"Haii Kaii in Upper Kirby could be the backdrop of a futuristic action movie. One where the villain is sitting in an almost-too-dark dining room while synthy house music plays in the background. Eating at the two-story Japanese fusion place feels a little sexy. Somewhere after lobster dumplings covered in heaps of butter, you realize Haii Kaii is more than lighting and cool projector images on the walls. It stays with you and leaves you excited to return, even just to have an ube espresso martini at the bar under the inverted bonsai tree." - gianni greene, chelsea thomas