Reviews for Yayoi Cupertino in San Mateo, CA
The food is still good quality but they don't give as many side dishes as before. Couple that with a change in their pricing... policy (used to not have to tip), this is way too expensive for what it is. Read more
Yayoi has one of the best Tonkatsu ramen that I had In a long time. The broth was really full flavored and porky. The salmon... shashi I had way fresh and tasty. When I'm in San Mateo this is a spot to consider. Read more
I really like the palolato one ( few years ago) Got their chicken nanban ( my fav)today Portion is big, but chicken fried too... much Nanban sauce also not enough Read more
4/2022-Food is amazing but prices have gone up including tips are now expected. 2/2020-They really exceeded my expectations!... They're really authentic including the taste. The samples of tea were really appreciated and we even up ordering the hojicha(roasted green tea) which came with a free order of matcha warabi mochi ($5 value lined time) which both were very delicious! Wealso ordered the tonkatsu set ($20) and was excellent! Really appreciated all the little details like the metal rack thetonkatsu rested to maintain crispiness. The rice and red seasoning was very good. All this is confirmed from a native Japaneseperson. Highly recommended and we'll be back to try additional meals. PS. There's a no tipping policy just like in Japan!?????????????? Read more
Located In Hillsboro Shopping, this is an authentic Japanese restaurant, featuring fantastic teishoku dinners! Fully... electronic ordering, robot delivery to your table, and no tipping payment(card only). I highly recommend their Yayoi Gozenteishoku: sampler of their best items, beef sukiyaki, salmon with mushrooms miso soup, and salmon salad. Omaze Don: mountainyam, natto, salmon sashimi, pickled vegetables, mix with shoyu and enjoy over rice! Be sure to order their chawan mushi, steamedeggs, chicken, crab or ikura. I also love their small bites, which are small sushi hand rolls. Read more
Good is pretty good. There were a couple of small problems though: salad had rotten pieces in it and half of a piece of the... katsu was just tendon ... Not edible. Gozen is fun way to sample everything. The robot that served the food is cool! Read more
This place was great. A pleasant surprise within the mall. You order off the iPad. Pro tip is to order the limited items right... when you sit. (Chawanmushi). Clams were a great size. Enjoyed the sushi bites but we sub’d for sushi rice which was notflavorful. The squid tempura was like warm. Curry was not flavorful enough (needs the secret apple). Chicken toji was a bitsalty and definitely needed a side of rice. The deluxe set was made better with the added on unagi Don. Could do without thetonkatsu which was a little over. I prefer my salmon teriyaki a bit under but everyone else enjoyed it. Read more
We had dinner here the other day. The food is very good. The staff are very friendly and nice, too. My son was having a bad day.... He’s very tired, so he was causing a fuss. Then the staff set up the robot to carry a cup of water to my son. He was amazedand got interest in the robot right away. That is just nice. Read more