Yakitori Totto

I love this place. Before moving away, I'd come every other week. Now, whenever I'm in town for work, it is a requirement to stop by!! The food is always fresh and delicious. I've never had a bad order here; Everything on the menu is amazing front to back, from the appetizers to dessert, from lunch to dinner, every meal is perfect. On top of amazing food, everyone who works here is a delight. There's a waiter during dinner service who speaks so sweetly and he always is smiling. He is so fun to order with because I'll say "mmmm maybe one more" and he'll be like "yesss one more" haha During lunch service, Hugh (? I hope I spelled that right) is a great one man show! Whether you're the only party in the restaurant or he's juggling a larger lunch service, he makes you feel right at home and catered to. I always enjoy getting to see him (: If you want a great Japanese restaurant, a quick bite, a cute date spot, a fun eating experience, or just all of the above, then you HAVE to come to Yakitori Totto!

Fans of the Netflix show “Midnight Diner” will love Yakitor Totto. We were delighted to find some of the dishes featured in the show on the menu - dishes you rarely see on the menu of Japanese restaurants in the U.S., such as Ochazuke, Rolled omelet, Oyako Don, and others. The feel of the place is similar to Midnight Diner, with a wrap-around counter enclosing the open kitchen. The waitstaff is kind, and Japanese in manner. It has a mom-and-pop feel, despite its existence as a chain restaurant. Maybe that’s unique to the Somerville location, in the Assembly shopping center, right close to the Orange Line Assembly stop. They have some of my favorite things, including chicken skin, thigh, and Bonjiri (chicken butt, where the tail feathers attach), and a whole bunch of other delights served as Yakitori. I told my wife this is where I would come if I ever wanted to eat myself into a coma… it’s that good. We’re always looking for the best taste-per-dollar experiences we can find, and Yakitori Totto is a terrific choice. Not only is it reasonably priced, but it has high marks on every other level as well.

I definitely recommend this place! I stopped by for a quick lunch on Monday. The server was very friendly, funny, knowledgeable, and helpful. Since I had never dined here before and wasn't familiar with this type of cuisine, I really appreciated how he explained the menu to us, page by page, and answered all our questions in such a kind manner. Everything I tried was delicious, but my favorite was the chicken skin with onigiri salmon! For an appetizer, I had the fried eggplant in sweet broth, which was warm and refreshing. I like it but I thought it was a bit too large for an appetizer.

We had such a wonderful time at Yakitori Totto! Our waiter Joe was incredibly kind and always had a smile, which made the experience even more enjoyable. The food was absolutely amazing — I’m originally from Japan, and it’s rare to find truly authentic yakitori in the U.S. Every skewer at Totto was clearly crafted by an experienced yakitori chef over a special grill, and the flavors were spot on. The yakitori was so delicious that I couldn’t resist eating everything right away — not many photos this time! My personal favorites were the yaki onigiri and the tsukune, both outstanding. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for real Japanese yakitori. Can’t wait to go back!

This place is legit! Each skewer is cooked perfectly - whether it’s the juicy chicken thigh, tender tsukune, or perfectly charred vegetables. You can tell the kitchen takes pride in technique and consistency. The menu offers a great variety, we were able to share and try many dishes! Service was attentive and friendly without being intrusive, and the pacing of the meal was just right. It’s the kind of place you want to linger, order one more round, and enjoy the experience. If you’re looking for high-quality Japanese comfort food done right, Yakitori Totto Boston is a must-visit. I’ll definitely be coming back!

You do not have to know this cuisine to enjoy it, it is amazing for experts and newcomers. Everything is amazing, I love the tomatoes eggplant soup, chicken thigh, and chicken meatball, and really everything else on the menu. Staff is so attentive and helpful. The bar is so fun to sit at!

Absolutely loved our dinner here. The place is super cute, the food is super authentic and delicious and the staff were lovely. My cocktail was yummy too. We will be back and have already told people to visit.

I always have a great experience at Yakitori Totto! I usually order the chicken thighs with a poached egg on top, which is delicious. However, I find there’s often too much rice, leaving me with a lot of leftovers. On the plus side, their appetizers are amazing—we always get the cheese wontons, which never fail to impress. Overall, it’s a fantastic spot for tasty Japanese food, especially if you love their appetizers!

