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Arigato Japanese Steak House

3600 66th St N, St. Petersburg, FL 33710-1545
727-343-5200
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Ranked #236 of 418 restaurants in St. Petersburg
3.0 of 5 stars 21 Reviews
Price range: INR2,252 - INR3,377
Cuisines: Japanese, Steakhouse
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Restaurant details
Dining options: Reservations
Dining style: Casual Elegant
Cross street: 38th Avenue and 66th Street
Description: Voted-Best Oriental Restaurant-7 years in a row–“St. Pete Times" Voted Best Group Dining, Best Family Friendly & Best Special Occasion Restaurant - "AOL CitySearch", Voted Best Asian Restaurant-"Tampa Tribune" Voted Best Japanese "Best Independent Restaurant Assoc" Enjoy a new experience in Japanese dining. Our chef's are part magician, part craftsman, part entertainer. He will turn steak, lobster, shrimp, and chicken into gourmet's delight. Teppanyaki cooking is an art form which uses a 600 degree grill. The preparation of your food takes place right in front of your eyes. Choose from a wide selection of Oriental gourmet dishes with six courses (All Prices include main entree, soups, salad, mushrooms, onions, zucchini, broccoli, snow peas and fried rice.) Saki, plum wine, chop sticks and ceramic figurine containers for specialty drinks are all authentic touches that you will find at Arigato. *NOW FEATURING 10 Meals $13.99 or LESS! Early Bird Menu $8.99-$13.99
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St. Petersburg, Florida
1 review
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 May 2012 NEW

We had a coupon, and stated so on our arrival. We ordered from the early bird menu. We were told when it was time to pay the bill, that we could not use the coupon for early bird specials. Instead we had to pay full price for our meal to use our coupon. When we received out bill they took... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

This place has great food and the service is usually very good! We go here a lot and we also usually make a habit of finding a Japanese Steakhouse when we go on vacation. The ingredients they use here are great. The experience is what you make of it, if you're really into it then the chefs are more entertaining.... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2012

Food average and hostess boardering on rude. Ate there a few times, but the hostess was so rude the last time I havn't been back. More

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Memphis, Tennessee
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 March 2012
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My major concern was the cleanliness of the establishment. The hibachi grill itself was not the cleanest I've seen by far. I dine at hibachi-style restaurants quite often, and the grill on which the food is prepared is usually spotless. This grill had old food and grease residue along the sides and looked as if it does not get cleaned... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2012

Has always been one of our all time favorite St. Pete restaurant. The cooks put on a great show and work hard to make your meal enjoyable. The quality of the food is excellent and their famous "Goody goody" sauce will make you ask for seconds. The soup, salad and vegetables are extremely tasty as is almost anything you order.... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2012
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We have ate at this restaurant in the past but it has been a while. We are local to the area and I purchased a certificate on Groupon. We were told it would only be about a 5-10 minute wait for a table but it was more like 30 minutes. Service was terrible! The waitress apologized and said there were... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 January 2012

Horrible experience! It was my friend's 60th birthday party and we all wanted to have a special night. Instead, with reservations, we waited 45 min. just to get our water. When my soup came, it had a black hair in the bowl. And, the chicken Arigato was not edible, tough and tasted rancid, none of us could eat it. We... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 January 2012
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We should have known to drive away when we saw two drug deals go down in the parking lot (we were a few minutes early before they opened). Right out in the open! Although we were among the first 8 guests, all with a reservation, we were made to wait for about 10 minutes, all while being urged to wait... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 December 2011

I won't be going back. The soups was good, but then, how can you screw up broth anyway. The salad was alright - kind of bland. The vegetables were good. But for a vegetarian, this really isn't a place you'd want to go. All they do is give you more of the same vegetables that come with the meal and... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 July 2011

Overpriced food. Not worth the $50 for 2 people. I took my mom there for her birthday and was greatly disappointed. They are money hungry. More

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