Kyoto Japanese Restaurant

  4.2 – 485 reviews   • Japanese restaurant

Bustling Japanese eatery serving sushi, tempura & steaks along with hot & cold sake bombs.

✔️Lunch ✔️Dinner ✔️Dine in ✔️Take out ✔️Delivery Kyoto Japanese Restaurant 93105

Hours

Friday11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–10 PM
Saturday12–2:30 PM, 5–10 PM
Sunday5–9:30 PM
Monday11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–9:30 PM
Tuesday11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–9:30 PM
Wednesday11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–9:30 PM
Thursday11:30 AM–2 PM, 5–9:30 PM

Address and Contact Information

Address: 3232 State St, Santa Barbara, CA 93105

Phone: (805) 687-1252

Website: http://kyotosb.com/

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Reviews

REDESIGN ARCHITECTURAL STUDIOS
Am afternoon out with the wife at Kyoto Japanese Restaurant in Santa Barbara. Kyoto offers a visually stunning and delicious sushi experience. A standout dish is their specialty roll, featuring fresh tuna and crisp toppings, which perfectly balances textures and flavors.
A Feast for the Senses
The meal begins with an impressive presentation of rolls, often garnished with fresh wasabi and pickled ginger. The freshness of the fish, particularly the tuna and yellowtail, is a highlight of the dining experience.
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Naomi C
Great, authentic Japanese spot with a grand menu variety of dishes! Our first time was so great we decided to make reservations for a birthday later on and also had a great experience then as well. Love the variety of dishes, which makes it a great place to try new rolls in the future! Amazing and friendly staff and management.
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Geoff Severson
Very nice staff. Great food. Sushi is fresh and delicious.
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Georgina Corkett
(Disclaimer – my experience was more of a 4 star experience but to be fair it’s not the restaurant’s fault.)
The service is awesome! They were on top of everything and very attentive despite it being a full house.
The food portions are good and everything tasted great.
I love the authentic Japanese decor including the tatami rooms.

So I guess the only problem is that this place is popular amongst the college crowd? The night we were there, there was a party of at least 16 college-age girls being loud and obnoxious in the tatami rooms. I’m not kidding when I say that I happened to have ear plugs and was so relieved that I was able to wear them during dinner, but I know other guests complained and asked to be seated away from them.

Aside from loud parties and lack of parking, this place is great!
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Su
Service is nice, fast and friendly. I also like the interior of this place! Pretty nice and creative.
Food wise, ROLLS HERE ARE AMAZING!!! Highly rec!! Tonkatsu was eh, little disappointed. But definitely try the rolls here!!
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Haruka K
The sunomono has an option for shrimp or crab. Note: it is imitation crab. We got the Garlic Chip roll and the garlic chips were stale— are clearly a day or so old. Bathroom is a mess. Service is decent
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moon child
We had a very mixed experience at this restaurant. While the food itself was okay and about half of our family was satisfied with their meals, the other half didn’t feel well afterwards, which raises some concerns about the freshness or quality of certain dishes.

What really stood out, though, was the incredibly unfriendly service. Staff members were cold and unhelpful from the beginning. We had to ask multiple times before they finally unlocked the restroom for us, which felt unnecessary and uncomfortable.

Another issue was with the vegetarian options. Although the vegetarian dishes were supposed to include soup and salad, the soup clearly contained meat. When we asked if there was a vegetarian alternative, the response was rude and dismissive. No solution was offered, and we were made to feel like we were being difficult for simply asking.

Overall, for the price, you can find much better Japanese restaurants in Santa Barbara—both in terms of food and service.
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Di Gregorio Vincenzo
This was my fist time , and the food was amazing, I did anjoy the boat, I live the menu in the table is nice u can see oll the pic and u have good choices, but the service have to be little better and make shure u don’t make wait so long , for the rest good food guys I will back again
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Bel
Friendly service and food was ok. We ordered fried Gyoza which were crispy and not oily. We also ordered 3 sushi rolls but the ahi in one didn’t taste fresh. The booths are currently set up with plexiglass between them for COVID-19 compliance. They also have an outdoor tent dining.
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C.R.
Great spot! We live the atmosphere here. Everyone is very kind and the food is great.
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