Whenever I visit the Boston area I need to drop by here to have some great food and drinks. A recommendation from a friend that will now have a permanent stop on my route when I visit friends and family as they enjoyed the food too! The skewers allow the group I'm with to share different tastes and preferences allowing everyone to enjoy something familiar and something new. The service is quick and efficient giving us time to catch up and chat but also have drinks and more bites coming in. The space is spacious for groups but also can be a good spot for date night without the pressure of being too intimate as a friday night date or gathering is the place to be.

This place is legit! Each skewer is cooked perfectly - whether it's the juicy chicken thigh, tender tsukune, or perfectly charred vegetables. You can tell the kitchen takes pride in technique and consistency. The menu offers a great variety, we were able to share and try many dishes! Service was attentive and friendly without being intrusive, and the pacing of the meal was just right. It's the kind of place you want to linger, order one more round, and enjoy the experience. If you're looking for high-quality Japanese comfort food done right, Yakitori Totto Boston is a must-visit. I'll definitely be coming back

TLDR: they have chicken tail! Nice spot for a date. Inside is fairly intimate with a smattering of drink options. Of course the real reason you're here is for the Yakittori. The grill can be seen and all the meats were deliciously seared. I really applaud them for having rarer parts of chicken like the oyster, tail and skin.

Came here while I was nearby the area for lunch and I was so glad we stumbled upon here! Parking was fairly easy, given the multiple free parking garages that were walkable distance. I started off with warm tea which was perfect for a semi chilly day. The tea went so well with all the meats and flavors. For hot appetizer, I got the Jidori karaage- perfect batter amount that wasn't too heavy and also wasn't too oily of a dish. The chicken was very tender. Would recommend ! For the skewers, I got the momo (chicken thigh), sorires (chicken oyster), negi pon (pork with scallion and ponzu), combo mombo (eel, shrimp, scallop), kalbi, hotate eringi ( scallion and king oyster mushroom). I would actually recommend trying all of them! They're great sharing dishes and it was so nice to try each one. I was pleased with all of the food we ordered and would definitely come back!

Love that they have a large variety of cuts available, so you can find one that you really like. Everything was well crafted and tasted even better. Highly recommend for authentic Japanese skewers.

Who doesn't like meat on a stick....? It's been a couple of years since i've been to this spot and I was shopping at assembly row one extremely hot and humid day so I decided to stop in. There is something so great about yakitori spots and this one, though very low key, had some great stuff. One of my favorites was the bacon wrapped enoki. It looked like there was only one person cooking and one server so service was definitely a bit slow despite there only being one or two other people in the restaurant. I wish it had not been so hot and me being dehydrated because I would have absolutely bought a highball. They go perfectly with meat. What I ate Potato Salad Jidori Karaage Skewers Hatsu (Heart) Sunagimo (Gizzard) Combo Mambo Garlic Beet Enoki Bacon Asparagus Bacon Harami Kawa (Skin) Pork Karashi Ton Toro Shiitake Mushroom $$ Service 6 Food 7 Atmosphere 7

Great selection of sake, rice lagers, and other drinks. Tons of yakatori skewers to choose from. I especially love the mushroom offerings. The staff makes this place over the top. They are friendly and knowledgeable. If you aren't sure about what to order they are great at helping curate your order.

We we're craving yakitoro and this place hit the spot. We went on a saturday afternoon and was seated right away. They had a great variety and the prices were reasonable. Staff was also really great. There is also free parking in the garage across the street.

Udon was not good, chicken was waterlogged and crunchy. Kalbi skewer was ok. Food definitely not worth the price.

I really wanted to like this place, but I was pretty disappointed! The prices are excellent; most standard skewers range from $3.50 to $7 so you can try a lot of them. We did exactly this, but I did not find any skewer or appetizer particularly impressive. We decided to start with some appetizers which ended up being a good idea because the skewers came out slowly and we were really hungry. The takowasa ($9) had this crunchy, sweet green vegetable in it that overpowered the taste of the octopus and wasabi. Maybe I'm too much of a takowasa purist but I did not like the level of sweetness that the green vegetable added to the dish. We also got some agedashi tofu ($9). The layer of fried starch on the tofu was very thick, which turned into a stretchy, goopy mess once it soaked in the dashi for too long. It was a huge portion but the tofu itself wasn't very tender. We tried a number of different skewers, but most of them were coated in a similarly sweet soy-based sauce so they tasted very similar. My favorite skewer was the shishamo ($7). The fish were crisp and super charred in the best way possible. Another skewer that was more unique was the shishito tsukune ($6). I would recommend this skewer to anybody who likes stuffed peppers.

