YAYOI Hillsdale
389 Hillsdale Mall, San Mateo
(650) 315-2287
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A favorite Japanese place in the area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Arrived at 6:00pm on a Sunday night with no waiting we are seated.
Ordered the food on the iPad and the food comes very quick.
Ordered Ton Katsu定食 $26.50 and Shima Hokke定食 $28.50 . The food tastes good but the portion is relatively smaller than expected. We ended up heading to the food court to get some snacks. 😅
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Enjoyed the solitudinal experience of feeling like I’m in Japan.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The parking was easy. The dining room was clean. The robot delivery waiter was a novelty. Most importantly, the food was just okay, at premium prices.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
I passed by this place many times, and today, I decided to order takeout. The restaurant was very nice and not too busy. The server was friendly and welcoming. I ordered the Chicken Katsu, which didn't take very long to cook. The food was very good!! The portion was a nice size for the price paid, and they only accept credit cards. I would definitely come back again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup
Ambiance ✅️ Food ✅️ Service ✅️
Had a great dinner at Yayoi SM Megamall, just a short walk from The Podium. The Katsu Toji Teishoku was amazing! Loved their Gyoza, Tempura, and Tonkotsu Ramen. ✨🩷 Always my go-to Japanese restau! 💕
good food, nice ambiance.
There was a nice selection on the menu and it was easy to select and add options.
I picked the miso katsu teishoku option. My only quibble was that the meat was a bit hard.
My two take out orders were chicken katsu and pork katsu and both were well prepped and served.
There isn’t much atmosphere in the restaurant, but it’s clean and efficient.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
The food is good but really expensive. They left the dish washing room door open and we were unfortunately seated near it and it was unbearably loud. :(
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 3
Restaurantji Recommends
Better than I expected! The food was pretty tasty and service was great (both the human and robot server!). The iPad that you order on was pretty nasty though, and I don’t love the price for the quality so docking it down to 3 stars - not bad but not going to be seeking it out either.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 4
Food was okay but the staff has a horrible attitude.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Tonkatsu Set
My kids and I stopped by for lunch and we loved loved it ! We ordered eel sushi, spicy tuna sushi, spicy salmon sushi, ikura sushi, salmon don and a kids meal and everything was delicious. In the end we ordered mochi ice cream and matcha tiramisu both of which were also yummy. The place is so clean, with a contemporary look and very fast service. My children were most excited about the robots that were rolling around waiting tables and serving meals …. looked like straight out of a sci-fi movie !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Salmon Don, Miso Soup, Kid’S Meal with Orange Juice, Kids Meal
I was really disappointed with the food quality here. The ingredients were far from fresh, and the Salmon don was the worst I’ve ever had. The salmon was paper-thin, lacking any fat, and the rice had an unpleasant smell. Overall, it just didn’t meet basic expectations for quality. I won’t be coming back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 3
Minimal service.
The Tonkatsu ramen is bland and comes with one piece of paper thin pork belly.
The katsu ju is nice, but not superb.
It's a typical mall restaurant. Don't go there with high expectations.
Expect high price for little food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
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