Kura — Restaurant in Mexico City

Kura

The restaurant I would say is very good. My comparison would be to Ryoshi.

The service was efficient and professional. Appearance and suspected hygiene may or may not be questionable. Certainly in comparison there's no question it's a more relaxed at dress code when compared to Ryoshi. Service was definitely not intrusive and I would say overall more comfortable service here.

The environment would be more like a Japanese restaurant than in a fancy expensive hotel Japanese restaurant. Again, it's more relaxed.

The chinks are comparable. Overall for value I would go with kuru. Now I forgot the complete one list and sucking list for Ryoshi, but I found the sake list and drinks to be complete at this restaurant and similar to the other. The prices for sake are out of this world in Mexico and I looked it up and it's because of luxury taxes etc. I'll wait to go to Japan or the United States for drinking sake.

I think the menu hears more extensive and complete and it felt more Japanese. Many more Japanese snacks.

We started with two cocktails and a bowl of edamame. I personally would have liked a larger serving, but they were great and hit the spot.

Again, when it comes to sushi, kuru had a much more intensive menu and options I think. I ended up with the grande sashimi Play that had eight different sashimi for about 1000 pesos. The other restaurant had seven different kinds for around 700 pesos. The quality of the sashim and presentation were similar. I think value may go to Kuru. Here, the chefs went out of their way to really give us an amazing selection and the amount of sashimi was much greater than expected. What blew my mind was that they included a few pieces of uni and this was AA or A+, but tiny. I savored each piece. The mackerel it was also great. There were at least two types of mackerel and both were very fresh and not overly greasy or sour. Really great mackerel. This plate and an order of rice was enough for dinner. At the other restaurant we also had a softshell crab roll and it was not filling.

We ordered a bowl of rice at both restaurants. I believe it was 40 pesos for a larger bowl at Ryoshi. Here, we ordered the rice immediately after receiving the sashimi. The rice came in a smaller quantity before 50 pesos. Quality of the rice which is very important was slightly better at Ryoshi.

My overall opinion is that I really like this restaurant. However, I think you need to be Carlos Slim to be able to eat Japanese sushi/sashimi in Mexico City. I think you have to decide what's more important to you based on some of the things I discussed and both of our reviews and either place would be a phenomenal choice. I think, personally, I would come back here as the sushimi was sort of omikaze and a generous well curated portion.

See my review of Ryoshi the...

I gave this place 5 stars because it's hard to find a quality Japanese restaurant in Mexico City. I am from California and was in Mexico City craving Japanese food. I found this place on Google search and this place looked decent so my friends and I decided to go here.

Vibe: 5/5 The moment you walk into this place, they are playing jazz music and everyone inside the kitchen will greet you loudly. Ideal for big groups and intimate dates.

Service: 4.5/5 These servers were quite attentive, they would come to take our plates away once we were done and tried their best to understand us even though we do not speak Spanish. They would easily be a 5/5 in this category if they would check on us and ask how's the quality of the food.

Food: 4.5/5 This is huge as I got the ramen and my friends got the omakase set which is a steal. The broth was salter than normal but the noodle had a good texture it would've to be easily a 5/5 if the broth was less salty and they give more meat. Afterward, we got dessert and it was very good! We then decided to get a cocktail since we really liked the vibe and the food. I would say the glass they serve their drinks is smaller compared to average. It would be nice if they used bigger glass. However, the drinks were high quality. We got the mojito and Moscow mule. They were all good!

TLDR: Just come here, you will...

Kura left me feeling very disappointed after having high expectations from one of the supposedly “better Japanese restaurants in Mexico City.” Although we were seated quite quickly on the first floor, the service from the servers was dismal and slow. To start off, Kura only has digital QR menus, which at this point is just ridiculous. I asked for a paper menu and was given a tablet, which decreased the overall ambiance of the restaurant. After what seemed like forever (and having to flag down a server), we finally had our orders taken.

We ordered beef gyozas, which were okay, nothing special, and the sauces that came with them were better than the gyoza itself. We also ordered shrimp tempura rolls, which were large and appreciated, but the flavor was average. The restaurant is quite beautiful, with two floors featuring small outdoor spaces that you can look into from the establishment.

The only plus I see to this restaurant is its attractiveness. Other than that, the service and the food were average. At least what we ordered was not too pricey, with the sushi roll being under $200 pesos, which is decent. But for one of the most popular Japanese restaurants in town, there are much better options that offer superior...