Jin Kichi - Camden

I've been in this restaurant for about 20 years and it was always fantastic. the quality was always the highest level. Unfortunately, the current yakitori chef falls far below the expected standard. every spit was burned to carbon. Um...fair the owner removes all spies from the bill as far as the customer service goes, still great. but the current yakitori“Koch” has to go. absolutely useless and will only hurt what was always such an amazing authentic restaurant.

A small, rather cramped but atmospheric yakitori style restaurant, which serves an amazing wide range of Japanese directed, all a high standard if they are of sashimi and sushi, the prices are reasonable, especially given the location.

My hubby and children went there first to get a table around 19:30 clock and so happy we booked in advance for 7:45 clock as the place was so busy. so busy on a Tuesday night! we didn't order anything raw when we got little kids. and the food bill came to £66.20 and drinks (including only a few sakes) at £40... first the big Japanese waitress was not so friendly, and when we order, we show her the menu and say we want this to please, she replied, I can't read it. okay, I tried to announce my best. Yes, the place. then I said I like to place black cadjau, she said no, no black cadjau. So I said I came from leicester, for the black cod with a big smile on my face. said it easy and she waitress no answer, at all she was not friend, and very cold. Not sure whether it was busy or maybe she challenged eating wisely, my fav was the cold soba and second was the fried udon. We had fish jet that was strange, no taste and chewing gum and the tofu absolutely no taste, can be less ass and early as possible grilled spies set a. taste so. a very soft and juicy and raw. I would say medium. some chicken super hard and dried. the ochsenzunge x2, it was okay. but my hubby didn't say it worth it. over all grilled spits was something to burn. small wood charcoal okay, but too much they can only cost the bitter coal. butter mushroom I wish they don't squeeze any lemon as they ruin it for me. it was good until they taste the sour lemon int he butter mushroom. coks in large pint glass and apple juice in half pint. the man who worked at the bank was very friendly and smiling, I think he is also Japanese. they have no normal bill, it was a buck of hand written, and I had no idea what they are overall. it was ok experience, better than the stick and sushi we had in cambridge with similar price. we can't go back soon.

It's like they picked up a real restaurant in japan and dropped it in hampsted. the grilled dinge are especially amazing. the staff is also very friendly and helpful. it is quite expensive, but the quality of the food is incomparable.

I’ve only been coming here 20 year. It is as raw as it authentic and it is without doubt the best Yakitori restaurant outside of Japan. The quality Jim Kinchi serves is exceptional from the skewers to the seaweed salad, udon and sashimi and sushi....I couldn’t recommend this place more if I tried.