Kaito Japanese Restaurant – Japanese
Kaito Japanese Restaurant invites diners into a serene, wood-accented sanctuary where the rhythmic precision of the sushi master’s blade creates a captivating culinary performance. Each dish arrives as a vibrant canvas of flavor, from the delicate, sea-salted sweetness of pristine sashimi to the deep, comforting embrace of umami-rich broths that linger long after the final bite.
28, Palmer Avenue, Bronxville, NY, 10708 +1-914-337-1296 https://www.kaitorestaurant.com/Rating: 4/5 (137 reviews)
Cuisine: Japanese
Price range: $$
Dietary options: low-carb, vegan, vegetarian, dairy-free, nut-free, high-protein, keto, gluten-free, pescatarian, diabetic, plant-based, low-fat, sugar-free, mediterranean, whole30, paleo, heart-healthy, anti-inflammatory, atkins, south-beach, weight-watchers, clean-eating, low-cholesterol, high-fiber, volumetrics, detox, alkaline, raw-food, tlc, mayo-clinic, macrobiotic, slow-carb, pegan, candida
Currently closed
Hours
- Sunday - Thursday
- 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM, 4:30 PM - 9:00 PM
- Saturday
- 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM, 4:30 PM - 10:00 PM
What diners are saying
Customers express significant dissatisfaction with their dining experiences, frequently citing excessive wait times for both takeout and dine-in service. Reviewers consistently report issues with food quality, describing dishes like shrimp tempura and sushi rolls as dry, undercooked, or lacking freshness, with some noting missing ingredients like teriyaki sauce. Service is described as inattentive and unprofessional, with guests frustrated by staff prioritizing phone usage over table service and difficulties in obtaining basic items like utensils or the check.
Menu
- Miso Soup - $3: Tofu, seaweed and scallion with miso broth Dietary tags: Low-Carb, Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Diabetic, Plant-Based, Low-Fat, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Atkins, South-Beach, Weight-Watchers, Clean-Eating, Low-Cholesterol, Volumetrics, Detox, Alkaline, Mayo-Clinic, Macrobiotic
- Clam Soup - $7: Fresh Clam, tofu, seaweed and scallion in miso broth Dietary tags: Low-Carb, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Pescatarian, Diabetic, Low-Fat, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Atkins, South-Beach, Weight-Watchers, Clean-Eating, Low-Cholesterol, Volumetrics, Detox, Mayo-Clinic
- Nameko Soup - $4: Japanese mushroom, tofu, seaweed and scallion in miso broth Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Low-Cholesterol
- Garden Salad - $6: Homemade ginger dressing Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Low-Cholesterol
- Avocado Salad - $9: Homemade ginger dressing Dietary tags: High-Protein, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free
- Oshinko Mix - $7: japanese pickle Dietary tags: High-Protein, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free
- Seaweed Salad - $7.95 Dietary tags: High-Protein, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free
- Spicy Kani Salad - $9.95: Mix crabstick with cucumber, tobiko and crunch Spicy sauce
- Kaiso Salad - $8.95: Mix seaweed with ponzu and olive oil
- Oshitashi - $7.95: Cold spinach salad
- Edamame - $6.95: Steamed soy bean
- Agedofu - $7.5: Japanese style fried tofu
- Gyoza - $6.5: Pan-seared pork dumpling
- Chicken Yakitori - $8: Seared white meat chicken on stick
- Beef Negimaki - $10: Scallion roll w. thinly sliced beef
- Tempura Appetizer - $10: Japanese style fried shrimp and mix vegetable
- Sauteed Spinach - $8
- Sauteed Mushroom - $8: Mix mushroom in chef special sauce
- Fried calamari - $10: Homemade calamari fried to crisp, with mago salsa
- Rock Shrimp Tempura - $11.95: w. spicy creamy sauce
- Shumai - $6.95: Steamed shrimp dumpling
- Miso Nasu - $8: Broiled Japanese eggplant w. sweet miso paste
- Ika-Maru - $17: Griled whole squid w. ginger terriyaki sauce
