Food is decent. Service could be worked on. I get it that the staff may be busy and all, but treat your paying customers with a little more respect. Walking away from someone who's asking to order more food is absurd. No, we didn't say it too quietly. She heard us, but continued to walk away. One of the worst services I've ever received. The other waitress was fine though. She actually kept her cool and was professional. read more

Sushi was very good, service was fast and all you can eat is a great deal!! The Raman was but bland but everything else was very good!! Chicken fried rice was delicious as week!! read more

We frequent Kyoto on a bi-weekly basis and I will tell you what it is that keeps bringing us back. First of all, the prices are awesome! We, on average, spend about $65 per meal including tip and tax on my husband and I. We figured out what it would cost us if we were to order everything al a carte and realized that on average we eat and order enough to run a tab of about $150 bucks! So, needless to say, we feel it is a pretty good deal! Secondly, the sushi is just yummy. My favorite roll is the Snow Mountain or the Spicy Tuna. The sushi rice is well seasoned and the rolls are beautifully prepared. My husband loves the dumplings and sweet potato rolls. All in all, I can only think of a very few items that were not wonderful. We have brought many friends to this place and have hooked them on it too. Third, the service we usually find is quite good. I do recommend going on a week night versus a weekend night because when they are busy, some mistakes happen. Once or twice we have ordered a big platter and got some other tables order. It has let us try some stuff we wouldn't normally order though, so it can be seen as a plus in some way. The staff is friendly and though it seems to change over often, we have a few favorites. The final praise I have for them is the quality of the food. The sushi is always pretty and fresh, I have never had to pick off an icky avacado or anything. We were told by the manager that they special order in the green tea ice cream so that it has the right flavors. And man, does it ever. LOVE IT. If you have anyone that is trepidatious in trying sushi, Kyoto is great place to bring them as the menu has LOTS of stuff on it beside sushi and it really gives you the opportunity to taste and try. My favorite restaurant for sure and now I'm hungry just talking about it! read more

Went here with a friend for the All-You-Can-Eat sushi lunch. I'd been here before (with my family) and my friend had come before with her co-workers. We both knew what we were getting into. The food was just fine, nothing spectacular, nothing horrible. The miso soup did have a strange taste to it, but nothing that I would have sent back. Nigiri and the maki rolls were wonderfully filling. The stand-out problems are service and their dishes. Our server (no name given, if I recall correctly) was not talkative at all. She seemed more annoyed than anything. Maybe we've become spoiled by other servers, but a conversation or two is really not too much to ask. Dishes are a big worry for me. Chipped plates, soy sauce dishes, bowls and glasses. It worries me when a restaurant either does not or (in the worst case) *can* not replace broken dishes. Overall, I'd go back. But if I had money, I'd rather go to Wasabi, or for a special occasion, Sakura in downtown St. Paul. read more

The food is amazing and I come here all the time with my friend and we always do the buffet, but the service is terrible. The waitresses are incredibly rude. I was sitting down to eat with 4 other friends and she took 3 of their orders and I was halfway through mine when she just walked away and I didn't get to finish telling her what I would like and one of my friends didn't even get to put in her order. The waitress also continued to ignore one of my friends when she tried to get her attention. The waitress would come to the table then walk away as soon as she got here. The waiters are usually very outgoing and funny, but the waitresses are always rude. read more

I visited Kyoto Sushi for the first time a few weeks ago and it did not disappoint ! Their sushi (I had the Dynamite roll with tofu skin sushi) hit the spot. As a hardcore sushi lover it was the yummiest thing. Be sure to visit them for lunch and dinner- they have their dining room open now! (10/10 would eat here again :)) ) read more

They are SUPER RUDE. Not accommodating at all, I ordered the wrong sushi roll and was trying to explain to what looked like the mangers what roll I meant to order and he just kept saying that's the roll that you ordered and said "sorry we don't exchange here" Blatantly rude to my face and they looked at each other and started laughing and talking amongst each other about me. Would not recommend this location the savage locations staff is so much nicer! read more

