Kira
Japanese · Upper Kirby · $$
Japanese · Upper Kirby, Houston, TX · $$
Chef Manabu “Hori” Horiuchi’s take on both traditional and modern Japanese cuisine features arguably the freshest, highest quality fish in Houston, flown in from Japan multiple times a week. The sushi and sashimi selections are complemented by the kitchen’s hot dishes, including the stellar grilled meats cooked on the restaurant’s namesake robata. Kata Robata boasts one of the finest selections of sake and Japanese whiskey in Texas, served alongside seasonal cocktails, classic drinks and a thoughtful wine list.
“This place has got to be the one of the best Japanese food I have had in a loooong time! The dining room was lovely and our waiter Kai was so attentive and helpful with suggestions. The Nagasaki ramen has got to be some of the best ramen I have ever had and the beef skewers were so tender. In our opinion, the lamb gyoza was okay compared the rest of the amazing dishes so maybe skip it. Will definitely be back again. ❤️❤️also recommend reservation, when we arrived for our reservation the place already had a line”
“my family came as a party of 10 and everyone enjoyed it here. our server was phenomenal and the food was amazing! the atmosphere here is also very nice as well. we enjoyed the wagyu sandos and definitely recommend it to anyone trying this place out. overall, expensive but the quality of the food is top tier!”
“Having celebrated my birthday twice at Kata, I can safely say that this place is something you don’t want to pass on. The service is exceptional from start to finish and the restaurant itself offers a minimalist luxury feel. The black miso cod is one of the best fish dishes I have ever had, and the grilled octopus is just as good. Their sushi is fresh as well. I can’t wait to come back for another celebration or just for a nice meal.”
“The atmosphere was nice, but our server wasn’t very attentive. She only came by to take our order and bring the check. Since it was our first visit, we needed a little extra time to look through the menu, but she seemed somewhat impatient. We ordered the Lobster Miso Corn Bisque (daily special), Nagasaki Chanpon Ramen, Wagyu Beef Bento, and Stuffed Shishito Peppers (daily special). My favorite was the Stuffed Shishito Peppers Tempura. I normally don’t like peppers at all, but in this dish you could barely taste the pepper itself because the filling was absolutely delicious. The breading was thin, crispy, and perfectly fit on the peppers. I will come for it FS! My friend highly recommended their ramen, but honestly, it didn’t impress me too much. The Wagyu beef skewer was rich, buttery, and practically melted in my mouth, which I really enjoyed. However, the chicken karaage was a bit too dry, and the coating wasn’t very crispy, so that was disappointing.”
“I’ll Start saying that the food is AMAZING out of this world but my rating is the overall experience, I went alone to have dinner today and I was greet at the entrance, everything was correct here. Because it was just 1 person they offered seating at the sushi bar. I had to wait a little bit for my server to arrive, then I ordered the food, everything was asome but my server kept going and getting lost for a long time. I ordered dessert at the end and they took like 15 minutes to get an ice cream. My server came after a while to go see what happened with the ice cream and he shows up after 30 seconds with it i obviously said I didn’t want it and ordered the check. This is my only complaint, probably this won’t happen in a table I suppose, as an advice please assign a dedicated server for the sushi bar, because it happened to me and to another couple that arrived after me they had to wait a while to order, they even asked a sushi chef to order the food and he agreed to take their order”
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