You know, you occasionally discover a jewel in the rough. Well, such was my discovery of Yaba Kitchen in Covington, when we stopped today for a spontaneous weekday lunch while running errands. Yaba Kitchen has a somewhat mundane outside appearance on US190 Business loop, in the Rouse's parking lot, but its tasteful, understated interior, welcoming service, and quality cuisine more than make up for it. The menu is Asian fusion focused, with many old favorites, as well as a number of innovative, contemporary offerings. There were an array of seafood combos and ramen dishes that sounded appealing, but today we stuck to the luncheon menu's chicken hibachi, that was served with an excellent complimentary side salad that boasted a really tasty ginger dressing. The chicken hibachi was especially flavorful, with excellent rice, and was generously portioned. Several desserts were featured that sounded great, but we were simply too full to try them. A waffle cone, ice cream Sunday creation sounded particularly amazing. If you're a fan of Asian fusion, you really should try Yaba Kitchen in Covington. read more

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Great great seevice from time u walk in the door. The food was spot on woth what others are also saying about this place. Great sauce choices but the BOIL is a must get with the house [all in one sauce] level 2 spice. Food service A+ read more

Yaba Kitchen - The shrimp Boil!!!!!!! A must! - Seafood Near Me - Covington, Louisiana

Amazing little restaurant! First off, my family can be hard to please. They were highly pleased with dinner last night. My daughter got the pork ramen, I got the shrimp/snow cluster boil and my husband got the beef hibachi. We all agreed the food was delicious and my picky daughter said it's the best ramen on the Northshore. We can't wait to go back! read more

The place was really clean. I love that TVs throughout the spot. The service was great. The waiter was completely attentive. I wasn't impressed with the food..I want to give them another spot, but I don't know. I'm definitely not ordering the pho though. read more

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Pros: - amazing food and so far all the boil flavours are amazing, and you can combine them - staff is kind and helpful as needed - egg waffle dessert is amazing, try it - gloves and wipes offered to eat your food - amazing attention to detail of the experience, the gloves, cups that don't slip out your hands because you're covered in boil juice, table trashcan for shells, nice trays and tools for everyone, no loud music or tvs! There is classical music and three quiet tvs all on different channels though They have also added hibachi to lunch menu! Cons: the broccoli in the boil is GOOD, the con is I wish they had MORE BROCCOLI in the boil - had to ask for ice cream flavours but they tell you and have 8! Coffee, vanilla, chocolate, cookies and cream, cookie dough, strawberry, cheesecake, I forget the 8th ​ read more

Yaba Kitchen - Only photo I have as I ate the food because it's amazing - Seafood Near Me - Covington, Louisiana

So myself and my family wanted something different this evening and i had the idea of Ramen. We recently came back from Houston and we went to 2 different Ramen places and both were excellent. We were hoping it would be as close or better. I must say they were pretty freaking good. We started off with the Edamame appetizer and they were salted perfectly and soft. Than my daughter had the kids shrimp plate with fried rice and fries which were good. My wife had the Smaller seafood boil that she absolutely loved and I tried it and the Cajun Mild seasoning was delicious. I had the Pork Ramen which was excellent and tasty. The ramen was good, the pork pieces were delicious and the broth perfect. Everything was cooked perfectly this evening and the service by Wyatt was also delightful . The ambiance also had a great feel and made the overall experience more authentic. We will definitely be coming back soon and thank y'all again :) read more

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My son enjoyed a delicious seafood dinner !!! The server was attentive and the restaurant was exceptionally clean. We also loved the ice cream!!! read more

Best ramen on the Northshore. Their tonkatsu broth is amazing and the chili oil was a perfect compliment. The seafood was brilliant!!! read more

Yaba Kitchen - Milk Bubble Tea - Seafood Near Me - Covington, Louisiana

Food was delicious. The takoyaki was crispy and gooey in the inside. It has very good flavor. The chicken ramen in miso broth was flavorful and has good portions. I was so stuff and we didn't finish our takoyaki. My friend loves her spicy snow crab legs. One can specify spiciness of the boiled seafood. We want to try The boba tea but found out it is made with powder. That was a no go for us. Anyway, the service was good, although the gentleman who waited on us appears to be unsure and timid. All is good we got what we ordered and it was fantastic. Not very crowded, food came out fast. Small menu and mostly seafood. Should try this place read more

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Service was excellent. Got the seafood based Yaba Kitchen ramen. The owner came around and greeted every table , which is a value these day! Definitely recommend. read more

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I was CRAVING crab legs & was too lazy to get up & drive somewhere. I door dashed 1lb of crab legs & fried rice from YABA KITCHEN & LET ME TELLL YOU, this will be a weekly order . It was soo good !! It came with 2 clusters , 4 potatoes , 1 corn & broccoli . Yummy Yummy !!! -Keosha F :) read more

I'm kind of picky about my ramen, lived in Japan for four years and got used to the real deal, more on that later. First off the folks here are super nice, excellent service. The place is cozy, hard to believe it was a Bud's Broiler because it's really nice inside. Now the Ramen..... I've been here twice, got two different types of ramen both times the broth lacking salt, and flavor. The noodles were soft and not that usual al dante that they should be and some of the contents were something I've never seen in ramen before. Broccoli? I have not had their boiled seafood but it sure smells good. Would I recommend the place? Yeah, sure, it's worth giving a try, I'll probably be back, I just hope they up their game a little. read more

Yaba Kitchen - The "Yaba" pork ramen - Seafood Near Me - Covington, Louisiana

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EVERYONE NEEDS TO COME TRY THIS PLACE. We ordered king crab, snow crab legs, and shrimp in their yaba special sauce with potatoes and broccoli and it was 10/10 amazing. I could it eat it everyday. Service was great too! Very attentive. read more

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Service was awesome! Our waitress was very sweet and attentive. The food on the other hand was another story. We ordered 3 different bowls of ramen and every one of them was terrible. I personally wouldn't go back, but if you decide to try it don't go for the ramen. read more

Lunch today, outstanding!! Maggie was so helpful on my first visit. Recommend highly, will return soon!!!!

The food is amazing, I've gone here multiple times before I've tried almost everything. I have nothing bad to say about this place. It had the best service I have ever had in a restaurant. My server was a young boy who did his job very well and fumbled more tables than I thought he could handle. Kudos to him. The big mural on the wall and the net on the ceiling really tied the seafood restaurant part of it together. The televisions around the restaurant made the experience very nice. They also had some groovy Chinese music going while I was there. I love that they have multiple choices for almost everything it makes me feel in control of my meal, although it was a little bit hard to get used to the options make sense to me now. The prices are very good. Some people say it's overpriced but I don't think so because the food is so good the prices are worth it. read more

Food was very good, got the half pound of headless shrimp in the yaba special sauce. Super flavorful. I got SUPER spicy heat. But it wasn't nearly as hot as I was expecting, just full of flavor! The average crawfish boil spice level if I had to say. Don't skip on the broccoli, it soaks up all that flavor. read more