Kyoto Japanese Steakhouse

Excellent food, generous portions, fun atmosphere! Great for celebrations!

3rd time coming to this restaurant. We mainly go because the sushi is half off on Thursday’s. And we ask the waiter the first two times we came “is all sushi half off” and they both time said “yes”
This 3rd time we come in thinking we don’t need to ask because we already know that all sushi rolls are half off. If we knew that, we would have not came. The atmosphere and the furniture and everything inside is run down and breaking apart surprised they are still in business.
Also our server would disappear for 10-15 minutes and go talk/ flirt with another waitress while our food was ready by the chef. Save yourself a hassle don’t come here.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Food was bland, overpriced, and service was poor. Burnt food, dry chicken and steak. $60 for 2 extra chicken breasts. I would have had better food from Safeway Deli.

Amazing food and dining experience. Always a 10

Food was decent. Pretty dead inside. They definitely make a good strong drink though.

Was thinking about only giving 4 stars due to price but other than that it is a nice place to eat. Food is great to the point where I was able to take food home and eat it without doing anything extra to it.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hibachi Steak Chicken Shrimp with Rice and Veggies, Hibachi Chicken, Salad Dressing, Hibachi Filet Mignon

Uh, what a good time, every time. Tricks at the grill, good portions and most importantly great food! 3 times in one mouth with the whole family! Lunch specials are great pricing.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

I think (and I do mean I think) there are only two hibachi places in Vancouver where the grill/chef are front and center. This is definitely the better of the two. I love the atmosphere and the food is fantastic. However, I am going to berate the service.

Let's start with the bar. We had a 30 minute wait so we went into the bar. We actually sat at the bar. There was no bartender for several minutes. Also, dirty glasses from the people who used to sit next to us were left on the bar for more than half are stay there. To make it worse, servers were bringing in other dirty glasses and leaving them right there. That's just plain ugly and uncalled for.

Service in the main dining area was a mixed bag. Of course the chef make his performance perfect; I just felt like the waiter/waitress could have dropped by a little more often to check on everyone. Also, when appetizers where brought in, another patron's additional sushi was left on a side counter and the waiter walked off without delivering it.

I would go back for the food and entertainment but the service can use some work.

On a plus side, my date and I only ordered one main dish and the $10 charge for a shared plate was reasonable. We each got a full salad, soup, we only had to split the other items. That was worth it and ensured we didn't order too much to eat to start.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 3

So much fun! Our kids were impressed with the performance element of hibachi dining, and we all enjoyed the food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fun place with great food would definitely recommend

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Was able to serve gluten free meal. They had to cook in back to make sure it was safe

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hibachi Chicken

Place was packed. So we sat at table because all the grills were packed. Was told that we could still order and it would be cooked on grill. Food came and it was so cold. Sent back and 30 minutes later plates came back half of food was hot the other was warm. 135.00 for dinner. The worst cold food ever

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 1

Service: 1

Absolutely delicious and a great experience! The whole family always loves her hibachi experience. Best rice around, we order extra rice it's so good. The chicken is delicious and the steak is always cooked perfectly.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hibachi Chicken, Miso Soup, Steak, Hibachi Filet Mignon, Pot Stickers

I came back to Kyoto after several years. Please to see the food is still great, the atmosphere is still friendly and inviting, the chefs are funny and competent, and the price is still right :) Fantastic!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Hibachi Filet Mignon

The food was okay, but the hibachi show itself was underwhelming. The chef didn’t interact much with the guests and the performance lacked excitement

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1