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TRIP's Review of Nakato

A Charlotte tradition since 1976, the family-owned Nakato Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi celebrates the communal joy of friends and family gathered around the table for a festive feast.

Guests can choose to sit at hibachi tables in the main dining room or more intimate, semi-private enclaves where diners remove their shoes before entering and sit on the floor in traditional style.

In either location, the skilled chefs make every meal a special occasion with their sparkling wit and knives while serving up the freshest sizzling steak, chicken, seafood, and vegetable selections.

Other choice seats here can be found at the full beverage bar or the sushi bar, where experienced chefs create elegant edibles. For further fun, the Pineville location boasts its famous "floating" sushi bar—a large oval station with plentiful seating encircled by its own river where small replicas of Japanese boats float by offering diners tempting sushi creations.