KAIYO DALLAS
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Exceptional sushi, unique rolls, and creative cocktails.
Exceptional sushi, unique rolls, and creative cocktails.
"Chef Jimmy Pak opened this approachable sushi spot with a lower price point just up a few blocks from his omakase place Shoyo — a yin to the yang of it, if you will. It’s an izakaya (Japanese for stay-drink-place) with an emphasis on the social aspect of eating. Pak is well-known for his excellent food — this spot is not lacking in great bites of sushi." - Rachel Pinn
"For a city that can only yearn for a coastline, Dallas has a lot of great sushi bars. Kaiyo is one of them, nailing the sushi and opting for bright colors, loud music, table seating, and a patio instead of a formal omakase counter. Check the board for the evening’s nigiri flight, featuring seven rotating pieces like salmon belly, hamachi, and scallop, then double down on omega-3s with the tuna pizza. It’s a Japanese-Mexican hybrid that drapes thinly sliced tuna, serrano peppers, and capers over a crunchy tostada. When you’re done, keep the evening rolling with a cocktail or glass of wine at one of the many nearby bars along Greenville Avenue." - kevin gray
"For a city that can only yearn for a coastline, Dallas has a lot of great sushi bars. Kaiyo is one of them, nailing the sushi and opting for bright colors, loud music, table seating, and a patio instead of a formal omakase counter. Check the board for the evening’s nigiri flight, featuring seven rotating pieces like salmon belly, hamachi, and scallop, then double down on omega-3s with the tuna pizza. It’s a Japanese-Mexican hybrid that drapes thinly sliced tuna, serrano peppers, and capers over a crunchy tostada. When you’re done, keep the evening rolling with a cocktail or glass of wine at one of the many nearby bars along Greenville Avenue." - Kevin Gray
"This Japanese izakaya is from the folks behind Shoyo, a hot ticket omakase spot that’ll have you refreshing reservation websites and dropping $200 on dinner. Kaiyo will be a more casual cousin to Shoyo, with plenty of room for walk-ins, lots of Japanese cocktails, and shareable dishes like marinated chicken, takoyaki, and sushi. Japanese restaurants in Dallas tend to be swanky places where you’d see a bunch of Teslas in the parking lot or sleepy neighborhood joints with reliable weekday lunch specials, but Kaiyo hopes to be a happy medium." - anne cruz
"I view Kaiyo as one of the new additions to Dallas’s growing sushi market." - Courtney E. Smith