- Kaki Fry - $8: Fried Oyster
- Vegetable Spring Roll - $6.95 Dietary tags: High-Protein, Keto, Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Diabetic, Heart-Healthy, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Atkins, South-Beach, Weight-Watchers, Clean-Eating, Raw-Food, TLC, Detox, Mayo-Clinic, Slow-Carb, Pegan, Candida
- Pork Spring Roll - $6.95 Dietary tags: High-Protein, Keto, Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Diabetic, Heart-Healthy, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Atkins, South-Beach, Weight-Watchers, Clean-Eating, Raw-Food, TLC, Detox, Mayo-Clinic, Slow-Carb, Pegan, Candida
- Noodles - $8.95: Cold ginger sauce or red wine sauce or terriyaki sauce Dietary tags: High-Protein, Keto, Low-Carb, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Atkins
- Sauteed Broccoli - $8 Dietary tags: High-Protein, Keto, Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Diabetic, Heart-Healthy, Low-Fat, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Atkins, South-Beach, Weight-Watchers, Clean-Eating, Raw-Food, TLC, Detox, Mayo-Clinic, Slow-Carb, Pegan, Candida
- Steamed Broccoli - $8 Dietary tags: High-Protein, Keto, Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Mediterranean, Whole30, Pescatarian, Paleo, Diabetic, Heart-Healthy, Low-Fat, Sugar-Free, Anti-Inflammatory, Atkins, South-Beach, Weight-Watchers, Clean-Eating, Raw-Food, TLC, Detox, Mayo-Clinic, Slow-Carb, Pegan, Candida
- Pork Sumai - $6.95 Dietary tags: Vegan, Vegetarian, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian, Plant-Based, Low-Fat, High-Fiber, Low-Cholesterol, Volumetrics, Mayo-Clinic, Macrobiotic
- Spicy Tuna Gyoza - $13: Fried spicy tuna with guacamole on the bottom Dietary tags: High-Protein, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free, Pescatarian
- Fluke Usuzukuri - $15: Thinly sliced fluke with chef special sauce Dietary tags: High-Protein, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free
- Yellowtail Jalapeno - $15: Sliced yellowtail with jalapeno on top, chef special sauce
- Yellowtail Carpaccio - $15: Thinly sliced yellowtail with chef special sauce
- Salmon Carpaccio - $15: Thinly sliced salmon with chef special sauce
- Tuna Tataki - $15: Seared tuna thinly sliced with house ponzu sauce
- Tuna Tartar - $14: Diced tuna with avocado, chef special sauce
- Salmon Tartar - $14: Diced salmon with avocado, chef special sauce
- Sunomono - $12: Mixed seafood with vinegar sauce
- Tuna Tower - $14: Marinated diced tuna with avocado over crispy homemade chips
- Tuna Chiro - $16: seared tuna wrapped with avocado, mixed crab yuzu wasabi sauce
- Salmon Chiro - $16: salmon wrapped with avocado, mixed crab and yuzu wasabi sauce
- Tuna Pizza - $17: slice fresh tuna on top of special phyllo dough withi avocado and tobiko and scallion
- California Roll - $6: Kani, avocado, cucumber, tobiko
- Tuna Roll - $6
- Tuna Avocado Roll - $7
- Toro Scallion Roll - $13: Tuna belly with scallion
- Salmon Roll - $6
- Salmon Avocado Roll - $7
- Alaskan Roll - $7: Salmon, avocado, cucumber
- Futomaki Roll - $8: Kani, yamagobo, oshinko, kampyo, tamago
- Philadelphia - $7.5: Smoke salmon, cream cheese, cucumber
- Yellowtail Scallion Roll - $7
- Yellowtail Jalapeno Roll - $8
- Spicy Tuna Roll - $7
- Spicy Salmon Roll - $7
- Spicy Yellowtail Roll - $7
- Spicy Crab Roll - $7
- Spicy Mango Shrimp Roll - $8
- Spicy Scallop Crunch Roll - $9
- Eel Avocado Roll - $8: Smoke eel, avocado
- Eel Cucumber Roll - $7.5: Smoke eel, cucumber
- Shrimp Avocado Roll - $7.5
- Shrimp Tempura Roll - $9: Shrimp tempura, avocado, cucumber, tobiko
- Alaska King Crab Roll - $15: King crab, Avocado, tobiko
- Fresh Lobster Roll - $15: Lobster, Avocado, tobiko
- Lobster Tempura Roll - $16.95: Lobster tail tempura, avocado, cucumber, tobiko
- Spider Roll - $11: Soft shell crab, avocado, cucumber
- Dragon Roll - $13: Eel cucumber top with sliced avocado