I'd have to say this is probably the best place and best value for all you can eat sushi in MN. They have several locations around the Twin Cities and it's always been great the dozens of times I went. I usually go to their lunch all you can eat and it's just under $20 when you're finished. The menu has everything.... from appetizers to sashimi to Udon to Tempura and rolls. Really you can't go wrong with anything you get. Just depends on what you want. I haven't had a bad thing yet. read more

I was introduced to this place for my 20th birthday to order party trays for sushi. I ordered 3 trays, and they did not last more than 30 minutes. I then explored further and ate there for the first time with my mom a couple years ago, which was 3 years after I ordered the party trays. Sushi was just fantastic and two orders of food was plenty enough for her and I! I've introduced this place recently to my family and my boyfriend, and everyone really appreciates the quality of the food, as well as the pleasing service from the waiters and waitresses. read more

My husband and I love date nights here! We get the all you can eat sushi option and leave stuffed. I like that in addition to sushi, you can order a variety of items from the all you can eat menu. I like the terryaki noodles, spring rolls, edamame and miso soup. The dynamite roll is the best. Order that and five other varieties from the server at the beginning. They'll serve those quickly, but then they don't come around as frequently and it will take longer. Finish with green tea ice cream! It's also included. read more

This place is pretty decent if you know what to expect. It's an all you can eat affair, so while the sushi quality isn't nearly as good as something you could get somewhere else, there is a heck of a lot of it and it's pretty easy to eat the value that you paid for it. There are other items on the menu that you can get besides sushi, like fried rice, tempura, noodles and so on, so don't feel like you have to eat just sushi. Though I tend to do just that when I've gone here! The ice cream that you can get is good though - I suggest mixing the green tea and red bean together. Delicious! The wait staff when I went here earlier this week was pretty nice -- he was attentive to our table and cleared it regularly. We were able to get our food rather quickly as well. Though this was during dinner time and it was quiet, so I cannot speak to when they are busier. The lunch deal is much better than the dinner one ($16 on a weekday versus $25 for dinner and weekend), so if you want to try this place out and have the ability to swing by here during lunch hour, I definitely suggest going for that! read more

My wife and I are frequent visitors to this restaurant, we do the all you can eat sushi dinner and have never been disappointed with the food. They don't serve any alcohol any longer, but they never had a great selection to begin with. Even my father in law who does not eat sushi can find enough on the all you can eat menu to have an excellent meal. One small complaint is that sometimes the food comes out within a minute or two after ordering and sometimes it seems to take 20 minutes for the same item. It seems like they don't put your entire order in all at once if you order more than 3 or 4 items. Most likely to slow you down so you cant eat as much. On the other hand, all of the food is fresh and hot when the bring it out, not like some restaurants where one item has obviously been sitting under a heat lamp while the others cooked. read more

The food was good until we got our sushi rolls, the rolls were watery. So we did not finish them. The service was just terrible and the waitress was not friendly. She was barely at our table and we had to ask other employees to fill our water and to correct things she messed up. We paid with cash and after bringing us back the change she stood over my boyfriend's shoulder staring at the bill while he was putting the change away and had put the tip together. We tipped her 10%. We normally tip more but the service from her was terrible. She grabbed the tip right away and then told him he did not tip enough and that she should have charged us more for not finishing our rolls when there was only a quarter left of the worse roll I have ever had. Keep in mind I was still eating my food when she was telling us this. She stared at him like she was waiting for him to tip more, then after a few minutes of us not budging she stormed off. This was the worst experience I have ever had and will never go back, What is sad is that the food (except the rolls) was really good. read more

Horrible restaurant, unsanitary don't wear masks, charged me for more food than we got. They lie about their menu. They say 10 pieces but I only got 5 pieces. I asked to speak to the owner. She said she was the owner but she makes so much money and she is "so busy she doesn't care". read more

As of right now, probably still one of my favorite places to get sushi in the cities. I love that it's all you can eat, because sushi is one thing I can eat a lot of. I love that this place is just not sushi as well but other items like teriyaki chicken / beef, dumplings, etc. Everything is made to order which is great! The quality of the fish is always fresh as well when I go. My only thing is I wish they had more deep fried rolls, but the rolls they do have are good! read more

Best sushi I've ever had! Yes a bit pricey but all you can eat! If you're a sushi fan go there! You'll love it!

