How excited was I last year to see a poster up in an empty storefront on Bryant St advertising Okonomiyaki? I've eaten lots of Japanese food on both coasts and absolutely love it, so of course I like Teppanyaki Kyoto. The space is beautiful and it's a fun restaurant to go to on both weeknights and weekends. Let's face it, it's an ambitious restaurant to open in PGH, as much of the menu would be unfamiliar to the less traveled or expats, but the food itself is pure comfort style.\n\nAll the varieties of okonomiyaki pancakes are great, as are the rotating seasonal dishes. It's a very fun place to go with friends. Recently I've enjoyed the shoyu ramen with chasu (pork belly slice)and marinated egg along with the small plate of marinated grilled sardines. My friends and I have decided that the tsukune (chicken meatball skewers) are one of the better tasting things we've ever eaten in Pittsburgh. \n\nThey have several sakes and many, many small plates and appetizers, so it's fun to try new dishes. The staff is courteous and knowledgable, both greeting you in Japanese as you enter and thanking you as you depart.\n\nI'm constantly baffled by the comments of \"don't go there for sushi, they don't have it\". Yeah...Japanese cuisine is more than just sushi 3 times a day. Try out Teppanyaki Kyoto, eat some new stuff.
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