Front Entrance - 1-2008 
Onion volcano - notice the little boy is amazed - 7-2008
| Location |
3349 Monroe Ave, Rochester NY, 14618 ![[Directions]](/wiki/dd_start.png "Click for driving, walking, or bus directions from Google"){kind=small} |
| Hours |
| Monday - Saturday 11:30am - 10:00pm |
| Sunday 5:00pm - 10:00pm |
| Accessible |
| Yes |
| Phone |
| 585 381 8730 |
| Website |
![[WWW]](http://rocwiki.org/wiki/eggheadbeta/img/sycamore-www.png){kind=small} www.plumhouse-plumgarden.com (archive.org cache; original site is gone) |
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http://restaurantpix.com/Menu.php?id=509 menu |
Plum Garden is a Japanese restaurant, with group seating around Hibachi tables. It's located in Pittsford, just east of the Pittsford Wegmans, across from the former Loews Theatres.
Video of the onion volcano at Plum Garden (YouTube)
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2005-10-21 19:38:05 We've just returned from our first visit, and they've lived up to the high expectations we had. We made reservations, were seated promptly (at the typical table for eight, with the four of us and four stranger); the chef was entertaining, the food delicious, and the prices reasonable ($15-20 for entrees). We'll definitely return again! —TracyLogan
2005-10-24 12:34:00 I proposed to my wife at Plum Garden! Highly recommended! The Sukiyaki Steak is delicious. On a previous visit, once, a chef accidentally missed a trick and dropped a salt shaker onto a glass and it shattered over the person's meal... It was a bummer, but they very quickly rectified the situation and brought replacement food. It wasn't enough to make me not want to come back! —AndrewWheeland
2006-07-14 23:11:45 I think that I had an unfortunate experience - my salmon sashimi was discolored and did not taste fresh and the rice used in my rolls was unusually chewy and gummy. I'd really like to try it again, as their dining room is truly a sight to behold - yet every time I feel like sushi, I find myself returning to Shiki due to their consistently excellent food and service. Was my experience a rare one? —RochesterGuy
2006-08-31 12:30:29 Go here for the Hibachi and skip the sushi. Try one of the city's better sushi places if raw fish is what you are craving...) —EllenKelsey
2006-09-18 09:04:30 I highly recommend the hibachi, which is both good and entertaining. The sushi is decent but this location's shinning glory is definitely the hibachi. —TravisOwens
2006-11-05 07:01:10 We went last night and had a great time with 2 other couples for the Hibachi.... dinner and entertainment all in one!! —JcPop
2007-04-17 14:59:31 Had a good meal yet again although the chef I had this time was a tad too goofy and very messy, he got rice everywhere. I've had him before a couple months ago and it was the same experience. Despite, I love this place. —TravisOwens
2007-06-04 22:26:21 I had a look at the menu and it seemed very pricey. —AndrewCayer
2007-06-20 14:21:34 Perhaps my experience is an isolated one. We went there for primarily hibachi. The server repeatedly reminded us to not leave the tip on the Hibachi table as the chefs are not allowed to take it (I am guessing everyone splits the tips equally at the end of the day). That seemed kind of crude/annoying after the 3rd time she reminded us.
My friend got one of the specialty rolls (with eel) as an appetizer. If that was the first time I had ever eaten eel, I would never eat it again. It was really quite terrible. It was stale and tasted awful.
Other than that, the hibachi chef was very professional and the hibachi was good. So to echo TravisOwens and EllenKelsey, go for the hibachi....and..do not get the sushi.
2007-10-21 13:21:21 I agree that this restaurant is far better for the hibachi than for the sushi; it's the best hibachi I've had in Rochester, and the sushi has always been disappointing. The miso soup here also is bland and uninspiring, as are the salad and dressing (Tokyo's is better, and Shiki's is absolutely the best). Go to Shiki for sushi if that's what you want as you won't get good sushi here. —KatieSchmitz
2008-01-19 18:11:05 I was taken here on my bday by my friends. They know i don't like Asian food and were trying to convert me into liking it...and the result is...I still don't like Asian food! Plum Garden was overpriced for the amount of food you get and the Hibachi thing in my opinion was a rip-off! It was all show and nothing else. I just don't understand people paying $20 each for a white rice and a chicken and like i said, it was all show. —DougAvery
2008-03-17 10:20:17 Bad experience 6:30 reservations, seated past 7, asked why the delay..no apology. The other people @ our hibachi had same problem.
Floor around our table was covered with food.
Over 15 minutes being ignored when we asked if they could take our drink order..they said our table hadn't been marked as occupied & that's why no one came to take care of us..no apology.
Asked for a plate to be replaced with a clean one... request was also ignored until we asked again.
The other people at our table requested lemon wedge in their water... we got their lemon wedges and they got nothing.
Chef was OK...
Empty plates sat piled at the table for a looong time before they were cleared.
Prices have gone up (higher than the menu on the link here) and food quality seemed lower than my last visit.
No one ever acknowledged that we had been poorly served. I won't be back for a long time.
Compare:
2 weeks ago had a great brunch @ Woodcliff for the same price as this dinner with dismal service and so-so food. —MrPenfield
2008-07-28 13:56:21 I give this a zero - as in the number of times the hibachi chef was able to throw a rice ball in my mouth (he was 0 for 5).
Just kidding - the hibachi at the Plum Garden is a delight. If you're fascinated by the cooking process (and a lot of people are, judging by the success of the Food Network) you're going to be amazed. Well-behaved kids will have a blast, and probably never forget it.
The food is excellent. My steak was prepared just right, and the portions were very large. Everything's mere seconds off the cooktop - and that makes a big difference in taste. —ZachSmalt
2008-08-05 09:20:52 This is a convenient location if you are seeing a movie at Pitttsford Plaza. The sushi is OK-depending on what you get-but shiki is better. The service is inconsistent. Sometimes it is very fast and friendly...other times it is terrible. Once I had to ask 3 times for water and never got it. Word of warning: always double check your bill. Since we were warned by a friend about this we have been checking and have been overcharged 3 times. (always the same mistake...charged twice for one roll) we have never been to the hibachi side because it is always crowded, noisy, and full of screaming kids. —JamesPatrick
