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Kyoto

Cuisine: Asian, Japanese, Sushi

Price Range: $$

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One of Salt Lake City's favorite Japanese restaurants, Kyoto embraces diners with refined, traditional Japanese cuisine served amongst simple-yet cozy-decor and pleasant atmosphere. Lunchtime business folks flock here in droves to sample the delicious (and reasonably priced) sushi and tempura specials. Quick and efficient service adds to the midday allure. At dinner, the pace slows down a bit as patrons gather in classic tatami rooms to savor shrimp or steak tempura, salmon teriyaki, or sukiyaki. Unlike many of Salt Lake City's modern, flashy, fusion or otherwise "trendy" sushi restaurants, Kyoto focuses on the millennia-tested goodness of traditional sushi.

Address:

1080 E 1300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
801-487-3525

Hours:

Mon-Thu: 11:30am-2pm,; 5:30pm-9:30pm
Fri-Sat: 11:30am-2pm,; 5:30pm-10pm
Sun: 5:30pm-9pm

EXPERT TIPS BY: Christine Balaz
Salt Lake City Local Expert

9th & 9th's Best Restaurants: "Come to Kyoto if you've never had the experience of dining in a tatami room."

Best for 9th & 9th's Best Restaurants Because: Kyoto, a long-standing Salt Lake tradition, has consistently been one of the city's highest rated sushi restaurants for years.

Lunch Menu
- Teriyaki
  
  Grilled Chicken
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Grilled Tenderloin
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Grilled Salmon
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Spare Ribs
  
  ($9.00)
- Lunch Box
  
  Lunch Box
  
  Chicken Teriyaki, Ebi Tempura (2), Gyoza (3), Tuna Sashimi (4), California Roll (4) ($15.00)
- Tempura
  
  Ebi Tempura
  
  Shrimp tempura ($10.00)
  
  Seafood Tempura
  
  Assorted seafood tempura ($10.00)
  
  Yasai Tempura
  
  Vegetable tempura ($8.00)
- Sukiyaki
  
  Beef Sukiyaki
  
  Beef and vegetables cooked with sukiyaki sauce ($10.00)
  
  Chicken Sukiyaki
  
  Chicken and vegetables cooked in sukiyaki sauce ($9.00)
- Katsu
  
  Tonkatsu
  
  Pork cutlet ($9.00)
  
  Gyukatsu
  
  Beef cutlet ($10.00)
  
  Torikatsu
  
  Crispy Breaded Chicken ($9.00)
- Udon
  
  Tempura Udon
  
  Shrimp tempura over white noodle soup ($9.00)
  
  Beef Udon
  
  Beef over white noodle soup ($9.00)
  
  Oyako Udon
  
  Chicken, egg and vegetables over white noodle soup ($9.00)
  
  Nabeyaki Udon
  
  Udon noodles with chicken, ebi tempura, seafood, vegetable, & egg ($9.00)
- Donburi
  
  Chicken Teriyaki Donburi
  
  Grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce and rice ($8.00)
  
  Oyako Donburi
  
  Chicken, egg & vegetables cooked in soy sauce over steamed rice ($9.00)
  
  Tendon
  
  Shrimp tempura over steamed rice ($9.00)
  
  Katsudon
  
  Egg & vegetables cooked in soy sauce over steamed rice ($10.00)
  
  Unagi Donburi
  
  Broiled eel over steamed rice with special sauce ($13.00)
- Traditional Favorites
  
  Saba Shioyaki
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Gyoza
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Katsu Curry
  
  ($9.00)
  
  Agedashi Tofu
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Miso Soup
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Edamame
  
  ($3.00)
Dinner Menu
- Appetizers
  
  Kushi Beef Teriyaki
  
  Broiled beef on skewer with teriyaki sauce ($8.00)
  
  Kushi Ebi Teriyaki
  
  Shrimp broiled on skewer with teriyaki sauce ($8.00)
  
  Yakitori
  
  Broiled chicken on skewer with teriyaki sauce ($8.00)
  
  Gyoza
  
  Japanese style pot sticker ($8.00)
  
  Tatsuta Age
  
  Japanese seasoned deep fried crispy chicken ($12.00)
  
  Ika Syoyu Yaki
  
  Broiled squid with soy sauce and ginger ($11.00)
  
  Agedashi Tofu
  
  Deep fried soybean curd with ginger soy sauce ($6.00)
  
  Yudofu
  
  Boiled soybean curd with special sauce ($7.00)
  
  Hiyayakko
  
  Cold soybean curd with special sauce ($7.00)
  
  Mussel Shooter
  
  Quail egg, tobiko, scallion, spicy ponzu ($5.00)
  
  Baked Green Mussels
  
  Spicy mayo, tobiko, scallion ($6.00)
  
  Dynamite
  
  Grilled fish, spicy mayo, tobiko, scallion ($8.00)
  
  Hamachi Kama
  
  Grilled yellowtail collar ($13.00)
  
  Sake Kama
  
  Grilled salmon collar ($10.00)
  
  Maguro Kimchee
  
  Tuna & nappa cabbage kimchee ($12.00)
  
  Daikon Salad
  
  Sprouts, mixed greens, ponzu sauce ($5.00)
  
  Seaweed & Ika (squid) Salad
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Pickled Vegetables
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Misoshiru
  
  White soybean soup ($2.00)
- Tempura
  
  Ebi Tempura
  
  Shrimp tempura ($19.00)
  