Double check your bill, especially if you have a large group. We were charged 3 extra alcoholic drinks that we did not order. When we told the waitress, she didnt bat an eye and was like oh ill take it off the bill. Not even an apology. They also forgot to make one drink and when we asked about it they were like "this drink takes longer to make". OK sure whatever. There was a piece of hair on the mentaiko onigiri.

What I liked about this place was that you could go as traditional or mainstream as you wanted with the menu items. While there were more traditional yakitori options like you'd find in Japan (such as chicken heart), you could also find more mainstream options like grilled chicken breast. We ordered a few items from the yakitori menu and liked how charred the food came. We also ordered a negi toro don, while rice heavy, we really liked the sauce that was used with the chicken and it was a nice side addition to the yakitori. While we enjoyed the food we ordered, the only item we were disappointed by was the salmon onigiri. Overall the salmon lacked any seasoning and the whole thing was super dry. There's a small staff here so while super friendly be patient as they are doing their best to get to all the tables. Overall the place felt big enough for groups while also having an intimate quiet vibe if you're looking for a more calm/quiet meal.

The best place around for yakatori. It is a small spot with a cozy atmosphere. The food is fresh and traditional. Yakatori is as close to yakatori we had in Japan as we can find. The cucumber salad sauce is just delicious. We bought a bottle to take home.

This is one of our favorite places to eat. It's especially nice when it's warm enough to sit outside. We usually get the spicy pickles and tuna poke to start, a lively beginning, and then get veggies and fish on skewers and the mackerel which is always grilled perfectly. Our usual waiter is lovely. It's wonderful to have a cozy place like this for dinner. We drive up to Assembly Square just to eat here.

Yeah, this place was cute with its interior. Stepping foot into the restaurant, you are immediately greeted by three yakitori chef cooking fresh yakitori skewers. It's hard not to get excited by that initial sight. The food itself, however, is another story. First off, you're paying quite a lot for very little. Each yakitori order is for ONE skewer, not for the entire set of four you see in my photos. If you go with friends, the price will easily stack up; aside from the appetizers and big dishes, none of the skewers are shareable. As for the flavor, each yakitori was just mediocre. While the chicken thighs were juicy, the outside was just too charred for my liking. I apologize in advanced if this how yakitori is traditionally served. However, even if you look past the burned outside, I still found it under seasoned, and the same went for the other dishes. Nothing really stood out in flavor; you're really just paying a lot for small portions of grilled meat and vegetables. Overall, great concept, but the food didn't blow me away.

Agedashi Tofu 4/5 Jidori Karaage 4/5 Negima Yakitori 3.5/5 Sasami Yakitori 4/5 Negi Pon Yakitori 4/5 Totto Hanmaru Udon 4/5 ~First Impressions~ The atmosphere is very calm and on a rainy day, it was perfect sitting next to the window. The little light decorations and plants made it pretty soothing. The server was really nice and the waiters were kind. ~The Food~ I'm not usually a beer drinker and lean towards hard liquor. But this place was a perfect place to drink a nice cold beer on a rainy day with some delicious, juicy, tender, and scallion topped yakitori. The flavors weren't too strong and everything had a clean and savory taste. The udon was a great way to wash down the savory flavors with a nice warm and neutral soup. The karaage was also a nice addition with a different texture. Rotating through the karaage, yakitori, soft soy based tofu, and warm udon soup was a nice course. A perfect date on a rainy day. ~The Logistics~ There's some street parking in the area, but it gets pretty crowded depending on the time of day. There is also a parking lot not far from the restaurant. We came at a good time, right before the dinner rush and got lucky getting a seat.

Very authentic Japanese yakitori. Great for business contacts from Japan to get dinner.

1. If you want to fill your stomach, this is wrong place. 1 tiny skewer for $5. 2. This place is clearly understaffed. waited for 35 min for my food after being seated. 3. Basically no service. Everyone is speed walking all the time. 4. Found hair on chicken skin skewer.

