Kyoto Japanese Steak House & Bar — Restaurant in Mansfield

My family adores this restaurant. We’ve visited 4 or 5 times and each time we go the experience is excellent. The service is not the best ever - but it’s still very good, especially considering we’ve only ever seen one waiter there. No matter what day, what time, we’ve only seen this one individual taking care of the entire dining room. I’ve witnessed him navigating 9 or 10 tables the same way he does 2 or 3. He’s calm and pleasant, not frazzled or pushy. He’s a wonderful ambassador of the cuisine. If you ask his opinion of anything on the menu he will give an honest answer. It’s easy when everything is so good! But seriously, when you show interest, his excitement for the food is visible.

Honestly, we’ve never tasted anything here that is underwhelming. The seaweed salad is awesome - not only one of the best items on the menu, but one of the best dishes we’ve tasted in Mansfield. The textures and flavors are wonderful. All the sushi and sashimi we’ve tried melts in your mouth and is delightful, no matter if it’s sauced, garnished or plain. The ramen and poke bowls are delicious and always deliver for your palate. I had one of the hibachi dinners tonight and it was bang on. Honestly it would be better if the hibachi meals were cooked on a grill in front of the guest, but their restaurant is not designed for it. Such is life. Those hibachi plates are truly excellent, anyway. Our table ordered three of them this time around and we were all very happy. Even the mixed drinks (also made by the same waiter since there isn’t a bartender!!!) and sakes are excellent. The house sake (warm) is simple but pairs well with anything on the menu, and the Snow Maiden (chilled) is ethereal and not overly expensive. Oh my, the latter is a treat. Honestly, nothing here is overpriced. That’s one of the best things about this restaurant…you can leave having eaten A LOT of food, take a bit home, be super satisfied with the quality, and not break the bank for it all. In the end I can’t think of a better experience for the price anywhere in our area. I always leave feeling like I want more because my taste buds are so excited and engaged, no matter how full my stomach feels.

In the end, nobody can be free from criticism. This restaurant is not dingy. I lived in a big city for a large part of my life, and I’ve seen dingy. This is not it. But it would benefit from some detail cleaning and organization in places in the dining room and restrooms. Just a little extra TLC goes a long way in the eyes of your customers.

Lastly, the dessert menu is genuinely not good. That is by choice. All that is needed is to add mochi to the menu and PRESTO!!…there’s a reason for diners to stay longer and add an extra course and more beverages to the tab. From a business standpoint that’s a no-brainer. Mochi is a trendy and authentic Japanese treat that would be perfect in this setting. See how that sells and then add something more if it works. Why not?!

My family loves coming here and enjoying the relaxed and relatively quiet ambiance, but we also want to talk up our favorite spot to make sure it remains sustainable. Maybe they’ll be able to add a second server. Stop in and you...

DO NOT GO PLEASE! The guy who works there is extremely rude and I had never experienced someone so unprofessional like that in my life. Kyoto has an all-you-can-eat sushi option and since he’s the only server there ( I believe he is the owner) he gives people attitude who choose the buffet option. Last time we were there, we were told by the hostess that we could pay the full price but we would me limited to ONLY 25 pieces of sashimi/sushi, EVEN THOUGH, it was an all-you-can-eat option, WE WERE THE ONLY ONES that she told us this because he complained to a friend of mine (whom he saw with us one time) that we eat a lot! Of course he was even ruder to us and the next day, me and my husband started feeling sick because I strongly believe that he served us spoiled food! NEVER AGAIN we’ll step foot at this place, I’m telling you, you can see for yourself if you want but be prepared for an unpleasant service, rude staff, discrimination attitude and...

I grew up near this place and drove past it about a thousand times thinking "I should go give them a try some day." Well, I finally did and I won't be driving past them anymore; I'll be driving there intentionally.

My wife and I were craving some hot noodles after spending a lot of time outside and Kyoto just hit it out of the park. The shrimp tempura udon was really nice and flavorful, and the texture of the noodles was spot on. I ordered the spicy tonkotsu ramen (extra spicy) and it warmed me up in an instant. The broth and the chashu were just so wonderful. It was an absolutely perfect bowl of soup.

Our server was fabulous, we got our food in less than ten minutes, and the prices are more than reasonable. What's not to love? If you're like me and have always wanted to try Kyoto, do yourself a favor and...