- Rainbow Roll - $13: Kani, Cucumber, avocado roll; top with tuna, salmon, yellowtail, white fish
- Kamikaze Roll - $12: Tuna, yellowtail avocado in; top with tobiko
- Jake Roll - $7: Kanikama, cook shrimp mix with mayo crunchy
- Vegetarian Cucumber Roll - $5
- Avocado Roll - $5
- Asparagus Kani Roll - $7
- Carrot Roll - $5
- Oshinko Roll - $5
- A.A.C Roll - $7: Asparagus, avocado, cucumber
- Shiitake Mushroom Roll - $6
- Sweet Potato Roll - $7: Fried japanese sweet potato
- Sundried Tomato Avocado Roll - $7
- Mango roll - $5
- Tuna - $4.95: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Salmon - $4.5: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Yellowtail - $4.95: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Fluke - $4.25: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Squid - $3.95: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Scallop - $5: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Mackeral - $4: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Spanish Mackeral - $4: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Salmon Roe - $5.5: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Flying Fish Roe - $5: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Super White Tuna - $4.25: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Black Pepper Tuna - $5.25: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- King Salmon - $5.5: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Striped Bass - $4.25: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Jumbo Sweet Shrimp - $9: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Chu-Toro - $5: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Blue Fin Tuna Belly - $10: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Sea Urchin (Maine) - $5: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Sea Urchin (California) - $8.5: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Live Scallop: Market Price
- Live Orange Clam: Market Price
- Kumamoto Oyster - $5
- Crab Stick - $4: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Sea Eel - $6: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Smoked Salmon - $4.5: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Fresh Water Eel - $5: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Octopus - $3: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Omelette - $4: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- King Crab - $8: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Steamed Shrimp - $4.5: Choice of Sushi or Sashimi
- Fresh Lobster - $7
- OT Salmon Belly sushi - $5
- Yellowtail Belly sushi - $5.95
- Sushi Regular - $23.95: 7 pcs assorted sushi & tuna roll
- Sushi Deluxe - $26.95: 9 pcs assorted sushi & tuna roll
- Kaito Sushi Dinner - $34: 11 pcs chef selection sushi & tuna roll
- Sushi Trio - $31.95: 3 pcs tuna, 3 pcs, salmon, 3 pcs yellowtail & tuna roll
- Sashimi Regular - $25.95: 15 pcs assorted sashimi
- Sashimi Deluxe - $28.95: 18 pcs assorted sashimi
- Kaito Sashimi Dinner - $36: 21 pcs chef selection sashimi
- Sushi & Sashimi Combo - $34: 5 pcs assorted sushi, 12 pcs assorted sashimi & tuna roll
- Tuna Sushi Dinner - $30.95: 7 pcs tuna sushi & tuna roll
- Tuna Sashimi Dinner - $30.95: 11 pcs of tuna sashimi
- Salmon Sushi Dinner - $30.95: 7 pcs of salmon sushi & salmon roll
- Salmon Sashimi Dinner - $30.95: 11 pcs of salmon sashimi
- Chirashi special - $28: Assorted sashimi over sushi rice
- Unadon - $31: Broiled eel over rice
- Omakaze ($50) - $50
- Omakaze ($75) - $75
- Omakaze ($100) - $100
- Sashimi Trio - $30: 5 pcs of each tuna, salmon, and yelowtail
- Kaito - $18: Spicy tuna avocado wrap with soy paper, top with tuna, salmon, yellowtail and special sauces
- Bronxville - $17: Rock shrimp tempura, avocado, crab lemon chili vinaigrette
- Red Devil - $16: Spicy tuna crunch, black pepper tuna, scallionm wasabi mayo on top
- Godzilla - $16: Shrimp tempura roll w, fresh sliced tuna on top spicy sauce
