Chef’s Iron

The hibachi trend continues unabated. Like Sushi Yama, Kyojin Buffet, and Kansai in Boca Raton, Japanese Village (350 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; 954-525-8386), one of the oldest restaurants on Las Olas Boulevard, has joined the grill-as-entertainment club. The restaurant has just added a Japanese-style steak house, where chefs...

By Jen Karetnick

November 29, 2001

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The hibachi trend continues unabated. Like Sushi Yama, Kyojin Buffet, and Kansai in Boca Raton, Japanese Village (350 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; 954-525-8386), one of the oldest restaurants on Las Olas Boulevard, has joined the grill-as-entertainment club. The restaurant has just added a Japanese-style steak house, where chefs chop, slice, and toss chicken, steak, and seafood around with flair. I haven't seen so much fast knife action since the heyday of Benihana. And you thought the '70s were over....

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Jen Karetnick is an award-winning dining critic, food-travel writer, and author of the books Ice Cube Tray Recipes, Mango, and The 500 Hidden Secrets of Miami.

Contact: Jen Karetnick