Mikado Japanese Steak House

What Mikado Japanese Steak House does

Mikado Japanese Steak House is a privately held, single-location Japanese hibachi steakhouse operating in Nashville, Tennessee since 1982. The restaurant serves teppan yaki cuisine — Japanese iron-griddle cooking performed tableside by chefs — at 410 Metroplex Dr, behind KFC off Interstate 24 Exit 56. Its core product is the Teppan Yaki Entree, a unified meal format priced $20–$44 that bundles a protein (chicken, steak, filet mignon, shrimp, scallop, salmon, lobster, or vegetarian) with appetizer shrimp, soup, salad, Japanese-style vegetables, and fried rice. Premium signature dishes include the MIKADO Special (lobster tail, filet mignon, chicken) and MIKADO Delicious (filet mignon and jumbo shrimp) at market and $44 price points respectively.

The business operates a traditional full-service restaurant model. Revenue is generated primarily through on-premises dine-in sales, with ancillary streams from third-party delivery orders (UberEats, DoorDash), digital gift cards sold through a Square-powered online store, an à la carte side-order and to-go sauce program, a children's menu, and a full beverage program spanning sake, cocktails, and wines. The restaurant accepts walk-ins and telephone reservations for parties of 10 or more (weekdays only). Marketing is concentrated on organic Instagram and Facebook activity plus local word-of-mouth. There are no franchised locations, no second site, and no disclosed investors, parent company, or M&A activity.

The company is independently owned with no disclosed management team, funding history, or external investors. With 12 employees supporting a single dinner-service location operating approximately 30 hours per week across six days, the operation is lean and owner-operated. The restaurant is closed only on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Super Bowl Sunday, indicating consistent year-round operating cadence. No patents, trademarks filings, certifications, or partnership agreements were disclosed in the source data.

Name

Mikado Japanese Steak House

Legal name

Mikado Japanese Steak House

Website

https://mikadonashville.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Single-location Japanese hibachi steakhouse in Nashville, Tennessee, operating since 1982 and serving tableside teppan yaki entrees, sushi-grade seafood, steaks, and a full beverage program to local consumers and group celebrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Japanese Steakhouse / Hibachi Restaurant

NAICS

Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Steakhouses & Seafood Restaurants (THAFACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Casual Dining Restaurants (THAFACAB)

Keywords

• Hibachi restaurant
• Teppanyaki dining
• Japanese steakhouse
• Tableside cooking
• Japanese cuisine

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dine-in Restaurant Sales: Full-service restaurant with hibachi tableside cooking. Revenue generated from entrees, appetizers, beverages, and side orders consumed on premises. Average ticket includes appetizers, soup, salad, vegetables, fried rice, and main entree.
2. Gift Cards: Digital gift cards sold online via Square, delivered by email. Used by recipients for dine-in purchases.
3. Third-Party Delivery Orders: Online ordering through delivery platforms for takeout and delivery orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Mikado Japanese Steak House is a single-location full-service hibachi restaurant in Nashville, TN serving teppan yaki entrees prepared tableside by chefs on iron grills. The core offering is the teppan yaki dining experience — a fixed-format meal that includes appetizer shrimp, soup, salad, Japanese-style vegetables, and fried rice with every entree, with the main protein varying from chicken and steak to seafood and vegetarian options. The restaurant also offers a beverage program (sake, cocktails, wine), à la carte sides, a children's menu, and digital gift cards.