Me and my fiancé LOVE coming here for the all you can eat sushi! He can take out A LOT of sushi and for the amount of sushi we manage to somehow finish, it's a great deal at $25 a person. There are $5 off coupons all over the internet, if you're feeling thrifty. Granted you do sacrifice a bit of quality to compensate for the all you can eat option, but it's still crazy good. If you do choose to ayce some of our favs are... -DEEP FRIED SCALLOPS OMG. Delicious and deep fried to a perfect crunch. With just a teeeeny dollop of Japanese mayo on top. So. Good. -Stir fried chicken udon noodles! Yummy teriyaki thick noodle stir fry. Yep. Every time. -The #9 roll. Salmon and avocado with eel sauce? Hum yes please! Only downside is once in awhile the tempura shrimp can be skimpy, but once again...ayce. -The nigiri/sashimi selection is impressive for Kyoto being ayce. The salmon has been awesome every time we've been in! And this girl knows her salmon. The bincyo white tuna is kinda hit or miss but it's a big hit when it's a fresh batch of fish. -My fiancé is in love with their fried rice. They make it with long grain sticky rice and it's so perfect and fluffy, yet still a tiny bit of chewyness that you want in your sticky rice. Pretty sure they make it on a hibachi style grill in the back kitchen so it gets all that delicious flavor off the grill. Yummyyyy. My fiancé has already told me he wants to stuff himself at Kyoto on his birthday! He can't wait to show off this place to fam and friends! **The only reason they lost a star is because every so often you get a forgetful server and you won't get some of the items until you ask for it again. And again. But most of the time the service is decent, nothing above or beyond in that department. The other reason I snatched a star was for the basic fish/shrimp tempura quality. Every now and then you'll get a tough piece of sashimi that you'll have to toss aside. But, hey it's ayce so just order another piece! Also keep in mind that they charge the table 15% extra for wasted food so don't over order. We find it best to order multiple small rounds of different items so we can feel out the fullness in our tummies. Overall great price for what you get. Those scallops though. They're calling to me all the way from Eagan. I think I know what's for dinner tonight! read more

All you can eat sushi. You gotta put in big orders at a time due to slow service that comes along with it. Not a very good place to take a large crowd of people (8+) because if same reasons. read more

Great food! Sometimes it takes a while to get what you ordered or they forget but for the price of all you can eat it's worth it!

The food from here was okay but not the greatest. Service was horrible from start to finish. We walked in the door and the hostess refused to look at us and was rude. The server was awkward. When we left we realized one of the people in our party left a card in the booklet on the table we called and were immediately told that they didn't see it without even checking. Called back again after looking some more and the hostess refused to let us talk to the manager and was yelling at me on the phone for asking again. They even started to say that they didn't accept credit cards after our whole party had paid with credit card. Will NEVER go there again. We drove an hour to go here for the all you can eat read more

If I could give it a "no-star" I would've. We've been going to the maple grove and eden prairie location and never been treated like this. Came in and went with the usual AYCE Dinner. Older guy with glasses brought us to a table and we politely asked for a booth. Idk what was up his a** but he told my girlfriend while walking away "if you want a booth take these menus and go back up front". Instantly turned me off. Went to the front with the menus in our hand and waited a great couple of minutes until someone acknowledge. Mind you. There was 8 employees sitting around talking in another language just not doing anything. We were sat in a booth and as upset as I got didn't even wait for our waters to come and decide to just stick with the eden prairie location and f*** that Eagan Kyoto. It smells like cat piss. read more

