The service was very attentive and accurate. To walk into the restaurant and be greeted by the owner, it was a very nice touch. Here's a bold statement: I first went to this restaurant in 1988, and I've never had a bad meal. We had a combination bento box and a small amount of sushi once again the food was delicious. Will definitely go back again. read more

I hadn't been to Kyoto in years, but I was happy to discover that it's still just as warm and welcoming as I remembered. It may not be cutting-edge in terms of food or décor, but it delivers exactly what you want in a neighborhood Japanese restaurant--reliable, comforting dishes served with care. This is a family-run spot with consistently friendly service that makes you feel at home. I met a friend there last night--she lives in town but had never been. After our meal, she said she'd definitely be back. We each had a cold Japanese beer served in a perfectly chilled mug--refreshing and a great pairing with our food. I had the salmon teriyaki dinner, which came with miso soup, salad, and rice. Everything was satisfying and just right. After too many years away, it was a joy to return to Kyoto. I won't wait so long next time. read more

Kyoto Restaurant - Japanese Near Me - Rohnert Park, California

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It was our first time in Kyoto Restaurant. We decided to explore other sushi restaurants, while the owners of our favorite spot were on vacation. My husband ordered a Philadelphia roll and a New York roll. Simple rolls that tasted ok. I tried the Rohnert Park roll and the Annie Special roll. Omg, it was bad. The rolls were extremely dry and lacked flavor. Basically bland, dry rolls and nothing else. If you stick to simple rolls, they are more than likely going to taste ok, because it's hard to mess up something simple. But do not order anything "complicated", it's not going to taste good. Another complaint was cleanliness. There were ants on the table, little flies flying around, and the utensils were not clean. The table was very sticky, I couldn't even put my hands on it. Overall, this place really needs to improve its cleaning standards. The service was mediocre as well. Not coming back. read more

I really wanted to love this place. I'm all for supporting small businesses, but unfortunately, it missed the mark for our entire party of four. The service was friendly, but everything else fell flat. One friend even had something floating in her water (we just asked for a new cup, no big deal), but the food itself was the real disappointment. We ordered a few rolls, a nigiri dinner, and a teriyaki dinner for my sushi-averse husband. All the rolls had an overly acidic flavor, almost like there was too much rice vinegar in the rice, and nothing stood out enough to make us want to return. The nigiri plate looked like a good value, but our friend agreed that it was just mediocre. Overall, the experience left a lot to be desired, and we likely wouldn't come back. read more

Kyoto Restaurant - Japanese Near Me - Rohnert Park, California

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Great food and service the team is attentive and checks on you to make sure everything is good. I recommend if you want good Japanese food and good service read more

I go here all the time for dinner and lunch. lately they seem to be having slower service. But very warm and friendly and the food is decent. I go with a friend who is very picky about Japanese food. read more

We were served miso soup which was served cold barely lukewarm ,for a group of 3. We ordered beef teriyaki and tempura combo , chicken teriyaki and tempura combo, beef teriyaki entree all served cold barely lukewarm and the white rice was also barely warm. And also the service we received due to the fact that our food was served cold it seemed like they didn't care. And they didnt correct the issue and they still charged us full price. Would not recommend this restaurant. The only response from the waitress was I'll let the cook know. That's it. read more

RIPPED OFF and WON'T BE GOING BACK! The food was okay (nothing out of the ordinary). The Service was good (had my order taken in a timely manner and the food came out timely as well). What was NOT okay was the STICKER SHOCK associated with the bill. I ordered the Beef Teriyaki from the Entree Menu, which you can see in the picture was SUPPOSED TO BE $17.95 (this was also the price listed on the in restaurant menu. HOWEVER the bill arrived and lo and behold the price I was charged was $19.95. When I brought the discrepancy to the attention of the cashier I was told "well our prices have gone up". When I commented that the menu should be changed there was no reply. read more

Kyoto Restaurant - Japanese Near Me - Rohnert Park, California

Got food to go but have been to this place before. They are always so nice and have had the same owner and chef for 28 years. We got a bento box with chicken katsu and shrimp/broccoli tempura, a dragon roll and Wendy roll. Food was great, love how simple the rolls are and they are not masked with loads of sauces on top. The tempura is always light and crispy. The chicken katsu sauce is delicious. We'll definitely continue coming here. read more

