Soooo yum, great service, very pretty patio, and can’t wait to come back!
Crystal D
Extremely disappointed with the service. A lady served us very rude and also asked us what to drink we said just water and she asked us to choose from sparking water or distilling water without informing the cost at all, which later charged $10. I think this is a very bad thing.
Food is also just eatable. And considering the expensive price, it is not good at all. Very disappointed. I would not recommend you to waste your money here.
Chia-Chun Lee
Did’t make a reservation but still got a table on Saturday. Vegetable tempura is their signature dish. Went there twice everything tastes good. Saw people ordered Ramen and would like to try next time
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Iyasare Kakiage Tempura
Rene Garcia
I called Iyasare at 1:56pm. I asked what time they stopped taking walk-ins. They stated 2:30pm. I asked for a table at 2:06pm. I was turned away. I showed them my call log, the host admitted that he had provided me that information but was mistaken. The best they could do was a takeout order. I had came here once before for my birthday and enjoyed the Chirashi Don. I passed on the take out order. It left me wondering why a place that made a mistake did not make an attempt to accommodate me. Glad I found Monk Fish nearby. It was my first time. Delicious!
Service: 1
Minea Herwitz
This place is winning. Creative and traditional, quality dishes. Excellent service. We are quite the foodies with a lot of experience in Japanese cuisine, both here in the Bay Area and in Japan. We will return to Iyasare again and again!
Their miso soup was a delicious start. We had the Hana roll, which was not only tasty and complex but beautifully served, literally like a flower (with crispy onion over the top). The gindara (black cod) was perfectly cooked, elevating its delicate flavor of the fish while hitting you with an umami punch. The bacon wrapped mochi was a total winner. Unique, crispy, chewy, hot, salty yum!!
But the service was what made it all worth it. Each server was top notch in their customer service. Friendly, professional, knowledgeable, and respectful. Winning!
Cocktails and whiskey options also were winning.
It’s about as good as it gets!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Gail Gunnink
Food is great - but they have an extremely annoying and rude policy of limiting the time for lunch to 1 1/2 hours regardless if there are empty tables. This has been going on since the pandemic. I go there quite frequently but I think today will be the last. Too bad it could be a great spot. A
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Monica Piedrahita
I ordered the duck ramen and it tasted pretty good. Nothing spectacular for ramen. There wasn’t enough broth to get through half of the dish. The mushrooms weren’t cooked, and the soft boiled egg cost an extra $4. I also had a terrible stomach ache after and I have a pretty strong tummy. Something in that dish was spoiled. For a $35 bowl of ramen before tax and tip I expect better quality and not to get sick.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Olivia Yates
We stopped in for lunch on a sunny Friday in November and sat on the patio. The service was impeccable and the food delicious. Our table had a breaded chicken dish, the grilled salmon, a roll, and the tataki appetizer. Everything was fresh and served quickly. I would return!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yiwen Zhang
Ordered two bowls of ramen, the food was decent, but definitely overpriced. And since we seated outside, the atmosphere was not the best. They charged extra for egg in ramen. We ended up spending $89 for just the two bowls of ramen with some extra noodle. While we understand inflation is a thing, this is over the top.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Grace O'Brien
Creative, fresh, good atmospheric beats, nice patio - able to bring the pup.
Seafood Pancake was very tasty, and bluefin tuna fish good. Miso soup had depth and salad a nice dressing. The ramen was solid, but maybe not standout
Unsure how this place made it on the michelin guide?! Went as a group and ordered 2/3 of the menu—there are a top tier dishes but the majority of the items, especially their salads and all their sushi rolls, are items you can find at any “Japanese” style restaurant. I might return for the solid dishes, like their curry, donburis, and tempuras, though for the price there are many other superior options in the bay..
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Eric Tse
Great food, very pricey and was made into a thing about using a gift card
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Bay Walker
Solid 5! Delicious food. Great service. Lovely decor. We shared a salad and tempura for lunch and both items were delicious with wonderful flavors. They have a large bar selection and personable staff. Reservations recommended. It was a bit loud indoors.
We recently visited this new restaurant and it was wonderful. The dishes were creative, the service and hospitality were outstanding, and the ambiance was perfect. This immediately became our favorite Japanese restaurant in the Bay Area. We'll return soon to try some of the dishes we missed on our first pass. So glad they opened, and so grateful that we received the recommendation to try it!