A small group of us brought in by a 20% off entire order coupon. Seems strange to go for sushi in a suburb. Rather than pay $24.99 each for all you can eat sushi, we opted for the regular menu and ordered a large platter that included a variety of things for around $55. Plus, we ordered "unagi" with 4 pieces. Before our platter and unagi arrived, we each received a bowl of light flavored soup with some seaweed in it, and then a small salad with fresh crisp Romaine lettuce and thin slices of onion with a very light and tasty dressing on it. Unexpected, and very good - both. The unagi was o.k. I "love" it at my favorite Mpls. sushi restaurant. The platter presented the items nicely: there was sufficient variety, and everything on it was good. One thing I noticed, however, was that several "roll" pieces fell open way too easily as some of us tried to pick it up with our chopsticks. Poor construction? Ingredients too wet or dry? I don't know. All in all, an unmemorable experience for me, comparatively speaking. I'd probably return "iff" there's another 20% off entire order coupon available. Otherwise, I'd pass. read more

Went in on Labor Day for some holiday lunch, but they'd doubled the prices "because it's a holiday." Looking around I saw how only two tables had any people at them in the whole place. Not much of a surprise, really. I don't care how good the food is, arbitrarily punishing me for coming to your restaurant on my day off is not going to win me as a customer. Couldn't say a thing about the food, as we didnt stay, but this was a major customer service fail. Don't expect my future patronage. read more

ZERO stars. So after almost a month later, they still didn't get their bank to refund us, and they told us we needed to come in on New Years Eve to resolve this. So putting our plans on hold aside, we went in, they were still equally unapologetic, didn't offer to make this right, and when we asked that they refund everything, meal and all to make this right they scoffed and said we're just looking for a free meal. UNREAL. Never again will we, be dining there, and have made sure to pass this along to our friends and family who had also been regulars. read more

I'm somewhat of a sushi snob, I will admit. Kyoto Sushi simply underwhelmed me. I was at this location for a business meeting, and was willing to give it a try hoping I would be pleasantly surprised. My disappointment began with a cup of Miso Soup, which should have been called Miso Broth. I had two or three minuscule pieces of seaweed, one tiny piece of tofu, and nothing more in the cup. I simply sipped it down. When the appetizers (Teriyaki Chicken and Teriyaki Beef) arrived, I became completely aware that my expectations did not meet reality. The Teriyaki Beef was actually cold, and the Teriyaki chicken was so dry I dipped it in my Soy Sauce. We also had fried Shrimp Rolls which had a large layer of Panko style covering with a skinny piece of shrimp down the middle that was devoid of flavor and ultra chewy. Not very appetizing. Overall, the entire experience felt disjointed. Appetizers would come out one or two at a time, our drinks went unfilled for far too long, and the Sushi, when it arrived, was flavorless...like one would expect from gas station sushi if you've ever tried that. I imagine this is what is tastes like. read more

I'm not even wasting time explaining how horrible this place is. I paid 60 dollars for a couple bites of "sushi" that made me gag. They even charged me 15 percent extra for "excessive waste" when all I ordered was one small order of chicken teriyaki that looked and smelled like it could have been human flesh. He suggested I eat it...I paid the 15 percent. Enuf said. read more

The decor is nice, however the food is...well as the stars declare, meh, i've experienced better. I'm a vegan, so by nature Japanese tends to be one of the Asian fares that have more options for me, however as I ordered my hot tea (first was served iced tea--wtf), edamame, and avocado cucumber rolls I wasn't expecting to get food covered in roe (fish eggs). When I sent it back they aptly brought me another roll, which I also had to pick roe off of... that is just gross. Because of this, I feel as though it wasn't clean enough/sanitary. I clearly explained why it doesn't fit in my diet, and I was disappointed in the quality I received. Also, the portion size was small and the pickled ginger was dyed pink (a common occurrence, but can't restaurants choose more natural ingredients?!). I don't intend on going back. read more

Went for the all-you-can-eat lunch, and wasn't disappointed. No guarantee on the authenticity (haven't tried enough sushi) or extent of what they offer, but a great chance to explore the menu for someone who doesn't know much about sushi. There are also a variety of non-sushi options (tempura, teriyaki, fried rice, upon soup, soba soup etc.). B.C. roll and spicy tuna were both good (though don't expect much tobiko on any of the rolls), but the real winner was the unagi (eel). I had it both as sushi and as donburi, and both were delicious. Do be warned that the donburi comes with a lot more rice than is necessary. The various fried rice dishes are mostly rice, as well. Miso soup was a nice addition, and the soba was solid (though be warned that the soups are much larger than other portions). Overall a great experience; I would advise pacing yourself and trying something you've never had before! read more

