Kitsune — Restaurant in Albuquerque

My family and I are in town from Wisconsin, visiting my sister and we tried to go here for dinner. I’m 21 with a vertical ID and Wisconsin doesn’t give out horizontal IDs until you turn 26. This bar has a policy that it doesn’t serve anyone with a vertical ID. I know that the restaurant is ‘separate’ from the bar, but how about as a restaurant you realize they’re hurting your business. You, as a business, lost out on a big check, simply because the bar wouldn’t serve one person in the group. Either tell Left Turn Distilling to end their ‘No Vertical ID’ policy or replace them with a bar that won’t hurt Kitsune’s business. As long as they are in charge of the bar, no one from my family will ever be paying a cent to these horrible business people. You two may be separate, but the actions of the bar reflect poorly on Kitsune.

Update: The owners of Kitsune are as rude as the bar. It was not venting, it is called giving you advice. As a business(Kitsune), it is your responsibility to listen to customers feedback. And my (and others) feedback is that your ‘partnership’ with the bar is awful and only hurting your business. You can say you’re separate all you want, but that doesn’t mean the actions of the bar don’t reflect your business (considering you have called yourselves partners). You are a failure as a business, and you will be closed within six months if you continue with your...

Pretty good food with only okay specialty drinks. I ordered the pork belly rice bowl, which itself is delicious. I do think that I think the protein should be sliced in the kitchen, or at least provide knives. The side arugula/cilantro is unseasoned but provides a nice balance to the saltiness of the pork.

As for the drinks, I ordered a Chicano mule and a wailer I believe. The mule drink tasted great but the second one had some sort of aspartame aftertaste which I really didn't like. There was a similar sentiment among the other cocktail orders in our group; only a few of the drinks were well liked.

As far as service, it was very professional and accommodating even with a very large group. We really appreciated their flexibility in dealing with ten people. The outside seating...

Their attempt on Japanese & Korean cuisine wasn’t too bad and nice to offer. Being of asian descent, living in japan, korean family and friends throughout my life, i get what they’re trying to do. Heavy Sauces and chicken tenders are their route but not too bad. Service is awkward, you order and tip at your table via App before even getting service. Then, when receiving service, we were barely serviced. Employees are hanging in the back outside between dropping food and round the random walk around “everything okay?” after like 15 minutes. Not bad food but not...