- Panther - $17: Spicy salmon crunch, avocado, cucumber, shimp tempura and caviar wrapped with soy paper
- Black Dragon - $18: Spicy crunch scallop, eel avocado topped with tobiko scallion and eel sauce
- Smith - $18: Crunchy spicy yellowtail, tuna, which fish in, salmon and eel on top with sweet chili sauce
- Sex on the Beach - $16: Shrimp tempura, cucumber in, top with salmon, eel, avocado spicy miso and eel sauce
- Triple Spicy - $17: Spicy yellowtail crunch in, spicy tuna, king crab on top with fresh jalapeno spicy sauce
- Victoria Secret - $17: Freshsteamed lobster, white fish, jumbo shrimp, mango, avocado, almond, saporo beer dressing
- Tropical - $16: Fresh salmon, mango, avocado, almond wrap in soy paper w. sweet chili and wasabi mayo
- Ocean - $19.95: Spicy fresh lobster crunch, avocado in, mix kanikama tobiko and scallion top
- Millennium - $18: Crunchy Jake roll topped with shrimp avocado, bake kanikama on top
- Passion - $17: Spicy tuna, salon, yellowtail and avocado in, fresh sliced tuna on top w. spicy mayo
- Titanic - $16: Spicy salmon crunch inside, salmon avocado top w. chef special sauce
- Surf & Turf - $20.95: Spicy lobster crunch, mango wrap in soy paper, top with steak fried onion
- Sushi Sandwich - $18: Spicy tuna, spicy salmon, tamago, avocado, tobiko and soybean paper
- Palmer Roll - $18: Shrimp tempura, mango, avocado wrap in soy paper top with fresh tuna and yellowtail
- Flamed Salmon - $18: Asparagus, pepper tuna, seared salmon, soy paper, wasabi mayo and thai sauce on top
- Monkey Jump - $18: tuna, avocado, jalapeno, spicy yellotail, scallion, cajun mayo, caviar sweet chili sauce
- Mango Tango - $17: Salmon & avocado inside, topped with spicy tuna, sliced mangos, mango sauce, and caviar
- Chicken Teriyaki - $18.95
- Sirloin Steak Teriyaki - $21.95
- Beef Negimake Teriyaki - $21.95
- Salmon Teriyaki - $21.95
- Shrimp Teriyaki - $22.95
- Scallop Teriyaki - $24.95
- Seafood Sizzling - $24.95: shrimp and scallop crab stick and fish cake with udon on a hot sizzling plate
- Vegetable Tempura - $17.95: Fried assorted mix vegetable
- Chicken Tempura - $18.95: 7 pcs fried chicken tempura
- Shrimp Tempura - $22.95: 7 pcs fried shrimp tempura
- Tempura Combo - $22.95: 2 pcs chicken, 2 pcs shrimp & 4 pcs vegetable tempura
- Chicken Katsu - $18.95: Japanese style fried chicken cutlet
- Pork Katsu - $18.95: Japanese style fried pork cutlet
- Fish Katsu - $20.95: Japanese style fried fish
- Oyster Katsu - $22.95: Japanese style fried oysters
- Chicken Sukiyaki - $19.95: Hot semi sweet broth served with broccoli, carrot, cabbage, onion, tofu, noodles and steamed whited meat chicken
- Beef Sukiyaki - $21.95: Hot semi sweet broth served with broccoli, carrot, cabbage, onion, tofu, noodles and thinly slice beef
- Salmon Misonabe - $21.95: Hot miso broth served with broccoli, carrot, cabbage, onion, tofu, noodles and fresh salmon
- Seafood Yosenabe - $23.95: Hot japanes clear broth served with broccoli, carrot, cabbage, onion, tofu, noodles and assorted fresh seafood
- Pork Katsu Don - $16: Fried pork cutlet cook with vegetable and egg over rice
- Chicken Katsu Don - $16: Fried chicken cutlet cook with vegetable and egg over rice
- Oyako Don - $16: Steamed white meat chicken cook with vegetable and egg over rice
- Ten Don - $16: Assorted shrimp and vegetable tempura over rice
- Vegetable Fried Rice - $12
- Chicken Fried Rice - $13
- Beef Fried Rice - $14
- Shrimp Fried Rice - $16
- Pork Fried Rice - $13
- Vegetable Yaki Udon - $14.95
- Vegetable Yaki Soba - $14.95
- Chicken Yaki Udon - $16.95
- Chicken Yaki Soba - $16.95
- Pork Yaki Udon - $16.95
- Pork Yaki Soba - $16.95
- Beef Yaki Udon - $17.95
- Beef Yaki Soba - $17.95
- Shrimp Yaki Udon - $18.95
- Shrimp Yaki Soba - $18.95
- Tempura Zaru Soba - $18.95: Shrimp & vegetable tempura served with cold buckwheat soba noodles
- Nabeyaki - $17: Traditional Japanese udon noodles soup served in an individual clay pot. This special pot served with vegetables, poach eggs and mix tempura.
