Good Food on Cantrell Blvd, Little Rock, AR

Going to a Japanese Steak House and Grill is a different dining experience.

Shogun's is set up where you are seated at a table that will comfortably seat 10 People.

Strangers get to share the experience of having a chef, prep the grill, and prepare rice, veggies and whatever meat(s) you may decide on.

This is performance cooking!

I learned the ropes of Japanese Grill dining from good friends. They could not believe I had never been to a Japanese Grill, and insisted on accompanying me on my maiden voyage. I was lucky that I had a positive experience the first time, and learned the full experience that can be shared with mutual participation between dinner goers, Chef, and servers.

As a diner, if you love the experience of open Grill dining, you will return again as I have. Since that time there have been times where we shared tables with a group or family who were there to have a fun like we were, and other times where those customers did not get the full benefit of fun and interaction with the chef, and other diners.

Tips to make your experience the Best:

• Prepare to Tip the Chef - About $5.00 per party . $3.00 minimum for a single person.
• Talk to the Chef, pay attention to what he subtly asks you. Suggest, don't demand (he/she has sharp knives)
• The Chef will entertain and put on a show if you are enthusiastic. Have fun, enjoy! Clap, yell, make some noise, and show your appreciation. Pay attention, you may learn something.
• Keep hair and flammables back from the grill while Chef is cooking, he/she will give you much Fire, if you are lucky!
• If you drink sake it is traditional to have many taking shots together with the rest of the crowd.
• Order water if that is what it takes to Tip well.
• Tip your Server a minimum of 15% unless you are given bad service. Then make it 10, just don't go back, or let the manager know.
• In any service industry, even a person from the trailer park can be treated like royalty by tipping well. You will be rewarded by better seating, better food, and have a better experience in each proceeding visit.
• There are those who fuss about the restaurant they frequent often, and I know them, and don't tip, or tip poorly. In the US, servers get under $3.00 per hour, and they really work hard for each penny.

Being enthusiastic with Chris our Chef at Shoguns earned me a big show on the grill! We had so much fun. The chef takes a half onion, and uses the thick rings to build a Volcano shaped stack of onion rings. He squirts something and another in/on/around the volcano, and lights it up! It smokes, like a volcano about to erupt. We were such an impressed crowd that he created a triple volcano surprise on the grill!

Going to a restaurant that is unique, and from cultures different from my own, excite me. I strive to always throw away preconceived notions, or ignorance entirely, and become a wanted guest. This respect for another's culture shows, and makes the experience positive for the staff as well as the diners.

When the chef pushed up his cart, loaded with all of the makings of Hibachi Grill, I found myself clapping like a Seal at Sea World . Our Chef; Chris, did some fancy maneuvers with the onions, and created Onion Volcanoes. I was thrown back to the wonderment of a child, when the onions, which stacked, allowed so much force and steam, to burst from the top. I was surprised it didn't shoot apart.

Thinking the show was over, Chris removed the top half of the volcano, and Wow! I shouted like a typical Razorback fan, "Yee Haw!", when brown liquid started gushing out of the top, and over the sides. This was especially endearing to me, because I study Earth Science.

This was an ultimate dining thrill. Thanks Chris!

• Volcano 1 -Smoke
• Volcano 2 -Steam & Pressure
• Volcano 3 -Bubbling, Troubling Brew!

I always get excited again thinking of it! Fun, fun, fun!

Oh, and the food is amazing.

Just to let you know, Lilly's meal came to $22.95 + $5.00 tip for the Chef + $6.00 tip for the server. This was the Chicken Teriyaki with Fried Rice and a couple of Sapporo Beers.

Our server was excited, when I informed him that I was trying Japanese beer for the first time. This prompted him to share, that his home is Sapporo!

There is so much food, that I ate leftovers from the take-out box, all night, and into the next morning! It was good, even day old!

This may seem to be coming from out of the blue, but for those who are not familiar with the "South" of North America, our language and communications can be difficult, because the "southernisms" are borne of heat, humidity, poverty, eternal optimism, and plain grit.

The food at Shogun's is such good quality, the service and the atmosphere are so exciting. Me and my family look forward to going each time. It is expensive for us, so to save up for it, we will not eat out for 2 months or so, and save the $5.00 to $10.00 here and there we would spend eating out junk food. It is worth it.

I was not introduced to the Japanese Hibachi Grill until I was fifty years old.

Hopefully, this will encourage people to take their kids to experience this asian style of cooking and service at an younger age.

It was a mystery to me for over half of my life. I regret I didn't take a chance on trying it sooner.

Three of us who went to Shogun's, we go only if we have enough money, to buy dinner and tip well.

I talk about tipping a lot.

I do not eat out often, because I cook at home.

When I go out, I like to tip well.

There have been rare occasions when she and her fellow diners, together have tipped 100%.

There are individuals and businesses that go above and beyond when it comes to quality and service. They deserve the respect of a good tip. (Leaving a religious pamphlet for a tip, probably embarrasses God, please stop, it is not winning any converts either...).

There have been times when holiday's have left me with the choice of making a last minute feast or going to one of our favorite places. Usually Cracker Barrel. Cracker Barrel offers a comfortable atmosphere, a fire going in a large fireplace, excellent food and service. The old fashioned store brings a homey feeling.

If your server is working on a traditional family holiday, they would probably rather be with their family, or they really need the money. Sometimes it is the new server who works these times, give them a break.

One of our worst waitresses ever had our table one Christmas Day. She didn't realize our family of 6 was prepared to tip her up to $100.00 for a $70.00 meal. She was terrible, but got us fed and out of there. At 10%, she would've gotten $7.00. She was happy with the $25.00 tip...if she only realized. We would've been happy to tip her the $100.00.

Tip Your Server - Tip Your Bartender - Tip Your Chef - Tip those who sell you winning tickets - Tip The Cab Driver

Tip those who go out of their way to assist and do things for you, you could have done for yourself, but now you don't have to.

Even if you get the worst service. Tip a dollar. Not for them, but for you. It is not an excuse for bad service, but you really never know what that person's day, week, or month has been like. Here in the U.S. we are bad about not thinking of our International visitors and Residents, and how they are feeling about their homeland being flooded, shaken by Earthquakes, or drowned by Tsunami's.

That dollar isn't for them, it is for you to give a seed of love and hope to someone. "Not Tipping" to show disfavor, really is not an effective way to communicate.