Sagano Japanese Bistro & Steakhouse

I am sad to report that me and my family had a very negative dining experience when interacting with this establishment. Pros: Sushi Chefs Cons: Customer Service, Management. more

Sagano is a great place to take a group of people. It's a very friendly environment and they offer both Hibatchi and sushi seating. The sushi is the best I've had in Flint and the Hibatchi dishes are definitely some of the best that my wife and I have had. Pros: Lots of parking, nice atmosphere, non-smoking facility Cons: The volcano trick gets old more

I have been going to Sagano since before they decided to open the banal Benihana-esque steakhouse side of it. Some friends wanted to try the steakhouse so we went with them and it was nothing special. The fried rice was mediocre, the steak was a bit bland and nothing really stood out. I have been to quite a lot of these types of Japanese steakhouses and they are all about the same. Flashy grill chef flipping food around, making onion volcanoes to wow the table. Cute, but very trite. The real star of Sagano is the sushi bistro on the oher side of the lobby. The sushi is wonderful and they even serve my favorite, ama ebi (complete with the fried shrimp head!). They have a decent sake selection, wonderful gyoza, udon, dynamite, tempura and the ginger carrot dressing on the house salad is great. The steakhouse has taken a lot of the intimacy away from the bistro on the weekends due to overflowing crowds so go during the week and avoid them unless you like being around screaming kids and the ""aint done did"" clan. Pros: Pricey for Flint but delicious authentic food Cons: Noisy when steakhouse is busy, need a door between the two sides more

Sagano is Great. Me and My wife go there 2~3 times a month. They have several Hibachi Tables and several tempiyaki chefs. If you go there, you must get the fried tempura Ice cream. There is nothing better. Wait times can vary. On the weekends you may have to wait up to 30 minutes for a table. However you can usually get in without a problem if you come a little early. All the waitrsses are great. If you can, Get Rie. Just stay away from the head waitress. She is not that customer freindly. Pros: Great food, Good customer service, very entertaing chefs Cons: wait times, private parties, head waitress more