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    Kyoto

    4.0 (486 reviews)
    ModerateJapanese, Sushi Bars
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:30 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    KYOTO ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Chicken and vegetables- lunch portion
    Lisa E.

    I never knew about this place until my friend suggested it. We went for lunch on a Thursday and it was quite busy. Lots of people doing take out. There is a separate lunch menu you can order from. I had chicken and vegetables from lunch menu. Came with choice of soup (hot & sour or miso). Hot and sour was good. Lots of tables, but just an open, busy place with not alot of ambiance. Service was very good. Will be back!

    Signature rolls
    Kent S.

    If you are looking for sushi on the south side of Milwaukee, Kyoto is a must stop. We always order a few of the special rolls plus a couple starters. Greenfield and Titanic our some of our favorites. Gyoza and the edamame are also great ways to start your dining experience. Be warned however. The Rickys Maki comes with a raspberry sauce and maybe mango. Unless you like shrimp and fruit combinations, stay away. It's not clear on the menu that it comes with 2 fruit forward sauces and we were disappointed when this roll came covered in them. On a positive note, the recently expanded dining room and bar area can accommodate your larger parties easier. Service is always attentive without being overbearing. We still enjoy it here and are now taking notes on which rolls to stay away from.

    Spicy tuna and salmon avocado roll
    Carly S.

    Always love going to Kyoto for their sushi lunch special. Two rolls for $12.95 served with soup and salad. Great deal and amazing sushi. Some of my favorite in the area. The service is also always top notch - friendly and quick.

    Fire On Fire Maki ( Cooked)
    Samantha B.

    Great experience for our girls night at Kyoto. The waiter was very patient with us trying to make decisions. We got a little bit of everything - sushi, shashimi, orange chicken, etc. everything was super fresh and came out quickly. We will definitely be back for their lunch special

    Sushi Deluxe(8pcs sushi)
    Karla M.

    Kyoto is my sushi go-to spot in Milwaukee! The sushi is always on point, Dragon Roll & Tempura rolls are my favorite and their fried rice is seriously the BEST I've ever had. I come here so often they know my name and order. Their service is the best!

    Sushi (12 Pieces)
    Stephanie G.

    This is my go-to take away sushi spot. Clearly they do a ton of take away business/door dash because there were about 10 orders ready on the table as I walked in. I take that as a good sign! I love this 12 piece sushi meal, it lasts me 2 days (I get a few other things as well) and the quality is always spot on. Hamachi is my all time favorite fish and it is always melt-in-my-mouth delicious from here. They're generous with their portions and always quick and friendly.

    Aaron V.

    This is one of my favorite sushi restaurants! They have great Sunday lunch deals and their bento boxes provide huge portions with a variety of different options! I've been to Koyot 15+ times and service has always been great! For ambience, the restaurant has a japanese theme and the chairs are comfy. This is a real outlet mall gem!

    Christine F.

    I've been coming here for about 18 years and am not sure what has happened to my once favorite place? Service has really gone down the tubes. We couldn't find our waitress for most of the meal. They expanded the dining room but it was the quietest I've ever heard it during lunch. We always sub an eel and avocado roll for our roll. Normally it's a dollar. The waitress was going to charge us $3. What once was an affordable lunch is now up to &45. For that price we can go to AYCE.

    Torrie B.

    Update: They created a waiting area in the front, so easily 5 stars now! Keep up the great work, Kyoto!

    Crab rangoon, basically onions and cream cheese. Hard pass.
    Warren D.

