KAVIAR Pasadena

Name: KAVIAR Pasadena
Address: 70 N Raymond Ave Ste 250, Pasadena, CA, United States, 91103-4528
Telephone: (626) 605-0330
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.4

4.4

502 Reviews

$31 to $50

Sushi

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Upscale Japanese kitchen serving up an exquisite selection of sushi and fusion masterpieces. We are the pinnacle of quality, and the cornerstone of service. Join us and create incredible memories in our peaceful and cozy environment.

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Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 8, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 8 times today

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Sushi, Japanese, Creative Japanese
Hours of operation
Fri, Sat 6:00 pm–10:15 pm Lunch Mon, Sat, Sun 12:00 pm–2:45 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 6:00 pm–9:45 pm
Phone number
(626) 605-0330
Website
https://www.kaviarrestaurants.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Contactless Payment, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Owned/operated by
Asian and Pacific Islander, Latinx or Hispanic, LGBTQ+, Middle Eastern, South Asian/Indian, Women
Executive chef
Han Yeo
Catering
We offer catering. Please call us for more information.
Private party facilities
We have a private room to host parties up to 45 comfortably. Great area for birthdays, special events, business meetings.

Location
70 N Raymond Ave Ste 250, Pasadena, CA 91103-4528
Neighborhood
Pasadena
Cross street
Union and Raymond
Parking details
We are located between three parking structures with a range from $5.00 to $12.00 on the weekend. There is street parking available. We also have valet parking Thursday - Saturday evening.
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 502 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4

4.4 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.3Service
4.7Ambience
3.9Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Pasadena / San Gabriel
Good for business meals
Pasadena / San Gabriel
Innovative
Pasadena / San Gabriel
Hot spot
Pasadena / San Gabriel
Romantic
Pasadena / San Gabriel
Good for special occasions

