Hayashi Midtown

Delicious as ALWAYS! I scarfed my food down so quickly I forgot to get photos or the servers name but we had excellent service! Only photo I got was of their Green Tea Mochi Ice Cream which is a 10/10 for all mochi lovers. My friend & I had 2 separate sushi rolls, and both were amazing. I wish I could remember the names lol but everything there is always so good! They were also extremely busy, it was a Friday night, & I overheard someone saying they were short staffed but I must say, I never would’ve known, besides the amount of people in there 🧐 Our wait was prompt, service fast, food came out fast & fresh. Overall a wonderful experience, as it always is. 🤓 I love Hayashi Midtown! And am so excited about the Mochi Ice Cream as I’ve not seen this dish offered as a dessert at any other restaurant! Can’t wait to go back and try the other flavors!

This is my favorite sushi spot in Lubbock. It’s never too crowded when I go. I went Friday at 6 PM and they didn’t start getting busy until 7 PM when we were leaving. The sushi martini is AMAZING. We always get the angel wings roll, harumaki, and miso soup; none of these things ever disappoint. The food is consistently delicious and the service has been consistently fantastic over the last few years! The bathrooms are always clean and smell fresh and the televisions are always playing the best games! We always bring people who are visiting town here as well and they also enjoy the food and service! No complaints from me and mine!

Had dinner with a party of 5 and a baby on 3/10 around 6pm. We waited only about 5 minutes or so to be seated. Our server, Isaac, did a fantastic job taking care of us, even though it was busy and we had lots of requests! The starfish appetizer was so delicious, the table ordered another one immediately. The mixed drinks were fantastic and the hot sake complimented my sushi wonderfully. The ramen was also outstanding with a rich and bold broth and delicious ramen eggs. Fantastic experience overall. We will be back.

Service was a little slow and infrequent but not a big issue. The beef udon noodle soup was good with a nice side of tempura shrimp. The soup did have a strange chlorine aftertaste which I'm guessing is either from the water used for the broth or maybe excessive dishwasher residue left on the bowl. Otherwise it would have been great. The chirashi plate was a hot or miss on some of the fish. Salmon was GOOD as well as the white fish. However the mackerel and yellow fish did not taste too fresh. And the red tuna was not thawed all the way...I also would have preferred more rice to better balance with the fish. Overall, somewhat disappointed but not incredibly so as it did taste decent.

The fish in the salmon roll didn't look like salmon. Not bad, but clearly not salmon (I've caught enough to know; flesh was grey, not pink/red-orange). Salads were swimming in enough dressing for 3x the greens. Lettuce was fresh and crisp, but drowning. Only one fork for salad and main entree. Disposable bamboo chopsticks.

The dinners were a saving grace. Both the hibachi teriyaki beef and hibachi steak plates were very good. Beef was tender and flavorful and veggies were firm but not crunchy. Fried rice was very good too. Might've been a one-and-done for us but the hibachi plates were good enough to repeat.

Update: I discovered the morning after my visit my credit card was missing. I returned to Hayashi Midtown (last place I used the card) 15 minutes prior to them opening for lunch. They let me in and returned my card which they'd secured overnight in their cash register. The card had not been used. Extremely pleased with their collective integrity. Plus a star.