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kyoto
Worst sushi in United States. It's Austin so it sucks, right? Well yes, but that is not what I imagined when the hostess greeted me and read the Japanese lettering on my shirt. The service was very warm and friendly, but the food was an epic failure. Sashimi smelled fishy and several pieces still had ice and were partially frozen. Like I said, the service was very nice, and if just having drinks and edamame would have made for a nice time. But the complete lack of edible sashimi makes this a place to avoid at all costs.…
Great Happy Hour.
I feel like I need to address a couple of reviews first...
DiamondSkyy: 1.) There's no squid in the seaweed salad, you won't find it with anywhere else. 2.) You're not looking to eat authentic sushi if you want eel sauce for everything. 3.) Most sushi restaurants in America aren't that authentic if they serve California Roll...much less something like the Longhorn. 4.) If you were there for happy hour, that's their way of letting you know time's about to be up. It's not that they want you to leave.
tsangth: They're very strict about their happy hour prices; it's written ON THE MENU. Read it. They also refuse to sit people during happy hour if it's an incomplete party. I've been there many times with big groups and we've never had bad service aside from the one rude waiter.
The general complaint about slow service--most, if not all, sushi restaurants I've visited are really slow. I've been eating sushi my entire life. Sushi takes awhile to prepare; try making it yourself. If you're looking for something fast, go to Japan and visit one of those fast service ones with their sushi on a conveyor belt. Sushi is definitely for those who are willing to sit around for awhile. All that said, their prices are great during happy hour. I've been going there for a couple of years now, and aside from the one rude waiter we got (he literally got into a verbal argument over procuring a spoon for my friend) my experiences have been nothing but great. The Japanese manager has always been polite to us. I definitely recommend Kyoto.…
Great Happy Hour!. The happy hour is amazing! Get there early and pay 1/2 prices for select items. The service was average, during happy hour be prepared to wait a while...but it's well worth it!
Great Food - Terrible Service. I eat at Kyoto, mostly due to the close proximity to my job. Their sushi and lunch boxes are good, but far from fabulous. Their service at least during the lunch hour is very slow. They must have something going on for happy hour, because there is a line out the door every day. They must be doing something right.…
GREAT SUSHI BAD SERVICE. My finace and I had dinner here, and the sushi was very authentic, fresh and tasty, I had a rainbow roll and it just melted in my mouth, I also had a seaweed salad that was very small, and when I asked the waitress to add squid to my salad she said she couldnt do it, so that kinda bummed me out, they also dont carry eel sauce wich is one of my favorite sauces to eat with my sushi, the manager/host was super rude, and she told us that she would sit us at a table but that we only had thirty minutes to eat, we went ahead and took the table since sushi doesnt take long to prepare, however her rubbing it in and rushing us was totally uncalled for , its like were going to pay for it, so I hate the fact that the sushi is so good, but its such a shame to have a rude owner make one feel uncomfertable in their resteraunt, I still am undecided if i will be a returning customer.…
