Bistro Kaz

I absolutely love Japanese comfort food. And Bistro Kaz does it right. You need to get the corn soup. They make it from scratch. I’m not sure how they do it, but they are able to stuff corn aroma, essence, and punch into it. The cold cod roe angel hair pasta is soothing with a touch of decadence with the roe and ikura. Comfort food is meant to be heavy, but Bistro Kaz is able to thread the needle. You leave with a warm, full belly without feeling like you’ve eaten a ton of bricks.

excellent food! The unagi pizza looked & sounded great from all the reviews and this one didn't disappoint. It was super easy to split half a pizza & half a pasta dish (we had the cod roe pasta). I would definitely come back again for squid ink pasta & given soba is generally served cold - I am curious if the roe cold pasta one is inspired by soba. I thought the portions were good for what we got & the quality of the food.

My cousin and I were here last Friday. We weren't sure about having Italian- Japanese infused food but I got to say it was delicious. I'd never had a lobster pizza before and the beef Bolognese was better here than most straight Italian places. For dessert I had the Black Sesame Pie(?). Unique and very good. And the service the was good too. We will be back.

Part of me doesn't want to review this place because it's such a hidden gem and I want it to stay hidden, but it's too nice of a place to not tell everyone! It's my favorite place to get Japanese Italian food. I haven't had a pasta dish that disappointed me, and my brother loves the demi glace Hamburg steak. Everything just tastes so fresh and the staff is always so friendly.

New favorite in all of SD. We got the Uni spread (comes with 4 large pieces of bread), unagi pizza, fries, pumpkin soup, deep fried brie cheese balls. Best menu ever with actual new and innovative dishes and also some old authentic faves that never get old. Everything I got here was delicious and worth it. Going back to try more soon. Our server Meg was excellent and sweet. Kudos to the service and the chef! Also, Google got their times wrong and apparently they can't change it, but they close at 9, not 10.

FOOD & DRINKS I have been here twice on two consecutive days. That should say everything , right? After the first visit I was so eager to try out more. The execution of the food was amazing, well seasoned and not skimping on fresh ingredients. The seafood doria was awesome. The lobster pizza though was a bit of a disappointment. Not that it didn’t taste good, you just either couldn’t taste the lobster because there was so much cheese on it or had a hard time to even find pieces of lobster. I would reimagine this dish to make the lobster shine more! The omelet too could get more of a Japanese treatment and be more silky and smooth. It would still go well with the Italian meat sauce. SERVICE Lovely service. ATMOSPHERE Has a bit of a small European bistro flair tucked between some bigger restaurants. RATING If I want to eat very good Italian food with a touch of Japanese finish, this is the place to come to. Highly recommended!