  Seafood Tempura
  
  Assorted seafood tempura ($19.00)
  
  Yasai Tempura
  
  Vegetable tempura ($14.00)
- Traditional Favorites
  
  Gyukatsu
  
  Beef cutlet ($22.00)
  
  Tonkatsu
  
  Pork cutlet ($18.00)
  
  Yose Nabe
  
  Assorted seafood and vegetables cooked in special broth ($19.00)
  
  Nabeyaki Udon
  
  Udon noodles with chicken, ebi tempura, seafood, vegetables & egg ($14.00)
  
  Saba Shioyaki
  
  Mackerel, broiled with salt ($16.00)
- Sukiyaki
  
  Beef Sukiyaki
  
  Beef and vegetables cooked in sukiyaki sauce ($18.00)
  
  Chicken Sukiyaki
  
  Chicken and vegetables cooked in sukiyaki sauce ($16.00)
- Teriyaki
  
  Steak Teriyaki
  
  Broiled steak with teriyaki sauce ($20.00)
  
  Chicken Teriyaki
  
  Grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce ($16.00)
  
  Salmon Teriyaki
  
  Broiled salmon with teriyaki sauce ($18.00)
Sushi Menu
- Nigiri & Sashimi (2 pcs)
  
  Maguro*
  
  Tuna ($6.00)
  
  Anago*
  
  Saltwater Eel ($6.00)
  
  Sake*
  
  Salmon ($5.00)
  
  Hamachi*
  
  Yellowtail ($5.00)
  
  Amaebi*
  
  Sweet Shrimp ($7.00)
  
  Shiro Maguro*
  
  Albacore Tuna ($5.00)
  
  Tako*
  
  Octopus ($4.00)
  
  Uni*
  
  Sea Urchin ($8.00)
  
  Unagi*
  
  Fresh Water Eel ($5.00)
  
  Saba*
  
  Mackerel ($4.00)
  
  Ebi*
  
  Shrimp ($5.00)
  
  Ikura*
  
  Salmon Eggs ($5.00)
  
  Ika*
  
  Squid ($4.00)
  
  Shiromi*
  
  White Fish ($5.00)
  
  Tamago
  
  ($4.00)
- Traditional Classics
  
  Futomaki
  
  Fish flakes, vegetables and egg ($10.00)
  
  Spider Roll
  
  Soft shell crab, lettuce and cucumber ($9.00)
  
  Unagi Roll
  
  Eel, avocado and cucumber ($7.00)
  
  California Roll*
  
  Crab, avocado and flying fish eggs ($6.00)
  
  Tekka Roll
  
  Tuna roll ($5.00)
  
  Sake Roll
  
  Salmon roll ($5.00)
  
  Kappa Roll
  
  Cucumber roll ($4.00)
  
  Sake Oyako Don*
  
  Fresh salmon and salmon eggs over a bowl of sushi rice ($19.00)
  
  Tekka Don*
  
  Fresh tuna over a bowl of sushi rice ($20.00)
  
  Namechirashi*
  
  Variety of fresh fish over a bowl of sushi rice ($24.00)
  
  Poki Don*
  
  Assorted fish over a bowl of sushi rice with special sauce ($15.00)
  
  8 PCS Sashimi
  
  Tuna, Salmon & Yellowtail ($12.00)
  
  16 PCS Sashimi Moriwase
  
  Tuna, Salmon, Yellowtail, Snapper, Octopus, Sweet Shrimp, Albacore Tuna ($30.00)
  
  Hotate Kaisen
  
  Assorted sashimi with seared scallop from Hokkaido, Japan ($12.00)
  
  Small Sushi Combo
  
  4 pcs nigiri, 1 california roll, 1 tekka roll ($15.00)
  
  Large Sushi Combo
  
  8 pcs nigiri & choice of 1 california roll or tekka roll ($20.00)
- Specialty Rolls
  
  Kyoto*
  
  Deep fried roll with avacado, eel, seared escolar and asparagus topped with poke, salmon, black tobiko and eel sauce ($15.00)
  
  Geisha*
  
  Spicy tuna and avacado topped with salmon, mango, yuzu tobiko and eel sauce ($15.00)
  
  Spicy Scallop*
  
  Spicy scallop, kaiware, green onion and flying fish eggs ($7.00)
  
  Dragon Original
  
  Shrimp tempura topped with eel and avocado ($15.00)
  
  Red Dragon*
  
  Eel and avocado topped with spicy tuna and tobiko ($15.00)
  
  Kinkaku*
  
  Spicy salmon and avocado topped with real crab, habanero, masago and spicy mayo ($12.00)
  
  Hot Samuri*
  
  Yellowtail, spicy tuna, scallion and cucumber tobbed with tuna, wasabi tobiko and spicy sauce ($14.00)
  
  Caterpillar Roll
  
  Cucumber & freshwater eel topped with avocado ($15.00)
  
  Firecracker Roll
  
  Shrimp tempura & spicy tuna topped with avocado, tobiko and tempura crumbles ($14.00)
  
  Ebi Tempura
  
  Shrimp tempura, lettuce ($7.00)
  
  Bear Lake Roll*
  
  Eel, crab, cucumber and tobiko ($7.00)
  
  Kamo Gawa*
  
  Shrimp tempura roll topped with tuna, avacado and eel sauce ($15.00)
  
  Mai Zuru*
  
  California roll topped with salmon and lemon ($15.00)
  
  Vegetarian Roll
  
  Assorted vegetables ($5.00)

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