Comments on: Izuju: The Best Kyoto Style Sushi in Kyoto

By: Antonio

Antonio — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 15:18:25 +0000

I like your style in describing this interesting restaurant. I hope one day to visit and enjoy their traditional food.

Thank you for this nice post !

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Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:11:59 +0000

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By: Irving

Irving — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 23:30:20 +0000

Great article on this sushi restaurant. I will make a point to eat there when go in Dec. 2010. I notice the final product Sabazushi is wrap with konbu. Does he serve it with the konbu or is it used just to impact konbu taste and the konbu is removed before serving? I am interested to know and if you know the answer please let me know. Thanks

By: Mary Ho

Mary Ho — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 08:26:53 +0000

I just came across this website. the feature on Izuju is the most attractive, informative ever!! and admire their passion to keep to traditional methods.Izuju and Toriyasu are on my must-eat list. I will now only use Kyoto foodie as guide for all my meals during my impending holiday in May to see the Aoi Matsuri festival, and will patronise as many of these restaurants featured.7 days is definitely not enough time, sigh….. Your website also provides so much info on other food related aspects and I will also try out the receipes posted, in particular Nikujaga Wagyu Tendon Beef Stew. Arigato for your efforts which is definitely appreciated by many.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 03:49:34 +0000

Just stumbled across this site and of all the web pages to find, this was pure providence.

My wife and I (she’s from Tokyo originally) just sort of fell into this place because of it’s location near the shrine. It was a cold spring day in ’05, and much to our surprise, there was no heat, but the hot tea did the trick in warming us up. For a gaijin like myself, I was just in awe.

After sitting for a few minutes my wife’s eye’s brightened and she began to recognize where she was. She said something like “I think this place is kind of famous…”. It can be very hard to explain these things to westerner at times.

We had steamed sushi. Just fantastic.

You’ve done the world a great service with this web page. I’m not sure how many will ever get to Kyoto for the food, but oh my gosh is it worth the trip.

Now if I could only remember the name of that restaurant next to the little canal with window seats all along one side…

-JG, NJ USA

By: Craig Jenkins

Craig Jenkins — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:00:03 +0000

Wanted to say thank you for this and many other recommendations on your site.

I just returned a week ago from Japan, and visited a number of your recommendations, including Izuju. We simply ordered omakase, plus sauri because I had to have it (amazing). And very reasonably priced. I would definitely repeat your recommendation!

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Bon Appetit Magazine Photoshoot at Kichisen | OpenKyoto — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:02:31 +0000

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[...] (Ed: Check out the Kyoto Visitor’s Guide Dining in Kyoto page for two recommended sushi shops:Yanagiya Honten and Hisago Zushi. Kyoto Foodie’s Peko also has an excellent article on Kyoto sushi and the sushi shop Izuju here. [...]

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:54:21 +0000

Hi Peko Peko.
Great blog about foodie… looking forward to future articles.

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Wed, 08 Jul 2009 03:57:14 +0000

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By: Martin F

Martin F — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 15:43:16 +0000

You add so much personal insight to this post about Kyoto and its sushi. And your photos are fantastic. Looking forward to reading your blog.

I try to make a point to visit Kyoto at least once a year. This post in particular made me want to hurry back as soon as possible.

By: kt

kt — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:36:06 +0000

Wow, this place sounds amazing. I’m going to be in Kyoto in a few weeks and I’d love to go, but my Japanese is pretty lousy and I know a lot of the older/more traditional restaurants don’t really go for English menus. Do you know if they had any sort of English or picture menu that could be stumbled through? Or is my best bet to just memorize all the great food you recommended and ask for them by name?