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Azuma - Kirby
The original Azuma Sushi & Robata Bar in Rice Village offers the most traditional approach to Japanese cuisine and sushi of all the five restaurants in The Azuma Group. Classical application of fresh, flavorful ingredients makes this location a mainstay for the Village and West University crowd.
With Executive Chef Masa Wakatsuki, the restaurant is serving some of the best traditional Japanese food in the city. Masa-San has poured his many years of experience and knowledge into the menu and diners who desire the very tradition and essence of old world Japan will appreciate and cherish the culinary delights he creates. Head sushi chef Takahisa Onisha is known for an infectious spirit and playful interaction with guests as he dishes up superior nigiri, sashimi and maki rolls.
Azuma Kirby has a private dining area upstairs as well as a generously sized private dining room for very special occasions or small private parties.
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25 Current Reviews
Summary of Diner Ratings & Reviews
Overall
(Very Good)
3.8
/
5
Rating Breakdown 25 reviews
5 stars
(8)
4 stars
(8)
3 stars
(6)
2 stars
(2)
1 star
(1)
Food
(Very Good)
3.8
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
3.4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
3.6
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
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Diners classify this restaurant as:
- neighborhood gem(11)
- good for groups(6)
- fit for foodies(5)
- great for lunch(4)
- kid-friendly(3)
- hot spot(2)
Azuma - Kirby Reviews List
Review 1 for Azuma - Kirby
Overall rating
(Poor)
1
/
5
a bad lunch experience
Food
(Poor)
1
/
5
Service
(Poor)
1
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"On Sat my boyfriend and I went to Azuma for lunch. I got very disappointed to find out they did not serve their lunch menu on Sat. Their website does not say the lunch menu is limited only to Monday to Friday. We got there at 12:00 and were the first customer. The place did not get busy later. However, the service was extremely slow! It took 15 min just to get our first drinks. I finally got my dish at 12:40 and was told our appetizer was not ready. The appetizer came at 12:45 and we still had to wait for my boyfriend's dish. At 12:55 my boyfriend lost his patience and canceled his dish. Whole time, the waiter did not come around to follow up with us for the late dishes. My beef dish was full of onions--an awful value for $17."
Dined on 5/18/2013
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Review 2 for Azuma - Kirby
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Food and service great! Our
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Energetic
"Food and service great! Our waitress was the first person ever who got me to use chopsticks!!"
Dined on 04/24/2013
2011
Special Features: fit for foodies, neighborhood gem
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Review 3 for Azuma - Kirby
Overall rating
(Very Good)
4
/
5
always cold. bring a jacket.
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Good)
3
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"always cold. bring a jacket. service can be sporadic but food always good."
Dined on 03/28/2013
2008
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Review 4 for Azuma - Kirby
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
New to Houston and looking
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
4
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"New to Houston and looking for a GOOD Japanese restaurant... Azuma has now been added to my list of go to places."
Dined on 03/24/2013
2008
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Review 5 for Azuma - Kirby
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
The food is always amazing
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Noise Level
Quiet
"The food is always amazing here."
Dined on 03/07/2013
2013
Special Features: fit for foodies, good for groups, neighborhood gem, special occasion, great for lunch, hot spot
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Review 6 for Azuma - Kirby
Overall rating
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Waitress chose all food items
Food
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Service
(Outstanding)
5
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Waitress chose all food items for us. All very, very good."
Dined on 03/03/2013
2012
Special Features: neighborhood gem
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Review 7 for Azuma - Kirby
Overall rating
(Good)
3
/
5
Good not Great
Food
(Good)
3
/
5
Service
(Fair)
2
/
5
Ambiance
(Good)
3
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate
"Azuma is alright, service left something to be desired. I had a reservation, arrived on time but still had to wait more than 10 minutes. There is absolutely no comfortable place to wait for a table, no matter where you stand, you will be in the way of a waiter or getting hit by the door. The prices aren't bad, it was $80 for my date and I to have dinner, a glass of wine, and dessert, including ~20% gratuity, although I'm not sure our waiter earned it. He brought out my date's dinner several minutes before mine, which made for a slight awkward moment, no big deal, but then did the same thing at dessert! Overall it is an acceptable casual restaurant, but there are so many better places around that it is unlikely that I will go back."
Dined on 02/16/2013
2013
Special Features: notable wine list, hot spot
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Ratings-Only Reviews for Azuma - Kirby
Based on the average of (18) ratings-only reviews
Overall
(Very Good)
3.7
/
5
1 out of 1 recommend this product
Food
(Very Good)
3.7
/
5
Service
(Very Good)
3.4
/
5
Ambiance
(Very Good)
3.4
/
5
Noise Level
Moderate