Kintaro — Restaurant in Paris

Mediocre Experience

We went during peak time with a group of six didn’t need to wait long it smelled so aweful in front of the restaurant that we nearly had to puke

Food: Good quantities for reasonable price +/-: Food was of mediocre quality. Compared to my experience in Japan I didn’t find it authentic: for example the gyoza were only made of porc instead of a beef/porc mixture and there was way to much ginger in it and no additional sauce. The other dishes were all decent but no revelation.

Service: once we ordered the food came quickly it took quite some time untill a waiter showed up at our table

Atmosphere: lively it was rather loud and we were sitting in the back and the AC (?) kept making a very nerve wracking high pitch noise constantly

Because overall it was just a mediocre I wouldn’t go again eventhough it was not a bad choice. I wouldn’t recommend going there with people who have actually been to Japan since they might find it underwhelming. On the other hand the portion size was really good for the price and if you don’t mind that it’s rather noisy there you could give it a try especially because they offer a big variety of dishes. If possible take the seats to...

Saw queues before so thought will give it a try. Menu very extensive but looks like a foreigners’ interpretation of Japanese food, with some Korean and Chinese style dishes thrown in. Price is average, not expensive but can’t say it is cheap either. We had 2 ramen, a vegetable one and one chanpon (i guess it is a copy of Korean Jjamppong which is mixed seafood and meat, Korean version has spicy sauce) and also added a chahan and a gyoza (eur5 each). DEFINITELY don’t order the extra, tasteless and the gyoza was soggy and fell apart which I picked them up, the meat was machine minced and no texture at all. For the ramen, portion was decent and the noodles good. The broth was ok but what they put on top were pretty sad looking and just some cheap western vegetables with a few pieces of seafood and meat. As for service they seem to have forgotten out ramen order so took 15min after we finished the chahan and gyoza before they arrived. The katsu next table looks big and probably hard to go wrong. So if I go again will order katsu pork and rice. Don’t go if you have to queue. Plenty of other Japanese or Korean...

We went to this restaurant once and since we liked it so much, the next day we ordered delivery. So this review will be about both the restaurant and the delivery. Restaurant:

1. If you plan on going to this restaurant, avoid peak hours like during dinner. We waited over an hour in the cold. There is always a long queue.
2. The food came fast! It was fresh and very delicious. The broth was fabulous and everything tasted authentic.
3. The interior felt Japanese to me with the cooks in the middle of the restaurant.
4. They have a broad selection of different foods and the menu marks allergens, so you should be able to find something you can eat and like!

Delivery:

1. Menu is smaller than for the restaurant but that was to be expected.
2. Delivery was quite fast.
3. The food was almost cold when it arrived which was a huge disappointment.
4. We ordered the gyoza which all stuck together and it was difficult to eat them without them completely tearing and falling apart.

So all in all the restaurant was GREAT and deserves the hype it gets. The delivery was a...