    Date of visit: March 30, 2024 A friend took us here for dinner as she had raved about it on a visit a couple weeks prior. She warned us that it was very unassuming and not fancy being in a strip mall but that wasn't an issue for us at all; the bigger issue is that we weren't huge fans of the food. Service was very good, staff came by frequently to ensure that we had what we needed, though I would have appreciated a more proactive approach to clearing dirty plates and dishes. Speaking of the dishes, they were quite nice, adorned with the restaurant's name and logo, a nice touch that I would not have expected from such an establishment. Turning to the food, the miso soup was nothing to write home about. It certainly wasn't bad, but it also wasn't the least bit memorable. I also was a bit underwhelmed by the green tea (both of these items made my nostalgic for the Yen Ching of old!) that they served. I am a big fan of crab rangoon but they put onions in it here, which was odd and disconcerting, I have never experienced this. Scallions, of course, but not plain onions. Thumbs down on that one. A highlight was the Orange Chicken! A wonderful, crispy shell protected a moist, succulent chicken breast that was good the first night and nearly as tasty a couple days later for lunch!

    Gina C.

    My go to sushi spot! Always fresh, great service and comfortable atmosphere. The best in the area.

    Shrimp Avocado Roll Spicy Crabmeat Roll
    Jennifer Q.

    I tried sushi for the first time here with a friend & loved it! To this day I continue to come back & enjoy it every time. I get cooked sushi because I still don't feel brave enough to try raw sushi, maybe someday. The sushi rolls I got here are the shrimp avocado roll & spicy crabmeat roll.

    Asian Spicy Shrimp
    Michael B.

    Good place for carry out. On time. Conveniently located off the highway. There's not many Asian restaurants I'd the area with this quality or sushi. Crunchy California Roll light tempura ring. Somewhat large, cream cheese Spicy Tuna Roll good. Teriyaki Chicken Roll chicken a little tricky in sushi. Good with soy sauce. Spicy Asian shrimp really good. Sauce not thick. A little kick at the end. The Thai shrimp Currie is great! One of better ones in the area. The teriyaki shrimp doesn't have that much much or a wowing flavor.

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    Great sushi, love coming here and doing take away. Good value for the quality they offer. Hard to do better in the MKE area!

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    my favorite for fresh sushi. dining in is great. I like to order online and pick up.

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    This restaurant has lovely people. Good food. Beautiful place. I would definitely recommend going here.

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    I always order Chinese food from this sushi place. While on the expensive side, the food always seems fresh and the portions are decent.

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    Ask the Community - Kyoto

    As of today, is this place open with indoor dining?

    Yes, they are open to indoor dining again. They require masks and a temperature check at the door before being seated.

    Does anyone know if they have removed some tables so you can have some social distance if you eat in? I know generally seating is pretty tight.

    I do not believe they are offering in house dining. Carry out only until further notice.

    What time is the all you can eat (sun-Tuesday)? Is it for dinner only or all day?

    It is all day, but only on those days you mentioned Sun-Tues and there are several items that have an additional charge if you see a dollar amount next to the item on the all you can eat menu.

    Is sashimi included in the all you can eat?

    Yes, there are some sashimi choices on the all you can eat menu.

    I searched for all you can eat and this place comes up? I went there twice and I don't see all you can eat option

    It's available Sunday to Tuesday

    Do you have gluten free options?

    I checked with the owner. They don't have gluten free options

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    Jin's Sushi Seafood & Bar

    Jin's Sushi Seafood & Bar

    4.1
    (266 reviews)
    0.2 mi
    $$

    I have been there twice for their all-you-can-eat lunch menu. Their sushi has been made very fresh…read moreand done exceptionally well. Their menu and options are fantastic. The menu caters to someone who can eat quite a bit as well as someone who is not able to eat that much. I felt the price was worth it in either circumstance. I will absolutely go back!

    Honestly, we were pretty disappointed in the AYCE lunch special we had today. When we first…read morearrived, one of our party members has allergies and as we informed the server and asked questions, I felt like the answers didn't make us feel confident about the safety of certain food choices. When we asked him to check the manufacturer label for dairy/egg, he said he "maybe could do that". That was a weird start. Our first round of orders were really disappointing. Our tempera and crab rangoons were soaked in oil and the oil tasted like it was old. We had to soak up the oil from the plate because you could see it dripping from the rangoon. The shrimp tempera was heavily breaded and super oily as well. I understand fried food is going to have a certain level of oil, but this didn't seem appetizing at all. Our Nigiri pieces came out and our fish was warm. Honestly, we mentioned something to our waiter and the response was that the rice was recently made so it was warm. That made us a bit skeptical. Overall our experience was not the best. The sushi was uneventful and didn't taste fresh. I was pretty disappointed and I rarely write a negative review. Jin's - honestly I hope you do better moving forward. This was a bummer.

