Yakitori Yokocho

Bump into this restaurant in the small alley. Trying out for the first time japanese skewers.
Suitable for quick bites and beer.
Price is bit higher. Food was great. Chicken hearts and skin is a must try.

Menu is not as extensive as other yakitori places. They were good although a bit pricey per stick for the quality. We were a group of 6 and were able to seat for weekday dinner after only about 10 mins of waiting.

Great place for yakitori (grilled chicken). All the chicken was perfectly cooked and goes well with alcohol. My fav was heart and gizzards.

The chicken and egg bowl was the best dish in terms of taste and flavours. The other 2 were decent as well - especially the meat - both the chicken and duck.
1st time trying and positive experience.

Yakitori Yokocho is one of the newest additions to the many Japanese restaurants at Regents place. My first impressions of the shopfront visually was impressive and love how it looks just like japan.

The menu offers many types of skewers from meats to vegetarian, nibbles and side dishes. Keep your expectations low because the skewers are tiny, expensive and doesn’t taste anything like yakitori from Japan. For an assorted yakitori which contains 4 pre-selected skewers cost $15.90, plus a few side dishes will cost between $25-40 per head.

Small portions, expensive meal will leave you hungry and looking for food elsewhere. Save your money and go downstairs to one of the other Japanese restaurants.

We unfortunately got served raw chicken karaage.

This place is overpriced for the quality. There’s much better yakitori places in Sydney. The wagyu was overcooked and quite bland.

The only saving grace was the pork belly, it was cooked well.

Being in Regents Place where good food is the norm, Yakitori Yokocho has fallen way short of the expectations set by other restaurants in the arcade.

To start on a positive note, I really liked the bright colourful decor that made it a nice place to just chill and have a drink with a couple of friends. The waitress who took my order was also quite friendly.

The problems began with the 25 minutes that it took to produce 4 skewers. By that time, we were almost done with our first drink. We actually ordered the same dish again and it once again took 25 minutes, so at least they were consistent! The second issue was the lack of char in general, with many skewers being quite pale. The issue here is that the skewers were likely cooked in a lower heat for a longer time that resulted in some chewy chicken. The one item that I enjoyed was the onigiri that had a char and a balanced flavour.

Overall, I think the flavours were average, execution definitely needed improvement. Service was slow in general and portion sizes were too small for the asking price.