Kinjiro--any recent experiences?

[J_L]

@CiaoBob

first class on an airline: a bit more expensive, exclusive, delicious and comfortable than economy.

Another baller comment right there.

[MyAnnoyingOpinions]

A $100/head meal turning into a $140/head meal may not be seismic but is certainly not trivial. For some people it takes a meal at Kinjiro into the splurge range; for many others it takes it out of the splurge range. Not all of us have bank balances that allow us to not notice these things.

[DTLAeater]

@ipsedixit

It’s still very good, with two caveats.

1. It’s more expensive.
2. It’s more crowded (read: reservations are more difficult)

So, if you combine Nos. 1 and 2, you end up feeling like for the money and wait, you could have eaten better at n/naka.

Which isn’t to say Kinjiro is bad, per se, just that the QPR isn’t what it was.

How expensive are we talking for a group of 4 per person? Have some guests coming into town and trying to limit it to $100pp. Maybe Aburiya Raku is the move here? @MyAnnoyingOpinions suggests Kinjiro is now 40% more expensive.

[attran99]

I went to the Vegas Raku last month and we ordered at least 12 dishes and a bottle of sake. With tax and tip, it was about $100 per person. @PorkyBelly mentioned the WeHo branch of Raku costs a bit more than Vegas

[MyAnnoyingOpinions]

that’s pretty much mathematical fact–at least from the time of our meal to when i last checked, about a year later.

[Chowseeker1999]

Hi @DTLAeater,

My report is incoming (we just went to Kinjiro again recently). Uh, your $100pp limit is not even close. Suffice to say we did not have a good experience. This is the anti-QPR restaurant of the moment right now.

[moonboy403]

Had a great experience at Kinjiro a long time ago. Their prices seemed to have risen substantially so I probably won’t be going back especially given the over $100pp comment from Chowseeker.

[MyAnnoyingOpinions]

we were at $95/pp with tax and tip before the prices first rose. at this point, i’d assume that same meal would be at least $150/pp. i’d feel more disappointed if raku wasn’t around.

[ipsedixit]

@DTLAeater

Have some guests coming into town and trying to limit it to $100pp.

Kinjiro would not be a good option if that’s your criteria

[brritscold]

@Chowseeker1999

Hi @DTLAeater,

My report is incoming (we just went to Kinjiro again recently). Uh, your $100pp limit is not even close. Suffice to say we did not have a good experience. This is the anti-QPR restaurant of the moment right now.

for what it’s worth, I went to Kinjiro in a group of 4 a few months ago (March 2018), and our cost was less than $100 per person, including a couple of bottles of wine for corkage. The food was still exceptional as compared to an earlier visit. and yes, Jun was turning away walk ins, I think for chef’s workload capacity reasons as the restaurant was not full, which I actually admired since it assured the quality of the food. Don’t know if the prices went higher after then, but our group of picky eaters was very satisfied.