Was driving through the area, and this quaint little place caught my eye. It wasn't super busy, so my family and I decided to check it out, and we are glad we did. Family of 6 was sat immediately, and we ordered the Vegetable Tempura and Shrimp Tempura. Both were fresh, decadent, and piping hot. Alongside this we received a delicious broth soup, which was definitely nice after the cold day. Our sushi came out fast, and one bite in, we ordered more rolls. They have different platters and even a sushi boat, so we ordered the basic platter along with an Alaskan, 2 Californias, and 2 Caterpillars, as well as a Tiger roll. Incredible. The servers were kind and knowledgeable about the rolls, and the chef was so sweet. If you're driving by, it's definitely worth the stop. read more

We used to live in Bowling Green 15+ years ago and recently returned. Many of our favorites were gone, but Kyoto was still there!! We stopped in for lunch and decor was pretty much exactly the same, but it's the food we care about really. We were greeted and seated right away. Still same friendly service. The hibachi was still amazing, I love the shrimp, my kids had the steak and my daughter got a couple of sushi rolls. She loved them! Still a 5 star place in our book! read more

Taste of the food because it's made when you order it. One of the best restaurants in Bowling Green ky

This is a awesome diner, my wife and myself have been eating at Kyoto for several years now and have not been disappointed one time, the food is consistently great and the owner is as personal as anyone I have met so you WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!! read more

Food is excellent and inexpensive place for lunch and they're really quick ! I'm a fan

Great food and not over priced. Staff takes care of you well & the vibe is always on point. Great spot for lunch

My goto for over 20 years. Fast and yummy. Never have had a bad time out of all the times I've been.

I ordered the Hibachi Steak and my wife ordered the Fuji Mountain Roll. We both enjoyed our food and the service was good. They served my dish with thousand island dressing(I think) which is the second place I got a Japanese dish from that has done that, must be a thing in KY, I don't get it at all. I liked the decor as well. read more

Very good lunch. The food came out with generous portions and had a delicious yet clean taste. I usually don't like hibachi or teriyaki but this place made me love them. I highly recommend this restaurant especially to the people who hate food that tastes like MSG. The food seemed to use very very little MSG or none at all. However, this definitely is not a place for fancy mood. It is very very casual with good price to reflect that. Quality yummy food! read more

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Amazing local spot that if you know about, you know how good it is. Best Yum Yum sauce I have ever had!!! Do yourself a favor and go here; often. read more

Excellent little gem! The food was wonderful! It was extremely fast service, very kind server, and healthy! I left full but not to the point of overeating. I 100% will be back. My family (children too) really enjoyed our dinner! read more

Very fresh, tasty Japanese food. I was pleased with the generous helping of Shrimp and Scallops that I got. Veggies were wonderful also. Price is reasonable and service is prompt, highly recommended. read more

very polite and helpful staff, but unwashed cups and slow delivery of certain foods like gyozas. the cups are gross and hairy and dirty and the plates are dusty so not good. good good, nasty dishes. read more

So glad we choose here. We love Japanese and can be quite particular. Teriyaki sauce is homemade and wonderful. Ginger yum yum sauce was creamy delicious. Salmon was perfectly cooked. Steak was flavorful and tender. Vegetables were fresh and plentiful. Seaweed for sushi was not fishy and definitely fresh with big chunks of ripe avocado. Looks are definitely deceiving, service was top notch! read more

Welp they brought out miso soup which I love but this wasn't miso it was beef broth. So I skipped it no biggie right...food came out fast and was fresh place was a little slow. I ordered the Emperor special dinner with extra veggies and the veggies were delicious the rest was good but not great. Service was there but not attentive which I hate especially since she sat around on her phone. Atmosphere could use some updating and a better cooling system but it was ok read more

Kyoto's is seriously one of the best Japanese restaurants I've ever eaten at. I used to live in Bowling Green many years ago and ate there on a regular basis. I recently was in BG again and decided to stop in and it's just as good as I remember--even more surprising the prices are still just as cheap! This is typical hibachi grill style food at 1/3 of the price. The only catch is it's a diner and cooked in the back rather than table-side. Which is fine because even at those hibachi places I'm long over the show and dining with strangers aspect and sit in the dining side there too. So Kyoto's has great chicken, steak, and seafood. What sets it apart is that every vegetable--broccoli and squash included--is excellently, addictively seasoned and tasty! The ginger sauce is delicious as well--fattening I'm sure but who cares when it's this good. Seriously--nothing on the menu is more than 13 bucks and that's for seafood and steak options. read more

Family of 3 had 3 steak hibachi dinners, 2 beers and a soda for $27. The food quality wise was out of this world tender with amazing sauces. Service was very good. Who knew a strip mall Japanese restaurant in bowling green KY could be this great? If we lived here or nearby we would eat here weekly. read more

I eat here a couple of times a month. Double chicken and white rice are the ultimate food to feed the gains and it's all under $10. Best Yum-Yum sauce in BG and it isn't even close. Just writing this is making me hungry! Check it out. read more

Pretty good and decent for me, I'm not a sweet fan. . if you like teriyaki sauce, you'll love it here! read more

Kyoto Diner - Veggie hibachi $5 - Japanese Near Me - Bowling Green, Kentucky

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110% recommend this restaurant! The service is great, the food is amazing and it's very affordable.

