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    Kyoto

    4.0 (485 reviews)
    ModerateJapanese, Sushi Bars
    Open 11:00 am - 10:30 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Signature rolls
    Kent S.

    If you are looking for sushi on the south side of Milwaukee, Kyoto is a must stop. We always order a few of the special rolls plus a couple starters. Greenfield and Titanic our some of our favorites. Gyoza and the edamame are also great ways to start your dining experience. Be warned however. The Rickys Maki comes with a raspberry sauce and maybe mango. Unless you like shrimp and fruit combinations, stay away. It's not clear on the menu that it comes with 2 fruit forward sauces and we were disappointed when this roll came covered in them. On a positive note, the recently expanded dining room and bar area can accommodate your larger parties easier. Service is always attentive without being overbearing. We still enjoy it here and are now taking notes on which rolls to stay away from.

    Spicy tuna and salmon avocado roll
    Carly S.

    Always love going to Kyoto for their sushi lunch special. Two rolls for $12.95 served with soup and salad. Great deal and amazing sushi. Some of my favorite in the area. The service is also always top notch - friendly and quick.

    Fire On Fire Maki ( Cooked)
    Samantha B.

    Great experience for our girls night at Kyoto. The waiter was very patient with us trying to make decisions. We got a little bit of everything - sushi, shashimi, orange chicken, etc. everything was super fresh and came out quickly. We will definitely be back for their lunch special

    Sushi Deluxe(8pcs sushi)
    Karla M.

    Kyoto is my sushi go-to spot in Milwaukee! The sushi is always on point, Dragon Roll & Tempura rolls are my favorite and their fried rice is seriously the BEST I've ever had. I come here so often they know my name and order. Their service is the best!

    Sushi (12 Pieces)
    Stephanie G.

    This is my go-to take away sushi spot. Clearly they do a ton of take away business/door dash because there were about 10 orders ready on the table as I walked in. I take that as a good sign! I love this 12 piece sushi meal, it lasts me 2 days (I get a few other things as well) and the quality is always spot on. Hamachi is my all time favorite fish and it is always melt-in-my-mouth delicious from here. They're generous with their portions and always quick and friendly.

    Aaron V.

    This is one of my favorite sushi restaurants! They have great Sunday lunch deals and their bento boxes provide huge portions with a variety of different options! I've been to Koyot 15+ times and service has always been great! For ambience, the restaurant has a japanese theme and the chairs are comfy. This is a real outlet mall gem!

    Christine F.

    I've been coming here for about 18 years and am not sure what has happened to my once favorite place? Service has really gone down the tubes. We couldn't find our waitress for most of the meal. They expanded the dining room but it was the quietest I've ever heard it during lunch. We always sub an eel and avocado roll for our roll. Normally it's a dollar. The waitress was going to charge us $3. What once was an affordable lunch is now up to &45. For that price we can go to AYCE.

    Torrie B.

    Update: They created a waiting area in the front, so easily 5 stars now! Keep up the great work, Kyoto!

    Crab rangoon, basically onions and cream cheese. Hard pass.
    Warren D.

    Date of visit: March 30, 2024 A friend took us here for dinner as she had raved about it on a visit a couple weeks prior. She warned us that it was very unassuming and not fancy being in a strip mall but that wasn't an issue for us at all; the bigger issue is that we weren't huge fans of the food. Service was very good, staff came by frequently to ensure that we had what we needed, though I would have appreciated a more proactive approach to clearing dirty plates and dishes. Speaking of the dishes, they were quite nice, adorned with the restaurant's name and logo, a nice touch that I would not have expected from such an establishment. Turning to the food, the miso soup was nothing to write home about. It certainly wasn't bad, but it also wasn't the least bit memorable. I also was a bit underwhelmed by the green tea (both of these items made my nostalgic for the Yen Ching of old!) that they served. I am a big fan of crab rangoon but they put onions in it here, which was odd and disconcerting, I have never experienced this. Scallions, of course, but not plain onions. Thumbs down on that one. A highlight was the Orange Chicken! A wonderful, crispy shell protected a moist, succulent chicken breast that was good the first night and nearly as tasty a couple days later for lunch!

    Gina C.

    My go to sushi spot! Always fresh, great service and comfortable atmosphere. The best in the area.

    Shrimp Avocado Roll Spicy Crabmeat Roll
    Jennifer Q.

