Kotoyama

Good sushi for the golden triangle area. Not hard to beat out the competition though. We went during the soft-opening, and the wait was 1.5 hours, and they were not serving a full menu yet. But they were good about giving us a text in enough time to make it back to the restaurant for our table. We chose to go walk the mall during our wait. Again, sushi was good for around here. Some dishes were very good, and some were not that great. Kinda how it goes on sushi. Server was very energetic, but understandably busy. Food for the price, I walked out of there sideways, and was happy with the amount of the bill. Didn’t feel like I overpaid. Will be back soon for the whole menu options.

Okay I love Kotoyama! The OBE roll is amazing! Tried the killawaver or something like that and it was phenomenal! Love the hibachi steak and chicken dinner! Tried the noodles and now I think I’m going to need to get them every time! They were delicious! The waiter was amazing! We had my daughter and her toddler with us and he was talking to her, picked up the bowl she threw on the floor and even played peek a boo! All while providing excellent service! Now for the down side: the restaurant name sign was not lit up so we almost left because we weren’t sure they were open or not. They had an open sign lit up so we parked and got out, so yes the hours of operation is correct! Second down side, I don’t live in Orange but my daughter does and Kotoyama isn’t on DoorDash, Guebers, or offer delivery. How am I going to be able to get my Kotoyama fix each week when I go babysit now? Hope they consider special delivery for old grannies!!! Truly is an excellent place to eat. Everyone should try it, even if you’re afraid of sushi! They have so much other stuff to try and will help you pick out something if you’re interested in trying some sushi!

Our first time to Kotoyama. We found Kotoyama on TripAdviso while we were passing thru Orange TX. for the night. We were greeted by a friendly server, (Hailey), who invited us to sit where we desired. She promptly brought us our menus and asked us what we wanted to drink. Since the soda machine was out of order, both my wife and I ordered sweet tea. It was lacking taste and was extremely weak. Not so great and when Hailey asked us how it was, we told her. As for food, my wife ordered a bowl of white rice and a Philadelphia roll. Myself, I ordered a seaweed salad and thick noodles with beef and shrimp. My wife was almost immediately brought her rice, a good 5 minutes before her roll. This was odd as she had to eat it alone as it would have been cold by the time she was served her roll. The roll itself was very good with a large piece of cream cheese and salmon in each piece. My seafood salad was normal and the noodle dish was very good with lots of flavor. One thing that we were not appreciative of was that even before we finished our meal, the server brought us our bill, a big "no-no" in the restaurant business. The prices were very affordable. Overall, apart from the three negative things that I mentioned, the meal was good.