Kobe Hero Japanese Steak & Sushi Restaurant serves Lake Norman’s best sushi and Teppanyaki dinners with a side of entertainment that’s as good as the food!

Kobe Hero's Sush Bar

Lunch or Dinner at Kobe Hero isn’t just a meal, it’s an event! When you sit down at one of the restaurant’s 16 hibachi grills, be prepared to be entertained by one of the restaurants skilled Teppanyaki chefs. At Kobe Hero your meals are prepared right at your table and you’ll be amazed as knives and salt shakers and other utensils spin and flash through the air as your personal chef prepares a stunning array of seafood, steaks and chicken entrees.

Kobe Hero chefs are skilled entertainers that will amaze you with dazzling displays of fire and flashing utensils flying through the air!As you watch the chef begin your entree of fresh seafood, tender steak cooked to order, or tasty chicken, you’ll munch on appetizers like shrimp and fried rice, all artfully prepared and served with a flourish of entertaining moves that rival a circus juggler.

Kobe Hero chefs are also well known for creating several fun novelties as they cook, like the onion volcano and even a flaming hand trick that would make any magician proud.

Sushi Artistry

If you’re in the mood for sushi while you’re visiting Lake Norman, then Kobe Hero is a “must see” location. The restaurant features one of North Carolina’s most attractive sushi bars. The owner, Hero Yu, has nearly 30 years experience in creating both traditional and unique sushi dishes. Many of Hero’s sushi specialties are found only at Kobe Hero and have names as colorful as the dishes themselves. Some of the most popular sushi items include Rainbow Roll, Spider Roll, Panther Roll, and two favorite Hero creations are the Volcano Roll and Evergreen Roll.

The Volcano Roll gets its name from the shape of the final creation as well as its wonderfully spicy flavor. The dish starts with a generous sized shrimp sushi roll and then is piled high in the shape of a volcano with a wonderfully spicy crab salad mixture and sprinkled with colorful fish eggs. The crab is blended with an amazing mixture of spices that make it extremely flavorful as well as spicy.

American Dream
Kobe Hero is the culmination of the American Dream for restaurant owners Hero Yu and his wife Sun. Born in Korea with a Korean father and a Japanese mother, Hero Yu has always had restaurant business in his blood. His mother was a restaurant owner in Japan, in the city of Hiroshima. At the end of WWII she left her devastated city behind and traveled to Korea in the hopes of finding a better life. Many of the special recipes Hero serves were passed down from her.

Looking to find the “American Dream”, Hero eventually immigrated to the United States in 1986. He came at the suggestion of his mother who told him that America was where the real opportunity was in the world.

In March of 2006, after nearly 20 years of working for other restaurants in the United States, Hero was finally able to open his own. According to his wife, Sun, as soon as Hero saw the current location he “fell in love with it.”

When Hero purchased the building, it had been vacant for some time, and it took nearly 6 months and $1.5 million dollars of renovations to reach Hero’s standards. Kobe Hero now has a beautiful sushi bar as well as 16 hibachi grills in its two main dinning rooms and private party rooms. It has even been selected as one of the 100 most beautiful restaurants in the country

When you visit Kobe Hero with a small group or a large party, you quickly see the fine attention to detail and quality in every entree, appetizer and sushi dish. This attention to detail and quality is something that Hero insists on even when it means his costs are higher. A family tradition that began in pre-WWII Japan.

Located off exit 28 in Cornelius, just behind Lake Norman Infiniti at 20465 Chartwell Center Dr. Kobe Hero is perfect for special occasions, parties and large groups. For reservations call (704) 896-7778