Kushiyoshi — Local services in Kyoto

Kushiyoshi is the kind of place that quietly redefines what you thought you knew about skewers. The restaurant specializes in kushikatsu, and each bite is a revelation. The skewers arrive one after another, crisp and golden, never greasy, each one a study in balance and restraint. There is the sweetness of corn, the earthy depth of shiitake mushroom, the delicate brininess of scallops, the tender snap of prawn, and the grassy brightness of asparagus. What elevates it further are the sauces—each one finely tuned, never overwhelming, and always coaxing new dimensions out of the ingredients. They are the kind of sauces that make you pause and lean in, mouth watering in anticipation before the next skewer lands. The meal closes with a flourish of rich chocolate ice cream, cold and silken, a decadent punctuation to the procession of savory delights. Kushiyoshi is not merely serving kushikatsu—it is orchestrating a dining experience that is both humble and precise, comforting yet elevated. A five-star gem that makes the everyday...

A lot of the omakaze courses were just not good at all. Fried lotus root was okay at best, fried potato was terrible, fried quail egg was severely over cooked and honestly disgusting. 400 yen per dish which where bite sized, and most of which were simply covered in breading then fried was definitely not worth it. Also the English menu is 600-1000 yen more expensive than the Japanese menu (same omakaze). On the a la cArte menu the prices for the individual dishes were 250 yen each. Overall pretty terrible and extremely overpriced with little innovation. Highly do not recommend...

First, you can tell something is off when draft beer is served in ceramic teacups. Next, the awkwardness of the food's oiliness and doneness hits you. Finally, when you see that they charge a seating fee of 2,000 yen per person, you come to realize the truth: This is the worst kushikatsu restaurant ever.

Taste can vary from person to person, but a 2,000 yen seating fee per person and draft beer in teacups are simply unacceptable.

If this were in Tokyo, it would shut down...