Hiyoko Sushi — Restaurant in Kyoto

Solid sushi spot, great tasting fish. I went on a weekday evening at ~9pm, I didn’t wait at all. I was fine to pay 2900 yen for the experience of an authentic spot with no frills and edges. If you want a fancy place, this is not it, but the Japanese izakaya & bar spots back in NY/Toronto wish they had the authenticity this place has.

The menu is in Japanese and English. They speak only Japanese, but I was fairly able to communicate. Some regulars were acceptably loud.

Location: walk through the ground level hall that you see a white sign on.

PS: I already knew of the cover charge (its literally written on the menu, so I’m confused about the complaints I saw) There is no sense in complaining about the cover charge… its a part of the...

This was the worst place I visited in Japan. The food was terrible, the service was rude, the place was very small, and the hygiene was really, really bad, on top of that it was extremely expensive and slowwwwwww. They didn’t use gloves and touched everything — even their faces — while preparing the food. When I asked one of them if they could make a certain dish with fish but without seafood, he got angry and aggressive. He actually scared us and started shouting. The guy was a complete psycho. I wouldn’t recommend this place at all — not only because of hygiene issues, but also because the overall experience was awful. This place should...

Location was a bit hard to find (you'll have to head through the corridor on the first floor), but well worth it in my opinion. The omakase was excellent, having just the right amount of wasabi and seasoning to flavor the fish without overpowering it, and also highlighted a varied assortment of fish. As a plus, they're also foreigner friendly and have an English menu which is side-by-side with the...