I went to Kyoto tonight for dinner it was delicious and the staff are very friendly. The price of the food is more affordable then MCDonalds I think My meal was $5.99 and they gave me a lot more then I could eat. I will visit this place again. read more

Started out with an over salted non-descript broth. Followed by shrimp and chicken. The shrimp were not clean, the chicken was overcooked and dry. The fried rice was mush. I also got the eggroll, which tasted a little bit like a dirty dish rag. There was food on the carpet, there was food on our seats before we sat down. Needless to say we did not eat our meals and when I told the waitress that I was not happy the food was not good she just brought me the bill. With an apology. Nothing else. My daughter had the steak and chicken, she picked out the steak and left pretty much everything else. I felt bad about not eating either of the meals and I probably should've asked to speak to a manager when the waitress did nothing. Oh well. Moving on to something else. read more

If there was an option for 0 starts that's what I would give this place. This place looks dingy, and dirty as soon as you walk in but like they say don't judge a book by its cover because the best food comes from the unexpected. Well I should have judged, service was super slow even though there were only 3 different tables seated. Our silverware was dirty, and the drinks had an old taste. The food took a while longer then expected because once again there were only 3 tables seated. The food was hot and tasted alright. That night came the WORST, my whole family of 6 had food poisoning. I have never felt so horrible in my life. My 3 year old was helpless in bed for a couple days. Do yourself a favor and skip this place all together. Never will I go back again even if I was paid!! read more

Not my cup of tea. The soup was some weird broth that was insanely salty, the food itself was low quality and covered in a sub-par sauce, overall the food was just not for me. If you like this style of "hibachi" where they slather it in sauce and burn your veggies in the back then you'd love this place. The server was nice and the atmosphere wasn't bad, but I won't be back. read more

Love this place, it's my go to when in town for business. The food is fresh, the meat is always cooked perfectly and the taste is always amazing. Generous portions and you really can't beat the price! read more

We are a party of 15 from greater Chicago area. We are looking for advice from yelp for good suggestions of restaurants. Based on 4 star reviews, we went to Kyoto Diner. Well, we are not disappointed. The restaurants are decorated like old food court served scattered old table, our party originally think of bailing out judging by poor worn tables, fortunately for us, we stay. The food was first class. The quality of teriyaki steak, which the majority of us ordered tasted just like it's from a Japanese steakhouse. Some ordered teriyaki salmon was also impressed. The food is extremely affordable. This might be a hidden gem in Bowling Green. read more

I really love this place. The price is just so fantastic and if you go in on a day that is kind of slow the service is super fast. We have come here a couple times and both times it has been fast and delicious. I love that you can get the japanese hibachi food w/o paying over $20 a person. For myself and my friend with a tip we only spent $18 and we were both overly full. I wish I lived closer I would have dinner here at least once a week. read more

One of the best restaurants in Bowling Green. Definitely one of the best on your wallet!

Decided on this place on a whim as it had better reviews than the other 2 restaurants in the same strip mall. The quantity of the food for the price makes it a good deal. The meat was cooked pretty decently. The name of the restaurant suggests it is Japanese food, but this place is very unauthentic. No chopsticks were provided, the decor is clearly not Japanese, and the menu items barely had any Japanese influences. Overall, not completely disappointing but would not go out of my way to come here. read more

Here from out of town for a family homecoming; chose Kyoto from other Yelp reviews. Very friendly place, super fast service and a great value. Food was good but not a gourmet experience - I had Teriyaki steak; my wife had salmon. Both were tasty; ginger sauce was very interesting. Ambience is toward the local cafe/greasy spoon style, but clean. Got away for $16 with tip for two full meals and it was tasty. Not where you would go for a night out - but for quick, interesting, tasty and cheap food, you can't do better. read more

Awesome place for Japanese food. The rice is perfection. Everything tastes fresh and has a wonderful flavor. The staff is nice too!

Great food, perfect portions, awesome price. Entertaining fish in a tank as well. Fast service, and nice quiet atmosphere. Not super cozy, but everything else more than makes up for that. Will be going back! read more

Yum. No clue as to authenticity, but nicely done and inexpensive. Chicken teriyaki a light sauce, really more sautéed with drippings. Veggies nice. Big mound of rice. I'm sure the ginger sauce is part mayonnaise but it's still yummy. Chunks of chicken were moist, large and good quality. read more

Food was good and fast. The atmosphere is very open. If you listen to the music to long, you'll want to cut your wrists.

Kyoto is so amazing... Like everyone else said, very cheap yet tons of food. It tastes better than any hibachi grill I've been to! I just wish they werent on the opposite side of town. read more

This is seriously one of my favorite places to eat. I haven't found another Japanese restaurant like this. The food is cheap and delicious. You can't go wrong with anything on the menu. read more

Great service and great food. My food was ready in less than 5 minutes and was cheaper than even a fast food restaurant. I ordered it to go, and it was still hot by the time I got home, so I know it was made fresh. This is the perfect place for when you want good hibachi without the ridiculous pricing. read more

Everything on the menu comes the same way: swimming in a ginger sauce that isn't too bad, a mound of moldy smelling brownish rice, five slices of sweetened carrots, and a bowl of beef bullion broth for starters. The service is unfriendly though not rude. The atmosphere is cheap and tacky. However, on the plus side, there are NO televisions!! read more

We shared a salad and two seafood dishes. The salad was fresh and crisp. The seafood was was perfect, the vegetables fresh and the service was prompt and friendly Good food at very reasonable prices. Who wouldn't like this little place. Yes, I am recommending this to my friends and will be back on our next trip to BG. read more

Excellent Japanese food for the price. Forget $20 Hibachi when you can get similar for $7.