Hana Leesville

Absolutely loved this place! The waitress was so friendly and sweet. She was talkative and joked with our table which we really enjoyed. The cook was awesome. I can’t say good enough things about the food. The portions were large and I was able to take home half of my food for another meal. I loved the noodles! I got the chicken and shrimp combo (I took the pic before I had gotten the rest of my food) They also serve a great plum wine. Over all great experience, I will be back.

So I took a party of 11 to eat dinner. Sat down at the table and the waiter (manlio) came and took our drink and appetizer order. I ordered 3 appetizers and only got 2. The drinks came to the table except mine. Not a big deal at first. Sat for 30 minutes before I went to the cash register lady and asked her to see where my drink was. She gave me my drink but it was flat. The cook came out and started cooking ( still no 3rd appetizer) half way through the meal we asked the cook where the sushi roll was. The cook apologized for the server's lack of service and tried making it right by bringing out cheese cake. As a group we dropped $400.00. If you are a small town restaurant have good customer service in a timely manner. Family will not eat here again. Stay away and make the drive to Alexandria or Lake Charles.

The restaurant itself is kind of divided, one side with tables that can do hibachi and one side for sushi/sashimi. We only tried the side for sushi/sashimi and do want to try hibachi the next time. It looked like two chefs were at the small station handling sushi and sashimi. I have really high standards regarding sushi and sashimi- they were okay but not the best. Sushi rice was packed too much compared to the size of the fish. Sushi quality is something you would expect from an all you can eat. 4 pieces of sashimi or 3 sushi. Calamari rings were good, a little spicy kick in there. They were very well coated and super crunchy. Servers were super attentive and was there in a flash for services. I don't know if I saw more than 2 servers for the sushi side. Went again to sushi side, they have very good tempura, especially shrimp (emi tempura). Don katsu was ok, lots of pepper in between meat and fry layer l. Udon has more umami than I thought it would and it's a bit saltier than expected. There's pieces of salmon making the broth more flavorful.

Feb 2022: Tried sitting on hibachi side. The waiter was nice but had too many table to attend to, so drinks often went unfilled (not really his fault). The hibachi chef was nice but just seemed to be going through the motions. There was a little mix up on who ordered what so it had to be corrected. The portions are huge but you will mostly get rice & noodles, some veggies, and little protein (chicken, steak, shrimp). Dinner price is waaaay too expensive. Adult hibachi is about $25+. The food is kinda one note as far as flavor. Overall, I would much rather sit on the sushi side. It's alot more comfortable, and I prefer their sushi over their hibachi food. I recommend the Annie Roll (fried) and Yammy Yammy Roll (not fried, not raw). April 2021: I'd rate it a 3.5. Large japanese restaurant. Table/booths or hibachi available. Went on a Wednesday evening. Wait time for the hibachi was 1 hour, so we sat on the "sushi side," which is just regular table service with a menu and no wait. You can still order hibachi food. Location: Easy to miss, although large. It sits behind Arby's from the main highway. Parking is okay, but some repairs are needed to the lot. Atmosphere: Tables/booths available on sushi side, otherwise hibachi style sitting with others. It's a little drab inside- kinda dark, feels a little old. Fairly clean, but just old feeling. We were comfortable. When at rhe hibachi they try to make it fun and interactive. Service: A little slow, but overall friendly. They were very short staffed but did their best to keep up and be attentive. Food: We have tried the hibachi and were okay with it. It was a little confusing knowing what we would be getting. We have also sat at the booths and ordered seafood udon, the alexandria sushi roll, miso and clear soup, and steak with noodle. The seafood udon was good, but the seafood pieces were small. The miso soup was better than the clear. The steak and noodles were similar to spaghetti noodles. The sushi roll was super good (shrimp, cream cheese, avocado). Overall, we liked the food. I'm interested in trying new stuff each time. Cost for 2 with above items (plud drinks) was about $55. Overall, would return. I hope they are able to increase their staff size to provide quicker and more attentive service.