KYOTO SUSHI & STEAK : EATING OUT

 Sushi is a major love for both me and my husband. We had been both planning a Sushi night for some time, and finally decided to try out a new place. We had driven by Kyoto Sushi and Steak quite a few times, so it was on our cards. We didnt have a reservation, and it was a Saturday night. The restaurant is located in Overland Park, and is family owned an operated. We loved the beautiful entry way, and had to take a customary pic. Its a pity I didnt have my camera with me, so we had to make do with my iPhone 7 Plus photos.

The restaurant has a variety of seating options. From the traditional Japanese Tatami Rooms, to booths, Sushi Bar and Hibachi Grill. We were seated in the booths, but my daughter wanted to sit in the Tatami Rooms, which were being cleaned out. So we finally settled for the Sushi Bar.

As we scrolled the Sushi Menu, we started of with an order of Miso Soup. It was hearty and flavorful. A good start.

Raw Fish or proteins are not something which should be offered to children, so we ordered a Popcorn Chicken for our daughter. It was a let down, both from flavor and texture profiles.

Coming to their Sushi Menu. As I had mentioned earlier, that we love our Sushi, so we always love a good Sushi Menu. While Kyoto Sushi and Steak has a reasonably large selection of Sushi, their options include a large variety of cooked fish. And we don't love that. So,our choices were a bit restricted.

We started off with the Blaze Roll : Spicy Tuna Roll, topped with white Tuna, jalapenos, spicy suace and green tobiko. It was crafted to perfection. The Tuna was super fresh. Winner Winner. And who doesn't love a spicy roll? I do.

Our second course was Daikon Maki : Tuna, Yellowtail, Salmon, Cucumber, Crabstick, Masago and Scallions, wrapped in daikon skin with ponzu sauce on top. This was an explosion of flavors , once it hit your taste buds. This roll had no rice, so the flavors were amplified to a certain extent. The daikon skin and the cucumber were the perfect compliment to the fish.

Out third course was one of the Specials of the Day . Laura's Roll: Crab meat, smoked salmon, tuna, cucumber, in soy paper, topped with spicy mayo, wasabi mayo, eel sauce, hot sauce, masago and crunchy bits . It was that hybrid version, which did not use all raw fish. The soy paper didnt have the most pleasing textures. But overall, it had a decent flavor profile.

Ideally, we should have just repeated the rounds of our first two Sushi orders,which we had loved. We had reached the restaurant when they were an hour away from closing time, so we felt we were being rushed into ordering. The Hibachi Grill and its Chefs were interacting a lot with their guests, which was fun to watch, but was a bit distracting. I might go back, one more time,and try out their Tatami Rooms, at an earlier hour.