- Tempura Udon Soup - $16: Japanese udon noodle served in a homemade soup with tempura on the side
- Tempura Soba Soup - $16: Buckwheat soba noodle served in a homemade soup with tempura on the side
- Chicken Udon Soup - $15: Steamed chicken served with udon noodles and vegetables
- Chicken Soba Soup - $15: Steamed chicken served with buckwheat soba noddles and vegetables
- Wakame Udon - $10: Udon noodles soup with Wakame seaweed
- Seafood Noodle Soup - $20: fresh scallop, shrimp and clam, vegetable with choice of udon or soba noddle in clear broth
- Vegetable Naruto - $14
- Jade Naruto - $15
- Tuna Naruto - $15.5
- Salmon Naruto - $15.5
- Yellowtail Naruto - $15.5
- Rainbow Naruto - $16.5
- Spicy Tuna Naruto - $15.5
- King Crab Naruto - $19.95
- Fresh Lobster Naruto - $19.95
- Vegetable Ramen - $15
- Pork Ramen - $17
- Chicken Ramen - $17
- Beef Ramen - $18
- Shrimp Ramen - $19
- Tuna or Spicy Tuna Poke - $20.95
- Mix Fish Poke - $20.95
- Salmon or Spicy Salmon Poke - $20.95
- Hot Sake (Small) - $6.5
- Hot Sake (Large) - $12
- Ozeki Nigori Sake (300ml) - $17: Unfilter, rich and sweet cold sake
- Ozeki One Cup Junmai (180ml) - $12: Well balanced
- Kuromatsu Junmai (300ml) - $18: Rich and dry
- Shirakabe Gura Junmai - $18: Smooth well balanced full body
- Organic Junmai - $23: Dry, organic
- Ozeki Platinum Junmai Daiginjo - $23: Rich and lightly sweet
- Daissai Junmai Daiginjo - $29: Smooth and well rounded
- Iichiko Barley Japanese Vodka - $13
- Ginza No Suzume Silver Japanese Vodka - $7: Made with barley
- Kagemusha Japanese Vodka - $7: Made with sweet potato
- Glass of House Red - $8: Choice of Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir
- Kaito Special Cocktail - $12: Choice of: Kaito Sangria, Lycheetini, Mandarin Mojito, Mango Martini, Saketini, Shisojito
- Sapporo Premium (12oz) - $6
- Soda - $2.5: Choice: Coke, Diet Coke, Ginger Ale, Sprite, Club Soda
- Juice - $3.5: Choice of Apple, Cranberry, Orange
Frequently Asked Questions about Kaito Japanese Restaurant
- Which dishes work for multiple diets at once (e.g., keto + gluten-free)?
- Fresh Lobster, Yellowtail, Rainbow, and King Crab Naruto rolls accommodate multiple diets including keto, gluten-free, dairy-free, and paleo.
- What are the standout dishes based on the menu?
- Standout menu items include Miso Soup, Gyoza, Chicken Yakitori, Beef Negimaki, and specialty Naruto rolls like Fresh Lobster and King Crab.
- What makes this restaurant unique or special?
- Kaito features a serene wood-accented sanctuary with sushi master performances and 34 dietary options including keto, vegan, and gluten-free.
- What are the most popular dishes at this restaurant?
- Menu highlights include Miso Soup, Clam Soup, Garden Salad, Edamame, Agedofu, Gyoza, Chicken Yakitori, Beef Negimaki, and various Naruto rolls.
- What are the main concerns mentioned in customer reviews?
- Reviewers cite excessive wait times, poor food quality like dry sushi, missing ingredients, and inattentive staff prioritizing phone usage over service.
- Does this restaurant have a website or online ordering?
- Kaito Japanese Restaurant has a website at https://www.kaitorestaurant.com/ and offers takeout services according to customer review summaries.
- Is this restaurant good value for money?
- Despite a 4.0/5 rating and moderate pricing ($$), customers report poor value due to low food quality and inattentive, unprofessional service.
- What should first-time visitors know about this restaurant?
- First-time visitors should expect excessive wait times, inattentive service, and inconsistent food quality at this moderately priced Japanese restaurant.
- Does this restaurant offer good ambiance?
- The restaurant is described as a serene, wood-accented sanctuary, though reviews highlight unprofessional service and inattentive staff prioritizing phone usage.
- Where is this restaurant located?
- The provided data does not specify a physical address, but the restaurant's official website is https://www.kaitorestaurant.com/.