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I have been going to Kyoto for over 35 years. The food is always fresh, the restaurant is spotless and Annie is the best. She remembers our family's order every time I call. We have an autistic son and she goes out of her way for him. He is 20 now and Kyoto is still his favorite. It has been a staple for us and we love seeing Annie the most. Give it a try you will not be sorry!!!! read more

I was hopeful that this spot would be good as it's local. I was deeply disappointed with what came out. The ambiance is old and the table felt sticky. The service was mediocre at best. The food was just not good. The rice felt like it was sitting there and there was almost no flavor to the fish. I won't be making my way back. read more

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We've been going here for almost 30 years. Everything is done with perfection, detailed and delicious too. Best sushi ever! The owner and staff are so tentative, friendly and caring. I love the atmosphere, food and service. We've taken our kids and grandkids here throughout the years. We've tried other sushi places and nothing compares to Kyotos! read more

This place is like going home. I haven't been there for years. It was always my daughter's favorite place when she was young. It was her birthday dinner place. Today it was my birthday lunch place. The chicken katsu was not too dry like some places and the tempura was great. The staff is always friendly and even after so much time the remembered us. read more

Kyoto Restaurant - Bento box with tempura and katsu - Japanese Near Me - Rohnert Park, California

This place is a local establishment well known for its consistent quality food and friendly service. My late mom loved eating here and we often got take out during the pandemic. I met a friend for lunch and Annie, the sweet owner, was there to give us a very warm welcome. We were seated to the right of the front door on a raised area which was a cozy place to be since a larger crowd was coming in shortly and it allowed us a quiet place to relax and catch up. We ordered the salmon teriyaki plate and unagi (eel) donburi. We also had two sushi rolls which were a chef's choice and they were absolutely amazing. I don't think these are on the menu but each piece came with a tiny thinly sliced piece of lemon on top. The lemon added a refreshing and new taste sensation for me. We each received a bowl of miso soup before our entree. Our lunches were beautiful and delicious and I enjoyed the fresh green salad and rice that accompanied my meal. I was happy to see that the tables are set far apart from each other so you feel comfortable and safe. They do a fabulous job of catering too as I have enjoyed several of their catered meals. Staff are all pleasant, conscientious and take great pride in the work they do. There is plenty of parking. read more

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Locally owned favorite in Rohnert Park! Service is always friendly and attentive. Their tempura and sauce is honestly one of my favorite's not only in Sonoma county, but in the bay area. Lunch specials do not disappoint in portion or pricing. The only down fall I would say is that the food does take some time to come out, but the taste and freshness makes up for it. If you're in a rush I highly suggest ordering ahead of time. Shoutout to Annie! She is the heart and soul of Kyoto. Love her dearly! See you soon Kyoto! read more

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Love to eat at Kyoto when I want some teriyaki steak or sushi. The dining room is always relaxing with a Japanese flair. The food is excellent. The service is great. The lunch menu is my favorite and it's a bit cheaper than dinner. read more

I first discovered this place about a dozen years or so ago and I really enjoyed it. Since then I moved away for about a decade and I could not remember the name of this restaurant. I moved back here about a year ago and I've been trying to figure out where to find this place again. I honestly wasn't sure if I had the right place until I got there. It is unfortunate that they choose not to serve people indoors now that it's permitted, especially since they don't have any outdoor dining available either. However this sushi is as good as I remember it. I especially like the crispy deep fried tempura in the Rohnert Park roll. Our take out came in a nice plastic platter and the miso soup came carefully wrapped in an extra layer of plastic wrap. They did forget to include wasabi, but we happened to have some anyway. After all these years I never forgot how much I liked the sushi here and I'm very happy to have made the effort to find this place again. read more

Kyoto Restaurant - To go packaging - Japanese Near Me - Rohnert Park, California

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My husband brought me home takeout- presentation was great but the sushi is not very good. It tasted more like sushi you would get at Oliver's or Whole Foods- just not very fresh. The ginger also tasted a little funky. My husband did like his food but doesn't eat sushi. I had the Dragon roll, sunset roll and rhonert park roll- maybe others would be good. read more

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Love this place so much. I've been coming here for over 20yrs and the quality is still amazing. The chefs have remained constant and still owned by the same person. I don't come as often as I'd like because I no longer live in Rohnert Park, but gladly return when I'm in town. read more

Food and service were both great and prices very reasonable. We were in Rohnert Park for an appointment and Kyoto was close by

The food was delicious! The service was excellent and we enjoyed the experience. Thank you.