    I tried sushi for the first time here with a friend & loved it! To this day I continue to come back & enjoy it every time. I get cooked sushi because I still don't feel brave enough to try raw sushi, maybe someday. The sushi rolls I got here are the shrimp avocado roll & spicy crabmeat roll.

    Asian Spicy Shrimp
    Michael B.

    Good place for carry out. On time. Conveniently located off the highway. There's not many Asian restaurants I'd the area with this quality or sushi. Crunchy California Roll light tempura ring. Somewhat large, cream cheese Spicy Tuna Roll good. Teriyaki Chicken Roll chicken a little tricky in sushi. Good with soy sauce. Spicy Asian shrimp really good. Sauce not thick. A little kick at the end. The Thai shrimp Currie is great! One of better ones in the area. The teriyaki shrimp doesn't have that much much or a wowing flavor.

    Serg D.

    Kyoto has yummy kitchen food and cute ambiance, but the sushi and large-group service could be better. We had a group of 15 people celebrating during graduation weekend. We appreciated the ability to have multiple checks, though our orders got mixed up throughout or certain items were forgotten entirely. In terms of food, I got the sushi and sashimi dinner. The sushi rice was slightly overcooked and was underseasoned. The fish, particularly the maguro (tuna), could be fresher. Overall, the sushi photographs better than it tastes. However, the dishes from the kitchen were flavorful, properly cooked, and pipping hot! Finally, the drinks are alright, but the bubble tea tastes artificial. Also, it's worth noting that some of the prices on their print menus are not accurate. Particularly, it looks like they raised the prices on their bottles of sake, but the menus don't reflect the changes.

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    Great sushi, love coming here and doing take away. Good value for the quality they offer. Hard to do better in the MKE area!

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    my favorite for fresh sushi. dining in is great. I like to order online and pick up.

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    This restaurant has lovely people. Good food. Beautiful place. I would definitely recommend going here.

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    I always order Chinese food from this sushi place. While on the expensive side, the food always seems fresh and the portions are decent.

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    Ask the Community - Kyoto

    As of today, is this place open with indoor dining?

    Yes, they are open to indoor dining again. They require masks and a temperature check at the door before being seated.

    Does anyone know if they have removed some tables so you can have some social distance if you eat in? I know generally seating is pretty tight.

    I do not believe they are offering in house dining. Carry out only until further notice.

    What time is the all you can eat (sun-Tuesday)? Is it for dinner only or all day?

    It is all day, but only on those days you mentioned Sun-Tues and there are several items that have an additional charge if you see a dollar amount next to the item on the all you can eat menu.

    Is sashimi included in the all you can eat?

    Yes, there are some sashimi choices on the all you can eat menu.

    I searched for all you can eat and this place comes up? I went there twice and I don't see all you can eat option

    It's available Sunday to Tuesday

    Do you have gluten free options?

    I checked with the owner. They don't have gluten free options

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    Fujiyama

    Fujiyama

    3.8
    (280 reviews)
    2.9 mi
    $$

    Disappointing visit here for lunch. The restaurant wasn't too busy but it seemed everything moved…read moreslower. The place also seemed dirty or dingy, especially the fish tank area. Our server took a while to stop by for our drink orders and longer for our lunch order. It then took at least 10-15 minutes after soup/salad for our entrees to come out. I get it if the kitchen is busy but I watched my sushi platter sit on the bar for a while before our server came back to deliver it. He also didn't stop by much - hard to find to grab our bill. That took another 15 minutes. Frustrating as we saw other tables get helped promptly by many of the other servers. While this is a normally good, quick lunch spot, we didn't leave until maybe an hour and a half later. The food was okay but not worth the poor service. I did hear that the chicken hibachi was good but would've been better with yum yum and ginger sauce like what's available at other restaurants. Maybe just a one off but we won't return soon.

    I love Fujiyama but I just had a massage and didn't want to eat in public. I ordered hibachi combo…read moredinner filet mignon and shrimp. The meat was flavorful and tender, the veggies were good except I wish they had less zucchini and more broccoli or mushrooms and carrots but it's still good. The fried rice is good too. I love the salad with the ginger dressing (ginger increases blood flow, and increases libido ). I'll always come back to Fujiyama and their lunch specials are amazing priced.