Have had perfectly fine experiences here until tonight. When we paid we left a tip and the man who took our check proceeded to bring it over and yell in our faces about how it was not enough. Very very rude. We left a higher tip like he insisted but that behavior is undeserving of a tip whatsoever. The sushi is good but you don't go to an establishment and spent your earned money to get yelled at by a service member. read more

We eat here about once a month for the all-you-can-eat sushi. The menu is diverse, including many types of sushi, sashimi, and rolls as well as apps, rice dishes, tempura, and teriyaki. We usually only get sushi, which, for an all-you-can-eat place, is pretty darn good! It is not top of the line, but you definitely get more than you pay for with quality and quantity and, as an added bonus, there is no time limit!! I definitely recommend this place if you have a hankering for sushi, and a lot of it! read more

This is one of my favorite Japanese buffets. For some reason, the fried rice at this Kyoto is better than the fried rice I've had at their other establishments (there's on in Savage, Roseville, and a few more in other towns I think). It tastes almost as if they put terriyaki sauce in it. No complaints there - whatever they do to it, its freaking awesome. Price isn't too bad, especially if you're a huge sushi eater when other sushi bars can rack you up a $100+ tab. Even the bar is reasonably priced. I got a Pina Colada here once for the hell of it and got a huge glass that was pretty much overflowing. Can't complain about that! read more

My friend and I came here for all you can eat sushi at lunch time. The service was mediocre, the waiter gave us attitude and didn't come check up on us. When she did come by, water glasses were empty... My friend was appalled by the service. I had higher expectations for service, I got up for a bit and came back. When I got back the waiter just comes over with a bill. Didn't ask if we needed anything else, it was like she wanted to us to eat and get out. What kind of service is that?. I have never been to a place where service was that bad. After all we are paying a good amount of money to get all you can eat sushi. I am never coming back to this location, no thanks... read more

We used to love this place. Food went down hill, bad. Last two times were OK at best, I kept hoping it was an off night. Tonight was the last time. Tuna was mushy and brown, tempura was overly greasy. They charged my 10 y/o as a $25 adult (she ate half a california roll and shared edemame). They stopped selling liquor, beer and wine only. Service was never great, but a teriyaki steak we ordered earlier, that never came, came out after we got our check and finished our ice cream. $110 for me, my wife and a 10 & 6 y/o, was not worth it. I wont give it another chance. read more

This location has better service and food then the Roseville locations. One thing I don't like is the in cohesiveness the service can be.

Great place! All you can eat, very extensive menu, great taste. Even the tea was done right - in a teapot, and it was *rice* tea. Service was friendly and fast in the beginning of the meal, but unfortunately slowed down past the middle of it. That, and the price a little on the high end, was why I give 4 but not 5 stars. read more

I'm a former loyal customer at this restaurant. Used to come here for lunch with my friends/ coworkers once or twice a week and for some family special events. Last night we had a last minute invite from a family friend, so we brought our 2 kids, our 6 yr old girl and our son just turned 10. As we got there , took the waiter over 10 mins to get us a menu and we had to ask for water. When we started to place our order, the waiter stopped us and asked how old are the kids so we told him. He barely speak any English but he acted like we were the ones that didn't speak English lol. The food was so so, the sashimi (cut in cubes) were not as fresh as they normally were. All the kids from our party got exact same food, an order of chicken fried rice and 1 chicken wing each, age rage from 6-10 (4 kids). Then the fun begins when we got our bill. They charged our 10 year old which ate the same amount of food as the 6 year old as an adult price($25.95) the 6 yr old was charged ($6). When we asked about it, the waiter gave us another look like we didn't speak any English and said "I told you" which we were never aware of. He started giving us dirty looks and mumbles in his language. We bite our tongue and paid for it anyway. If you have kids 10yr + , don't even bother to bring them here unless you're planning to pay $25.95 per child. We were beyond disappointed with the experience we had with this restaurant and will never step foot in here again. read more

