Toyama Express

Great food and fair lunch prices! $ 6 lunch isn’t too expensive. They also offer take-​out and a drive-​through. I go here all the time, keep it up Toyama!

This place is GOOD. My go to place for teriyaki chicken. Always has a pretty packed house especially between 11 – 1 seeing there’s a ton of local businesses in the shopping center. Service is really fast and pretty spot on. Prices are amazingly cheap right around $ 6 with large portions. I haven’t been to the Matthews location but I’m pretty sure they’re just as good.

I really like this place. Don’t let the outside fool you, it’s nicer inside. You order at the counter and they bring your food to the table. Pretty good food especially for the price.

Toyama is a fantastic, fast Japanese food. The service is fast and the food is tasty and filling. The price is hard to beat (two full meals for around $ 17) I’m so glad the town of Matthews has Japanese food amongst it’s restaurants. It’s a great lunch or dinner option. Definitely eat here!

Toyama Express is really good. I have been here a few times now for lunch. It is essentially a walk-​up counter and then they bring your good to your table. There is a huge lunch rush about noon so be prepared. The food still came out fast.
I get the steak and scallops. The meat is very tender and cooked perfectly. The orange sauce on the side was excellent for dipping the meat and seafood. I also mixed it in with my rice. It is great quality and I would expect to pay more than they charge! It would be a good place to bring your kids as well. It is very low key.

We recently moved to the Matthews area and a quick Japanese hibachi is a must have close by for us! We called in two pick up orders last night. Upon arrival I was so excited to learn they have a drive thru! I can get Japanese food And not get dressed? Yes please!
The food was delicious. I thought it was slightly better than the usual Japanese takeout/​fast food. That being said I did not enjoy the extra charge for the «steak sauce». Also known as soy ginger. They give you a complimentary 3 oz shrimp sauce but any other sauce is 1 $ per extra sauce. At other places I have seen they give all the sauces away.
Overall great food, quick and easy location, up charge for sauce. Definitely better than the burger and fries fast food option.

We, specially my children, love the food at Toyama. We eat there every week. We’ve tried different hibachi restaurants in south Charlotte and this restaurant is the best! The people at the restaurant are very nice and friendly.

I am dismayed at people giving this place low reviews! Toyama has become our go-​to, the kids are gone and it’s friday night place! The lady manager is super friendly. Takeout if you’re only ordering 1 or 2 items is quick, but it is a little slow with more than that (come on, they’re making it fresh).
Service is extremely fast, and the food always hot and very tasty. It’s also reasonably priced for the quality and quantity you’re getting.
So why, you may ask, only 4 stars? Well, this isn’t life-​changing, highly authentic Japanese. It’s a hibatchi grill. It’s at least as good as most of the others I’ve eaten at, and much better than anything at a chinese buffet. But it lacks a certain «something» that catapults it to the truly great.
Still, I eat there at least once every 2 weeks and love it.

I have visited this restaurant about half a dozen times. Each time, service was prompt and the food was slightly above average for a place that only takes about 2 minutes to prep it. However, on my most recent visit, I went through the drive-​thru and had to wait about 10 minutes for my food to be cooked. When I got home, I found out that I did not receive the chicken teriyaki I ordered, but instead got chicken wings. I called and told them I was coming back and that I was given the wrong food.
When I got to the restaurant, the manager woman said that the cashier (a young teenager) was to blame. Awkwardly, she scolded the girl right in front of me. I felt bad, and I told her I understood that mistakes happen. The manager then proceeded to tell me that the difference in price between what the cashier rang up (the wings) and what I wanted (the teriyaki) was $ 0.48. She then asked me how I wanted to pay the difference.
I was taken aback. You want ME to pay for your mistake. I had to drive back and waste time and gas and now I was being asked to pay the additional money? I didn’t want the teenage cashier to lose her job over such a small mistake, so I took out a $ 1 bill and placed it on the counter and said «keep the change.» The manger proceeded to tell me again that it was the cashier’s fault.
I have no plans to return to a place that would mistreat their customers in such a manner. I hope a friendlier hibachi restaurant opens in Toyama’s place.

If you’re looking for decent food and quick service, this is the place! The drive thru window is possibly the best thing that a Japanese restaurant could have. For the price, the quality and quantity of good is unbeatable!

Love their shrimp sauce. Used to live near the N. Charlotte location & went frequently, moved away and ended up working in Matthews so glad I found this one. Food is just as good — cheap, fast & delicious. If I had a complaint, it would only be that the rice seems inconsistent — some days cooked perfectly, other days it seems rushed.
Great for a quick lunch, though — the hibachi steak is simply wonderful.

For once I wanted to have lunch at the same time as everyone else and Thai Taste was just packed. This placed just opened up around the corner and I decided to give it a try. I ordered a miso soup and the sauteed veggies with rice.
Service was very good and quick and the miso soup was ok but beyond that it just … sucked. Tasteless rice and boiled carrots accompanied greens sauteed in miso. I was hungry but I couldn’t eat it most of the plate, it was like hospital food.
Since the miso soup ($ 1.80) is not included and most dishes are $ 8 to $ 11 it’s not only tasteless food but an expensive lunch as well. Just what the neighborhood needed, another boring American-​Japanese cafeteria.