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    Fresh salad with ginger dressing Miso soup
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    Meiji Cuisine

    Meiji Cuisine

    3.8
    (332 reviews)
    10.2 mi
    $$

    This is the go-to place for my family for sushi and pan Asian inspired cuisine. It's a wonderful…read morespot located right off the highway, and they even have a Koi pond inside! The restaurant features a menu highlighting Mandarin influences, Thai, and Japanese, along with a sushi bar and hibachi tables. There's guaranteed to be something for everyone on this menu. We come for the sushi. They always have the freshest fish - Tuna, Salmon, Sea Urchin, Surf Clam, Eel, Sweet Shrimp, Abolone - you name it, they serve it. The sushi is available as sashimi style, maki roll, or there is a giant menu of different rolls and sauces to choose from. My wife loves the Sunshine Roll (tempura Lobster), and my daughter loves the plain tuna roll. I dig the Angry Spider Roll or a Volcano Roll. Crispy oysters are hearty, with a plum dipping sauce. I honestly haven't had anything I wouldn't try again! The sushi appetizer menu itself has a collection of unique presentations that have all been amazing! Before she braved the sushi my daughter often ordered off the menu, her choices ranging from chicken tempura to the Sesame Chicken or Lo mein, and always tasty with large portions. I was happy to finish later what she could not, lol. Service is good, sometimes the weekend nights get a little hectic but they make mean drinks! Get the Zombie rum mixer, it'll get ya there. My daughter always enjoys the Japanese soda they offer, nice little treat. Saki of course and Sapporo beer, there's not much you could ask for they don't have! Great place. Parking usually not an issue as much as navigating through the lot during peak periods for what it's worth.

    Hello Again Well I…read moredid not feel like staying in and eating at the hotel and didn't feel like driving far. And gee, asian food sounded good! Meiji was a good place. My food was very good and the service as well. I did not sit at the sushi bar or do the hibachi side. Just at a table by myself:(. But like i said all was good. I would give it 5 stars for what it is but I did feel the establishment needs a little TLC. But great job! I will be back.

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    Jin's Sushi Seafood & Bar

    Jin's Sushi Seafood & Bar

    4.1
    (266 reviews)
    0.2 mi
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    I have been there twice for their all-you-can-eat lunch menu. Their sushi has been made very fresh…read moreand done exceptionally well. Their menu and options are fantastic. The menu caters to someone who can eat quite a bit as well as someone who is not able to eat that much. I felt the price was worth it in either circumstance. I will absolutely go back!

    Honestly, we were pretty disappointed in the AYCE lunch special we had today. When we first…read morearrived, one of our party members has allergies and as we informed the server and asked questions, I felt like the answers didn't make us feel confident about the safety of certain food choices. When we asked him to check the manufacturer label for dairy/egg, he said he "maybe could do that". That was a weird start. Our first round of orders were really disappointing. Our tempera and crab rangoons were soaked in oil and the oil tasted like it was old. We had to soak up the oil from the plate because you could see it dripping from the rangoon. The shrimp tempera was heavily breaded and super oily as well. I understand fried food is going to have a certain level of oil, but this didn't seem appetizing at all. Our Nigiri pieces came out and our fish was warm. Honestly, we mentioned something to our waiter and the response was that the rice was recently made so it was warm. That made us a bit skeptical. Overall our experience was not the best. The sushi was uneventful and didn't taste fresh. I was pretty disappointed and I rarely write a negative review. Jin's - honestly I hope you do better moving forward. This was a bummer.

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    Initial impression is lowered expectations. No Japanese customers or workers.
    Initial impression is lowered expectations. No Japanese customers or workers.
    Jin's Sushi Seafood & Bar
    Jin's Sushi Seafood & Bar

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    Japanica

    3.1
    (163 reviews)
    0.3 mi
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    I like to do try a new restaurant each week and I was craving calamari so I stopped by for lunch…read more To my surprise for a strip mall location it was spacious with hibachi tables, tables, booths, sushi bar and semi private room in the front. I was promptly seated with a menu and yes fried calamari is on the menu and I would have some and a random roll of some sort. The dynamite roll sounded good with eel, salmon, crab with spicy powder. Me lunch came quickly and looked good. The fried calamari was big breaded rings with a crunchy coating and satisfied my craving with that sweet/creamy seafood flavor. The dynamite roll was pretty good with a nice seafood flavors and the nice textures of the soft raw seafood with the denser sticky rice. I never really use any dipping sauces or soy sauce because I want the natural flavors of my food to shine so I can't tell you if the dipping sauce was any good or not. I used to rarely eat sushi and not because I don't like it but my growing love for calamari is finding me eating more sushi which is not a bad thing. I have no complaints at all because my service and lunch was very good.