After getting back from Hawaii where I had an absolutely stellar yakitori, I've been on the hunt for a good yakitori restaurant. While this place is good, it was nothing exceptional or somewhere I'd make the effort to visit. The service was good and servers were very polite. The inside feels a little small, but that in my opinion, it works well with it being a yakitori place. Roast beef don: It tastes exactly like it looks like. It was good, but nothing exceptional. Chicken thigh: It was good. Not dry at all and moist. Chicken heart: I'm a sucker for these more eccentric parts, so it was great to find this here. Chicken skin: This one is fried, not grilled. I knew there were two different ways that restaurants prepare and was hoping for grilled, but turned out to be fried. It's till good. One of my favorite skewers. Chicken oyster: Chewy and tasty. But I'd rather get thigh or other things. Chicken belly: Again, nothing super special. I really was hoping to have some of the bones, but they were out that day, so that was a bummer. Try this place if you want yakitori, because this is the best one I've found in the area, but it is not an amazing one by any means, so curb your expectations.

Really great food. Very different than a traditional Japanese restaurant. Love the menu. The dumplings are the best I've ever had.

Aweome place to try some yummy yakitori! To drink, we got a hot green tea and a Korean mango rice beer (my fave). I know we're here for the skewers, but don't skip the gyoza! Our server told us that they're housemade, and these babies (as well as the dipping sauce they come with) are DELISH. Out of the variety of yakitori we tried, we especially enjoyed the skirt steak, eel, and chicken oysters. The One and Only (wagyu meatball) would have been great if the sauce hadn't been so spicy - this isn't mentioned in the menu. All of the meats were juicy and flavorful. Would absolutely return!

The food was good. Be prepared so it's small plates like smaller than tapas. There was a large variety of types of food. The service was good. Oliver was really nice and helpful. Some foods had lots of flavor pop others not so much. But we would def return.

This restaurant features a traditional Japanese Yakitori interior which is great. The servers were friendly and attentive, however, I'd have to say the food quality did not live up to par. I got the Ocha Zuke, which is essentially a huge bowl of rice with very minimal spicy code cod (which is not spicy at all) with a side of hot dashi broth that you can pour into your rice bowl for $13. It was flavorless and definitely not worth getting it. The skewers were decent, though I think they could be bigger given the price we are paying for and more flavor needs to be added. Food: 5.5/10 Service: 8/10 Experience: 7/10 Value: 5.5/10

Pretty tasty Japanese skewer place in Assembly! Stopped by with some friends and we tried a couple skewers, the oyako don, the udon, and the spicy cucumber and the eggplant appetizers. My fav was the eggplant appetizer. The texture of the eggplant was excellent and the dashi sauce was flavorful but not overly salty. The udon and oyako don were tasty as well but my wasabi chicken skewer was dry and underseasoned. The inside of the restaurant is nice. Their plates are v cute. When we were getting seated, they were very weird about us not having a reservation. One server kept repeating to the other staff that we didn't have a reservation even though the restaurant was almost completely empty. It was unwelcoming. The food came out quickly though, so we didn't have to stay for long.

Great food and beer and sake. Its a nice restaurant in Assembly. The place is clean and the servers and waiters are great.

This place is truly amazing. We had one in New York, and when I found out they opened one in Boston, well, I've been here six times already. The skewers are cooked properly. That's the key word - properly. They are well-seasoned and cooked on a traditional Japanese robata grill over coal. There's an expansive set of grilled skewers: chicken, seafood, pork, beef, and a lot of vegetables. Pricing is reasonable for a spot like this, and there's a kickass drink menu, too. Finally, the dessert is something to write home about. Their "affogato" (made with matcha) is exceptional. Hieu, the manager, is approachable and friendly and is always smiling. Thank you for all of the wonderful experiences!

Had a good time and good service at this place. Everyone was very kind in helping us out. We pretty much just ordered yakitori and it was good except some of the meats were a bit tough and hard to chew through. The takowasa also tasted more saltier/fisher than any wasabi flavoring. The eggplant yakitori was good though!

Good food with interesting flavours. Umm the chicken hearts were too chickeny- lol sounds silly when I say it but be warned it has a very strong flavor. Matcha dessert is pretty amazing. Lychee drink- fab!!!

