a mountain of fried rice and a mound of noodles, don’t take this as a hint that you should fill up now because your entrée will be small. I, somewhat pessimistically, presumed that my filet and shrimp wouldn’t be very much food – indeed, this was part of my reason for ordering a combination of two meats rather than one – but I was gladly mistaken.
My filet was cooked to a delicious medium rare, as I had requested. The shrimp had a sort of strange flavor to them – it wasn’t bad, but it didn’t exactly taste the way I expected.
Once the meal was fully prepared, the chef said goodbye and made a quiet exit, leaving us to our meals. My food was very good, save the shrimp which was only okay. My fiancée’s hibachi steak was tasty, too. The crab meat is imitation crab, but you should probably expect that at the price you’re paying here.
Overall, I have to say that I recommend Shogun for a fun meal. Don’t expect anything particularly romantic, and if you don’t bring a party of five or six, you’re sort of gambling with who you’ll be sharing a table with. Still, for the amount of food we got – enough for a gut-​stuffing meal in the restaurant and a generous lunch the next day – and for the incredibly reasonable price, Shogun is a force to be reckoned with. 3.5÷5.

Our office went there for a co-​workers going away party and it took over 2 ½ hours. We had to wait for at least 15 minutes for the chef to even start to cook for us. After that the server finally came around to get our drink order. I ordered a salad and finally received it as my food was almost done. The service was horrible and the chef had no interaction with our group. I would suggest Kobe if you want a real hibachi experience!

Honestly, I’m visiting family here in MO. Thought maybe this Shogun was connected to the chain in CA. Boy was I wrong. The service was horrible. When we arrived, there was one chef, and one waitress. Granted the place was tiny, literally 6 tables, with the cook top, and maybe 12 chairs surrounding one table.
Maybe it’s not the waitress’ fault but she didn’t know much about the menu and pretty much just ignored us. I had to flag her down for everything, and if she is writing down an order, you’d think she’d write exactly what we wanted instead of having the chef do all the work. I had to ask 3 times for steamed rice, and it shouldn’t have been that hard.
The food wasn’t that great, the scallops were under cooked and the meat was an okay quality. The soup was WAY too salty for my taste.
From what it seems, this area doesn’t have much to choose from Teppan wise. If you’re okay with horrid service and sort of decent food, go ahead, knock yourself out. But it definitely was not worth the money.

The food here is pretty good, but perhaps a bit pricey. I came for lunch, and I was not impressed by the atmosphere. They could use an upgrade for my standards. I would come back if a friend wanted to go, but most likely not of my own accord.

There aren’t a lot of decent teppanyaki restaurants around st. louis. And I’ll have to say, out of the ones we do have, this is by far my favorite. It’s truly a tiny place but dont let that fool you. They are a force to be reconed with!
The chef we had was what sealed the deal for me. We got everything from the onion volcano, to the tossing the shrimp in the mouth. I was the lucky one that actually got to catch the shrimp as it was sailing through the air into my chompers.
Is it just me or does catching food in your mouth make it that much more enjoyable? I think that’s a fact. Food being thrown into your mouth tastes way better than just putting it in with utensils. I think what the Japanese are really trying to say is that eastern flying food is superior to western food that sits on a plate all boring just like your grandparents TV shows.
I don’t know what I’m getting at so I’ll get back to the food. It was delicious. The end.
Oh but this IS a little bit pricier than I expected. OR it could have been the ridiculous amounts of sake I consumed. Whatever. It was worth it.

When it comes to teppanyaki restaurants, Shogun is tough to beat. This small hole in the wall is definitely hopping every day, and also serves sushi.
First off, I highly recommend reservations. If you go there, you will understand. The front area is very small and most people are standing around, chatting and drinking.
They have 6 tables, and at any given time I believe they have 3 chefs out on the tables. All the chefs I highly recommend, and some are better than others. You can choose your chef, but you will most likely have to wait a little longer to sit down.
The food is very good. The chefs know what they are doing when it comes to entertainment and cooking food.
This place is modestly priced for a japanese restaurant and I highly recommend it.