I came here with my boyfriend as we were visiting. The lack of stars is due to the manager/owner, whoever they were. He was VERY rude to his new hire, who was in charge of taking our orders and waiting the tables. The food itself was decent, but the vibe of the restaurant was ruined by the manager. Him scolding the employee from the back and also IN FRONT of customers made the work environment look very toxic, even though the employee was very helpful in providing great service, and even helping us pick out what we wanted to eat! I also left the restaurant not completely satisfied. You can tell they were a little cheap with the food quality as well, especially because the pictures look a lot better compared to what you actually get.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Azireyah Lucas
The food is not worth the price. Looked nothing like the photos. I had ordered a poke bowl the spice yuzu lemon and it was terrible. The salmon wasn’t sashimi grade raw salmon it was just smoked salmon which was. Unbelievably disappointing. My family had also ordered the sushi platters and the fish wasn’t fresh which is a MAJOR red flag with a SUSHI restaurant. The rolls were a mess just falling apart and the presentation was awful. They had no ice as well the water was warm. Just a really unpleasant experience.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
M J
WARNING, ROTTEN FISH We went here today and ordered salmon sushi and the fish was decaying and gray. When I asked the server he simply said Yeahh uhh it’s good it’s raw. No duh but it’s literally rotting. We also ordered Thai tea and it appeared to have expired clumpy milk. The water is straight warm Tap water. The chef said the fish was “good to go”, definitely not taking that chance.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sara
We went tonight and it was just terrible. What a waste of money and time. We ordered two appetizers and two mains. They served one appetizer and one main and then we waited 50 mins for the other app and main before we told them we had to leave. The main we did get was ramen soup and it was bland broth, a couple floating pieces of corn, an egg that tasted off, noodles that were not fresh, with two slices of pork that were entirely...and I mean entirely...pieces of fat. I set the two pieces of fat aside hoping to speak to our server, but he never came to our table once in the 50 minutes we waited for the rest of our food. So, my husband took the ramen soup with the two pieces of fat on a side plate and told them we had to go home and the ramen pork was solely fat so it was inedible. THEY CHARGED US FULL PRICE FOR THE RAMEN and the app (2 pork buns with a dime size amount of pork), never apologized, and we left. Not to mention the water glasses were face down and stuck to one another, and the water tasted like it came out of a lead pipe. Truly unbelievable. This place ruined our Friday night. Never, ever, again.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Hotel Bravo
Gross Stay away.
Ramen was a war crime, just gross swampy juice with frozen bag veggies and undercooked fatty pork…
Bao buns were a form of torture not known since the Spanish Inquisition… Trader Joe’s frozen Bao has them beat by a mile. Yes, basic white chick bao is better…
I’d recommend chewing glass from bubblegum alley on a Saturday night before this joint… I was even suspicious of the canned soda I received by the end. I’m LITERALLY typing this on the toilet in bowel distress less than an hour after eating….
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Darlene Garcia
Staff today was super nice!! I've been here many times and the men working today were very welcoming!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bhupinder Singh
The atmosphere and service was excellent, the staff was extremely nice, attentive and clean. The place is also well decorated and vibe inside is just really nice. I thought the teriyaki chicken was a tiny bit bland but the miso soup was great. Big portion sizes for the bento boxes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Kris Vardas
Food quantity was so meager. I complained to the server and she just looked at me with a blank stare and walked away.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Mariely Pineda
I love 201 Kitchen SLO! They have the best Takoyaki and great prices it’s the best!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Taylor Adams
Great lunch special, highly recommend. Odd ordering experience, but very friendly staff that makes it easier. Very quick.