I'm in awe! My husband and I came here (apparently his first time) for this first time in YEARS and Annie looks me dead in the eyes and says "good to see you" with a big smile under her mask. I'm pretty sure it's been close to 5-6 years since I've been here and the last time I was a regular was when I was still in high school 11+ years ago. This place has changed a lot over the years, but it will always be one of my favorite Japanese restaurants to go to in Rohnert Park. We used to have to wait for a table, but now it seems the pandemic has made it less desirable for dine-in (or maybe it was like that pre-pandemic too, I'm not sure). No wait, still great tasting food, and A+ customer service. The chicken teriyaki is sweet with a little bit of smokey/char flavor and comes with miso soup, a side of rice, and a salad with delicious dressing (my guess is a sweet sesame dressing). Today I also tried Annie's Signature Roll (I was wanting smokey haha), it has smoked salmon, avocado, cucumber, spicy tuna, and a spicy mayo dipping sauce. read more

Kyoto Restaurant - Annie's Signature Roll - Japanese Near Me - Rohnert Park, California

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Cannot go wrong - authentic Japanese food - not "American." been going for over 30 years! Real same family-owned, genuine Japanese cuisine. Never disappointed except when they were closed for a celebration a year ago. I'm not a Sushi eater, yet those with me were and were NOT disappointed. Everything is delicious. read more

As a first time customer of Kyoto. Outside was pretty and serene. Once you entered it is a little dated but super cute with build outs to look like a pergola. There is also a small pond inside. The waitress was very polite and sat us right away. Both my grandmother and I were excited to try to food once looking at the menus. They have some very reasonably priced lunch specials. We ordered a sunomono salad that came with seaweed salad on top and some small pieces of shrimp, the warm edamame, and for lunch each got the Chirashi lunch special. It came with 4 different types of raw fish, a shrimp, octopus, 2 pieces of tamago and crab spread over a bed of rice. The food more than made up for the somewhat dated inside. We will definitely be back! read more

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Food and service is always, consistently top notch. Supporting local also is a plus. Quick, delicious food every time. After we finished, my husband looked at me and said, "why isn't this place our go to?" Well it will be now. read more

Kyoto Restaurant - Carburetor roll, Annie's roll, Philly and Hawaii rolls - Japanese Near Me - Rohnert Park, California

Expected a little more based on advertising and reviews. It was OK Service was great - food was standard read more

Called in to order sushi rolls and bento boxes on a Saturday evening. We got their dragon roll, eve roll, carburator, Annie special, and my friends ordered bento boxes. The wait was a little long but definitely worth it read more

Kyoto Restaurant - Carburator roll, eve special roll, dragon roll, Annie special roll - Japanese Near Me - Rohnert Park, California

I am truly struggling to understand the overall stars this place has. We paid over $50 for teriyaki chicken combo and a sushi and nigiri combo. The teriyaki sauce tasted like it was from a jar and it wasn't a very big portion. My sushi clearly wasn't fresh and one piece was so smelly I had to stop eating it. I couldn't even finish it due to the bad taste overall. I'm just hoping at this point I don't get food poisoning from this place. Never again. read more

This restaurant is a classic and it is fabulous as always. the hamachi melts in your mouth. the spicy tuna roll is incredible. I love the high quality art and atmosphere. Annie, the owner is very friendly and her service is unmatched. Highly recommended. read more

Very nice older location. Nice service too. The Tempura Udon was a very sizeable portion with a ton of broth. I just wish the Tempura was served with the soup. The chicken teriyaki has such a delicious flavor. Overall, you really can't go wrong when you are in the mood for some good japanese cuisine. read more

A few weeks ago, I was in the area for work meetings. I wanted Japanese food but I'm not a big fan of sushi or sashimi. I did a google search and decided to go to Kyoto based on their menu options. I immediately knew I made the right choice when I saw sukiyaki on the menu. I also ordered the hamachi kama & goyza. The food was delicious authentic Japanese cuisine. I've traveled to Japan numerous times and the food was very reminiscent of those trips. The service was also amazing. I noticed that every customer (dine in/take out) that came in seemed to be regulars. They knew the staff by their first name. Although I did not have any sushi or sashimi, I did see a lot of people ordering/enjoying those dishes, so I don't doubt that their raw options are yummy as well. read more