Grabbed a quick meal last night. The menu options and the staff was friendly. That's where the positives end. I figured I would start with the tuna poke. What came out was a mush of avocado spread and tuna chunks. The avocado to tuna ratio was 10 to 1....can barely see or taste any of the tuna. The chicken don came next. It looks like an egg foo young had landed right on top of my rice. Whoever made it forgot to season anything in the bowl! The pickles on top did not complement the bowl at all. And the worst part of it all? The chicken they use in the don is dark JOINT Cartilage meat. Each bite is tough and chewy and not pleasant at all. Oi, this place needs to close down...what an embarrassment.

Reminds me of a Sousaku that closed during the pandemic. I ordered delivery and the food was great. I got the momo and shiitake skewers and the udon noodle. Everything was flavorful. The one thing that seemed weird was the chicken in the udon soup was boiled which didn't have the best texture

My friend and I went here for dinner three months ago. The decor was really nice and they also have an outdoor patio. We ordered the yaki nasu miso dengaku, combo mambo, momo, tsukune, One and Only, shishito tsukune, and negi tori don. The yaki nasu miso dengaku was grilled eggplant with miso paste. It was good. The combo mambo had 1 piece of grilled eel, 2 pieces of shrimp, and 1 piece of scallop. The eel and scallop was delicious. The shishito tsukune was grilled shishito peppers stuffed with chicken meatball. It was savory as well. The momo (thigh) , tsukune(chicken meatball), One and Only(Japanese wagyu beef meatball), ton toro(pork neck) were decent as well. The only let down was the negi tori don(grilled chicken with scallions and poached egg rice bowl). The raw poached egg came on the side. I thought the rice bowl was pretty bland and didn't have much seasoning in it. I would definitely come back to try more grilled skewers.

Taken here by Boston area relatives. Food was properly cooked & seasoned, but might not seem so to people used to hibachi style Japanese food. The "Wagyu" beef was a bit chewy but acceptable. The chicken "oysters" were perfect! The rest of the party were very pleased as well. Desserts were very good! Staff was the perfect blend of unobtrusive, but magically appeared when something was needed.

The staff were very kind, we were immediately greeted with smiles. It's also a very pretty inside space. However the food was not up to par for me, it didn't impress me much, but I think what was most troubling was the high price for such small portions. So overall an okay experience but not worth the price THATS for sure.

We ordered a couple of items, but nothing too memorable. For example, the hatsu/hatsumono, I liked the one that was juicier and didn't looked dried up. The maguro had a few slices of fish to dip. I like tako wasa, but definitely had it better elsewhere. Dangos were wrapped up in rice and wished I had some kind of garnish to go with it. The spicy karaage weren't very spicy, but it was good at first. Started tasting salty after awhile and again, wished I had ginger or something to help. The best part of Totto is their drinks, I had the Lovely Loner and the smooth texture and sweet honey was the first time I tasted perfection from a alcoholic beverage. The second best was the mochi ice cream, it came out cold and hard, which is nice because most places, you will see it already starting to melt. If you're catching a movie nearby and need a quick bite to kill time, Totto is definitely the spot to go.

I heard a lot of good reviews about this place but for us, the taste was very underwhelming for the price. I was expecting the skewers to taste more bbq or some flavor but it tasted just like dark soy sauce. For the price, I would say my expectations were higher especially because I was just basing it off of reviews from friends and the atmosphere of the place. I will say that the tuna pieces were tasty and that the vibes of the place was very nice! I would probably order something else to give this place another try when I want to go for a nice date night, because the restaurant itself is decorated well. The service was great, our waiter was super friendly and accommodating to us in terms of splitting bills easily and being super friendly!

As it is a yakitori restaurant, as soon as you walk in you are hit by a wall of smoke, be aware of that, the ventilation isn't the best in there; you will be leaving smelling like smoke. Anywho my fiance (vegetarian) and I arrived for our reservation at 5pm on a Saturday and there were only a few diners there at that time. We started with the zaru tofu (not pictured) which was slices of very creamy and smooth tofu with sides of a ginger paste, soy sauce, scallions, and sesame seeds, nice appetizer. Cannot speak to their drinks but they had funny cocktail names (IHY I hate you, boys are dumb etc) and I asked the server if there was a story behind it and he said not really. For our yakitori my fiance got the tomato, garlic, and eggplant w miso paste. The first two were literally just grilled tomatoes and garlic and the last was slices of eggplant with a schmear of miso paste on top. Very run of the mill veggie yakitori options. I got the kawa (skin, delicious fried chicken skin that tasted a little like chicharones), tsukune (chicken meatball, it was a chicken meatball but molded into kind of a kebab shape), hatsu (chicken hearts, delicious and surprisingly not that chewy), sorires (chicken oyster, delicious little dark meat nuggets wrapped in some chicken skin), lamb chop (one rack of lamb, as in one bone that was cooked well), kalbi (beef short ribs that were fine, wouldn't get it again), hotate eringi (scallop and king oyster mushroom, both were cooked well), but the star of the show was the momo (chicken thigh). I will say that I am bias towards dark meat since it's the tastier and superior of the poultry meats but this chicken thigh skewer was on another level. Just plain ol delicious, perfectly cooked layers of chicken thigh on a skewer. Service was great and the food came out in a timely manner. Will definitely come back in the future!

