Tepanyaki Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar

I stopped with my wife and son and all seemed like it would be good, but not so much. Our appetizer showed up after my wife’s main course. Mine did not show up until about 25 minutes later and did not even seem like the dish I ordered. Then got the bill and they charged more for rice I did not order. Was totally thinking it would be great but not this time. I also never was asked on any refills. Overall not worth $ 50 since all was out of order.

This was awesome. Salads were a little better than expected. Adding tomato and cucumber. Great dressing. I ordered shrimp and my husband got chicken. Portions are way bigger than similar restaurants. We didn’t sushi but others at our table did and really enjoyed it. Service was awesome. Soup and fried rice were extra but our bill for two with soft drinks came to $ 46.

Great sushi. Service is a tad slow. The time is worth it. Go here. Get the dragon roll.

Little pricey but worth the experience! Not an every night occasion but when looking for somewhere special for date night this is the place to go. Highly recommend their sushi too :)

Had a great time at Tepanyaki! The wait to dine was about 45 minutes, so my group sat at the bar while we waited and ordered some drinks.
The bartender Adam was super friendly! He was incredibly attentive of our drinks and made us feel welcome at the bar. He even suggested some good local beers. We didn’t even mind the long wait because we enjoyed our conversation with Adam.
Will, one of the servers, was also really nice and apologetic about the wait.
The food was great. If we lived in Grand Junction we would definitely come back!

The appetizers were awesome shrimp tempera and dumplings the ribeye was so tender and cooked perfect although I like to cut it myself it was perfect!

The filet mignon is so tender it melts in your mouth and is highly recommended you try. Our waitress messed up and we did not get our rice, so basically got to eat our meat and vegetables all separately as it was cooked, so didn’t really feel like a meal.

Make sure to try the Baja Roll! Yummy!!!

I enjoy going to this place because the staff is friendly and the sushi is well made. I like the atmosphere and the sushi bar is nice. It isn’t over priced and nor does it think it is better than it really is like some sushi bars I have been to. I have never sat at one of the hibachi tables so I cannot speak about those. I rather dislike sitting with people I do not know so I avoid that.

Despite the bad reviews recently I actually thought it was great food and service. More importantly to me was that the bartender was super helpful as was the sushi chef in making sure my food selections were gluten free as I have severe celiac disease. I was very appreciative. I thought the seaweed salad was great and the scallop nigiri full of flavor. Glad I stopped in.

Expensive and I guess if you’re in the desert its expected but the food wAs dry and non flavorful.

This place is ridiculous. We made a reservation for 7 pm around 1pm and was assured our reservation was made. When we got there, we were told it il would be about 15 minutes past our confirmed time. No big deal. We waited 20 minutes, and was still not seated. We were then informed that it would be another hour! Why take a reservation if you are are not going to honor it !!! I wish I could post this with 0 stars!

We had excellent service, however the atmosphere was very lacking. We chose not to sit at a group table and was ushered to a table without a tablecloth next to a dirty window. My husband’s food looked exactly like mine except the meat was different. It was not plated in a very creative way. I had chicken teriyaki and it was a little dry. My husband had a martini and he said that it was better than most places in the valley. So there you go! The overall price was a bit high for what you get.

Sushi, this far from the coast? It’s great! The servers are laid back, the atmosphere is sort of cheap and dated, but the food… outstanding.

