Kyoto Japanese Grill — Restaurant in Bakersfield

Large portion for the Chicken Hibachi. I was disappointed with the flavor. Dish reminded me of my mom's first attempt at stir-fry in the 90s, heavy use of soy sauce, large cuts and the rice was al dente. I believe the rice was calrose, which tends to be slightly al dente in texture. However, for nearly $20 I expected more. They did serve it with a side of mustard-based sauce and something similar to a ginger dressing, but it couldn't mask the heavy taste of soy sauce. With soaring costs of food, I just need to be pickier with what I choose to avoid disappointment. I might be expecting too much. The restaurant is small with few seats, all placed in a small space. You order at a counter much like a fast...

Love this place, after Akira's closed I wanted to find a new spot and I got a great suggestion from family so I tried it and it was amazing! The only thing is the hours are quite infuriating that is why I rarely have it I don't understand what they are trying to do with the hours but it is quite annoying. Other than that I is great! It is small inside of the restaurant but it is very clean! There is no seating inside due to it being small. I food is amazing, wish I could have it all the time! The service is fast I don’t have to wait what I felt was too long! They were a bit rude and gave me the side eye, but I’m not there for...

Pretty good for a mostly quick chicken/steak and fried rice place. Steak was better than the chicken because it didnt require sauce. Chicken was good but a bit dry and sauce would have helped. Sauces provided was a HARD pass for me (1 Mustard and 1 Ginger) and definitely keeps this from being 5 stars. I come from the land of Fresno, CA with these amazing hot and spicy sauces that I cannot seem to find any other restaurant has tried to emulate at all. Heck I would take just a solid terakyi sauce. But it was still good enough for me to clean my plate, therefore it has to be...