Ate here 10/10/09. I can honestly say it was the best sushi I've ever had.....in Eagan. We chose to order off the "all you can eat" menu for $24.99 so we'd be able to try a wide range of items. Here are some of the highs, mediums and lows: Highs - No wait: despite arriving at 7pm, we were promptly seated Excellent service: very friendly staff, food arrived quickly Appealing decor - nice, modern Asian aesthetic Happening vibe - wasn't your typical Applebee's crowd Sane drink prices - kudos for a 23 oz Sapporo draft or glass of wine for ~$5. So many other places gouge you on the beverage front Mediums - Hard to explain, but it was as if almost every single item was uniformly a 6 or 7 out of 10 in terms of quality. All of the following items fell in the "okay" to "good" range, but nothing really stood out as great. The edamame was okay, heavily salted and a little over cooked. The tempura batter on the vegetables was heavier than I've had in most good Japanese restaurants, leaving a greasy feel. The deep fried scallops could easily have been shaken from a Mrs. Paul's frozen fish box. We sampled a good variety of sushi and rolls. I'm happy to report the fish all tasted quite fresh. That said, the fish portions appeared to be thinner than most places I've been, which resulted in a different fish/rice ratio and accompanying mouth feel. Even somewhat subtle things here seemed a little off. The rice was a little denser/heavier than usual. The wasabi didn't have the sinus cleansing intensity I've come to enjoy elsewhere and the ginger tasted a touch sweeter than normal. The "spicy" salmon and tuna sushi we ordered came with a stripe of orange spice sauce down the top of them that was more sweet than spicy. Lows - Egg rolls were just plain bad. Greasy w/ nothing good inside. I didn't expect this to be a highlight in a sushi restaurant, but thought we'd try them. The udon noodle soup w/ chicken was mediocre. It had a definite greasy feel to it and there was something odd about having chicken in what appeared to be a beef broth based soup. The green tea ice cream was really creamy and yet astringent. I've had much better elsewhere. I think I'd go w/ plain vanilla in the future. Finally, there were several people there celebrating their birthdays. Rather than having the wait staff gather and sing or quietly slide them a dessert, the restaurant pumps prerecorded "Happy Birthday" through their sound system sung by females with Asian-tinged accents. The first time, my wife and I couldn't decide whether it was touching or tacky, but after the third time, we decided on the latter. So, having said all this, would I go again? I'd have to say a qualified "yes." I'd like to see this place succeed as an option to driving into Minneapolis or St. Paul. They seem to be trying really hard and have good staff and service. I think it would a great place to go for happy hour--they have inexpensive drink specials. I'd also go if I wanted to do some targeted ordering of sushi a la carte off the menu vs. "all you can eat." Speaking of, it makes me wonder if the AYCE option isn't partially to blame for the hit they take in overall quality. Just speculation, but I'm sure they need to play with the quality vs. volume equation in order to make AYCE profitable. read more

All you can eat in Kyoto! About $25 a person for buffet and you can order everything on the menu! Sashimi, sushi hand rolls, beef or salmon grill....my favorite is the shrimp tempera!! don't forget to try the red bean ice cream! read more

Went to Kyoto on a Sunday night around 5. Staff was friendly and we were seated right away. My wife and I both decided on the all-you-can-eat dinner. We ordered appetizers and some sushi. Service was prompt and courteous. Most of the rolls were quite good for what I was expecting. Unfortunately, I was disappointed in the spider roll because the fried crab was cold. Other than that the rolls were quite good and the rice had a nice texture and flavor. I would definitely go back again and I thought the food was definitely worth the price that we paid. read more

I will never eat here again! We were given sashmi but had ordered sushi but started eating it anyway and the waitress comes back to our table and took it away because she said she made a mistake, We had already started eating the food and pointed it out to her but she took it anyway. I have a feeling it wound up on someone else's table not long after! Gross! Then we noticed in our edamame there was an open pod...double gross!! Do they recycle food from other orders?! I have felt nauseous since I left there. read more