It’s different from the usual, and most of the food was well cooked and flavorful, so it wasn’t a terrible experience, but it wasn’t great, either.
The customer service was nonexistent. We waited at a table in the bar area for about 20 minutes for a hibachi seat, which wouldn’t have been bad but we were apparently invisible over there. Fifteen of those minutes were spent standing at the bar trying to get someone’s attention to order drinks and sushi. We finally got someone to take our order and bring us iced tea but got called to our table before the sushi came. We told two people at the sushi bar — including the one we ordered from — that we were being seated and they told us they’d bring the sushi to the table. We also told the waitress at our table that we had already ordered sushi when she was taking orders for everyone else’s appetizers and sushi. And despite reminding her twice, the sushi never did come — even though everyone else’s did.
The waitress didn’t make it to the table very often, and frequently forgot refills or chopsticks or other things that people requested. Some people at our table didn’t get their drinks until after the food was prepared and they were halfway done eating.
Our chef was distracted and looking at the kitchen most of the time, waiting for missing ingredients. He gave most of the obligatory parts of the performance but was not engaged or nearly as entertaining as the chef at the other table. He completely forgot crab legs that two people on the other side of the table had ordered (even though they were on the cart) and had to come back after he was done to prepare those.
What he did remember to cook, though, was mostly tasty and well-​prepared. The vegetables and rice were very good. Noodles were a little mushy but ok. Two people in our group had the steak and it was very flavorful and perfectly cooked. Scallops were excellent. Shrimp were a bit rubbery and not as good, but not terrible. The halibut was a huge disappointment — it was a terrible cut with several large bones in it and a pocket of unidentifiable slimy stuff that made it inedible after that point.
Overall, it was interesting and different but because of the terrible service and hit-​or-​miss quality of the food, we are not likely to ever go back or recommend it to anyone. There are other experience-​type sushi restaurants in town that have better service and better quality for the price.

I have to say our experience at this restaurant was less than desirable! First we had made reservations for 6 p.m. sharp we arrive 5 – 10 minutes early, only to find that they just continue to make reservations without thought of the number of chairs available. We ended up waiting 45 minutes past our reservation time before we were seated. Send despite the best efforts of the waitress to form the cook that I was allergic to mushrooms he still brought them out among all the other vegetables. I ended up getting something from the back which they told me they were not charging me for my meal and then I ended up paying for the meal! In short as much as I love the show it was not a good experience. On the upside the waitress Morgan was great and my grandsons enjoy the show

Well could have been better when it comes to customer service for sure. Went here for a birthday on Thursday and we walked in and no one greeted us. We stood there for 10 MIN!!! After realizing no was going to help us we sat at a table in the bar area to wait to get a seat around one of the grills. After about another 5 min or so someone finally came over and asked if we wanted menus. We ordered our sushi rolls while sitting.
When we got sat around the grill things absolutely started to get better. We got our rolls and they were amazing. The drinks took awhile to get to our table but we’re delish. Once he got the hibachi cook it was worth coming in. He was entertaining to say the least. He cooked great food and made funny jokes. The shrimp toss was fun as well. I had the steak and scallops with noodles. Everything was was cooked perfect and super yummy.
If they could do something about customer service, this would have been 5 stars.

Tepen wasn’t bad but not great either. Both steak and chicken tasted low grade with lots of connective tissue. We ordered sushi as a appetizer which came out with the meal instead of before as ordered. Sushi was better then other places I’ve had in junction, fish tasted fresh, rice was clean and properly cooked, rolls were wrapped tightly. I’d give them 65% on presentation. They were out of Captain Morgan Rum. Décor was dated and very run down. Staff was friendly and polite but our hibachi chef was not very talkative our interactive, however there was a chef at another table that really got the crowd going and everyone seemed to have a good time. So it’s a real hit and miss on your experience. Price was a little above average for the quality and experience but want terrible. Over all I’d give it a second chance but would not have high expectations.

WORST EXPERIENCE EVER!!! We didn’t even get our sushi until everyone else had already gotten all of their food and that was 52 MINUTES after my wife had posted a picture of the menu on Facebook.
The manager had the gall to offer to take off my wife’s beer for the hassle. They did eventually admit how crappy the situation was and remedied it.
The chef who cooked everything for the rest of the table was excellent. But this situation left a bad taste in my mouth. Not a great way to promote your business to someone from out of town.

They offer Tepanyaki and a sushi menu. The Tepanyaki Chefs are okay but not the grandest showmen.
Offerings are extensive but we had to share 1 sushi menu and 1 sushi special roll card among 5 people. That delayed our ordering. They were over half empty so they could have given us more menus. Also, when my brother needed a knife we were told they don’t have any. Then someone finally located a butter knife.
The sushi was adequate but nothing special and high priced for what you receive.
Service was average.
They have their own parking lot.