Reviews for Kimono Japanese Restaurant in Benicia, CA
Great place for teppanyaki and other traditional Japanese fare. I highly suggest you call ahead and reserve a table especially... if you're planning to go there for dinner as they get packed pretty quickly especially on the weekends. A grill-side seating bythe teppanyaki is a must for big parties and first time guests. Read more
Everytime I come here I am greeted by smiling faces. I come here at least 2 times a week. I'm a big fan of the bar area and... it's surroundings. A beautiful fish tank and Samurai armor. I never have a hard time here getting a drink nor food. Thebartender Yang always looks out for me and reminds me when the kitchen is about to close. I really enjoy this place. Read more
We love Kinono’s! Claudia is an excellent manager, server & cocktail creator. She made a wonderful Mary Me Sushi & even... remembered from the past how much I love Moscow mules. Excellent service, tasty food, very clean & fun. We look forward to ournext visit. Read more
Mr Yang is THE BEST bartender!!! He makes dining at the bar fun! He’s fast with great technique and a dynamite smile. I... come here once a week and it’s always busy for a reason - fresh sushi, tasty food, and creative cocktails made by the awesomebartenders, especially my man Yang!! Read more
First off, if you’re looking for an entertaining and unique culinary experience, your search is over. Kimono provides that and... so much more, all at super-reasonable prices. I was blown away by the amount of food they give you! Here are the pros - nocons!????????: • excellent, authentic Japanese food • friendly and fast service (our chef was Elliot and herocked!????????????????????????) • unique presentation (check the photos - blew my mind) • reasonable prices for a ton offood (everyone at my table brought food home) • fun for kids, out of town visitors and especially locals (we saw city councilmembers at the table next to us! • sashimi and sushi were fresh and tasty • tempura was crispy and light. Just perfect.???????????? • evert was super clean, the grills, tables, staff and even the windows. They really care here, and it shows frombeginning to end. TLDR: go here for lunch or dinner. Bring friends and family. They will love the food and theexperience. This Read more
We used to visit on occasion before Covid but hadn't been here in a few years. It's a nice place to take young kids for the chef... experience. Not sure if Covid changed things but I used to enjoy when the chef would toss food at you so you could try to catchit in your mouth. We didn't get any of that treatment and it I didn't see others tables get it either. It's a shame because theshow is what you are paying for. If you are just interested in good steak and seafood and don't care about the show, there arebetter options for the money. Still, I would visit again if I had guests that hadn't been to a Japanese steakhouse before. Thefact that it is 10 minutes from my house is probably another reason I would visit again. Read more
Happy to check out nearby Kimono Japanese Restaurant for a friends birthday. Lot's of people celebrating so the mood was cheery... and place looked busy which was a good sign. We were in the back room at two of the private tables surrounding the grill. We gota fun show as our server Brent prepared our meals right in front of us. Good variety of delicious dishes to choose from. I hadgrilled scallops, onions & zucchini with chicken fried rice. Sadly I was so hungry I ate it before taking pictures! I willdefinitely put this on my list for future dining. Read more
Today we had the worst experience ever! I made the reservation 2 days ago for my daughters birthday, we arrive there at 5:55 PM... and we are asked to wait a bit to be seated at 6PM, only to be told by the Manager that we are to share a table with anothergroup!!! That is so ridiculous! To think that you will eat your dinner seated with a group of strangers! How can you enjoy andhave a quality dinner time with your family? What is the point of calling for a reservation? I told the Manager that we arewilling to wait for a table but he just dismissively told me that they cant do that, because they are packed! He did not evenbother to compromise or try to accommodate our request. Very poor customer service you have. We are very disappointed! Read more