Kazu Sumiyaki Restaurant

Been to Kazu twice and had quite a good experience both times.

As an impatient diner, I am impressed with the speed of the food.

There are quite a few good dishes.

The foie gras is nicely grilled and creamy, and not too greasy.

They have a really good soba, where the texture is very al dente and rich in flavours.

Chicken wings are slightly on the dry side and prefer the beef tongue to be thicker.

But its always a nice experience to be there for a quick and casual evening.

I think Kazu needs no recommendation as it is already pretty well known. Place is a little small and cramped sometimes but the food is definitely of high quality. The foie gras is a must try as the melt in your mouth feeling is indescribable. The only item which I had tried before and have reservations about is the horse meat sashimi which is a little too heavy and frozen for my taste.

Friend suggested we head down on a Saturday night. Not sure when the reservation was made but all 8 of us got seated when it came 7 pm. Not the choice table as we were right by the door and it gets a bit cramped with the dividers and people walking in and out of the place. Looking at their capacity I am not surprised,  We all enjoyed the food here and ordered at least like 3 or 4 rounds of stuff. Standard is still very good and in particular the Aussie wagyu! Lovely! We tried the US one as well and all the guys liked the Aussie better and naturally girls like the US one. The diff? The marbling and amt of fat content. The Aussie tasted great coz it was higher in that department.

Meal was topped off with 2 bottles of sake and the combination was brilliant. One thing though I found lacking was server response which tends to be spotty. They do run near capacity and I do forgive them for that as they never got unpleasant. Orders do have a tendency of not getting through as well. The last time on my revisit I did them a disservice as I forgot to check off NA tab so this time it;s full marks to atone for my sins.

This joint is perhaps the best yakitori joint in S'pore. I have been coming here for over 10 years and the food is still great. Apart from the yakitori, Kazu-san also brings in very fresh sashimi and is very creative in putting special small side dishes together which are off-menu - you will have to ask the waitresses for the specials of the day. Kazu reminds me of a typical izakaya in Japan - its small, busy, noisy and serves up great food, beer and sake (very good Kubota sake by the carafe). My favs are the sashimi of the day, Japanese oysters (which they carry from time to time), cheese hotate, foie gras, chicken (soft bone, wings, liver), wagyu beef, quail eggs, whole grilled cuttlefish, grilled fish and to cap the dinner off, their Japanese congee. Whilst this place is alway busy, the service level is commendable.

Kazu is by no means cheap. Dinner on average will cost about $100 per pax or more (excluding drinks). Notwithstanding, i always make my way back there for my yakitori fix every now and then. 

Quite a regular customer of Kazu restaurant, I find some of the selection of food really unique and tasty while some are not.

A little pricey though....however the staffs there are friendly especially to mention Linda and Wai Leng.

The scallop cheese and the goose liver are good. You may try some seasonal sashimi if you are keen too.

What's not to like about meat on a stick? Good smokiness in the sumiyaki.  Cons: lack of veggie options, and the space is tiny.

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Plenty of reviews already so I'll make mine short.

These are the ones you gotta try -

Foie Gras - Slightly charred on the outside but soft inside. Melts in your mouth !

Cheese Hotate - Nice and creamy with plenty of very fresh scallops . Slightly gelat but i think that's just me.

Okonomiyaki - So nice that I wanted to order more, but they ran out of them .

Will definitely come back for more !

Kazu has got to be one of my favourite Japanese haunts in S'pore. Yes, it's relatively expensive, but hey, who's complaining when you're getting quality food, even though you're thousands of miles away from Japan?

My favourite order there is the foie gras. I always order those little chunks of heaven, because Kazu never disappoints: a thin layer of crispiness on the outside, lots of buttery goodness on the inside. Yummy.

The Australian and Japanese wagyu yakitori are both good, but the Japanese wagyu wins in terms of flavour. However, at $2/ stick cheaper and with noticeably larger portions, I definitely find the Australian beef more value for money.

The beef wrapped with enoki mushrooms is good, because the slices of beef used are far juicier than the mushrooms - the way good yakitori should be!

I'm not a big fan of the tontoro ringo (pork with apple), because I personally find the cut of pork they use to be too tough.

However, I love the avocado pork belly! Kazu is very, very generous with the portions of avocado, and the subtle flavour of the fruit complements the richness of the meat very nicely.

Also, be sure to ask about the ikura shots - they aren't on the menu but they are divine! Okay, so it's more about the novelty (a dollop of fresh ikura served in a shotglass) than anything else, but I have yet to find any other local place that serves ikura like this!

This is my third time visting this restaurant with my wife. Had a great time there, still the best yakitori in singapore, never get the taste in other place yet. Althought it's expensive however the foods here are nice, yummy n fresh. The only thing i wana complain about this restaurant is too small..........reservation a must or else get dissappointed and also bit too cram.The place almost smookeless and your cloths don't smell like charcoal after the meal. Must give it a try, best go there around the time when they open not crowd with customers so the chef will have all the attention to grill your yakitori to perfection :)