Not your traditional Japanese-style place but pretty decent. You get to choose where you sit but I was surprised because they don't take your order at your table, you have to go to the payment stand and put your order in, which to me, it's kinda rude but maybe I am not understanding why they do it. Food was decent and the servers try to be as polite as possible. Quite atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: California Roll
Steve Gonzales
My favorite ramen spot!!! Oooh yeah and the sushi ia also pretty darn good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Leana Prock
Loved the White Dragon Roll! The restaurant was super friendly and the food tasted fresh!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kaia Gonzales
Amazing ramen and sushi. I highly recommend the black garlic ramen with chicken. Service is great! Our favorite place to eat when we are downtown! Sushi is also really good. The tempura rolls are especially great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kai Dial
I am allergic to pork but didn’t think that would be a problem since I got the chicken teriyaki bowl. I have been sick ever since we left. Either their cross contamination is awful or they don’t list all of their ingredients on the menu. Either way, way overpriced and way under impressed. Should’ve stayed in the Central Valley
I came here with my boyfriend as we were visiting. The lack of stars is due to the manager/owner, whoever they were. He was VERY rude to his new hire, who was in charge of taking our orders and waiting the tables. The food itself was decent, but the vibe of the restaurant was ruined by the manager. Him scolding the employee from the back and also IN FRONT of customers made the work environment look very toxic, even though the employee was very helpful in providing great service, and even helping us pick out what we wanted to eat! I also left the restaurant not completely satisfied. You can tell they were a little cheap with the food quality as well, especially because the pictures look a lot better compared to what you actually get.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
The food is not worth the price. Looked nothing like the photos. I had ordered a poke bowl the spice yuzu lemon and it was terrible. The salmon wasn’t sashimi grade raw salmon it was just smoked salmon which was. Unbelievably disappointing. My family had also ordered the sushi platters and the fish wasn’t fresh which is a MAJOR red flag with a SUSHI restaurant. The rolls were a mess just falling apart and the presentation was awful. They had no ice as well the water was warm. Just a really unpleasant experience.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
WARNING, ROTTEN FISH
We went here today and ordered salmon sushi and the fish was decaying and gray. When I asked the server he simply said Yeahh uhh it’s good it’s raw. No duh but it’s literally rotting. We also ordered Thai tea and it appeared to have expired clumpy milk. The water is straight warm Tap water. The chef said the fish was “good to go”, definitely not taking that chance.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We went tonight and it was just terrible. What a waste of money and time. We ordered two appetizers and two mains. They served one appetizer and one main and then we waited 50 mins for the other app and main before we told them we had to leave. The main we did get was ramen soup and it was bland broth, a couple floating pieces of corn, an egg that tasted off, noodles that were not fresh, with two slices of pork that were entirely...and I mean entirely...pieces of fat. I set the two pieces of fat aside hoping to speak to our server, but he never came to our table once in the 50 minutes we waited for the rest of our food. So, my husband took the ramen soup with the two pieces of fat on a side plate and told them we had to go home and the ramen pork was solely fat so it was inedible. THEY CHARGED US FULL PRICE FOR THE RAMEN and the app (2 pork buns with a dime size amount of pork), never apologized, and we left. Not to mention the water glasses were face down and stuck to one another, and the water tasted like it came out of a lead pipe. Truly unbelievable. This place ruined our Friday night. Never, ever, again.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Gross
Stay away.
Ramen was a war crime, just gross swampy juice with frozen bag veggies and undercooked fatty pork…
Bao buns were a form of torture not known since the Spanish Inquisition… Trader Joe’s frozen Bao has them beat by a mile. Yes, basic white chick bao is better…
I’d recommend chewing glass from bubblegum alley on a Saturday night before this joint… I was even suspicious of the canned soda I received by the end. I’m LITERALLY typing this on the toilet in bowel distress less than an hour after eating….
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Staff today was super nice!! I've been here many times and the men working today were very welcoming!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The atmosphere and service was excellent, the staff was extremely nice, attentive and clean. The place is also well decorated and vibe inside is just really nice. I thought the teriyaki chicken was a tiny bit bland but the miso soup was great. Big portion sizes for the bento boxes.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Food quantity was so meager. I complained to the server and she just looked at me with a blank stare and walked away.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
I love 201 Kitchen SLO! They have the best Takoyaki and great prices it’s the best!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great lunch special, highly recommend. Odd ordering experience, but very friendly staff that makes it easier. Very quick.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
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Not your traditional Japanese-style place but pretty decent. You get to choose where you sit but I was surprised because they don't take your order at your table, you have to go to the payment stand and put your order in, which to me, it's kinda rude but maybe I am not understanding why they do it. Food was decent and the servers try to be as polite as possible. Quite atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: California Roll
My favorite ramen spot!!! Oooh yeah and the sushi ia also pretty darn good
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Loved the White Dragon Roll! The restaurant was super friendly and the food tasted fresh!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing ramen and sushi. I highly recommend the black garlic ramen with chicken. Service is great! Our favorite place to eat when we are downtown! Sushi is also really good. The tempura rolls are especially great.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I am allergic to pork but didn’t think that would be a problem since I got the chicken teriyaki bowl. I have been sick ever since we left. Either their cross contamination is awful or they don’t list all of their ingredients on the menu. Either way, way overpriced and way under impressed. Should’ve stayed in the Central Valley
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