Soooo yum, great service, very pretty patio, and can’t wait to come back!
Extremely disappointed with the service. A lady served us very rude and also asked us what to drink we said just water and she asked us to choose from sparking water or distilling water without informing the cost at all, which later charged $10. I think this is a very bad thing.
Food is also just eatable. And considering the expensive price, it is not good at all. Very disappointed. I would not recommend you to waste your money here.
Did’t make a reservation but still got a table on Saturday. Vegetable tempura is their signature dish. Went there twice everything tastes good. Saw people ordered Ramen and would like to try next time
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Iyasare Kakiage Tempura
I called Iyasare at 1:56pm. I asked what time they stopped taking walk-ins. They stated 2:30pm. I asked for a table at 2:06pm. I was turned away. I showed them my call log, the host admitted that he had provided me that information but was mistaken. The best they could do was a takeout order. I had came here once before for my birthday and enjoyed the Chirashi Don. I passed on the take out order. It left me wondering why a place that made a mistake did not make an attempt to accommodate me. Glad I found Monk Fish nearby. It was my first time. Delicious!
Service: 1
This place is winning. Creative and traditional, quality dishes. Excellent service. We are quite the foodies with a lot of experience in Japanese cuisine, both here in the Bay Area and in Japan. We will return to Iyasare again and again!
Their miso soup was a delicious start. We had the Hana roll, which was not only tasty and complex but beautifully served, literally like a flower (with crispy onion over the top). The gindara (black cod) was perfectly cooked, elevating its delicate flavor of the fish while hitting you with an umami punch. The bacon wrapped mochi was a total winner. Unique, crispy, chewy, hot, salty yum!!
But the service was what made it all worth it. Each server was top notch in their customer service. Friendly, professional, knowledgeable, and respectful. Winning!
Cocktails and whiskey options also were winning.
It’s about as good as it gets!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is great - but they have an extremely annoying and rude policy of limiting the time for lunch to 1 1/2 hours regardless if there are empty tables. This has been going on since the pandemic. I go there quite frequently but I think today will be the last. Too bad it could be a great spot. A
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
I ordered the duck ramen and it tasted pretty good. Nothing spectacular for ramen. There wasn’t enough broth to get through half of the dish. The mushrooms weren’t cooked, and the soft boiled egg cost an extra $4. I also had a terrible stomach ache after and I have a pretty strong tummy. Something in that dish was spoiled. For a $35 bowl of ramen before tax and tip I expect better quality and not to get sick.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
We stopped in for lunch on a sunny Friday in November and sat on the patio. The service was impeccable and the food delicious. Our table had a breaded chicken dish, the grilled salmon, a roll, and the tataki appetizer. Everything was fresh and served quickly. I would return!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ordered two bowls of ramen, the food was decent, but definitely overpriced. And since we seated outside, the atmosphere was not the best. They charged extra for egg in ramen. We ended up spending $89 for just the two bowls of ramen with some extra noodle. While we understand inflation is a thing, this is over the top.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Creative, fresh, good atmospheric beats, nice patio - able to bring the pup.
Seafood Pancake was very tasty, and bluefin tuna fish good. Miso soup had depth and salad a nice dressing. The ramen was solid, but maybe not standout
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Unsure how this place made it on the michelin guide?! Went as a group and ordered 2/3 of the menu—there are a top tier dishes but the majority of the items, especially their salads and all their sushi rolls, are items you can find at any “Japanese” style restaurant. I might return for the solid dishes, like their curry, donburis, and tempuras, though for the price there are many other superior options in the bay..
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Great food, very pricey and was made into a thing about using a gift card
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Solid 5! Delicious food. Great service. Lovely decor. We shared a salad and tempura for lunch and both items were delicious with wonderful flavors. They have a large bar selection and personable staff. Reservations recommended. It was a bit loud indoors.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Iyasare Kakiage Tempura, Ichiba Salad
Delicious meal. Iyasare never disappoints.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
We recently visited this new restaurant and it was wonderful. The dishes were creative, the service and hospitality were outstanding, and the ambiance was perfect. This immediately became our favorite Japanese restaurant in the Bay Area. We'll return soon to try some of the dishes we missed on our first pass. So glad they opened, and so grateful that we received the recommendation to try it!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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