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About Samurai Chef

Vicki and Jason Pi established Samurai Chef in April of 2003. In what was once the Steak & Ale building on 40 Highway in Independence, MO, Samurai Chef attracts restaurant goers from all over the Kansas City Metro, looking for a one of a kind dining experience.

Both Vicki and Jason felt that this unique and well known location was the perfect place to start their new venture. With smokeless hibachi tables, a sushi bar, a banquet room for parties up to 50 people, a full complement of alcoholic drinks, appetizers and wide array of dining choices, Samurai Chef has no equal.

You will find either Vicki or Jason manning the hostess station, greeting patrons, and taking reservations 7 days a week.

To see one of our fabulous Samurai Chefs in action, please follow the link below for a short YouTube presentation.

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DINNER AND A SHOW Fidgety diners don't stand a chance when steakhouse chef hits his 'stage' by LAUREN CHAPIN The Kansas City Star

Like so many things in life, it's all a matter of perspective. Dining at most Japanese steak-houses seated around a 500-some-thing degree stainless steel griddle, under a bellowing hood, in close proximity to several strangers is this diner's Circle of Hell. But kids love this place, especially mine, and I occasionally am persuaded to visit one.So I view the experience at Samurai Chef Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar through the eyes of a boy who looks to be about 8 years old, a Ralphie in "A Christmas Story"-kind-of-kid. Then the whole whiz-bang, fire, smokes and cacophonous smack and slam of the show becomes magical.The boy is a wiry blond with plastic frame eyeglasses that slide down his nose. He's sitting half-on, half-off his chair, twisting, whining and fidgeting. He fusses with his younger brother on his right and gets ignored by his older sister on his left The kid is hungry and he wants food now.Ahhh, but Japanese steakhouse fare isn't fast food. Ordering takes time. One of the beauties of steakhouse fare is the number of choices and combinations New York steak ($16.95) or filet mignon ($18.95), teriyaki chicken ($10.95) or lobster ($21.95), filet and chicken ($21.95) or a Samurai seafood lovers combination ($27.95).Soon, though, the waitress delivers our complimentary soup, and the brothers quiet down, spooning up the clear broth without spilling much. They pick at their complimentary salads, even though the ice-cold iceberg is dressed with a terrific ginger-y salad dressing. The four in my party polish off the soup, the salad and the pork dumplings ($3.95) we order a la carte.Just when the fidgeting ratchets up again, our knife-wielding chef trundles out stainless-steel cart laden with trays of raw meats and vegetables, squeeze bottles and leap of rice and noodles. With a grand loutish, the chef draws a happy face onto he grill with oil from the squeeze bottle and sets it afire.Whoosh! The flames leap a foot or two into the air, the chef passes his hand through the flames, and the child leaps out of his chair.He crouches behind it and glares at the maniacal man, who he imagines just tried to set him on fire. I watch, though, as his fear gives way to glee. He's on to this guy. Settling back into his chair, he exchanges an aw-shucks look with his brother and lets his little-boy imagination gets carried away by the swashbuckling. Pirates and gladiators can't hold a candle to this chefs knife skills.Vicki and Jason Pi opened the steak-house in April 2003, in a space that looks like a Rocky Mountain lodge. They use smokeless hibachi tables, which mean no noisy hoods over the diners. They've hired competent chef, serve high-quality foods and make great sushi its a steakhouse I'd visit again.Order the Samurai seafood lovers combination its a feast of scallops, lobster and shrimp, perfectly cooked, even as the chef cooks all of the other diners' steak and chicken, too.The restaurant is generous with the rice and fried rice (an extra $1.95). Surprisingly, diners are also given a heap of griddle-fried ramen noodles. It's an outrageous amount of good food with plenty of leftovers to box up.I'd also eat their sushi again, especially the California roll with its wonderful crab meat filling ($425), the spicy conch roll with an emphasis on spicy ($5.95), the un-agi ($4.50), spider roll (stuffed with soft shell crab, $9.95) and the colorful Rainbow roll ($9.95).By the end of the meal the little boys are catching or attempting to catch the shrimp flying their way. They have caught on to the disappearing egg trick, and they Eire enthralled by the flaming volcano fashioned out of fat slices of onion.The restaurant also serves Korean, Thai and Japanese food in a separate dining area. But on this night, its the steakhouse show that keeps the kids' attention.

