Kyoto Japanese Restaurant

3232 State St, Santa Barbara - 93105
186 reviews
Japanese Sushi Bar Vegetarian
(805) 687-1252

Great restaurant, but if you want to dine in traditional Japanese, call to reserve one of there rooms at no extra cost.

We went ,we saw ,we thought we ate ,WE DIED..!! Food was beyond horrible , food was beyond garbage, food was beyond eatting out of a dumpster where the garbage hasn't been thrown for 3 years, food was made for people that commit TREASON against their country,!! Food was made for the devil when he gets thrown into the lake of FIRE ?!!!!! Turns out this food was actually served in death camps the Japanese had for their enemies. !!!!

This place took us in with no wait during peak dinner hours. It’s really cute inside with a couple private floor seated table rooms. We got a booth and enjoyed our food. The agedashi tofu is HUGE. Our sushi roll was fresh and filling. Service was efficient and pleasant. Sake came hot. Would come again.

This place charge me twice we order a boat were fronlos angeles they double xharme 52.17 they charge 36.57 that crazy they wont anwer my call the owner are korean they known to over charge they food was not that good I told then were allergy to shrimp they still did want to give something elsr.

Pretty solid sushi, 1st sushi joint I've been to since moving here. Probably because it's close to home. The spicy jalapeño roll was *chefs kiss. Honestly, pretty dang good. Haven't tried everything here yet but I think most of the rolls are probably solid. Good stuff ?

I absolutely recommend that you do not dine at this place if you have food allergies or restrictions. Extremely unsafe for that. The staff could not communicate with each other, resulting in a mess of a dining experience. I explained that I am celiac several times, which is a pretty common allergy nowadays. It took them, I'm not exaggerating, over six times of checking, re-checking, and bringing me wrong food over and over again. The food wastage was horrendous. I finally got a dish that was apparently safe, only after everyone at my table was already done eating. I really hope that their staff learns to communicate with each other because food restrictions and allergies are not some abnormal, unexpected thing when you work in a restaurant.

Great time and food with good friends

We had a large party in one of the private rooms it was a fun evening. The sushi was good, the temporal was excellent.

Kyoto has a full menu unlike typical sushi bars so expect to have terrific sushi, wonderful chilled Soba noodles, etc. My daughter and self had quite the memorable experience.

It was my first time eating here. I was with my son and we ordered the state roll, sunset roll, and the Washington roll, plus nigri and sashimi. Was so good and the quantity was perfect. We also had the spicy edamame that was so delicious. The sauce was perfect. We are definitely going back to try more different rolls. The customer service was great. Thank You so much! We had a terrific lunch!