Pretty good sushi place, their chicken teriyaki is popular and tasty. Would come back again!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Mehrnoosh Kh
My favorite sushi place in San Jose Japan Town.They have authentic Japanese food and sushi. It is a family business and they are very friendly and nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sashimi Platter, Rainbow Roll
Sean W
Delicious. Really delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup
Jane C.
While the food is decent and almost zero wait times, the waiter was very brash and rude. We came in yesterday for lunch, and was brushed off twice with a standoffish manner when we tried to get this attention or attempted to ask a question. Again, the food was decent but the service can be improved. The female staff there were on point and friendly, but the young guy appeared annoyed and at one point even said ONE SEC in a dismissive way when we tried to ask for the check. That's just unacceptable. If he didn't want to be there, he shouldn't be. His service left a bad taste in my mouth and I don't think I'll risk going back there. The food is not good enough for me to ignore his attitude and unprofessionalism. I would give 4 stars if we didn't had the misfortune of experiencing his attitude. Ambiance is what you would expect from an establishment such as this. I really wanted to like this place but they need to hire better service staff. The ladies there were very sweet and attentive, so go when the guy isn't working, if you must go.
Bennet Wong
Sashimi and sushi were great. Service was impeccable.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sushi Sashimi Combo, Sashimi Platter, Fish Bento
Emily C.
Went in for lunch around 1:30 and was glad Kaita was still open and taking guests. We were seated right away. The people who work here are so sweet and welcoming and friendly! I love that about Kaita. I usually stick tot he specials but I was in the mood for simple and basic. I got the beef teriyaki for the first time here and I was very pleasantly surprised. Cooked perfectly medium and the sauce was good texture, not too thick or thin. I thought Gombei had the best teriyaki but this visit to Kaita may have changed my mind- definitely tied at least. The salad and miso hit the spot and the service was awesome! This is true comfort food for me, with plain white rice- best lunch out, in a long time! Wife had the chicken teriyaki donburi and she enjoyed that as well. It was a very large portion and she took a lot home for later. We had one soda and loved the complimentary tea. Lunch for two was $35.71 before tip. Can't beat that price, the quality and deliciousness of the food, and the friendly and genuine sweet service made our day!
Jana C.
Super cute hole in the wall spot that you definitely dont want to miss! We came here on a Friday night and it was surprisingly not a long wait to our table (20 min on a friday? we'll take it!) The spot is very cozy and tables are small, but I would not skip! Everything we ordered was delicious and fresh, and came out in the perfect timing! We definitely recommend the uni, amaebi, and salmon, as well as a hot soup like the nabeyaki udon to top off your meal. Definitely a new fave of ours, and we'll be coming back for another date night soon! (Highly recommend the squid and sea urchin with wasabi dish, its the best way to try both for a really good price and portion!)
Nancy Huffman
I have had better sushi and I've had worse.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Raymond Vagell
I enjoyed my chicken teriyaki don lunch. The chicken has a great smoky charred flavor and the teriyaki sauce is delicious. My favorite is the miso soup that comes with the meal. Friendly staff!
First time I went was in August this year, second time in October. The food is very well prepared, well priced and comes out fast! Everything here warrants a 5 star review, except for one young waiter who I saw both times. He treated me and my party very rudely, so even though the food and atmosphere were top notch, we unfortunately could not fully enjoy the experience. The first time, while we were ordering, we asked him about that day's specials. It seemed like he didn't bother to tell us, and instead kurtly told us the board was "over there". Of course, some of us had to crane our necks in order to decipher what was written. That was the first red flag. And when we were placing our orders, he seemed to be impatient. I thought a long tab meant more business! The rest of the evening, he wasn't particularly rude but was certainly not hospitable and did nothing to improve our experience. Then more recently I went again, and I saw him wait on other tables and he appeared to be disinterested, disengaged and not in a good mood. I can't speak for the other patrons, but neither me nor my party did anything rude to him first. We always respect people in the service industry. But it is my opinion that given how reputable Kaita is, and a long-standing local small business, they would be well-served to retrain this waiter.
Hannah Jin
The restaurant is small and quite crowded, but food quality is great.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Sai Abishek Bhaskar
Ask for the Chicken Karage (it's not on the menu). The best I've ever had!
Stephanie Z.
I came here for a weekend dinner and the place was pretty busy. Parking can be tough so I suggest heading to the restaurant earlier.Everything was generally pretty good, but I don't think it's the best in terms of portions or pricing. I got the nigiri combo which was fresh, but just a tad small. Coming here after going to an AYCE place in Chicago for the same price (with more variety + better taste) raised my standards :')The waiter was super sweet though.
Sujit Saha
We had lunch there yesterday 8/18/23 based on this review and we were very disappointed to say the least. Those 5 star reviewers may have been given by family members or out of town tourists who assumed that awful food was authentic, being in Japan Town. The miso soup was good. The vegetable tempura is barely one star. Thick batter over not so fresh and cheap vegetable (no asparagus, no portobello mushroom). Tempura is a very fundamental, Japanese cooking. Paper thin batter coated fresh vegetable. The sashimi platter at $28 is daylight robbery. Only culinary skill here is cutting Fresh fish into slices. Very thin slices of not so fresh tuna, salmon, yellowtail and octopus. The octopus was too chewy. We did not finish all sashimi and had them for dinner next day at home. The tuna and the salmon were not fresh at all, almost falling apart. We gave 1star for the food just for the miso soup. We will never eat in that restaurant. Stay away. We live in San Jose. There are much better Japanese restaurants in San Jose and California.Parking: Meters only take coins or credit card. We were not able to download the pay apps and had to park far away free parking.