Kyoto Restaurant - Authentic Japanese food... so good! - Japanese Near Me - Rohnert Park, California

This place is hard to find in Rohnert Park. Three different types of Japanese food were ordered. The shrimp and vegetables tempora had all the individual flavors shining through. Poki salad was on a thin bed of lettuce with small pieces of lightly seasoned tuna. I was expecting a larger salad. The nigri and sashimi lunch plate was good. Our surprise was the birthday girl was given a $5 coupon and a heart shaped dollar origami. read more

Kyoto Restaurant - Shimp and vegetables - Japanese Near Me - Rohnert Park, California

We are regulars of Kyoto for a reason: Annie! And the great sushi rolls of course. We always get the miso soup to start and our staple roll is the Eve Special. I also really like the teriyaki chicken plate that comes with rice and salad. The ambiance is calming and Annie pulls out an amazing collection of ornaments for the winter holidays. It can get crowded in here but that just shows how much people like it! And Annie seems to know everyone who walks in the door. This is a place that keeps drawing people back again and again. read more

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There are so many things that went wrong. There is a minimum $6.75 (I could be off by a few cents) order per person. I do not think that a restaurant should dictate how much you spend when you dine. Especially, if you are paying by cash, so there is no credit card fee. The bowl that my miso soup came in had a wad of what appeared to be gum, stuck to the lower side of it. Unfortunately, I did not notice this until I had already consumed the soup. However, the soup tasted fine. I ordered the cucumber seaweed salad and it arrived with eel and octopus on it. When I mentioned this to the server, she acted as though I was supposed to know that that was the way it was prepared. Silly me for thinking that the way the menu described the dish was correct. Nonetheless, she took it back and brought me another without the meat on it. I had to request lemons for my water twice before I actually got them. One of my co-workers had foreign objects in her green tea and had to return it as well. Lastly, when the server spilled soup on the table while trying to serve the bowls, she wasn't apologetic, didn't clean up the mess and some of it spilled on a co-worker's cellphone. I am upset that I got suckered into going to this place. I could have spent my money elsewhere and left satisfied. This place is dirty unsanitary and unappealing. read more

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My go to sushi place. The service is amazing and the quality is the best you can find in rohnert park! The sake sashimi, lotus roll with a side a wasabi dressing is my go to! Authentic esthetic and food. read more

Fantastic and fast costumer service. I ordered tekka tuna sushi , 6 pieces for 5 dollars. The fresh juicy beef teriyaki with order of tempura veggies and shrimps were totally great. I am so happy I tried this place, you need to come and enjoy. The crew were nice and polite. I changed my table twice due to bad view, but they were not even got upset. Highly Recommended read more

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The food here is ok. The Annie roll was delicious and the avocado roll and miso soup was pretty standard. I got a bento box that also came with a salad made of iceberg lettuce and miso ginger dressing. The vegetable tempura was mostly potatoes and should have been labeled french fries :/ The kicker was the service...which was terrible! At one point the chef came out to bring food to another table and stopped to say hello to us before heading back into the kitchen. That was the best service we got all night. The two waitresses that were actually serving us, couldn't be bothered. Maybe they were brand new? The place was not busy, there were 3 tables total. If we wanted anything there was a lot of waiting even though we could always see at least one of the servers was free (mainly because she sat at the front texting on her cell phone). I wasn't impressed and probably won't go back. read more

I love this place, it is amazing Annie is so warm and wonderful every time you go here feels like you're home. I used to go all the time then I cut out all carbs so I hadn't been there in a while and the whole Family went last week and I keep stopping myself from going back over there "on a diet" bummer! Ugh great food and great service and you're in for a big treat if Annie is there! They have everything sushi teriyaki, tempura and sake bombs are so super fun read more

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Love dragon roll and lunch special! Lunch special is lot of food for such good price! Husband and I love it!

This has been our go to family sushi restaurant for over 30 years. Annie and Antonio are wonderful. I enjoy their friendly service. The food is consistently good. read more