KUROBUTA-White Charcoal Grille

I was really impressed by the flavorful take on Japanese grilling with a creative fusion twist. The highlight of the menu is undoubtedly the pork dishes which is expertly grilled over aromatic white charcoal, delivering rich, smoky depth and perfect texture. The ambiance is warm and relaxing, and the service is professional, with chef personally explaining the ingredients and cooking methods. Very unique dinning experience.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I’ve been meaning to check this place out for a while and I loved it!!! Great ambiance, food, service. You could really feel that it was a mom and pop restaurant, which I loved. they had so many fun and trendy additions going on in addition to the traditional Japanese food. AND the food was remarkable. I will definitely be back! Really enjoyed the whole
experience as well as just the food, also totally reasonably priced such good food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Highly recommend visiting this restaurant. Food was delicious! As a foody and hobby home cook I had the opportunity to speak with the chef and owner. Her passion and intentional ingredient selection makes eating the food she designs and cooks extremely fun and exciting. She also updates the menu with new ideas and tweaks.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fish, Shanghai Bao, Roasted Pork Carpaccio, Shrimp Ceviche, Satay, Dumplings, Curry Katsudon, Karaage Chicken, Sliders

Updated September 2025, pictures added at end:
Glad to try flagship dishes-
• Fried rice with chicken: individual al dente pearly grains of rice with nice balance of vegetables, egg, and succulent grilled chicken thigh cubes. Flavorful without packing a salt punch.
• Tomahawk pork chop: fun, dramatic aesthetics and grade A execution. Wholesome cut off meat chop with fabulous charred exterior and unadulterated, naturally umami interior. Toasted bread crumbs and chimichurri were great taste and texture accents.
• Kyoto Tofu with bonito flakes: standout with the sophisticated flavor combination from the smokey fish flakes, vinegary sesame marinade, and the eggy Tofu with crisped exterior. Definitely would recommend trying.
Recently updated menu with extra seafood dishes.
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Intentionally designed dining experience, everything from interior aesthetics with the straw ceiling lamp shades to the utensils with the double-ended chopsticks. Ingredients are of quality and emphasis, the farm raised pork taking center stage.
• Roasted pork carpaccio a standout with meltingly rich marbling in the mm thin meat. Sweet balsamic-type sauce on the arugula a nice balance to the saltiness.
• Chashui bao bun a nice balanced bite of fluffy carb, soft roasted pork, crunchy vegetable shreds, and soy-based sauce. The spicy fried chili, peanut, garlic mala sauce was phenomenal.
• Pork skewers likely most embodying restaurant's specialties. The slight char and crisp exterior from the white coal contrasted nicely with the toothsome succulent pork. Again the side sauce, an aidic flavor with minced red onion among ingredients, was a marvelous complement.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Incredible food. They raise their own free-range foraging pork!!! Must try the house-made pork wontons, pork ramen, and house-made cheesecake! 🤤

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I just had the most amazing Japanese food at this adorable restaurant! My friend Diane recommended it and OMG the food is insane!! Everything is hand made by owners she is an artist Chef and farmer! She owns a farm and all food is fresh and made farm to table! I promise you
You will not be disappointed!! The backyard is adorable clean you feel like you are in a NYC cute restaurant!! We will be back Thank you YU owner chef farmer and artist!!!👩‍🌾

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food! We had the branzino and tomahawk pork. Delicious food and great vibes!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Eclectic Asian food. Tasty grilled specialties. Very friendly owners. Lovely rear patio. A unique find, highly recommended!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

One of the best restaurants I have been to in a long time. Outstanding food and flavors. I will be back again and again despite it being 24 minutes away.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shrimp Ceviche, Dumplings

Our experience here was likely atypical….every restaurant can make a mistake - it’s how they respond after…3 of us came here on a Saturday evening at 630. Outdoor seating area is very pretty. Two of us ordered 6 skewers to share. The third ordered 2 skewers and rice. We also ordered an appetizer. After a wait the appetizer came followed by 2 of the couple’s non meat skewers and the rice for our friend. After another 5-10 minutes our chicken skewers came / our friend still only had rice and all 3 of us were waiting for the 4 pork skewers. After a long wait, the waitress came to clear our places. We said we didn’t get half our meal yet. She said that’s all we ordered, left, came back and then agreed we still had 4 skewers coming and they accidentally gave them to another table. At this point, we were 90 minutes in and our friend only had appetizer and rice and we had the appetizer and half our meal. They apologized and put in a “rush” order for the final 4 pork skewers which took nearly 30 minutes to come. We had asked and they brought out hot rice to replace the now hour+ old rice … so we’re now 2+ hours in and finally finishing our meal. Our waiter then offered us a SINGLE free dessert. We declined as it was really late. My thought was that if this was my restaurant and I screwed up a meal so badly, I bring out some food immediately while the customer waits, comp the 4 pork skewers I forgot to make, apologize profusely and ask the customer to come back and give us another shot. If they had, we probably would have. They did finally offer to take $10 off the bill, but that was way too little, too late to make right what they screwed up. Again - likely atypical that they screw up an order, but a poor job making a customer feel valued after a mistake.
Overall, I thought the food was tasty, but the portions very small for the price. We also had to ask for water a bunch of times after initially asking to leave the pitcher which the waitress refused to do.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 1

We were invited to dinner at Kurobuta by our family friends. We sat out in the backyard and it was just perfect under a late summer/early fall weather! The food really surprised me, especially the pork dishes: roasted pork carpaccio, pork cheek skewers (I heard the pork is from their own farm!). Other highlights: shrimp ceviche (had a kick I never tasted in other ceviches before), all skewers we picked were grilled to perfection, scallops xo noodle.
We’ll be back to try other dishes soon! Especially the branzino!
Thank you Shashimi and Frank for the great hospitality.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Went for a weekend family dinner - their back patio was fantastic. Food quality was excellent - especially pork and sea bass. The kicker is the fact that it’s BYOB - rare for a Yakitori place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was fresh and you can taste the quality in every bite. On top of that, the owners were so warm and welcoming, which made the whole experience even better. You can tell they truly care about their customers and the food they serve. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food and ambience is very very good. My favourite is the Niku set, the potion and variation for the price is absolutely worth it. Also the fresh Calamari is the best!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Shanghai Bao, Karaage, Shrimp Ceviche, Curry Katsudon, Karaage Chicken, Japanese Soufflé Pancakes

Food was ok. Overpriced. And service was not too good. Their suggested tip is 20,25, and 30 percent. Ridiculous.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3