KOBE HIBACHI
Address: 2603 Battlefield Parkway in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.Hours: Monday-Friday from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 4:30-10 p.m., Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4:30-10 p.m., and Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.Phone: 706-861-8588
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Kobe staff would like to thank the community for voting the restaurant’s sushi Best Sushi in the 2016 Times Free Press Best of the Best awards. Want to sample what the fuss is all about? Stop by Monday-Friday between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. to take advantage of its sushi or sushi-sashimi lunch specials.
The Bento box at Kobe Hibachi. (Photo by Mark Gilliland)On a blustery afternoon, Kobe Hibachi is a hot place to be. From my four-top table in the sushi section, I watched a nonstop parade of diners enter into the hibachi grill section, separated from me by a frosted window.
I could hear and smell the fragrant hiss of steam on the hot griddles. Occasionally, the window would flash orange with fire. No doubt, the hibachi section was alive - though my section felt no less festive.
Yes, celebration is the name of Kobe's game, and this season there are a number of ways to get in on the party.
First, when you dine in on your birthday, you will receive a free slice of fried cheesecake - as well as a song, dance and drum procession led by Kobe staff. After all, birthdays are a big deal, which is exactly why Kobe plans to go all out when celebrating its seventh anniversary in February.
Here's how Kobe's anniversary special will work:
When you dine in at Kobe between Feb. 27 and March 3, be sure to keep your itemized receipt. When you bring that bill back March 13-16 or 20-23, you can exchange that receipt for a meal of equal value.
So, let's say you spend $50 on a meal at Kobe between Feb. 27 and March 3. When you come back with that receipt between March 13-16 or 20-23, you can get a free meal up to $50 in value. Receipts cannot be combined and there is a $100 limit.
The things you can spend those dollars on, including Kobe's handmade cocktails and award-winning sushi, are as plentiful and delicious as that sizzling hibachi grill is hot.