Kokko

509 2nd Ave, San Mateo
(650) 401-7008

Recent Reviews

Ryan Dawson

One of my favorite restaurants in all of the bay

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Winnie Xu

really happy i took my mom out here, she’s a picky one and this was up to her standards. a lot of great Japanese dishes and fishes, hamachi kama (collar) was meaty and rich, and takoyaki wasn’t wet and soggy (iykyk). ended it with warabi mochi which is my absolute favorite!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Mia Monti

very fair price

Esther Zeng

Amazing skewers. Highly recommend beef tongue.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Abby Iqbal

Amazing service in our area

P

It's the Japanese yakitori experience. Legit! Japanese staff!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yariv Bash

Everything was tasty!Wheelchair accessibility: The restaurant is flat, you can enter the back area from outside easily.Didn't check the restrooms.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Teddy Chang

Food sticks are bad and dry. The service and vibe are fine. Will NOT visit again.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 1

Service: 4

Lyo Kori

Always a good time at

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Karaage, Tori Soboro Don, Lamb Chop

Katrina Wong, PT, DPT

Really enjoy Yakitori Kokko restaurant.Prices are reasonable and food is delicious.We love the skewers (pork cheek, pork belly, beef tongue), eggplant, takoyaki, agedashi tofu, egg dashi omellete, steamed baby clams.Also love the black sesame ramen and kokko ramen. Delicious pork broth (kokko ramen) and black sesame ramen flavor (not spicy).Outdoor dining available - around 10 tables with heaters. Love sitting outdoors!We've come here 2 weeks in a row and will be back!Thank you!! :)

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stephanie F.

Delicious taste of Japan.

E. W

Beef tongue, meatball, chicken thighs,

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Yakitori Bento

Gill Tan

Great place for authentic Japanese food and drinks. Wide selection of Japanese tapas and yakitori, all expertly prepared. Food came out fast and fresh, and all the ingredients were high quality. I've been here multiple times, and the food and service never disappoint. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for an authentic izakaya experience.There are so many dishes that I love, but I'd highly recommend their gyutan skewers, eggplant dengaku, tsukune meatballs, nankotsu karaage, and wagyu skewers.

Grant Liu

Best Izakaya in the area. Fantastic other dishes like ramen and ox tail soup too (seasonal). Fried cartilage rocks too.

Landon Ledbetter

We’ve been wanting to try this place since moving to the area and we only wish we came sooner! We could have ordered one of everything on the menu. They’re known for their wide range of skewers - our personal favorite was the wagyu, it was like butter in your mouth. It is a low light, intimate seating restaurant with modern music playing and runners all over to hand off food and pick up plates. Will definitely be bringing friends and family when they come visit! Oh, and they have rotating specials to top it off.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

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