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SAMURAI CHEF, BOY WOWEE! by CAPTIAN MAYKIT MYWAY Mom Trek Original article found here.

* Samurai Chef Japanese Steak House located in Independence, MO*Good: Excellent service, wide variety of food, reasonable pricesBad: I cant afford to bring a chef home to cook for me all the time!About a month ago, Will and I had occasion to celebrate an anniversary of some sort. After this many years together, birthdays, wedding anniversaries, Mothers Day, Fathers Day, the anniversary of our first kiss, first dance, first date, first fight, first shared bowl of pasta well, they all run together. But, this particular occasion was a fairly big one, so we wanted to do something special.To celebrate our TENTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY there, I said it, our 10th anniversary, we decided to get away from the whole moving ordeal for a weekend and do a couple of special things. We chose to escape for a few days to a hotel (minus Boy), visit some cool shops at Crown Center, tool around the Plaza for a bit and eat at some new restaurants. To finish all the reviews from that weekend is going to take a bit of time, so I will just start at the beginning.Our first foray into anniversary awesomeness was to try out a restaurant named Samurai Chef. This place is a hibachi type Japanese restaurant that has taken up residence in the old Steak and Ale building on 40 highway. A lot of the interior has changed, the hibachi tables are hoodless, a koi pond stands in prominent position in the main dining room, the sushi bar is obviously new to the building and most of the decorations are themed accordingly. But, for those of us that remember Steak and Ale, there are a few memories to be found the wood beams on the interior are the same, the fireplaces are untouched, even the antler chandeliers are still in place. But, somehow, none of these oddities detract from the ambiance of the now heavily Japanese environment. Go figureWill and I went rather late in the evening and ended up at a medium sized hibachi table alone. There are times that I have no objections to sharing a dining room table with a passel of strangers. In my experience with other Japanese steakhouses, it will quite often turn out to be more fun than you had ever expected. But that was not what we were looking for on this particular evening. So, our private table suited us just fine.Our menus were given to us right as we sat down and we had a chance to peruse them as we waited for our drinks. I chose the steak and salmon combo dinner with fried rice and Will opted for the steak and duck combo, also with fried rice. While we both LOVE salmon, I just cant bring my self to eat Daffy, so I elected not to try any of Wills dinner. Alone at our table, we had a lovely waitress who consistently kept an eye on our drinks and dishes, clearing the space as necessary. We didnt have things piling up, we didnt lack for beverages, and we were quite impressed with both the variety of the menu and the sheer quantity of food offered to us for the price of our meal.The meal began with a bowl of soup for each of us, then moved right along to a salad. Once our salads were finished, our personal chef came to our table and began to cook our dinner before our eyes. He starts with an oil smiley face on the grill, which he promptly sets fire to, and starts flipping huge kitchen knives around like a homicidal maniac with a flare for the dramatic. Our chef engaged us well, joked with us, chatted through the cooking portion and made sure that what he was doing was to our liking. Both of our dinners came with steamed rice, which we paid a small fee to upgrade to fried rice. We both received large portions of ramen noodles, two meats per person and a generous helping of vegetables. After the meal was over and the leftovers had been boxed, we were given an arctic cold dish of rainbow sherbet and then finally, the check.Did you notice how I didnt review the food??? Thats because Im not a food critic I like what I like and you like what you like and I dont know if I will like what you like or you will like what I like so I just cant say. Got it? Im not trying to tell people if the plucky flavor of the duck that I didnt eat (because I dont like duck but you might) is going to be the one thing that gives your life meaning. I am just going to tell you about our experience, if the value supported the prices and if I would go back. So to answer, it was great, yes they did and I certainly would.Check out Samurai Chef at 12712 E 40 Highway, Independence, MO 64055 for yourself. If you do go, be sure to come back here and let all of Kansas City know what you think! We are all just dying to hear about it

