Kyo Ya

01/13/09

A real find -- amazing food, amazing service

by ktobiassen at Citysearch

Everything you've heard about this place is true! Went here for my birthday, with three friends. We shared about nine or ten smallish plates (they came out one or two at a time -- perfect), and left happy and stuffed. We also had excellent wine and sake -- spent about $75 per person, including tax and tip. The food was absolutely amazing (the place got a Michelin star last year), and the service is just ridiculously friendly and polite. The bathroom is cleaner and nicer than I imagined possible for a restaurant bathroom. All in all, a relaxed and very pleasant night out.

• Pros: stellar food, atmosphere, and service
• Cons: eventually I had to leave

11/19/08

Authentic hidden gem

by DumpyBumpy at Citysearch

We sat at the bar cuz they were fully booked that night. The food was amazing. Service was great. Really enjoyed the dinner.

• Pros: authentic, hidden, food, sit at bar

10/28/08

Kyo Ya

by lesterdexter at Citysearch

Given the high ratings this place has gotten, we chose it for a special occasion, reserved well in advance, and went with high expectations. It was a terrible disappointment. From the time we placed our order to when our food finally made it to the table, a full sixty minutes had elapsed. Not only that, they brought our entrees before the appetizers! That took another ten plus minutes to sort out. Our waitress was hopeless. We got no explanations, no apologies, and nobody appeared to be in charge. We explained what was going on to the hostess on one of her strolls through the dining room, only to have our long wait drag on. When our meals arrived at last, in the right order, the food was good, but definitely not in the same league as several other top-tier Japanese restaurants we like. We don't know why, but this place is seriously overrated. It's also very badly managed. Any one of the many options in this price range for delicious Japanese food attentively served in well-run restaurants would be a better choice.

• Pros: Everyone smiles, no wait for your table
• Cons: Management is out to lunch, abominable service, overrated food, noisy

03/30/08

stuning JP food

by tt9390 at Citysearch

If you like Japanese food, you'd better be there at least once. Don't think JP food is only sushi and tempura.

02/01/08

Absolutely the BEST

by neanyuans at Citysearch

I went there with a friend and we ordered the special sashimi that were flown in from Japan. I must say that the sashimi was the very BEST I have ever had. They were beyond fresh and just melted in my mouth.

Everything was perfect and the waitress whose husband is the chef was extremely helpful both in introducing the food and the sake. We had the Born Muroka Nama Genshu which is a wonderfully fruity sake.

I would go back there again and again!

• Pros: Everything is great about this place
• Cons: None