502 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 6 days ago
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
It was very pleasant and relaxing! Food is high quality. And food presentation is great!
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OpenTable Diner
Palm Springs
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on November 5, 2023
Overall4Food5Service5Ambience4
Great food, but a 3.5% credit card fee added to the bill is ridiculous.
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NickM
Chicago
9 reviews
vip
5.0
9 reviews
Dined on November 5, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
son and i had a great time. great service and food.
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EJXD2
Louisville
34 reviews
vip
4.0
34 reviews
Dined on November 4, 2023
Overall4Food5Service3Ambience4
Amazingly fresh fish with inspired combinations and flavors. Debated long and hard about the tasting menu but opted to order a bunch of stuff and split among the three of us. Thought we received tremendous value for what we ordered.
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OpenTable Diner
Tallahassee
10 reviews
vip
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on November 4, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Great meal. Had the tasting menu with some cocktails. Excellent quality and service.
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Scott
Seattle
12 reviews
vip
4.0
12 reviews
Dined on November 4, 2023
Overall4Food5Service4Ambience4
Excellent food, highly recommended! Service was very good.
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raven7577
Los Angeles
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on October 28, 2023
Overall4Food5Service3Ambience4
Overall, great dining, great flavors. Manager and Hostess were great, server was great. Noise level was a bit more than my wife and I like but we were there for the food.
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MiguelM
Palm Springs
3 reviews
vip
1.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 28, 2023
Overall1Food4Service1Ambience4
The service was extremely terrible, what a waste of $400. There was a 30 minute break in between dishes from their $130 per plate course meal. The service was so terri ly we only received 50% of the food and had to leave
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Mike
Washington DC
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 21, 2023
Overall3Food4Service1Ambience3
The food was very good, with one minor exception: there was plastic wrap and what appeared to be parchment paper in the small brownie dessert I received. My wife’s dessert was fine. The service was poor. We were there for restaurant week, and ordered the prix fixe menu. They served up course after course at the same time - at one point, we had five separate courses on our table. They finally slowed it down when I asked one of the servers (our waiter was not there at the time) to let us catch our breath. The table was completely full of plates. At the end of the meal, when I brought up the plastic and paper in my dessert, the waiter said, “I’ll make sure to tell the chef.” No apology and more importantly, no acknowledgment. We treated ourselves to an expensive dinner for my wife’s birthday and I was very disappointed in the overall experience, and thus the restaurant itself.
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John
Los Angeles
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 18, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
The manager Justin was absolutely amazing! If you’re planning a special event I’d highly recommend Kaviar. From the food, ambiance, and service you can’t wrong!
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 9, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Food and service great, recommend btw lychee martini OMG
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Manonlemaire
Los Angeles
3 reviews
vip
1.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 9, 2023
Overall1Food3Service3Ambience2
Food is good but very expensive, drinks are good but very expensive. Overprice in my opinion and cherry on top when the bills comes and you take out your credit card they, then, tell you that they charge a 3.5% fee if you pay with card. They have a new Cash policy and do not inform customers. I didn’t like that and for that reason I will probably never go back there. I wish they could inform their customers when they sit at the table or make the reservation not when it’s time to pay the bill.
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RinaP
Los Angeles
3 reviews
2.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 17, 2023
Overall2Food1Service3Ambience2
Not really impressed with the food. The service was good but not looking to going back.
1 person found this helpful
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Angi321
Los Angeles
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on September 17, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Had dinner at Kaviar with my husband and son. Jesse the manager was helping us out throughout the time we were there. Jesse provided recommendations for sake and beer, both were perfect choices. For the food, we ordered, sashimi, gyoza, shrimp and lobster rolls and the wagyu tacos. Everything we ate was Superb! Not a miss on anything. The ambiance, music fit just right, thanks Jesse for your hospitality! We can't wait to come back again!
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on August 18, 2023
Overall4Food5Service1Ambience5
Food was delicious absolutely perfect. Service was not good, very slow. Forgot to bring items asked for. What restraunt doesn't have sugar for your ice tea. Don't ask them to make a drink. They have a set list and the bartender doesn't know how to make anything else kind of sad. For the price you pay I can think of a lot better options.
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on August 13, 2023
Overall2Food2Service2Ambience4
The ambience is cool, and I feel like the owners of this restaurant are TRYING to deliver what they think is an elevated dining experience… but ultimately the menu is WAY overpriced for what’s being served, and the actual experience left a lot to be desired. It’s just fine, largely underwhelming dishes at exorbitant prices. The meal was also delivered haphazardly with most of our food arriving within moments of being ordered, well before our drinks - which then took a long time. Would advise to save your money and skip this one.
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FlordanE
Los Angeles
25 reviews
vip
4.0
25 reviews
Dined on July 31, 2023
Overall4Food4Service4Ambience5
Good place for business meetings and its noise level is very low we like it
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Mexicutioner
Los Angeles
15 reviews
5.0
15 reviews
Dined on July 16, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Excellent food and ambience! My wife and I really enjoyed our time at the restaurant. We will return soon.
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Scrutineer
Orange County
10 reviews
vip
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on July 13, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Second time. Fifteen months later. Still a multi-sensual experience. Inspired cocktails; succulent sushi/sashimi; superb service. Five stars. Again.
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on June 17, 2023
Overall4Food5Service5Ambience5
Tables were wobbly and feel cheap. They need better quality tables. Aside from that, food and drinks are good.
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Tyler
Indiana
6 reviews
4.0
6 reviews
Dined on June 17, 2023
Overall4Food5Service3Ambience5
I am going to go ahead and give this 4 stars. It's an awesome restaurant, but I do believe they can be more competitive on their prices (e.g 4 oz salmon for $40). The waitress was nice, but she not that attentive. I had one glass of water that went empty and she never came back until like an hour later. We were there for 3 hours. One other thing to note, our table was not stable. It had a broken leg on the wall and it kept bouncing back and forth to a point where our drinks almost spilled. Other than that though it's a great place. They just need to work on their prices, waitress, and fix the table. If you are going to charge $40 dollars for a 4 oz salmon with nothing else. You could at least sit people in a table that does not wobble.
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OpenTable Diner
Chicago
5 reviews
vip
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on June 1, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
The food was incredible! Very sexy date night vibe
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on May 28, 2023
Overall3Food5Service2Ambience5
The host in the front was very welcoming! Food was amazing but an issue we had was with the waiter we felt as if we were being ignored even when we would try and get his attention… another little issue is we made reservations at 2:45pm and they closed the kitchen at 3pm we were being rushed to order and could not get a second round of Miyazaki Wagyu that was very disappointing. Shouldn’t have access to reservations after 2:30 so gives people time to get food and re order in a good timely matter.
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 27, 2023
Overall4Food5Service5Ambience5
Kaviar was extremely enjoyable and the perfect date spot. The only issue was that the restaurant closes at 10:15 which was a little early considering we booked a reservation for 9:30. By the time we ordered our drinks, they were doing last call on the kitchen and the restaurant was already closing.
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TamaraB
Los Angeles
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on May 24, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
It was my first time. I really enjoyed it. Can’t complain about anything. Prices are a little high but the food was very good. Would go back.
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on May 24, 2023
Overall2Food2Service4Ambience1
i’ve had much better sushi for much less. i was there for 45 minutes and heard 7 Drake songs. no thanks!
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
4 reviews
5.0
4 reviews
Dined on May 23, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Awesome place, service irreproachable, finally found a place where we can have a convo without yelling.
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
16 reviews
vip
5.0
16 reviews
Dined on May 22, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
As always, this place never disappoints. My favorite Sushi spot. Amazing food, delicious drinks, very cool ambiance.
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on May 15, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Great place, great food, great service, will be here again. I would recommend it to my friends.
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JakeH
Los Angeles
5 reviews
vip
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on May 14, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience4
Great spot for lunch or dinner. Great staff and service!
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LisaM
Los Angeles
81 reviews
vip
5.0
81 reviews
Dined on May 14, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Fantastic service! Server went over everything in great detail. Delicious food! Can’t decide what was my favorite! Will definitely be back!!
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Yashar
Los Angeles
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on May 13, 2023
Overall3Food4Service1Ambience2
Delicious Food, polite staff, painfully slow service - could be a result of the Dine LA event.
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AndyC
Central Coast
6 reviews
1.0
6 reviews
Dined on May 13, 2023
Overall1Food1Service1Ambience3
The decoration of the restaurant is very fashionable and the environment is trendy, but there are no other advantages besides that. The food is served very quickly and they don’t care if there is room on your table. The taste of the dishes is very ordinary or even bad. The waiters are very busy so didn’t come to serve all the time. The waiter never come to add the water and hot tea even they are empty . I waited a long time to find the service staff after paying the bill. The overall impression is very bad.
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 13, 2023
Overall5Food4Service5Ambience5
Other than the soy sauce everything else is perfect
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OliviaC
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on May 13, 2023
Overall2Food2Service3Ambience2
dishes were very very salty. sushi were too spicy. I tried to swallow them with tears and water. all the dishes were coming too fast. sorry.
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BrandonW
Los Angeles
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 10, 2023
Overall5Food4Service5Ambience5
Ambiance was nice wagu tacos delicious oysters yummy
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RyanT
Los Angeles
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 7, 2023
Overall2Food3Service3Ambience3
Took 30 minutes for a waiter to take our order, but they made up for this with delicious free beers. Several dishes used truffle oil, salt, cream, and caviar too crudely/excessively, but the rest of the dishes were delicious. If you like a fairly rich/decadent/fusion style of Japanese food, this is for you. But if you prefer traditional options, then stick with nigiri. Very friendly/cool staff. Creative cocktails. Not a great value. But it is in downtown Pasadena, a pleasant, walkable, safe neighborhood with ample parking, other LA sushi restaurants might not be.
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AnnaR
Los Angeles
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 6, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
A bit pricey Service was great, friendly. Food was good
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asprov
Los Angeles
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on May 1, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Went for Dine LA and did not disappoint. Everything was really good. Had a Lychee mojito and Prickly Pear Mojito. Both very good. Not sweet and syrupy.
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OpenTable Diner
Los Angeles
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on April 30, 2023
Overall5Food5Service5Ambience5
Amazing food great service the place has the best vibe
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Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing
- Surfaces sanitized between seatings
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Common areas deep-cleaned daily
- Sanitizer or wipes provided for customers
- Contactless payment available
Physical distancing
- Limited number of seated diners
- Distancing maintained in common areas
- Extra space between tables

