Last Friday my family and I wanted to do something fun for a Friday night. No, I didn't want CiCi's Pizza...again. And with kids the ages of 15, 12, 10 & 3 it's hard to find a movie we can all agree on. Then I had a great idea.

"Let's go to a Japanese steakhouse!"

Only one of our 4 kids had ever been. Let's face it, Japanese steakhouses are not exactly cheap. But I had a very good month of sales and thought the family should share in the rewards. A quick look online for Japaneses steakhouses and we found Haru's at 119th & Strang Line here in Olathe, Kansas.

Now, I've driven by the place 14,968 times in the last two years. I've never really noticed it because as soon as I see "sushi", I'm done. But we made a 7:00 reservation and off we went.

Glad we did! We were greeted promptly at the door and seated rather quickly when I gave them my reservation name. There were two extra chairs on our side of the table/grill and so we waited about 3-5 minutes until another couple came to join us while the waitress brought us our drinks.

My poor 15 year old. The couple that sat right next to us consisted of a very pretty lady in her '20s...AND HIS SCIENCE TEACHER!!!!!! Arrrrrggggghhhhhhh was his thought.

I'm not going to make this a long drawn out restaurant review because I'm just a guy that sells houses and enjoys eating out. I do not have a complicated palate. But I can tell you these things;

• Our chef (is that what they are called?) was fantastic. Personable and very skilled with the twirling and tossing things they do.
• Our food was prepared just the way we wanted it. In fact, my scallops were near perfection.
• Portions were more than we could finish. And there is even a kids menu. Not that much cheaper...but anyone raising kids knows every dime counts.
• My family got out of there with tip for $100.49. Not too bad.

Now obviously no family can afford to eat at that kind of price every evening. But if you are looking for a good, clean, fun and affordable Japanese steakhouse I can say that my family and I can highly recommend Haru's.  After all, who doesn't like the volcanoes or the shrimp toss?

They don't have a website, so sorry that there is no link to check'em out.