Just left this Akiyoshi in Kanazawa extremely disappointed, surprisingly at their service...not their food. We enjoyed their food and our experience at their other location in Osaka just last week. My husband and I waited nearly an hour for seats (which we aren’t complaining since it’s common to have long wait times during peak dinner time). The couple after us only had about a 30 minute wait since they were seated only minutes after us. After our first round of order, we were happily eating and chatting when the middle-aged server with boycut hair approached us asking us “Counter ok?”. It seemed that she wanted us to move to the counter to accommodate the group of 5 that JUST walked in and give up our table for them. I found that request odd since they did not even bother to approach the couple that were seated after us and were at the only other table that can seat 4-6. The other couple did not have any food yet and were still ordering while we had our first round of food all set out and already partially eaten. I thought it was rude for her to interrupt our meal and expect us to move mid bite when she could easily ask the couple that were seated after us that had not yet ordered. So we turned down the request to move to the counter and the waitress gave me the dirtiest of all looks. Her venom was palpable and made it extremely uncomfortable. She also waited about 10 minutes before she decided to finally ask the other couple to move to the counter, which they easily did as they still had not yet received any food. They proceeded to take away our English menu and continued with their cold attitude and dirty looks. I did not feel comfortable staying there even though we planned to order a few rounds of food, so we quickly finished the food that we had already ordered and left without finishing our soft drinks. I am not only disappointed at this level of treatment but also humiliated just for wanting to stay at our table that we waited almost an hour for. We just wanted to eat our food and go as we were starving after the hour wait and neither of us drink alcoholic beverages. We left still hungry and insulted. Once again the food is decent. But the Kanazawa location needs a good lesson in customer service and respect.

This Akiyoshi changed managers and location (location just slightly - about 20m down the road). The wonderful people who ran Kohrimbo's Akiyoshi for 30+ years are NOT there anymore. That said, we had a great time, and the food was just as good as it was in the past. The atmosphere is different, though, because the u-shaped bar is gone and there are a lot more tables. If you never went to the previous location, no worries. If you were a fan of the old place, though, the new place may seem a bit too chain-ten for you. Still, if you like Akiyoshi or just want to try some good, reasonably-priced yakitori, give this Akiyoshi a try.

Extremely good price vs quality deal. Tamago was fridge cold, but other than that everything else we tried was alright. Non-smoking place, popular.

Super delicious food and speedy service. Had a number of delicious and would certainly recommend the chicken and shallots as well as the liver yakitori.

Lot of fun. Packed after work Yakitori bar with well priced skewers. Had them all and enjoyed the noise and vibe of the locals.

Delicious yakitori, the atmosphere was great and the staff were very helpful. There was an english menu and the staff put on a bit of a performance as they work together to cook your meal. Definitely try this place if you are visiting Kanazawa it was one of the highlights of our trip.

Fast, cheap and delicious. The crew is highly efficient and sends out yakatori fast. They do shout a lot to communicate with each other...

Great yakitori place! Great atmosphere! Simple, quaffable drinks!

Soooo good! Fun place to eat too! Friendly staff.

A super fun experience, english menus, staff who had a little english but we didn't mind if they spoke no english at all, it was just a bonus. Try to get a seat at the counter so you can watch the staff in action. Oh, and get there early as you may be waiting in a long line otherwise. And... test yourself with some non-western options like 'heart', rib-cap, gizzard... and the staff all yellinf welcomes at the new guests really makes for an emersive experience! 😂 ...you'll be sure to walk out of this restaurant a little more Japanese! 😁

Cheap, open late, fast service. Quality not bad either, actually uses charcoal rather than gas grill. What more could you ask for?