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Groups

Do you have an upcoming birthday, anniversary, office party, team activity or other special event? Well, why don't you come party with us?New for 2011, Samurai Chef has opened our "Reception Room" - and reserving it is complimentary for our lunch or dinner guests (based on availability)! Come dine with us at our smokeless Hibachi tables, or sushi bar, and then move the party to a more comfortable spot. The Reception Room is a private dining area, located directly adjacent to the sushi bar and near the restrooms, featuring a soaring 15' stone chimney surrounding a cozy, see-through, gas fireplace. We can accomodate up to 50 guests, so bring your family and friends and gather in this completely unique location!Don't forget that Samurai Chef can also serve very large groups for dining, as well. With advance reservations we can seat up to 100 people. With the option to customize your menu and our available group discounts, you are just a phone call away from all the details. What a unique idea for a rehearsal dinner or even a wedding reception - and we LOVE birthday parties!Kids will be amazed by the spectacular dinner presentations, prepared by our highly trained chefs. They will also be entertained by watching the koi swim lazily around the waterfall / pond in the main dining area. After dinner, everyone can be seated (or stand!) comfortably in the Reception Room, for an exchange of gifts, a business presentation or just extra time to be together, away from the main dining area.Don't forget about our new Sushi Party Trays, for take out or even sharing here, in the Reception Room. For a full selection of party trays, click here.For any questions about the Reception Room, groups, events or party trays, please call us at (816) 350-3777 and we will be happy to assist you!
Menu

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Appetizers

Egg Roll (2) $2.95Crab Rangoon (4) $4.75Smoked Salmon Rangoon (4) $4.95Edamame $4.25Seaweed Salad $4.95California Roll $4.75Pork Dumplings $4.25Chicken Kabob $4.75 Beef Kabob $4.95Fried Calamari $5.95Vegetable Tempura $4.95Shrimp Tempura $5.95Baked Mussles $4.95Fried Soft Shell Crab $6.95Spicy Crab Salad $6.95

Drinks

Drinks

SOFT DRINKSCoke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Mr. Pibb, Pink Lemonade, Orange Soda $2.25 Green Tea $2.25Iced Tea $2.25SPECIALTY COCKTAILSMai Tai $5.25An exotic island punchSamurai Special $5.50Rum, vodka, orange & pineapple juices with a splash of grenadineMt. Fuji $5.50Rum & Meyer's Rum with Passion Fruit juiceGreen Dragon $5.50Rum, melon liqueur and pineapple juiceBlue Hawaii $5.25Pina Colada $5.25Non-Alcoholic Pina Colada $4.50Strawberry Daiquiri $5.25Non-Alcoholic Strawberry Daiquiri $4.50Margarita $5.25Sake Margarita $5.25Sake Martini $5.25Long Island Iced Tea $6.95Assorted Cocktails $5.95Black Russian, Bloody Mary, Manhattan, Martini, Singapore Sling, Gin & Tonic, Tequila Sunrise & Tom CollinsSake with Pineapple, $5.50Cranberry or StrawberryBEERSDomestic Beer $3.25Bud, Bud Light, Bud Select, Bud Light Lime, Coors, Coors Light, Miller Light$3.50Michelob, Michelob Light, Michelob Ultra, Boulevard WheatImported Beer$4.50Kirin, Asahi, Amstel Light, Heineken, CoronaSapporo small $4.50 large $7.75JAPANESE WINEHot Sake small $4.50 large $7.75Cold Sake $7.75WINEWe proudly serve Sutter Home as our House Selection.Chardonnay - White Zinfandel - Merlot - Cabernet Sauvignon (glass) $5.00PlumAkadamaglass $5.50 bottle $20.00WhitesYellowtail Chardonnay glass $6.00 bottle $21.00Black Opal Chardonnay glass $6.50 bottle $22.00Kendall-Jackson Chardonnayglass $6.50 bottle $25.00Ecco Domani Pinot Grigioglass $6.00 bottle $21.00Chateau St. Michelle Reislingglass $6.00 bottle $21.00Jakob Demmer Piesporterglass $6.00 bottle $21.00Monkey Bay Sauvignon Blancglass $6.00 bottle $21.00RedsBlack Opal Cabernet Sauvignonglass $7.00 bottle $27.00Kendall-Jackson Cabernet Sauvignonglass $7.00 bottle $27.00Columbia Crest Merlotglass $7.00 bottle $27.00Fetzer Merlotglass $6.50 bottle $22.00Red Rock Merlotglass $6.25 bottle $21.00Mirassou Pinot Noirglass $6.95 bottle $27.00Yellowtail Shirazglass $6.00 bottle $21.00Champagne & SparklingKorbel (glass) $6.00Martini & Rossi Asti (bottle) $25.00

