Food & service was amazing. There is nothing quite like this place in the whole city. ���
Excellent food. Excellent service! The corn cheese appetizer was amazing! Loved the bulgogi buns too. Can’t wait to go again and try more things.
Oh my goodness so so good!!!! The manager held the door for us upon arrival, (nice touch) and even ran over next door to get some guests a high chair. That's customer service right there! Food was exceptional and we had adult Capri Suns served in these awesome pouches! The service was fabulous and the atmosphere was phenomenal. Go here!!!! You won't be disappointed! I think we've find a new favorite!!!
I am so glad to welcome Kaiju Japanese Resturant to downtown Raleigh! Kaiju is Japanese for “monster”. I’m a big fan of Bibimap and I can honestly say that Kaiju offers the largest, “monster” size bowl I’ve ever seen. Please look at and like my photos! The ingredients are massive! My friends had the Kaiju Ramen and the Poke bowl. They loved them. Kaiju has good seating options, a full bar, and multiple TVs showing Korean Rap videos and the Fortnite Video game. As the menu is easy so is ordering and paying. Local owner, Ken Yowell, also owns Oak City Meatball and Calavera Empanadas. I am confused it’s considered a Japanese resturant on Facebook. Bibimap and many dishes are definitely Korean. Bao is Chinese. Bottom line is Kaiju is good. Enjoy!
Amazing atmosphere, friendly prompt service. Wide range of drinks ranging from foreign influences like. They do carry Orion beer. Decent selections ranging from Bao's (Buns) which come at a rate of 2 for 10$ they have bulgogi, Hawaiian (spam and pineapple), a fish one, fried chicken and a few others. As well as bibimbap and ramen. The Bao's are my personal recommendation all delicious. They have K-pop playing on 2-3 screens boy and girl bands. And usually a videogame/anime on another-2. This place is amazing
*Edited* I had Kaiju's bao buns for a second time and very impressed. The flavors are good and they have just the right amount of condiments so that they don't overpower the whole dish and the price is great. Would love to see a revolving bao menu but the food is delicious and if you've never had bao I think Kaiju is a good option they're like delicious, fluffy, Asian tacos!
I had the raman, it was very good I would not state that it was the best in Raleigh but it was very good. One piece of the meat was all fat perhaps that was a duck fat I'm not sure. I work out too hard to eat something that has no meat on it and that is a slab of fat granted it had a good color but it was all floppy moe joppy. The other piece of pork had some fat but the piece was so good in the ratio of fat to meat was acceptable for me to eat personally I think tonbo is ramen broth and accoutrement is more Dynamic. We were apparently the first dinner guests. My friend had the KFC which is Korean Fried Chicken she loved it - it's double fried. She wasn't thrilled with her side of fries. I will say they were unique however I wouldn't get them again. All in all clean, friendly, fun, atmosphere I definitely want to try out some of their other dishes.
Unsurprisingly, the food was fantastic. The staff is kind, knowledgeable, and helpful. The decor is creative, playful, and the movie poster collection is prolific. Definitely worth checking out!
Good ramen, friendly staff, you won't go wrong. They also have generously sized bao at 2 for $10 that were pretty good.
Talented, inspired chef, bartenders and knowledgeable wait staff. Very willing to make accommendations for food concerns.
Loved it!
The noodle bar in Raleigh has been raised. This lively Ramen-ya lifts the spirit like warm bowls to lips on a rainy day, and leaves you unknowingly slurping your praises out loud. Their crisp pork belly against their pillow-soft noodles will hold your face downward and digging like a famished Tokyo subway commuter, wordless until the last drop of broth has been cleaned off the bottom of the bowl. Beyond ramen, their vivid menu ranges from increasingly-popular Bao (Asian soft tacos) to savory-sweet Bibimbap (Korean mixed rice bowl), making Kaiju an Asian comfort food fan's dream. Slurps up!
We dined at Kaiju on 10/13/18, overall it was a cool place. The manager was nice, helping his team be efficient. The place is small, but it is downtown. I had a ramen bowl, which did not fill me so I had to order the chicken and fish sandwiches. I loved those! I’m not too familiar with how Japanese food should taste, but I feel like our food did not have a lot of flavor. Cool atmosphere, definitely worth checking out.
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