Niwa Japanese BBQ: Authentic Japanese Barbecue Experience in Dallas

Good service, clean bathrooms, quality food. We happened to come on a Friday. Ight, which happens to be AYCE. We tried most on that menu, but my favorite was the beef belly and pork belly. The short rib, hanger, and miso skirt weren't far behind. I don't care much for the New York. The veggies on that menu were also all good. The karaage was lightly breaded, which was awesome - most other places tend to have too much breading. Other than the AYCE menu, we tried takoyaki, beef tongue, F1 wagyu short rib. The beef tongue was great, but the F1 wagyu short rib just melts in your mouth. We were stuffed at this point, but we plan to try the pork jowl during our next visit. The matcha lemonade was also good, just a tad too sweet. Parking was right next door. $19 for 2 hours, or $25 for 9 hours on a Friday night. Joey was our server and was great. - edit - Pork jowl, deviled eggs, other wagyu cuts were also fantastic. $11 parking on a Sunday night. This area is still busy for a Sunday night, so parking may be limited.

We happened to go on a Thursday night, where you can get a meat boat for $85. This is an excellent deal, considering the individual prices for the meats and veggies on the boat, so we did it - and it was delicious! High quality meat with perfect sauces and seasonings. Definitely worth it.

This was my first time ever going to a place like this. It’s one where you cook the entree right in front of you with a grill built in your booth/ table. One super cool thing they had ( which I’ve never seen) was a robot tray that the servers use to help bring all of your ingredients. I believe they Cook all of the appetizers. The food was good. Good portion size. The drinks were good. The price was average. One thing that I experienced while here was literally “ getting hit where good Lord split ya”. If you’ve never heard that saying it’s basically saying getting hit by a door. That literally happened to me leaving out of the women’s restroom. It’s a very heavy door ( at least heavy for me) and apparently closed back fast. The knob tan smack into my lower back and I was sore for days. When I came out I didn’t make a fuss about it I just know next time to do things differently.

Very good quality meat. Pretty atmosphere. Was a nice experience to try something different. We had a bit of a hiccup with a couple of things on our order coming late. They have a robot server that’s pretty cool. I’d recommend the place. Good food and experience for a family. But it didn’t quite knock it out of the park.

If you’re in Dallas, don’t walk, don’t even run, just teleport to this amazing restaurant. We were in town for a concert and randomly googled restaurants near us and Niwa looked interesting so we went not knowing it would change our lives. I’m not even a beef person, but Niwa showed me how deliciously flavorful and melt in your mouth beef can be. The chicken and side dishes were delicious as well. They kept bringing things out for us to try and we said yes to everything because we were having an EXPERIENCE. At the end when we could not eat another bite, they brought us the panna cotta with berries in a yuzu/strawberry coulis and we scarfed that down in about 20 seconds and had no regrets!

My husband and I came here for our wedding anniversary. Everything was divine (we cooked it ourselves ) I tried an unusual drink and I’m glad I did because it was so good! The music was top notch and the atmosphere was immaculate. They had a little robot helper he was so cute!

Upon entry, the host and servers were very kind. We had a reservation and were seated immediately. It was our first time here and we wanted to try a variety of meats so we tried their variety platter that they have. The experience was great but the meat was alright. The matcha cocktail we ordered was amazing, however there was nothing too outstanding for us to come back to. All in all a wonderful experience but other places do it better.

Delicious food! I wish I had gotten photos because the meat selections were great, but unfortunately we ate everything too fast! I had the Heaven and Earth cocktail, which I loved. I would recommend the short rib and the sunomono cucumbers. Huge thanks to Andre for being a great waiter!