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Kitayama
- Sushi Bars
- Newport Beach, CA
About this business
This charming restaurant is a little bit of Japan in Newport Beach. Glass walls and high ceilings give it a very open, airy feeling. The clientele comes for this as well as for the food. There is a sushi bar where you can sit, or you can get comfortable in the main dining room while you are served beautiful dishes like fresh fish, Japanese rice and vegetables, and delicious soups. Sip Japanese beer and sake or order a less exotic bottle of wine from the extensive list with bottles from $8-$75.
Location details
101 Bayview Pl, (S. Bristol St.), Newport Beach, CA, 92660, United States
Get directions| Weekday | Schedule | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mon | 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. | |
| Tue | 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. | |
| Wed | 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. | |
| Thu | 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. | |
| Fri | 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. | |
| Sat | 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. | |
| Sun | 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. |
Best Sushi at Sushi Bar – The Sushi chefs here are truly artists of the eye and the taste. Myself and 3 friends put ourselves in their hands and we were well rewarded. The toro was to die for. The combinations were amazing.
Great lunch specials. Get there early and get the sushi special; they only make 15 each day for lunch..
Okay food and Okay service – Service is okay...it seems to take forever to get just another water and soy beans. The chef's do not like to accomdate to you. They will, but they are not very happy to do it. It is expensive and I don't like too much there. I do like their seared snapper with peppers on top and their three kings roll.
Waitresses wear kimonos The food here is pretty good. The decor is pretty amazing and they have real tatami rooms for groups of people to eat at. I love that the waitresses wear pretty kimonos.
A HORRID RUDE PLACE TO GO- NOT SAFE- VERY ANTI AMERICAN- BAD FOOD. – A Horrible Experience. These people there and especially managment are apparently ANTI-American, RUDE, ARGUMENTATIVE AND GOD ONLY KNOWS WHAT THEY MAY SPIKE YOUR FOOD WITH. If you go - do not turn your back on them. No more "Pearl Harbor" style sneak attacks again for me thank you. Twice was enough, as there are so many other fine Japanese restuarnatns and their employees that really enjoy serving people politely, with no attitude - and with much better and ... read more
Worst Japanese in Orange County – Six adults visited this landmark restaurant for dinner. The restaurant has a nice glass walled garden that imitates the famous Ryoanji Temple rock garden. All great. But you cannot eat the gravels from the garden. The food is mediocre to downright poor quality, especially viewed from the high price they charge. For example, their featured Seafood Miso Nabe contained microscopic amount of seafoods. If you want to pay $30 for a bowlful of cabbages, go ahead. The hostess warned us that the kitc... read more
Do not pay with a credit card!! Unless you don't mind fraud... – My girlfriend and I used to eat here constantly. One day while we were looking over the credit card statements, we noticed a few charges from Kitayama for exactly $280. The charges occurred on days that we hadn't even eaten there. We called the credit card co, they examined the situation and said the credit card charges were for TO GO orders. Needless to say, we never ordered 280 dollars worth of take out. We have never gone back and they lost two very good cus... read more
Make reservations! – I have to admit that dinner was a little pricy but lunch is a definite must do. Make sure you make a reservation.
Ambience is nice, way short on execution – Beautiful Japanese gardens and nice dining areas. Yet, they are trying to do too much with the menu and, as a result, are doing very little well. Place has potential, but in Newport Beach as long as the place is one where people can be "seen" they probably don't need to waste the money and effort to produce a fine meal.
Frequently asked questions about Kitayama
How is Kitayama rated?
Kitayama has a 4.4 star rating with 465 reviews.
When is Kitayama open?
Kitayama is closed now. It will open at 11:30 a.m.
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