Protective equipment
- Waitstaff wear masks
- Diners must wear masks unless eating or drinking
Screening
- Sick staff prohibited in the workplace

FAQs

KAVIAR Pasadena does offer delivery in partnership with Uber Eats.

KAVIAR Pasadena is rated 4.4 stars by 502 OpenTable diners.

KAVIAR Pasadena does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

Party Size

2 people

DateTime

Dec 8, 2023

7:00 PM

Booked 8 times today

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70 N Raymond Ave Ste 250, Pasadena, CA 91103-4528

Additional information

Cross street
Union and Raymond
Neighborhood
Pasadena
Hours of operation
Fri, Sat 6:00 pm–10:15 pm Lunch Mon, Sat, Sun 12:00 pm–2:45 pm Dinner Mon–Thu, Sun 6:00 pm–9:45 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Sushi, Japanese, Creative Japanese
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
We are located between three parking structures with a range from $5.00 to $12.00 on the weekend. There is street parking available. We also have valet parking Thursday - Saturday evening.
Payment options
AMEX, Contactless Payment, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Owned/operated by
Asian and Pacific Islander, Latinx or Hispanic, LGBTQ+, Middle Eastern, South Asian/Indian, Women
Executive chef
Han Yeo
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, BYO Liquor, BYO Wine, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Indoor Fireplace, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
https://www.kaviarrestaurants.com/
Phone number
(626) 605-0330
Catering
We offer catering. Please call us for more information.
Private party facilities
We have a private room to host parties up to 45 comfortably. Great area for birthdays, special events, business meetings.

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Popular dishes

Sashimi

Salmon

Toro Roll

Menu

What 502 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Loved For

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing

Physical distancing

Protective equipment

Screening

FAQs

Does KAVIAR Pasadena offer delivery through OpenTable or takeout?

How is KAVIAR Pasadena restaurant rated?

Does KAVIAR Pasadena offer gift cards?

Is KAVIAR Pasadena currently accepting reservations?

Make a reservation

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

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