Redemption, great
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Pretty good sushi place, their chicken teriyaki is popular and tasty. Would come back again!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
My favorite sushi place in San Jose Japan Town.They have authentic Japanese food and sushi. It is a family business and they are very friendly and nice.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Sashimi Platter, Rainbow Roll
Delicious. Really delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup
While the food is decent and almost zero wait times, the waiter was very brash and rude. We came in yesterday for lunch, and was brushed off twice with a standoffish manner when we tried to get this attention or attempted to ask a question. Again, the food was decent but the service can be improved. The female staff there were on point and friendly, but the young guy appeared annoyed and at one point even said ONE SEC in a dismissive way when we tried to ask for the check. That's just unacceptable. If he didn't want to be there, he shouldn't be. His service left a bad taste in my mouth and I don't think I'll risk going back there. The food is not good enough for me to ignore his attitude and unprofessionalism. I would give 4 stars if we didn't had the misfortune of experiencing his attitude. Ambiance is what you would expect from an establishment such as this. I really wanted to like this place but they need to hire better service staff. The ladies there were very sweet and attentive, so go when the guy isn't working, if you must go.
Sashimi and sushi were great. Service was impeccable.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sushi Sashimi Combo, Sashimi Platter, Fish Bento
Went in for lunch around 1:30 and was glad Kaita was still open and taking guests. We were seated right away. The people who work here are so sweet and welcoming and friendly! I love that about Kaita. I usually stick tot he specials but I was in the mood for simple and basic. I got the beef teriyaki for the first time here and I was very pleasantly surprised. Cooked perfectly medium and the sauce was good texture, not too thick or thin. I thought Gombei had the best teriyaki but this visit to Kaita may have changed my mind- definitely tied at least. The salad and miso hit the spot and the service was awesome! This is true comfort food for me, with plain white rice- best lunch out, in a long time! Wife had the chicken teriyaki donburi and she enjoyed that as well. It was a very large portion and she took a lot home for later. We had one soda and loved the complimentary tea. Lunch for two was $35.71 before tip. Can't beat that price, the quality and deliciousness of the food, and the friendly and genuine sweet service made our day!
Super cute hole in the wall spot that you definitely dont want to miss! We came here on a Friday night and it was surprisingly not a long wait to our table (20 min on a friday? we'll take it!) The spot is very cozy and tables are small, but I would not skip! Everything we ordered was delicious and fresh, and came out in the perfect timing! We definitely recommend the uni, amaebi, and salmon, as well as a hot soup like the nabeyaki udon to top off your meal. Definitely a new fave of ours, and we'll be coming back for another date night soon! (Highly recommend the squid and sea urchin with wasabi dish, its the best way to try both for a really good price and portion!)
I have had better sushi and I've had worse.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
I enjoyed my chicken teriyaki don lunch. The chicken has a great smoky charred flavor and the teriyaki sauce is delicious. My favorite is the miso soup that comes with the meal. Friendly staff!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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First time I went was in August this year, second time in October. The food is very well prepared, well priced and comes out fast! Everything here warrants a 5 star review, except for one young waiter who I saw both times. He treated me and my party very rudely, so even though the food and atmosphere were top notch, we unfortunately could not fully enjoy the experience. The first time, while we were ordering, we asked him about that day's specials. It seemed like he didn't bother to tell us, and instead kurtly told us the board was "over there". Of course, some of us had to crane our necks in order to decipher what was written. That was the first red flag. And when we were placing our orders, he seemed to be impatient. I thought a long tab meant more business! The rest of the evening, he wasn't particularly rude but was certainly not hospitable and did nothing to improve our experience. Then more recently I went again, and I saw him wait on other tables and he appeared to be disinterested, disengaged and not in a good mood. I can't speak for the other patrons, but neither me nor my party did anything rude to him first. We always respect people in the service industry. But it is my opinion that given how reputable Kaita is, and a long-standing local small business, they would be well-served to retrain this waiter.
The restaurant is small and quite crowded, but food quality is great.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ask for the Chicken Karage (it's not on the menu). The best I've ever had!
I came here for a weekend dinner and the place was pretty busy. Parking can be tough so I suggest heading to the restaurant earlier.Everything was generally pretty good, but I don't think it's the best in terms of portions or pricing. I got the nigiri combo which was fresh, but just a tad small. Coming here after going to an AYCE place in Chicago for the same price (with more variety + better taste) raised my standards :')The waiter was super sweet though.
We had lunch there yesterday 8/18/23 based on this review and we were very disappointed to say the least. Those 5 star reviewers may have been given by family members or out of town tourists who assumed that awful food was authentic, being in Japan Town. The miso soup was good. The vegetable tempura is barely one star. Thick batter over not so fresh and cheap vegetable (no asparagus, no portobello mushroom). Tempura is a very fundamental, Japanese cooking. Paper thin batter coated fresh vegetable. The sashimi platter at $28 is daylight robbery. Only culinary skill here is cutting Fresh fish into slices. Very thin slices of not so fresh tuna, salmon, yellowtail and octopus. The octopus was too chewy. We did not finish all sashimi and had them for dinner next day at home. The tuna and the salmon were not fresh at all, almost falling apart. We gave 1star for the food just for the miso soup. We will never eat in that restaurant. Stay away. We live in San Jose. There are much better Japanese restaurants in San Jose and California.Parking: Meters only take coins or credit card. We were not able to download the pay apps and had to park far away free parking.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Sashimi Platter, Miso Soup