Kikuya Japanese Restaurant- CARRY OUT ONLY — Restaurant in Hyde Park Township

I guess ever since Covid they decided to keep it carry out Only, which is fine with me because then we don’t have to dine in and tip the waiter or waitress and you get the food that you want and eat it at home. They have a lot of great deals and especially for lunch specials. Please see the menu as you can get a nice lunch meal for $10 which is perfect for students and non-students as well. I always find Asian food to be facing me healthy options if you want to be good to your diet habits. There is no parking lot but it’s on the street and you have to pay the Park Chicago app or on the little kiosk with your credit card. The only gripe I have is that I hate it when they not the bag so tight it takes me 15 minutes to open it, and it hurts my fingers and then sometimes if I have to cut it with a scissor, I have to waste the plastic bag which I would rather use at least a few times or for garbage because I don’t like plastic bags to be wasted because it’s bad for the environment. Please do the knot where You can undo it with just one bow pulled. Thank you. Food was...

I feel bad giving this place 3 stars, but our food was very bad. We ordered a few different sushi rolls and it might be some of the worst sushi I've ever had. The rice was overseasoned, with some bites having a shocking amount of rice vinegar. The taste of rice vinegar lingered in my mouth long after we had finished eating. The rice was also overcooked, leading it to be mushy. My wife absolutely loves sushi and she was taking the rice off the rolls because she couldn't eat it. I'm giving it 3 stars because the service was great, and I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt that their other Japanese food is better, and maybe we got sushi on a bad day. That said, we definitely won't be back...

The staff was very friendly and nice. We asked for a special order for our son and they didn't mind to do the favor for us.

Our favorite were Udon noodles. I ordered Niku-Udon, meat was seasoned with soy and sugar (sweet). My son ordered Udon with shrimp tempura. Udon was plain (that I liked, good flavor) and 5pc of shrimp tempura came with it. The tempura were crispy and so yummy!

Of course, they have sushi and Donburi dishes like Katsuya-don, Ten-don etc. I like those Japanese restaurants who have home style Japanese cuisines, not only sushi. I'll definitely come back...