Vegan Restaurant

Hokkaido Japanese Restaurant

0 (0 reviews) · $$$$ · jacksonville · Strict-vegan verified
Fully vegan
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Diners overwhelmingly call out the signature dish as the must-order. The vibe reads as vegan restaurant — service is consistently described as warm and unhurried. Common gotcha: queues form at peak times — go early or late.

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Ate the Blackstone, Fancy Mango and regular mango roll today for lunch. I highly recommend them! Staff greeting us upon entry, booth seating available, delicious ginger dressing salad and sweet tea. Food arrived within reasonable time and tasted fantastic! We thought we would try something new and the Fancy Mango is creamy, touch of coconut and mango sliced thin so it is not overwhelming. I tried the Blackstone roll and so good too. Plenty of servers and easy check out. Atmosphere is relaxed casual w/low lighting & comfortable room temperature. Living here for over 30 yrs, it is one of our go to places! The place is warm, friendly and clean. Check them out on your next 'date-night'.

Ate the Blackstone, Fancy Mango and regular mango roll today for lunch. I highly recommend them! Staff greeting us upon entry, booth seating available, delicious ginger dressing salad and sweet tea. Food arrived within reasonable time and tasted fantastic! We thought we would try something new and the Fancy Mango is creamy, touch of coconut and mango sliced thin so it is not overwhelming. I tried the Blackstone roll and so good too. Plenty of servers and easy check out. Atmosphere is relaxed casual w/low lighting & comfortable room temperature. Living here for over 30 yrs, it is one of our go to places! The place is warm, friendly and clean. Check them out on your next 'date-night'.

Asked for vegetable fried rice add shrimp instead got zucchini rice with 2 pieces of broccoli and 1 mushroom sliced in half. Very disappointed. Literally had to remove the container FULL of zucchini. Need to add balanced amount of vegetables. I’ve been a few times, however most likely will not return. 1st picture is rice after removing zucchini 2nd picture is amount of zucchini removed while leaving small amount in rice.

Asked for vegetable fried rice add shrimp instead got zucchini rice with 2 pieces of broccoli and 1 mushroom sliced in half. Very disappointed. Literally had to remove the container FULL of zucchini. Need to add balanced amount of vegetables. I’ve been a few times, however most likely will not return. 1st picture is rice after removing zucchini 2nd picture is amount of zucchini removed while leaving small amount in rice.

I see many top ratings for Hokkiado, but my visit was a tad bit underwhelming. I want to start off by saying the ambiance was very nice and appealing. However... While the patrons I happened to be with enjoyed their dinners with 4-5* quality, my meal came out beautiful, but cold. The chicken was tough like it was rushed to be cooked. I had a chicken hibachi plate with filet. The filet was perfect, however. For the price, the plate received was relatively small compared to standard hibachi grill/entertainment fare. The host graciously asked if I would like the plate REMADE. I accepted and not 2 minutes later, did another plate arrive. Now, I am not accusing the business of just sliding the food onto another plate and microwaving, but I have done so enough time to know when this is happening and in my strong opinion, it is.I still was not satisfied and still paid for the meal as I don't run out on bad meals. I may give Hokkiado another shot in the future, but for now, I will stick with.Wasabi's.