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    Initial impression is lowered expectations. No Japanese customers or workers.
    Initial impression is lowered expectations. No Japanese customers or workers.
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    Japanica

    Japanica

    3.1
    (163 reviews)
    0.3 mi
    $$

    With a AYCE sushi restaurant less than 2 blocks away that are definitely giving customers away…read moreespecially during the lunch hour. As far as dinner is concerned I can't comment about it Customer service was lacking in my opinion during the lunch hour period. Prices are comparable but personally but I think it's about $1-3 more here if you're on a budget plus a tip They have 4-5 hibachi tables set up which could be helping them for the dinner hour

    We celebrated Mother's Day at Japanica. Our group of five adults did the hibachi dinner. Our…read morereservation was for 6:00, and when we arrived we were told it would be a few minutes. We were sat around 6:30. I understand they were busy and it is a holiday, so no biggie. We ordered our drinks and we got the soup and salad pretty quickly. Unfortunately we had to wait about 45 more min for our hibachi service to begin. Again, I understand it's busy and a holiday, but communication on wait time would have been appreciated. It looked like there were only two chefs for the entire hibachi section. Also, while we were waiting for the hibachi chef, our server never checked back in on us. We would have liked to order more drinks or maybe an appetizer. Our hibachi chef was super kind and entertaining. However, one consideration for the future is for the chefs to ask or explain before tossing the zucchini pieces or spraying water. I understand that's part of the fun for most guests, but we were with someone from another country and she was very startled and didn't understand what was going on. As a result, she got a few pieces of zucchini on her cute outfit and she was bummed about it. The food was good and I appreciated the cute decorations in the restaurant. Our group did agree our entrees could have had less soy sauce as it was a little salty.

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    Monkey crown given to Black birthday girl.
    Monkey crown given to Black birthday girl.
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    Fujiyama

    Fujiyama

    3.8
    (280 reviews)
    2.9 mi
    $$

    I love Fujiyama but I just had a massage and didn't want to eat in public. I ordered hibachi combo…read moredinner filet mignon and shrimp. The meat was flavorful and tender, the veggies were good except I wish they had less zucchini and more broccoli or mushrooms and carrots but it's still good. The fried rice is good too. I love the salad with the ginger dressing (ginger increases blood flow, and increases libido ). I'll always come back to Fujiyama and their lunch specials are amazing priced.

    Disappointing visit here for lunch. The restaurant wasn't too busy but it seemed everything moved…read moreslower. The place also seemed dirty or dingy, especially the fish tank area. Our server took a while to stop by for our drink orders and longer for our lunch order. It then took at least 10-15 minutes after soup/salad for our entrees to come out. I get it if the kitchen is busy but I watched my sushi platter sit on the bar for a while before our server came back to deliver it. He also didn't stop by much - hard to find to grab our bill. That took another 15 minutes. Frustrating as we saw other tables get helped promptly by many of the other servers. While this is a normally good, quick lunch spot, we didn't leave until maybe an hour and a half later. The food was okay but not worth the poor service. I did hear that the chicken hibachi was good but would've been better with yum yum and ginger sauce like what's available at other restaurants. Maybe just a one off but we won't return soon.

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    Fresh salad with ginger dressing Miso soup
    Fresh salad with ginger dressing Miso soup
    My steak tender and juicy.

