Kyoto Japanese Cuisine

I used to frequent this place a lot when I was younger and it was a favorite spot for my family. However, this most recent experience was a little disappointing. We arrive and were seated promptly. Server gets our drink order. Both sodas are flat. So we order sweet tea. We order our appetizers and meals. We both order the filet mignon and shrimp entree, an order of gyoza and vegetable tempura The vegetable tempura was soggy and soft. Did not have the crunch outside I was hoping for. The gyoza was delicious- no complaints there The soup and salad that comes out was great but the ginger dressing tasted a bit off. Unsure how to word it- it was weirdly sweet The filet mignon and shrimp entree was okay but it, also, just did not taste as good as i remember Server was prompt with refills and was super helpful. Atmosphere is nice and calm and not overstimulating I will most likely come back again and give it another go as maybe it was a bad day

The food was absolutely delicious. Each course was hot and served in a timely manner. Our waiter was very pleasant. The peach Saki was outstanding.

The food was amazing. The lunch specials don't break the bank either. Everything was on point! From the Onion soup, to the entree, down to the sweet tea. Even the shrimp sauce was the best I've ever tasted. Aesthetic was nice as well. I will be going back and bringing my people.

Pretty good, depending on what you get. The sushi is excellent - a definite 5 star type item with a HUGE variety of types & styles to meet anyone's taste & palate, cooked & raw varieties of every style. The eel sauce ( which does NOT contain eels, for those who don't know) was sweet & savory. I got the shrimp fried rice, which was somewhere between 3 & 4 stars. My wife got the hibachi stir-fried filet mignon, which was tender & good (4 to 5 star). The atmosphere is warm & cozy- very nice decor - and the staff was wonderful, though the table was a bit sticky and our waitress seemed a bit new to the game - but she was attentive despite spilling a little soup at both our table and another customer's table. I'm sure she'll get better. 😄 The restaurant was clean enough, but seemed a bit borderline. The hallway to the restrooms was cluttered with boxes of stock, and the men's room again a bit borderline; however, it was late afternoon so they probably hadn't had a chance to clean. It was okay, though, and Iblame any mess there on sloppy customers - not the staff. A real gem hidden in plain sight, I would definitely recommend this place for a taste of some authentic Japanese style cusine - and again, I cannot overstate the excellence of their sushi and hibachi dishes. Every time we've eaten there the food has been wonderful and portions generous and well priced. Highly recommended for those with a taste for some very excellent Japanese style cuisine. If you found this review useful please leave a thumbs-up so I know that I am not wasting my time doing these detailed types of reviews for you in making your choices out there in the world. 🙂

DO NOT EAT HERE!! My boyfriend and I came in for lunch today and, on top of the server being unattentive, dismissive, and unwelcoming, the food was awful. The sushi we ordered (the Philly rolls and the spicy tuna rolls) did not taste good— the tuna was undoubtedly not fresh and a frightening shade of brown (pictured) (raw tuna is generally a pinkish reddish color), and when my boyfriend bit into one of the Philly rolls, he spat out a hard ball of I-don’t-know what (pictured). When I explained the situation to our server and asked for it to be taken off of our bill (which I’ve never done before) she took the plate and walked to the back without saying a word, and she didn’t come out for another 20 minutes to drop off the check. Additionally, the sushi chef wasn’t wearing a mask (I’m not crazy about masks personally, however people that prepare and serve food RAW should be expected to take this extra precaution). After reading some of the other reviews I’ve noticed that others have had similar experiences with finding foreign objects in their food, and for that reason I contacted the Augusta health department to file a complaint. My boyfriend and I both have upset stomachs now. DO NOT EAT HERE!!!