Good Place
I enjoy Nagasaki Inn. They have sushi, katsu, steaks, and other traditional foods. The building is nice and it is located next door to a Japanese grocer. They have carryout and dine-in. My favorite is the tonkatsu and tempura. The people are friendly and there are SOME Japanese-Americans from Japan, so you can interact with true Japanese culture. They have sake and other drinks - like Coke, Budweiser, Sapporo drinks, or tea. They have desserts, maybe 3 or 4. I have never tasted the desserts.

Overall, it is a good place to eat and have a dinner. I love it.    [05 Oct 2004 16:27:54]

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Recommended Dishes: Tonkatsu and various sushi.

     ­Anonymous, Lexington, KY    

Horrible Experience
Now, I am not one to give a bad review to a restaurant based on a single experience. Everyone can have a bad day and every restaurant will have its problems from time to time. This being said, I have now experienced three (3) absolutely nightmarish lunches at Nagasaki Inn. I am done. No more chances, guys. I would feel like an idiot if I ever darkened your doorway again. The first two experiences were bad, but let me tell you about my most recent trip: Several co-workers and myself went for lunch and were seated at the Hibachi table and served our drinks. We placed our orders (most of us ordering chicken) and quickly ate our (delicious) salads and (flavorless)soups. Then the hibachi chef appeared and went to work. HE USED THE SAME SPATULA ON THE RAW CHICKEN & ON THE VEGETABLES AND HE SERVED THE COOKED CHICKEN & VEGETABLES WITH THE SPATULA HE'D USED ON THE RAW CHICKEN. As if this wasn't gross enough, the chicken was bright pink in the center. Medium-rare! Well, I couldn't eat it and didn't. Some of my co-workers did, though and they were not feeling so great later in the day. In fact, we all got sick and swore never to go back. That wasn't the worst part of the experience, however. After we were served the uncooked chicken and tainted vegetables, the chef proceeded to "clean off" the grill by squirting soapy water on it and scraping it with a metal scraper. Much steam was produced from the hot grill and water and when he began carelessly wiping the grill, he splashed scalding hot, soapy water on our food and on my friend's new white shirt. We never saw a manager (or we would have complained) and when we got back to work, my friend called Nagasaki Inn and spoke with the manager about the situation. She was not apologetic, she didn't care and she had no suggestions on how to get the spot out of the shirt. Never mind that we paid a lot of money for food we couldn't even eat. The manager didn't care at all about all of the untouched raw meat on our plates. So we called the Health Department on them. Guess what? They told us that there had been many complaints about cross contamination and undercooked food on the hibachi table. Stay away.    [20 Sep 2005 14:34:20]

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Recommended Dishes: Uncooked (sushi-grade) chicken

     ­ChefJen   

Sushi
I can't say anything about the Habachi table as my wife and I go there for sushi not cooked food. You know you are in the right place when the Toyota Executives are eating there regularly. My favorite is the Uni (Sea Urchin Roe) and yellow tail tuna. I also love the salad/miso soup/pickles/tempura/teriyaki and ume rice balls.    [20 Jan 2008 08:20:17]

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Recommended Dishes: Any of the fresh sushi, house salad, shirmp tempura, deep fried soft shell crab.

     ­David Hicks