Yokai

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   Karina

   San Francisco

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Second visit for my husband and I. We came here last year to celebrate an anniversary and came back to celebrate our first valentine’s as newlyweds. The staff were courteous and friendly. The food was delicious. We ordered the chef’s choice meal and were not disappointed. Every dish was tasty and delectable in its own way. The bartender also makes good cocktails. We ordered two each and they were very good.
   

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   Alex

   New York City

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   The food was bland considering the price. Only good things about this restaurant is its atmosphere and service. Good for last minute book for anniversary if you don't have any alternatives.
   

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   Vincent

   VIP

   San Francisco

   1 review

   2.0

   1 review

   Dined on 8 February 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   This was our second visit to Yokai, and we could not have been more disappointed. Our first time there was absolutely amazing, so we were pretty excited to return. They've done a pretty big overhaul of their menu, axing quite a few of our favorites, but that's ok - it's normal for menus to change. We started the meal with 1 tuna hand roll and one salmon hand roll. The cold seaweed wrapper was surprising and extremely impossible to bite through. With each attempt to bite through the wrapper, the filling would just squeeze out - it was like sucking tuna out of a balloon - a terrible start to the meal. The uni toast is always our favorite and we make sure to get it whenever we see it when we're out. They changed the Uni + Wagyu for Uni + Duck Confit. The dish was fine - a bit too salty with soggy bread. The rest of the dishes we had were just fine. Nothing really worth mentioning. If this is the new quality standard for the price, this was our last visit
   

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   Walter

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 23 January 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Very pleasantly surprised. Their burger was as close to perfect as possible!! Medium rare was warm pink. Wow. Lettuce, tomato and red onion. Sauce on the side. I am certainly going back for the burger!!
   

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   Mia

   Central Coast

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on 29 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Incredible jazzy feel with a refined and tasty menu. 👌🏽 Very memorable.
   

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   Sanaz

   Los Angeles

   4 reviews

   2.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 15 December 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 3

   All the food tasted bad. They were nice and took off the items we didn’t enjoy. But most the food was weird and inedible.
   

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   Pauline

   San Francisco

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on 15 December 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Every single is delicious honestly the best tasteful innovative yakitori
   

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   Flora

   San Francisco

   1 review

   3.0

   1 review

   Dined on 6 December 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Portion too small but too expensive. Waitress too pushy. A little annoying. Won’t go again.
   

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   Vanessa

   Denver

   6 reviews

   1.0

   6 reviews

   Dined on 24 November 2024

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 2

   I wish I could say I had the chance to enjoy the food here, but unfortunately, that wasn't the case. Despite having a reservation, we weren’t allowed to order because the kitchen was closing in 5 minutes. To make matters worse, another table arrived after us at 9:30 PM and was served food without issue. This inconsistency was incredibly frustrating and made us feel dismissed. Reservations should ensure a proper dining experience, not a rushed or denied one.
   

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    Diba

    Denver

    122 reviews

    5.0

    122 reviews

    Dined on 17 November 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Tasty food but small portions. It was the first time we did a Restaurant Week menu and weren’t full by the end of the meal, and had to order more.
    

    YokaiResponded on 19 November 2024

    Thanks for visiting us, Diba! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed our food and Restaurant Week menu. We appreciate your feedback about the portion sizes and will strive to improve. We look forward to serving you again at Yokai. Thank you for choosing us for your dining experience!
    

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