Sushi

Nigiri

NIGIRI SUSHI 2pc per order

Tuna Maguro $3.95Salmon Sake $3.95Smelt Roe Masago $3.95Snapper Tai $3.95Octopus Tako $3.95Surf Clam Hokigai $3.95Shrimp Ebi $3.95Egg Tamago $3.75 Mackerel Saba $3.75Squid Ika $3.95White Tuna Albacore $4.25Yellow Tail Hamachi $4.25Scallop Korashira $4.25Fresh Water Eel Unagi $4.75Flying Fish Roe Tobiko $4.75Flounder Hirame $4.50Striped Sea Bass Suzuki $3.95Salmon Roe Ikura $4.50Snow Crab Kani $4.50

Maki

MAKI Cut Roll

California Roll $4.75Crab Meat, Avocado, Cucumber Spicy Yellow Tail $6.95Yellow Tail, Cucumber, Hot Sauce Yellow Tail Roll $5.75Salmon Skin Roll $5.25Salmon Skin, Gobo, CucumberSalmon Roll $5.25Spicy Salmon Roll $6.50Tuna Roll $5.25Alaska Roll $6.50Smoked Salmon, Crab Meat, Avocado Philadelphia Roll $6.50Smoked Salmon, Avocado, Cream Cheese Unagi Maki $6.50Unagi, Cucumber, Avocado Spicy Tuna Roll $6.50Tuna, Cucumber, Hot SauceFuto Maki $6.50Crab Meat.Tamago, Daikon Teriyaki Chicken Roll $6.50Chicken, Teriyaki Sauce

Sashimi

SASHIMI 5pc per order

Tuna (Maguro) $8.95Yellowtail (Hamachi) $9.95Salmon (Sake) $8.50Octopus (Tako) $8.95White Tuna (Siro Maguro) $8.95Combination Sashimi $9.50

Salad

SALAD

Seaweed Salad $4.95Octopus Salad $5.75Squid Salad $5.75Spicy Crab Salad $6.95

Vegetarian Roll Veg Sushi

VEGETARIAN ROLL

Cucumber Roll $4.50Avacado Roll $4.95Green Roll (Seaweed Salad) $5.75Oshinko Roll (Japanese Pickles) $5.75

Chefs Special Dragon Roll

CHEF'S SPECIAL

Rainbow Maki $10.955 kinds of fish on top of California Roll Red Dragon $11.95Spicy Tuna, California Roll Caterpillar Roll $9.95Unagi, Topped with Avocado Hot Dynamite Roll $7.95Yellow Tail, Salmon, Avocado Steak Roll $7.95Spider Roll $10.95Soft Shell Crab, Cucumber Tempura Roll $8.95Shrimp Tempura, Cucumber Play Boy $11.95Shrimp Tempura, topped with Salmon and Avocado Tiger Eye $7.95Crab meat, smoked Salmon, cream cheese and Avocado Independence Roll $12.95Shrimp Tempura Roll topped with fresh water Eel and Flying Fish Roe Baked Green Mussels $4.95Edamame $4.25

Sushi Combination

SUSHI COMBINATION

Sushi Regular $14.95Salad & Soup, Chef's Choice of 5 Pieces of Sushi, One California RollSushi Deluxe $16.95Salad & Soup, Chef's Choice of 7 Pieces of Sushi, One California Roll Sushi Combo $22.95Salad & Soup, Chef's Choice of 6 Pieces of Sashimi and 5 Pieces of Sushi, One California Roll or Spicy Tuna RollChirashi $16.95Assorted Sashimi on Sushi Rice

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Vegetarian Roll
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Sushi Combination

Kids Meals

Kid's Meals 10 and under

Chicken $8.95Steak $9.95Shrimp $10.95Pick Any Two $12.95KID'S COCKTAILSShirley Temple $2.95Roy Rogers $2.95Root Beer (or Coke) Float $3.50Kid's Strawberry Daiquiri $4.00Kid's Pina Colada $4.00

Includes: Soup, Salad, Flaming Shrimp, Vegetables & Steamed Rice. Add $1.95 for Fried Rice.

Lunch

Vegetable $5.95Teriyaki Chicken $6.95Teriyaki Steak $7.75Shrimp $7.95Salmon $7.95Scallops $8.95New York Steak $9.95COMBINATION LUNCHESSteak & Chicken $10.95Steak & Shrimp $11.95Steak & Scallops $12.95Chicken & Shrimp $10.95Chicken & Scallops $11.95N.Y. Steak & Chicken $13.95N.Y. Steak & Shrimp $14.95

Includes: Soup, Salad, Vegetables & Steamed Rice. Add $1.50 for Fried Rice.

