I had the tonkatsu ramen and it was delicious.The bowl they bring it in is massive and it's earthenware so your ramen stay hot for a while.I also had the shrimp tempura roll but it looked so good I forgot to grab a picture until I was halfway through it ? It tasted just as good as it looked if not better.The wait staff was real friendly and checked in on me frequently, 10/10 customer service.TL:DR One of the better places I've eaten at in awhile. I will be coming back the next time I'm in town.
The appetizer called monkey brain was really delicious and came in a great portion. The sushi was good and very fulfilling. Service was great. Prices were a little bit on the high side but reasonable. They offered free iced tea or ice cream once you checked in on app.
So incredibly good. The sushi burritos are huge, the fish is fresh and the spicy miso broth was outstanding! Service was excellent and friendly. We will definitely be back!
Service: Excellent and fastSetting: Cleaning and pleasant view.Price: FairFist time at this place. Came by because of the 4.6 star. I thought the food could be better. The Ramen is definitely good. Great flavor, noodle is good, the onion added extra flavor. The chasui is a little dry and hard.We ordered a dragon roll. It only ok, had better is many other places. The eel is a bit small, maybe because of inflation, need to cut the weight down a bit. I didn't like the rice texture. Not a soft rice. Not enough of the sweet sauce. Dragon roll does not require soy sauce and wasabi, but I have to use some because of not enough of the sweet sauce.Mixed Tempora, a bit small for the tray. Also, could use a little more flavor in the flowers that is used to fried the Tempora. Come for the ramen
Love this sushi spot. Super clean, super fast service, and really attentive staff. Gets packed very quickly after 6pm on weekends, so plan ahead.Amazing quality, solid rolls and variety (not too much, but just enough). Definitely a local favorite. I swear this place has the best salmon sashimi hands down. Its not gamey or chewy, it's nice and buttery soft - every time I order it.They also have drink specials all day, every day... So you are set to drink up and have fun (sake bombs anyone?) While eating amazing quality fish. Honestly, it's all about the fish quality for me, so I won't even talk about the rolls, but they're solid as well.
Love the salmon sushi burrito, but the consistency is insanely low. They are never the same size (even in the same order), and recently they are almost never actually closed all the way. It's like making a burrito with half a tortilla and just leaving it open for everything to fall out. Get it together Kaiba.EDIT: They also just increased their prices by 15%
In this picture we have the delicious sushi deep fried in tempura. I prefer to come here during dinner time. They have a nice ambiance and good fast service. Thank you
I had the tiger roll, spicy tuna roll, tempura, and gyoza. What a disaster. I hope I don’t get sick. Whoever makes the spicy tuna should be ashamed. It was a puréed mess of Mayo, too much spice, and a little tuna. It was a liquid mess. Cost saving measure? The rolls wouldn’t even hold their shape because they was just full of goo that squished out when picking them up, even when using hands instead of chopsticks. And the rice was dry and overcooked- possibly just stale and old. The tempura was ok but the gyoza shell had an odd crunch instead of a crispness and the entire thing had little taste - all while the sauce was too sweet for gyoza.
My favorite restaurant in all of Pasadena. I've been here dozens of times and don't think I have really ever had a bad time. I love salmon sushi/sashimi and their's is very inexpensive relative to many other competitors while still always tasting fresh and great. Staff are friendly, good location, calm ambiance and all around incredible deal. I will say I am a little sad that their $1 sake went up to $3 and the $2 draft beer is now $4, but even with this post-covid adjustment they still have one of the best deals in town for a consistent quick date night.
Kaiba is a revelation! Really good quality ramen and sushi for relatively low prices. I believe that Kaiba has the power to reunite a divided household.My wife has loved sushi since college and I just haven't been able to develop a taste for it. After years of not being able to enjoy a good sushi restaurant together we finally found the answer. Kaiba!We recently had our first dining experience at Kaiba. Coincidentally, we were having dinner with my wife's best friend from college and the friend's twin sister who had flown in from Seattle for the weekend. A party of four works great for sharing multiple sushi rolls, soups and sides.We arrived after 7pm on a Sunday evening and the place was packed with a wait. The staff were great! The host offered to seat us after just a couple of minutes if someone didn't show up on time for their reservation. Thanks a lot Rachel for not showing up, we really enjoyed your reservation. All the staff we interacted with were energetic, attentive and efficient. I recommend that you make a reservation for yourself when you plan to visit Kaiba. We can't all count on Rachel to make a reservation for us without knowing it.I experienced true "food joy" eating my Tonkatsu Ramen as my wife and her friends feasted on a variety of their favorite sushi rolls and sides. I recommend the $2 draft beer and the $1 warm sake. Great deals for what you get.The house once divided over sushi has now been united by Kaiba Japanese Restaurant.Fun Facts:-There are three Kaiba locations in Southern California-The menu is accessible via QR code scan with your phone.-They don't appear to have a website but they do have business page on Facebook.-If you are not comfortable with chopsticks you can ask for a fork and they will bring you a metal one on a napkin.-Plenty of free parking in the lot behind the restaurant.So, do yourself a favor and give this terrific Asian Fusion Restaurant a try soon.