    With a AYCE sushi restaurant less than 2 blocks away that are definitely giving customers away…read moreespecially during the lunch hour. As far as dinner is concerned I can't comment about it Customer service was lacking in my opinion during the lunch hour period. Prices are comparable but personally but I think it's about $1-3 more here if you're on a budget plus a tip They have 4-5 hibachi tables set up which could be helping them for the dinner hour

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    Monkey crown given to Black birthday girl.
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    Bangkok Kaizen | Authentic Thai & Japanese Cuisine

    Bangkok Kaizen | Authentic Thai & Japanese Cuisine

    3.5
    (78 reviews)
    8.4 mi

    So glad that we decided to come here for dinner on a Friday night. It wasn't very busy so we were…read moreseated right away. The decor is beautiful inside. To start off, I ordered plum wine, which of course was delicious. For our appetizer we ordered the pan fried gyoza. It was so light and airy absolutely delicious. Now for the main course, I went with the pineapple fried rice with chicken. I have to say this is the best pineapple fried rice I have had from any Thai restaurant. The curry powder is strong here, which is my favorite. It came with a side of Thai chili sauce which was definitely a unique surprise, but I absolutely loved it. It complimented the dish very well. My boyfriend went with the pad Thai. It was also absolutely delicious. He ate the whole thing. Now I will say I didn't finish my dish and took the rest home however it seems the waiter took offense and asked me if there was something wrong with the fried rice! I was definitely shocked and I said no it was absolutely delicious, but I just can't finish it. It was definitely a awkward moment to be asked that especially in front of other people in the restaurant. I certainly was not complaining about anything. I was thoroughly enjoying my meal. So yes, I was a little disappointed by that interaction and hoping if other people don't finish their meals that they're going to be questioned. If I didn't like my meal, I wouldn't be asking for her to go box that's for sure. I'm not knocking any stars for that of course.... I had a great time. We enjoyed our food and drinks. The waiter was working very hard. It started getting really busy and he was apologizing for the delay because it did take a while for our food to come out. We will definitely be returning, and I am excited to try another dish off their menu.

    I've been to Bankok Kaizen multiple times now and each time the food has been excellent. My wife…read moreand I really appreciated the all-you-can-eat in 90 minutes menu. They gave us a chance to sample lots of the different food options available on the menu. We've also ordered à la carte and all the food here has been excellent. The environment is really nice as well and it seems large and able to handle groups and kids which is always a plus.

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    Meiji Seafood Hibachi Buffet

    Meiji Seafood Hibachi Buffet

    3.2
    (48 reviews)
    2.4 mi
    $$$

    It was thoroughly OK. There were a lot of selections for food in the buffet. There is a 90 minute…read moretime limit to eat. The food was OK. They do say they want minimal waste. I get it. That kind of freaked me out though. I don't like cucumber, so i took the cucumber out of the sushi, and i didn't finish an egg roll because it was too chewy (not crunchy at all). That didn't seem to be a problem. I didn't try everything. I liked the noodles I got. The sushi was decent (I had the cooked sushi). They had a nice selection of desserts. My friend said she'll come back with her kids. I don't think I will. I'd rather have everything cooked fresh. The fried things I tried (gyoza and eggrolls) were too chewy, they didn't taste bad, but the texture was off. The exception was the rangoons, they were crispy. The desserts were ok. The best was the prepackaged ice cream. I'm glad i tired l tried it. It looked like the families with kids were really enjoying it. I'm sure, as a kid, I would have too.

    There were about 6 of us celebrating my son in laws Birthday. They had been here several times for…read moredinner before. They have a variety of Asian specialities, seafood, sushi, pho, and hibachi. (It might be for dinner) They didn't have crab legs for lunch but there were many kinds of shrimp and beef dishes. They had a sushi chef preparing nigiri as well as rolls. I really liked the variety. They even had the basic nuggets and pizza for kids. I really liked the variety. Everything was fresh and good!

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    Meiji Seafood Hibachi Buffet
    Meiji Seafood Hibachi Buffet
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    Kyoto - japanese - Updated August 2026

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