Dinner

Vegetable $10.95Teriyaki Chicken $12.95Teriyaki Steak $15.95Shrimp $16.95Crab Meat $16.95Calamari $17.95New York Steak $18.95Salmon $18.95Teriyaki Duck $19.95Swordfish $19.95Scallops $19.95Filet Mignon $20.95Lobster (2 Tails) $26.95COMBINATION DINNERSSteak & Chicken $17.95Steak & Shrimp $18.95Steak & Crab Meat $18.95Steak & Salmon $19.95Steak & Scallops $21.95Steak & Swordfish $21.95Steak & Duck $21.95Chicken & Shrimp $17.95Chicken & Crab Meat $17.95Chicken & Salmon $18.95Chicken & Scallops $20.95Chicken & Swordfish $20.95Chicken & Duck $20.95Shrimp & Crab Meat $20.95Shrimp & Salmon $21.95Shrimp & Scallops $22.95N.Y. Steak & Chicken $21.95N.Y. Steak & Shrimp $22.95N.Y. Steak & Salmon $23.95N.Y. Steak & Scallops $24.95Filet Mignon & Chicken $23.95Filet Mignon & Shrimp $24.95Filet Mignon & Salmon $25.95Filet Mignon & Scallops $26.95SAMURAI SPECIALTeriyaki Steak, Shrimp & Chicken $24.95SAMURAI FAVORITETeriyaki Steak, Lobster & Shrimp $28.95SAMURAI SEAFOOD LOVERSScallops, Lobster & Shrimp $32.95EXTRA PORTIONSShrimp, crab meat, chicken, steak $6.95Scallops $7.95SHARE AN ENTREEIncl. soup, salad & steamed rice $6.95

Includes: Soup, Salad, Flaming Shrimp, Vegetables & Steamed Rice. Add $1.95 for Fried Rice.

Party Trays

Sushi Party Trays

Sushi Deluxe (40 pieces) $29.95California Roll, Spicy Tuna Roll, Phildelphia Roll, Salmon Roll, Shrimp Tempura RollParty for Five $27.50California Roll, Phildelphia Roll, Unagi Roll,2 pcs. Shrimp, 2 pcs. Tuna, 2 pcs. Snow Crab, 2 pcs. UnagiFully Cooked Platter (32 pieces) $24.95California Roll, Phildelphia Roll, Alaska Roll,Unagi RollNigiri Delight Platter (4 pcs. of each) $44.95Tuna, Shrimp, Salmon, Snow Crab, Yellow Tail, Egg, Unagi, MackerelParty for Ten $54.99 2 California Roll, 2 Alaska Roll, 2 Spicy Tuna, 1 Unagi Roll, 4 pcs. Shrimp, 4 pcs. Tuna, 4 pcs. Snow Crab, 4 pcs. Salmon, 4 pcs. Yellow TailFive Star Platter $74.95 2 California Roll, 2 Philadelphia Roll, 2 Spicy Tuna Roll, 1 Alaska Roll, 1 Unagi Roll, 6 pcs. Shrimp, 6 pcs. Tuna, 6 pcs. Unagi, 6 pcs. Salmon, 6 pcs. Yellow TailSushi Combo (80 pieces) $52.50 2 California Roll, 2 Philadelphia Roll, 2 Unagi Roll, 2 Futo Maki, 1 Spicy TunaRoll, 1 Shrimp Tempura Roll

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Contact

Contact Us

For reservations or questions,

please call 816-350-3777

Location

Location & Hours

Samurai Chef

12712 East 40 Highway

Independence, MO 64055

Phone: (816) 350-3777 Fax: (816) 350-3149

Directions: East of 40 Highway, between Noland Road & Blue Ridge

Store Hours:

Monday thru Thursday:

11:00 AM - 02:30 PM lunch service

04:30 PM - 10:00 PM dinner service

Friday:

11:00 AM - 02:30 PM lunch service

04:30 PM - 10:30 PM dinner service

Saturday: 11:30 AM - 10:30 PM

Sunday: 11:30 AM - 09:00 PM

*Closed weekdays from 2:30pm to 4:30pm*

SAMURAI CHEF serving Kansas City since 2003. For reservations, call 816-350-3777.