Great place for quality Yakitori. I had the pleasure of enjoying the food here after making a reservation, we went directly to our table. We dove straight into ordering and were so glad to see the quality and size of each piece. The staff were very friendly and accommodating, even as I witnessed them dealing with people who had orders things that they didn't know about. The ambiance was nice, small, intimate, but served the purpose and was comfortable. I would definitely recommend Yakitori Totto over the overpriced yakitori place in Waterton.

One of my favorite spots in Assembly Row. Small place, but good food and amazing service. It is what you might expect, given the name. Grilled meat and fish on skewers. While the chicken and beef were very good, I found the seafood to be quite disappointing. The shishito peppers were like playing Russian Roulette. You never knew if you would get a spicy fun. Kind of fun actually. Service is super. That's the best part. The place is small but has an open kitchen. You can see the cooks putting your food on skewers. Really enjoyed the grilled beef over rice. That was my favorite dish. I highly recommend it. Putting a little Wasabi on the beef with a tiny bit of rice, was absolute perfection. Overall... Definitely worth going. Personally I love seafood, but here, it was disappointing in execution and freshness. The beef is great. Chicken and shishito peppers are top notch though. Service is on point.

The service was ok, atmosphere great, food not so much. We ordered a lot of dishes which by the way the price you see on the menu is per skewer (I thought it was at least two) $8 for an overcooked wagu beef meatball on a stick, $4 for most other sticks. It's a bit expensive. The food was okay, like I probably could've made it at home. There wasn't much spice to it even though it was well seasoned with salt. We ordered a combination of veggies and meat but all the veggies came out at once followed by all the meat so it got a bit redundant in taste (I think if we had veggies and meat mixed together it would've been better but because they were all small skewers it would get cold if we waited for everything to come out.) Service was okay, we felt a little rushed compared to the other tables around us. Hostess and waitress were nice though. It was definitely a busy joint. I'd say give it a try if you've never had japanese grilled meat skewers but don't expect too much so you can have a better experience! I'd give it a try

Ok first. This restaurant is literally across the street from me. I dunno why it took me so long to try. I love Yakitori. I am obsessed with it when I was in NYC and now. And I've got to say I was pleasantly surprised. Overall a great experience. The Yakitori was all really great. Great flavors. Amazing textures. The udon wasn't the best, but obviously at a Yakitori place, I should be getting the Yakitori. The dumplings were great. The chicken wings had great texture. The jowl was juicy. The eel was Smokey. It was a win.

Nice experience, I had a very professional waiter, that has amazing knowledge about the menu. I wasn't that hungry, so I tried only the Agudosi tofu, and the Yakitori special: a mix of shrimp with Scallop and eel. The Agudosi tofu was tasty, but the tofu pieces were too big, I hoped it would be a bite size. I recommend to go there for dinner, and a Yakitori sharing style meal - a culinary experience.

I was very impressed with Yakitori Totto! We stopped by on a Wednesday night for dinner before going to see a movie. The food was delicious and it came out quick. I loved all the small plates that came out. We ordered the una-ju, jiddori karaage, negi pon, kalbi, and asparagus. This was more than enough food for two people. For drinks, I ordered what's the story Yakitori and it was delicious! The hakushika, junmai ginjo was really good too! The restaurant is small, but not too crowded with a very open layout. Our server was nice and offered takeout boxes for us, but unfortunately we couldn't take leftovers to the movies with us. I would definitely come back again!

