Are hibachi chefs actually good chefs, or are they just

Definitely trained monkeys.
Japanese food is bland and simplistic.

>>8378723

Well trained in doing tricks. What they make is usually pretty simple and straightforward disregarding the tricks. Getting the food fresh off the hot table is very nice, though, and it's fun to watch them work.

>>8378723
>tfw you goto Japan for the first time when you're 13 and learn that these types of chefs basically only existed for a brief time in the 80s

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if I see that fucking onion volcano one more time

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I just caught a shrimp in my hat. What have you done with your life?

>>8378751
Nigger please it's the best part.

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>>8378755
I just had one bounce off my forehead because I can't catch anything my mouth

>>8378723
> tfw every hibachi chef I've seen around here is mexican

>>8378723
Depends on how much is improvisation/creation and how much is repetition.

Most chefs follow the training (plus budget and sales) a good 80-90% of the time.

At the very least, they're trained performance culinary artist monkeys.

>>8378755
>someone please take this fucking shrimp out of my hat it's fucking burning through my scalp

>>8379626
Same, although they've all been fine.

>>8378723
It's theater.