text: I am only reviewing the TEPPAN TABLE SIDE Japanese Teppanyaki steakhouses are my favorite type of restaurant I was excited when Hayashi opened in Surprise Unfortunately the excitement quickly wore off when I ate therennTHIS IS NOT A HIBACHI PLACE Hibachi is with an OPEN GRATE GRILL you can tell who the Nb reviewers are here to this style of cuisineThey do not know what they are talking aboutnnI have ate at various Teppan steakhouses in Phoenix Los Angeles Hawaii and Las Vegas so I have extensive experience in knowing what is good and bad teppan style dining nnIf you have never ate at a teppan steakhouse than I am sure you will find this review useless and your experience there great because its your first time Teppan steakhouses is the style of Japanese dining where they cook right in front of you Benihana is one of the more popular chain restaurants that has this style of cooking nnThe chefs are all under experienced except the master chef who i have yet to see at a cooking table and the rice vegetables steak and chicken are all under par in comparison to other restaurants I have been too Also hayashi does not have a lunch menu on the weekends they charge FULL DINNER PRICE AhSo does not do that you can get the same dinner meal at lunch on the weekend at Ah So for lessnnAlso I have a Japanese friend that ate at the nonteppan side and the waitress was Japanese and she found it difficult to recommend a good authentic Japanese dish nnTake a look at all the good reviews here not a single Japanese person will recommend this place Its GRINGO Japanese like Taco Bell is Mexican to people nnIf you are looking for good caliber teppan style cooking this is not the place I am sure others will disagree but I also here people recommending great mexican food and when I check it out its totally horrible food i guess taco bell and del taco are too much of an influence on people in regards to what is real mexican cuisine but that is another reviewnnUPDATE Went there to lunch for just SUSHI and waited and waited and waited we bailed on them Horrible place to eat I hope they close and another better Japanese restaurant opens in its place