Product overview

Mikado Japanese Steak House is a single-location hibachi steakhouse in Nashville offering teppan yaki dining experiences. The core product is the Teppan Yaki Entrees category—a unified dining format where all meals include appetizer shrimp, soup, salad, Japanese-style vegetables, and fried rice, with the main protein varying by selection. Premium upgrades and combination plates (MIKADO Special, MIKADO Delicious, MIKADO Combination) build upon the base format. Additional revenue streams include a comprehensive beverage program (sake, cocktails, wines), à la carte side orders, a children's menu, take-out sauces, digital gift cards, and large-party reservations for groups of 10 or more.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Teppan Yaki Entrees Hibachi-style entrees cooked on a teppan grill tableside by chefs. Options include Chicken ($25), Suki-Yaki ($29), Shrimp ($31), Shrimp and Scallop ($34), Filet Mignon ($37), Steak and Chicken ($30), Steak and Shrimp ($31), MIKADO Delicious with Filet Mignon and Jumbo Shrimp ($44), MIKADO Combination ($38), MIKADO Special (Lobster Tail, Filet Mignon, Chicken — market price), Chef's Special (Lobster Tail and Filet Mignon — market price), Chicken and Shrimp ($30), Filet Mignon and Chicken ($35), Vegetarian Special ($20), Salmon ($34), Seafood Deluxe (Lobster, Shrimp, Scallops — market price), and Chicken and Jumbo Shrimp ($35). All entrees include two appetizer shrimp, soup, salad, Japanese-style vegetables, and fried rice.
• Beverage Program (Sake, Cocktails, Wine) Full beverage program featuring house sakes (small $5, large $10, cold $15), flavored sakes (pineapple, plum, raspberry, peach), specialty cocktails including MIKADO Special ($8), Mai Tai ($8), and premium cocktails ($8-$10), frozen drinks ($6-$8), and a curated wine list by the glass and bottle including Barone Fini Merlot, Kendall Jackson Merlot and Chardonnay, Yellow Tail varieties, and Sutter Home Cabernet Sauvignon ($7-$30).
• Child's Menu Kids' hibachi portions including Child's Chicken ($14), Child's Steak ($16), and Child's Shrimp ($15).
• Side Orders À la carte add-on proteins available individually including Jumbo Shrimp ($15), Chicken ($8), Filet Mignon ($15), Shrimp ($10), Scallops ($15), Appetizer Shrimp ($12), Salmon ($15), and Lobster (market price).
• Sauces and Dressings To-Go Take-out bottled sauces including Salad Dressing ($6), Steak Sauce ($6), Seafood Sauce ($6), and Creamy Wine Sauce ($4).
• Digital Gift Cards Digital gift cards in customizable amounts, delivered instantly by email and redeemed by showing the server at the restaurant; secure checkout powered by Square.
• Group Reservations (Parties of 10+) Telephone-based reservation service for parties of 10 or more, taken after 3pm CST daily; weekend reservations (Fri/Sat/Sun) are not accepted.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse: Regional Japanese hibachi restaurant with similar teppan yaki entrees and full-meal value bundling. Operates in the same casual-fine dining Japanese segment targeting date nights and group celebrations.
• Tokyo Japanese Steakhouse: Independent Japanese hibachi steakhouse with tableside cooking, combination plates, and family/group orientation. Directly overlaps Mikado on menu format, price points, and use cases.
• Shogun Japanese Steakhouse: Independent hibachi steakhouse chain serving the same teppan yaki experience with similar entree bundling and family/group appeal. Operates as a direct competitor in the Japanese hibachi full-service dining category.
• Fuji Japanese Steakhouse: Regional Japanese hibachi steakhouse operator offering tableside teppan cooking with comparable menu structure (chicken, steak, seafood combos). Direct competitive overlap in concept, target customer, and pricing band.
• Sapporo Japanese Steakhouse: Independent teppanyaki-style Japanese steakhouse chain operating similar hibachi format with comparable entree pricing and group dining orientation. Competes in the same Japanese full-service restaurant category.
• Kobe Japanese Steakhouse: Independent Japanese hibachi steakhouse operator with similar teppan yaki format, full-meal value bundles, and family/group orientation. Closely matches Mikado's single-location or small-chain independent model and target customer segments.
• Wasabi Japanese Steakhouse: Independent Japanese hibachi steakhouse offering tableside cooking and similar combo-plate menu structure. Direct competitor for the same experiential dining occasions and customer demographics.
• Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse: Independent Japanese steakhouse serving hibachi-grilled entrees with soup, salad, and rice inclusions similar to Mikado's full-meal bundle. Comparable positioning in the casual-fine hibachi segment.

Broad incumbents

• Benihana: National Japanese teppanyaki/hibachi steakhouse chain founded in 1964. Directly comparable dining format (tableside hibachi) and target occasions (date nights, group celebrations), but operates as a large multi-unit chain across many US markets rather than a single independent location.

Regional players

• Kabuto Japanese Steakhouse: Regionally-focused Japanese hibachi steakhouse with teppan cooking and combination entrees similar to Mikado. Comparable concept and target market, but typically concentrated in specific US regions outside Nashville.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mikadonashville
• Instagraminstagram.com/mikadonashville
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mikado-japanese-steak-house

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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