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    My steak tender and juicy.
    Room Service

    Room Service

    4.6
    (245 reviews)
    6.0 mi

    I'll start with the food is amazing. 5 stars. We've been there a couple times and it's consistent…read moreand delicious. Our server this last time on the other hand was terrible. Not the elevated experience you would expect from this type of restaurant. We also had a bday we were celebrating and there was no acknowledgment. We had one menu from the bar. We finally had to ask for more and her whole demeanor was I don't care to be here and hate being a server. Which made our experience not as enjoyable. Didn't want to leave a tip at all. You can do better Room Service. Even though food is great , it left a sour taste in my mouth to not want to go back :(

    I have been wanting to go to Room Service for a while now and absolutely loved the experience…read more First, the food was phenomenal! Everything we had was delicious, expertly prepared, and had such cool presentation. We went for an anniversary and it was the perfect restaurant environment and very intimate. The server also included 2 complimentary glasses of champagne, which was such a nice touch. For starters, we had the gorgeous appearing Royal Flower Dumplings served with lettuce, the Spicy Fatty Tuna TatTar on crispy rice, and the pork belly Bao buns. My favorite item from the entire night was tuna TarTar, it was perfectly spicy and tasted so fresh, I highly recommend. I also think that the dumplings had such a wonderful presentation and were an experience, but probably would order a different appetizer next time since I have had them once. For our main dish, the drunken noodles were a must! The thick noodles were delicious and cooked to perfection. We also had Room Service Supreme Hand Rolls set (including spicy toro jalapeño, Saba, Yellowtail scallion, Ama Abi, and Salmon topped ikura) that filled us right up. For drinks, I had to order the One Night in Bangkok signature cocktail with such a fun lemongrass aromatic cloud (so cool and fun!), the berry-cation, and the Thai Godness. All were delicious and would order again! For dessert, we wanted to try something new and picked the Thai Tea Binsu. I am glad we tried it and it was yummy, but will probably go for their cheesecake next time. Overall, we had a 10/10 experience here!

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    Dining room Valentine's week
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    Crab rangoon
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    Lucky Ginger

    Lucky Ginger

    4.0
    (295 reviews)
    7.1 mi
    $$

    Ok, so, I kinda loved my experience at Lucky Ginger from beginning to end…read more Myself and my dining companion dropped by without reservations and were able to get a spot at the bar. That said, I'd likely get reservations were I to stop by again. They're a bustling little spot and saw several groups who weren't able to get a table without reservations while we were there. Where we sat at the bar, we were able to see the kitchen and our food (and others) begin prepared which was fun to see (and also nice from a transparency standpoint). Let me tell you--they are hustling in that kitchen! I began with a berry smash whiskey cocktail which was refreshing and fantastic. For my dinner, I got the bbq salmon which came with a salad to start and rice and asparagus on the side. Everything was fresh and flavorful. The only small note I had was I would have loved more asparagus but honestly, I could probably ask for a side of that next time to amp up the veggies. The service was lovely and the prices were reasonable. Get to it!

    Absolutely awful service. We came in at around 5:30pm, and the place barely had anyone there. We…read moresaid we didn't have a reservation, so they said we had to sit at the bar. So, we did. But luckily my husband quickly checked well before we were served and saw there were reservations available online, so he booked us one on the spot. We were then given two excuses, one by the bartender and a different one by the host as to why they couldn't honor the reservation: (1) there were no tables available for us (note the place was half empty, but we supposed maybe there were lots of reservations coming later--nope, the place was still half full by the time we left); (2) we had to make the reservations 30-40 minutes in advance and we didn't do that so even though we did have a reservation, they couldn't honor it because we made it too soon to the reservation time (WOW--complete BS). We were peeved but decided we should just enjoy our dinner. BUT as we were finishing up, about 5 couples came in WITHOUT a reservation and both the host and the bartender gave each couple the option to either sit at the bar or at a table. When I confronted the bartender about it, she claimed "they weren't supposed to do that." WHAT?! She literally just offered a couple a table without a reservation. What do you mean?! It was insulting. Anyway, we will absolutely NEVER come back here. The tip we left was solely for the kitchen staff who were hard at work and doing an honest job. Bartender and hosts are discriminatory and awful. Do NOT recommend if you are looking to be treated with respect. Would give zero stars if that were an option.

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    Kyoto - japanese - Updated August 2026

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