I was pleasantly surprised by dinner here! Everything was really delicious, although I think it was overpriced. The cheese wontons were like mozz sticks, but wrapped in wonton skins instead of breaded. They came with a tasty spicy cod roe mayo dip. The unagi was pretty standard, as were the momo (thigh) and kawa (skin). I didn't like the skin as much as I usually do, but I'm not sure why - it was a little more oily, maybe? We got two orders of the sausage because they were so good. You can't really get sausage wrong, but YUM. I enjoyed the hotate eringi (scallop and king oyster mushroom) but my fiancé didn't think it was anything special. We were still a little hungry, so we got the maguro zuke cold appetizer at the end. It was quite good - the garlic infusion comes through pretty strong. If I were in Assembly and looking for dinner, I'd go back, but I wouldn't go out of my way just to eat here.

Yakitori Totto is a new addition to the Assembly Row area with a clean, sleek, and modern interior. The menu focuses on Yakitori and also offers some rice dishes. We ordered the Momo (thigh), Harami, Wagyu, Gizzard, Combo Mambo (shrimp, eel, and scallop), Hotate Eringi (scallop and oyster mushroom), yaki onigiri, and salmon onigiri. The momo and gizzard was fantastic but I felt that the combo mambo and hotate Eringi wasn't worth it. Price is average but wouldn't come back unless it was a special occasion.

The server was very welcoming, professional and polite throughout pur visit. I was impressed with the server's patience and grateful for their guidance because we did not know the menu, but he took time to explain it all to us. At first, I forgot to inform him of my food allergy to sesame oil, but when he learned about it, he took immediate steps, and re-assured me that I would not have to worry. Kitchen staff also got involved and were also very re-assuring. Anyway, our dishes were expertly prepared with excellent presentation. What a delight for our eyes! And they were memorably delicious in every detail. This was just a wonderful, tasty, and relaxing experience for the two of us.

YOU GET A YAKITORI, YOU GET A YAKITORI, EVERYONE GETS A YAKITORI!!!! Yakitori Totto based in assembly row is serving absolutely delicious yakitori alongside amazing japanese dishes. Let's just start off with the eye catcher here, my main course was the Prime roasted beef don. Wow, the presentation on this dish is beautiful. Simple, elegant, and straight to the point. It's honestly just strips of prime sirloin roasted beef neatly placed over a bed of rice but what's more beautiful than that??? The dish tasted incredible; each slice of beef was tender, moist, and full of flavor. Alongside that I had also had the combo mambo yakitori filled with Shrimp, Scallop, and eel. The Chicken thigh yakitori, Chicken wing and Chicken breast with scallion yakitori! All of these were absolutely fantastic! Also for an appetizer I had also grabbed the Gyoza and Karaage which were great additions to my meal, however next time I go I would probably skip over the appetizers and grab 2-4 more Yakitori skewers. Overall a great experience and would definitely recommend this spot if you're looking for great japanese food and some delicious yakitori! Recommendations: All the Yakitori, try it all and see what you like Location: 455 Foley St, Somerville, MA 02145

Overall the skewers were good but the price to portion ratio is quite steep so I likely won't be back unless I'm in the area and really craving it. My favorite thing we got was the negi pon

I really love the concept where you can order single skewers for a lower price. This allowed us to try a lot of different skewers. We mostly got chicken and pork, several mushroom ones, and a unique sweet and spicy karaage. The Momo (chicken thigh) was my favorite. Everything else was very juicy and fatty but I think the richness overshadowed the taste of each individual sauce/marinade and they all tasted very similar. I would come back to try the other dishes and get the Momo again. Our server was polite and our food came out quickly. Nice place to go if you want to grab a drink and catch up with a friend while snacking on something.

Overall: The skewers were pretty good and they had a lot of unique options (like the chicken oysters). Stick to the skewers as the rice bowl was forgettable if you're a stickler for rice being cooked well. Good ambience, decor, service, and not crowded. Chicken oysters: "oyster-shaped" with extra crispy chicken skin that is perfectly salted with a melt in your mouth experience. (Highly recommend) Shishito Pepper w/ chicken meatball: stuffed pepper topped with their yakitori sauce that highlights the char on the pepper as well as the rich chicken flavor of the meatball. (Recommend) Scallop+King Oyster: scallops were not my favorite as they could've used a bit more salt and a little more char but the flavor was there. Oyakodon: the "I could make this at home" feeling combined with the undercooked or leftover rice experience makes this dish forgettable. Experience: ambience and decor were a modern trendy Japanese vibe, the price was reasonable, and the service was good.